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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27

Wripht's Military Band Music Festival
Last SATURDAY. evening Wright's Mill

Wright's Military Band Music Festival
Last Saturday evening Wrights Mill
tary Band Music Festival Bazaar and In
dustrial Exposition was crowded with yisi
tors; there was cake walk given, the cake
being won by Miss Georgia Butler and
Mr.. Emanuel Loper. Excellent music
was furnished by the band. Tho enter
tainments havo been such grand
success that tho public have been trying
to prevail on the management to continue
another week. But 1t Is likely that to
night will be the last night of perhaps ono
OF the grandest displays ever given in this
city. This evening there will be Cuban
African Entertainment given in which
moving pictures of tho late war between
the United States and Spain will be shown
and also Of the present war between the
British aud Boers., This entertainmoEt
has been given in several churches in this
city and Is pronounced one Of tho best OF
tho Kind eyer seen in the country. and as
the admission to the Bazaar will ba the
same as usual it is expected the house will
be again crowded. There will DO music by
both band and orchestra and a graud
time is expected. The voting contest still
continues to be very interesting and will
close this evening at ten o'clock and no
votes will be received after that time.
The vote on Saturday evening was as fol-
lows: Martin SoJen 1872, Emanuel Loper
243 Alexander Hollis 40, Edward Miller
&C. Wesley Hinson l5i. Miss Lillian Lewis
1863, Miss Lillian Spencer Is.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27

Mr. ond Mr.. W. X. Crosby returned
home on Saturday from an extensive
tour In foreign countries. This was MIR.
Crosbys twenth ninth trip across tho ocean
while Mrs. Crosby had Eeen across fifteen
times,
Mr.. and Mr.. Crosby visited points Of in.
terest in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland
France and Ialy, and also visited Hol 4"
Ian d. They had no excl ing experiences,
and had smooth voyages both ways across
the A Alantic. They attended tho services
at Central Church yesterday, and wore
welcomed by the members. Mr. Crosby
was surprised at the Transformation In the
church and with the beautiful organ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby will be tsndore i
a reception by the Sunday Schools of
Wilmington tomorrow evening.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
AMERICAN CREDULIIY
As Ezemplifed by the Victims Of
Napoleon of Finance" Miller.
"FINANOIER" STILL AT LIBERTY

He Ia Believed by the Police to Be In
Hiding bout New York.
His Victims Denounce the Police as
Prosecutors OF Miller.
brooklyn, Nov. .27.-William F..
Miller and his secretary and chief
boomer. Cecil Leslie, of the Franklin
syndicate, the 10 per cent week con-
cern, have not yet been arrested. The
police say they have sperad drag
net for Miller, which they say will
bring the missing head of the Franklin
syndicate to prison before long. 1t is
believed that he is In hiding in or close
to the city. but precautions have been
taken to place him in custody, no mat
ter where he turns up. Fully $4,000
policemen and detectives in all sec
tions of the country know that Miller
is missing and that he is wanted In
this city. The chief of police at all
ports in Great Britain and the con-
tinent visited by steamers sailing from
New York have also been cabled to
arrest Miller should he bob up on the
other side. /
The extensive operations of the
Franklin syndicate and exhaustless
credulity of the American people arc
shown by the number of dividend
drafts which are held by the different
city banks. These drafts were sent
through the mails by Miller to sub.
scribers living at distant points, and
they deposited them in their local
banks for collection. The local banks
In en- mn IN hn
banks, which act as their agents here.
These drafts arrived on Saturday.
Many more are expected this week.
As the syndicate has assigned, tho
drafts will be returned to their dupes.,
The National City bank alone has
about 200 of the drafts. sent here by,
banks in Allegheny. Pa. Portland, Me-
Elsie. Ills. Armenia. N. Y. Grand
Lodge, Mich. Fitchburg. Mass, Wheel
ing, w. Va, Urbana. o.. Elizabeth, ~
J., and two score of other towns. Other
banks also have Miller drafts sent to
them from out of town.
A vast crowd of furious men and wo-
men surged about the closed headquar-
ters of the syndicate. The men In the
crowd ragged and swore in excess OF
fury. The women were worse than the
men. They raved and shrieked in i'm
potent rage Most Of them cursed the
authorities rather than Miller and de-
clared that the man was prosecuted and
bounded by those who were Jealous
of his success. 1t was altogether
vivid exemplifcation of the credulity
and fickleness of humanity.
Every once in while there would
be a rush for the office door, and the
mob would pack the steps leading to
1t. Most of the mob about the place
and in adjacent streets were poor peo-
Pile. Their life savings had been lost
In the wreck. FatuOusly, week after
week they had scrimped and saved and
labored to get the grist to send to the
mill They we're the people who had
really believed In Miller all along
The following will show Miller's win-
nings Total receipts or deposits, $l0,-
900 per day for 150 days. $1,500,000.
Paid out in dividends, estimated, $780,
o00 Recovered by police. $500. Ex-
penses of office, advertising, etc., $780,
O0O Money now in Miller's hands,
S731 500.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
BURDENS ARE MANY.
Wilmington Citizens Have Their Share.

