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The record-union., 1898-11-06

DETROIT, Nov. 5.-The new five-
story Wonderland Theater building is
tonight in a hopeless state of collapse,
and fifteen or more lives have been
sacrificed by an appalling accident
which occurred this afternoon.
Shortly before II o'clock, when some
thirty-fve men were at work in vari-
Gus parts of the half-inished theater
portion of the structure, the roof fell
in without a seconds warning. Nearly
every workman was carried down into
the theater pit, the top gallery was
crushed down upon the lower gallery,
forming a sort of fatal hillside, down
which slid broken steel girders, planks,
timbers, brick and a great quantity of
cement from the roof, and carrying
along struggling company of men
into the pit below, very few of whom
escaped injury.
The front of the building remained
practically intact. but the east side
wall bulged and buckled threateningly.
Notwithstanding the latter danger,
the work of rescuing the injured and
taking out the dead was rushed, and
good progress made until 5:15, when
the upper portion of the east wall fell.
a shower of bricks striking around the
crowd of laborers, officers and news
paper men, eXtinguishing the tenn
porary electric lights and causing u
stampede for the street Fortunately,
none of those who were struck by the
second downfall were seriously in
jured.
Mayor Maybury and other city off,
cials. who were on the scene, there
on decided not to further imperil life
in order to save dead bodies and
work was suspended until Tomorrow.
more bodies were visible in the debris,
but they We're abandoned for the pres
ent.
The dead August Sallach, laborer:
George w. White, timer; Theodore
Mertels. laborer; Martin Shafer paint
ter; Cornelius McArron, laborer; James
Megerschue, laborer; August jan
uschowski, laborer; John Greselski, Ia
borer.
Two more bodies had been discov-
cred in the debris at the time the Sec
Ond crash came. Five men are miss
ing. Twelve other men We're seriously
injured, two, it is feared, fatally.
The disaster is supposed to have been
due to the use of faulty iron beams in
the construction of the supports for
the very heavy roof.
The property is owned by Patrick
Virgins, partner Of J. H. Moore in his
theatrical and museum enterprises.
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AN ENGINEERS. CARELESSNESS
RESULTS IN MANY DEATHS IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
Seven Coal Miners Instantly Killed
and Three Others Fatally
Injured.

WILKESBARRE Pa), Nov. o.
Seven men were killed and three others
fatally injured at the Exeter colliery
of the Lehigh Coal Company, at West
Pittston, near here, to-day. The acci-
dent was due to the alleged careless
ness of Engineer David Price, who, act
ing in disobedience of positive orders,
caused three cars to run into the top
of the shaft. These cars, loaded and
weighing eleven tons, fell down the $50
foot shaft, and crashed with frightful
force upon the carriage carrying ten
men. Seven were almost instantly
killed.
They are: Michael Smith, 35 years,
miner, married, leaves widow and four
children: Andrew Tinko, 40 years,
miner, married, leaves widow and six
children; Michael Podesabanny, %
years, miner, unmarried Michael Rra =
zuke, 33 years, miner, unmarried; Jose
Culock, % years, married, leaves
widow and one child; Michael Was
lowsky, 43 years, unmarried; Joseph
Andrewosky, 80 years, unmarried.
The injured are: William Pukos,
miner, internal injuries; Joseph Wins
Ter, laborer, head and back lacerated: ::
Paul Lacksnones, laborer, confusion of
the spine.
The accident occurred at $50 o'clock
as the men were going to work and be-
ing sent down the shaft in parties of
ten. Engineer Price, in charge Of a
little donkey engine, was shifting load
ed cars from the new Red Ash shaft
several hundred yards away, to the
Exeter breaker. This track approached
the head of Exeter shaft, and at a dis
tance of thirty feet from it curved
gently to the right and around the
shaft to the breaker. AT the point
where this track commenced to curve
was switch, and the thirty feet of
track leading to the head of the shaft
was used for storage of crippled cars
Close to the head Of the shaft it was
closed by a head block.
Prices orders were to approach the
breaker with the engine at the head of
the train. A few days ago he was
caught pushing the cars, and was
threatened with discharge for disobey-
ing orders. To-day he did the same
thing. The train was going at a good
speed, when instead of curving around
the shaft, the cars dashed into the
switch, which was open. Price reversed
the engine, but it was too late. The
cars struck the head block, smashed l.,
and three of the cars toppled down the
shaft. About twenty feet from the bot
tom they struck the carriage with an
awful force, completely wrecking it.
The mass of wreckage fell to the foot
of the shaft, choking it, and when af-
ter hard work the men We're extricated
seven We're dead and three fatally hurt.
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ON EASTERN GRIDTRONS.
Harvard Defeats Pennsylvania in a
Great Game Of Football.

