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Additional Locals.
DAYS TO FLOAT FLAGS.
Dates Which D. of A. 3. Wish I'm
nressed Upon Children.

Caroline ]. Raymond of Smyrna, re-
gent for the State Of Delaware of the
Daughters of the Revolution, has sent
two frames containing flags and dates
of notable American events to this city,
one to the High School and the other
to the Board of Education. There were
accompanied by note stating that the
object in sending them was to impress
upon the children memorable American
events upon which flags should be un-
furled to the breezes. The dates are:
Battle of Princeton, January Sd; Lin
coln's Birthday, February 18th; Washing
toms Birthday, February 22d; Battle of
Lexington, April 18th; Decoration Day,
May SOth; Flag Day, June 14th; Battle
of Bunker Hill, June 18th; Battle OF
Monmouth, June 2Sth; Declaration of In
dependence, July 4th; Battle of Long
Island, August 9th; Evacuation Day,
November 25th; Battle of Trenton, De
cember Gath.
The Junior Order of American Ne
ehanics, through the chairman of the
committee of arrangements, has offered
the board flag for the new High
School, and asked permission to use the
assemblyrooin Of the building during tht
afternoon and evening of Memorial Da!
to make the presentation.
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CONFERENCE ON CANAL
Proposition to Hold an International
Congress In Washington.
DOUBT ABOUT NEW TREATY.
Stated That just Now our Govern.
ment Is Undecided as to whether
1t Shall Attempt to Draw
One with England.

Washington, March 12-No stcp has
been taken by either side since tie de-
livery of the British note treating of
the senate amendments TO the Hay
pauncefote treaty, ana ii Is understood
that none will be taken in the immpdi-
ate future. The treaty expired March
>, and it is stated positively that at
this moment our government is unde-
cidcd as to whether or not it shall at-
tenit to draw new trc..ty With Great
Britain.
1t is said that before anything of
this kind is done the administration
will take steps to learn the views Of
senators and the party leaders in con.
gress.
There will be no treaty submitted 70
the senate except upon pretty clear
understanding that 1t is strong enough
to secure the vote of two-thirls Of tho
body. 1t is said at the state depart
ment that the British communications
submitted will not be given out for
| publication for the present.
| a suggestion was made that an in
ternational congress to be held at Wash.
ington might prove the best means Of
harmonizing the differences ana bring.
ing about common ground of under
| standing. Such Il congress IL was
| pointed out, was held to deal with the
Suez canal problem, and out of If
grew the Suez convention which con.
| trolls the usage of the waterway.
Might he Favored In Europe.
There is reason to believe that tho
project of an international congress M
Washington would meet with favor
from several of the European maritime
powers which have not np TO this time
taken a prominent part in the canal
| affairs.
On the other hand, the idea Of con.
gress met some opposition when in
formally suggested 10 dinlomatists who
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New L.pui Complication.


Bridgeport, Conn, March 12.-ln CON
sequence Of the development of anoth-
er legal complication in the litigation
for the estate Of the late George II. Gil.
man, the state of Connecticut Will.
through its attorney general, assist in
the contest to retain the jurisdiction OF
administration here.
This is due to the act of Probate
Judge Nobbs, who, in compliance with
Il statutory requirement, notified State
Treasurer ii. H.. Gallop that the Gil
man estate is liable to the succession
tax. This tax Is imposed upon all es-
tates the value of which exceeds S10,.
900. Under the act of the Legislature
which enacted the succession tax in
1897 there are two classes of beneficial
ries specified as lineal and collateral
Lineal beneficiaries are required to pa!
one-half of ] per cent, while collatera
heirs must pay per cent of theil
shares.
The state of Connecticut thus be
comes an interested party in the Gil
man estate, and early steps will be tax
en- by Charles Phelps, attorney general
in the contest for jurisdiction betweel
the states of Connecticut and Ney
| York.
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WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
Results Of the Experiments Aroma
the North Carolina Coast.

Results of the Experiments AiohH
the North Carolina Coast.
Washington, March II. = Secretary
Wilson of the agricultural department
is pushing the wireless telegfaphy ex-
periments along The Virginia and North
Carolina coasts. The work is being
done by Secretary Wilson's direction
under the immediate supervision OF
Professor Willis L. Moore, chief Of the
weather bureau. Professor Moore
made this statement regarding the re-
suits of the experiments so far con
Quoted:
"The most efficient method of long
distance transmission has been found
to be from wire cylinders. The new
coast stations are being equipped with
cylinders of 16 wires each and 140 feet
in length. From these cylinders 1t il
expected to cover a magnetic field oi
not less than 800 miles.
"The stations now in operation are
at Hatteras and at Roanoke island, IN
Pamlico sound, North Carolina. Work
men are beginning the construction of
station at Cape Henry, which Will DC
the third station.
"When this is finished, the two re
mote stations will be 127 miles apart
The three points now are connected by
a government telegraph line, but this
line will be abandoned on the compile
ton Of the Cape Henry station. This
incidentally will save the expense oi
maintenance of a half dozen repair sta
tons"
The sun., 1901-03-13
Court Martial For Bulgarian..

