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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15

Is upon its mArva'ous powar of noIrish
ing all the nrrvo tissues and purifying
tha blood thut its remarkable cures de
pond,
WsariDess, lack of energy. and de,p ond
nncy ure more II ma TOR OF nerves and
BRAIN than Of the muscles. Al this season
OF the year when thousands Of over work
ing people arc entering upon tho drui
gerry that will have no cessation for near
ly year to como. many are already show
ing the symptoms that sooner or later re
suit from hurry, care. anxiety, and haste
without the amount o! rest aud recreation
that nature lntenueJ.
Thousand, Of tired muther, school teach
ers, and too n'nbitiou, scholars will reveal
;hn StrUin before tbe Win o, !. over.
H. Ihien N,ne !u. Va" o. i.liAJ at guo
root of the trouble BoGin> Ghu work Of
rrc,ipcration und cure at tho earliest mo
Mrnt.
All who try 1t will find strength and
/ eolom from disease iii Palhe'a coiery
compound, which corrocta unhea thy
nervn acuon. and supplies the veins with
pure. more ABUNDANT. moro vigorous
blood. Pu!nes celery compound Is almost
universally prescribed by physiciAns-who
differ ON many her thingsbut who ostim
atc ut It's propsr worth this grentest of all
remedies Tor tho prevention aud curo of
disease. Ii Is no sxigItration say that
every week brings hundreds Of letters
from those who have used puina's celery
ompound and have been benefited by it.
Above is tho picture OF Representative &.
H. Storms, ono OF the cattle kings Of
Kansas, who says:
II regard Painss celery compound as
Tho no, beneficial and valuable OF Ieme
d;rs. &, ,lecial!y during tho fall months.
IL" w nJs as have many thousands OF
o'h'i, VI tho good tho romedy has done In
his own case. Lot the reader try it and
provs Tor himself the abundant truth Of
all that has been said.
It's not what Patne's celery compound
ays, but ~ hat IL doe!, that toll, the story
OF / $ word wide fame.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15

WASHINGTON. Oct. 15.-Rear Ad-
miral Robley d. Evans left here yes.
terday afternoon for San Francisco,
whence he will accompany Rear Ad-
miral Casey commanding the Pacific
station, Oh the flagship Wisconsin to
Tutulla. Samoa. Admiral Casey is
charged with the investigation Of Ger.
tain allegations made by missionaries
in Samoa against the moral character
of Captain B. F. Tilley, naval governor
of Tutuia. In case It should be found
necessary to order naval court for the
trial of Captain Tilley, Rear Admiral
Evans will be appointed president Of
the court. The remainder of the detail
is as follows Captains Cooper, Glass,
Thomas, Merry, Reitcr and Harrington,
U. $. NJ. c., with Captain Myers. Z. 5.
Nj. G., as Judge advocate. These Off
GERS will sail ON the Solace from San
Francisco.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15

JAMESTOWN. n. y, Oct. 49,
George NJ. Guntner, special organizer
of the Woodworkers' union from Bos-
ton, was arrested in llornellsville.
brought to jamestown and taken to
Mayvillc, where he was HrrAigned on
two indictments. One charged him
with being Il public nuisance. being
based upon attempts of Organizer
Guntner to bring OH strike of the
wookworkers in jamestown during the
latter part of the summer. The other in
dictment accuses him of utterlng false
rumors about strike with the object
OF depreciating the value of bonds and
stocks of jamestown manufactures
and running their business.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15

FLOUR-State and western iirmcr and
fairly active on spring patents. Minnascta
natcnls SS55Tf3 50: winter straights 2j4
$40, winter extras, s25UM2,So, winter pat
cnts s3. 5ofi3,s 50. ,,
WHEAT Active nnd higher on hullish
Argentina crop news. strors cables and
rn0d local buying for short account, De
cember, 76 5-lGu1j 9-l6c.; May, ~ 3-l09
f9hC. -, , ~,
RYE-Steady state, 5jli5Gc.. C. !. T.. Now
York, car lots; No. 2 western. 6Oc.. +, o.
CORN.-opened firm with wheat, but
welded to unloading and became weak:
december, Glss0 SIC; May. G2ls4h2%c
OATS-Quict and barely steady: track.
white, state, 4oui1c.; track. white. west
trn. Acni7c.
LARD-Stcady: prime western steam.
BUTTER-Flrm state dairy, l4asoc.:'
creamery. l5n2lc.
CHEESE-Q Quiet; fancy. large. colored.
shc.: fancy. large. white, she.
EGGS-Stcady: state and Pennsylvania.
21lan22c: western, candled 2llac.
SEGAR-Raw steady fair refining,
8 5-lGc.; centrifugal 96 test, 3a.c. refined
speady; crushed. 5.G0c: powdered. j,20c,
TALLOW-Dull; city, size. country.
.HAY-steady; shipping. eo@e5c,; good to
,hoice. S5u9Oc
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
AEire Band.

