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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07
TiBETAN DEATH DANCES.
Ceremony of the Sacrificial Body OF
the Dead Year"

Very strange performances are the
death dances of the Tibetan mystery
plays, one of which is performed on
the last three days of the year and is
called the ceremony of the sacrificial
year" The effigy of a man made out
of dough as lifelike as possible and
having inside a distinct heart and all
the entrails filled with red fluid, is
placed by four cemetery ghouls in sight
of the numerous spectators in the
center of the yard, and at once bands
of skeleton ghosts rush upon the
corpse to attack il. This is the time
to display tae necromatic power of La
and lamas come forth and go through
series Of ceremonies. the magic eff
feet of which keeps the fiends away.
But more formidable devil, with
great horns and possessed OF superior
powers. makes his appearance and
takes the field. Whereupon a saint or
an incarnation of Buddha himself
comes to the rescue, sprays flour on the
enemy. makes mystic signs and u-ters
lamentations. The skeleton-ghosts
and the big fend grovel before him
and implore mercy. He graciously
yields to their applications, and al
lows them to partake OF a sacramento
meal. While they kneel before him
he gives to each one of them little
flour to eat and a drink out Of vessel
OF holy water.
This concludes the days perform
ance.
The corpse. however, is not destined
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07
A HAT FAD.

One of the fads of the year is the
trimming of hats with pigeons. The en-
tire bird is taken, spread out fiat. the
neck thrust through rhinestone ring.
and tucked down in most extraord-
mary fashion. while the feet and wings
are left outspread. The claws are
there-indeed, everything is absolutely
perfect. This bird is generally seen on
the hats worn down over the face. It
is used a great deal on the hats of
shirred black mousseiils &c soic. or on
the soft black hats with the shirred
mousseline de sole brim. The gray
and white of the pigion looks very well
against the black. 1t is of course a
most useful style of hat. for there is
to be injured by wind or
weather, but it is just trife startling,
and certainly not of style becoming
to observation-disclosures Bazaar.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07

mated that the cost of the work will
reach all of 100000. Captain w. v.
Judson, corps of engineers, will furnish
full details. Bids are to be opened
Dec % of this year.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07

We attract hearts by the qualities
we possess.-Suard
A fig for your bill of fare; show me
your bill of COMPREHENSIVE.
He is the freeman whom the truth
makes free, and all are slaves beside
COwper.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07

Professor Archibald Cooledge of the
department of history at Harvard uni
versity and his father have given to
the university library 10000 Ioiumes
bearing on the erusades.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
N1w yoRss WELCOME 10 DEWEY.

F.t . H.i-r a'Ila -
!. A.1Esnstsr Illustrated sisn For the
n Brooklyn Bridge.
!. 4 NeT York, Aug. 31.--The plan Of
the Dewey parade AZ now arranged will
.bs ks follows:
On Saturday morning. Sept. 80, the
opening feature will be the presenta-
tion Of the loving cup to the admiral
at the city hall by the mayor. It Is
expected that several Of the German
singing societies will sing In City Hall
park. welcoming the admiral. The
equivalent of the freedom Of the city
will be given him. and he will be es-
corted to the lawn of the Claremont.
where breakfast will be rendered him
and his staff by the mayor. After
breakfast the parade will start from
Grants tomb. Admiral Dewey will
ride in carriage with the mayor, es-
corted by his stan and the marines
from the Olympia. From Grants
tomb the parade will pass down sew
eral streets to and through the Dewey
arch and through Washington square.
The committee of arrangements In
charge of the decorations for the
Dewey reception have agreed upon the
plans Tor the electrical illumination of
Brooklyn, bridge. On each of the tall
towers there will be affixed search
light 80 inches in diameter, which will
be readily seen all over greater New
York and New Jersey. In the center of
the bridge span, looking down East
river, the words Welcome, Dewey"
in Illuminated letters, will be placed.
This design will be IS feet high and
3 feet deep. The letters will be the
largest Illuminated sign ever made,
covering space 100 feet in length.
There will be 5000 lights, of 16 candle
power each.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
I1I DAlLY REPUBLICAN,
!. ! II ca. fhiRb AND xlNo sTRRsrs
Ihs R!Iuttal Printing
Ind Publishing Co
etpLisnED OAMy. EXCEPT SUNDAYS
HskntsFs4 a In Pest Offlcs At Wil,nln gtoa
Del, - seesnd-class mail matter
THURSDAY, AUGUST 81, 1900.

