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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15
LEFT ON THE WHARF.
Steamer Diamond State Did Not
Stop for Methodists.
People With Well Filled Lunch
Baskets Wait CD Chester
Wharf

There was a great disappointment in
store for the menters OF the South
Chester NJ. Il. Church and their friends
who had started out with the intention
OF going on the excursion to National
Park yesterday morning The trip wis
to have been made on the steamer IJa-
mond State and arrangements had been
made to have it stop at the Jeffrey
street wharf at SIS o'clock. Before the
appointed hour there was a large crowd
at the wharf waiting for the steamer.
and by the time it was due to arrive
there Were ut least 800 excursionists ON
the pier. As the Diamond State was
seen coming up the river there was IL
picking lip Of lunch baskets and every
body was in readiness to get on board.
and when the boat proceeded on tie
way up the river there was more than
ore lower jaw dropped in dismay.
When the boat arrived at Market street
wharf tie captain was handed a t'le-
phone me ssaga from the excursion com.
m'tter asking why the beat had not
stopped ut the wharf as contracted FOR
but the answer he sent back to them
was C the effect that he had received TO
orders to stop ut Jeffrey street or to
take them aboard.
For n time the members of the com
mittre were nanplussed. hut soon re.
covered and after a consultation it was
decided that the exCursionists be taken
to Shellpot Park and acting in accord
ance communication was at once estnh
lished with the Chester Fraction Co
and al 10 O'Clock special cars were at
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15
WILL PUSH HIS DEMANDS,
determined That Agents for Foreign
Corporations Must Pay Fees

1t is the intention OF Secretary of State
Layton to push his demands upon repre-
sentativts of foreign corpol atoms for Il
SEQ tax into the courts unless the repre-
seEtatives comply with the law.
The secretary is much concerned ove''
misinterpretation of his recent mani
festo issued to various representatives,
making the demand upon them, as requir
ed by law. 1t has been published that
this demand was upon the lawyers who
represent companies chartered in this
State and that it would be a knock out
blow to the corporation business at
Dover.
The fact is, however, thar not one Of
the concerns chartered at Dover will be
called upon to pay one penny in addition
to their franchise and annual State taxes
demanded. These are not foreign corr"r-
atons. but most decidedly are domestic.
or home corporations.
As not more than so corporations
which came into this State to do business
had paid the $50 fec and filed at the
State House statement OF their affairs,
Secretary Layton began his investigation
and now has a certified list, showing $50
foreign corporations doing business in
New Castle county, lind nearly 200 cor
polations at work in Sussex. Ken,
county's foreign list includes over So
Thus the State is losing the license Ct
300 concerns in New Castle county. and
possibly 100 in Sussex, which, il the
law was complied with. would give the
State an additional revenue of 100000,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15
CHEAP ONE DAY SEASHORE TRIPS.
81. 90 Daily Excursions from Philadelphia
to Seaside Resorts via Philadelphia "
and Re aiding Route.

During the months Of July and August
the regular excursions to points on the
South Jersey Coast via tho Philadelphia
ana Reading Route. All trains will run
from Chestnut Street and South Street
Ferries, Philadelphia. and at Atlantic
City will arrive and depart from foot OF
Of Mi sissippi Avenue only.
Time of trains will be as follows for
Atlantic City, Cape May Ocean City and
Sea Isle City daily OF 100 A. NJ, Ad.
nitional sunday for Atlantic City only
80 A. NJ.
Returning, leave Atlantic City week.
days, t.0O p NJ, Sundays go aud 800
7. N. Cape May, daily. 6.0o p. N.
Leave Ocean City aud Sea Isle CITY, daily
G.lOP NJ.
Excursion tickets to any of above points
good day of sale only, and good only In
either direction on trains as above noted
will I've sold ut rate Of $l.00 for round TRIP.
For longer time excursions, rate to and
from other points, etc. consult ticket
agents or address Edison J. Wesks GeBer.
al Passenger Agent.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15
JOHN JAMES
In The TOLLS,

John James, colored desperate,
who has terrorized the residents OF
the lower counties for some time past
was arrested and lodged in the Sus.
sex county Jail py Detective Ratledge
yesterday.
On August 8 party Of Indian
River Moors, consulting Of Amanda A
Wolfe, Amanda T.. Wolf. Lydia Lock.
wood, Ida Rollie and Lewis Wright,
left Lewes about o o'clock at night to
drive to Rehoboth. When about
two miles outside of Lewes their
team was hated by man with re-
volver. The party recognized him
as John James, alias "Syracuse. y
James first came into Sussex coun.
ty when the Queen Anne's railroad
was being built. lie has been ter
ror for some months, the people fear
ing to modest him, and the officers
afraid to arrest him.
With his revol yer the highwayman
compe all the party to alight en-
cept Amanda f. Wolf, whom he
dragged out of the carriage and beat
in a frightful manner. He then COM
PEELED the two Wolf women to get
into the carriage again and drive
toward Rehoboth.
When near there according to the
story Of the women, he compelled
Amanda f. Wolf to get out on the
beach and then feloniously assaulted
her.
After the assault James disappear
ed. The state officers were notified
aud Detective Ra.edge was placed
on the track. He traced James to
Denton where he made the arrest.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15
DOTS.

