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The sun., 1900-10-23
HUM Sees Bright Prospects.

John Hum, nominee for governor on
the Republican ticket, who has been in
Wilmington, several days left on the
4.39 o'clock train yesterday afternoon for
down the State. Mr.. Hum will return
in several days and will attend a number
of Republican meetings in this city dur
ing the week. Mr.. Hum stated yester-
day afternoon that the present outlook
was very bright and that he had seen
nothing to discourage him SO far.
The sun., 1900-10-23
Death of fCharles II. REYNOLDS.

Charles r. Reynolds. aged "A years,
formerly proprietor of the Malta House,
Water and King streets, died at his
residence, No. SIS West street, Sunday
night For some time Mr.. Reynolds had
been suffering with a carbuncle at the
base of the brain. He was a member
of Wilmington Lodge, No. /, A. o. U.
w
The sun., 1900-10-23
Car CoIors of the Future.

The Wilmington City Railway Com
pany's cars in the future will be painted
yellow and white. the same as the new
cars on the Darby line. The new cars
of the Wilmington and Brandywine
Springs Company and the Peoples Rail
way Company will be painted yellow
and green.
The sun., 1900-10-23
Had Both Legs Cut OF.

Conrad Kelleher of this city had both
legs cut off in n railroad accident in
Philadelphia yesterday and is now in a
precnrious condition at the University
Hospital. Andrew Kclleher of No. 119
Market street is his brother, and John
ID. Kelley Of the Logan House his
brothcr-in-lnw. both We're notified and
went To Philadelphia as soon as posi-
hle
The sun., 1900-10-23
Had His Ankle Crushed.

William Postles of 722 Walnut street
while working at the Diamond State
Iron Works about IL o'clock last night
had his ankle crushed by wagon load
of iron falling upon it, lie was removed
to the Homeopathic Hospital in the
Phoenix Ambulance.
The sun., 1900-10-23
EIection OF. Officers.

The Young Mems Christian Assoria
tion of First Presbyterian Church have
elected the following for the ensuing
term of months: President, George
Kerby; vice-president, George TAFT; re-
cording secretary, Albert Tait: cores
pending secretary. George Raymond;
The sun., 1900-10-23
Received Two Contracts.

Capt. Andrew Carey has received the
contract to supply the mill work for five
buildings to be erected at Fort du Pont,
and for the powerhonse and car barn
TO IL erected by the Wilmington and
Brandywine Springs Railway Go. near
lIlymcrc.
The sun., 1900-10-23
Relative FISHERMAN.

Miss Catherine Wilcox, a neicc of
the late John Sherman, is visiting the
family of Jacob $. Beetem, No. 141O Van
Buren, street, to whom she is related;
and when she heard the news of Mr..
Shermans death she was very much
shocked For about 10 years she made
her home at Mr.. Sherman's house.
The sun., 1900-10-23
Engine Was Derailed.

4 slight wreck occurred on the Balti-
more X Ohio railroad yesterday morning
near Yorklyn. While the passenger
train which is due here ut So o'clock
was running at high rate of speed it
ran inro Il herd of COWS killing two of
them and dpraiing the engine. No one
MnS ScYnrelv ininred.
The sun., 1900-10-23
Big Meeting Assured.

Republicans will gather at du Points
Banks on Wednesday evening, October
"a. to hear the issues Of the day dis
cussed by John Hum, DIR, l.. II. Ball,
Herbert IL. Ward, William S. Iilles,
Walter II. Hayes and Horace Gr Know
les AS general invitation has been
sent ont. a large crowd is expected.
The sun., 1900-10-23
Talked About Revival Work.

Almost tile entire session of the
Preachers Association this morning
was spent in discussing revival work.
\ committee was appointed to draft
resolutions of respect on the death of
the Rev. Howard Beiyie, pastor of the
Swedish Church, and also resolutions
expressing sympathy for the family of
Dr. Waddcll, who is at present in a
hnsnilal.
The sun., 1900-10-23
A Concert at Madelv Church

\ musical will he given at NIadeley
Church. b and New Castle avenue,
South Wilmington, on Friday evening.
Some of the best musical talent in the
city has been engaged for the occasion.
The proceeds will be for a new organ.
The sun., 1900-10-23
Connected the Tracks.

