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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
INDIANS DIE BY FIRE.
Mistook Can Of Gasoline For
Coal Oil.

Cannon Ball, n. d. Dec. 15-An n
dian family consisting of father. mother
and four children were burned 10 death
last night by the explosion OF a can Of
gasoline Another family of father,
mother and one child are frightfully
burned and will probably die
The Benton Transportation company
had five tanks Of gasoline on the river
bank at Bismarck awaiting a boat. The
bank caved in and all the oil went into
the river. One tank was saved by an
Indian Last night this Indian. named
War Bonnet supposing the tank con-
tanned kerosene. lit a match to i'll A
measure when the explosion took place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

ton to make his report to the president
A large crowd was present at the rail-
way station to bid farewell to the de-
parting Americans Included in the
party which left for Cherbourg were Mr..
and Mrs and Master Peck. Mr.. and
Mrs c. H. Simms. Assistant Commits
sioner Benz B. Woodward Lieutenant
.PoundstOne. Alexander s. Capehart, Mr..
and Mrs Diaz Ricardo Albertini. Sec
rotary to the Cuban Commission to the
Exposition Caspar Crowninshield, and
Assistants Wilkinds Hinde. Lowe and
Anthony. Loie Fuller also is among the
passengers booked for the st. Louis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

the bribery charges made with refer
ence to the nomination OF Democratic
candidates for the recent election.
Williams was arralgned before Justice
GarretsOn and released on ball
Mr.. Williams Is a captain OK the Sew
enty-frst regiment, and during the
Spanish war was a first Lieutenant. and
was one Of the officers who climbed San
Juan hill He is a prominent Republl-
can
The Indictment charges that williams
offered Frederick ". Bolhmer 800 to
stay away from the Democratic county
convention 10 which Bothmer was a del
egate- This the indictment says was Tor
the purpose Of inducing Bothmcr TO re-
frain from voting FOR Luke J. COnnor-
ton or some other person other than
John II. Sutphin for county clerk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
WANT A RECEIVER.
4 New York Savings Associations
Affairs in the Courts.

New York. Dec. 15--AppIication on
behalf Of seven stockholders of the
Anglo-AInerican Savings and Loan as
ISOLATION has been made to Judge La
combe in the United States circuit court
fer the appointment of a receiver. The
argument Of the attorney was based
chiefly on the question Of Jurisdiction
He said that the United States courts
should take charge Of the case.
We cannot trust the state courts
said the attorney, NOR the attorney
general The state superintendent Of
banking has allowed these people to file
reports which covered up transactions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

Providence, r. T.. Dec. 15.-At q meet
ing Of the executive committee Of Brown
university President Faunce reported
that good progress was being made Ia
securing a second million dollars for
the university's endowment fund. Sew
era1 handsome subscriptions have been
received, including one OF $4,000 ana am
other OF SOS. 900. The second million VIII
not probably be cash entirely as the
university needs books. apparatus. etc
1t IS expected the second million VIII be
raised before commencement day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
SPORTS AT BUFFALO.
Programme Arranged For Each Day
at Pan-Anerican Exposition.


New York, Dec 15.zJames E. Sul1i-
van. athletic manager of the Pan
American exhibition sports, has return
ed from Bunalo where he had a confer
ence with Jesse G. Damn. chairman Of
the sports committee OF the Pan-Ameri-
can exhibition They agreed on q tenn
pOrary programme comprising sports to
take up nearly every day OF the exhi-
bition from May Il to November /
The Amateur Athletic union has prac-
ticaIly decided to have its track and
field championship meeting in Buffalo,
In June, preceded by a monster handi-
cap athletic meeting. Everything
points TO the most successful sporting
carnival ever held Sullivan says it viii
eclipse IN every way the sports at the
Paris exhibition
The programme agreed on viii have
to be submitted to the committee on
sports, which will hold meeting soon.
Then it win be transmitted to the gov
erning bodies throughout the country
for their approval
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

in real estate out of which they must
have made a great deal of money
The attorney for certain other stock
holders argued that the matter was en-
tirely without the jurisdiction of the
United States courts. He called the at
tention Of the court to the fact that
Justice Maddox had appointed two re-
ceivers for the property in this state.
This seemed TO be news to Judge La
combe and he remarked that he had not
known that the state courts had taken
any action IL the matter. He took the
papers and reserved his decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
Kid Mccov - Firlnts Bootad-

New York. Dec. 15.-According to a
dispatch from London It Is reported
that Charles CsKid") Mccoy and Mar
garet Corneille, the music hall singer.
were married early this week. Neither
will affirm nor deny the rum0r. Nc
Coy says that he has three fights in
prospect and will perhaps announce
them next week. He does not specify
with whom they are 70 be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
Repairing Wander 1ilt's Yacht.