Constantinople, March 12.-The Bull
garlans imprisoned at Salonica In con-
nection with the Macedonian troubles
will be tried by a military court mar
tal under the presidency Of General
Turkham Pasha, especially sent from
here for this purpose. Seventeen OF
the prisoners, including a doctor and a
priest, are specially indicted for plot
ting against the integrity of the EN-
pire, with the object Of securing the
annexation to Bulgaria of the prov
inces of Salonica, Monastia and Uskub
or of converting them into an auton-
omous province.
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iHE GILMAN MILLIONS.
Slave Trade Their Beginning, Declares
One of the Claimants.
HOW FAMILY QUARRELED.
Frazier Gilman Asserts That Several
Attempts to Kill Him Were Made
at the Instigation of the
Dead Millionaire.

New York, March II. - Every day
brings to light more romance in the
history of the Gilman millions. for
which a bitter contest Is pending De-
tween Mrs. Blakely Hall and the rel
atives Of the dead millionaire Gilman.
Frazier Gilman. half brother, de-
clares that the great fortune had It's
inception in the slave trade. He also
claims that instead of George Gilman
shrinking from his property going TO
his half brothers he had entered into
written agreement to die intestate that
his half brothers might come into their
own at his death and that this agree
ment, a document of some 2o,Ooo
words, is in their possession.
The story told by Frazier Gilman Is
as follows:
MY father died A years ago. lie was
a merchant, owning many ships, the
third richest man in the United States
i'm those days. He ran 33 ships to the
coast of Africa alone. He ran pri-
vateers in the war of 1912 and slipped
out many craft through the embargo.
George Gilman was the son or his
first wife. We were sons of his Sec
ond wife. The quarrel began in the
days way back when our father mar
ried my mother. The children OF the
first wife were Jealous of the second
| wife.
When my father died, George was
worth less than 100000, which father
had lent to him. George was made ex-
| ecutor of fathers estate, which
amounted to $5,OO0,000, large sum In
those days.
After fathers death George set ul
a handsome house and stables and
servants. He Mt once began TO live at
the rate of $4,000 year
The Beginning of the Fight.
Every cent of George Gilman's mil
lions sprang from the money he kept
from us. Then began the fight which
lasted for years. We children of the
second wife could not get cent"
MIR. Gilman then declares that sew
cral attempts We're made to kill him at
Ills half brothers instigation. These
attempts, he says, took place in New
| York He continues:
I'm 1882 his lawyers settled with me
for $4,000, and | gave him quit
claim. 1t cost me $4,000 to get that
money. Then | went back west.
Now, you don't suppose that
would have settled my share of an es-
tate of $5.000.000 for $1,000 if there
had been no other consideration.
Il tell yeu that instead of George
fearing that we half brothers would
get his fortune, he always meant that
we should have it, to right the wrong
lie knew he did us.
Il am not speaking of verbal prom
ises. l have document of more thar
$4,000 words.
"Just a few years ago, when h
heard that needed money for mining
investments, he sent George Hartfor'
TO me with an offer of all the money
needed, without security. hav
known all along that the property wa
10 be ours.
81 have no doubt of being able to es
tablish a New York residence fo
George. AS for Mrs. Hall, her claim
are absurd. However, she will be PR
yided for She is welcome to til
Black Rock property. 1t is mortgage'
anyhow"
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LABOR RIOT IN SPAIN.
Police and Mob Fight FierceIy In the
Streets of RipOlI.

Police and Mob Fight FierceIy In the
Streets of Ripoll.
Madrid, March 12.-There have been
riots at Ripoll, in the province of Ge-
roma. A number of groups paraded
the town with banners inscribed Jus
tice For All' and "Give Us Bread and
Work."
The windows of several stores and
houses were shattered with stones, the
police were greeted with showers Of
missiles and shot was fired.
The police fired few shots in the
air and then charged and dispersed
one band of the rioters. But another,
composed of men and women, attack
ed them desperately. A man was shot
dead, and three others We're injured.
A lieutenant and policeman We're
wounded.
The outbreak caused so much alarm
that several manufacturers left the
town with their families. Order has
now been restored.
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BoER CAUSE DISCUSSED. |:
International Union For Independ-
ence of the Burghers Meets.

