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Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
GeOrge NJ. Rnssnm DEAD.

Former Judge George NJ. Rus
rum, aged 81 years, the Republican
nominee for State Senator from
Carolina county, Maryland, died
suddenly last Monday evening of
heart trouble. He was attacked
about 7 O'Clock and expired in a
chair in the drug store of George &
Redden. For nearly all his life he
enjoyed Unusually good health. He
was first seized with heart trouble
on Saturday, Oct. 5th, and for an
hour or so was in a critical condi-
ton. Symptoms ofthe same trouble
reappeared several times since, but
he was confined to the house very
little and transacted considerable
business, taking an active part in
court cases and in the political
campaign. He left his home early
Monday evening to get some medi-
cine. Before reaching the store he
was taken i'll and assisted to a chair
in the store. DR.. Fisher was sum
moned and rendered prompt assist
ance, but the patient remained con
scious only a few minutes. Power
tul heart stimulants were admins
tered. but without avail, He re-
cognized only a few Of those who
gathered about him, including his
wife. He had many devoted friends
and his demise is a great shock to
the people of the county.
Judge Russum has spoken in
Milford, and aided the Republicans
of Delaware on several occasions
during the hard-fOught campaigns
of recent years.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25

agreed to postpone any action i'll
the matter until such time as both
could familiarize themselves with
the details of the situation. In the
meantime, Mr.. Cortelyou will make
careful investigation for the Pre-
sident of the methods pursued i'll
the Commissioners office.
Major John B. Harlow has hand
ed in his resignation as Civil Ser
vice Commissioner, and the Presi-
dent has rendered the commission
ership to William Dudley Foulke,
of Indiana, who has long been as
ISOLATED with the civil service re-
form movement and whose appoint
ment will it is believed, meet with
the approval of everyone interested
in the work of the Commission, If
respective of party.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
The Curves Will Be Reduced.

Last Wednesday night at mid
night the Delaware Railroad Co.
abandoned its present main track
at Farnhurst, so far as regular pas
senger and freight trains are con-
cerned, and began to use a temper
airy ira * which has been laid III
cut IA feet below the level of the
present track. The cut and tenn
pOrary track therein are parallel
with the track which has long been
in use and only a few feet from it.
This change marks an important
stage in one of the most extensive
improvements in the history of the
Delaware railroad complete
double-traCk system from Whining
ton to Clayton, the abolition of a
stiff grade between Wilmington
and New Castle, the material re-
ductiOn of two annoying curves
and the abandonment of all public
road grade crossing in the same
stretch. Ryan & Kelly of Phila-
delphia, railroad builders. have the
contract for doing the work and
now have about $50 men, 20 teams
six railroad trains and two steam
shovels on the job, which is two
years undertaking. Enough of the
cut has been excavated to permit
of the running of trains through it
and temporary station platform
is being built for use until the
the permanent tracks are down
Traffic will not be interrupted
while the improvements are being
made. The old track, which was
abandoned will remain for a few
days and will be used as a siding
by the work trains, but almost
Immediately the work of tearing
away the bank upon which it stands
will be begun and soon the track
itself will disappear and with il
one Of the most pronounced grades
on the Delaware railroad.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
New Postal Cards are Coming.

The government has decided to
place Former President McKinley's
photograph on the new issue of
postal cards, which will appear
shortly after December | next.
The design, as explained by Ac-
ting Postmaster General Madden,
gives year of birth and year Of
death Immediately at the left and
right respectively of the name
Mckinley, ~ which will be direct
ly under the picture. Above the
head be the words Series of 1901, y
and above that Zone cent. The in
scription UNITED States of Amer
lea" now appearing on the postal
cards will be abandoned and re-
placed at a point lower down, so as
to leave the space at the upper part
of the card, about one-third of the
width of the card, clear for the
postmark. The new cards will be
distributed to local Offices early in
December.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
TAX RIPPER BILL KILLED
Court Declares Philadelphia's New
Measure Unconstitutional,

Court Declares Philadelphia's New
Measure Unconstitutional.
Pittsburg, Oct, 22.-The supreme
court handed down an opinion revers-
ing the finding of common pleas court,
No. 8, of Philadelphia, in the board
of tax revision case, on the ground
that the act was unconstitutional, by
reason of it being special legislation.
Under the old law the officers of
the hoard Of revision Of taxes for the
county of Philadelphia was filled by
appointment by the board of judges
of the common pleas courts. The rip
per proposed ousted the members OF
the board in January. and provided fOI
the election Of officers at the coming
November election.
The present incumbents. Rinaldo A
Lukens and Simon Gratz, were Joined
by two taxpayers, Rudolph Blanken
burg and Samuel Sartain, in a bill
against the county commissioners o.
Philadelphia to restrain the placing
OF the names of Alexander ColvillC
and John E. Hanifen on the ballot anC
to prevent them from furthering thei
/ candidacy for the office.
The defendants filed a demurre
to the bill of the plaintiffs, which wa
sustained by the lower court.
The appeal was argued last week
and yesterday morning the opinion o
the supreme court declared both tn
acts to be unconstitutional, on tn
4 grounds of special legislation, and Re
verses the lower court, at the sam
time granting the injunctions praye
for, The opinion of the court is writ
ten by Justice Mitchell.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25