Bristol, r. r, Dec. 1.-THE Rainbow.
Cornelius Vanderbflt's 70-foot yacht,
which has been undergoing extensive
repairs at the Herreshoffs shops has
been put overheard If order to make
room for the work OF running the keel
OF the new defender.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
" Worth Its Weight in Gold

DR. RADWAY e m ~ W 49, / g.
Htemeh5 i send ineloSed NJ o. for which
you VIII please send me one dozen Rad
way : READY Relief and one dozen Rad
ways Pills. Your Pasdr- T9affsar = -,
sidered hereab bouts 70 ha vvr7-4h it. -1-sssvt.+
in gold This is why 7 an, fg,-5,,ge,5 - -
handie It have handled - oil for
some time, but consider the = Is =
far superior to this as II ,si4ra- h-++-
satisfaction J. NJ Alex AN9gSp b
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

The use of .'zz'' sends the blood
GingIing through the veins until
it reaches the extremities. when
the feet warm up and the Cold Is
broken.
New pocket edition of DR.. Humphreys
Manual of all diseases. mailed free.
Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co,
Cor William & John SITS, New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
CLIMBED SAN JUAN HILL.
Now He Is Under Arrest on Charge
of Attempted Bribery.

New York, Dec. 15.-AIexander s. VIII
liams, a nephew Of former Inspector
Alexander s. Williams, Of Manhattan,
has been arrested on warrant issued
from the district attorneys office in
Queens county. williams was indicted
by the grand jury in connection with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

NEGLECT OF
STOMACH all
menrs leads to
serious conse-
quences. The
Bitters should be
taken at the first
symptom Of
Constipation
Indigestion
spepsia.
and
BiIiousness.
DO not fail TO
try il at once If
you would be
cured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

Nfssley. Topeka; D. F. Shirk. Cotton
wood Falls; Governor W. E Stanley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

To Cure Dyspepsia and Indigestion
Take Rex Dyspepsia Tablets. All drug
gists are authorized 70 refund money In
per package.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

Railways Ready Relief cures Headache.
lsoo0hacher Neuralgia Itheuma tlsm. Lurn-
bago. pains and weakness IN the back
spine or kidneys pains around the liver
pleuTlsy. swelling OF the joints and pains
of all kinds, ths application OF Railways
Ready Relief viii afford immediate ease
and It's continued use for few DAYS ef-
@ists.
he SURE TO GET RAILWAYS
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
ORGANIC NITROGEN.
Saving It's Cost by Growing Cow
pens and Clover.

Saving It's Cost by Growing Cow
pens and Glover.
Many good farmers are coming to
understand that in ordinary fruit cul-
ture nitrate Of soda is about the only
form of nitrogen they need to buy. By
growing cowpeas and crimson clover
and fertilizing them with rock and pot
ash they can obtain a large supply of
organic nitrogen which can be renewed
year after year. If the plants give
evidence that they need it, nitrate Of
soda can be plowed in, and the effect
OF this form of nitrogen is so rapid
that a late application will fully keep
up the yield. In this way many farm
ers can save the cost of organic nitro
gen, provided they handle the cowpeas
and clover to the best advantage and
use enough of the minerals in connec-
ton with them.
In some cases orchard growers object
to green manure in the orchard be-
cause, they say, it interferes with sur
race cultivation. The use of the cow
pea may remove this objection. The
cowpeas may be planted in drills or,
like corn, in hills, three feet apart.
This planting may be done about the
lst of June and the cultivator kept
at work through the crop until the
vines are too large to permit it to pass
through. At the last cultivation mix
ture Of rape and crimson clover seed
may be sown in the cowpeas and cul-
tiyated in. When it obtains start,
the pigs may be turned in to eat down
the cowpeas, clover and rape and also
destroy small and wormy apples. In
this way we secure not only a green
crop, but we are also able to cultivate
thoroughly up to the middle of August.
H. w. Collingwood.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
ODESSA NOTES

