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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-30
America Dielerinx with Danes.

London Dec. 2S.The American and Dan
ish governments are engaged in diract
negotiations for the sale of the Danish
West Indies" says the Copenhagen ccr-
respondent Of the Daily Mail. "Au5 the
Danish minister in Washing r VII
shortly submit q proposal for the e5n-
side-ad0n Of the American senate
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-30
Silks, Tissues
and Grenadines

For evening wear, receptions, etc.
All colors. in TaHetas and Peau de
Soies Special lines in Black Dress
Goods, Waist Silks. Skirts and
Trimming Silks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-30

ae3 military artillery now amounts -
E2ta9a0 ssss ere Csnsfaarinop.e cores
pendent 81 the Times. whl.e use u sury
Is abs1lEtelT empty and internal DEBTS .n-
crease EaHv
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-30
ve~ter ssrifren Hanged for yIurder

Danyille. Va. Dec, 2S.-vester Gran.
who shot and killed Georgia I1ins on
the night Of July 50 last was hanged
here today. The execution was success
ful. Griffin and his vjetins were both col
ored.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
FIVE COUNCILMEN
.ADJUDGED GUILTY
ShamOkin BOOdIers Convicted of COnSpir-
aCy to Rob the City in Connection
With Street Paving Contracts
CHINESE AND JAPANESE
RESIST HEALTH BOARD ORDERS

Sunbury, Pa, May 21.-The jury in
the case of the Shamokin councilmen
and brick manufacturing representa-
tives. charged with conspiracy in con-
nection with street paving contracts,
returned a verdict yesterday morning
after being out all night. The ver-
dict convicts Councilmen Thomas A..
Holl. e. o. zuern, William Reppard,
o. j. Reed and W. S. Zimmerman, and
II. l. Boas, Of Reading. and Maier
Rothchild. of Shamokin, representative
OF the Alcatraz Paving company, OF
Philadelphia. Those acquitted by the
verdict are George s. Ettla, secretary
and treasurer, and II. NJ. Dixey. Of
Philadelphia. agent Of the Cleariield
Brick company. and Charles +. Smith,
OF Mahonoy City, representative OF the
Canton (O) Brick company. Counsel
for the convicted men Immediately
asked for a new trial. Judge Johnson
suspended sentence for 30 days 20 give
counsel for the convicted men time to
file reasons to sustain their motion.
Thirteen indictments were returned
against the accused by the grand jury.
and all depended on the outcome OF
this trial. They will in all probability
be brought up for trial on the other
indictments at the next term Of court,
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
Many Visitors Were Here
Special to the Evenlng Journal.

Special to the Evening Journal.
New Castle, May 21.-There were
many visitors here yesterday. Some
came to go through the Jail, but only
those who had business there were ad-
mitted.
In city homes quiet entertainment
was the rule. Not a few strangers spent
the afternoon at the wharf, but there
were few there last evening, the fresh
northwest wind being responsible.
Ellwood l.. Woodward, Jr., OF New
Haven, is visiting his father.
Erwin Vanarsdalen, of Wilmington,
was with relatives here.
Henry Padberg came down from
|COnshohccken for the day.
A. w. Blair, OF Essingt0n, Pa, visited
his brother, William c. Blair.
Miss Rebecca Case, Of Philadelphia
visited her parents during the day
Henry Constable of Elkton, spent
the day with DR.. Black.
George Temple, OF Wilmington, was
seen on the city streets.
George Temple went to Philadelphia
TO accept a position.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Muhlhausen
Miss Bessie Blake and Arthur w
Swartz, Of Wilmington, were in town
few hours.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
To View the Total Eclipse of the
sun-Special Excursion to Norfolk
via the Pennsylvania Railroad.

