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The sun., 1897-12-22
Ratcliffe's Counsel Scores Delacy.

New YORK, Dec. 2l.-Lawyer Towns,
counsel for actor Ratcliffe made bitter
attack upon Peter Delacy in summing
up in the case this afternoon. He ac-
cused nelacy of being the instigator of
the plot to send his daughter actor hus-
band to Jail. He also assailed the dis
trict attorney ss Being cats paw in De-
Iacy's hands. After the conclusion of
Towns address the case was adjourned
until tomorrow morning, when assistant
district attorney will sum up'for the
State.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Burke Won OF, a FOul

LONDON, Dec. 2l,-The fight between
Dick O'Brien and Dick Burke for purse
Of $50 pounds in addition to the 800
pounds stakes at the Olympic Club,
Birmingham, was won by Burke on a
foul. 1t was Il tame contest. Burke
scaled at 146 pounds, and O'Brien 100.
The former was in fine shape while the
latter ives hog fat The contest was al
most a fizzle. AT the end of the first
round O'Bricn was blowing hard, and it
was about the same thing at the end of
the second. In the fourth round Burke
slipped in OBricn's corner, and the
Boston boxer hit him light blow. A
foul was claimed and allowed
The sun., 1897-12-22
Wilmington Bicycle Club.

President Rice of the Wilmington BIZ
cycle Club has appointed the following
committee to arrange for holding cycle
exhibition early next year: Lewis S.
Fell, William Kirk, George Dellegh, =.
NJ. Dillon and Waldo c. Wilson. Next
Friday night there will be an entertain
ment at the clubhouse, at which dona-
tions will be received for the poor and
distributed according to information re-
ceived from pastors of churches. There
will be an entertainment on January
llth and mock trial on January 25th.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Would Aid Her Sons.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Mrs. George NJ.
Pullman has made up her mind to re-
nounce that portion of her husbands 8
will by which was given to her the
yearly income from 81, ,250,0OO and will
some time within year from the filing
of the will announce to the Probate
Court here election to take dover in
terest in the estate.
This means that when the estate is
settled Mrs. Pullman will come into pos
session of at least So, 900, 900 in personal
property and have life interest Of one
third in all the real estate left by her
husband,
The sun., 1897-12-22
LINGOS TRIAL ON FRIDAY.
The Negro Pleads Not Guilty 10 In
dfctments---Say He'll be
RailrOaded,

CAMDEN, N. j., Dec. 2l.-Francis Lingo
is, it is said, to be 'srailroaded." He viii
be tried next Friday. Former Judge
Alfred Hugg and Morse Archer have
been assigned by the court to defend
hilh. The grand jury made the first
presentment to the court at noon today
There were twenty-one true bills pre-
sented. Among these were six indict-
ments against Lingo. The negro and
half-dozen other prisoners were brought
into court from the Jail and taken into
the small court room to plead before
Judge Armstrong. Lingo was dressed 10
on the day Of his arrest. 4
Francis Lingo ou are indicted for
obtaining certain letters under false pre-
tences. What do you plead T' asked
Assistant Prosecutor Carson.
"Not guilty" cried Lingo in loud
tone.
''You are indicted also for forging a
certain order or request to obtain certain
letters with intent to injure and damage.
What do you plead p
"Not guilty." cried Lingo.
'You are indicted for forging an order,
with intept to injure and defraud ?'
"Not guilty"
"You are indicted with attempted alb
duction Of Miss Katherine V. Berry"
Not guilty"
''You are indicted on charge of de-
filing one Katharine V. Berry on Decem-
ber 10. What do you plead to that?'
Lingo stood for moment as one para
lyzed II didn't do that! What is it?
What is it?'
The charge was repeated. "Notguiltyw
he shouted.
"You are indicted as follows: that you
did on December 10 with force and arms
take one3 Katharine " Berry and did
ravish her. What is your plea to that2''
II didn't do it-not guilty." he cor
rected.
''Be ready for trial on Friday" Mr..
Carson concluded. "Have you counsel?'
asked the court
mo, sir; / haven't"
"Can you get counsel" ...
mo; they won't have anything to do
with me any more" w.
do you want counsel"' a
eyes; sir"
''Then will appoint; but be ready
for trial on Friday" Judge Armstrong
said.
The sun., 1897-12-22
An Ex-Mayor Attempts Suicide.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Dec. 21.-H. G.
Sturgis, cx-mayor of this town, and
president of the defunct Citizens Bank,
fired bullet into his body in the region
Of the heart yesterday afternoon, with
intent to commit suicide. He has been
unconscious since, and is likely to die.
Dependency over business troubles, it
is thought, affected his mind.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Big Fire in Kansas City.

