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The sun., 1898-10-25
NOT A POLITICAL QUARREL.
Kemp and Jones Fought Over q
Question of Farming.
snpcial DisDatch IN TUE SUN

Kemp and Jones Fought Over 8
Question of Farming.
special Dispatch to The SUN.
DOVER, DEL, Oct. 24.-The murderous
assault made upon James NJ. Ke mp by
Samuel Jones on Saturday night at Mas
Cen's Corner was not the result of 8
political row or argument, as has been
published. On the contrary. the trouble
resulted from heated debate as tC
which of the two men conld best feed q
threshing machine. Both men are ex.
perts at this work, ard both are absurd.
ly jealous of their regulations as "feed.
ers"
An eye witness OF the whole proceed.
ing makes the following statement here
to-day:
Kemp and Jones, with crowd of
other men, were talking about feeding
threshing machines in MINERS store,
and Jones, the colored man, made some
offensive remarks concerning the inabiI-
ity Of Kemp or any other white man to
best him ut feeding threshing machine.
Kemp kept up the banter, and a black
man named Seward, precipitated free
fight by throwing a scale weight at
Jones. 1t hit the man on the jaw, and
with cry Of pain Jones rushed from the
store to the street, drawing revolver as
he ran. Seward followed him out, also
brandishing pistol over his head.
Kemp was still in the store, and would,
in all probability have remained there,
had it not been for the outrageous con
duct of Jones, who, resting his damaged
jaw in one hand and waving a pistol in
the other, hurled the vilest epithets at
Kemp and dared him to come outside
the store. Kemp went out into the road
to silence Jones with brick bat, when
that worthy leveled his pistol at Kcmp's
head and said drop it," Kemp dropped
the brick and clinched with q third
black man who, at this iuDcture, took a
hand in the fight. Kemp holding the
wrist Of this third man, 10 prevent him
firing his revolver, could not and did not
see Jones sneak up, place the muzzle of
his revolver at his Kemp's) side and
fire. Kemp fell in aswoon, and the
would.be assassin was arrested.
Kemp is known to be- an independent
voter, and at no time prior to or during
this row, was politics or party mention
ed. The fight began and ended with the
leeding proposition. AT the time he
fired the cowardly shot. Jones was in no
danger whatever, and the fight was ever
so far as he was concerned. The polti-
cal story sent out was designed to create
bad feeling.
Read The Sun.
The sun., 1898-10-25
Finger Caught in a Lathe.

Frank Cleland, EMPLOYED at Hilles &
Jones machine shop, Ninth and Church
streets, had the second finger Of his right
hand nearly severed by having it caught
in large turning lathe yesterday alter
noon. The bone was shattered. He
was taken to the Office of Il. K. Forrest,
402 East Eighth street, who, assisted by
DIR. II. q. Buckmaster, amputated the
finger. Cleland resides at $40 Harrison
street.
The sun., 1898-10-25

ROUND ABOUT THE TOWN.