For the accommodation of persons
desiring to view the total eclipse of the
sun on May 2Sth. the Pennsylvania
Railroad will run a special excursion
from Philadelphia to Norfolk ana re-
turn, leaving Broad Street Station by
special train Of coaches and sleeping
cars at S.55 p. M. May 27th, stopping
at Chester and Wilmington, arriving
Norfolk, via Cape Charles Route, be-
fore 600 a. M, May 2Sth. A complete
table d'hote breakfast will be served
on the special steamer between Cape
Charles and Norfolk. at seventy-fve
cents. Returning. special train Will
leave Norfolk at 600 D. m, May 2Sth;
arrive Philadelphia the following
mc~ning.
Round trip tickets for this occasion
viii be sold from Philadelphia at rate
OF $3.50: from Chester at $5.45. and
from Wilmington at S5.05 Tickets
can be procured and sleeping-ear ac-
ccmmodations reserved on application
to ticket agents.
The eclipse will be total at Norfolk
at S.45 a. m. and the totality will con-
tinue one minute and forty-one sec
onds.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
NUGGETS OLE NEWS.

A Union church. with a new creed,
has been formed at Leffert's Park,
Brooklyn, TO welcome all nations.
Mrs. Samuel Fsnton, known as the
Terror OF Vermilion county," stab
bed her husband to death at lndianap-
oils.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey went TO
Baltimore Saturday to visit the horse
show and later returned to Washing
ton.
Owing TO the arguments Of Ameri-
can athletics, Paris exposition authori-
tives decided to have no Sunday COM
petiOns
Charles Cameron Kingston, premier
and attorney general of South Aus
tralia, has been defeated in the legis-
lative council elections.
The supreme court OF Massachusetts
decides that gifts to Harvard college
10 found scholarships are valid, sus-
;aining fourteen scholarships.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
HANGING UP
THEIR NETS
Shad Still Comparatively
Plentiful But Markets
Are Surieited
speeIal 10 the rvenIng journal.

New Castle, May 21.-Although
many fishermen have hung up their
nets for the Summer, the number OF
shad continues large-the supply seems
inexhaustible. The market has prac-
tically become surfeited. The catch
from Monday last has averaged from
scventy-hve to two hundred per net.
Fairly good prices prevailed the early
part of the week but dropped to 81 on
Saturday. Several large rock fish have
been caught, and on Saturday one was
brought to the wharf here that was
almost as large as any sturgeon caught
this year.
The sturgeon fishermen in the bay
are doing practically nothing.
HERRING DYING BY HUNDREDS.
There are so many herring in the
river that they are dying by hundreds.
The larger fish crowd them into the
stagnant water along the river bank,
where they soon die.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21

a plot has been discovered at Pretoria
to depose President Kruger and to sur
render the Transvaal during the pres
ent month. Progressive Dutchmen
and members of the judiciary are as
serted to have been parties to the
movement.
A dispatch to The Daily Telegraph
from Mequatlings Mex dated May 16,
says: Gen. Brabant is reported to
have captured 1,5OO Beers at Clocolan.
The boisterous rejoicings over the
news from Mafeking have become
riots in parts of London, Aberdeen
and Belfast and elsewhere in the Uni
ted Kingdom. In the Finchley district
of suburban London a mob stoned the
railway stationmaster's house and
smashed the windows of a Diapers
shop, setting the building on fire also,
although whether by accident or de-
sign it is not yet known. Two clerks
were injured. The house of a Boer
sympathizer at Harlesden was attack
ed by a large crowd and the windows
were shattered The police charged
the mob and were greeted with a
shower of decayed eggs. Numerous
arrests were made, and the police re-
serves were called out.
Rioting took place in Aberdeen from
Z to 10 o'clock Saturday evening
around a hall where a stop the war"
meeting was being addressed by Mr..
Cronwright Schreiner, husband of
Olive Schreiner. A crowd of students
and others tried TO storm the hall and
to berak down the doors. The foot
police were unable to cope with the dis
turbers and sent for the mounted po-
lice, who made some headway with the
crowd, but free fights occurred be-
tween the supporters of the meeting
and the crowd, and the Royal Infrm-
ary nearby was kept busy dressing the
wounds of combatants. A number
Of arrests were made, and finally the
chief magistrate ordered the chief
constable to call out the military. The
Gordon Highlanders then cleared the
streets.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21

