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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
Sixteen Sailors Died at Sea.

san Francisco. Nov. 1o.-From Aurk-
land comes Il story of the terrible cXper-
icnces of twrnty-four shipwrcckcd Sn-
moans who were blown far cut of their
course and were at sea in boat for
sixty days. Only eight survived.
The party left the Island of Tntulla
in large beat for two islands some
sixty milr, to the eastward. They were
blown out of their course and drlttrd
before the wind for sixty days, until
they made the Island Of Namunui. which
is about 900 miles in Il direct line from
their starting point.
Nearly half the party died i'll boat,
one was killed in landing. and some dleh
On shore, making only eight SURVIVORS.
They spread sails to catch rain, winch
fell heavily, and which they stored III
huNnS.
The island they reached is inhabited
by people who took al possible care OF
them, bat they were II II very enlancl.
#tri condition when the steamer plck"l
them ul. lhry have since been re-
turned to their homes.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
CITY EDITION.
GRiFFO Unable TO FIGHT.

st. Louis, Nov 19.-Seven thousand
Eeople witnessed the athletic carnival
held in the Coliseum last night under
the auspices of the ST. Louis Press Club.
lhe affair was managed by parson
Davies and refereed by George Sicr.
The crowd expected to see some fast
lighting, but were disappointed. Young
Griifo, the Australian boxer, and Tom
Tracy were matched for eight rounds,
but GrlffO was hurt early in the evening
in Il collision with Il street car. and al
though he endeayored to proceed with
me contest he was forced to quit in the
first round.
Griffo and Tracy boxed for about one
minute when Griffo suddenly threw up
ms arms, sprang to the rUpcs and began
making IL speech Tracy stood in Sur
PRISE. GritIo addressed the audience and
SAID he had been hurt by the hack in
winch lie was riding colliding with IL
street car. and his bruises were painins
nm so severely he could not 20 on with
the fight: Paddy Smith, brother of
Denver' Ed Smith, was substituted
ana maze fair showing against Tracy,
but was in no condition for a match. and
was counted out in the second round.
Harry, Harris, Of Chicago. defeated La
bialchc, OF st. Louis, in five rounds.
hon Armstrong, cnlorrd. heavyweight,
ana John Hoffman, of st. Louis, boxed
three friendly rounds
Tracy, being declared winner, will be
matched against Kid Laviyne at Chi
cago in December.
At lo.41 O'Clock last night. while Grif-
10. Denny Ho!enn, his manager. and
three attendants were en- route to the
Coliseum in hack to take part in the
Press Club athletic carnival. street
car colided with the vehicle, overturn-
ing 1t and throwing all the occupants
to the ground.
Gr!ho sustained a spraincd shoulder,
Holleran received Il serious cut in the
left side of the neck. and Philip OToole,
OF this city. suffered a confusion of the
Drain and was removed to the hospital in
serious condition.
Holleran and Griffo were taken to the
Medical Dispensary. where they were
cared for, and then proceeded to the
Coliseum.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
HROAD STREET. SHELTERS.

The ordinance passed by Councils ap-
proWating $1,000 to the Department oI
Public Safety for the purpose Of OK
pcrimenting with rest shelters on Broad
street will be promptly acted upon by
Director Ritter. That official stated this
morning that ninc Of the new shelters
will he put upon Broad street at points
where travel is most congestcd. He said
that he believed that these would fully
demonstrate the success of the new
method to protect pedestrians W who are
obliged to cross Broad street. and Cuun-
ellis will see the advisability of provia-
ing more shelters.
The shelters will be constructed upon
lines followed in many European cities,
notably Paris, where these rests or
refugees are surrounded by monumental
lamp-posts. Those which will be placed
upon Broad street will not be attached
to the pavement, and can be easily
moved should they prove unsatisfactory.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
FELL DEAD WHILE VISITING.
John Fahey Expired at the Home
Of a Friend.
DROPPED TO THE FLOOR.
For Several Hours Was Supposed to
be Sleeping While He Lay Dead.
His Family and Authorities
Were Finally Notified.

