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The daily news., 1900-04-03
MOTHER SUES DAUGHTER.
interesting Case on Trial Before Pro-
bate judge.

ATHENS, Ala, April "A trial #
lu.,r- jaan passing int-rcs; has been on
by:au. Special Probate JudS, James J.
TIrr,utlnr for the past three DAYS. 1t
J., "A cu,c IF mother, as guardian. trying
= settle with her only child. The child
never saw It's father. who died the morn
Ing before IT, birth of his oaly heir IN
the afternoon. He had lcf; h viii leav-
ing bis entire property 10 his wife, but
the heir being born after his death, un-
der the statute, revoked the viii and
made the child equal with its mother in
the distribution Of the estate. After tie
estate was wound up, the mother mar
ried, and the child was taken by its step
father. who WAS very fond Of her, and
Caped for her as if she were his OWL.
After his daSth, the stepbrother, who
was slSO fond Of the pretty little glrl,
cared for and furnished her with every
thing she desired Later the mother
married again. and Is years after the
death Of her first husband, the father Of
the httle girl, she brings into the pro-
bate court a claim for board and cloth
ing. schooling. etc, for the girl.
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REV. ARTHUR CRANES REPLY
Answer, His Critics and Takes Preach
ers TO account.

CHARLESTON, April 2.-Following his
sermon # last Sunday. Rev. Arthur
Cane. who recently muvcd here from
New jersey, preached again La, night
against vice ia Charleston.
Il. said that uul,S. tho blind tigers,
the gambling houses and houses Of Ill
rrpute are closed IL Charleston he will
produce evidence and facts which viii
force the aulhurltio, 10 act. R-v. Crane
has visited thc places about which ne
has preached and be- reiterated his de
termination Of seeing them closed. He
denies that be- has cmulated TN" example
IF DR. PdrkhurSt, and >rv,rclr criticised
the other ministers OF the CITY who have
talked di,rraEinEly cf h,- crusade
against vice AMI -lI.
The daily news., 1900-04-03
COLONEL BROADWOOD
SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS
Roberts Reports His Defeat
at Thahen-Chu.
LOST $50. MEN AND 7 GUNS
Forced to Retire to BIoemfontein After
Severe Fight-Was Attacked From
Three sides While His Retreat Wa
Cut on by Enemy.

LONDON, April 1.-The war Office re-
ports that Colonel Broadwood lost seven
guns and all bis baggage III the ambush
laid for him by the Beers on Saturday.
The casualties numbered $50.
The war Office has received the follow
ing dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated
BlOamfoatein, April /:
Il received news latc yesterday even
ing OF Colonel Broadwood, who was at
Thaben -Chu, IS miles east of here, that
Information had reached him that the
enemy was appearing i'll two forces,
from the north and east He stated that
if the report proved true he would re-
tire toward the waterworks, II miles
toward BlOemfontein, where we have
had detachment Of mounted infantry
for the protection of the waterworks.
"BroadwOod was told in reply that
the Ninth division Of Martyrs mounted
infantry will march at daylight to SUP
port him, and that If he considers it
necessary he would retire from the
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C-e-S, oar such 4, ,,y. has Jua, cone 20
LElt here.
Two years ago james \. Phillips, a
Spnr-agaarE farmer, was held up aud
raiIeveI IF nj, Nd. u PA.llIp, had Eu-
gene Mills and another arrested. Eu-
gene coufeS ,cd aLl WAS sentenced 10 pay
a fine IF $50 or work % days on the
chaln-2n-.
When Eugene had sr~vnI bis sentence
Phillips continued to push the ease IN
The higher court. and meeting Charles
Mills he had him arrested.
At the trial Phillips sworo that the
prisoner was the man who robbed him
and who confessed his guilt in the mag
l-trate'S court. The case was considered
- clear that the records Of the magis-
tritc were not sent for. Charles, after
pleading mot guilty, made Ho further
I. yht for liberty, and j. was convicted
and sentenced u six vrI~s in the pcnI-
tertiary for the crir3r uf his brother.
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ERE HELD FOR INEANTlcIDE
Io'h"r AMI Grandparents Charged
WITH Horrible Crimc.