Workmen of the Peoples Railway Co.
yesterday connected the Market street
crossing with the track on West Sixth
stlt1t. Work of laying the tracks on
Sinh street is progressing rapidly. The
square from Market to King was tore
The sun., 1900-10-23
Repairs Completed.

Warner & Co.'s freight barge No. z
which has been on the marine railway
at Jackson & Sharp's for some time
receiving. repairs was taken off yester-
day at noon. The barge will be de-
livcred to its owners in few days.
The sun., 1900-10-23
Will Preach at the Mission.

Rev. A. Brown will preach tonight
at the mission at Sixteenth and Walnut
streets. Rev. ID. J. Brettenham will
preach Wednesday night and a blind
man on Thursday. The mission Sunday
School is growing rapidly.
The sun., 1900-10-23
Roosevelt NAV Speak Here.

An effort is being made to get Cover
nor Theodore Roosevelt to visit this
city before the campaign closes. 1t is
hoped that the effort viii no rNc"oSsf"i.
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27

Chicago. July 25.-The Chinese
population of Chicago is perturbed over
the reports from the various parts of
the city that because of Caucasian an
tipathy aroused by, trouble in the Celes-
tial empire boycott has been institut-
ed against Chinese laundries and truck
farms. WI Sung Lee,, a banker in
Chinatown and probably the richest
Mongolian in the city, says four laun-
dries have been forced to suspend bust
ness during the past week, and Chinese
laundries generally report falling off
OF so per cent in their business. Bank
er Wu said today: ''The white people
think we are in sympathy with the
Boxers. and that they have our moral
support. Nothing could be further
from the truth. Every Chinese in the
city regrets the trouble, and hopes that
the foreigners have not been murdered.
Some of us have even authorized the
Chinese consuls at San Francisco to
offer to the Chinese government our
services and our property, to the end
that the foreigners, especially the
Americans, in China may be saved.'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
THE HOT SPELL.
Caused Seventy Deaths at New Yorl
Yesterday.

Caused Seventy Deaths at New York
Yesterday.
New York, July 20.-The hot
weather today caused or contributed
toward the death of more than 20 per-
SONS in this city and vicinity. As
many more stricken ones are in the
hospitals, and some of them will sue
cumb before the night is over. More
than half the fatalities were among
babies and little children, and there
are now about 40 bodies of the little
ones lying at the morgue at Bellevue.
This was the third day of the spell
of intense heat. Late tonight the tenn
perature moderated. Early this morn
ing the sun began it's deadly work, and
before the day was fairly we'll started
the hospitals were busy. On the
streets the temperature ranged from 93
to 1O5, and the official report from th
weather bureau, high above ground,
was "a deg. shortly before O'Clock
tonight.
One death was from an attempt at
suicide made while the subject was
crazed with the heat. Many little
children are badly hurt by falls from
fire escapes. on to which they had
crawledRfor relief from the oppressive
weather.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
TORTURED BY BOXERS.

The Terrible Fate of One Of the First
Victims.
San Francisco, July 21.-A Chroni.
Gle special from Victoria, B. c., says:
Advi ces received from North China
contain particulars of the awful torture
inflicted on the Rev. II. V. Norman,
who, with Rev. G. Robinson, was
among the first of the American mis-
sionaries to become victims of the Box
ers. A correspondent writing from
Tien Tsin on July z, says some refugees
who had arrived there gathered from
Chinese CHASTITY details of the torture
inflicted on Norman.
1t seems that he fell into the hands
of Lii, the head man of little town
hard by the little Anglican mission,
where he and Robinson had their head
quarters. In quarrel between Boxers
and Christians, the converts had driven
off the Boxers from the mission and Ii
vowed vengeance. This he took in a
horrible manner when Norman was
thrown into his hands.
After his capture by the rioters,
from whom Lii took the captive, the
missionary was stripped by the retinue
of Ii and collar of iron fastened to
his neck. A short chain was attached
and he was tethered to stake. The
Chinese men, women and children then
poked sharp sticks into his flesh and
jabbed him with tridents. When he
sank down. weak aith the loss of blood
and half crazed by the awful torture,
and was unable to get upon his knees
even, the chain being too short, he
strangled slowly. Molten lead was
then thrown on his nude body and as
he writhed in agony, he was stabbed
to death. His bo,ly was cut to pieces.
Robinson, the other Missionary. was
slaughtered without being so long in
agony. He was cut down by mob
and hacked to peces almost instantly.
A number of the mission converts were
slaughtered. Some were asked to re
cant and those who did SO to save their
lives were saddled and bridled and
forced to crawl to the temple idols.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
AUTHOR OF IT ALL.
Il Hung Chang Looked Upon as Orig
inator of tho Plot.

