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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
THE STRIKE AT HOMESTEAD.
Both Sides Profess to BE Satisfied
with the Outlook.

Both Sides Profess to Be Satisfied
with the Outlook.
Pittsburg, July 3.-The strike at the
Homestead plant of the Carnegie COM
pany, which was expected to assume
large proportions last night, did not
materialze in degree appreciable to
the uninitiated.
The following statements were made
by the leaders of both sides, and the
public is left to take its choice:
f. M. Shaffer. who represents the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers. said
I'VE are satisfied with the results
of today. We have made progress.
There have been no disturbances, and
the Amalgamated men who are MAX
ing the fight feel much encouraged.
There have been many accessions to
our ranks, and the fight for the rec
ognition of unionism can be said to
be well started
General Superintendent w. B. Cory,
of the Homestead plant, had this to
say:
I'VE are operating our plants with
the usual forces. There are as many
men at work in the mills as there usu-
ally are on Sunday night The men
not in the mills are those that have
been discharged"
Newspaper men were escorted
through the mills for the purpose OF
giving them occular proof that all de-
partments were in operation. To the
reporters every branch seemed to be
working to the limit.
Both sides claim to be satisfied, the
company because it feels assured that
the attempted strike is failure; the
association because it has gained
many new members and expects to
secure many more during the Fourth
of July holiday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
PREPARING AN ALlBl.
The Scheme Was Quite Ingenious,
but 1t Didn't Work.

Gone evening some years ago." said q
New Orleans druggist who had been re-
minded of story, Il was standing be-
hind the counter. just as ! am now, when
l saw a man slip in very quietly at the
side door and stop in the rear of that tall
case full of fancy goods. / walked over
at once and asked him what l could do
for him, and it was at least half minute
before he replied you don't seem very
keen for trade he said at length, and he
spoke in a curious gasping voice, like a
man out of breath. I've been waiting
here he said, for a quarter Of an hour
"Now, was positive that he had just
come in, but it is always unwise to con-
tradct customer, so l made no remark.
i want you to put me up some quinine
capsules he went on, 'and be quick
about it, for have an engagement at $50
o'clock looked at my watch and told
him he had 20 minutes to spare. 1t was
then exactly $40. All right he said,
and | went for the quinine | handed
him the package a few moments later,
and, as he reached for it, he upset tall
vase on the counter and broke it oil to
pieces. 1t was the clumsiest thing l
ever saw, and had any possible motive
been apparent would have sworn he did
it on purpose. But he cursed like pi-
rate and after much grumbling, paid the
bill, which was So, and went away, and l
never saw him again.
"Next morning l read in the paper that
a murder had been committed in house
nearly half mile from the store at about
8 o'clock the previous evening. gave it
no special thought, but something like
month later received visit from law
yer, who told me that he represented a
certain man who was under suspicion for
this very murder and who expected daily
to be placed under arrest. MY client is
not guilty. he continued, and at the time
of the crime was nowhere near the house.
As nearly as he remembers, he was in
this store, making some trifling purchase.
He recalls it, because he accidentally
broke vase. Do you remember the cir
cumstanceT I did instantly, and Of
sudden the whole thing became clear.
You see, my attention had been called
especially to the hour, and the vase
breaking was evidently a ruse to fix the
visit in my mind. looked the lawyer in
the eye. Your client entered the store at
S:1O,' l said. and have reason to be-
leve he was running just before he
reached it. That ended the conversa-
ton. The man was never arrested, but
soon after left the city. What was he
doing that night? Why, preparing his
aliki of course. New Orleans Times
Democrat
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
CAMDEN GETS
MORSE PLANT.
Work On the Big Yard
Was Begun To-day.

