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The sun., 1901-04-29
MANY ANXIOUS FARMERS.
Looking for Slick New York Soap
Salesman.
About $400 Secured From Fifty New
Castle Hundred Men-A Clever
Scheme of a Stranger.
Special to The Sun.

Special to The Sun.
New Castle, April 2S.-About fifty far
mels in New Castle hundred are anxi-
Gus to hear from a New Yorker who
secured about $4O0 in that hundred
recently and has not been seen since.
He spent several days taking orders for
soap. As an inducement to the farmers
he offered as a premium sufficient carpet
10 cover a room. 1t did not make any
difference whether the room was a large
or small one.
Some paid as high as SIS while others
handed over $12 and SO in several in
stances.
He had samples Of the soap and car
pet with him. The room was carefully
measured and the measurements noted
in his book The soap and carpet We're
10 get in this section about April IS.
The farmers between Wilmington and
New Castle began TO get alarmed during
the week when the carpets and soap did
not appear.
He refused to take orders unless part
Of the money was advanced. A num-
Der of farmers who had heard of the
gold brick schemes refused to give orders
MS they could not grasp at the situation
NJ Shff iKfow ss I'll HI as IN fIfidrs1fif to bar
chase a box of soap that would cost
| The price demanded in any store.
The sun., 1901-04-29
Nuw officers Of Dover Society to be
Intalled on Mays.
nncinl to I,ha Sun

Special to The Sun.
Dover, April 2S.-The officers of the
New Century Club who We're elected last
week will be installed on May 8. They
follow:
President, Mrs. John p. Salisbury;
first vice president, Mrs. Ella Marshall;
second vice president, Mrs. Il. S. Ander-
son; secretary, Mrs. VIM. Haman; treas
nrer. Miss Anna b. Hayes; directors,
Mrs. L. Il. Jones. Miss Florence Muir
ply. and Mrs. Jas. Pennewill; hod-over
directors, Mrs. James Todd, Mrs. ]. I.
Massey, and Mrs. Harry Richardson;
club hostess Mrs. II. ]. Ferguson; chair
man of program committee, Mrs. Clayton
w. Fisher.
The chairman of entertainment, Mrs.
las. L. Wolcott, has provided an I'M
usually attractive program for the even
ing of May I. when Wilbur Howe, imper-
senator. of Yale College, who comes
highly recommended, never failing to
draw crowded houses, will give his inn
personation of David Garrick in the club
house.
On the 18th Of May the club will hold
its anniversary in the club house ut s
u. m, when the chairman of entertain
ment and club hostess will provide re-
treshment for mind and body.
The sun., 1901-04-29
BOTKTN CASE REVIVED.
May be Taken to United States
Supreme Court.
On June 7 Date Will be Fixed for
the Day of Trial-Defence
Wins Point

The case of Mrs. Cor,iclia Botk;n. who
was convicted Of the murder of Mrs. j.
T.. Dunning and her sister, Ida III. Dean.
pf Dover. Del, by sending poisoned
andy through the mails, and who was
.ccsntly granted a new trial by the SUI
creme Court Of the State, was called in
the Superior Court of California Mt San
Francisco on Saturday for the purpose
Df fixing q date FOR the new trial.
The State asked that the case be
heard June is. Mrs. Botkin's attorney
objected, and in his argument limited that
the ease would be carried to the United
States Courts to decide the question
of whether the State Of California or
Delaware has jurisdiction. After some
argument June was agreed upon as the
late for fixing the day of trial.
Mr.. Ward when seen last night said
he had sent a letter to the California
authorities about week ago stating that
the witnesses could not so west before
July /. Sone of them cannot possibly 20
before that time. He will endeayor to
do as the California authorities desire il
tlI, matter of sending out witnesses.
No steps will be taken by Mr.. Ware
until he receives Il reply to his letter.
The sun., 1901-04-29
FOUND OLD RECORDS.
Dated 1880, When Country Was I'm
der King George.

