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The daily sentinel., 1899-06-19
ANTI TRUST CONFERENCE.

Austin Governor Sayers is enoour-
aged with tho prospects Of large at
tendancs Of governors and attorney gen
srala at the anti trust conference to be
held at st. Louis, September N.
Up to this time seventeen governors
have responded to tho invitation TO at
tend The proposed confsrsncs. Thirteen
Of thee arc outspoken in fsvef Of anti
trust lsgislstion.
Kspoets @ fer fsasissdshs aas~s ere
about evenly divided between democrat
and republican governors.
Kodaks at Bedwell's.
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-19
TERRIFIC VOLUME
OF WATER
Grand RiUer one of the Mightiest
Streams of the Continent
100000 Gallons of Water
Flo,Uing Per Second Of
1ime-Telocity IS miles
Per Hour.

A. L. Fellows, of Denver. resident by
drographer, of tho United States Geo
logical survey, is d visitor to the city to-
day and also spent Sunday in the city.
Yesterday Mr. Fellows measured the
waters of the Grand and Gunnison riv
ess at this point and furnishes to The
Sentinel the following statistics. Inss-
much as the Grand river is 30 high and
such great volume OF water passing
down its channel, the statistics which
Mr.. Fellows furnishes will give some
idea to the public OF what great river
tho Grand 10, in comparison with other
rivers and especially with the rivers OF
the eastern slope Of the Rocky noun
tain range.
Yesterday there was approximately
Il, 3,OQO, cubic fest e3 water per second OF
time passing out of the Gunnison river.
The Grand flowed approximately about
10000 cubic feet per second. To find
the amount in gallons multiply by seven
and half. This would give about 3O0,-
600 gallons of water per second OF time
for tho Grand river alone.
In speaking Of the great velocity Of
the current, Mr.. Fellows said that it was
greater than any river which he had
ever measured. The rate OF measure
ment here yesterday gave the flow at
about eighteen miles per hour. This
is q wonderful flow for river. 1t will
carry at this rate of flowing q body Of
water almost unappreciable in the space
of twenty four hours of time.
The waters OF the Grand fell about six
inches yesterday and Mr.. Fellows thinks
that it has passed the high water wark
for the season. He takes issue with
those who think that the water has been
higher than it has the present year.
The channel has 30 changed and dsep-
ened right here at the Grand river bridge
that external measurements will not be
satisfactory, The channel on the op-
posite side OF the river has grown very
much deeper and it will carry much
moro water without becoming higher.
At Glenwood Springs Mr.. w. b.
Richardson, who has been superintend-
ont of the grounds around the famous
springs has kept close watch on the
waters for fifteen years or more and he
says that 1t has been higher at Glen
wood this year than ever before in the
time he has been keeping record.
It IL a matter of business and news
for ths peopls of the western slope of
Colorado, through which aow the Grand
and Gunnison rivers to keep the public
informed OF the immense and never fail
ing water supply that il furnished by
the two great rivers. On tho eastern
slope Of the mountains there is an eter-
nal scrap for sufficient supply Of water
for irrigation purposes. while here we
could irrigate ten times, yes fifty times
the land now under cultivation with the
waters of the Grand and Gunnison
rivers.
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-19

Louis Painter of Chicago, representing
the great iron manufacturing drm OF
Orr, Painter 4 Company. Of Reading,
Pennsylvania. was visitor to the city
Saturday. The Orr. Painter Company
has had tho contract for years Of fur
nishing to tho government the letter
boxss used all over the United States,
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-19
WAS A FIZZLE.

Berlin-The Zeitung today announces
the complete failure" Of the disarma-
ment commission of the peace confer
enee at The Hague. Several provisions
it asserts, have been adopted in the COM
mission by equal vote, but all of these,
it predicts, will fail in the preliminary
sitting.
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-19

Tho maximum temperature here yes
terdsy was 81 degrees, the highest 80
far this season. The lowest this morn
ing was 81 degrees.
Tho forecast for this section is:
Fair tonight and Tuesday, cooler to-
night.
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-19

w. F. Bailey, general passenger agent
of the Midland, left for homo Saturday
evening. While here, in company with
j. 8. Charlton, he took leok at the
big beet sugar mill.
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-19
ARE YOUR EYES RIGHT

Read Prof. Walpols's Long List of Colo
radios Representative Men, Whose
Eyes Have Been Examined
and Cared for by Him.
The daily sentinel., 1899-06-19
ABOUT THE WEATHER
From Observer Stewart.