Burdens of life are many.
Some people have more than their share.
Pretty hard to bear the burdens of bad
back.
Its aches and pains make you miserable.
Learn the cause and remove tho burden.
Most buckache pains come from sick
kidneys.
Must cure the kidneys to cure the back
Dnan's Kidney Pills will do 1T.
Lots of Wilmington proof that this Is SO.
Read what citizen says;
Mrs. ]. d. Twigg. No. 5l6 East 7th St..
says:-"M-s. Bannan induced me to try
Doan's Kidney Pills and obtained box
at Danforth's drug store on Market St.
For six months previous to this suffered
excruciatingly from backachs seme-
times was helpless aud could obtain no
resting either sitting standing or lying.
A urinary weakness followed and natur.
ally became anxious about my physical
condition. Now do not want 1t under
stood that am tn horoughly cured but I con.
scientiously say that Doan's Kidney Pills
are unequalled in their action. The first
dose or two always checks an attack and
brings the muoh,sought relief You are
at liberty to use my name as an endorser
of Doan's Kidney Pills.
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all DEAL
ers. Price 80 cents. Mailed by Foster
for the U. $. Remember the name,
Doau's, and take no substitute.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
An Incident with n Mo. al.

A Market street mercha mt got on
one of the trolley lines in this city
and rendered his fare to the con-
ductor. The conductor pocketed
the fare and rang it up. The mer-
chant said to the conductor ''where $
my change? gave YOU a quarter. y
You must be mistaken. said the
conductor. "you onl y gave a nickel. y
/" Hum said the merchant, II
guess know what gave YOU and
| want 20 cents change. v The 20
cents was handed over with pro-
test. When the run had been fin
ished and the money counted the
conductor found he was 20 cents
short. "Now,' said the conductor,
"my wife had always purchased
what my family ncededat that mer-
chants store. but | have never spent
dollar with him since and neither
have any of my relatives, ali on ac-
count of that 20 cents he made me
l,uu
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
FANATIClSM AND CRIME.
Dreadful Religious Rites of Certain
European Sects.


