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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15
NEW ELECTION COMMISSIONER.
Robert r. Edwards Appointed to Succeed
Charles II. Thomas. Fte

Robert r. Edwards Appointed to Succeed
Charles II. Thomas.
Robert p. Edwards, aged 30 years, Of
No. 800 West Seventh street, has been
appointed election commissioner By
Gov. John Hum. The governor an
nounced his selection in Dover FRI
day afternoon. Mr.. Edwards succeeds
Charles Il. Thomas, Republican, whose
term expired on July 31st.
Mr. Edwards, by his own statement,
is a middle of the-road'' Republican.
II was at one time a strong Reg ular
Republican, he told a reporter of
The Gazette. "but 1 am now mid
dle-of- the.road' Republican. am not
an Addicks man, neither am a du
Pont man. | 60 into the Department
of Elections to do what consider for
the best interests OF the public. l shall
do what believe to be right" He is
salesman and matchmaker at Samuel
H. Baynard's jewelry store, Fifth and
Market streets. He has been Repub-
lican worker for some time and has
served as an election officer for 10 years.
The contest for the office was exoit-
ing. In addition to Mr.. Edwards,
Stausbury j. Wiley, Magistrate Francis
s. Bradley. John W. Wetherall, Henry
U. McLetr and several others were
mentioned Tor the place. Mr.. Wetber-
all was said to have the support Of a
majority of the pronounced Union Re.
publioanH, while some OF the workers
in that faction were also backing tho
other candidates. Mr.. Edwards was
endorsed by well-lsnown workers in
both factions He had letters from all
Republican city officials, Clerk of the
Peace Winfield s. Quigley and others.
The Board of Elections now consists
of Martin f. FAIRY and Armon d.
Chaytor, Democrats, and Jacob II.
Lewis, Thomas A. ID. Hutson and
Robert 2. Edwards, Republicans.
Frank A.. McOioskey, Democrat, has
been secretary at an annual salary Of
81, 900. but in the spring theshoard,
which then became Republican body,
elected Mr.. Lewis president and adopted
a resolution appointing Charles h.
! Thomas, Republican, secretary, at the
expiration of his term as member oil
/ tho board. BY virtue of that resolu.
| tion Mr.. Thomas now becomes the SEQ
+! rotary. The hoard as now constituted
will probably hold a meeting In the
near future.
Originally the board consisted Of
three members, but in order to wrest
! it from the control of the Democrats
thes Republican Legislature at its last
session provided for the appointment Of
two additional members and Messrs.
Lewis and Hutson were named. The
old board held the city election, hui
the enlarged board will have charge oil
the general elections.
The term of an election commissioner
in six years and he receives salary oil
$500 in the years IN which, general
municipal or special elections are held.
In the other years no salary is paid,
Mr.. Edwards will receive no salary this
year, his first salary being due mex
year, when there will be a State cleo
tion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15

The American Shipbuilder in a
recent issue gives an interesting account
of an apparatus invented by Hancock
Banning and John Banning, by which
the waves of the ocean are used to pump
water and ring bell The Messrs.
Banning are members Of the Whining
ton Transpor tation Co.,, which plies
between San Pedro and Avalon, which
place is about 30 miles west of Los
Angeles, CAL The headquarters of the
company are at Los Angeles. The men
wore formerly residents Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Leslie Appleby of thi,
city, while on a western trip, stopped
at Los Angeles, about two years ago and
there they saw the sign Wilmington
Transportation Co., aud the name
sounding familiar they started to in
vestigate and found old friends.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15
LUNCHEON ron warm DAYS.


Harper's Bazaar.
If the principal part of the luncheon
is to be merelyasliced cold meat, then
serve some cheese canapes with it. Cut
pieces of bread into circles with the
biscuit-outteF have them a quarter OF
an inch thick; spread them with but
ter, and sprinkle them with salt, red
pepper, or paprika and grated cheese,
and put them into the oven until the
cheese softens, serving at once on hot
dish. IL you wish to have these canapes
more fanciful, cut the bread into tri
angles and spread them with Frencn
mustard; dip them into melted butter,
and then roll them in the grated cheese,
and put them in the oven.
A salad for a home luncheon should
be very simple. Any cold boiled vege-
table served on lettuce with French or
mayonnaise dressing is quite enough.
Sliced tomatoes, or tomatoes and cucum.
bers mixed, or crisp shredded cabbage,
or lettuce with hard boiled eggs, all
are, with either French or mayonnaise
dressing excellent and sufficient
Deviled eggs are also good, especially
with cold meat or shredded celery and
nuts with mnyonnaise.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15
CECIL COUNTY.

