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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
THE BLIND
VI0LlNIST.

William w orth Bailey. the blind violin
ist, u amarvelous young msn, and his com.
pany WIS heard last night ut tho New.
Century Club building by representative
audience. which Immediately stamped
him US II wonder. Bailey scored distinct
hit, and Miss NOrthrop tho soprano. Mr..
Shonert, the pianist. coming In Tor good
share of tho honors. Tho cJnc,rt wasa
shccess both fuauclallys1nu ar i,tically-
and the anu .ical public Of Wilmington
should thank thOss who wers. ll,trumen
tai In bringing fine combination here,
Bailey's rendering of the Mendsls'ohn
C0ncsr 0 was the best violin plsyin. that
has been heard here for u long time, par.
'icularly in the audantes movement
which Is SO pathetic ana poetic. ]t sscom
ed to be more so in the hands OF this blind
boy than usual. His playing appealed to
to The sOnsitive and sympathetic nature
of his audience. making the use or hanu.
Eerchiofs necessary in many cases. 1t Is
under. ood that this was B.iley's first
American appearance he having boon
i'll since returning from EurOpea few
weeks ago II he succeeds everywhere
with his audienoe az he did last night he
ha, srent future before him Miss
Northrop was most pleasing IN her group
of songs. and she received much applause
for Arditis "Par.a." Mr.. Shonert Is q
CAfbiul anu CDusCleublous plouiou ouu ho
received sncorss for his playing OF the
Schubert Tausig Ma 'ch. Tnis company
Ii suro to meet with success wherever 1t
Appeats, land it was said las night by
these capable OF judging that 1t was one Of
best and most enjoyable concerts ever
given in Wilmington.
Mr.. X. e. johnson, the manager and
di,coverer of Bailey, has brought hera-
within the past ton years nearly all the
great violinists. Including Musin, Saurst
Marteau. Rivarde, HubermaD, and the
Rrsnt Ysaye. He certainly has brought
to this country another big artist. and for
himself tas secured u big money win ner.
Bailey will be welcome again to Whining
tOu,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
CASES IN
CITY COURT

Before Judge Churchman in the
city court this morning, Robert
Wallord. colored. was charged
with disorderly conduc, IN the Will
mington Theatre Oh the night OF
October 4. Special Officer Dunbar
testified that on the night in ques.
tion during a performance Walford
struck a match. The case was
held up.
Mrs. Eliza J. Mclaughlin Of No.
l7l0 West Eighth street. charged
Annie Bernardo with the larceny
ol two chickens valued at Is ceuts.
On Sunday last the chickens we're
in a lot ard she beard the woman
say sac would give two boys five
cents to catch the chickens. She
took them into her house and re.
fused to give them up. Two boys
testified that they caught three
chickens which had broken out Of
crate. The ones caught were like
the ones in the crate.
Judge Churchman said there was
uO ICIOuIOu6 lblCut ouo"u Ouu AAS
cose was dismissed. He could not
tell who owned the chickens. 1t
should 70 before referees in mag.
istrate's Office.
Viola Myers was charged with
leading an idle and vicious lite.
The girls mother testified that the
girl will be IS years OF age on No.
vember %. The girl refuses to
obey her but persists in disobeying
her.
The girl said that she has been
working steadily and bringing home
her money. Her mother has re-
fused to give her any clothing. The
reason she wants 10 be kept away
is on account Of her parents curs-
ing her. Agent Stout will invesli.
gate the case.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
A Daring Theft at ROchester.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Nov. IA
man about forty years of age, who gave
the name of J. +. Toomey Of New York
city. yesterday afternoon went into the
ladies' waiting room of the Traders Ma
tional bank, told Mrs. Ross Selnberg.
who sat at table counting some mon-
ey She had just drawn, that she had
dropped some money on the floor. and
while she was looking for the bills on
the floor grabbed the roll from her
hands and fed. After an exciting chase
through many streets the thief was
overtaken at the corner Of Main and
Exchange streets and arrested. The
money taken, amounting to 500. was re-
cnYprrl
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
A Fatal Quarrel,

MACON. Ga. Nov, 12-.TOhn GuOlsby
and Charlie Fullerton two prol.s s.lent
farmers Of lIllshoro, in Jasper county,
near here. empted their pistols into
each other At close range. Fullerton
was killed instantly. and Goolsby is
diving. They had quhrreied about
piece of land, Goolsby raised his shot
gun. and Fullerton seized il. Each
held il with his left hand and drew
their pistols. Thus they fought until
Fullerton fell dead. and Goolsby stag
%cred n few rares, fell and then raised
up ON his elbow and emptied both bar
rcls of he gun into the dead body near
him
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
Cracker Bakers In Session.

