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The Delawarean. [volume] (Dover, Del.) 1859-1927, 1900-04-14
CHANCELLOR STOPS
THE SPRINGS" RAILWAY
f1As opinion in Wilmington Fight an
Able Recital of Law, But May
Be Appealed Prom.

7 Chancellor Nicholson on Wednesday,
In Wilmington, handed down his onin-
ION an the contest between the Will
mlng'ton City Railway Company and
uhe Brandywine Springs Railway Com
pany, relative to the latter's claim to
a right to lay tracks upon the streets
of Wilmington.
The Chancellor decides that the wiz
mlngton City Railway COMPANY mad.
exclusive rights in Wilmington ,1ntil
the Legislature, in effect, revoked such
rights by granting charter Ito Athe
wilmington and Brandywine Springs
Railway Company, containing a pro-
vision that it might, under permission.
extend its line into Wilmington.
That the Legislature had the right.
under the Constitution of 1881. Ito re-
woke the exclusive rights Of the Will
mington City Railway Company.
That the Wilmington & Brandywine
Springs Railway Company forfeited it's
rights and privileges because it failed
TO follow the language of it's charter
and did not construct and operate its
road in accordance with its reouire-
ments within the time limited.
And that the Wilmington City Rail
way Company had standing in the
court of equity to raise these questions
in a bill for injunction to restrain the
Wilmington & Brandywine Springs
Railway Company from entering the
city.
On these grounds the preliminary in
junction is granted
The case has been in the Court or
Chdncery for several months
The Brandywjne Springs Company
secured charter from the Legislature
several years ago to build trolley line
from Brandywine Springs to Whining
ION and along Sixth street to Walnut
and down that street to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Station. When the
Street and Sewer Department was
asked for permission to build the line
on West Sixth street the privilege was
granted to The Wilmington City Rail-
way Company, a rival corporation.
There was a protest from the people.
and the department. reversed its deci-
sion and gave the permission Ito the
Brandywine Springs Company. The
Wilmington City Railway Company
then asked for an injunction restrain
ing the Brandywine Springs Company
from building the road ON the grounds
that it. the Wilmington City Company,
had exclusive rights to use the city's
streets.
The Chancellor decided that the Will
mington City Railway Company did
not have the exclusive right to the use
of the streets. He also decided that
the Brandywine Springs Company had
the right to a certain street, but that
it had forfeited its right by not build
ing the line in the time required by
law. The Wilmington City Railway
Company moved to have the injunction
made perpetual, and gave bond for
$50, 900.
The Delawarean. [volume] (Dover, Del.) 1859-1927, 1900-04-14
Smyrna Loan Affairs

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Smyrna Building and
Loan Association was held in John b
Cooper's store ON Wednesday evening
and tine following officers were elected
President, John H. Hoffecker; Vice
President, f. Marriott Fowler; Secre-
tary, John B. Cooper; Treasurer, James
P Hoffecker; Directors for three years
H b. Grieves, George w. Gordon Di-
rector for two years. A. f. Jardine;
Auditors. John w. Tucker, A. E. Jar
dine and e. NJ Fowler.
The Delawarean. [volume] (Dover, Del.) 1859-1927, 1900-04-14
Danced Herself Crazy.

Bridgeport, April 11.-Jennie Hor-
witz, Bridgeport girl. is in the insane
pavilion at the almshouse, waltzing
mad. She had taken many prizes at
receptions for her graceful dancing.
infatuated with the waltz, she has been
attending dances almost nightly
through the winter. A few days ago
SHE became melancholy, and Monday
she was violent. She suddenly began
dancing about the house, knocking
over everything in her path. She was
finally overpowered by officers and
taken to the insane ward, where she
continued waltzing until exhausted.
Then she sank to the floor.
The Delawarean. [volume] (Dover, Del.) 1859-1927, 1900-04-14

Subscribe for "The Delawarean," 81.
The Delawarean. [volume] (Dover, Del.) 1859-1927, 1900-04-14
Clark and Zearfoss in Philadelphia

Dover baseball enthusiasts will be
journeying to Philadelphia to-day to-
see an interesting game al the Phila-
delphia park between the Philadelphia
League team and Toronto. Toronto
has secured "Vic" Clark, the Dover boy
pitcher and, through his efforts, has
his old Dover catcher, David Zearfoss.
1t is said that Clark and Zearfoss will
be the Saturday battery for Toronto
The Delawarean. [volume] (Dover, Del.) 1859-1927, 1900-04-14
Primary Day Fixed.

