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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-31

So it appears that with tn" vote Of
Kent and Sussex counties, and the vot"
81 three districts Of New Castle county,
when the candidates elected were known
not 10 BE- in opposition to the election 81
Mr.. Addicks, the vote at the election
in favor Of Mr.. Aldicks was at least
1904 or more than so per cent Of the
Republican vote Of the State. Now il
will doubtless occur to Mr.. Warner that
there We're other gentlemen elected TO the
Legislature ut the last election, who are
not counted as lin opposition to the cleo
ton u Mr.. Addicks to the Senate" and
we assure him il he discovers these, the
votes they received, plus the 1864 which
we have already shown were not cast
in opposition to Mr.. Addicks' election 10
thc Senate" viii make more than GO
Of the county cast in favor Of the election
Of Mr.. Addicks.
There is another little calculation %
votes that may be Of interest to Mr.
" dIItI anu MS CDlltdSutS, III Oppose
ton to the election Of Mr.. Addicks to Ill,
Senate" It relates 10 the votes repre-
scented by the Senators and Representa-
tivcs known to be in opposition to IN,
election Of Mr.. Addicks. The popular
computation Of the number is seven; ST,
Of whom were elected ut the last election
It would lie impolite, impossible, t,
specify these gentlemen by name, so vs.
viii allow Mr. Warner to guess O. VIII
they are. Their votes, however, at tn
last election will not exceed 5000 w
remind him that 5000 is only about /
per cent. Of the total Republican vote
We further remind him that the tota
Republican vote, as represented in tn
Legislature, that is in opposition to MI
Addicks, giving him the advantage o
the votes cast for Senator Knox tw'
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-31

NJ ANPED-Atl kinds of ola hn,l,. a,d nawn
~ ticatti bought, sad AMI eSoh n,,u ~
No. IL Last seventh street 'Ne"""seo
EUGENE sTIRLITH.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-31
Miscellaneous.

NJ ArERNIrY PATIESTs
49, ADMlFIE fRGE at the
Deco HOMEOP lrHIC HOSPITAL
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-31
SCHUYLKIEL DIVISION.

For Phoenixvilie, Pottstown ana Read
ING, 9.io, 9lO and 1913 a. M, ll.52 I.3at
urday only LOO, 4lu, 553, I33 ana Ii,5
LOS G02 and $50 p. m. HhoeuiS xviii,
only. ~ a. m. and AIS ana So i. m
For PottSyille, 5.45 91O. 1913 a. M IA,
9.lo and 7,SS p. m. weekdays. Sunday
6o9, 9.23 a. m. ana CO. y. in.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-29

assembly hail. kindergarten depart
ment, and in the basement playrOoms
for boys and girls. and manual train.
ing school department. The cost Of
construction will be about $4,000
The other school. on Thirty-third
place. near Morgan street has not yet
been officially named. but 1t is reason
ably certain that it will be named In
memory of the late Philip u. Armour.
This building will have eighteen class
rooms. assembly hall. and kindergarten
department. 1t will cost about $4,000.
In points of construction and material
these buildings will be similar Each
will have an exterior of pressed brick,
with cut stone trimmings. tireprOof cor
ridors. iron stairways. and glazed tiles
In the playrooms.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-29

IL Is claimed Mr.. Locsch expects to be
rcappontcd to the School Board simply
because he IN attorney for great cor
poratiOn, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-29

The Pennsylvania Rail road Company
expects their attorney, +. j. Loescli. to
remain on the School Board. Some of
the Pennsylvania fellows claim that
Lcsch has life lease on the job.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-29

Tom Milchrist Is not n candidate fol
Judge, but he may be appointed u jus
ticc of the Peace.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-29

Contracts have Just been let by the
Board of Education for two new
schools, designed by William b, Mum
die, architect of the board, involving
an expenditure of over 100000, One
of these structures Is the John c. Coon
ley School, at Leavitt street and Belle
Plaine avenue, In Lake View. 1t will
be one of the largest public schools In
the city, containing twenty classrOoms,
Evening journal., 1901-02-15
Sharp, DOtO and DOherty Win,
Pushed Close BY Cannon
and White
OSCAR SHARP HEADS THE LIST
An Exciting Finish in Which There
We're 9S,3l7 Votes Cast Between
6 and II O'clock

