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End of Long Romance.

Waverly, N. Y, Feb. 24.-Robert
Scott Edmunston, Pennsylvania state
senator from Bradford county, was
married to Miss Victoria Louise
Thompson, his sweetheart Of 40 years
ago. At the opening of the civil wal
Mr.. Edmunston enlisted, and he and
Miss Thompson drifted apart. He mar
ried another woman, and after her
death two years ago he met his old
love, resulting in the present wedding
Each is GO years of age. After the close
of his legislative duties Senator Ed
munston and his bride will reside in Q
fine new house on the Edmunstor
homestead at Milan, Pa,
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TO STIMULATE YACHTsMEN.
Thomas w. Lawson Offers Vaiunhie
Prices For Races Next Summer.

ITkhcb FoF kahces ANSN.
Boston, Feb. 24.-lt is announced
that, desiring to stimulate yachting
competitions during the coming sum
mer, which promises to be one OF un-
precedented interest TO yachtsmen'
Thomas w. Lawson has offered sever
al cups for open competition through
the Hull Yacht club, OF
which he is member. Mr.. Lawson,
who is building the Boston yacht to
contest for the honor of defending the
Americas cup, desires to bring into
Massachusetts waters not only races
between the 80 footers which are en-
titled to sail In the cup competition,
but also between schooners, 20 foot
ers, 81 raters and fishermen for prizes
| designated as 'suitable' in some cases
and named at 81 900 in others.
The offer of Mr.. Lawson was brought
to the attention of the Hull-Massa-
chusetts Yacht club in letter written
several days ago, which has been re-
ceived with favor by the executive
committee of the club.
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-.,~- -so- szIdge. AieAaascr SAsS-'s
James Is. Dill and Warner Van Nor
den, president of the National Bank of
North America, are all directors OF the
Ninth National bank and also directors
Of the North American Trust company.
Mr. Dill and Mr.. Thorne are the men
chiefly interested in this new financial
combination. which provides for an ex-
tensive system Of branch banking
without the complication of state ex-
animation incident to consolidation In
ona cnnaarn
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ELEVEN BODIES RECOVERED.
very Few of Those Lost In wreck OF
Oftv of Rio de Jnneiro Found.


City of Rio de Janeiro Found.
San Francisco, Feb. 24.-So far a.
can be ascertained from reliable data
1928 lives were lost In the wreck OF Inc
Pacific Mail steamer City of Rio de
Janeiro. Some fishermen found
packet containing the papers OF Purser
Rooney. Among them was the passen-
ger list and bunch of Cancelled pas
senger tickets, and as there were
names on the list whose Cancelled pas
sengers tickets did not appear among
those recovered it is assumed that they
laid over either at Yokohama, Kobe OF
Honolulu. That they were not on the
vessel at the time she went down Is
certain. Thus far only ii bodies have
been recovered..6 whites, Chinese
and Japanese.
All bodies brought in and all wreck
age and fiotsam picked up by fisher
men must be accounted for to the ON
cials at the barge office. In this way II
is thought that looting'of mail bags
and trunks may be stopped. Among
other effects picked up by fishermen
was the box containing Captain
Wards papers. The police have estao
lished patrol outside the beach soutl
of Fort Winfield Scott
The value of the cargo Of the Rio d
Janeiro has not been ascertained owinl
to the absence Of important papers, bu
1t is yariously estimated at from $500
600 to 100000. Among some paper
found floating near the scene of tn
disaster was a copy Of the manifes
showing all the consignees, with th
exception of the Chinese firms.
The investigation into the loss Of tn
!, steamer will probably be held thi
: week. The inspectors are in peculia
position in the matter Captain War;
the man held responsible for the nav
cation of the steamer, is dead. and Il
investigation Of Pilot Jordan will
! under direction Of the state pilot con
, missioners. The government inspector
can only inquire into the navigation
8 the ship as far as the second ofic'
Il knows and will investigate the ma
a agement of the boats and similar ma
= ters. Pilot Jordan will be summon'
4 as a witness.
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NEW STATION FOR P. & R.
Two Story Building to be Erected or
King Street.

