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Evening star., 1901-06-29
Totals..... III 80 IS $ rotals..... 1o.2s 15 s

Totals. III 80 is Totals. 9 1923 10 5
zone out when winning scored.
cieSsiand cH,SsE% :::::: 9 eoIe
Left on bases-Chicago, 10: Cleveland, 6. Two
base hits-I1oy. Beck. Ttree-base hits-McFarland,
shugart. bradley. Sacrifice hitHoy. Stolen bases
Mcfarland ,2), Hartman. Mccarthy, Wood. Dou-
bic plays-Hartman to Msrses to Ishell; shebeck
to Bradley; Beck to La Chance. Struck out-By
Patterson I; by Hart. 3; by Bowling. L. First
base baIls-OG Hart, 2; off Bowling, 1. Hit
with bal-By Patterson La Chance: by bowling,
Sugden Umpirc-Mr. Cantilon. Time of game
hours and minutes
National League Games.
At Philadelphia, 4; Chicago.
2.
AT Brooklyn-Pittsburg, 3: Brooklyn, g.
At Boston-St. Louis. 10: Boston, 4.
At New York-New York, IL; Cincinnati,
10.
Where They Play Today.
Boston at Washington.
Philadelphia at Baltimore.
Milwaukee at Detroit.
Cleveland at Chicago
Evening star., 1901-06-29

Bases stolen by first division clubs, 246;
by second division, 246
Bases stolen by western teams, 272; by
eastern, 22O.-Sporting News.
Evening star., 1901-06-29
Amateur Base Rail-.

The soldier boys OF Washinxton barracks,
better known as the Arsenda& were defeat
ed by the Potomacs in q swell played and
interesting game, which took ten innings
to decide the contest. The game was nip
and tuck clean through, the Fotomacs final
ly winning out by good aIrraund work by
13 to -. The Potomacs Would like to ar
range games with amateNr teams in and
about Washington. Address Michael Sex
ton, 31S N street southwest. "a
The Second Radfords have organized and
would like to make arrangements for Sun
day games only. Teams wishing games
should address challenges to l. Freeman,
1919 Vermont avenue northwest.
The Sammy Dungans defeated the In
vincibles Thursday by the score of to 9.
after game of features to the Dungans
credit. The Dungans would like to ar
range games with teams averaging fifteen
years, Sunday games preferred. Address
Edward Clark, IS Myrtle street northeast.
The mines representing the cartridge case
factory and the forge shop of the Wash
ington navy yard played very interest
ing game Of ball yesterday, the former
coming out victorious by IA to r. The
winning team would like to arrange games
with any teams of the shops therein. Ad-
dress challenges to Burns Demar, car
fridge case factory.
Evening star., 1901-06-29
To Play Mt the seashore.

The Washington Light Infantry basket
ball team, the champions Of the SOUTH left
last night at 11:5O over the Pennsylvania
road for Atlantic City. The team Is en-
gagged to play three games there today
July 1 and 3. The party will be composed
Of the following players: S. F. Shreeve,
captain; Percy w. Kendall Joseph Lynch,
James Lotus, William Taylor Eugene
Schwinghammer and E. H. Neumeyer, jr.,
manager.
Evening star., 1901-06-29
Base Ball for Flood Sufferers.

Appointment Clerk Langley Of the census
office is arranging for a game Of base Lall
to be played by men of the population and
agricultural divisions of the office for the
benefit of the West Virginia flood sufferers.
The game will be played next week. and
it Is expected that considerable money will
be secured to be sent to West Virginia.
The base ball teams of the census office
and Post Office Department will line up
July 13, at the American League Park, In
a game for the benefit of the sufferers from
the recent floods In Mitchell county, N c.
The census boys nave never been beaten
and the Post Office Department nine is ex-
ceedlngly strong Manager James H. Man.
ming has given the use Of the park.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
CONDITIONS AT PlTTSBuRG.

