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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
BODY IN THE CHRISTIANA.
Remains OF an Unknown Mau Found Float
ing in the Water.

ing in the Water.
The body of a man supposed to be
Patrick Reardon, residence unknown,
was found floating in the Chiistiana
River Sunday and afterward taken to
the morgue.
The body was first seen about noon by
Capt. Robinson of the steamboat Ulrica
ut the mouth of the Christiana and at
about 4.30 o'clock by Harry Rice,
tender of the p, W. n b. railroad cut
off bridge. who made it fast to the
bridge and notified the coroner.
After the body had been taken to the
morgue Coroner Vandever and Deputy
Coroner Giles made a thorough eX-
animation, but no definite information
could be obtained concerning the mans
identity, although papers indicated
that Patrick Reardon was his name.
He was about 45 years of age and the
body had evidently been in the water
four or five days, as it was somewhat
decomEosed. Ur to noon Monday nothing
had been learned that would indicate
whence the unfortunate man came OF
how he met his death. At all events,
it is believed he did not live here,
Newport News, Va. He may have
bbtu ibTb WnbH hb Aeli ihto tiio Natoi
and was drowned.
Among the effects found in the
pockets was the following note, written
on one of the shipping tags Of A.
Sheehan of No. 260 South Front street,
Philadelphia
Louis Maffao, Twenty third street
near railroad tracks. Rockets, Wan wick
avenue and Twenty-seventh street
Dear Louis: This will introduce you
| to friend of mine, Mr.. Reardon, and
a good shoemaker. If there is any
thing you can do for him in the way of
giving him good start it will be a
favor to me- / will be there and see
you on the Fourth of July. Give my
regards to the yellow girls across the
street.
tSignedl Sue Cunningham.
The Rockets referred to is believed
to be section of Newport News, Va
Other things found included pa,
envelope, bearing the following
Patrick Reardon, No. 10, Oct. IA
1S99." In time-book in his pocke
was the name Blumenthal q 20. ane
these addresses: G. Wise, No. 81!
Market street, Chester, ard @. g
Frampton, Oxford, Pa. The pocket
also contained a pair of stockings,
bottle of whisky, rosary, pair of steel
framed spectacles, a few buttons, an'
a shoe string.
Deceased was dressed In dark sui
OF clothes of good material. He wa
about six feet tall, had gray hair, ant
wore light moustache.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE JOURNAL-WILl
EDWARD T. BELLAH'S ESTATE.

No win Has Been Found and Four
Nephews will Probably Inherit Prop
erty.
Since the death of Edward I. Bellah,
a careful search has been made of his
effects in order to find his will. If he
left one. Thus far the search has been
unsuccessful; no one has reported that
Mr.. Belah made a will, and the i'm
preston is strong that he left none. If
he died intestate, his estate will go to
his nephews, the four sons of Joseph
I. Bellah, who are William w. Bellah
and John Bellah of Lockport, N. ".
Thomas s. Bellah of this city and
Joseph Bellah of New York. As yet.
no application has been made to the
register Of wills, but unless will is
found, letters of administration will be
asked for.
As Mr.. Belah was the executor of
several estate, good deal of labor will
be involved in settling up his affairs.
The value of his own estate Is uncer-
tain. One estimate places it at between
Sl00, 000 and S150, 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
A DESPERATE STREET Fight
1t Took Place at North Salem,
Indiana, Sunday.
ONE MAN WAS INSTANTLY KILLED
Another Was Fatally Injured;
Others Hurt.
Trouble Had Been Brewing for Some Time,
and Iu Came When Party of Tennes-
seeans Started IA Row IN a Drug Store
The Citizens Arming for Another Attack.

