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Talk About Water.

Nature has supplied us with a remedy
for every disease. Many of the reme-
lies are found in roots, herbs and barks.
and to effect cures the medicinal prop.
critics must be extracted and put into
concentrated form, and then properly
compounded.
Nature has also placed some of the
very best medicines in water, common.
ly known as mineral water One of
the best of these is the famous OTTER
BURN LITHIA WvTER. For indigestion.
kidney, bladder and diseases of like ma
ture there is nothing better than Otter
burn Lithla. And the price is moderate.
| handle it in large quantities, and am
the sole dealer in Raleigh Bring YOUR
own containers and will furnish the
water at 30 cents for half gallon, IS
cents per gallon, or 80 cents in s gallon
lots. Extra charge if l furnish con.
tainers. By the glass at my soda foun-
tain, carbonated, cents.
In. B0BgITT.
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
To Deepen the Delaware,

The Special Joint Committee of Coun
ellis Of Philadelphia went to Harrisburg to
endeavor to SECURE state appropriations te
assist the city In Its work Of widening and
deepening the Delaware river cha incl,
removing the shoals and providing great.
er depth In the Schuylkill river and TO try
to persuade that body TO recommend an
allotment of $500, 900 for the improvements
referred to.
Select Councilman Penrose A. McClain,
the chairman Of the joint committee, In
vited number Of prominent citizens to
make the trip and the committee was ac-
companied by S. @, Woolman, president
of the Commercial Exchange; L. Y. Scher.
merhorD, William II. Tucker, Murrell
Dobbins and others. Chairman McClain
will point out to the Legislators the fact
that their city has recently lost two vessels
of the American Line the kenslngton and
the Southwark, because the depth of the
channel is only vwcnty.six feet in certain
places, while the vessels referred to draw
twenty-nine and one-half feet each. For
tho same reason tho Savannah line of
steamers discontinued their rule to the
port of Philadelphia.
1t Is the eventual Intention of those who
are urging the river and harbor improve.
ments TO have channel thirty feet deep
all the way down the river, and it Is be-
lieved that II the State will give $500, 200
for the purpose the national govern ment
can be induced to mako large appropria.
tion next year toward making the river
the required depth,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
Very Amusing,

While the people were piling into the
biz tent of the Forcpaueh & Sells and
Brothers consolidated shows at Front and
Union streets yesterday afternoon clown
dressed as q country dude with chin
whiskers and carrying a camera under his
arm, created no end of amusement Siz.
ing up two Or three persons at time he
would halt them and ask to photograph
them.
The victims selected being innocent of
any Joke would aocommodatiugly stop
and pose for the man, who would tell
them to watch certain point, which
would turn their attention away from
him. He would then quietly pick up his
apparatus and walk off, leaving them to
discover, few seconds later, that they had
been fooled. The clown certainly created
quite laugh and tho fun was hughely ell
Joyed by those who had their attention
drawn to 1t.
The clown work of this circus was some.
thing new and differed from the old time
clown work. and was quite an innovation.
The circus was a good, clean one and
pleased the people. Everybody being sat
lsfied with the show and the menagerie.
Lois of stald church members were in at.
tendance having for their excuse THAT
they took the children to study the collec.
ton OF wild animals" aud then spent the
greater part OF th0ir time looking at the
circus performance
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
Insects XIII Peaches,

Two weeks ago the peach trees in lower
Delaware contained two tlfths Of crop Of
fruit; today most Of tho fruit is on tho
ground. This condition Is the result Of an
Insects sting. A month ago farmers stat
ed that an insect was singing the peaches,
and many growers Immediately predicted
that the peach crop would be further do
creased: Their predictions aro being verl.
fled. The June drop Is on, and the ground
under tho trees is nearly covered with
peaches. Many Of them have bUen stung
IN six or eight places.
Farmers who have been in the peach
growing business for 20 years and who
are authority on the subject, say that tho
destructive insect is bred in the peach that
is permitted to rot on the tree.
Charles G. Brown of Bridgevllle is gath.
cring as many of the insects as possible,
and thus hopes to save some of his fruit.
He puts sheets under trees, shakes the
trees and the insects fall upon the sheets,
after which The insects arc destroyed. Al.
ready Mr.. Brown has taken 1900 insects
from 80 trees The roso bug is also injur.
Ing the peaches
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
viii Re-appoint Some Collectors.