Reading Railway officials have ap-
proved OF plans and authorized the erec-
ton OF new passenger station in this
city to replace the present structure OF
tn Wilmington & Northern Railr ,1d,
the site upon which it is located having
been sold some time ago to the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Batinore Rail-
road.
The new station is to be erected at the
corner of King and Water streets, front
ing on the former. II is 60 be OF brick
and OF artistic design, two stories high
with residence attached. Bids will bt
invited in few DAYS and the work o
erection will be started soon
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Movements of Naval yesseI.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The Oregon
and the Concord have arrived at Hong.
kong and the gunboat Scorpion at La
Guayra from Guiana. The Osceola has
left Port Royal for Brunswick. The
Leonida has sailed from Portsmouth
Va, for Port Royal. The Frolic ant
Piscataqua Of the mosquito fleet left
Malta for Port Said. The Hercules
has arrived at Annapolis.
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prnmntion Ear Cnntnin Trcnt,

Washington, Feb. 24.-rhe secretary
Of war has detailed Captain Charles G.
Treat, artillery corps, to be command
ant of cadets and instructor OF tactics
at the Military. academy, with the rank
and pay of lieutenant colonel, to sue
ceed Lieutenant Colonel Otto l.. Helm,
captain, First cavalry, whose four
years detail in that office will expire
in June next. Captain Treat is senior
instructor of artillery tactics at the
academy and has held that office since
Aug, 81, 1900.
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The Bristol Defender.

Bristol r. l.. Feb. 24.-This week
will mark the initial work of making
the rigging for the new Belmont boat
at the Herreshoff shops, the final ar
rangements for the work having been
concluded with Billman. The material
was buried along from New York
and has arrived here. The material
is of nickel steel wire rolled on drums
of wood The lot comes from the Haz-
ard Manufacturing company. New
York, the firm that furnished the wire
rigging for the Columbia Part of the
wire has a slight alloy OF copper.
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Annual Financial Report.

Vicar General John A. Lyons. has re.
ceaty submitted the annual financial re
port OF St. Peters Pro-Cathedral which
shows receipts for the year OF $26, 454. 06.
On December 81, there was left balance
in bank Of S5,99l e6 to be applied toward
the needs Of the church on account o.
the extensive alterations made.
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Two Charters Granted.

Dover, Feb. 24.-The Parcionera Min.
ing Company, with capital stock OF
$l,000,000, was chartered yesterday to
buy, sell and deal III mines aud miner
ais. 1t is Chicago concern. A charter
was also granted to the Amulet Publish
ing Company, Boston concern, to carry
on the business Of printers and litho-
graphers. 1t has capital stock Of
$3.50. 600,
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Germans ana Chinese CLASH

Tien-tsin, Feb. 24.-Several hundred
imperial Chinese troops attacked 10
Germans west of Pao-ting-fu Feb. 81.
The Germans were hard presscd
Fought rear guard action and even.
tually drove the Chinese back. The
Germans had one man killed and seven
wounded. 1t is estimated that the
chinese lost 200 in killed and wounded
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cycIone Damaged Manritius.

Marseilles, Feb. 24.-Special CORE.
spondence received here by the British
steamer Oxus announces that cyclons
swept over the islands Of Mauritius
and Reunion Jan. - and 13, doing
great damage. The British steamer
Kaisari, from Rangoon, went to pieces
off the coast of Reunion, and 25 of the
ship's company were drowned,
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Major TayIor.s Medal stolen.

New York. Feb. 24.-Thieves broke
into the office of Chairman Batchelder
in the American Tract building on
Washington's birthday and stole the
medal Of Major Taylor, emblematic Of
the championship of last seasons
grand circuit. As this medal was dia-
mond studded the intrinsic value was
considerable. The n. c. A. chairman
will duplicate the medal for Taylor.
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GEO. A. PALMER, dealer in fsD'
oysters, CLAIMS, shad and herring in sea-
son. No. S22 King street, Wilmington
Delaware. Delmarvia phone 1859.
New york-phirnde,phin rrorlcy.

New York, Feb. 24.-The plans "
connect New York and philadelphia D!
trolley via Somcryille, n. j., are ias'
progressing. The tracks of the lhila
delphia and New Jersey railroad ala
the Philadelphia and Bristol rallron"
will he used. Heavy tracks will u,
laid and the cars run at a high rate '.
speed. The single trip fare betWet"
Philadelphia and New York will i '8
stated, be 81,
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King 10 visit Empress Frederick.

London. Feb. 24.-King Edward has
embarked on the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert for Flushing, en- route for
Cronberg, whittier he goes TO pay a
visit to the Dowager Empress Freier.
ick. His majesty wore the service uni.
form OF an admiral OF the fleet. He
was accompanied only by Sir Francis
I.aking, Captain Ponsonby and Captain
{Volph
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viii Hold a Lemon saueeze.