North Salem, Ind, Oct. 30. "A des-
perate street fight between members of
q Tennessee colony recently located here
and citizens of North Salem, yesterday,
resulted in the instant death of one
man, the fatal wounding of another and
minor injuries for many others.
The William Mackey, Tennes-
seean.
The wounded - William Ragan, a
druggist of North Salem, will die.
Trouble had been brewing for some
time, and it came when number of
the Tennesseeans started a row in
Ragan's store. The proprietor tried to
quell the disturbance, but found him
self in imminent danger OF being
trampled and beaten to death. He ran
behind the counter, secured two re-
volverss and opened fire. Instantly.
pistols were drawn, and the fight spr cad
out into the street, where it became
general. Women tainted, and unarmed
persons sought shelter on staifways and
behind telegraph poles. More than %
shots were fired, and no one can or will
tell who fired the fatal shots.
The town is quiet today, but the
Tennesseeans are vowing vengeance, and
the citizens are arming and organizing
for an attack.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
RAIlLE WITH GANNlBALS.

London, Eng, Oct. 80. Mail ad-
vices from the Congo announce that
Capt. Mohun, formerly United States
consul at Zanzibar, who is command
ing the Belgian Tanganyika Congo
telegraph expedition, has reached the
Congo Free State, and was engaged, at
the end of July, in fence battle at
Sanguli, where the force consisted of 10
Europeans, with Capt. MoEun com.
manding. Shortly after the attack COM
menced, Baron Dhaimis, the Belgian
commander. dispatched three COM
panies of soldiers to assist Mohun, and
the enemy, consisting of oannitals who
horribly torture their wounded, were
finally routed. Capt Mobun did great
execution with Winchester repeater.
1t is estimated that the enemy num-
bered 1900 men, and lost 300 killed,
and 600 wounded. The Belgian force
lost 8 men killed, and AZ wounded. The
enemy fled to Tanganyika.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
the Isnsinesa situation.

r. G. Dun & Co. IS Review for this
week says Railway reports of earn
ings do not yet show the full result of
recent advances in rates, but on u
third of the entire mileage have been
in October, thus far, g.. per cent
larger than last year, and las per cent
larger than in 1892. The eastbound
tonnage from Chicago, 407, 230 tons, in
three weeks, against 200, ,554 last year,
and 236, ,094 in 1892, shows volume OF
traffic which the railroads are simply
unable to handle. While railway stocks
d,anced over 81 per share, and in
dustrial stocks $l.l9, there was far
more substantial buying Of good rail-
way than of other securities, and u
new era of public confidence seems to
have set in. Exports last week were
the largest on record, excepting in two
weeks, and make the three weeks
excess over last year 50, 800, 600, though
last years October return was phe-
nomenal. Imports hero have been
So. 200, QUO larger, but with such figures
experts should exceed imports by more
than $50, 600, 600 for the month. Failures
in three weeks of October have been in
amount 81, 407, 800, against $40, 665, 95G
last year; $3.50, 4G6 in 1897, and
Sl2, 243,, 946 in 1886. Failures for the
week have been 100 in the United
States, against 226 last year, and
twenty three in Canada, against
twenty four last year.
Bradstreet's notes that "a quieting
down of distrihutive trade, more par
ticulariy at retail, is reported this
week, growing out of the unseasonably
warm weather now being experienced
in most sections of the country. Re
Election of this is found in less urgent
orders received by iobbers and in some
what impaired collections at many
points. As regards prices, however,
there is no aEpreciable loss of strength,
the great majority of quotations re,
naming steady, and, among those
making changes advances are still mos;
numerous. That the general business
of the country remains at an un.
rrecedented volume is testified to by
the heavy gains noted in bank cleai
ings over year ago and by the i'm
mense increases in railway earnings
over exceptionally good returns las
October. y
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
Tournnmentln cecil.

