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The sun., 1898-10-10
VETERANS, TO BE IN LINE.
G. A. II. Men of This City Expect to
Attend Peace Jubilee in
Philadelphia.

G. A. r. veterans in this city are eX'
pecting to attend the Peace Jubilee in
Philadelphia on October y, and antici.
pate taking part in the grand parade Oh
that date.
In view of this fact Department Com.
mander Robert Liddell OF this city has
issued the following circular:
1.-The posts of this department have
been invited to take part in the Grand
Peace Jubilee Parade in Philadelphia OIL
Thursday, October 27. and the invitation
has been accepted. 1t is my earnest
desire that each post in the depart.
ment will be well represented, in order
that Delaware may lave good place in
line.
81 therefore request that each post will
take immediate action in this matter.
Ascertain how many of the comrades
will be present in full q. A. X. Uniform,
and communicate the information to AS
sistant Acknowledgement William A.
Reilly, No. 1l30 West Fourth street,
Wilmington, Del, so as to enable him
to inform the department of Pennsyl.
vania as to the number of comrades Della
will have in line.
'This department will be at no ex-
pense for music, as the city OF Philadel-
phia furnishes all the music; and rail
road fares have been reduced for the oc-
cason. | would also state that the con-
dition OF the Grand Army in Delaware at
this time is very encouraging, All the
posts in Wilmington are rapidly filling
up their ranks and numbers of old COM
rades who for years have been absent
from their post rooms, are taking fresh
interest and resuming their former places
in the post rooms.
Gas Philadelphia is noted for its
splendid display and generous hospi-
talty, all comrades who can do SO
should take a part in this grand peace
jubilee parade, as it will be a most mag
nificent pageant"
The sun., 1898-10-10
WITSIL ON THE LOOK OUT.
State Detective Waited for a Muir.
derer But Criminal Was
Caught in Chester.

A colored man supposed to be John
Smallwood, the murderer of Christopher
Gibson, coored, of Philadelphia, was
taken from p, w. & B. freight train at
Chester by the police at 9.5l o'clock last
evening and placed in the City Hall at
that place.
A request was received by the railroad
company in this city to stop freight
train No. l6l at Landlith as the murderer
OF Gibson was supposed to he escaping
on it.
The officials wired to the conductor OF
the train and an investigation revealed
two negroes and one of them answered
the description given of Smallwood. The
man was taken in charge by the Chester
police and will be held until he can be
identified.
Detective Witsil, of this city, had been
watching for the man around the depot
last evening and was notified by the
railroad company of the capture made in
Chester.
Gibson was shot outside of house on
Francis street, Philadelphia, Saturday
night. He was wounded in the leg and
abdomen and taken to the St. Joseph's
Hospital where the doctors on the first
examination were unable to locate the
bullets. but did not consider his case
dangerous. He was taken worse in the
night suffering with an internal hem
orrhage and died.
Family troubles are alleged to be the
cause OF the shooting.
The sun., 1898-10-10
GONE TO PITTSBURG.
St. Johns COmmandery of This City
are Attending the Triennial Con.
clave at Pittsburg.

About forty members of St. Johns
Commandefy, Knights Templar, left this
city yesterday morning on a special car
over the B. & 0. railroad for Pittsburg,
Pa.
The knights have gone to attend the
triennial conclave at that place next
week.
The car was attached to train that
left Delaware avenue station at S.34
O'Clock yesterday morning, and through
the kindness OF local passenger agent
III. A. Miller, the car will be run to
Pittsburg without change.
Many knights joined the party at
Chester and the car was probably full
before reaching its destination.
The price for the round trip was SO,
and this was special rates secured by
Mr.. Miller for the lodge.
The sun., 1898-10-10
COMMITTEE ENTERTAINED.
After the Business Meeting Was Con.
cluded They We're Taken Trip
on the Delaware River.

The executive committee of Association
Of Superintendents of Fire Alarm and
Municipal Electricians met yesterday
morning at the Clayton House and trans
acted some private business.
A committee appointed by President
Lawton of the Board of Trade called on
the visitors, after which the whole party
boarded the tug Laura B. and went down
the Delaware as far as Delaware City,
where they took supper at the hotel, and
after Pleasamtt aSnnt ts arfEea ocosl In winning
Among those comprising the party
were: Adam Bosch of Newark, N. j.;
Frank C. Mason of Brooklyn; W. H.
Thompson o: Richmond, Va; W. Y.
Elliott of Emira, N. Y, and W. Stump.
editor of the City Government; John G.
Farra, j. W. Aydon, J. II. Mansfield,
George Moore and ex-Postmaster Taylor
The sun., 1898-10-10
ADDRESS!

