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Evening journal., 1900-04-25
Rihle Union Gives Thanks

Members of the Wilmington Bible
Unicn met yesterday and passed reso-
mtions thanking the pastor, officials
and members of Delaware Avenue Bap-
tist Church for the use Of the church
during the recent Bible conference.
were also extended to DR.. c. /.
Scoield, the instructor.
Evening journal., 1900-04-25
High School the Winners.

Wilmington High School baseball
team defeated the team Of the viii
mington Military Academy by a score
of - to on the Union street grounds
yesterday. The High School boys play
cd well and their game with the Media
Academy team, at the same grounds,
next Wednesday, is looked forward TO
with interest.
Evening journal., 1900-04-25
B. 6 0. oaioials Insp ect Line

c. c. T. Burt, superintendent of the
Philadelphia division Of the B. & O..
railroad, and ]. Olhousen, trainmaster
of the division, went over the Landen-
berg branch of the road yesterday. The
"trip was taken for the purpose of maxi
ing an inspection Of the line.
Evening journal., 1900-04-25
Four New Coaches shipped

Passenger coaches No. SO and "a.
built by the Jackson and Sharp Com
pany for the Atlantic Coast Line. were
shipped yesterday. Two green and
gold trimmed coaches were also ship
ped to the Sea Breeze. Newport and
lrondequoit Bay Railroad Company.
Evening journal., 1900-04-25
Change in Ohester's schedule

While the steamer Bradywine, Of
the Wilmington Steamboat Company.
is undergoing repairs at the yards of
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany, there will be but two round trips
TO Philadelphia each day. The City Of
Chester will leave Fourth street wharf
at 7.3O a. m. and p. m, and will leave
pier Z, in Philadelphia. at 1015 a. m.
and 4.15 p. m. until the Brandywine re-
turns TO the route.
Evening journal., 1900-04-25
Buried at Mt. Salem.

From his late residence, Sixteenth
street and Riverview avenue. High
lands, the funeral of Edward e. Gar
rett took place yesterday afternoon.
Services were held at the house. and
interment was made in Mt. Salem
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1900-04-25
Two More Charter Grantad

Certificates Of incorporation were
anted by Secretary Of States Hughes
sterday in Dover to the National
ectric Hose Signal Company. of Bos-
n, capital s150,000; and to the Noyes
aten Company, publishers, of Boston,
pital $4,000.
Evening journal., 1900-04-25
To Imnrove Sidewalks

Hockossin sidewalks are to be repair
ed, and the people Of that town will
make the Improvement with funds to
be derived from an "Old Maids Con-
venticn," which will be held in Odd
Fellows Hall there on a date TO be
selected later.
Evening journal., 1900-04-25
Delaware Will Be Represented

John M. Harvey, Jacob S. Beetem
I'd F. e. Gallagher will represent Del
ware pharmacists at the tenth annual
Getting of the United States Medical
lcieties. which will be held at Wash
s ON May 2. and 4.
Evening journal., 1900-04-25
Greed is satisfactory to Thnm

Revs. A. N. Keigwin, r. A. McCurdy.
lillian f. Lewis, William NJ. Schall
I'd f. Cornwell Jennings. local Pres
-terian preachers, are opposed to any
ange being made by the General
esbytery in the confession of faith
Evening journal., 1900-04-25
MISS FANNIE II. BIsCOE.
No. SO Riddles Banks.
IN THE PARK ALL DAY.

The girl was seen wandering about
Brandywine Park by several persons
yesterday. who noticed her acting IN a
peculiar manner and, according to her
own confession. she had been in the
park since 10 o'clock in the morning
watching for an opportunity to leap
into the river unOhservcd.
A few minutes before she jumped
overheard several children noticed her
standing on the bank gazing intently
itno the depths of the clear water
They drew near 10 her, and she told
them to go away that she was only
looking at the water.
The children had hardly turned their
backs. when they heard the girl say
goodbye" which was followed by a
into the depths Of the clear water
The children screamed. and Charles r.
Williams, of No. 1921 Harrison street
and two other young men were near
enough TO the place to save the girls
life.
Water-soakod and shivering, the
girl was taken to the Homeopathic
Hospital 10y Officers Harkins and Nc
Ateer. She was revived and then sent
to her home at Riddles Banks.
The spot selected by Miss Biscoe for
the deed was a deep pool near Sunfish
Rock, at the foot Of Harrison street
Evening journal., 1900-04-25
On a Business Trim

Benjamin f. Shaw is in Atlanta.
Georgia, on business for the Benjamin
+. Shaw Company. He will return to
Wilmington before the end Of the week.
Evening journal., 1900-04-25

Wilmington will be represented in
the proposed Rogue League, which bids
fair TO be organized on Memorial Day,
in West Chester.
Evening journal., 1900-04-25
WILDLY FOUGHT
BRAVE RENCUERS
Young Girl Seeks Death in
BrandyWine Waters.
DeSpOndent and Desperate. She BegS
Those WhO Would Save Her
to Let Her Die.