Elktcn, Nd, Oct. 30. "A tournament
at Cecilton, yesterday, vas largely at
tended by people from Maryland and
Delaware. Eighteen knights entered
the contest from Cecil and Kent coun-
ties. and the honors went to John
Benson, Knight of St. Stephens Green,
who tied with James P. Mccoy, Jr.,
as Knight of Cecil, but won out in the
run-off. Willard Stephens, as Knight
of Bohemia, was third, and John r..
Ferguson, as Knight of Dewey Park,
was fourth The victor crowned Miss
Jones Queen of Love and Beauty. Ad-
resses were made by Fred I. Haines
and Frank S. Finnan, mombers of tho
Elkton bar. Manly Drennen, q. Porter
Lushy and Jacob Shallcross were the
judges, and William Deshane was chief
marshal
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
CONDITIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
A Vivid Pen Picture by Wi1mingtonia'
WHO'S Sighting the ttlipinos.

A Vivid Pen Picture by n Wilmingtontan
Who Is Sighting the tilipinos.
P. f. Lyons of No. 201 East Four
teenth street has received letter from
his brother, James II. Lyons, also of
this city, who is member of Go. M,
Seventeenth Infantry, U. s. A., now
fighting in the Philippines, which con-
tains vivid description of the true
conditions in the islands. A portion of
the letter follows:
II am still ON the battlefield and
fighting hard. Many have lost their
lives here. This place is only fit for
'niegers, tmeaning Filipinos), }, and not
fit for Uncle Sans boys. IL is a shame
to have us die off like sheep. 1t is
hard on us all. If we stay here there
won't be many of US left. The rainy
season, which is almost over, has been
hard one on the men, having caused
many deaths.
We ale driving the 'nigeefs' to the
end of the railroad. As fast as we get the
track laid they tear it up for miles. But
we are whipping them fast. We have
with us 100 prisoners, all Aguinaldo' S
men, and they have better time than
we do. We have to fight all the time,
| day and night. There is no rest for us
in this country, and very little sleep.
| Some of us have net had our shoes oil
1 for six months. / feel 10 years Older
| than | was when | left Wilmington.
Every chance we have We are at the
target ranges, preparing for big fight,
and it will be hard one at that.
"There are lots of .niegers' here anc
we will have them to kill before they
give in. They are game to the back
bone and will fight until they die, ant
it will take us 10 years to whip them
and, perhaps, longer than that. They
are not whipped until they are dead
When we turn our backs they try Il
put knife into us.
"On the 9th of August, at daybreak
we left San Fernando and reached tn,
'niggers' trenches before they knew it
Then the ball started rolling and it wa
hot time that day until O'Clock il
the afternoon. We have taken tw,
towns and lots of horses and prisoners
The advance was hard on US. Th
Fifth, Ninth, Twelfth, Seventeenth
Twenty-second and Thirty seventh In
fantry and Fourth Cavalry are engaget
in this fighting.
I'VE are holding the gIound we hay
taken, but have not got force enougl
to hold it long. The niggers' cam
near getting us all the other night
They almost caught us in q trap. "
had to fight our way out of it. The
got lots of our horses, which we had
leave behind.
During the engagement on the OF
of August the killed and wounded i
our regiment numbered 10. do nc
know when can write again, as th
railroad is tom up for miles and W
cannot send our mails, promptly.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
Row owners Of Paper mills.

The Singefly pulp and paper mills,
at Providence and Elkton, Md, have
been purchased from Thomas III. Savery
by Willard Salisbury, James W. Ponder
and Francis A. Cooch of the Southern
Pulp and Paper Go. which has capital
of Sl00, 900, and the Elk Paper Co.,
with capital Of 500, 900. Mr.. Sayery
was acting for Philadelphia capitalists
in securing the mills from the Singerly
estate. The Southern company will
operate the pulp mill at Elkton, and
the Elk company will operate the paper
mill at Providence, and both may start
November 9th. The principal offices
of the companies will be here. George
B. Kerfoot will manage the Elkton mill.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
Mr.. Elliott on the ohio Election.