A trough of low pressure extends from
Nevada to the great lakes with the great
est depression over Nebraska. The bar
ometer is high over California, the west
Gulf states and the British possessions.
Light showers have occurred over the
middle plateau and the Missouri valley.
Temperature at 6 a. m.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09

DEATH OFJ. ". JACKSON.
Deceased Left a MITE Showing That He
Made Four Unsuccessful Attempts to XIII
Himself.

Deceased Left n Note Showing That He
Made -Four Unsuccessful Attempts to Kin
Himself.
The following note, which was found
by the police Friday in the room at
No. Cos King street, where John w.
jackson shot himself, details the frame
of mind in which the unfortunate man
was while meditating death and the
agony with which he suffered during
the hour or so preceding the shooting |:
"It beats the devil. | have swallowed
three ounces of laudanum, one from
Simms', one from Harvey's. and one
from Watson's, and here am, able to
write. Will nothing Kill me? Am
imperviousY Invulnerable? Well, |
have cure for all pangs of doubt
the pistol. If | am conscious half an
hour fiom now l shall shoot. Surely
bullet will end the trouble.
The half hour has passed and / am
not even sleepy. Am / doomed to fail
in this also? The pistol. The pistol
But 1t is SO barbarous. l have taken
another ounce of laudanuro Bring
huIst's) and no effect. What does it
mean?
''s. s.30--Dd ever human being have
such trouble as l? Now for the bullet.
80, 00-Was ever mortal so te-
nacious of life? What ails me? The
pistol, but l dor know how to use it.
! must try. Life has been so hard, |
thought that death at least would be
easy, but no. ~
The unfortunate man evidently fired
the shot Immediately after finishing
the last paragraph. When the body
was found ii was lying in a large pool
of blood on the floor beside the bed, as
If the suicide was sitting on the bed
when he pulled the trigger, and fell off.
Deceased had been private in
structor and was we'll educated.
Although he had been occupying the
room at the King street house since
the middle of last May, the other
lodgers knew compai atively little about
him. He took mis- meals elsewhere. His
room, which was small, was carpetless
and the unfortunate mans effects we're
scattered all about when the officers
found the body, while there were eyi-
dences of the truth of the ante-mortem
statement that the deceased had taken
laudanum with no effect. jackson had
evidently made full preparation for his
death, as a box of cartridges was found
ON the bureau. About all of his
valuables, so far as is known, had been
placed in the satchel which he left for
his brother-in-law
jackson was pretty well known in
the community as literary man. 1t is
said he was the author Of one or two
books.
Among the effects of the deceased
Coroner Vandeyer found a copy of the
well known religious work "Daily
Food" in which the following wa
pointed out by lead pencil marks: i,
Cast me not off, Almighty Lord,
But use Thy rod and not Thy sword.
The cross TO longer decline.
But save me from the curse divine.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
The nnsinousr rsItuatinn.

r. G. Dun & Co. rs Review, Saturday IS
issue, notes that failures have never
been smaller than in October 10 any
month, excepting May, June and July
Of this year, since monthly records
have never been as small in any other
month of any year. Manufacturing
failures were never smaller in any
month save one prior to this year, and
yet have been smaller in six Of the
nine months of 1899. iu January and in
May-September, inclusive. Clothing
failures have been rather frequent of
late, and two large with eighteen small
ones in that class make the aggregate
greater than in sixty-nine of the past
seventy-two months, and another large
failure in real estate lifts the amount
IN that class, but the remarkable de-
crease in number and size of small
failures calls for especial notice."
Bradstreet's says: Despite some
variation in the currents of trade dis
tribution. the aggregate movement con-
tinues of immense volume; in fact, if
the aggregate of bank clearings in the
country, outside of the metropolis is u
trustworthy index, as it no doubt is.
the country's trade reached its highest
mark in tho month Of Octobr. Prices
certainly show marked strength, in
view of the proportions of earlier ad-
vances. Cooler weather has been vel.
coined by the retail trade of the coun-
try, and some stimulus has already
been noted, alike to distribution and
to the confidence of distributors. -
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09

went back on me in the seventh round
or | would have knocked him out. No
more picture machines for me. The
intense heat from the electric lights
bothered me considerably and made mo
very weak at times. Sharkey fought
very foully, and it's wonder to me
that Siler did not disqualify him. He
repeatedly butted me with his head
and used his elbow more frequently
that his hands. James j. Jeffries. :"
Sharkey made tho following state
ment:
Il was robbed out of Justly earned
victory. ] outpointed Jeifries in ma
jority of the rounds, and should have
had the decision. / protested against
Siler as referee, knowing that ne had
feeling against me an would give mo
the worse end of it. 1t was only after
Tom O'Rourke had told me Siler
would give me a fair deal that con-
sented to have him act as referee. 1t
think affair minded persons who saw
the fight wili say that my fears about
Siler were we'll founded / fought five
rounds with two broken ribs. | think
can beat Jeffries, and want to meet
him again.
Thomas Sharkey -
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09