Il Hung Chang Looked Upon ss Orig
inator of tho Plot.
London, July 21.-The Shanghai cor.
respondent of the Daily Express says:
sIntense indignation is felt here at
the honors in Hong Kong that have
been accorded to Ii Hung Chang, who
is looked upon in Shanghai as the orig
inator of the whole fiendish anti-foreign
plot.
ga Chinese merchant who has just
arrived from Pekin gives horrible de.
tails of the massacre. He says he saw
European women hauled into the street.
by shrieking Boxers, who stripped
them and hacked them to pieces.
Their discovered limbs were tossed to
the crowd and CARED off with howls of
triumph. Some were already dead,
HAVING been shot by foreign civilians.
He says he saw Chinese soldiers car
rying the bodies of white children aloft
on their spears while their companions
shot at the bodies. He gives other de-
tails too horrible to be particularized
here.
SIT seems that the Boxer leaders had
organized plan, including the bffer.
ing of rewards and rich loot, for the
humiliation of Europeans throughout
China, and that Prince Tuan's soldiers
have been emphasizing the opportunity
the soldiers have had of seizing the
bodies of white women"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
massacre in Persia,

.n1cago, July 23.-A special to the
Record from Peoria, H., says: George
Shimoon, Persian student who has
been attending college in Illinois for
several years and is passing the summer
in Peoria, today received cablegram
from his home at Oroomiah, Persia,
stating that his brother had been cap
tured hy Mohammedans and that there
has been general massacre of 5000
Christians in Oroomiah. The letter
states that the feeling of the Moham-
medans against the native Christians is
growing, and that there have been sew
eral hand-to hand battles with fatali-
ties on both sides. Mr.. Shimoon's
father is native missionary, and this
fact adds to the wrath against him and
his family,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
Lynching of a Negro,

Huntsville, Ala, July 25.-Elijah
Clark, negro, who yesterday assault
ed Susan Priest, a 13-year-old girl, was
taken from Jail in this city tonight and
lynched near the spot where his crime
was committed. His body was riddled
with bullets. Sheriff Fulgham defend
ed his prisoner to the last, but the mob
was too much for him. Will Vining,
who attempted to rush through the
crowd and up the Jail steps, was shot
by the sheriff and dangerously wound
ed. After battering down the doors
and gaining an entrance to the Jail. the
mob drove the sheriff and his prisoner
into the third story of the building.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
SHIP CUT IN TWAIN
Cunard Liner Campania Col.
1ided With a Bark.
THE SAILER SANK IMMEDIATELY
Eleven of Her Crew We're Drowned
Canpania Not Much
Damaged.