Democrats of the State will, on May
26, choose delegates to their State con-
yention, at which delegates to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention are to be
elected. The State convention may be
held the second week in June. State
Chairman John Biggs will issue the
call in a short time.
The Delawarean. [volume] (Dover, Del.) 1859-1927, 1900-04-14
Absolutely
Pure

No inferior or impure ingredients are
used in Royal for the purpose of cheapen-
ing its cost; only the most highly refined
and healthful.
Royal Baking Powder imparts that
peculiar sweetness, flavor and delicacy
noticed in the finest cake, biscuit, rolls,
etc., which expert pastry cooks declare is
unobtainable by the use of any other
leavening agent.
The Delawarean. [volume] (Dover, Del.) 1859-1927, 1900-04-14

Alum is used in making cheap baking powders Il
you want to know the effect of alum upon the
tender Innings of the stomach touch piece to
your tongue. You can raise biscuit with alura
baking powder, but at what a cost to healthi
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
The population of Los Angeles, CAL,

The population of Los Angeles, Cal.
as announced by the census bureau, is!
1900, 1O2, 479; 1890, 50,ss5. These fig.
ures show an increase in population
of 52,Os4, or 1925 per cent. from 1896
to 1900. The population in 1850 was
11,1s3, showing an increase of 39.212,
Or 350.64 per cent. from 1850 to 1890.
Proposals for constructing, by con.
tract. six armored cruisers will be re.
ceived at the navy department until
II o'clock. noon, on Friday, December
/, 1900, when they will be publicly
opened.
Berlin papers publish reports that
an organized Jewish movement is on
foot, and it is intimated that a ma
tional meeting of the Jews will be
held annually to combat anti-semit-
ism.
Carnival week in st. Louis began on
the 1st. Great crowds of strangers
had already arrived to enjoy the rare
and make purchases.
Postmaster-General Charles Emory
Smith returned to Washington. on tie
LIST. from d campaigning tour through
West Virginia.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

1t is estimated that the amount OF
money alleged to have been embez.
zled by the former Spanish minister
to Chill, Salvador Lopez Y Guijarro, is
more than 100000. The money be.
longed to Spanish subjects, awarded
by the CHILEAN government for dam.
ages sustained during the resurrection
of 1891. Guijarro disappeared without
paying one cent to claimants.
Maj. John V. II. Hoff, of the medical
department, has been relieved from
duty with the United States forces in
China, and ordered to San Francisco.
He had been designated as chief medi-
cal officer to take charge of the princi-
pal hospital in China, but, in view of
The withdrawal OF the troops, this
work is now unnecessary.
The population of the city of Sc
attic, WASH, as officially announced
on the I'd, is: 1900, sO,671; 1890, 49,
s37. These figures show an increase
in population of 1884, or SS.32 per
cent, from 1890 to 1900. The popula-
ton in 1850 was 1858, showing an in
crease of 39,504, or 1,112.4S per cent,
from 1850 to 1890.
At Quebec, on the I'd, in the pres
ence of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and a large
number of invited guests, the corner
stone of the new bridge over the St.
Lawrence river was laid. This bridge
will have one span that will be the
biggest in the world. 1t will cost S.
100000, and is to be finished in 1904.
The special grand jury that has
been Investigating the recent riot at
Akron, c., made a partial report, on
the I'd, but the findings will not be
made public until the jury has COM
pleted its work. 1t was stated, how
ever, that &c indictments had been al
ready found against rioters.
The eighth annual session of the Ma
tIonal Household Economical associa-
ton opened in Toronto, Ont, on the
I'd. There are many delegates in at
tendance, representing the United
States and Canada.
The first lot of 200 Galveston and
a country orphans which San An
tonic families have agreed to adopt,
arrived there. on the I'd, and were
given homes in well-to-do families.
-Four more fishing vessels, with
crews aggregating IS men, were post
ed. at st. Johns, n. F., on the I'd, as
having been lost during the great gale
of September Is.
The heirs of the late Herr Pschorr,
the Berlin brewer. have presented to
Munich 1,000,0 600 marks for benevolent
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
lad TO CANCEL THEIR GAMES.
n Football Player from Injuries
Received I'm a Game.