Some old records were found in the
office of prothonotary Moore in Dover
il few days ago which are very in
teresting.
One Il well preserved but rudely
bound copy Of all the legal proceedings
or common pleas of Kent county, dated
1850 when the county was under klng
George III. 1t contains many curious re-
cords which are the sale Of the bodies
and souls of white men lor debt. Re
cords OF stock marks with diargrams of
parts clipped from the animals ears.
Another interesting record is Il general
account of the county of Kent on Dela-
ware for the year 1874. containing the
uamrS OF All the taXnbles Of the county
together with the sums Of them rated
and all the debts due from said county
TO Suntlry persons for that year as also
The public charges. The rate was 7
pence per C. Many Of the names are
familiar and some Of them have been
% changed that there is no way of
recognizing them today. The total
amount of the value or the value or
assessment of each hundred is also given
The records show that the value of all
the real estate in Kent county 167 years
ago was $64 900.
The sun., 1901-04-29
Mayor viii Omen Fair.

Mayor John G. Faley will preside at
the opening of the st. Patrick's bazaar ON
Wednesday evening and an address will
be made by nlshop Monaghan. 1t will
be held in the basement of the church
and handsome souvenirs will be present
cd to all those who attend during the
coming week. a feature of the fair
will be the Rev. w. j. BerminghamS
Rocky Mountain canary which will be
on exhibition.
The tables will be presided over ms fol
lows: Parish tahr-Mrs. Hamilton, Miss
Belle Corrigan. Sacred Heart Mrs.
McGrath. Mrs. Dugan. Mrs. Cook. Holy
Name Mrs. Ahrens, Mrs. Kelley. Mrs.
Murch. Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Ferry. Blessed
Virgin Sodaity-AIiss Moran, Miss
Keaveny Miss Foord. Children's and
Sisters Misses Tillic and Mary Ora
ham.
The sun., 1901-04-29
KILLED AN
OLD FRIEND
George Cornish Thought Peter
Grant, a Burglar.
SHOT THROUGH THE DOOR
Grant Came to the Door of the Cabin
and Rapped-He Made no
Reply When Cornish
Asked, "Who's There"
SHOT THROUGH THE DOOR

Thinking that he was driving off n
burglar George Cornish, colored shot and
fatally injured Peter Grant, colored, a
good friend of his near IIockessin early
Sunday morning. Grant died about
noon yesterday ut the Delaware Hos
pital.
Grant and Cornish with others lived
in small cabin about two miles from
Hockessn. They worked in the clay
pits near there. According to statement
made by Grant at the hospital before
he died, Cornish and Grant We're out
together Saturday night. Cornish got
home first and went to bed. Grant
reached home about 3 o'clock Sunday
morning. He knocked on the door for
ladmittance.
cornish asked "who's there" Grant
made no answer. Then Grant ratified the
latch. Again Cornish cried ont "who's
there" Grant made no reply.
Cornish then fired shot through the
loor and then quickly opened the door
md fired directly at Grant
| Grant was struck in the abdomen
and fell to the ground. Cornish upon
hending over Grant discovered that it
was his friend that he had struck and
VAS shocked
| s. ID. Jenkins, Jesse Willis and Char
les Brooks, all colored. came to Grants
assistance. Cornish had Grant loaded in
4 carriage and instructed the men to
take him to the Delaware Hospital this
..ity.
| Cornish FASTENED to Hockessin where
he gave himself mp to Constable Jacob
smith. He brought his prisoner TO this
.ity last evening and had him locked
| Up at the police station.
| Cornish is 20 years Of age. Grant was
y years old.
The deed was committed over the line
IN Pennsylvania and the trial of Cornish
will take place in that State.
The inquest will. however. be held by
Coroner Frick as the man died in Della
ware.
| The weapon used by Cornish was a
| % calibre bull dog revolver.
Sergeant Evans and Officers Mcbride
land Reilly visited the hospital aud. So
-urvs' '-sr st,y''''itt n isvw trrv 'rrru INV
been committed.
The sun., 1901-04-29
STATE G. A. R.
MEETING
Three Candidates Mentioned for
Department Commander.
WILL GATHER AT SMYRNA
Session Of Encampment Will be Held
in Opera House-A Reunion
and Campfire Will be
Closing Feature.
WILL GATHER AT SMYRNA

