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Tor heralding the ball affairs thus aiding
us materially. 10 Jacuu Faber and Mrs.
Woiters thanks are due tor the time and
expense they incurred III so successfully
arranging and Conducting the grand
march. The decorating committee de-
serves Special mention for their elegant
taste il decorating the bail room. To
Miss Tily Wener am grateful for her
voluntary services Of art in making
badges ior tile committees. The floor
committee deserves credit fr us ablhty
in making the dancers comfortable, CON
sde,iug tie large attendance. The He
otew Literary Society, our young and
promising lsareiites, | thank for their
generosity in giving us lie use OF thar
meeting rooms
Treasurer J. Harry Gordon presented
his report, which showed tue receipts by
the month to be a. follows: January,
81 80; Fehruaty, $3.50 50 Aprll, St6 25;
Nav, Sl5; Ju1N, Sl4 90; August, 81 u3;
SEPTEMBER, So 10; October, SIS so; No
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ROMANTIC MARRIAGE
OF MAGICIAN HEWES
United in Matrimony to Miss Webber
in Elks' Lodge Room in
Camden, N. j.

hA Atthb Loh&C Atcoh Ah
Camden, N. j.
Magician "A. s. L. Hewes. of this city,
and Miss Florence Webber, of Philadel-
phia,, were married in Camden, N. j.,
last Friday night. The marriage took
place under romantic circumstances.
The magician and his bride were welded
in Elks' Lodge room in Camden, the
ceremony being witnessed by members
of the order. Such an occurrence as a
wedding in q lodge room isY most un-
usual, but being stranger in the city,
Mr.. Hewes wished ia have the ceremony
witnessed by prominent people, and be-
ing mem ber of the Benevolent and Pa
triotic Order of Elks, conceived the idea
of having it take place in the lodge room.
The ceremony was performed by q
magistrate, and in the presence of eight
members of the order, all prominent
men of the city, the solemn vows were
taken. Mr.. and Mrs. Hewes held re-
eeption at the Continental Hotel in
Philadelphia Saturday night. They will
visit this city next week and expect to
arrive Wednesday.
Mr.. Hewes will still pursue his voca-
tion as magician. He is meeting with
success and has many engagements
booked.
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is PETER J. FORD TO BE MADE GENERAL MANAGER


Railway by Mr. Ford last
The Sun he asked this
the wilmington City
Railway"
Idon'tc o
you either confirm repot?'
Ford either has bn expects
be, managership OF the railway
displacement
practical
Mr.
employees of the Wilmington City
Ra Comps
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Reliance CompAny,s onicers.

The 104th annual election of officers of
she Reliance Fire Company was held
Saturday evening and the following Off
GERS were elected: Presidents, p. r. MUIR
ply; vice-president, James f. Buckley;
secretary, Joseph P. Cross; treasurer,
Timothy Buckley; board OF managers.
James Kane, John Lally, Timothy Buck
ley, James F. Buckley and Nathaniel
Moore; engineer, John F. Lally.-
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sheriff sales.

Sheriff Taylor sold these properties on
SATURDAY.: Nos mo and lll2 Pine
George I. Brown, 81 600 each; Nos. ll.4
and 1l16 Pine street, Mary Barry to Mr.
Blo@n, $1,000 each; corner Of Eighth
and Orange streets, owned by Joseph
Jenkins, to Thomas Green; 81, 500, near
Eleventh and Head streets, owned by
l. 'uis Ulrich Masnsll, TO George L.
krnwn. 5000; Fou'th street., near Orange.
own Il ~ l. as II. M9oie, To Benjamin
Meeue, $1,000.
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Some Prominent Singers.