In runaway accident at Port De-
dosit, Thursday, Mrs. M. s. Vanne.
man, wife OF Col. 4. Ii. Vanneman,
was thrown from her carriage and
severely injured.
Apple growers report that the crop
this year will be very short The oats
crop is almost n failure. Some farmers
will not cut thar crop, but will allow
it to rot on the ground for manure.
The yield will not average 10 bushels
to the aero, which is about one-tifth OF
o coop crop. The outlook for corn is
encouraging.
The channel in the Elk River has
filled up to such an extent that in the
last few years IL has been impossible
for vessels OF any size to come TO the
wharves ia Elkton. The manufaotur
ing plants along the river front have
contracted with the Atlas Dredging %.
to dredge the channel from the wharves
distance of about 1900 feet. The
channel will be eight feert deep and 4C
feet WIDE
A document in the form Of joint
will--that Of Joseph Sellers and Care.
line Sollers, his wife--was filed 10 the
office of the register of wills Friday
for probate. The document was exc
cuted by them November 10th. 1900,
and provides that at the death OF
either of them their son, George Sellers,
| is to have the entirs estate, TO be kept
and sold by him as he may desire. in
consideration of which the son agrees
to give the one dying first respsoia
BILE burial and to nrovide and care fol-
the surviving one during life, and also
to bear the expense of the funeral. The
will has not as yet been probated, hui
it Is probably that it will be admitted
by the court at its meeting on Tuesday
next. The widow is still living.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15
TO FILE COUNTER SUIT.
Rodney Will Allege Unwifeiy Treatment
in His Divorce Bill.

Rodney will Allege Unwifely Treatment
in His Divorce Bill.
Washington, Aug. IL. -Lieuteuant-
Commander Rodney of the navy, re.
tired, whose wife's maiden name was
also Rodney, and who recently filed
suit for absolute divorce and alimony,
will today file a cross bill for divorce
alleging unwifely treatment on the part
OF the young wife. The Rodney trouble
began last December. They were mar
RED In Toronto, Canada, came here
and stayed at a local hotel. A Miss
Cole accompanied tine bride and occu-
pied room with her all the. time.
Mrs, Rodney first fled suit 10 De-
cember, asking separation and alimony.
The lieutenant was ordered TO pay s45
a month";. This he was dilatory IN do,
ing, and was brought into court ssv-
eral times to compel him to comply
with the order. Last April the couple
appeared to have patched up their
difficulties, for Mrs Rodney's counsel
appeared in court and asked that the
alimony proceedings be dismissed.
They then resided together for a short
time, and it was thought their troubles
we're ended. Ten days ago, to the sur
prise of every ono. Mrs, Rodney entered
suit for absolute divorce, on the ground
OF cruel and inhuman treatment.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15
SUDDEN DEATHS.
Mrs. Annie Cloud Expires While Sitting in
a Chair.

Mrs. Annie Cloud Expires While Sitting In
Chair.
When Charles Corbit of No. S12
Conrad street arose ON Sunday morning
and went to the front room on the first
floor of his residence he was mortified
to find the dead body of his daughter,
Mrs. Annie Cloud, aged about 20 years.
The body was in an upright position
on one chair, with the feet resting on
another Death is supposed to have
resulted from heart trouble The Eolice
and ooroner's office were notified and
after an investigation tho body was
turned over to Undertaken Charles b.
Dougherty. Mrs. Clouds husband,
Alfred Cloud, and two children, aged
s and 10 years, survive hef.
Enooh Dreinrioh, aged about Go years,
died suddenly about $50 o'clock Sun
day afternoon at the residence of Mrs.
Ellen Buokwith, No. 1924 Bennett street.
where he had boarded for about six
years Death IL attributed to heart
trouble. Deceased was employed by
the Mccullough Iron Co. and had,
apparently, enjoyed excellent health
Der ing the afternoon he complained of
a pain in the left side The trouble
became serious and DR.. II. r. Spruance
was sumInoned, but before his arrival
Mr.. Dreinrich died. Deceased was q
veterau of the Civil War and a member
Of Smyth Post. G.. A. X. Four chill
dren, all residents Of this city, survive
him. The children are James and Jacob
Dreinrioh, Mrs. Susie Housman and
Mrs. Mary Simpson.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15
GREAT YE1R FOR PEACHES.
Tho Crop For 1901 Estimated at 10 ,0o0, 900
Bushels. RS