The opportunities OF the public at
| large to vote for the man of their choice
for United States Senator are con-
spicuous for their absence.
| The Sun offers an opportunity for
everybody to express their opinion as to
| who is the best man to represent the in
terests of the Diamond State in the
councils of the nation.
This is an opportunity that has never
before been accorded to the people of
any state within the history of the ma
ton.
The plan is simple.
Fill out the coupon at tine head of this
column and send it to The Sun. We pub
lish the number of votes received by
each candidate every day in order to
keep the voters posted.
THE Sun also makes this offer. The
winner in this contest has the privilege
of naming any charity in the state to be
the recipient of one hundred dollars,
which will be paid to the said charity by
THE Sun.
The contest will continue until the
first ballot is taken in the Legislature.
There is no law or requirement which
makes it necessary for you to sign your
name to your ballot, though we would
rather you would. They will be counted
just the same, however, if you do not
wish your opinions known.
Send in your ballot and help win that
500 for some deserving charity.
All votes credited to each contestant
do not necessarily represent all the votes
received for each contestant. They
merely. represent those that are counted
up to IL midnight OF the day preceding.
There are now ninety-five contestants
in TIE sun senatorial contest. New
Castle, Kent and Sussex counties all
have representatives in the lists are the
supporters of the respective contestants
in each county are daily sending large
vote.
OF the first seven contestants no one
has lead exceeding one hundred votes
over the next highest man. The contest
indeed wakes warm.
A fairly large vote was polled yester-
day which though not as large as re-
ceived on some previous days, was
enough, however, to change the relative
standing OF some of the leaders. The
next few days voting promises to work
many changes as the standing OF some of
the candidates who have been somewhat
lower than the leaders is now much
better
A letter received yesterday reads:
To TIE EDITOR OF TIE Sun:
SIR Since the second day of THE Sun
contest have been gathering votes for
my favorite candidate and in all have
sent in eight hundred and twenty-five
votes. | am interested in the contest
and have many friends who are also in
terested, although we do not all place
votes for the same man. 1t has occurred
to me since reading the many good
articles you have published giving rea-
sons why women should be members of
Boards of Education, that it would be
good idea to have contest to determine
what woman in this city is the most
popular candidate for seat in the Board
of Education. One thing is certain, al
though we may not have contest of
such character there will be contest
some day which will result in placing a
woman on the Board of Education.
Sincerely,
WOMAN,
The sun., 1898-10-10
LIBERTY's SPECIAL MEETING
Held Tonight for the Purpose of Con
sidering Bids for Heating APP
OArutuS,

A special meeting of Liberty Fire
Company will be held this evening for
the purpose of considering proposals for
heating the engine house by steam.
AT the company's,las asst meeting they de-
cided to ask for proposals on the work
and the lowest bidder will get the con-
tract.
The company's coach dog Sewell that
was stolen several days ago, was recov-
cred and returned to them by Officer
Rand last week. The officer found the
dog at Third and Pine streets but was
unable to discover who had stolen him.
The sun., 1898-10-10
A Touching Appeal.

The following poetical appeal won for
it's author, the editor Of the Rocky
Mountain Cell, the prize of 81 100 offered
for the best appeal poem to newspaper
men to pay up their subscription: "Lives
of poor men oft remind us honest men
won't stand no chance. The more we
work there grow behind us bigger
patches on our pants. On our pants.
once new and glossy, now are stripes OF
different hue, al because subscribers
linger and don't pay us what is due.
Then let us be up and doing; send in
your mite however small, or when the
snow of winter strikes us we shall have
no pants at all"
The sun., 1898-10-10
Handsome Memorial Window.

Many persons attended the First Pres.
byterian Church yesterday to see the
new, handsome memorial window tC
Benjamin and Martha Chandler.
The window is a fine piece of work:
manship and cost $2CO. 1t was placed
in the church by John Hyndman Noblit,
Joseph G. Noblit, Arthur W. Chandler
and Alfred w. Chandler, all of Phila-
delphia, in memory Of their grand
parents.
The sun., 1898-10-10
lIectured in Philadelp II ia.

