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Oil StOYe BIazed UP.

Mrs. Elizabeth w. Emerson of No
800 West Seventh street by her presenc,
at : nre ted tn' her hon
OH Friday. She had turned down The
wick of burning oil stove and dattempted
to blow out the flame. The result was q
blaze of flame which Almost envelope,
her. Mrs. Emerson promptly grabDt
'i"cc ~ carpet ar'' tircw it nv'H' r
| -" r, I'D e. e Oj IL tn
yard. No damage was done.
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A Jolly Man.

The following paragraph about Rev.
r. Burgettc Short. pastor of Epworth
Church is taken from Il letter written
by Herbert +. Hamilton Of West Ches-
ter. who is one of Il party taking in the
sights of the Paris Exposition: M
Short. Wilmington, Delaware McthG,
dist minister, is on board and he is one
Of the most jolly mem have over met
Ile is Il great joker and he and | lIav,
been having some great sport together
especially with the young ladies, oi
whom there are II number on board. MI
the priests are fine fellows. Three OF
them are Americans and two Ger.
muuS
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DEMOCRATS WANT
TO D|SFRANCH|SE
negro VOTERS
Andrew G. Gray, Son of the Fed
eral Judge, Earnestly
Advocates.
JUST LIKE SOUTH CAROLINA
Register in Chancery Colen Fergu-
son Agrees With Mr.. Gray and
thinks Democrats Should
Attempt it If They
Win Next Fall.
JUST LIKE SOUTH CAROLINA

Two prominent Democrats Of this
county are advocating the disfranchise'
ment of the negro in Delaware in /
like manner as the disfranchisement oi
the South Carolina negroes was ac.
complished last week. The probability
of such an attempt ut wholesale dis
franchisement should the Democrats
come into power here next lall, is startl'
ing and the growth of the movemen;
advocated by these two Democrats will
interest not only every negro voter IN
Delaware but the white citizens who
have a sense of justice.
The hint that the Democrats will at
tempt this method of disfranchisemeni
comes from the very fountain-head OF
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Father Birmingham Takes Charge.

Rev. w. ]. Birmingham was inaugu-
rated as pastor of st. Patrick's Church
Yesterday by Blseop keiley of the Diu
cese of Savannah yesterday. TIE bishop
said the o'cluck mass ard pr, ached all
eloquent sermon at 10 so o'clock. There
was large turnout of the congregation
GO greet Rev. Birmingham and they gave
very cordial welcome. Bishop Kelley
vas merry rector Of ST. Peters Pro
= edral A..i yicai ge neral vi this oio,
cese.
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by the will of the majority of the
delegates thereof:
That the nominations for the
"LEST WE FORGET"
Read Union Republican Offer
of Jan. 10, that is Still
Open. Then Read This.

Read Union Republican Offer
of Jan. 10, that is Still
Open. Then Read This.
The offer of the Republicans
to hold joint or common prim-
airy elections in New Castle
county for the selection Of Re-
publican candidates has been
rejected by the Union Republic
cans. This refusal came close
upon the announcement that
the Union Republican mana
gers had decided TO name men
their own arbitrary selection
for the three principal officers
to be voted for on the state
ticket. In spite of the promises
made the National Convention
In Philadelphia that the Repub.
licans would elect their ticket
in the state, and the further
promise that every effort would
be made to bring about a har-
mony of action ON the part of
all Republicans in this state
the Union Republican organi-
zation now stands in the atti-
tude oi an opponent of the Re-
publican party. Itstands as an
assassin, ready to stab the Re-
publican party of Delaware and
4 the party at large i'm the back.
THE MORNING NEWS.
of Yesterday.
while we would like to SEQ
Republican success the arbi-
4 trary attitude OF II certain eIc-
/ ment in the Uuion Republican
party which insists upon NAM
ing members of that party as
4 candidates for governor, col
gressman and attorney-gen-
! eral, the three principal State
offices. must absolutely defeat
that end. A proposition for
4 common primaries in New
Castle county has been rejected
by the Union Republicans"
P.Q. CHURCHMAN,
Chairman.
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Thieves ut CIaymont.