Lake Forest, ILL.,, Oct. 3.-The death
of Lawrence Pierson, of the Lake
Forest University football eleven
from injuries received in a game a
week ago, has resulted in action by
the parents of other players. Six
players, Carstons (captain), Howell.
Roosevelt, and three others have been
forbidden to play the great college
game. The game with Wisconsin
scheduled for next Saturday, as well
as all other heavy games down for
the season, will have to be cancelled.
Wisconsin was notified yesterday OF
this necessity. This action has been
taken because of the loss of men and
rot on any ruling of the faculty,
which has not taken any position in
regard to the matter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
MISSOURI A NEWS,
Recent Deaths,


Mrs. W. Q. Dallmeyer, at jefferson
City, OF heart trouble. She was the
wife of W. Q. Dallmeyer, state treas
urer of Missouri from 1865 to 1870,
and founder of the Exchange bank of
Jefferson City.
n. Il. Daniel, at Vandalia. Interment
In the Mexico cemetery under the au-
spices of the Masonic lodges of Next
co and Nandalia. Mr.. Daniel was So.
and was a pioneer citizen of Audrain
county. He had been a Freemason
since 1887.
Thomas Exon Davis, aged SIS. at his
residence in Lebanon, suddenly. Mr..
Davis was born in Manchester, En-
gland, but came to this country about
fifty years ago. He was an en-
gineer in the United States navy dur
ing the civil war. He had been blind
for several years.
Charles b. Steuver, one of the best
nown of the older German residents
of st. Louis, at his home, 22O5 South
twelfth street. His death was moi
unexpected, as he had been failing
for several weeks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
R NEWS T

An audience in the coliseum of the
st. Louis exposition that had paid ita
money to be entertained, refused to
listen to a long-winded political
speech, Friday evening, and became
SO demonstratively discourteous that
the speaker was finally compelled to
quit.
Gen. Macarthur has severely repri.
manded Capt.G W. Brandle and Lieut..
A. S. Perkins, of the Twenty-seventh
volunteer infantry, found guilty by
court martial of torturing Filipino
prisoners.
1t is said that Richard Croker now
has 100000 wagered on the success
of William ]. Bryan, at good odds.
1t is reported that Russia has Of
fered to advance money to China to
pay off the British loan.
Frank Shepherd, the well-known
publisher, died in Chicago, Friday
night, of apoplexy.
According to London advices, Ger
many has been induced to modify her
views concerning the policy to be
pursued in China.
Twenty-Five blocks of Parsons, Kas.,
were under water, Friday, as a result
of the extraordinary rise of Labette
creek.
A temporary order has been issued
to prevent President Halves of the
st. Louis police board from carrying
out his order to burn the condemned
slot gambling machines.
Porter Thomas, a farm hand, was
run over and instantly killed by a
freight train on the Illinois Central,
just south of GRANVILLE, Ill.
Avalon college, at Trenton, Mo-, is
to be known henceforth IS Ruskin
college, and will be conducted an the
plan of Ruskin hall. at Oxford, Ill
William E. Niveson, a wealthy farm
er living four and a half miles from
Coldwater, Mich, was bunkoed, as
saulted and robbed of $4,000 by sharp
ers.
According to private advicesreceived
from Nankin, China, the southern vice
roys expect Great Britain and Ger.
many to declare war on China.
The post Offices at C~herryvale, Ere
donia and Soldier, Kas.; Caddo, I. T.,
and Newkirk, Okla, will become in
ternatienal money order Offices on
October 1.
Safe robbers entered b. L. McCor- |
kles' store near Elizabethtown, Tenn,
and took from the safe 5000, but
dropped $500 while getting away.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
Report of Mfsxourf.s Finances.

