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VENERABLE PREACHER DEAD.
Rev. BENJAMIN +. Price Expires nt
EIISton, Md.

ELKTON. Md, March 23-Rev. Ben
jamin +. Price, the Oldest member OF the
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Confer
cGCe in point of active service, and
known all over Maryland. Delaware, and
Pennsylvania. died at his home in How
ard Street. this city, yesterday afternoon.
He was born at Harmony Mills. New
Castle county Del, in 1916 his father he
ing Benjamin Price, at one time one of
the largest land owners in Kent county.
Maryland. When q boy his father re-
moved to Kent county. Maryland. and
settled upon a large estate near Still
Pond. land that was purchased from
Charles Carroll of CarrolIton. During
the winter months Mr.. Price attended
the county schools in his neighborheod.
assisting his father on the farm during
the busy season of the year.
When he arrived at the age of sixteen
years Mir. Price came to Elktou ana en-
tered the general store of the late VIII
liam Torbert as clerk, which position he
continued to hold until he reached the
age of twenty, when he was licensed TO
preach by the Elkton Methodist Church,
the same year being admitted a member
of the Philadelphia General Conf arsnce
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, his
colleague being Rev. William Spry.
He continued Il member OF the hlla-
delphia Conference, serving important
charges throughout Pennsylvania and
Maryland until the formation OF the VIII
miuEton Conference, thirty-iour years
ago. when he became a member of that
body.
Mr. Price has filed some of the most
important charges in the Wilmington
Conference. His first charge was at
Denton, Caroline. Md, in the year 1896,
being then twenty years of age. In 1887
he was stationed at Kent, Md. in 1898 at
Centreville: in 1899 at Dover, Del. in 1910
at Asbury Philadelphia; in 1912 at Mid
dletown, Del. in 1884 at Millington, Md.
in 1856 at Easton. Md; i'm 1915 at Cen
treviIle, Nd; in 1880 at Dorchester Cir
cult; in 1S5I-2 at Princess Anne, in 1854
at Talbot: In 1850 at Newark, Del. in
1919 at Delaware City. Del; i'm 1853 at
Minersville; ia 1860 at Mauch Chunk, Pa.
in 1862 at Norristown; in 1864 at Cen
tral. Philadelphia: in 1866 at Easton; in
1S67-S at Milford; in 1S69-70 at Elkton; in
1S11-2 at Northeast; in 1874 at Cecilton;
in 1856 at Greensboro; in 1878 at Della
ware City; in 1892 al Kent Island at
| Madley, Wilmington; in 1871 at Chris
tiana; i'm 1928 at Hopewell, in 1S94-5 at
Stockton.
In 1895 Mr. Price was granted superan-
nuatcd relations and retired from active
work in the ministry. He removed to
EktOn, where he had since resided with
his wife. Al Hopewell Church, in Cecil
county, which was one of his last charges
a memorial window has been placed in
the church in his memory. Notwithstand-
| ing his advanced age Mr.. Price continued
to preach at intervals at different charges
| throughout the conference.
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states thst'- the building was left in the
most excellent condition when vacated
In accoraance with the practice OF
CHINA TO 8otaEe its Ministers every Tour
years a new representative was sent to
America iaiSs9 This Minister also rented
the castleEass1he Chinese Legation bni!d-
Stewart hid% trouble When the castle
was turned oyer to the owner by the
Chinese AtipIster it was FOUND IN tae
mol indeScsDabl condition. IhG C
cGpantS scented not to nave nau the
slightest nDtion of the practices of West
eru socialShome customs, and their lg-
norance resulted in almost irrcpsfabls
damage t6 the castle Cooking had been
conducted in many of the rooms tol-
withstanding the presence of costly drap-
cries ana furniture. Damage que 70 oii'er
misuse was extensive, ana Sehdtrl
Stewart claimed 900 damages from the
Chinese Government. 4 compromise was
nnally effected through the State Depart
meut.
For several years past Senator ana
Mrs. Stewart have been alone IN the oid
mansion, and the care of such q IaTSe
house has been a burden on their should
crs. For ten years they have eudeaNoIeu
to dispose Of it. Some time ago, senator
Clark endeavored to interest some New
York architects in a plan to purchase the
property and erect large apartIleiib
house on the site The purchase OF ad-
joining property was part of the project
Plans for such a building were drawn
up, and the project seemed Hkely TO go
through.
Negotiations with the owners of the
adjacent property apparently put q
quietus on the plan, as it is. understood
that price was put upon the property
which was considered prohibitive by the
prospective purchasers. Immediately at
terward Senator Clark purchased the
castle.
Senator Clarlls intentions in regard to
the character Of the building which will
replace the castle have never been
stated. When it appeared to be dubious
whether he would represent the state OF
Montana in the Senate, Senator Clark
discussed plans for a fine apartment
house to be erected on the site. Whether
he has since determined to construct
residence iS unknown
The times., 1901-03-24
INDIANA GIRLS A7DUcTED.
Young Men Said to Have Disappear
cd With ~ Farmers Daughters.