otifered to bet $40 on the resu,t and
LOSE his money in the confusion.
Almost as soon as tho accci6ent oc-
cured the police were notified and
teiephone messages summoned the Della
w"fe ald washington fire companies,
nre peihg feared. Police Captain
name, ana Sergeants Lucas, Kelleher
anu biack, Detective Witsil and n
squau OF olncers were soon on hand and
asslsted IN Keeping order and in looking
atter inc work of rescue The Wash,
lnston chemical put out the fire in the
stuSe' and the Delaware company by
means OF ladder, assisted men from,
we orange street windows of the room.
Alter"ards q fro alarm was sent in,
ouC no other companies went into
service. Chief Engineer Sasse and
Assistants Joyce and Purcell directed
tho fifemen with good Judgment. II
was very much feared at first that mon
had heen killed or dangerously injured
and were under the wrecked floor, but
IL was soon ascertained that this was
not tho case. A striking thing was the
PIE OF hats and overcoats and UNI
brellss found under the wreck and their
owners had time Of it identifying
their property. Several horses were in
the stable under the floor, which gave
way, but they escaped injury.
When Proprietor Krause was seen
Saturday he expressed qualification
at knowing that there we're nc fatalities
and that tho result was no more serious.
When the stovo fell it was near re-
ceptacles containing 20 gallons of oil,
some Of which leaked out and got on
some OF the people, and it is a marvel
that there was net a serious fire tu add
to the other trouble.
Building Inspector Cassidy visited
the place Saturday and found that
the, girder supporting the floor had
broken in the middle and as the Orange
street wall is in bad shape it will have
to cont, down and other repairs must
be made at once. The main body OF
the hotel was net damaged. The build
ing inspector will notify the owners,
the Misses Plunkett, at once.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09

son, who had come to New Castle and
settled there in 1890, was at one time
inter ested in the property.
The Seventh Swedish Mill--The fail.
ure of the tide mill on None Souch
Greek rather troubled tho Dutch, but
helped tho Swedes. Hans Peterson,
who had large tract of land on both
sides of the Shellpot, and ether Swedes
In tho neighborbood, wanted good
mill or mills on the Shellpot on the
head of the tide where vessels could
come up; and Peterson applied to the
Dutch authorities for grant for q
mill. The grant was made on condition
that grain for the use of the soldiers in
the Dutch foits should be ground free
of toll. All being now settled, the
company wus formed, with twelve shares
taken as follows: Hans Peterson, SIX
shares: John Stallcoppe, Tymon Sted-
ham, Maria Bloeg Peterson, daughter
of Hans, Peter Maesander, SON law
of Hans, Peter Drewitt and Chris Hen
Erickson, each one share.
Peterson laid out tract of Woodland
| of rs acres, through which the She'll
pot passed north and south, and the
old Swedes road east and west (the pres
ent William Sellers land). VA
boo-U ~ w. pullb bHb Illiil
and imported Fair of millstones OF
four feet diameter at cost of 90
fiorins*
That was in 1861. In the following
year, they imported another set OF
| lighter stones at cost of As fiorins.
They also built saw mill, costing
AIS florins, in that year.
How long the flour and saw mill was
in operation it is hard to tell.
1t certainly was an important mill in
that locality, and especially in the fur
nishing OF boards and planks for build
ing purposes. 1t was nearly a hun
dred years before the Webster mill,
further up the Shellpot, was built.
To return to the New Amstel wind
mill; 1t had got into the possession OF
Peter Alrich, and he made an agree
ment, lGS6-l687, with John Haimonson
to have Harmonson, who was carpen.
! tor, build mill on Great Creek Red
Lion) below New Castle, before Oeto-
ber Both. One half of the mill was to
be Alrioh's and one-half Harmonson' Is
| and Harmonsun's son in. law, John
Abrahams. Harmonson and Abrahams
were to have six shillings per day for
putting up the mill and to have the
wind mill buildings, mill stones and
irons and twenty-five pounds in money
for one-half the now mill when it was
started. In addition Alrich was to
give Abrahams' wifo one gold guinea
equal to twenry.sevep shillings. The
mill was on the lands now owned by
Mrs. Barthol omew, and the old mill
stone is in use for door step on farm
on the State Road, south of Hare's
Corner Part of the running milestone
of the None Souch tide mill is still in
use as door step at house Just below
the site of the mill. The stone has a
diameter of four and a-half feet aud a
hole in the centre, the eye, has a diam
eter of eight inches The stone is four
teen inches thick at the centre and
twelve inches thick ut the edge. The
face is laid out in eight sections CT
four furrows each.
-
"A form was worth about Al cents.
no be continued.l
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
WHEN IA Flns' EFT TAsAsco SAUCE

