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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
Bnrnard's FIyiup Machine,

Nashville, Tenn, May Is. - After
much difficulty in getting off, Thurs
day evening at o'clock Professor Bar
nard attempted another voyage with
his airship. 1t scared aloft rapidly, and
as Professor Barnard vigorously work.
cd the bicycle pedals of his steering
and propeling attachment the airship
turned around several times, but was
drifting with the wind. 1t passed over
the centennial grounds, floated rapidly
over the city at a high altitude in a
northeasterly direction and passed out
of sight in the gathering twilight. At
about 7:45 the machine landed near
Madison, about - miles east of this
city. Professor Barnard is very well
satisfied with this trial trip.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
FELL INTO A TRIPLE
Terrible Accident at an Ore Mine
at Pinkney, Tenn.
TEN KILLED AND AS MANY HURT.
Those Who Escaped Instant Death
Have Crushed Hip Bones, Broken
Legs and Arms and Internal Inju-
ries, and Half of Them VIII Die.

Florence, Ala, May ia terrible
disaster occurred at Pinkney, Tenn,
ore mines, 80 miles from here, late
Thursday afternoon. The new tipple,
or ore dump, 60 feet high fell, Instant
ly killing ten white men and boys and
seriously wounding several others.
The killed are: Jose Remington, Cal
Kilburn, Will Kilburn, Jim Brown and
his 11-year~old son, Cal Harris, Landin
Harris. Richard Hardwick, Mat Grow
and Jim Grow.
OF the killed Remington, Cal Kill
burn, Brown, Harris and the two
Crows leave wives and from one to
five children. Those who are seriously
injured have broken legs and arms
and crushed hip bones, and internal in
juries. AT least half of those who are
injured will die. All of the killed and
wounded We're on the top of the tipple
when it collapsed. Only two escaped
without serious injuries. One young
man,seeing his danger in time, jumped
20 feet to tree and received slight
scratches. and another jumped to the
ground, turning over several times and
alighted on his feet, only spraining his
ankle.
The seriously injured are: Bill Sims,
George Gamble, Cype Gamble, Alex
O'Dill, Will Fitzpatrick, Joe Newton,
Donny Brown, Two McElmores and NJ.
Christian.
The cause Of the collapse Is unknown.
The dump was a new one, and was
tested with 90 cars of ore less than a
month ago. There was only small
weight on 1t when 1t fell.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15

Little Rock, May Estate Senator
Burt McMulen, of Yell county, yester-
day made desperate attempt on the
life of Colonel j. N. Smithee, editor of
the Arkansas Gazette. Senator Nc
Mullin entered the private office of
Colonel Smithee, drawing a revolver
and at the same time demanding an
apology for editorial utterances made
by the latter in regard to the senator's
action in defeating the railroad COM
mission bill When this was not forth
coming Senator McMullin fired point
blank at the colonel who sprang to
his feet and struck McMullin's arm,
causing the bullet to miss his body by
but later released on bail.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15

According to Professor Max Weber Of
Amsterdam, the only animals which
surpass man in tho absolute weight Of
their brains are elephants and whales,
but there are several that rank ahead
of him i'll the ratio Of the brain weight
to the total weight Of the body. Ali of
these, however, are comparatively small
animals. Among them are many mon.
keys and certain members of the squir-
Eel and mouse families. No animal of
greater Lodily size than man has brain
which is relatively as large as his. Up
on the whole, it seems that mans men,
tai superiority is due rather to the quail
ity and organization than to the size of
his brain.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
Many of tho Books an Insult to the In
telligenee of Young PeopIe.