The report of State Treasurer Pitts
for September shows: Balance on
hand, August 81, S1,15O,4O6.37; re-
ceipts during September. $1,22S.4S2.43;
disbursements during September, ST.
22s, 701.19; balance on hand, Septem-
Der 80, $1,152,1S2.61.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
FIGHTING A BIG R
The Sunnysfde Coal Nine, at Evans
VILE, Ind, ON Fire n
Burning steadily.

Evansville, Ind, Oct. 3.-By q shot
fired in the Sunnyside coal mine here,
Saturday night, just before the min.
ers left the pit the mine was set on
fire, and having been undiscovered un-
til Monday morning when the men
returned to work, gained much head
way. The mine representatives and
gangs of men have been fighting the
fire without success for 50 hours.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

The Filipinos in the vicinity of Ma.
Mia have been more quiet of late, al.
though there have been brisk attacks
Mt Las Pinas and Paranaque, south of
Manila, as well as outpost firing at
linus. Bacoora and Muntin Lupa. The
American officers are satisfied that
the alleged amigos living around the
towns in question participated in
these attacks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

The Mansfield CO., Ministerial asso.
citation, comprising pastors of various
Protestant churches of hat city, held
a meeting, on the night of the LIST, at
the home of Rev. L. 6. Batman, pastor
of the Christian church, and adopted
resolutions condemning mob violence
against the Dowieites.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

The statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund, exclusive OF
the $50, 900, 900 gold reserve in the di:
vision of redemption, issued on the
2sth, showed: Available cash balance
$137,245,052; gold, SsO,9O1 ,6O4.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

A special from Valley City, n. D., on
the 2sth, said: '5udgAJ. NJ. bennett
has just returned from the Cascade
mountain district of Washington,
bringing samples and news of the To-
cation of vast fields of pure anthra-
cite coal. The veins located by him
are 10 feet thick and underlie a square
mile of ground. He estimates the
quantity of coal in sight at $4,000, 600
tons"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

In a letter to friends in Santo Do
mingo, Gen. Maximo Gomez says, among
other good things: in the nation
al convention will originate two po-
litical parties, which will focus the
views of all good Cubans. 1 have
longed eagerly for the moment now
the work of revolution will termi-
nate"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

Lieut.-Gen. Miles, on the 2Sth. issued
Z general order to the army intended
to ecure improvement in the morale
and physical condition of The force.
The order particularly directs the Ia
culcation Of patriotic principles, the
celebration of national holidays by
patriotic readings, strict attention to
sa~lutes, respect for the flag and at
tention to good martial music, espe-
cially vocal music.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

The quarterly statement of the com.
missioner of navigation shows that
36s sailing vessels. of IS, 79o gross tons,
were built in the United States, and
officially numbered during the quar-.
ter ended September so, 1900. Of the
whole number 100 were built on the
Atlantic and gulf coasts, % on the Pa
cifc, 80 IN the great lakes, and IS on
the western rivers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

Secretary of State Hay returned te
Washington. on the 30th, from hi:
summer vacation in New Hampshire.
and again occupies his desk at the
state department. There were no new
advices awaiting him upon his return.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

A large number of warrants were
issued. on the 2Sth, to officials of the
New York city health department for
the arrest of persons charged with
violating the smoke ordinance by
burning bituminous instead of an.
thracite coal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

Capt. Frederick Dent Sharp, U. S.
A., retired, nephew of Gen. Ulysses S,
Grant. died in Kansas City, No., on
ide, taken for the purpose of relieving
nervousness and pain. Capt. Sharp
was totally blind, and it is supposed
that he was unable to properly guage
the quantity of the drug taken.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
Wheat Sowing.