Rev. DIR. Dennis J Flynn of st. Pat.
rick's Church lectured last night in st.
Malachy's Church, Philadelphia, on
"Intemperance and the Rulers of the
World" in celebration of the birthday OF
Father Matthew under the auspices OF
the Veronica League for the Support Of
Intemperance.
The sun., 1898-10-10
Railroad Clerks Changes.

]. +. Merritt, stenographer in the
Office Of Assistant Engineer S. G. Long
has been transferred to the office OF
Superintendent W. N. Barnard:
Walter Messenger, clerk in the super.
intendent's office, has been transferred
to the motive power department.
The sun., 1898-10-10
TAPPED THE MONEY TILL.
Sneak Thieves Rob the Money Drawer
in DIR. Buckmaster's Drug Store
on Fourth Street.

A sneak thief entered the drug store
of DR.. Buckmaster at the corner of
Fourth and Poplar streets, last Wednes-
day and took about So in money from
the money drawer
DR.. Buckmaster thinks that the rob-
berry was committed while he went back
into the dwelling part of his house for a
few minutes, although there was no one
in the store when he went out and he
was only gone for few minutes.
The money drawer is patent one but
at the time it was robbed was out of
order and could be easily opened without
any noise and the counter being narrow
it is thought that the thief reached the
drawer from the front as some five and
ten-cent pieces and some pennies escaped
the notice Of the robber.
The sun., 1898-10-10
Board of Health Statistics.

The report of Registrar Wigglesworth
of the Board of Health for the week end
ing at noon Saturday shows the total
number of deaths to have been 25 as
compared with 35 for the same week of
1897. There were 26 births and 25 mar
riages as compared with 26 births and 10
marriages for the same week Of last year.
There were six coroner's cases. There
were two cases from accidental drowning.
The sun., 1898-10-10

Continued on Page Two.
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OTHERS NAY RECOGNIZE cUsA

Southern Republics and Britain Would
Follow Our Exam pie. a.
There has been much discussion In
Washington during the last few days on
the question Of the attitude Of foreign
powers In the event Of the recognition OF
the independence of Cuba by the United
States. The President has been told that
many, II not all, the Southern republics
would recognize the Independence of Cuba
simultaneously with the United States,
and although no official declaration, as far
as can be ascertained. has yet come from
Great Britain on that point the earnest
desire Of that country to avert war be-
tween the United States and Spain will,
1t Is believed, induce her to promptly fol-
low any action in this direction which may
be taken by this country.
Approaching, as they do, that such joint
action would be one of the strongest guar
antees against war, the administration
officials are naturally anxious that Other
countries should follow our course in rec
ognizing the new republic.
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FIGHTS FOR LIBERTY.
NouNo WOMAN LAWYER OUT.
WITS AN OFFICER.
Warrant Served Upon Her mt the
Train, but She Escapes After Lively
| Battle Trade Somewhat Retarded by
the Late Floods.
Miss Darlington Is Clever.

Miss Isabel Darlington, young woman
lawyer of West Chester, Pa, who recent;
ly went to Fort Scott, Kan, to look after
100000 of interests owned by Eastern
clients whose local agent had disappear
ed, was arrested for contempt of court.
She was summoned to testify regarding
property of which she had taken posses
sion for one of her clients and which had
been seized under attachment by another
creditor. Her testimony would necessar-
lily have menaced her case and she under
took to keep from the courts jurisdiction
by being driven in closed carriage to a
suburban depot and taking train for
home. An officer arrived with warrant
for her arrest for contempt and accosted
her as she was boarding the train. She
grasped the warrant and tore it up. The
officer declared her his prisoner and seized
her. She resisted and they struggled Wig
orously. She is young, but stoutly built,
and finally landed ON the platform with
her dress badly torn and the officer still
graphing her. She appealed to a man
passenger and he cautioned the officer
against force. At that instant the train
moved out and the sheriff was compelled
to let her go.
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CHARGING WAR RATES.

