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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16

armor on to himself. Now ye can laff at me all you're a mind to, but I'm a thinking this yere deer has got onter the same trick with that Toddy pond honey. He's been caught a wallowin' in it number O times. Now, that stuff'll dry as hard as flint. I wouldn't say bull let wouldn't go through it, but I'm thinkin' it would make one glance off"
 The theory of Ireland was welcome one to the hunters who had missed the deer at such short range, but many thought it could hardly be possible that a deer would have the reasoning powers to arlnor himself, as protection against the bullets of his would-be destroyers.
 But, as stated above, death overlook the willy old buck. He blundered into Peter Preo's bear trap with two feet and was despatched with Peters axe. An examination of the hide shows that every part appears to be more like a sheet of metal than the covering of a deer There is a hard, f1inty surface all most half an inch in places. It will probably never be known whether the deer's coating of mineral armor saved his life so many times or whether his proportions brought on a severe attack of buck-fever in every instance.-New York Sun.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16
FASHION NOTES.

Black Gloves Promised for the Theater.
 Big ornamental buttons appear on the handsome long redingotes and automo- piles, as well as on fur and velvet gar- ments. or course it is little use to ar que that a button having served as a fastener should cease it's efforts and not set up in the ornamental line, because a real shell button, cut carefully and with handsomely beveled edge, is in fine taste and suits the coloring of sealskin to a nlcety. Steel buttons mounted in turquoise are rather cold looking on chinchilla, though chinchilla hat trim med with great rosette of turquoise blue velvet held by a steel and turquoise buckle was very pretty. The two large
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16
4 VCH BILI.

The antitrust bill introduced by Sem ator Morgan, of Alabama, is a sweeping one. It provides that any contract, agreement or combination between two or more corporations which has for it's purpose the control of the price of any, thing which is the subject of, or enters into, interstate commerce, or the cost of the transportation thereof, so as to increase the same at any place or To- cality in the United States or to dis crir,inate in favor of or against any class of dealers, traders or consumers of such articles within the United States is contrary to the public policy of the United States and every such contract, agreement or combination is illegal and is prohibited.
 Any person being a member of any corporation, or acting as its agent, officer or employe, who enters into any such contract, agreement or combina- ton, or knowingly assists in the execu- ton or performance thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is liable to prosecution for such offense, on infor- nation or by indictment. in the district court of the United States in and for
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16

the district in which such offense is such person shall be fined in a sum not less than $100 and not to exceed $500, and also be imprisoned for a term in the discretion of the court in which such conviction is had, not less than one month and not greater than two years
 If such a bill as this becomes law, if the law is found to be constitutional, and if it is enforced, the octopuses may well tremble or change their way of doing business.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16
AND NOW GENERAL RULER.

|
 1 There is gloom in England, and no
 wonder. The Boers have been very
 successful in their tricks and their 1 fighting. lately and even England's greatest soldiers don't seem able to
 overwhelm them. And now the re-
 doubtable Butler, the General who was looked upon as invincible. has had to report Serious reverse" He tried to force passage across the Tugela river guns in the attempt. He was able to get his troops back to camp in good or der.
 The remark of the London Times that since the days of the Indian mu- tiny the nation has not been. confronted with so painful and anxious a situa- ton" indicates the depth of the depres- sion in England. It has been discov- cred that there are more Boers to fight than the English supposed there would be. They are better commanded than the English supposed they would be; and they don't stay licked when things go against them. Their success will greatly encourage them and may bring them some new help. The English are fought to standstill just now, and they have had heavy losses. But Brit ish pluck and persistence are still un- impaired, and there may be different story to tell soon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16
THE ESTIMayES UNCHANGED.

If you are at all interested in the way city affairs are handled read our report of the meeting of the Board of Council men last evening. The Councilmen were lively and oratorical, but they did not concur with the Aldermen in changing the estimates made by the Board of Finance, and so those estimates stand.
 There has been stormy time, but 1t seems to have been established that the Board of Finance is practically the boss. But the new charter isn't as popular as it was. and 1t never was thoroughly popular.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16
AN oBsERnrYG GERMAN.

Some of our foreign friends are able
 to see some things. A director of a
 prominent German steel plant publish
 es in Berlin paper an account of his observations in respect to the manufac- ture of iron and steel in the United
 States. The industry, he says, is con Europe. In America, he says. we find what seems an astonishing substi- tuition of machinery for manual la bor Only in the most necessary de- tails is hand labor now employed. Such a vast and skillful application of ma chinery offers especial advantage in a time like this, when manual labor is costly and difficult to obtain. The rail- road system far surpasses in cheapness and efficiency of service anything known in Europe. Freight cars of all classes far surpass in size and carrying capacity those of the German railroads. The cost per ton per mile in this coun- try according to this observer, is but 27 per cent of what 1t is in Germany. From all these facts it follows he thinks, that when the demand for iron and steel in the United States falls off, there will be a surplus exported to Ger many at prices which German makers will hardly be able to meet, especially in heavy plates, structural steel and iron, and rails, for the production of all of these in the United States Is on an enormous scale.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16
MAINEgs ARMoR PLATED DEER.
Theory of the Hunters to Account for
 Their Misses at Old Ironhide.