The contest inaugurated by the
Evening Journal on December 81 for
three free scholarships in the Scran-
ton International School Of Cowe-
spondence, ended at midnight The
closing hours witnessed the heaviest
voting of any like contest ever known
in this city. The friends of the lead
ers made a great effort TO get at the
top of the list, and up to the midnight
hour the coupons came in.
The demand for the coupons was in
tense. and the friends of the contest
ants rallied all of their forces, the city
was secured fer papers, and every
available coupon was cast in the effort
to land winner. All day yesterday
the entire clerical force of the Even
ing Journal was at work counting the
last days vote.
The count was made with the great
est care, each contestant being pro
tected from possible error in his total
vote by a system of verification, so
that each would get credit for every
coupon cast for him.
Evening journal., 1901-02-15
THIEVES BOLDLY STEAL
HORSE, WAGON And WHEAT

Thieves operating IN the vicinity OF
Centrevlle have large stock of unadul-
teraicd nerve. They recently visited the
farm of W. l.. Seal and pulled out from
the wagon shed "a small wagon and loaded
IL with wheat, chickens and other stun
and then putting one of Mr. Seals horses
To Il drove on afterwards turning the
horse loose 10 roam over the country.
The animal was blind and did not stray
far before it was found near Silvcrhrool.
having been wandering around In the cold
for several hours. The horse and wagon
were found by q milk man early Tuesday
morning and taken 10 CLAYTON Whites.
at Silverbrook. where Mr.. Seal found t..
The blind horse was in a bad cond ton
due TO fast driving and exposure. but Mr..
Seal gave it prompt attention and no
serious results are likely to follow.
There were about six bushels of wheat
taken by the thieves and about three
pairs of chickens
Mr.. Seal has his suspicious as to the
Identity Of the thieves.
Evening journal., 1901-02-15
SHR MET DEATH
AMIDST FLAMES
Mrs. Kate Clark Burned TO
a Crisp Early This
Morning

Mrs Kate Clark aged about "a years
was burned 10 "a crisp by ire. which
occurred ia her residence No l103
Chestnut street, az an early hour this
morning.
Mrs Clark lived alone In her home
her husband. George Clark having
died several months ago AT o'clock
this morning II. l.. Cmran who re-
sides at No li05 Adams street, and
who happened 20 be passing the Clark
home. which b. a two-ntory bricl,
structure, detected the smell Of smoke.
Glanclng up he saw that the second
story OF the house was afire He at
once notified Officers Harry Hawke and
Frank Kane, who were In the imme-
diate ncighbarhood, and an alarm was
sent in from box No. %. The district
companies responded and the flames
were soon controlled by the Weccacoe
chemical engine. After the fire was
subdued the tirCmn found the body OF
Mrs Clark lying upon the floor of the
second story hallway in the rear OF
the house. Her body was almost con-
sumcd, and she presented q horrible
sight. Her legs were completely burn.
ed off. Her body, face and arms war,
badly charred.
COAL OIL LAMP CAUSE.
Beside the dead body lay a broker
ccal oil lamp, which is supposed I,
have dropped from her hand. and tn,
burning oil 20 have set nre to hei
clothing. The flames communicated
with the carpet and furniture, and be
fore aid could be summoned the wo
man was fatally burned The flame,
We're confined TO the rear portion O
the house In the second story.
Immediately after the discovery o
the body, the Phoenix ambulance wa
summoned, and the corpse taken TO tn
morgue and given In charge OF Curo
ner's Assistant James II. Chandler
where 70 sull remains The dead wo
man was the owner OF the property
she lived in. The loss to the bulldint
and furniture Is estimated at $500.
Evening journal., 1901-02-15
SKETCH OF THE WINNERS
OSCAR u. SHARP.