Tomorrow evening in the Grand Opera
House Building Monarch Temple, No. 10
L. &. E., will give lemon squeeze. A
musical and literary entertainment will
be given. There will also be curiosity
on view, tree bearing several hundred
lemons.
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penth of Former A..embIymnn

Middletown, n. =, Feb. 24.-IIon.
Erastus Stickney, an ex-member Of the
assembly from Orange county, died at
his residence near here, aged 90. He
was justice of the peace 33 years and
was the father Of Charles e. Stickney
editor Of the Vantage Recorder
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Will Play New Castle.

On Thursday night Company A, n.
G. D., basket ball team, will play she
New Castle team at New Castle. ON Sat
urday night they will go to Washington
aud play the CoTcoran Cadets team.
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Miss Walton's Lisa"

A story entitled Lisa" written by
Miss Eleanor G. Walton OF this city, ap-
pears in the March number OF Lippin'
colts Magazine. The story is cleverly
told and is being favorably commented
upon.
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George Howard's Arrest.

AS the result of communications be-
tween the postmaster general In Lon
don and the postotfice authorities in
Washington and this city, George How
ard, who is about So years old, feet
s inches in height and weighing
about ITO pounds, with dark hair and
heard mixed with gray, and small light
blue eyes, was arrested in the Hotel
Cadillac last Tuesday afternoon by
Postoffice Inspectors Jacobs and James
and Detectives Reidy and Armstrong.
The detectives had been waiting for
Howard for three days when he walk
ed into the Cadillac and asked for q
letter addressed to John w. Adams" "
One was given to him. and he turned
away from the desk and ripped open
the envelope. He had jus. extracted
tile contents when the detectives plac'
ed him under arrest on the charge OF
using the mails for fraudulent pur
poses. Howard was taken to police
headquarters and then before Chiei
Postoffice Inspector King, to whom ht
made statement. lie was later helt
in $1,000 bail.
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General wilson's Address.

In Philadelphia on Saturday evening,
General James II. Wilson, U. s. A.,
made an address at the Union League
dinner on "Our Commercial Relations
with China"
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Mr.. Mezaw a Notary Public.

Governor Hum has appointed Fred
H. Megaw, private secretary to H. W.
Cause, president OF the Harlan q Hol-
lingsworth Company, a notary public
for the company. Mr.. Megaw received
his commission Saturday.
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Show Beof Day.

Saturday was show beef dav and there
were fine displays in the Second, Third
and Eighth street market houses. All
TIE butchers Wed with each other in
their efforts to make good show.
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A California "Joint, sma,her

Napa, Cal, Feb. 24.-Dr. G. Ii. Far
man, a dentist, president of the Napa
Antisaloon league, emulated Mrs. Ma
tion by smashing some Of the fixtures
in local saloon. He was arrested.
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Horse Shot.

A horse belonging to the James Brad
for Comps broke its back by falling
at Water and French streets on Saturday
morning. 1t was shot by DR.. Cole.
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Additional Locals.
MARooNs VS.. WHITES.
Exciting Basket Ball Game at T. M
CA. Saturday Night.

The all around good playing OF
Khoumrian WAS the feature OF the basket
bali game between the Whites and Ma
rooms Of the Y. M. G. A. on Saturday
night. It was the third game of the series
and the Whites were the victors, defeat
ing the Maroons by score OF Is to IL.
The line up was as follows:
yr, y Marnone
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BIG SNINDLING SCHEME
German Count Saved From New Style
"G0ld Brick" Workers.
LARGE FORTUNES PROMISED.
Postal Authorities Expose Fraud
Through which Foreigners Have
Lost Large Sums-Arrest 10
Due to Decoy Letter.