Fighting, struggling and expostulat
ing, comely Fannie II. Biscoe, II year
old. was dragged from the Brandywin
river by three young men shortly afte
6 o'clock last evening. She was de
spondent and had plunged into tn
stream with the deliberate intention o
committing suicide She begged he
rescuers to let her die.
Before taking the plunge the girl re
moved her gray tam-o- -shanter hat
and placed her eye glasses and jewelr
in il. along with q long letter to he
mother. She turned the hat crown N
on the ground and pinned it fast wit
a gold-h0aded hatpin.
Evening journal., 1900-04-25

The Evening Journal, in
Its New Form, Was Read
by 10000 Persons Yester-
day.
Evening journal., 1900-04-25
NOTE TO HER MOTHER.

After her rescue she tried TO destroy
the note, and did succeed in tearing Il
into about a dozen pieces. It was put
together again and reads as follows:
Wilmington, Del. April a. 1900.
Ny Dear Mother. ! write you these
few lines to let YOU know why ] drown
ed myself It was because / had a
good cause and am tired Of living.
Goodbye, your very bad daughter,
lSignedl
MISS FANNIE II. BIsCOE
Evening journal., 1900-04-25

The Evening Journal
VIII Bel5Read by rlore
Than 10000 Persons To-
day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31
MANY BUILDINGS DAMAGED.
Occupants of stores In the Vicinity Of tn
Explosion Barred Out.

Occupants of stores In the Vicinity Of tho
Explosion barred Out.
NEW YORK. Oct. 3l.-Superintendent
of Buildings Dooner says dozen
buildings in the vicinity will have to
be torn down as q result Of the Tarrant
explosion Explaining his statement
SUPERINTENDENT Dooner said:
.'More important than finding the
dead is the protection OF the living.
The force Of the explosion has impaired
many buildings III the vicinity. l can.
not think Of letting men work in them
while there is q possibility that they
may come down. l believe the build
inps along the south side Of Chambers
street from Greenwich to Washington
streets and Oh Washington street from
Chambers to Warren street, have been
made unfit for occupancy. They will
be thoroughly examined at once and
nntil | am sure Of them l will not allow
the pro prietors to open them for busi'
ness.
"Forty buildings were damaged by
the explosion. ! place the property
loss at s., 900. 600"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31

Thousand Men mt Work on Ruins Of tho
Tarrnnt Huilding.
New YORK Oct. 3l.-The search for
bodies in the ruins of building occupied
by Tarrant & Co., which was kept up
all night, was without result until after
: a. III. Deputy Fire Chief Ahern re.
ported that the body Of n woman had
been located under the wreckage in the
Home Made restaurant and he said
that he feared about 20 bodies would
be found at this point, as he had been
informed that many women were on
the fire escapes of the restaurant a few
minutes before the Tarrant building
collapsed and that they ran into the
building just before the big explosion.
AT . o'clock about 1000 men were at
work on the wreckage and firemen
were playing streams of water into the
half-burned buildings on Washington
street below Warren. Seven fire en-.
gines were still on the ground.
The damage to the Ninth Avenue
elevated road was smaller than was at
first thought. The damage to the
structure proper IS lATgely superuclai
and can be readily repaired. This will
be done as soon as the firemen grant
the necessary permission and the west
track of the road will probably be III
running order before the end of the
week.
All but five Of the injured who We're
taken to the Hudson Street House o..
Relief were discharged during the
morning and those wno remained were
reported out Of danger.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31
NO BODIES FOUND.
Iorce OF q Thousand Men at
WOik on the Ruins Of New
York's Big Fire.
First Report OF Loss Of Life Too
Large as Only Forty PeO-
pie Are Missing.
Dozen Buildings in the Vicinity
Rendered Untenantable by
the Explosions.

