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The sun., 1901-12-17
LOCAL PERSONALS.

Cornncr'S Assistant Chandler yesterday
sent tu l"ainhurst for interment the body
nf Il Young man supposed TO te Thomas
MrCalr. who was killed by 4 train on
the r., W. 4 u. railroad
Sunshine Circle Of Kings Daughters
held its regular meeting last evening and
transacted considerable business. The
circle has inst raised 800 for the purpose
Of placing deserving woman IN the
lInmc Of Mrrcifu Rest for lncnrahles.
The regular meeting Of the primary and
junior teachers for the study Of the sun
day School lesson will be held this even
ing in Grace Church (primnry room at
745 o'clock.
The lecture at Friends School by Miss
Mary Jeffers Of Baltimore, which was
scheduled for this afternoon, has been
postponed
Francis H. Hoffecker is in Media Pa
today attending the trial Of case ir
which he is interested as counsel.
The sun., 1901-12-17
rirc In Girls' protcctory.

NorriStown Pa, Doe IA fire
broke out here in s., Joscph's Protec-
iory For Girls, in which there We're
iwenty-one sisters and 13s inmates.
Tie fire was confined to the roof Of thc
main building beneath a large cupola
but the other parts Of the building
were deluged with water and rendered
almost useless for occupancy. All the
inmates and sisters escaped harm, they
having been quickly led from the build
ing when the fire was discovered The
loss is 100000, covered By insurance.
The sun., 1901-12-17
Street and sewer Meeting.

Practically nothing but routine business
was transacted at the meeting Of th"
Street aud Sewer Commission this morn
ing. Councilman Hamilton Stewart an
pcnrcd before the board at the request
of number Of citizens of the western
end OF the Seventh ward stating that
Nineteenth street was in deplorahlc
condition and requested that the depart
m"nt have ashes deposited On il. He
was assured that the matter had already
been arranged for. The weekly payroll
amounting to s9l7.ts and bill for cart
hire, $4SG.3S, We're passed. City Treas.
urnr Fcastcr reported that the balance
IN hank was $22Si4.S9.
The sun., 1901-12-17
Damage nt Ithaca underestimated.

Ithaca. n. Y.. Dee. H. Latest devel-
,pments in the flood situation in Itha-
n show thar the loss by damage TO
property was undercstimated consider
ably. 1t now appears that the munici-
lality itself will suffer more than Sln0,-
no loss, and the Ithaca Street Hallway
.umpany'S property sustained damage
the amount of S50,OOO. The original
estimate of S20O,OO will DO almost don-
sled. The suspension Of railroad and
street railway traffic continued through
lut the day, and few or no mails reaeh-
ID The city up to midnight. Early in the
nut the electric light plant is still inac-
liNn
The sun., 1901-12-17
Witnesses After Fees.

Witnesses in the case of Giuseppe Gior-
dauo IS. the Brandywine Granite Com
RanS, crowded the office of Prothonotary
Speakman this morning collecting their
witness fees. There were about thirty
Italian witnesses in the case. They We're
accompanied by Joseph De Lucca, who
interpreted the testimony during the
trial, and stood in line awaiting their
turns
The sun., 1901-12-17
Gronna q rlcee. hx COM rrnin.

Pittsburg. Dec. Ia, Mrs. Mary J.
;lovcr aud Mrs. Jessie Powell, both
prominent in church ana social circles
If Rosslyn Heights, We're literally
;rouud To pieces last night They We're
,eturning from literary tea at the
rouse Of a Mrs. lTuslrr, and Just in
'iont Of their homes they stood on the
yrstboumd tracks Of the Panhandle
abroad to let heavy coal train pass
asst 4 Iight engine going west struck
Lcm throwing them under tile coal
rain. 'rhrr bodies We're horribly man
The sun., 1901-12-17
Arrested and Released.

