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The sun., 1900-08-17
Attemnts to Rurn Nome.

Seattle. Wash, Aug. 1G-For wces;
or more prior to the departure of the
Centennial from Nome. thugs. thieves
and firebugs had kept the city in ii state
of suppressed excitement and talk oi
lynching was to be heard on every stree;
corner. The crimes were apparently the
work of an organized gang. Greatest
Indignation has been aroused hy the dis
covery and Illustration of al least thrc
attempts to hurn the city. and n rtlno
WAS in circulation Gu the streets that
gang of fiielugs had plannrd to star
tires i'll various parts of the city simul.
taneously and loot the banks. shops an,,
stores during the progress Of genera!
oniiagration. The local columns of III,
newspapers We're full of accounts of thr
long I highway robbers. burglars, PHI
pockets ard inten1iarics.
The sun., 1900-08-17
HENRY GEORGES BIRTHDAY.
Elaborate Celebration Will be
Held at Arden, Del, on
September 2.
will be Under the Auspices Of the
Single TAX Societies OF Ihts City,
Philadelphia, Camden, Nj,
and Clifton heights, Pa.

The SINGLE tax ,uriusies nf this city,
Philadelphia. Canign n. r. clifton
Heights. Ea., ami Immediate vicinity
are nlknls arrangements tCi In elabor-
ate celebration III the 62na an4i3 eisary
Of tie birthday of Henry George ON
Sunday, Sept Mher 2, II Arden. Del,
the site Of the contemplated single tax
colony, Il short distance from Harvey
Station on the Baltimore X Ohm Rail-
road.4.
The large tent used III the Della
ware campaign" will he erected in which
will be given addresses Is prominent adj
vocates of the Siugle tax, among them
being John 5. Crosby.
All all day picnic under the trees by
| families OF the members will add to the
| features Of the occasion and Il pleasant
| Time for participant seems assured.
| Ii. Zimmerman OF this city will fur
ni,.h dinner on the ground for those
| who do not care to carry baskets. a
special train will leave hiiadephia at
| O'Clock On the morning OF the cole
5ration FOR Harvey Station. Trains will
| leave Delaware aveline station thus city
at $50, $50 Il. III. and 5 y. III.
The committee of ARRANGEMENTS is
composed as follows: Henry SariMa-
Josei,h De Godt. W. II, Hanson ana
a. K. Saylor, Wilmington: William l..
Ross, Katherine Fisher, Thomas Kav-
anaugh, Percy $. Marcellus and IL. V.
IIetzel, rhiiadclphia, William Nj. Col
| lingham, Richard Ghsinlbels, GeoI ge $.
Wilson. Aaron Hand. and William
IIimmelsuaik, Camden, n j.; John Me-
Girney, David Dukes, Samuel j. Quinn,
| Charles Ryan, Willam Il. Burns. Mich
acl McDeyitt, Eugene Buckley, james
| Watts, james Givpns and Joseph
Brown. o Clifton Heights Pa.
At this celebration the Delaware Sin
Gle Takers will discuss the matter of
putting ticket in the field in this State.
1t is thought that set Of candidates
/ will be put up.
The sun., 1900-08-17
FIRE AT FERRIS SCHOOL.
Barn Destroyed and All the Com
tents Burned up.

\ telephone message was received at
the police stntion ut 715 O'Clock last
night from the Ferris Industrial School
asking for assistance from the fire de-
partment, rs the barn Oh the farm be-
longing 70 the school was on Ire.
Captain Black notified Chief Welch
who sent the Weccacoe chemical on
gine to the school, Ii did excellent ser
vice i'll preventing the fire from spread
ing. None Of the steam engines were
sent as there is scarcity Of water at
the school.
The barn which was Il large stone one
was destroyed. 1t was valued at $4,000
The contents We're also destroyed,
They included sixty tons of hay and
seventy tons Of straw and farming i'm
plments. The loss on contents is $1,000
The loss is partially covered by in
surance.
The origin of the fire is Il mystery.
1t may have been caused by spontaneous
combustion.
The sun., 1900-08-17
IS HERE 70 HIRt
Striking VEAYERS FOR
DOWN EAST MILLS
VIM. Grier Engaging Weayers
For Mills in North
Adams, Mass.
BUSINESS MEN ARE ALARMED
Fear That the Delaware Cotton Mills
Will be Closed Down Per-
manently as Wea,ers Are
Going to Other Places.
Desire a Com
promise.