eeilBehce VI AounR Ieopio'
Edward W. Box has been making q
careful and comprehensive examination
of Sunday school libraries, and in The
Ladies Home journal he confesses him
self disgusted with the literature thus
placed in the hands of our boys and
girls. A less complete investigation,
Mr.. Box says, would not have made it
possible for him to believe that the IL
braries Of our Sunday schools were
stocked with such piles of rubbish
"wishy washy literature" as he terms
it. He quotes the titles and gives the
themes Of anumber Of books he obtained
from Sunday school libraries, md these
seem to completely warrant his conclu.
sions. "Such books" he contends, "are
an insult to the intelligence of the
young people and have pernicious in
fuence. Instead Of being healthy books
they are decidedly unhealthy in tone
and teaching. Surely we are cultiyating
q dangerous taste for reading in the
young when we feed them on such rub
bish.'
Mr.. Box unhesitatingly lays part Of
the blame upon the publication boards
and societies, which are Influenced by
a dcnominational spirit that narrows
their choice Of books. Then, again, it rs
shown that the most mediocre sort Of
talent" is employed to write these
books, and that beggarly pricos--less
than $50 per book-are paid. A share
Of responsibility, Mr.. Box asserts, rests
upon the men who purchase Sunday
school libal1ies, who, as is most fre-
quently the case, are not qualified for
the task and whose object is to secure a
library as cheap as possible. Mr. Box
urges that the selection of Sun
day school books be left to women, who
instinctively know and feel the kind
Of book which a boy or girl will read
and enjoy" He insists that women
should be given carte blanche to make
he selections so far as the prescribed
AMOUNT of money will go. "A hundred
good books" Mr.. Box concludes, "are
sar better than 500 books Of indifferent !!
interest,"" which are bought simply be-
'auso they are cheap. "a Sunday school |
ibrary cannot be created in a day, and |
10 discourage ment should be felt if the
inancial means of the church are CON
raced ard ncccssitato the purchase Of !
nIy u Few books at time.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
The Constitutional Convention.

| DOVER, May li-Durlng the debate in
! the Cons itntiaunl CanvaptiNH hero tu,iay
| on the report of the Board of Agricnlturr.
| various amendments and substitutes we o
| introduced, all of which We're rejected by
| The convention, and tho printed report
| taken up.
During the discussion, Mr.. Horsey,
| chairman Of tho committee on agriculture
who had an idea that the various substi
lutrs-or a6 least two Of thcm-emanated
| from the Delaware Experiment. Station,
! stated on tho floor that "ho had been en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits for II num-
Der Of years and believed he knew equally
as much about the needs and requirements
of the farmers as did the gentlemen from
the upper part of the state" He had ref.
CrenCn to DR.. Nealr.
When at The afternoon session section
WIS called up, Mr., bradford succeeded in
having the following portion thereof
stricken out: "TEe { CnCral Assembly
shall prescribe and define their duties, and
enact suitable provisions for the execution
by the said board of tho powers herein
designated"
DR.. Cooper desired to make he term of
the board six years instead of eight, but
the convention refused to concur, and the
article as amended was then adopted as q
whole
The following was eliminated from the
reports thereby giving the Legislature all
power in tho matter
And upon complaint made by the board
to the attorney genaral, of any grievances
committed by any common carrier or
transportation company touching freight
charges or efficiency of transport alton, it
shall be the duty of the attorney-general
to institute and prosecute proceedings for
the investigation and redress Of such
grievances, in such manner as shall be
provided by law"
When article 13 was called there was
lively debate on Local option. Mr. Mar
tin offered an amendment to strike out
the following:
whenever minority of all the mem
bers elected to each house of the General
Assembly by the qualified electors In any
district named in section Of this article
shall request the submission of tho ques-
tion OF License or no license to vote of
the qualified electors in said district, the |
General Assembly shall provide for the
submission of such question to the quail.
fled electors in such district at the next
general election thereafter
The matter was discussed at length and |
will be further aired.
Corporations will be considered on Mon
day. There is sure to b0 lively time
over the following amendments;
Section -. No corporation created un.
der general law shall commence business
until tMeAty per Ccntum Of its authorized
capital shall have been paid into its trea-
sury in cash; nor shall the stock or bonded
Indebtedness OF corporations be increased
except pursuant to general law, nor with
out the consent of the holders of u major
ity Of tho stock outstanding first obtained
at meeting called for the purpose public
notice thereof having been first given, Il
as may be provided by law II
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15

