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The sun., 1897-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. John II. huntington will
spend Christmas with friends in SMYRNA
T. c. Bradford left last night for an ex-
tended business trip to Roonokc, Fa.
Peter Nolan, 81 years, Yesterday fell
and fractured his elbow. lie was taken
to the Delaware Hospital where Dr.
Joyce set the fracture.
SUPP rvisor II. II. Tingcr under the
care OF DR.. A. J. Stubbs, continue, to
improve.
Clarksc Jennings was in phi'adclphia
yesterday.
Josiah Marvel, who is South for the
benefit of his health, is recovering.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCorklc were
presented with gold headed cane and
Bible by their respective cl sscs of Rod
ncy Street Presbyterian Sunday School
William Stoddard, of the Ilighlonds
was seriously injured Yesterday n6rninp
by heavy piece Of iron falling and
striking his back. He was removed to
the Delaware Hospital
The Dclmarvia Telephone Comupnv
will Re in operation by next MoilGay
morning.
Miss Anna Knowles, Of Bridgo,illc, is
visiting in this city.
Levi G. Bird, who has heon visiting in
Atlantic City, has returned home.
Mrs. Tucker Welch, of Long Branch
City, n. D., is the guest OF her niece,
Mrs. Harry M. McKaig, of this city.
Samuel Rogers, clerk in the office Of
Superintendent II. L. Holiday, will soon
leave this city for a trip through West
Virginia.
The sun., 1897-12-23
Wyoming.

Mary X. Allabund, wife of William r.
Allabund, Esq, died at her home near
Wyoming after Il severe illness, on We'd
nesday last. Mrs. Allabund was one Of
the most popular women in this section
OF the State She was esteemed for her
many wonmanly virtues and uoblc
traits of character. She was Il refined
and cultured, and possessed more than
ordinary musical talent. Her readiness
to use her many accomplishments lor the
pleasure and benefit of her guests was
her chief charm. Mrs. AlIabund was the
daughter Of Edgar J. and Harriet Kinney
and was born at Schaghticokc, N. Y. on
June "A, 1852 She was married to Will
lam r. Allabund on December %, 1870,
who was Il commissioner from this State
to the Worlds Fair. One son, Edward
r., was the result Of this union, who
with his father, survives to mourn the
loss Of a most cstimable mother and
wife. The funeral will take place this
afternoon at one O'Clock. Interment at
the odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden.
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{ iayIllonfr1

The Barlow Social and BoothwyH foot
bail teams will play at Boothwyn, on
Christmas morning next, if the ground
Is not frozen.
Miss Kathryn Burton has retained
lIom" from an extensive visit to relatives
and friends Of Wilmington.
Miss Mary Tubs. Of Wilmington, has
returned to her home from Linwood,
alter spending d visit OF scycra! days with
friends there.
Howard NJ. Laughed has secured a
position in Noach's sliipyard.
Alex. Fullerton, who has been farming
for some time the Weil-known Bunting
farm, will move this week to the Arm
strong place near here.
Horace Larkin, Of Marcus Hook, had q
valuable horse which had become very
low with pneumonia. lie put it out Of
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its misery by using chloroform which he
administered himself.

its misery by using chloroform which he
administered himself.
Mrs. s. A. Mcclure, formerly of Bethel
township, but now OF Gordonsville, Va,
is spending quite visit with her brother
George Gloss, of Marcus Hook.
Elwood Tyson, of Knowlton, Del. Co.,
Pa, for several days, with Traction en-.
gine and hay press, has been packing
hay on the National Land Association
farm near here.
Our citizens were thrown into state
/ of excitement when word came that
Thorn, the murderer, was seen by severa
! parties near here. A good number ar,
out on his trail. Some believe he il
making for West Chester, and others fol
Chester. When last seen he was headin.
i for the former place. He is no doub
hiding in some OF the large woods ant
keeping close during the day and travel
ing at night.
The sun., 1897-12-23
Students OF Delaware College are being

Students Of Delaware College are being
taken now, and so far the reports have
been most excellent. As usual thing
at the end of the first term, many
"hunks are made and have to be made
up during the next term. This year will
prove an exception, without doubt, for
it is not expected that more than two or
three studenta will have any first term
wor k to make up during the second term
of study.
Mr.. John f. Lewis is confined to his
bed with severe attack OF lumbago.
William Carter was arrested this week
on Il charge preferred by George Smith
for abusive and threatening language.
lie was arraigned before Magistrate
Dean, who after hearing the evidence,
fined him 81 and costs and put him un.
der peace bond of 500.
The sun., 1897-12-23
Camden.