Thieves broke into the home of Mrs.
Anna iraeff, sister.in-law of j. Edward
Addicks, at Claymont, Friday night, and
secured large quantity of siverwar.
Detective Wistil has heen detailed on
the case and various pawnsh ps are h.
ing searched.
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WITH THE POLICE.
Gossip About Some Appointments
and Vacancies.

Police Sergeant Thomas Bayley and
Patrolman John Payne start on their an
nual vacations today. They are going to
pend sometime at Atlantic City and will
leave for the city.by-the-sea this after
noon.
Other officers who begin their vaca-
tions today are special cperator Wallace
and patromen England, Elkin and
Magee.
It was rer orted YESTERDAY that patrol
man Nc Bride was in line for promotion
to the house sergei Mt vacancy. Such an
appointment it is believed wonld be
popular. Others mentioned for The place
are patrolmen Mari, Burchinal and Eng
land
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Charles r. Ewing Dead.

Charles r. Ewing, aged so years, died
yesterday morning at his late residence,
No. 624 Madison street, of complication
of diseases. Mr.. Ewing has been i'll only
short time. Arrangements for the fun.
eral have not been completed. Mr..
Ewing was staunch Union Repub-
lican.
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Taken to AImshouse.

Nathan johnson, colored, suffering
with rheumatism was taken to the aims
house at Farnhurst yesterday. The aims
house conveyance also took over Cath
arine Dietz who had been in town Sat-
urday night and gotten drunk.
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Struck by Trolley Cas-.

VIM. Warmer was struck by a Darby
car at Bellevue at an early hour yester-
day morning. He was brought to this
city and sent to the Delaware Hospital.
His left leg was broken in three places
and his right foot cut off.
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several State offices including
the nomination for Rel resenta-
tive in Congress shall be as fol-
lows, the majority of the conven-
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Advertise in The Sun.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
NEWPORT SOCIAL EVENTS.
Arrangements for the MISUNDERSTANDING
Wedding-New Arrivals.

NEWPORT, r. l., June 20. The arrangements
for the wedding Of Mr.. Harry o. Havemeyer,
Jr., son of Mrs. Theodore A. Havemeyer. to Miss
Charlotte Whiting have been completed and
were made public to-day. II will be the first big
social event Of the season and will take place
at Swanhurst, the Bellevue avenue villa Of
MIR. and Mrs, George l.. Rives, on Wednesday,
July II. The ceremony will be performed at
II o'clock. The Rev. Father William b.. Nee
nan Of ST. Mary's Catholic Church. Newport.
will be the officiating priest. The bride will
be attended by Miss Lily Oelrichs, a cousin
OF the bridegroom. and Miss Maiica Rives.
a cousin of the bride, as bridesmaids. MIR.
Frederick G. Havemeyer. a brother OF the bride
groom, will be the best man. and two college
classmates, Messrs. Howard Boocock Of Brook
lyn and j. NJ. Mccormick Of Chicago. will be
the ushers. Following the ceremony there
SERVED sllI De on a th wf lawn sn Sfsa q large t snicn W" De
There will be 200 guests at the breakfast.
The bridal trip will be passed abroad: The
young couple will leave this country on July 25,
and will not return until January. 1901. Mr..
Havemeyer will give a bachelor dinner on the
evening of July 0, probably at the Golf Club.
On Monday next he will 60 TO New Haven for
the Yale commencement exercises, being a
meyer is now the guest Of MIR. and Mrs. Rives
at Sw anhurst.
Miss Anna Leary arrived at her Mil street
cottage to-day for the season. ana Mr. 81. Robert
injured recently in Boston. being thrown from
a horse. also arrived. Until the arrival OF his
mother he Is the guest OF MIR. and Mrs. Corne-
The Misses Gilbert have rented their villa,
lie Chalet, to Mr.. W. Butler Duncan, .Jru. OF
New York for the season. MIR. and Mrs.
Reginald DeKoven are the guests of Mrs. Burke
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
THE CUBAN TOBACCO CROP.
GROWERS COMPLAIN OF TIE FALL.
ING PRICES.