The business men and residents of
that portion Of the city known as
irraliuEWlne illage, are becoming
alarmed over the affairs 1T the Beia-
ware Cotton Mills, the weavers Of which
arc out on Il strike, as they fear that
the mills will he closed permanently
which would mean Il considerable l1s.
70 them ia more ways than one.
The WeaYcrs sc5in just ls dctermilica
as ever moi to return unless tAeY re-
c"tvc The advance they are dgAan.ilig.
.Abont iJo weayeis ae Oh the rtaika
some Uf these have receive work Ill
Knowles Mills At New Castle. which
lre running day and night and otiteiS
1T the mills 1T Chester. and declare thcF
will moi return under any conditions.
robert Giirr, uf North Adams. Aass..
i in Wilmington Obtaining wravers for
Il big mill there. He is cousin Of MI.
tirier. tie representative Of William
tirier. the superintendent Of The mill and
the latter i; cousin Of John Grier,
who used to manage the Arlington Mills
now known as the Delaware Cotton
Mills. Superintendent Grier at ono
limo ran the Winfield Mills OF philadcl.
l,lia.
WE. trilpF SnNS tle HllllS NAVE SUI
| lmnls and that an addition is being
erected which will mean 1CO or more
looms. therefore the need of mol I
| weavars.
| Mr.. Glier offers the men fair induce
mentS to 20 to North Adams and YES
terday in very short time secured quite
Il number, from among those he was
able TO come iii contact with. He will
endeavor to day to secure more Of III.
weavers.
Mr.. Glier's visit is further alarming
| the business men and residents ot
Brandywlnc Village rs they fcui t!lli
he will d"plete the ranks Of the weavtrS
which together with those who nre 70
ing to other places will make ii impos
Sihlr 10 start up the mills. They h"
lieyp il some compromise could he af
fected with the firm and the striker,
all might yet BE- WE'LL
The sun., 1900-08-17
SOCIAL .tNp ri R>, NAL.


.iohn Ash and u;,...lt,r lliss i..ara
t.ll have lpturltod lr9!n !. svo -, rs
.s,it Il bowers Leach
James Taylor an an.r.Nlo ai the Deia-
are Electric d!hl ..a"s ,a..,. ..Mf is
kc!lort. y. ]. ,as :, .Ao ,q,.>.. va
ttt...
Mr.. aud Mrs. l!,iyn sAt,a IL ;3o;m--
iii, $. c.. who have n.vn i. .ting
rlatives in this ci,y, rgi....,l home
cstelday.
Miss Mande Smith and Katie Nansant
ot Mddietown ana Aiis., .,.aii; HI ARM
strong Of Delaware CO. are vi;iting
.liends liz this city.
Mss Hannah HarG;s Of Con nh:a, $.
T.. 5 visiting relatives III this city.
Miss Annie Melvin ;,nd Nit,e Con-
lway are visiting Miss Melvin's parents
ut Shagnasty, \. ].
John Collins Of this city was fined
So aud costs by Mayor Boyd of New
Castle for assaulting Conductor Richard
'lc@gins0n near that p.;,te Wednesday
.iSi.t.
The sun., 1900-08-17
Lehish officers. Car Der.iIed,

Wilkesharre. Pa, Aug 1G.-A spccA
train on the Lchigh Valley railroad, car
rying several high officers Of the road.
was wrecked at Splash dam, on the Bow
mans creek branch. a large tree stump
had been placed on the track and th,
private car was derailed and thrown
down Il small embankment Superintend
ent Alexander Mitchell of this division
had his back and hips badly bruised and
was taken to his home in an ambulance.
He will be laid up for some time. Chief
Engineer w. G. Berg was bruised con
siderably. General Superintendent Rol-
lin H. Wilbur escaped with Il few slight
bruises, and SO did +. X. Reefs, c. Me-
Klosser. G. b. Matthews, Albert Boyer
and ID. +. Alderman. 1t is believed the
stump was placed on the track for the
purpose of wrecking the train.
The sun., 1900-08-17
The "Jumbo" Tribe.