Tuesday, Rising Sun man brought a
COW to Camden butcher to be killed,
and in disembowcing the carcass it was
discovered that the stomach contained q
large quantity Of rusty nails and about :.
pound OF shot. Where the animal pro-
cured all this solid food is a mystery to
the owner, but the health of the COW did
not appear to be in the least impaired
S. ". Miller & Co., of Camden, saved
valuable sorrel mare last night by
drawing about two gallons of blood from
the animal, which had in some way be-
come infected. When the animal was
placed in the stable it was noticed that
its limbs and other portions Of the body
had become swollen to great size and
the animal appeared to be in great pain
Applications we're used to reduce the
bumps, but OF no avail, and finally, as a
last resort, those in charge became con-
vinced that in order to save the life of the
mare they would be compelled to have
recourse to drastic measures, and accord
ingly opened Il wien and let out the
blood. The treatment proved effective,
for in short time the limbs and body
became Of a normal size and the animal
began to eat. The case is considered
somewhat mysterious, as old horsemen
claim they never saw anything of the
sort in all their experience with horses.
George Gildcrslecvc is home from the
University OF Pennsylvania.
Charles Phillips Of Wilmington, is
visiting here. he having rode ON his
wheel from the ''city OF hills"
An eel got tangled in the wheel at
ilowe!rs Mil yesterday and stopped
operations for a short time.
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l,ritlgeyilIc,

This town was thrown into the great
est excitement it has experienced in
some time by the appearance on our
streets last night Of a mad dog, which
rushed down the main streets, which
were filed with peop'e, and attempting
to bite everything with which it came in
contact. Men and women sought refuge
in the nearest houses, and several faint
ed. AS soon as it became generally
known, a posse Of men with guns and
clubs started in search of the dog and
after u long and lively chase it Nas
killed. Several persons came near being
shot by some Of the reckless hunters.
Several dogs that were bitten by it will
be killed
The sun., 1897-12-23

ence,' Francis Slaymaker; "May,"
Maggie Mason; 'Lottie," Bertha Mason;
Maggie Bessie Evans. Recitation,
christmas Bells,' Miss Florence Dunn.
Recitation, "At Our School," Bertha
Mcbride. The program will end with
singing by the school. The scholars
will have a vacation until January 3rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Price and daugh.
ter have returned from Maryland, where
they attended the funeral OF Mrs. Prices
sister.
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The Finest Decoration

in the city is at the Lafayette Hotel, sos
Market street. Through the Kindness
OF Mr.. Thomas johnson, of Reeds
wharf, Virginia, two large eases of holly
and greens were received. They are
considered the finest in the city. The
decoration bears inspection.
The sun., 1897-12-23

J., W TTISE1IlH8 uny turkey lunch will
'e served from II tll II O'Clock.
'osePh I" Wilkins, of Smyrna, isthd
guest OF his son, +. J. Williams. 1
=, a. lnc drawing Of Circuit Court inrors|
was i'e!d yesterday in the Uniecd States
'o'.'' room at the Federal Building. 81
y a team belonging to Lewis Rove 4I3l
>ais ; % !, S'lec', ran away last evening about
1,,l Toy +. ? h.' from the corner of Fourth
aah. "a,u hh'nS' Alfred Goosbcrry, colored! I!
eaus,it e.s tlic team at Fifth and FrenCll|
s,,eess, ana in stopping the horse Il fcli'
91l Tla one Of his feet, slightly bruisinr I'M
.h"fi "v i,oIse ~ y. one leg was cut and thel
'hsi OF the wagon was broken.
The sun., 1897-12-23
Newark.

