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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-26

Il had running sore on my leg for
seven years" writes Mrs. Jas Forest of
Chippewa Falls. Wis, land spent hun
dreds of dollars in trying TO get 1T
healed Two boxes of Banner Salve
entirely cured it =" Beware of substi-
tutes Hatch Bros, and Benefits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-26

WANTED: viii pay the highest
market prices for saleable horses.
Am in the market every day.
j. A. MCCOY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-26

HANDKERCHIEFS. \ most dainty
line for ladies. Very latest styles and
designs. Miss WILHELM.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-26

Ulcers. open or obstinate sores, piles
and scalds, quickly cured by Banner
Salve, the most healing medicine in
the world Hatch Bros, and BENEFITS.
The sun., 1901-05-06
HEIR TO OIL LANDS.
Colonel Chaytor Prefers to Sell His
InteIe est Outright.

Colonel A. ID. Chaytor Of this city is
being congratulated by his friends on his
being one of the heirs to a tract of GAO
acres Of land in Texas in the Beaumont
district near the famous oil gushers,
which is valued at $4,000 an acre.
The land originally belonged to Colonel
Chaytor's grandfather, the late Armon
Davis of Philadelphia. Several offers
have been made for the property and a
philadelphian called on the Colonel last
week inquiring about it.
Colonel Chaytor's cousin. Mr.. Davis.
of Philadelphia was in Wilmington Sat
urday to see him. He has just returned
from Texas and says that the tract is
directly in the path of the oil gushers
and the prospectors are going closer and
closer.
Colonel Chaytor prefers to sell outright
rather than see company formed and
borings made for oil. The oil gushers
near the Armon Davis tract in Texas
are daily turning out thousands of bar
rels Of oil. 1t is understood that the
prospects of oil on the Davis tract are
good and that oil will be found there in
as great quantities as on the neighbor-
ing tracts.
The sun., 1901-05-06
SUNDAY SWIM
ENDS FATALLY
Amos Ellegood, Colored, Drowned
in the Christiana.
BODY NOT YET RECOVERED
Tempted by the Warm Weather He
Plunged Into the River-Took
a Cramp and Sank Re-
fore Help Arrived.
BODY NOT YET RECOVERED

The first drowning accident Of the sea
son occurred yesterday when Amos Ellie
good, colored, met death in the Chris
tiana. The delightfully."- warm weather
attracted hundreds of small boys to the
banks of the Christiana and Brandywine.
They east wistful glances at the water
and some of the more venturesome boldly
went in bathing. They found the water
somewhat cold but seemed to enjoy very
much their first bath of the season.
A number of boys ranging in age from
to IL years went. in bathing in the
Christiann at Jackson Il Sharps. All
went well until eight-year-old Amos Ellie
good began struggling in the water and
calling for help.
Some of his companions made an effort
to save him but to no avail. He finally
sank and was seen no more. The drown
ing cast a gloom over the crowds out
along the river enjoying the fine weather.
The matter was reported to the police
and the body was grappled for but could
not be found. The lad is a son Of viii
liam Ellegood living at No. Mechanics
street. The father joined in the search
for his sons body.
The sun., 1901-05-06
DEMOCRATS
IN A MUDDLE
Story Of How Three Candidates
Were Brought Out.
NAMES FILED ON SATURDAY
DR.. J. H. Spruance Drawing Strength
From J. H. hiteman and David
w. Hughes SAID to be Weak
ening Formers Chances,
NAMES FILED On SATURDAY