Rev. w. f. Dawson pastor Of Wesley
NJ. + Church made an eloquent and in
teresting address yesterday afternoon be-
fore large audience at the Y. NJ. c. A.
gospel meeting. A feature of the meet
Ing was the singing by the Silver Leaf
Qnartette OF Lincoln University. The
duartette is composed OF L. q Johnson a
nnsica. composer, Ii A. CIRQUE, J. Il.
James ard T Magaya, Of South Africa
VINO sang before Queen Victoria and re-
ceived d medal OF honor.
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IA Il, to sit still while Sir tieorge wniia
In invested at Ladysmith. Better thaH
that would be to lose 10000 men in an
attbnpt at relief. Accordingly it is prob
able that General Butler will try again
and indeed that he is now on the move
ssts stshxhtine.S.as.b. ~ s.AeS'sa 9.,ss 4sv
"As he has Kept General Lyttletsn's
l,risads north Of the river, the probabili-
~ 10 that his next move will be aa al
.wancs em Lxyttletoa's right. He wetiid
hardly go to Lyttleton's left. berause
alist wsuid only leed ts fresh attack OF
Sspiea kop and the range of which 1t 10
part. He would not so to the east OF
.4Coiense except with his whole force, less
Barton's brigade. The retention OF Hyt-
aleton's brigade at Potgieter's drift may,
therefore, be taken as proof that the
.new move will not be to the east of Co
Eiense.
East of Potgieter's there are several
drifts, one OF two of which General Bul-
5er's guns command, and he can, there
fore, cross the river, but the Beers have
had ample time to prepare a position be-
yond the river.
"A frontal attack would, as usual, be
costly, but unless the general is prepar-
ed for heavy loss he has little chance
of breaking through the Boer defenses.
"The right plan would be that adopt
ed by General Sherman when he pushed
hack Johnston from Chattanooga to At
Ianta. Sherman first intrenched along
-Johnston's front and then extended his
line to one of the hanks. BY the time
Sherman was ready to move force
around behind his intrenched line TO at
tack Johnston in the flank and threaten
lhis retreat the Confederate general usual
ly withdrew. Such tactics are practical
ible only with a force numerically SUI
fperior. We do not know the strength of
tthe Beers i'll Natal. Mr.. Winston Church
ill estimates them al only 10000, of
whom 1000 are observing Ladysmith
This would give Butler 25,000 against
10000 and should render possible some
thing like Sherman's maneuver But
there is reason to believe that Buffers
own estimate of the Boer force is much
higher.
s.IIord Roberts will certainly not hurry
his move from the Cape. He will first
complete the assembling Of his forces
which will not all have arrived for an
other three weeks. Then he will have
transport properly organized and il
working order hefore he will stir. Aftcl
that he will probably make rapid move
but no outcry will induce him TO star
until he considers all is ready.
last weeks report that Mafekins
had been relieved seerrs to have arisei
from Colonel Plilmer's skirmish nca
Crocodile pools The report came from
Boer sources, and this origin of it seem
to shew that the Beers are not sanguin
-of-success in the northwest. They hav
probably reduced their forces in that re
gion in order TO strengthen themselve
against General Methuen and Genera
Butler
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Fire Does $500 Damage.

A slight fire caused considerable ex-
citement in the home of Wilbur Smith,
No. 232 North Franklin street, yesterday
afternoon. 1t broke out in the closet OF
the dining room, and caused about 5000
damage to the property and about $500
to the furniture. Fully insured. 1t is
supposed that the fire was caused by
matches igniting. The property belongs
to Frank Mcguire.
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BRITISH REACH
NORTH OF LADYSM|TH
Flying Column Said to Have
Invaded Zululand From
the Other Side.
NAY. HARASS TIE B0ER LINES
General Review OF the Situation by
British Expert---Rumor in
Diplomatic Circles That
the Czar of Russia
VIII Intervene.
NAY. HARASs TIE BOER. LINES

Durham, Feb. A flying column
which was dispatched hence early in De
cember has reached north Zululand. The
ostensible object of this movement was
to check Boer cattle raiders.
1t is believed now, however, that this
column really intends to harass the Boer
lines of communication above Lady
smith.
London, Feb. 4.-Mr. Spenser Wilkln-
son writes the following review Of the
situation in South Africa:
1T is morally impossible for Buliers $
army. 50 long as there Is anv fight LETT
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Kruger ana steyn at the Front.

London, Feb. "A telegraph message
sent from Ladysmith reported all well.
1t was also said that President Kruger
of the Transvaal and President Steyn of
the Orange Free State visited the laagers
in the neighborhood Of the beleaguered
town for the purpose Of making peace
Free State.
1t was said that there We're grave dis
sensions between the Transvaal and Free
State forces in regard to the prosecution
of the war.
The result of the visit Of the two pres
idents is not known.
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YOUNG Lawyer,s Ftrst case.