The Rev. w. w. Sharp read an in.
teresting paper on "Bible Holiness" at @
meeting OF the M. e. Preachers Associa-
tion yesterday morning.
1t has been decided to increase the
Executive Committee OF the Thomas F.
Bayard Memorial Association by an ad.
ditional twenty-five persons.
The steamer Seaboard, which has been
in drydock at the Harlan 4 Hollings
worth Company undergoing repairs, was
launched Yesterday morning.
The. Rev. N. B. Sice, of St. Joseph't
ColoIed Church, has returned from Rich
mond, Va, where he gave iridium
which was decided success.
Fire destroyed blacksmith shop be-
longing to Thomas T. Weldon on Satur'
day night. 1t was situated near Blue
Ball Tavern, in Brandywine hundred.
The First Delaware Battalion has been
attached to the Second Tennessee Regi.
ment, making the latter a four battalion
regiment, and the largest at Camp
Meade.
On Saturday night last about ll.3C
o'clock two young men smashed the
show case in the doorway leading to the
dental parlors of Dr. G. G. Brown, No.
815 Market street.
The storekeeper who tries to make you
buy one article when you ask for another
cares more for few cents Of profit than
for gaining steady customer. Take
your trade elsewhere.
E. w. Armentrout is expected to ar
rive in Wilmington to-day and will 60
back to his old employer, T. G. Bradford,
1872 Market street. All his friends will be
glad to see his smiling face.
William C. Spruance, Jr., son Of Judge
Spruance, whose critical illness was an
nounced on Friday, is in Philadelphia
hospital. He underwent an operation
for the removal of a gladstone, and, it is
believed, will recover,
The new pilot boat Philadelphia,
which was built by the Neate & Levy
Ship and Engine building firm for the
Pennsylvania and Delaware Pilots As
sociation, has concluded successful
two.day trial trip.
T. G. Bradford, wife and Miss Marion
BALI will leave for Virginia some time
IN November to spend several weeks
there. While in Virginia they will visit
his old home and also Orkney Springs,
the birthplace of Mr.. Bradford.
At a meeting at Philadelphia of the
Pilots Association for the hay and river.
Delaware Pilot H. II. Church was elected
director to fill the vacancy made bv the
resignation OF F. S. Eldridge, who re-
signed because OF his election as treas
urer
High mass was said at St. Pau's X. C.
Church yesterday morning over the
body of Catharine Newell. Interment
was made at Cathedral Cemetery. Ser
vices were also held over the remains oi
Miss Mary Fagan, the burial being at the
same cemetery.
Lieutenant Cabanniss. First Lienten-
ant (retired) Eighteenth United States
Infantry, has been appointed military
instructor at Della ware Hospital to take
Lieutenant Gordon's place, who is now
Major of the First Battalion of the First
Delaware Regiment.
The class OF '98 of the Wilmington
Homeopathic Training School for, Nurses
will hold its commencement exercises at
the New.Century Club building this
evening. An interesting program will be
rendered. The graduates are Mary 4.
Clark, kathel inc Bryan and Laura M.
Farmer Since the graduating class in
1891 thirty-three nurses have received
tliplo.l
The sun., 1898-10-25
Inquiry Board.

NJ Yesterday morning, Adjutant-Gene
Hart, Colonel Wickersham, Lieutenant.
Colonel Stevenson, Colonel Moore, Colo
Mel Chaytor and Lieutenant Dougherty
}eft for Middletown, where they will
meet as a court Of Inquiry concerning
khe goods LETT at that place when the
troops left for Camp Meade, Pa. After
the survey a report will be made 10 the
Fyovarnm mpnt.
The sun., 1898-10-25
VOTE UNDER THE EAGLE.
Union Republicans Pass Resolutions
Stamp the Regular

The Union Republican Committee
held meeting last night at their head
quarters, at Fifth and Shipley streets,
and took action on the 'clerical' error
which they had made in filing the GER
tificate of nomination of Samuel NJ.
Knox, candidate for State Senator in the
First Senatorial District of Wilmington
hundred.
The committee unanimously adopted
the following resolution, which explains
itself.
WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. "a, 1893.
WHEREAS, There has been brought to
the notice of this committee, through
the press, that there has been clerical
error in filing the Union Republican
party ticket in the First Senatorial Dis
trict f1r Senator. The name appears as
Samuel N. Knox, which should be Sam
uel M. Knox, which is one and the same
person. Therefore be it
RESOLVED, That this committee recon-
mend that all Union Republicans in the
First Senatorial District stamp the ballot
in the sp ice with the eagle.
DANIEL f. STEWART,
Chairman.
Attest: II. 4. SrAATs,
Secretary.
The sun., 1898-10-25
A STRANGER AT FARNHURsT.
The Hotel Wilmington Visited by a
Demented Man.