Insurance Companies Take Action Con.
corning Gulf Shipments.
Insurance companies carrying risks on
American breadstuffs for export are
charging war rates. This applies to all
shipments from the Atlantic and Gulf Of
Mexico ports.
One of the largest exporting firms in st.
Louis has been endeavoring to secure IN
expression from the big insurance COM
panies that insure exports, but was not
successful until Monday, when it was
wired that war rates were in effect. This
is one-quarter Of per cent added to the
regular rate covering loss from all ordi-
nary causes. On parcel shipments this Is
an advance Of 80 per cent. The regular
cargo rate is five-eighths Of 1 per cent
from Atlantic and threc-quarters Of per
cent from gulf ports. The cause for the
adoption of war rates is that in the event
of hostilities any ship carrying the Ameri-
can flag would not be safe from attack
by Spanish war vessel.
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Notes of Currcut Event..

The British Government is massing q
powerful fleet in Chinese waters.
Prof. Eisen has located the famous tur-
quoise beds of the Aztecs in southern Cali
fornia.
Naugatuck. Conn. is alarmed over the
appearance Of Wild man who looks like
q beast.
"The Kings Daughters" Of New York
send 1000 tons of cornmeal and 5000
tons OF bacon 10 thu starving people Of
Cuba.
The Philadelphia Board of Trade adopt
ed resolution pledging to the President
of the United States loyal support Of his
efforts to defend and maintain the honor
OF the country.
Boston Central Labor Union has adopt
ed resolutions urging the labor organiza-
tons OF the country to erect a monument
to the coal strikers who were shot to
death by deputy sheriffs at Lattimer, Pa.
The 400th anniversary of Vasco de
Gama's discovery Of the route to the East
Indies by way of the Cape OF Good Hope
Is to be celebrated under the auspices OF
the Portuguese Government in Lisbon,
from May IL to 20. A grand naval re-
view viii be feature Of the celebration.
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THuRsToN FOR INTERVENTION.
1t Is, the Senator Says, the Only Solu-
ton of the Cuban Trouble.

IL Is, the senator says, the Only Solu-
tion of the Cuban Trouble.
IF the time for the Intervention of the
United States in the affairs Of Cuba is not
here now, it never will come" said Sena-
tor Thurston to a reporter. The Senator
says that the only solution Of the trouble
is such Intervention, unless the people Of
the United States are willing to look on
and see the work of starvation, already so
far advanced, completed. The reconcen-
trados are absolutely without hope, and
il the death lists in any part of the island
are decreasing 1t is only because the ma
terial for starvation to work upon is Civ
ing out.
All that the reconcentrados can now do,
with their homes and implements destroy
ed by fire, their little farms devastated
and growing in weeds, their stock driven
off to furnish food for the Spanish SOL
diers, and themselves emaciated and dis
eased, is to remain in their pens with a
look of quiet despair and take the little
food that they can get, sent by the charity
of the United States. 1t is perfectly true,
says the Senator, that the insurgents
practically have the whole island. All
that the Spanish hold is Havana, and even
while the congressional party was there
there was fighting In the suburbs of that
city.
Senator Thurston was asked what effect
Intervention would have in increasing the
volume OF the insurgent movement. He
said that 1t would have some effect in that
direction, for then the Cubans generally
would rise and declare themselves.
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Washington correspondence:
The United States is prepared for war.
It's magnificent feet OF fighting ships Is
lying within striking distance of Havana.
Its coast cities and towns are strongly for
titled and guarded by coast defense YES
sells fully equipped for business. 1t has
immense supplies Of ammunition and
stores distributed where they will be cas-
lily available. In regard to land forces, II
has the army departments recognized
reofhcered, and it's $4,000 regulars so dis
tributed as to be within call of any point
threatened by the enemy. Furthermore
1t has the National Guardsmen Of 115,OOC
ready for any emergency.
Spain, too, Is prepared for hostilities
She has on Cuba, fully $4,000 men, the
army there having recently been re-en'
forced. She has called out her reserves
and made every preparation to enlist vol
unteers. She has quite formidable feet
at Havana, and, to support the same
quite number of warships, distributed
at other points in the West Indies. She
has raised a small loan, and is fast sup
plying her navy and army with every
thing that is necessary to their efficiency
Spain intends to fight II she's given hall
q chance. Her Government dare not dc
otherwise, else civil strife break out anC
the monarchy be overthrown.
In order to be fully prepared for what
ever may come, a further disposition Of
the warships on the Atlantic coast has
been made. Two powerful fleets have
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-31