San Francisco, May 21-The Chinese
have retained attorneys to contest in
the courts the right of the board Of
health TO compel them to submit to
inoculation. They claim that at the
best incubation Is but an experiment.
and they wish to protect their persons.
They viii also contest the right of the
board of health TO interfere with their
business in quarantining their goods.
The federal authorities are co-operat-
ing with the local board of health and
the exits of the city are being guard
ed TO prevent Chinese or Japanese from
leaving the city.
There ere no new developments In
the plague situation. No new cases
have been discovered The incubation
of Chinese and Japanese is quietly go
ing on. From unofficial sources it is
learned that nine Japanese and eleven
Chinese were inoculated with haffkine
Saturday and 26 Japanese and so Chi
neae yesterday. Unless a Chinese or
Japanese can exhibit a certificate Of
inoculatlon he is not permitted to pass
the city limits. The declaration of the
board Of health that the plague exists
in the Chinese quarters Of the city has
produced no alarm outside OF that Sec
tion. The chief feature Of the situation
lies in the opposition Of the Chinese
and Japanese 20 incubation. The po-
sition of the board Of health is that
the circumstances do not warrant tho
quarantning OF the Chinese district or
the compelling of its inhabitants to
submit TO incubation so long as they
remain IN the city Only those de-
airing to leave the city are required
to be inOculatod
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
TRADED EMPLOYERS HORSE
Slick Trick Of Peck Stevens, a Smyrna
Character
speclal 70 the Evening Journal.

Smyrna, May 19.-Manuel Stevens.
better known in this section as Peck, ="
is wanted by Wilbur Galloway. Stevens
has been in jail once or twice and bears
bad reputation. Recently he secured
position with Mr. Galloway. Yester-
day he was sent TO Smyrna with a load
.of wood driving two horses.
On the read ne stopped at a farmers
and aid . G had taken fancy to a mule
he saw grazing in the field and offered
to make a trade, finally swapping one
.of Calloway's horses for the mule, get
ting a money consideration for boot
Coming to Smyrna he remained all day
and in the evening the owner of the
team, having become alarmed at Stew
ems prolonged absence also arrived
here.
He found Stevens who gave as the
reason he had not returned home that
enc Of the horses had the collie and
he left it with the farmer. Mr.. Cal
loway was loud in his praise Of the
mans kindness. but later could not find
Peck, to return home with him. This
morning he found out the trick that
had been played on him, but Stevens
had left town to avoid arrest
1t is said Stevens secured SIS as boot
in the trade.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
OUARRELL OVER A WOMAN
ENDS In SUNDAY MURDER

Paterson. N. j., May 21.-Fred b.
Rinson. a colored man. was murdered
early yesterday morning by an un-
known colored man in row over a
woman. The two men, in the pres
ence Of the woman, started a quarrel,
and the woman threatened to leave
them both. At this point the unknown
man whipped out a revolver and shot
Rinson through the stomach and lung.
He died shortly after being put into
the ambulance. The police arrested
Mary hopper, Fred Ross and Samuel
Piggory, near the scene of the muir
der, and locked them up pending an in
Vestigation.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
Station Nearing COmpletion

Special 10 she Evening Journal.
Townsend, May 19.-The new railway
staticn is rapidly nearing completion,
and the workmon engaged in its con-
struction predict that it viii be fin
ished and ready for occupancy by June
/. Tine old warehouse which was erect
ed in 1850 was torn down by a large
force of carpenters yesterday, the new
building for the storage Of freight, hav-
ing been completed several weeks ago
and Is now In use The old railway
station Is to be razed as soon as the
new one Is completed
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
STORM DISAPPOINTED MANY
Baseball Games We're Prevented, But
Farmers Were Glad
specinl to ID Evenlng Journal.

