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fail before the fury of the flames El,,
ycnth street bridge beiig masscd with
people from one end to the other, and
the neighboring streets being thronged.
What the damage was could not be
aSccrtlined hut it will amount to several
thousand dollars. The building and con-
tents were fully insured. From what
could he learned there was no stock iu
the building and the machinery consisted
Of an engine, boiler and Il drying pan.
James ii. Beggs, vice president of tho
company said he could not estimate the
loss. John +. Almond is president Of The
company.
The structure was Il large frame
building fronting 100 feet on Hcald str"ct
and extending back about 150 feet to
the creek back. The Phoenix Fire Conn
parry remained at the place for an hour
after the fire was cXtinguiShed.
Residents of the vicinity We're much
excited and the prevailing opinion is that
the place was set on fire. The works
had not been operated for about nine
years and there was no fire in any pnrt
Of the building.
IN attempt was made to burn the
building last Sunday afternoon an ac-
count OF which was printed in The Sun.
Several men who We're standing near tn"
works saw the smoke issuing from the
structure and with others wis they called
10 their assistance soon eXtinguished the
hazc. An investigation revealed the
fact that II deliberate attempt had been
made TO destroy the property. Straw and
boards saturated with oil had been piled
against one side of the building and set
on fire. The material had been wet by
ram and this alone saved the bnilding
from destruction then There is no clue
TO the incendiary.
During the fire fisherman were fearful
'hat their cabins along the creek bank
would lie burned and stood on the tops
Of them with buckets Of water ready To
fight tho flames should they commnni-
cate To the cabins.
The burned building was formerly the
i'ickIes Pipe Foundry. The works thcn
were operated hy Henry +. Pickles. In
1875 the foundry building was totally
destroyed by fire and the building
burned down last night was erected.
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CELEBRATION AT BARRETT,s.
One Hup9dEssaaaf p9Esafy soq 81 tEs GGEeiEs Anni-

Mcthodsts all over the county will
watch with interest the celebration of
the 18th anniversary of Barrett's Chapel.
Kent county, the cradle of MethodiSm
in this country" which will be celebrated
by great gathering of Deawareans and
others next Sunday. October 81, in this,
the first church constructed by the
Mpthodists in this country. The orator
for the occasion will be the Rev. b. L.
Warren, Of New York, pastor Of Union
Methodist Episcopal Church. who has
the remarkable distinction Of having
preached his first sermon in Barett's
Chapel when he was but 16 years old.
He is a native of Kent county.
The sun., 1901-10-21
DWELLING ON FIRE.
Blaze Resulted From Ignition of
Escaping Gas.

The house No. us King street occu-
pied by Mrs. Mary A. button was found
to be on fire Saturday evening and an
alarm was sent to the Phoenix and
Washington fire companies by Mayor
Fisher. About $50 damage was done 10
The house and the loss on furniture will
amount 10 $50. There is no insurance on
the furniture. The fire was caused DS
the ignition Of gas which escaped from
Il pipe III the second story front room.
1t was thought the fire had broken on;
again yesterday morning when volumes
of smoke issued from behind the plaster
where the blaze was Saturday night.
The Delaware company responded to IL
Tpaeope Ta e'f III nd RaaaJJnBgg hdn }snna that the
ing a fire. The fue was defective and
smoke passed through into the DuttOn
residence.
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WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse X. Handy Married
Twenty-Five Years.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse X. Handy ccle-
brated their silver wedding anniversary
Saturday night at their home, No. 22l
West Seventh street. Many guests were
present and the occasion was II delight
ful one.
The house was beautifully decorated
with clcmatis, asparagus and Il variety
of palms.
Many presents were received lv Mrs
lianhy, among which We're cut glass
pieces ana silvcrware. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse *. Handy,
Mr.. and Mrs. i. s. Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph Patton Mr.. ana Mrs I. w.
Snpplcr, Mr.. and Mrs. John Morrow, Mr.
and Mrs. William Thompson, MIR. and
Mrs. Grrr, Mr. and Mrs. Charles p. Ma
roncy. Sr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Dayctr.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. n. Eaton. Mr.. ana Mrs.
William Robinson. Ir., Mr. ana Mrs
Isaac Belts. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bctts.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Robinson. Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Lowe. Mr.. and Mrs
james Il. Handy. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Walker, MIR. and Mrs. John Taggart. Mr
and Mrs. Edward Saw,lon. Mr.. and Mrs
Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. 4. j. Woodman
Nlr. and Mrs. j. X. Stack, Mr.. and Mrs
Leonard j. llamann, Mr. and Mrs. W
III. Lehcrman. Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Var.
nall, Mr.. and Mrs. G +. Maroney, .lr
Mr., and Mrs. Winfield. Starr, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles NJ, Banks. Mrs. Charles
Pryor, Mrs. $. !. Worriow. Mrs. Martha
ilanhy. Mrs. T.. Martin. Miss Ethel Wal
E,r, Miss Clara NJ IIanby. Miss Kath
IL" Reed, Miss Mary Il. Bonner. Mis-.
Addn Johnson. Miss elsie Springer Miss
Elsie Yarnnll, McSsrs. Frank IIarrar
Herbert l.. Baird. Harric A. Bell, Gur
n"y Dayctt, William Ingram. Willard Is
II IlanlN, George A. ITarkins and others
The sun., 1901-10-21
IN CITY COURT.
Edward SculIy's Wife Said He Sold
Bedroom Furniture.