Preliminary meetings looking to the
inter ri ut u new lted Mems tlibe in
this city will oe hell saturday night in
Red w, : Hall, also Thursday light,
Aug Il 3, 10 elect chiefs. Over one
hundred ard twenty five names are on
The list. Two hunortG in nj probability
will have been ieaelvtd before Seplrm-
Der l3, lhe occasion Of institution. Inc
new tri' will Le Guuttle-s tie largest
body o. fraternal organiA tim az instiu-
tion in this ci5y. Usage 'ioe will per-
form the All ,,.tloh, Wawaset the war
rior's al Ctr h, H., chiefs degrtr.
The sun., 1900-08-17
RED MEN OPPOSE SCHEME.
Are Against Assessment Resolution
TO Establish Orphanage Fund
Under Certain Conditions.

\ special session of the Great Council
Of Delaware was held iii Red Mems
Hall last night and the representatives
TO the Great Council Of the United
States which meets in Milwaukee, Wis,
September u. We're instructed to oppose
an assessment resolution scheme agi-
tated to establish national orplunage
fund, unless the same he submitted as
an amendment to the constitution Of the
q. 9. Y. $. and acted upon by the sew
eral Great State Councils Of the United
States
The principal involved is, the right Of
the G. G. L. $. to levy assessment direct
upon the membership without the APP
proval of the intermediary, the State
Great Councils, the representatives of
which receive instructions from the
several tribes, in matters affecting vital
inteseSts.
Messrs. |. j. Brasure, of Selbyvile;
Fred Hess, of Wilmington and w. G.
G. Knowles, Of Laurel are the great
representatives..
The sun., 1900-08-17
DU PONT ORDERS
HIGGINS THROWN
FROM CONVENTION
Anti-Addicks Boss Says the ex-
Senator Shall Not be
a Delegate.
HIGGINS FRIENDS LINE UP
Conservative Anti-Addicks Men OPP
pose the Personal Wishes of
Colonel du Pont and Will
Make Big Fight at
Next Mondays
Primaries.
HIGGINS FRIENDS LINE UP|

Colonel Henry A. du Pont, owner Of
the Anti-Addicks Republican organiza-
tion Of this State, has given ont the
order that ex-senator Anthony Higgins
must he barred from the Anti Adtlicks
convention to be held in this city next
Tuesday. Friends OF tho ex-senator are
not picaSed with the prospect of their
one time .leadcl being dropped With such
4 dull tlmA frem the range Of political
possibilities. In consequence Of this Oh
lection tie Anti-AdAicks primaries in
the Sixth ward next Monday will bt
rem bs tight foi delegates between the
dt FONT mcn and the Higgins men,
tomIcl du poni has brought I'LL his
power to boar III the Sixth ward during
the past week To crush ex-senator iIig-
gins and prevent the latter from sitting
III ncNt Tuesdays convention.
Wien the nominations We're being
made last week IL the Sixth ward Col
oncl du Pont sent Nevin Clowney, a
Federal office employe. to the meeting
with m order from the boss. supple
mcntcd with The Endorsement of Post
master Hugh G. Browne, that Higgins
was not to be made delegate. Five
men were nominated and Higgins name
after the meeting and named some Of
the same men and included the ex-Sena-
| tor.
The list of delegates to be voted for
IN the Sixth wnid next Saturday in
cllldc George ,CumminS. Thomas \. D.
Hudson, Ambrose McNeigh, Anthony
| Higgins. William II. Hanna, Peter j.
Fisher, Ralph Spencer and Robert Chad
| wick
The Higgins Republicans resent thc
personal Interference of Colonel du Pont
and will take ;heir cause to Il battle OF
! ballots ut the primaries next Monday.
Ambrose McNpi-h and Robert Chad
wick, Higgins delegates. said yesterday
that thcy were very confident of victory
They fully intend that ex-senator Hig
gins Shall sit i'll next Tuesdays CON
vcnti0n.
Aside from the personal conflict be-
twcei, dil Pont ana Higgins the tgllt
in the Sixth ward IS significant Of tIst
unrest and division among The Anti.
Addicks Republicans ii this city an'
county. 4 large element favorS eif
dorsing at least considerable part Of
the harmony ticket named by the lniuf
Republicans ut Dover. Colonel du paat
Stuhbornly insists that he must name tht
entire ticket. The more conservative
! Ami-AddicSS men oppose amy such
party wreckng policy a,,d the fight fal
recognition i'll the Sixth ward is being
i duplicated III several other wards.
The sun., 1900-08-17
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