A case containing fountain pen and
comb was lost Tuesday evening. A rY
ward will be paid for same ut this office.
The con ract for building the new GOAL
collar for the High school was awarded
last night to A. S, Reed & Bros. Conn any
their bid OF 81. 1888 being the lowest. The
capacity Of the cellar will be 200 tons.
The saagoing dredge Vim OF tho Atlas
Dredging company left last night for the
Mispillion river, whore some dred ging Is
to be done.
Clerk Of City Council w. L. Hamann
has asked City Councils Public Building
Committee to place Delaware and At
lantic Telephone. inhis Office. No decision
was given.
David bangle, yesterday received the
contract for making the necessary altera
tions to the Bavarinn Brewery plant, and
will commence work ut once.
Frank Edwards was seriously Injured
by being thrown from hts horse on King
street near Ninth last evening He was
sent to the Delaware Hospital.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15

ICOULD PUT MY HAND ON HIS HEAD.
distinguished look and bearing, and
the common people reverenced him and
i believed that he could do anything he
| willed. The British authorities had
watched him closely for year or two,
he utter words Of sedition, bue-thus
| far he had not meddled with politics
in any manner. lie was generally re-.
! ferred to by the English as fakir and
charlatan, but | had far higher
! estimate Of him.
Rajpoor Gyah's hut stood among the
hills on the edge of jungle and was
not an uncomfortable place. He bad
with him many books and parchments
relating to the mysteries Of life and
death and likewise many relics and
souvenirs from various temples and
forgotten cities. ! felt at home with
the man, and yet in a sense l feared
him. Now and then he looked at me
in a way that took all my will power
away, and | realized that he had but
to speak and should be compelled to
obey. Up to that little or nothing was
known Of hypnotism, but there were
people who could magnetic by rub
bling the forehead. Nothing worthy Of
note happened for the first three days.
Then, after our humble breakfast Raj
poor Gyah put his hands on my Shout
der and looked into my eyes and said:
Brother, go forth and find me a
cobra and bring 1t here, that | may
see what soul has passed into it,
l had natural horror of serpents,
and it was only with great effort that
| could approach dead one, but set
out on my mission without the slight.
est reluctance. The mans will had
overpowcred mine. Had he told me to
walk through fire | should have done
SO. ! set out and wandered about, and
after a time l espied cobra summing
Itself on rock, | walked straight up
to the horrible thing and picked 1t up
in my hands. 1t writhed and Kissed.
but did not strike me. Carrying it
colled about my right arm, arrived at
the hut, and Rajpoor Gyah took 1t from
me and sat down and sang to 1t In a
low voice. The serpent grew quiet and
stretched itself out at our feet, and by
and by the man said to me:
ut was a serpent before, and It is .
serpent now. We will let It 90 away"
After three or four minutes the cobra
became more active and went crawling
away, and felt so weak and lethargc
that fell upon couch and was pres
emily asleep. 1t was afternoon when I
awoke and found Rajpoor Gyah bend
ing over me and touching my face with
his soft fingers. When l sat up, he
said:
Come and walk with me, and I will
show you tigers path. Tonight you
will 60 into the jungle and find tiger
and bring him to me, and you shall
hear us converse together"
We walked for two or three miles,
and as we walked Rajpoor Gyah point
ed out misshapen trees aud told me
that the spirits Of bad men had passed
into them and made them what they
were. BY md by we came to path
used by animals as they passed from
the jungle to the stream and back, and
the man said:
Look well about you, that you may
End the path in the night"
Then we returned home, and he pre-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15
THE ENGINE
WRECKED.