English and American Buyers Said to Have
Formed Combinations 70 Held on Uatti .
Low Rate II Reached-Bettsr Feeling Of
Cubans Toward the spaniards In Havana.
Special Cobls Dsspoteh to THE SUN.
HAVANA, June 2s.-Complaints are being made
by the country newspapers. especially those
In the tobacco districts, that prices have fallen
very low. In some places little work ls to be
had owing to the fact that the crops which IRE
being sold are sent to one centre and there
sorted.
Generally speaking. however. there Ii very
little money In circulation In the TOBACCO dis
tricts. Secretary Of Agriculture Lacoste says
the trouble Ia due to the fact that the buyers
have formed two large trusts. one English and
the other American. These syndicates are
holding back until the prices fall. Formerly
exporters Of the leaf used to bid against the
local manufacturers.
Senior Segrario, the Spanish ConsuIGeneral.
asked the Mayor OF Havana to-day 10 permit
the Spa nish band to play In public places The
Consul ated that the reasons given Tor the
former prohibition did not exist any longer
The Mayor granted the request, or late there
has rot been much, II any, openly expressed
hostility on the part Of the Cubans toward the
spAniards. One possible reason for this Is that
the Spaniards remained In the background dur
ing the recent elections. Consul-GeneralS egra-
rio says this action was taken for the purpose
Of harmonizing the relations OF The two races
This is the second request Of this kind hat
Senior Seerario has made within the last month
1t Is understood that an American infantry
regiment will shortly leave the island for home,
The Diaro De La Marina, a Spanish
paper, Is greatly incens'd In regard
to the teaching Of Cuban history in the
schools. The editor says that he has heard
children say In answer 10 the question. who
was MeceoP" that Maceo vas a great Cuban
who always defeated the Sraniards aud finally
drove them from the island The editor says
that this 1, pa de ing to the sp rt Of revolution
and It is pathetic that DOR children should be
/ brought up to believe such preposterons exag-
g%eratiCn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
RENE MOBILES TEN-CENT RIDE.
II Left Her Stranded and She Fell Asleep on
Conveys Sands.

Irene Noble, the pretty ten-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Sarah Noble OF so Pierrepont street.
BROOKLYN Heights, caused her family much
worry and trouble by a ffte'n hours absence
from her home. She was found by a large,
black dog AT I O'Clock yesterday morning fast
asleep under a pavilion near the Catholic
Hcme for Boys at Coney Island. The dog did
Its best to attract the attention Of Policeman
Hamilton. who was doing mounted patrol duty,
ndfnllly succeeded. Hamilton shook tho child
gently and asked her lame. When she told
him he remembered that a general alarm had
been sent out for a little girl OF her name and
de" crirtion and he carried her to the station
house The sergeant notified her mother. and
an four latter james Munroe. a friend Of the
Noble family, came and took her home.
Irene told her mother that on Friday morning
about 10 O'Clock she decided TO spend 10 cents
ghich she had for a trolley ride. Seeing a Coney
island car and thinking that that would carry
her as far aIany car would Tor the money she got
tr a FOOD long tide. At T~wenty-second
street the conductor came around AMI col
lected Ave cents more In accordance. with the
new lO-cent tariiI, lrsne protested. but the
Ioney Island she was penni!ess. She wan.
dered about md passed the time see
ing he strange sights. BY dinner time she had
become very hungry and at last plucked up
courage 10 ell her plight to several sympa.
60 TO Coney Island, however. TO spend rooney
ard have II taken rom them; not IN give II
away, a. he found. so she tried to forget her
Ilnnger, and started wandering around again.
When at last she became so hungry and so tired
hat she could stand II no longer, she crawled
under the ~ravilion where she was found and
sank into a sound, welcome sleep.
The family in Pierrepont street found no
such relief. All day Friday they waited anx-
louSly. trying in some w,y TO account for her
ahsenoe BY II o'clock at night Mrs. Noble
felt 'sure that her daughter had met with
some accident, and a a last resort asked the
1oice TO sind out a general alarm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
JERAsY PERSONAL TAXES.