International Union For Independ-
ence of the Burghers Meets.
Paris. March 12.-The International
Federated Union For the Independence
of the Beers, with delegates from most
Of the European countries, has held
meetings in Paris for the past three
days.
The American delegate is Mr.. Mat
ten.
They passed a resolution to address
protest to the various governments
against the conduct of Great Britain in
violating The Hague convention.
The union also issued manifesto
eulogizing the valorous struggle of the
Beers, who are fighting in the cause OF
liberty.
1t was decided to form an interna'
tional federation of the pro-Boer com
mittee.
A report is current in London thai
the British government anticipates Q
speedy announcement of the surrender
Of General Botha, the Boer command
er in chief.
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Pennsy's Capital Increased.

The fifty-iourth annual meeting OF the
stockholders OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company held yesterday in Phila.
delphia, was one of the most important
meetings in it's history. The management
OF the corporation was authorized by tht
stock holders to increase the capital stock
of the company from Sl50,cO0,OOO t.
$3.50 900, 600. The meeting was the best
attended for years, nearly 600 sharehold
ers being present to vote. Perfect har
mony prevailed from start to finish, ano
though the meeting only lasted twenty
five minutes, emo gh business was tran
sacted to keep staff of officials at work
Tor many months.
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Master Plumbers In session.

Syracuse, March 12.-The thirteenth
annual convention of the New York
State Master Plumbers association
convened in this city, 200 delegates
from all sections of the state being
present, 65 coming from New York
city. National President p. +. Tier
ney of Providence is guest of honor.
The delegates were welcomed by Act
ing Mayor Martin l.. Yam.
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Cave In wrecks Hesiae,c.s

Scranton. Pa, March PA serious
cave in of the Spencer mine workings
occurred ut hunmorc, causing II sur
lace disturbance Of over 700 feet long
ana 100 feet in width. The residences
Of /. J. Mcdonald, Dennis Dcrnig.
Michael Sammon ana DominicL Walk
or We're so badly wrecked as to render
them unlnhabitahle. The damage to
the houses will reach $4,000.
The sun., 1901-03-13
Ministerial Crisis In Holland.

The Hague. March PA partial min
isterial crisis has arisen through an
adverse vote in the second chamber of
the states general. The chamber ig-
nored the recommendations of the min
lister of war, NJ. Eland, in regard to the
length of military service for recruits
and in consequence the minister resign
ed. The opinion is generally expressed
however, that this adverse vote will be
disregarded by the rest of the cabinet.
The sun., 1901-03-13
Pennsylvania Rivers rnu.

Philadelphia, March 12-Reports re-
ceived from towns along the Susque-
hanna and schuylkill rivers state that
~ danger Of flood has passed. At
ork, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Reading.
bethlehem, Allentown and Easton the
water Is falling rapidly. At Wrights-
Vile, on the Susquehanna river. the
water is rising slowly, but no ice gorges
have formed on the river.
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Bowling Contest at Y. NJ. G. A.

At the Y. NJ. g. A. this evening there
will be bowling contest between the
association team and team from the
Young Mems Republican Club. The two
teams will ba made up as follows: Y. NJ.
3. A., William G. Baird, Edward r
Kurtz, Fred T. Steward, Horace G Kill
mer and +. Leslie Cole. Young Men'-
Republican Club, Thomas N. Brown
William Lawson, Robert Weir, Robert
Kemp and Frank B. Finn.
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brownies in EairYIand..

Big preparations are being made by
the Woman's Auxiliary OF the Y. NJ. 9,
A. fgr the Brownies in Fairyland," "
which is to be presented at the Grand
Opera House Friday and Saturday night
and Saturday matinee. Over 200 child
rem and young ladies have been rehears
ing daily for the past week at Miss Nc
Cafferty's daning hall, and this evening
there will be rehearsal at the GRAND
Opera House.
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May Hurt our steamship Lines.

Washington, March II. - The state
department has been informed by Con
sui General Turner at Ottawa that n
member of the house Of commons of
Canada has given notice that he will
move not to allow the preferential tar
if of 33 1-3 per cent on English goods
unless they come to Canada by Cana.
dian ports. If this motion is carried.
il will seriously affect the steamship
lines Of Portland, New York and Bos'
ton
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TO BniId New GIass Fnctory

Pittsburg. March PA new inde
pendent glass factory with capacity
Of four 10 pot furnaces will be built
The plant at the octset will employ
from 700 to $50 hands. Tumblers and
table ware are to be manufactured.
Work on the plant is to be started
April l.
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EIsmere Lots Sold.