Oscar B. Sharp, the winner oi
the first prize, is the sOr
OF the Rev. W W. Sharp. pastor OF
the DelmaI NJ. E. Church. He q is
years cid and was born in this city.
When he was three years old his par
ents removed to Engleslde; thence t
Kenton. Fillsbaro and Kent Island
respectively, Oscar attending the
schools at the three lat1or places.
From HillsborO Rev. Mr. Sharp and
his family came back to Wilmington
and their son entered the second gram
mer grade of No. 4 grammar school
After finishing the course at the gram
mar school he entered the High School
where he now is a member Of the
senior B class.
Mr.. Sharp is one OF the most popu-
Evening journal., 1901-02-15
E0. y. nOFuERTY.

F. J. Doherty, who wins the third
prize in the contest is the son of ST.
mon p Doherty, a former clerk of the
Senate, and now captain of Company
+, n. c.. ID. He was born in this
city seventeen years ago, and attend
ed No. 10 primary school, afterwards
going to No. grammar school. gradu-
ating from that institution last June,
and winning his promotion to the
High School. Instead of entering the
High School, however, he accepted a
position at the Ford Morocco Com
pany, whore he is at present en-
ployed. He also acts as time-keeper
for the girls at the morocco works.
Mr. DOherty is very popular among
his former schoolmates. as well as
among his fellow employees. He IS a
very steady and industr' GUS young
man. and it is SAFE to say that he will
take full advantage OF the Opportuni-
ties offered him.
Indian. Indian. all this week
Evening journal., 1901-02-15

to make a thorough investigation Of
the government of New Castle county.
and report to the Legislature two
years hence The names cf the com
miesioncrs are left blank and so are
the figures regarding the expense of
the work. Authority Us given 20 en-
ploy two attorneys. one a Republican
and tho other q Democrat The bill
Contemplatos the ultimate evolvemcnt
of a perfect and economical system of
government for the county. and Is In
no sense an effort to Lexow the Levy
Court or any c,her department
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Chef OF Police Massey was here
looking after legislation in which the
Police Department Is interested
Ferris Giles spent the day endeavor-
ing to resurrect his strike bills
against Deputy Coroner James n
Chandler but he had no SUCCESS.
Charles W AcFae. or Georgetown
greeted as many friends ia the State
House
Levy Court Ccmmissi5ner Charles
Megsins0n spent the day working fol
the McFarlin bill providing that nc
municipal officer shall make mere
than $50 a month on commitments
lie based his ergumcnt on the COM
mitment bill presented 10 the New
Castle County Lecy Court by Mayor
Boyd, OF New Castle.
George Coffin. Of Dover, has beer
appointed State House locksmith In
place OF James Clifton. resigncd.
James G. Shaw, Sr president OF the
water and gas companies Of New
Castle, worked industriously agains
The bin authorizing the bonding OF The
city OF New Castle for 100000 fC,
water works and electric light plants
Evening journal., 1901-02-15
HOME FROM SMALLPOX
INFECTED VIRGINIA

v. J.. Hart, of West Dover hundred.
who has been in Virginia several weeks
in the lumber business has returned To
Delaware. lie has started lumber
camp aud will return in a few days 10
White Sulphur Springs. Mr. Hart re-
ports the prevalence Of smallpox in Nir-
sinia. lie came near being quaraniined
IN Green Brier county. Ia White Sui
phur Springs the shot gun quarantine is
ia vogue. Guards with shot guns are
placed at the houses where cases exist
and prevent trespass or the persons from
the infected houses coming ont and ming
ling with the populace Several shoot
ing scrapcs have ensued since the quar-
aniine has been on. The disease is con-
fined chiefly TO the negro sections.
Evening journal., 1901-02-15
Indian. Indian, all this week.
TO GIVE ILLUSTRATED TALK
That by G.F. TibbittS in the Opera H5H 10
Will be Interesting