Miss Elizabeth Temple is visiting he
aunt, Mrs. Mollie Fetterolph, at her home
| Laughorn.
Mr.. Joseph West Brown, of the Bel
Telephone Co.. of Philadelphia, spent Sun
day with his parents.
Mr.. John w. Watkins, of Wilmington,
was the guest of his father, Mr.. Columbus
Watkins, Wednesday.
Mrs w. H. Hulchin, who has been the
guest of Mrs Geo. L. Townsend for week,
departed Oh Friday for Milford where she
will visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Burgess and
daughter Eleanor, of Ridley Park, Fa, are
spending a week with Mrs. Burgess father,
Mr.. William s. Van Dyke.
Quite a number from Odessa attended
the Recital in Forest Presbyterian Church
Tuesday evening and were much pleased
with the entire program.
The Appoquinimink Tribe of Red Men
will attend services in st. PauIs NJ. E.
Church Sunday morning, where a special
sermon will be preached to them by Rev.W
O. Hurst.
Among the numerous passengers who |
took advantage of the early trip of the |
Steamer Clio, Thursday were Mrs. Dickinson |
and daughter Mrs. BERTHE, Miss BERTHE Rose
Mrs. MolIie Norton and Mr.. Roy Roberts.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Little Lines About Men and womel
and What They Are Doing.
Miss Hackett, of Elkton, is visiting Mrs
Heaton.
Mr.. D. L. Dunning attended the Sesqui
Centennial
Mrs. Annie Scott, of Philadelphia, il
visiting Mrs. Charles Stanger.
Miss Minnie c. Finley, of Wilmington, is
visiting Miss Eugenia Beaston.
Miss Bessie Clark. of Wilmington, is
visiting Miss Viola McWhorter.
The Misses Evans, of Newark, Del,
spent Sunday with Miss Ada Cochran.
Mr.. Joseph Corderey. of Town Point,
Md, was visitor in town yesterday.
Mr.. Abram Stats, of Taylor's Bridge
was Middletown visitor on Wednesday.
Miss Elizabeth Murphey, of the Quaker
City, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Hall.
Messrs. John c. and Samuel Kelley, of
Philadelphia, visited their parents last Sun
day.
Miss Lee, of Wilmington, is the guest
of Miss Marion Cochran on East Main
Street.
Mrs, Conlyn Eliason and son, of Balti-
more, were recent guests of Mrs. Margaret
Clayton.
The Misses Beasten entertained Mrs.
Hannah Appleton, of Bear Station, during
The past week.
Mrs. Eugene Hanson, of New York, is
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard W.
on Green street.
Rev. w. c. Alexander, D. D of Wash
ngton, D. c., attended the Sesqui-C Centen-
NAL services of Forest Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Bernard. of Whining |
on, spent Sunday in this town as the eguests
If Mr.. Edward Reynolds and family.
Consul General Samuel A. Macalister, Of
3arbadoes, who was severely hurt in
oaehing accident, is recuperating in Will
nington.
Misses Mary and Letitia Buck, Messrs
'homas Buck and Ormsby Cleaver, of
were guests of Miss Mary
1axwell over Sunday.
Among the many visitors to the Sesqui-
entenial of Forest Presbyterian Church on
unday were the three brothers of the pas
'r, Messrs. Henry, Edward and Samuel
Ioore, and his sister, Mrs. Finley, all Of
Cards will shortly be issued for the mar
age of Mr.. William P. Wilson, of TOWN.
md, and Miss Miranda Holt, daughter of
r. and Mrs. Cyrus Holt, of this town.
he ceremony will be performed on De-
ration Day, May Both.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
How's Thfss

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Cstarrh Cure.
F. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Tole-
do, 0. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonial
free.
Halls family Pills are the best.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19