Abel Hopkins, well kuown farmer,
living in New London township, a short
distance nort.i Of this town, met with 4
fatal accident on Wednesday afternoon.
He was coming down stairs and made a
misstep, and fell to the bottom, injuring
his spine severely. He died early Sat
urday morning. lie WAS in the 10Th
recently started grocery and meat
store in this town, have had little
trouble with ]. X. Miller, which is be-
The sun., 1897-12-23
Commerce and Finance,

In Flour the movement was slow and
unsatisfactory, but prices were without
important change Feed was in fair re-
gnests moderate supply, and firmly held.
No. ] and choice H ay ruled steady, with
fair demand, but medium and low
grades were in better supply than de-
mand, and ruled in buyers favor Straw
was dull and weak under liberal offer
ings Refined Sugars were strong and
in good request. Provisions sold in y
!0bblng way en- basis of quotations.
Wheat was dull, demand from all
sources being light, and the call left Of
.c., lower than yesterdays final rates.
Cables were easier. Corn options closed
on call he same as last evenings rates.
but nothing was done speculatively, and
exporters had few orders. Local car lots
declined !NDlc., under more liberal offer
lngs and slow demand. Oats were
quiet but steady, under moderate offer
lngs. Cotton was unchanged.
Butter and Eggs.
The following are the official whole
sale prices recorded to-day at the Phila-
delphia Butter and Egg Board
Solid Packed Butter.
Separator Creamery, extra.
Creamery, firsts. s......................2O
90 seconds. S.......................10 M
imitation Creamery, eXtra...........l7
uo lirsts..".....".........
90 seconds.
packed,
DO tirsts...................,, ..15
"o seconus...".."...... .12M13
Print Butter.
Creamery, ra........................2
dO firsts 40
oo oscollds."..".......
Eggs.
pennsylvania and near by.".........22
Western, strictly fresh. ...............22 0
Butter, firm: Eggs. firm F&
The sun., 1897-12-23
GIBSON HOUSE

No. West Fourth Street,
On Christmas day turkey lunch will
be served from II till 12 O'Clock.
The sun., 1897-12-23
Grain Movement.

Receipts at Philadelphia:-Wheat, 49,
"S; Corn, 1,76l; Oats, 25,s62. Ship
ments from phi'adelphia:---Wheat, ~
4oo; Corn, 10000; Oats, l5,l20. Re
celpts at Raltimore:-Wbeat. 81 3a2,
co'n' $500; Cats, 29,923. Shipments
lrom Baltimore: Corn, 237, ,7o4; Oats.
10000. 7ss';
The sun., 1897-12-23
(TDS0N IilIgr

No. g West Fourth street.
On Christmas day turkey lunch vii
be served from II till Il O'Clock.
The sun., 1897-12-23
GIBSON HOUSE.

VlBSUN HUUSE,
No. 6 West Fourth Street.
On Christmas day turkey lunch will
be served from II till u o'clock.
The sun., 1897-12-23
l0,lltt)
GIBSON HOUSE,
O. u wet Fourth Street

Vfl Christmas day turkey lunch Il
Ic served from II till II O'Clock. #
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
MORE PUBLIC LAND.
Ten Miles Square in the Big Horn
Country Opened to Settlement

Denver. Colo, Aug. IA special to the
Rocky Mountain News from Cheyenne.
Wyo., says:
Gen. W. A. Richards has received an
official communication from the secretary
of the interior to the effect that the trea.
ty with the Shoshones and Arapahoes for
the cession of ten miles square of their
reservation near the Big Horn springs,
has been duly transferred and the land
is now subject to settlement under the
laws of the United States. The agree
ment was signed by 2S9 Indians on April
81, 1896, and ratified by congress on June
Z, 1897. The lands are described fol-
lows: Beginning at the northeast corner
of the reservation, where Owl creek emp
ties into the Big Horn river. thence south
ten miles, following the eastern boundary
OF the reservation, thence due west ten
miles, thence due north to the middle of
the channel of Owl creek, thence follow
ing the middle of the channel to the
point of beginning. Also one mile square
surrounding the Hot Springs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
UNCLE SANS POPULATION.
Official Estimate is Made by the Ac-
tuary of the Treasury.

