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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16

Bayonne, y. j., May II. The fif-
tenth annual convention Of the New
Jersey State Exempt Firemen's associ-
alton is in session here The most I'M
poltant business of the convention ~
the election Of a president, for which
office John j. Ready Of East Orange
and Alexander Christie Of Bayonne are
candidates.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Discussing Missions.

Philadelphia, May 15.-In accordance
with the recommendation of the Pres
hyteran general assembly a confer
ence on foreign missions was held in
the auditorium of the Witherspoon
building under the direction of the
board of foreign missions, with the
chnirmen of the synodical and presby-
terial committees and representatives
Of the Women's Mission board.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Musicians Elect Officers.

Denver. May dat the convention
Of the American Federation of Mu-
sicians the following officers We're
elected President. Joseph NJ. Webber
Cincinnati: secretary, owen Miller, ST.
Louis; treasurer Otto Ostendorf, st.
Louis: vice observation-disclosures Mach
man. Baltimore: Frank Spiegel, Den
ver John Thobe. Peoria; l.. q. Bierie,
Syracuse; VIII $. Rose, Kansas city;
Charles Il. York. Portland, Or.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
TO WITHDRAW TROOPS
One Result Of China's Reply to State
ment Of ENJOYS.
OFFICIAL VIEWS ON ANSWER
uaI,exed In Germany That Pr0posi-
ston TO Increase the Import anu
Export Duties VIII Prob
ably he Accepted.

Berlin. May 15.-Offlcials here, DIS
cussing the answer Of the Chinese
peace commissioners, say the fact OF
prime significance therein Is that 'he
commissioners agree to the indemnities
demanded, and the withdrawal or the
troops can now proceed forthwith. but
not all the foreign forces Will be VIII
drawn at once.
The answer commences with an ap-
neal for mercy. saying that the coun-
try IL impoverished. The answer eX-
Mains that the utmost China can offer
is $4,000, 900 taels annually for the next
80 years.
This amount will be derived as fol-
lows: From salt. 10,000,0OO taeis; from
the Ilkin tax, 2,000,000 taels. and from
native customs 3,000.000. The commll-
nication further asserts that were TINS
done 1t would leave the country unabie
TO meet the expenses OF government
1 without assistance. 1t IL therefore re-
ouestcd that the foreign customs be IN
creased one-third, the receipts mere
from to be given TO China for the pur-
pose of government.
The Chinese proposition to raise the
import and export duties Will probahiy
be accepted, since the only other possl-
bility Of increasing Chinas revenues IS
the reform of the lkin duties, which
the powers particularly wish to avoid
because II would require too much
mixing in tile internal affairs Of China.
Further International control over Gus
toms viii he unnecessary beyond Sir
Robert lIart's.
Will Give China Time.
The prolongaton of the payments t.
. 80 years will probably he accepted
Germany appears favorably disposed
. thereto.
The request for a reduction of th'
indcmnities will still be discussed u!
the ministers Mt Picking, who mus
first get tile instructions Of their GOV
ernlnentS.
1t is anticipated here that other ma
. tiuns will make stronger objections 7
!. Il reduction than Germany, which AZ
j Dpars to be willing to reduce til
! amount if il is seen China Is unable t
! pay all.
o 4 dispatch from Picking says:
$ .The foreign ministers refuse 10 a
/ low themselves to he quoted for pui
i. LEGATION regarding the Chinese govern
lnent's answer to the indemnity q,
mand. but three of them gave EXPIRE
sion to their personal views of the ma
v ter.
,e lone of these said he never eNpecte
n the Chinese to agree to the demai
If without arguing even had the tot
If been only 10000, 600 taels. He conside
It the Chinese offer of l.OO0,OO0 tarlS n
Id nually for 30 years absurd and ridc
e. lous and thinks the request that t,oOt
at 600 be given them from the foreign gu
toms borders upon insolence. The poN
erS, he believes, will make Il mistake
they do not exact the utmost centiine.
IT, another says it does not matt
w what China says and that whatev
n the powers decide upon will have to
n agreed to eventually.
IL "A third expresses himself as sat
ri fled that Il majority Of the powers W
70 agree to reduce the demands in accol
re ance with Chna's ability 10 pay"
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Brownson vs.. Chester.