George A. Elliott, former CITY solicit
tor, is home from trip TO Columbus,
O. While in the Buckeye State he
made two political addresses in behalf
of the Republican ticket, MIR. Elliott
says he does not think there is any
doubt that Nash, the Republican nomi-
nee for Governor, will Ee elected.
Jones, the Golden Rule" candidate,
may poll 60,000 votes, but he will
probably draw as much from one part ty
as the other, leaving the relative con-
ditions unchanged. Until Bryan took
his stumping tour through the State,
Mr.. Elliott says, the campaign had
been on State issues, but the Silver
mans trip has resulted in the discus
sion of national issues, and the Repub-
licans are likely to benefit from that
fact.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
unnA1 rHEAcnE ERs.
Forty-firs Annual Meeting TO be Heid as
Newport Next Week.

Newport Next Week
The 4lst annual meeting Of the Local
Preachers' and Exhorters' Association
of the Wilmington Conference Will be
held at Newport, commencing friday
evening, November 10th. Following
is the programme:
Friday evening Preaching by Dr.
D. s. Clark; alternate, Joseph WIKI
inson, followed by revival service.
Saturday morning s. 30 O'Clock, open-
ing service, followed by address of well
come by Daniel Green; response by the
Rev. A. w. Davis. After reading Of
the minutes of last meeting, the fol-
lowing order will be taken up: Rela-
tion OF experience and work for last
six months, by members; will all per-
sons who die without saving grace
receive the same degree of futui
punishment, and all Christians the
Same degree of reward? John b.
Roberts; written sermon or essay by
A. w, Davis; essay on family govern
ment and family religion by Daniel
Green; essay on class meetings, theii
Importance, their efficiency, and the
necessary qualifications OF a leader,
how to lead class, Joseph Derrickson
Is faith The gift of Gcd to be exercised
at the will of its possessoi? @. 9.
Case.
Saturday evening = 7.30 o'clock,
preaching by j. W. Fryer; alternate,
Hugh Toner, followed by revival ser
vice.
Sunday, 9 o'clock, u. m., love-
feast; 1870 o'clock, preaching by Will
liam FAIRIES alternate, W. L. Ham
mond 2 O. clock, y. M, Sunday school
7.30 O'Clock, p. M, preaching by a.
W. Davis; alternate, A. Atwell, fol
lowed by revival service.
Resolutions Will be proposed ut tht
meeting to materially change the con
stitution of the ASSOCIATION. All mem
bers who propose to attend are expected
to notify tho resident pastor, the Rev
DIR. Avery, in due timo for him tt
arrange for their entertainment. Min
listers of all denominations are cordial,
invited to attend ard participate il
the discussions of the subjects on th'
programme.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Gen. yonng Advancing Upon Cabanutuau
Hinder Ditfgulttsg.

Gen. young Advancing Upon Cabanutuau
Under Difficulties.
Manila, Philippine Islands, Oct. 30.
---Cien. Young, with the infantry, ia
advancing upon Cabanatuan under
difficulties. The country is furrowed
with rivers and deep ravines, the
bridges over which have been destroyed;
the mud is deep, rations are short, and
the transportation of supplies has been
delayed by low water and the poor son.
dition of the roads. There arc sufficient
stores, however, to keep the brigade,
The insurgents, for long time, have
lived off the country, impoverishing it.
The American horses are not yet nc.
oustomed TO tho native grass, and a
long bullock train has left San Fer.
nando. carrying half Of the cavalry,
Spaniards report that there are no in.
surgents at Cabanatuan.
The gunboat Laguna de Bay dis.
persed force of rebels who were
engaged in constructing trenches
beyond Santa Rosa. The boat was fired
upon by party of insurgents bearing
white flag. She is now aground.
Numbers of Chinese are coming to
Angeles from Tarlac. paying the insur.
gents for the privilege. 1t is reported
that Aguinaldo and the Philippine
Congress arc still at Tarlac. There are
about 500 insurgents beforb Angeles.
They have been quiet for a week.
| Two thousand rebels are at Bamban,
| five miles to the north.
Gen. Bates has been recalled from
| San Fernando, and ordered to sail for
| the southern island as soon as possible.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
A FATaL ACCIDENT.