Camden will have the new shipyard.
and Camden rejoicss over the fact. 1t is
fact we'll calculated to please any commu-
nifty, On Saturday the New York ship
building Company, OF which Henry u
Morse is President. completed the pur-
of a large tract of land in lower Camden.
This will be the site OF the new plant.
While President of the Harlan g. Hol-
lingsworth Shipbuilding Company. Mr.
Immense shipbullding company which
should surpass all other shipyards in the
country, perhaps all others in the world.
Sites along The Atlantic sesbOard were
carefully examined Ths choice finally
narrowed down to Sparrow's Point, Eear
Baltimore; New Castle, E ige Moor, Chess
tor, aud Camden, inducements were Of
fered by each Of these places, but Camden.
1t was found, possessed ADVANTAGES super
ior to those OF the others, So Camden gets
it.
Over 12O acres have been bought by the
company. The property is bounded by
Bulyen street and Newton creek, and ex-
tends from Broadway to the Delaware
river. The river front Is about $500 feet
long. The mean depth Of the water the
entire distance Is about forty feet. This
practically obvlates all dredging save
where piers and slips are necessary and
WDor0 Gn6 uryuOCk WILL sthuu' uen
Us the water Is fresh vessels can lie at
their moorings without accumulating bar
nacles and water grCwths.
Another great advantageis the proxim-
ity of ths new yard to the trade centres.
Houses for the employees can be found
near tho works. the prices of land are
reas enable, and the freight rates are low.
The land was purchased from the Manu-
facturers' Land Improvement Company.
The tax rate will not be increased by the
Camden city government fora period OF
twenty years.
The new company Is composed mainly
of New York and Baltimore capitalists. IL
Is said it has capital Of f70N, 600. The
drydock which 1t will build will be large
enough to accommodate the very largest
vessels afoat 1t is the intention OF tho
management to build all classes OF ships
including ocean liners and battleships.
Work began OH the yard today. The
necessary surveys have been made; A
large force Of laborers has already been
employed. This force will numbsr loo
men within the next few weeks When
the works arc finished the company Will
employ 5000 men.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
A PATRIOTIC Sermon.

Rev. A, N Keigwln preached a ringing
sermon in West Presby terian Church on
sunday morning, from tho 17th verse OF
the 9th chapter of Isaiah: For behold
create new heavens and new EARTH In
his prsfatory remarks he alluded to the
progressive character of all created things
it having taken 6.0U0 y ears to produce one
perfect man, tho Lord Je us Christ. Man
was made for the earth and the earth for
man, what God has john together let no
one put asunder. The now earth reforred
to was moral and not physical one.
The people were to become wiser, better
and mora like Christ.
The world was startled 1893 years ago by
the declaration Of in dependence, and many
of the wisest persons predicted, among
whom was Lord McCaulloy, that the form
of government would soon pass away, and
l0ave only ruin behind. 1t, however CON
tlnued to exist, and had grown great In
wealth and population. The idea OF gov.
ernment by the people was not newiit had
existed hundreds of years. No more per-
feet system ever existed han that treated
of in the Book of Judges. He spoke of
the former relation of Spain to her form
or colonies, saying that Spain In her treat
ment of her various colonies, including tho
Philippines had been quite rs successful
as had our government In tho treatment
iards had prepared the way for this gov
ernment to govern that country and we
should not shrink from the duty thrust
upon us.
Tho work Spain began we are called up
on to finish. No less than seven men were
employed to make Bhoe each ono hav-
ing his part to perform. We must con-
tinue to expand as contraction indicated
loss of power and vigor He condemned
the obstructionists to the subjugation OF
the Filipinos ana classed them with tho
enemies OF the Revolution, the copperheads
in the Rebellion and other enemie, OF ad-
vancement. The adventof tho Carlen-
ter's son flung open tho doors OF pro-
gress and led to improved conditions.
The women particularly had reason to
be thankful asthey no longer wore rings
in their noses as badge OF slavery. In
stead OF being treated as beasts of burden
they had bsen elevated In the scale OF hu-
manity and not q fow OF them were able
to lead many Of the mon around by the
nose or some other method. He counselod
them to prove all things and to hold fast
TO that which is good. We must 60 for.
ward and not resist the spirit Of progos-
sion. God commands and 1t is our duty
to obey. In conclusion ho alluded to the
earthQ ual1e and the Storm as means to
secure gold and silver from the mines or
placers. He related an anecdote of dis.
hsartened miner, who stumbled and fell
over rock which provoked him so great
ly that he attempted to break 1T up IN
q spirit of revenge, when he discovered
anuggot which was valued at 49, OOO, Be.
ing duly pentent he asked did he deserve
such good luck? Our people when they
consider their many blessings should ask
do we deserve thcm.' Old things are
passing away, the Millennium is at hand
Behold new earth! u
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
TWO TROLLEY FATALITIES.
two Killed in Pittsburg and Stu-
dent Oarsman in Philadelphia.