JASPER, GA, April John Brock and
hi, wife, Annie have been placed III jail
here charged with muder, and thei~
daughter, Linda B:o k, Is undc.- qua ],
at their home, } miles north Of town.
An infant which had been born to Linda
was missing. The mother and grand
mother first denied there being any child
BORN, but finally said il had died. The
coroner and some few citizens went %
the Brock house and demanded to know
where the child was buried and were di-
rccted to ~ into the garden. They pro
ceedcd to the garden and found the child
about IS inches under the ground in
small box. It was brought to town and an
inquest held. DR. w. B. Vaughan dis
Sected the head and found two indcnta-
riOns in the skull near the base Of the
brain which had caused concuSSiOn.
The daily news., 1900-04-03

CHICAGO. April I'm the presence Of
All audience of students and their
friends. Assistant Secretary Of State Da-
vid J. Hill delivered the cOnvocation ad-
dress 70 the graduating class Of the Uni
versity of Chicago President Harper
delivered his quarterly statement, tell
ing Of the $3.50, 900 which had been raised
since Jan. /. thereby fulfilling the agree
ment which secures To the university the
32jO, 900 pledged by John d. Rockefeller
on condition the university raise a like
amount.
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NAY BE INDICTED
FOR USURPATION
Charges Are Placed Before
the Grand Jury.
CUBERNAT0RIAL TRIAL ON

Court II Appeals COnvcncs at Louis
willie 10 Hear Argument, In Case.
Dccisi1n Will Probably BE Handed
Down Latter Part of Week
FGANKTOR, Ky, April 2.-Judcc Can
triil has instructed the Franklin county
grand jury, which convened ar O'Clock
tLi~ afternoon, 10 rcrurn indictments
against Republican Governor Taylor and
III of the Republican state officers,
charging them with usurpation of the
Offices they claim to hold
USu-pation of Office undar the Ken
lucky statute is a high mi>dcmeanor,
punishable by heavy fine, and Common
wcalth's Attorney franklin has init
mated that he Will make "a vigorous
prosecution of the uSurVatUrs, if the i'll
dictmentS are returned.
The military this morning notified
Sheriff Suter that he or his deputies
might enter the capital grounds for the
purpose of serves processes of a civil Ma
ture, but that they would not be per
mitted 10 save any Of a criminal ma
ture. The gGerds at the gate said they
were acting on orders and inspected the
Eheriff's papers to see If any warrants Of
arrest were among them before he was
allowed 60 enter.
J. l.. Sutton of Whitley and w. L.
Hszehp of Grays0n county. who are un-
der $1,000 bond each, arrived here to-
day. Their cases come before the grand
lurV
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Cannon Incarthcd.

SAVANNAH, April 2.-The biz dredge
BabCOck, working on Hutchinson :
island, across the river, has dug up two
old evolutionary Canuun>. which prob
ABLY belonged ~ the British v-ar>Ei1. rhr
wreck of which was dug ont few days
ago. One If the pieces weighed about
!. 900 pounds, the other SO The cannon
viii bc presented To- thc city and pre-
served as a revolutionary relic. The old
warship was evidently sunk there dur
ing the revolution, and an effort - get
at her name and history l. How being
rllLN
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ARGUMENTS HAVE BEGUN.
Court Of Appeals Takes Up the Gov
ernOr>hip Case.

LOUISVILLE. April 2.-Arguments i'll
the gubernatolial trial contest cases were
begun before the court ofappeals, sitting
in the chancerv division of the circuit
court in this city today. Chief Justice
Haz"lrigE and the other members Of the
ccIrt uf appeals arrived here from Franl-
fprr this morning. Justice Ha2elrigg
announced that al the arguments would
h. heard aud that there would Re two
speeches Oh each side. each sycake- 10 h"
lunitcd 80 an hour. and that a decision
VIII b" reached before tn" Latter part Of
Il" WEE x.
Ey-tiny.:nor B"adl.y and Helm Brace
represent &, vcruoT Tdylo-. Lewis NJ
Q1own and Judge ". ). Pr,yur speak
t.T Governor Brckham.
Governor Taylor, at last accounts, was
still at Mo-Ean5awn, where hr ,v.nt last
week to attend thr funeral of a sister
t. governors family has lrft Frank
tnrt and stories arv circulated thgt th'
= .pubh-an executive viii not return t.
J." capicgl flT some dav>.
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I. Yubli,sp Preparing to Resist the
Decision &C the Court.