The fact that the members of the Levy
Court do not know what bond to demand
Of the twelve county tax collectors recent.
ly recommended by the Legislature and
elected by tho court, has rendered some of
the elections invalid because this day was
last on which they could file their bonds.
The court will therefore be called upon to
re.elect the mon
The Wilmington collectors, Harvey H.
SprGance and John p. Dunahoe, are posi-
lively among the numbor, but who the re.
manning ones are will not be known until
the court reassembles this afternoon.
George Mcintyre, the Christlana Hun
dred collector, was the only one who fur.
nished bond. Senator John Pyle was his
surety, and during the morning the Sem.
tor took the occasion to remark that o
hoped the $4,000 In delinquent taxes,
which had accumulated since 1891 would
DO collected by the new men before the
first of next year.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
Bad Man Monk.

Officer james Shields Ind an interesting
experience yesterday. About l o'clock he
arrested an old man for drunkenness at
Front and Market. As he was taking him
to the police booth a row started on Front
street. He handed the prisoner over to
Commissioner Pyle and went to the scene
of the disorder.
He arrested William Monk, colored. He
resisted and by sharp twist got away,
leaving the collar of his shirt in the officers
bands. y race ensued and when going
along Water street the colored man sought
relief in q pile of brick bats, He let one fly
for the officers head, He lodged and in,
troduced his club to the follows head.
Down he went and up he came five times
in manner that would have done credit
to an Aunt tSally performance. After o
race the man was captured. When search.
ed at the city hall set Of steel knuckles
and II razor was found in his pocket.
Judge Ball in City Court last evening
fined Monk SO and costs for disorderly
conduct and held him in 800 bail for tho
upper court
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
The Vote CanvasSed.

The Department. of Elections yesterday
afternoon completed its canvass Of Satur.
days election returns aud the total votes
for the head OF The ticket were found to be
as follows; For mayor, Henry C. McLoar
Republican, 4758; DR.. John C. Fahey,
Democrat, 1914, Charles Beadenkopf, Sin.
BIZ Tax 6S3; Howard Il. Wallace Prohibit
Zionist, ll6, for president of City Council
Charles NJ Leitch, Republican 45G3; Will
hpm b. Norton, Democrat, 42lS; r. f.
Nelson, Single Tax, $40; L Elmer Perry,
Ptohibitioniat, ia; for city treasurer.
William ii. Curry, Republican, 1913;
William L. Hainaun, Democrat, I464;
Thomas MuIlau, Single Tax, jSS; w. t.
Rhoad5, Prohibi,ionist, ll?, fot city solic-
iior Henry c, Conrad, Republican, 4S54 :;
Robert g. Harman, Democrat, 1887 These
figures do NOT materially differ from those
which were printed yesterday, but which
were Of course unofficial.
j. The vote for assesaurs and collectors was
as follows: Southern district, Eugene NJ.
Savers, Democrat, 2I@3; james A. Melvin,
Republican, lll0; Patrick O'lIura, Single
TEx, pa Northern district. John Snyers,
Democrat 1855; Thomas S Lewis, Rcpub.
licRn 1854; w. :. Meredith, single lnx,
B6J The Prohibition vote is only given In
this on the head Of the Ticket The official
pluraities are rs follows; McTcar, $40;
JcitCh, 35l; Curry, 9iH; Conrad, 6!7
The Fourth ward rOturus showed Il ma
jority Of but seven for james Kane over
Clarence Holt, the Republican candidate
for Council in tho ward. The rccoival Of
one sheet from IL Twelfth ward district
which was not properly signed caused
some question, Mr. Thomas ubjcrling.
But Mr.. Doud and the other Democrat
INSISTED, and Of course carried the Dues
tinn. At 3 O'Clock Mr., Doud declared the
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
f1onarch Fire Extinguisher,

/, Charles i. Galloway, general agent Of
the Howard Manufacturing Company Of
Ne" York City, is at tho Clayton House,
MI. Galloway Is Introducing here the
Monarch Fire Extinguisher, public test
OF which will DO given Friday afternoon
ct place to be selected The manufaot.
urers of the extinguishsr and Mr.. Gala.
way claim that 1t is one of the most i'm.
portant discoveries of the century. II con.
sists OF dry compound in metal tube
5wehty'two inches long and two inches in
diameter, which when thrown upon a fire.
will Instantly subduo it. They further
claim that 1t will not injure flesh or fabric.
VIII not poison, or corrodo, freeze or is not
deterlorated by age or climatic changes,
me test will therefore DO looked forward
to with interest.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
A Large Pole.

