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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01
1OcAL BRErIrIEs.

=. There will be korse racing on the
Hazel Dell track next Monday after-
noon.
Victor Willis of Newark, who is
pitching for Boston, is making goud
record. ~
Harry j. Toy, formerly of this city,
is publishing the Colorado Tourist, at
Colorado Springs.
The Wawaset Gun Club on Saturday
afternoon defeated the Harmony Club
by score Of 223 to 2o4.
Goodley Brothers contemplate hold
ing another night bicycle meet on the
Riyerivew track in this near future.
Z. X. Hammer of this city has a
COPY of a paper printed on January
4th, 1900, which contains an account
Of the funeral of Gen. Washington.
j, Il. King. B. & o. railroad
brakeman, sprainsd his back and mad
two fingers mashed by falling from a
freight train at Silverside on Saturday
night.
Willis Josiah Blackbury of No. 2ls
Carter street was chopping log at the
Harlan & Hullingaworth Go. IS yard or
Monday the axe slipped and laid oper
his foot.
Memhers of the Board Of Trade ex
pect several new industries to locate il
Wilmington in the near future, nov
that improvement of the harbor If
guarnnteed.
The Delaware Saengsrhund will hole
| its annual voIksfest at Union Park oil
Monday, September 18th. Three sing
ing societies from Philadelphia ana
two from Reading, Pa. are expected
TO be present.
! The Jackson & Sharp Co. is buildini
two barges, each Ito feet long and 2
feet wide ana ~ feet deep, ora for th
! Charles Warner On. OF this city ant
the Other for Peoples Brothers o.
Philauelphiu.
Edward P. Heal was standing at th
top of ladder painting at the Pusey
| Jones Co. Is works on Monday when
shifting engine struck the bottom o
| the ladder. Heal was thrown to rh
ground and covered with paint bu
escaped serious injury.
Tue children of Mrs. Elizabeth O
Jones, late of Swetmau's court, hav
been provided or ny Agent Stout OF tn
S. p. q. c.. having been taken ava
from the mother, who was accused Q
neglecting them. Tha girl. aged A
years, has heen placed In the Home 10
Friendlesa Childrsn, and the hoy wa
is about IA years of age, has been pre-
] yided with good home on farm.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01
pIsARmAmENr ooslEwExcE.
Senator Cushman Il. Davis Views Of ~"
Czar's Prop0snL ~

Cz.r's PrYposnt ii
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. SO. -.Senator
Cushman X. Davis Of Minnesota,
member Of the Paris Peaco Comnia
sion, stopped in this city u few hours
while en- route to his home, in ST. Paul,
whers he expects to remain and reat
until SeEtemher 18th, wLsn the COM
mission sails for Europe. When asked
for his opinion of the probable SUCCESS
of the Czar'E proposal for diBarma-
ment conference, he said:
"While the obstacles in the way of
the abandonment of the standing
armiss sesm almost unsurmountable,
still | would not at all be surprised il
very material good could be accom-
plishad by conference OF the kind
proposed 1t might not result in the
reduction of tha standing armies. but
it would be step towards that goal.
and it might have aldo rpsults which
wnuld be of the greatest value.
"The Gear has done good thing in
putting his suggestion forth. While
Russia would undoubtedly benefit by
the change, believe the Czar's
motives are not in any sense selfish,
and that hs is perfectly sincere in his
desire to bring about benefits to all the
European nations. The Russian i'm
psrial family has always had a rein of
Observation-Disclosures and even of eenti-
mentalism in matters of reform, and
its achievements have been very great
in Home lines.
"It ia OF course very hard to say
what the proposed conference would
accomplish. England would get in inn
menssly by disarming, and would un-
doubtenIy work hard for it, The
smaller and weaker nations are being
forced to bankruptcy and ruin by the
armlea they feel forced TO maintain.
They may have to reduce their forces
merely to keep in existence, whether
| there is any general agreement or not.
| Russia is no protected by it's barrier
of ice and snow behind it, and by
the character of it's people, that u
| could afford to disarm. Certainly it
would want to avoid fighting until its
great military road across Siberia is
oumpletad.
"The Eastern question is very seri
Gus, and may at any time lead to seri-
Gus results So many uf tho elements
of it require delicate treatment that
| do rot see how the nations interested
| can afford to disarm until they have q
good basis for action in this field.
| Guarantees Of good faith will be needsd
| in some form II disarmament is to be
accomplished, and how they are TO be
| given it ia difficult to see. do not
think that AN international court oi
arbitration would necessarily be in
yolye in the disarmament plan, but tht
conference may open q way to such
bit OF progress.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01