The results of an analysis Of q series
Of legal actions involving prosecution for
crime supposedly committed under the
spell Of fanatical religious beliefs serve
to illustrate this point. Thus the Con-
yulsionists, sect existing In Paris about
1860, were wont to cruelty members Of
their order, in emulation of the crucifix-
ion Of Jesus, in the belief that the souls
Of the surviving members would be saved
by the sacrifice of their fellows.
In 1917 the Pashchelians, an Austrian
sect, murdered man, his wife and their
daughter under the delusion that the trio.
who refused to go with the fanatics,
were possessed of the devil. On the fol
lowing day they cruci6ed one of their
own number, girl of IL years, who had
suffered herself for the death, in imita-
ton of the death of Jesus, in order to
save the souls of her fellow believers. In
1923 the leader of n Pictistic circle in
Switzerland, after having dispatched her
sister, who gave her life as means of
saving the souls of her relatives, was
cruciied by her followers at her own
command, In order that she might die,
rise again after three days and restore to
life the sister whom she had slain. In
1865 two mothers, adherents Of the Holy
Men, slew their sick children. believing
them 10 be victims Of demonacal posses
sion. In 1875 a Hungarian miller, be-
longing to the Nazarenes, killed his son
as an Offering for his own sins after the
fashion Of Abraham.
In 1870, In Irkutsk, Russia, one of the
Schismatics convinced himself by prayer
and fasting and much Scripture reading
that to save his soul he must be crucited.
Accordingly he attempted self cruci6xion
and succeeded so far as the circum-
stances of the case would permit. In
1880, in the government of Perm, Rus
sia, n peasant killed his child as an offer
ing for sin and buried the body in an ant
hill. Likewise, in the government of
Vladimir. anothe" peasant killed both
his children in due Abrahamic form. and
while the babies bled under the fathers
knife the devOut mother celebrated the
service by reading aloud selected por-
tions of the twenty chapter OF
Genesis. In 1854. in the government Of
Tamboff, Russia, 4 peasant, convinced
that to save his soul man must have
sin to repent of. killed ncighbor with an
AK in order to satisfy this highly impera-
tive condition.
1t is part Of the creed of the Wan
derers. a Russian sect, that nntichrist
rules in high places there and that ac-
cordingly good men must have naught to
do with governmental affairs of any sort.
In conformity with this belief, man
:.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
Hemmed In by Rising waters

Fort WCrth, Tex, Nov. G.-Tha
rapid rise in the Trinity river has as
sumed serious proportions Much.
damage to property and cattle has
been reported and this morning word
comes from the country Immediately
north of Fort Worth that several FAM
illes are hemmed In by the high wa.
ters. with little hope for immediate res.
cue The river is steadily rising. The
police have notified families living
along the river bottoms of the DANCE.
from inundation and preparations are
being made for hurried scramble for
safety
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
MANSLAUGHTER
THE VERDICT.
Cole, the Slayer of
Montague Gets off
Lightly.

Monty aloo A. Cole will not hang
for the commitment of the most
atrocious murder that has been
committed in Wilmington. The jury
returned a verdict on Saturday
evening Of manslaughter. The
charge was delivered to the jury
at $50 and the verdict was given
in less than two hours later. AS the
jurors filed in Cole tried to read
their faces. The verdict was a
surprise to those in court. Coles
brother, brother-in-law and other
friends were present when the ver-
dict was rendered. There were
five ballots taken and the vote on
each was as follows:
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27


Cole occupies cell No. 81 in the
New Castle Jail. He claims his
mind has been a blank since the
murder. He does not love Miss
Edna Wilson and hopes to get out
of jail before his time sserved. He
proposes to get his books and follow
his studies.
Edna Wilson was at the Jail yes
terday and seems to be the same
enigma as ever. She sails under a
fictitious name and refuses to tell
the public where her home is or
where she is going. Her life at the
jail has demonstrated that she is
woman of the world She promises
to reform. She has some gratitude
left and feels grateful to the State
authorities. She remembers the
living and dead connected with this
case.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27

Halifax, N. s.. Nov. 27.-Speaker
Mott, of the New Foundland legisla-
ture, has arrived here. To press
correspondent he stated that the re-
port sent out from St. Johns, N. F.,
that Minister of Marine Morine had re-
signed and that the present colonial
government would shortly dissolve was
incorrect, He said Mr.. Morine's resig-
nation had not even been thought of,
and the government was not thinking
of running an election.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondents OF the REPUBLICAN,
November q. lS0a

