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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Seaboard, in speaking of the new
passenger propeller Tennessee, built by
the Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., for
the Baltimore Steam Packet Co. IS
service on Chesapeake Bay, says: "The
vessel is thoroughly modern in every
respect, being constructed of steel,
with the hull sub-divided by water
tight bulkheads, and put together in
the most approved manner, which gives
her the highest rating attainable by
the American Shipmasters' Asso-
citation. The lines of the hull below
the water line are such as to permit of
great speed, while above the water line
the sides fare out and allow greater
deck room than would otherwise have
been the case. This feature will also
render the vessel seaworthy craft.
Like the Long Island Sound flyers, the
Richard Peck and City of Lowell, this
boat is equipped with twin screws,
and with 1000 horse power engines is
driven along at speed of Is knots per
finished in hard woods and furnished
in handsome style. The state room
accommodations are for 800 persons.
On the main deck forward there is
ample room for large quantities Of
freight. The Tennessee has been bull
under the supervision Of John r. Sher
wood, general manager of the steam
boat company. Her route will b,
between Baltimore and Norfolk, con
Meeting at the latter point with tn,
Seaboard Air Line and other southern
railroads. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
viii Go to Cubs Before Christmas.

Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa, Oct.
l4.-It is stated from an authoritative
source that the bulk of Gen. Graham's
corps will get to Cuba before Christ
mas, and that the Delaware, Maryland
and West Virginia commands will be
included in this movement. Capt.
Boyd sof Co. G, First Delaware, has
returned to camp from q brief trip to
his home, in New Castle, and to Viii,
mingtbn. While in Wilmington, he
talked with number of the $50 men
Of the two battalions now in that city
awaiting mastering out. MANY Of
these men are disseminated with their
present position" he said, "and I
should think that fully 80 of them
wanted me to take them right back to
camp and get them into the service.
They thought they could go home, get
their pay for the 30 days furlough, and
in the meantime secure work some
where. But work is not so easily OBJ
tanned, and they see winter coming on,
with poor prospects of obtaining steady
employment. s6s3ttt
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
H.. Q. q A. Railway Report.

A meeting Of the board of directors
of the Baltimore, Chesapeake & Attain
tic Railway Co. was held in Baltimore
Thursday to examine and discuss the
annual report of the company. This
report will be presented to the stock
holders meeting to be held next month.
1t will go to the meeting from, the
board of directors, policy which is
taken from the Pennsylvania railroad.
A number of the nonresident directors
of the company were present at Thurs
days meeting. Those in attendance
were: Ex-Gov. E. E. jackson, who is
living at present in Washington; A. b.
Miller of Salisbury, Md. Samuel
Bancroft, Jr., and II. P. Scott of Will
mington. Del. W. N. futile Of New
York; Carroll s. Tyson of Philadel-
phia; Judge j. Upshur Dennis and
John S. Wilson of Baltimore. Presi-
dent Wilson was chairman of the meet.
| ing. IA
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Referring to the Naval Board finding
which gave Admiral Sampson chief
credit for the naval victory at San
tiago, the Philadelphia Ledger says
the fact tthat Commodore Schley was
the ranking officer of those who
actually destroyed the Spanish ships
has not produced much impression
upon the board, which reports that
his direction of the movements of
vessels was inconsiderable. Credit for
the brunt of the fighting is given to
the Oregon, Texas and Iowa. The
popular sympathy for Schley is based,
first. on the unexplained action of the
Navy Department in making him sub
ordinate to Sampson, his junior on the
list, and, second, on Simpsons some
what egotistical dispatch announcing
the destruction Of Cervera's squadron.
Notwithstanding the report of the
Naval Board, Il remains that Schley
did his full duty; that it was he who
bottled-up Cervera in Santiago Bay,
and that the public resents the APP
parent disposition of the Department,
exhibited throughout the war, to keep
this gallant and modest hero in the
background. I"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
Innr nrLn ror counr.
Must answer to the Charge of shooting
Elmer smith. I

