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FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF
kINdSWO0D CHURCH
REACH A CLIMAX
Sensation Caused by References
Made to George w. Todd
by the Pastor.
BUT TWO CHURCH TRUSTEES
Business of the Congregation is
Being Conducted by Less Than
Full Official Board and
Embarrassment Results.
Cannot Pay the
Interest.

References made by Rev Lawrence P.
Karholsen in Kingswood NJ. E. Church
on Sunday to George w. Todd. foi mer
trustee, created a sensation among the
members and is now causing much COM
ment among Methodists throughout the
city.
Rev. Karholsen made a statement OF
the financial condition showing that a
climax has been reached and then start
ed to show where the blame should be
placed.
He spoke OF a former trustee (Nr.
Todd whom lie accused OF Trying to
cripple struggling church and Of caus-
ing it financial black eye."
The church has mortgage OF 1000
on it. 1t also had a note against it i'll
the First National Bank on which it was
paying $50 every three months together
with interest Todd, it il said, before
resigning as trustee insisted that $3.50 be
paid on the note instead of the regular
amount.
This it is claimed embarrassed the
congregation so that when another three
months was up on July y, after paying
inrerest on the mortgage it did not have
$50 to pay on the note.
1t is said that Todd influenced other
trustees to withdraw when he did, and
some did not stand for reelection, thus
leaving the congregation with but two
trustees.
The bank refused to recognize these
two as full board, and they could dc
nothing to prevent the note from going
to protest.
Mr.. Todd was appealed to, but it is
said refused to endorse the note again as
trustee. 1t is said he told them to go to
Presiding Elder Watt.
The bank, it is understood, will allow
the congregation three months time to
pay the money, rs it paid more than the
required amount the previous three
months.
Mr.. Todd, it is said, declined to serve
any longer az trustees because he was
not pleased with the selection of a pastor
made by conference for the church. He
wanted, it is said, single man who
could be gotten lor 500 or $50 year.
When he foaud a married man had been
| secured at 500, ne wanted Rev. Duaney
and, it is sad, WAS willing that he should
receive 81, 600
The sun., 1900-07-17
THE BIG STEEL PLANT.
Matters at the Immense Concern
are Shaping up.

From present indications the Diamond
State Steel Company's new steel plant in
South Wilmington will be turning out
steel about the first of next month.
Two furnaces have already been connect.
ed with the gas producers and are ready
for operation. Fires will be lighted IN
the big furnaces today for the purpose of
drying them out, and the big rollers will
also be started for the first time.
Among other work that will also be
started today will be the building OF ladel
pits where the casts are made and the
laying of foundations for the ladels. Ia
a few days the foundation for the large
shear for cutting off scraps will be start
ed at the lower part OF the plant.
The immense tank for the water tower
which will furnish water for the entire
plant will be STATED this week. Last
Saturday the first engine wss run on the
new trussel and carried coal to the
boilers.
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TAoT1A sIIENG.

Imperial director general OF railways and tele-
sraphs.l
all foreign consuls were informed Satur-
day by Sheng that the legations had
fallen and the ministers We're killed.
Dispatches, it had been declared, We're
received by the consuls at Shanghai on
Friday and Saturday giving information
as to the situation in the capital. The
4 first dispatch, which was delivered ON
Friday. said that messenger from Pc
king had arrived ut Chinan-fu on July H.
He rcported that two legations and the
CATHOLIC cathedral had not been taken
General Tung Fuh Slang had lost five
officers and very many men and feared
to approach too near the legations. 1t
was added that the foreign guards had
made a night attack on their besiegers,
killing over 200 of General Tung Fuh
Siang's men.
a. Second dispatch that was sent later
on Friday reported the arrival of anoth-
er messenger from Peking. He stated
that mutinous soldiers and Boxers made
a combined attack on the British lega-
tion. but after Il long fight We're held in
check. They then brought cannon. refus-
ing to obey the imperial orders. The
governor of Shangtung added that he
feared that the legations and government
We're Involved in common danger.
Massacre Announced.
A5third despatch, received on Saturday,
reported the arrival of another messen-
ger with Peking advices up to July s.
These Mere to the effect that a breach
had been made in the legation walls by
he Boxers and Tung Fuh Siang's can
ION, The legation was assaulted and car
led with heavy loss. The ammunition of
he foreigners was exhausted, A mas
acre followed, and not foreigner was
EFT alive.
These dispatches purported to give all
he details that We're known, and differ
MT narratives which appear in the Lon
on Newspapers are evidently not author
ative. One of these stories, bearing date
Shanghai, July 10, says that after
une 23 the Boxers and imperial troops
radually increased in numbers and
inssed themselves around the British le-
alton, camping in the streets and places
aat had been laid waste by the Boxers.
aily sorties were made by the defenders,
ThoEmet the Chinese in the streets, in
letting severe punishment on them.
hese sorties often took place at night.
Q great We're the courage and energy of
le little force that they gradually COM
elled the Chinese to retreat from the
anediate vicinity of the legation.
These reverses were having a disheart-
ling Effect and there began to be signs
disaffection among the Chinese. There
ere frfquent desertions to the troops of
rince Ching, who was endeavoring to
operate with the besieged foreigners.
10 Make Night Attack.
Ultimately Prince Tuan decided to
nkeAn organized night attack, having
enrS7xa plentiful supply of ammunition
A&heavy guns. A conference of the
liIlt< leaders was held and regular
nnMknttack was agreed upon. Three
wefd4 columns, with strong reserves,
au July q. oueued fire with ar
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Dynamite In st. Louis