Philadelphia, May 4.-Flour quiet; win
ter superfine, s2.75m2.90; do. extras, $50
3.25; Pennsylvania roller, clear, $iG4.20;
do straight, $420T4.35; western winter,
clear, 4ui.2O; do. straight $42Od4.35; city
mills, extra, $31OM3.35. Rye flour steady
at $225TD2.50 per barrel Wheat dull; con-
tract wheat, May, S5aS5Igc. No. 2 Penn
sylvania and No. Delaware red, spot,
9Olac.; No. l northern spring, spot, $50
SSlac.; No. red, May, S29sc. do. July,
T9c.; do. September, 749sC.; do. December,
T59sc Corn firm; steamer corn spot, 2SA
Cl2Slsc; No. 2 yellow for local trade,
31iac; No. 2 mixed. spot, 29hM29lac.; do.
May 291.d29l5c. Oats firm; No. 2 white,
carots, Soc; No. white, May, 26R@27c.;
do. June and July, 25EN26Ec. Hay steady;
choice timothy, $l4Nll.5O for large bales.
Beef steady; beef hams, $2im2l5O. Pork
dull; family, SO.50Gil1. Lard dull; city,
SJsSQ 1876. Butter steady. western cream
cry, I2015c.; factory, S@1fc.; Elgins, 15c.:
imitation creamery, 100l3c. New York
dairy, 11GlIc.: creamery, 12Gll5C.: fancy
prints iobbing at 17q2Oc.: do. extra,
wholesale Ice. Cheese quiet large New
York. 9ulGc. small, fancy, 10nllAc.:
part skins. 4Q7Ac. full skins, 21sl3c.
Eggs steady New York and Pennsylva-
MIA, lie: western, fresh. i0AT1013c.;
southern, 9I9Rc. Tallow we x; city, Sc;
country, 3lBc. Turpentine steady at $50
2SIac. Pig iron easy; southern, $9.O5m
1850; northern, $lOWl250 Copper steady:
lake brokers, sl1; exchange. S11. Til
steady; straights, N345NlS55; plates
weak. Spclter steady; domestic S42Ofp
$50 Lead dun and easy at S3.27IGm3.3 .32i2;
brokers market steady at $3121a. Coffee
quiet; May, $50; September, $3.50; De-
CemDer $40; March $7S5
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
The ".Jersoy Lily" Divorced.

IakepOrt, Cal, May 15.-Emilie Char-
lOtte Langtry, better known through
out two hemlsphercs as the Jersey
Lily" has secured a divorce from her
English husband, as well as possession
Of her daughter Jeanne. The decree
that gives her much sought freedom
from matrimonial fetters was signed
by Judge r. w. Crump. 1t was all
done very quietly, a default being en-
tered against the foreign defendant,
who had failed to file a defense in the
time allowed by the California code.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
TRAIN RuoDERS' GOOD HAUL.
Proceeding, in the Approved Fashion,
TheY sNNnrc AMout $4,000.

tFocttuiHt, III tlt .AIpioNSu TuShAoHt
They Secure About $4,000.
San AntoniO, Tex, May 15-The west
pound S0uil:rrn Pacific passenger train
was held w by masked men and rob-
bed about ~ miles west of here early
in the mUir nG. As the train pulled
out of the HGtie town of Lozier three
men jumped aboard and pointing pis-
tolls at the engineer and fireman COM
PEELED the former to stop the train
about one and half west of the town.
After forcing the doors of the express
car one of the robbers entered the car
and dynamitud the two safes of the
Wells Fargo Express company. Both
the through and local safes were open
ed and the contents secured. The local
safe contained about $1,000 or $4,000,
The amount secured from the through
safe is unknown but 1t Is believed II
will not fall below $1,000 or $4,000.
The express car was badly wrecked
by the force Of the explosion of dyna-
mite. The top was blown off and the
sides and floor badly shattered. The
mail was not molested by the robbers
but it was greatly damaged by the
force of the explosion. 1t is claimed
that the bandits are part of gang
that came into this section recently
from, Mexico. -
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
Concert at Ciayuont,

A grand concert will be given in the hall
at Claymont on Thursday evening, May
Goth fer which occasion there has been ar.
ranged q fne program, including singing,
rec!tations, dialogues, select reading, ,instru
mental music etc The entertainment
will be opened with prayer Music will be
furnished by the L.nwood fife and drum
corps A grand promenade will take
place at 10 o'clock led by Mr.. Samuel
Powell As this Is our first attempt tho
committee has promised to make the en-.
tertanment delightful This Is for tho
benefit of this said church. Admission i
and ~ cents. ISAAC DESHlElDs, pastor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
Dismissal From the Army.