The long standing case against Frank
Jones, charged with committing n muir
derous assault upon Elmer Smith, in
the building Mt the northwest corner OF
Eighth and King streets on September
Sth, was disposed of in the Municipal
Court on Friday, Jones being held,
in 500 bail for the upper count.
When the case was called Smith,
took the stand and testified to the
shooting. He said all he knew was
that he attempted to open the door OF
the room in which were Jones and
Mrs. Josephine Hyatt. The door ap-
peared to adhere to the jamb and he
attempted to force it open. At about
this time Jones began TO shoot, and
Smith alleged that he knew nothing
more. Walter II. Hayes, who repre-
scented Jones, conducted the cross-ex-
animation, but little definite Informs
ton could be obtained, as Smith could
remember very little concerning the
affair. Smith appeared to be in good
physical condition while on the stand,
although he testified that one OF the
bullets from JONES' revolver was still
in his body. He alleged that he had
been shot twice. d'n Itf'fi 11N Z
Mrs. Hyatt, in giving her version OF
the shooting, said Smith appeared at
the door of the room where she and
Jones were, although she had warned
him to remain away. She alleged that
| he gained an entrance by breaking
panels out of the door and that Jones
shot him after this had happened, three
shots being fred, two taking effect.
Officer Gilling, who made an investi.
cation, said Mrs. Hyatt had told him
that Smith had done the shooting:
Afterward he and Officer Burns found
that Smith had gone to the police sta
ton and then they learned that Jones
had done the shooting. Officer Gillinl
said he found an oyster knife just out
side of the broken door.
Sergeant Lucas, who arrested Jone:
in South Wilmington after the shoot
ing, testified to finding revolver OIL
him.
The case was disposed of as statct
above.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
HOW THEY WORK IT IN KENT.
Story Of Row be Repu biicans In the Lower
County scheme to Register Their Coiored


Story OF how The Republicans In the Lower
County scheme to Register Their Coiored
Voters. ~
A good story comes from lower Kent
county. The Republicans down there
have been having considerable trouble
getting their colored voters to register
and have been Obliged to resort to
every known method of getting them
interested and supplying them with
the necessary dollar.
In one of the lower towns of the
county there is n colored preacher who
was delegated by the Republicans to
do missionary work among his colored
brethren. A few weeks ago, when
every effort was being made to get the
negroes registered early, this preacher
called upon colored man, who may ms
well be known as Brown in this story
as anything else. Brown was poor
man and had no money to register
with. He told the preacher so. The
latter exhorted upon the glory of good
citizenship and ended by asking Brown
if he would promise to get registered
If he should happen to find the neces-
| sary dollar at any time.
Brown replied that he would, but
added that he had no hope of finding
it for he had been hunting for money
all his life and never found any except
what he had labored for. "Well," the
preacher rejoined, as he prepared to
take his departure, "just look about
you after 1 am gone and see if you
cannot find money enough to get regis
tered with -
Naturally enough, as the preacher
disappeared down the road Brown die
look around and he didn't have to look
very close to find a shining silver dollar
on the spot where his conversation with
the preacher had taken place. True tc
his promise, Brown appeared bright
and early next registration day, pait
his dollar and was registered.
Finding money was too good fol
Brown to keep to himself and he tolt
some friends about it. They told other:
possibly the others were not of thu
same political faith as Brown and thu
preacher-but at any rate the preache
politician was summoned to appear be
fore magistrate very shortly there
after, charged with breaking TIL
election laws. He is now under 500
bail for his appearance at court,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
s,o sAIgAe + ron rUes.
Their Chains Against ths Wcshawkon Ma
Aggregate $4,000.


The richest prize that Philadelphia
tugs have secured for many months is
the British steamship Weehawken,
which was towed to Point Breeze yes
terday, after having been ashore and
ON fire on Cherry Island Flats, while
bound from Philadelphia to Venice
with cargo of 1,250, GOO gallons of re-
fined petroleum in bulk. She was
lowed to Point Breeze by the tugs
White Rose, Imperator and Nonpareik
Part of her cargo had previously been
pumped into barges, which were also
lowed to Philadelphia.
Eight tugs rendered valuable services
in saving the Weehawken early on
Monday morning, shortly after the fire
had been discovered, and after continu-
Gus work with their steam pumps sue
ceeded in Swing the vessel and nearly
all of her cargo, smothering the fire.
This was confined to the after part Of
the craft, where it had gained rapid
headway.
The fire is attributed to the vessel
having struck on the bottom. Ihis
caused break in the bulkhead be
tween the cargo and machinery, through
which the liquid cargo ran to the ships
furnaces. These instantly ignited,
enyeloping the craft in flames. The
prompt efforts of the tugs were the only
thing that prevented most serious
fire, and il is believed that their sal,
wage claims will amount to at least
$50. 600, as both the vessel and cargo
are subject to their demands. a
The agents of the Weehawken will
probably ask that the Port Wardens
investigate whether Pilot Church, wht
was in charge of the vessel, was negli
gent in the performance of his duties
or whether il was an unavoidable acct
dent. 1t has been reported that thu
Weehawken struck a rock, a new OBJ
stacle to navigation, which will also b.
inquired into.
The cargo is fully insured, but tn
boat is without outside insurance, tn
Standard Oil Co., its owners, finding !
cheaper to insure themselves than b
depend on the regular line companies.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
A BOY shot THROUGH HEART
E. P. Moore Killed by Acci-
dental Discharge of Gun.
HIS BROTHER WILLIAM INJURED
One of the Arms Of the Latter
Shattered.