For the first time in the history
of Delaware a wife-beater has been
sentenced to be punished by the
lash at a whipping-post, and Judge
Churchman, of the Wilmington City
Court, had the honor to impose this
penalty, which has for its authority
a law passed by the last session o.
the legislature. It is a pretty mean
man who will beat a woman, anC
his wife at that, and liberal mum
Der Of lashes, we'll laid on, is a JUS
punishment for such people.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
Wednesday. October %.
GENERAL MARKETS.

Philadelphia, Oct. 22.-Flour quiet;
winter superfine, $2.15G2.3O; Pennsyl-
vania roller, clear, s2.85@9.1O; city
firm at $2.S5Q3 per barrel. Wheat
strong; No. yellow, local, 63Ac. Oats
quiet; No white, clipped, 421a043c. (;
lower grades, 39041c. Hay in good
demand; No 1 timothy, S16016.50 for
large bales. Beef firm; beef hams, $3.50
1880. Pork steady; family, $3.50
Live poultry quoted at 9%011c. for
hens, 7071ac. for old.roosters. Dressed
poultry at 10c. for choice fowls, Tc. for
old ROSTERS. Butter steady; creamery
221ac. Eggs steady; New York and
Pennsylvania, 23c. Potatoes firm;
Eastern, 70072c. per basket.
Baltimore, Oct. 22.-FlouF was quiet
and unchanged Wheat dull; spot, the
month and November, 73A 0731bc.;
steamer No. red, 655s @69%c; south,
ern, by sample, 64074Ac.; southern
on grade, 70A 074Ac. Corn dull;
mixed, spot and the month, 58A d
5S1ac.; steamer mixed, 57A @5715c.;
southern white and yellow corn, 60d
Gle. Oats unsettled; No. white, 40H
+ @41c.; No. 2 mixed, 3915040c. Rye
| dull; No. nearby, 55c.; No west
ern, SEC. asked. Hay steady; No.
timothy, $16016.50. Butter firm anC
unchanged; fancy imitation, 18@
191ac.; fancy creamery, 22Q23c. Egg!
firm and unchanged; fresh, 19020c
Cheese firm and unchanged; large, 1914
@101ac.; small, 11Q11Ac. Sugar firm
and unchanged; fine and coarse gran.
ulated, $5,15
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
ACCIDENT AT THEATRE
Picture Machine Exploded, Fol-
lowed by Stampede.
rwENrY.THREE PERSONS Hurt

TWENTT-T HREE PERSONS HURT
Machine Was Not Working Well and
Audience Became Restless-Theatre
Was Crowded, But Was Very Soon
Emptied.
Louisville, KY. Oct. 2S.-During
performance at the Masonic Temple
Theatre yesterday afternoon the poly
scope used in showing pictures be-
tween the acts exploded. A stampede
followed in which 20 or rs persons
were injured Five are in a serious
condition.
The place was crowded at the time,
but it was emptied in few moments.
It was about $50 o'clock, just after
the first act of "Tennessee's Pard-
ner." The polyscope pictures which
are shown between the acts had just
started The machine was not work
ing well, and the audience became
restless from the delay and the hiss
ing and sputtering of the machine
The operator tried to manipulate il
and then threw the light on the
screen, when suddenly there was g
suffering and kissing, white flash
and then a lurid tongue of flame
leaped out and crawled around the
wood work surrounding the machine
/ while the smell of fire was detected
| In a moment the audience was panic
stricken and some one cried Fire!
The theatre was packed, principal,
with women and children. Scream
ing and struggling, they fought thei
way toward the front stairway. Man
occupants OF the gallery leaped owe
the railing into the struggling mas
of humanity below. Finally the ha
was cleared, and over a score of IL
jured persons were found lying upo
the floor
Meanwhile those who had retaine
their presence of mind endeavored t
stop the mad rush. The ushers an
theatre attaches acted with gres
GOODNESS. The great crush oceurre
where the stairs come down from tn
gallery. Here the two crowds me
and were packed into a space NJ
large enough for half Of them, and a
were trying with a desperation boz
of fear to reach the street.
. The weaker were soon knOcke
down, and trampled under foot. Tho!
who realized the state of affairs wei
trying their best to check the rus
/, but the crowd went on pell-me
! through the doors and literally role
1 down the long flight of stairs.
5 soon as the rush was over the ca
] of the injured began. A big room WI
: converted into temporary hospital,
< There was no damage from fire.
i is said the cause of the flame W
4 the blowing out of fuse on the poI
= Gonna
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25

