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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20
Bayard Memorial.

A meeting Of the Bsysrd Memorial
committee was held on Saturday after
noon. A ndmbsr Of letters were rsosivsd
and those present gave their views also ~
to tho fern Of the memorial. The Idea
advanced by E, I. Warner to. sreot nom.
orial Hall to contain library and u mag
nincsnt dining hall met with favor s.-a~..'
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20

To Dispose of the Dervish Leaders.
! London, March 20.-An Algo- Egyptian
expedition will he undertaken next au.
tumn, according to dispatch from Cairo
to The Daily Mail, to finally dispose Of
the Khaifa Abdullah and the other Der
wish leaders in the Soudan.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20

Superintendent Tammany Of the Sussex
County Schools will not go out of Office
until tho second Tuesday In July. Ho
viii DO succeeded by John H. Wiley Of
Delaware
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20
Pianos $50 and 500 Ludwig & C.
55l Shipley street Red Mems Hall.
Fresh Fish,

Powell has on his stall In the Third
street market 4 hne assortment of fresh
herring, fresh shAd, cod fish. haddock
trout, white perch, black bass. crocus
smeltz, white fish, Yellow Neds and cat
ah
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20

Deputy Marshal Clark has been busy
man for thapast few days serving subpo-
macs on witnesses TO appeal in tho bank
cnses beginning on mort Monday MON.
ing The first case to be tried Is OF William
H. Cottur of PHILADELPHIA
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20
A Sure Cure.


Slmms White Pulmonic Balsam 10 a
sure cure for the grippe COG King stree,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20

Col. John Wainwright has secured
pension OF S6 month from Oct astl,, 1897
for Win II. Grantlnnd of thi. city, lato of
Volds Battery. Delaware Light Artillery,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20
RED HOT EROrTuE G,,N

Was tho ball that hit G. B. Stcadman, of
Newark, Mich. iu the Civil War. 1t
CAUSED horrible Ulcers that no treatment
helped for 20 years. Then Bucklen's Ar
MICA Sulve cured him. Cures Cuts Bruises,
Burns. l,oils. Fc!ons, Corns. Ssln Erup-
tions. Best Pile care oil earth. Only rs
cts a hox Cure guaranteed Sold by N,
Is. Dap(urth's dru1pis,,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20

ID. G. Jones SUCCESSOR 10 John II, Turner.
Best Quality Luhi9h Coal, Wood and
Lime. Water street. betwaen King and
French. DUlmarvia Phone 4O6. -
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20
Barges Break Away,

Two stone barges belonging to Hughe1
BROTHERS and Bangs broke away from
their mooring al Bellevue yesterday and
went down the Delaware river. The bAress
collided with another barge.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20

The best medicine for coughs, sore throat
and lung Diseases made 10 Dr.. eimms'
White Pullonic BSissm, 500. and g.
Depot 608 King street. =.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20

Or. Bulls Cough Syrup is recon.
mendsd by many physicians. 1t curesthe
worst cough or cold, and 1t Is always re-
liable.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20
It viii Do,

After the blizzard use Simms White
Pulmonio Balsam for that cold. 6O8 King
street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20

Popularity"
Tho popular Photographer at popular
prices is Cummings, the Photographer,
302 Market street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20
Sent The Body Home.

t"S wv! VI W. - hltllgtN WIS snip
ned oaSaturday night to hin hpmalnP tiS-
burg. The C,rono''s inrv rendered a ver-
dict Of death from asphyxia.ion
At the Gospel mrntlng for men at tho
Young Men 5 Christian Assoratieu YES
terday afternoon. tho R'v. j. H. Mi,aholl,
assistant pastor Epwor.h VI. Il. Churci,
gave an address on 1.-The Young Chris
tian,"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-20
Stock VuotaSionS.

Corroctel by j. K. Moor. g. ca.
Ening Prices. N, Rullp: t'ri,,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-14
PROGRAM
For EIks Street Fair Has
Been Completed.
List OF Exhibitors-koveI Features
on the Midway.