The Buffalo Evening News saws:
The First Regiment Band OF vii.
iniuston, screnaded The News yes
,erday. The First Regiment Band
is IN this city accompanying the
tiremen OF that important town in y
trip to Buffalo, Toronto and other
cities. The musical organization
is under the competent leadership
OF John Wallsmilh, one OF the finest
bandmasters Of the State OF Della.
ware and did The News The honor
OF a sercnadc yesterday.
Tue handsome compllmen; Of the
band is most cordially acknowl.
edged, as it wasgrateiulIy apprccI-
ated.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
WILMINGTON THEATRE.
PECk'S BAD BOY.

"Peck's Bad Boy" appeared at
the Wilmington Theatie last night
after an absence of several years,
and was greeted by an audience
which filled the house, Miss Hill
son in the title role was assisted
by an excellent cast,incluidng Fred
Wenzel, the German comedian. The
piece is chuck full Of fun from the
start to flush. andthe many pranks
Of the famous bad boy offered con-
tinuous amusement tot the many
pr, sent. The play is undoubtedly
one of the most laughable before the
public and test of it's merit has
been proven by its continuous sue
cess everywhere. Brind amour,
the eminent musician; the Madison
Brothers aud others contribute the
speciality features of the bill.
O"Peck's Bad Boy will be seen
at matiuee to-day and tomorrow
and will appear for the last time on
Wednesday night. If you are feel
ing blue and on bad terms with
everybody, 60 see it, aud be cured.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
THE CANON ADOPTED
Church Takes Firm Stand on
Marriage Question.
MARRIAGE OF DIVORCES PROHIBITED
Or. HuntinRton's Amendment In Fa-
v0r of Innocent Party On HrOund
of Adultery Rejected by
n Close Vote.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15.-The
house of deputies of the Episcopal
Church of America, sitting as n com
mittee of the whole, yesterday adopted
the proposed canon prohibiting the re-
marriage OF divorced persons for causes
not arising previous to their former
r marriage. The canon was adopted as
II came from the house of bishops. The
vote stood 1872 for. to 1873 against.
The amendment of DR.. Huntington
Of New York making an exception IN
the case of the innocent party of d.
yOrce granted on the ground of adul-
a tory was rejected by vote of 1853 to
17G~>
The result of the vote in the commit
tee of the whole was reported TO the
house of deputies, which will vote Oh
the matter.
The result, however may not I've the
same, for in that house the vote Of
thirty delegations is required to carry
. measure. the divided delegations
virtually counting anong til" nays. No
time was set for Il final vote by the
house, but it presumably will be taken
today
Previous to this action in committee
Of the whole the house Of deputies
'~ adopted the resolutions presented by
DR.. McKim of Washington, providing
for standing Joint commission of both
houses to consider the relations of Ia
bOr and capital 1t is to consist or
three bishops. three presbyters and
three laymen and Shal! report its pro-
ceedings to each general convention.
The afternoon session Of the house
OF deputies was held behind closed
doors and was devoted entirely to con
Bidprati0n and voting on the five nomi-
nations for missionary bishops hand
ed down from the house of bishops.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15

The will OF Ann G.. Perkins was
this morning fled with Register CAL
vim G. Crossan for probate by Henry
c. Conrad who is appointed admins.
traitor.
Mrs. Perkins leaves an estate valued
at So, 600 the greater part of which
is bequeathed to churches.
To the trustees of Goodman NJ. e.
Church she givcs,$5OO; to the trustees
of Kingswood NJ. E. Church, 300: TO
trustees Of East Lake NJ. f. Church,
$500; .Elsmerc M. Il. Church, $500;
Asbury Nj. Il. Church, $500; Swedish
Mission. $50; Woman'S Foreign
Missionary society, $50; Woman's
Home Missionary Society, $50.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
mmftteJ Suicide.