John J. Farley, a aborer employed by
the Wilmington Coal Gas Co., living at
No, 11l6 West Second street, fell dead in
the house of Charles Frugal, at Fourth
and Tatnall streets, last night, about )
o'clock. Fahcy called at Frugali's about
that time and tried to borrow ten cents
from Mrs Frugal. He was intoxicated
and Mrs. Frugali, who is well acquainted
with the family, told him she did not
have the money but to come in and sit
down until her husband came home.
Fahey accepted the invitation and sat
down and Mrs. Fahey paid no further
attention to him. Shortly afterwards,
Fahey fell off the chair onto the floor, but
supposing that it was the result OF in
toxication she paid no attention to
him. At s o'clock he was still lying in
the same position and noticing that she
could not hear him breathing she thought
it strange and going over found that he
was dead.
She Immediately notified officer Di
Mare and he sent for Deputy Coroner
Chandler by whom the body was taken
in charge and removed to his home.
Officer Di Mare had thoughtfully sent
officer Hutton to prepare Mrs. Fahey as
soon as he found that the man was dead.
Fahey was about 40 years old and has
been working at the Wilmington Coal
Gas Company's works for some years.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
Mines Still .AfjI.c.

Aspen. 'ol., Nov. 19.-Thc fire in the
NhnG-lcr min" remains unconIurrcd,
ana it is now conceded that it will re-
l'lirc weeks and perhaps months before
1t can be snbductl. A new method of
attack has been decided upon. A drift
is being run in the foot wall on the sew
cntieth level about ten feet east of the
burning slope. and when it is com.
pletcd port holes will be cut through the
wall and steam and water played on the
tire which is supposed to be about thirty
feet below this level. This work will
occupy a week or ten days.
Mine Inspector Nice is of the opinion
that it will be impossible to hold the fire
below the seventh level during that
length Of time, and it will surprise no
one, should the fire advance beyond con-
trol at any moment. The gas has large
ly been excluded from other mil es by
means of bulkhea,ls, and operations may
soon be resumed in some of them.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
The Financial Question Before Cor.

Washington. Nov Ex-senator Proc
tor. of Vermont. who has arrived in the
city, said to-day that he believed Con.
gress during the coming session would
pass a bill looking to Il revision Of the
banking laws and general revision Of
the currency system of the country.
while the step in this direction he
said, will not be II great one or one
which will be sat tisfactory to those who
believe that the situation demands rad
ical action, l think something will be
done which will aid in relieving the
situation as regards the imperfect con-
dtion of our banking and currency sys-
tens.
There is no doubt that the Hawaiian
treaty will be ratified by the Senate. The
necessary twO-thirds vote is assured, and
l think this matter will be one of the
first disposed of by the Senate"
Mr.. Proctor refused to discuss. the
probable action of Congress on Cuba.
He said he was unable to predict with
any degree of accuracy what the House
and Senate would do in this direction.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
To Rescue WhalcrS.

Chicago, Nov. l3.-lIleutcnant ELS,
worth Price Bcrtholf, OF the l nlttu
States revenue cutter service. VINO W!ll
command the overland expedition for ne
rliet of the whalerS imprisoned in tie
mountains of ice in the Arctic Seas ar
rived in Chicago last night. he hli To-
crivrl the order 1T Washington to leave
for the coast on y thirty three hours be-
for" the . O'Clock train on the IcnnSyI-
vania road steamed into the Union Do
pot with the Lieutenant on hoar':. When
the order came Lieutenant Bortholf
wired Lieutenant Jarvis, 1T Nc%. Bed
ford. Mass. who will l." one of The re-
lief party. to meet him in Chicago.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
TAINTED BEFORE THE EXECUTION.

Columbus. O.. Nov. 19.-Albcrt j.:
Croutz, the murderer of Bessie Little. OF
Dayton, was electrocuted in the annex
at the Ohio Penitentinry at IL this
morning. 1t was late in the afternoon
before Governor Bushncll's message re-
fusins to interfere was received.
Frantz was visited during the day ny
II brother and sister. and. after parting
nc . o'clock, Frantz tainted. He was
soon restored to consciousness. however,
and had fully rcgnincd his col'p4Snrc ny
the time for the clectr"cllti"ll; re !ooN
Ills nlnrc in the chair at 12.lS without
m nnnorcnt tremor. The officials were
slow in fastening the straps and ADJUST
ing the electrodes. ,u
The first shock did not cause. DEAN.
and thc current was applied again three
lines before life was pronounced 'S''h''
ut 1o1.J
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
WALCOTT AFTER SHANKEY.
Says He can anIuSr the "Ta;luI' for
Twenty Rounds.

san Francisco. Nov. 1D.-l'om
O'Itourkc. manager Of Joe Wolcotl, upon
hearing Sharkcy. c. declaration after the
fight last night that he w"hd meet any
one in the world. Withdrawing the color
line. challenged the sailor in behalf Of
Waicott. O'ituulkc offers to wager
5000 against Sll'MO that Walcott will
stay 20 rounds with Sharkey at catch
weights. and late last night O'Rourkc
posted $1,000 with Charles Aschcr as
evidence Of his good faith.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
LJohn Parker Beats His Wife Just
Once Too Often.
BEEN FORBIDDEN THE HOl Sc
While His Mot hcr-in-law was Absent
Parker Called ON His Wiic---A
Quarrel resulted and the
Husband Was
Whipped.