LA PORTE. Ind. March Nellie and
Martha Moon. daughters of john Moon.
wealthy farmer, have been abducted
Theodore Stone and Samuel Keller have
disappeared also and are suspected. There
is no clue to the girls whereabouts. Moon
saws he will not pay dollar in ransom,
biIt will shoot the abduCturs on sight
The girls We're mred from their home
to a supposed lovers tryst where both
had admirers. II is claimed that the two
mon were I'm hiding and that their victims
were seized and placed i'm q carriage and
driven rapidly away. Sandy roads Gov
cred their tracks and they made their eS-
cane The police in all surrounding cities
have been furnished with description Of
he GIRLS
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A PORT COLLECTOR ACCUSED.
Charges Brought Against Moses Dill
lon, of Eel PasO.

Ell PASO. Tex, March 23.-Moses Dill
lon, Collector of Customs at this port.
was today arrested on warrants issued by
the United States Commissioner, charg-
ing him with having solicited and re-
ceived campaign funds from the employees
Of customs service here and with dis
closing to applicants questions and an
swers TO be used at n civil service ex-
animation for custom house attaches.
The collector denies the charges. He
gave bond for his appearance on Monday
Collector Dillon was appointed three
years ago, and then belonged to the
Green faction of Texas Republicans, but
attended the State convention last year
as a member of an instructed Hawley
delegation All of the men who made
afiIdavits against the collector today are
Republicans. and several of them are
custom house employees.
The feeling between the collector and
those who made the charges against him
is extremely bitter.
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Charged WIN steaIing cignrs.

James Smith, a cook, and Samuel John
son. driver. both colored, and giving
their ages sss twenty and nineteen years
respectively. are locked mp at No. sta
tion. charged with petty Iarceuy. They
were arrested by Policeman Sanford while
trying to sell ten boxes OF cigars in the
Centre Market yesterday afternoon
when questioned at the statiOnhOuse the
men are said 20 have told the police that
the cigars had been given them by "A wo-
man at the cigar store Of otto Holmes, 333
Virginia Avenue southwest Mr. Holmes
Identified the cigars as his, but said he
could not imagine how the colored men
had secured them.
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Lonkine for a Thief.

Detectives Muller and Baur are look
ing fos. an unknown colored man, who IS
said 10 have stolen IS from Lawrence
Ellis. Ellis is cook at the Varnum Ho-
ta. al the corner Of New Jersey Avenue
aud 4 street southeast and yesterday
morainc he left his vest containing the
money on a bed on the first floor Of the
hotel When he returned q few moments
later the vest had been thrown on the
floor and the money was missing. An
unknown coIored man is said 10 have
been seen near jhe room about the time
the money was missed
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE-The co-partnershp heretofore
existing between Lewis Z. ilzinger and Thomas
!. Wade has been dissolved by mutual consent
The business win be conducted in future by and
all settlements will be made and accounted tor.
TO LEWIS p. LiTZiNGER. I7Ii I4th St. NV
m2f-3
n TIE gentleman and two ladies who were on
East Capitol st. when the accident occurred on
the evening of 9Th Of last November. when
gentleman was knocked down by the street car.
viii send their address 10 Box 30j this Office
:hcy will confer favor and win the lasting graft
judc of an old blind soldier eli
The times., 1901-03-24

SHIELDS After an illness OF iour months. BEN
IAMIN the beloved husband Of Mary Shields, de
parted tl,i, life Thursday, March 81, 1901.
Funeral FROM GalbFaith Church, 9Th st., be-
tween T. and VI SIS. nw.. Sunday at 20 p. N. rl
gDntFKNAN- On Thursday. March u. at ! l:9I
n m. ALFRED ULRitH, beloved son oi Joseph
Il and AmaEa Zimmerman (nec Band, age seven
wears and three months
Funerai from his parents residence, G2s Q ST.
mn SUNDAY March =. At ! O'Clock p. m. Rea-
tiycs and friends respectfully invited to attend
c22-2
NcEIFRE>u- Ca Thursday. March Z. 1901. at
Ia - va GEORGE ~. beloved husband al
Ccorsisna MoElts-h, aged sixty years and eight
months.
residence. ~ 49,. AZ. uI. ricnda and rela-
tive, invited e2l-s
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Chicago,s AutomobiIe Slow.