KANSAS Cry, Dec. 2l.--,The Auditor
ium Hotel and Theatre building here
was DESTROYED by fire this morning.
The loss will be S5OO,O0O
The theatre was the largest and finest
west OF Chicago and seated 5000 per-
sons. 1t was built in 1887 by Col.
George w. WarGer and cost him $780,
600. After its completion $4,000 more
was spent upon it.
The sun., 1897-12-22
The COachman Tcstifles,

NEw YORK, Dec. 2l.-John Monroe,
Mrs. Johnson's coachman, testified in q
hearing OF the johnson will case this
afternoon that Father Powers, the priest
in whose favor the will was drawn,
called OH her two or three times a day to
borrow money. He also testified that
Mrs. johnson was afraid of him, but
could not resist his influence.
The sun., 1897-12-22
A Shoe Store Closed ,

Sheriff Finn has closed the shoe
store Of Mrs. Jennie Hopes, at No. 7
East Third street. on judgments aggre-
eating between 81 900 and 5000. They
were entered in the prothonotary's Of
flee yesterday afternoon. The first
Judgment, for 81 800, is held by Alfred
M. Hopes, and next to him comes
David Entriken. with one for $500. It
is believed these two judgments will
clean up about everything there is in
the store.
The sun., 1897-12-22
StODDcl l)y the ,JueTc,

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 2l.-The Tracy
Walcott fight was declared off tonight
The fight was postponed owing to the
decision OF Judge Rrentam, OF the Su-
perior Court, who iMed an order re-
straining the fighters from engaging in
any contest in the hall that had been
hired for the event, and declaring that
if the fight took place in the building he
would order the sheriff to raid the place.
The sun., 1897-12-22
English Oarsmen at Harvard.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 2l.-The Eng
lish oarsmen, Mr.. Fernie and Mr.. How
ell of last years Cambridge eight, and
Mr.. Goldie of the Cambridge trial eights,
who are on visit to this country,
watched the Harvard freshmen crew 60
through their practice yesterday. The
practice consisted of fifteen minutes
work on the machines, the candidates
simply practicing the body reach with
out slides or oars. The visitors did not
coach.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Killed BY a Fall.

PLAlNrIELD, N. j., Dec. 2l.-Cornelius
Wyckoff, a tinsmith, slid from the roof
of house on Charles street yesterday
afternoon and sustained injuries from
which he died last night. None Of
Wyckoff's fellow workmen knew OF the
accident till they heard his groans The
roof was slippery, and it is supposed that
he lost his footLold.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Athlete Dies of Typhoids

CHICAGO, Dec. 2l,-Herbert Alword,
ex-Secretary of Chicago Athletic Club
and popular athlete died of typhoid
fever at his home in this city today. He
was member of the winning Harvard
football team of 80, and was in his last
vear when Harvard beat Yale.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Skating Fatalities Begin.

GARDINER. Mass, Dec. 2l.-Leada
Charland, IS years old, daughter Of
Samuel Charland; George NORM, Is
years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
NORM, and Frank Waterman, IS years
old, colored, son of Henry Waterman,
all Of this city, were drowned yesterday
afternoon while playing and skating on
thin ice.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Kid M'Coy's Mother Disappears.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2l.-Mrs. F. M.
selby, mother of Kid Mccoy, the pugi-
list, has secreted herself to avoid being
sent to the Central Hospital for the In
sane. On the petition Of two or three of
her children commission about six
weeks ago investigated the state Of Mrs
Selby's mind and decided that ,she was
suffering from religious mania and ought
to be confined in the hospital
The sun., 1897-12-22
Grief Led to Suicide,

. CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-Alexander B.
Campbell, an aged spiritualist of Rush
vile, Ind, committed suicide at Clark
street hotel last night. He took NOR
phine and was dead when found. He
had written long letter to the coroner
and had made will bequeathing his
few valuables to relatives.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Matty Mathews Wins.