CRIMINAL Court in Wilmington ad
journed yesterday, the shortest sessio
on record.
]. K. Long wants wool, and will pa
highest market price for it. Apply a
the old stand, Middletown, Delaware.
| Mr., ALEXANDER MAXWELL, O
this town, has announced himself as
candidate for the Leg stature from St
Georges hundred on the Democrat,
ticket.
We now have in Railroad Ware
house full assortment of different
brands of Fertilizers suitable for Spring
Crops, and can fill your order from one
bag to ten tons on a minutes notice.
Send along your wagons and we will
load them at once. Office hours from
$50 A. NJ, till 9 P. M,
JESSE L. SHEPHERD,
% III. hE1NOLDS, Agent.
A WISE GIRL.-No girl can afford
either for her own suIest happiness or
for the comfort Of mind of him who
she marries, to wed young man dur
ing the formally period of his life,
which is between twenty and twenty
five. And she who withholds from
a young man her consent to mar
riage until be has reached the first year
of the beginning Of wisdom is a Nigh
ty sensible little body, and acts in a
manner which she will never have
cause to regret as long as God gives
her husband life.
HEAVILY FINED.-George Jackson,
a negro farm hand formerly employed
by Mr.. Lea Sparks, near Odessa, was
fined $25 and costs by Squire Reynolds
on Thursday morning. 1t seems that
the culured man worked for Mr..
Sp, rks, as did also his wife. Last Sat-
urday night Jackson was lad off and |
when he left be wanted his fife to 60 |
also, this she refused to do, claiming
that she had a good rome there and
was perfectly satisfied and that he
never did provide for her in the right
manner. On Wednesday she received
a note saying that someone was sick
and requesting her to call and see them.
That afternoon Mr.. Sparks consented
o take her to where the SICK par y was
n his team, ard on the way there they
ound jackson hiding behind turn in
he road, besidcs there was no one sick.
Jackson grabbed the horse and stopped
he team and then tried to pull the
woman out of the buggy. He also in
rying to drag her out bruised her arms
considerably. Mr.. Sparks piled the
Whip to the horse but the man hung on
or fully mile, after which the WON
MS mother appeared on the scene aud I
uieted matters somewhat. There we're
wo charges again 1t him, one for stop \.
ing team on public highway and i
he other for assaulting his wife. He /
yas fined $40 on the former charge and
15 on the latter.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
Glorious News

Comes from DR.. D. B. Cargile, Washita,
l. I. He writes: -Four bottles of Electric
Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer Of scrofula
which had caused her great suffering for
years. Terrible sores would break out on
her head and face, and the best doctors
could give no help; but her cure is COM
plete and her health is excellent" This
shows what thousands have proved
that Electric Bitters is the best blood puri-
her known. It's the supreme remedy for
eczema, letter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and
running sores. Itstimulates liver, kidneys
and bowels, expels poisons, helps digestion
builds up the strength. Only so cents
Sold at Vaughan's Pharmacy. Guaran-
teed.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
The CsefuI Tnad

"a sil; lie toad may destroy over 200.
worms during the months of May. June
and July. and one cf these harmless
creatures may well do a gardener serv-
ice to the amount of $19.SS each season.
Farmers in England buy them, paying
as high as $24 a thousand, for use in
their flower beds and gardens" This
is the interesting estimate which Pro-
fessor Hodge Of Massachusetts puts
upon the services of the humble toad.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
Fooled The snrnanna

All doctors told Renick Hamilton, OF
West Jefferson, o., after suffering 1s months
from Rectal Fistula, he would die unless
costly operation was performed; but he
cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, the surest Pile cure on earth
and the best Salye in The World. 25 cents
a box. Sold at Vaughan's Pharmacy.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19

Ex-Mayor William T. Malster, of Balti-
more, is said to be candidate for the Re
publican nomination for Congress in the
Second district to succeed Hon. W. B.
Baker. He resides in the Twelfth ward,
which is in this district, along with the
Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth.
Mr.. Malster is native of Cecil county,
where he has numerous friends, and he has
supporters in Carroll also.-Westminist
Advocate (Democratic).
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19

Federal Judge E. G. Bradford was pris-
oner short time Sunday in the Federal
Building in Wilmington. Judge Bradford
went into his apartments and while
there some one closed the lock on the iron
gate. Messenger Dumrs son happened by
but did not have key. He released the
Judge by smashing the lock with an axe.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
E RTH SHELTER FOR TENDER THINGS.