DCulCutcl MAIL.
A well. dressed. respectable looking
man walked into the Hotel Wilmington
Sunday night andengaged board When
told to register, he said he was too cold
to write, and told the clerk>to put evil
liam King" Charleston. S. c., on the
book.
In talking to the proprietor yesterday,
that he was from Washi... ...an. d. c.
During the day he acted ve...........igely,
talking to himself and ha. Is of
weeping '....".1
His actions led the hotel p...... ITO be-
lieve they were keeping compa..f with a
maniac, and Drs. Cooper and Frantz
were called in to examine him. The ex-
animation proved the man to be insane,
and he was taken to Farnhurst last
night for treatment.
The man, although very well-dressed,
had only $40 on hlm. He claimed to
have attended both the Mckinley and
the Bry an conventions, and seemed to
have g, neral knowledge of current
events. Nothing among his effects
would serve to establish his identity. 1t
is not believed that his correct name is
either King or Kelley. 1t is likely that
his friends Will soon communicate with
the authorities ana secure his release
from Farnhurst.
The medical examination disclosed the
fact that he had been cupped some
weeks ago to relieve blood pressure on
the brain, and he had secured temporary
relief from the operation. In his rational
moments, he proved himself to be an
gentleman, and there is every
reason to believe that his presence in
Wilmington is the outcome Of a trip
taken during fit OF insanity.
The sun., 1898-10-25
Death From Diphtheria.

At the Board Of Health office yester.
day one new case of diphtheria and two
deaths were reported. Minty Inez
Davis. aged years, died yesterday at
No. 500 Madison street. and child
named Haney died Sunday at No. 9O6
West Second STREET.
The sun., 1898-10-25
Flowers in the Depot.

The handsome interior of the p, W.
x b. Railroad station was given an ad-
ditional charm Yesterday in the shape Of
q flower-stand filed with potted plants
md flowers. noS will be conducted by &.
w. Brinton 4 COMPANY, florists.
The sun., 1898-10-25
Salesinen's League.

/ The Salemen's League held a meeting
last evening at Eighth and Orange
Gtreets. Business OF routine nature
Vas transacted. A committee was up.
bointed to make arrangements for the
enefit to be given November 10 and II
Dockstader's Theatre.
The sun., 1898-10-25
Heavy Passenger Trafi fiic.

Passenger traffic was heavy on all rail-
roads to-day. The p, W. Il b. trains
were all we'll filled, and the trains on the
Delaware division were run in two Sec
tions of ten and twelve cars each. The
baggage department was also kept busy.
The sun., 1898-10-25
Fourth session.

4 Tie fourth session of the Arch
kdeaconry, OF Wilmington will be held at
Emmanuel Church, Highlands, on No.
Nvember / and 2. A large number of
prominent ministers from other States
$will be in attendance.
The sun., 1898-10-25
MILITARY DAY.

Thursday, II a. m. Military and
naval parade starts from Broad street
and Snyder avenue, and will be re-
viewed by President Mckinley at the
Court of Honor.
Evening. Reception to the Presi-
dent ana his distinguished guests
at the Academy of Music; illumina-
tiOn Of the Court of Honor ard City
Hall.
The sun., 1898-10-25
CIVIC DAY,

Wednesday, 10 a. m. RededicatiOn
of Independence Hall.
II a. m. Civic parade starts from
Broad and Cumberland streets.
Afternoon. Arrival OF the President,
Vice President and members of the
Cabinet.
Evening. Reception to the Presi-
dent and his party at the Union
League; illumination of the Court of
Honor and City Hall.
The sun., 1898-10-25
JUBILEE PROGRAM.
NAVAL DAY.

This morning. decoration of the feet
OF war vessels In the harbOr.
IL noon. Steam yachts, steamboats,
and other craft participating In the
form in line.
1910 p m. Secretary Long and
Navy Department officials arrive from
Washington.
p. m. Yacht May leaves Pine
street pier with Secretary Long on
board to meet and lead the naval pro.
cessiOn.
1.3O p. IN. Naval procession begins
passing feet of war ships, the Secre-
tary of the Navy being saluted by each
as the yacht May passes.
Evening Illuminal ion of the naval
the Court Of Honor and the
City Hall.
The sun., 1898-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Walz have been
visiting friends in New Castle.
The sun., 1898-10-25

Miss [etitia T. Lands, Of Philadelphia
las been visiting friends in this city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-11-26
SENATOR QUAY INDICTED.
Five other Former state Treasurers
Named in One Bill.