New YORK, Oct. Although .
force Of 800 men worked all night on
the ruins OF the property destroyed by
the explosion in Tarrant d Co. s drug.
house Monday and were relieved by
moro than 200 men at daylight, the
search had not resulted in the discov.
cry OF any dead bodies up to 1890 p.
M, "A hours after the explosion oc.
CURED. The list Of missing numbers
IS, but it is believed many Of these will
be found during the day Thomas F..
Main, president Of the Tarrant com.
pany, said he felt sure all of his EN-.
pleyes. with the possible exception Of
two, had been saved.
No change was made in the original
estimate Of the financial loss by the fire
and explosion, the figures remaining at
from 81, $50, 900 70 81, ,Ooo, 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31
KILLED IN A WRECK


~S"e"t On the Northern I.c,a,
mo Death Of seven leople.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 8O.-Train NJ :.
,ne northern Pncific was wrecked near
Dig Timber, Mon. Seven PASSENGER.
were killed. seven badly injured and a
uozen others slightly hurt. The train
was running at high rate of speed
and Tour OF tue cars were overturned.
Inc following is a list Of those killed
". G. Reifcnrath, Billings; Edward
Eastman. Raymond, S. d.; DR.. Lester
fendleton. Mount Hope. Wis.,; DIR. c.
:. Harthorne. Billings; Miss NJ. F.
Tracy. Bozeman. and two unknown
women.
AS soon as the news reached div;.
s.onal headquarters, a special train was
ordered to proceed to the spot from
Livingston. q miles distant.
According to advices received by !.
". hendrick, second vice president Of
the company. the train was CON I'd
oi IL cars. At the time Of the ac, mt
II was travelling at the rate of 40 10 Al
miles per hour. The track had been
newly laid and newly ballasted; the
switch was OF steel and had been put in
IN April last. The engine and three
cars passed over it safely. and also the
front trucks OF the fourth. passenger
car. The rear trucks. however. did no,
pass over, aud it and the next three
cars were derallcd aad overturned. |,
was IL the first car that most OF the
casualties occurred.
The broken switch rod, when exam
ined, showed no indications Of a flaw
having apparently been broken OF
clean near the point of junc,ure Will
the rail.
This is the first accident of SO seriou
q character that the Northern Pacii
has sustained in seven yoars.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31
|,.,;ou Of the United States
| officially Announced ct
| 76,295,22O.
Gain of Over Thirteen
(;,,;ou. or q Per Cent, in
Past Decade.
. Giving the Population by
I,,es and the Changes in
Ten Years.

rxGroy. Oct. Si.-The Official
fonent OF the total population
United States for 1900 is
.oo II which 7l.627.907 are con.
;, the As states. representing
[.;no,ely the population to be used
(,or,jonrnent purposes. There is
1, II iS4.i5s Indians not taxed.
,o,al population in 1890. with
no aggregate population of the
I. ceusrs should be compared, was
(-s. Taking the 1850 population
j. There has been gain III pop.
|, 4 Is go. 45i during the past 10
-eprl senting HI increase OF
per cent.
fovinc l. the official announce.
| Il ,he iopulation Of the United
! in 100 ~ states In the figure,
IS, coumn represents the census
L. and t.e second for 1890:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31
COMING HOME SOON.
War Department Discourage tho Send.
Ing Of rrcscnta tO the Philippines.

War Department Oiscourages tho Send.
Ing Of Presents to tn" Philippines.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. Although the
quartermnsters department OF the
army will forward all Christmas pack.
ages intended for soldiers in the Phil
ippines it is not encouraging such ship
ments for the reason that, unless the
law is changed. large majority Of the
troops in THAI country would DC on
their way home by the Christmas holi'
days or soon thereafter. These Christ
mas packages are sent free OF charge.
Persons intending to take advantage OF
this privilege will have to start their
packages at once, as it will take at
least five or six weeks to distribute
them to various points whore troops are
stationed in the Philippines.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31
Assaulted Governor Roosevelt.