John Il. Lynn, as attorney, sold at
administrators sale at the Court House
yesterday, lots Nos. s5 and 96, 150x10o
feet at Elsmere, proptrey of the late
Matilda Lynn Kerr, to Eva Lynn, for
81, 900. Sadie j. Kerr was the admins
tratrix.
The 3-story brick dwelling at Seventh
and Orange streets, was put up at exc
cutors' sale and withdrawn.
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Ne,x Jersey LegisInture.

Trenton, March 12.-The two houses
uf the legislature had long but unim-
portant sessions, most of the matters
under consideration being bills of mi
nor Importance The house defeated
the bill to increase to $500 year the
salaries of freeholders in counties of
from 10000 to 100000 population. The
house passed house bill permitting
Jersey City to spend 100000 for park
purposes and house bill authorizing
Hudson county to establish county
ma rlss
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The st. Louis Fair Commissioners.

Washington, March 1.-THE presi,
dent has practically completed the list
Of st. Louis fair commissioners, and
the announcement of their appoint
ments may be made at any time. 1t
already is known that the list includes
ex-Senators Carter of Montana, Lind
say of Kentucky. Mcbride of Oregon
and Thurston of Nebraska and eX-Rep
resentatives Rodenburg of Illinois and
Allen OF mississippi. There are to be
nine members Of the commission.
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seuo,or Mnuee.s Funeral

Pittsburg, March 12.-The remains Of
the late State Senator Christopher Ly-
man Magee, who died at Harrisburg
last Friday night, We're inferred in the
Allegheny cemetery. The services,
which were comparatively simple, were
held at Trinity Episcopal church and
were conducted by Bishop Cortlandt
Whitehead. Among those in attend
ance were Governor William A. Stone
and all the state officials.
The sun., 1901-03-13
Alfred Stead Married.

Indianapolis, March 12.--At the home
of DR. and Mrs. ]. d. Hussey, in Wood
ruff place, Alfred Stead of London. son
of William 7. Stead, and Miss Mary
Elaine Hussey, niece of DR.. Hussey,
were married. The Rev. NJ. L. Haines
Of the First Presbyterian church offici-
ated. Only few guests We're present
The couple will take wedding jour
ney around the world.
The sun., 1901-03-13
Mine workers In Session.

Hazleton Pa, March 12.-President
Mitchell called the convention of the
United Mine Workers to order in the
Opera House. There We're 500 dele
gates, representing about 100000 mine
workers, in attendance. President
Mitchell made brief address, and
committees on credentials and organ
ization were appointed, after which a
recess was taken.
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onicers OF Protective Association

Officers of.the Brandy Hundred
Association for the Protection of Horses
and the Detection of Thieves have been
elected as follows: President, Isaac N
Grubb; vice president, John H. Kellami
secretary, J. Hepburn Talley; treasurer
Curtis M. Taliey; directors, P. Miles
Frame, William I. Talley, James Grav,
Joseph Forwood and William Il. Hus-
bands; searching committee, Miles
Frame, Clayton Hanaway, William 4
Derrickson, Elwood Mousely, Miller For
wood, Charles Miller, james Graves ano
Winfield Talley.
The sun., 1901-03-13
To Preserve Battle Ground,

Harrisburg, Pa, March ~ A bill ap
propriating $5, 900 for the purchase OF tht
necessary ground to which to remow
and bury the bodies OF the American so,'
diers killed at the battle Of Brandy ywin.
fought at Birmingham, Chester county,
September IL, 1777, and to provide fol
the purchase of such other parts OF th'
battle ground as may be necessary to pre-
serge intact the lines of battle and II
provide for ths purchase and erection ol
proper markers to mark the American
line OF battle was introduced in thu
House today by Mr.. Lack OF Chester.
The sun., 1901-03-13
s.. Loui. Brokers' Fail.

st. Louis. March 12.-Gaylord, Bless
ing & Co.. one of the oldest brokerage
firms in this city, have filed deed Of
assignment. Liabilities are admitted
to exceed the assets by $4,000. The
deed was in the names of Samuel A.
Gaylord and John II. Blessing, the
only members of the firm, and was for
all properties, real and personal. The
Gaylord Blessing company has been
in business in this city for 35 years.
The sun., 1901-03-13
fnsnrgcnf Mni1,r Yici1s..