William Ruckhort and William Green
were arrested hy Special Detective Mo
Nry Of the Peoples Railway Company
this morning Ms being implicated in steal
ing copper wire from thai company The
men had been pointed ont 70 Detective
Mickey rs answering til" description oi
thu men who are supposed to hav" done
tha stealing On arriving AT the polio,
station both of the above mcn proved
that at the time the wire Was stolen they
were serving sentence III lie work
huuS. The men were released.
The sun., 1901-12-17
TN THE PLAYHOUsES.

That the Bostonians will be greeted py
il large audience at the Opera iiouSe
ncNt Saturday goes without saying, ior
llc fame Of their new comic OPERA
"Alaid Mariun," has already reached mere
through many sources, and the ehthusi'
astic reception accorded it III fhlladei,
phia where it was produced, emphasizeu
lhr statement already made that III inc
latest work thcy have found genuine
successor to robin Hood over one
hundred people will be employed IN me ne
production and the list Of singers wiz
include not only the faces well known
TO the public, but several other SINGERS
wbo have achieved emiable regulations
1t home and abroad. The east Of "Maln
Marian" will enlist the services or the
genial comedian Henry Clay Barhanec'
the popular baritone William H. Mac
Donald, comedians George f'rothlnghaul
and W. II. Fitzgerald, Josephine Bart
lit and others The heroine Of ms
opera will be portrayed by the brilliant
| Young soprano, Grace Stnddlinrd ana
Francis Miller
The sun., 1901-12-17
Fift.e,tb cavalry ~ Sen.

San Francisco Dec. H. The trans
port Hancock has sailed for Manila
with large number Of troops and
cabin passengers. on board are 2l Of
ficers and d53 men of the Fifteenth
cavalry. officers. 800 recruits, 3 otfi-
GERS returning to duty 10 lady passen-
gers and g children together with hos.
nital corps and signnl corpS mon.
The sun., 1901-12-17
Visitor From Kansas.

The Roy. Il. IL. Vaughn, j.. H., presi-
ient ot S0ule College, Dodge City, Kan
sn~. is here in the interest Of the college.
III Is authorized by tie Board Of TruS-
tc"S 10 act as agent for the institution.
llr Vaughn il preaching in some Of the
cllrches.
The sun., 1901-12-17
Law students Meeting.

Members of the law Academy Ii N Il
meeting last night in the office Of vii.
liam Michael Byrn". Rcubcn Sattctth-
Waite read a paper ~ the Supreme
Court Of thr United States" The motto,
ti'hlc ct Neritat," meaning Fidelity and
rrmh' was adopted. 4 moot court will
10 held aS soon as arrangements, now
III progress, can bc completed.
The sun., 1901-12-17
Mrs. WiIiitt's Hurled

'Fhr funeral Of Mrs. Elizabeth y. NJ
Willis widow IF lioratio Willits and
mother If Lew Court Commissioners
Merritt =, Willitts, took pac" yesterday
il AIiidi,town. Services wcrc conducted
III - .Nnn9~ =. f. Church hy the Rev
NJ ] Wii&i". lutrrlnrnt was made il
Old st tnnn's Cemetery.
The sun., 1901-12-17
The Empty Christmas Stocking.

The Rev a. w. Spoonrr, ID. H., Of
Camden, \. j., will lecture 1T Olivct
Presbyterian Church on Friday even
ing on Passions" On Sunday evening
the Rev. X. 4. Elwood will preach a
special sermon On The Empty Christ
mas Stncking."
The sun., 1901-12-17
TRENTON TEAM
BADLY USED UP
Couldn't Stand the Rough and
Tumble Playing Of the Will
mington Team.

The Wilmington team of the American
Basketball League continues its win
ming streak Last night the team defeat
ed the Trenton team by the score of 80
to l6.
The Delaware team literally tore the
Trenton team to pieces and placed one
of the men under the care of Il physician.
The first half ended II to I in favor of
Wilmington.
In the last half Trenton was unable t.
stand the football style Of game aud
Brennan tossed goals winning for VIII
mington in walk. Brennan and Itey-
nolds played the best ball for Whining
ton. Sanger and Franey exccllcd fol
Trenton. The lineup:
Wilmington. Trenton.
| 4 ,.I.... ra,,.,rJ Eotsn,
The sun., 1901-12-17
CoatsyIile's New Daily.