CAMBRIDGE (Mass), Nov 5.-Har-
ward won the great football game on
Soldiers Field this afternoon by her
superior kicking and her ability TO
check Pennsylvania University's guard
back formation, and to turn to advan-
tage the miserable fumbling of The
Cuakers' backs. The score was 1C 10
O. Harvard finished the game in good
condition, and strongly aggressive to
the very last play.
In the marvelously short time of fif-
teen seconds after the game began Har-
ward had scored through Coomb's fun
BILE on the kickoff, while in the second
half a beautiful goal from the field by
Burnett on a place kick added another
five points to the score, and clinched
the game for the crimson.
Although Harvard's defense was sur
prising in its strength, the Pennsylva-
MIA line was certainly of the f1rmest
character Harvard was strong behind
the line, for although her backs were
nailed frequently, they ran with far
better judgment than their opponents.
NEW HAVEN Comm, Nov. 5.-Yale
to-day defeated the Chicago Athletic
Association team at football by a
score of 10 to O.
WEST POINT On. ", Nov. 5.-West
Point and Princeton played an exciting
game to-day before 10000 people, the
score resulting ; to >.
NEW HAVEN Comm, Nov. 5.-Yale
TO- Chicago A. c. o.
BETHLEHEM Pa.), Nov. 5.-Lehi9h
., Lafayette q.
CARLISLE Pa), Nov. 5.-Indians
40, Dixon College 0.
CHICAGO. Nov. 5.-Chicago H. Pu--
due o.
& BUFFALO, Nov. 5.-Cornell II, Will
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with the possibility Of having no news
papers at the time when interest will
be keenest in learning the result Of the
election
In choosing this time for striking the
pressmen hoped so to embarrass the
proprietors of newspapers as to force
compliance with their demands, but the
publishers are determined not to yield,
even if compelled to forego publication
for a few days The proprietors be-
lieve that the strikers will receive no
moral support from the public, espe-
cially at this political crisis. No paper
will be published unless all are printed,
the publishers agreeing to stand or fall
together.
When the pressmen walked out they
also induced most Of the stereotypers
to follow their example. They hoped
to persuade the printers to strike also,
but so far the typesetters show no evi-
dence of any inclination to leave their
work, and the employers are confident
the printers will remain loyal.
The afternoon papers issued only one
edition again to-day, appearing shortly
before o'clock. All the trouble was
with the Report" the Bulletin and
POST having their men we'll in hand,
but Withholding their papers in SYM
pathy.
The stereotypers boasted tonight
that the morning papers would not ap-
pear tomorrow, but the proprietor &C
each of the three papers declare that
his journal will be out on time in the
morning, and of the usual size. In one
of the offices the work is being done by
apprentices, and in another the super
animated veterans have been brought
back to direct matters, while the la
borlous part of the work has been per-
formed by managing editors and special
Writers
The record-union., 1898-11-06

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5-The po-
l:tical campaign which practically end
ed in California tonight has been
most vigorously fought all along the
line. The various candidates have all
stumped the State thoroughly, and us
usual everyone seems confident Of mis-
| own election. The contest for Gov
ernor has been particularly warm.
There has been large amount of mon
ey wagered on the Governors fight,
and Gage rules a slight favorite over
guire.
No one at the Democratic headquar-
ters would risk a prediction as to he
result, while the Republican leaders
claimed that Gage would be elected by
a comfortable margin. The Republi-
cans also claim the Legislature. and
expect to elect most of the Congress-
men.
A campaign of extraordinary energy
was closed tonight for the Republicans
With a mass meeting at Woodward s
Pavilion, preceded by a torchlight par
ade of uniformed clubs. The demCn-
stration began with a display of fire.
works, which continued until the ar
rival of the procession at the Pavilion,
escorting Henry T. Gage and G. L..
Patton, the Republican candidate for
Mayor. The Pavilion was filled, and
the crowds in the neighborho0d were
estimated at from ten to fifteen thou
sand people. William MCGOWAN pre-
sided at the meeting, and speeches
were made by Messrs. Gage and Pat
ton, followed by brief addresses from
almost every Republican nominee for
State and county offices.
The local Democrats concluded their
campaign with mass meeting tonight
at Metropolitan Temple. The principal
speaker was Lafe Pence of Colorado.
Mayor Phelan, who addressed a num-
Der of meetings in various parts of the
city, arrived in time to deliver a stir
ring speech, and most of the Demo-
cratic municipal candidates were also
heard. simultaneously four outdoor
overflow meetings We're held, at which
the candidates appeared in rotation.
BUDD AND DE VRIES AT STOCK
TON.
STOCKTON, Nov. Ex-Governor Rudd
spoke here tonight at the meeting held
for Congressman De Vries. and talked
more than an hour about the State Adj
ministratiOn and seven minutes for
Mcguire. The Governor took occa-
sion to remind some of the discOntented
ones here that elsewhere he was
charged with having placed too many
Stockton men in public positions, ani
added that if Mcguire did not carry
San Joaquin County it might be charge
to the fact that the Governor had de-
creased the Democratic vote by placing
too many on the water front in San
Francisco. The Governor said this
would be his last political speech. The
reception to De Vries was large, and
the meeting was we'll attended, second
only to Cages, and far larger than
Maguire's.
KNIGHT AT LOS ANGELES.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5.-The Repub-
lican State and Congressional cam
raign closed tonight, so far as Los An
geles city and county are concerned,
with a big rally at Hazards Pavilion
George A. Knight of San Francisco ad-
dressed the meeting, his speech, which
was carefully prepared, being we'll re-
ceived. After the meeting at the Pa
ViliOn Mr.. Knight was escorted to the
Columbia Club by the Americus Club
OF Pasadena, where an informal recep-
ton was held
The record-union., 1898-11-06
New Sugar Beet Company.