Rudolph Laux of Dover Dies From Injuries
Received at the Harlan s. Hoilingworth
YnFds
Rudolph Laux, employed in running
a hoisting machine at the yards of the
Harlan & Hollingsworth Co. IS ship
yards, was caught in the ropes Monday
morning about 10. 30 o'clock and hauled
in through the winch to the gypsy. He
was frjghtfully mangled. He was taken
in the Phoenix ambulance to the Della
ware Hospital, but died before reach
ing the institution.
Deceased, who was about 25 years Of
age, came to this city from Dover and
had been working for the Harlan q
Hollingsworth Co. as a laborer in the
shipyard about two weeks.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
nInrried at 81. patrlcks.

John Foley and Miss Mamie Foley,
both of Chester, Pa, were married Sun
day at ST. Patrick's Church by the
Rev. Father Comisky. Miss kKatie
Hughes of Chester was bridesmaid and
Thomas Ryan of Chester was best man.
After the ceremony wedding supper
was partaken of at the residence of the
BRIDES uncle, p Higgins. No. 1902
Market street During the war with
Spain the groom served on the gun
boat Wilmington. He is now employed
at the Norfolk navy yard, and after a
wedding tour the happy couple will
live at Norfolk.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
A RACE RIoT.
A Fight In the West Yard, IN Which White
and CoIored Men We're IDiursd.

ana tOlOreu Men were lDJurBu.
A disgraceful fight took place in the
west yard at an early Saturday MORN
ing between crowds of white and negro
trainps. Although the whites received
the worst of the battle, the negroes
were compelled to leave, taking off one
of their number with two bullet
wounds in his body.
For several nights party Of tramps
has been encamped near the junction
of the Baltimore " Ohio and Maryland
division of the Pennsy ylvania railroads.
Several fights have taken place and last.
evening it eliminated In a free for all,
in which several persons received severe
injuries.
This morning the trouble arose over
q coffee pot. Harry Kelley, white, who
gives his residence as WiliamsEort,
Pa, had coffee pot on pile of glow
ing embers and negro named jackson
White of Germantown, Pa, attempted
to take it from the fire, when he was
hit with large cinder. White showed
fight and in few minutes the entire
body of whites were on the scene. Sew
| eral men with revolvers began firing
and in short time White was lying
on the ground punctured by two
bullets, one Of which was in his left
hand and the other had cut piece out
of his side between tho fifth and sixth
ribs.
Abe Walling, colored, of Seventh
and Dickinson streets, Philadelphia,
has a cut which extends from the left
eye to near the left ear. This was
caused by negro sashing at white
man and missing his calculations. cut
ting his companion. Martin Ward, Ed
ward Rodgers and Michael McColligan
were also cut and bruised by flying
missiles
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
the Cotton Duck Combination.
Baltimore sun, Monday.

Baltimore Sun, Monday.
A mortgage from the Mount Vernon
Woodberry Cotton Duck Co., which is
a combination of cotton duck mills, to
the Continental Trust Go. of Baltimore,
to secure an issue Of sS, 900, 600 of 80
year 5 per cent first mortgage gold
bonds of the morteagor company, was
left for record with the clerk of the
court at Towson on Saturday. Tho
mortgage bears S4, 600 worth of internal
wife and Albert A. Blakeney h ave sold
to the Mount Vernon Woodberry Co.
all the property in the Eleventh district
known as the Franklinville cotton
mills. The consideration expressed in
the deed is So, but the deed bears $50
worth of revenue stamps, indicating a
valuation Of $4,000 for the property ty
conveyed.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
Judse GRAY Cos the lsooks.