The paiIy Union, the new Gainesville
daily. is one of the best papers pub
liShrd III Chester county, Pa. 1t is filled
with local news and the liberal advcrtis-
ing patronage shows it is appreciated hy
the merchants of Gainesville. TO many
III" Daily / nion fills long felt want.
The sun., 1901-12-17
The Rev. j. !. Hu,son Injured.

While returning from his home from
church On Sunday evening the Rcv. }.
j. Huston, pastor Of the First United
Presbyterian Church, fell on the sidewalk
and dislocatrd his shoulder. Mr. Huston
hopes to b. able to attend the dedication
exercises 1T the ncw church on Thursday
nNnMllg.
The sun., 1901-12-17
lieutenant Hobson Engaged.

Springfield. o., Dec. 17-Lieutenant
Richmond r. Hobson of Merrimac
fame has succumbed to the wiles Of
Cupid. and his engagement has been
announced to Miss Eleanor Ludlow,
one Of the most beautiful young wo-
men in Springfield.
The sun., 1901-12-17
Fun.ton sniis For uome.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE war de-
partnpnt is in receipt Of a csblcgram
from Manila reporting the sailing Of
the transport Warren with 75G short
term enlisted men and Generals Robert
?. Hughes and Frederick Funsron.
The sun., 1901-12-17
Committed Suicide In jail.

Stafford Springs, Conn, Dec. IT,
stephen Callamer, aged thirty-iive,
committed suicide in the Stafford Jail
by stripping blanket to make moose
and hanging himself from the bars of
his cell He was confined in the Jail
Saturday after threatening to kill his
wife and all her relatives.
The sun., 1901-12-17
Frozen to Dcnth In Alabama.

Greensboro. Ala. Dec. ia young
white farmer, Ed Jackson, while going
home Saturday night lost his way and
froze 10 death. His body was found
this morning.
The sun., 1901-12-17
SANTA CLAUS LETTERS

Wilmington. Dec. 16, 1901.
Dear Santa Claus am Il little girl
J years old and my Grandma says am
il good girl. Please bring me Il large doll
AID blackboard and sci Of dishes and
some nuts, candy ana oranges. Don't
forget Mamma npd Papa and Grandma,
please don't forget.
Helen Higgins Lewis,
80. 1902 Market Street.
The sun., 1901-12-17

Gonls from field. Brennan, s.; tcynods.
.; Walker, 9; Charlton, I.nckncr, Fran
ey. 3; Zangcr, 2. Goals from fonl, Rey-
nolds. 5: Brennan, Walker, Riley. 2:
Znnger. 2: Frnncy. .. Fouls committed,
Charlton. 3; Walker, Reynolds. 4; Riley.
2: Frney. .; Zangcr, 2. Referee, STRAIT
ton.
The Wilmington team will play Penn
Whcemcn tonight in the Pyle Cycle
Acallemy.
The sun., 1901-12-17
Dec. II. 1901.

Dec. II, 1901
Dear Old KriSs Kringlcl Thought |
would write 10 you and let you know
what ! want for Christmas. am II
good little boy about 10 years Of ngc.
want yuu to bring me IIoppy llorScy,
4 lttlr whrolharrnw, a little fire engine,
/ ittlr horn, i Noah'S ark, a steam
engine, Il bank to save my pennies in,
hol>c rriIs, lot of games and Il violin,
II mandolin and Il cornct and bass horn
and y lot Of candies and nuts, tool
chest, Tin horse, 4 goat cart ard an
Hlarn rlort q story book aud nn air
rit"
Joseph Carlin,
i0S East Fifth Street,
Wilmington, Del
The sun., 1901-12-17
Intercitv Rowing League.