- Workmen of tho Delmarvla Telephone
Company this morning commanded the
aetehtloh OF half hundred mon and
women at Ninth and Market bv the rais.
Ing OF q 90 foot pole there The work re.
CURED the combined strength of twenty
stalwart mel whose spear pointed poles
mad the large pole In the hole In iiffy,
mo work stopped car travel for a time,
anu hece5sitated the cutting of numerous
ton. N"'' WV
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
Dem Gods Drink ~

Last night I found this woman at
Front and Market streets. drunk and I'M.
able to take care of herself was the EVIL
deuce officer Shields gave against Mary e..
Price in the city courp.
Mary doubted tho officers word. She
had not tasted u thing from last Friday
night when she had three beers She
claimed she was no nuisance, had not been
in Jail for months and was given fur.
Tough by Dr. Springer from the almshouse
created quite laugh when she stated
that tho cops go sneaking In and
out of the saloons and then ar est people
to keep up their record. Mary folt that 1t
was hardsAip to arrest Innocent people
for nothing and SO did tho court as fine
of - and costs was imposed by the Judge.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08

IN City Court this morning Neal Duffy
testified that lasb night he was on Front
near French street when u man grabbed
his watch chain and took the watch
Officer James Shields Gsposcd TINT Inst
night ut 9 30 O'Clock lie was Informed Of
the robbery. At TO- 10 on Second street he
saw Mann in company with two other
poD and found tho watch In Mauu's hand,
de Acknowledged that Sidewalks" rave
him the watch
Mann was held IN 500 ball for the Uppcr
court by Judge Ball in the CITY Court this
morning
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
DOTS.

| This Kane will contest has been post.
poned until June H.
| L. w. & d. n. II. photographers will hold
Two mile bicycle race on Thursday.
Harry Harris death was due to rupture
of the heart There will BIO no inquest.
| Improvements to tho interior of the
Water Witch engine house are about COM
| pleted
Bishop Monaghan will confirm class of
| seventy-flye in st. Patricks Church next
| Sunday.
1t Is expected that the additions to St.
Patrick's Church will DO finished by Au-
gust |.
The board of managers Of the Minqui-
dale Homo transacted routine business
yesterday,
The Educational Committee of tho New
century Club will present flag to No. rs
school Friday afternoon.
Thieves stole 800 worth of jewelry from
the house of James II. Sagle No. 70l Jack
son street, on Sunday evening.
George Pyle Of No. 0O6 West Sixth streeb
was rendered unconcious by fall from
wagon last night.
The top of Owen j. Hession's carriage
was wrecked yesterday by collidinr with
inc safety gates at the foot of Liberty
street.
John IL. Grosscup has received word
from Washington that he was success
full in the examination for engineer Mt the
new Federal building, His average was
95 VISA
The regular monthly meeting of tho
Door OF Hope will be held in Grace M. ID,
Chapel Wednesday at 8 p III. A full at.
tendance Is desired,
Workmen last evening placed q semi.
circular Iron fly wheel protector In the
basement Of the morocco shop of f. Blu.
monthal 81 Co
When the repairs to Market street
oriuge a Q compl ,ted, Third street hrd
VIII DC closed TO wagon travel while e.
broken cog on the gear is being fixed
VIM Boiden, the mandolin PLAYER,
wishes to state that he Is not the William
Bolden arrested for stealing watch yes
to-day.
Last evening, when tho circus was |, av:
ing the grounds, the same being in soft
condition, several of the larger wagons
containing animals got stuck and the
horses were unable to move them, One
OF the elephants was brought into use and
tho wagons pushed on solid ground.
A man driving balky horse attracted
considerable attention this morning on
Orange street noar Ninth. The animal
was hitched to buggy but was in no
hurry to go ono way or another.
Clam Chowder-To. might at lO4 West
Front street, Sorrel Horse Hotel. PA.
Pagan.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08