New York SUN. ..
This will BIO the banner year for
peaches. The crop throughout the
whole country is estimated to be about
Is, 600, 600 bushels, and rather over than
under that amount. The prolonged
drouth In some parts of the country
has affected it somewhat, but not to
any great extent, and the hot weather
OF Juiy has helped to atone for the
backward summer In developing the
fruit.
Finer peaches and a larger quantity
of them to the acre are being produced
every year, and this is due not only to
careful tillage and cultivation, but also
to ruthless thinning of the fruit when
1t first appears on the trees. The old.
fashioned peach grower would have
thought 1T sheer lunaoy to cut off three
fourtns of the peaches just as they we're
beginning to develop. Yet it is by
Just that method that more bushels Of
peaches are now being produced from
the trees than they would bear IL they
were not interfered with, and the fruit
is improved and brings higher price.
Another important point about thin
Of the operation only one fourth of the
duced, and as the development of these
is the greatest drain upon the vitality
of the trees probable economy IL
effected and regularity of yield from
season to season is promoted.
Scientific gardeners are trying to in
| troduce into this country some of the
peach growing methods OF France and
England, which produced wonderful
peaches, though few. Over there peach
trees are usually trained fiat against a
wall with a southern exposure, for on
| q trellis foot or SO away from such a
wall, and only few branches Of each
| tree are allowed to grow.
Then most of the peaches on these as
soon as the fruit develops from the
! flowers are cut off, only dozen or two,
sometimes score at most, being
allowed to develop. Such a peach tree
as this doesn't look much like tree.
But the few branches that are allowed
| to mature on it ere marvels of beauty
and juiuiness, and half dozen of them
in cotton lired basket cost from S3 to
| S. in the markets.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15
New Trolley Company.

A company has been form ed in Phila-
trio railway from Washington, ID. q. /,
to Point Lookout, that point of land at
peake Bay and the Potomac River.
Former Attorney General Il. o. White
of Delaware is it's president. The CAPT
talization 10 81, 600, 600. The new rail
way is to be called the Washington,
leonardtown & Point Lookout railway.
II will be 9S miles long, and traverse
the three Maryland counties between
this Potomac and Chesapeake Bay.
This region is largely devoted TO truck
farming, and the new road is designed
markets of Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15
AN ACCIDENT IN THE Fog
The Plant Line Steamer Halifax
Struck a Ledge Near Bus-
ion Early on Monday.
BEACHED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY
The Vessel Carried Two Hun
dred and Fifty Passengers
and Cargo of General
Freight--There Was
Little Excitement.

Boston, Mass, Aug. 10. The Plant
Oharlottetown, Port Hawkesbury and
Halifax, N. S., struck ledge of Minot
Light, while coming into port in q
self, however, and was beaohed In a
have gone from here for her passengers
and baggage.
The steamer left Halifax last Satur-
day, and was due here today. 1t is said
she carried large number OF rassen-
on positive information can be gained,
As it was near high tide and rs the
steamer iioated without great difficulty,
it Is thought sho was not seriously
damaged. 1t soon appeared, however
that she was leaking. Accordingly the
captain headed for Georges Island, and
beached her.
Later - An o.ficer of the steamer
reached here during the morning,
bringing the mails. lie reported that
the steamer encountered an impene
trable fog last night, and that she struc,
at about O'Clock this morning. BJ
her own efforts, she tioated as tho tide
rose. An examination showed that the
fore compartments were full Of water,
and Capt Phee decided to beach the
craft. He forced her up on Mud Flats,
at the northeast end Of Georges Island.
The officer who brought the mails re-
ported that the Halifax carried &c
passengers and a cargo of genera
freight, There WAS little excitement Of
the result Of the accident.
The Halifax is a steel screw steamer
sailing under British registry. She il
250.3 feet long, 81 feet beam and 81.
feet deep. Her tonnage is 95S. Sh,
was built at Glasgow in 1885.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15
LIGHTS ON IN TnDND BRsroRM.
Unique Trolley Car Order in Force In
Kansas City.