- e.sD ~ Nv Sk8tg hHOSA1
. Pretty Mess in Orange TAXATION.
Mrs Catherine BENJAMIN Of Orange applied
TO tho New Jersey State Board OF Taxation NJ
It, meeting In Jersey City yesterday for a re-
ducti IN Of the assessment made by the local
assessors on her property. The property con-
sists Of the paraphernalis Of a photoRraph
gallery and II assessed at 81 900. Mrs. Benjamin
asked that the assessment be reduced to $3.50.
City Attorney Thomas Davis. representing the
Assessors. declared that the property was
worth more than II was assessed for. He said
that there were a number Of valuable paintings
In the gallery. Mrs. Benjamin's son explained
that tho paintings were portraits on glass. and
that their only value Yves for show.
What are they!" asked Major Carl Lentz. q
member Of the board. Are they portraits OF
prominent citizens Of Granger"
...SWvhsy are" replied snn ID, M ,hs b ,1 1nrsa
~ doubt II we could sell them at all ~.
Mr.. Benjamin explained that his mother DID
not complain OF the assessment when she was
living in Orange because she had a puinting OF
q family group by Miss Spencer FOL, which ms
father, paid $500. but that that had been taken
TO Philadelp la. ~
Things have come TO a pretty pas, when the
city OF Orange taxes fan lily portraits, mat
painting may be OF great value to the family,
out VINO else would give t0tO lOT Ng ~ yOu h"u
nv picture do you suppose II would bring q
single cent n put up at auctionp.
Let me ell you. Mr.. Davis. that ! have been
looking into the personal tax assessments In
prising. Outside OF the corporation. YOU levy
ra cticallr 70 assessments. You single out q
poor man Ike Mr.. Benjamin and assess him
$1,000 for a few photographs. and you levy, 10
assessT ent at all on n wealthy citizen VIII ha.
a coliec ion OF paintings valued at Sl35 900 l
can count up at least twenty-five men ln Or
ange, each II whom ia worth 500. 900. who ray
no p rsonal tn xes at all. ] will see that justice
Is Done to Mr.. Benjamin"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
LOOKING FOR GIUSEPPE POLIO.
Parents, Unclo and Police Search vainly for
the List Is y.

HATVuts, NutIo uhu w 'S"s~" 49, 49,
the LIST y.
The united efforts Of the police. the boys
parents and his uncle, Albs rto Serafno OF 203
Grand street. TO find any trace Of Giu,cppe Po'-
Ito. who disappeared from his home, Iei Hester
street. on Thursday night. have failed. Giu-
eeppe was last seen in front of his home about 0
otc ock IN Thursday night. He left the house
abogt 8 O'Clock to play in the streets. Some ~
the neivhhors remember that he was around two
hours later. but none Of his frien!s has seen
him 3 nee.
Giuseppe is years old ard handsome ard
the ct of the family. His iather is employed
In a fsh market in Hr-ter street. There are
two other children. Martha. 10 ears old, and
Luigi. who IL 10.
mands SOM lniu'nce in the Italian colony, was
communicated with. He advised MIR and Mrs.
/ ollie TO b. patient, Martha decid'd that she
would make som INVESTIGATION on heT own
Be d inquiring for Giuseppe IuIgi TOOK up
the search when he got hone from his work;
For over four hours he s'arched the Iiers and
every oth'r oint where he thought he boy
might be found Then The uncle went 10 Ponce
Headquarters on Friday night and had a gen
era a'arm sent out for Giuseppe. The hosp tails
were also ,earched and inquiries for the missing
boy were made at the Gerry society Inc
houses, cellars and rooms in the neighbOrhood
were visited without revealing the slightest clue
10 Giuseppe's whereabouts.
TIE boys uncle is said 10 have made con
$ dcrable money peddling diamonds. This has
led TO tr- belief that the boy may have been
abducted with a view TO cxt9,t,ng a ransom,
some trouble with the people in tie house who
liv on the f1or, 'nierneath them. II wa
cau,ed by the ceiling tImbling down one night
not believe the boy has been abducted. and
they think he will be found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
BEER SPLITS A GERMAN CHURCH.
The Young Member Don't Want II on . Pic
mic and They Secede.