What is to the Democrats very seri-
Gus situation but to the Republicans Il
humorous condition was told by Demo
crat yesterday concerning the mayoralty
fight According to his story j. Harvey
Whiteman was brought out by Peter
j. Ford and number of other leaders.
1t was not thought at the time that he
would have much opposition.
Mayor Fahey saw his political end in
sight with the nomination of Mr.. White
man and brought out DR.. j. Harvey
Spruance. To strengthen his forces the
mayor promised the Whiteman workers
jobs. AS was intended this weakened
the Whiteman people.
The last candidate to be announced
was Dnvid w. Hughes. At first his
candidacy was regarded as joke but it
is more than joke now. Hughes began
TO draw strength from Spruance despite
the inroads the latter was making on
Whiteman. Most of Hughes supporters
would have been Spruance men had not
Hughes been a candidate.
The names of the Democrats who will
be candidates for city offices were filed
with the Democratic city committee on
Saturday. They We're published in The
sun on Saturday morning.
The sun., 1901-05-06
Can Sell Where They Please.

Thomas Welsh and Thomas Marion
were arraigned in City Court Saturday
evening on the charge OF selling fish on
King street above Fifth. which is be-
yond the limits set by the city ordinance
for the fish market. When Marion was
walking along the King street market
soliciting for the sale and the men had
two wagons going along King street.
The city ordinance provides that the
fish market shall he below Second street.
The defendants were represented by
Howell S. England who claimed that
there was no law violated ms by an act
of 1879 all peddlers are permitted to
pcddle fish anywhere in the city without
i license. The city ordinance while II
Drescribes that the square between Front
md Second shall be reserved for fish
does not curtail the right Of the men ia
sell their fish in any pnrt Of the city
Judge Townsend dismissed the case.
The sun., 1901-05-06
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.


Mr.. j. Il. Cummings and Mr.. ID. D..
Wingtield have returned from head-
Pa, where they have been attending the
photographers' State Convention.
United States District Attorney VIII
liam Michael Byrne will speak in Wash
ington next Thursday night at the ban
uuct to lie rendered to Cardinal Mar
tinelli.
Letter Carrier Louis Finger, who was
i'll for five weeks, has returned to duty
William ID. Alexander, of West Ches-
'pr. is now employed in this city.
Bishop Kelly OF Savannah, Ga, for
nerly vicar-gencral of this diocese, Is
he guest of Mr.. j. Smith Brennan.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. w. Ellis. of Mills
horo. Del. have returned home after a
short visit here Mr.. Ellis is promis
ing youmg man of the lower county.
Mr.. Lee McKenney who has been sicl
for the past month, is able to be abou
again.
Miss Helen S. Brinton is visiting
friends in Merchantville, n. ].
Mrs. William Householder and daugh
ter, OF Delaware City, spent Saturda!
Wilmington with friends,
The sun., 1901-05-06
I.x-Chief Mills Dead.

Alison Mills. who was chief Of police
under Mayor Joshua S. Valentine, died
Saturday at the New Castle County Hos
pital at Farnhurst, of paralysis, aged
about 70 years. He had been at the
institution about three years and was
stricken with paralysis about ten days
ago. In his earlier life he taught school
in the ncighborhood of Glasgow and
afterwards at Rockland and Rising Sun.
Mayor Valentine was in office. from
1867 to 1872. Superintendent Mccoy OF
the almsholsc is anxious to get into
communication with friends of Mr.. Mills
He understands that the dead man had
two sons. A letter addressed to the
son thought to be in Washington has
been returned unopened. Another son is
believed to be in the Philippines.
The sun., 1901-05-06
FOUR INQUEsTs.
Coroner's Jury on Saturday Investi-
gated Several Deaths.

Coronel Frick on Saturday afternoon
held four inIuests. A verdice Of death
from heart disease was rendered in the
cas-. of Benjamin Wood of Marcus Hook.
VII" was found dead in boat near New
Casllr. on Wednesday.
A verdict of accidental death was re-
turned in the case of William Convill,
aged 20 years, who died at the Delaware
Hospital ON Friday from injuries re-
c"vrd in a runaway accident.
Tn" inquest in the case Of Frank Fl.
ogden was continued. Ogden fell down
stairs at house on Taylor street and
Fractured his skull.
Accidental death was the verdict IN
III" ease of John Alea, OF No. 2204 La
ul"tlr street, who died from INJURIES re
'eIN"d by being struck in the abdomen
by part Of the blade of planer in the
.h"ps of the Harlan 4 HOllingswortl
Company.
The sun., 1901-05-06
BRUTALLY ASSAULTED.
Wesley Shspperson, Colored, Beat His
Wife With a Flat Iron.