ROCHESTER, Dec. 2l,--Matty Mathews,
of New York, defeated Mike Leonard
here tonight in the twenty-round con-
test, after one of the hardest fights ever
witnessed in this city.
Leonard took an unusual amount of pun
ishment and in the last round maze
desperate rally cutting Mathews over the
left eye. But he was unable to turn the
tide, and the decision was given to
Mathews.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Its Capital a Mill ion.

New York, Dec. 2l.-The stockholders
of the Chase National Bank, one of the
largest and strongest banks in the city,
will at a meeting this afternoon approve
Of an increase in the capital stock Of the
bank from $500, 900 to 81 200, 900. The in
crease is warranted by the enlargement
of the business of the bank in the past
few years. Its deposits are now over
$50, 900, 900, compared with about Sl3,-
000, 900 four years ago.
The sun., 1897-12-22
GIynn to Fight in Chester

There will be boxing show in the
Grand Opera House, Chester, this even
ing, under the auspices of the Tuxedo
Athletic Club. There will be several
well known Wilmington boxers,
among them Midget Glynn. Frank Hof-
faker, George Farrell, George Russell.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington, Balti-
more railroad will sell excursion tickets
for 45 cents, good on the train leaving
Wilmington at 7.20 p. IN.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Young I4uet CERT a FOrger.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.---Arnold c. Luet-
CERT, son of A. L. Llletgert, the sausage
maker accused of numbering his wife,
admits that he forged name to notes
amounting to 81, ,75O. turned them over
to Attorney W. A. Vincent and victim
lied Others to the extent of over $1,000
The sun., 1897-12-22
EXPECT Hanna TO Win.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator For
aker, of Ohio, this morning made an
emphatic denial of the rumor that he
had row with Vice President Hobart,
because Mr.. Hobart had urged him to
turn in and make Senator HannGs re-
election certain.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Suicided ut Keely Institute

DENVER, Col, Dec. 2l.-Henry p.
Huck, a son of millionaire Malster Hnck,
Chicago, committed suicide at the Keely
Institute to-day. He was under treat
ment for the morphine habit. Fle took
an unusually large dose Of the drug.
The reason given for the act was recent
quarrel with his father who recently re.
duced his allowance to 81 900 a year.
The sun., 1897-12-22
FitZ Resigns the Belt.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-A Chicago Crank
named James G. Heenan forced his way
to Fitzsimmons' headquarters today and
said he wanted to fight Fitzsimmdhs for
the championship and all the money he
and his friends could get. Fitz promised
to send Heenan the championship belt.
The sun., 1897-12-22
The Germans at KiaO Chau.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 2l.--The German Ad-
miral commanding at kiao-Chau Bay re-
fuses to admit newspaper men within
the German lines.
There have been no further develop
ments at Kiao Chau. All is quiet here.
The sun., 1897-12-22
LABOR AT ODDS
Building Trades Council DenOunces
American Federation.

sr. LOUIS, Dec. 2l.--The first meeting
o: the National Building Trades Council
was held in this city yesterday and was
marked by scathing denunciation Of
the American Federation of Labor for
having passed a resolution during its
convention last week in Nashville, Tenn,
opposing the formation Of the National
Council.
The American Federation OF Labor
passed resolution condemning the ef-
fort to form new organization and
stated that the effect would be to create
further division in the ranks Of labor.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Bound for KlOndike.

The brig reported to have stranded in
Delaware Bay on Sunday was the II. II.
Wright, which was bound from Port
land, Me-, for Philadelphia, to load sup
plies and machinery for the Klondike.
1t is believed that she will be total
wreck
The sun., 1897-12-22
Where He Will Spend Xmas.

LONDON, Dec. 2l..--Colonel John Hay,
United States Ambassador to the Court
Of st. James, will spend the Christmas
holidays with the Earl of Creme. The
Ambassador will leave January Is on a
tour through Egypt. '
The sun., 1897-12-22
WarshiDs for Japan.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-The Japanese
Legation has been informed that two
cruisers which Japan is having built in
this country will be launched within the
next few weeks.
The sun., 1897-12-22
France Moves on China.

LONDON, Dec 2l.-A special despatch
from Brest says the French crusier Jean
Bart has been ordered to proceed imme-
diatelyto China.
TheJean Bart is rated as second-class
cruiser Of more than 1000 tons displace-
ment
The sun., 1897-12-22
Princess Hohenlohe Dead.