Unique Trolley Car order in Force In
Kansas City.
Kansas City Star.
During thunderstorm at any time
of day the lights in the trolley cars of
the Metropolitan system are always
turned on by order of the company.
There are two reasons for it. One is for
the protection Of the car and the other
for the protection of the passengers.
When the lights are on anG the car is
at staudstill the trolley pole becomes
lightning rod When Cur is in
motion the electric current, which
leaves the powerhouse and ia carried
along on the trolley wire. passes through
wire in the trolley pole into the
motors of the car, setting them in
motion, and then down through the
wheels into the rails, by which the cur
rent returns TO the powerhouse. Thus
the trolley wire, the car and the rails
form complete circuit. When the car
is at standstill the connection between
the trolley and the motor is cut off,
breaking the circuit. However, turning
on the lights has the same effect as
putting the car in motion; that is, it
completes the circuit. That is the
exact reason why the lights are on
during q thunderstorm.
Should lightning strike trolley wire
the flood Of current would be carried
with a rush to the nearest car. II this
car should be in motion or the lights
be turned on SO that the circuit with
the rails was complete there would be
chance that the extra current of the
lightning's stroke would pass down the
trolley polls and through the car into
the rails without doing any harm. Ths
principle is the same as that of a
lightning rod, which carries the cleo
tricity Of bolt of lightning into the
ground. But when there is no con-
neotion the current of bolt OF
lightning would burn out the motors
of the car, and if strong enough would
shatter the car and iniure the persons
who might be riding in it.
The Metropolitan Co. has had tho
rule for turning ON the lights in trolley
cars during storm in effect for a long
time, aud it is believed that by this
simple fact many serious accidents have
been prevented.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15
THE CHINESE PROTOCOL.

Washington, Aug. II. The State
Department has received q cablegran
from Mr.. Rockhill, at Pekin, reporting
that the draft of the final protocol has
been agreed upon.
A tariff of 5 per cent advalorem.
effective, will be put in force two
months after the signing of the, final
protocol, excepting on goods shipped
within 10 days after signing, and will
continue until the conversion to specific
rates has been effected by the expert
commission. The Chinese FREQ list will
include rice, foreign cereals and -four,
gold aud silver bullion and coin. This
inclusion Of flour in the free list is of
much Importance, particularly to
Pacific coast shippers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15

New York, Aug. 12. - The new
Americas cup challenger, the Sham
rock, III, lay at anchor oil Sandy Hook
lightship last night, and was towed up
the bay to Ton1pkinsville, Staten Island,
early this morning. She will BIO taken
at once to Erie basin, where che will
be stripped and her racing mast stepped.
Her spars are ready, and there will be
no, delay in getting ber. into racing
trim. Whether she will go into dry
dock to have her underbody cleaned
before her trials outside is not vet
known The material of which her hull
is constructed fouls easily, but the
Shamrock J., whose hull was also of
manganese bronze, went through her
trials off Sandy Hook without going
into dry dock, and was not docked
until few days before the cup races
hegau..
The challenger Of 1901 received an
enthusiastic welcome from every craft
in the .harbor as she came Up the bay
In tow of the tug Robert Haddon. She
bad her first taste OF the enth usiasm
with which sheswas to he greeted when
two tugs filled with newspaper men
and the steam pilotboat New York
reahed her anchorage, near Sandy Hook
| ligbtship, at daylight. The shippers
of the tugs loosed their whistles, ard
the New York walled salute with her
siren. The Erin acknowledged the
salute with three deep blasts.
1t was at her anchorage, overlooking
| the fed where she Is to give battle in
September to tho defender of the Gun,
that the yachting sharps had their firsi
| glimpse OF the new challenger by day
| light, The grace and beauty OF the
| lines of her slender body were marred
| by her cumbrous cruising rig, and
| the litter and confusion on her deck
as her crew were preparing to weigh
| anchor; but one glance was sufficient
to convince the experts that Watson
| had built much hAndsomer boat than
| the old Shamrock. She looks the fast.
| est boat ever turned out 10 British
waters. One of her beauties is Wat
sons peculiar tilt of the counter.
There ia no fiatness along the topsides,
and her great oyerhang gives her the
| appearance of speed.
When the newspaper men boarded
the Erin both Capt. Sycamore anc
Capt Matthews expressed their az.
probation of the hearty welcome. Capt.
Hamilton, navigating officer Of tbs
Shamrock, stated to an Associated
Press representative that the yacht hao
been towed about two thirds of tht
| way from the Azores. On August 4th,
she gor into the tail end Of an east gale,
| that carried away two topsail sheets.
That was the only mishap OF the voy
age The only ship sighted after leav
ing the Azores, where the Shamruch
remained FROM p. No., August I'd, tc
6. 80 p. m. the next day, was the Spartan
Prince, hound for a Mediterranean
port. The total length of the voyage wa.
| 3, 1853 miles and the actual running tint
Ia days, 8 hours and As minutes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15