Everything is in readiness for the
twenty-first cncampment Of the Depart-
ment Of Delaware of the G. A. X. at
smyrna on Thursday, May 2.
The sessions Of the encampment will be
acid in the Opera House. 1t will be
formally opened at 10 o'clock in the morn
!ng. There will be a recess for dinner
after which work will be resumed and
The encampment will not adjourn finally
until all the business IS disposed OF.
There are three candidates for depart
amt commander. They are John w.
John 9. Carver of Post No. % of Smyr-
na; Jesse Killings Of Post No. Of
Dover.
Immediately upon the arrival of the
delegates in Smyrna the committee ON
credentials will meet in the Opera House.
It is composed as follows:
Edwin Il. Wood, Post No. 8: Peter Me-
.ileer, Post No. /: Edward Daily, Post
No. 5; William ii. Black, Post No Is
Joseph ). Bradley, Post No. Z.
The Council Of Administration will at
jlle same time hold its final meeting prior
@ the session of the encampment Every
hing will, however, be gotten in readiness
FOR the encampment to open at 10
,'rlocl; sharp. 4 preliminary meeting
II the council was held in thsc tiy last
Wednesday night when the accounts of
the department commander, assistant
adjutant general and assistant quarter
master general We're gone over.
After the encampment is adjourned
grand reunion and campfire will be held
N the Opera House. Many speeches
will be made.
The Wilmington delegation which viii
| he large one, will leave for Smyrna
| N the S.13 O'Clock train Thursday morn
| ing.
he party will leave for home curly
| lfriday morning on the Norfolk express
| Post No. 20 of Dover, IL white post.
will have charge of the white veterans
| md Post No. rs will have charge OF the
olored veterans.
| There are twenty-five posts in the
State with total membership of 800.
The sun., 1901-04-29
PRESIDENTS SPECIAL TRAIN
Cars Left Pullman Car Works
Yesterday Morning.
President Mckinley and Party Will
Leave Washington at 1880 a m.
Today for Trip West.

The Pullman cars remodeled at the
local plant of the Pullman Palace Car
Company, which are to make up the
Presidential special train for the ten
weeks tonr which were described ex-
cllsivcly in The Sun on Saturday, left
this city yesterday morning for Wash
ngtoil. ID. G. The train will start at
1890 o'clock this morning, Washington
time.
Those in the party will be the Presi,
dent, Mrs. Mckinley, Miss Barber,
Secretary Hay. Mrs. Hay. Postmaster
General Smith. Mrs Smith, Secretary
Long, Mrs. Long, Secretary Hitchcock.
Miss Hitchcock, Secretary Wilson, Sccre
tnry Cortalyou, Mrs. Cortelyou. Assistant
Secretary Barnes, DIR. +. NJ. Rixey, Mrs.
RiNey. Henry I. Scott, Laurence |.
Scott. Charles A. Moore. Mrs. Moore, Nj
4. Dignman. J, Kruttschmidt, Fourth
Vice President SoutherE Pacific Lail.
way: l.. $. Brown. General Agent South
arn Railway Company: A. ]. Leonard
Nelson T.. Webster, and NJ. G. Latta,
stenopraphcrs; Howard Il. Thompson
Associated Press: r. II. Hazard. Pub-
lishers' Press and Scripps- McRae Press
.tNSptiutlpi, w uittl Nihi NJ NEW ibi "
Sun Press Association: j. G. Hemment
| Harper'a Neel,is.,- n. T.. D,,r,,,, I-s=.ia's
Weekly; James A. Hare, Golfers Week
lly; w. w. Price, Washington Star
I Henry H. West. Washington Post
Frank Il. lord, Washington Times; II
\. Strohmcyer, photographer; Morrel
TIarenn. Western Union Telegraph Com
| pany, and George w. Ribble, Posta
Telegraph Gable Company.
| The railroads that will carry the part!
| from the start to the finish Of the trip ar,
the Southern. Norfolk & Western, Yazo'
& Mississippi Valley. Southern Pacific
Illinois Central. Houston & Texas Cen
trai. International 4 Great Northern
Maricopa. Phoenix 4 Salk River Val
| ley. Northern Pacific. Washington &
Columbia River, Oregon Railroad an,
Navigation Company. Great Northern
Butte. Anaconda & Pacific, Oregon
Shore Line, Rio Grando Western. Den
ivcr 4 Itio Grande Western. Denver
Rio Grandc. Union Pacific, Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe. Burlington, Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific. Lake Shor
Il Michigan Southern, New York Cen
tral & Hudson River, Delaware. Lacka
wanna & Western. and the Pennsyl
vania.
The sun., 1901-04-29
Sermon to Poe ahontas.