Washington, Aug. THE latest Of
fetal estimate of the population Of the
United States is 1900, 068
This is made today by the actuary Of
the treasury. an officer whose duty it
is, at fixed intervals, to report on the
per capita circulation of money in the
United States. He estimates that the
present holdings of money are 1922 SO
for every man, woman and child in the
United States.
His estimate of the population IS
made by the use of the census reports
for the preceding decade. Certain fixed
rules of increase by birth and immigra-
tiOn and provision for dea tbs and other
losses are made and the resulting eSti-
mate is accepted as official
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
NEW LIBRARY ROOMS
at the State House to be Got Ready
for OCCUPANCY

The first expenditures to be made by
the present administration on the i'm
provement of the state house will
amount to about $4,000 and will be
made upon the state library rooms on
the third and fourth floors of the build
ing.
This action was decided upon yester-
day afternoon at a meeting of the ex-
ecutive council. The council also in
structed the superintendent to ascer-
tain the cost of replacing some of the
worthless stones in the archways I'M
der the steps at the north entrance. For
some reason water leaks into the steps
and seeps through, causing decay of
some of the large stones.
The council, after instructing the
state architect to prepare plans and es-
Inmates for the completion of the Ii
brary rooms, adjourned without further
action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
rent made to do the work of the dredge

rent made to do the work of the dredge
boat.
Another invention is an improved
hydraulic power, of special value in the
territory lying west of Kansas, for man
ufacturing electricity or compressed air
or furnishing direct power from the
river. current for supplying at a nomi-
nal cost water for irrigating reservoirs.
cone of the most valuable inventions
this company will control for the Unit
ed States, Mexico and Europe is an
entirely new and original application
of compressed air for refrigerating and
sterilizing air for cars, packing houses,
deep seagoing vessels, hospitals and
deep mines. With this invention meat
and fruit may be sent from Kansas
City to any part of the United States
and Europe without a pound of ice,
with a uniform frigid atmosphere
purified by change and free from ice
sweat. This great invention is the
Nichols patent.
1.-THE patents of this company utilize
the cheapest agencies of nature, viz:
Water, air and electricity for power,
heat, light and refrigeration. The COM
pany is sanguine that it will revolu-
tionize the present methods of pre-
serving meats, fruits and vegetable
while being transported and wherever
refrigerating is necessary"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
OLDEST CENTURY PLANT
Is Owned by Mrs. Veale and is Elk
pected to Bloom Next Year.

Probably the Oldest century plant in
the state of Kansas is owned by Mrs.
Geo. w. Veale, who lives at zoe Quincy
street. 1t stands in a large wooden vase
in the Veale yard and the long thick
leaves of it are five feet in length.
As near as can be calculated the age
Osborn gave the plant to Mrs. Veale
"a years ago. 1t has been given the
best of care and its size now shows that
1T has been given much attention.
1t is thought that it will bloom next
season. Evidences or a start toward
blooming appeared this year. but Mrs
Neale says she is sure it will not have
blossoms before next spring. The cen
fury plant is known botanically as
Agave Americana. Why they should
be called a century plant is a question,
for none was ever known to live that
length of time.
One popularity of the plant is that
when it once blooms it dies. When the
time of blooming arrives the large
leaves die and the stalk grows from the
center of the cluster. The growth is
very rapid. The height to which this
stalk grows is from 20 to 80 feet. One
is recordede from Rome which reached
a height of 40 feet. At the summit of
the stalk hundreds and often thousands
flower, shaped something like the Gala
lily and of a yellow tint. They are not
in the least fragrant The stalk usually
grows to its great height in from four
to six weeks. The age at which CEN
fury plants usually bloom is from 20 to
40 years.
This fall Mrs. Veale will present the
plant to DR.. L. Anton Smith. who will
build a conservatory at his home and
place it in the center of it. The plant
IS now so large that it is becoming I'M
wieldy. 1t has to be protected from the
cold in winter, but grows rapidly out
of doors in summer 1t is a handsome
ornament to the yard in which it now
stands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
DELUGED.
Mountain Clutches Turned to
Roaring Rivers.