HIcKsvlLLE. L. l., June 23.-The Hicksville
German Lutheran Church, an independent
church. organized In 1884. and always until now
enjoying peace and prosperity. is having lis first
trouble among the congregation. For thirty
years tn, Rev. @. l.. Matschat has been pastor
OF the church. At the annual picnic 1t has
been customary TO have beer on sale and the
r astor has enjoyed his bee, with his flock.
Now. it Appears. the younger MEMBERS Of the
church not only object to tie pastor ticking his
beer, but they object to beer being on sale at
the icnic soon 10 be held. The ol0er members
scout the idea Of changing q @ stom that has
so long been OBJ erved They have voted 10
stand by their venerable pastor.
The younger members have broken away,
and TO-DAY will hold services In the Union
(hapel on Broadway. They have engaged the
Rev. Eugene Zwinger OF the Hampstead Luz
theran Church to'oflciate for them. The old
church was never incorporate, al houah hold
ing property. and the younger members now
propose 70 have the society incorporated and
get possession OF the pro erty ana become at
tached to the German Lutheran Church Society
OF America. The church IL free from debt and
has been looked upon as very prosperous, but
il is declared that the dissensions will de troy
the church.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
SAFE DRILLED IN BROOKLYN.
Burglars Get $500 From the John Hancock
Life Insurance Company.

The bran,h agency Of tn John Hancock Life
Insurance Company at Az Fifth avenue, Brook
Ign, was visited by burglars the night before
last. They opened the Office doors with false
keys and forced the small. old-fashioned safe
BY drilling a hole through the front near the
combination lock. The safe contained, about
500 in cash. which they took. leaving all the
papers and books untouched.
Superintendent ". II. Sexton and a force OF
clerks were at work in the Office till 1880 O'Clock
Yesterday morning. Cashier W. I. Thurston
came 70 open the o'nce about Q O'Clock ye ter
day morning and found the doors open. On
the floor he found two steel drills, "A hammer. o
dark iantern and a fancy handkerchIsi Nh,,ch
i located on the second floor Of a three-story
building. above a store. The upper story, which
IL vacant, had also been entered.
What Is most puZzling TO the men in charge
Of the agency Is how the burglars could know
that there was any money In the safe that
night. Az a rule no money is kept in the office
overnight. The exception TO the rule was due
to the unusual circu instance that several COLI
iectors reI orted on Friday after banking hours.
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oIDD