Edward Sculy was before Deputy
Judge Townsend in City Court on Sat
lr,lay charged by Officer Pierce with act-
ng in disorderly manner on the
trcct. He made threats that he would
10 his wife bodily harm. Mrs. Sculiy
cstiird tnat he had been drinking for
x weeks and that Saturday morning III
rad brought Il secondhand dealer to his
lomc and sold him the bedroom suit Of
urniturc. 4 fine of SO and costs was
imposed.
Marshal / lerce was charged with the
nrceny of Il pair of shoes from the Mcr-
lit House. Deputy City Solicitor Gar
ctt asked that the case be dismissed as
he owner of the shoes had gone out Of
he city since last July. This was done,
Paul Roroski was charged with assault
md battery on Stanlius Nirinski Tht
prosecuting witness failed to appear and
he case went over until this evening. II
was learned later that Virinski has gone
to Poland.
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CAUTI ION.

All parties contemplating underwriting purchasing
cu1tes based upon the property of the Wilmington Dea
awae Coal Gas Company warned to carefully investigate
the gas situation in Wilmington before doing The Oxy
Hydrog Gas Company of Wilmington, Delaware is owned
by my friends It's works pra cally finished ana it will
ultimately lay its pipes in the City of Wilmington The
suit will oubedly be prolonged gas which will pre-
vent the Wilmington Coal Gas Company from making
earnings applicable to dividends or interest
The sun., 1901-10-21
BEAN SALE WAS COSTLY.
Dispute About Change Cost Farmer
HalIoMeIl S2.5O.

Disputes over sale Of beans on Satur-
day was costly to William X. Hallowell,
farmer of Kennett Square, who stands
in King street market. Charles Seth,
colored, bought some beans for ten
cents and claimed that he gave the farm
er a dollar. Hallowell was positive the
man handed him II quarter and refused
to give him more than fifteen cents
change.
Seth wore out warrant before Mag
istrate Hollis for the farmers arrest on
the charge of embezzlement. AT the hear
ing Hallowcl was given the choice OF
furnishing 500 bail for his appearance
in court or to refund the money and pay
the costs which amounted to $3.50. As
time was valuable to him he paid the
costs but was very indIgnant about the
way he had been treated.
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DYING MANS CHARITY.
Anthony Collins Cleared Indebtedness
ofAlI Who Owed Him.

Laurel, Del, Oct. 20.-One of the most
peculiar characters that ever lived i'll this
State died yesterday morning, when An
thony Collins passed away. Collins was
exceedingly eccentric.
ST ictly honest himself, he was upspar-
ing III his dcnunciation of those wl'o
would not pay their bills. though before
dying he cleared the Indebtedness Of all
who owned him. He was never know
TO enter Il church.
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Hibernians to Entertain

nivia;a.s Ma a As.Na a:---t s9fder OF 1tlDef-
mans of this city on Thursday evening
will entertain the county officers of Dela-
ware and Chester counties, Pennsylvania,
together with the officers Of Divisions l.
3 and 4, of Chester, and the Camden. y.
T., county officers, and officers of Divi-
sions /, 2, 3 and 4, of Camden. a little
entertainment and refreshments will be-
prepared by Big -Four and all its mem
bers are expected TO he present. Presi-
lent ]. J. Herley will have the visitors in
'harge.
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Cape May Damaged.

The ferry boat Cape May, built by the
Harlan X nollingsworth Company for
he Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company collded with the approach to
Market street bridge on Saturday after
,oon and slightly damaged her wheel
lonsc. At the time IF the accident the
bont was returning from her builders
trial trip.
1t is expected that the Cape May will
be turned over to her owners on next
Thursday. She will ply between Cam
len and Philadelphia.
The sun., 1901-10-21

COASTERS FLIM-FLAMMED
Charles Hood Charged With Operat-
ing Trick Knife Game.