New York, Feb. 24.-Through the fed
eral authorities one of the boldest "gold
brick" swindles ever perpetrated has
been laid bare-not, however, until for
eigners had been lured to this country
and defrauded Of large sums of money.
1t was only as the result OF excellent
detective work on the part of the post
office inspectors department In this
city, working in conjunction with the
department at Washington and the Sec
retary general of the postofiice depart
ment in London, that thousands OF dol
lars have perhaps been saved to the es-
tate OF distinguished German noble
man, the late Field Marshal Count Won
Blumenthal.
Count Finck Won Finckenstein, cap
tain in the Third Foot guard regiment
Of Germany, one of the finest military
bodies in the world, Is in the city, and
as the representative of the heirs OF
Field Marshal Won Blumenthal would
| have met one or more of the swindlers
but for the alertness Of J. d. King,
| chief postofIice inspector in New York,
and his assistants, Inspectors Joseph
L. Jacobs and Christopher G. James.
4 Count Won Finckenstein arrived here
last Thursday with travelling COM
panion. They were passengers on the
steamship Lain, and, following the ca
1 bled instructions of the swindlers, the
count and his companion went to the
| Grand Union hotel, where they are still
staying. Through an arrest that had
been made two days before their ar
rival and word of caution from the
postofiice inspectors the meeting be
tween the count and the gold brick
swindlers was averted.
Frequent Changes of Headquarters
The base OF the operations OF tn
swindlers was ever in the Unite'
States, although there were frequen
changes Of headquarters so far as tn
cities were concerned. Their letters, al
most invariably addressed to person
of wealth and social standing in Euro
pean centers, were at various time
, mailed from Washington, Boston, Bal
tmore, Philadelphia and other cities.
In every instance the letters sen
! abroad to intended victims spoke
enormously rich gold mines that ha
( been discovered by person familiarl
! spoken of by his first name as 'Ihom
5 as" or Henry" who wished to max
: the recipient Of the letter half partic
V pant in the profits of the rich discover
e purely out of sentiment, becaus
e "Thomas" or "Henry" owed all his SUI
cess to the pecuniary assistance OF I'll
person to whom the letter was az
dressed.
;. There was little variation in Il
phraseology OF the letters, althoul
several which have found their wa
! back to this country plainly show TN
:, at least three persons were the author
y, 1t was letter of this kind, address
!. to Field Marshal Count Won Blume
:, thai and dated Jan. 5, 1901, which
! suited in the exchange OF cablegral
% between the heirs of the Field Marsh;
- who died on Dec. %, 1900, and t
:. : swindlers and the journey OF Cou
Il Won Finckenstein to this country. I
:, . letters were generally signed John
Alams"
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Summary: Goals flnn field, Khoum-
rian, 6; Mask, /; Simn ms, ]; Cook, 3i
Tucker, l.; Schafford, Goals from foul'
Khoumrian, 2; Cook, ).
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A GIANT COMBINATION.
Trust Companies In Union Will
Three Banks.
LARGE FIELD OF OPERATION
Bis Realty Concsr. Included In the
Plans For New BOdy-Headquar-
tsrs of the New Trust Will
BE In New York.

New York, Feb. 24.-President Oak
leigh Thorne Of the North American
Trust company OF New York has an
nounced the completion Of the largest
combination Of trust companies WIFE
other financial institutions ever known
The deal involves money power II
control of an assets account approx
mating $e0,0O0 900, according to the
statement of one VI the promoters.
Eight trust companies, two New
York national banks, one Cuban bank
and one important realty company are
Included in the plan. The banks are
the Seventh National and the Ninth
National and the Bank Of Havana.
Each Of these IA properties but one
will retain its corporate identity. The
federal law. it will be remembered,
does not permit the merging OF ma
tional bank and trust company. The
scheme is purely an application to the
financial business of the community
Of interests theory.
| According to Mr.. Thorne's statement
the North American Trust company OF
New Jersey. which has not commenced
to do business yet, will acquire the con
troll Of the properties to be taken into
the fold. but as it is simply the New
Jersey representative OF the Norti
American Trust company OF New 1orl
ii will readily be seen that the men II
the latter concern are the promoters
the plan.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-25

Chesson and Walker who have been nominated to succeed themselves. Many are wondering why MT Callan has decided to get out of the harness, but there appears to be no special req son for it except that he has other mat ters to attend to and feels that he has done enough work for the city with out receiving any compensation. MT Callan is a blunt, honest man, and al- thau~h not one of the active debaters on the board he has kept in touch V
 Jlle work on hand and appeared to un- derstand what was expected of him as a public official and made it point to do it. When he believed he was right he didn't care whethr it happened to be his own party or the other fellows that he collided with. He would fight to the finish. regardless of conse- quences. His best speech in the al- dermanic chamber was when he at tackled Mayor Barlow and his lieuten- ants two years ago last summer for sending all the dirty water in the res ervoir into the Brooklyn district while the clear, sparkling water was turned into favored sections.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-25
G|LLMOR, the Halter
 25 Exchange Place.
Insect Pests in Brazil.

