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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Qermania Club Officers.

The Germania Social Club last evening
elec.cd these officers: President, DR.. H.
kleinstubcr; ioe-president, Harry Buck
ius; secretary, William F. Schell; treasur.
er, Fred GRABBED. Dinner followed the
election.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Russell sase's Appeal Sustained,

Albany. Jan. 1.-THE court of ap-
peals yesterday reversed the Judgment
of s43 600 secured by William r. Laid
law Jr., against Russell Sage, and or
dered a new trial. Laidlaw was in
Sage's office at the time Of Norcross'
attempt on Mr.. Sage's life, and he Sc
cured the Judgment on the ground that
Sage had used him as a shield.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11

Another soldier Is a welcome visitor al
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Car
nentor near Centrevlllc. Although be did
rot bring his wardrobe. he looks as ii ht
came prepared to stay for long time.
His parents MS we'll rs his grandmother are
pleased OF his appearance.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Home Runs at Lynch's.

The stores have just what you wantf0r
minte meat making, raisins, currant s. ci b
ron, pure spices, wines and liquors. Every
tnina clean and fresh. Northwest corne
of Madison and Fourth streets. and south
west corner Of King and Eighth streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
A Republican Club Houce.

The Second Ward Republican Climb has
appointed L. g. Jones, William Good-
man, John McGonigal. George NJ. Watson,
James Card, Charles Stevenson and viii
liam Bruce to superintend tbs erection
OF oiun house on Naw Castle avenue be-
tween A and b streets. The lot which Is
2Ox35 feet was donated by Charles steven-
sou
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
BQnkrupt'S Life Insurance an Asset

Dubuque, Ia, Jan. lin the federal
court Judge Shiras has decided that the
life insurance Of voluntary bank
rupt becomes an asset. Hugo Langa.
bankrupt. held his policy was exempt
and Referee Webster decided in his
favor An appeal was taken, with the
above result
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Foot Badly Hurt.

While The son Of Ambrose 8. Ottey was
engaged In shoeng horse In the shop at
Claymont. about week ago, the animal
became rsstiye, and stepped upon the foot
Of MI. Ottey, forcing o nIA entirely through
valid list, but hs hopes 10 be all right in
few days, aud again take his place OF tie
forge.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Another Suit Against the Sun.

. Horace =. England, representine Dr. H.
N ee1.aughter, yesterday afternoon in Su-
perior Court entered s:5. 900 suit for libel
against Clement II. Congdon, publisher
of the Sun The suit Is based on the pub
lica,ion Of an article By the Sun on sun.
day.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Shipments by the Belts Machine Com
pany.

Tho Belts Machine Company has Shippet
to the s. Morgan Smith Company at icrl
a vertical boring mill; to the Elektri'k,
Company at Vesteras Sweden,a q horiAontu
boring machine and to the National Tult
Works at McKeesport, q Stating ma.
china.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Comm odore Philips New Command.

commodore Inlllp'S Ne" command.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE navy de-
partment has been informed that Com
modore Philip will assume command of
the New York navy yard next Satur-
day. relieving Admiral Bunce. who has
been holding on, although retired, until
his successor could assume direction of
tho affairs
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Beverldge to Succeed TurpIe,

Indianapolis. Jan. 1.-THE Republic
can caucus for the selection of Uni
ted States senator to succeed Senator
Turpie was held last night. Eleven
ballots were taken, the final ballot re-
suting in the selection Of A. J. Bever-
idge.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Murderer Died Blasphemfpe

Eminence. Mo-, Jan. 11.-O. H. Baker,
the wife murderer, was hanged yester-
day in the presence Of 1000 persons.
On the scaffold he cursed the country
and the people until the drop fell.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11

Powell has on his stalls In the Third
street market flesh cod FISH, catfish, smeltz,
trout, white fish, Labrador herring and
white perch. Call early and got soine-
thing MICA for tea
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Ex-Congre.smsn Russell Deaa

Boston. Jan. 11.-Former Congress-
man William A. Russell died yesterday
from an attack of apoplexy at his home
in this city, aged 81. He was a mem-
ber of the Forty-sixth and Forty
seventh congresses from the Seventh
Massachusetts district.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Little Boy Starved to Death.