Elwood Paul Moore, . years old, was
instantly killed and his brother, William
H. Moore, Jr., ID years old, had his
arm shattered by the accidental dis
charge of a gun which had just left the
hands Of their brother Frank, years I,
old, while they were testing the spread
ing qualities of the weapon near theirs
home in the vicinity of Eden ParkA
yesterday week. The three boysRs
are children of Mr.. and Mrs. Williamf
II. Moore. Mr.. Moore Is employed aHot
the works Of the @. g. j. Pyle Co. Sro
With their fathers double barrelled&i
gun and in company with Charlesl,i
Grantand and Clarence Jones, theAsi
three Moore boys went cunning in theh,
marshes near their home. Frank shotEs
lark and then they pushed on in1et
search of snipe, but found none. They6a
were on their way home when it waslr
suggested to see how far the gun won1dlls
spread and, with the door of freightby
car us target, Frank blazed away. III
Then Elwood ran to the car andt
stretched out his arms to show howl
much space the shot had covered-{
Frank wanted to see for himself andst
dropped the gun to the ground The
next moment there was an explosion.
Immediately William, who had been :
standing on the top OF a freight car,
dropped to the ground, exclaiming thaty
he had been shot, and ran towardsif
home. The other boys with the ex-
ception of Elwood, ran in that direction.
| with Frank, and it was some minuteS
later before it was learned that Elwood
had been shot. He was found by John
A. Downs, who was returning from they
Southwark factory of the G. g. j. Pyle
Co. His body was lying on the track .
shot through the heart. The woundil
indicated that he was close to the gun.
when it was discharged. II,
| Elwood's body was carried home andt
after Mr.. Moore arrived there he,
brought his son, William, into town toll
have his wound dressed at the Della |
| ware Hospital. The left arm was so \
| riddled with shot that it was foundrl
necessary to amputate it just above the
| elbow.
The scene was sad one at the be-
reaved home when Detective Witsil and
Policemen Murphy and Mclaughlin
arrived to investigate. In one room
was the body of Elwood; in another
were the six other children, gathered
around their mother, who was almost
frantic and who tainted as the story
was being told.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

ppecihi vi chAotte SUI oourhat
FELTON,, Oct. Is. After protracted
illness, of paralysis, Samuel ID. Roe,
aged &c years, died on Thursday. He
was a graduate Of Delaware College,
devoted most of his time to farming.
He was an ardent Democrat. He
served four years asa Levy Court com
missioner, and later was appointed tax
collector for South Murderkill hun
dred. He was member Of the State
Senate in 1883 and 1885. In 1894, he
was appointed by the Cleveland admin
istration a special agent for the De-
partment of Justice, which position he
held until i'll health compelled him to
resign. He was o member of FELTON,
Lodge, Knights of Honor. His funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon,
with interment at Barratt's Chapel.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
poRrKAIr MR.. hazard.
An OIL Painting OF the Deceased Statesman
TO he Placed on the Walls of the Counci


An OIL Painting OF the Deceased statesman
TO he Placed on the Walls of the Council
Chamber.
City Council, at its meeting Thursday
evening, on motion of Mr.. Smith, by u
unanimous vote, authorized the public
building COMMITTEES to procure an oil
painting of the late Thomas +. Bayard,
to be placed on the walls of the Coun-
Gil chamber. In making the motion,
Mr.. Smith said he thought it would be
appropriate to have something in the
Council chamber in memory of the de-
parted statesman.
A. S. Woolley of Seaford, fertilizer
manufacturer, was the only bidder for
the garbage ashes. He agreed to pay
So. per ton for the output of the ere
matory for q year. The bid was re-
ferred to the crematory committee, with
power to act.
The following report of the work of
the S. p. G. A. for the month of Sep.
TENDER was read and filed: Number OF
dogs left in the pound at the end of
August, 3; number captured during
September, 107; killed, 90; redeemed,
A; sold, 4; left in the pound at the end
of the month, 3 receipts from the sale
and redemption of animals, S13. The
society was allowed its monthly appro-
priation of $3.50.
City Treasurer Curry made the fol
lowing financial report: Balance in the
Union National Bank to the credit Of
current expenses, $50, 366. So; in each Of
the four depository banks, sl9,396
total, STAG, TO- So; balance to the credit
of the fund for the purchase of pari
land, S23, 03455. The receipts during
the week were as follows: From Ia,
Collector Sayers, 81, 200, taxes for 1898
Collector Lewis, $40, taxes for 1898
Delinquent Tax Collector Mitchell
$500, taxes for 1897; City Auditor Pyle
50, license fee. H.a4
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
The Bayard Rssoiution.