The program. for the big Elk Street
Fair next week is completed.
Each morning there will be par
ade of the down town streets. Short
ly after the opening of the grounds
there will be a band concert. At ten
O'Clock each evening a different fire
works display will be given, of a
nature that has never before been
seen in Northern Ohio.
The wonderful search light will be
in operation every night. The light
was taken from the Colon, one of
Cervera's fleet, which was destroyed
by Sampson and Schley in the bat
tie of Santiago. The power of the
light is remarkable. a newspaper,
under favorable conditions. can be
read five miles off.
On the exhibit street the following
firms will be represented: Akron
Chinaware Co., S. E. Phinney d Co.,
J. w. Little, Reid Bros, Frank ,Lau-
bach & Clemmer Co., NJ. O'Neil d
Co., Standard Hardware Co., Breck-
enridge Bros, Central Union Tele-
phone Co., J. +. Druckemiller, man
ager, Elmer Wildes, Byrider Bros,
Tod Flower, mantels, 6. M. OFT d
Bros, Ohio Glass & Hardware CO., J.
j. Wagner, coal, Rohrbacher d AL
len, Jahant Co., American Cereal
Co., j. Koch & Co., II. B. Cahill,
Herrick & Son, Dague Bros. & Co,
Falls Rivet d Machine Co., Prof. 6.
E. Rich, B. Dreher & Sons, National
American Cycle Co., The Goodyear
Tire Rubber Co.
On the grounds will be located the
Ladies' Tea Garden, the German
Village, the Venetian GOndoliers,
the Streets of India, the Midway, in
Guiding many innovations in that
line, Japanese Theater, famous Ori-
entail Dancing Theater, Hagenback's
animal show, American theater and
Mexican and Porto Rican theater.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-14
VOLUNTARY
Appearance of Defendant
In Divorce Case.
Returned Home to Her Bad News
Court News.

On June u an action for divorce
and alimony was filed by Rosa Ella
Winger.
She charged her husband, Albert
Winger, with gross neglect, drunk
eness and extreme cruelty.
At that time he was in Peoria, ILL.,,
where he had employment. A few
days ago he returned to Akron and
for the first time learned that his
wife had filed divorce proceedings.
Friday he put in his appearance at
the Court House and asked for sum-
mons in the action. This was very
rare event as generally the Sheriff
has difficult time in locating the
defendants. He did not state whether
he would contest the case.
Inventory.
An inventory of the partnership of
Miller & Roache has been filed in
Probate court. The assets amount
to S, ,234.05. Liabilities $554.36.
An inventory of the estate of Geo.
II. Heller shows property valued at
s., ,550.15.
Tomorrow we cut the price of all
brushes % per cent. See our ad.
The Allen-Clark Drug Co.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-14

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High bust summer corsets, also
low bust in all sizes. made of extra
good nett.
S1.00
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in netts and also batiste. Note
The Kabo 'sbatiste'' corset is en-
tireiy new and is suitable forsum-
lier or winter wear
2oc to Si.l5
Irish noint dresser scarfs These
scarfs are very elaborate and well
made; will stand washing. All are
specials worth ~ per cent. more
than We ask.
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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-14
NOT YET.
Continued From First Page.

mary system, instead of by the gang
could have held my own with Col.
Seiber in the city and in the country
he could not have secured delegate.
Under the methods which were used
this year, you cannot get delegates
unless you have the heelers with you
in every ward and township and that
takes money. There are boodlers in
every precinct
Who brought about your defeat
at Painesville?"
1.-The gang"
"Who We're the leaders in the fight
against your
ED Hershey, Judge Anderson,
Aaron Wagner and others of the
same crowd"
In referring to the state convention
where he was turned down by the
combination of the Hanna and Cox
forces, Senator AleXandersaid:
George Cox did not defeat me in
that convention. Without his sup
port / could have been nominated as
| had the delegates"
"What did bring your defeat
about?''
''There is no mystery to that
said the Senator. lone of the fac
tors leading to it was that the liquor
interests were opposed to me. They
demanded the nomination of Judge
Calwel, It was necessary to recog
nize this factor as it cut great fig
ure in the convention.
Senator Alexander would not make
any statement in reference to the
feeling he entertained for Hanna or
Dick, further than to say that he
was not fighting them and that he
would support the State ticket.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-14

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dock watchman; /;
st. 1915
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-14
Chocolate and Cocoa.