Edward w. Coocb, young attorney
Of this city, won his first case on Satur-
day. He represented the plaintiff in
the case Of Mary Roberta Black VS..
Phoebe d. and Henry Braunstein. The
suit was brought before Magistrate Sasse
for ground rent Of the property No. 5l5
French street for fifteen years. The rent
amounted to $25959. A verdict for the
full amount was gwen.
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Struck by a Car.

While Samuel Paris, Of Thirty-fourth
and Madison streets, was crossing the
tracks of the Wilmington City Railway
Company at Thirtieth and Market streets
about 730 O'Clock last night he was
knocked down by Riverview car and
badly bruised. He was taken to his
home.
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an FOR contempt.

Fort Scott. Kan, Feb. 4.-Federal
Judge Hook has cited President Henry
G. Rouse of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas road and President Henry w.
Poor of the Kansas City and Pacific road,
both of New York. to appear for con
temp, by consolidating the two roads in
violation of an injunction. New York
stockholders alege that the combination
was tne result of conspiracy to defraud
minority stockholders out of S2o0,uO0.
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SUNDAYS City Court.

In City Court Yesterday morning,
Charles Noyes and James Conner we're
fined one dollar and costs each for being
drunk. Howard Williams, colored, was
held in 5000 bail for the larceny of a
coat, the property OF Martin Pilot. also
colored. Edna Gibbs was fined So and
costs for interfering with an officer in
the discharge of his duties.
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Well Known Man Dead.

The many friends OF Josiah Lewden,
of Christiana, were surprised to hear Of
his death on Friday last. AithouEh he
was So years old, he was yonng in spirit
aud remarkably active for; his iage.
He vas we'll known in this city and had
many friends here. His family were
among the earliest settlers i'll Delaware.
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TO ALTER A CLUBHOUSE.
Calvin I. swayne to Remodel the
Y. M. r.. O.

Calvin /. Swayne has been awarded
the contract for making alterations to
the Young Mems Republican Club build
ing, No. $40 King street. The cost of the
alterations and improvements to be made
will be about LOCO.
The present reading room will be
transformed into the billiard room aud
the reading room will be in the second
story front, now used as the billiard
room. An additional bowling alley will
be placed in the basement.
:. A honsewarming will be given after
the alterations are tinishcS.
The sun., 1900-02-05
ohicer Gordy's Father Dead.

J.C. Gordy, special officer at the P,
W. & B. French street station, received
word that his father, j. H. Gordy, had
died7at his home near Delmar Saturday
night. TIE officer left for Delmar at
midnight. His father had been in III
health for some time, and was ABBOTT 70
years Of age.
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Cnve-in ON Monroe street.

Tie rosdhed at Fourth and Monroe
sti-e,s, where the Street and Sewer De.
partment are putting in sewer, caved
in last night making it dangerous for
teams. The police nut plank across
Monroe st'e'L ~, EACH aide al Ss.e cAve-in
and it d iis ht as warning.
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Not oTered 100000.

Daniel Mccormick, who keeps the
saloon at the northwest corner OF FronI
and Market streets, denied last night
that he had been offered $90000 for The
property. 1t was rumored that the Penn
sylyania Railroad Company were after
the property for the site OF their new
station. Another rumor said that specu-
laturs were after it,
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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, MONDAY. FEBRUARY s. 100

from Spion kop had become known there,
succeeded, with the aid Of kaffirs, in
reaching Estcourt. He says the garri-
son, on the whole, is very fit and hope
full, that the provisions are ample to last
for a considerable time and that fresh
meat is served out daily.
The sun., 1900-02-05
Christian Endeavor Rally.

A nunip Of hrsti N Endeavorers. of
thi- city, viii attend tile Christian En-
oea,or iaily at Sloan N. =. Church,
z ,sciiall, la, ton orlow evening. Rev.
W. 1. . Murray, pastor OF -. PauPs M.
L. Church, will make an dress.
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po.r. Destroying a RAILROAD.

Modder River, Feb. 4.-The BoePs have
been busy destroying the railway be-
tween here and Langeburg. from point
2,o00 yards from the British advanced
position. Thirty-three explosions were
heard, and doubtless the line and cuiverts
were wrecked for considerable distance,
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County Court Begins Today.