five other Former state Trcasurers
Named in One Bill.
Philadelphia, Nov. 22.-United States
Senator Quay. his son, Richard r,
Quay. and former State Treasurer Ben
jamin J. Haywood were indicted by the
grand jury yesterday on all FIVE of the
bills charging them with conspiracy IN
the misuse Of state funds. No indict-
ment was brought against Charles II.
Mckee. of Pi.ts5urg. who was held in
bail by Magistrate Jermon at the same
time as Senator Quay and his SON Dis
trict Attorney Graham refused to speak
as to the reason OF this. The finding
Of the jury was unanimous.
one of the indictments which aroused
much comment included the names in
a conspiracy charge with Quay and
Haywood all the state treasurers who
have served since 1884 up to the time
Of the close Of Haywood's term with the
end Of 1897. Those mentioned in this
Indictment are William Livezey, whose
whereabouts are unknown and who
served three terms as treasurer; Will
tam b. Hart Henry X. Boyer, at pres
ent superintendent of the mint; John
w Morrison and Samuel, M. Jackson.
This particular bill alleges that all
those mentioned conspired with Quay
HayAaod and Charles II. Mckee on the
cath of March, 1898. unlawfully to use
and did use to make profit certain
divers large sums of the money of the
commonwealth
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-11-26
LABORERS MOVED DOWN.
Crushed TO Death by n Train In q
Dense Fog.

Crushed TO Death by Train In n
Dense Fog.
Jersey city, Nov. 19.-In the gloom
of smoke, storm and fog that darkened
the rails of the Pennsylvania railroad
yesterday morning between Jersey city
and Harrison a belated suburban train
dashed into a gang Of workmen, killing
II and iniuring four. Five others had
remarkable escapes. All the victims
lived in Jersey City.
The dead are: Frank Bodosld aged
As: Giuseppe Colasurdo. 81; Thomas
Doherty, a.; Thomas Flanagan; Jo-
seph Faggea, As; Michael Lawless, 81;
Nicola Lucci 81 Frank Ludowski, 81;
Angelo Puggo, %; Frank Slumsky, 3d.;
Giuseppe Stinziano, 49, Bodosh and
Slumisky leave families. Frank Swaz-
kowsk Is dying at st. Francis hospital
The accident happened about two
and one-half miles west of Jersey City
just beyond the Hackensack river
bridge At that point there are four
tracks, two devoted TO passenger and
two 70 freight traffic. At the north
are the shops and the tracks Of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad. Foreman Quirk took out a
gang of 10 men at a. m. to repair
track No 4--the westbound freight
track-at that place. Quirk saw that
the fog might mean danger, so he sent
ahead two men. Lawless and Doherty,
to give warning OF approaching trains.
Lawless was to go west and Doherty
east, and cover all the tracks. They
were to shout warnings at the approach
Of trains. The passenger tracks were
kept busy with incoming suburban
trains, and the dense smoke and steam
from these trains helped to make the
atmosphere more dense. Suddenly
Lawless gave warning Of the approach
of a train on No. 3 track, and the men
jumped to the eastbound passenger
track almost in front OF a passenger
train which was approaching at 40
miles an hour. Both Lawless and
Doherty were among the killed
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-11-26
STRICKEN SOLDIERS
Deputy Surgeon General Smart
Gives Comparative Figures
ON MORTALITY FROM SICKNESS.