Manila. March 12,-Captain Gulick Of
the Forty-seventh volunteer infantry
las received the surrender Of the insur-
gent Major Pulay, with 40 officers and
240 men. at the town of Guhat, in Al
bay province. southern I.uZOn.
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ua,r taken \ ieadlng part IN the canaI

-
tiaNc taken u reading part IN the canai
negotiations.
The Nlcaraguan minister. Senor Cor
roa. said he had no comment to make
upon the rejection of the amended
liay-Fa'hcefote treaty. except to say
that ut most it was but temporary
check to the project, which was Of
such transcendent Importance to the
commerce of the world that differences
would IN time be arranged and the
great project realized.
The minister regards the present
state Of affairs ms sort of bridge
Which will lead the way to a correct
solution of the problem, and he is MS
hopeful rs ever that the actual work
on the waterway will not be long de-
ferred.
The sun., 1901-03-13
King Edrnrd.s ReIigious policy.

London, March 12.-King Edward re-
ceived number of addresses from dep.
utations representing various churches
at st. James palace. He assured all
that it would be his constant care ia
maintain religious liberty and tolera.
tion and aid in the progress of truth
morality and peace.
The sun., 1901-03-13
Youthful Thief Gets Thousands.

Chicago, March -. - Thirteen-year-
old Frederick Windbiel, the son of
Peter Windbiel, saloon keeper, has
been arrested charged with robbing his
father of over $4,000. The boys aunt,
Annie Sproul, is also under arrest, and
she has confessed that she and her
husband induced the boy to take the
money from his father.
The sun., 1901-03-13
Another Doremus victim Dead.

Chicago, March II. : Theodore Van
Alien, injured in the boiler explosion at
the Doremus laundry, is dead, making
the list of known dead nine. The cor
oner's inquest on the affair has been
set for March 10. A. Nj. Doremus,
manager of the destroyed laundry, is in
nominal custody of the police and prob
ably will be held until after the coro-
ner's inquest.
The sun., 1901-03-13
EnIIer necIines Office.

Des Moines, March 12.-Former Con
gressman w. E. Fuller of West Union,
la, who was recently appointed by
President Mckinley as United States
assistant general, with view of at
tending to the legal business of the
Spanish claims commission. has tele-
graphed to the president his declina-
tion, owing to the pressure of private
business interests.
The sun., 1901-03-13
May Have Hanged Wrong Maj

Toronto, March PA dispatch pub
lished here states that William Scott.
colored, has been arrested at Ports
mouth. Va. for the murder Of Police
man Twohey of London, Ont, in June
last. A man known as Peg Leg
Brown was hanged some months ago
for this crime. He had no accom-
plices.
The sun., 1901-03-13
Bavarian Regents Birthday.

Munich, March 12.-Emperor Francis
Joseph arrived here to participate in
the celebration of the eightieth ami
versary of the birth of Prince Luitpold
regent of Bavaria. Prince Luitpold
welcomed the emperor at the station,
and large crowds lined the route to the
palace and heartily cheered the royal
ties as they passed.
The sun., 1901-03-13
Insurance Legislation.

Nashville, March 12.-The state sen
ate has passed bill of Importance to
fire insurance companies 1t provides
that where company refuses to pay
losses within certain time a penalty
of % per cent shall be added to the
face of the policy and the company pre-
vented from doing further business in
the state until the whole is paid.
The sun., 1901-03-13
Former Minister Gorham Dead

Marshall, Mich, March 12.-Hon. G..
It. Gorham. minister to The Hague un-
der President Grant and assistant sec
retary of the interior under Zacharia b
Chandler, died at his residence in this
city from paralysis. Mr.. Gorham, who
was 80 years of age, was one of the
oldest bankers in Michigan.
The sun., 1901-03-13
Potash Company Organized.

The American Potash Company OF New
York, with capital stock of 81, 900, ,00c,
has been organized in the office of Hor-
ace G. Knowles and directors elected as
follows: Indiana Jones, George w. Ar
thur, John Kairnes and Henry b. Nc
Dowell Of New York, and II. q.
Knowles.
The sun., 1901-03-13
Patterson Mill Raises Wages.

Paterson, n. j.. March 12.-The Co
lumbia Ribbon company of this city
has agreed to pay its 26 weavers the
full manufacturers pay list that was
in effect up to 1895. The companys
work is confined almost entirely to silk
ribbon hat bands. The weavers had
been talking of asking for an increase
over the present rates, and when they
learned that the company had volun-
tarily made an advance they were de-
lighted,
The sun., 1901-03-13
More Great Egg Laying Chickens

James I. Richardson of Marshallton,
has SO hens which have been laying well
all winter. During January they laid 4O5
eggs and in February Az. The liens are
white Plymouth Rocks and white Wyan-
dottes, and they are fed exclusively on
whole cora. They are not permitted to
drink ice water. The greatest number
OF eggs laid by one hen in one of the
months mentioned was 80.