Much ntercs; is bcing manifested by
tho lovers u baseball III tho game a.
liz played ii the Front and Union streets
grounds this afternoon between lilo
,ttm. b.. Ronnar, II: Nohlit, Z, T.; News.
~: Maxwell. I. e Kennedy, $. =, l1ig-
suns, 40. Burns, u: Eyerson, i. Brown
Snl lln@h connur. p; Neil Stannarl,
~ n: /. kints !. T.; King Dickson, 3h.
Walker. !. ~: NJ. Shannon, /. T.: James
Gonlr5r, III Mulin, III, Iicrnpy, i.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
New oriental steamship Line.

New York, May 15.-Albert Ballin, the
director general of the Hamburg Amer
lean Steamship company, who is in this
city on his way to Europe after an ex-
tended trip to China. confirms the report
that negotiations are in progress be-
tween his company and the Atchson.
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad to estab-
fish steamship line between San
Francisco and the orient.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
AntiIynching law Upheld.

Columbus. o.. May Il. What is known
as the antilynching act has been sus.
tanned by The supreme court. "Click"
Mitchell. a negro, was lynched at Cr,
bana June 4. 1897. His administrator
Benjamin Church. brought suit against
the commits sioners of Champaign coun.
ty. He wa given verdict for $1,000,
the amount allowed by law. and the de.
cision has stood the test of all til,
courts of the state
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Palisades Company Formed.

Trenton. May H. The Palisades I'M
prorement company, with some of the
Palisades commissioners as incorpo-
rators. has been incorporated here. The
purpose is To give the commissioners
power to acquire land received on ac.
tionS and make expenditures for the
improvement Of the proposed Palisades
park rs an incorporated company with
ont Individual responsibility. The com
pany is capitalized ut SlO,ODo.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Revolt In santo Domingo rams.

Santo Domingo, May 15.ll'he revolt
iii the provinces of Moca and La Vega
has proved a failure. The operations
Of government troops. led by Vice Pres
ident Horatio Nasquez, have been sue
cessful. Quiet has been restored, and
the rebel leaders have been made pris-
oncrs. The position of -the government
is strong, and business is improving.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Two Killed BY a locomo,,r.

Washington, May II. According to
William Burke of Alexandria, Va. who
claims to have been an eyewitness and
n cousin of the parties, Walter Swink
and sister, while crossing a high rail
road trestle at Powell's creek. 10 miles
south of this city, en- route TO Peters
burg. We're struck and killed by n loco
mnfiN
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
A blow 10 Dolgexine. \. Y.

Utica. n. y, May 1.-THE Brambach
piano factory Of Dolgeyille, employing
over 100 men. is to be removed to New
York. This was one of the industries
Of that place not affected by the Dodge
failure. and its removal practically
strips the town of industrial works
Removal of machinery will commence
next week.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Lives Lost In steamer FIRE.

Evansville, Ind, May 15.-Four men
We're killed i'll fire which destroyed
the steamer Owensboro, a towboat,
tied up ut the dock at Calhoun. XIV.
Captain Eastman and Engineer Robin
son barely had, time to escape. The
Others are supposed TO have been
asleep y the hold and We're overcome
by smoke. Loss on boat, $4,000.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Mount HolyoIe.s New President.

South Hadley, Mass, May H. Miss
Mary Emma Woolley, A. NJ, Lit. D.,
l.. II. D.. has been inangurated presi-
dent of Mount Iiolyoke college. The
inaugural procession started at the
gymnasium and marched to Hay Lion
hall, where the inaugural exercises
We're held.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
The AInsI.nn LAUNCHED.

San Francisco, May 1.-THE Alas
kan, the lSegest merchant steamship
ever built on the Pacific coast. has. been
successfully launched from the yard of
the Union Iron works, Miss Frances
Eherwood Hopkins broke the bottle of
champagne on the bow as the huge
craft began to slide down the ways.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16

Lick Observatory. Cal, May l5.-The
comet discovered ut Queenstown. Ans
tralia, on April y has been seen here
In tire strong twilight no tail could he
seen; only the head of the comet. Its
position observed 10y Mr.. Aitken was
right ascension ) hours and 3, minutes
defamation 3 degrees 81 minutes north.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Maci.inists ont.