A dispatch from Reading, Pa. last
Disht SAYS: q ara Llnl. aIsl 35. who
conducted d house OF i'll famo ou Penn
street, committed suicide this evening.
Lydia Squeers was an Inmate of the house
aud her mother hal u warrant Issued fuc
CT ra's ar est. The warrant was served
his evening, and white Cara was DIRE S
ng to accompany the constable the drank
wo ounces oI lAIdanum. When she
reached tile Office Of Magistrate Koch she
became unconscious. che was hurried
in an ambulance to tho no pitai, where
she died nn hour Inter.
When Lydia heard Of III, suicide she
,i,unk half un UuEce hf tnlldanuni. BE
fore It had taken nn.' effect She onfessed
ann nftor she had taken q walk around
tho block several times she was able to
4, wi Ii her mo her TO her home, at
Douglasville. Tho woman l.inu was we'll
known IN this ci v om0ng II certain class
rs sha was mistres, q! u house here for
years A telegram was received las nigh t.
by her nieoo AL sho weat to Rn In g
Immediately,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
A DAY AND a NIGHT.

Through the length aud breadth
Of the land, the fame ol Chas. II.
Hoyt as successful playwright has
been indisputably established.
His success in humorous writing
may be attributed 10 the fact he
does no! exaggeratc his characters
but is true to nature. His plots are
pithy, connected and wholesome and
the innocent iun he can extract fro m
the daily life is marvellous. Partic.
ulary is this true Of his great sue
cess IA Day And a Night. " The
plots revolves about country
deacon who comes to New York
seeking vocal talent for his rural
church choir. BY accident, he be-
comes acquainted with some dash
ing theatrical people who make
things lively for Kim. The events
Of his Neg YORK career are very,
funny. and too humorous 10 de.
scribe here, on the same principle
that ii spoils interest fcv the reader.
to be told the contents OF good
book. The ladies and gentlemen of
IA Day And a Night company
are all recognized artists who have
been selected with regard to their
fitness tor the parts they portray.
Suffice it that they are all stars
in their lines of work and the COM
blned constellation in the cast pro-
duces brilliancy of effect most
entrancing, bewitchins and salts
factory. IA Day And A Night
come to the Opera House tomorrow
night.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15

BUFFALO. \. T.. Oct. IA run on
the Fidelity Trust company. Il state
banking Institution, began yesterday.
A long line Of anxious l"postors reach
Ing from 1hr tel!ci''S window out into
tile street stood fur hours waiting to
withdraw their money from the bank.
Extra paying trl!rrs wer" Installed,
and their windows We're kept open I'M
Il! o'clock in order to pay as many
checks as possible. pEaninant bank
ers and business men say the rulnor
that caused the run is grOundlcss and
that only snail drpusitors are with
drawing their accounts. Several large
deposits were made during The dny by
business houses whose confidence in
The st,.'ility of the bank is mistaken.
uiM large AlriS ot j. Nney We. s,.i, q
the Fidelity rolnpnny's Offices by local
banks. AZ the close of business Presi-
dent Forman stated that the withdraw
ais exceeded the deposits by only $o0,-
0(}Q.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
MARK TWAIN TO BLAME.
FOREIGN Missionary Soclcty's Short
I ,s u M tk., -, - irt'x nnnr

Foreign Misni0nary Soclety's Short
nGc Laid nt the Humorist'S Door.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Oct. ID
The annual convention of the Christian
Foreign Missionary society opened
yesterday in the Exposition auditori-
un. President Mclean presiding. Ses-
sionS were held in the morning and
afternoon, and the convention tonclud.
ed its business last night. The attend
ancc was unusually large, among the
delegates being II number of mission
aries in this country on vacations.
The principal address of the morning
session was drli> cred by Il. Il. Farris,
missionary who has spent the last
few years III the Kongo Free State.
Mr. Farris was very serious in his
deluncation of the Belgium govern
ment, which administers affairs In the
Kongo, claiming that the government
is corrupt from top to bottom. He had
seen natives shot for failing to turn in
their per capita tax of rubber even
when they lived in districts which pro-
duccd none of that commodity. Fur
therlnOre. government officials did ev-
crything IN their power Unotliciaily to
hinder the mis- 3iOnarirs in their work.
The trrusurcr's report showed re-
ccipts during the last year amounting
to SIT! .S3S. Il decrease when compared
with the collections of n year ago.
President Mclean said Mark Twain
was directly responsible for the falling
off
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
A German kidnapped.