Hwo Killed In Pittsburg and Stu-
dent Oarsman in Philadelphia.
Pittsburg, July 3.-As a result of
street car collision last night on the
road of the Monongahela Traction
company two people are dead, five
seriously injured and ten others more
or less hurt.
The dead are: o. C. Opsion, of 4741
Friendship avenue, this city; w. II.
kirkland, motorman, of Braddock.
Seriously injured: H. H. Smith, a
tailor, of Wylie avenue. Pittsburg,
hurt internally; Mrs. Annie Lawlor,
Logan street, Pittsburg, back badly
crushed; Miss Jennie Cosby. Columbus,
o., visiting at 81 Logan street, arm
and side crushed; AL Repert, 180 Spring
Garden avenue, Allegheny, cut about
throat and injured internally; Miss
Armstrong, right leg broken. Mrs.
Shidler, of 1908 Viceroy street, was
pretty badly bruised, and ten Others
were more or less hurt.
The accident happened on steep
grade near High Bridge. The two
cars in collision were heavily loaded
with passengers returning home from
kennywood Park.
Motorman Griffith stopped his car
near the bottom OF the hill to get n
drink of water at spring near by
He had hardly left his car when the
electric current was shut off, leaving
the car in darkness. Motorman Kirk
land, with his car, followed shortly
afterward, and as the foremost car was
in darkness it could not be seen until
too late to check the speed. The rear
car crashed into the other with ter
rife force, almost telescoping it.
Mr.. Opsion was standing on the rear
platform of the first car and received
the full force of the impact. Both of
his legs were cut off and his skull
crushed. He lived but short time.
Kirkland was badly mangled, his head
and body being crushed. He lived
about an hour.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
Epworth League Celebration.

The Board of Control of ths Second
Conference district of the Nj. Il. Church,
Of which Rev. r. Irving Watkins, d. d.,
of New Castle is treasurer, and Aubrey
Vandever of Clayton vice president, has
confirmed the action Of the last anual
convention in selecting Stamford in the
Catskills, as the roxt place of meeting and
the date was selected, June 80 to July s.
hoo. This will allow an Epworth League
celebration of the Fourth Of July, for
which special preparation will be made by
the local committee, and a speaker of ma
tionsl prominence will be secured.
G. d. Lodsr chairman Of the excursion
committee, Is arranging a trip through
the romantic scenery OF the Catskills for
the excursionists, exceeding in it's attrac-
tivenoss my thing offered before at similar
up tharinua
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.

RI s. Tennessee Avenue,
Comfortable, home.like; moderate rates; Or
chestrn. CHARLES MCGIIADL.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03

Protest Against Presence of Troops.
Carterville, Ills, July 3.-Yesterday
afternoon delegation of merchants
and property owners called on Colonel
Culver to protest against the presence
of the troops sent here by Acting Gov
ernor Warder, and to ask their with
drawal The members of the dele
cation stated that Sheriff Gray had
not exhausted his resources to pre-
vent a conflict, and that he did not
even attempt to raise posse. At the
meeting of the leading merchants OF
the town Saturday night $45O was
raised to defray the expenses of send
ing away the nOn-union miners in the
brush shaft. The negroes have eX-
pressed their willingness to go, and
had it not been for the arrival of the
militia it is said that within 4S hours
not one of the negroes would be in the
mine.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
WHEN UNCLE SAT- WAS YOUNG.