.EA>KroRT. Ky. April 3 --Au:ic-
Ing su t:t-mn: to -eize the tate
.. l.r- Iu tge event of an afIirma-
...t Judge Fiell'- decision by the
a-' ,f appeals, the republicans to-
..r r-moved the Calling gun from
ate house yard 10 the executive
...IIuE. where a. might be used
...r tf- windows.
laI- movement l. taken To indi-
.... ,tat the republic ans do not in
...I 20 -vacuate if the court of ap-
..t.- decides against Taylor.
yinT J. expected - come back 10
... capitol soon. a large quantity
.. ,ravl-ious arrived to-day ny boat
...u cincinnati and were taken to
... tr--fal.
i'- repnblicanS are either expect
.- 10 ~i--e 30 the -ta;s house square
- .r. looking Tor the arrival of
.r. -oldirr-.
D. D. generally understood that
.Ii th" court 0f appeals decide
. FAVOR ~ Beckbam, he will imme-
..a,.Iy demand possession Of the eX-
.-a.lEe Office, backing up bis de-
ts. hv force.
The daily news., 1900-04-03
LarDe Acrca nn of Cotton.

CUIJMAN, Ala, April 2.-The farmers
iii this county are preparing To plant the
largest cotton crop that has been planted
in many wears. They believe that high
prices Will prevail next fall and 10 this
end they are planting every available
acre. the weather has been very unfa-
vorable - oat sowing, and a. farmers
seem bent on increasing their S'rcage in
cotton and making corresponding dc
crease in the corn acTraEn, scarcity Of
iced AMI bread >tuif- viii v.ry naturally
follow
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C>Io~, >. g, April There So ms -
b an organized band of robbers in this
county. Judging by the number Of stores
that have been robbed lately. In the
last few davs several stores have been
robbed. 4 file, some chlscls and ham
mpr were found that the robbers had
left. also two bed quilts were found
where they had camped. Several ar
rests have been made, but no evidence
can be produced that the parties held are
guilty IF the crimes.
The daily news., 1900-04-03

GEORGIANA, Ala, April THE strike
at the Dunham mills has been settled.
The River Falls mills also Is running.
However, the strikers did uuI win at
this place. A large force " convicts
were secured at Bolhng from the Miner.
Caldwell & Flowers Lumber company.
which firm has closed down It's mills
permanently at Boiling and these were
carried down to the Falls aud replaced
the strikers.
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Gl.hS ARE
Aggressive
A-1 Closing IN on Lord
Roberts Forces.

.- gt,. Advanccd Sky Mi'e-
.,,uarI Prom kr""n-,ad' And
..a,, Ipshuus - Looked For
.,,-en h-,t,., at MY Head aud
s.tTr..-. zoe. Comm ga Council
..-., A-r. g.-Th4 Beers are
...--l..y 4--r---ive now aud
-.-- 30 ia Lord Roberts
.. already u?ou his flank
..t NIt. theappareu, purpose
..- lighting before I- c"u q
....- q. -.stt toward Pretoria
...u Baor army has ad-
-.A.y m.l .la- south ward from
.--.--,aud D. now al Smalldul-.
Iar-a force l. at PaaIae-
.. Lord Roberts LEFT. while
...- rummsud aud the Boer-
lacked Col. RrOadwOOd al Z
rf-ht. SlA thousand Beers
... Naa river aud their threat
attitude j. probably respOn-
fur M~tGueu hurried recall
....l tIriculand.
RIp-mfontein dispatch says
deem. French has Engaged the strong
.. ...r fore. from Lady Brand that
.. ru-h.d Col. BrOadwood Saturday.
. ha- almost decimated them. 1t
.- Generally believed that the guns
..1 uagon- captured by the Beers
a.'I be- recaptured.
I.- Beers are still occupying the
a .,..rWorks which the British
lied yesterday, the Beers vigOT-
.-.. replying - the fire.
I.- queen met an ovation on her
wal az Holy Head at 9 O'Clock
.- morning and ia re-pouse to an
tIr--- Iu behalf of the common
....eIl she ~aid: The practical aid
90 gracious sympathy fo- those
$50 lave or are Likely 10 suffer the
-..I1.uce- of the present war.
... iav- been ~hnwu 10y All classes
.... -ubI-rt-. have been great
-.latIuu 70 me during the period
..lgh which W are passing. I
.a 90 yoI- prayer that peace may
....l be-. restored and that the bless
-.f heaven NAV loug he continued
.- nv empire
..- queens journey from Wind
-. lIl-h -oil VA Uueventfui and
I uaratlv-lv without incident, a.
ado -ne voyage across the channel
..-. royal yach;.
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MAGNETIC POLE LOCATED.
Borch-revIRk Reports success of the
south Polar Expedition.