A Rise in the Rivers Almost Unknown at
This season of the Year.
Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 16.-The crest
OF the flood and the lowest point
touched this winter by the mercury
were 10th registered at the same hour,
s O'Clock this morning, when he Smith
field street bridge MARKS showed 25
fest, 8 inches OF water in the Monoaea. /.
bella River and the COVE nment tber.
momter Indicated 5 degrees above zero
The rivers are now falling hero and at
the heRdwAters, and the Temperature ia
steadily rising. A food and cold wave
at the same time is almost unprece.
dented, and only the sudden drop In
the temperature averted one Of the
greatest floods in the history OF Pitts,
burg. As it was, the lower parts OF
the point district and Duquesne and
the lowlands along the Monongahela
Rifer, south tide, were submerged In
Allegheny the river front was entirely
under water, including the Pittsburg
d Western railroad and Lacock, Robin.
son, Hope, Balkan, Walnut, Cherry,
Mad son and River avenues This cellars
in many houses were aooded, and the
people we're compelled to move.
For the rivermen and dwellers along
the river banks OF Pittsburg and Alle-
gneny last night was the most fearful
experienced in many years. Similar
conditions have been practically un
known to this generation. Hundreds
ofmen toiled all night with the gigantic
coal lows tied up to the landings on
both sides of all three rivers in the
face Of bitterly cold wind. Drencbed
nj times with the splashes of foam,
their clothes froze on them immedi-
ately, and the suffering was awful.
Never in the history OF Pittsburg wBe
there such fioud on suoh night The
rain and snow of the last three days
caused the upper tributaries OF the
local rivers to swell, and the result was
"a rise almost unknown ut this seasun OF
the year. Warming was Hent out from
the Weather Bureau that flood stage
was possible and even probable, but
the suddenness with which The cold
\ air descended on Saturday night in
duenced the minds of the men who
were guarding the Zig coal fleets, and
the rise came as almost a complete sur.
prise to them. Usually cold snap takes
oil the life and danger ont of flood.
IL failed to do SO yeHte day, and, as a
result, the freshet will cost hundreds Of
Thousand of dollars that might have
been saved
The damage to goods on wharves nnc
10 warehouses. stores and private housst
IN the two cities will never be known.
1t will probably reach $50, ,00O In ad
dltion to this many mills and factories
along both rivers were forced to CLOSE
down temporarily, and thousands o.
men and women will be out of worl
from one to three days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
HELLO! BALTIMORE /!
Delrnarvia Telephone Co. Opens Its Lin,
TO the Monumental City.


Delinarvia Telephone Co. Opens Its Line
to the Monumental City.
The Delmarvia Telephone 20. formally
opened its line from Wilmington to
Baltimoreat 10 o'olock Tuesday morning.
The ceremony took place at the com
pany's central olIioe, at the northeast
corner oil Seventh and Orange streets,
in the presence of Mayor George M.
Fisher. President Thomas McCotkle,
Manager Frank Wood and mis- assistants,
Charles f. Morrow and William S.
Lednum, and several newspaper men.
A similar party was assembled at the
main Office of the Maryland Telegraph
and Telephone Co. 10 Baltimore, with
which the Delmarvia system is con
neoted, Baltimore being equally in
terested with Wilmington In the open
ing of the new line. Pleasantries were
exchanged between the people in the
Wilmington Office and those in the
Baltimore office.
The first message was sent over the
line by Mayor Fisher, who had a
pleasant talk with Mayor Hayes OF
Baltimore, who vas member of the
party 10 the company's ofiics in Balti-
more. Good morning, Mayor sa d
Mayor Fisher 10 the chief executive of
the Monumental City. &C am glad to
hear that your city is connected with
our city by the new telephone system.
The new company is connecting our
city with Baltimore ard other places
and ia doing commendable service. |
regard The new connection between our
cities aa yefy important and hops it
may work an advantage to you and your
city and | am sure it will be benefit
to Wilmington.
1.-The new company has bFen ener.
getic in extending its lines and by tn ia
means Wilmington and other cities are
brought closer together. j think they
are entitled to great deal of credit. I
wish you merry Christmas and very
happy, peaceful and successful new
year.
Mayor Hayes replied in similar
strain. After greeting Mayor Fisher
cordially and sending his best wishes
to Wilmington, he extended congratula-
tions to the company upon the success
of its latest achievement. The news
paper men had interesting talks with
newspaper men in baltimore. Presi-
dent McCorkle treated his guests to
cigars
The Baltimore line is now open for
business and is conn soted with the
Maryland Co.'s system, which has
6,000 telephones in use. All OF the
local telephones are long distance in
struments and subscribers can talk
from their offices or residences to sub
scribers in Baltimore and ervening
places Just as we'll as from the central
Office In addition to the Baltimore
service, which includes the company's
entire system of 6,000 instruments, the
i,sw line affords connection with Eel-
air, Churchyille, Creeswell, Delta,
Havre de Grace, Highlan Is, Jarretts-
vile, Frederick, Westminster, Rockford.
Aberdeen, Perry Hall, Ellicott City
and other places
"A rate OF 80 cents for five. minute
conversation has been established.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
ANOTHER LARGE ESTATE STORY.