Seattle. Wash, May II, III" machn-
lists strike il III full SWING in Seattle,
The mon III seven factories having gone
ont They dennnd i hin" hour work
dry. with the same pay rs now. work
ing ten hours PER dry. The pattern
makers. molilers and blacksmiths will
% on Monday. II not soencr. Their
demands urc similar 70 ihoso Of tlle
lnarlliliStS
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Five Years Far Ore swindIers

London, May 15.-Fry and Everett,
two men charged with defrauding Bar
clay K Co, bankers, of about $4,000 by
forging documents purportng TO repre-
sent large shipmens of gold ore which
never existed. having been convicted,
have been sentenced to five years i'm,
priSonment at hard labor.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16

New York. May - It Is stated that
orders have irrn received ~ the fol
lowing brooklyn troops to keep in
touch with their armol'irs and be in
readiness for instant service; Thr-
tepnth. Fourteenth and i'orty-seNenth
regiments. & troop. Seventeenth Sep
nraie company, Second Signal corps
ana Third battery.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Nor. rnducnh survivors Found.

St Louis, May i. developments
show that not more than five lives We're
lest in the wreck Of the steamer City
of l'aaucah in the Mississippi river.
of the seven persons reported missing
all hnt one. Il white fireman. have ap-
peared at tile office Of the packet com.
pany in this city.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Young Mans strange Death.

Washington, May u. James i. Ayres,
21 years old. of Port Arthur, Mich,
was found dead in his room 1T II hotel
here. He had been shot in several
places about the body, and the police
claim that all the circumstances point
to murder. Ayres belonged to a well
to do family in Grand Rapids.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Wore ray For Mill workers.

rittsburg, May 15.-It was officially
reported at the mills of Moorhead
Bros. Sharpsburg. that the wages Of
the puddlers will be increased from
Si,S7 TO So per day. The change will
affect 200 employees. No change in the
rate of wages will be made Mt the other
amalgamated mills until July ! next.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
nr.oIk ~ I,iuemen,s Strike.

Springfield, Mass. May -. The fit
break in the ranks Of the striking ltM,
men employed by The New Engliae
Telephone aud Telegraph compan,
came when four Of the six foremel
employed by the company returned II
work, with Il small following Of men.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16

Newburg. \. u. May 1o.-Governor
Odell md party left Newburg ana went
to Matteawan TO inspect Matteawan
Hospital For Insane Criminals. Ship
ping Commissioner Joseph NJ. Dickey
of New York and Postmaster Fl. b.
Odell. Governor Odell's brother, joined
the party here.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
HELD IN 5000 BAIL.
City Court Finds John r. Reed, Col
ored, Guilty of Two Charges.

John P. Reed, colored, was held in
5000 bail for the Court of General Ses-
sions in the city court yesterday morn
ing on the charge Of carrying concealed a
deadly weapon and pointing revolver
at Mrs. Minnie 0dolsky, at her hat
store, No.. IA East Front street, early
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Oiolsky and her daughter testi-
fled that Reed had bought hat earlier
in the day and returned in the evening,
saying the hat was broken and asking
for new one, and because Mrs. Odul-
sky would not give him new hat or
refund the m ,ney. he drew a revolver
from his pocket and pointed il at her.
Two other witnesses corroborated the
testimony.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
touIanr srana n ,.,,.,,,.,s

Everett. WASH. May l..-.John Fay
reprimanded his l5-year hoy for
some trivial offense. This wounded
the boys feelings so deeply that lie
stole out of the room, secured Il gun
and shot himself in the head. Hearing
the report, tie father fastened to the
scene and. seeing his son dying, picked
up the weapon and blew out his own
brains
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Policeman Found Dena on Rent

Risglamton, \. y, May III. Leon
Gonglon, member Of the Binghamton
police, WAS found dead on his beat
As there was no sign of violence upon
his body. heart disease is given as the
cause Of his death.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16

Waterloo, \. y, May 15.-The gates
of the race of the water power of the
Electric Light company of Waterloo
gave way and flooded South Waterloo.
Not much damage was done, except
That cellars We're filled and gardens
We're washed out. A force of men is at
work repairing the gates and strength
enIIg the narIs g.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
crncl<smen wrecl. Ticket 0mce

PASSPORT, Me-. May 15.-Thc ticket
office of the Washington county rail
road here was wrecked by burglars,
who blew open the safe with dynamite.
They secured about 5000 in money.
The damage to the office :n1 safe Wa.
considerable.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Missouri P0stomce HobDed

Washington. May 1o.-Postmaster
Strumm of Hopkins, Mo-. telegraphs
the postoffice department that the safe
in that postofiicc has been blown open
and that S123 in money order funds
and S45 postal funds have been stolen.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
some New Tostmnsters.