The chocolate and cocoa trades of
the United States have assumed vast
proportions during recent years.
There are IL establishments in the
manufacture of various preparations
from these commodities, the capital
representing about $3,000,OOO, and
furnishing employment to 1853 hands.
The entire product is valued at
$4.22l ,075.
The Model Bakery sold over 200
tons of chocolate candies last year,
all of which was the best makes of
goods, such as Lowney's, Schraft's
and the A No. brands. 1t pays to
sell the people good candies. Good
candy is consumed and commented
on, while the cheap stuff is cast aside.
Phone 329. S. B. LAFFERTY.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-14
ORGANIZED
Company to Work Stone Quarries
at Warwick.

The Chippewa Sand and Stone
Company organized at Massillon
Thursday, with w. B. Humberger,
J. w. Warwick, of Cleve-
land, vice president; f. o. Hum
berger, treasurer; III. w. Loeffier,
secretary and manager; J. E. Ruch,
of quarries. The
capital stock is Sl25,0O0.
1t is incorporated under the laws OF
West Virginia. The quarries are
located at Warwick, o.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-14
Badly Injured.

William Walker, meat dealer, was
thrown from his wagon in runaway
on e. Market st. Thursday. He was
badly injured but will recover.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-14
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED-Married janitor for store
and office block. $50. Must furnish first
class references. Call l5e s. Main. 1915
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-14

WANTED-Matron for public institution
$50. Call I56 S. Main st. 1915
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-14
Lock law.

Henry Donahue, 8 years of age
died today of lock jaw, the result of
injuries received on the Fourth of
July,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-14

Mrs. Rosanna NJ. Martin, is danger
ously ill at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. j. c. Price, 204 Carroll st.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-14

Tomorrow is the day to get new
-ootb brush. Special cut of 2596.
The AIlen-Clark Drug Co.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

Anyone who paid any attention to
politics during the campaign just
clt sed in This county could not fail to
observe that the republican candidate
for. commissioner received his support
entirely from the large taxpayers Of
the county. Why was that the case?
Was it because they have been treated
unfairly heretofore in the matter Of
assessment? We have heard no COM
plants In that respect. Were large
taxpayers afraid that II Mr.. Gri1ith
wers elected they would be compelled
TO pay more taxes in proportion to
the value of their property than the
small property owner? We do.'t be-
ieve they had an inch Of ground on
which To base such fears. We have
no complaint to make Of the heavy
taxpayers and readily appreciate the
fact that they are very important and
necessary factors in building up the
county, but this fact can never con.
vince fair-minded persons that they
ought To escape paying their 1nst pro-
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
APHoRIsMs.

A useless life is only an early death.
Goethe.
Nobility should be elective. not her
editary.-Zimmerma
Music washes away from the soul
the dust Of everyday lfe.-Auerbach
The Joys Of meeting pay the pangs Of
absence; else who could bear it.-Rowe.
No nation can be destroyed while It
possesses good home life.--J. C. Hol-
land.
He that thinks he can afford to be
negligent Is not far from being poor
Johnson.
Manner Is everything with some peo-
pie, and something with everybody
Bishop Middleton.
The secret of success In life Is for a
man to be ready for his opportunity
when It comes.-DIsraell.
1t Is the mind thnt maketh good or
III. that maketh wretchedness Of happi-
ness. rich or poor.-Spenser.
Half the misery in the world cones
from want OF courage to speak and
near the trutl, plainly and In spirit of
OF love.-AIrs. Stowe.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
Robbsc VISe l9kve.