Havana, Jan. 11.-A boy IL years of
age was found dead Of starvation on
Del Monte street yesterday. Corporal
Harter, Of Company A, Tenth regiment
found the body on the stones, with
some candles at It's head, placed there
by strangers hands.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11

Copenhagen, Jan. 11.-A traveller
named Daniel Brunn is organizing an
expedition to start during the coming
sum mer in search of traces Of Profes.
sor Andree, In Eastern Greenland.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Senator Lodge lee-elected

Boston. Jan. 11.-Hon. Henry Cabot
Lodge was unanimously reelected Uni
ted States senator by the Massachu-
setts legislature in joint convention
yesterday. The choice was made by
acclamation,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11

The building committee Of The Board Of
Education will consider the bids fuf the
erection of the nav High School to-mor.
row night Although the lowest figures
ara higher than the board anticipated the
bid Will in all probability be accepted,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Lutheran Church Trustees.

The congregation of St. Stephens Luth-
eran Club has elected Jacob Butz and Ed
win b. Sadler, trustees. and Samel Baer.
Charles b. McKa!g and DR.. George A.
Steinicken dsacons. Tho expenses Of the
church for last year Sans, Al. and 800 oi
the mortgages on tho church WINS onh.
celled.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11

A Large tract Of laud in BrandywiIe
Hundred, located on the Wilmington s.
Philadelphia turnpike, near this city, and
adjoining lands Of John Elliott, has been
>old by DR.. Jacob DarioksoD, OF al, to
James d. Carter for fs0, 000
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Mrs. Place Denied a New Trial

Albany, Jan. 1.-THE court of appeals
has denied new trial to Mrs. Martha
Place, of Brooklyn, who is under SEN
tence of death for the murder of her
daughter Ida Place. She will be the
first woman to be electrocuted in this
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11

DAVID A. Mcclure at Fifth and King street,
has tho best and cheapest fish in the city, also
the incest oysters. That Is what every oto
says who trys them. David A. Mcclure, FIfth
and King streets. Delmarvia phone 8IO
Goods delivered
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
The Weather..

For eastern Pennsylvania. New Jer-
sey, Delaware. and Maryland: Snow;
fresh north to northwest winds.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
Lecture on Seaweeds.

DR.. Emily Hunt Of Philadelphia. will
deliver q lecture on seaweeds, In Friends
School, -Four h and West streets, on FRI
day morning at 10. 40 O'Clock. Tho parents
and others are invited to DO present DR.
Hunt ais learned lady and possesses
the ability to make my topic she discusses
entertaining as we'll profitable.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11

Saranac Lake, N. Y. Jan. 1.-THE
mercury here at sunrise yesterday
dropped to the lowest point reached
this season. SO below zero.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11
D0CKSTADER'S THIS WEEK.

Tlio-The Famous Onris.
Raymond Trio--Ihe Freemouts.
O'Hooligan's Silver We !ding.
10, 20 and so cents.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11

Taylor g. Fullerton's Horse and Cattle
Powder, ns q condition powder 1t ear't b.
beat. Prepared by WilmerC. Taylor, No
G02 King street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-11

Dr.Bull's Cough Syrup has been imita-
ted. Be sure yon get the genuine DIR. John
W. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price rs cents.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-12

NAL speaks its own language. To
cause it to break silence, nothing is
necessary but to pull a little string at
the edge OF the book.
In the book are to be seer a rooster,
a COW, a lamb, little birds in their nest,
a donkey, a cuckoo, a goat. On the
last page are children who are well
coming their parents.
BY pulling the string at the right
page, the cry Of any particular creature
is ELECTED. The listener hears the don
key heehaw and the rooster crow. The
growing is very we'll initiated. The
string is pulled again, and the lamb
beats, the birds twitter, the cuckoo
sings, the COW moos, or the little chill
dren call out papa and mamma"
These interesting results are obtain
ed very simply by the aid of small bel
lows placed in a box hidden in the
book. When the string Is pulled, the
air enters the corresponding bellows,
and is thence expelled by a spring.
The air makes its exit through a spe-
cial tube appropriate for each cry, and
at the same time the bellows meet with
certain obstacles placed on the wire.
These arrangements have been careful
ly studied with a view to producing the
proper effects.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-12
A support for Staging.