Robert Hoffman, oiParker Street
this city, who is employed as a fire.
man on the Philadelphia, Whining
ton 4 Baltimore Railroad lad an al.
most miraculous escape from death at
Thurlow last night.
AS it is he is now at his home suffer.
ing from scalds On the face and lower
limbs but he is expected to recover.
Engine No. POI, with John Lynch
as engineer, and Hoffman as fireman,
pulled out Of Philadelphia last night
with freight train for Baltimore.
They were ordered to pick up a car
at Thurl0w and when point near
that station was reached, about half
past eleven O'Clock, the train was left
on siding and the engine and ten.
der were run on a switch so as to get
around 1t and drill the car into its
place.
Engineer Lynch did not give sufli-
cient room for the engine and ten
der to pass the last car Of the train
and the result was that the tender
crashed into the rear car.
The latter ripped up the side OF the
tender as we'll as the tiremen IS seat
and that side Of the cab. All the
steam pipes on Hoffman IS side of the
engine we're also torn away just as
the shock threw the fireman to the
ground directly In front Of the driv-
ing wheel.
When the steam pipes were broken,
the engine came to q halt. Other
wise Hoffman would have been ground
to pieces.
DR.. +. +. Long, the railroad physl-
clan, was summoned and was soon
on hand. lie bandaged Hoifman's
injuries and then had him sent home
on one of the yard engines.
Notification OF the accident was
sent to this city at once and an
other engine and extra fireman were
soon on the ground and with Engi-
ncer Lynch, who had been badly
shaken up, at the throttle the train
once more started for Baltimore.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15
DANGEROUS
GROUND.
-. BY ~. QUAD.

When leave of absence was granted
me after my first year at the military
post Of Allahabad, did not 60 up to
the hills with others seeking rccrea.
ton nor yet into the jungles seeking
big game. In a cautious way, SO as
not to expose myself to ridlcule, had
made inquiries and ascertalned that
Rajpoor Gyah, well known in con.
nection with the occult. lived but 80
miles away in a hut by himself and
was willing to take me as pupil.
Without a word to anybody but my
native servant l set out one morning
and rode to the hut and received
dignltied welcome. l must tell you
that Rajpoor Gyah was most won
derful magician, great healer of the
sick and ailing, and that on several oc-
casons he had apparently died, been
buried for three days and then been
rcsurrected and brought back to life.
He was not an old man, but one Of
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15
CUPID RODE !.
WITH MOTOR MAN

Media, Pa. Aug. IA. Miss
Blanche Pyle, OF Media, who has
been one OF Delaware county's
pretty school achers, a daughter
of highly respected family OF the
borough, is believed to have secret.
ly weedded and eloped with Mich
ael D. Sullivan, a motorman on the
Chester and Darby trolley line.
The facts regarding j. the case
were made known to day and tn.
tongue Of gossip is chattering.'
Sullivan, who is handsome.
man, and known as the Adonls Of
the road. it Is said 10 have first met
Miss Pyle when she rode to and
fro between her home and her
school at Darby. The result was
a mutual infatuation between the
two. which was followed BY Sulli.
van making frequent trips to Me-
dia, Mise Pyle's parents soon
discovered a difference in the reliy-
lous beliefs Of the two families, and
Sullivan was forbidden to come to
the house. For some time past the
meeting lovers have been else where.
During vacation Miss Pyle has
been assisting as steneographer
for q Philadelphia firm and on Sat.
urday ostensibly started on a short
vacation before school opened.
Nothing was thought Of the mat
ter until this morning. when scar.
city Of trinkets about the house was
noticed. and it subsequently devel-
oped that she had taken all her be-
longings with her. The parents
became suspicious. an Ian ing uiry at
the Registers Office disclosed tie
fact that a marriage license had
been issued 10 the couple. which
they desired kept secrek The mar.
rage did not take place in Media,
and where the couple have gone is
predetermined. Miss Pyle told her
parents she was going to Atlantic
City, and there the couple are sup
posed to be.
Sullivan has been ir the employ
Of the trolley companies Of Della
ware county for severa! years. He
10 we'll known 10 Philadelphia.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15