A special dispatch from Camp Meade
saya: Lieut.. Col. Stevenson who is tenn
porarily in command of the First Della
ware, received letter from Gen. Gra-
ham yesterday conveying the thanks of
President Mckinley to the regiment,
which was his guard of honor on the
occasion of his visit to the camp. and
expressing his appreciation of the fine
appearances and soldierly bearing of the
command. Private Robinson of this
giment, who was court martialod for
shooting at guard and escaped hefore
aentence WAS. imposad, bias been
located, and will soon he under arrest.
Major Townsend, who has charge of the
First Delaware Battalion ON provost
duty in Harrisburg. says 90 per cent OF
tho boys prefer to romnin in the service
until the aspiration Of their term Of
enlistment. AS much cannot be said
uf many other reeiments.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01

Ponce. from which there is also a
double line TO the shore, Mayaguez,
Yauco, Guayams. Arroyo Humacao,
Fajsrdo, Aguadilla, Arecibo, Utuardo,
Rio piedras, Cayey, AibonitR ann
CiRtes.
While there is much work to he done
in the way of extending and operating
tho telegraph lines iu the new "
acquired nossesaions, signal service
officials say there ia no difficulty in
ACQUIRING enough men. Of the 200 men
now in Cuba, il il claimed two COM
panies could he Withdrawn for other
fields without detriment. Several of
the volunteers IN the corps have asked
TO he discharged, and where their re-
quests are we'll founded they will be
complied with.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01
Sad FATE OF 900 SPANIARDS
Three Transports Supposed to
I. Have Been Lost.
PROBABLY SANK DURING STORM
Sixteen Priests Among Those
Drowned.
The Inflated Party Had Fled From One of
the Philippine islands to Escape Massacre,
and Were Journeying to Manila to SurreE-
der TO Admiral Dewey.

Tacoma, Wash. Aug. 30.--The Hong
kong Daily tress is authority for the
statement that 800 Spaniards, including
l6 priests. lost their lives several weeks
ago. when the Spanish gunhoat Leyte
was captured by vessel belonging to
Admiral Dewey's squadron. Ths Leyte
had been stntionBd at an adjoining
island, where the insurgents were
numerous and aggressive. The latter
were gaining ground rapidly, and all
Spaniards boarded three calling vessels
in their endeavor to escane massacre.
The gunboat Leyte undertook to tow
these three Transports to Manila Bay,
where the Spaniards aboard them were
to surrender to Admiral Dewey, il they
could not land somewhere sooner and
reach Manila under cover of darkness.
After the Leyts had tuwed them duwn
Parpangas River, and aome distance
along tina coast, a heavy storm came up,
making it necessary for tbs gunboat to
cut her towa loose and nruceed to
Manila for assistance. Before getting
there, she was captured by the Amefi-
cans, the next day, and an American
vessel was dispatched 10 find the three
transports, but failed to discovnr nny
trace of them. The natives on the
nearby coast say they saw nothing of
any vessel. The Hongkong Press finally
reached the conclusion that the vessels
fosntered with all on obard.
The Chinese Emperor has issued an
edict that European and American edi-
tors, missionaries and their converts In
hia empire be fully protected. He says
| that, in this respect, all Chinese
| officials have heretofore been derelict.
He issues this edict as final warning,
and declares his dissemination thai
there shall be no more riots.
| Japanese papers announce that all
expurt duties now Imposed in Japar
are to be gradually abolished. with thu
OBJ :ect OF increasing tie forsign trades
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01
ANOTHER APPEAL CASE.