John Parker and his common law wife,
Elsie Gray, don't live together This is
partly the fault OF Elsic's mothcr, who
does not allow John ON the premises,
while Elsie herself does nu, consider his
society an unmixcd blessing Us hc usually
makes his visits by working on the old
theory of ga woman, q dog and liclcry
tree the more you lick 'cm the better
they be- Though forbidden the house
John waits until his mothcr-in-law is
absent and then calls on his wife.
Yesterday afternoon John called hay
ing sccnthc dreaded mother-in- law depart
and a. usual he and Elsie quarrrlcd. But
for once John received the worst OF the
game. Elsie didn't do atm, to him, I'd
when he finally landed on the pavement
he looked as if he had been battling with
thrcshing machine. His clothing was
in tattcrs and his pride was broken.
His only refuge was the law and Re
hicd himself to Magistrate kelry's and
swore out a warrant for his wife on a
charge OF assault. Elsie put in counter
charge Of trespass and John was again
worstcd, as his case was dismissed while
the magistrate fined him 81 and costs
amounting to $3.50, which John was uE-
able to pay. In default thereof John is
to be boarded at the County's expense.
",Just my luck says John.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
LIVE svoCk ROASTED.

Dolos Trx.. Noy. lo.-A special 10
,hn %"ws FROM Emma. rex" says:
4 terrible prairie fire lasscd lh'"n.Gll
I,nlbnrk, Hale. and Crosby toul''l's
Tmrslny, doing great damage to 'hr
RANGES, It originated east Of Crosby
County. burned eastward through vr,I- i',S
hy County before a severe west W,!,a'
until it reached n point north OF f.n''lla, lE
when a northcr arose bringing the
fire south. The flames made 4 IRE zen
miles wide and Travelled at lightning
snced. At least 400 square miles OF
territory were burned over, Many ,,a, cn,-
flo were burned to death. North ol Ilni-
ma 5000 sheep were burned in one ilocH' f
and many farmers lost their winter tee"'
thc fire burning it in the stacks.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
WANT TO SELL THEIR LAND.
ChOciawS and ChickasaWs Anxious
to Sell Their Lands.

AnlIcrs. |. r.. Nov. 19.-Thc Choriaw-
ChickaSnw Union party. together with
others Of the five civilized tribes who OPP
pose the ratification Of the treaty
adopted at Atoka last April and approved
hy the Choctaw and Chickasnw Icgs-
IHturcs. will meet here next Monday to
diScrSS the plan now on foot to sell th"
Indian land outright 10 the l'nilol
States Government. and the Indians
move to Mexico. EX-Govcrnor Moscly.
If the Chickasnw Nation. and the Gov
,rnors of the Cherokee" Greek and
Seminole Nations will participate in the
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
Miners Strike mt COShOt.tOn-

Cincinnati, Nov. 10.-A special to the
Commercial Tribune from Coshocton,
O., says:
All the miners in Coshocton County
went out on strike yesterday. The
strike is the result of disagreement
over the wages to be paid to the day
men and Oh price of yarlagr. 1t is en-
pectcd that their differences will be
settled and work resumed soon,
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
COmDetitOr's Crew Sails.

Havana, Nov. -9.-The Ward Line
steamer Saratoga, having Oh board the
released crew of the American schooner
Competitor, the United States Vice Con-
sui Mr.. Joseph A. Springer, and Senor
Julio Artcaga, who was sentenced to
death, but who was recently pardoncd,
sailed for New York to-day. She should
reach her destination on Tuesday next.
There is great rejoicing among the
members Of the American colony here at
the release Of the crew Of the Competitor.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
SrriOus Boiler E.XplOSiOn.

Cnrlr1ON, Mich, Nov. EJ.-Ihc bolToF
in Milton Artlcy's large woodworking
factory exploded this morning., killing
the fireman. Edward Craft, and injurlnG
Fred Arllcy. son Of the owner; Otis
Baker and Cyrus Burroughs. The. force
of the explosion shook every building III
town ard left the factory almost total
wreck. The cause of the explosion is
unknown.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
Wpylcr Says He Never Said So.