Edward Il. Price rs a Relative of the Col.
neoted With the Townely Family.
Edward I. Price, the young attorney
who has been conducting the prose-
oution at the evening sessions of city
court, does not allow the visions OF
great wealth to interfere with his de-
votion to his chosen profession. As a
ccnsequ nee, perhaps, OF this, he was
ayerse to having any publication made
of report that members OF the Price
family may be concerned as heirs of a
large estate in England The estate is
that Of Lady Mary Townely, who is
said to have died intestate, and to
have left IN estate said to be worth
$3.50, 600, 00O.
Mr.. Price was visited recently by a
relative who was Interested in the sub :
jeot, the question being the establish
ment Of claims to the estate. The young
attorney has heard of SO many large
estates abroad that did not pan out
that he places little credence in the
report of the present one. 1t is said,
however, that the Col. Robinson of
Revolutionary fame was O connection
of the Townely family, and Mr. Price
is lineal descendant on his mother q
side of the colonel. Delphos Price of
Elkton is cousin of Mr. Prices and
would be an heir should the report turn
out to be true.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
THE FLOODS ARE SuBSIDING
Railroad Service in Pennsylva-
MIA Gradually Recovering
Its Normal Condition.
THE WATERS SWEEP WAS GREAT
Sudden Drop In Temperature
Providential.


The storm that swept over Pennsyl-
vsnia Saturday left widespread deyas-
tation in its track. Many rivers burst
their banks. and the water rushing into
the lowlanda inundated villages washed
out great beds of railroad track, and
in one instance contributed to the col.
LAPSE Of railway bridge, the wreck of
freight train and the loss of three
lives Tslegraphic and telephone com
munication between the towns within
the area OF the storm's swath is almost
entirely interrupted. and it will be
seyeral days before the precise amount
OF damage done can be ascertained. In
the Lehigh Valley much havoc has been
wrought, and business is to a large ex-
tent paralyzed. The Bethlehem steel
works, at south Bethlehem, employing
large number of men, has been forced
to suspend work owing to the floods,
and cannot resume for many days. The
oollieries in Hazleton, in the Lehigh
Valley, are all flooded, and must re-
main idle for from three days to a
week. At Pottsville, 10 the Schuylkill
region, AS collieries are flooded, and
reports received from other places in
the SchuyllSill Valley indicate that the
mines ere badly cripple. Reports frcm
Wilkesbarre, In the Wyoming region,
are that many collieries are also flooded.
From other sections OF Pennsylvania
similar reports come, and iu some in
stances the collieries were 50 deeply
flooded that several hundred mules were
drowned.
In New York State the storm was
especially severe. and millions worth of
property have been destroyed. The
street lighting plant of the city of
Ithaca has been crippled by the foods,
and the place was Sunday night in
utter darkness. Other towns in New
York State suffered severely, partiou-
i1srly in the north.
In New Jersey good deal of damage
was done along the coast, and two shirs
were driven ashore
With the olashing Of a hurricane
from tho south and q northwest gale
tbe cold wave reached Philadelphia
Sunday, working change of A de-
grees In the temperature during the 20
hours p, ecedng 10 o 'clocB Sunday night
During Saturday night and the early
morning hours Sunday the oity was
deluged by rain, which, with the wind
did much damage The northern SEQ
tions of the city are reported to have
suffered most. In Manayuuk the
swollen streams carried away much
property and filed inany cellars.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
HEAVY FROST AND DENSE FOG.

London. Eng, Deo. 17-From 10 to
IL degrees of frost, accompanied by
dense fog, upset most of the traffic
arrangements. in London this morning.
River traffic was at standstill for
hours, aud thousands Of outdoor laborers
were unable to work.
The railroads in the province are
slowly clearing their tracks, which
have been snowbound for four or five
days.
Telegraphio communication remains
greatly impeded.
COLD WEATHER IN PORTUGAL.
Lisbon, Portugal, Dec. 17.-The cold
weather prevailing here is almost un
preoedented.
Two sentries have been frozen to
death.
The Tagus Is full OF drift ice.
The provinces Of Portugal ha, 9 been
swept by snowstorm.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION.