WELLINGTON. New Zealand. April .
The exploring steamer, southern Cross,
barring Mr.. c. f. Bprchgrrviuk aud the
surveyors Of the south polar expeditions
fitted out in lN9, by Sir Georcr NewneS
IF London. has arrived AZ Campbell
town. near Bluff Harbbr. New Zealand.
Mr. Bprchgrevink reports that the mag
rrric pole has been located.
Mr.. y. Nelson, who started with the
expedition, died on thc voyage.
The BprchGrevink expedition left Ho-
hart. Tasmania, for the antarctic region
pn Dec. Iq, 1895
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Died With the Child.

CHARLESTON. :. g.. April "A negro
man named Jim R'hluSon and a negro
child named North were drowned of the
Nj. Pleasant wharf shortly before :
O'Clock this afternoon. The child was
plaving on the Consolidated company :
rr,.>-l,. when IL fell into the hay and was
swept ont bv the tide Robinson jumped
into the water II try 70 SavS the strug-
Cling boy and he too was carried down
Tx tb. tide
The daily news., 1900-04-03
Nn.ranic ErmnIinns

Are grand. but Skin EruptionS rob
life Of JOY. Bucklen'S Aruica Salve.
cures them: also Old, Running aud
Fever Sores. Ulcers, Ho'lS. FelpuS.
Corns. Warts, Cuts, Bruises. Burns.
ScaldS. Chapped Hands. Chilblain@.
Best Pile cure on earth. Drives out
Pains and Aches. Only - cts. a
box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by W.
4. D'Alemberte.
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To Boom .NlalIama.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, April > - The
Loui> Vile and Nashville railroad COM
pauv has created the office of indus
trial agent, To which position Mr.. J. L.
Wemy>S, former land commissioner, has
been appointed. II l. undcrStomI the
Louisville and Nashville viii commence
to boom the towns and communities
along its route and that Mr. WemysS
will be a very busy man for a while. II
i evident that his cndeav0Ts Will Incl
deutallv b. Of value o the state
The daily news., 1900-04-03
WIRE FENCING.

For the next ~ days 4. J. Wat
klu- will order Ornamental wir"
fencing at such low prices it will
surprise everybody. You ran have
any kind, from = feet Z I feet high ::
OF You can get the beSt n / cheape-: {:
IRON fencing of all k n When
you desire fencing of Juv Kind done
leave your order at VIM. Johnson e
sons for me ard vou will save
money and get first las guar1n-
tes ~ *. \. J. NA1EIN-.
l3mliu.
The daily news., 1900-04-03

PITTsBURG, April Prom l2.OOO %
$4,000 coal miners III the PittSburg dis
tTict and 5000 III tha Irwin district are
on strike. Ine eats. of the trouble III
the Pittsburg district Is dissatisfaction
over the dead work scale work and wHs
entirely unexpected.
The daily news., 1900-04-03
-Four Hundred Men strike.

WATERTOwN, n. y, April ,. - 4
strike was inaugurated at the works "
the New York Airbral;a company this
morning -Four hundred men arr uut.
No trouble has occurred.
The daily news., 1900-04-03
cA~AL COMMISSIONERS.
I'ey Arrived az New York 1hi-
Morning.

>tN YORK. April Panama
..sa. commissioners Walker, Pas
E-l-; and JohnSton arrived on
-'.am-r All-ghauy to-day. Ad-
..-.. Walker ~aid they had COM
.-.. tn-Ir woIk 81 investigating
..-~ihi.itie- of the Panama and
N...t -u4u routes for the canal and
a...f make their report IN Drcem-
The daily news., 1900-04-03
CHICAGO STRIKERS
WIN THEIR FIGHT
Employers Accede to Demands
of MachinistS.
STRIKES AT OTHER PLACES

Coal Miners Walk Out In Pitt>burg
District Carpenters aud Painters
Quit Work at II. Louis and Indian
apOIis Trouble at Cleveland.
CHICAGO, April With the bIuw-
ing of whistles III H." machIuc shops ~
ChicaGD for beginning of work thou
sands of machIui,t> resumed th- work
interrupted sUIur weeks az, 10y tn,
strike. About half Of the 300 men
who went ont Resumed their Labor> ami
the remainder are expected tu rc5urIt
during the week.
The strike has cost the men SjpD,ODO
III salaries while the ~ to thr manu-
facturcrs through inability to compi-t.-
contracts cannot be readily calculated.
The men have been granted Il a-huUr
day with ten hours pLy.
The daily news., 1900-04-03
Lather, Go on strike.