Charles Wesley Walker, coiored. Gave tho
Wrong Address,to Registration officers
Put on the List Today.
In the absence oi Judge William @.
Spruance, Chief Justice Charles B.
Lore acted as resident judge at tho
Court House Tuesday, and heard case
of Charles Wesley Walker, colored, who
appealed from the decision of the regis
tration officers Of the Thirty third
Election district OF the Fifth Repre-
sentative diatrict. Walker was repre-
Hented by Julian g. Walker. and the
registration officers were represented
by William Il. Lyman. James W.
Shaffer ia the registrar and Philip r.
Shea aud William u. Johnson are tho
associate registrars in the district.
Walker appeared before them on
A ugust Goth and gave his residencs as
No. 2ll6 West Third street. This was
fused TO register him. When the case
came before Judge Lore today, Walker
admitted that he had been drinking on
the day he tried to get registered. and
declared that he actually resided ut
No. lG2l West Third street. james X.
Polk, oolorad, Of the same address,
testified that Walker boarded with
him. The ciief Justice noted the fact
that Mr.. Folk bore the SANS name as a
former President of the United States,
and expressed surprise at seeing Presi-
dent Polk back aeain.
The registration officers had no eyi.
dence to Offer, Walker having admitted
that he made mistake, aand under thu
order of Chief Justice Lors, Registrar
Shaifer put Walser's name on the lIsi
under date OF today. The order fol
lows a form devised by Judge Sprn
ance, copies Of whiuh have been printed
for convenience.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01
COSTLY FIRE AT SALISBURY
The Fiercest Conflagration
During Recent Years.
RACED LAST SUNDAY EVENING
The Loss of Perdue & Gunby
About $4,000.


A special dispatch from Salisbury.
Nd, says:
Salisbury was visited on Sunday
night by q fire which taxed the re-
SOURCES of the department to manage.
The fire broke out in the wheelwright
shop formerly used by B. 4. Booth, on
ERBt Camden street, in the rear OF
Perdus & Gunby's carriage repository.
Soon the flames communicated to tbs
large repository, which, being franc
structure, was in few minutes mass
of aeething flames. Two small bnild-
ingH to the west were also enveloped,
and warehouse southeast OF the re-
pository caught fire, and all were con
aumed. A large three-story frame Htruc-
ture across Camden street, opposite tha
carriage repository, caught fire, but ths
flames were extinguished by heroic
work on the part OF the firemen. This
prevented the spread of the flames to
the business part of the town, as the
large livery stable OF Lowe & Hearn
was but few yards from the frame
structure. A large wheelwright shop
not more than 40 feet west Of tho
burning buildings was saved by hard
work.
perdue & Gunby's loss is heavy. In
addition to the large carriage reposi-
tory. which was stored with carriages.
they lost a large warehouse southeast
and a small warehouse west of the
main building, both of which were
stored with carriages and wagons.
| Some of the vehicles were saved from
| the first floor of the main building, but
nothing from the second floor nor from
| the other two buildings.
Perdue S Gunby sny it il almost i'm.
possible to estimate their loss, but
think it will reach $4,000. The other
losses are small.
Several fremen were badly burned in
their fight with the flames. Chief F.
a. Grier had his gum coat burned from
his body and sustained painful burns
all over his right side and hand. A.
r. Lohuer, assistant foreman OF the
hose company, was overcome and had to
bs carriad away. Hs did not regain
consciousness until this morning, and
his condition is considarad very criti-
cal, 30 much SO that his daughter has
been called to his bedside. Ils is re-
ceiving the best attention at tho l'e-
niusula General Hospital. Carroll
Brewington, Daniel Cannon, Stephen
| Tnahvine and other firemen were sa
vorely burned while holding tho n6@-
zles. Ii was the iercest hrs the nn.
partmeut has had to conteEd With Il.
several years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01

A special Dispatch from Eaaton, Md,
says: Mrs. Adeline Mason, aged 76
years wife of .Iohn Mason, one of the
leading business inen of Eastou. died
yeaterday. Her death cnme suddenly.
After dinner abe went to her room, her
daughter. Mrs. b. +. Cox. attending
her, to lie down, as was her custom. to
take a rest, and passed away so quickly
that even her daughter diii not know
that she WAS dead until she went to her
with miniatrations for rhsumatism,
which was affecting her. Mrs. Mason
was highly esteemed in Eastop during
her long life. She was for many years
a working mamber OF the Methodist
protestap. Church,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01
TIE HonrIoULTUR.AL SOCIETY.