Madrid, Nov. 19.-Yhc Captain General
Of Galca has tclcgraphcd t" the Govern
mcnt here saying that in the Interview
which he had yesterday with General
Wrylcr, the former Captain General Of
Cuba. the latter completely cXculpat,,
himself of the statements attributed to
him upon the occasion Of his leaving Ha-
vana, and affirmed his devotion and Hl-
h,Sion to the Government.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
THEY WILL BE PRESENT.
Governors STAFF and Il Battalion Of
the National Guard Will be Present.
The School Childrcn's Bible.

The first battalion Of the first Regiment
\. &. D., under command Of Colonel G..
NJ. Stevenson, uct At tie Arm ,ry Of Troop
b. and executed several difficult drills,
preparatory to joining the ranks. OF the
military escort, which will accompany
the officers OF the gunhoHt Wilmington
from the boat to the Opera House, on
November 90.
AdjuIant General Hart yesterday is
sued an order to Governor TunnelTs
staff to report on Tuesday next at the
Clayton House, to accompany he Cover
nor at the reception Of the officers and
crew Of the grlnb,at and also to part lcl-
pate in the presentation services. The
staff will appear in full dress.
The Bible which will be given by he
school children, will be presented by
John Aspin KicnIc, pupil in the fourth
grade at grammar school No. I. Master
kicnle is II years old, and lives with his
parents a 500 W. Fifth street.
On the day of the presentation cele-
monies the public schools will be closed
all day. The Bible will be presented in
the Auditorium at 10 O'Clock Il. M
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
Fear, Concerning Overdue Vessels.

San Francisco. Nov. ia southwest
hurricane was raging last night along the
coast from Eureka to Cape Flattcry, hay
ing moved south from Oregon. The
steamers State of California. President.
Tmatilla and Truckre are overdue. The
Humboldt. after considerable trouble in
crossing the bar, succeeded in reaching
the port of Eureka.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20

Washington. Nov. 1o.-.tn order wiN>
issued by the Orphans Court to-day
making Mrs. John a. Logan guardian for
Miss Evangclla CUSsio y CiSncrns. The
proceedings in Court were very brlef.
but the Scnorita's appearance created
much interest.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20

New York. Nov. 1N.--NlrH. Eiorc Lii
Ian Van SchaaCk started for Chicago
yesterday to fry to collect the StiJ.O"D
from her, fathcr-n-law, Peter Van
Schaack, the millionaire drug man Of
Chicago. which Il Brooklyn Jury awarded
her for the alienation Of her husbands
affections.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20

Algiers. Nov 19.--Thc French torpedo
boats No. 1873 and Boulnrt de lagrcc
while maneuvering yesterday evening
came into collision. with the result that
No. 133 sank four minutes later. The
crew were saved. The Boudart de l.a-
gree was badly damaged.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
FRESHMEN AT CAMBRIDGE.

Cambridge, Nov. 19.-The Yale apl
Harvard Freshmen will play football to-
gethcr tomorrow for the first time in
three years. Soldiers Field will be the
scene of the struggle. Aside from the
fact that the contest marks reunion
Of the Freshman classes of the two col
eges, it will be remarkable because it
will afford the Yale team Il chance to
even up the scores of Freshman victor
les between Yale and Harvard. Now
Harvard has eight Freshman victories to
it's credit while Yale has but seven. The
Yale youngsters go into the game with
the prestige of veterans. They had
hard game in their contest last Saturday
with the Princeton Freshmen, who were
beaten by the score of 10 to ., and they
have sustained but two defeats, by
Anlovcr, 1G to +. and by the Irving Club.
Of Brooklyn, 6 too. The Harvard Fresh
men have played but II single game OF
note, their contest with the University
of PENNSYLVANIA, which they won, 81 10
o, Il month ago At the beginning of the
season Harold $. Wallace, of Ansonin.
was elected temporary captain. He plays
,unr,rr-hack and ran the team well. but
was injured two weeks ago, and j. IL.
Wear Of st. Louis, was chosen permh-
nuut captain.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
THEY CANE ON A TANDEM
NagIe and Schlide Went Back on
the Train.
THEY HAD STOLEN THE WHEEL
Visitors Came Here to Sell il but the
Police took them in Charge and
Sent them Home.