A. B. Gillespie was injured by fall
ing cask yesterday.
The new steam crane for the Harlan
x HollingSworth Company arrived yes
terday.
Fire damaged the Il. X o. railroad
bridge over the Brandywine yesterday
morning.
The case of Bear Hinman who is
charged with selling inferior milk, has
been continued until Saturday.
A crowd of lawless boys followed the
Reilly Lyceum parade on "Wednesday
night and did great deal of damage.
John Collins was fined S. and costs by
Mayor Boyd Of New Castle for assault
ing Richard Megginson on Wednesday.
Harlan A. Lamplugh. the well known
musician. who died on Tuesday of ty-
phoid fever, was buried yesterday after
noon.
A. +. Riley, the alleged bigamist who
was captured here on Wednesday even
ing was returned to Philadelphia yes
terday.
The two mast schooner Virginia of
Ewill. Md. arrived Mt Orange street
wharf yesterday afternoon with load
of cord wood.
The tug boat ,Iohnstown for the Penn
sylyania Railroad Company left the
Harlan X Hollingsworth shipyard yes
ter,lay for trial trip.
The Rev. II. 4. Dawson. pastor OF the
Presbyterian Church at st. Georges has
been called to Presbyterian Church
near Washington, u. c.
Coroner vandever will hold an in
quest this evening over the remains OF
Charles Donahue who was killed Tues
day night while trying to jump on .
freight train at French street.
The sun., 1900-08-17
Swore Out Warrants Here.

A. Watson Atwood of Philadelphia.
attorney for the steamer Thomas Clyde.
was iii Wilmington yesterday and on be-
half Of James L. Otis. president Of TIL.
navigation company, sworc out warrants
for the arrest of Robert Lyons, Hugh
Kennedy, and James Smith of ph'a
delphia, charging them with melting q
riot, atrocious assault and with doing
bodily harm on the Clyde on Monday
last within the jurisdiction of the State
of Delaware. They were placed i'll the
hands OF Detective McNey who went to
Philadelphia to make the arrests. They
will have to be brought here on requisi-
tion papers.
The sun., 1900-08-17
TAKEN TO PHILADELPHIA.
Cool Mr.. Riley Says He Had Intend.
ed to Give Himself up Yesterday.

Constable Green of the office Of Mag
STRAIT Jerome, of Philadelphia. ami De
tectiye Wilker of the same city came To
Wilmington yesterday afternoon and
took to Philadelphia. Alfred Il. Riley.
alias Thatcher who escaped from
Magistrate .Ierome's Office Saturday
morning while waiting to be. tried for
higamy.
Riley said he WAS willing to return
without requisition and that he had in
tended to bo to Philadelphia and give
himself up yesterday anyway.
The sun., 1900-08-17
MARRIED AT EARLY MORNING
III. p. jackson and Margaret T.
Creamer, United Yesterday,