Florence, Col. Aug. This locality
was visited by a terrific thunder and
rain storm deluging the country and
causing great damage to property. The
rain fell in torrents for over an hour,
truning mountain gulches and drycreeks
into raging rivers. Chandler creek,
which rises in the Green Horn noun
tains, and empties into the Arkansas
river one and a half miles west of
town, was a wild and dangerous tor
rent. The volume of water was too
great to flow in the channel allowed for
it.
Where the Rio Grande railroad
crosses the creek, debris lodged against
the bridge creating a dam which turned
the stream out of it's natural course. 1t
ran down across the prairie and washed
over the premises of a ranchman 500
yards away carrying away his out
buildings and threatening his house
with destruction. Considerable damage
is reported along the Chandler branch of
the Rio Grande. At Oak creek, half a
mile east, the flood was even greater
than on Chandler creek. The Santa Fe
railroad tracks were covered with wa
ter and debris for a distance of several
hundred feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
HELD BY TWO MEN.
q. s. Commissionership at st
Michaels Has Two Claimants.

Washington, Aug. IA peculiar COM
plication has grown out of the filling of
the post of United States commissioners
for the district of Alaska and two men
now hold commissions for the same office
at ST. Michaels. The last sundry civil
bill created four commissionerships for
Alaska to be located at Circle City, Dyea,
lingo and ST. Michaels. There were al
ready four commissioners there with Off
ces at Sitka, Juneau, Wrangel, Kodiak
and Unalaska.
William J. Jones, a lawyer of Port
Townsend, Wash, was recommended for
the st. Michaels commissionership and
his appointment followed. Shortly after
wards, the department received word
from the Senator, who had recommended
Jones, that Jones had Withdrawn. With
out more ado, in view of the approach
ing close of navigation on the Yukon and
the demand for immediate action, L. B.
Shepherd of Nebraska, was appointed.
Meantime Jones bond and oath of office
were received, although he was supposed
to have withdrawn, but the second ap-
pointee's commission had been forwarded.
Both men hold commissions now and the
department is at sea to straighten out
the tangle. Acting Secretary Ryan said
today he did not know what action would
be taken, but the selection of one of them
would be decided at once, and he antici>
pated no unusual trouble over it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
BIMETALIISM HUNG UP.
England Will Not Reply to the VOL
colt Commission Until October.

| London, Aug. THE British govern
ment has informed the American bimetal-
| lie commission that it will probably re-
/ ply to the proposals of the commission
! ers on behalf of the United States in Oc~
| tober.
| The commissioners have been waiting
| in London since their conference with the
| cabinet, and desiring to know the exact
| position of England before opening nego-
/ tiations with other governments, they
| wrote yesterday to the cabinet inquiring
when they might expect a decision as
they were anxious to arrange their fu-
ture programme.
Today Senator Wolcott received a reply
from Sir Michael Hicks Beach. in the
course of which the chancellor expressed
a fear that the British government was
not yet in a position to reply to the pro-
posals of the ENJOYS of the United States
and the French ambassador on the quesr
ton of international agreement.
Sir Michael Beach said "It is due both
to the Importance of the subject and the
manner in which it has been brought beA
fore the English ministry by the repre-
sentatiyes of the two countries that these
proposals should be very carefully ex-
amined and considered; and this process
must be somewhat prolonged owing to
the time necessarily occupied in COM
municating with the government of In
dia."
The chancellor adds that he cannot say
with certainty how long these commune
cations will take, but he hopes the cabi-
net will be ready to meet the ENJOYS
again early in October.
While this postponement of England's
decision delays the work, the American
ENJOYS do not consider it discouraging.
On the contrary, they think Great Brit
aims interest in the question justifies
them in expecting that the Indian mints
will be opened. They believe that the
Times in opposing the re-opening of the
Indian mints, does not represent the gov
eminent but rather the city financial cir
cles, which are opposed to any change.
The report made to the government from
the mint is understood to be favorable to
silver. The headquarters of the commits
sion will remain in London until October
Senator Wolcott may visit Austria in the
meantime and pave the way for negotia-
tions with the Austrian government. The
commissioners do not wish to approach
other governments until England's atti-
tude is settled as her participation in the
movement, if secured, will aid in enlist
ing others. After receiving the English
reply they will go to Austria, Germany
and Russia in that order.