The standing Of the teams in the Inter
city Buwlng League Of which tn" Viii.
mington Whist Club is member, fol.
The sun., 1901-12-17

The attraction at the Wilmington Thea
ire the last three nights Of this week
will lie the wCll-known rural comedy
".Nlvnn .Tosln." For years this fainlliar
plny has amused thcatre-gocrs from on,
md Of the country to the other, anu
wherever il has appeared il has always
been sure Of hearty welcome ever
,flfl. This season is proving no "N"ep'
III. to tho rule. as il has been drawing
lriN ,lcd houses nightly. The plot hinges
Il The adventures Of an old N"w EnG
and fnrmrr on his first visit 70 New
ork. lie gets himself into all kinds ol
.rapcS and trouble. and his efforts t'
.Ntricate himself result III a number "i
| u,lirrons situations. A lot Of sp"rlh
rrnrry. representing wrll-known 10
nlities in New York, il carried by tn
COMPANY. principal among which arr
pier %, East river, with the Brooklyi
ridge beautifully illuminated; tn" Nrhii'
Central Station; Il thieves den in BnNt"
| :trrt, ANA ltowtry concert hall,
The sun., 1901-12-17

Large audiences greeted the opening
nrrforinncrS OF the week at hnckstad-
ars yesterday. aud everyone went away
we'll pleased. The three Racket Brothers
ia an original musical sketch, appeared
before local audience for the first
ilnr aud made favorable impression.
They proved themselves capable OF bring
iug music ont Of most everything avail-
,hlr. Lucy Moore aud Company, in z
comedy skit, entitled "JagS." proved on"
Of the features Of the program. Tho lines
VI tile sketch are well placed and th'
,omr,ly il excellent. Cook, Boyd and
D'Bricn, trio or singers. dancers aud
,dmrdlaps; Edwards aud Lawrence, aS
the lpntchman and the l,nhc; Barr and
Evans. Won Gofrr, the Russian Marvel
md Miss Clara Douglass. remarkably
lcvcr dancing comcdrnn", complete th'
,ist. Miss Cottrcly. the French jiegler
failed to arrive in time for yesterdays
mnfinrc, but appeared last night. Th"r'
ne eight acts III the program and they
furnish The patrons Of the house iul
value for thcir money.
The sun., 1901-12-17

Joseph CArlin,
i0S East Fifth Street,
Wilmington, Del.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-20
ANOTHER GOES WRONG.
Dog Tax Collector Fails to
Report.

Another of the city dog tax collectors
has gone wrong. and the "administra-
ton is trying to protect him until he
has time to square up his accounts
City Clerk Squires. who keeps all the
records of the dog tax collectors, abso-
lutely refuses to talk about the case
I won't tell thing about this for
publication" said Mr.. Squires today.
There is no use of getting this into
the newspapers i think that every dol
lar which is out will be accounted for.
If Mayor Hughes wants to tell about
the matter. I don't object in the least"
Then you are refusing to tell to pro-
tect Mr. Hughes administrations? was
asked
No. not exactly
rs it to protect your own record that
you refuse to tell?"
No. 1 have nothing to do with it I
don't consider it my business to notify
people when the mayors appointees go
wrong" G
1t is stated that the second Of the dog
tax collectors is holding up about $25
worth Of licenses which he collected.
He has promised to pay up all he owes
when his next pay day comes around.
The collector is one of those who was
employed recently on the force
Mayor Hughes says that he has not
yet heard from any source that anoth-
er of the dog tax collectors appointed
by himself had become tangled in his
affairs.
e. c. stoner. the dog tax collector
who is charged with having appropria-
ted for his own use s. which he collect
ed from dog licenses, called upon
Mayor Hughes this morning, and paid
up the full amount which was due.
Stoner says that the tags which he
failed to account for were issued by
his wife from his house when he was
aWaV
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ESCAPE CUT OFF.
50 Persons on River Steamer
Drowned or Missing.
SquaII Struck Her While Pas
sengers Were at Supper.
BOAT TURNED OVER
And Sank Quickly in Ten Feet
Of Water.
But One Woman Saved Out of a
Number ON Board.
NOT A SCREAM HEARD.
Those in Cabin Believed to Have
Drowned Instantly.

