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w. NJ. BYRNE OBJECTS TO
A "CIRCUITOUS ROUTE. !"
Believes Union Republicans Should
Go To National Convention Pro-
testing Against Treatment.


testing Against Treatment.
United States District Attorney Will
liam Michael Byrne believes the Union
Republicans OF Delaware should not ap-
proach the Republican National Conyen.
tion to be held in Philadelphia by cir
cuitous route. In a conversation about
the political situation yesterday, Mr..
Byrne was asked what he thought of the
probability of the Union Republican
delegation being seated. In answer he
said: II think the Union Republicans
are inconsistent. It would have been
more dignified had they continued to
oppose Mckinley's administration and
would go to Philadelphia entering a pro-
test against their treatment by the ad-
ministration. They should go there say
irg we are the Republican voters Of
Delaware and we demand fair treatment.
To select circuitous route is undigni-
fed."
Mr. Byrne sees high ground on which
Union Republicans and .Anti-Addicks
Republicans may meet to adjust difficult
ties and settle on union ticket. He will
not accept DR.. George w. Marshall as th e
nominee for Governor. How many other
Union Republicans Mr.. Byrne would OBJ
ject to as nominees for the several offices
was not stated. On the heels of his ex-
pressed belief that one ticket could be
agreed @pon tile dstflct attorney began
to declare objections 60 Union Republi.
can leaders as nominees for office.
Mr.. Byrre's position is Significantly
the same as the DUPONT Republicans Who
are managing the Anti-Addicks cam
pagn They now add to the decrpe Of
ostrae:sm ami with :. Edward Aedieks
the State leader OF She Union Republi-
cans they include all the county leaders.
The sun., 1900-04-17
CARPENTERS ORGANIZING.
A Charter for the Local Union Will
be Received Today.

Another meeting of the carpenters and
loineis OF this city was held last night
IN the Smith building, No. Gl0 Market
street, for the purpose Of organizing a
union
A charter for the union was asked for
several days ago and will be granted to-
dav.
1t was decided that a meeting shall
be held every Friday night and the regu-
lar officers of the union be elected at the
next meeting The ofiicars at last nights $
meeting were President William Cronev,
Secretary Peter Newell and Treasurer
Frat Oakes.
The sun., 1900-04-17
knights Of Pythias Visit.

Washington Lodge, NJ /, X. of r,
received visit last night from Morning
Star Lldge, OF Grnbb's Corner, BetLle-
hfm Lodge, OF Pennsylvania. and also
PAtapsco L,dge, Of Baltimore. An in
tertsting musical and literary program
was rendered and number Of songs.
recitations and speeches made. Refresh
ments were served and the visitors were
royalty received.
The sun., 1900-04-17
To be Married Tonight.

John A. Abbott and Miss Ella White
will be married at the home OF the
brides parents, No. 100 Sixth avenue. at
5 O'Clock this evening, by Rev. DR..
George A. Wolfe. Miss Apnie White
will be bridesmaid and Charles + Will
lard, groomsman. The couple will go
ON trip North, and on their return will
reside Kentmere.
The sun., 1900-04-17
A Summer Club House.

A meeting of the outing club COM
mittee with The Wilmington Bicycle
Club was held last night. The club dis
Guessed the question of purchasing a sum
mer club house a ong the Delaware river
between this city and Claymont. Tt is
likely that such a club house will be
bought for the benefit OF the bicycle
club.
The sun., 1900-04-17
Meeting of Creditors.

James L. q. Reynolds OF NIiddletoMn
having been declared bankrupt in the
United States Court, the first meeting
of his creditors will be held at 10 o,cluck
Tn rsday morning, April %, in the
office OF Arthur W. Spruance, referee in
uahkruLtcy.
The sun., 1900-04-17
Bond Issue I.iquidated.

The Wilmington Club, on saturday
night, elected The following officers:
Levi 9. Bird, president; Will N T Par
ter, vice-president; Alfred d. Poole,
treasurer; Clifford James, secretary. S.
T. Mitchell, Clifford James and Victor
u. Wolley, house Committee The cluh's
bond issue Of $1,000, made xix years ago,
has all been liqnidated and the final
bonds We're burned on Saturday night,
much to the qualification OF the clnb.
The sun., 1900-04-17
ABOUT FIFTY APPEALS.
Only About Half as Many People as
Last Year are Kicking About
Assessments.

