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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
NO DEGREES FOR SALE.

Delaware College Faculty Does Not Con-
slider Them a Purchasable Commodity.
81 wish you would let the world
know that Delaware College has no
degrees for sale" said a member of the
faculty of that institution to reporter
Of The Gazette Monday evening. 1--WE
have been annoyed with another influx
of letters inquiring about the cost of
various degrees. Most Of the letters
come from Germany and Italy, but
lately we have had some from England.
They are intended for the sp-called
University of Delaware and some are
80 addressed, but as Delaware College
is regarded by the postal authorities as
the State university and they do not
know where to locate the alleged uni
veIsity, we get great deal OF the
mail"
The college man said the letters are
never answered. They are read, but
no attention is paid tc their contents,
as the college does not deal in degrees.
He said the way the mail is coming in
now it looks very much as ii the matter
had only recently been brought to the
attention of people in England and
some sections of Germany.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18

leaving two COMPANIES behind. Briga-
der General Goblin was in command.
On their arrival at Coal Dale. thu ee
companies, under command of Col.
O'Neill, were sent out to meet the
South Side marchers. Three conf
Eanies were left at Coal Dale, while
two companies, under command of Gen.
Goblin, came here. When the soldiers
had driven the strikers over the noun
tain, company was sent lack to Coal
Dale. where the soldiers boarded coal
cars, and were sent to Tamaqua, to
quell any disturbance the scattering
strikers might stir up there. Farther
along the road, a company WAS deployed
to protect collieiy while the marchers
were passing it; and later, it was also
sent to Tamaqua The three companies
combined In the latter town, and soon
had the marchers well scattered.
While all this was going on, the North
Side marchers had every rything,their own
way in the Nesquehoning Valley. They
reached there after 2 o'clock, and sue
ceeded in persuading enough men to
remain away from the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Go. IS No. | colliery to
compel its shutdown. Gen, Goblin sent
two companies of soldiers over there,
and soon had order restored. Superin-
tendent W. ID. Zehner of the company
stated 10 representative of The Asso-
ciated Press that if Sheriff Brislin OF
Carbon county, in which the colliery
is located, had performed his duty in a
propery manner, the Nesquehoning col
lieIy would not have been shut down.
Mr.. Zehner said the remaining nine
oollieries Of the company are working,
most Of them full-handed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
THE SINGLE TAKERS.
Apply to Clerk of the Peace to Have Ticket
Placed on Oficial Ballot.

Apply to Clerk of the Peace to Have Ticket
Placed on Official Ballot.
Frank Brand, chairman of the county
committee Of the Single Takers, and
Walter Willis, the secretary, went to
Clerk Of the Peace j. b. Foard's Office
Monday afternoon to tlle certificate
comprising the names which were on
the early list. namely the Democratic
Presidential electors, DAILY, the Con
gressional nominee, and SIrman, the
treasurer ship nominees and the names
OF legislative candidates some Repub-
lican and some Democrat endorsed by
the Single Takers.
Deputy Clerk OF the Peace George
Janvier told the Single Takers that be
could not accept the ticket, Mr.. Foard
having SO directed him. The original
ticket was alleged to have been de-
fective, and the one offered Monday
WAS held 70 be defective through lack
Of a certificate from 25 persons stating
that the ticket would poll 1C0 votes.
They set about getting the names and
this morning, Mr.. Willis appeared at
the clerk Of the peace's office With the
liet. Then he was told he must have
the residence of each person entered,
SO he carried the list away to supply
TINT.
The Single Takers endorse these
Democrats: j. Prince Ford, First
Representative district; George B.
Ward, Second; John e. Hesley, Fifth
and 7. Bayard Heisel, Twelfth; and
these Republicans: Howard DeHaven
Ross, Second Ssntorial district: Ben
lamin A. Groves, Fourth Senatorial
district; J. W. Robertson, Third
Representative district; Fl. P. Joslyn,
Fourth; Frank p. Ewing, Sixth; IL.
W. Hushebeck, Tenth, and j. W.
Da, ett, Eleventh.
With reference tu statement In
some Of the papers that the refusal of
Mr.. Foard to accept the Single Tax
ticket was due to efforts by the Demo
cratic party to prevent the Single
Takers from getting on the official
ballet, Mr.. Fcard said Tues lay:
Representation were made to me
by men prominent in the Single Tax
party that the party had been praoti.
cally abandoned and that there were
not enough OF them left TO make a
party under the requirements of the
statute; and for that reason 1 required
| these people to produce a certificate
that they had 100 members.
Mr.. Willis appeared at the Office oi
the clerk Of the peace Tuesday
and presented the certificate, which
was accepted by Clerk of the Peace
Foard.
After Mr.. Fcard had accepted th,
certificate the ticket was filed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
COUNTERFEIT $40 NOTE.