CHICAGO, March 23-More than 5000
people took advantage of the invitations
sent out by the National Manufacturers
Association to attend the opening of the
automobile show at the Coliseum last
night. Although the exhibits are not
yet all in place and many well-known
firms are not as yet represented the
show promises to be a pronounced sue
cess.
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H.

H.
employees We're pa.
be driven home at the CIV
hcraldsd the approach Of the
party from the shipEaru onces ana A..
crowds struggled for the most ces'f.t'ie
points OF view. Headed 10y PreSinetli 4.
H. Orcutt of the Newport News snip
building and Dry Dock COMPANY, VII.
headuuart-rs at New York, and General
sane riuteudent Walter 4. Post who es-
corted the fair sponsor and her attend
ants. the party proceeded to the platform
al the Korea s bow.
m 10 This time the monster hun rested
entirely on the keel blocks, on which she
was built, and had been held In an up
right position By ether blocks and the
shores along her sides. fhen followed the
process Of transferring her weight from
the keel blocks 20 the Siding ways tHaJ
Were t0 carry her into the water Long
wedges of white oak were placed between
The two ways throughout their entire
length at intervals of a few feet.
At the word of command from Superin-
teuGeut of Construction Al y. D. Dough-
~. who has personally launched more
vessels than any other man ln America
tn, wedges We're driven home till the last
oue was securely placed and the big mass
o. steel was raised clear Of the keel
blocks. In order 20 ensure perfect sue
cess this work was done simultaneously
along the entire length Of the ship.
The sounds OF the hammers slowly died
away and eVeryone's heart thrObbed with
s-,ppcrarfon The time for the tons and
was drawing near. and every ey" WAS
strained in the direction Of the ship
bow. where the sponsor and the guests
for the occasion were impatienUy await
ing the supreme moment Miss Tweed
rtood well forward in the christening
booth holding i'm her right hand the ira
ditioual bottle Of champagne encaS-d in
silken net, with vari-ColOTed ribbons
floating from its neck, the receptacle be-
ing suspended from the lofty deck Of the
vessel 10y long cord. Around the spOu-
s3r were gathered the prominent guests
and her attendants
AS Miss Tweed poised the bottle I'M her
right hand, ready TO name the vessel. the
tan of "a pin could almost have been
heard ou the platform in that vicinity. SO
absorbed were those around her in what
was trauspiring below Suddenly there
Was "a snap and the cracking Of timber
and the big hull ouivered for an instant
ou its bed, the spectators giving vent 10
cheers.
simultaneously with the first movement
OF the ship Miss Tweed cast the bottle OF
champagne against the Tereding bow.
Fl christcu thee-korea,' exclaimed the
sponsor. AS the bottle broke on The steel
wal.
The party on the platform watched the
course OF the ship she sped away from
5he sponsor. The crowds around the
ways cheered again and again. and thou
sands rushed To the water front 10 vatcu
the beautiful specimen Of marine arChi-
lecture as d glided with the buoyar-y uf
dues out ou the waters.
The ovation from the crowds on shore
was tremendous but that from the water
was equally SO. As the stern Of the
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LAUNCHING OF The KOREA
The Largest Merchant Vessel Ever
Built i'm America.