So many accidents have occurred
from the fall OF staging that many de-
vices looking to safety in it's construc-
ton cannot fail to be of interest to
many persons. A clamp, holding the
cross section and the upright firmly to-
gether, is an invention of great value.
The construction of the clamp is such
that, the greater the weight Of the
cross section, the more firmly the teeth
of the clamp presses into the upright.
They are anchored by pressure from
the opposite direction and a sharp blow
from a small hammer releases the
clamp when the cross piece is re-
moved. This device has it's advan-
tages from different points of view.
Continual mailing breaks the grain of
the wood, and the breaking apart al
most invariably splits off some portion
OF the timber, so after a time it is
worthless, unless the broken ends are
cut away and whole wood furnished.
BY this invention, there is merely the
pressure of teeth into the surface OF
the wood, which operation may be re-
peated indefinitely with very littl,
damage to the fiber. There is not on
ly a support for its end, but a holde
for the cross pieces. A man may car
ry, strung on a stick on his shoulder
the necessary clamps to put up an or
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-12
binary staging, and neither hammer
nor nails are required in any portion of
"a
Factories without Chimpev..

The statement that a chimney. the
third or fourth tallest in the world, mas
just been completed at a cost of $50.
600, and the announcement that the
most gratifying success has attended
the use of forced draught, without any
chimneys whatever out of the ordin-
airy, appear in contemporary journals.
The experiment of forced draught
gives promise of great economy in fuel,
as well as doing away with the expen-
sive and unornamental chimney. The
draught arrangement consists of q
large fan, which is connected with a
four by four double cylinder engine
The fan has a wheel fifty-four inches
in diameter and runs at almost any
rate of speed desired. The draugh is
something prodigious and makes it
possible to employ fuel of a lower
grade than any heretofore used. In
stead OF the best Cumberland coal a.
mixture of Cumberland and screenings
has been tried. The cost of operating
the fan, even with imperfect apparatus.
is something like $500 per annum. The
stack is scarcely taller than the
roof of the building, and of less cana
city than heretofore used for such pur-
poses.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-12

steam. the engines to increasing revo-

steam, the engines to increasing revo
lutions.
Suddenly, without expectation, with
out warning, far down in the furnace
hold, unheard by officer or man amid
the din of battle, the laundering re-
verberations of exploding g~unpowder,
there arose a fierce kissing noise right
inside one of the furnaces, and those
who heard it trembled as no guns or
shot or shell had power to make
tremble.
A socket bolt in the back connection
at the very farthest interior extremi-
ty of the furnace had become loose. A
leak had been sprung; the steam was
pouring in upon the fire, threatening
in a few moments to put it out and
stop the progress of the vessel, if it did
not have the more awful effect of
causing a terrific explosion, and-an-
initiation!
The faces of the men below, in that
moment of terrible suspense, blanch-
Cd beneath the CRIME that covered
tn. None knew what to do save
wait the awful coming of the shock
they knew must come.
None! Nay, but there was one. rhe
first to pull himself together, the first
to whom returned the fear-Iriven
senses was Boilermaker Huntley.
His name does not appear on the
navy list. Even his first name was UNI
known to his confrere, Fish. Only
Boilermaker Huntley of Norfolk. Va.
But that is enough. and his deed
should be sufficient to find for him a
niche in the annals of fame whenever
and wherever the story of the United
States and her navy is told.
One instant of startled horror.
Then, without hesitation, without
trepidation, with stern, set jaws and
fierce devoted determination on every
line of face and form:
Turn off the forced draughtl" he
cried.
Good God, Huntley! What are O
going to do?"
Bank the fire. Quick!"
Great God! It's certain DEATH"
For me-. Unless for all! Turn off
the draught, bank the fret"
The orders were carried out fever
ishly,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-12