Assistant United States Treasurer
John +. Finney has received from
Chief John e. Wilkie of the Secret
Service description OF new $40
counterfeit note. 1t IS pretty clumsily
made, and is not considered dangerous.
Ii is OF the series OF 1891, check letter
A, plate No. 16, and in describing the
bill the Chief says:
"This is q counterfeit of inferior
workmanship, the face of the note,
with the exception of the zeal, being a
Photographic print. the numbers being
colored by blue pencil; the seal is
printed separately and is brick red in
stead Of carniine; the back of the note
is printed from an etched plate, and
the green is much TOO vivid. 1t is
printed on single piece of rather
heavy paper. No attempt has been
made to initiate the silk fibre. The
print on the face OF tine note is one
quarter of an inch short.
"In the sample before me the green
ink used on the back is so heavily
charged with Gil that IL shows through
on the face of the note in greenish-
yellow stain. Thus far these notes
have only appeared in portions of
Texas, and are not of character to
deceive any one familiar with cur
rency.'
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
STREETS AND SEWERS.
Business Transacted at the Weekly Meet
ing of the Board.

Business Transacted at the Weekly Meet
ing of the Board.
The Directors of the Street and Sewer
Department held their weekly meeting
Tuesday. 1t was expected that an
application would be presented from q
lew electric light company for permis-
sion to erect poles and string wires,
but the application was not presented.
People living on Van buren street
between Second and Third asked that
it be paved. The matter was deferred
for future consideration, President
Simmons announcing that the work
could not be done until sewer is laid
in the street..
An application was received and filed
for lights in Seventeenth street between
Union and Woodlawn avenue
The Water Witch Fire Go. complained
that manhole in Gilpin avenue near
its property is too small. The matter
was referred to Engineer Hatton.
A letter was received from David z.
Michener Of Elsmere complaining
about an assessment of S76. SS for sewer
liens for city property. No action was
taken in the matter.
ID. j. Mention and H.W. Cause asked
that they be allowed until they i'm.
prove their property in the southwest
ern section of the city to pay sewer
liens. They expect TO improve the
property next spring.
1t was decided to advertise property
OF John j. BonegaD, against which
there are liens, for sale at 10 O'Clock a.
m, on October 30th.
Bernard McCafferty, who was injured
some time ago by falling from tree
applied for the position of janitor n
the departments office. Action was de
ferred.
The weekly payroll, s773. II, wal
passed, as were also the bills for car
hire, amounting to 1895. Sc. Secretary
Wiley reported that he had collected
1923. 90 and Engineer Boughman hat
collected 81 during the week; also, tina
there is balance of S9l, 1861. l6.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
PUT BURGLAR To FLIGHT.

Media, Pa, Oct. 15.-By sheer grit
and pluck Miss Adele Robinson, o
pretty young woman Of this place, last
night after a trying encounter put to
flight burglar whom she had discov-
cred prowiing around her home. The
young woman bore up nobly and fought
bravely, and screamed Justify until she
heard the intruder's receding footsteps
and then womanlike, she tainted.
NJ les Robinson, who is the daughter
Of United States Marshal John B. Rob.
lnson, was sitting in the rear room of
the house when she heard footsteps on
the rear porch. She Immediately went
out the back door to investigate, but
seeing no one went down flight of
steps leading to the lawn.
At this point a man emerged from
under the STEPS and came toward her.
The plucky Girl asked him what he
wanted, and in answer the fellow
sprang at her, and grasping her by the
throat, to stifle her cries, forced her
out towards the darkness Of the lawn.
Miss Robinson was unable to cry out,
but she made good use of her hands,
scratching the mans face.
In order TO protect his eyes the fell
low was compelled to release his hold
Oh her throat, and then Mi iss Robinson
uttered piercing scream which
aroused the household. The assailant
released her and ran, and the plucky
girl swooned away, in which condition
she was discovered by the family few
seconds later. When found her hands
were covered with blood, and it was
evident that the man had not escaped
unmarked. Miss Robinson's injuries
are not serious.
For some time past there have been
periodical attempts to enter the Mar
shal's mansion. Two weeks ago Mr..
Robinson came home late, and after
he had entered the house heard foot
steps on the porch. Looking out the
window he saw man apparently in
toxicated. The fellow sobered up in
stantly, however, when Mr.. Robinson
told him to leave, or he would shoot
him, and ran off. Last Tuesday night
footsteps were again heard, but the
marauder was scared away,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
GOV. TUNNEL H0N0RED.