Before Judge Bradford in the United
states Court to day District Attorney
Nandegrift applied for two weeks time to
make answer If necessary to the libels
MED against the steamer Iaurada other
than tie Government. Mr.. Andrew G.
Gray filed the answer of John i. Mullarn
cole owner OF tho steamer. He wanted tho
steamer to stand as surety for herself.
The steamer has been seized under a
libel for forfeiture, and Mr.. Gray contend
ell it was hardshipto compel tho defend.
ant to guarantee the costs when the pen
atty is forfeiture of tho steaiper. Judge
Bradford reserved his decision until to.
morrow. As to allowing tho Laurada to
be her own security Mr. Vandegrift's mo.
ton was granted
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
a MuRPHy's BOND FORFEITED.
The Captain Of the Steamer Laurada
Failed to Answer In Court,

To-day was the time set for the trial of
Laurada, for violating the neutrality laws
by settling on foot military expedition
from this point against Spain. power
with which the United States Is at peace
When the District Court of Delaware con.
yened, with Judge Bradford presiding an
application by Andrew G. Gray was made
for postponement Of the trial.
This application was made upon the
strength OF oablegram from Jamaica
stating that captain Murphy was sick in
hospital and that he would be obliged
to stand trial In Jamica.
District Attorney Vandegrift opposed
the motion for postponement on the
grounds that it was mere trifling with the
Government.
Last October he was arrested and the
trial set for January. When the time for
trial came up the court saw fit to grant a
postponement until March 8. At that
time no court was held owing TO the death
of Judge Wales. He never appeared before
the commissioner if he was In this city.
Now then upon the strength of letter
to John ID. Hart the court is asked to post
pone the trial,
John ID. Hart does not stand in good
odor In these courts He has been con.
victed In the United States Court uDon
similar charge with which Captain Muir.
ply is charged.
His sureties allowed the man to leave
this jurisdiction He is now held by an.
other country and cannot appear here at
present.
The Court ordered the forfeiture of Cap.
tain Murphy's recognizance His bonds.
man was Ralph De Soto of this city. The
bail was 81 800. Tuesday June % was fixed
as the date for an application to set aside
the forfeiture. If sufficient grounds are
given to tho Court on that day that Cap.
tain Murphy was unable to appear through
sickness then tho forfeiture would be
raised.
District Attorney Vandegrift then made
motion to take the testimony of the wit.
nessos present. The majority of them are
from foreign country and are held here
at great expense. The matter of taking
the testimony in the absence of the defen-
dant will DO argued on Thursday morning
ut nf,in ,nl,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
Police Fight a Drunken rlob.

The celebration of Whitsuntide Monday
at Townsend yesterday drew largo crowd
or coiorad people, many of whom became
drunk and disorderly. Late in the after
noon Policeman George Lyman attempted
to arrest George Bell negro, who was the
leader of a gang, when the policeman was
setupon by large crowd Of colored men
and roughly used.
A party of white men went to the police
man rescue and n free-for-a fight fol.
lowed, in which clubs, stones and razors
were used In a lively fashion The negroes
We're finally driven off Several men were
severely hurt in the fight and many, both
white and oolored, were bruised.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08

Miss Mabel p. Crossan, daughter Of Mr..
And Mrs. g. W. Crossan, was given birth
day party on Friday evening at her home
~ Fsulklapd, Del. The Indictment wealth.
er prevented many from attending but
those who braved tho storm were more
Khan repaid, Refreshments wero served
and the evening pleasantly spent in Il
manner belitting such an occasion. Those
present Were Mabel Bailey, Bessie Derrick
son, Jennie Fisher, Edna Parker Bessie
Worth, Emma MacElwee, Mary Piersun,
Rebecoa Mcdonald, Florence Plerson, E..
] Phillips Emma Lyman, Lizzie Kiair,
Sarah Finn, Florence Ely, VIM. Curpen-
ter. Arthur Carpenter, Frank Worth, c.
Person, Irwin klnir, Poulson Chandler,
J. Willard Crossan, Evans Crnssan, Harry
c. Mott, L. Edwin Hopes, Oliver p. Ely,
Darlington Finn. George X. Ball, Bayard
u, Fisher. Walter Bailey.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
Volunteers of America.