The citv assessment books were re-
turned to the city tax office yesterday.
after having been in tie office of Clerk
OF Council Morrison since the first Of the
month
The Board of Assessment, Revision
and Appeals will continue to sit in the
City Hall for the remainder of the
month.
Ab!ut fifty appeals from assessments
have been received so far, which is about
one-half as many as last year.
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Bicycle Club Committees.

President Rice of the Wilmington BIZ
cycle Club has appointed the following
committees for the ensuing year: House,
George G. Smith, William r. Spencer
George I. Huxley. Fred L. Green and
Harry, r. klund; membership, Lewis
5. Fell, w. Harry Blythe and William
l.. Bowers.
The sun., 1900-04-17
SHIPPING MANY CARS.
jackson * Sharp Company Are
Having Busy Days.

JACKSON N Sn3fp Company Are
Having Busy Days.
The Jackson & Sharp Company in a
few days will make shipmen. OF sew.
eral railroad cars which are about COM
pleted.
One passenger coach will go to the
Ohio 4 Ii tie Kanawha Railroad Com
pany, one combination coach and bag
gage car and one U. S. mail car to the
Tonda, Johnstown 4 Gioversvile Rail
road Company, and one passenger coach
for the Newburgh, Dutchess x Conn :cti-
cut R.ilroad Company.
Last Saturday the Jackson & Sharp
Company made shipment of electric
cars TO Rochester railway company.
The local company are buildidg mum
ber Of electric cfrs for the same firm,
which will he shipped in few days.
The sun., 1900-04-17
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, TUESDAY, APRIL = 1900

Aprll Is reports tnnt rne nurgners cap
tured 500 slaughtered oxen at Wepencr
and that General Jeroncman that day
defeated the British, causing them to
fly in the direction Of Wolverpoort, ap
parcntly over the Orange river.
The IrishAmclican ambulance arrived
at Pretoria April -.
The Beers report no casualties during
the recent fighting at Warrcnton.
The sun., 1900-04-17
Whist Climb Wins ut Bowling.

One Of the most interesting bow,'rr
cont' SIS of season was PLAYED last
night between team from the vi.
mlngton Whist Club and one from ~.
fonng Mems Republican Club. The
cont -st was won by the Whist Climb after
close and we'll played game. The total
score was as follows: Wilmington Whist
Club, 236o, and Young Mems Republican
Club, 235l.
The sun., 1900-04-17
Returned From Washington.

William g. Mcintyre, engineer at the
Federal Building, returned IRON WASH
lugton yesterday, where he had attended
his mothers funeral. James j. Kelly,
elevator conductor at the Federal Build
ing, was off duty yesterday afternoon ON
account of being III with rheumatism.
The sun., 1900-04-17
PASSENGER Brakeman to Wed.

The wedding of Miss f. Kyle and
Gle ,rge Pierson, passenger brakeman
on the Maryland division OF the p. w.
4 B. railroad, is announced to take place
on Wednesday evening, April %. They
will live at No. 2ll Connell street
on their return from wedding trip to
Washington.
The sun., 1900-04-17
Architect i'm Court.

Architect Edward l.. Rice was ar
raigned in City Court yesterday On
charge Of violating a city ordinance by
falling to tear down the front val Il
the building Nos. GA, Ga! and GIG
Market street, after it had been ro,l-
demned by the building inspector AZ
the request of Mr.. Rice s counsel, Geoge
Brown, the case was continued until this
mornit,p
The sun., 1900-04-17
CHANGES TO WILMINGTON CLUB
Building to be Altered and Dining
Room for Members Added.

Building to be Altered and Dining
Room for Members Added.
Great changes are proposed In the
Wilmington Club, the most select social
organization among the men of this city.
Plans drawn by Mr. Samuel Mitchell for
the improyenient of the club hnuse at
No. 1905 King street, are said to snrpass
the niagnii 'ent improvements nearing
completion at the club house of the
the Knights of Columbus.
4 caterer is to be established in the
basement OF the Wilmington Club. He
will conduct dining room for the
members of the club and their wives. In
addition to this restaurant the caterer
VIII conduct public business, being
guaranteed the patronage Of the club
members upon all social occasions in
which they are directly interested. When
the changes anticipated are made the
Wilmington Club will rank with the
best clubs in the country,
The sun., 1900-04-17
Kenney sticks to BRYAN.