The Comptroller of the Currency,
\ Gh4rles G. Dawes, said: at is my
Sopiniop that Congress at the next
session will pass the house caucus
4 bill, now in the hands of the Senate
4 Finance Committe, which embodies
ethe Presidents recommendation on
gold reserve fund. Under this
bill from $l25, 900, 900 to$l50, 900, 900
IN gold will be set aside as afund
tor the redemption Of greenbacks.
The effect Of that will be to place
about s135, 10000 between us and
trouble. It amounts to putting the
currency of the country on good
basfs and cannot be construed in
any other way. It is not contrac-
tion Of the currency or retirement
of greenbacks, as some Democrats
argue, because for every greenback
turned into the treasury, an equiv
alent in gold is issued and put into
circulation. The condition of the
banks the country over is more pros
porous than it ever has been and
particularly in the West and South.
That is due to good crops, which
have resulted in the liquidation Of
many farm debts and in the pros
perity the country is now enjoying
under the Mckinley Administra-
tiou,"
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31

The Wilmington Electric Light
Company has raised the rates in the
last three months until the consum-
ers are complaining of their bills,
which have been steadily on the in
crease. The almshouse electric
light bill was increased some $50
over the corresponding three months
of the year 1897, with the same
number Of lights used. Here in the
city every consumer has had added
from ten to twenty per cent. on the
meter system. The Opera House
pays the Company nearly $l7O0 a
year and is one of its largest GUS
toners. A machine shop that for
merly paid SIS a month has had it's
rates raised to $50. The Electric
Light Companys officials are deter
mined that the consumers shall pay
the interest on the advanced price
the new owners paid for it. Num-
erous store keepers have taken out
their electric lights and put in
Welsbach burners and are using
city gas at $l.0O a thousand feet.
Even the city fathers have had a
kick over the manner Of lighting the
streets lately.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
ON FRIDAY,
THE 18th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1893,
AT 2N O'Clock p. M,

the following described real estate. vis:
All that certain rnessuage and tract Of land
situate In Mill Creek Hundred Aforesaid.
bounded and described as follows, to wit:
beginning st stone in the New London and
thence along said road by. said land north
seventy-nine and . quarter degrees east seven-
teen perches and seventy six hundredths to
in q line Of land Of Joel Mecannon; then along
said road by said land north twenty five de-
grees east tWenty-seven perches and forty.
four hundredths to the end Of stone wall on
two and u degrees east thirty seven perches
and ffty-four hundred to stone in the
middle OF said road; and north fifty.one de-
grees east eighteen perches and nine.tenths to
stone in the end of another public road, a
corner OF Wingates land; thence by said land
north six and half degrees west forty. one
perches and twenty-four hundredths to .
sads 81 tho e mss sas @ thence by oshsr
established south sixty.seven and quarter
degrees west seventy eight perchss and sixteen
hundredths to stake near q small run, md
& down along and near said rnn north ffty-fye
and eightyhye hundredths TO stake and south
nfty- four degrees west thirty-nine perches
and ffty-six hundredths; and north seventy
degrees west thirty-eight perches and thirty
six hundredths to Stone, cor Of Theodore
Carl land (supposed to be in the Pennsyl-
vania and Dela ware State Line) thence along
s,Lu hhe py sad Mnd, being the arc of circle |
two and . quarter degrees west eighty nine |
perches to stone In the Now London road |
Aforesaid; thence along said road by land |
OF James Mcdowell south seventy five |!
degrees east twenty seven perch es and eight |
tenths to a stone on the north side Of said road |
and leaving said road south twenty.nine aud
Q half degrees east ffty-sx perehes and one
Ezra Fell thence alongsaid lane by said land
north forty six degrees east, sixty mine perches
and sixty four hundredths to the New London
road aforesaid, ard along the same north
aiEhty-six and three quarters degrees east
thirty.six perches and four te nths to the place
1f beginning; containing ninety EIGHT acres
W perches Of land. be ths same more or less.
Seized and taken In execution as the property
md tt. 3 and to be sold by
JOHN r. TAYLOR, sheriff.
Sheriff's Ofice. Wilmington. Delaware,
August 40 1899. aSO
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
JOE PATcass BEAT 7na pAcsls
Woa Thrss StsaIsht HAAS In tn.
Charter Oak Parry Race.