Delawaroan, Oct. l2tn. 90
II is certainly matter Of regret that
any Democrat could be found in this
State who would object to the adop-
tion by the Democratic State Conven-
ton of a resolution expressing sym
pathy for Hon. Thomas F. Bayard in
his last illness and q hope for his re-
covery. II any prominent Delawarean
who had rendered conspicuous public
service had been i'll, no matter what
his political creed or party affiliations,
such action would have been altogether
proper. In this case it would not only
have been right, but it was impera-
lively demanded by every consideration
of Justice and right. Mr.. Bayard was
by all odds the greatest and most
prominent Delawarean then living. He
had rendered conspicuous public ser
vice for nearly thirty years. He had
reflected the greatest honor upon our
State. Not only this, but he had been
all this time and longer leader of the
Democratic party in this State. He
was one of the leaders whose character
commanded public confidence, who won
the confidence of the people and made
Delaware Democratic State. Y.
When a mere resolution of sympathy
for this great man in his dying illness,
proposition to send little light and
comfort to that deathbed was suggested,
someN of our leaders are said to have
objected. Forsooth, it is said he die
not agree with some of their opinions.
James G. Blaine did not agree with
the Democratic party, but a Demo
cratic National Convention was mag
unanimous enough to adopt o resolution
of sympathy with that great statesman
Yet Delaware Democrats, or some o
their leaders, deliberately refuse sucl
n tribute to Bayard.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
MASONIC COMMITTEES.
Selections Made by N. W. Grand Master j.
Hammer Rita.