A circular was received at headquarters
yesterday afternoon by the police depart
mcnt from Arthur Hoycc, manager "f the
Philadelphia branch of the Cleveland
Cycle Company, notifying the police to
look ont for Il tandem which had been
taken from their place last Friday, and
which had not yet been returned.
About the time that this circular az
rived, two forlorn looking bicyclists rode
up to the Mcdaniel Cycle cos store and
asked for the proprietor. When Mr.
Mcdaniel appeared they offered to sell
him their mount, Il '97 Cleveland with a
Il broken chain, for S25. They stated
that they had bought the wheel in Ches-
ter and produced a bill OF sale which Mr..
Mcdaniel at once recognized as the work
vi I'LL IilitclIl.
Stating that he had no use for a tandem
just at present, he suggested that they
take it to the Pyle Cycle Company, as in
all probability they would buy it. The
would-bc sellers Immediately rode to the
Pyle Cycle Company's store, while Nc
Daniel, aftcrnotifying the Pyle Company,
called up Captain Chambers and reported
the matter to him. A couple of officers
were sent to find the men and the wheel
and investigate the matter. At Pylc's
store, which is the Cleveland agency in
this city, the men stated that they had
bought the wheel inPcnnsgrove and asked
$50 for it. The clerk called a workman
to examine the bearings and while doing
50 the numbers were ascertaincd. That
the men were 'grccn' riders was very
apparent as they did not seem to have
the least idea of any means OF indentitiv-
ing wheel by numbers. When the
police arrived the young ncn were ap-
parenlIy somewhat surprised but accom-
panied them to headquarters. They
gave their names as John Nagcl and
Frederick Schlidc but refused to give any
iun her information.
Manager Boycc arrived last evening
with Detective Murray in response to Il
telegram which was sent by the Captain
Chambers when the arrest was made.
lie Unidentified the wheel as the property
of his company and the men as the ones
who hired the wheel. They were turned
over to Detective Murray together with
the bike and were taken to Philadelphia.
With them Vanished the vision OF riding
On Il bicycle built for two which had
been entertained by several enter rising
man, bnrs of I bn hiryrla rnrna
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
Another Philadelphia Crime.

Special to THE Sun.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. ia. Polnarglcr
30 years old, a peaceful and hardw"rklng
shoemaker, was stricken down with II
murdcrous blow by Il negro in his base
ment shop at Sixth and Pine streets to-
day. The negro escaped and the police
have no trace, or dctcri ption Of him. lie
entered the shocmaker's shop this after
noon and asked to see pair of shoes.
Tie tried on a pair and leaving his old
ones in the shop, started to run off. Pom
argier picked up heavy file and pur-
sued him. Before the negro reached the
sidewalk, the shoemaker grapplcd with
him, but the bnrIy intruder turned on
him and drew Il razor In the sc'llilc
the razor was dropped on the steps The
negro wrenchcd the file from his capt"r
and struck him murdcrous blows on the
head facturing his skull in two places,
and fled down the street. leaving his We
tim unconscious. a women was a soil
tary witucss but in her fright she could
give the police only vague description
Of the assailant. They have no clue t."
him but the old pair OF shoes. P"marE'"r
was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital,
where the doctors said there was NJ
chance for his recovery. lie Is married
and has one child.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-20
George ". Bush Hurt.

George W. Bush Of the George W..
Bush and Sons Co. met with a painful
accident last night about $50 O'Clock.
Mr.. Bush was on his way to his home at
No. 7O5 West street, and at Eighth and
TatnaIl streets was run down by a
rapidly driven carriage which was, com
ing down Tatnall street. Mr. BUSH was
thrown violently against the curb break
ing his collar bone while the driver
whipping up his horse drove away. Mr..
Bush was picked up and assisted to ms
home where DR.. Crumbaugh reduced the
fracture. The police were notified ana
are looking for the miscreat who was re-
spOnsible for the accident.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-22

holding their own against the ever
increasing flood of newer writings for our
youth. The signed preferences received
show that Robinson Crusoe," THE
Swiss Family Robinson" THE Arabian
Nights" the fairy tales of Hans Chris
tian Andersen and the Grimm broth
ers are still among the most popular OF
children's books. The primary grade
pupils also show a great regard for the
stories of "Red Riding Hood, "''Jack and
the Beanstalk," "Babes in the Woo is, !"
"Jack the Giant Killer" "Blue B ard, !"
cinderella" Beauty and the Beast"
and Tom Thumb" Red Riding Hood, 1"
however is easily the favorite.
Among modern books it is not surpris-
ing that tom Sawyer" distances all
competitors and that his admirers are to
be found in every grade of the primary
and grammar schools and include among
their number a by no means small per-
centage of girls. "Huckleberry Finn, J"
though very popular, does not approach
this almost universal favorite In the esti-
nation of our youth. and ''Peck's Bad
Boy" has won only seven hearts, one of
them feminine.
Careful segregation and tabulation
shows that the list of ultra-favorite au
thors, outside of Mr.. Clemens, stands
about the same here as it has been found
to stand in the large cities East. Alger,
Henty, Castlemon and Optic, In the order
given, seem to appeal especially to our