st. Louis, July 16.-As a Union line
car on the Lee avenue division of the
Transit company was passing the inter-
section of Twenty-second street and Bre-
men avenue the wheels struck "A charge
Of dynamite, which exploded with terrific
force The ear was blown from the
track, the flooring and sides wrecked and
all the windows demolished. There were
four passengers on the car, two of whom,
Edward English and Mollie Shere, We're
so badly injured that they had to be tax
en- TO the city dispensnry.
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INSUFFICIENT SCAFF0LDING.
COroner's Jury Holds Atlantic Re.
fining Company Responsible for
Hartley's Death.

Coroner Vsndever held an inquest last
night over the rsmaius OF Samuel 7.
Hartley, who was killed at the Liebig
Chemical Company's works last We'd
nesday. The jury rendered the following
verdict: 'Samuel T. Hartley came to his
death by being cut by sheet of iron at
the Liebig Chemical Companys works
while employed by the Atlantic Refining
Company on July IL, 1900. The accident
being caused by the Atlantic Refining
Company furnishing insufficient scaffold-
ing to protect their workmen."
The sun., 1900-07-17
A STRANGE MEMORIAL.
Held For the Sutton Boy Whose
Body Has Not Been Found.

One of the strangest and saddest
memorial services was held last night at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Sut-
ton, No. 1905 West Seventh street.
The services we're tor their son, Harry
G. Sutton, who was drowned in the
Delaware river on July 4th, and whose
body has never been found. Rev. w.
E. Avery had charge of the services and
a large number of friends and relatives
were present. Mr.. Sutton has offered a
reward of $50 to any one who finds the
body.
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Continued on Page Three.
The Contract Awarded.

William j. Brown has been awarded
the contract for the construction of the
new Delaware Hospital building, which
will comprise an operating department
and wards az well as rooms for private
patients. His bid was $27 279, but some
changes in the floors, the spouting and
the cornice work will reduce the bid to
between S25, 600 and $4,000 New speci-
fications for the plumbing and heating
will be prepared and new bids asked
for 1t is expected that these two items
will cost $4,000. An elevator will be
put in at cost of about $1,000 The
total cost, including the fitting up of the
operating room ia expected to be about
S35, ,0O0.
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FOR HARB0RlNG A GIRL.
Frank Baker, a Newark Shoemaker,
Committed in Default of
$1,000 Bail.

Frank Baker, a Pole of Newark, was
arrested bv Agent Stout of THE S. P. @. c.,
yesterday, on the charge of harboring
Maggie Florence Jordan, aged Is years,
for immoral purposes. He was given a
hearing before Magistrate Medill OF New
ark. He was committed to New Castle
Jail in default of $1,000. After the hear
ing he was brought to this city. Upon
alighting from the train at the French
street station he broke away and started
to run along Water street. He was
making good headway when a colored
man tripped him at Water and King
streets and recsptured. He was taken
to the police station and later removed
to Jail.
The girl has been committed to one Of
the schools for girls of her age. She is a
daughter of Mrs. Mary A. Delcourse of
Iron Hill, and has been going to Newark
daily for the purpose of working in a
paper mill but instead, it is said. resorted
to Bakers shop. She was found there
by Agent Stout lying on lounge.
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COLONEL LIscUM.