One Of the manufactured vegetable
products of Austria. an article prob
ably altogether unknown on this side
of the Atlantic, is potato flour. United
States Consul Mahin, at R~eichenberg,
calls attention to it in one of his re-
cent reports, and says that it is used
there in many lines of bakery and
confectionery, where we use wheat
flour, besides being employed in cases
where corn starch, which is not known
in Austria, is made use of by us. 1t is
admirably adapted to cake baking, as it
m out beautifully white and light.
1t is considerably cheaper than wheat
flour, selling for about $3.50 per 100
pounds, whereas wheat flour costs
about SIS. The process of manufactur-
ing this article is quite simple. The
potatoes are washed, put in rapidly ro-
tating machines set with teeth and
then crushed in such manner that the
starch is separated from the cells
which contain it. Water sweeps the
extricated starch into vessels, where
it settles on tho bottom. Then it goes
through a refining process, n is fin
ally dried in a machine specially con-
structed for that purpose. What is
left OF Tie potatoes is fed to the cat
tie and swine, and is said to be also
available for sundry uses in distiller-
les, breweries and sugar factories.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-12

Now a plank"
And before they could stop him this
hero had flung the plank into the fur
mace, right on the top of the black
coal with which it was banked, aud
had himself climbed and crawled over
the raging mass, far back to where
the steam was rush like some kissing
devil from the loosened socket.
For three minutes he remained in
side that fearful place and then the
work was done-the ship was saved
and his friends drew him out of the
door, the forced draught went to it's
work again and in an instant the fur
mace was once more a raging hell!
But what of Huntley?
Scorched, scalded, insensible, we'll
nigh dead, he lay upon the iron floor
of the furnace-room, while around him
stood his mates, dousing him with
water and using every known means
for his resu~scitation. He did not die.
And when once more he opened his
eyes and was able to be carefully
lifted into daylight there arose such
cheers from the threats Of those dirty,
grlmy mates as never greeted TAX
ing of city or sinking of fleet.
The story is briefly chronicled in the
log of the Castine, and Huntley sim
ply claims that he "did his duty"
But while the United States remain
a nation, so long as the banner bear
ing the silver stars on the field of blue
above alternate stripes of red and
white remains the symbol of purity,
bravery and patriotism to American
hearts the whole world over, so long
when her heroes are spoken of one
name should neve be omitted, that
of Boilermaker Huntley Of Norfolk,
Va,
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Boiler aker' Huntcy a Hero.
Climbed Through the Castine's Fiery Furnace,
frightened a Socket and Saved
the Boat and Grew.

The duty of the boiler-makers on
Tarships is of the most dangerous ma
ture. In action, between actions and
out OF action the repairs that they are
called upon at a moments N1foeiee to
effect are sufficient to send a chill of
ear through the hearts of most men.
1hey viii creep right inside a boiler or
furnace which has but a few moments
De1ore been full of boiling liquid or
red no Goals. They will screw up
I and fasten bolts or repair leak
ing pipes or joints in places that other
men would consider impossible to APP
pfoach' While the ships big guns are
making the vessel tremble and the enc
my shells are bursting in every d.
rectlon, these men, with positively
reckless fearlessness. will venture
down in the bowels of the fighting
snip, amid roaring machinery, Kissing
steam and flaming fires, to rectify an
accident Which %unrepaired might send
the ship and all her human freight to
the bottom more surely and more
quickly than shell or shot from the
pest guns of the enemy. These men
are heroes.
Most people in the United States
VIII remember that when the Bancroft
went to work to batter the walls of
san Juan, for some reason she had to
slip out of action and her place was
taken by the little gunboat Castine,
winch without delay opened her bat
ter1eS upon the fort
Very few people, even on the vessel
herself, know what a close shave she
and her crew had of paying a perma-
nent visit to the dreaded haven of
Davy Jones.
The Castine carried on board three
OF these boiler-makers already referred
to, Fish, another, and one Huntlev of
Norfolk, Va. The Castine went into
action under full steam, her tripIe
screws revolving at the fullest speed
her 2,l99 horsepower could make them
spin, and her battery of eight guns
started her quivering with excitement
and the fierce delight of battle. The
furnaces were heated almost to white
heat and the forced draught was urg-
ing the flames to greater heat, the boil
ing water to higher production Of
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-12
The Japanese Idea,