lillge delegation of the Daughters
Forahontas attended service in Kings
", =, Church yesterday morning
4 kev l.. l.. kerholsen delivered Il
El sermon. his subject being dor
= benevolent Woman" lis text
Nets .: SO; Now there was at .Joppa
[ftllil disciple named Tabitha, which
Interpretation is called Dorcas; this
llll Was full Of good works and aims.
(ls which She did"
f. twelt on the importance of practi.
heh"Nolance. He said Dorcas made
letlts for the poor and the widows
many lame nted when she died.
II Stided that on every page of secu
|'tlnl Scriptlral history there were de
~ acts Of woman's benevolence and
hlie,l such notable characters as
Satlarine Booth, of Salvation
~ Tame: Miss Clara Barton ant
fher Aislltengale. He declared tha
n"ll'folence would be compensated
" hereafter. He alluded to the war
81 the Grimean War who wer,
IN ovation by Queen Victoria an,
t8i"a medals Of honor which contain
" names Of four great Dattleiields
Fhan, Balaklaya, Sebastapol ant
= alnl added that when life's journe.
"htlrd the Lord would reward u
4 Wllll medals but with crowns, bear
Y" names of the four great battle
q earth dear to men and angels
The sun., 1901-04-29
Church Notes.

The Christian and Missionary Al
lance held meeting which was ad-
dressed by the Rev. w. +. Messenger Of
Chicago.
"'rGe Seven Sons Of Delaware ffnm
he Orphan Home and Industrial Schoo
sung ut the evening service of Eighth
Street baptist Church yesterday.
The Rcy. l.. Cornwell Jennings. of tho
Wakefield Presbyterian Church Of Ger.
nantown preached At tl,e Rodney Street
Presbyterian Church yesterday. Mr.
Jennings is former minister of Han
over Presbyterian Church.
Roy. j. X. Brown, pastor Of Ezion NJ
II. Church preached at The Sarah Whit,
Home, Thrty-tifth and Market street,
yesterday afternoon.
The sun., 1901-04-29
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Victor H. Klett Of No "a East Twenty
fourth street is reported as missing from
home.
An important meeting of Win. .ngton
Lodge Of Elks No. 307 this evening.
Pigeons owned by the Brooklyn. n. Y
Heights Pigeon Flying Club We're
leased from the F., w. Il b. station yes.
terday morning.
Miss Beatrice Il. Tyson Of this city
is visiting relatives in Chester.
Lewis NJ. Haas and Buckworth Clay
ton of near Middletown, Del, have been
visiting Emil q. .iaas, of Morton av..-
att, Chester.
Car No. 81 of the East Fourth and
dm Pont street line broke the trolley pole
while turning from Front into du Pont
street at 9.15 o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
The sun., 1901-04-29
DIED FROM BURNS.
Courtland E. Pierson, Jr,, Fatally
Burned on Saturday.

Courtland Il. Pierson, Jr., the 3-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. g. =. Pierson,
of No. 2913 Market street, died at noon
on Saturday from the result Of burns.
The little fellow usually arose before
his parents and early Saturday morn
ing, he got out Of bed and ran up TO the
nursery. While there it is supposed that
he found Il match and ignited it. The
blaze caught his night robe and in mo-
ment he was ablaze.
His cries aroused his annts. Misses
Eta and Mary Krebs, who extinguished
the flames by wrapping him in blankets.
l)rs. Worthington and Shirtlidgc were
summoned and made him as comfortable
as possible hut the child died at noon.
A certificate of death from burns acci-
dentally received was given by Coroner
trick.
The sun., 1901-04-29