IheOTy or me ffUHteTS 10 Account for
 Their Misses at Old Ironhide.
 Bucksport, Me, Dec. 1.--Old Ironhide, the famous big buck deer that defied hunters for four or five seasons, in Han cock county, has come to an ignomn- ious end by means of an axe in the hands of a Frenchman. Ironhde was in a bear trap or he would still be enjoy ing his old free life. His skin is nailed up in Surrey blacksmith shop, while his magnificent head is awaiting it's turn in the establishment of a Bangor taxiderlnist bearing the tag of Phil adeiphia sportsman.
 Old Ironhide was famous for his inn mense size and beautiful antlers, but
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16

The Philadelphia Record says: When pld Jacob Willoughby died last week Kensington lost one of her unique char acters. Previous to the Centennial Elk nosition of 1876 MT Willoughby was seized with fear that the millions of visitors who were expected in the city
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16

Twenty-three years have elapsed since bids were received for the steel wire cables for the Brooklyn bridge, and as the bids for the cables for the new East River bridge are now being considered, the Engineering News makes some interesting comparisons between the two structures. In the new bridge the towers carrying the main cables are of steel framework in- stead of masonry, and the two shore spans are carried entirely independent of the main cables by placing an inter- mediate framework tower between the main cable-towers and the abut- ments on each side. Then the inclined stays from the towers to the roadway are omitted on the new bridge, and the stiffening trusses and other framework are of steel with riveted connections in-' stead of wrought iron with pin connec- tions. Tn the cables and manner of suspension there is much similarity new cables being 17h inches in diam eter or ? inches larger than those of ihe Brooklyn bridge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16

Among the foreign exhibits at the Paris exposition that of the Boers of the Transvaal will be interesting. For ty thousand square feet has been allot- ed to the Boers. The pastoral life of this people will be shown by Boer farm, which will portray in a most vivid way the life of the first colonists of the Transvaal. The national pavil- ion of the Transvaal will be built in the Dutch style and will display geo. graphical documents, mineral speci- mens and exhibits. showing the meth Dds of instruction in the schools. In the Boer farm will be exhibited the wild animals of the Transvaal The means and methods of transportation used in the country will also be DOT trayed. The mining industry will be shown by a flve-stamp battery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16
ADVERTISING RATES.

Army officers of high rank attached to the department of the lakes have been appointed to serve on a board of survey to investigate the circumstances attending the loss of one mule and halter, the property of the United States, which recently disappeared from Fort Thomas, Ky. The red tape of army regulations made necessary the appointment of the board in order that the responsibility for the loss may be definitely determined.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16

Passaic, New Jersey, is going to try to get its water supply from driven wells. A company has been incorpor- ated at Trenton to do it. It has ac- quired one hundred acres of land in an elevated section of the city and pro- poses to sink twenty or thirty wells. It expects to get a supply of from five millions to ten millions of gallons of water daily. A trial we'll will be begun next week. Experts have gone over the ground, and they say that the under lying strata are filled with springs. An artificial lake will be constructed on ground fifty feet higher than any other part of the city. and this will furnish the necessary pressure.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16

An order has been issued by the Southern railway applicable to the South Carolina division that all em- ployes of the company must stop using cigarettes or resign their position, and that in future no one will be employed who smokes cigarettes. Assistant Gen. kral Passenger Agent Hardwick says the order may soon be made applicable to all the different branches of the road. The order issued by the South Caro- lima division Is an ironclad rule and applies to all the departments of the line throughout the State.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-16

The Chinese minister to England (he Is called Sir Chih- Cheng Lo-Feng Luh. K. c. V. O. recently delivered an ad- dress before London club, in the course of which he stated that spec ial minister of commerce had recently been appointed in Pekin. He contin- ned: Thus for the first time in 5000 years. commerce is represented in the cabinet of my country The new min ister will be charged with the duty of encouraging trade, with the power of removing obstacles and conferring with the sovereign at all times in order to devise measures to develop the foreign and inland commerce of the empire"
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04
wan,.d I'm ph,,adslph,a.