James Vandegrift. aged about GO
years. dropped dead of heart disease
near Lutton's shops, Newark, about 6
n, m. on Saturday. He resided next
door to Former Congressman I. Irving
Handy. He was seen on the street by
Thomas Lilly, to whom ne sud that he
had been unable to sleep 10 the night
Just as he was about leaving Mr.Iilly,
he dropped to the ground. DR.. II. q.
M. Kollock was summoned, but death
had been immediate. Mr.. Vanuegrift
was brother in law of Thomas Pilling
and uncle of Representative Richard
Il. Pilling. He ia survived by his aged
mother, his wife and three daughters.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15

As a defence against innumerable blem-
ishes caused by dust heat and exposure to
the wind and sun, "Glenn's Sulphur s,oap''
will be found 10 the highest degree useful.
1t Is not only beautiier of the skin, but a
means OF terrifying it against wind and
weather. It seems TO quicken the superficial
circulation aud brings rosy tint to the sur
face. All its ingredients are of a healthful
character, and IL may be used without fear
by those who have wisely discarded the
dangerous metallic compounds which have
been denounced by the scientific world. Be-
ware of commercials. Sold by druggists. II
resembles in purity and efficiency "Hill's
instantaneous Hair Dye" which is univers-
ally found on the toilet of beauty and fushion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15
FIRES AT MILFORD.
ID. G. Collins Grocery Store and other
buildings Damaged.

ID. G. Collins Grocery Store and Other
buildings Damaged.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and Jorunal.
Milford, Aug. IL. Fire broke out
Saturday evening in the rear OF ID. g.
Collins grocery store, on South Walnut
street, and ragged so furiously for a.
while that much apprehension for the
safety of adjoining property was felt.
The hour was 8 O'Clock, and the streets
were crowded !. and as the building,
which is frame structure. stands be-
tween George II. Halls department
store and the Windsor Hotel, much
excitement prevailed in and about the
latter places. The fire company soon
reached the scene, and had four streams
of water playing on the blaze. After q
fight of nu hour and half the flames
were subdued The losses are as fol-
lows: d. @. Collins, $500; Vineyard
Brothers, 500; George Handy, 500 /;
the William Marshall estate, $1,000:
George II. Hall, 5000; Windsor Hotel,
$500; Theodore Townsend, $40. There
was no insurance on any of the prop
erty, except that OF Mr.. Collins. Wind
sor Brothers have presented $50 to the
fire company as q token of appreciation
for services rendered.
The old Griffith mills, owned for
some time by James N. Anderson and
located about two miles southwest of
town, wefo burned to the ground Fri
day evening. The buildings were in
sured for $1,000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-15
CRASHED THROUGH A BRIDGE.



Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 9.-Advices re-
ceived at Galveston, Tex, from Sabine,
says the correspondent OF the Record
Herald, states that the soushbound
Southern Pacific passenger train from
Beaumont to Sabine Pass foil through
the bridge over Keith Lake Bayou,
seven miles north of that place, yester-
day. The entire train was precipitated
into the bayou, almost sinking out Of
sight.
Thirty passengers were aboard; aud
had 1t not been for the tug Ernest
being anchored nearby, with fishing
party aboard, they would have persisted
In the water. The members OF the
fishing party and the Grew of the tug
hastened to the rescue of those IN the
train, and succeeded in getting all the
passengers out. Holes were cut through
the roofs Of the cars.
T. Stribbling, a prominent oil pres
pector, and the firemen were injured,
but their injuries are not thought TO
be serious.