When pa frs ct tabasco sauce-Pm smilin
bout it vet
Although his subsekent remarks l always
shall regret.
We'd come to town to see the sights, an
pa remarked to me:
"We'll eat at bong tong hotel an sling
some STYLE" says he.
An then he sort o. cast his eye among the
plates an all,
An says, "That ketchup mus be good, the
bottle is so small :"
An then he took piece o. meat an covered
When pa frs ct tabasco sauce an rose 10
make his kick.
1t all comes back so plain to me, rikolect
He Just was talkln' mild an calm, an then
he give u yell
An tried to cave the eeiln' by buttin with
his head,
"Er.hooh Er.hooh Fire. Murder |!
Hooh' can't tell all he said.
But when they heard his heated words six
women lef' the room,
An said such language filled their souls
with shame, an also gloom;
But pa. he only gurgled some. and then he
yelled again,
When frs he ct tabasco sauce an told
about il then.
We'laid him out upon board an famed
him quite while,
An pa, he sort o gasped at first an then
he tried 10 smile,
An says "Just heat poker now, an run
it down my neck;
want to cool off gardual, It's better ex-
peck"
But when he'd got me out o. doors, he says: :
al want to get
That there blame ketchup recipe an learn
JUS how it's het.
So can try it on the boys when you an
me git hum,
Till they, too, think the condiment is
mixed with Kingdom Come
San francisco Examiner
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
Thomas barry kpooked ou,.

Cumberland, Nd, Nov. 3.--Under
the auspices OF the Canada Athletic
League of Cumberland, sparring ex-
hibition was held in Miller's Hall this
evening After several minor events,
the match of the evening was rut on,
which was to he 20-Iound go between
John Chickey Grimm, lightweight
champion of Western Maryland, and
Thomas Barry of Wilmington, Del.
After three rounds of spairing Grimm
suddenly became the aggressor, and in
the fourth round knocked Barry out
with heavy punch above the stomach.
Barry was effectually rut to sleep, and
did not regain consciousness for some
time after he had been counted out by
Referee j. Philip Roman.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
Timetable Changes.

A change in the timetable Of the
Maryland division of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington q Baltimore railroad will
take effect at midnight, November
10Th. Among the most important
changes are relative to the southbound
trains from Philadelphia. The New
York and Washington express leaving
Philadelphia at 1905 a. M, will leave
at II. 20. The New York and Norfolk
express will leave Philadelphia at IL. s6
p. m., instead of 11.10 The Atlantic
Coast Line express will leave Phila-
delphia at II. 80 a. M, instead of 12 09
+. IN. A number of minor changes
will also take place.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
Rev. Jesse Higgins Resigns.

The Rev. Jesse Higgins, rector OF
Calvary Memorial p, E. Church. Forty
first and Brown sti eets, Philadelphia,
has presented his resignation to the
vestry to take effect on January lst, or
before. He went to Philadelphia from
Westminster, Nd, in 1896. Mr..
Higgins was formerly assistant minis.
ter in Trinity parish, this city, being
located al Old Swedes. He is reported
to have been offered the assistant
rectolship of st. Clements, Philadel-
Min
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
a clipping From tho Philippines.

Mrs. Ada Gardner of this city, who
is domestic in the household Of
Judge J. Frank Ball, has received n
very interesting clipping from her
brother, Robert Lias, who is lieuten-
ant in A Co., Twenty fourth Infantry,
U. S. A., in the Philippines. It
speaks of conference between Ameri-
can and Filipino officers and says il was
believed that Spanish and American
prisoners were to be released in celebra-
tion of the christening of Aguinaldo's
baby. Whether this was really done
seems doubtful.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
sold by the sheriff.

