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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
THREE MINE GAS VICTIMS.
Terrific Explosion in the Avondalt
Mine at Plymouth, Pa.

Terrific Explosion in the Avondale
Mine at Plymouth, Pa.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, Jan. 6.--The Avon
dale mine, operated by the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western company, 1T
Plymouth, was the scene of a terrific
explosion of gas yesterday, which cost
three men their lives and seriously in
jured fourth. The names Of the killed
are: David Powell, aged 2S, married;
David T. Jones, aged 80, married; John
Jones, aged "a, single.
William Brennan was badly burned
in the fire. The men were engaged in
driving an airway off the slope. All
carried safety lamps. A few minutes
after the explosion was heard at the
surface a party of rescuers entered the
mine and found all four men lying UNI
conscious in the slope. They were
brought to the surface as quickly as
possible, and taken to their homes.
David Powell died in the ambulance.
David Jones expired at o'clock in the
afternoon ana John Jones breathed his
last at G o'clock last evening.
There are several theories as to the
cause of the explosion, but the most
plausible one Is that one of the miners
was careless in lighting his lamp while
in the presence of a body Of gas.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
THE MARYLAND DEADLOCK.
Fighting Republican Factions Prevent
tho Organization Of the House..

Fighting Republican Factions Prevent
tho Organization Of the House.
Annapolis. Jan. 6.-The split in the
ranks of the Republican members of
the house of delegates, which devel
oped at Tuesday nights caucus, con-
tinued yesterday with the result that
the house was compelled to adjourn
without having organized, and there
seems to be no immediate prospect of
a settlement Of the difficulty. The
trouble arises from the position as
sumed by II Of the members Of the
Baltimore city delegation, who say they
are in rebellion against the rule Of
United States Senator Wellington, Gov
ernor Lowndes and other party lead
ers, and do not propose to be governed
by them. Without the aid of seven of
the seceders the Republican majority
cannot elect a speaker, and with four
of them the Democrats would have the
number necessary under the constitu-
tion to effect an organization.
The recalcitrant Republicans have q
candidate for the speakership in the
person of Mr.. Schaefer member of
the Baltimore city delegation. and as
yet nothing has been done to indicate
a fusion between them and the Dem
Ocrats. Such thing may come to
pass, however, ard in any event the
situation is having a serious effect upon
the fight for the United States senator
ship.
The SENATE organized by electing J.
Writ Randall, of Anne Arundel coun-
ty, as president.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Stock aud Farming Utensils Given Away

John Richardson, residing near Landen-
berg, Pa, on the farm of Harry s. Little,
had his personal property consisting Of
farm implements, hay, corn and stock,
sold by Constable Strod of West Grove,
Pa, on Friday last. The rent Of the farm
is said to be 5000 year of which Mr..
Richardson had paid $50 leaving Sl60 as a
balance.
Two cribs of corn containing 800 bushels
brought So crib, fifteen to twenty tons OF
hay sold for s5 ton. 10 head of hogs,
weighing from 200 to 400 pounds, brought
IS each, 8 acres of wheat in the ground
brought so and three head Of horses sold
for si4, SO and 80 respectively. 1t Is re-
ported that all of the above effects were
purchased by Mr.. Harry B. Little, the land
lord 1t is also reported that Mr. Little
had wagon on hand ready to take away
thecorn as soon as it was struck off to i'm
and which he disposed of at 81 cents u
.eushel before he hEd time to remove it.
The stock and grain were In fact given
away for song and the sale may yet end
in a law suit There was no excuse for the
slaughter of the effects which should have
brought several times the prices at which
they were knocked down by the constable
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06

Secretary TenWeeges Of the Board OF
Health prepared list of the number u!
doaths from various diseases during the
past year amounting to 1922; marriages
469; births 1881. :.
Tho total number of deaths reported In
this city during the ten years precedi ng
1877 was II 759, the number OF births l3,-
744, and tho number Of marriages 4'99.
The yearly averages are therefore: Deaths
1l75.9; births l274.4; marriages, 4'a9. Ac-
cording to this average the deaths laSt
wear showed marked increase, although
according to the rate per thousand the
showing would not be so bad. in births
there is an increase over the average fer
the ten years just preceding 1897. In mar.
riages there is falling off Of ten when
compared with tho average. The average
number of deaths for eleven years Is llo9;
births 1881; marriages, All.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
THE BURIAL OF DURRANT.
Cemetery Company Objects to Rcceiv.
Ing the Murlerer's Body.