LINDLEY.-At New Canaan. Conn, on Thursday.
June 81. 1900. Marian Parker. daughter Of the
late Dr.. Newton A. Lndley and granddaughter
Of the late d.. willard Parker.
The funeral services will be held at ST. Marks
Church. New Canaan, at half past 2. on Monday.
June Is. 1900. A special car Will be attached TO the
train leaving Grand Central Station at ! o'clock.
p. N. Returning reaches New York at $50 p. N.
LOPEZ.-On Saturday. June Is. 1900. Ramon To-
PEI. aged 81
Funeral from his late residence. <06 McDonough
st., Brooklyn. N. Y, Tuesday. June 20. 1900. at
aS0P. NJ.
McARDLE.-on Friday. June %. 1900. Patrick J.
McArdle.
Relatives. friends and members Of the u. r. o. Elks
are invited 10 attend the funeral from the resi-
dence Of Mr. d J. Barry. iei West 9th st., on
Monday. June IS. 1900. thence 70 Church OF the
Epiphany, 2ist st. and I'd av. where a mass
will be said for the repose Of his soul at 10 A. NJ.
Interment In Calvary Cemetery.
MAC NICHOL.-Dr. b W. MacNichol OF West
Chester. brother Of the Rev. Franci' MacNichol.
Requiem mass at 81. Raymond's Church, Monday.
June 25. 1900. at 1890 A. NJ.
THEBAUD.-At his residence. oakhill. Madison, N.
j.. on Thursday. June 81. 1900. Edward Vincent,
son Of the late Edaard Thebaud and Emma Van
Schalkwyck DE Boisauvin Of New York. In the
nth year Of his age.
Funeral on Monday, June IS. 1900. at the Church
Of the Assumption, Mort'town. N. j. Carriages
will meet train leaving New York at ESQ. Inter.
ment al convenience Of family. II is kindly 70.
qussted that no flowers be sent
0,HE KENsIco CEMETERY.-Privste station, Har-
i lem Railroad; IS minutes ride from the Grand
Central Depot. Once. rs East <7d st.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24

Assaulted Q Woman and the Men who Cap
tured Him Voted to Lynch Him.

new ORLEANS. June %. - Mrs. Rebecca
Coates. a wealthy woman living six miles from
Springfield. Livingston parish. was murder d
Yesterday on her farm after being assaulted.
The body OF the woman was discovered by her
grandson and the neighbors were notified.
Some thirty men visited the place searched the
premises and discovered a white man named
Frank Gilmore concealed In one of the out
houses. He attempted to escape but was cap
he had CONF to the house 70 see Mrs. Coates
about some plonRhing. An exam nation of The
clothing Of Gilmore left no doubt Of the mans
guilt and The men who had captured him voted
70 lynch him of in the woods.
No news has been receiv d from them since.
but II is believed that he was lynched. Gilmore
was a mar OF rood family. but a blact sheer.
He lived In a cabin by himself and was stunned
by both white and black.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
FINE ECLIPSE PHOTOGRAPHS.
Lively Demand for the Pictures That Prof.
Ayres Of Tulane Took.

NEW ORLEANS. la, June 2s-The photo
graphs that Prof. Brown Ayres Of Tulane Uni
yersity took Of the recent eci Sc, especially the
photograph taken during the last instant OF
totalIty and showing that the corona Is I'LL
visible after the first rays of the sun issue from
behind the moon, an account OF when was
given recently in The Sun, have attracted gen
srai attention, Pro. Ayres is receiving tele-
urims n md letters daily on TIE subject Prof. Ed
ward 40. den, the great astroI onler has a ked Tor
the use Of he photograph In an article he VIII
write on the eclipse. Prof; Ayres mas leit Iot
they NAV be reproduced tor the beneft OF
science.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
BURIED IN A CAVE.IN.
One Man Killed and Two Injured At Middle
village. L. I.

A serious CAVERN occurred on Juniper avenue
near the Juniper Swamp Road at Middle VII
lage. L. l., yesterday morning. One nan was
buried alive and was dead when taken out.
Two Others were hurt by the earth falling uron
them. John Morgone OF 81 Union street.
Brooklyn. who WIS taken out first. was only
slightly injured. Frank yeroni. II years old,
of 235 North Fifth street. Brooklyn, was sent
10 ST. Johns Hospital, Long Island City. in an
ambulance. He had been buried to a depth OF
three feet. Ten feet below the surface the r,s-
cuers found the body Of Augustine Coraltie, 20
wears old, OF 34s Metropolitan avenue. Peer
Salisbury, superintendent Of the work, was ar
rested. He lives at 3i2 South Third street,
brooklyn. The excavation was being made TO
enable ths S New c 61TR, Uu tS bsi SSu anS,S and r sub