WoA ThEas ntsaIxht Haas In ths
Charter Nsk Park Race,
Hartford. Aug. 8l.-The big event Of
the grand circuit meeting at Charter
Oak park yesterday afternoon was the
first two-minute pace ever scheduled.
There were five starters. John r. Gen.
try drawing out after a contest in
which there was dispute between the
park management and the owner Of
the horse. The trouble arose over a
misunderstanding as to whether the
event was two-in-three of three-in-
five. It was three-in-five, and Gentry
drew his horse. the management pro-
testing and leaving the matter in the
hands of the judges, who will decide
after taking evidence.
The starters were Joe Patchen, Ana
conda, Chehalis, Frank Bogash and
Searchlight. Searchlight was very un-
steady, breaking badly, and was never
In any hopes Of winning heat. Ana
conda, the favorite, led to the stretch
In the first heat. when Joe Patchen
came In under the whip and a hard
push took the mile in 2:O4N. rs
The second heat was Patchen's all
the way, and the final iheat, which
took the race In 2.03A, equRled the
track record. made in 1897 by Star
Pointer in an exhibition race with
Gentry. .p'g
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
THE PRODUCE MARKETS.

Philadelphia, Aug. 30.-Flour weak; win
ter supertlne, $2.15M23O; Pennsylvania
roller, clear $343.20; city mills, extra,
&4Vg2.6O. Rye -four quiet at So per bar
rel for choice Pennsylvania. Wheat firm,
No. red, spot, In elevator, 69la470c. Corn
steady No. 2 mixed, spot, In elevator,
36h136kc.; No. 2 yellow, for local trade,
39q39Hc. Oats quiet: No. 2 white, clip
ped old. 2Sc. new. as to quality, 23@2Sc.
Hay firm; choice timothy, SIG for large
bales Beef steady; beef hams $26.5O@27.
Pork firm: family s12d12.5O. Lard firm.
Butter steady: western creamery, 17@21c.;
do. factory, 12h816c. imitation creamery,
14q2lc. New York dairy, 15@19c.; do.
creamery. l7a2lc.: fancy Pennsylvania
prints jobbing at 23425c.: DO wholesale
2lc. Cheese strong; large, white, 10Ac.;
small do, 11c.: large colored, 1lc.; small
do, 11dl1Ac. Eggs firm: New York and
Pennsylvania, 1Sc.: western, ungraded,
12l4a15hc. Potatoes quiet, but steady:
fair to prime, s1.121s@1.25; fancy, s1.4O0
LES; southern sweets. s1G1.25: Jersey
sweets, s2d2.5o. Cabbage dull; Long ISL
and. s5G4 per 100.
Baltimore, Aug. 30.--F'lour quiet and un-
changed. Wheat steady at decline;
spot and the month, G9as4G94c. Septem-
her, 69&4697sc.; October nt2u7l$ac.; De-
cember, 74A474ssc. steamer No. 2 red,
85fsQ65Ac. southern. by sample 62171c.;
do. on grade, G7h@7O34c. Corn steady;
mixed, spot and the month, 36q36Ac.;
September and October. 3512035Ac.; Mo-
vember or December. new or old, $3.50
33asc. January 33c.: steamer mixed, 34ls
434ac.; southern. white. 4oC., do. yellow,
39u39i.c. Oats firmer; No. white, 27l2Go
Csc; No 2 mixed. 25d25l2c. Rye strong
and higher, No. western, GOc. Hay easy;
No. ! timothy, sl&.5Vd14. Grain freights
quiet, steam to Liverpool, per bushcl,
S5sd September; Cork, for orders, per
quarter, IS. 4t.d.dl3s, I'd. September, Eggs
firm at l5G,l5l2c.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
AERONAUT'S TERRIBLE DEATH.
Shot Down From Balloon to karth
and Crushed to Death.