LONDON. Oct. 15.-"lt Is announced
from Bucharest" says dispatch to
The Daily Mail from Vienna. that
Herr Roscnlhal. the representative Of
n German firm, has been kidnapped by
Bulgarian brlgands at Silistra. The
Roumanian government has sent pro-
test to Sofia, and the Bulgarian gov
ernmcnt has ordered troops to pursue
the brigands. 1t is rumored that the
Macedonian committee has decided to
capture every foreigner within reach In
order to attract European attention to
the bad state of public security In
MaccdOnla"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
THE CHINESE FLOODS.
Yangtse Highest In Fifty Ysars-Im-
Mense Damage Done.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-The navy
department has received report from
the United States steamship Helena re-
garding the devastation by food Of the
Yangtsc valley above Nanking. Chi
ma. The water reached the highest in
fifty years. The devastation was wide
spread. the flood wipng out old villages
and sweeping away the lightly con-
structed farlnh0uscs. The extensive
crops of rice, corn and beans have
been too long covered by the water to
survive. scarcely Sny live stock re-
mains. and famine stares the people In
the face. The loss of life was very
great. thousands hciag drowned in the
region just below Eiukiang and also on
the north side of the river. Kiukiang
and Wuhu being treaty ports, informa-
tion was obtainAble from the Euro
peans there, but from many other Chi
nose cities not open to foreign trade
there has been no estimate Of the loss
of life nor to what extent the natives
are dependent on charity.
Shanghai newspapers say that the
distress is the worst that has occurred
in half Il century. TO add to the suf
fering storm, the center Of which
passed near Kiukiang on Aug. 2, de-
stroyed a great part of what remained
of the farmhouscs and the rudely con-
structcd platforms built above the wa
ter and in the trees by the people
Riots and robberies prevail rs a result
of suffering from hunger.
The interests of the United States in
the region affected are centered in the
missions, and property belonging to
United States subjects is situated
mainly near the treaty ports. The
number Of missionaries is about 300
men. women and children. tass
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
CIRCUS DAY.

"Circus Day comes 10 the Opera
House on Thurday and Friday
nights. The company carry com.
plete scenic and electrical outfit,
and the chorus oil 20 pretty girls Sc.
lected from the great metropolis.
The company carries % people,
aud few comedies eau boast OF a
larger list Of hight class vaude.
vile.
William g. Adams, Maude Mere.
dith, Harry Skunk, Smith. Doty d
Coe. Martinetti Il Sutherland. Geo.
e. Nichols. Mitchell SIsters and
Frank McNish are all well-krown
in their respective lines.
1t is the one aim Of Managers
Davis and Cook, who control the at
traction, to please the public, and
the fast pace they are leading either
managers, have made them become
popular. but their popularity is
only equal to their good Judgement
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
CARD BASk EFT.

Mrs. Fred c. Mammcle and Mrs.
Calby Cox are spending Two weeks IN
Scranton'and pittsDurg.
DR.. Irvine NJ. Finn lcctured to the
nurses in the training school at the
Homeopathic Hospital yesterday az.
ternoOn.
Mrs. B. II. Bacon and Miss Reba
Bacon have gone on two weeks trip
90 Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Oak.
field, n. Y.
Mss Bessie Price, daughter OF Post.
master " VILLAIN Price Of Delaware
CITY, and Harry Rose, a leading
Young business man Of that place will
be married On Thursday, October "a.
Former Magistrate James Mon.
aghan who has been indsp osed With
the grip is able to be out to-day.
Fred j. Mcintyre OF Washington,
is the guest Of his brother, William
J. Mcintyre.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
ADJUSTMENTS.
OPERA HOUSE.
THE GIRL FROM MAXIM'S.

Some rather sen sational exploit-
alton, much newspaper comment
regarding its assumed naughtiness
when first brought out 10 New York
City, and several other things. il
cluding knowing winks and little
titfs that she Was, that she is. a
naughty little mink, have prepared
our ,heatregoers for quite an unus-
ual and altogether breezy enter-
tainmeut at the Grand Opera House
tonight when The GIRL From
Maxim's' make S her debut. More
ever, this extraordinary no:oriety
has served to whet curiosity 10 the
degree that large audlence~1s al
ready assured. The play, it may
be said, is not one whit better not
worse in its moral tone than scores
of oher French farces which for
several seasons past have tolred
this country. 1t has plenty OF
laughter evolved from all manner of
ridiculous situations and side split.
ting complications aud being French
you fairly knew its plo, before tell.
ing. TO be sure. 1.-The Girl From
Maxim g." is quite an unconven-
tional girl" her department at
times going up TO the line of de-
markatlon between pure fun and
Objectionable license. but it never
sc $ beyond tn at point. Miss Lena
Mervlilc in the title role. fits the
character of the girl admir- ably.
and is not only comedy TO gaze
urcu but has the necessary nerve
and vim to suit the role. She is
really the central, etfervescent tig-
ure OF the performance, although
the supporting company, according
to all account, is perfect 10 every
respect. This is positively the same
company as played recently to
standing room only" in all the
principal theatres OF the large cities
throughout the United States and
Canada.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
Big Stsal BIZ Oyster Pirate.