Alaska II the summer Of 1903 and was
one Of the fIrst to set out for the Klondike
digelngs. His claim was one Of the few
from which the nuggets and coarse gold
had to considerable extent been carried
lower down the creek. while the washing
from above left the gravel heavily impreg-
mated with what IL known as flour gold"
Boyle, during the summer Of 1897, was
much OF the time immersed to the waist
Ia the waters OF the Yukon. Being In the
water constantly, his body seems to have
accomplished what no invention Of man
has yet done, for through the pores OF
the skin there was absorbed an incredi-
BILE quantity OF -four gold. He was seized
with what he thought was rheumatism,
but kept on with his work until his limbs
became unmanageable. This condition
gradually spread upward and he lost his
appetite and eventually became insane.
He was treated by DIR. w. II. Harris OF
Laramie, Wyo. BY means of sweat baths
and mercurial medicine DIR. Harris took
$210 worth of gold out Of Boyle's system
and restored his bodily health. 1t is be-
lieved that his reason may soon be restor-
ed In the asylum.
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Cling to Old Customs,

Secretary Bliss at Washington has
made public an interesting letter from
Gov. John Il. Brady of Alaska, containing
observations made by him while on his
annual trip of inspection to the various
points OH the coast aboard the United
States ship Wheeling. Special attention,
the Governor says, should be paid to YES
sells navigating the Yukon, the traffic on
which is so large that the tendency is TO
take great risks. The Wheeling, after
leaving Dyea, called at the village at the
north of Chicago Island, called Hoonah.
Here one of the leading men of the village
had been accidentally killed by child
years of age. The people never take ac-
count of accidents, and the Hoonah natives
held the child's mother and her people re-
sponsible and demanded reparation,
which was given, n body Of 200 men thor
oughly armed going to native village
near Kiliisnoe, at which place the child
mother and her people belonged, and COM
polling them to turn over many blankets,
trunks and money. The Governor severe
ly admonished the natives and told them
their old customs would not be tolerated.
From this point the Wheeling proceeded
to Yakutat. The Governor has consid-
cradle to say about the practice OF witch
cry, which seems to exist to a considerable
extent in that part of the country. lie
tells of a man and two women who were
bound and tied for bewitching man. On
the ninth day the bound man was releas-
ed, and as he had nothing to eat, and Dut
n few drinks Of water, he was III terri
be physical condition. The Governor
spent some time talking to these people,
and after explaining the laws Of the Unit
ed States told them that in the future he
would not deal leniently with those who
had practiced witchcraft. The Wheeling
returned to Stka. Her cruise, in the
Governors opinion, had done great good
to the natives, as they dread gunboat
more than anything else. He says he is
convinced it is time to take the natives
vigorously in hand and break up their
witchcraft, distillings of rum and manu-
featuring Of beer, and compel them to con-
form to our laws in all respects.
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kcarsarge and Kentucky Glide Into
the Water at Newport News.

kcarsarge and Kentucky Glide Into
the Water at Newport News.
The battle ship Kearsarge was success
fully launched ut Newport News, Va. The
battle ship Kentucky followed her sister
ship into the water at 1885. Mrs. Her
bert Winslow, wife of Lieut.. Winslow OF
the navy, christened the Kearsarge. using
champagne. Most interest attached to
the launching of the Kentucky, rs re-
suit, largely, of the presence of 600 enthu-
siastic visitors from the blue grass state.
Gov. Bradley, the States first Republican
Governor, was next to the central figure
at the launching and the luncheon given
to 500 by the ships builders after the cere-
monies. The central figure was his daugh-
ter and only child, Miss Christine Brad
ley. beautiful 18-year-old. girl, who came
with her mother and friends from Wash
ington, where she attends school, to chris
ten the vessel. The christening, which
many officials thought should be done
with wine or Kentucky's famous product,
was done with pure water.
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partment in Washington Monday. These
will be sent throughout the country and
the work Of enlistment will follow. The
age required is Is to 35 years; the pay
ranges from SIS per month to $40.
The following classes of men are desir-
ed: Seamen, ordinary seamen, chief ma
chinists, machinists first-class, nachinists
second-class. All applicants must pass a
physical examina ton. The department in
Washington accepts no enlistments. APP
plicants are referred to the following re-
cruiting stations: Boston, Brooklyn, New
York, League Island navy yard, Wash
ington, ID. c., navy yard, United States
steamer Michigan at Erie, Pa: New Or
leans, Mare Island navy yard, Norfolk
navy yard and Gloucester, Mass.