Washington, May 15.-The record Of
the court martial in the case Of Captain
Henry ROmeyn, recently tried at Fort
MCPheren, Ga, on charges founded
on a personal assault upon Lieutenant
M. ]. O'Drien, of his regiment, reached
the war department yesterday from
General Merritt, at New York. The
fact that General Merritt found 1t nee
essary to send the papers to Washing
ton is an indication that the court has
sentenced Captain Romeyn to dismiss
sal from the army
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15

Wash nEton, May 15.-The returns re-
c~t'rl hy the immigration bureau dur
T. asst several months show a
L.. isling off in the number of
hu., { arrivals in this country. The
nun. T.. Of arrivals during the nine
mon ilj ended March 81, 1897, was 49,
9H, as compared with 2O9, $50 for the
same period in the fiscal year 1896.
This is a decrease of 66,6S9. During
April the decrease at New York alone
was l1,439, and during the first II days
in the present month the falling off at
New York was 1O,SO0 Commissioner
General Stump estimates that the de-
crease for the entire country during
the fiscal year ending June 80 next will
not be less than $4,000, of which New
York probably will show 10000.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
ROLL OF HONOR.
Students at Goldey's College Who
Have Received Merit Marks.

The roll of honor for April Of the Goldey
! Commercial and Shorthand College is al
| follows:
THEORY DEPARTMENT..
Book keeping Highest, 9S per cent
| Miss L, d. Brostrom, M. C. Brinton. W
E. Dawes, N. M. Deputy. Next highest, 81
per cent: c. " Crockson.
Practical arithmetic. 100 pei
cent: W. E. Dawes, Robert II. Ferguson
]. c. Ferguson. Next highest, 92 per cent.
II. M. Deputy, ]. b. Wright.
Business enmanshlp.-Highest SG per
cent: Misses E. b. Brostrom, l.. r. Moerk;
C. V. Brockson. Next highest, SIS per cent.
Misses l.. II. Ainsworth, A. Il. Galhreth
Robert H. Ferguson, ]. G. Ferguson, G.
V. Hastings, h. f. Swarts.
Practical spelling. Highest. 100 per
cent: Miss l.. H. Ainsworth f. w. Smith;
Next highest, 80 per cent: Misses &c, r..
Brostrom, L. T. Moerk L. NJ NandGgrift;
b. II. Davis, +. V. Finn, G. V. Hastings,
w. A. McNamee.
Quick calculations.-H 100 per
cent: Misses L. H. Ainsworth, e. b.
Brostrom; M. G. Brinton. Next highest
SO per cent: c, W. Adams, ]. c. Ferguson.
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
"A ABEAUTIFUL MONUMENT
Washington's Memory Honored in
! Pennsylvania's Metropolis.
THE PRESIDENT IN ATTENDAECE CE.

Formal Unwilling Of the Beautiful
Tribute to the Nations Liberator
Honored by the Presence of the
Rulers of the Republic He Founded,
Philadelphia, May 15.-Washington
and his memory rules Philadelphia to-
day. The entire city presents a gala
appearance in honor Of the street pa
geant and the exercises connected with
the unveiling Of the Washington mon
ument In Fairmount park, and the city
Is crowded with visitors from this and
adjoining states. While the day has
not been declared a legal holiday, it is
practically so, many of the business
houses and practically all of the in
dustrial establishments having closed
before noon.
All day yesterday and last night
troops were arriving at the different
railway sations, and today the
city has a decidedly military appear
ance. The troops were met by detach-
ments of the various local commands,
who escorted them to the different
quarters, where they will be entertain
ed during their stay in the city.
The first important event in connec-
tion with the demonstration was the
arrival yesterday afternoon CT Presi-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
Wnntcd To XIII the ITmnlrA,