When liberty first spread her wings and
freedom found her tongue,
When Independence day was new ana
Uncle Sam was young,
When came tho jolly Fourth arcund-the
first grand celebration
With fun and noise for all the boys, with
Joy and exaultation,
Do YOU suppose those old-tine lads, so
many years ago.
Knew half the joys the merry boys OF te-
cent decades know
Did Andrew Jackson fireworks have? II
SO do you suppose
He got excited burned his hands and set
on fro his clothes:
And did the youthful James Monroe,
when shooting off q rocket,
Forget and drop his lighted punk with
crackers in his pockut9
Did Madison and Jefferson and Burr upon
At carly dawn shoot cannons off and scare
the infant ClayS
I wonder II Ben Franklin with approv-
ing smile stood by
And watched the Roman candles as they
sailed across the sky.
And Hancock who.e heavy hand sign.
ed freedoms Proclamation
Do you suppose his bosom hwelled with
rapture and elatlonS
And from o flagenveloped stand did
Washington proclaim
And call in bursts of eloquence on free
don's sacred name.
Do you suppose grand parade passed by
the speaker stand,
The columns moving gayly to the music
of the band?
And did they huye fantasies and all kinds
OF games and races
And thousand glad surprises at all sorts
of times aud places?
What all was done upon that dRyy ia
really like to know
Just how they spent that old-time Fourth
SO many years ago.
Arthur ]. Burdick In Chicago Record.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
CHAUTAUQUA.
Low-Rate Excursion via Penns yIvanla
Railroad.

Low-Rate Excursion via Penns ylvanla
Railroad.
On July 7 the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will run special excursion from
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
Reading, Altoona, BsllfonUe, Lock Haven,
Shamokin, Wilkesbarre Sunbury, and
Williainsport, and principal Intermediate
stations, and stations on the Delaware
Division, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and
Baltimore Railroad, and on the Cumber-
land valley Railroad, to Chautauqua, Y.
Special train will start from Harrisburg
at II 35 A. NJ. Connecting trains will
leave Philadelphia 8. 40 A. M, Washing.
ton 1855 A. M, Baltimore s55 A. NJ,
Altoona I. Is A. NJ, Wilkesbarre 7.30 A. M.
Lock Haven 11.25 A. NJ. Round-trip tic
kets, good to return on regular trains not
later than August b. will be sold at rate
of$lO.0O from Philadelphia, Baltimore. and
Washing ON, :and At. proporSionate rates
from other stations.
Passengers from Atlantic City, Bridge
ton, Vineand, Clayton, Nj, and stations
on the Delaware Division will use trains
to Philadelphia on day preceding date OF
excursion.
For specific rates and time Of connecting
trains apply TO nearest ticket agent.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
DOTS.

The ,men of Mt. Salem Church will
hold ,urth of July picnic in Rockford
wcpds on Tuesday. There will be pro-
grdmmo Of patriotic music An address
viii be delivered by the Rev. ]. P. Otis.
Bishop Coleman yesterday preached in
st. Johns Church, Cape May, and tomor-
row he will officiate at the Fourth of July
celebration in Independence Square, Phil
adolphia.
A bicyclist en- route from Kansas to New
York passed through this city yesterday
afternoon. In his possession was o book
containing the names of prominent per-
sons from different towns which he passed
through.
The Rev and Mrs. n. B. Cook yester-
day formally Joined Calvary Baptist
Church, of which Mr.. Cook is pastor. w.
B. Adams extended the welcome to them,
and Moses Heath delivered an interesting
address.
George B. Maris e. Son, real estate
agents, have sold for tho NutiOnal Loan
Association No. 2i9 West Eleventh street,
to Asbury 9. Sterling, for 81 .929; and for
Margaree G.. Lawes. Nos. 226, a2S Searles
street, to George Brown and Jacob s.
Chippey each for $1,000.
On Saturday the members of the retir-
Ing tuu tu6 new NOuuCll VIbltuu Gu6 CITY
garbage cremntury, where they were shown
the plant in operation by John f. Healey,
the chairman of the ere lnatory committee
Of City Council.
Tho Board OF Public Education will
hold special meeting this evening for the
purpose Of clecting teachers for the ensu-
Ing year. The GALAXY Of Miss Mary q. /.
Williams, the assistant superintendent,
will ba inCrea ,ed 1900 a YEAR
The new officers OF the Diamond State
Stsol Company will assume their positions
to-day.
Clinton Fogwell has accepted a position
with the New York shipbuilding COM
pany.
Tho Kingswood Sunday school will give
an excursion to Brandywine Springs next
Thursday. They were to 90 last Thurs
day, but on account Of the rain it was
postponed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
GLORIOUS NEWS

Comes from DR.. ID. B. Cargils, OF Wash.
ita, i. T.. He writes: -Four bottles Of
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son, helps digestion. builds up strength.
Only 80 cents. Sbld by N. B. Danforth'
druggist. Guaranteed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
DREYFUS COMPOSURE,
!'he Much Abused Officer Declares
He Bears No III Will.
EFFECTS OF HIS IMPRISONMENT.
His Hair Has Turned Gray and His
Long Silence Seems to Have Affected
His speech-An Affecting Meeting
Between Man and Wife.