BERLIN, Dec. 2l.-Princess Marie, wife
of Prince Observation-Disclosures,
Chancellor Of the German Empire, died
to-day. She was born Princess of Sayn-
Wittgenstein-B -Bareburg on February IS,
1929, u
The sun., 1897-12-22
A MILLIONAIRE ARRESTED.
He Is Charged by HIS Son With the
Abduction of an Infant.

PIrrsBuRG, Dec. 21.-Nicholas E. Sny-
der, President of the Snyder Oil Com
pany, millionaire living at Shady and
wilkins avenues, East End, was arrested
last evening on warrant obtained by
his son, W. M. Snyder, charged with
abduction.
The sun., 1897-12-22
WAR ON DE ARMITT.
The Miners Organization Is Now
$4,000 i'm Debt.

PrTsBuRG, Pa, Dec. 2l.-The war upon
De Armitt has been costly one to the
miners. Already ST., 200 has been paid
out, according to Secretary Warmers re-
port, and on account Of Insufficient con-
tributions being received the association
still owes total of $4,000. This does
not include money due strikers still in
need of support.
Warner says that to have properly
conducted the war would have required
$4,000 week.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Two Men Blown to Death.

CALUMET, Mich, Dec. 2l.-Frank Des-
wick was instantly killed and his brother
Steve fatally injured by the premature
explosion Of blast in the Osceola Mines
yesterday.
The sun., 1897-12-22
ACTOR TERISS'S FUNERAL.
Unprecedented Scene at the Burial Of
the Murdered Man.


LONDON, Dec. 2l.-The funeral of Will
liam Teriss, the actor, who was murder
ed at the stage door Of the Adelphia
Theatre by former actor Of the name of
Archer, alias Prince, on December 16,
was held at Brompton to-day. The scene
at the burial was almost Unprecedented
in respect to the great attendance of sim
cere mourners.
Most of the members of the theatrical
profession in London, including all of
the prominent actresses, actors and man
ayers, were present. There was a pro-
cession of more than 100 carriages. The
cemetery was crowded from end to end.
1t is estimated that the crowd comprised
40, 600 persons.
The sun., 1897-12-22
Ex-C Chief Justice Hines Wife Dead.

FRANKFoRD, KY, Dec. 2l.-Mrs.
Hines, the wife of ex-Chief Justice
Hines, died here today. Her husband
is the famous Confederate who escaped
from prison with the great confederate
leader, John Morgan.
The sun., 1897-12-22

Representative J. Frank Eliason, of
MT. Pleasant, and ex-Representative
George w. Reybold, Of Delaware City,
were In the city on Monday.
The sun., 1897-12-22
JIMMY BARRY SET FREE.
Public Prosecutor Refuses to Prose-
cute Him, rs CrOOt's Death was
Accidental.

LONDON, Dec. 2l.-Jimmy Barry, the
Chicago boxer, and his co-defendants,
his second, White, and number of at
taches Of the National Sporting Club,
who were under arrest upon a charge OF
manslaughter because Of the death of
Walter Croot as the result of a twenty
round bout with Barry on Dec. 9, were
formally discharged in the Bow street
Police Court today. The Coroner's Jury
having found that Croot's death was ac-
cidental the Public Prosecutor refused to
proceed further in the case, and Barry
and his associates were therefore releas-
ed
The sun., 1897-12-22
THE WARREN BANQUET.
Members of WilmingtOn's Represen-
tative Football Organization En-
joy Themselves at
AiuSCOW'S,