Sheriff Taylor Friday sold the fol-
lowing properties or Sarah Il. Bott,
Thirty fret and Wooddale avenue, to
+. r. Cochran, attorney, $500; John
J. Shea, Lancaster avenue and Clayton
EnGh Scott t. street north oi sixth s1SS To
Madison street between Eighth and
Ninth to L. G. Vandegiift, S675.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
- -.
REAL ESTATE SALE.
Properties OF the Late Walter o. Holt Dis-

posed of nt Court House.
The Equitable Guarantee and Trust
Co. as executor of the estate of Walter
o. Holt, sold at Court House Saturday
the following real estate: No. 70l
Wilson street, to William f. Kurtz, for
s355, subject TO mortgage; No. PAL
Tatnall street, to e. 7. pilworth, for
s245, subject tc mortgage; No. S3l
West Second street, to Eugene Wyatt,
$500; 1-S4th interest in lot on Adams
street between Second aad Third, to
E. 7. Dilworth, SLIGO.
The company also offered No. 90l
King street, which was bid to 50, 900
and Withdrawn.
The property at Gilpin avenue and
jackson street, of the estate of William
Schultz, was bid TO 80, 700, and with
drawn. W. A. Hukill was the auctioneer.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
.rANIAGE PoIsr os pAeK DRlyE.
Commissioners Will secure q Picturssq
Lir..1E

Commissioners Will Secure Picturesque
Effeos Near tho First Dam.
The Park Commission will have a
beautiful vantage point at the upper
end of the high wall along the park
drive between Market and West streets.
At this place a wall juts out which
was built to protect the intercepting
sewer which follows the bed of tho
old race. The Park Commission will
erect a circular wall projecting over
the line of the creek wall and taking
in the end of this protecting masonry,
with the result that visitors will have
a fine place from which to Wow the
Brandywine.
The roadway between Market and
West is to be completed next spring.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
Beaston. n.m,ller wedding Cards.

Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Miller have
issued cards fer the marriage of their
daughter, Miriam, to Frederick II.
Beaston, on Wednesday evening. No.
vember 18th, at O'Clock, at Seven
teenth street and Mt. Salem Lane. The
young couple will be at home after
December 10th, at No. 1925 Market
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09

Mr.. Crude ito wife, at breakfast
tablel-Our neighbor, Mr.. Lens, the
astronomer, tells me that they have
discovered moro spots on the sun
Crude. Jr.-That's right, Pop, | put
had yesterday. Richmond Times
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
Mortuary srat,.tica.

According to the records Of Secretary
Wieglesworth of tho Board of Health,
20 deaths, II births and IL marriages
were reported in the city during the
week ended at noon Saturday, while
for the same period last year 20
deaths, IL births and 10 marriages were
reported.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
Personal pronerty sold.

Sheriff Taylor sold personal property
OF William q. Lattomus IN Brandywine
hundred on Thursday to various parties
fol sl29. In behalf of Mrs. Mary E.
Lattomus, the coroner repleviEed IL
COWS, farm wagon and carriage.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
knoeksd Down byia wagon.

Friday William Bigger of Clay
mont was run down by coal wagon at
Front and King strests. The driver of
the team was Wesley Gordon. The
heavy wagon passed over him and he
was seriously injured. He was taken
TO the Homeopathic Hospital in tie
Phoenix ambulance.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
chsr,.rs won, Dawn In NORTH n,ver.

The Delaware Trust Co. had 30'char-
ters for New York parties in the mail
that went down in North River with
the ferryboat Chicago. All will have
to be rewritten.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
nro,,oarpo An t. Fo,,.

William jackson, about co years cid,
fell down stairs at his residence, No.
1914 Walnut street, Thursday, and fiac-
tured his arm at the elbow. DIR. James
IL. Morgan reduced the fracture.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
80 MEN FELL in A HEAP
The Collapse OF a Floor at the
Hotel Western.
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED FRIDAY
ADozen People Hurt, But None
Killed.

The crowd Bad Assembled to Hear the Re-
turns of the Jeffries-Sharkey Fight, and
ths Crash Occurred just az the Announcer
Started to Read the Details of the Thir-
teenth Round of the Battle.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
.sThe Loss Of Gold is Great:

The loss OF health Is more.n Health is lost by
neglecting TO keep the blood pure, but IL II re-
gained by purifying, epriching and vltalzlng
the blood with the great health restortr, Hoods
Sarsaparilla. Thousands who thought heath
had been permanently lost have been made per-
fectly we'll by taking this great inodclne. Your
experience may be the same.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
Cnt his Thumb.

Norris W. Smith of No. 1016 West
Eighth street, u butcher, was cutting
meat Thursday, when the knife slipped
and cut an ugly wound on the thumb
of his left hand
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09

Wilmington was visited Friday by
an unusually heavy rain storm, which
was accompanied by vivid lightning
and loud thunder.