A New Street in the Eleventh Ward Named
for the Chief Executive of the State.
A new street in the Southern end of
the Eleventh ward, which was laid out
II few days ago and placed upon the
mar was named Tunnel street by the
Street and Sewer Directors, at their
meeting Tuesday morning, in honor of
Governor Tunnel. Several names were
suggested, including johnson, in honor
OF former owner of the property, now
deceased, but it vas finally decided,
on motion of President Simmons, to
adopt the name of the chief executive
of the State.
Tunneil street, which is so feet wide,
begins at Maryland avenue and runs
in westerly direction. 1t Is one block
south of Banning street and at present
is four squares in length, but is in line
with territory which will be improved
in the future. The new street gives
promise of being one of the chief resi-
dental thoroughfares of the southern
section of the city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
PULLMAN PORTER HELD.
Must Answer Charge of Attempting to XIII
Conductor OF Car.

Must Answer Charge of Attempting to XIII
Conductor OF Car.
Julius Washington. the colored porter
who shot Alfred Hindle, a Pullman car
conductor on the F., w a. b. railroad.
about a month ago, was Monday
arraigned before Magistrate South in
the Central Station, Philadelphia, on
the charge of assault and battery, with
intent to Kill.
Hindle. who resides in North Twenty
fifth street, that city, testified that
before leaving Washington. September
30th, Julius approached him and asked
him to buy two tickets for two pas
sengers on the train. Hindle refused
to do SO. On reaching Baltimore the
witness asked Washington to unlock
the toilet room for lady who wished
to enter. Washington became insolent,
and Hindle threatened to have him put
off the train at Wilmington. On reach
ing this city Washington told him
that he had better not interfere with
him or he would "fix him."
After passing Chester Washington
again approached him, and said he was
going to kill him for interfering with
him, at the same time pulling re-
volver from pocket, and while
Hindle was attempting to escape from
him Washington fred two shots at
him, one of them taking effect in his
right hip Another porter, named
Owens, corroborated part of Hindle's
statement. Washington was held in
81, 600 bail for court.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
TRAMP GROUND TO PIECES,
FIREMAN WAS CUT IN HALF.
Fatal Accident on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern.

Fatal Accident on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern.
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 10. An open
switch at Eighty fifth street. South
Chicago, believed to have been pur-
possly misplaced caused the death of
two men aud serious injury to three
others and made wreckage of the en-
glne and the forward part of the New
York and Boston express train on the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern road
last night. The engine was demol-
ished, and two mail and two express
cars were piled up in heap, but the
five passenger coaches. directly behind
the baggage cars, did not leave the
track, and their occupants escaped in
jury. The train was running at the
rate of 45 miles an hour when it struck
tho switch.
The dead victims of the wreck were !:
ii. j. Jernugb, fireman, % years old,
of Elkhart, Ind, caught under the
wrecIsage of the engine and body cut
in half; unidentified man, tramp,
who was stealing ride on the first
mail coach, body ground to rieces.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
RESCUE OF CAPT. SHIELDS.

Washington, Oct. 15.-The following
official account of the rescue of Capt.
Shields and his command from the
Filipinos has been received at the War
Department.:
"Manila, tno date. = Adiutant-
General, Washington: Information
from Marinduaue, just received, that
Capt. Shields and 4S men of Go. f,
Twenty ninth Regiment, United States
Volunteer Infantry, two corporals of
Go. A, Twenty y-ninth Regiment, and
one civilian, an American negro,
prisoners in the hands of insurgents,
have been turned over to Gen. Luther
r. Hare. More particulars soon, giving
names Of killed and wounded.
Macarthur.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18

1t is likely that at the next session
of the General Assembly the CITY and
county will make an effort to have bills
passed authorizing the borrowing of
about $3.50, 200. The city will probably
want money to replace the s24, 600
taken from the current expense fund to
pay off bonds; 500, 900 may he asked
for street improvement, and an addi-
tional SO, ,00I or $40, 600 may be asked
for, as the Board of Trade will seek
to have bill passed authorizing Coun-
Gil to appropriate $40, UuU annu.ly .Ur
the improvement of the Christiana
River. The county will probably Ie-
quire from s75, 600 to 100000 10 make
the imp, ovempnts Mt Market street
bridge over the Christiana River re-
qulreI bv the Waf .Jr ar l, and
about $4,000 to complete the county
workhousa
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
ELECTRIC RAILWAY NEGOTIATIONS.
City Co. Asks West Chester People to Con-
fer Relative to the NewiIline.