In rhe War Between the states the
Death List From Disease Far EN-
ceeded THAT For the same Period In
the War Against Spniu.
Washington. Nov 2s-Colonel Charles
Smart. deputy surgeon general of the
army, has sent a communication TO
Surgeon General Sternherg. comparing
the deaths from sickness in the war
with Spain and in the civil war He
rays in part;
In reply to your inquiry l can very
promptly state that the sickness and
mortality during the war with spain
was not relatively SO great as that
from which our volunteer troops suf-
fered during the civil war.
I'm April, 1861. President Lincoln
called for IS 000 volunteers, but II was
not until July % Ven his call for
500 600 was made. tina; we had armies
comparable In size with those recently
I'm existence. Beginning, then, with
! July 1861 when we had medical re-
ports from regiments aggregating only
60. lis men. and including August, Sep
TENDER, October and November five
months, we find recorded a loss by
death OF 3.075 men in the reports sent
in by medical officers from an average
strength present OF III $50 men, or
1871 deaths out of every thousand men
during that period OF Ave months.
I'm April. 1898. President Mckinley
called for lbs 900 men, and later for
GO. 600, which with an increase in the
regular army and the immune and
other special regiments, made total
OF over 100000 men. beginning with
May. 1898. for which month we have
medical reports in the Office Of the sur
geon general of the army from regi-
ments aggregating 151 6S5 men, and in
Guiding June. July, August and Sep
TENDER, five months we find on file a
loss by death of only 1,715 men report
ed by medical officers i'm an average
strength Of 1871 16S men. or 1921 deaths
out of every thousand men during that
period of FIVE months.
Mortality from disease reached It's
maximum In the camps Of our civil war
only at the end ten months, IL we
count from July, 1861, or at the end OF
u months IL we count from May, 1861.
| when 1855 men had been buried out
Of every thousand of strength present,
or to put it otherwise, the maximum
monthly mortality was reached only
after ten or twelve months of suffer-
ing, during six of which the mortality
| was greater than that Of the disease
which did so much harm In August
/ last. In that month the country be-
| came excited over the hysteric utter
ances OF yellow journalism with-4-eS
| deaths per thousand and the morale OF
| the army became broken by making the
volunteer believe that never In the
history Of armies had men suffered
from disease as he and his companions
| had suffered Yet 81 years ago the
flower of the manhood Of this country
after months Of deadly losses suffered
| in April, 1862. more than twice the loss
incurred In August last, and instead OF
going home on sick furlough they grid
ed up their loins for the attack on
| Richmond by way Of the peninsula
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-11-26
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
Friday. Nov. is.

Methodist Bishop Cranston was
among a party Of missionaries recently
mobbed in Pekin. China.
The Canadian cruiser Petrol seized
nets of American fishermen in Lake
Erie, claiming they were in Canadian
waters.
The battleship Formidable, the larg
est in the world. 10000 tons. was
launched for the British navy at Ports
mouth.
Timothy Dwight, president of Yale
college, rendered his resignation, to
take effect at the end of the present
university year.
Some so lepers are at large in and
about Manila, having escaped from
confinement. Our troops will capture
them and send them to a small island
in Luzon.
Leading Iowans will ask congress for
special legislation to permit o. w,
Deignan. the Mcrrimac hero to enter
Annapolis naval academy, he being
over the legal age.
saturday, Now 10.
Many Americans are begging in the
streets of Havana. There is no work
there.
John w Kelly, inventor of the fa-
nous Kelly motor" died of pneu-
monia in Philadelphia, aged 81.
Captain Johnston, of the British
steamer Rriardene sailed from Queens
town in defiance of a court order.
Jesse T. Gates, of the Second artiI-
lery, is the first pensioner Of the Span
ish war, at SIT per month.
The transport St. Paul left San Fran
cisco with a cargo of Christmas gifts
sent by relatives of our troops in Man
ila-
Lawless bands are committing depre-
dations in Porto Rico, robbing, burn
ing and levying tribute. General
Brooke will suppress them.
Monday. Nov. 2I.
John w. Parsons, of New York, was
elected general master workman of the
knights of Labor.
Admiral Dewey has arranged to have
three of the sunken Spanish war YES
sells in Manila bay rescued
Sir George Baden Powell, the emil
nent English political economist and
M p, died in London aged 81.
The Boston anti-annexation society
has started a petition to congress
against acquisition of foreign territory
Mr.. Johura Komura, the new min
lister from Japan arrived in Washing
ton. He IS a graduate of Harvard uni
versity.
Five hundred Russian students. en-
gagged in a socialist conspiracy, have
been arrested. Eighty We're sent to
Siberia.
Fl. V. White robbed grave at Bald
win, Mich, recognized" the body as
that Of his brother, and claimed $4,000
insurance. He is in jail.
Tuesday. Nov. 22.
Ten thousand Japanese fishermen on
Etrup Island are on the verge of star
walton.
A storm in the northwest reached the
proportions of a blizzard in many
places.
EX-Queen Lniuokalani is en- route to
Washington to present claim for
crown lands in Hawaii
General Calixto Garcia and the other
Cuban commissioners landed at New
York, en- route for washington.
Governor Tanner, of Illinois. has
placed Pana under martial law, owing
to conflicts between imported miners
and strikers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-11-26