Paducah, KY, Aug. 20.-During a very
severe storm last night the steamboat
City of Golconda eapsized while trying
to land at Crowells, six miles from this
city. The boat turned over while the
passengers were at supper. There were
about so persons aboard at the time
and 35 were drowned or are missing
The list follows:
vile, KY
MISS TRIxIE GRIMES. Grahams-
vile.
MRS. CHARLES DAVIS, Smithfield.
MRS. W. A. HOGAN, and three chill
dren, Paducah.
COL. TURNER, Smithfeld.
CHARLYAN GORDON. Smithfield.
MRS. DAVID ADAMS, Smith1ield.
WATTS DAVIS and wife, Livingston.
VIM. WEBB, Smithfield.
MISS LUCY BARNETT, Snithfield.
CLARENCE SLAYDON,a lola.
AUGUST f. KRIEPKE, Of GOLCON-
da
JOE WALTER, of Golconda
CLARENCE COKER, of Golconda.
FIREMAN and three colored deck
hands
ENGINEER HAYDEN and son.
JOSEPH M'ALLISTER, ST. Louis
MRS. HUTCHINSON, Evansville,
Ind
Three unknown children.
D. JACKSON.
w WOOD.
GEO. STANSBERRY.
HOWARD RONDO.
Captain Jesse Bauer and Pilot E. q.
Peck succeeded in rescuing many peo-
pie. Peck stated that when the boat
struck there was no time to escape. She
went down on her side in ten feet of
water and that few clung to a yawl
and reached shore. After the wind had
subsidized somewhat those of the crew
who had escaped roWed to the wreck
but found no one and OF all the women
on board only Mrs. Hayden, wife of the
Peck states that the books will have to
be found before it can be determined
who and how many are lost.
H E. Worten and n. S. QuarternOus
of Hampton, KY, escaped through a
cabin window
The City of Golconda piled between
this city and Elizabethtown, III. The
boat left Elizabethtown at / p. m. and
was due to arrive here at .. m She
had an unusually good passenger list
as she was the only boat coming down
yesterday.
Captain Jesse Bauer said:
In my opinion the people in the
cabin We're drowned instantly as + did
not hear a scream come from the cabin.
Usually in such accidents a steam boat
will rock back and forth several times
before turning over but the Golconda
went over without any of this, and it
all happened so quick that it is a Won
der any of us got out alive" "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-20
WILL LONG MOVE?
Reported That he Will GO to Hutch
inson-

Wichita, Aug. 20.-It is said that Con-
gresham Chester i. Long contempiaIes
changing his residence from Medicine
Lode to Hutchinson. While in attend
ance al the c. A. r. reunion in the lat
ter city last week he is said to have
intimated as much to a close political
friend. If the plan for redistricting the
state carries such a move would be
most natural, as his present residence
in Medicine Lodge is in the extreme
southwest corner Of the proposed new
Eighth district Congressman Long
spent the day in Wichita yesterday and
was visited by three leaders in Seventh
district politics. They called separate
III and were in conference for a long
time. Although no statement was mada,
il is understood that the meetings were
prearranged and that Congressman
Long came here for no other purpose
State Senator Thomas Noftzger of
Anthony, was the first to greet Mr..
long in the lobby of the Carey Soon
after Judge I. 3. Wall OF this city, call
ed, and the same sort of a conference
was held. Later, A l.. Noble of Aedi-
cine Lodge. a former law partner of
Congressman Long, calleH, and was
clOseted for nearly an hour.
1t is a well known fact that Mr..
Noftzger would like to represent the
Seventh district in congress and his
visit here is undoubtedly for the pur-
pose of finding out just where Con-
6ASS9Aieu 1OAS StdAOS ISldl4NS 70 tuS
senatorial situation. Judge Wall would
not object seriously, it is said, to have
his name come before the Republican
convention as candidate for the lower
branch of congress. In fact. he has
been heard to say that he would like TO
close his political career with term
in congress. The judge is a former Law
partner of Governor Stanley.
lit is yet early to talk about it, he
said, but in time there will be an
Eighth district, of which Wichita will
be the center.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-20
5 Mile TUNNEL.
Hartman Will Bore Through
Sierra Nevada Mountains.