Ing the Murderer's Body.
San Francisco, Jan. 6-Although the
attorneys for W. II. Y. Durrant, the
condemned murderer of Blanche La
mont were considerably disconnected
by the denial of their application for
, writ Of habcas corpus and permission
TO appeal therefrom in the United
States circuit court yesterday, they
have yet two more moves, by means of
which they hope to prevent the ex-
ecution of their client tomorrow. These
ere to appeal to the governor for re-
prieve and to apply 20 the supreme
court of the United States for an ap-
poal from the circuit court decision de-
nying the petition for writ of habeas
corpus. Strong pressure is being
brought to bear upon the governor.
Meantime Warden Hale has COM
pleted all his arrangements for the
carrying out of the sentence, and so
little faith have Durrants parents in
the efforts to save their son that they
have requested Rev. William Rador to
mount the scaefold with the condemned
man.
2hcy also attempted to make ar
ran1ements for the funeral of their
Eon after the execution, but learned to
their disinay that there was decided
objection on the part of the cemetery
officials Of this city to permitting Dur
rants body to be inferred, on account
of the publicity which his case has
been given.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
GENERAL BOOTHS FAREWELL.
Coming Here to Extend the Work Of
the Salvation Army.


London, Jan. 6.-Six thousand per-
sons, most Of them members of the
Salvation Army, took part at Albert
Hall last night in demonstration Of
farewell to General William Booth, who
is about to sail for the United States
to assist in organizing great additions
to the army" Three brass bands led
the music, and in the body of the hall
were a thousand Salvation lasses, who
performed theatrical movements with
red white and blue scarfs. General
Booth on entering the hall received a
tremendous ovation, .,he lasses form
ing themselves into Citations of the
American and British flags.
General Booth. in the course Of a
long speech, said: whatever jealousies
or antiquated antipathies may be in
the hearts of others, the Salvationists
on both sides of the water have only
affection and confidence for each other.
In the United States one Of the great
est sorrows that could come to a gem
eral of God has come to me. One Of
my own sons has departed from his
fathers side and from the Salvation
Army. l do not bear him i'll will, for,
though 1 think he is very much in the
wrong, he is still my son. OF contro-
versy or disputation I'll have none.
am the friend of all men,"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
To Oppose Quny's Re-election.

Philadelphia. Jan. 6.-The Republican
Business Mems league yesterday adopt
ed resolutions calling for meeting of
Republicans to organize a movement
against the reelection Of Senator Quay
to the senate, and to oppose any selec-
tion of a candidate for governor which
may be made by what the league terms
the state machine, The proposed meet
Ing is to be held within two weeks.
Names of candidates for United States
senator and governor will also be con-
sdered
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Several Trains Carried Him.

For alleged unlawful ejectment from a
train on December 16 Charles l.. Green
sued the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company for 81 ,O0o
damages in the Superior Court yesterday,
by G. Dodd Mcfarland, attorney.
The declaration states that Mr.. Green
purchased roundtrip ticket from Balti-
more to Wilmington, DEL, but did not
use it from Wilmington TO Iron Hill on
the return. The ticket was accepted by
the conductor of the train on which Mr.
Green travelled from Iron Hill to Elkton,
but was refused by the conductor of
another train which Mr.. Green subse-
quently boarded at Elkton. Mr.. Green
was put off the cars at Perryville, but, it
Is stated the ticket was accepted by the
conductor of another train to Baltimore
which Mr.. Green boarded ut Perryvilie.
All this happened on the day tho ticket
was bought
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06

New York. Jan. 6.-The hearing Of the
I'--~, pending suit for $50, ,OOO damages
I0T defafnaefoii 3I eflai a~ter DrJusi.s
by Anthony Comstock, of the Society
for the Suppression of Vice, against
DR.. Montague r. Leverson, Of Fort
Hamilton, commenced yesterday in the
United States circuit court. During an
alteration at a railroad station in
1896 the physician made the following
public declaration: Ladies and gem
tlemen, this man is Anthony Comstocl1,
a notorious blackmaler who never
earned an honest dollar In his life." On
the stand yesterday DR.. Leverson said
that he still believed the assertion to
be true
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Delaware River improvements.