EIMlRA, i. y. Oct. 3l.-For the first
time III New York state and in the
home of the Democratic candidate for
governor Theodore Roosevelt was as
saulted on the streets of Elmira on his
way to the place of meeting He was
in a carriage with Former Senator
Eassett and at several points along the
route was pelted with eggs and vege-
tables and greeted with the vilest
epithets. He main tanned a dignitied
silence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31
PUNISHMENT DEMANDED.
Eleven Executions Thought AdS'sso's
by Ministers.

r,cv.u Exccutiona Thought Advisable
by Ministers.
New YORK, Oct. 3l.-Thc Herald has
the following: -,
Peking. Oct. 21.-At meeting hei"
Yesterday the ministers OF the ~ pow,
ers unanimously decided to demand
the execution OF Prince Tuan and four
other Manchu princes. one duke an"
three ministers. being total OF h'"c
named for punishment in the ed'c' Oh
Sept. %.
BESIDES these nine named theie "'o
Governor Shansi aud General lung
Fuh Slang, making II i'll all. ihese
comprise most Of the highest oiiiciais
who were the leading spirits OF 'no
massacres, and they richly deserve
death. n;,,s
The execution Of these II oiilc'als
will be substantial justice. ana VIII re-
mov. the worst obstacle toa sa'isi"''
tory treaty of permanent peace
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31

:" Regarding . rorto Rican who
Desired to Vote.
ioAN. Oct. 3i.--The application
aA@ Jua ritz. u Porto Ricau. for q
ppfy writ of mandamus direct.
board OF registry to register
voter on the ground that he
an American citizen by virtue
,.n IesSi9n Of Porto Rico by Spain
.H''ed States. has been denied
~ freedman in the supreme
justice Freedman. in his opin.
|T mat Juartx was not born III
"'ea States aud has not been
I Hed. He adds that the United
a. a"'hg over the island Of Porto
n0f make the Inhabitants Of
'0'! citizens Of the United
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31
LINES INTERRUPTED.

Beers Derail il Train south of Edin.
hurGh.
ELOEMFONTElN, Oct 3l.-The tele-
graph lines are still interrupted and
mails delayed owing to the Boers de.
railing train 10 miles south of Edin-
burgh.
All Beers over ii years of age living
outside radius of 10 miles from Bloem.
fontein are being surrounded by Brit.
ish troops and brought here to prevent
their reioining the commanders
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31
niy Explosion mt Canton.

HONG KONG, Oct. 3l.-A serious ex-
rlosion occurred in Canton Sunday
morning. Four houses near the gov
ernor's yamen were destroyed and
many persons were killed. 1t is ru-
mored that tho scene Of the explosion
u,as the reformers' arsenal, which was
fnll Of powder aud guncotton and that
the object was to destroy tho yamen.
The occurrence will probably load to
the persecution Of the reformers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31

prr,xo. Sunday. Oct. 2s.-A hee''
ing of diplomatists was hela TINS .;nt;an int
.ms .n', ~ - consider tho forms of negotiation
for a settlement Of the on'n.S ;s Lent
Guilty. The decision arrived ~ torma.
. sscrst in order to prevent any in'orH
,;,n reaching the Chinese.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31
NOT SATISFACTORY.

Russia's Reply 10 the
Agreement.
LONDON. Oct. 3l.-Russla rcPls W.
the Anslo.German agreemeh. M"s ,ho
c.;ved MT the foreign Office during W.
evening. The officials do no. resaiu ;,ts :
as ADEQUATE treatment OF TUG p,A n.nr
~ ~; ssd IN the Anglo.Garman note. They
say the Russian reply 'laeAs Inn ;lhnrv !"
,,vcness so desired by Lord oaiiso"'''
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31
Special Red Cross Tax.

ST PETERSBURG, Oct. 3l.-The gov.
ernment, Tor the second time within
TWO months, has imposed special tax
Tor the benefit Of the Red Cross society
The first was tax of from to 10 rou.
bles upon licenses to travel abroad, ac-
oording to the length of time for which
the license was granted; and now rail.
way tickets are taxed kopeks when
the fare is Z roubles or upwards.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31

"'f"cd tor tho Construction
\ :, "t hallway l.iass.
h,,y' oAS' Porto Rico, Oct. 3i.-Thc
d y council has granted a fran.
ma eae "e North American company
IN Wv :, miles OF u system Of rail.
kn, :. Interior Of the island, aud
ble,a .ho same. The work Is TO bc
b win VI three years. The motive
% either staam or electricity.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31
Twelve still In the Mine.

wuKrsBARRE, Pa, Oct. Sl.-A ter
r;fc explosion of gas occurred in the
kingston mine of the Kingston Coal
com many during the afternoon. One
man has been taken out dead. Twelve
others are Ill the mine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31
Elevator ISny Killed.