, Nolan Bishop, alias Robert A. Brown,
of Camden, N. j., who recently at
tempted to obtain diamonds from
Samuel II. Baynard, was Unidentified
Monday by Detective Crawford and a
representative OF Charles Lentz & Sons
of Philadelphia as the man who re-
Gently obtained $50 microscope from
the Lentz store in similar manner.
The detective and a member of the
philadelphia firm saw Bishop at New
Castle Jail Monday and when they re-
turned to this city they told Chief Of
Police Dolan that Bishop had confessed
to stealing the microscope and said he
had pawned it in New York and tolc
how it could be recovered. The Phila
delphia authorities will probably take
steps to have Bishop tried in that city
after the local authorities are through
with him.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04
WHO WILL BE HELD ACco UNABLE
For the Deeds That Disgrace Both England
and the United states?


London, Eng, May 2. 2.-Robert Louis
Stevenson's widow has written letter
to the Westminster Gazette, from Fun
chal, Madeira, on the bombardment OF
Samoan villages by British and Ameri-
can warships. Mrs. Stevenson says:
President Mckinley allowed no
firing on Cuban towns, unless they gave
active cause of offence, and Commodore
Watson was ordered not to attack
undefended Spanish cities. Does the
President keep his humanity for
civilized countries alone?'
Mrs Stevenson declares that the
Samoan villages are inhabited in time
Of war by non -cumb atants, who have to
choose between the shells Of the war
ships and taking to the bush. Under
such conditions, she says, delicate
women can hardly exist, while children
die like flies. Ntt
Mrs. Stevenson's letter concludes as
follows:
"ChIef Justice Chambers has been
represented, as saying, in a letter to
his brother: Il never was happier He
must be person singularly devoid oi
imagination, il he never pictured tc
himself the scenes being enacted ii
those bombarded villages; the eSodu:
of panio-stricken people rushing hithel
and thither, shells bursting everywhere
the cries of bed-ridden and helpless
wounded people burning alive in thei
blazing houses, women in the pangs o
child birth, mangled children crawling
on the sands. the sea before them ant
the bush behind them. And we rea'
that the woods also we're shelled. VIII
is to be held accountable for thes
deeds, that disgrace both England an
American"
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04

was to establish free library at Old
Swedes parishhouse, calling IT the
Bayard Memorial Library, and having
it taken out of ecclesiastical control.
Mr.. Rossell said he had at first
favored the erection of statue on the
Court House green, but as to utility,
preferred memorial building. He
believed S5o 600 could be raised among
Mr.. Bayard's friends in Delaware and
elsewhere, and that building and q
statue could be erected.
Mr.. Bancroft said that according TO
his observation statues were usually
hideous deformities. He owns a bronze
bust of Mr.. Bayard, made whilc Mr..
Bayard was in London, which ha might
present to memorial building.
William F. kurtz favored a memorial
building, with provision for the his
torical and natural history societies
and free library.
William Il. Swift expressed some
| preference for statue.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04
4 sienificnnt Kenl Estate Deal.

Daniel w. Taylor, real estate broker,
has sold to New York and Philadelphia
parties 40 acres of land on the Chris
tiana River opposite the mouth Of the
Brandywine. This land belonged to
the Christiana River Improvement Co.
and had frontage Of 1900 feet on the
Christiana River. 1t is bounded by
Commerce street, the Chriatiana River
and Christiana avenue, and extends to
the land OF the National Dredging Go.
The names Of the purchasers and what
they propose to do with the land, are
not divulged. 1t is thought, however,
that another steel plant may be estab-
lished there. Other concerns are look
ing for sites on the Christiana, so that
there are hopes of securing even more
industries for the city.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04
REGISTRATION MONEY.
County Treasurer Rottew Will Receivs Fees
Collected on saturday Next.

County Treasurer hcttew VIII heceit" heee
Collected on saturday Next
The Levy Court met Tuesday, all the
members being present, but besides
considering bills, nothing was done ex-
cept to pass a motion to take recess
until O'Clock. One rather important
matter was drawn to the attention OF
John II. Rodney, the attorney of the
court, by County Treasurer Horace u.
Rettew. The question raised by Mr.
Rettew was as TO whether the registrars
who receive the registration fees OF
persons next Saturday, when they sat
10 add names to the lists, looking
towards tho city election, are required
to turn the money SO received into the
county treasury.
Under the law, Mr.. Rettew does not
see how the registrars can do anything
else but deposit the money with him.
They are bonded to him fer the term
of two years. Although persons regis
tering on next Saturday will do SO in
order to vote at the city election, which
might be considered a reason for turn
ing the registration money over to the
city, yet it is to be remembered that in
the days when tax receipt was q
requisite for voting, the elector voted
on county tax receipt at city cleo
tions; the only exception to this being
that city tax receipt was required Il
vote at a school election.
Under the opinion of Mr.. Rodney
the county treasurer will receive tht
money offered by the registrars. !
any fail to pay the money over, tht
county treasurer will decide his cours'
towards them later.
There were numerous visitors to th'
Court House Tuesday in the persons o
men who want to be tax collectors
The court will make the elections some
time this month.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04
KENT COUNTY LIQUOR LICENSES.