\ nile making the closing prayer at
services in Union ,l. u. Church last
i'lnS, John s. iIoffccker, Il leading
F'l''rr Of the congregation, was stricken
y apnoplcxy. The pastor, Rev. DIR.
~ Ad,lms, had preached an excellent
mon. his subject being "Jesus of Naz-
Elh l'asscth BY" Mr.. Hoffccker' had
close attention to the sermon.
II NE conclusion Of the sermon Mr..
''aS called upon air. Hoffecker to
~ PRAYER. lie got upon his knees and
Fail to make a feryent prayer which
evidently been inspired by Dir.
" h''h he was APPARENTLY near the close
suddenly ceased speaking. Al
|"sh ~ remained motionless on his
e's me congregation remained kneel-
Il expecting that he would go on.
\" ~ ne did not resume speaking and
.a'le no motion to get up some be.
:" Tear that something was wrong
The sun., 1901-04-29
"HANDY MEN
ORGANIZE
Allied Machine Workers Form a
Union.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Mass Gathering Of Laboring Men in
Turn Hall Saturday Even
ing-Nine Hour Sys-
tenn Discussed,
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING

At the rooms of the United Labor
League in the Smith Building yesterday
afternoon temporary organization Of
what is to be known as the Allied Ma
chine Mechanics was effected by Dis
trict Organizer Monck. The meeting was
largely attended and about 35 men
joined the new organization. Temper
iry officers We're appointed as follows:
President. John Lewes: secretary, Oscar
Tyson and treasurer, Frank Jones. Am
,ther meeting will be held next Sunday
when permanent officers will be elected.
The new organization is to take in the
handy" men in the machine shops which
consists of architectural, ornamental,
bridge and structural iron, wire and
hop metal workers. From present in
lications the lodge will soon have Il large
membership.
Oiiicers-elect of the Blacksmiths' Union
were not installed Saturday night as had
been expected on account of the non
lrrival Of the ritnaistic matter necessary
o the ceremonies. The charter arrived
Yesterday morning and the officers will
be installed by Organizer AIonck next
saturday night. The union is growing
fast. thirtyfour additional backsmiths
were taken in on Saturday night.
1t is rumored that the carpenters nj
the works Of the Harlan X Holings-
worth Company propose to organize.
MASS MEETING OF MACTIINiSTS
The local lodge of the Information As
Sociation of Machinists held mass
meeting in Turn Hall on Saturday night
10 discuss the nine hour system and in
he interest Of organizing a new lodge
If machinists in this city. The National
Association had requested that new
'odge he organized in this, city, as the
present membership of the local asso.
.iation is more than it should carry
BY rules of the National Association one
lodge should not have over 300 members
while the present membership is about
100. About twenty-five men signed theil
names to the roster for new lodge and
it is expected that one will soon be or
sanized.
Robert Lee presided at the meeting on
Saturday night and an address was made
hy John Keegan of Philadelphia, bust
ness agent OF DistrIcr NO. i, information.
II Association. Mr.. Keegan appealed fol
the cooperation of those not in the union
md urged the avoiding of strikes.
Referring to the matter of a confer
nce between employers and men he said
the union did not ask for autograph
etters from presidents of companies. II
hey were disposed to grant the request
for nine hour day it would be salts
factory to the union IL cards were hung
up in the shops announcing that tht
nine hour day would go in effect OF
May 20.
Letters requesting employers TO con
Ter with the men on their own terms
were sent ont on Saturday. Until it il
| found what the result of this move viii
bc there will be no further action. TIL,
regular meeting of Lodge No. 1884 will
IL held ursday night.
The sun., 1901-04-29
'RICKEN WITH APP0PLEXY
WHILE PRAYING In CHURCH

Finally one Of the men i'm the congrega-
tion arose and Went to him. He found
that he was in an unconscious candition
having had stroke of some kind.
There was much excitement in the
congregation when they realized what had
taken place.
The services came abruptly to an end
Mr.. Hoffecker was carried into the par
sonage adjoining the church and Drs
Springer and Pierson quickly summon
ed. The doctors did what they could fol
him. They expressed the opinion that
he had been stricken with appoplexy.
After being at the parsonage abou
an hour. during which time he did no
recover consciousness, he, was, removed
to his home.
Mr.. Iloffecker is about G5 years of age
and is married. He was employed as ,
solicitor for the Delmarvia Telephon,
Company. N
The sun., 1901-04-29
Alleged Sneak Easy Raided

Captain Kane and Sergeant Massey
and Il squad about 2.4O o'clock yesterday
afternoon made a raid on an alleged
speakrasy ut No. No. 3OS East Sixth
street. James Cammomile, colored, the
alleged proprietor, was arrested Mary
\. Kane and Walter Brown, both col
nred, who were in the house, were held
as witnesses. The police captured three
quart bottles partly filled. Two of them
contained whiskey and the other gin
\ few hotties of beer were also found.
The sun., 1901-04-29
Had a Narrow Escane.