Philadelphia. Jan. G.-Major C. W.
Raymond, United States engineer in
charge of the improvements Of the Del
aware river yesterday sent his report
upon the proposed 80 feet channel for
the Delaware river to the chief of en-
gineers of the army at Washington.
Major Raymond's estimate of the cost
of securing a channel 30 feet deep at
low water. and 600 wide, between Pet
tvs Island and deep water in the bay,
Is little more than $5.9OO,O00.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
NIKOLA TESLA.

also for lighthouse purposes, and trials
in this line will very likely be made
soon. The Review says editorially that
this particular application is the odd
est and most unlocked for development
of the vacuum tube" It's value in pho
Biography is shown by photographs re-
produced in the journal named, which
affirms it's belief that this light will
cause the "supersedence of the obiec-
tionablc flash light and make the pho
tographer entirely Independent of sum
light" Tesla also makes an interesting
comparison between the vacuum tube
and the now almost universally used
incandescent electric lamp.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Fatal Street Duel in Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Edward M. Hunt,
an ex-deputy sheriff, was shot and
killed yesterday afternoon by W. Ray
Smith, a bailiff In Judge Horizons
court, and a nephew of~the judge. The
men had quarreled some tinHago over
q small sum of money due rom Smith
to Hunt, and yesterday as Smith was
walking along the street Hunt jumped
from behind building and opened fire.
Smith returned the fire, and Hunt drop
ped dead.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Death of General Yentinnn- -Biegs

London, Jan. 6.-According to a
special dispatch from Peshawur yiajor
General Arthur Godolphin Yeatman-
Biggs, in command Of the second d-
vision of the Tlrah expedition, north
west frontier cf India, died on Tues
day of dysentery, aged 5i The news
Is confirmed from various sources.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06

R. G. Fraim, ESD, left Wilmington on
tho ] o'clock train yesterday morning for
Richmond, Va, having been summoned
there by u telegram from his daughter,
Mrs. Martha A. McCabe, her husband,
John q. McCabo being very i'll in that
place. where he had been spending the
holidays with relatives. His ailment was
so severe that under advice of u physician
he was taken to the Old Dominion Hospi-
tal for treatment
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06

Prospects for bicycle path between UNI
city and New Castle are better than ever
ever before. Tuesday night the Leglsla-
tive Committe Of the Wilmington Bicycle
Club and Harold Sidel, David Stewart and
]. E. Phillips of New Castle, conferred on
tho matter last evening and decided &c
build the path along the road between the
ditch and fence. The proper authoritie:
will he asked for permission TO build the
road this week and no refusals are antici-
pated Tho road will cost 1909, which
amount will be raised by popular sub
scriptiou
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Sale of Personal Property.

Sales of personal property will take
place as follows:
January II, Estate of G. d. Farra. New
Castle Hundred.
Jnnuary 10, Aaron Taylor, Mil Creek
hundred.
January 13, Elwood Webster, sale Of
horses at Hockessin.
January II, Estate Of T W. Mcbride,
w. G. lIundl ed.
January Is, John H. McVey, Guyen-
court,
February 3, H. Ii. McMullen, New Cas-
tlo hundred,
February II, Albert Wollasten Mill
Greek hundred.
February 22, VIM. Newlove, New Gas.
tie hundred.
Parties intending to have sales this COM
Ing spring should engage an auctioneer at
All eaily Gny, SO that ;haro may be no con-
ftislun In regard to 3atrs.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
ZanOll Must stand Trial.

New York, Jan. 6.-District Attorney
Gardiner announced yesterday that no
matter what expense might be incur
red the prosecution of Charles Zanoli
the barber suspected Of poisoning his
wife to gain the insurance upon her
life, would be pressed to the uttcrmost.
Mr.. Gardiner said that even if the re-
port Of Professor. Witthaus, who is
analyzins the body of Zanoli's fourth
wife, were unfavorable to the prosecu-
tion the case would be carried out
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
The Definition Of a riugwump.