London, July PA dense log hung
Sver the Irish channel yesterday morn.
ing, and the CunaId line steamer Cam
pania, en- route from New York Tor
Liverpool, struck the Liverpool bark
EN- bleton, bound for New Zealand,
Rmidships, cutting her in twain. The
Embleton sank immediately. Seven of
the crew were rescued, but it is be
ships company, including the captain,
were drowned. The Campania had
her bows stove in, but arrived safely at
Liverpool, five and half hours late.
The Campania had a narrow escape
from serious disaster. The fog had
delayed her passage since Friday noon,
and tender went out from Queens
town four miles, as Captain Walker
would not take the liner near shore.
At Tuskar light, the fog was becoming
denser every moment. when the Cam
the light phantom ship rose suddenly,
without warning, directly across her
bows. Thirty seconds later the phan-
tom had become solid sailing vessel,
into which the liner crashed, her steel
forefoot going through the mbleton
like the clean cut OF sword, and
dividing her just abaft the mainmast.
The forward half sank instantly. The
stern swung viclously round, and the
mast and yards for moment tore at
the Campania. A lump of wreckage
came down on her decks. Then the
stern of the bark also disappeared, and
the face of the sea was Uttered with
splintered tim bers, boxes, barrels, the
upper works and lighter cargo, the deck
houses and such things. Then there
was nothing,
From the instant when the phantom
came into view from the bridge of the
Campania until the last vestige of the
vessel vanished some 80 or 80 seconds
had elapsed.
According to the Embleton's surviv-
ors, for nearly half an nour before the
collision, the captain and first officer
were below at breakfast. and, although
the fog whistle of large steamer could
be heard every minute, the bark never
shifted her course. the. helmsman re-
ceiving no order. When, at 8:25 A..
NJ, the second officer, to use his own
phrase, sheard the rush of steamers s.
bows" he shouted down to the captain,
who rushed on deck, but he was too
late to give an order.
The Capmania was under one-third
steam. The captain, first officer and
pilot were on the bridge. The engine
were instantly reversed, and the helm
put hard down. No precaution was
omitted. Some of her passengers had
even grumbled at what they called
superhuous caution. After the crash
and the sudden cries, the boats were
quickly gotten out. There we're no
signs of panic; the crew was every
where at their stations; the bulkheads
were closed and everything possible
was done to save life.
Some of the Campania's plates were
bent by the collision; her forepeak
filled with water; her foretopmast was
broken short off and her steel rigging
torn and twisted.
The passengers held meeting, adopt
ed resolutions OF thanks to the captain
and crew, and subscribed e7O0 for the
relief of the survivors and the families
of the lost.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
Eighth Infantry for China.

New York, July 24.-Two COM
panies of the Eighth United States in
fantry moved off the transport McClel-
Ian this afternoon and started for Fort
Smelling, MINI. Other members of
the regiment are en- route from Cuba,
and, after the recruiting Of the organ
ization to its full limit, it will be sent
to China. The men have been in Cuba
18 months, but they looked to be in
fine condition. About $500 persons
were at the docks to meet the soldiers.
and the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation provided coffee and other re-
freshents. The other eight companies Of
the regiment were delayed by storm
off Cape Hatteras.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
Castle Crag Tavern Burned.

Dunsmuir, CAL, July 23.-Castle
Crag Tavern, fashionable summer
resort in the Sierra mountains, was
destroyed by fire, together with its
contents at an early hour this morn
ing There were 800 guests in the no.
tel. All escaped without injury. The
fire originated in the laundry. The
total loss is estimated at 5000, 900.
The hotel was owned by the Pacific
Improvement Company, one of the in
corporations Of the Southern Pacific
Company. S..
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
Transports Sail.

San Francisco, July 19.-The United
States army transport Sumner, bearing
a detachment of troops, surgeons and
hospital assistants, sailed today fo1
Nagasaki where it is generally believed
further orders will be received direct
ing the vessel to proceed to Taku,
China. At least two officers who
sailed on the transport are under direct
orders to join the forces under com.
mand of Brigadier- General Adna R.
Chaffee, at Taku.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
DALLAS Street Car Strike.

Dallas, Tex, July 25.-Union mo-
tormen are prosecuting vigorously the
strike on the Dallas Consolidated Street
Railway, backed by the entire organ
ized labor forces OF the city. W. D.
Mahon. of Detroit, Mich, president of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Em ployes, will reach Dallas
tomorrow to take charge of the strike.
The Dallas Typogra phical Union has
passed a resolution fining any mem Der
riding on the street cars $25 for each
offense.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
Heavy Artillery for the Orient.

Fort Riley, Kan, July 24.-Rush
orders have come for the Seventh Unit
ed States battery of heavy artillery at
Fort Riley to proceed with all haste to
the Orient, calling for orders at Nag
asaki. General Merriam promulgated
the order in Denver. The battery was
organized during the Spanish war, and
since that time has been idle. The
equipment embraces the heaviest cali
Der guns in the service, with full com.
plement OF mortars, attended by $50
men and 10 officers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
Cleared the Track and Saved Lives.