San Francisco, Cal. Aug. 2O-The
longest railroad tunnel in the United
States viii be built through the Sierra
Nevada mountains of California if the
present plans of E. H. Hartman are
carried out, says the Chronicle. Chief
Engineer Hood has sent out a corps
of men to make preliminary surveys
and their work is expected to be COM
pleted in six months. The tunnel pro-
ject. which will involve an outlay of
from SO, 0Oo, 600 20 $4,000, 0CO contemplates
the boring of hole p, 900 feet in length
through the heart of the Sierras Be
sides saving a climb of 500 feet, the
tunnel viii shorten the road about
seven miles and is expected to effect
great saving in operating expenses. 1t
is stated that with the Sierras tunnel
built and the other plans of the COM
pany for the Strengthening of curves
and reducing of grades IN Nevada and
Utah completed. passenger trains could
be run between San Francisco and
Chicago in two and half days an
average speed for the whole distance
of not more than forty miles an hour.
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SIX KILLED.
RoundhOuse Wrecked and Burn
ed by Dynamite.

Little Falls. N. Y, Aug 2O.-The
Moha & Malone roundhouse at Herk-
mer was on fire at 1890 last night.
Watchman Gilbert and an nengine tender
named John D Rock, assisted by resi-
dents of the vicinity attempted to ex-
tinguish the flames. While they were
battling with the fire a large quantity
Of dynamite stored in the building ex-
ploded with terrific force killing Gill
bert and Rock and four others
The bodies of the four last mentioned
are unrecognizable-
The round house was wrecked and
burned. 1t is feared there are other
bodies in the ruins. The round house is
owned by the New York Central &
Hudson River railroad.
It is believed that the list of dead as
given above, and numbering skis CON-
plete, although it is possible that some
of the railroad bridge gang may have
been killed.
The vicinity of the wrecked round
house was a scene of wreck and ruin
today. Twenty-Five houses are practi-
ca1ly in ruins, several of them having
been turned around completely on them
foundations. It was generally reported
that the building contained six hundred
pounds of dynamite, a thousand pounds
of giant powder and a. quantitK OF gas
O1ine- The property damage = the ex-
plosiOn is estimated at $50, 600.
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DESTITUTE AT NOME.
Mines Are Shut Down and La
borers in Hard Lines.

Fort Townsend, Wash, Aug. 20.-The
steamer John G. Kimban from Nome,
August 8, arrived here. Passengers on
the Kimball bring hard luck stories
from Nome and say that when winter
sets in there will be the usual number
of destitute men who viii have to face
starvation or be given transportation
to Puget sound. Most of these had
money when reaching Nome. but
through their efforts to reach reported
strikes have expended their last dollar
and are now seeking work. but the
labor market is already over supplied.
The strike fever has reached the
north and all miners on Daniels creek
have quit work, demanding one dollar
an hour or $3.50 per day and board. The
former wages We're IS and board Claim
owners refuse their demand.
A third man has been found to be
among the victims of Unamik Island
murder June ? J. p. Rooney of Seattle.
Two suspects are under arrest at I'm
alaska as murderers of the Sutherland
brothers. Their names are Hardin and
Ashton
Rich strikes are reported from Ram
part, Iron Creek, on Tanana and the
Koyukuk district In the Kougarok
district there is much disappointment.
The country is spotted and many claims
are proving blanks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-20
GAMBLING Raid.
Police Capture Big Outfit, But
Players Escape.

The gambling hall above the Magnet
restaurant, between Fourth and Fifth
streets on Kansas avenue. was raided by
the police and a complete outfit captured.
Monday night Two gaming tables, 1000
poker chips, four boxes of cards. two cash
boxes and lot of glasses were among
the articles found.
Upon opening a folding lounge it was
found to be a nicely contrived ice chest
in which about case of beer was cool
ing.
The doors We're SO solid thz t All the oe-
cupants of the room escaped before the
police could batter them down, but war
rants for Ed Nichols, J. PrOudht and A
Perkins were issued today Gene Hast
ing was arrested this morning. charged
with being a member of the gang.
The outfit captured is valued at several
hundred dollars