Washington. May II. The following
postmasters haze been appointed:
New York Louisville, stephen II.
Cooper.
Pennsylvania -Cnntralia, 4. y. Colds
worthy.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
A Mammoth Freight Train.

Fonda. \. y, May la notable
freight train, consisting of 80 cars.
passed through here, west bound, over
the New York Central. The train con-
tanned 300 tons of harvesting machin-
cry, valued at SlO0.0O0, destined for
distribution in nine western states.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Rock Crnshes Italian yiIinpc

Rome. May IL. Most of the houses
of the village Of Acerenza. near Pa.
tenza, have been swept away by the
tall OF an immense rock. Troops have
been dispatched to the scene Of the dis.
astcr. Many bodies have been recoy.
cred.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
Y. NJ. G. A. TEAM LOSES.
Defeated by Wilmington Bicycle
Cubs Team Last Night.

On the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys last night
the associations first team was defeated
by the Wilmintiton Bicycle Clubs first
team by So pins. IL was an exciting con.
test and was witnessed by a large crowd.
The highest individual score was ll9,
made by Robertson. Robertson also
made the highest total score, which was
494. The score follows:
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
ALBANY NOW WARLIKE'
City Full of Troops Called to Awe
Trolley Strikers.
THE MILITIAMEN KEPT BUSY
Regiments There Include the Tenth,
the Tsenty-third of Brooklyn
and the Second. From Up
State Points.

Albany, May 15.--The city presents a
martial aspect owing to the presence
here of national guard regiments called
ont by the rioting which followed the
attempt of the United Traction com
pany to run ears manned hy nonunion
employees and which got beyond the
control of the police.
The troops here have numerical
strength Of over 1000 men and include
the Tenth, Twenty-tllird and Second
regiments.
The Tenth was the first regiment
pressed into service and the Twenty
third arrived from Brooklyn ut an ear
l.; n0nr The Second, which included
men from Troy. Cohoes, IIoosick Fails.
Schenectady and Saratoga, came in
during the afternoon.
At the strikers headquarters there IS
m ugly feeling developing, and 1t is
known that many of the men are aln,-
el. At the barns Of tile Traction com.
pany arrangements are being made to
accommodate 300 uonunion mon.
I, The opening part of the Twenty
| third regiment in this great Industrial
| struggle came near being tragedy.
lust after their train had crossed the
| New York Central bridge spanning the
1 Hudson it struck Il misplaced switch.
! Tie powerful engine drawing il Jump
ed the tract; and went lumhling over
on its side. None of tile cars left tile
4 ~, ri ~ III
shook every man IN the train There
! were 400 men in the detachlnent under
Lieutenant Colonel Brady, and they
marched away 10 the armory Of the
Tenth battalion.
t,lans For the TSenty-third.
General Oliver congratulated I'll,
Twenty regiment on its speed IL
getting men together and arriving il
Albany. The regiment has been rs
signed to duty III the western section
Of the city and will encainp IN Beaver
wyck park. which is close to the Quai
street harn
General Oliver las established head
quarters al the clutiisase of the cam
epa club and directs the military on
. prations from there. He AMI his bus,
] aids are III civilian dress.
Tie first active step of the milltnr
. forces WAS taken when the Third Sig
lal corps Which i mounted, and Il d'
tachlneni Of mounted police cleared III
streets around the quail street barr
, HE crowds assembled on either sid
Q nf tile barn offered no resistance al
! fell back quickly when the trooI
swept down OH them. \ zone ot foi
: blocks was cleared and \ new pick.
line established al its outer edge.
:, The only exciting Incident Of IL
, morning took place when an ambnlant
! llnshed through the lines. 1t came
lake 10 the hospital Holm Stanley ,
! -ltI atlantic Avenue Brooklyn. MOI
union man, Whf was struck in the hca
I with Il brick. He was escorted IN Il
ambulance % the hospital by - noun
81 signal corps men
: President ". y. Mthon Of the Int
national Association OF Street l;lilw;
Employees states that AL negotiation
), for Il settlement of the difficulties hay
been abandoned inl that the Intern
j tunal association Will stand rs Il
I'll strikers.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
New Professor For Brown.