A startling incidepfs of which Mr..
John Oliver Of PhilidtIphia. vas the
subject, is narrated by him a. follows:
II was in . most dr6adful condition.
INV skin was almost 4silow, eyes sunk-
en-, tongue coated. palm continually in
back and sides, no appetfts gradually
growing weak er dav " day. Three
physicians had gives tse up. Fortu-
naiely, a friend sdvised II ing 'EIec
tric Bi,ters;' and to sny 4teAt joy and
surprise, the first bottle s5h,Ie decided
Improvements. continued their use
for three weeks. and sAu nox \ we'll
man. know they saved nv life, and
robbed the grave cf eGcther victim.'
No one shonId fail ~ ~ them. only
80 cents, guaranteed : gor A.l~ by Ikel-
iMB Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

II will not he n snrprise to any who
are At all familiar win the good quail
ties Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. to
know that people every where take
pleasure in relating their experience in
the nse of that splehdid medicine and
in telling "f the benefit they have re-
ce,vcd from it Of bad colds it has cured,
Of threatened attacks of pneumonia it
has av-rt-d and Of ile children il has
snved from attacks oi cr up and whoo.,-
ing cough. IT i-a grand. good m-di
cine For Sale by laclman Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
Besf Sugar Factory Asssred.

The following dispatch appeared In
yesterdays Rocky Mountain News:
Rocky Ford, Colo, Nov. s.-An en-.
thusiastic meeting of farmers and
business men was held here this after.
noon to raise the additional acreage
required to secure the q, 900 900 sugar
plant. Success will only be obtained
when the Rocky Ford country shall
have pledged 1000 acres. This morn.
ing the committee had contracts sign.
ed for $500 acres. During the day
farmers subscribed 500 acres and the
business men Of the town pledged
600 acres The committee are vet
rustling with good prospects Of secur-
ing all the needed contracts, Indus
trial Commissioner Davis, OF the Santa
Fe, who has worked on this project
for four vears, feels that success is in
sight. The prospect is that three
days work will secure all the con-
tracts needed to assure that one Of
the largest sugar beet plants in the
world will be located at Rocky Ford.
Only 500 acres remain to be subscrib-
cd and at meeting with the commit
tee tonight Vice President Hamilton
said that Rocky Ford might consider
that the factory was sure thing, a.
he was confident the lacking 500 acres
would be subscribed by Saturday
night. Success is now practically as.
sured.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
Cham bsriain's paiR Balm Cures
others, why oot Nou7

NV wife has been Using Chamber
lsin's Pain Balm, with good resulu, for
lame shoulder that has panied her
continuously for nine ysar. We have
tried all kinds Of msdicinss and doctors
without receiving any benefit from any
Of them. Ono day W Nv. an advertise
ment Of this medicine and thought OF
trying II, which 70 did eith the best Of
satisfaction. she has sAd only one
bottle and her sllpald alrpost vel
F-ADoLrn l. MiLLrfE alsSchesier, N
H. For sale by Ikelmxn Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

1t is hardly fair to include the value
of supplies sent to our army and navy
in the exports to Cuba, Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippines, in order
to show a big percentage in the in
crease Of the commerce OF those is
lands, but the Bureau of Statistics is
doing so.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

You never know what form OF blood
poison will follow constipation. Keep
the liver clean bv nsing DeWitt's Little
Earl, Risers and yon will avoid tronble
They ARE famous lill- pills for consti-
paiion and liver an ! howell complaints.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
FrIghtful. aIundcr

Will often cause horrible burn.
.cald, cut or brnise. Bnckleh's Arnies
Salve. the best in the world. viii kill
the pain and promptly heal IL. Curss
old sores, fever sores, nlrerr. hoils. fell
ons. corns. .ll skin ernplions. Best
pile cure on eniih. Only IS cents 4
box. Cure guaranteed. FOR sale by
lkel.na Bros
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
A Lotion That Remove. .Fr.ckies.

To remove freckles mix one ounce of
lemon Juice. quarter Of dram Of
powdered bornx, half dram Of pull
verized sugar, and let it stand In glass
for few days; then apply It and let 1t
dry on the skin. Or apply with linen
cloth two teacupfuls Of sour milk. II
girl freckle easily. she should keep
this lotion and use 1t frequently. being
careful not to allow 1t to touch her
eyes.-Ladies' Home Journal
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
Used y s,l....s ~ In At,.e..