Wesley Shepperson. colored, on Satur-
day evening, brutally beat his wife,
Susie, at their home, No 1903 Cade
street. The screams of the woman
brought number of neighbors to the
scene who found her lying in n pool of
blood. Nearby was fiat iron with
which il is alleged Shepperson hit his
wife.
The Phoenix Ambulance was called
and the woman was removed to the
Delaware Hospital. The doctors found
upon examination that her skull was
fractured, so they performed an opera
tion and removed the broken pieces OF
skull
For sometime is was thought at the
hospital that the woman would not re.
r0ver hut She was. resting -eass-.-,. LIZ.
Sneppers0n succeeded in making his
escape from the house before anyone
could capture him. very officer in the
city was notified but as yet no trace
af Shepperson has been found.
The sun., 1901-05-06
ALLEGED DIAMOND THIEF.
James P. Hughes, Diamond Thief
Whipped at Dover.
Six Hundred People Saw Sheriff
Reedy Use the Cowhide on
the Stranger.

Dover. May 5.-A refined looking white
man, past middle-age. was publicly fog
sed on the bare back at the Delaware
was James +. Hughes, convicted OF
stealing diamond stud from DIR. r. Y,
Watson, of Milford. Hughes claims
hilIiaedelpha lie a.. AZ his ubemee, pot where
in the punishment was inflicted, was sur
rounded by over 600 spectators, some
Of whom leaned out of windows or other
elevated points of observation in the
neighborhood.
Hughes walked jauntily to the scene
of his disgrace looking like the Broadway
ieweler he is said to have been in his
lime. lie wore drab trousers, a black
top coat and new derby hat. His
fashionable apparel was soon doffed
however. according to the regulations OF
the sheriff, and everything was removed
except his trousers and shoes. He was
permitted. however. to retain blacl
silk handkerchief, which he had wount
gracefully about his neck.
Sheriff Reedy stood few PAGES off
and, raising his arm at full length, be
gan to rain down twenty blows upon th'
white flesh barred before him. The whiI
used was new rawhide switch, three
feet long. which was recently presented
to the sheriff in Wilmington. Hughes
pushing his whole weight up agains
the post, closed his eyes, and, beyond tn
.ontortions of his body, which occurred
'nvoluntarily from the sharp cuts. h
bore the punishment throughout with
l orin, determination
A mysterious letter intended TO
Hughes was Intercepted yesterday morn
ing. 1t gave some points on how t
kick the sheriff in the stomach and thu
prevent the inhiction of the punishment
The author is supposed to be crac
IN the subject OF the whipping post.
l 1t was while DIR. Watson was in tn
row,led State House watching the clos
ing scenes of the recent legislature tina
Hughes twisted from his shirt front
s4O0 diamond stud which DR.. Watso
said aftelward he would not have los
for $1,000.
He was an interested spectator yestel
day. s4s fsiA s8
The sun., 1901-05-06
NEW CONFERENCE ORGANIZED
Swedish M. E. Church Detached From
Wilmington Conference.

The Swedish Methodist Episcopal
Church in this city has been detached
from the Wilmington Conference and
been made charge in the Eastern Swed-
ish Conference which was organized in
Brooklyn, n. ". last week. In includes
the Swedish churches heretofore in the
New York East, New York, New Eng
land and Wilmington Conferences. The
establishment of the new conference
was ordered by the late General Con
ference.
Wilmington has been put in the Brook.
lyn district of which the Rev. III. w
Eklund is presiding elder. The confer
ence adjourned Thursday. The list OF
pastoral appointments shows that WI
mngton was left to be supplied.
The sun., 1901-05-06
NEW ORDER OF EAGLES
Organized at Chester Yesterday, Ini.
tiations BY Local League Team.