Mr. Harrison W. Nickers, Of Chester,
town, Kent County, Maryland, received
$50 from the New York journal for his
definition of what a Mugwum was. he
says "A Mugwump is like a ferry boat
he wears out bis life by crossing from one
side to the other"
He earned his money dead easy; but the
answer Is good one Evidently the
writer knows what he was writing about
when he pennea his answer to the Journal
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
ALWAYS ON TIME, ~

Clean. but sensational realistic, but
pure, always on Time" the new meIo-
drama meets the public at the point that
fills the long-felt want. "This drama is
the hit of the season. and it tentrancos Just
as Grip Van Wrinkle" did in its paimy
days. To see tho play is to give up a
nights intense engagement at the close of
The day always on Time" will be seen
Mt the grand Opera House next Wednes.
day night
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06

The funeral Of the late James Hanna, re.
siding on the Limestone road above the
Mermaid, took place on Tuesday, from his
late residence. Interment wns made in
st. James burial ground at Stanton, The
funeral service was held in the Church,
the Rev. William H. Hcndrickson and
the pastor Of the church officiating. The
pail bearers were John and Jumes Hanna,
William Chambers and George Becker,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Fifth Award is $5,I2S.

The fifth commission to condemn and
assess damages for that portion of the law
property near Mt. Salem Church made a
return of $5,l25 Tuesday afternoon. The
plot contains seven-tenths Of an acre and
the amount of tho award is considered
fair. A committee of park commissioners
was present at yesterdays meeting of the
commission, which was held in the office
of City Solicitor Conrad. LOWS G. Van.
degrift argued for the law heirs for new
commission, and Mr.. Conrad for the city.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Letter still Holds His Wheat

Chicago, Jan. 6.--RumOrs which have
been persistently circulated to- the ef-
feet that Joseph Letter had closed con-
tracts for the disposal Of the greater
part of his vast accumulation of wheat
to New York and Baltimore exporters
who had placed 1t in Europe, We're posi-
lively denied yesterday by Broker
George b. French, who represents the
Letter interests.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06

For first.cla dyelns and securing go
to the Delaware Dye Works. a10 King
street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Chicago Police Omclal Convicted

Chicago. Jan. 6.-Ex-Police Lieutcn-
ant Samuel c. Rank was found guilty
yesterday Of eXtOrting money from
blind pig" proprietors in the Hyde
Park prohibition district. Che extreme
penalty is fine of $500 and six months
Imprisonment. Pending an application
for a new trial Rank was allowed his
liberty on bond. ETe claims to be the
victim of persecution,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Alleged Counterfeiters Captured

Toledo, o.. Jan. 6.-Deputy United
States Marshal Shannon and Captain
Webb, of the secret service, returned
to this city yesterday from Paullng
county, having in charge Henry Luce
and DR.. Alexander Thompson, two resi-
dents of that county, charged with
passing counterfeit half dollars. 1t is
known that an organized gang of
Gounterfeiters inhabit the forests of the
county, and the officers believe they
have secured two members of the Or
ganization.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Tho Death List Rcnchol Txyaut,

London, Ont, Jan. cit now appears
that there were but 20 deaths from the
collapse Of the floor in the city hall.
To the list of the dead the name of John
Hamilton Fortner has been added. The
boy Allen Towe, although seriously in
jurod, Is still alive. The others here
tofore reported dead, but who are alive,
are Wilson Carrothers, John Burgess,
Herman HiIhert, John Fellows and
James Mclean.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06

Tho Wilmington Fire Department may
have water tower such as is used in the
large cities Of the country and which have
proved of great utility. Friday night the
Fame Hose Fire Company will draw bill
providing for the purchase of the tower.
which will be presented to City Council
and that body's approval sought. 1t is
understood the bill Will meet with ap.
proval. 1t will then be taken before the
Legislature for passage.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Dont's for 1903.