Amanda Toner, the 1O-year-old daugh-
ter Of William Toner, of No. 1908 Lincoln
street. while playing beneath the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad bridge Saturday
afternoon. found a dynamite torpedo.
She took it home and placing it on the
pavement began throwing bricks al it
The torpedo exploded with a terrific
noise and the child was struck on the
neck by one of the flying stones and an
ugly cut was made. DIR. Chandler was
summoned and he found upon examina
ton that the cut was in no wise danger
ons though 1t narrowly escaped her wind
pipe.
The sun., 1901-04-29
CATCHING CROOKS.
Interesting Address by Detective
Todd B. Hall.

'.Catching Crooks" was the subject of
IN interesting address by Todd b. Hall
The noted detective-evangelist of Balti-
more Md, at the Y M. G. A. gospel
meeting yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Hall
in his position as detective, has seen
4 great deal Of all sides of life. He
has made n special study of crooks,
which enables him to talk entertainly
on that subject. The meeting yesterday
afternoon was largely attended. Special
music was rendered by a male quartet
from Central Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Hall made another address in
st. Panl's M. E. Church last night to a
arge congregation.
The sun., 1901-04-29
NEWS OF THE PARKS.
Court of Honor for Brandywine
Springs -Shellpot improvements,

A court of honor is being erected in
Brandywine Springs Park from the en-.
trance to the roof garden. 1t will add
greatly TO the beauty Of the park when
il is completed. Work on the miniature
steam road is being pushed.
Manager Manlin has everything il,
readiness for brilliant opening OF
Shellpot Park during the first week OF
May. Numerous excursions have been
booked already for their annual outing
among them are the Improved Order OF
Red Men. Legion of Red Gross, Knights
Of I'ythas and others.
The sun., 1901-04-29
wire Thieves active.

The wire thieves who have been oper-
nting near this city for some time past,
again made the Chester Traction Com
pany the victims of their depredations
early Saturday morning when they stole
about 300 feet of the copper feed wire
from the company's Marcus Hook divis
ion. The wire stolen runs from Hook
creek bridge to the gate leading to the
Reading Railroad Company's property
along the pike.
The sun., 1901-04-29
The Cbampion Pedestrian.

Charles II. Chandler, aged AZ years of
this city. claims to he the champion
pedestrian Of Delaware Sunday morn
ing he left Gainesville at $50 o'clock and
walked to Downington, seven miles.
From there he tramped to West Ches-
ter another seven miles, arriving at 10
o'clock. lie left West Chester at y
o'clock and walked to Wilmington, a
distance of sixteen miles, arriving at
thc Bellevue Totel at 555 o'clock. He
challenges any man in the State TO a
walking match.
The sun., 1901-04-29
NEW FARMERS BANK.
Site for Building Purchased on Lock-
e1man Street.
iSnrcinl to The Sun.

Special to The Sun.
Dover, April 27.-A new building for
the Farmers Bank will be erected here
On I.ockerman street opposite the pris-
celia Block. The site on which to erect
the new structure was secured by buying
the following properties: The Register
property with twenty feet front for ST.
500: frame building Of Charles z. Zisette
with sixteen feet front for $2,s25; the
forty feet Of land of Mary A. Webb,
with the privilege of moving the building
away, for $4,000.
The bank will be modern in every way.
The sun., 1901-04-29
Power House Completed.

The new powerhouse Of the Brandy
wine Springs Electric Railway Company
1t sixth and Hawley street, has been
Completed and steam is to be turned on
next Wednesday. All of the generators,
the Wetherel engines and the sterling
boilers are in position.