The illustrated address which will be
given in the Opera House on Sunday
afternoon at $50 o'clock. will be cne OF
the most interesting and powerful adj
dresses ever made in this city, and
it will be illustrated by a large num-
Der Of the finest views obtainable.
The meeting VIII be open to both
men and women. and admission will
be by ticket, which can be obtained at
q large number Of the prominent bust
ness houses and at the Y. NJ. c. A.
A large number have already received
them, and ii is expected that there
VIII be a large demand for them. the
next few days
The speaker, C. F. Tibbitts, is one
Of the best speakers in this section OF
the country. and ne wiz give his ad-
dress on Royal Manhood" The views
have been obtained after many years
Of travel. AMI as a number Of them
have been seen by people of this city,
they are considered to be the best ever
sh-wn here
On Sunday evening Mr.. Tibbitts Will
give his talk on Christian Activity, -
illustrated. in the Rodney Street Pres
bytsrian Church at 745 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1901-02-15
=. DOTO .gr.

]. n. Doto. Jr, the winner OF
the second prize. is the
son of j. n. DotO, Sr.. whose
residence is at No. 1923 Pine
street. this city. He is a young man
IS years OF age. He has attended No.
s. primary school, No "a grammar
school, and is at present attending the
High School.
He is a popular young man. and is
wen thought of by those with whom
he comes in contact
BY winning this contest hb will have
a good chance to make himself pro
ficient in Cne Of the professions at an
age when his receptive faculties
should be at their highest point We
wish him success.
Evening journal., 1901-02-15

Frank Hewlett. New Castle ... 144
Frank Welsh. 12 s. Harrison...... 100
Percy BoultOn, 10l5 Spruce. . 81
l.. Roy Grimes. $50 Vandever ave. Is
Florence Peters. IA French. .. 55
Pen. 4. Drew, 1880 Fgoni....... 55
r. u. Slocum, ia French. .. 54
Ben. r. Drew, 113O Front. ......... 90
c. p. Buck, 2616 West 18th. ..... 81
G.. II. Ryan, 202 West. Al
j. r. Byron. .. .............. "a
]. q. Merrill, 735 e. Sixth. .. 81
E. r. Needs. 322 Chapel. .... p
Florence Peters, ia French...... 26
James Long, 200 Parish. ........ %
G. w. Atkinson, New Castle ave-. 19
Louis Atkins. PA E. 3d.... 10
j. A. Patterson, Jr.. Gordon Hts. 10
Max Hampel, 315 Shipdey. ........ 16
William Denny, 91S w. Second. .. Il
James Wary, 200 Poplar ..... 13
Louis Atkins, 2l4 East Third .. 13
Wilmer DotO .................... II
H. Goodwin. E. 18th. ......... u
Bessie Sedwick. ... e. ...... IL
p A. A. Sullivan, 1903 Chestnut. 10
Anthony Orth, 2O9 Tatnall .... 9
Percy Boulten. 1915 Spruce. ....
Rudolph Otteni. 30S Jackson. ....
A. F. Pyle, Co. A. n. G.. D..
William Beven, 416 East Sixth. q
j. X. Byron. ........ ........... 9
Robert Vantine New Castle. 900.
H. Maxwell, 4O5 Shearman. ...... 9
Frank Haggerty, 423 Orange. .
W. Lawler 500 W. Third. .....- 3
Geo. Regwell, Fourth and Orange. g
John Martin. 615 w. Second. ..... :
Harvey B. Murray, GOA Lombard. 2
/ Pop Lawson. e.. 49,. o.. .
n. hartman '.'''... ...-
I Gle Vincent &c. . ............ 2
/ f. BARLEY, 1915 Scott. . . .
w, RObb. 615 w. Second. .........
~ Frye. 617 W. Second ..........
w. NJ. Stidham. 1885 West .. l
James Killroy. 40 West Seventh. !
/ Martin Sullivan. .......
JOS. E. Chappell, 208 W. 7th.. !
Thos. Mclaughlin, 5th and Grange ]
J. A. Newell. S32 W. 4th. ...... ]
f. August, 5O4 Church .. ..... ]
VIM. Connolly, 6l7 East SIXTH.
Herbert Davis. Goa Lombard ..... /
Alfred Byrne, 221 Broome. ..... ]
\ Andrew Ergrln, 1886 e. 18th. .....
Harvey Tazewell, 100A w. Second ]
j Clyde May. see. .... .....
Mathew Dumey, 1927 w. Third 81. ]
Roland Drrscoll. 233 Franklin.
! Arthur DOlan. 231 BrOome. dam.
/ Samuel Alexander 1115 W. Third /
J. Horty Eleventh and Jackson.
Geo. Swift, S02 Broome. .... /
ID. Earl Eakin. SO e. Fif,h......
Jos. Mastin. 1924 King. ............
Saml Wathy, SIS Lombard. ..... !
! Andrew Ulrich. 507 Sherman
M. Ethel Vicheny. 2316 w. 18TH.
Fannie Forrest, 706 Spruce. e......
Evening journal., 1901-02-15
. What Il,s Made or,