An Interesting EXHIBIT To be Made at Its
Meeting in smyrna Next January.
Dover, A ug. 80. "A Though this is not
year OF full fruit crops, there prom
ises to bs an interesting exhibit of the
prouucts of orchard and vine at the
meeting of the Peninsula horticultural
Society. to be held in Smyrna next
January.
The Wilmington Abattoir and Cold
Storage TO. has undertaken to pre-
serve, so far as cold storage can do it,
everything that the fruit growers send
them for this purpose. The fruit must
be picked rather green, placed in
small, neat, clean packages, l0-pound
craps baskets preferred, with the kind
OF fruit marked on the package. This
is important. from the fact that differ
ent degrees Of cold are required for
different kinds of fruit. Every separate
pear or apple should be wrapped in
paper. If THESE precautions are taken,
it is believed that enough fruit can be
saved until the date of the meeting to
make most Instructive exhibit. The
advantage will be two-fold; it will
show TO the fruit growers the merits O.
tha different varieties OF fruits and
will serve TO determine whether colo
.sterags may not sbs much more extan.
sively practiced than at present by the
growers and dealers of the Peninsula.
The society undertakes to pay all
transportation charges, SO that the
fruit grower il put to no expense. ex.
cept to gather the fruit and deliver il
to the expreau or railroad company.
The sender muet prepay the charges,
but he will be reimbursed by the
society upon presenting his recsipt a
the annual meeting.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01

A special dispatch from Indianapolis
dated Monday, eRya The special COM
mittee appointed by the Supeme
Lodge, knights of P5thias TO investi-
gate the matter of changing tho plan
of raiaing revenues, reported in favor
Of per capita tax ON each member of
the subordinate lodges for tho purpose
OF paying the expenses of the Suprcms
Lodge, but left the amount blank.
The present plan is to pay the expenses
out of the receipts from the eale of
supplies. Another special committee
will report in favor of reducing the
number of members of the supreme tri-
bunal to three persons.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01

A sueoial dispatch from Eauton, Md,
snys: On Sunday Theodore Peck
stabbed Mary Hill in the back, direotly
under thu left shoulder, with Barlow
pocket knife, making q deep cut and
possibly fatal wound. Both are ne.
groes. The affair occurred nm the Point
road, in tina suburbs of Easton. The
woman lived with Peck. She wanted
to go to cnmpmeeting. He did not want
her to go, and the cutting grew out OF
the quarrel that followed. DR.. Thomas
A. Council dressed the wound. The
injured woman lay all night in convul-
sions Peck ia in Jail.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01
sicK SOLDIERS AT HARRISBURG.
Patients Carried to the Hospital by Mem
bers of tne First Delaware. -

DorB OF the first peiHWare.
Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 80. The
Pennsylyaniu Hospital train, contHin-
ing sich and injured soldiers from the
southern camps, reached this city at
2.4n o'clock this morning, in charge
of Gov. Hastings. The train was run
over the Clmbarland Valley tracks 10
tha door of the, Harrisburg Hospital.
where the streets had heen roped off to
keep back the large crowd of people
which had assem bled. Aecommoda
tions had been prepared for 10 pa
tients, but only 10 we're taken from
the train here, larger number than
was expected having besu taken from
the train at Altoona and other stations
on route to this city.
A detail of % men from the First
Delaware Regiment was at the hospi-
taI, and carried the sick soldiers into
the wards, whore many nurses and .phy-
sicians were awaiting them. Each
man was carefully attended, and before
Gov. Hastings left the hospital ho said
that at no other institution along the
route had ouch complete preparations
been made for tho sick men.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01

During the past two years the re-
ceivers of tine Baltimore & Ohio rail
road have increased the yard and sid
ing facilities to the extent of l02. 46
miles ON the lines east of tine Ohio
River. While great deal of this mile
age is addition to the yard room.a very
largo number of abort side tracks were
laid for the benefit of industries along
the line.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01
Committees Named.

Chairman l.. b. Morrow Of the re-
cent Regular Republican convention
has appointed the following committees
TO notify candidates which were nomi-
mated at the convention: To notify j.
II. Hoffecker, Manlove Hayes Of Kent
county, Horace @. Knowles OF New
Castle and Charles Fl. Maull of Sussex /,
TO notify DR.. L. Fl. Ball, Daniel y.
Corbit of New Castle, George M.
Jones OF Kent and Robert II. Richards
of Sussex; 10 notify John A. Lingo,
Eohert q. Houston of Sussex, ]. N.
Mills of Kent and DR.. Columbus Of
New Castle.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01