PEORIA QH.), Nov. 5.-The Illinois
Sugar Refining Company, which has
Just been incorporated at Springfield.
is a new beet sugar company, the first
organized in the Central States. Most
of the capital is furnished by the whole
sale grocers of this city, who expect to
handle the product of the factory. The
capacity of the plant at the start will
be $50 tons of beets daily, but the
works will be rebuilt, so that this ca
pacity can be doubled.
The record-union., 1898-11-06
AT SAN JOSE.
To Sail for Manila To-Day.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5.-The
transport City of Puebla will sail to-
morrow afternoon with her assignment
of troops for Manila. The troops will
go on board tomorrow morning. Gen
eral Miller, with his staff, will sail on
the Newport on Teusday. The depar-
ture of the Newport means the final
exit through the Golden Gate of the
entire Eighth Army Corps.
The record-union., 1898-11-06
SIX TO SIX.
Olympics and Stanfords Play a Tie
Game of Football

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5.-The local
football season is drawing to a close.
There will be but one more match be-
fore the Thanksgiving struggle be-
tween Berkeley and Stanford
The contest to-day was between
teams representing the Olympic Club
and Stanford University The STAN
ford University eleven met the Olympic
on the gridiron at Recreation Park. and
after slow and stubborn struggle for
two hours on a dusty field the score
stood even at to 6. The Athletic
club men were happy, because it was
their score of the season. The game
was full of fumbles, with now and
then spectacular feature. The star
play of the game was made by Hobbs,
who broke through Blanchard on STAN
lords twentyyard line, and blocked
one of Murphy's punts, following the
call over the line and falling on it for
touchdown. Morse was very much
in evidence, making several brilliant
runs, one of twenty-five yards through
a thick field
AT SAN JOSE
SAN JOSE, Nov 5.-The Oakland
High School boys went down to de-
feat before the Normal football team at
Cyclers' Park this afternoon by a score
OF 16 to 0.
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Victory for the Express Company.

NEW YORK Nov. 0.-Judge La
conbe. in the United States Circuit
Court to-day. denied the motion for a
temporary Injunction compelling the
express companies to pay the l-cent
stamp tax on express receipts. The
decision was given in a suit brought
by William Crawford, representing the
Merchants Association, against w. l..
HuddeH of the Adams Express Com
DanV
The record-union., 1898-11-06
AWFUL DISASTER
AT DETROIT, MICH.
The Roof Of a HaIf-Finished 1heater
Building Co|Iapses,
Carrying With 1t Into the Pit Below Thirty
Five Workmen.

Ten People Known to Have Been
Twelve Others Are Seriously
Injured, Two Probably Fatally
The Disaster Believed to be
Due to the Use of Faulty IRON
Beams in the Construction OF
the Supports for the Heavy
Roof.
The record-union., 1898-11-06
THE PRESSMEN'S STRIKE.
Troubles of San Francisco News.
papers Far From Being Over.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 5.-The pro-
prietors of the San Francisco newspa-
pers are still confronted with the prob
lem caused by the striking pressmen
and the citizens are still confronted
The record-union., 1898-11-06
GAGE FAVORITE
IN The BETTING,
Money Wagers Predict His Election
for Governor on Tuesday,
While the Republican Committee is Conf
dent Of Comfortable Margin.