In an interview on the national po-
ltical situation, Senator Kenney is
quoted as saying: Il am for the Chicago
platform with snch alterations and adj
ditions as theexigencies of the day de-
mand."
The sun., 1900-04-17
sehooner n. s elLow pine.

The three masted schooner Lewis Il.
Raybelle arrived at the Jackson 4 Sharp
ComEany's wharf yesterday loaded with
400, ,o5O feet Of yellow pine THE Ray
belle halls from Pensacola, Florida.
The sun., 1900-04-17
CoIIarette at Police station,

A Seal collarette is at the police station
awaiting an owner. The fair on ner can
have 1t by proving property.
The sun., 1900-04-17
The Weather Fore cast.

The indications for today arc tt.s
rain, easterly winds will prevail.
The sun., 1900-04-17

sPasmodlc clunonatling at Wcprner Fri.
! day, which continued until 10 O'Clock at
night.
The situation at Wepener.
According To one story, there are 1,001
Beers at Nepcncr. Ii is supposed that
Lord Roberts is disposing his forces To
cut oil the besiegiMg commandos' frfTput.
General CAerlnsde is actively recomloi-
tering the enemys position from Iied-
dersburg. and Blabant, With the rest OF
his colonihls, is moving up from the south,
his place at Aliwal North being taken by
freshly arrived troops.
The status Of affairs at Wepener is
told i'll q dispatch from Mascrtl, Basuto-
land:
''Sir Godfrey I.agden, British resident
commissioner, has returned from the
scene of operations near Wepener He
and the paramount chief have stationed
1000 armed natives to resist possible
Boer encroachments. The orders of the
resident commissioner are that the BaSll-
tos are not to be allowed 10 cross the
Free State frontier on amy prcrnSr Two
natives who crossed and looted an aban-
doned Bocr farm are now in custody.
Colonel DalgetyS position is strong
kand well chosen, but he is completely sur.
grounded. The Beers have their backs
AagainSt Raslliolanl, AMI il tliey stay
N much longer they will be henmed in.
y The British operations are kpenly watch
cd from the nrighhorinG heights Shell
ing and sniping have been going oii stead
lily during the last six DAYS. Colonel Dal-
gety's guns are admirably served. and
there is no waste of ammunition. The
Beers. when they sec the electric flash of
the cordite, bolt into their holes or behind
walls.
>" near are the Beers and the Ras,ito
guards that they converse The amhu-
lance are close to the border. but the
killed and wounded are removed only al
night, IN order To conceal the number of
casualties. The Beers are fatigucd. and
their horses are tired and footsore"
Many Recruits sor Beers.
An Aliwal North newspaper asserts
that the RouNvilc district furnished
1.WW recruits to the Boer forces us Il re
suit nf the invasion last week. Five hun
drea Bocrs. under CommaInHnt Swanc-
p0cl, forced the Royal Irish rifles Ia
evacuate Itouxyillr. The former land
drost, who had been. acting for the Brit
iSh. offered to 90 To the front to prove
himself true Free Slater. and almost
10 II man the Free Statcrs who had taken
til" British oath rcjuined the Beers.
Nearly every one produced II Mauser
\ Cape Town dispatch says nearly |
1000 horses have been landed there since |
April IL, which indicates that every ef-
fort is being put forth To remedy the
great defect in the British organization. |
krThc chief BOcr delegate. Fischer. ac-
Rnlpanied by DIR. Lryds, visited the pres
mt of the Dutch cabinet AT The Hague.
II the doings of the Boer delegates
"ente little speculation in England
A Frederick Nilliers, the veteran war cor
.lspondcnt. who has arrived ut South
Eelnpton from rhe front. said he believed
ee worst of the war was over. but that
sIelrila warfare would continue for
me time
81 oi.icial bulletin issued ut Pretoria
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sln Go1lrRfY IAGI,eY.