A special dispatch from East0n,
Md, aaya: Mayor John 9. Henry and
DR.. James II. Anderson were crossing
South street, in Easton, when runa-
way dog ran plump into the mayor,
trimmed him up and gave him heavy
fall on 5the pavement, bruieing him
severely, but breaking no bones. DIR.
Andsrson escaped. and the dog was not
much hurt. Mr.. Henry was hurt 80 that
he limpa and has to walk with a stick.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01

Mrs. Sarah II. IIotfeeker, wife of the
late james ii. notfucker, Sr., died at
her homs at Clermont, near this city
on Monday morning, in her 10th year.
The deceased was the mother of James
II. Hotfecker, Jr., and Francis Il.
Iioffecker. members of the New Castle
county bar. The funeral services will
be held tomorrow afternoon al A
o'clock. Interment will be private.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01

The Weather Bureau makes the follow
ing report concerning crops in this State
for last week: New Castle County
Plenty of rain keeps crops growing well.
Flowing for wheat mostly finished. Toma-
toes not in best condition. Kent County
Late potatoes are looking we'll. Moore
peaches are being marketed than was
anticipated. Sussex County - Melons
are plentiful. Tomatoes are not very
promising. The corn and potato crops
promise TO be large. Peaches are scarce.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01

Washington, Aug. 29.-The following
troops have been ordered mustered out !:
Ninth Masaach usetts, Seventh Illinois,
First Illinois. Fifth Illinuis. Sixty.
fifth New York, Fifth Ohio Infantry,
FIRST Wisconsin. Third United States
Volunteer Cavalry (Grigsby's) and
Fourth Texas.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. 3d. -pri.
Yates Hiley and Kittrick of Co. Nd,
First Missouri Volunteers, both of st.
Louis, who we're in this city yesterday
without leave, got on top of passen-
ger train for Chicknmauga Pork at ii
O'Clock last night. They were struck
by low bridge. Ililey was instantly
killed, and Kittrick is misaing.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01
MISS BATEMAE's STATEMENT.

A special dispatch from Dover, dated
yesterday. saya:
Miss Josephine Bateman, daughter of
j. II. Batemau, is the only adult who
ate of the poisoned candy and lived.
This evening she made statement
through her father. Miss Bateman
explains how Ii was that no more than
two psrsuns were killed. She says that
whsn the hox Of candy was openeu bJ
Mrs. Dunning the latter said
This doesn't look very nice, but We
must sat Ii, as it was gift.
Mrs. Deane ate more of the candy
than any one else and asked Miss
Batsman what she thought of it.
II do not think it is extraordinary
candy" replied Miss Bateman, land
small pieces will do me. -
Mrs. DunnIng replied, "Yes, and the
children had better eat small pieces. =
This advice was followed. and the
lives of the three children were thus
saved.
Miss Batema1 sometime Hfterward
took small piece Of what she supposed
TO be candy from her teeth. 1t wBs
analyzed by the State chemist who said
it was an arsenin crystal, large enough
to kill two persons il it had been swal-
owed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01
He 10 said to be under tho auryeil-
lanue OF secret service officer.
KNOWN IN KANSAS CITY.

A srecial dispatch from Kansas City,
dated yesterday, says:
Mrs Botkin lived in Kansas City 12
or 10 years ago. The family was promi-
nent 10 social and financial circles
hers for numher of years. Mr.. Botkin
came here from Jordan City, Mo-,
where he had Inherited small fortune.
BE became cunnected with the Mis-
souri, Bank and remained with that in
stitution several yeare. Later he bngan
the grain business in small way.
Persons here who remember Mrs. Rot
kin say she was refined, mothurly
woman who made many friends.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-01
grywo KINDS OF CANDY IN rHE Box.

It has been definitely settled tina
there were two kinds of candy in the
fatal box. A local confectioner, who
has had an experience OF over 25 years
in this business, and who has handled
many thousand pound of chocolates and
other like candies, who was member
OF tho coroner's jury, which examined
the candy at the inquest, emphatically
statea that there were two kinds Of
candy in the box, part made by con-
fectioner and the other part presumably
home mads. The distinction between
tho two kinds is very marked, as could
be seen upon close examination of
each piece, as has been stated by a
confeGtioner, moulds OF different sizes
are made for the formation of bonbons.
into whatever shane they may be
desired, while ON the other hand, home-
made candy is not so neat in its forma-
tion as rule. The poisoned candies
we're roughly made, while other pieces
clearly showed they had gone through
a regular prucess.