Pure cream. selected with the gre6.-
est care. There can be no mistake re-
garding the purity OF A. & P. Elgin
Creamery Butter Price to-day, Csc.
SCid only by The Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Co.. S15 Market street Ell
Ryad, best coffee grown, sSc. per ID.
Evening journal., 1901-02-15
FeII whlle cleanlnr w1ndows

While employed In CLEANING WIN
dows in the Grand Union Hotel this
morning, Lucy Williams. colOred, fell
from a seven foot stepladder to the
floor Of the restaurant She was pick
Oh up by Mrs. Blouth in a stunned
condition, but was not seriously in
jurCd
Evening journal., 1901-02-15
Hazed John II. sauI.bury

Dover Feb. ia party of legisla-
tive hazers early yesterday morning
entered the room. at the Capitol Ho-
tel of John r. Salisbury, a prominent
politician. and compelled him to get
up aud shave off his whiskers. which
so changed his appearance that his
friends hardly knew him when Nj.
salisbury appeared about the capital.
Evening journal., 1901-02-15
rHE coRREspoNDENCE gcHooL.

lar pupils of the High School and his
popularity has extended beyond the
confines Of his alma mater and made
itself felt in the contest which has
just closed.
There is no doubt but that Mr.
Sharp will make the best OF the ad-
yantagos which have been offered
him.
Evening journal., 1901-02-15
ro Cnre a coln in ono nnr

lake Laxative Bromo Quin ne Tablets
All druggists refund the hioI'al II Il
fails to cure. r. W. Groves e'iature
Is on each box. 25c.
Evening journal., 1901-02-15

Pocahontas, tribes, Cycle Academy
this week.
Evening journal., 1901-02-15

CONTINUED on Firth Page.
Evening journal., 1901-02-15

The Evening Journal small
ads. please the advertisers be-
cause they bring results.
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The Forrest City times., 1901-11-08

Boston. Nov. 6.-The republican
party, in carrying Massachusetts liz
Tuesdays election. a. customary. suf-
fered in 5he size of its vote TO an ex-
tent expected in an off year. Gov.
Cranes third term plurality is 70.3u4
The social democratic candidates
made the best showing among the
minor party nominees. The govern
or's council includes seven republicans
and one democrat. as last year. The
democrats lost two members in the
senate and gained sixteen in tho
house of representatives. The actual
political division. however. is to he
determined on the final settlements
of several close fights. On the face
of the returns the house stands Ice
republicans, az democrats and two so
cial democrats. while the senate is .
republicans and seven democrats.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-08
GEN. CoRBIN MARRIED.
Mai. ten. Henry {. COr,in and Miss
Ed! Tia Agnes Pntten Married
in Washington.