Dover, May .. Tho Court of General
Sessions, yesterday, granted liquor
licenses Us follows.
DRUGGISTS.
Milford Moore & Pleasnnton.
Dover Wilkinson & Wilkinson.
HOTELS.
Harrington Alexander Newman and
w. T. Williamson.
Milford Edward Call and +. H.
Kramlich.
Felton-John NJ. Stuart and r. j..
Boulden.
Camden-w. O. Price.
Dover-John NJ. Ford
Smyrna Maria +. Smith, John c.
Blizzard and Cyrus p. Gear.
Woodland Beach-Lucius P. Camp.
bell.
Clayton John P. Goldshoro.
Action on the application Of f. G.
Jones of Clayton, against which there
is a remonstrance, was postponed unit
Thursday.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04
THE SITUATION IN SAMOA
Misunderstood by British and
American Governments.
GERMANS AND REBELS REJOICE
Claim a Victory Over the OPP
posing Forces.
Unless Insuresut. Are Made to submit, Dit
heuitiss VIII Remain rnsoived--The White
Peopis in the ourskrts ofthe hinnicipai-
ity of Apia at Their Mercy.

Wellington, N. T., May 9. 2.-Advices
from Samoa indicate that the in
structions received from the Powers, to
cease hostihties, make the situation in
the islands very serious, as the rebels
hold the main food supplies, and are
again near the municipality of Apia.
The correspondent of Reuters new
agency thinks it is evident that the
home authorities have misunderstood
the situation in Samoa. The Germans
and rebels are already jubilant, and
claim q victory over the British and
American forces. The correspondent
says that, unless the rebels are made to
submit, the difficulties will remain
unsovled. The white people in the
outskirts Of the city are at the mercy Of
the rebels. The American vice-consul S
store, at Felifa, was looted last week,
while German store adjoining 1t was
left untouched. British and American
residents all strongly condemn the
action of the Powers, in ordering ces-
sation Of hostilities at this stage.
Two days after tho last battle at
yailima, Lieut.. n. A. Gsunt of the
British cruiser Porpoise marched his
brigade into Vailima unopposed, and
was followed by company of British
blue Jackets, under Capt. Sturdee and
Lieut.. Cave Inspection of the battle
field shows that the defences erected
by the rebels near the home OF the late
Robert Louis Stevenson were strong
and well-planned. The loss sustained
by the rebels, it Is evident, was much
greater than was Mt first supposed. The
main section of Mataffa' . followers, who
were engaged in the battle of Vailima,
.retreated westward, to Lulumoenea,
where they lay in wait for friendlies,
Orders had been given them to capture
Lieut.. Gaunt's head. The rebels were
also anxious to secure the superio
weapons with which his brigade il
armed.
1t is rumored that 13 boats, filles
with armed rebels, are approachinI
from the east. The town appears to b
safe,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04
A F.17.4h LE.sP.
One Man Kilied aDa Another Seriously
Injured by jumping From IA Train.


by Jumping from a moving train
John Mason, colored, was instantly
killed and William Green, also colored,
is lying at the Delaware Hospital in q
dying condition. The accident occurred
nj Edge Moor between IL and Il o CLOCK
Monday night.
Edward jackson, colored, who was .
companion Of the two men, is locked
up at the police station as witness.
He stated that the three mon boarded
the train at Baltimore and when the
train had reached Edge Moor they were
ordered off. Mason and Green jumped
off directly in front of q southhound
extra freight train which was passing
Edge Moor at the time.
The two men were hurled some
distance. Green had his skull and
| his right shoulder fractured. The body
| OF Mason was taken to the inorgue
and Green was taken to the Delaware
Hospital. The work Of trephining his
skull will not be done, as it is con
sidered useless. jackson did not iumI
off the train, but waited until il
stopped.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04
NEW PuBLrg4TIOys.
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GEOGRAPHICALLY AND GENEALOGICAL
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Sketches of Prominent and Representa-
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tiers. Chambersburg, Pa. j. M. Runk d
Co. In two large volumes.
This is subscription work, pub
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Runk g. Co. of Chambersburg, Pa.
who have, by succession OF ventures
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ographical history in this section of
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Wo can say for this work that it has
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