Richard L. Appleby, loading New
Castle hundred farmer died on Saturday
at his home near Christlana, aged 81 years
his iuncral Will taKe place Tomorrow
afternoon and interment will be made in
tho Presbyterian Cemetery at Christiana,
s'Ihc coal COLLECTION for st. Peters Church
surpassed oil annual collections rs the
amount r'ailzod was Saoo In st. Peters
church yesterday fev. Edwnrd L. Brady
thahkeu poth coliec ors ana cohtrlDutors.
MANY OF thaAatter did not belong to the
church' Ihe collectors were Matthew
ouiliVah' Patrick Murphy, John ). h'y-
hods and Patrick McGrory.
several persons from here attended the
funeral OF Mrs. James Crippen who died
OH Wednesday at Amber, Pa. Mrs.
CFippen's maidon name was Miss Sarah
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AT an early hour on Friday morh'nsa
noise WAS heard In tho cellar OF the home
of Mrs. G. e. Whitnack. Gao OF the nem-
Gers OF tho family heard the noise ana 1t
is supposed that SO much noise was mado
that th ,,wouiu D. Dufsiar escap'u. oH'-
eral Artictes thai had been PACKED reauy
for rremoYa! wera lett behind.
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
ROBBED THE GRAVE.

A startling incident Of which Mr.. John
Oliver Of Philadelphia. was the subject. Is
narrated by him as follows: Il wa, In o
most dreadful condition. My skin was
almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated
pain continually in back and sides, no ap-
petits--gradually growing W eaker day by
day. Three physicians had given me up
Fortunately, u friend advised try ing Elec.
trio Bitters; and to my great Joy and sur.
prise the first bottle made decided i'm
proveneht. continued their use for
three weeks ana aiu now well man. I
know they saved my life. and robbed the
grave Of another victim." No one should
fall to try lliom. Oniy b9o. guaranteed, at
N. b. Uanforths Drug Store,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
RajIey.s Choice for His Successor.

Austin, Tox., Nov. 26.-CongrcssInan
J. w. Bailey will support Bankhoal, of
Alabama. us long rs that gentleman re-
mains in the race for tie minority leader
shil of the coming Congress. He is i'll
clined to the belief that there will be II
deadlock between the cnnhidn,cs roiunin.
Ing il Bankhuad withdraws, in which
event hc will propose S W. T. Linaam,
from the Eighth Texas district.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27

:Post Master Browse said that he Is not
in favor OF putting two tickets in the
fold in Delaware. If by any arrnngem' mt
honorably made he is heartily in favor Of
but one Republican ticket No one had
any authority said Mr.. Browne to quot,
him as being in favor of putting two tic-
It's In the field.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
DIAMOND BROS MINSTRELS.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.


At the Grand Opera House for
three afternoons and nights COM
mencing this afternoonthe Diamond
Brothers Big Double White Min
strcls. comprising 50 white Burnt
Cork Artists will be the attraction.
There is no reason why this attrac-
ton should not pack the house at
all performances. From beginning
to end it is full of entertaining
novelties and specialties. The first
part affords an opportunity for the
introduction of grand array OF
clever comedians and singers. The
work of the funny end men, Charles
Casad, Fred Russell. Lew Diamond
and George Knox, is new and up
to-date, while the selections of the
ballad singers are of the choicest.
The chorus of voices is full of vol
ume and melody. Among the en-
tertainers are Sextette quartette,
Will II. Pattie, William Chamber
lain, John Bevens, Harry Morgan,
Charles Close and Lawrence Dia-
mond, making in all one of the best
minstrel shows travelling.
THE WILLS BROS COMEDY COMPANY.
The funny farce, ''ln Atlantic
City," will be the attraction at the
Opera House on Thanksgiving af-
ternoon and in the evening "Two
Old Cronies' will be given. Crowd
ed houses have invariably been the
rule when the 'In Atlantic City,
comes to town, and Judging from the
present indications and the splen-
did comedy company Mr.. Wills has
gotten together, this visit will be
no exception to the rule. in At
lantic City" was built for laughing
purposes and it has more than sue
ceeded, it has proved a bowling
success and bids fair to rival The
Parlor Match Last season it
was furiously funny, this season it
is better, brighter and wittier than
ever, if such a thing is possible. at
least it will be Interpreted by the
cleverest comedy contingent that
brains and capital could bring to-
gether notably among them being
Frank NJ. Wills, John and Estella
Wills, James Leslie. McShane and
Harrington. Fly and Marvel, three
Heston Sisters. Fl. NJ. McComaS
Watts. the Littleield Sisters, the
Sweet Singer from Maine, Miss
Ethel Tilson. Lands and Delanty
and 4 score OF others.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
Rennet Tablets for making junket and
custarda W, Z. Taylor, 3O9 King street.
Change of Location.