Mariner htis.
M. W. Grand Master j. Harmer Rifle
of the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. #. A.
NJ, of Delaware, has appointed the fol-
lowing committees for the ensuing year:
Foreign Correspondence-The Rev.
Lewis Ii. jackson, chairman; Frank
r. Householder, William III. Weeks,
Frank T. White and DIR. Irvine NJ.
Finn.
Finance = virginius v. Harrison,
chairman; James f. Dutton, Arthur
H. G. Garrett, Eldad L. Clarke and
Thomas j. Day.
Bylaws George L. Stradley, Jr.,
chairman; Harry Galbraith and DR..
Lewis w. Finn.
Credentials Benjamin f. Bartram,
chairman; Henry ii. Hawkins and DIR.
Robert B. Hopkins.
Grand Charity Fund--John P. ALL
mond, chairman; William Salisbury
and Mordecai Barnes
Reserve Fund Eugene Massey, chair
man; Joseph L. Cahall and Alfred G.
Cox.
Jurisprudence = James S. Dobb,
chairman; j. Parke Postles, John B.
Book, s. NJ. Knox and Joseph w. H.
| Watson.
Work-william W. Knox, chairman
Joseph Stuart, Charles McIntire,
William W. Black, Jr., and John L.
Thompson.
Lodge of Instruction, District No.
Charles McIntire, chairman;, Ottt
W. Speer, Louis f. Eliason, Charlie.
H. Start, Charles A. Fell, Oswald B
Wingate, William L. Hamann. A. Vic
tor Hughes, DIR. Charles M. Almond
the Rev. Julius Dodd, David H. Megil
and Lawrence B. Kemm.
Lodge of Instruction, District No.
William W. Black, Jr., chairman
Elmer P. Horsey, Elwood f. Cosden
Wellington G. Simmons, Harry B
Grieves, Clarence Donoho and DIR. E
II. Osler.
Lodge of Instruction, District No.
John l.. Thompson, chairman; Alex
Pullen, Thomas b. Schellenger an
Thomas H. Douglass.
Grand Lodge Library-Dr. Georg
W. Marshall, chairman; Enoch Moore
John L. Clark, Wilmer Hanson an
Charles H. Maui.
Special committees: Committee o
Past Grand Masters Portrait DR.. ]
Paul Lukens, chairman; George Il
Baynum and David G. Rose, Jr.
Past Grand Masters Jewel Harry ]
Guthrie, chairman; Frank M. Saul:
} bury and DIR. Edward Fowler.
| Committee to Consider the Form;
tion of a Home for Old and Indiger
7 Masons : Wilmer Palmer, chairman
| James s. Dobb, ]. Parke Postles, job
B. Book, Joseph W. II. Watson, d
George W. Marshall, Nathaniel
Wilds, Eldad L. Clarke and Virgini,
. V. Harrison.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Dover, Oct. IA. Mr.. and Mrs.
Caldwell johnson, who brought suit
to obtain 81 317 from the executors of
Thomas Cashall, whose estate is valued
at 1926, 600, have been allowed ssSS.7
The suit was instituted for the pur-
pose of securing recompcnse for nursing
Mr.. Cashall. The case was tried by
referees-William M. Hazel, j. Frank
Wilds and Clayton Fisher. A. NJ. DAILY
and j. b. Hutton, Dr., represented the
plaintiffs, and Edward Ridgely and
Senator Kenney represented the execu-
tors. Mr.. Cashall left Mrs. johnson,
who was his adopted daughter, a house
valued at $500.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Wedding of George u. Kelley and Miss Mar!
Whitton Anderson.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
Middletown, Oct, 13--George ii.
Kelley and Miss Mary Wilton Ander-
son, the former of Butte, Mont, were
married at the BRIDES residence yester-
day morning, the Rev. Francis Hardy
Moore, d. D., officiating. Airing was
used in the ceremony. The bride was
given aw ~ P 81 do M;ss Bessie
Somers3 Anderson, a sister of the
bride, was maid of honor, and j.
Fletcher Deakyne was, best man. The
bride was gowned in army blue whip
cord, trimmed with braid, and wore a
point-lace collar, an heirloom, After
receiving congratulations, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kelley started, at 10. 20 o'clock,
for Montana. They will stop at Chi
cago and Omaha en- route. The bride
received many fine gifts,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Mrs. Harriet ID. Smith, aged 90
years, died last night week of
paralysis, at the residence of her niece,
Mrs. Edgar r. Vernon, Ghristiana
hundred, and was inferred on Sat-
urday in Chester, Pa, where here
husband is buried. She wis an aunt
of the late Thomas b. Smith and made
her home for many years at his resi-
dence, No. 914 jefferson street. She
had enjoyed good health until within
a few days of her death. 5
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
oUGHT TO ne sBOT.
What Gen. shafter Says Regarding ANY
Commanding Officer Who would Have
Landed His Troops at Aeuadores.

Landed His Troops ut Aeuadores.
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct IA. Gen. William
r. Shafter, in an interview here re-
garding the Santiago campaign, said,
as to the suggestion that the landing
should have been at Aguadores:
"Any commanding general who
would have landed his troops at
Aguadores in preference to Baiquiri
ought to be contaminated and shot
for incompetency. 1t was not good
beach on which to land. The ground
was densely covered with a vine or
plant much more deadly than the
poisonous ivy. Through this, the
soldiers would have had to cut their
way. The point was strongly defended,
and there was no water between Aqua
dores and Santiago. The ground was
impracticable, if not impossible. Had
1 landed at Aguadores and invested
Santiago, the Spanish would have had
a road over which they could have re-
treated from the city, il they so de-
sired. My army went in over the hills,
and cut off the Spanish retreat"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 14.--The Record
says: According to John Il. Grace,
Western sporting man, Denver Ed.
Smith, a heavyweight pngilist, Is dead.
Grace says Smith and one of his spar
ring partners got into a quarrel some
time ago at Wichita, 'Kas., and the
partner shot Smith, the bullet enter
ing his right lung. Smith fingered for
sometime, but died on September 18th.
The affair has Just been heard of be-
cause Smith was known under an
assumed name. y
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE,
Paris Green, Laudanum and Iodine swa
lowed by David Outten.

Seaford, Oct. 13.-David Outten,
who recently moved to Cambridge,
returned to Seaford yesterday after
noon and, going to the Odd Fellows
cemetery, where he has burial lot,
swallowed paris green, laudanum and
iodine, which he had purchased at
Cambridge.
Harry Lawrence, who discovered
Outten in great agony, summoned DIR.
Johns. The physician administered
antidotes and used a stomach pump
upon the would-be suicide, after which
he revived.
Outten now is out of danger. He
has not made any explanation OF his
attempt to take his life.