Milford. Dell. Oct l4.-On Saturday
evening last. just MS tho keeper had light
ed his light in tho tho towor Of tho Misnll
lion Lighthouse and was making his tour
along tba banks OF ibe river. he sigh I'd
wO boats ccning into he mouth OF the
river with no .ignal iigh'. He hai!ed
thuin 10 know tho roason, nnd the crew
notilled:h hat " he bothered them they
fur the oyster beds of Tho Aispl:llon kiver
and, working all night. icf on Sunday
morning with about $40 bush Is OF oy 9
tors.
The Sts'e detectives aud the guard boat
has been notified and n descrip Ion Of
bo h sol ooner nad sl0op ha1 basn .ent to
tina United y atas Marshall. Special
Ds eCtive Small 10 working on ths case.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
DOCKSTADERS.

One of the hest bills Manager Dock.
stader as ever offered was present.
ed at the opening performances of the
week yesterday. 1t is headed by Miss
May Wentworth and an excellent
company in the laughing comedy
success, "a Womans Dilemma.
There is just enough plot in the piece
to make it interesting and Just enough
laughing to make one want to see 1t
again. The audience yesterday after.
noon and evening showed their ap.
probation in no uncertain way. Miss
Wentworth. Messrs. Rayner, Clarke,
Daily and Miss Paine are in The cast.
An act that excited more than ordi-
nary interest was that Of Nane and
Vane, the handculf wizards.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
FLAGS StilI Half Mnsted.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-THE flags
on the White House and other eXecu-
tive departments are still at half mast,
although thirty days have elapsed since
the late president died. A mourning
period of thirty days was fixed by III
executive order issued Sept. IL, which
was the Monday following Mr. Mckin-
ley's death. President Roosevelt, how
ever has decided that the thirty days
did not begin until the day of the fu-
neral at Canton. which was Sept. 10,
and the flags on all public buildings,
military posts, consular and diplomatic
buildings will be kept at half mast un-
til Oct. 10.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
!IItIlES TER -Dt POST.

An engagement Of much interest
tn the tas hionahle world Of butn this
city and Wilmington. De. i, that Of
Miss Mary Richard Ga ieSter, OF
Philadelphia, to Mr.. Alexis Felix Du-
runt, Of this city.
Miss Chichester is the daughter Of
Mr.. Washington Il. Chichester, for.
mcrly Of Maryland. She made her
debut two years ago IN Philadelphia,
and las Leen one Of the social favor
ties since. She is now living with
her sister at 23l7 be lIucey place.
Mr.. DUPONT is the sun Of Francis G.
lUronl. Of the great powder firm Of
this city.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
A GUILTY. MOTHER.

IA Guilty Mother, is scheduled
to appear at the Wilmington The.
atre the last three night ofthe week.
The play is in five weeks acts
and niue scenes, it has the hap.
piest OF quality IN a melo-drama,
the power to make one laugh and
cry, and to make all want to see it
again. A powerful heart story H.
terpeted by really efficient COM
pany of IS players, brimming over
win clean Wholesome comedy the
play cannot help but to attract
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
LOVERS LANE.

Clvde Fitch could not have
struck the popular fancy in a better
way than by his writing the beau
tlful play "Loyer's Lane. Smiles
and tears mixed with vivid pictures
of characters in a New England
town are the qualities that make
us this successful Of plays. The
company ie a large and strong one
numbering over 80 people and a
scenic production that is complete
IN detail. The ltour is under the
direction OF VIM. A. Brady and will
be seen in this city early in Novem-
Der.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
KntIounI Ccu.rcrntionnl Council.

PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 1j.-i"Sttr-
days session of the national council Of
Conversational churches was busy
one, and some able and interesting ad-
dresses were made. A message of
cOndolpncr to Mrs. Mckinley and Il
pledge of loyalty to President ROose-
welt were adopted by Il rising vote. A
matter which is likely to occasion
much discussion when it comes in reg
nlar form before the council was the
resolution offered by the committee on
councils and pustorate opposing a con-
tinuancc OF the system Of Installing
pastors by sittings Of councils. This
matter Is now in the hands of Il special
committee. The feature of the even
ing meeting was the presentation to
the council by Rev. James Gibb0n of
London of an Illuminated address from
the church at Gainsborough, England,
the birthplace of tOngrega tionalism.