GIN, lNNATI, o., Nov. 12.-Repre-
sen,a; yes of more than seventy-fve in
dependent cracker BAKING concerns
from all parts of the United States are
in secret session at the Grand hotel
here. While it Is said to be volun-
tary coming together Of the cracker
bakers for the purpose of lettering con.
dltions among the independent bakers
1t Is evident from the air of secrecy
that an attempt will be made before
the conference adjOurns to effect an
organization which will become a pro-
tective association against the National
Biscuit company.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
CONVICT RETAkEN.
Another of the Fort LeaveHwOrth
Gang In Custody.

Another of the Fort LeavenwOrth
Gang In Custody.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Nov. 12.-One
more of the Fort LaavenwOrth con-
victs has been captured, Lawrence
Lewis. who WAS mortally wounded
near QuencmO, Kan. while making a
dash through a Gordon of armed dcpu.
ties. Now there are but thirteen pris-
Oners at large.
Three separate gangs of cOnvicts
have been reported at points within
fifteen miles around Topeka. and al
though Il crowd of penitentiary guards
deputy sheritfs and farmers were ac-
tive yesterday night fell with only one
capture, that of Lewis.
At Alma. Kan, n running fight with
two escaped convicts is reported. The
cOnvicts had stolen two horses and
made good their escape after shooting
horse under one Of their plrsuers.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
Resolutions of RESPECT

AT special Inc citing of Division M. g,
A, O. H., held on November 10Th, 1891.
the following resolutions were adopted:
WLereas. 1t has, besi :hs will Of AL
mighty God to remove from, our midst our
follow-menbcr. Thomas Mccarthy; doath
once more reduces our rank and bows
our heads iu mourning; therefore, te 1t
Resolved, That In his death this divi-
sion deplores the loss Of ore who has been
active iu his affairs, contributing to Its
welfare, and by his genial and friendly
manner commanded tho estoem and re.
spect Ofthose who knew him be it further
Resolved That sympathy be extended
to,his grief stricken family. and that II
delegation OF this division attend the
funeral; bo it further
Resolved, That as a further mark of re-
spect onr charter be drapsd In mourning
for space of 80 days. aud that u copy OF
these resolutions bs sent to tho aill,c:od
family Of our deceased brother aud be pub
lishsd In the pross Of our oity.
PATtICK BROWN.
PATnICK MEALEY.
MARTIN HEssIAN.
4, S. DoHERTy.
Committee.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
Corn Yield Very Poor.

WASH NGTON. Nov. 12.-The pre-
liminary estimate of the average Yield
per acre Of corn as published in the
monthly report Of the statistician Of
the department of agriculture is 1874
bushels as compared with an average
yield Of 25.3 per acre in 1900 and 1889
and ten year average Of PA bushels.
The present indicated yield per acre is
the lowest general average ever re.
corded for this crop, being 2.2 bushels
per acre below the yield in 1881. which
has stood for twenty years us the low.
est on record.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
CIVIL RULE FAVORED|
Contest Over Naval Observa>,
tory Brought to a Crisis.
ANNUAL REPORT OF VISITING BOARD
An Astronomer and Not q Naval Ofs
Gcer ShOnld He at the Head
of the Government
InstitutiOn.