State President Penney Appoints the De-
partment superintendents and Chairmen
of Committees.
George @. Penney, president Of the
Delaware Christian Endeayor Union,
has appointed the following depart
ment superintendents and ohairmen OF
committees
Department Superintendent Junior,
Miss Annie b. Ellison, Summit Bridge.
Missionary Miss M. s. Rothwell,
Middletown.
Christian Citizenship and Temper
ance-Rev. W. Sherman Phillips, Har-
ringtcn.
Committee Chairmeo = Transporta-
tion-James B. Vernon, Wilmington.
Correspondence: II. Burns, Will
mingtoI.
Finance William Morton, Whining
ton, assisted by Howard Cove Welch,
Milford
District Secretaries New Castle
County Miss L. j. Crawford, Will
mington.
Kent Oounty-Miss Edna q. Barker,
Milford.
Sussex County iss Sallie j. West,
Ocean View.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 17.-Harriet p.
Murphy, prominent in church and
society circles and treasurer of tho
Kingsley House fund, was murdered at
her home, 622l Howe street, East End,
about 3 O'Clock this morning, by q
burglar. The murderer made b is escape,
and although the whole detective and
Lolice force of that section was called,
the man has not been captured.
Miss Murphy was the only sister of
Select Councilman John A. Murphy OF
the Twentieth ward, and was 30 years
old. She lived with her brother and
two women servants, Miss Murphy
sleeping on the second floor She was
an expert with the revolver, having
practiced many years for the purpose
of protecting herself in the event of
just such an attack as happened this
morning, and she always had pistol
either under her pillow or within easy
reach.
About 8 O'CLOCK this morning her
brother was awakened by two shots In
the house, and, hastenihg to his sisters
room, found her lying dead on the
floor, with bullet wound in the head
The burglar was porch climber. He
scaled the porch posts, and entered the
window of Miss Murphy's room by
breaking the glass; 1t Is supposed that
the noise Of the crashing glass awakened
her, and the man fred as she jumped
from the bed with her revolver In her
hand. Marks in the snow on the porch
roof indicate that only one man entered
the room.
Miss Murphy usually kept the col
lections for the Kingsley House fund
in her room until they reached sum
large enough to be placed in bank, and
it is thought the burglar was after this
money,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
LEVY COURT.

Various Properties For Which Tax Exemp-
tion Is Asked Referred to the Attorney.
At tho meeting OF the Levy Court
Tuesday, application was received
to exempt from taxation the property
of the Sunday Breakfast Association,
No lis Shipley street. 1t was referred
to Attorney Knowles for hs opinion.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Willis,
relative to exempting the property of
the ST. Michael's Day Nursery, was
also referred to the attorney. Also one
referring to st Peters paroahial
School; the sisters home at No. GIL
East Fifth street, held by st. Mary s
II. u Church trustees; lot of ground
Wawaset and jackson streets, st. Paul's
Society: sisters home, l41l French
street, st. Patrick's Church Ursuline
Academy lot III Walnut street, St
Joseph's Co.ored School; lot, Ninth
and Tenth to Madison, German Catholic
Church; farm in Blackbird hundred
St Joseph's Colored School, Clayton
City Market House, Second and Market
streets.
A communication relative to the
rental OF property at Fourteenth and
Washington streets, to be used by the
Levy Court at $40 per month, with a
provision that ths court shall be re-
sponsible for repairs to the pavelent,
was accepted. The place is to be used
for storage purp ses.
Warrants were drawn to the orders of
Richard T. Cam, 5l2.20; John +.
Lynch, S3.49: X. L. Warner, 80. 99 +;
Rebscca Clark, IS. 50, for overpaid
taxes. Also, orders for A. S. Truitt 81
Co., S150; James Keenan,, al47. 80. The
men are contractors, painting bridges,
and the amounts allowed are one half
OF the contract prices.
Proposals were received for the re-.
mova OF old plnnks and sleepers and
the putting In of new ones at Washing
ton street bridge. They were as fol
lows: George r. Truitt, Now Castle,
81. 80 per 1000 feet, lipeal measure; O..
j, MoMahon, So; William II. Fculk &
Son, IS. 80; NJ. L. Grubb & o., 50. so;
Robert Wilson, 80: Jonn NJ. Thompson,
New Castle, 81. 50 Robert K. Nor
rison, New CASTLE, $3.50, for the entire
work, comprising about 100. GOO feet.
The work alone is to be done by this
contractor, the lumber to be furnished
by the Levy Court
The bids were referred to the COM
mittes On Washington street bridge.
MIR. Elliott stated that the bridge at
Burris' run was not in good con-
dltion, but might tide over the winter.
lie had received bids for different
kinds of bridges, which he would sub
NIT at later date
Mr. Msgginson occupied the chair
for q short time, in the place of Presi-
dent Lynn who left at l. 80 O'Clock.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.