KTH SHELTER FOR TENDER THINGS.
is to build soil shelter, as shown in
the accompanying cut from Wick. This
consists merely of drawing up ridge
of earth to the north or windward side
of the row is protection on the one
hand from raw winds and on the other
to catch the sun heat. The row can be
thrown W with a small plow, Gre he.
ing tG!.nn not to have the soil fall over
and cover the seed too deeply.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
An Aid to EarIfneSa

One way in which a gardener may
gain little advance in earlfness of
vegetables, especially of heat lovers
like beans, cucumbers and that class,
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
REV. JOHN B. ROBERTS,

formerly of this town, died at the resid ence
of bis son, Charles S. Roberts, in Odessa,
early Sunday morning Mr.. Roberts was
in the 73d year of his age, and during life
was good Christian, nothing being too
much for him to do to advance the work
of Christ. He preached the Gospel several
times here in Middletown while resident
here. Mr.. Roberts was born at Glasgow in
1928, and shortly afterwards moved to Will
mington, where he remained for some
time. He removed from there TO North
East, Md; at the age of 81 he married Miss
Sarah A. Kirk, Maryland lady. Since
that time he has lived at Chesapeake City,
Nd, Philadelphia. Elkton, st. Georges, and
in 1871 he moved to this town, succeeding
his BROTHER Samuel w. Roberts, in the
stove and tin business. Recently he went
to Odessa on account of failing health. A
widow and two sons survive him they being
J. T. Roberts, of this town, and Charles S.
Roberts, of Odessa. His funeral took place
Wednesday afternoon and his remains
were inferred in Forest Cemetery. Union
Lodge, No. 5, A. F. and A. NJ, of this
town, of which he was member, attended
the funeral,
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
NEUROLOGY.
MRS. MARY A. CARPENTER

wife of Mr.. John R. Carpenter, near Town
send, died last Monday. Her funeral took
place Thursday afternoon at l o'clock, in
terment being made in Townsend Cemetery
1t was largely attended. Services were held
at the bouse.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19
trains Leave Middletown as Follows,
Mails Close as Follows.
Local News.

MIDDLEFOWN, DEL MAY 10, 1900.
Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19

Halls family Pills are the best.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-22
SCHOOL LIFE IN ARMENIA.
Children Have to Work Harder and DC
Not Learn ms Rapidly.

Children Have to Work Harder and Do
Not Learn rs Rapidly.
There are two classes of schools In
Armenia, private and public. The pri-
vate schools begin at sunrise and end
at sunset. Each child brings q piece
of carpet, which he places on the floor,
and upon which he sits all day until
sunset, when he carries homo again HE
square rug. The children supply their
own books, consequently the text
books vary from bible, prayer book
to q newspaper, and when pupil has
learned all in his own textbook he ex-
changes 1t with another student, and
so on.
AS q rule, says the Boston Herald, at
the ond Of the four years course the
children leave school scarcely knowing
how TO rcad. This Is not owing TO the
lack of intelligence on the children's
part, but the result Of the detective
system in teaching them.
The public schools arc substantially
the same as those In America, with the
exception that tho sexes are taught in
separate buildings Religious instruo-
ton is given in tho schools. the church
cs deeming 1t unnecessary to support
Sunday schools AS all the children
aro Of one faith, there Is no religions
conflict. The course of study in the
schools Is very hard, because of the
different languages spoken In the sew
eE2A sections Of Che country Even tn
Russian language tsstadieA tnsumnel
tho private schools are heid out q
doors
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-22
PURITY OF WATER,
Clearness and Tastelessncss Are NOt Nec-
essarily Proofs of Purity.

Clearnees and Tnstelessncss Are NOS Eec-
essarily Proofs of Purity.
The popular standards of the purity
of water are clearness, tastclessnees
and colorlessness, and yet they ore in
reality less desirable qualities than are
softncss, freedom from putresciple or
ganic matter, and stability In storage
For instance, says the Literary Digest,o
colorless and perfectly clear ground
water, especially when high In nj
trates, will, if confined In open reser'
voir, promote and support o more Wig
orous growth Of organisms end may bo-
come foulod and polluted to much
greater extent than will many surface
waters similarly confined and either
deeply colorcd by dissolved vegetable
matter, or loaded with clay end sand In
suspension. Likewise, water meeting
the requirements of the popular stand
ard, but containing much lime and
mngnesia, particularly in the form Of
eulphates, Is unfit for use In boilers and
houses, while ground wnter contain
ing peroxide Of iron viii cause much
trouble and annoycnce by the deposits
Of iron rust in the distribution pipes,
end will prove very unsatisfactory in
washing and cooking.