Police Sergeant Kelleher on Saturday
arrested Charles Hood, colored, on the
"harge OF working fiim-tlam game on
the colored denizens OF the coast. Sew
pral nights ago the policeman learned
that two colored men We're operating Il
trick along the coast using two knives
which greatly resembled each other eX-
cept that one was trick knife. One Of
the men would pull out the real knife
and open it. Then he would make BET
that another man would not be able to
open the knife.
The bystander, having seen the good
knife. usually bet one or two dollars.
Then the trick knife would he handed
around and Of course it could not be
opened.
Sergeant Kelleher got on the trail of
the pair and arrested Hood.
The sun., 1901-10-21
THOMAS DORSEY DEAD.
Was an Old Whaler, but Tinsmith
by Trade.

Thomas Dorsey, aged about 6S Yeas,
of No. 1902 Market street, died ut 8
O'Clock Saturday afternoon after an III.
ness of several weeks. The deceased
was n tinsmth by trade and for num-
bcr of years had worked for his brother,
George w. Dorsey, who has IA hardware
store ut Nineteenth and Market streets.
lie had been resident of Brandywine
Village for many years and was well
known throughout the city. In his
early life Mr.. Dorsey was connected with
4 whaling fleet that sailed from this
city.
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alleged Speakeasy Raj led.

Police Captain Black, Sergeant Tuck
or and squad OF patrolmen yesterday
morning railpd the house No 8 Mills
Court. occupied by Mary Jeans coi"rad,
md arrested the woman on the charge
of keeping II speakcasy. Several othet
persons We're caught in the house and
were arrested as witnesses. They were
released on bali. Thirty bottles Of beer
and half pint Of whiskey were contis'
Gated.
The sun., 1901-10-21
opinion on Elevated Tracks

City Solicitor Reinhardt is busy forml-
lnting his opinion on the resolution au-
the elevation of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad tracks. lie does not
know positively whether he will have
the opinion ready to submit to the di-
rrctors Of the Street and Sewer Depart
mrnt at their meeting on Tuesday AZ
thcre are great many provisions that
require careful consideration.
The sun., 1901-10-21
PERSON AIS.

James II. James, formerly Of this city,
who has recently been i'll with typhoid
ever in New York city, has been re-
.eased from the hospital where he was
treated and will visit friends i'll this
city.
Miss Emma Rohonnon of Portmouth,
Va, is the guest of Miss Helen NJ. Kill
mer.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Russell of Ports
mouth VA. is being entertained by rela-
lives in this city.
The sun., 1901-10-21
wilIInspect Oil Fields.

Harry 4. Miller, of this city, and John
f. Clayton. an experienced oil man, both
Of whom have large interests in the East
crn Texas Oil Gas and Mineral Com
pnny Of this city. will leave here on No
vcmhrr . for Texas to look over the site
of the comrnny'S location and prepare for
actual operations. Upon their return
the men Will make report to the dree'
tors OF the company.
The sun., 1901-10-21
Man in Her EoDm.

Miss Marion Webb several nights ago
discovered colored man i'll her bedroom
in the house of Alfred Collins i'll Els
mere. whore she is staying. At the time
Mi. Collins was in Buffalo and after eat
ing supper with Mrs. Collins Miss Webb
went upstairs for the evening.
As shc entered the room a colored
man dashed to the window and jumped
out. An examination showed that two
rooms had beeli ransacked and that Miss
Webis $50 gold watch, some money and
jcwelry had been stolen. The thief es-
capped.
The sun., 1901-10-21
Taxes Mus, he Collected.

Pursuant TO instruction from the fl
nance committee Of City Council that al
tnXes owed to the city must be collected
Collectors SaycrS and Lewis have sent
notices TO all deinqucnts that unless the
taxes are paid the bills will be placed
in the hands of the city solicitor for col
lection,
The sun., 1901-10-21
workman's G oat Robbed.

Dennis Kelleher, workman at the
plant Of the Chrstiana Window Glass
Company. complained to the police that
,cventy cents had been stolen ont of
his coat, which was hanging in the shop
George Dodd. colored, aged is years, was
suspected and was arrested by Patrolmcn
Hancock and Gaynor, charged with the
Z hpft
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Child in Serious Condition.

Katie Smith, aged years. who was
burned at the home OF her parents No.
7O4 Robinson street on last Thursday. is
still in serious condition. The child
IS under treatment in the Delaware i1os-
lital where her chances between life
md death are about even.
The sun., 1901-10-21
Elmer r. MaIin Dead.