Shot Down From Balloon to karth
and Crushed to Death.
Punxsutawney, Pa, Aug. 31.-A hor-
rible accident happened here about =
p. m. yesterday. A balloon ascension
by A. G. Chissey, Of Johnstown, had
been one of the novelties arranged for
the fair at $50. The balloon was in
hated and began its ascent. The aero
naut had arranged to be shot from
cylinder, and from this novel affair
make a parachute descent. When 1900
feet in the air he was propelled from
the cylinder. something became dis
arranged, the parachute did not un-
furl, and the unfortunate man was
precipltated to the earth in sight Of
thousands Of spectators. He was lit
orally crushed. His remains were
taken to Farmers undertaking estab-
lishment. from which they will be
sent to his home In Johnstown. He
was unmarried and about 20 years old.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
WAR Is NBFlflBlEl'
In the Opinion Of Boer officials
: at Pretoria.
PRESIDENT KRUGER PREPARING.

J Has Stocked the Presidency with AM
pie Provisions to Secure His Own
Person From Privation--Re Cannot
hope For Aid From Europe.
London, Aug. 31.-The Pretoria cor
respondent of The Morning Post says:
The Boer ofIieials. after reading the
cabled reports Of Mr.. Chamberlain's
Birmingham speech, consider that war
Is inevitable. The speech had un-
doubtedly infiamed the war spirit here.
The Beers are now all armed, except
those In johannesburg. Their COM
missariat Ia fairly good. All the forts
are amply victualed. The Johannes
burg fort has been strengthened with
several quick f1rers.
The ammunition which Mr.. Schreiner
allowed to pass through Cape Colony
came direct to Pretoria. 1t was never
intended for the Orange Free State,
President Kruger does not hesitate
to express the view that war is almost
inevitable. He has stocked the presi-
dency with ample supplies of proyis-
ions to secure his own person from
privation, and he is otter heard repeat
ing the S3d Psalm.
The Matabeles are showing signs of
unrest. The Beers are energetieally
engaged In poisoning the minds Of
the natives against the British, and
they have approached the Zulu Chief
Dinizulu, who appears undecided
which cause to espouse. But the Zulus
are preparing for the expected fighting,
and 1t must be remembered that
Dinizulu was deported to st. Helena,
with several other chiefs, and kept
a prisoner there by the British for sew
eral years.
The Times says editorially this
morning: There is the best reason to
believe that the recent note of Mr..
Chamberlain will be almost the last
occasion on which Great Britain will
ask President Kruger whether he is in
earnest in his promises Of concessions.
The note undoubtedly called for an
immediate answer, and when a reason
able time for answer has elapsed Great
Britain will no longer pay much at
tention to President Krueger's word
but will form her judgment by his ac-
tions The Beers should bear in mind
that throughout the whole controversy
the Cologne Gazette has warned the
Transvaal that it was placing itself in
an unfavorable position, and that in
the event of war nobody would lift a
finger to prevent the destruction of the
republic"
The Daily Mail says this morning it
learns that large consignment of
cartridges manufactured in England
for the Beers has recently been ship
ped through German agents.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
ON SATURDAY.
THE 10th DAY OF SEPTEMBER. 1890,
at 10 o'clock a. IN.