Campaign Of Extraordinary
Energy Closes at San Fran
cisco With a Republican
Torch1ight Parade and a Big
Mass Meeting at Woodward's s
Pavilion, While the Democrats
Hold a Rally at Metropolitan
Temple, With Four Outdoor
Overflow Meetings.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 5.-The polit-
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SALT LAKE. Nov. 5.-Utah will on
Tuesday next elect one Supreme Judge,
one Congressman. ten State Senators
and five Representatives. All parties
favor the free coinage of silver The
Continued on Fifth Page)
Evening journal., 1898-01-18
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.
Standing Committees In the House a
pointed-Bills introduced In the senat,


Standing Committees In the House APP
pointed-Biiis introduced In the Senate.
TRENTON. Jan. 1S.-The New Jersey
state legislature reconvened last even
ing and will continue in session through
the week.
Speaker Watkins announced the
standing committees last night, the fol-
lowing being the principal chairman
ships: Appropriations, Gledhin; banks
and insurance, Vandoren; bill revision,
Ashley; municipal corporations. Nc
Murray: railroads and canals, Fair
child; revision of laws, Gledhill: ripa-
rian rights. Ebie; game and fisheries,
Bradley judiciary, Porter; labor and
industries, Poole; militia, Sturr; bor-
oughs and borough commissions, Coles;
corporations. Clark; education. How
ard; ways and means. Rau; state pris-
ons. Squire.
The following special committee was
appointed to investigate the affairs Of
Hudson county: Gledhill, Bradley,
Squire, Lawshe and Watkins.
Mr.. Allen of Hudson introduced an
equal taxation bill similar in it's pro-
visions to the bill defeated last year and
the year before. Mr.. Bauer of Hudson
AAtAthuCcu u uAil DlbNAulhb AoA - N~AS
fares on all trolley lines in first class
counties
President Voorhees, IN the senate pre-
sented from the state board Of taxation.
with their recommendation, a batch Of
six tax bills.
The railroad commission bill intro
duced by Senator Johnson Of Bergen
provides for the appointment of three
commissioners by the governor on rec
ommendation Of the senate; not more
than two members of the board are TO
be Of one political party, and one mem-
Der is to be a lawyer and the other a
civil engineer. The first three commits
sioners will be appointed for one, three
and five years, and each of their success
sors is to be appointed for five years.
The salary is TO be $1,000 a year instead
of $4,000, as last years bill provided.
The expenses Of the commission will be
divided between railroad companies and
municipalities. The bill gives the board
power to elevate tracks and regulate
grade crossings and enable cities and
towns 70 seek the boards aid In such
matters
Evening journal., 1898-01-18
SNOW PLoW DAMAGED.

The new snow plow, which arrived
here on Saturday for the New Castle
electric line, was to have been re-
moved to the power-house yesterday,
but instead of going there, it will be
returned to Philadelphia for repairs.
When the employees came to take it
from the car on which it had been
shipped, it was found that one end had
been crushed in, presumably by run
ming against another car while in tran
sit. 1t left for Philadelphia this morn
ing. where repairs will be made and it
will then be reshipped. 1t is painted
black and presents a rather funerealap-
pearance.
Evening journal., 1898-01-18
pates Tor ELECTION nearIngs.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1s.-The house
committee on elections No. has set
the following hearings in contested con-
gressional election cases: w. +. Ryan
versus II. c. Brewster. Thirty-first New
York district, and w. S. Vanderburg
versus T. II. Tongue. First Oregon, Jan.
13; c. ]. Jones versus T. c. Catchings,
Third Mississippi. Jan. 21; 3. l.. Fair
child versus w. L. Ward, Sixteenth
New York Jan. 25; Armand Roman
versus Adolph Meyer and Joseph Gain
versus Adolph Meyer. First Louisiana,
Feb II. In the case of Hudson versus
McAleer in the Third Pennsylvania dis
trict the contestant has been given un-
til Jan. "a to file afIidavits in support Of
his motion for the appointment Of a
subcommittee to take testimony In
Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1898-01-18
EASTERN SHORE OYSTERS.
MUCH APPREHENSION REGARD-
ING THE LEGISLATION ON THE
BlVtALVE QUESTION.