OUR neighbor town, Salisbury,
Md, had to call for aid last Sunday
to subdue another large fire, which
for a time threatened her great
manufacturing interests with entire
destruction but fortunately only
one large kindling wood mill with
its large stock fell a victim to the
flames. Salisbury has very large
lumber interests which distribute
many thousands of dollars each
month in wages, and their total
loss would have badly crippled the
business interests of the place.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25

Wabash, Ind, Oct 23.-Worry
killed John Dye, who died Yesterday
He was one of several heirs to an al
legged estate Of several thousan
acres of coal land in Pennsylvania
Recently he received many anOny
nous letters, stating that he would
be kidnapped and held for ransom
Dye was an old man, and the letters
threw him into a paroxyism Of fright
which resulted in a speedy decline
and death.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
PENINSULAR NEWS.

7. A. Prettynan has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Robbins
station, in Sussex County. 1t is
a fourth-class Office.
Governor HUM appointed Moses
We'll, a Hebrew, to be justice-of-
the-peace in Wilmington,vice Lewis
Sasse, whose term expired.
Joseph E. Virden of Lewes has
contracted to build a fish factory
mile from Wilmington, N. c.
]. Earnest Baker of Seaford has
been sentenced to pay fine Of
SIT for violating the game laws
by shooting a quail.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
col COS sEEs PRIEsr
Pastor Of Polish cifUret-.to Attend
His Last Hours.

Pastor OF FoliSn ShUTGft-r.IQ Attsna
His Last Hours.
Auburn, N. Y, Oct. 23.-In accord
ance with Czolgosz's wishes, the Rev.
John J. Hickey, pastor Of the Church
of the Holy Family and the Catholic
chaplain Of the prison, has appointed
Rev. Father SzadzinslSi, pastor of the
Polish church of Rochester, to attend
Czolgosz in his last hours He visited
the assassin. CzolgOsz never practiced
religion, and as an Anarchist denounc-
ed all its tenets. He will make a state
ment to this eeffct before his death.
Czolgosz's request for a priest of
his own nationality was made known
to Warden Mead yesterday morning.
Yesterday afternoon he went to the
prison and remained there about an
hour. Upon leaving he was seen by
a representative Of the Associated
| Press, but refused to be interviewed
saying that his visit to the prisoner
was in the interest of another Pole
confined there. Warden Mead, how
ever, says that Father Szadinski saw
CzolgOsz, and that he came at the
prisoners request. Further than that
the warden would say nothing. Father
Kelly, who accompanied the Polisl
priest to the prison, also stated tina
Czolgosz was visited. It is learned
that Czolgosz was baptized in thu
Catholic church, but never received
his first communion, nor was he con
f1rmed in that church.
Father Szadinsh urged him to re
nounce his belief in anarchy and re
turn to the faith Of his early years
Czolgosz declared his inability to d
so, and he was informed that unles
he could the consolation of the churc
would be denied him. Before takin
2 his departure he left with Czolgos
some Catholic literature printed
r Polish, and also some emblems Of tn
2 church. Czolgosz assured Fathe
r Szadinsld that in case he determine
S to accept the offices of religion
would send for him. but he did nj
+ hold out much hope that he would +
q nounce the doctrines of anarchy.
Warden Mead, of Auburn prisO
was in conference on Monde
o with Superintendent of State Prison
d Cornelius V. Collins arranging the
t tails for carrying out the sentence
d death imposed on Leon f. Czolgos
e the murderer of President McKinle
It They went carefully over the 1900 r
It quests which have been received fl
Il invitations to the electrocution. The
n will be but 26 witnesses admitted, Il
law limiting the number The prise
d physician will be assisted in the co
e duct of the autopsy by DR.. Charl
e F. Macdonald. former president of Il
h, state commission in lunacy and o
Il Of the greatest experts on insani
ID in the country. There will also be
IS number OF other physicians in
re tendance when the final mandate
Is the law Is carried out.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
Two cases OF small pox at Fort

Two cases OF small pox at Fort
Dupont have caused the people Of
Delasare City much alarm, but the
army officers in charge have estab-
1ished a strict quarantine and have
the disease about stamped out. The
State Board of Health is, however
, looking after the matter, As thi:
fart.is located just below Delaware
City on the Delaware, shore, it is
isolated from travel, and the dan
ger from infection reduced to
minimum.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
kllIed Bv overtnrnea Car.