About 100 members of the local order
Df Eagles went to Chester, Pa, yester-
day afternoon and organized an Aerie in
thnt city. Forty OF the members went
to Chester by train and sixty-four by
special trolley. They were met in Ches-
ter by delegation of the candidates and
escorted to the Natioanl Hall, Third
street and Edgmont avenue, where or
ganZati0n was effected.
There We're about 100 chartered mem
bers and they were initiated by the
local degree team. Twenty-seven Of the
andidates were formerly members of the
Wilmington Arie, but recently withdrew
20 so into the new Chester Aerie. In
addition to those from this city, delega-
tions We're also present from Atlantic
City. Camden and Philadelphia. Lunch
eon was provided by the new Aerie. At
4 meeting of the local Aerie this evening
lction will he taken on the proposed
plnn of securing II club house on the
Delaware river for the summer season.
The sun., 1901-05-06
NEW SUPERVISOR.
!. S, Elliott Succeeds John Mahoney
on relaWare Railroad.

]. s. Elliott has been appointed super
visor of the Delaware Railroad to sue
..eed John Mahoney. Mr.. Mahoney re-
sides in this city and had been supervisor
If the Delaware DIVISION for many years.
lie retired May 1 having reached the
,ge limit, at which time employees are
.etrcd from active service and are pen
stoned.
Mr. Elliott for number of years had
been supervisor of the ID. VI. \ V. II. II.
with an office at Georgetown. He is q
thorough railroad man and is expected to
make an excellent supervisor for the
Delaware Division. Mr.. Elliott removed
his family to Clayton several days ago
where the office of the Delaware Rail
,oad supervisor is situated. Mr.. Elliott
is succeeded by Mr.. Richard Silvis, who
was assistant supervisor on the New
York Disision of the p. Il. r., stationed
ut Tacony, Pa.
The sun., 1901-05-06
PIGEONS FLY.
Birds of Local Association Liberated
at Washington on Saturday.

The first of the series of matches under
the auspices of the Wilmington Homing
t'igeon Association was held on Satur-
lay. 1t was 100 mile fly and those who
had birds entered We're: Carbon. Perry,
simmons. Pierce, Barnard, Green. Lucas.
Cannon, Ahyer and Cobb.
The birds were sent to Washington on
Friday and were liberated at l1.45 o'clock
Saturday morning. Conditions at the
start. wind northeast, weather clear; at
home, strong north wind, weather clear
The fly was under the rules of the Ma
'ional Association of lIoming Pigeon
'anciers. The owners and the time
made was as follows:
The sun., 1901-05-06
REGISTRATION FRAUDS ALLEGED
Evidence Found Which Shows That Voters We're Trans
ferred Without Visiting the Election Department.
Attorney General to Investigate