DULUTH, Oct. 31.-Ben knutson, ele.
vator 10y at the Chamber Of Commerce
building, was instantly killed at noon.
Ae was working on the top Of the car
when 1t suddenly few upward, crush
ing his head between the car and the
sill Of .he sixth floor. He was 20 years
old.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-10-31

severe Earthquake vistts the Capital ot
Venezuela.

cCSsbc bsNSsUVuN~e tstts tire NNpitns ~
Venezuela.
CARACAS. Venezuela. Oct. 3l.-At
i.l6 n. III. Caracas was visited by se-
we're earthquake. Fifteen persons We're
killed and many others injured.
Great damage was done 10 buildings.
including the Pantheon and the
churches.
The United States legation was badly
damaged, but all the occupants escaped
unhurt.
President Castro. who leaped from a
balcony on the second floor Of the gov
ernment house. had one of his legs
broken.
Mr.. William Henry Doveton Hag.
gard had Harrow escape, the second
fioor of the British legation having
fallen upon him and buried him III the
debris
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-27
Sorrows OF the Census Taker.

The people or Seattle are requested,
discharge OF a legal duty, to facili-
tate by every means within their power
the work of the census enumerators
that will begin this week. In another
column will be found a general out
line Of their duties and a list of the in
terrogatories submitted TO the public.
These questions must be answered. 1t
will save much tim and vexation. and
incidentally 1t VIII contribute a great
deal toward a fun and accurate emu
meration of our people II the replies To
inquiries are made ready beforehand
and II they are given promptly and un-
grudg!ngly.
The sorrows OF the census taker are
many. Even In his land Of boosted IN
tenigence he runs ny against curious
customers. lie is mistaken for a bunco
man and ordered off the premises. lie
Is registered not infrequently as the ad
vance agent sent by a firm Of enter
prislng burglars 10 spy out the prem
tses. and is warned away with persua-
sion Of dog and gun. More often he Is
supposed TO be the agent OF some new
and nefarious system os taxatiop, aud
people shut up like clans lest they may
be assessed according 10 the tnforma-
ton given. Passing all these rocks and
quicksands. he must submit to .ratc de
nuHclation from people who consider
that his questions are personal and i'm
pertinent enough 10 warrant a drub-
bing.
Remember, then, that the census
enumerator is but the temporary and
poorly paid agent and representative u
Uncle sam. He has to ask you these
questions. he must keep on asking I'M
I'll he gets a reply. and YOU can refuse
only at your peril Have the facts
ready for him. AMI let him move on.
Like the o~rganist. ne is doing his best"
1t is worth while. too, to remember that
every person interviewed by the emu
merator should do his part coward Sc
curing a fun count Of the population If
Seattle. We wish to have all our actual
| residents set down to our credit. Ow-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-27

A good many unklnd things are said
from time to time about the newspa-
pers, and not all of the people believe
that they are actuated by disinterested
motives. But their critics should note
how unfailingly their support can be
counted on when the issue is a moral
one. There are not three newspapers in
the country, outside OF those that he
may control financially, that have a
good word to say for would-be Senator
Clark. The press comment is sweeping.
unsparing. unanimous condemnation.
The pulpit is no more sure to rally to
the support Of a real moral issue than
Is the press.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-27

ing to the temporary absences this sea-
son. frequently of whole families. due
to the Alaskan movement, we are GER
tain to fall below the population to
which we are actually entitled. But we
should at least make the deficiency as
inconsiderable as we can.
Since the compensation of the enu-
merators is based upon the number OF
mar 'es taken, it win sometimes happen
that they do not take time and trouble,
for the sake of a few cents, to hunt
residences and are absent when the
enumerator calls. SO it devolves upon
our own people to see that omissions
are as few as possible. Have your In
formation ready and give it quickly
and ch~eerfully. See to it that If any
person whose residence is here should
be temporarily absent, a return for him
is presented. Ask every neighbor and
friend you have If the enumerator has
his name. And if there are any omis-
sions when the work has been CON-
pleted, II you know of any person who
is not down in the schedules, SEM name
and address to the enumerator or to the
Chamber of Commerce. All of us can
help somewhat to secure a complete and
accurate enumeration. In proportion
- - -sN.. -
Of the census 'taker we shall be con-
sulting our own interest and that OF the
whole community.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-27

feet and heaven above him are In their
proper places, is Of the devil. The beg
ging instinct, relic Of old days Of ser
vitude ard fawning, must not be COW
cred with fine phrases. Tear it out. root
and branch. The hand thai accepts
an unearned favor is not fit for n
scepter. The loss Of freedom comes
not of assault from without u from
decline of the personal independence
that is the vital point Of honor.