The Japanese are just famous for
their skillful arrangement of flowers,
by which the poorest of blooms are
made to look their best, by being so
displayed that their full beauty can be
appreciated. Most of these good eff
fectsj are produced by placing the flow
ers very sparsely in bamboo tubes, no
attempt at a crowded bouquet being
ever made. The latest importation
from Japan for the purposes of floral
decoration consists merely of a long
strip of lead, which is crinkled and
crumpled up into as many folds and
Fittings as possible. These crumples
must be SO managed as not to inter
fere at all with the firm base, which
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-12

with that divine man, it left YOU feel
ing that something beautiful has mass
eu that way, something more beautiful
than anything else, like the rising and
setting of the stars. Every possible
criticism might have been made on ii,
except that it was not noble. There
was a tone in it that awakened all
~eievating associations. He boggled he
lost his place, he had to put ON his
glasses, but it was as if a creature from
some fairer world had lost his wav in
u fogs, and it was our fault and not
MS. 1t was chaotic, but it was all such
STUN as stars are made of, and you
could not help feeling that if you wait
ed a while all that was nebulous would
De hurled into planets, and would as
sumo a mathematical gravity of svs-
tenn All through it l felt something
In me that cried "Ha, ha! to the sound
of the trumpets."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-12

The great floating dock recently con-
structed for the Vulcan company, Stet-
tin, Germany, by Messrs. Swan & Hun
ter Of Wallsend, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
surpasses in capacity the floating dock
built by the same firm for the Spanish
government and now in operation at
Havana. The remarkable achievement
of towing it successfully across the At
lantic ocean is fresh in the public
mind, says the Scientific American.
The present dock has beer construct
ed with special reference to the
strengthening and re-engining of two
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-12
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS
CURRENT NOTES OF DlscOv-
cry AND INVENTION.
rht Concentration OF Power How
Potato Flour Is Made-Factorles with
out Chimneys-A Floating Drydock-
Skill of the Japanese.
Concentration of Power.


The close of the present century is
llarked by a tendency in the engin-
ering world toward concentration
II energy and material. A quarter
u a century since a craft 200 feet
iong was almost a rarity on the great
axes, and when the locks OF the Well
and canal were extended 235 feet 1t
was supposed that they would fully
meet any demand to be made upon
them IN the succeeding hundred years.
Aoday there are more large craft on
these waters approaching 400 feet in
lenSth than those of 300 feet and less,
! nd many exceed the greater figure
! unnlhg, some of them, even up to 460
feet.
Inc same increase and c~oncentra-
lion is also witnessed among the rail-
Heavier roadbeds and rails.
ana more capacious rolling stock, are
everywhere observed, and the locomo-
1--WE mas reached a-degree of develop
ment as regards size, weight, power and
economy little dreamed of a generation
ago.
A very striking illustration of this
concentration Of power was afforded
recently by a train hauled wei the
pennsylvania railroad between Altoo-
ma and Columbia, which consisted OF
lou cars, was nearly three-quarters of
a mile in length and hal weighed $3.50
tons. 1t was made up as follows: Lo-
connective. 11S tons: other rolling stock
l'5l9 tons; freight (coal), 1893 tons.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-01-12

The man who has an aim is the
man who thinks. The man who ac-
complishes something worth his while
has a clear idea to work on. The man
who drifts never thinks, for the mo-
ment he began to do so he would put
his hand on the wheel and steer his
craft into clear water. The worthless
lives without a fixed purpose, and the
great multitude who yearly ruin them
selves by yielding to temptation and
vice in the guise of pleasure are men
who are intended to become archangels
and who have the capacity of becoming
a~rchangels, but who do not recognize
these facts because their intellects are
under the influence of morphine, self
administered.