Harry Price jackson Of Fifth and
Harrison streets. and Miss Margaret
Theresa Crcamer. We're united in the
sacred bonds Of wedock by Dr. w. W.
King Of Grace Church. at the home Of
the brides mother No. 6O4 w. Eighth
street yesterday morning at o'clock.
The bride was in white organdi with
bridal roses and the entire ceremony.
although simple and very quiet. was inn
pressive and beautiful. Only the inn
mediate families Of the bride and groom
We're present.
After the ceremony the bride donned
Il brown travelling costume and both left
on steamer for a visit of ten days.
The sun., 1900-08-17
CENT
HORRIBLE woIE or cRABs.
Body of Alice Groves RadlS MS
figured when Found.

The body Of Mice Groves tho 7-yoar-
old daughter Qf The ate ,Iohnatnun
Groves who was drowned III Riverside
Park Wednesday afternoon was round
yesterday afternoon about 4oO yards
from whore the accident happened. The
body was 50 badly disiigured by crabs
and fish thar i could nardiy BE- -ecog-
nzed \ was brought to This city late
yesterday afternoon aud taSpn At once
to the undertaking establishment of
George II. Fisher.
The sun., 1900-08-17
THE BRANDYwINE BRIDGE.
Good Work to be Done by Railroad
Workmen.

In Il few days the work of putting a
new draw on the p, w. X h. railroad
Brandywine bridge will he started.
Workmen have been engaged on the
bridge for several weeks getting inShnpe
for the final work. 1t will be Il remark
able and very delicate piece of work
owing TO the fact that the draw will be
put on between trains and without de-
laying traffic minute. The work is
in charge Of ]. t. Smith. master car
penter of the Maryland division Of the
r., w. 4 B. railroad.
The sun., 1900-08-17
A BUSY SHIPYARD.
Workmen at jackson ~ Sharp,
Kept on Hustle.

The jackson and Sharp Company arc
very busy nj present in their ship
building department. The steam and
sail barge Major Barrett being built for
the Barrett Manufacturing Company is
about completed and will leave iii 4
few days.
The steamer City of Salem is also
nearing completion and two of thy
sugar lighters being built for Cuban
trade will be launched in short time.
In addition to the above work the three
masted schooner Oscar Schmidt and the
three masted schooner Lydia Middle
town are on the marine railway for re-
pairs.
The sun., 1900-08-17
May Go to Potter's Field.

Edward Pointer who died at Delaware
Hospital of typhoid fever yesterday. vii!
be buried in the Potter's field at Farm
hurst unless friends come to his fathers
assistance and defray the expenses of
his funeral.
The sun., 1900-08-17
Cars for C.,nada.

The Jackson and Shary Company
will make shipment OF passenger
coaches i'll ii few days to the Great
Northern Railway Of Canada. There
will also be several shipments of trolley
cars in 4 slort time to several different
companies.
The sun., 1900-08-17
White Rihhnners Meet.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Womln'S Christian Temperance Union.
will meet at Mrs. William McCormcls'S !
cottnge 1T Brandywinr Springs, III front
Of the hotel, today. at 5 il. IN. All de
string to carry supper will he served
with coffee or iced tea Iy the hostess.
The sun., 1900-08-17
Enroute to Ocean City.

f. f. Brooks. general superintendent
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad and paltA
passed through this city en- q spccia
rain about 4.S0 O'Clock yesterday aftcn
noon. They were enroute to Orru
City,
The sun., 1900-08-17
Lfcense 10. Nm ices.

This is the last duy for i....s lluuor
iccnsc applications ii tht oId,,' of the
,slcrk .; the Pracr. Appreciation will
,c made for license for i number Of
.tpw places.
The sun., 1900-08-17
Hetnrncn Fro" s,t.ashure.