Wheat sowing is in progress. and
in some of the western counties is
nearly completed. Some early-sown
wheat is up and looking well. In a
few of the central and eastern coun-
ties seeding will be delaped to avoid
injury by fly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

The steamer Farallon sailed from
Vancouver, B. c., on the 27th, for the
north with one of the largest and
costliest single shipments of mining
machinery ever shipped to the Klon-
dixie. Almost six hundred tons of all
kinds of hydraulic plants and other
gold mining machinery made up the
cargo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

Fifty per cent. of the 5000 coke
ovens in Mcdowell and Mercer cpun'
ties, in West Virginia, have been put
out of blast recently, throwing out Of
employment 1.5OO men.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
Mrs. Atkinson Wins Her Suit.

At Mexico a jury in the damage
suit of Laura Atkinson. of st. Louis,
charging that Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. At
kinson had alienated her husbands
affection, returned a verdict for the
plaintiff, land assessed Judgment in the
sum of 5000. The suit asked for S20.-
600.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

The national convention of the
Young Peoples Christian Temperance
union opened in Kansas City on the
evening of the 2sth. Delegates from
all parts of the country were present.
A choir of 200 voices sang rally songs.
The 25th was the anniversary of the
birth of Miss Frances Z. Willard, and
the meeting was in commemoration of
the day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
Found n Man who Will Shoot.

Ollie Magee, a school-teacher living
near GRANVILLE, Putnam county, was
followed into a restaurant by Roy
Bennett and Ed. Hargrave, who be-
gan throwing dishes at him. Magee
ran into the dining room, and fred
three shots, one of which struck Ben
nett in the stomach. Bennett NAV
die
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

The Ventura, the third and last Of
the big freight steamers that are be-
ing built at Philadelphia for the
Oceanic Steamship Co., was launched,
on the Goth, at Cramps shipyard. Miss
Elsie C~ronsmiller, niece of John d.
.Spreckles, president of the company.
christened the vessel. The Sierra and
Sonoma are the Ventures sister ships
and all three will ply between San
Francisco and Australian ports.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
A Message From the Outside.

"On July II we received a message
from the outside world that said:
Communicate tidings bearer There
was no date and no signature, Mr..
Conger sem it to the tsung Ii yamen
with the request that it be made
plain. He received in reply a copy of
Minister Wu's dispatch, Which stated
that the United States government
demanded word from Minister Conger
in cipher. That message made our
hearts jump with joy. Conger sent his
reply at once.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

Gov. Sayers of Texas, on the 3oth.
gave out the following statement:
''The amount of money received by
me up to noon, September 80, for the
benefit of the storm sufferers, is S672,.
476.29. This sum includes s3,s52.59 that
remained in my hands of the fund
contributed for the relief of the
Brsizos river valley sufferers last year.
1t also includes all drafts and author.
iEations to draw and which are in
transit and are yet ~uncollected."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
The Apple CrOp.

The cooler weather has been more
favorable for apples, but they are
still dropping to a considerable Z
tent. Picking has commenced.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
Stole From Her Brother.

Mrs. Octavia Aubuchon was sen.
fenced, at Clayton, to serve two
years in the p~enitentiary upon her
plea of guilty to charge of having
stolen money from her brother.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

As reported by R. G. Dun & Co., fail.
ures, for the week ended on the 2sth.
were 2o4 in the United States, against
1a7 last year, and IS in Canada, agains,
81 last year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
Potatoes RottfnE.

Potatoes are still rotting badly in
some of the southern counties, and
in a few of the southwestern counties
there is complaint of second growth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
Heard the Gun. In the Distance.

That night, before relief arrived,
we heard the rattle of the machine
guns at a distance, and it was sweet
music. Everybody got up-it was
about one o'clock-the women made
coffee and there was no more sleep
ing that night. The next day, as the
Americans came in, 1 went down and
shook hands with each man as he
staggered through the water gate"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
A Female Diamond Thief,

A bold diamond robbery at Joplin
led to the capture of a notorious fe.
male robber who has a dozen or more
names. This woman arrived in Jop.
lin from st. Joseph with another
m named Wells. She registered
at the Keystone hotel under the name
of Nellie Jackson. About noon she
went to Miller's pawn shop and
sneaked two diamond rings. The po-
lice were notified and she was ar
rested.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
Hapyy Unfversfty Curators

The curators of the Missouri state
university expect to add $500 to
their income by the inheritance tag
on the estate Of David Ranken, Jr.