CLEVELAND. April about l2j lath-
erS also struck today. They have been
getting 2i.. cents a yard for piece work
and g 30 day. They demand ceut-
a yard and 81 a day
The daily news., 1900-04-03
strike In ~. Louis.

ST. Louis. April 1.-Two thousand
painters and 1880 carpenters in IT.
Louis and last St. Louis have struck for
higher wages.
The daily news., 1900-04-03
CarpentCrs on strike.

IYDIANAPOLIS. April Many union
carpenters of the city have quit work.
They demand an increase Of wages.
which the contractors say they cannot
grant
The daily news., 1900-04-03

CLEVELAND, April ,. Journeymeu
plumbers Ia the nnmler Of about 3DO
went en strike i'll this city today FOR
higher wages.
The daily news., 1900-04-03

When YOU Joints are Stiff ana YOUR
MUSCLE sore It"III cold 81 IhruTld-
tisIn, when YOU slip and Sprain a
Joint. strain your side or brui-s
yourself. pain KILLER will take
out the soren--- and fix you right in
iitfv ALWAYS have II with You.
and use it freely. Avoid substitute.
there j. but on PaIn-K ilier. Perry
Davi-'. Price BIC. and NC.
The daily news., 1900-04-03
'arh~r Norm ,n Ccngressman

SAL. LAKE CITY. April 3-In
says lection y Judge VII
.. KING. democrat. was elected a.
.t i- rri,Ir~-ItatiVe to congress
.....~ Z. Hammond. Teruhli-
.. r-ahah.y 2wn majority.
"a Mormon bIt not a polyel-
The daily news., 1900-04-03
BANQUET TO LUKE WRIGHT.
Filipino Commissioner l. Entertained
by Friends.

MEMPHIS, April ,. - General Luke
Wright has returned from Washington.
where he and his associates Oh the Phil
ippine commission had final confer
ence with President Mckinley and Sec
retary Root on the subjert of their mis-
sion and the methods BEST calculated To
make it successful To the highest degree.
The testimonial banquet u Gene. al
Wright given by his friends among the
business and professional men II Mem
phis was spread tonight at the Pea
body hotel. Among the distinguished
out-Of-tOwn guests were Governor NJ
Millen of Tennessee and Governor Jones
of Arkansas
The daily news., 1900-04-03
y VI II L..
Dr. BuIl's sCouQh sprup IS the safesf a-c

R.-uiar semi monthly nae;iY.
Tu--day, April 3. : o'cloch p. m.
The daily news., 1900-04-03
Cnttnn Onnfntinns-

NFw YORK. April 3.-Cotton j.
quoted to-day a. folloV~: May.
= 4: June. . II; July, 9Oo; AU.us;.
atg.
The daily news., 1900-04-03

Do net fail to read the advertise
II ent of TEETHINA in this paper.
The daily news., 1900-04-03

.WdrStOH 81 Finch are
headquarters TOR ham
D1Ock's. either IiRe or cheap.
Call and see their stock.
The daily news., 1900-04-03

"Persevere and prosper" If you
take Hoods Sarsaparilla faithfully
for scrO ula. salt rhPum. bO'ls, erUp-
ions, dyspepsia, it will cure you.
The daily news., 1900-04-03
Commencement EXnrcI,c-.

ATLANTA. April 2.-Tn" annual com.
m4nr.mrar exercises Of thc Georgia Col
leg" Of Eclectic M'diciu" aad Surgery
Will b. helG at IN. Grand Opera Hons
Wednesday evening. The cXn-ci-r, ar
ranged for thp occasion az. # an attac-
i've natur. a&j among IN" members 81
rh" graduating class arr a numh.r o.
prominent young men who hav' CON
Dlrted the course at tn c1lloG- with
credit - themselves and th" Institution.
TO CURE \ COLD N ON; DAN
take Laxative Promo Quipina Tablets. )
lruggI-ts refund the money - Z fails
'ure. =. W. Groves signatU-- - on enc
box. DC
The daily news., 1900-04-03
TO CURE A COLD N O~E DAN