'i'NtAt ~ AAo AfNNAiAr "'hihaA
New Castle, May 21.-Saturday af-
tern0On's storm Of rain, while profit
able TO the farmers of the surround
ing country. was not welcomed by the
people OF the city, the baseball lovers
in particular. 1t prevented the sched-
uled game of ball between the New
Castle Athletic Club and the Nicetown
Club, and the game between the Riley
Senate Club, of Wilmington, and the
West End team, of this place. 1t was
the second Saturday that no ball games
have been played because Of rain. The
storm also prevented the weekly shoot
OF Company IL, N. G. ID.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
MARY CowAN AT LIBERTY
She Left the County Jail on satur-
day for Her Wilmington Home
spddial % the Evdnlng journal

Special TO the Evening Journal
New Castle, May 21.-Mary Cowan
left the county Jail here on Saturday,
after having served a three-months
sentence for disorderly conduct.
IL will be remembered that she is the
woman who figures so prominently in
the Eyre murder case, which startled
the people of this community several
months ago. While here she never los,
an opportunity to make declarations
concerning the terrible crime and to
connect the Pierce boys, of Chester,
with the murder. The people Of New
Castle believe that her statements bre
without foundation, and that she will
not be believed by the Delaware county
courts, because OF the many con-
ficting stories she has told about the
crime.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
GOSPEL STORIES INTERESTED
New Castle Divines Preached to
Large Congregations Yesterday
speclal ID the EvenInr Innrnnl-

Special TO the Evening journal.
New Castle, May Attendants at
the city churches yesterday heard soul
inspiring sermons. Preachers were
also pleased because Of the large audi
ences which heard their discourses.
In Emmanuel Church the Rev. f. NJ.
Munson, LII. d., chose as his morning
topic, Prayer. His evening discourse
was based on the subject, why We
Love the Church"
Moody, the Great Apostle OF the
Nineteenth Century" was the subject
Of an interesting sermon, portraying
the life and character OF that evan
gelist, preached by the Rev. Eugene
Ihrasher, in Nazareth M. E. Church.
Services at the Presbyterian and al
st. Peters churches we're full Of lnter-
est.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
RAIN WAS BADLY NEEDED
Crops Near Townsend Nearly Ruined
BY Drought
Special TO the Evening Journal.

Speclal % the EvenlnE journal.
Townsend, May 21.-Crcps through
out this section are seriously threaten
ed by the continued spell of dry
weather The ground has been so dry
that farmers experienced much trouble
in preparing for planting. Oats
sowed two weeks ago, and corn planted
about the same time, have made prac-
ucally no progress. the earth being too
dry to produce life.
Farmers say that much OF the young
clover has been killed and that the
crop will be short. The wheat has
stood the drought fairly well, but IN il
continues IL VIII be affected Early veg
etables are also suffering.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21

say that the trolley ride between Will
mington and New Castle at such low
rate Of fare will be an inducement that
viii surely be Of profit to the steam
beat managers and Of benefit TO this
city.
The Republic viii make her first trip
ITO Cape May on June IS, by which time
III is hoped that the steamboat mana
gers will have arranged with the rail-
way company for the transportation OF
.excursionists from Wilmington to New
Castle and return.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
MORE TROUBLE
in Union RANKS
MOOre-CIark Rivalry Likely
to Cause a Wide Breach
Among AddickSiteS
speeIal % the EvenIng Iournal.