Great Crowd Secs the LcViathan
Take the Water at Newport News
The Steamship Intended for Trans
Pacific Trade - Her DiGenstons.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va, March o. ne
Pacific Mail steamship Korea was launch
ed at the yards of the Newport News
SbinbuiIding and Dry Dock Company this
morning in the presence of an immense
7bronc of people. The vessel left the
zvavs at 1856 O'Clock and the launching
WAS "a perfect success. The Korea Is the
largest merchant vessel ever built on the
Western Hemisphere and viii be used on
the Pacific Coast in the China trade. The
vessel was Christened 10y Miss Katherine
Tweed
Costing 81. 100000 when completed, nearly
6p8 feet in length. and having displace-
ment of nearly 1900 tons, the monster
Korea will be the queen of the Paciie'
and TO vessel of the same class ll
thu transatlantic service viii com
pare with her in construction, equip
neut. and hnish-a grand monument
10 the skin of the American snip
builder Three years ago tomorrow WIN
the launching of the kearsarge ana Nh
.i,cl-,- the Newport News shipyard scored
4
the first time in the history Of naval
architecture that two battleships Of the
most formidable ana modern type took
10 the water within an hour of each
other
This was red-letter day in the history
of Newport News Never before had its
citizens welcomed so large throng OF
visitors on the occasion of the Launching
Of 4 new ship for the merchant marine.
The vanguard of the large gathering be
gan to arrive last evening but the great
er part of the multitude came this morn
ing All of the railroads and steamboat
companies touching here, at Old POINT
and AT Norfolk ran excursions to the
launching.
While awaiting the arrival of the chris
touing party and listening 10 the Dahd Sc
loctions and the discordant music oi Iht
sledces as the employees OF the ShlpH dih
busted themselves with the preparations
for the launching. the thousands OF spec
+,t,rs had an opportunity to look around
and get a view of the immense amount
Of work now under contract at America
largest shipvard. Above the ways on the
o,,nosit,, side Of the crane. under which
tbe E-ors3 rested. lowered her sister ship,
tbe Siberia. which Will be launched IN
a few weeks. To the north of the Siberia,
stiU on The ways. are building the nj
ted States battleship Missouri and the
new Morgan Line steamship FL LIhre. To
the south Of the Korea 5 position are the
,,-..,-s vacated two weeks ago by the Nor
gan I iner IL Vale. on which the keel
will be laid at once for El Dia. also for
this line. ON the other side Of the crane
,inder which FL Vale was built. is Ei
Sielo another Morgan liner and just
below this ship is the mammoth new 81
0aeoa dry dock. which is IN the lasl
stages OF completion, and will be opened
in April.
II is probable that the Korea will be
the first ship taken into this dock, which
is the largest on this hemisphere and one
OF the largest in the world, having room
enough to take the monster Oceanic with
-'hing like 2a0 feet to spare Tied
are the battleship Illi-
Official trial
'.-for,
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Taken III at the Depot.

Floyd Wilson. colored, seventeen years
Old. who reached this city over the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad from Cumber-
land last night. was taken Ill at the depot
and was removed TO the Washington
Asylum Hospital IA the police ambulance.
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Russian Proeurator Attacked.

ST. PETETsBURG, March 23.-some
time after nlidnight Thursday, NJ. La
eowsi the oftciaf Statistician of Samara.
went to the lWuse of NJ. Pobiedonostzeff
the procurattir Of the Holy Synod The
latter was seated at his desKl his study.
Iaeowsi fired four shots at the procura-
tor. but did not hit him
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VALUABLE JEwELRY STOLEN.
Hotel Guest Makes Complaint OF
Having Been Robbed.

James +. Malone reported to the poilce
an "a late hour last night the loss OF
about $@Gy worth OF jewelry from his room
on the fourth floor of the St. James Ho-
tel where he registered yesterday morn
ing Mr. Malone arrived in this city at
an early hour and went to the hotel
where h. remained in his room until Il
O'Clock He went out at that hour and
returned about o'clock. While he was
absent the jewelry was distracted from
his valise
He says that the only other place the
iewelry could have been taken was on
the train in tho morning. The complete
description OF the articles is as follows:
pair Of diamond drop earrings, about
one and one-half Carats each, in q plush
case, valued at 500, iadys brooch, about
an inch in diameter made of EtTuscan
gold. Il diamond weighing about half
carat in the centre. surrounded by four
smaller diamonds around the edge, IN a
cellulOd case, valued at $40, lady collar
button. with small diamond in the CEN
tvc. 81; a sterling silver gilt crest pin,
'-a uish coat-of-aTms, s.; gold
'er on top, inscription
on bar and
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days AK,
Second precinct, an
I.auehlin. have according 10
report. jumped their bond and are now Ia
New York The men were arrested on
charge OF cmbezzlement it being alleged
that while employed as walters in the
Hotel Gordon they appropriated large
sums of money hy means Of alleged du-
plicate checks.
Walsh and Lynch were 10 have been
given a hearing i'm the Police Court Fri
day. bat il is said when court opened
they failed to respond to their names.
The men were under $500 bonds each. The
case was called again yesterday, but no
trace of the two walters could be found.
Although il is the opinion OF the police
that Walsh and Lynch have skipped,
leaving their respective bondsmeu TO set
t!e ug with the District. they viii be
given until Tuesday To present them
selves in court If they fail to appear
/ then bench warrants viii probably be is
sued The police claim definite informa-
tiou as TO the whereabouts Of the men.
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DIED.