the following described real estate. viz:
All that certain lot Of land with three two
and half story frame dwellings thereon
erected, situate In Christiana hundred afore-
said bounded and described as follows to wit:
Beginning at q point on the easterly side Of
he'd Clay Creek and middle Of the Old Hoe
kessin road thence along the middle of said
road south ffty-f and quarter degrees. east
five chains and ffty.six links to line Of the
heirs OF Franklin Q Finn, of which this was
formerlya part, thence by said land the fol
lowing courses, to wit: South thirty -thre
degrees west two chains and eighty eight
links to stone; north fifty five and quarter
degrees west four chains and sixty-two links
to stake on the easterly side Of the aforesaid
creek thence along said creek north nine and
huff degrees, east two chains, ninety links
to the place of beginning. Containing one
acre, one rood and thirty two perches Of land,
be the same more or less.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
property of George G. Maris. administrator
OF Sarah J. Vandegrift, deceased mortgagor,
and IT,, VIII liam A. Vandegrift, husband Of
the said Sarah ]. Vandegrift, surviving mort
gagor, and William A. Vandegrift guardian
Of Annie H. .Vandegrift, and Emma v.
Vandegrift, minor children, and the only
heirs at law Of the late Sarah j. Vandegrift,
and to 10 sold by
JOHN f. TAYLOR, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, Wilmington. DEL. Aug. 29th,
1899.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31

An iron door of m ashpit at tho Din-
mond Steel works struck Samuel Forrest
on the leg and broke it yesterday after.
noon. He was removed to his home at
Seventh and Spruce stroots, by the Phoc-
nix ambulance.
Lee Willis of tho Newark base ball team
had his leg broken yesterday during II
game OF ball. While sliding to the bone
plato he fractured the limb. He collidod
with tho catcher Of the Elkton team that
was at tho plate waiting for ball that
was thrown from the field,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
nenuty Is Blood Deem.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it, Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
Danish pimples, bols, blotches, blackheads.
and that sicky bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, s,--beauty for ten cents. All drug.
glsts, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, Csc, Soc.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
STONY o. 4 usANn,

y 20 ,. bound hasd and tsss d. ysa,s by
slsvssy. GeeeQs d Wlhissns Of Man.
ohestes, Aioh., tells how such . NslAvs was
mede fres He says: my wife has bssu
so helpless for i've years that she could
not turn over In bed alone. Alter using
two bottles Of Eleotrio Bitters. she ID won
derfully improved and able to do her own
diseases quickly cures nsrvousness. sleep.
lessnsss, melancholy, headache, back ache.
fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle
working medicine is godsend to weak,
sickly, run down people Every bottle
guaranteed Only 90 csnts. Sold by N.
B. Danforth, druggist
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
The q. A. r. Post.

Tho G. A. r. posts at Georgetown Har-
rington and Dover will accompany the
posts from this city to Philadelphia on
Tuesday next and participate In the grand
display. Sheridan Post will have O new
stand Of colors. The Department Of Del
aware will show creditable side when
ito veterans appear In line.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31

south Of San Juan,
moving west by
northwestern 1t
has increased in
energy since Tues
day night, and the
following maxi
mum veloCities are
reported: Santo
Domingo, "a miles
per hour; st.
Kits, 80; San
Juan, 32. Fore
east for this SEQ
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
One Hundred rllIes An Hour,

Train No. 81, P, w. & B. rail-
road, made a fast run between Phil
adelphia and this city, yesterday
afternoon, and made up eight min
utes of lost time. The train trav-
eled at a speed of one hundred
miles an hour, and the run was
made in exactly thirty minutes.
Conductor Settlers was in charge
of the train and Harry E. Sher-
wood was engineer
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
Relnterrine John Brow Followers.