tAt1VG rOOtUall OrSunlZAClOh Ell.
joy Themselves at
Ainscow's.
The champion Warren Football team
last night gave their fourth annual ban
quet at Ainscow's.
The evening was spent in singing,
speeches, telling stories of the years VIC
tories and the ludicrious things that
happened during the season. The menu
wac:
Blue Points, half shell
Consomme Royal
Chicken Croquettc
Sweet Breads, French Peas
Chicken Salad
Beer
Parker House Rolls
Mark Mckenna was toast master, and
speeches were made by Captain Kane,
J G. Green, j. B. Tucker and II. L. JOS
lyn. Willard S. Mears sang "Let Bygones
be Byg6nes," and Herman Gossen sang
"Queen Of the Earth"
Those who enjoyed the banquet were
j. G. Green, p. M. Brinton. Fl. Stidham,
Horace Mcdaniel, George Hays, George
+. Prentiss, David Keannealey, Ollie
Porter, Stephen J. McKnee, Captain
Thomas Kane, Louis Hance, Willard S. |
Mears J, b. Tucker William McCafferty,
II. A. Selak, Mark McKenna, Herman
Goshen, Benjamin Allen, William
Bailey, Dr. Morgan. Clinton Garrett and
II. p. Jocelyn.
The record-union., 1897-01-18
REDMOND'S RECITAL.
he Says English Prisons Are Mucl,
llOre Brutal Than Ours

LfNN tMass.), Jan. 1T.--Hon. John +.
redmond, NJ. p, who is visiting in this
city, was this afternoon rendered an in
FORMAL reception by about 100 of the
leading citizens of the Clever Club.
Mr.. Redmond, at the request of the
Chairman Of the Reception Committee
made a brief address in which he said
that what interested him most in this
country was the prison system. which
was far ahead of that of England The
latter was in his opinion the most brutal
in the world and might be declared as
a system of solitude and silence. The
entire system was so brutal and revolt
ing that it drove many men insane from
the tortures inflicted on them The
treatment of the Irish political prisoners
IN the British prisons was something too
horrible to contemplate. Originally there
were eighteen of these prisoners, but
three of them died of the hardships they
underwent and five were driven insane.
two of the latter being DR.. Gallagher
and George a. Whitehead, who are in
this country in the care of their friends
Mr.. Redmond said that he once visited
John Daily in Portland Prison and
through the cage door broke to him the
sad news of the death of a very dear
friend. Daily broke down at the news
and when he recovered Mr. Redmond
wished to give him small photograph
of the friend and a lock of his hair, but
the prison officials would not allow it,
The record-union., 1897-01-18
MANUFACTURERS TO MEET.
A Large Convention of the Associa
tion Will be Held at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, jan 17.-Postal
card returns thus far received at the
office of the National Association of
Manufacturers indicate that a very
large proportion of the entire member
/ snip OF the association VIII be in at
tendance at the second annual conven-
ton Of the association, which is to be
held in Philadelphia January Doth, 9th
and 18th. Over 2J0 members have all
ready signified their intention of being
present at the convention. and this
number of delegates will be largely
increased. Invitations have been sent
to over 1000 leading manufacturers
outside the membership of the associa-
tion for the purpose of making this con-
Ventlon a general gathering of manu-
1acturers from all sections of the coun-
try and representing all branches of
industry. The attendance of non-mem-
bers Will be unusually large, as shown
by the replies already received from
those who have definitely decided to be
present.
Ihe convention will be essentially a
business affair." and the programme has
been made up with this in view. Many
matters of Importance to the manufac-
turing interests of the country will re-
celVe a large share of attention, as also
will the foreign trade of the United
States. In this connection will be a
symposium of methods of promoting
foreign trade" which will embrace a
number Of brief addresses of an emf
nently practical character by members
or the association who have recently
visited various foreign countries upon
business missions
The record-union., 1897-01-18
SUGAR AND COFFEE.
The Fight Between Arbuckie and the
Sugar Trust Will be Bitter.

CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-"Unless a COM
promise is effected between the Have
meyer interest and Mr.. Arbuckle with
III the next four or five days. said w
It. Mclaughlin, the fight between
them will be long and bitter and will
prove expensive to both. l am begin
ming to hope, however. that some of
my arguments with each of them are
beginning to have some effect, and that
the whole matter will be settled
Mr. Mclaughlin bases his hopes of a
compromise on the fact that a continu-
ance of the hearing of arguments for a
receiver for the Woolson Company at
Toledo Thursday was taken until jan
uary 22d at the request of the plant
if and with the full consent of the de.
fendant. The sales of coffee that are
being made at the cut prices in Chicago
are enormous, and the principal dealers
are away behind in their orders.
Mr. Mclaughlin would neither deny
nor affirm that the Havemeyer interest
had been negotiating with him for the
purchase of his plant but reiterated his
former statement that he had not sold
and did not want to sell. The lowest
price at which / would SELL" said he,
would be three times the value of the
plant