WASHINGTON. Nov. ia contest
between the scientists of the country on
one side and naval line officers on the
other. which has been waged for years
past and involves the rich prize OF the
control Of The Naval observatory, has
been brought 10 a critical point by the
presentation 10 Secretary Long OF the
report of the board of visitors to the
observatory. in which the issue 10
drawn sharply in favor of civil control.
The board is composed of Charles A.
Young Charles +. Chandler, Asaph
Hall. Jr.. +. V. Pickering, Professor Or
mond Stone and William r. Harper. all
men Of national reputation in scientific
research. The particular line of conten-
tion laIely has been Il vacancy in the
office of astronomical director. and the
board makes the following pointed re.
marks as apply ing not only to that but ;
to other less important places In the
observatory:
'it is recommended that no astrO.
nonlcal director b" appointed at pres. -
ent. as dual hcadship has been found
to work unsatisfactory. and under the
existing law the appointment Of an as.
tronomer as sole director Of the observ.
at0ry- which the board considers the
proper solution Of the question-is Inn
practicable. Vacancies should not he
filled among assistant astronomers nor
among professors Of mathematics In
the navy without examination for each
vacancy occurring.
AS every other prominent 0bserva.
tory Is under the direction Of an as.
tronoImer we wish to record our delib.
crate and unanimous Judgment that
the Jaw limiting the superintendency
TO II line officer of the navy should no
changed SO AS to provide that the off,
cial head Of the observatory. perhaps
simply styled the director should he
an eminent astronomer appointed BY
thn president. by and with the advice
and consent of the senate. holding this
place by Il tenure at least as perma-
nrnt aS that of the superintendent OF
the coast survey or the head Of the
geological survey and not merely by a
detail of two or three years duration.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
Dewey's Home In Peril,

WASHINGTON, Nov. T. Fire that
swept the woods for Il considerable
area near Cleveland park. jus, beyond
a time threatened to destroy the sum-
mer home of Admiral Dewey and the
former country home Of eX-Prcsident
Cleveland. but was finally cxtinguished
without damage except to the woods
The conilagrntion attracted a large
number of people. 1t was not got un-
der control until a number Of engine
companies from the city were summon
ed to the scene.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
Bodies Removed.

Under the supervision OF Under
taker George NJ. Fisher Il number
oi bodies were yesterday removed
from the graveyard adjoining the
First PRESBYTERIAN Church, and re-
Inferred ir the Wilmington aud
Brandy wine cemetery. The bodies
removed were those of Henry Ged.
des. buried in 1885; Margaret
Ceddes. buried 10 1899; James Lat.
inner. in 1907; Sarah Latlmer. 10
1913; Jane Latimer, iu 1917; and
DR.. Henry Lati'ner, in 1879. DIR.
Henry Latimer was prominent
citizen OF Whining ton in the days of
the Revolutionary war He took
an active part 10 the American
cause aud lor this activity he was
hunted for every where by the Brit
lsh and they offered reward fer
him either dead or alive.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
Divine Healer a lnnIsruni.

CONCORD. y. H.. Nov. H. Francis
Truth, who had claimed TO hr Il di-
vine healer and under such title was
prosecuted In Boston by the postal a,l.
thorities. lied petition in bankruptcy
with the clerk of the federal court.
Truth registered from Krene, his home.
and gives as his liabilities the figures
of S3,U947O and his assets S1op. Re
Gently Truth has been AT Jacksonville.
In the court records OF two years ago
William A. RemiS wen, through bank
ruptcy. This is said to be Truths
baptislnal name.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
The Iaruest Wheat Field,

WICHITA, Kan. Nov. 12.-William
Ogden of Mclean county, ILL.,, has
bought Of J. II. Rellcw Of Wichita
10000 acres of land in western Kan
sas, which will be converted into the
largest W wheatfleld in the world. The
land was owned by about fifteen differ
ent men. Ogden paid $3.50 an acre on
an average He will plant wheat with
steam drills and use steam binders in
cutting it. He expects to make S25,OOo
yearly from the place. This is the lar
gcst real estate denl ever consummated
here.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
eOERS TO sE SEoT.
All Captured In British Uniforms to
Meet That Fate.

LONDON. Nov. 12.-Dispatches to
The Daily Mail announce that the Cape
Town guard has again been called out
and that Lord Kitchener has issued an
order directing that all Beers captured
in British uniforms are to be shot.
The Daily Mail gives today another
alleged peace scheme which Mr. Kru-
ger is said to be willing to conclude.
This would be on the basis of granting
autonomy to the two republics under
convention guaranteed by France and
Russia in exchange for IL cessiOn to
Great Britain Of the Rand district and
the goldticlds. which should be regard
ed as the total Boer indemnity.
The story circulated In the United
States under an Amsterdam date pur-
porting to give the peace terms which
the Beers are willing to accept and al
leging that they are tO~bc embodied In
formal document for' circulation
among the powers was seemingly start
ed in an English provincial paper and
Is denied by the Boer delegates at The
Hague
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
Public Sale.