window who fully realized that there
would be still more coming. The Demo
Gratis started ut once to resort to dlla-
tory tactics.
They asked all sorts Of questions Of the
1890 o'clock before he was regularly
registered.
A little better time was made with
some of the others. There was nc
ground for asking more than Il few
questions from some Of them.
BY 8 o'clock only twenty-five men had
been registered and the line of Rennbli-
cans outside was as large as ever. The
Democratic registration officers then said
they would have to stop registering for
about half an hour to allow the names
to be transferred from the list to the
book.
The work of registering voters was not
resumed however for one hour and five
minutes. The line of men waiting out
side did not grow any smaller. The
places of men who dropped out were
quickly filed by others.
When work was resumed dllatOry tac-
ties were again used. Democrats would
fult lnt TfBiStTutioh ouINtTS
ont of the room and talk to them
The Democratic registration officers
once went to get something to eat.
The Republican registration officer re-
mained on duty from 12 to o'clock be-
ing out of the room but once. Then he
returned in a few minutes.
There was line OF twenty-five or
thirty Republicans constantly in front of
the registration window. Some stood for
hours. Many persons seeing the crowd
stood around for awhile without even
getting in line and finally left. Others
visited the place three or four times and
seeing little chance Of getting registered
became dsgusted and went home.
In all but 81 voters were registered.
Forty Of them were colored. But three
Democrats were registered.
1t is understood that at least ninety
more colored voters and twenty more
white voters could have been registered
had they been given chance by the
registration officers. Comparatively few
Of those who stood in line before the
registration window were voters who had
transfers from other districts. One case
was especially noticed. however. 1t was
Il man who had come from a district on
the other side of Third street bridge. He
stood in line just one hour and half
and then became disgusted and left.
His case was reported to III. III. Billany
Of the Republican Joint Committee.
Frank r. Jones acted as challenger for
the Republicans and among the Repub-
licap.e .n.nrlars. n - "
window We're: Fred Stevenson, Lucius
G. Jones. Captain ]. p. Kersey. Charles
Stevenson William Virden. LelOn Col
lins. John Thompson. John Dennis and
William Connolly.
The workers protested against the ac-
tion of the Democratic registration offi-
GERS but counselled those waiting patient
is in line against creating any disorder
Lucius G. Jones is speaking OF the
matter last night said that over 100 Re-
publicans had not been registered who
could have been registered had the work
proceeded properly.
Less than 45O new registrations were
made on Saturday. The primary election
districts appear in another part Of the
paper today.
The sun., 1901-05-06
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

The workmen of many Of the industrial
plants in this city began to take Satur-
day half holiday last Saturday and will
continue to do so during the warm
weather.
The Liberty Fire Company has re-
ceiyed 1900 feet of hose. 1t will he
tested this afternoon.
Secretary Cahill of the Board of
Health reports that SO deaths. 80 births
and Al marriages We're recorded during
the past week. For the week last year
there were 20 deaths, 40 births and 81
marriages.
p. W. & r. railroad employees will
don their summer uniforms this morn
tng.
The sun., 1901-05-06
Traoks ON Rising Sum Lane.

The Road Commissioners Of Christiana
hundred on Saturday granted the VIII
mington City Railway Company per-
mission to lay tracks on Rising Sun lane.
The lane runs from the Kennett turn
pike to the Brandywine. The company
will he enabled TO lay tracks from the
present Running Sun terminus both tn
Henry Clay on the Brandywine and to
the junction of the lane with the Ken
nett turnpike. The latter extension is
to accommodate members of the Will
mington Country Club, its grounds he
ing on the Kennett turnpike.
The sun., 1901-05-06