Elmer +. Malin, aged IS years, father
of Thomas e. Malin, died Saturday af-
ternoon. The funeral will take place to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. from the
residence of his son-in-law, Charles Tay-
lor. No. 3s6 South Bradford street.
The sun., 1901-10-21
Boys Leg Broken by Wheel.

M" riding on the back OF one Of
~otge II. Iluber's wagons Saturday
~ ~r'elh"nh Thomas Shields of No. 9O4
vs. second street had his left leg
prohoi ny getting it caught in a wheel.
~ < was taken to his home and Drs.
eprnailce and Hughes reduced the frac-
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Policeman Restored Order,

The police were informed yesterday
afternoon that some boys were acting dis
orderly during services in the Sunday
Breakfast Mission on Shipley street hc.
low Fourth. Patrolman Harry Pierce was
sent to the place and restored order.
The sun., 1901-10-21
Uniforms Stolen.

David Kennedy was arrested on Sat
lrday charged with stealing two over
oats and G. A. Il. uniform. the prop
nrty Of Dir. Henry w. Morrow. The
clothing was recovered in Pawnhrokcr
Lrvy's store by Patrolman Abrahams.
The sun., 1901-10-21
End efFinqer Out or.

John Kenitsky while playing with an
other boy at Third and Pine streets Sat
urday afternoon had the end of his little
fingers on one hand cut off by his com
panion. The injury was dressed by DR..
II, G. Buckmaster.
The sun., 1901-10-21
Visit from the Stork

Police Sergeant Daniel Kel!eher's
wife presented to him yesterday morning
baby boy. The sergant is busy receiv-
ing the congratulations cf his friends.
The sun., 1901-10-21
Percy Smith Committed to Jail.

Percy Smith. aged 16 years, on Satur-
day was committed to jail i'll default OF
5000 hnil, on the charge of larceny. Smith
is accused Of being implicated with three
other boys in robbing William Ham
mond's pawn shop.
The sun., 1901-10-21
Sold MANY Licenses.

Business was brisk in the marriage Ii
cense market on Saturday. After 4.So
O'clock on Saturday afternoon Magistrate
Bradley sold eight licenses. u $
The sun., 1901-10-21

Thomas Leonard. colored, of No. ~
West Twelfth street, while working in n
south side lumber yard Saturday morning
ell ana received scalp wound.
The sun., 1901-10-21
Knights orst. Lawrence Ball.

The knights of st. Lawrence will give
their annual bah in Turn Hall on Febru-
AIRY 10. One of the features will be i
uniformed march.
The sun., 1901-10-21

WilmingtOn'S two smallpox patients
will be removed to the temporary pest
house. it is expected within twenty.
four hours. Work on the building has
been rushed and il is to be completed By
5 O'Clock this morning. 1t will be fri-
nished and arranged for the patients us
soon as finished. Contrary to eXpccta-
tiOns there has been no further out
break in this city though the csiStng
'ases and the increasing of the disease
n Philadelphia makes it necessary for
| smallpox epidemic here.
Returns to the Bureau of Health,
Philadelphia, for the week ending Sat
nrday at noon show that the disease IS
IN the increase there. There were sixty
nine new eases and ten deaths during the
week. This is the greatest number III
my one week since the epidemic Of 1856.
Since January 1 there have been 376
eases. or these, As We're fatal, 12l were
discharged rs cured from the Municipal
Hospital. two We're discharged cured
from their homes and there are at pres
mt POS cases, of which 100 are being
,reatcd at TIE Municipal Hospital.
From January l to March no eases
we're reported. In March there We're two
asses, in April II, May IL, June u and
July 10, making AZ cases in all with II
lcaths to the end Of July. Since August
there has been steady increase, both
in the number of cases and deaths, ns
,llown by the Following figures:
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Saengerbund Ball.

hhe annual complimentary ball of the
aware Saengerbund will take place
4 'Ss, a izNf'iN Noyember II,
The sun., 1901-10-21

Speaking of the conditions existing ut
Fort DUPONT DR.. Alexander I.owhnr,
secretary of the State Board of Health.
Snid:,
II visited Fort DUPONT Saturday aud
found but three eases Of smallpox. Two
Il these | saw ten days ago and one
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Champ CIark's Object Lesson.