The February term OF the Superior
Court aud the Court Of General Sessions
will begin this morning. Chief Justice
Lore, and Judges Pennewil and Boyce
will occupy the bench. There are l04
cases set for trial and argument and
thirty cases for argnment. This week
will be devoted to the trial of criminal
cases.
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The situataan al HimserIey.

Kimberley, Feb. 4.--Beyond the Roerr'
dcsultofy. sheiling the situation is un-
changed. Only ak wounded are now In
the hospitals, the rest having been dis
charged. Practically every house DOW
has a bombproof shelter.
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Brooklxn,s Midday Illumination.

South Wilmington was again given an
electric light Illumination yesterday
afternoon " hat the residents Of that
section Of tie city desire is more light at
nlght and are fectly satisfied with
mural light during the day.
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Cxnr to Interxenes

Paris, Feb. Alt is rumofed In dipio-
matte quarters that the ear will inter
vent in the South African war In about
a fortnight.
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The Weather For, cast.

The indications for today are
tha, snow or rain will fall in this
section, accompanied by easterly
winds.
as.5sar.ts.sg., 80
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Smallpox Patients Imp rove.

The smallpox victims in this city con-
tinue to improve and no new cases have
been reported during the past week.
Mrs. Ada McColley, vile, of DIR. d. l.
McColley, has entlrely recovered.
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Says Laaysmith Can Hold out.

Durham, Feb. "A gentleman named.
Gourton, who. left Ladysmitl after the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-17

IT Is possible that there is silver
lining to the cloud that has Swallowed
Spain for two years, her defeat at
the hands of the United States.
DR.. Leopold Arnaud, who has just re-
signed his post as Spanish consul at
Chicago, said on leaving. that be be-
lieved that the war and its results for
Spain will be the remaking of the
proud old country. He said: "Spain
today is on the road to become one of
the foremost powers of Europe. The
people have come to realize that the
war with the United States was a
war of governments and no animesity
exists between the Inhabitants of the
two countries. The war was a good
thing for Spain. The nation had been
giving it's best men and 500, 900, 900
annually to the wars in progress in the
Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico.
AS result of the recent conflict the
powers of Spain are concentrated for
the country's development and ad-
vancement. In ten years the world
will not recognize the nation"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-17

war would be to deprive
ourselves of many manifest advantages
OF free entry, open ports, cooperation Of
other nations, and preservation OF exist
ing treaties, while 1t would not offer in
their stead a single compromising gain.
At the same time, while the country
recognizes the Weldon of the admins
trstion in Withholding formal decla-
ration of war. still the cry goes up for
swift and ne ere lle punishment of the
individuals, the organizations, and the
government responsible for the parti-
cular outrages to which Americans in
China have been subjected.
The average man cannot see why the
foreigners should have been allowed to
die like rats in q pit, in Pekip, while
the nations have millions of men and
thousands of mighty ships attheir call.
1t has been many weeks now since the
situation assumed serious aspect, and
the foreigners were believed to be in
peril. Even after the fret news came
from Pekin of the massacre intended
massacre, there would seem to ave
been time to open communication " tn
the capital and save at least part Of
the foreigners. After Seymour was
turned back, there would have been
time, it appears. But it seems that
the nations have been literally stunned,
and they have sent men into China by
the hundreds, to die to no purpose,
when men were needed by the scores
of thousands.
In the face of the terrible truth how
now can any individual or newspaper
in the United States raise his voice
against the administration ''policy in
China? How can any one dare to stop
to argue that the president has no right
to send troops into China? Our nation
has been insulted, our minister has been
murdered, end worst of all, American
women have been outraged and tor
tured to death. Yet there are some
little souled anti Americans that cry,
bring back the flag, the men, the
ships; we are forgetting the precepts of
our granGfathers." The fathers of this
republic we're, first of all, men. They
would be the first to create q prec edent,
II they needed one in order to save the
honor of the nation. But in this case
we have presidents enough. The thing
to do Is to act.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-17
A CURE FOR ALCOHOLISM.