Other information tends to confirm the
Seport that TIE Beers have succeeded in
blowing III three important collierics
Dear Vessels Mex, completely destroying
Rhe engine houses and plants
Fierce lighting continued al Wepenel
nearly all Of last week, according to re-
ports that ARE coming in. The official
statement comes from -Aliwul North that
in four days NJ TO Friday IL men had
been killed and l32 wounded. \ supple.
mentary report says the casualties IN
clude Quarerinaster Williams and Lieu
tenants l!alfold and Duncan. Ilcru was
spasmodic cAnnonadins at Wcprner Fri.
day, which continued until 10 O'Clock at
uirht
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the delivery OF his sermon, stopped
abruptly, and looking round at the con.
gregation, spoke as follows:
Some time ago, when delivering
sermon, 1 was frequently interrupted
by a gentleman sitting in front Of me.
who gesticulated, moved about, and
whispered to his neighbors. and at last
l addressed to him a sharp reprimand
for his unseemly conduct. When the
service was over my clerk in the vestry
mentioned the matter to me, and asked
II was ignorant of the fact that the
person addressed was an idiot / have
since then always hesitated to repri-
mand any Of my own congregation for
interrupting me In fear that / may be
addressing an idiot, who is not respon-
sible for his actions"
Silence reigned throughout the deliv-
cry Of the remainder of his Sermon
London Spare Moments.
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rhs Phllo.ophr d psaa aanasns.,.

Now" said the man who had
yearned for riches, II viii go iorth to-
day and risk once more. Success has
attended all my ventures. have So
900, 900. II all goes we'll today will
be ten times a millionaire. Then l
will risk no more. Then / will be con-
tent and some one else may step into
the place that leave vacant" So he
risked again and won the $40, 900 that
he thought he needed in his business;
but the man who lost the money was
not dead game. II he had been dead
game he would have said nothing and
hoped for better luck next time. There
fore, lacking the qualities that make
for gameness, he jumped upon the man
who had won and thumped him SO
hard that he died on the way to the
hospital. There is in the heart of every
man who succeeds here below soft
spot for the dead game loser.-Chicagc
Times Herald.
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convinced that Tascott had made his
way out to sea in a small boat and
boarded some passing whaler or trad
ing vessel bound for the Arctic. He
would hardly run the risk of remaining
in Alaska, when his story was known
all over the country.
Amos j. Smell, for whose murder
Tascott Is wanted, vas a rich man.
well advanced in years, who lived IN
An old-fashioned mansion at the corner
of Ada street and Washington boule-
ward, Chicago. He was a large owner
of real estate in the immediate vicin-
ity, the renting of which was conduct
ed in an office in the basement of his
house. One night in the early part Of
February, 1888, three men broke into
the Smell residence by boring a hole
through a panel in the rear door of the
lower floor, and then slipping the bolts
Their first move was to break open and
rife a small safe in the Office, in which
1t was supposed Mr.. Smell had consid-
cradle money taken in for rentals.
Next they went upstairs to the parlor
floor, where, in moving around, they
were heard by Mr.. Smell. The latter. a
brave, daring old man, came down
from his bedroom in his nightrobe, pis-
toll in hand, and cried out:
who's there? All, you ID
scoundrel."
As he spoke Mr., Smell fired a shot
In the direction of the back parlor,
which was answered almost in the
same fash by two discharges from
the burglars pistols. Smell dropped
dead with two bullets in his body.
The murder created the most intense
excitement all over the West The
reward of $4,000 stimulated the po-
lice to unusual effort. but for two
weeks not the slightest clue to the MUIR
derer was obtained. Then the keeper
Of a lodging house on West Madison
street discovered in the stove in a
room lately occupied by a man called
T. A. Scott the end of a charred check
bearing the signature of A. J. Smell. A
quantity CT stolen silverware was also
discovered. Scott" had disappeared,
but it took little work to Identify him
as Willie Tascott, the son of a reputa-
BILE paint dealer. Young Tascott was a
wild lad. well known about town. He
never did any regular work but always
had plenty of money. Burglaries had
been frequent on the West Side and il
was an easy matter, in view of devel-
opments, to trace most of them to Tas-
colt.
Search was Immediately begun for
the murderer, but although circulars
descriptive Of him were sent to every
citv and hamlet in the country and to
Europe. Asia. Africa, Canada and Cen
trail and South America and no less
than $4,000 was expended he was
never apprehended. He was seen
twice after the crime, but the second
time mysteriously disappeared and IN
I'll the miners return was not heard OF
again. Fully 1000 men were arrested
on suspicion in various parts Of the
world. Where Tascott IS now is IN
Known. but search will be resumed and
homes are entertained of ultimate cap
ture.
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The o. R. & N. and Oregon Short
Line have added a buffet, smoking and
library car to their Portland-Chicago
through train, and dining car service
has been inauguarated. The train is
equipped with the latest chair cars,