George Biggs will havo q public sHle Of
COWS, at the Practical Farmer, Brandy
wine Hundred, on " ednesday, Nov. 18th.
He will sell 40 head of choice cows, spring
ers aud feeders. A good chance for bar
gains.
The real sstate OF Clark Webster, decoas
ed, will be sold near Tnlleyville. on Thurs
day, Nov. l4th, at 2 O'Clock. There are
Two farms aad they will be sold to tho
highest bidder.
These farms are Of the best In Brandy
wine Hundred and arc being sold to close
un estate
X. e. Fraim will have sale of personal
property at 1888 Pine street. on Friday,
morning, Nov 18Th at o. 81 o 'cook. Frank
G Stidham Il Son have all these sales in
charge
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
Closed Camden Schools.

Camdeln. Dol, Nov. 1l.-By the devel
onment of a case of smallpox within a
few doors OF the new public school build
iuus the schools had to bs closed. A Mrs.
Connor of Philadelphia, who had come
to CAMDEN for visit, had been feeling
iii for nearly two weeks. but there were
no symptolns of the dreaded disease until
to-day " hon tho physicians called in to
consult ever the case pronounced " un.
ni,tak able smallpox.
Dr. Z. W. Cooper. who is president Of
tho State Board Of Health. Is q residen5
Of Camden and he may aypersonaliy superir-
tend tho uuarantinng and tumiga ion Of
tho In sected neighborhood The re ideu
arc not fearing an outbreak because II
large majority Of the residents. obeying
tho State BOard's almonlshnonts, were
successfully vaccinatsl within the past
few weeks
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
LEADER CAPTURED.
Thompson, Who Led Mutiny
at Leavenworth, Taken.
CONVICT RESISTED TO The LAST.
Shot In the Head, But Not Seriously
Hurt, by Offtcera In Pursuit-An-
other Of the Gang Is Nor
tally Wounded,

tally Wounded.
TOPEKA, Kan. Nov. 12.-Frank
Thompson. the leader Of the mutiny at
the federal prison at Leavenworth,
which resulted In the escape last Thurs
day Of twenty-six prisoners. was cap
tured eight miles north of Council
Grove last evening by a posse under
command Of Deputy United States Mar
shal r. A. Prescott. Thompson would
not surrender. but was taken after a
hard fight with the officers, in which
he was shot in the head. but not seri-
was hurt.
Deputy Marshal Prescott has been at
Council Grove since Saturday morning
watching for escaped prisoners. A num-
her of them are in this vicinity, and
several depredations TO property have
resulted from their presence. Yester-
day morning Deputy Prescott heard of
the presence of a negro convict few
miles north of town and Immediately
set out to make the capture, assisted
by Sheriff Michael and other officers.
The officers had emerged from
wooded tract when they saw Thomp-
son running across the open. He was
ordered to halt, but he answered by
wheeling around and doing some rapid
firing with a "A calibcr revolver. The
officers then fired. and Thompson drop
ped. He was stunned and was easily
secured He will be taken back to the
pcnitentinry today.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
SchMab's EMOrmouA SaInrN,

NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-lt was stated
on excellent authority yesterday touch
ing reports that the salary Of Charles NJ.
Schwab as president of the United
States Steel corporation is SLO00oOO
year that his salary is really Sl00000
year. with contingent fee. The Int,
ter amounts to fourth of per cent
of all that the steel corporation earns
above its fixed charges and the
amounts needed to pay the dividends
on its common and preferred stocks.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
Uubonic PInpue waning,

WASHINGTON. Nov. PA cable
gram has been received at the Office Of
the surgeon general Of the marine hos
pital service saying that the bubonic
plague had broker, out at Odessa. Rus.
sta. The office also was Informed from
Liverpool that the custom house at that
point issued clean bills of health yes
terday and that there has not been q
fresh case Of the plague at Glasgow
since the lst inst. The service also IL
In receipt of report from Manila say
ing that the plague epidemic there and
also at Hongkong and Annoy. China. Ia
practically thing of the past.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
DELEGATES At WORK.
Committees of the Pan American
Congress Busy.

CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 12.-The
several committees of the pan -Ameri-
can congress are settling down to
work. The committee whose labor is
perhaps most advanced Is that on the
n-American railway, Of which Ssna-
tor nnvis is chairman. Its work. how
ever. has been largely preliminary.
Mr.. Davis has received information
about the route of the projected rail
road through the several countries
from their respective delegates now In
this city, and in cases where the dele
gates are unable TO supply the nforma-
tion desired they have at the senator's
request sent to their government for
it, The committee on commerce and
reciprocity has held few informal
meetings. bni nothing of Importance
has developed. j. &. Williams, secre-
tary Of the United States delegation is
secretary of this COMMITTEES.
El TEMPO Il Clerical organ, con
tinueS its attacks on the United STATES,
comparing the American Union I" a
'nuAStsl WIN llthu VI ntihI SOhi'
breast and nrms..0f FURNISHED silver
stomach and muscles of brnRze and
feet Of the most brittle clay
Ell TEMPO says that race hatred in
the United States is neXtinguishable.
notwithstanding the promised rrdemp-
tion Of the blacks emancipated by Lin
coin. and negroes. simply because they
are born with II black skin. are east
out, beaten. t0rmcntcd and lynched and
are therefore in continual insurrectiOn,
prompted by the imp!acabIe desire for
vengeance,
The United States is compared to an.
cient Rome as depicted BY the h!stori-
an Tncitus.
The Liberal papers take a decidedly
more kindly view toward the United
States. though they regret the alSorp-
Zionist tendencies apparent in the mod
ern foreign policy Of the great rebub-
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
(:ntea nailrOnI Syndicate.

ST, LOUIS. Nov. IA charter has
been issued by the secretary of state
to the Kansas city, Peoria and Chicago
Railway company of Kansas City, with
n capital of $3.94I000. The road is to
be 2G3 miles long and will extend from
Kansas city, Mo-, to Cover, i'll Buch-
unan county, and from Kansas city to
Quincy, III. The company is formed
by the John W. Gates syndicate and
will control railroad lines in Missouri
and Kansas.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
Freedneu's Aid Society.

PITTSBURG, Nov. 12.-The Rev. DR..
W. p. Thirkield, secretary Of the socie-
ty. read the report Of the board of man
ayers of the Freedmen's Aid society.
now In annual session here. 1t shows
that in thirty-fve years the society has
reached over 100000 students, sent out
about 10000 teachers and 1000 minis
tiers, enrolled about 551 900 members
and accumulated property worth over
S2,OOO,0OO. DR.. Thlrkield said that the
object was not to make the negro
smart, but to make him good.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
Chincae "Reacue the sun"

PEkING, Nov. l2.--In conformity
with notice which the foreign office
sent to the legations all the Chinese
officials in the capital gathered yester-
day at the board of rites to ''rescue the
sum-" which was suffering from Il par
tial eclipse. The rescue was accom-.
plished by prostrations. the burning OF
incense and the beating of drums. A
few foreigners for the first time in his
tory were permitted to witness the GER
emony.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Schlcy court of inquiry began
consideration of the evidence.
Earthquake shocks continue at Erze-
rum. Many casualties are reported.
The treaty for the cession OF Danish
West Indies is reported delayed by the
new ministry.
The bank of Chatham, H., was rob-
bed of Sl,50O by burglars, who blew
open the safe.
Snow fell generally throughout the
Adirondncks and In many places has a
depth of two inches.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
Out In Second ROund.

IT. LOUIS Nov. l2.-Danny Dough.
c.iy of Philadelphia, Terry McGovern's
Sparring partner, was knocked out In
the second round of what was to have
been fifteen round fight by Harry
Forbes of Chicago in the arena Of the
West End club last night The con-
tcstants fought viclously In the first
round, but honors were even when the
bell tapped
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-12
The Largest Gun Ever Made.

TROY. n. Y. Nov. 12.-As soon as
new trunnion hook can be received
from the Bethlehem Steel company
work will be resumed at the United
States arsenal at Watervlict Oh the
new 16 inch gun which is to be made
for Fort Hamilton. In New York har-
Dor. This gun will be the largest ever
made in the world. The gun is a most
wonderful one, being brecchloader,
aud the brcech will be such that a
child can open and fire 1t. 1t will
shoot distance of twenty-one miles,