No citizen of the District who takes pride
in the city and its mode of administration
should feel in the least disturbed over Rep
resentativc Champ Clark's proposition to
transform this jurisdiction into territory.
with suffrage and a delegate to Congress.
There was nothing in the speech of that
humorist-statesman before the House yes
terday to suggest a serious purpose other
than to bring ridicule upon negro suffrage
In the south and to make political capital
against the republican party. He frankly
avowed this intent, honestly acknowledge
ing it to be his program to continue along
this line. using the District a text, until
he succeeds in driving the republican ma
jority into taking the position openly that
the negroes are not fit to vote at all. be-
cause that is the idea they have in dis
franchising the people of the District
IL is unnecessary In this connection to
consider the broader political aspect of Mr..
C!arks proposition as to negro suffrage. 1t
suttices to reflect that the District of CO.
lumhia is today. according to his own adj
mission. the best governed city on the con-
tinent. Mr.. Clark, for the purposes of his
argument suggested that even If this is so
the hoodlums ought to be given a chance
to govern the capital If they want to do so.
There is a grain of truth in his remark
that the reason why the hoodums run any
city is because the better classes are will
ing to leave politics to such men. preferring
the quiet of their retirement to the turmoil
and the responsibility of political campaign
ing. This indictment is being answered to-
day by the people of more than one Ameri-
can city.
The District has been utilized as fright
full example of diSfranchisement long
and so often that it is quite accustomed to
the experience. 1t bears no ill-will toward
Representative Clark for his political readi-
ness to cite the traditions of local govern
ment as reason why the negro should not
be permitted to vote in the states. AS long
as he is held by the force of an adverse
majority in the House from carrying his
theory of District government to the point
of actual enactment he may speechify and
draft bills to his hearts content if it Will
add the least mite to his personal pleasure
or if he believes it will contribute to his
prestige in the ninth congressional district
Of Missouri
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lieve that there IL anything unwholesome
In a bright. clear day, with the air refresh
ing and the ground dry. There may be in
fluences In the atmosphere which make for
disease which would be eradicated by a
freeze, but experiments with liquid air in
the line Of the treatment of malevolent bac-
teria by the intense cold produced by that
substance do not warrant this belief. 1t Is
impossible that sickness follows dry side
walks. The average Washington snow Is
by no means conducive to health. melting
as it does with the first sun and filling the
streets with a horrible slush which pene-
trates even the stoutest of footgear. 1t
may be that the mildness of the season en-
courages people to take chances in the mat
ter of wrappings which they would not take
were the thermometer lower, and that they
thus incur colds which contribute heavily
to the prevailing morbidity. In any case
the fact remains that Washington Is being
treated to a season which is altogether de-
lightful while it lasts, and it does not be-
hoove us to pause in our enjoyment to
srumble at what the future may have in
store.
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The BurIeiRh Bill Preferred.

The House has voted to increase it's men,
bership in the next ten years from 357 to
1856, casting a heavy majority against the
comrait,ee proposition TO retain the men,
bership as it now stands and thereby to re-
duce the representation Of several of the
states. This decision is probably the wisest
to be reached. The House was confronted
with the alternative embarrassments, to
reduce the representation from certain
states and thereby to lose the services of
trained members who have scored successes
in legislation. or to increase the member
ship to prevent such shrinkage and
thereby add 10 the disComforts and dsad-
yantages of a growing House.
The majority of the representatives evil
IDENTIFY concluded that it would be better
and safer to contend with the difficulties
of accommodating a slightly larger men,
bersh!p than to lose the services of accom-
plished members and to humiliate some of
the oldest commonwealth in the Union
Aside from this reason for the action taken
yesterday it was probable that the House
was animated by belief that il is wise to
bring the apportionment to such a figure
as to give the representative a closer reia-
ton to his constituency. A House station
airy in size gradually grows away from an
enlarging country Each representative is
forced to assume a larger responsibility,
and to stand for the wishes and the needs
Of a larger body OF citizens. Thus the prln-
ciple of representative government Is
strained in the degree that the member
ship of the House fails to keep pace with
the development Of the country.
This view Of the situation has been taken
by Congress with but a single exception in
he entire course OF decennial reapportion-
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Mild Winter weather.

The wonderfully mild weather which has
been experienced in this part Of the coun-
try for the entire winter. thus far, has
caused many people to grow apprehensive
for the immediate future and to forecast
dreadful experiences in February or March.
1t is. of course, to be. anticipated that we
shall have some winter before the season
closes. 1t would be beyond human expecta.
ton for these months to pass without some
snow and cold. But even if the District Is
visited In February or March by a severe
spell Of weather there Is the comforting as
surance that 1t cannot last very long. and
that 1t cannot fully counterbalance the de-
lightful season experienced to this time.
1t may be, as some assert. that this Is I'M
wholesome weather. and that the sickness
now prevailing is due to the absence OF
sharp airs. 1t is difficult, however. to be-