ceived from Tien-tsin, dated July 10, wa
Shanghai July 1G
AT o'clock this afternoon 1000 OF
the allied troops were attempting to
storm the wtll Ca the city. The attack
began Mt daylight. Its success is doUhs-
ful. The Chinese on the walls are fsti-
mated conservatiyey al 10000. They are
pouring 4 terrific hail Of artillery, rifle
and machine gun fire upon the attackers
"The Americans suffered terribly AS
the corr eSpondent left the field the chief
surgeon Of the Ninth infantry said con-
servative estimate was that % per cent
of the Americans were hit. Colonel Enl-
erson Ii. Liscum is reported to have been
mortally wounded as he was walking in
front of the troops. Major Regan and
Captain. Bu kmi Ter, Wisca ana Noyes
are among the woundcd.
LOSSES OF Marines.
'The marines losses include Captain
Davis killed and Butler, Leonard and
>veral others wounded.
"Oflieers declared that it was hotter
than Santiago.
when the correspondent left, the
Americans were lying in the plain be.
tween the wall and the river under an
entilading and direct fire. 1t was equll-
ly difficult for them to advance or retire.
The correspondent counted 300 wound
ed men of all nationalities."
He was transferred to the Thrtieih
infantry in 1866 and later became zap
tain in the Twenty-ffth. He also served
in the Nineteenth infantry as captain, in
the Twenty-second infantry as major, in
the Twenty-fourth as lieutenant colonel
and became colonel of the Ninth infantry
ON April %, 1899. He was brevetteSl a
captain in 1864 for gallant service in the
battle of Bethesda Church and in the
campaign before Richmond.
Colonel Liscum was in the Santiago
campaign with the Ninth infantry and
was badly wounded at the battle of San
Juan Hill. The war department had TAX
ell note of his splendid service. and his
name was to have been presented at The
next session Of congress for promotiol,tc
the rank of brigader.
Cabinet Council.
Secretary Hay called cabinet conncif
to consider the Chinese situation. Few
cabinet officers are in the city, and the
only attendants were Secretaries Hay,
Root, Long and Gage.
The council lasted for some time, and
the situation was thoroughly discussed
In all probability the president will come
here within the next two or three days.
There is reason to believe that 5000 or
10000 troops will be got together as
rapidly as possible and hurried to China
Some of these probably will be taken
from Cuba. If the situation requires
more men, congress will have to be called
together to provide for them.
The Japanese legation has received a
dispatch dated Tokyo, July 10, stating
that the Russians guarding Tien-tsin
were severely pressed and called on the
japanese troops for assistance. A COM
bined attack was made on the Chinese.
and the latter were repulsed. The jap
anese lost 2 captains killed and 80 nons
commissioned officers and privates wound
ed. This dispatch probably refers to onx
of the early fights at Tien-tsin.
The sun., 1900-07-17
Tuscnrora postomce Robbed

Buffalo, July 16.-Three burglars broke
into the general store and postofiice at
Tuscarora. About $25 in money and a
small quantity of stamps We're stolen.
The safe was blown open, wrecking the
whole front portion of the store. The ex-
plosion awakened the proprietor, w. J.
Bevier, who, with a revolver in hand,
went down stairs The robbers saw Be
vier coming and opened fire ON him. One
shot struck him in the right leg, causing a
bad wound
The sun., 1900-07-17
Fight Against nIevator Combine.

Buffalo, July 16. - Spencer Kellogg,
who is conducting the fight against the
elevator combine, has secured an order
from the court requiring the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad company to show cause why
peremptory mandamus should not be
issued requiring them to place sufii-
cient number of cars at the Kellogg ele-
vator to transport $4,000 bushels Of corn
to New York. The claim is made that
the Lchigh is discriminating against Mr..
Kellogg to the extent of one-half cent a
bushel
The sun., 1900-07-17
Held on a Serious Charge.

Douglass Moon, colored, was arraigned
in City Court yesterday on the charge OF
committing an assault upon Henry
Monitor with intent to commit murder
at the rolling mill of the Diamond State
Steel Company last Saturday morning.
Moulton stated that aftrr controversy
Moon shot at him three times. One
witness said that during the quarrel he
heard Moon tell Moulton if he touched
him he would kill him. Moon was held
in 81 600 bail for the Court of General
Sessions.
The sun., 1900-07-17
McMahon's Case Continued.