An anti alcoholism serum called
''antiethylin' has been announced.
It's manufacture involves the moral
dege nera tion of horse, but the result
Ing moral boost given to men is said
to be immeasurable, SO the end justiies
the means in the eyes Of men who re-
gard horses as something lower. The
horse is dosed day after day With al
cohol until his blood absolutely refuses
to respond to the action of 1t and he is
then called immune. From this alcohol
ically immune blood serum is secured
that is injected into the veins of the tip
pier. 1t is said to produce a positive
distaste for alcoholic drinks.
Scientists say that the taste for
alcohol is purely an artificial one, that
if man were left to his own physical
instincts he would not drink it, and
that only education, society, and con-
ventiOnalities bring about his alcoholic
appetite.
The French scientists who have
been working over it, claim that the
serum restores the alcohol poisoned
blood to its natural condition of in
tolerance of strong drink. They re-
port that of fifty-seven cases treated,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-17
The leading democratic paper

The leading democratic paper OF
Minnesota, the ST Paul Globe, anOunc.
es that it stands for democracy and
repudiates Organism. The paper lines
up positively against the Kansas City
ticket and platform and says: -Four
years ago the party went blindly to it's
fate. Now 1t repeats the experiment
open-eyed and because of Its DONNA
tion by one man. 1t lies to the mouth
of no democrat who accepts the dicts-
ton which forced the 16 to l folly into
his national platform to say aught
against the accepted control of the re-
publican national convention by Sem
stor Hanna of Ohio. That control at
least led in directions which pointed
toward possible success. The control
of William ]. Bryan which, under
threat of withdrawal, forced the free
silver falsehood down the throat of the
Kansas City convention, points to a
pathway already travelled over in the
journey to Democratic defeat and dis
aster"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-17
COARSE BRIBERY.

CHICAGo'S present bribery trial is
throwing little light on the possibil-
tiles of municipal bribery, that is in.
terestipg to honest men. Jacob
Kesner, amerchant, is on trial charged
with having attempted TO bride Ex-
Alderman Mangler to vote for an Or
diuance favoring the General Electric
Street Railway company. Mayor Har-
rison was called upon to testify and he
repeated a conversation between him.
self and Mangler,
The mayor bad vetoed the ordinance,
but it was proposed to reconsider 1t
and try to pass it over his veto. Be-
fore the ordinance came up Mayor Har-
rison said to Mangler:
"Billy, of course, you are going to
stand with me in this NATTER
To this he said Mangler replied:
Eyes, of course, l might as we'll. 1
understand the company Is Offering
the boys 81. 900 to vote in favor of the
ordinance, while the Chicago City
Railway Company is offering $40. 900
for votes against it. 1 suppose vote
against the ordinance is the proper
thing, and 1 will stick"
The conversation evidences very bold
but very unskilful bribing. There is
too much difference between the two
brides. Either the General Electric
was weak and bribed too low or the
Chicago City was scared and bid too
high, but ordinary honest intelligence
could outwit bribery of such cumbrous
sort.
There may have been some finer
standings between that are hidden from
the public, butts best business founded
or upheld by bribery has q weak struc-
ture. That honesty is the best policy
ia a good business axiom today as it
ever was. Whenever there are disclo-
sures of bribery cases, the public dis
covers that even successful bribing is
a very unsafe and wasseful disposal OF
capital.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-17

THERE seems to be little doubt that
the upheaval in China has q much
deeper origin than the clash between
Confucianism and Christianity. 1t
partakes more of the complete tumult
that was in France at the revolution.
The mass of the people are desperately
wroth with the government, wroth
with modern institutions and wroth
with the worlds civilization. The
government itself is insecure and
divided; one powerful party is srrayed
against another. The whole land is
angry and suspicious of itself, of its
rulers, of the foreigners, of the rail
roads, of Russia, andsof Christianity
because it Is incom prehensible. The
civilized world is slow to realize how
backward the mass of China is in
accepting it's standards. The result
is massacre worse than the worst
Indian massacres OF our own land.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-17
MORMON MURDERER CAPTURED
At Silver City, New Mexico, By
Sheriff Blair.

Jerome Adams, who shot and killed
Oliver Cruel at Colonia Diaz in the
Sierra Madre country last week, after
an alteration growing out OF
trade, has been captured by
Sheriff Blair OF Grant county, New
Mexico, at Silver City. The Mexican
authorities have been notified and
steps have been taken for the pri-
soner's extradition.
Adams can be held under the law
for As hours, and then 80 days under
q warrant sworn out before q Justice of
the peace that be is fugitive from
justice. He will probably be brought
TO Ell PasO pending the arrival of the
extradition papers.