PlsttCElo Cram WATERS 20 81,
thing new. GO Ir dealer should tv'
them.
The daily news., 1900-04-03

Go to y W. Smiths for
ph ~tos cf the war ships. {
5. Palafox, Alpha Phar-
macy,
Evening journal., 1900-09-12
RICHARD'S CASE
CARRIED OVER
Charged With DiSOrdcrIy Con-
duct Defendant is Given
a Continuance

Mrs. Lizzie Richards, living ON Head
street beyond Eleventh street bridge fig
ured in new role in City Court this
morning before Judge Bail.
A few days ago Mrs. Richards had one
OF her nelghhors arrested on charge of
disurderly conduct. The evidence pro-
duced, however, did not warrant the
court in imposing a fine and the case was
dismissed This morning Mrs. Richards
appeared as the defendant on a similar
charge, but had her ease continued over
until Friday In order that sAc might get
am attorney. In the meantime it Is ex-
pecied hy the authorities that another
"neighhorly scrap" win take place as IL
Is said that Mrs. Richards made threats
and used vile language toward her ac-
cusers el0re leaving the court room.
John, anas Signal Thompson. appeared
before Judge Ball this morning un a
charge of assaulting Edward Mulvey. Jr.
A iine of $40 aud costs was imposed
Charles August. for trcspass upon the
property OF the T., W. 4 B. Railroad
Company, and Lewis Irons, colored. for
disordcrly conduct were each fined S5 and
COSTS
Upon the recommendation OF the prose-
cutOr, Joseph Ward. charged with as
saultins israel Goldstein, was dismissed
The case Of Samuel keenan,. accused by
his wife with committing an assault ANA
battery upon her was carried over until
September l7.
Evening journal., 1900-09-12
SALISBURY CONFIDENT
THAT TICKET WILL WIN

Democracy Militant" was the ex-
preston OF Democratic State Chairman
Willard saulsburywho Is much pleased
over the selections made at Dover yes
terday and Is sure It will win.
Democrats are discussing the ticket
nominated by their state convention in
Dover yesterday. All the oflice-hOlders
and prospective candidates express
their belief that the ticket is a strong
one, and VIII be elected. other Demo
Gratis say that IL Is q weak ticket. gnd
one that viii be cut at the election.
Much condemnation is expressed at
the actions Of l.. Irving Handy. Until
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Handy was a
pronounced Cooch advocate. Then he
turned in for Peter j. Ford. In order
to get into the convention yesterday he
obtained q proxy from q supporter Of
Thomas Davis for attomey-general. In
the convention Mr. Handy made a
speech that favored Peter l.. Cooper's
candidacy, and on the vote being taken
nc cast his for Davis Mr.. Handv's
mobility has caused much adverse crid-
cism and especially in his own hum
dred, that Of White Clay Creek.
Evening journal., 1900-09-12
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHER
ON MEMORABLE BATTLEFIELD
TO OBSERVE ITS ANNIVERSARY

west Chester, Sept. 12.-The excessiv.
neat Yesterday kept many from takin.
part and witnessing the celebration of m.
anniversary Of the flags baptism IN battl,
ana that Of the battle of Brandvwine
which took place at old Birmingham
Friends Meeting House and points Of
historic interest near by.
As it was, the attendance was largo
Al least 5000 people were there. ana the
program under the auspices Of Mccall
fost, G. A. r., OF West Chester. was in
teresting and entertainingly carried out
Early morning found all roads leading
10 the main point of interest-the new
nag pole. with It's beautiful large govern
ment flag and two large cannon. given bv
the United States Government 10 serve
as markers of where certain traops FORM
ed. fought and fell-lined with convey
ances and people in holiday attire
The skirmish drill and sham battle law
Company /. Sixth Regiment. National
Guard, commenced the days ceremonies.
and FOR two hours the old hills re-echoed
the yoleys Of sharp musketry and the
booming Of sonorous cannon.
over the grounds made memorable 10y
the disastrous conflict OF September II.
l'", TO American arms the people swept
during the morning. II was a swclter-
ing swarm of people who suffered from
the heat but they were patriotic enough
10 not complain or TO withdraw before the
day had waned and the last Of the story
Of old had been told to their waiting ears.
IL was high noon when the c. A. r.
post members took charge of the literary
ceremonies. Past Commander Christian
lcckman calling the multitude 10 order
At the stand erected in a wooded retreat.
The band gave voluntary and then 90
he Star Spangled Banner, roundly given