The case Of John Mcmahon, charged
with committing an assault and battery
on John Potts, street car conductor on
the Rising Sun line, last Thursday even
ing was to have been heard in City
Court yesterday morning. It was, how
ever, continued until next Friday morn
ing at the request of Mcmahon, who
said he wanted to look up witnesses, one
OF whom works in Philadelphia.
The sun., 1900-07-17
Three Given $40 Fines.

In city court Yesterday, Michael De-
vine was fined $40 and costs for assault
ing his sister in-law, Mrs. Margaret
Shields. Mrs. Mary Mulrooney was
fined $40 for acting disorderly, the
charge being preferred by her step-son,
John +. Mulroony, and William Page,
colored, was fined $40 for assaulting
Ulysses King, colored.
The sun., 1900-07-17
A Weeks Outing.

Harry w. Davis, clerk ia the office of
Recorder of Deeds Clark, together with
r. t. Cling Of Philadelphia, and Irwin
Dayett of Cooclis Bridge, will cave to-
day on weeks outing on the Chesa-
peake Bay. Walter Beaston, another
clerk in the affice, is arranging for a re-
ception which will be rendered Mr..
Davis upon his return by his fellow
clerks.
The sun., 1900-07-17
HORROR.
Consul GOOdnOW Sends One
Ray Of Hope.
STORY OF MASSACRE
Details From Shanghai Pur-
porting to Be Confirmatory.

Foreign Guards, 1t Is Reported, Made
Night Attack and Killed over
f Two Hundred of General Tung Fuh
sinng's Men-The Boxers, Enraged
at This, Turned Guns on the Lega-
Mons, Made Breaches In Walls and,
Story Adds. Put Every Foreigner to
the sword-Envoys, 1t Is Said, Kill
ed Their own wives to snve Them
From Torture = Chinese Legation
In Washington Hears That Prince
Tuan Ordered Three Thousand OFF,
cinIs Slain For Petitioning Him to
Protect the Legations.
Washington, July 1G.-Consul General
t;oodnow has cnbled to the state depart
ment from Shanghai under date of July
16 that there is nothing more to report
since his cahlegran of the 18th inst.
That dispatch reported the attack on the
legations at Pcking as about t. begin.
Mr. Goodnow's statement is n direct
contradiction of the Shanghai story that
The sun., 1900-07-17
Alterations to Y. M. A.

The work on the alterations to the Y.
NJ. Q. A. building is progressing and al.
really mush has been accomplished. The
mason work was started yesterday and
two OF the sashes have been put 10. Bids
will be received in few davs for the
outfits for the gymnasium, bowling alley
and shuttle board rooms.
The sun., 1900-07-17
Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary.

Thomas Raigen and wife, Eta Raiger,
last night celebrated the fifteenth ann'-
versary of their wedding aS their home,
No. ll2l East Twelfth street, last night.
Seventy guests were present. The lawn
adjoining the house was illuminate d
with Chinese lantefs and here bounte-
GUS supper was served.
The sun., 1900-07-17
Life Insurance Agency.

Joseph A. Knott has recently been ap-
pointed agency director of the VI IL
mington office of the New York Life In.
surance Company. He has been con-
nected with the company for l5 years
and comes here from the Baltimore Of
flee, where he was cashier.
The sun., 1900-07-17
Sergeant Durney Very Ill.

House Sergeant Samuel Durney be-
came verv i'll while at his post of duty
at the police station yeste rday morning
and was compelled to go home. His
condition .waa worse last night. He is
suffei ing from st, mach tr, ubles.
The sun., 1900-07-17
Good Railroad Record.

On Saturday afternoon the Rehoboth
special left Wilmington 81 minutes late
and reached Rehohoth only minutes
behind time, making up the other 2b
minutes, record-breaking run from a
railroader's point of view.
The sun., 1900-07-17
Held Under Peace BOND.

Frank Hyatt was given hearing be-
lore Justice OF the Peace John A. Kelley
last night for using abusive language
toward Mrs. Fannie J. Wolf. Squire
Kelley required him to give $lO0 peace
bond. f''N0
The sun., 1900-07-17
Bob to be Treated.

Things are unusually still at Colonel
Ains:ow's owirg to the absence of Bob,
the Co'onel's dog, who has heen sent to
the University Hospital in Philadelphia
for treatment.
The sun., 1900-07-17
Pocono in for Repairs.