On Friday evening next at o'clock, q
magic lantern service will be held on
scriptur lessons for tho benefit of paying
for the tent at Third and French streets,
and ON Juno 20 the Volunteers will give
an excursion TO Cape May on tho steamer
Republic. Tickets 75U, children 4Oc. Col.
pattie Lindsay, Major Fred Lindsay and
Major John Lindsay will DO on the cycur.
sion and all tho officers and soldiers of the
Pennsylvania battalion.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
Used Bad Language.

Yesterday morning rs Arthur c. Davies
was standing on Market street in com.
pnny with two ladies, Mary Delaney, col.
Deed, used bad language She was fined
50 and costs by Judge Ball this morning
in the city court.
As Sergeant Black was making the ar
rest Joseph Taylor followed him anu used
threatening language. He was fined IS
and costs for Interfering with the officer
Il the discharge OF his duty.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08

DR.. B. +. Jackson, tho manufacturer Of
the celebrated cough remedy, Brazilian
Balm visited our city this morning. He
Is now located ut Indianapolis, Ind, and
is doing quite a large business. The
Balm is u popular medicine and must
prove profitable to Elm He left for PhIla-
delphia and other eastern points this after.
mann
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08

The steamship Manhattan of the Earn
Llne' the steamship Mameluke, and the
bark Patagonia of Norway are at the yard
or the Harlan and Holllngsworth Com.
pnny undergoing repairs. All the crafts
have damaged bottoms which were re.
ceved by scraping on submerged objects
of some kind
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08

The lawn party for tho benefit of the
Homeopathic Hospital, which will take
place to. morrow at the home OF Mrs. Lind.
ley c. Kent, Sbnllcross avenue and Van
Buren street, 'omlse5 to be an enjoyabl 9
affair. The famous deviled crabs Of the
managers of tho annual fete, will be found
In sufficient numbers this year to meet all
demands, and it is safe to Fay they will be
rs toothsome rs In past years. Supper
will be served on the spacious lawn and IL
delightful menu has been prepared by the
managers,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08

n The Police Commission last night con-
tlrned j. II. Walker and Jacob Schcu IA
special officers for tho Wilmington CITY
Electric Company. 1t was decided to
charge fl.5O for the blank books to be used
by tho pawnbrokcrs under the new law
Patrolmcn Mcbride, Massey and Ward
made application to DO promoted to the
position of Sergeant In the event Of moro
men being appointed to the force.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08

Tomorrow will be the last day of the
county court as it now exists The court
WIN meet at 10 and Mt 2 80 O'Clock, in order
70 settle any business which the members
OF the par may have. There was q session
ol court this morning but nothing of m.
portance was transacted
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08

Tomorrow promises to be partly cloudy
preceded by, rain, followed by clearing
with little change of temperature Thurs.
day lair and rather warmer.
Inc Thermometer at w. c. Taylor's
drug store, 3O3 King street, registered to.
day US follows:
7o'clock 10 O'Clock o'clock
h8 c1 q.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08

The ordination Of Elmer w. Powell,
pustOrclcct Of Calvary Baptist Church
Fourth and French streets, takes place at
T!O this evening. The sermon will be
preached by President Henry & Weston Of
Grocer Theological Seminary. The or.
dnining prayer will be offered by tho Rev.
+. b. Briggs. pastor of the Second Baptist
Church. Prof Henry &. Vedder will
charge the candidate,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
= :
BRENNAN s

The Seasons windup after a
heavy spring business leaves us
with quite a member of small
lots and remnants in Furniture
and Carpets.
All such stock we invariably
clean out before beginning our
July buying for the Fall season.
10 make the offer more at
tractive and to insure q speedy
disposal of such as we desire
to close out we have made a
general reductionsfor the month
of June throughout our entire
stock of
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08

There was considerable excitement to.
day in the neighborhood of Fourth and
Madison streets over tho report that four
hands badly deCoinposed were found in an
alley way.
Captain Kane SAYS that they are bears
feet but cannoJ account for their appear.
anCe there,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
Election at r1iddIetown.

MIDDLETowN, DEL, June 7.-The cleo.
tion for members Of the Board of Educa.
ton, held on Saturday, resulted in the re-
election of all the retiring members except
D. L. Dunning, who Is succeeded by D. s,
zones Mr.. Nunning has removed from
MiQQletOWn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-08
Mowers and Binders,

VIM. Green Of Greenville, Christiana
Hundred visited our city this morning.
His company is engaged In selling
Champion Mowers and Binders and also
repairs on favorable terms. Parties who
call.