pared the evening meal Aswe fingered
over It be told me the soul Of hia
brother, who had been bad man and
had been hung for murder, had passed
into the body Of u jackal, but the pray,
ers Of hjs widow and children had per.
haps prevailed ere this and the SOU!
had been whitened by passing into the
body Of tiger. 1t was an hour after
dark when set out, having no wsap.
Ons whatever. There were wolves and
hyenas and pahthers and tigers In that
district and 1t was notorious for its
serpents, but felt no personal fear a.
! passed along. When struck the
path, boldly entered the jungle, and
l believe had gone a distance of half
n mile when caught sight of the gilt
tering eyes OF some animal before me-
cried out to know II 1t was tiger
and, being assured in some manner
that ! cannot explain that 1t was, !
turned about and retraccd my steps.
When l reached the open ground, !
looked over my shoulder and saw a
tiger trottlng at my heels. He came
closer until could put my hand on his
head, aud so we finally arrived at the
cabin.
"You have done well, very WE'LL"
said Ratpoor Gyah to ME as he rose
up from his seat at the door. "Sit you
down and smoke and listen"
Then he began talking with the tiger.
1t was not in the same tongue as he
talked to me, but vet i could under.
stand most Of what he said. while the
tiger answered by whlnes for yes and
growls for no.
ut Is not my brother" said the man
to me. 1.-THE SOIL Of my brother is stir
in the body Of the jackal. 1t was
blacker than thought for. The tiger
nMy go now. 1t was kind Of him to
come"
The tiger rose up and stalked of,
looking back at us once or twice, and
then we went to bed. When morning
came, felt clear headed, but weak In
Limb, though my appetite was fair. An
hour after our meal Rajpoor Gyah said
to me:
you must help me to cleanse the
world Of its wickedness. Go forth and
find ryot and bring him here, and We
will burn the soles of his feet and
make him confess his misdeeds."
l went without hesitation. The high.
road was only half pile distant, and
as struck 1t turned to the right, hop.
ing soon to meet with some farmer on
his way to market As it happened,
however, the mail coach was the first
to come along, and on the bog was q
brother officer. There was something
In my appearance to create surprise,
and as l answered at random when
questioned l was taken up and on to
the next town. There had nervous
chill and was on the sick list for n fort.
night. Meanwhile n party had gone
out to find Rajpoor Gyah and bring
him to book, but he had vanished. l |
carried the memory Of every single |
Incident clearly in my head for months
and months, but found that others, and |
particularly medical men. disagreed
with me. They declared my adventures
with cobra and tiger to be hypnotic |
dreams and that l had not left the
cabin at all, but when 1t came to the
question Of how | was found on the
naone could more than guess.
However, had trodden on dangerous
ground, and resolutely turned from
the whole subject and put it behind me
beyond resurrection.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15
ELEVATED RAILROAD.
Street and Sewer Directors Will In.
spect the Proposed Route.

The Street and Sewer Directors do not
propose to do anything with the r., W.
Il Il. Railroad Company's APPLICATION for
permission to build an elevated railroad
through the city until they learn more
about the matter.
1t is likely that tlif directors will make
n personal examination OF the route os
the proposed elevated tracks, in company
with a representative of the company
who is familiar with the subject; then
they will be in a position to know just
what the company's plans are.
The alterations for the elevated rail
road viii! probably nrccssitatc the re-
moval of the Mccullough Iron Co.'S sid
ing. Just where a new siding will he
located is said to be uncertain.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15

SPEAKING OF the difference ofsol-
diers who are shot IN battle now
and IN former wears, an exchange
says:
The soldier who is shot in these
days and is not killed outright
has little cause to tear death from
his wounds, At the time Of the
Civil War, and also ia the Franco
Prussian War, large portion
Of the total deaths were from
wounds which were not Immediate
~ fatal. In his receit paper before
the British Medical Association,
Sir William MacCormack, presl-
DEM of the Royal College OF Sur
geons, pointed out a fact which was
observed BY American surgeons in
the war with Spag -namely that
the character OF guushot wounds
had completely changed IN thirty
years. Not only are the wounds
less severe, but the proportion OF
wounded men in battle is smaller
Sir William attributes this fact to
the improved weapons which he
considers to be less efficient. 1t 10
likely, however, that while lever
men are wounded more are killed
outright. 10 other words inAtead
OF accusing the Inventors OF lueliicl-
cncy IN gunmaklng. the dlst,n-
guished surgeon should have cred
<j,ed his own profession with an in.
creased power TO save.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15
EBB TIDE

I God should draw LIES yelling 1000 away,
Nhal sights the human beach could show the dayi
What doubts, what creeping aims, what dreams
long drowned;
What hopes, lie fallen stars, would there be
found;
What wreckage where the surface calmly sleeps!
What shadows where we most had looked for
dcepsl
Etrange rocks Of cruelty that lie concealed.
Clad in pale weeds OF vice, might rise revealed
Where monster habits in their Shiny pride
Through falsehood's clinging brine securely glide.
God pity ALI All, may his own grace hide
And save our secret souls from such ebb tide!
Martha Gilbert Dickinson.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-15

THE Democrats Of Pennsylvania
are having big time. Ex-Gov.
amor Pattison is trying to rcorg an
lie the dsorg Democratic
party oil the Keystone State. He
insists on following his own de-
vices in the matter OF reorgauIHa-
hon and resents any interference.
He has led the party to victory on
more than one.occasIon and posi-
bH can again cement the warning
actions together and make more
respectable snowy, at the next
election, EX- Postmaster HarrItv
lvied the experiment and the party
actually repudiatcd HIM and he
has since been ont OF poltices and
giving his time TO banking.