Long silence Seems to Have Affected
His speech-An Affecting Meeting
Between Man and Wife.
Paris, July 3.-Captain Coffinieres de
NOrdeck, commander of the French
cruiser SfaY, which brought Captain
Dreyfus to France, said in an inter-
view that he was struck by the im-
mense power of self control displayed
by Captain Dreyfus during the voyage.
The prisoners attitude throughout was
lone of irony and disdain." He had
been suffering severely from seasick-
ness when he was transferred to the
Sfax, but he walked with firm tread,
and during the entire trip never show
ed a sign of weakness or nervousness.
Captain Dreyfus was ignorant of the
fact that a new court martial awaited
him, and remained in ignorance dur
ing the first part of the voyage. When
he was finally informed not q muscle
of his face moved He merely said:
II have no ill will toward anybody.
| shall be glad to re-enter the army,
which I have never ceased to love-"
He did not allude to the subject
again during the voyage. Most of the
time he passed in reading. ..
The first meeting between Captain
Dreyfus and his wife was most affecting.
Nine. Dreyfus visited her husband on
his arrival at the prison early in the
notice of his arrival having
been sent to her by the prison COVER
nor. She was conducted to his cell
No. S3O-by a gendarme, who was in.
structed to be present at their meet
ing. Nine. Havet accompanied her.
Both wept in each others arms for
some time.
She issued from the prison in state
of collapse. She said she found her
husband much aged as result Of his
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
sAaR Aid For Laurel.

Dover, Del. July 2.-To-morrow " Ill
bs general donation day throughout low
az Dalawere for The sufferers by the Lou
rel fire. Donations will be made through
the women's clubs for the stricken homes
there, the clothing aad provisions being
sent to the club houses and money to the
club secretaries to be forwarded on July
to Rev, G. W. Woodall aud Q. w. Mar
vel, Of the Laurel Relief Committee.
At the Dover First Presby bytetian Chu rch
and other churches hero this morning the
offerings were for the laurel sufferers.
mud nnernl conlribu tions were made
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-03
WAITING FOR THE DAWN.
How Four Poker Hands Were Held
All Night In the Dark.

A soldier tells this poker story, which
incidentally accentuates the distrust with
which poker players regard one another
.'when friendship ceases and the faith
man has in the hand he holds:
One night after taps four men gather
ed in tent to do away with their pay.
1t was the night Of pay day, and there
was no convenient place in which to
spend their money except over cards.
The game had gone on with varying
fortune here and there. 1t was after
midnight. The sentry was chum and
had been told not to see the light in the
tent. At last jackpot was on the
board and had been "sweetened' until it
was very tempting. Every one was in it,
and it was worth before the open about
$40. When one Of the players opened it,
every one staid and drew cards.
The edge had full house, the next
man four tens. the third man four
queens and the dealer four aces. The
opener threw dollar into the pot. The
next man raised, and it was raised and
reraised until it was beautiful to see.
At this point there was scurry OF
footsteps outside. The sentry rushed in,
EraSpe0 Tne lantern anu uusHeu IL Vult
Jerking and extinguishing it as he did so.
As he disappeared he whispered hoarsely:
"Otiicer"
Instinctivcly four hands went out in
the darkness and spread themselves over
the pot, while four other hands closely
clutchcd FIVE cards each.
Hold Oh, fellows whispered the deal
er. "Every one take his hand off the
table and keep it off until the light comes
back. Well just sit here and nurse our
cards. My hands good enough to wait
for"
"So's mine" said the others.
Then they waited. Slowly the night
passed, growing chillier and more chill
in its going. The sentry was cursed, the
officer was cursed, but still they sat. At
last the first glimpse Of gray appeared in
the sky, and as soon as it grew light
enough the four played their hands and
tumbcd in for few minutes sleep be-
fore the bugle called them out again.
Kansas City Star.