Cleveland, Nov. 23.-One Of the bold
est robberies committed here in years
was perpetrated yesterday, when the
postoffice was robbed of IL packages
containing 800 each, or $1,100 in all
The money was in a pigeon hole at the
stamp window presided over by Miss
Mary Berry. She left the window for
a few seconds. and during that brief
time the money was taken. -Four
women were seen acting in a sus-
picious manner in the corridor Of the
postoffice just before the robbery, and
the police believe one Of them to be the
thief.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-11-26
snarkey Defeats Corbett.

New York, Nov 23-The Sharkey-
Corbett fight, which was Witnessed by
the largest and most representative
gathering of sporting men that ever
congregated to see a ring contest,
ended in most disgraceful fiasco last
night at the Lenox Athletic club. Cor
bett had the worst of the encounter,
when one Of his seconds. Connie" Me-
Vey. jumped into the ring, appealing
to the referee, thus violating the rules.
and the referee, Honest John" Kelly
had no alternative but to disqualify
Corbett and award the bout and the
100000 purse TO Sharkey. who had the
best Of the fight throughout. There were
5000 persons present. and the receipts
exceeded $4,000.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-11-26
The PRODUCE MARKETS
As Reflected by Dealings I'm Philadel
phiA and Baltimore

Philadelphia. Nov 22.-Flour in light
demand; winter superhne 81 25lf250; Penn
sylvania' roller, clear, S3.I543.35: city mills.
extra, $2f50290 Rye -four scarce and
firm at $40 per barrel for choice Penn
sylvania. Wheat firm; No. red. No
vember. 72A0I212c. Corn firm; No. 2
mixed November, SSA1SSlsc No. 2 yell
low. for local trade, lie Oats firmer; No.
2 white SIC. No. white, clipped 32i4d
S2Ac Hay steady; choice timothy, $l1
for large bales. Beef steady beef hams.
S1S.25GlS.50 Pork firm; family. $i250Q13.
Lard firm; western steamed, $5.375@. But
ter steady; western creamery, 15iA024c. /.
do factory, 1llaMl4l2c. Elgins &c; imi-
tation creamery. 13G17lac.; New York
dairy, 16d20c. do. creamery, 151aa23lzc. I;
fancy Pennsylvania prints jobbing at %
02Sc.; do. wholesale, DC. Cheese firm;
large white and coored 9lhc. small do.
94M10c. light skins. 707l4c. part do.
5izG6lhc; full do. 3G3iac Eggs steady;
New York and Pennsylvania 24IaG25c. .
western. fresh. 23Isc; southern 20d22c
Potatoes steady; Jerseys, Sl@L37i5; New
York, Sl.250150: Long Island $1.25d1. 75
Jersey sweets, $1Gt1.75
Baltimore. Nov. %. Flour quiet and
steady. Wheat firmer; SPOT and month
729sG72lac.; December. T2ll6t72Ac: Janu-
airy, 73l2c., steamer No. red, 6S3s 46slkc. ;
southern. by sample, GSsa072%c Corn
strong; spot. month and December 3StaG
3S9ic. new or old November or Decem-
Der. 3SisG3Sasc.; January 2SIsG3S2.c.: Feb
ruary. 3Slsc. steamer mixed. 36q36Ikc. ;
southern. white. 36a3Sl4c. do. yellow $50
9Sl4c. Oats strong; No 2 white, 32a32lzc..
No. 2 mixed, SOa3o1ac Rye firm; No. 2
nearby, Sec; No. swestern, 5Sc. Hay
steady; 40. 1 timothy, sl0a1050. Lettuce
At 75c per busbel box.