Grave charges Of irregularity in the
transfer and registration Of voters oil
Saturday were made yesterday by mem
hers Of the Republican committee. Dur
ing the past week 1t was alleged that
many Democrats were being transferred
without visiting the Department of Elec
lions and making application to be trans
frrred.
These allegations We're strengthened or
Saturday when number of men, Demo
Gratis and Republicans, made application
at the places of registration to be trans
fcrred and found that their places oi
residence had already been changed
Their names were secured and the Re
publican committee will use them wher
il il necessary. Although majority OF
the men were Democrats few Republi'
cans were in the batch. They had evi
IDENTIFY been taken for Democrats.
In Il number of the polling places visit
al hut one book was used. These books
were certified copies from the Depart
ment of Elections. The clerks were pro
yiied with sheets made out in the regu.
lar form but the law says that there
shall be two registration books in the
polling place and that the entries in
them shall he made by the assistant
registrars.
In the second ward where there was
was 50 much trouble during the hast
Stat. election. the Democrats tried to dc
all possible to keep the Republicans from
getting men registered. These matters
viii be reported to Attorney-Genera III
H. Ward today and several arrests may
he made.
report of the failure Of the depart.
ment to furnish lists Of the voters trans.
rrrred will also be made.
Seven Democrats went to one Of the
districts in the Third ward to be trans
frrred on Saturday and were told by
some of the Democratic workers that
they need not bother as they had al
ready been attended to.
In the fifty-fifth district, the west end
ot the Fifth ward. two Republicans went
ia he transferred and found that they
had been transferred. They said they
had never been near the election depart
ment. They were evidently mistaken for
Democrats. Just how many names have
been transferred remains to be seen.
DEMOCRATIC TRICKS.
In the Third district of the Second
ward, a new dodge was worked by the
democrats. The registration place was
changed without notifying the Republi-
cans. 1t was expected that it would as
formerly he at No. 400 Heald sireof
The woman of the house was, however,
fnnnd to be sick and at the last minute
change was made TO No. 315 Heald
street. The Republican workers ex-
prrted trouble and were on the alert
They watched the registration officers
aud when they found that they had gone
70 No. 3l5 Heald street with the regis
traion hooks. Mt once notified the Re
pnhicans of the change of location.
The registration officers We're .Iohr
higgins and David Johnson, both Demo
Gratis and Thomas Henvis. Republican.
The registration window was opened a
Il o'clock. The Democratic officers
stated nj once to get in their fine work
Il is said that there were about twenty
iir" Republicans lined mp outside thu
The sun., 1901-05-06
sCKEENs MUST GO.
Saloon Keepers Close Their Business 6
Places on Sunday,

Saloon keepers who have screens in
their windows have been notified to re-
move the Instructions so that people can
lee the bar. There is a law against hav.
ing screens in the saloon windows but as
10 complaints We're made until recently
it was not enforced. The order has been
obeyed. The police have also started a
crusade against Sunday liquor selling.
II was stated by a saloon keeper yes
terday that the saloons in the city were
closed mp tighter than they have been
for sometime. Several drunken negroes
were seen on the coast yesterday after
noon.
The sun., 1901-05-06
TO BLESS FLAGS.
Anniversary of st. Antonio Di Pa
dova Italian Catholic Society.

The first anniversary Of St. Antonio
Oi Padova Italian Catholic Beneficial
society will be celebrated on Thursday,
June 49, II is the birthday of st.
Anthony. IN the morning the society to-
sether with all the other Italian So
'ieties will form and headed by band,
march to st. Paul's X. G. Church.
Bishop Monaghan will bless two hand
'ome new flags that have been received
One is an Italian and tha other an Ameri.
an flag. They cost SiD1 A sermon will
'c delivered by the Rev. Castqntino
ftssaneti from Ciston-on-the- Hudson, q
cousin Of Carmine Di Mare.
In the afternoon and evening a picnic
will be held in Bavarian Park, Fifth
md Dupont streets. The officers Of the
association are Carmine Di Mare. chair
man: Raffalli Tayani, secretary; Gius.
rppe Giampietio, treasurer.
The sun., 1901-05-06
PASTORS FIRST SERMONS.
Two large Congregations at Olive,
Church Yesterday.

Rev. r. A. Elwood, the new pastor of
Olivet Presbyterian Church, delivered
his first sermon to his congregation yes
ier,ay. Large congregations were pres
nj morning and evening.
The subject of his morning sermon
was "The True Spirit of the Gospel
Messenger" The subject of his evening
sermon was 'rhe True Spirit of the
'hrist." Both were able efforts. Mr..
Elwood WAS well received and the indica-
tionS are that he will have very sue
rssfnl pastorate.
The sun., 1901-05-06
ALL CANDIDATES INVITED.
simon Wolf Club Will Hold Spe cial
Meeting Thursday.

The Simon Wolf Republican Club held
a largely attended meeting last evening.
John +. Lynn. candidate for city solici-
tor. was present and made an interesting
address
A special meeting will be held on
Thursday evening. All Hebrew Repnbli'
cans are cordially invited to attend. A
special invitation will he extended to all
the candidates to come TO the meeting.