Ieur:cb.- Book Recr is tho hest.
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q
Of the Emperor of China, woven Of gold
en- cloth was among the many drapings
displayed on the walls Of the castle.
Tapestries which were bought al the first
worlds fair at Paris were among the
magnificent possessions of The StewaTts.
From tn, very outset OF their occupa-
ton the house became the RENDEZVOUS
for all Of the younger generation. Sena-
tor Stewart and his wife were both fond
of the young folk. The first reception
was held in the castle 10 celebrate its
opening All the elite of Washington
were present. and the crush, even ia that
great building. was O. ough TO uIl lie par
Iors TO orerhowing.
Receptions balls. bauquets, parties
concerts, and social entertainments of
every description followed one after the
other at The castle. and the Stewarts
earned reputation as entertainers that
has never been displaced. Lieutenant
Hooker the husband of Bessie Stewart.
was at one time on the staff of King Kali
akaua. Of Hawaii During King kala-
kaua's visit to the United States he was
entertained at the Stewart Castle, and
lunched with the family, so that even
royalty, although dusly, has been re-
ceived under the hoSpitable roof.
Stewart Castle was designed by Archi-
tect Robert ]. Fleming. The land was ac-
quired by Senator Stewart as a SpeCuld-
tiOn. Mr. Sunderland, recently deceased,
and G. J. HiilyeT, both California men,
who were connected with Senator Stewart
purchased large tracts Of lands in this
vicinity, as speculation, believing that
in time the whole city would grow, as
has been verified, TO that part Of The Dis
trict.
Senator Stewart, who owned all Of the
block upon which the castle stood. even
tuaHy sold the balance. The building was
gutted by tire about twenty years ago.
and Immediately rebuilt Since its erec-
tiou. with the exception Of the short time
occupied in repairing the devastatious Of
the FIRE and eight years, during which il
was occupied as the Chinese Legation,
Senator Stewart with his family occupied
the building. The third Minister sent by
China to this country. Tsai kWak Chang,
was the first tenant, and occupied the
castle for four years from 1855 until 1880
Senator Stewart speaks in terms of high
est commendation of this occupancy, and
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LE-
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69G waists, 49C.
ChiId's dresses, 29G.

Lot of - dozen Children's s trench
,-,inoban7 presses. with yokes trimmed
with nainsook embroidery; in pink ana
blue, small checks sizes l to years;
regular 29c values for 29c tomorrow.
The times., 1901-03-24

A Gre:4t Crowd Secs the LeViathan
Take the Water at Newport News
The Steamship Intended for Trans
Pacific Trade - Her Dimensions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
UNION PACIFIC ROAD
INCREASES CAPITAL
NEW COMMON STOCK ISSUE OF
800, 100000 AND BOND ISSUE
OEC TJIxE ANInTTNvr

SALT LAKE, Utah, March "a
special committee of the stockholders of
the Union Pacific Railway company was
held in this city today, among those pres
ent being President Horace G. Burt,
Secretary Alex Millar, General Solicitor
w. r. Kelly and Attorney Lawrence A.
Greer, of New York Of total of 1885,
294 shares of stock, 1,425,296 were voted
Affirmative action was taken to amend
the articles of association increasing tN1
common capital stock by s100 000,00O and
to authorize the issue and use of such adj
ditional stock, also approving the action
of the board of directors of the company
in the premises and with reference to the
proposed issue Of $1O0,O00,0G0 ofS4 per cent
bonds and a mortgage upon certain roads
and property of the company to secure
the same This action was taken in con-
nection with the recent purchases by
Edward H. Hartman and associates Of
the Union Pacific, of Southern Pacific
securities. The new 4 per cent bonds are
to be exchanged during the next five
years for Southern Pacific bonds and the
additional stock is also to be used to
cover the purchase Of the big system.
The filing fee was $25O26. The total
capitalization of the Union Pacific is
now $685. 429, 400.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
KANSAS WOMEN
PROPOSE TO VOTE
Make A HOT ELECTION-CARRIE
FIRES COLORED EDITOR.

TOPEKA, Kan. March 23.-The tenn
perance agitation started in this city
by Mrs. Nation has resulted in bringing
out the heaviest registration for the
spring election in the history of the city.
The registration books just closed show
registration of 15.000, of which 5000 are
women. The registration last fall for
the presidential election was 1914, which
shows that women are taking the great
est interest in the election this spring.
The law and order league has put ur
candidates for mayor and other city Of
ficers. who are pledged to enforce the
prohibition law, and they have made a
house to house canvass to see that every
voter favorable to their ticket is regis
tered. The opposition has also been
very active, and the coming election
promises to be the mcst exciting ever
held in this city. The election will take
place April q
Mrs. Carrie Nation has dissolved part
nershfp with Nick Chlles, the colored
publisher, She will heeszafter endeayoI
to edit and have printed Ser paper, 4aThe
Smasher's Mail,p' wfthd t his assist
ance. The trouble grew cut of the SUD.
preston by Chiles of an editorial writ.
ten by Mrs. Nation J scoring District
Judge Hazen before whom she has an
peared number of times.