Smyrna, May 19.-The political
whirligig is moving rapidly in Kenton
hundred the chief topic Of conversa-
ton, however, at present, among men
of all parties. being the muddle that
was made in dividing the hundred into
two voting districts. When the bin was
first introduced there was considerable
opposition TO the plan by the voters in
the Western end OF the hundred. The
first bin designated Clayton as district
No j, and kcntOn No. .. This, The
Kenton citizens said. should never be,
inasmuch as kont0n had always been
the voting place, and they did not pro-
pose TO follow Clayton, even II their
sister town was larger.
Representative Samuel Taylor Is
blamed for the trouble by large ma
jority Of the voters of the Third Rep
rosentative District In his desire to
grant the wishes of his constituents
Of the Western section OF Kent0n hum
dred he changed the figures, making
Clayton district No. 2, instead OF No.
i, but neglected to alter the further
reading OF the bill so as to comply with
the change in figures he made. Hence
the trouble
while A. M. DAILY, secretary Of the
County Executive Committee, has iig-
ured out a plan whereby the coming
election may be held in KentOn hun
drod. the voters OF this district are not
so sanguine that this viii end the
matter David Reese. DIR. @. g. Har-
munson and other leading Democratic
politicians OF the hundred fear that an
election cannot be held here The same
fears are expressed by the Republicans
The Rev David Clark. the leader OF
the Addicks forces here, wants to Sc
cure the Nomination on the Union
ticket for Representative. There is q
loud clamor among the Addlcksito.
living near Kenton over the reverend
gentlemans candidacy, which is sure
TO cause split i'm their forces. Th'
Moore family is large one in this see
ton and has considerable influence
They claim If Clark secures the nomi
nation they (the Moores) under no cir
cumstances win support him, but vii
vote the Regular ticket
l. ~ Mills and James Deakyne, tn
leaders Of the DUPONT forces, are muc
encouraged over the fattering pros
poets of the Regulars carrying tn
hundred. In support OF their claim
is known that at least forty cOlore
men have openly announced they wi
follow Messrs. Mills and Deakyne.
The fight between the Clark follow
ers ana the Moore family, tosetht
with the attitude of the c0lored votel
Of the hundred is causing The Adde'S
leaders many sleepiess nights. IN
Rev. Mr. Clark cannot be turned dow
without causing a break and q
N0ores viii never relent in their o
p0eition 70 him. The break Ia the A
dicks ranks OF the hundreds has a
sumed such proportions that the Dem
Gratis have no hesitancy In saying III
fear the Regulars more than they
the Union Republicans.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
DEFEATED UPPER GLASSES
Freshmen and sOphomores Win Ball
Game in Newark
Special io the Evenlng Journal.

Newark, May l9.-Yesterday was a
rsd lester day for the freshmen and
sophomore classes Of Delaware College
They played a game of ball with the
JUNIORS and seniors. and beat the latter
by score of "a to .. The game was
witnessed by q large crowd.
Great interest was manifested. and
the freshmen and scphomores had
money 70 burn after the game. Del
Mills ana Benjamin Pardee were the
battery FOR ne freshmen and sopho.
m0re1, while Woodward. Wolf anC
Cam acted IN q ike capacity for tbs
seniors and Juniors.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
ENTERTAINMENT WAS UNIQUE
Illustrated Lecture Given on Della
ware College Campus
specIaI to Id avenIng Journal.

Newark. May 19.-The college cam
pus last night presented pretty as
well as novel scene II was the oc-
casion of the lecture on illustration
of First Aid to the Injured by Cap
tain h. S. Avis assisted 10y the cadet
corps and members of the football
toam. A large tent served as an emer-
gency hospital, In which practical H.
msiration was given in the following
cases; Common fractures. artificial
breathing, suflocation, poisoning, COM
preston, sunstroke. drowning, also
fractures with bleeding.
A large sum was realized which will
go 10 the athletic association. under
whose auspices the entertainment was
held.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
CAR RUNS DOWN CARRIAGE
-Four Badly Hurt in the Crash and One
Nav Die

Pittsburg. May 21.-A carriage con-
tanning four persons was struck by a car
of the Second Avenue Traction COM
all four were badly hurt. Miss Mamie
Best. one of the party, will probably
DE from the effects Of her injuries.
The others. Miss Jean Watkins, Ed
ward McGinnis and Edward Woods,
were taken to the hospital badly bruis-
cd and cut.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
succsssfal musical and Festival
Special 20 the Evening Journal