Trenton, N. j., Oct. 27. in the
United States District Court this after
noon some law books were needed which
were not in the court room. Judge
Gray was informed that the books
wanted we're in the State Library, but
that the rules of the State Library
Commission did not permit the taking
of the books outside the State House
Judge Gray was indignant over this
condition and subpoena was issued
for tho State Librarian 10 appear IN
court with the books. The subpoena
was served on one of the assistants,
who took the books needed to the
United States District Court The
rule against taking books from the
State Library out of the State House
is recent one, and was adopted at the
suggestion of Attorney General Grey
because many books previously bor.
rowed by lawyers and others were no'
promptly returned.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
IN q EN- ERAL,

Prince Frederick Augustus CT Sax
ony, while hunting, fell from his horse
and sustained n slight fracture of the
skull.
Fire at Wakrusa, Ind, Sunday,
burned 13 stores, the posto1ice and two
residences. Loss, $50, ,000; partial in
suranoe
United States Marine Hospital re-
rorts show that up to October there
have been 100 cases of plague in
Oporto, with 90 deaths.
At Atlanta Ga, Sunday, Willis
Taliafero, demented negro, killed
John Newdecker, and fatally wounded
John w. Brooks, both white.
1t is expected that negotiations will
be opened soon at Madrid for q new
treaty between Spain and the United
States, all the old conventions having
been swept away by the war.
Ex. County Treasurer Frank T. Par
ker of Nevada, Mo-, found guilty of
embezzling $4,000 of county funds,
has been sentenced to three years and
six months in the penitentiary.
In diplomatic circles at Berlin il is
asserted that Emperor Nicholas has
given up his visit to Cai lsruhe in con-
sequence OF renewal Of the quarrel be
| tween the Grand Ducal courts CT Baden
and Eesse.
John Norvell, George Cramer and
Samuel Allen, members of a Quincy,
| Carrollton a. st. Louis section crew,
were run down on hand car by a
passenger train, near Carlinville, lii.
yesterday and killed.
The sheep pens at the stock yards
at Kansas City, Mo-, were DESTROYED
| by fire Saturday night and GOO sheer
! were cremated. -Four tiremen were seri.
ously injured by falling walls The
loss is estimated at $50, 900.
A trestle on the Richmond, Peters.
burg IL Caroline railroad, near Motto
collapsed Sunday, carrying down will
it L. II. Rain of 81. Paul, Mimi, ant
j. j. Thompson of South CASTOR, N.
o., crushing their skulls.
In a wreck on Saturday, near Lang
try, Tex, caused bp double headel
freight train breaking in two, j. X
Constanble of Hannibal, Mo-, and Pat
rick Cullen of Del Rio, Tex, wer,
killed. Trainmen Gleun and Rimmet
we're badly hurt, and A. Bezzety ma,
die.
The report of the court martial whicl
tried Gen. Toral, the Spanish com
mander who surrendered Santiago. ha
been made public ut Madrid. 1t win
dicates the general and the othe
accused officers, declaring that from
the day the blockade by the American
fleet became effective tho fall of tn
city was inevitable.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
a WORD 70 Inc croai.ers.

What can be more unpleasant than to be
obliged to converse in muified tone, as il
talking through worsted stockingp Such
is the effect of hoarseness. an affection that,
in common with all ordinary ailments of
the trachia, the bronchial and the lungs, is
usually cured by Hale's Honey OF Hore-
hound and Tar in from one to three days
II is obtainable at all the city and country
drug stores ut 25 cents, so cents and 81.
Great saving by buying large size.
Pixies Touthache Drops cure in one
minute.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
Bows Feet A,nputated.

William SaIters, 6 years old, Of No.
70S1a East Seventh street, had both
feet crushed Saturday afternoon while
trying to board moving freight tlain
at Fourth street crossing He said
another boy pushed him which caused
him to fall under the wheels. At the
Delaware Hospital, where he was taken,
both feet were amputated at the ankle.
The physicians believe he will recover.