The steamer Pocono arrived at the
Jackson d Sharp Company's wharves
yesterday afternoon for repairs The
Pocono will ply between Philadelphia
and Milford.
The sun., 1900-07-17
Christian Endeayorers Meet.

The executive committee of the Della
ware Cnristian Endravor Union he'd a
meeting last night at No 1916 West
Seventh street. Regular routine business
was transacted.
The sun., 1900-07-17
Captain ROBBERS, Well.

CAPTAIN Charles D. Roberts, nephe W
OF I'd raj Judge Edward G. Bradfoid d,
mas eabled TO his pirents that he as
been paro'ed by the Filipinns and he
and Slrs. Rlbeits are both in Manila.
The sun., 1900-07-17

Washington, July 16.-The navy de-
partment has received official confrma-
tion from Admiral Remey of the reverse
of the allied forces at Tien-tsin on the
morning of the 18th. The dispatch is
dated Chefu, July 1G. and says
"Reported that allied forces attacked
native city morning 18th. Russians right,
with Ninth infantry and marines on the
left. Losses allied forces large. Rus
slams, 100, including artillery colonel;
Americans over $50; British over 40;
japanese. IS, including colonel; French,
%. Colonel Lscum. Ninth infantry.
killed: also Captain Davis, marine corps
Captain Lemlcy, Lieutenants Butler and
Leonard wounded. At { in the evening
allied attack on native city was renulsed
with great loss. Returns yet incompletes
details not vet confirmed"
\ dispatch from London received earli-
er said that the following had been re-
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THEALLIESBBATEN
~~
American Losses Heavy In
Tien-t -tSin Battle.
COLONEL LISCUM DEAD.
He Is Reported Killed With
Other of Our officers.

SLAMS, British and French Fought
Beside the Americans-AttacIxe tho
Native City, but Were RepuIsed by
the Chinese-Cabinet Council Held
In Washington. and, 1t Is Thought
Many Troops Will at Once BE Dis
patched to China.
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labor question. which is given above
In support of his no.ion he stated:
great deal has been said about our
peing an 9nti-haole party. That is not
so, as you know. Cur object is to obtain
the greatest good for the gree test mum
Der. Arucfes are being published daily
II 'ne AuNertiser trying to make 1t ap-
pear that zee as natives are ranging
ourselves against the foreigners. Our
foreign friends are the ones who know
best that such. statements are alto
gether luntrIe.
1T has been said right along that we
are opposing the haoles, and that our
one purposeeis to oppose them in every
tnlng. TRat is POT so. We want TO do
an a. things shat , VIII bring equal benefits
The discussion waxed warm over the
proposed amendment, and was carried
over finally until the afternoon session.
when II Was adopted as a bart of the
platforYn.3 - l.-
The fanais business of, the morning ses-
sion was the consideration of the rules
which were read to the convention by
j. K. Katlia.S Very little discussion
was raised over the, rules, and they
were passed before the Adjournment FOR
lunch t@'S-
The work done during the afternoon
session was mainly devoted to prepa IA :
tons for the big mass meeting TO be
held saturday night on the drill shed
grounds. Itswas proposed that. Robert
wilcox be asked to explain the Terri
toriai AcEto the natives at the meeting.
The returned delegate from Washing
ton agreed To this
Late yesterday afternoon, after long
tnssle over the rules brought into the
convention by j, K. Kaulia the conven-
tion adjourned sine die
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A NEW MOVE.
proposed International Union Of
American Republics.

WASHINGTON, May 30.-The exec
utiVe committee OF the international
Union OF American Republics, has Just
completed tentative programme to
govern the projected conference of
american republics to be held in the
lily OF Mexico. The programme is:
No. J. Subjects discussed by the for
mer conference, which new conference
may decide to consider
No. 2. Arbitration.
NO. 8. International court of claims
No. 4. Measures for the. protection
OF industry, agriculture and commerce.
Development of the means of commune
cation between the countries composing
the union. Consular. port and customs
regulations. Statistics.
mo 5. Reorganization of the Inter
national Bureau of the American Re
publics."
The commercial world is said to he
deeply Interested in the subhead con
suiar, port and customs regulations
under the fourth article. Here the pur-
P'ea fs to secure as far as possible
uniform classification OF merchandise
similar methods. ad valorem or SD .ci -ic
in the imposition Of customs tariffs
ana uniformity of the customs and con
suiar regulations so far as this can be
achieved.