I should take a small gang of prac- tical coffee planters from Ceylon with good digestions to be not afraid of ghiggars, ticks and Berne fies-to say nothing of the dear little mos quito. The writer had extracted during four years in Brazil no less than 200 ghiggars, from underneath every toenail of both feet. The Por- tuguese, Brazilians, Italians and Spaniards called it a recreation on Sunday to dig them out of each oth- ers' feet. Of all the vile insects on earth, the Berne fly is the worst. She lays her eggs inside your flesh, and hatches three very ugly insects an inch long with three rings of bristles round the body and sharp nippers. They take about six weeks to de- velop under your skin; then com mence to turn somersaults just when you want to go to sleep after hard days work in the sun. The natives of Brazil adopt novel way of ex- tracting the brute when full grown; they tie on piece of raw pork and the Berne comes out of your skin and takes header into the piece of pig skin.-Ceylon Observer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-25

ct Shows Every Position. That a Yacht
 Can Sail In.)
 they cover more thantwice the actual distance required. Thus in dead heat to a windward mark ten miles away yacht sails about 20 miles.
 The angles of these tacks are at about 90 degrees to each other, so that the yacht sails at an angle of about 45 degrees to the wind.
 One quarter of the circle shows the place where no yacht can sail without tacking. On any other point within the circle the yacht can sail indefinite ly without tacking.
 When yacht is sailing as near the wind as she will go she is said to be "close hauled" She is then sailing at an angle of about 45 degrees from the direction of the wind. 2s7 T 1eHt
 When yacht is said to be'on port tack she is leaning over to starboard,
 When a yacht is close hauled her boom is down in as close as it will go. When she is making broad reach with the wind on the beam the boom is eased off until it is at an angle of about 45 degrees from the line of the keel
 When she is running before the wind the boom is at right angles to the di- rection of the wind and to the line of the keel. This little diagram will enable anybody to understand the ex- act position of the yachts with .rela- tion to the wind.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-25
2 TIMELY TOPICS. [


 D. G. Sullivan, Watertown, prescrip- tion druggist, keeps school supplies of all descriptions.
 does forging of all kinds to drawings or patterns.
 Get some of those crackers, mixed if desired, that the Greater New York Grocery Co has for sale.
 Miller & Peck have just received 150 pieces new dress fabrics. They bought them cheap and customers get the ben eft.
 It is worth your while to see those hats for $1.50 in J. B. Mullings's. He has all styles and prices.
 New autumn millinery at Reid & Hughes's. The opening begins to-mor- row. Original pattern hats.
 Fine line of ladies' and mems heavy underwear at Conlon Bros. Strictly all wool and camel's hair at 75c.
 Cheapness does no, count for much if the goods are worthless after they are worn few times. See Jones, Morgan & Co.'S goods.
 Roekaway oysters, frogs legs and fish of all kinds at the Fulton fish mar ket.
 Rubber goods of all kinds, boots, shoes and mackintoshes at the Water bury rubber store. Have a rain coat made to order.
 Buy your groceries from White-Si- mons. They have fine assof<ment of fancy pickles and preserves. Get ready to wear hat for knock about before you buy your good one for the winter. See them at T. ". McGarry's.
 Ladies' box coats In fine Venetian and cheviot for $5 at Currans'. Silk taffeta waists, tucked and corded, for New and second hand furniture bought and sold by Davis, Lehman & Co, Bank street.
 All the new styles and coloring, olives, browns, overplaids, etc, in over coats and suits at Upson, Singleton & Co.'S.
 l. Chase's millinery opening began to-day and will continue for three days Pretty new shapes in felts.
 The American Cloak and Fur Go are sending out some handsome tailor made suits this fall.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-25
POSITION OF YACHTS.
Diagram Which Shows at Glance the
 Directions Yachts Can Sail In.

Here is Iitt-e picture, taken from the New York Herald, which you ought to cut out and paste in your hat in case you wish to understand the com ing yacht races a2d are not quite sure in your own mindtas to the meaning of nautical terms. It shows at a glance every position that yacht can sail in.
 It will be seen that there is only one direction in which yacht cannot sail, and that is against the wind. The manner in which yachts go to wind ward is by "tacking," and in going from one point to another in this way
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-25
A CoMMuNIcATIoN

MT Editor: Allow me to speak a few words in favor of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I suffered for three years with the bronchitis and could not sleep at nights. I tried several doctors and various patent medicines. but could get nothing to give me any relief until my wife got bottle of this valuable medicine, which has completely relieved me.-W. s. Brock man, BagnelI, Mo. This remedy is for sale by all druggists.