City Co. Asks West Chester People to Com
fer Relative to the NewI.ine.
The Wilmington City Railway Go.
has opened negotiations with the Will
mington & West Chester Railway Co.,
with view to forming an agreement
whereby the former company is to fur
nish the latter with terminal facilities
in this city. A conference on the sub
ject has been asked for by the City
Railway Co., and the West Chester
people have sigaified their willingness
to confer, but as President John A.
Rigg of the City Railway 20. has gone
to Kansas City, Mo-, and will not be
back for about 10 days, the conference
will not be held until some time next
week.
The City Railway Go. has a line on
Washington street which now runs
from Delaware avenue to the bridge,
and week ago the Levy Court was
petitioned for permission to cross the
bridge. Similar application was made
some time ago, but the objection was
made that an electric line over tine
bridge might affect the city water
mains there, and the matter has really
been hanging fire for over a year. In
order to overcome objections on the
score of damage which might result,
from running the line over the bridge
the company has agreed to pay the
Levy Court S25 year for every car run
on the bridge route, which, the COM
pany believes, will pay for all damage
which might result.
An impression has prevailed that the
granting of the right to use the bridge
10 one company would exclude all
others from enjoying the same privi.
lege. This, however, is erroneous. The
City Railway Co. has not applied fol
the exclusive right to use the bridge
and the granting OF the request fol
permission to run line over it woulc
not operate to the detri1nent of any
other company.
The proposition of the Wilmington
City Co. TO the West Chester people il
| to meet them at the city line at or neal
| Concord avenue. The West Chester
people will not be prepared to give al
answer until after the conference will
the officers of the City Go.
At present. however, according tt
President j. H. Hoffeoker Of the Will
mington & West Chester Co., his com
pany has not reoeded from its indie
pendent position and hopes for an earl.
decision from the Street and Sewe
Department upon its petition to us
certain streets for railway purposes ant
will continue its work of securing th
right of way outside of the city.
The City Railway people are hopefu
! of a favorable outcome of the negotia
tions now pending and guarantee first
class terminal facilities in the city
with transfer privileges on all Of th
| lines
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
SHOT HIS RIVAL DEAD.

Milfcrd, Oct. Is. --"Go away and let
my girl alone.' said Noah Hopkins,
oolored, aged 10 years, to Foster White,
Of about II years, last night "If you
don't, will cut you with razor"
After feeling in his pockets for one,
he found only revolver. White did
not think that he would shoot, and did
not leave his oolored damsel, but con-
tinued his walk to her home.
Hopkins stepped in the woods and
met them again, with revolver 10 hand,
all ready for its deadly work, and said /:
"Now, niger, look out for yourself,
for am going to shoot"
He raised the pistol and fired, the
ball taking effect in Whites left
breast, making fatal wound.
Hopkins was this morning arrested
and taken to Frederick jail.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
SURPRISED THE AMERICANS
Detachment of oath Regiment
Attacked by Rebels.
OVERP0WERED AND SCATTERED
Thirteen of Our Soldiers Prob
ably Captured.


Manila, p. L., Oct. 16. "A detach-
ment of 20 men OF the Twenty fourth
Regiment, while engaged in reIairing
telegraph wires, October 10th, at a
point near San jose, Nuevo Ecija
Province, Isle De Luzon, were set
upon by 200 rebels, and we're over
powered and scattered. Seven of the
Americans reached San Jose, but it is
probable that the remainder were cap
tured.
The enemy surprised party of
scouts of the Forty third Infantry at a
point three miles from Takloban, Leyte
Island, killing three of the A Americans
at the first volley. Two escaped aud
gave the alarm, but the enemy suc-
ceeded in evading their pursuers. The
native police OF Takloban had CON
spired to surprise the Americans. The
bodies OF the dead soldiers were badly
mutilated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
WAR VESSELS BUILDING.
Progress of the Work Reported on all Ships
October 1st.