Special % the EVening journal.
Delaware City. May 19.-The musi-
Gale and strawberry festival given by
She young women OF the Presbyterian
Chuch last evening in Central Hall.
was a success. Several small tables
with pretty floral decorations were
placed in different parts of the room,
when the cream and berries were
served
The whole of the musical program
was very well rendered and highly ap-
preciated by the audience.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
HONORABLE Disohargo and Pension
snooIal to the EvonInE Journal

0UTUIUI 10 INC INUWIUN I0WTNNI
Delaware City, May l9.-Coropral
Remmers OF l.. Battery, Fourth Artil-
lery, at Fort DUPONT who had his
hand mashed a short time ago by a
projoctile Weighing one thousand
pounds, falling on it while at work.
has received his papers for an honor
able discharge and a pension Of twelve
dollars a month
AS yet Remmers is unable to use his
hand, and it As feared he never will
have the use OF Il.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
Mr. shearer May sucoeed Mr. porris

Special to the Evening Journal
New Castle, May 21.-Although the
successor Of James Doris as a member
OF the Hundred Democratic Executive
Committee, has not been named, Demo-
Gratis, who are i'm a position to know,
say that Charles Shearer will be recon-
mondod for appointment and subse-
Quent election.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
Improvements to a Churoh
speclal 10 the Evening journal

Special 10 the Evening Journal
Smyrna, May 19.-Jospeh E. Carter
has secured the contract to repaint and
paper Severson's M. e. Church, near
town. Quite a number Of improvements
will also be made to this we'll known
edihce, which is in charge OF Smyrna
circuit pastor, Rev. II. S. Hardesty.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
Fire in a Carpenter shon

Fire in b. II. Downward's carpenter
shop, No. II East Seventh street, on
Saturday night did damage TO the ox-
tent OF $500. For some time Building
Inspector John j, Cassidy has been con-
sidering the advisability Of condemning
the building
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
Dad Of Join M. Jerman
snoclal to the Tvoninr Journal

S000I0I 20 the EV0nIng JOuTn0l.
Smyrna, May 19.-JOhn M. Jerman,
a prominent farmer Of Kenton. former
ly Of this town, died yesterday, aged
50 years. The deceased was a son of
the late j. T. Jerman and leaves a
widow and two sons. Interment win
be made in Glenwood Cemetery, Smy-
ma, on Monday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
MissionarY workers Will Meet

Special to the Evening Journal.
New Castle, May 21.-The regular
monthly meeting of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society will be held this
evening, at the home Of Mrs. Edward
Challenger.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
WANT REPUBLIC TO STOP
Residents Will Make An Effort to
Get Wilmingtonians Here
SneeIal II I'D EVonInE IonrnaI.


New Castle, May l.-Icsidents Of
this city viii make an effort 20 have
the steamer Republic stop here for VIII
mington passengers for Cape May dur
ing the coming Summer They will be
ably assisted by the Wilmington and
New Castle Electric Railway Company
which corporation has expressed it's
Willingness 20 carry passengers be-
tween the cities at the excursion rate
Of fifteen cents. People Of this city
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
Their First Annual outing

Special 20 che EVenlng journal.
New Castle, May 21.-Members of the
20. p. H." Club spent yesterday in
Whites woods, below the city. They
took along a feast Of good things, and
spent a pleasant day. It was the first
annual outing Of the club.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
Henry Rainev Buried

Special % the Evening Journal.
New Castle, May 21.-Solemn high
mass was said over the remains of
Henry Rainey in ST. Peters Church
this morning, and interment was made
in the adjoining cemetery.
Evening journal., 1900-05-21
WelI-known Farmsr Dad
cneclal to fhe FrenIne Journal

Special 20 the EFening IournnL
Townsend, May 19.-Henry Bostic,
aged eighty years, living near here
died at his home early yesterday morn
ing. He was a well known farmer.
His death was due to inhrmities Of old
age.