~ VAL ~ Nt0A-to IO4N.
Onancocl, Va, Jan. 1S.-Much appre-
hension continues to prevail on the
Eastern Shore touching the probable
action of the General Assembly on the
oyster question. 1t is generally con-
ceded that the main provisions Of SEN
atOr lie CatO's liberal bill will pass the
Senate, but its fate in the House OF
Delegates Is very uncertain In fact,
the present temper of the majority IN
the House is such as to give rise to the
fear that a radical measure will DO
passed by that branch of the Legisla-
ture. This has already been fOreshad-
owed by the overwhelming majority
given to the proposition to take oys-
ter legislation from the hands of the
committee on the Chesapeake and its
tributaries and put it into the hands Of
a special committee, consisting Of 0ne
from each cOngression district.
The present law has many glaring
defects which experience has made
manifest and which Senator lie
Cato's bin providing for a board OF
fisheries is intended to remove The
most serious objection to the present
system is the costly machinery for col
Letting the revenue and the defective
supervision Of the industry. The up
land members Of the General Assem-
bly,, whose constituents have no oppOr-
tunity to take oysters from the public
waters very naturally object 10 letting
the oyster industry become a burden to
the state. During the past fiscal year, as
shown by the auditors report the to-
tai revenue derived from the oyster in
dustry was only about $4,000, while
the expenses incurred in collecting this
revenue and in protecting the oyster
grounds amounted to $31 900. A care.
ful estimate Of the operations OF Sena-
tor lie Cato's bill shows that the eX-
penses of collecting the oyster tax can
be greatly reduced and under the
stricter supervision which the bill pro-
vides for the revenue derived from this
source will be more than trebled. II
is the opinion OF the most intelligent
and disinterested persons here that tho
adoption of the main provisions of Sen
atcr lie Cato's bill would remove the
ltCst Objectionable features OF the pres
snt system and place the oyster indus
try on sensible business basis that
would yield the state a substantial
revenue every year.
Evening journal., 1898-01-18
SOCIAL AND Personal NOTES

II. L. Mckee was in New Castle yes
terday evening.
Rev. +. M. Munson attended a meet
ing at the Historical Society's rooms,
in Wilmington, last evening.
Father +. X. Bader visited Rev. Fa-
ther Brady yesterday.
A. B. Lancaster visited Wilmington
friends last evening.
Miss Bessie Coffman spent last even
ing with friends in Wilmington.
b. /. Rogers has returned from
Smyrna creek, in company with Cap
tain Pustill, with whom he has been
fishing. The captain will go back again
to-day.
Evening journal., 1898-01-18
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Rev. L. G. Wainwright, of Lewes, is
assisting Rev. Mr.. Blackwell, who has
charge of churches near the Delaware
Water Gap, in a series of meetings
Captain Robert Wiltbank, of Lewes.
has an abstract from various willis and
deeds of some Of the property in Loves
from 1858 on down to recent date
There is also a map Of portion of the
town as laid out in 1903. 1t appears
from this record that there was a
Quaker burying ground on the lot now
owned by Richard Beebe which was
given by Mary Miers, widow, for burial
purposes in 1927.
David Wilson, who left Milford dur
ing the war and enlisted in the u. s.
Navy, serving many years and travel
ing around the world died at the home
Of his sister, Mrs. Sponsor, in York,
Pa, recently.
The streets of Milford have been in
almost an impossible condition owing
to recent rains.
DR.. Ewes, veterinary surgeon at Del
aware College, will lecture on Wednes-
days and Fridays from the first of the
week until March 25, at 11.30 a. m.
Farmers and others who have sick cat
tie have been invited to take them to
the college for treatment.
A. Ferschke, of the government engi-
neers, visited the mouth of the Mispil-
lion river to run some levels and take
depth Of water an the flats at low tide,
in order that report of the same may
be intelligently made to Washington
officials.
The Worcester county (Md.) oyster
men are receiving about $4,000 a week
from the sale of the bivalves in the
Northern markets. The principal ship
ments are made to Philadelphia and
New York. From the village of Stock
ton 400 to 500 barrels of oysters are
shipped daily.
John Morrison, an aged resident of
MiddletOwn, sustained possible fatal in
juries by falling down stairs while
walking in his sleep one night last
week
Lieutenant W. ]. Richards, of Com
pany G.. Harrington, who has moved to
Wilmington, has resigned his office
and his successor will be named the
next meeting night. There is a great
deal Of talk of electing 2. d. E. Hege-
man. editor of the Delaware Record
who is a member Of the Laurel militia.
A number of adults in and about
Middletown are suffering with chicken
pox, while an epidemic Of measles
seems to be raging among children.
The oysters Of Virginia along
Chincoteague bay. are a failure this
year, owing to the severe storms OF
last Fall, when the ocean ran over into
the bay, making the lower bay so salt
that the oysters became poor. During
previous seasons there has been
shipped from Chincoteague and Frank
lin City to Philadelphia and New York
more than a thousand barrels Of prime
oysters a day.