day coaches and luxurious fiTst-class
and ordinary sleepeIs. Direct connec-
ton made at Granger with Union Pa
cifo, and at Ogden with Rio Grande
line, from all points in Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho to all Eastern cities.
For information, rates, etc., call OH
any o. r. & N. agent, or address W.
H. Hurlburt, General Passenger Agent,
Portland.
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One Of the officials of the Canadian
police at Niagara Falls tells the follow
ing story:
A German from Pennsylvania blew
in the other day and asked the officials
If there was anything about the place
worth seeing:
You see" he said, it's shust Ike dis:
NV frients und frau told me l should
take id in. und l want to take everything
in der ISIS to zee. Dey did za- der was
someding great here, und | forgot id
already, und hat walked all Offer und
zee holdings"
The visitor was at once taken to the
finest view of the falls, where he stood
a few minutes looking around.
well" said his conductor at last.
"Ven," returned the man. Il zee
nOdings."
Don't you see the falls?"
"Vot! Dot water failing? Iss dot vat
I cum all dis ways to zee, a fiddle water
dripping? Ach, Gottl l go me home"
Columbian.
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One Of the most sensational murders
In American criminal history was that
OF Amos ]. Smell, In Chicago, in 1888.
More than eleven years, many of
which were spent in a vain attempt to
run down the murderer, have since
elapsed and now comes a clew to the
whereabouts of the much-sought-for
criminal. A returned miner, William
Rigler, from the Cape Nome gold dig
gings In Alaska, gives the information
that may yet lead to the arrest and
conviction of the murderer, Willie Tas-
colt.
According to Rigler. man was car
ried into his cabin last fall in a criti-
cal condition. The stranger, believing
that he was going to die, said that his
name was Tascott and that he was
fugitive from Justice for the murder of
Amos J. Smell. He told of several cir
cumstances connected with the crime,
mentioning the fact that $4,000 had
been offered for his capture. Instead
Of dying, the stranger recovered and
then mysteriously disappeared. Rigler
and his partners at once took the trail
and sent word to all the nearby mining
camps, but could get no trace Of the
missing man. 1t was plain he had not
taken refuge In any Of the mining set
Elements along the coast or in the near
by interior. Cape Nome is on the sea
coast, and after long, fruitless search
Rlgler and his fellow trailers became
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One of the Michigan food inspectors
who has been making a tour of the
state, says that Michigsn's pure food
law is working admirably in diminish
ing adulteration. He says that, Of late
years, great quantities of imitation
fruit jellies have been sold; these are
made of glucose and corn jelly, colored
to resemble the desired fruit. In one
town the inspector stopped the sale of
imitation strawberry jam, which was
made of corn jelly and glucose, favored
with strawberry extract, and further
improved by the addition of hayseed.
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An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the we'll known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
Is the one perfect strengthening Taxa
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
20 overcome habitual constipation per-
maneutly. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
0ther aromatic plants. by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP
20. only. In order to get its beneficial
ehects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
vLouisVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. N. z.
tut sale oy all Druggists.-Price SOC. per bottle
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-01-26

After numerous hairbreadth escapes a
party ofexplorers in the Rocky Mountains
stumbled onto new pass. In like man
ner, people who believed dyspepsia incur
able are astonished to find that Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters used faithfully will make
the digestion strong, the bowels regular,
the liver active. Try it.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-01-26

Brooklyn stair builders have the
Saturday half holiday and wage scale
of 49, 5 a day, including Saturdays, on
which the same wage is paid as on the
longer working days.
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II has been discovered that what
NAV be called the first daily newspa-
ner was a manuscript letter written by
salaried correspondents and forwarded
bv them every "a hours from London
20 the provinces. That was in the
DAYS of the early stuarts. During the
commonwealth these London letters
were printed in type and circulated
in large numbers. Even so long ago
as 1880 the law of libel was such as to
be characterized by Judge Scroggs as
making any newspaper publication lille
gal and tending to provoke breach OF
the peace.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-01-26

Judge Falconbridge, of the high
court of Canada, has ruled that it is not
compulsory for persons to give evi.
dence that may incriminate themselves
In liquor cases.
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Lawrence county, in the Black Hills,
claims the honor of producing greater
amount of gold ore in day than any
other country in the United States
1850 tons, valued at $40, 900.