Mr.. McElwee who has the big furniture
store at the corner of Fifth and Orange
streets, Is arranging to remove to his old
store at the northwest corner Of Fifth and
Shipley streets, on the first of Dacen ber
The change will prove convenience to
the public as well IS ali advantage to the
DroprietOr
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27

Americas greatest Ladios's Specific and
ladies' favorite Mnde of he finest materla s
can 10 relied on as u perfect Indies medi :
cine OF the finest ind most reliable order
~ bottle. Also sent by express. Depot
sos King siroot, Whining on, Del. Simms'
Compound Pennyroyal Pills arc largely
used with this remedy; cost Of both s3
making the best ladies medicine money
can buy-Iauv
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
Evidence Against Mrs, BAN berger.

St. Louis, Nov. 27.--Octavo Didier.
an expressman is under arrest in con-
nection with the case Of Mrs. Henri
eta Bamberger, the midwife who Is
in Jail awaiting trial under an indict-
ment of murder in the first degree.
The expressman says he hauled g.
trunk from the house of Mrs. BAN"
berger in March, 1896, about the time
that Ida New. better known as Zim"
norman. disappeared. to the Merameq
river. where it has been said the body,
of that woman was thrown. Mrs.
Bamberger and another woman ac-.
companied the trunk and disposed Of II,
Didier said he could identify the TRUNK
IL found,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
A FRIGHTFUL BLUNDER

Will often cause q horrible Burn, Scald,
Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
the best in the world, will kill the pain
and promptly heal it. Cures old sores,
Fever sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns,
oil Skin Eruplions. Best Pile Cure on
earth. Only csc. box. Cure guaranteed
Sold by N. b. Danforth Druggist.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
A THOUSAND .ONGuES

Could not express the rapture of Annie
Il. Springer, o! 1925 Howari 81, Philadel-
pha Pa. when she found thatiDr. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption had com.
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All other ronedies and doctor, could give
her no help, but she SAYS of this X wal
Cure-"lt .uon removed the pain In my
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Throughout tho I'm, . vii every
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
THAT THROBBlNG HEADACHE

Would quickly leave you if you used DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Thousands of su.-
ferers have proved heir mutchless merit
for Sick amt NsIveous Headaches. They
make pure blood anu strong nerves and
build up your health. Easy to take. Try
them. Only 20 cents. Money back If not
cured Sold by n. Il. Dunlurth Druggist.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27

George Drake is engaged in New York
by Japanese firm that is holding daily
sales OF goods at $50 per week.
His son Is also employed by tho sarno
firm as assistant salesman. We aro glad
IN heGr of their GOOD fortune.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-27
Exploding Ammonia Wrecks B

Passaic, N. j., Nov. 27.-An explosion
of ammonia, resulting from fire, de-
stvoyed the big plant Of the Passaic
Beef company, on Central avenue, yes
terday. The loss was $4,000. The
fire started in the smokehouse and was
soon followed by the explosion, which
completely wrecked the building, max!
ing 1t an easy prey for the flames. Two
employees of the company were hurled
through the windows by the exploding
ammonia which was used in making
ice for the refrigerators. Seven thou
sand pounds of fat, 5000 turkeys and
20, 900 pounds of beef were destroyed.