Washington. Nov. : Ma. -Gen Hen
ry {. Corbin, adiutant general of The
army, and Miss Edythe Agnes Patten
were married at noon at the Patten
residence in this city. His emincace,
Cardinal Gibbons, performed the cere-
monY in the presence of notable
assemblage of distinguished guests.
The bride was given away by senator
John p. Jones, of Nevada. Il longtime
friend Of the Patten family. 1t was a
military wedding. the bridegroom. his
best man, Col. George T. Dyer, and an
other army anu navy officers present
being in full dress uniform.
cen, and Mrs. Corbin left in the af-
ternoon for New York. where they
will attend the wedding of Col. Dyer
and Miss Grace Gurnee Scott.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-08
Smoking in Cuba.

Cubaproduces no tobacco for chew
ing or for pipesmoking. The Cubans
who smoke pipes might be counted
on ones fingers without making
second round on the fingers. The
cigar and the cigarette prevail. To
what extent the Cuban cigarette
might ever become popular with
American smokers is a matter be-
yond determination. 1t is certain
that most Americans of prolonged
residence become. if they be smok
ers, addicted to the Cuban brands
and find difficulty in weaving them
selves back to American brands on
their return.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-08
NitBR ASA 4.

Lincoln. Neb. Nov. ON further
precinct returns from over the stare.
the Republican state central commit
tee has made an estimate placing the
plurality for Judge SedWick at =
600
The fusion committee will not con-
cede defeat, but says the result will
be very close.
On figures from nearly 400 precincts
outside of Lincoln and Omaha the
State journal estimates Judge Sedg-
wick's plurality at not less than 5000
and says II may be 1000. The few
returns on regents of the university
show they do NOT differ greatly from
the heads of the tickets.
All calculations were upset by the
vote in some counties heretofore flu
sion, notably Nemaha. Buffalo. Muck
oils. Clay and kearney. which this
year gave small or pronounced re-
publican pluralities.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-08
pI,NNSN ~ ANA.

Philadelphia, Nov. 6. The latest
election returns from Pennsylvania in
dictate that Frank e. Harris. repub-
lican, has been elected state treasurer
over Elisha \. Coray ,Ir.. the fusion
candidate. ny between $4,000 and 90
00o plurality In 1890 Barnett. repub-
fcan. for state treasurer. had plural
ity Of 1io.5SN over Greasy. democrat.
VIM. T. Potter, republican. has de-
feated Hartman Nerkes, fusion, for
judge of the supreme court, by about
fifty thousand.
The vote polled in the state Was I'M
usually light, but in this city the vot 2
for state treasurer exceeded Barnett's
vote for the same office in 1895 by
more than twenty-five thousand votes
In Luzerne county, the home of
Coray. the latter carried the county
BY about twelve thousand plurality,
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-08
COLOR ADO.

Denver. Col. Nov. En- the cleo
ton of county officers in Colorado IN,
republicans won i'm most of tn iatge
counties except Arapahoe. Complete
returns from all the precincts in this
city and all county precincts except
one. show that all the democratic
candidates were elected in Arapahoe
by ma iorities ranging from 1000 te
1900. The democrats also carried
Teller county Cripple Creeks. The
republicans won in Pueblo, FL Paso
Lake, Jefferson, Boulder, Larimer
Gilpin and Lo Plata counties. In
many counties the result is mixed
the Offices being divided between d I.
ocratS and republicans.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-08
CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco. Nov. 6.-Eugene F..
Schmitz. the union labor candidate
for mayor, has been elected by plu-
rality of about 300 Asa Il. Wells. re-
publican, running second. and j. 5.
Tobin third in the race. Mr.
Schmitz is the leader of the orchestra
in local theater, and is also the see
rotary and manager OF a machine
shop. He has heretofore been known
as republican, though ne mas never
been prominent as a politician. He is
native of this city. his father hav-
ing been an accomplished musician.
OF the ether candidates on the mu-
nicipal ticket, the republicans elect
the auditor, sheriff, tax collector
treasurer, county clerk. public al.
ministratcr and six supervisors. The
democrats will have the city attorney
recorder. district attorney. coroner
two police judges and nine supervis.
ors. Besides the mayor. the union
labor party elected three supervisors
The complete vote for MAYOR i.
sehmitz, union labor, I,>06; Wells.