Providence, May l5.-Lindsay L. Da-
mon, instructor in rhetoric in the Uni
versity of Chicago. has been appointed
associate professor of rhetoric in Brown
university. He will assume his new
nnsitinn In Spntpmbpr
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
. ~, t,n.,,,, Tr,,.cay

Springfield Mass, May 15,-c harles
i. Bloss, IN employee of The city water
department, eat his wife's throat and
Iris own nj their Bridge street home.
lie will die, but his wife will probably
recover.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16

Paris, May 15.-fhe prospectus of the
Russian loan has been issued. The
subscription opens May %. The price
of issue is 9Sla, Il tenth payable OH ap.
plication, a fifth on allotment and the
balance Oct. and Dec. ..
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
small hoy Found Dead.

Bridgeton, y. j., May 1.-The body
of Ellison Riley, aged q years. has been
found in the ColanSry river. The boys
face was badly battered and his head
gasled. The county physician says
the lad was undoubtedly murdered.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
The Re,chstau proropned

Berlin, May 15.-The reicllstag. after
disposing Of the remaining business
was prorogued until November.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16
yeneerinE Mill burned.

Watertown, y. T.. May 1.-THE We
neering mill at Cotton, ST. Lawrence
county. has been burned; loss $4,000
insurance $500.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-16

Workmen are removing the old plat
form planks at French street station and
replacing them with new ones.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-09

or two in me chair, while me larned but
misguided colleagues re-read tn Histhry
Nv Iceland to show We how wrong I am.
But mind ye what I've said goes. / let
thin talk because 1t exercises their
threats, but we've heard alb tn decision
on this iimon case thaif get into tn
fourth reader A voice firm tn audience
DO 1 get me money back?' Brown j.:
Who ar-re YEP TIL Voice: 'Th' man that
ownded tn Unions. Brown j.: I don't
know (Gray j., White J., dtssentin' an
tn r-rest iv tn birds concurrin', but fr
entirely diff'rent reasons)
An there ye have III decision, Hin
Missy, that's shaken tn intellicts Nv thS
nation to their very foundations, or will
If they thryto read IT, 'Tis all r-right.
Look it over some time. tbs fine sport
If We don't care FIR checkers. Some say
II laves tn flag up in tn air an some
say that's where il lGves tn constitution.
Anyhow, sometimes in tn air. But there's
wan thing I'm sure about"
What's that?" asked Hennessy.
THAT is" said Mr.. Dooley. mo matther
whether tn constitution follows tn flag
or not, tn Supreme Coort follows tn ebec-
ton returns"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-09

climb. See what you can do with the
cypress"
The daughter at once set to work
Cords were stretched to window case
ments, to the bay window roof and along
the ends and sides of the west veranda-
There were a few cypress vines already
where they were needed, though the most
forward one was less than two feet in
length. But there were plenty of young
seedlings not far away and these were
carefully lifted with the earth intact
about their roots and set thickly where
ever they were wanted.
The ground where these vines were
planted was rich, mellow and deep. Rains
fortunately were frequent, and those vines
grew with a rapidity that reminded their
watchers of the story Of Jack and his
bean-stalk. The girl from school did not
tolerate tagging slow-going vine. They
were crossed, interlaced and fastened up
"A course that but stimulat ted their de-
sire to grow. 1t was her theory that
when allowed to Irvine in tight, little
rings, around and around, this acted as
ligature, stopping sap circulation and
growth Of vine, BY the first of August,
or a scant six weeks from her taking the
vines In hand, they were TO the top of
the bay window, and festooning the south
doorway, while all the veranda was in the
grateful shade of a thick curtain of living
green.
And what q lovely. fringy, billowy mass
OF green 1t wasl The rank, luxuriant
growth produced rich, dark green most
lovely to everyone In whom the sense OF
color was developed. The girl from school
declared II perfect without a single bios
som. Nevertheless, when the blossoms
same, she had to modify this speech, for
they made 1t pretier than before. There
we're myriads of the tiny, star-like, vel
vety flowers, some white and some scarlet,
standing out in vivid relief against the
dark foliage All day long the bright
flowers nodded in beauty, and though they
lasted but day, the morrow brought as
many more 10 take their places. The bay
window and the veranda were bowers of
loneliness. No rare exotic could have
been finer or more picturesque. And not
one vine In twenty would as quickly have
transformed the baroness into verdure-
clad completeness.
Moral-If you want a get-there-quiclx
vine; If you want a graceful vine; II you
admire dainty and fern-hke foliage; II you
ike pretty and bright flowers, lots of
them and long continued; and II you wish
all these good qualities combined in cne,
grow plenty Of mans sociable little friend,
the cypress vine. Laura s. LaLMance.