Lake Placid, N Y. Aug 31.-Thirty-
five hundred persons witnessed the
ceremonies at the reinterment of John
Browns followers in the little grave
yard at the John Brown farm at North
Elba, about two miles from here, yes
terday afternoon. The date was the
43d anniversary of the battle of Ossa-
watomie. After singing and prayer
Rev. DR.. Joshua Young, of Groton,
Mass, who preached John Browns
funeral sermon 40 years ago and was
afterward driven from his parish in
Burlington for his connection with the
funeral, made an address, followed by
Captain James H. Holmes, of New
York, who fought with John Brown
and fired the first gun in the battle of
Ossawatomie, Colonel Richard Hinton
of Brooklyn, Bishop Potter of New
York and Hon. Whitelaw Reid of New
York,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
To Reclaim New England Farms,

Washington, Aug. 31.-Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson is arranging for
an exhaustive scientific investigation
Of the abandoned farms of New Eng
land, with view to their reclamation.
He has resolved to send several of the
scientists of the department thither to
make study of the condition. Later
the secretary himself will make a per-
sonal inspection. The secretary is
very sanguine In his belief that science
can reclaim these once fertile, but long
abandoned farmg.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
Fell and Broke His Neck,

Frederick, Nd, Aug. 31.-Frederick
krantz, of Adamstown, this county,
stumbled and fell from the steps Of
the st. Charles hotel, at Point Of
Rocks, yesterday, and died before as
sistance could reach him. 1t was found
that the fall had broken his neck. Mr..
Krantz had been for many years a
prominent magistrate of the county,
and although 70 years of age was hale
and hearty. and led an active life.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
President Dlaz WIN Visit Chicago,

AAe5Auoue DA"A VIII Slslt CnlCaROs
New York. Aug. S1.-William p.
Williams, assistant United states treas
urer at Chicago. and secretary of the
general committee in charge of the
laying of the corner stone of the new
federal building at that place, together
with George D. Cook, also of Chicago,
Is In the city for few days. Mr..
Cook, who is an old and intimate friend
Of President Diaz. of Mexico. recently
wrote him urging his acceptance OF the
invitation the corner stone ceremonies
at Chicago. The president has re-
piled, saying that he would try to OBJ
tain the consent of the Mexican con-
gress. 1t is regarded as almost GER
tain the Mexican executive will at
tend, as without doubt congress will
assent
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
Killed by CarboIic Acid Fumes.

Wausau, Wis, Aug. 31.-Three pa
tients at the Marathon county asylum,
while working in silo yesterday,
were overcome with carbolic acid
fumes and were dead before they could
be rescued. Superintendent Head was
overcome while attempting to rescue
the men and narrowly escaped death.
The dead are Frank Crosdale, GustavS
Gunderson ard william Radtke.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
IOwa's POpulist Ticket.

Des Moines, Aug. 31.-The Peoples
party state convention met here yes
terday with about 100 delegates pres
ent and nominated a state ticket as
follows! For governor, Charles A.
Lloyd; lieutenant governor, s. M.
Harvey; judge supreme court, L. H.
Wiler; superintendent public instruc-
tion, c. Worth; railroad commissioner,
Robert L. Dunning. The convention
declared against fusion and endorsed
Wharton Barker. Of Pennsylvania, and
Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota. for
president and vice president in 1900.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1899-08-31
Ex-Penitentiary OmclaI Arrested.

Columbia, s. c., Aug. S1.-Colonel
w. A. Neale. former superintendent OF
the state penitentiary, who was found
by the legislative investigating COM
mittee something over $4,000 short in
his accounts, has been arrested in
Pickens, and brought to Columbia by
magistrates constable. He was ar
rested on three warrants charging fall
ure to turn over public funds to his
successor, breach of trust and embez-
element,