Kansas City, Mo, May 15.-Yester-
days game between Kansas City and
Milwaukee terminated in a small sized
riot. After "A game of hard hitting and
ragged fielding Milwaukee won out in
the ninth inning on a doubtful deCis-
ion of Umpire Graves, which resulted
in an immediate uproar, Fred Lake,
catcher for the blues. assaulted Graves,
knocking him down, and Immediately
several hundred men swarmed upon
the grounds, and Graves was roughly
handled until four policemen came to
his assistance. The policemen finally
dragged the umpire out through a
side gate, and he escaped the mob by
driving rapidly toward town.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
Fastest of Her Glass in the World

Bridgeport, Conn, May 15.-"The
fastest vessel of her class in the world"
was the verdict accorded by the OH
GERS of the trial board at the concu-
sion of the speed trial of the new gum
boat Nashville yesterday on Long ISL
and sound. The speed required by the
government was 1907 knots, and the
average speed made by the vessel was
1916 knots, making an excess speed Of
very near three knots. With a bonus
of 100000 for each excess knot, this
means 100000 bonus for the builders.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
Two children AsDhyNinted,

Atlantic City, May 15.-At the home
of William Staiger, real estate oper-
ator and builder, in the finest and
wealthest neighborhood of the city,
Mr.. Staiger's pretty 15-year- old daugh-
ter Gussie and her 1O-year-old cousin,
Ray Lafferty, were found dead In bed
yesterday, having been asphyxiated by
escaping gas Miss Gussie had return
ed from Philadelphia on Monday,
bringing her little cousin with her for
a summer visit Mr., Staiger, who arose
early. discovered the escape of gas.
and bursting the bedroom door open he
found both children dead.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
Mr.. Knapp Not Driven From Turkey.

Washington. May Ex-senator Mills
has received a letter from Minister
Terrell, who says that all the talk of
the Turks expelling Missionary Knapp
from Turkey is untrue. MIR. Terrell
says that Knapp was frightened into
leaving his post at Bitlis, near the
Russian border. He was told that the
Turks could not protect him against
the Kurds. Armenian Christians &C.
cuSed him of exciting revolution. The
porte wanted him to remain in Turkey,
but at a different post. Minister Ter
reell says Knapp can return to Turkey
whenever he pleases.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
Ac SOu Goina West

The B. s. o. r. r. maintains first
class service to all points West, North.
west South and Southwest Pullman
sleeping and dining cars 10 Pittsburg,
Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, ST.
Louis, Toledo and Chicago. The B. & o.
offers o greater variety Of routes and
cheaper rates than any other line. Bc.
tore making arrangements persons will
find it to their interest to consult by let
ter or In person H. A. Miller, Passenger
Agent, Wilmington. Del.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
Chapman Agrees to Serve His Sentence

Washington. May 15.-Broker Elver-
ton X. Chapman, of New York city,
will surrender himself to United States
Marshal Wilson at o'clock Monday
afternoon. Positive assurance to this
effect was given District Attorney
Davis yesterday by Chapman's counsel.
Chapman will then be escorted imme-
diately to the district Jail and begin to
serve his sentence of 80 days for re-
fusing to answer the senate sugar
trust investigating committees ques-
tions three years ago. With the five
days rebate for good conduct Mr. Chap
man will spend Is days in Jail. and he
will get the benefit of the usual jail
privileges.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15

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aud instantly takes the sting out of corns
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15
Lieutenant Iarrow Acquitted.

Pittsburg, May 15.-Lieutenant Ed
ward s. Farrow. of New York. who
was tried in the criminal court for an
alleged violation OF the insurance laws
of the state, was found not guilty. The
jury returned a sealed verdict in about
16 minutes after retiring. The prose-
cutor, C. f. Harper, of the Mutual Re-
serve Fund Life association, of New
York, was ordered to pay the costs.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-15

Why have we memory sufficient to
retain the minutcst circumstances that
have happened to us and yet not enough
to remember how often we have related
them to the same pcrson?-La Roche.
fouCaull.