Three Lakes, Wis, July pa
laborer early to day removed pile OF
ties from the Northwestern tracks, that
had been placed there during the night,
just in time to prevent the passenger
train due here at 4:30 A. NJ, from
striking them. He also removed a
number of rocks from bridge short
distance away. His actions probably
saved the lives of 80 members of q
local club, who were on the train.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27

Havana. July 25.-Yellow fever has
broken out in the barracks of the Sew
enth United States cavalry and the
First United States infantry in Pinar
del Rio. There have been nine deaths
during the last month, and II cases
are now under treatment in the hospit-
ais. Today General Lee moved the
camp three miles into the country, and
the quarantine will be strictly en-.
forced
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27

Yokohmaa. JULY 23.-Mount Azu-
ma, near Bandaisan, which was the
scene of volcano disaster in 1883,
broke into eruption Tuesday, July II.
Hundreds of persons were killed or in
jured. Several villages were engulfed
by the stream of lava from Mount
Azuma, and great damage was done in
adjacent districts.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27

Mrs. ]. S. FELTON,, of Corvallis, Or,
whose husband died some months ago,
has been endeavoring to support herself
by raising chickens, but is having hard
luck. OF 800 fowls she has raised,
thieves have stolen all but three dozen.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
Sidney Edxerton.

Akron, O., July 21.-Hon. Sidney
Edgerton, aged 80, died here today.
He was the first justice of the supreme
court of Idaho. and the first governor
of Montana, having been appointed by
President Lincoln. He was twice
elected congressman from this district.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27

Chicago. July 21.-James Nicol.
ice-presldent of the Chicago board of
trade. was suspended for one year at q
meeting of the directors tonight. The
charge was bucket.shopping.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
Took Morphine and Died .

Seattle. July 24.-Joe Greenwald. a
sporting man, well-known all over the
Pacific coast, died here today from
morphine, taken with suicidal intent.
His people are well-to.do Californians,
living near Eureka.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27
Kinp of servia Engaged

Belgrade, July 24.-King Alexander,
of Sevia, has proclaimed his bethrothal
to Nine. Draga Maschin, widow. who
was formerly a lady-ln-waiting to
Queen Nathalie, the kings mother.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-27

A Birmingham, N. Y, school teacher
whipped school boy and exploded a
torpedo. He may die.
A SIX year old boy at Acorn Ridge,
Mo-, shot his brother dead as the re-
suit of quarrel.
Japan has appropriated $4,000, 900
yen or war purposes. A yen is about
the same as our dollar.
The Christian Endeavor convention
IN London will be attended by 10000
delegates. 5000 from America.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-10

The Dogskin wouldn't Go Round.
Hungary swarms with barrlsters. 1t
Is the greatest ambition Of the Hun
garian peasant to make one of his SONS
an advocate.
The son of n small farmer in the
neighborhood of Budapest was sent
by his father to the law school OF that
town, but, either from lack of parts
or the necessary application. he was
plucked in the qualifying examina-
ton.
Not daring to return to the paternal
abode empty handed after all the
money that had been spent on his edu-
cation, he conceived and executed the
plan of forging legal diploma. The
father was not however, so ignorant
as not to be aware that such diplomas
are always written on parchment
kutya-ber (dogskin)-in Hungary.
"Why Is your certificate not made out
on kutya-ber?" asked the old man.
'The fact is, father" coolly replied
the youth. "there. are more barristers
than dogs in Hungary. and so there Is
not enough kutya-ber to make diplo-
mas for us all."-London Answers.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-10
The sin Eater.

One of the most important figures at
q Gaelic funeral of the old style Is the
sin eater. II falls to his lot to con-
sumo all the sins resting on the soul Of
the dead, and thereby enable the latter
to rest easy In his grave.
In remote Wales and the highlands
of Scotland funeral is not always
complete without this functlonnry, He
Is necessarily poor, unfortunate per.
son. for under happier circumstances
he could not be persuaded 10 accept the
responsibility of his post, and his part
In the ceremony Is taken seriously by
himself aud everybody else.
A loaf of bread and jug Of beer are
laid upon the corpse, These are sym
bolic of sins committed during life,
The sin eater is introduced and with
much splemnity eats the bread and
drinks the beer. AS he 10 frequently n
hungry man with a well developed
taste for malt liquors, the part Is usual
ly played with zest little out OF keep
ing with the dreadful nature OF tn,
obligation assumed, for It Is firmly be
lieved that In thus eating and drinking
the sin eater actually burdens his sou
with the sins of the deceased. kansas
City Independent.