Progress of the Work Reported on all Ships
October 1st.
Washington, Oct. 15.-The progress
of work on all shirs building for the
navy is presented in the monthly re-
port of Chief Constructor Hichborn,
Issued today.
In this report two ships are ap-
parently shown to be SO near COM
pletion that they are practically out Of
the hands of their builders, and others
are go we'll advanced that their com
pletion may be expected within the
contract time. Several of the battle
ships are expected to be out Of the
yards by the time contracts are
awarded in December for three more
battleships and six armored cruisers.
Just what remains to be accomplished
on every type OF vessel building is
given in the following list, the figures
showing the percentage of completion :
Batteships-Illinois, S5; Alabama.
90; Wisconsin, 81; Maine, SO; Mis-
souri,, 10; Ohio, 30.
Sbeathed Protected CruiseIs-Den-
YER, 80; Des Moines, q; Chattanooga,
IL; Galveston, 2; Tacoma, B; Cleve-
land, 20.
Monitors-Arkansas, 40; Florida, 4s;
Wyoming, So.
Torpedoboat Destroyers -Bainbridge,
7s; Barry, 76; Chaunoey, IS; Dale.
SO; Decatur, 81; Hopkins, 6S; Hull,
IS; Lawrence. 9S; Marlborough, 96 (;
Paul. Jones, 76; Perry, rs; Preble,
rs; Stewart, 81; Truxtun, 80: Whip
pie, 3S; Worden, 3S.
Torpedohoats- Stringham, 9s; Colds
borough, 80; Bailey, 81; Bagley, 90;
Barney, 81; Biddle, 10; Blakely, "a; DE
Long, "a; Nicholson, 80; O'Brien. 80
Shubrick, 90; Stockton, 81; Thornton,
50; Tingey, 81; Wilkes, 60.
Submarine Torpedoboats = Plupger,
So; Adder, 6; Grampus, 0; Moccasir,
6; Pike, o, Porpoise, 6; Shark, 6.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
ALL THE POWERS HAVE ACCEPTED.

Paris, France. Dot. Cat cabi-
net counsel held at the Eysee Palace
today. the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
N. Delcasse, announced that all the
Powers have accepted the French note
as the basis for negotiations.
He added that he had been informed
that III Hung Chang has Just ordered
the Black Flags and Kwangsi troops,
which are traseFsing the Province of
Human. on their way to isin the court
at Sianfu, to abandon their march and
return to Canton.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
BOY DROWNED.

Joseph yendt Loses His Life by Falling
Into the Brandywine.
Joseph Vendt, aged years, son Of
John Vendt of No. 1923 Locust street,
was drowned Monday evening by fall
ing into the Brandy wine at Ninth
street wharf. While playing on the
wharf basket fell overheard and In
his effort to get it he got beyond his
depth and lost his life. The hody was
soon ref covered by Edward LAWN and
bernard Ford.
Coroner Vandever was notified ard
had the body moved to the home of the
boy "a parents,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
REVIVAL OF GARLIST AGITATION.

Paris, France, Oct. IA dispatch
from Madrid says the Spanish govern
ment is greatly concerned at tho ro-
vival of the Carlist agitation and the
discovery of depot of arms at I-erida.
Catalonia, where 615 Remingtons, 400
bayonets and an important collection
of machinery and tools for the manu-
facture and repair of arms were seized
at locksmith's store kept by Carl
ist.
Four arrests were made at the store.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18
SIX PEOPLE BLOWN To ATOMS.

Hot Springs, Ark. Oct. 16.-A father,
mother and four young children were
blown to atoms last evening at Sells,
Montgomery county, IA miles from Hot
Springs. While the family were at
supper, their htme was wrecked by an
explosion of dynamite. The names of
the unfortunate parents are JEFF aud
Maggie Jones. Their children ranged
in age from years to months.
1t is believed that dispute over q
homestead claim prompted tie outrage.
County officials wired last night that
they were close on the track of the
guilty persons.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18

Washington, Oct. 15. The torpedo.
boats Morris, du Pont, Craven and
Dahlgren have been ordered to lay up
for the winter, the first two at New
port and the others at Portsmouth.
Naval vessels have been reported as fol-
lows: The Wilmington at Pernambuco,
the Adams at san Diego, the Culgca
at brisbane. the Indiana at League
Island, Philadelphia; the Unadilla at
Mare Island, the Hartford at Lisbon.
The Dolphin sailed today from Tomp-
kinsville for Washington. The Ban
croft has put to sea from Key West.