Register oi Wills Gros>an retained
iom Il short snJolnn - Atlantis City
rstsrday and granted laltef. e. ta-
nenrary on the estate q I.er. l.. III.
hpbsy u j. 4. S.:"geuit.
The sun., 1900-08-17
Rel, as,.. oItl, IL,

Edward Berea ana ] nan am who
we,e re;entv, ~ III til ci un the
charge OF embell ne $1,000 worth of
'nusica instru menus tram +. Sanger of
New Y Jrk, have been 'elra--i in New
York tei lavi 9 given $50 bi,l each.
The sun., 1900-08-17
Spike Mill to Close.

The Diamond State Spike Mill will
close today for an indefinite period I'M
iii the supply of iron can be replenshed.
The sun., 1900-08-17
Communicating Reunion.

4 campmeeting reunion will hc ho'
II s. Paul this evening ut 7,sC. II
amp workers ami singers will r,:v'
egular program.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
RAILROADS AND WAR.
NOnsensicaI Com pm rison of Casualties
Made by Some Papers.

Railroads More Deadly Than War" is
the taking hut Untruthful heading under
which some OF the daily journals are com
pairing the statistics of railway accidents
during a year with the number of casualties
in the short Cuban and Boer wars. The
comparisons are meanineleSs because they
seek TO compare unlike facts and conditions
says the Railway Age. 1t is stated that
in the Spanish-American war from April
q to October !. 1898, live and 0nc-t bird
months. the number Of deaths from wounds
and disease was ISIS; while during the YEAR
ended on June 80, 1883. the number of Death;
resulting from the operation of all tn. rail-
ways in the United States. suffered by pas
sengers. employees, trespasSt RS, etc. was
lib out of the entire population of the
country.
Now compare the number of persons on
gagged In the Cuban war with the number
carried and employed by the RAILWAYS and
the percentag" of Casualties to the num-
Der OF people exposed to them shows even
the little Cuban war IT, have heen infinitely
more deadly" than railroads out OF n
total Of 21i,IE officers and men. 2>l5 died
from wounds or disease in about fiv..
months-that is. l IN So while of the Sas q2i
railway employees in the country 22iJ were
killed. or | in 40. in q year. The little
Cuban war actually killed sl5 more, soldiers
than the entire number of railway emp.oyes
killed on the 10000 miles of railway In
twice the time.
When the casualties OF the travelling pub
lie are considered. the absurdity OF the
comparison with the loss of life in war is
still more apparent. The number of pas
sengers carried by the RAILWAYS in the
United States during the twelve months re-
ferred TO was 523.11s5R. of whom only go
were killed. OF in 2.1SD. O0o, Evidently rail-
way travel Is not more deadly than war;
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
HALF-FaRE REQUESTS.
Chicago Enst-HoUnd Lines VIII Re-
strict Applications in the Future.

General passenger agents az custbnund
lines out of Chicago have taken tn" initial
step toward cutting down requests for half
rate tickets made by officials 'f one com
Uauy on those Of rnptEo-. They have au-
thor'iZ.d the chairman IF tn" Central Pas
san="r Association g. rrcmuigato tn fol-
lowing
Whereas Requests are frequently ad-
dressed To TIN, undersigned companies for
half-ratc tickets based on the raI AMI
Indefinite term account nf this company; .
and. whereas II Is impossible to Intelligent
IL PISS upon such applications with due re-
gard for the Interests involved AID The re-
qlir"mentS OF the interstate, commerce
act: therefore IN" lines Joining IN this no
tee MIL on and after the LIST prDN!mp IL
cline ;u honor any and all requests adj
d-c-S"d to them by transportation lines for
hgl'-farc nr r"ducsC-rate tickets unless such
applications specifically indicate that tho
persons named therein II" regularly IN
pi"y'i and the capacity in which they are
c'npi'v'6. nv tn" company requesting fh..
concession. 81 r. application is ".l D.. half Of
member or members of the family Of an
officer or employ, Of Il transportation line
unless II H. stated that the beneficiary )
an 'mmcaiat" rnsmhar Of tn" family pf th..
officer or cmploye residing under tn. same.
roof and entirely DEPENDENT upon him for
support