Washington, Deo. 17.-As result Of
the inquest over the body of Mrs.
Elizabeth Shannon, who was found
dead yesterday in field at Wsynes-
burg, David Hoge has been placed
under arrest, charged with her murder.
1t is alleged that Hoge was last seen
driving out OF Waynesburg with the
woman, and both were said to have
been drinking.
AT the inquest finger marks were
found on the womsn's throat, and it is
thought she was choked to death and
left lying in the field.
Hoge is member Of an old and
widely-know Greene county family.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
ALARM FELT AT HARRISBURG.

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 16. For the
first time in its history, Harrisburg has
been visited by winter flood, and
there is alarm in macy parts Of the city
over the high water and the prospec 3
oi a freeze up before the water recedes,
Portions OF the lower end Of the city
are under three feet of water, and tho
Paxton furnaces, owned by the Penn.
syivsnia Steel Co., are flooded.
The police patrol wagon was busy to.
day carrying boats to the hcod district
to get food and fuel to houses of resi.
dents whose cellars are filled with
water. The water has backed out OF
the sewers In the flood district, ard
many cellars are flooded.
The water has not yet reached the
high water mark of 1894, and probably
will not. The water that year ran over
Harrisburg south of Paxton street, the
rise then being largely due TO the logs
and timber in the river.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
STORMS CAUSE DISTRESS

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 14.-A
special from String City, Tenn, to the
News says;
"a oloudburst in the mountains last
night forced the Pinet River out OF its
banks from three to five feat higher
than ever known before and flooded the
town, driving people from their homes
and damaging property. A bout 100
feet of the / inoinnnti Southern railroad
was washed away only 10 minutes after
passenger train No. 3, southbound,
passed over it this morning. The
waters are still rising and ram still
falling.
RAILROAD BRIDGE WASHED AWAY.
Columbus, O., Dec. IA. "A special
from Troy, o., to the Dispatch says:
''The Big Four bridge at this place
went down this morning. One man was
killed and several persons weie in
jured. ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
THE RIVERS ARE FALLING.

Pittshurg, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE three
rivers at pittsburg have fallen below
the danger line, and the work OF clear
ing away the debris ani reclaiming
craft washed away by the water has
begun. The Upper Ohio Valley ~ still
in the throes of the food, and the water
is dangerously high at many points
down the Ohio River The loss sustained
by Pittsburg may reach $1,000, 600.
Coal shipments will begin tomorrow
or Thursday, but not much coal will
he moved, although there are over
10, ,000,0 600 bushels awaiting shipment.
The strike of the towboat pilota has
caused this fuel to be held at Pitts
burg. 1t lie said that all of this coal
would have been shipped to southern
points before the flood came if there
mad been no trouble among the pilots.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
RIVERS AT A STANDSTILL.

Eastor, Pa, Dec. 16. The Delaware
and Lehigh Rivers are at standstill,
with indications of no further serious
trouble unless it be from the back
waters of the Delaware River, which
cont to rise gradually all night,
hailroad traifio has not been restored
Easton ia cut off from the south side
by four to SIX feet OF water on South
Third streut, For a mile Bushkill
Oree1, tributary o. the Lslawscr, s
over its banks to unnreuedented heights
The Fourth street bridge is inundated,
condition never before known.
1ne MeaL A.asIUu Industries are still
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.

San Francisco, CAL, Dec. 17.-New
Zealand news received by steamer give
details of great destruction Of property
in the Cheviot district by an earth
quake on November 18th.
In the town of Cheviot and the sur
roundin ing country the damage will reach
.e20, 900. Scarcely building was left
standing. The fine homestead Of Sir
Geurge Clifford was wrecked Great
assures opened in the earth, and water
issued from them. The people are
panic stricken, as the shocks continue
At Vain River great cracks opened
in the riVerhed, into which water
poured. Then they closed, and volumes
OF water were sent hundreds OF feet
into the air.