Don't run into debt thereby making
yourself feel uncomfortable when looking
over your cash account.
Don't borrow your neighbors skates
when you want to 90 skating.
Don chew tobaeco, it makes your breath
smell badly and ruins your testh.a. y
Don't promise more than youGan fulfill
lying Is an awful sin.
Don't take out your telephone until you
get your now one hnd have IL in working
order.
Don't cut your ice before Jack Frost
makes 1t. It's risky business.
Don't kiss your neighbours wife when you
have better looking one OF " ur own.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06

Prince Albert Leopold to Visit Uss
Lo, aoa,-y-. o.-1ne Brussels oerA.r
spondent of The Daily Chronicle says
that the nephew of King Leopold of
Belgium, Prince Albert Leopold, the
heir presumptive to the Belgian throne
will make a long tour Of the United
States and Canada. The king has no
son living and his daughters are ex-
cluded from the succession by the
Belgian constitution. Prince Albert's
elder brother, Prince Baldwin, died in
1891
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Killed His Mother.in-Law,

New York, Jan. 6.-Philomena Charlo
was stabbed to death last night by her
son-in-law, Luigi CASTILLO, 27 years of
age, in the hallway just outside the
single room occupied by the Casielo
family on the third floor of an Eliza
beth street tenement. The two had
frequent quarrels. Casiello escaped
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
THE SUNSHINE OF PARADISE ALLEY.

"a dramatization from the press" is
what New York writer called 1.-THE Sun
shine of Paradise Alley" which comes to
tho Grand Opera House next Monday
night. He meant that Denman Thompson
and Geo. w. Ryer had put on the stage in
natural and reasonable fashion some of
the things about which most New Workers
read in the newspapers but mover see. The
song Of the same name as the play came
first, and suggested Il deal Of beautiful,
home like sentiment; and Messrs. Thomp-
son and RYer have surely fertile field for
raising the special sort Of a crop they like
to farm,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06

Tho wall of Severus, separating Eng
land from Scotland, was SO miles long and
protected by 81 forts. 1t was 20 feet high
and "a feet thick and to the north was
protected by moat 40 feet wide and 20
feet deep.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06

Louis Shapplngcr, the 10year old son of
take his life in Philadelphia Tuesday Ho
was discovered inhaling illuminating gas
and while unconscious was removed to tho
Hahnermnnn Hospital, the physicians at
which institution have since restored him
to health
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Society Lea der Charged With burglary

st. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. 6.-Calhoun
Calkins, son of rich parents and for
merly a young society leader is on
trial in the criminal court here on the
charge Of burglary and larceny. He Is
charged with breaking into the real
estate Office OF John L. Zeidler on the
night Of Sept. 3 and rihing the safe.
When the police arrested him he ad-
mittcd the crime. The defense is that
he was made insane by the excessive
use Of cigarettes.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06

A J. Lang, president of the w. D. Lang
Company unqualfiedly denies the state.
ment in the Sun, that it is understood
the biscuit trust now forming will buy ou,
the Lang Company. Mr.. Lang says nc
representative of the combine has in any
: way communicated with the officers of the
local company.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Sold Under the Hammer.

Sheriff Finn sold the stock of the shoe
store of Jennie s. Hopes to- Il. f. Ham
ford & Company of Philadelphia, for
$4,000. Tho company had q judgment of
small amount against Mrs. Hopes.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06

New York, Jan. 6.-Edouard Taylore
the little Frenchman who was defeated
by Michael has been anxious for an
other race since Saturday night. Yes
terday he was matched against Frank
Starbuck. The race will be run on the
Sangerfest Hall track, Philadelphia,
Jan. Is.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
WANG.

d. W. Truss g. Co. will for the last time
present to the theatre going people" Wang"
the popelar Comic Opera, which
has by Its wholesome merliment bright
melodies and its serios of elaborate stage
pictures already gained tho favor of theatre
parties will again-be heard here at the
Grand Opera House next Tuesday night
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-06
Union M, L, Church,

The pastor, the Rev. John d. e. Hanna,
Is using stereopticon pictures to illustrate
his sermon oach evening. Large audiences
are present cvorv night. and tho pictures
have been MT The altar and conversions fol-
low Oh Monday and Tur slay tights