Capt. c. G. Dsnnisa = well known
III over Africa u cd fAander Of iii.
forces that .sp,ured famous rebel
Galishe. Under datt Nov. 4. 1897.
from vryburg. BschnA1a lnd. he writes:
Before starring on the H.. campaign !
bought quantity osEt 6be,lain's Col
ic. Cholera and n D1hces Remedy.
which ! used myself ken troubled
with bouel complaint. ard had given 10
my men, and in every 80 ]. proved
most beneficial" For,ssls by Ikslman
Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

portion of the taxes. That they will
be treated fairly in every respect By
the new board, is beyond any ques-
tion, while 1t is quite probable that
had the republican candidate been
elected the small taxpayers would
have been treated unfairly. 1t Ger
tainly looked that way.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

J. D. Bridges, Editor Democrat. !"
Lrncas,er, n. H., snys. ..One Minute
Cough Cnrc is the hest remedy for cronp
i ever used" Immediately relieves
and cures conehs, colds, crou.. asthma.
pneumonia, bronchitis. grippe and all
throat and lung troubles. Ii prevents
consumption.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

The trusts are blessing to the
country-so says the people OF Ohio.
But then the people with political in
tluence in Ohio have been permitted
to bask in the sunshine OF the trusts
for season which might have biased
their opinion somewhat.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

The returns from the state elections
contain nothing to make democrat
ashamed, or even down in the mouth.
The party is in tip top fighting condi-
.tion and will give the republicans all
they can take care Of. and perhaps
more, next year.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

II the natives get mixed up In that
South African war 1t will be much
bloodier affair than IL was at first ex
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

Boss Hanna cannot keep the corners
of his mouth from dropping every
time he glances at the total he spent
In Ohio.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

Nevertheless and Notwithstanding,
there will have to be an election held
to determine the presidential contest.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
We want
To SHOW YOU

That we are not running a
"Charitable Institution"
but appreciate the fact
that you must buy winter
goods and viii pay for
them.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
S. F. White & Co.
a Gsf+ To Your Family. 2oth Century
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incidents and illustrations
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The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

This is "Our Twentieth Century
must be paid to December 81 1ss at the
Arizona republican., 1899-02-21
PERSONAL MENTION.

c. H. Bayless of Tucson arrived at the Commercial yesterday.
 E. F. McVeagh of San Francisco was at the Commercial yesterday.
 J. D. Walsh arrived last night from La Junta, Colo. He is a guest of the Hotel Adams.
 Fred Simon of Louisville, Ky, az rived last night and is quartered at the Hotel Adams.
 Anson Pitcher of San Francisco was among yesterdays arrivals at the Commercial
 s. P. Behan, live stock agent of the s. F. P. &5 P, returned to Prescott on Sunday night.
 William Widmer went back to Cave Creek yesterday to look after his cat tie. He will remain about a month.
 Amcng yesterdays arrivals in town was Mrs L. c. Hughes of Tucson. Mrs Hughes is the foremost worker in Ari- ZCna in the cause of equal suffrage. Mrs. Hughes also enjoys the distinc-
Arizona republican., 1899-02-21
ANDREWS OPERA COMPANY.

At the Patton Grand Thursday night. February g, the Andrews Opera com Ipany will begin a season Of three nights and matinee of grand and comic opera. The Evansville Qnd) Courier says: "A large and very enthusiastic audience was present at the Peoples theater last evening to witness a most pleasing production by the. Andrews Opera company of Gilbert and Sulli- vans charming opera, Iolanthe' Not in many moons have the theater gOers of Evansville witnessed a more pleas ing and artistic performance. My
 Arthur .Seaton, one of Americas s fore most singers. took the difficult role of Strephon and rendered it in truly ar tistic fashion. Miss Nellie Andrews in the title role She sang the music and acted the part in de- cidedly pleasing manner. She has a pure, sweet soprano voice, with great range and power, and her principal solo was rendered divinely and proved to be the gem of the evening. Ed An