Lisbon, O., Oct. 2S.-While unload.
ing a car OF steel at the Lisbon tin
mill yesterday, John Bleugh, aged %,
and John Mona, aged As, were killed.
Four others were seriously injured
The car, which stood on an embank.
ment, turned over suddenly and bur
led the unfortunates beneath the load
OF steel bars.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
FROM FREDERICK.

Rev. Mr. Phillips, of Harrington, will
preach next Sunday morning in the
NJ P. Church. All are invited.
The Ladies' Aid Of the NJ. P. Church
will hold festival in the town hall on
the evening of the LIST and End of Nov
ember.
Proceeds to be devoted towards pas
tors salary. Come and aid a worthy
cause. |.t..
Miss Mary Bennett completed quilt
last week, which contained five thou
sand nine hundred and forty small
squares. 1t required time and patience
and will dOubtedless be kept for future
generations.
A literary society was formed last
Friday evening in the town hall.
An entertainment was given consist
ing of Rotations, addresses, singing
etc. The following officials were elect
ed President, DIR. w. F. HOey; vice
president, Miss Emma Camper; secre-
tary, Miss Agnes Carrow; treasurer,
Rev. r. N. Joscelyn.
The ladies at Bowers Beach will give
an oyster supper and festival Friday
and Saturday evenings, Oct % and %
Proceeds for benefit of the church there.
James B. Anderson, Esq, has sold
this year thirty thousand bushels oil
lime and could have sold forty thousand
more. but could not get boats to bring it.
He sold eighteen Thousand bushels at
Leipsic, six thousand bushels at Little
Greek Landing and six thousand bus,
hels at Frederick.
Mr.. Thomas D. Burton has two cows
which have each given birth to tWi
calves recently.
Mrs. James Postles and Mrs. Robert
Reynolds are visiting their sister, Mrs
Virginia Griffith, of Wilmington.
Rev. r. N. JOscelyn, Misses Lizzie
Lank, Edith Boone and Agnes Carrov
attended the EpwOrth League Conven
ton at fredericksburg, Nd, this week.
Rev. E. Jones was a Harrington
visitor this week.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25

Dayton, O., Oct. 2s.-Mrs. Mary
Belle Witwer, the suspected whole
sale poisoner, charged with the kill
ing of her sister, Mrs. Anna Pugh, was
placed on trial in the police court
yesterday for murder in the first de
gree. The prisoner appeared in court
calm and dignified, assisting her attor.
new in cnoss-examinations.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
cHEsTER NAIVE SUICIDE
Reprlmanded BY His Father, He Shot
Himself.

Chester, Pa, Oct, Backward
5tauffer, son Of Joseph Stauffer, pro.
prietor of the Aubrey Hotel, in this
city, shot himself last evening and
will die He walked from the barroom
to a small room adjoining pulled q
revolver from his pocket and shot
himself in the head. The only rea
son assigned for the deed was family
difficulties at home over the young
mans habits. Young Stauffer is I'm
married and about rs years of age
He was Feprimanded by his father {
few minutes before he made the at
tempt upon his life.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25

and voted for as made. We can
win at the polls. We must win and
assert our rights as freemen and
establish in Delaware the right of
the majority to rule.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
CAPTAIN Shot and KlIled.

Columbus, Miss, Oct. 2S.-Joe Gal
vim. young man, last night shot and
killed Captain Willis Harris. The
cause of the deed is not known.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
Hunters start PralrIe Ere.

Fargo, N. D., Oct. pa prairie fire,
believed 10 have been accidentally
started by a party of hunters, is
sweeping through the northern part
of Ward county It is reported that
damage to the extent of thousands of
dollars has been done.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
oppoeed to capltal PunIshment.

Buffalo, Oct. 2S.-The Universalists
at yesterdays session of their general
convention evinced their opposition to
capital punishment by applaudi2g and
adopting the report of the committee
on penolOgy.
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25

THE opinion is prevalent that all
the Federal patronage in Delaware
is to be dispensed by Congressman
Ball. The Chief Executive of the
State, in an unguarded interview
with the most dangerous newspaper
to Republicanism in Delaware, has
largely confirmed the opinion pre-
valent. His words have been al
ready misquoted and unworthy
motives ascribed to him, in his most
worthy and laudable purpose to
cement the two warning factions of
Republicanism in Delaware.
We knew at that time, or soon
after, the Presidents proposal to
the Governor, and how it was made,
and the manly and courageous an
swer of the Governor in declining;
and we believe that any upright
and consistent man placed in the
same position and attended with
the same circumstances would have
done precisely as he did in declin'
ing to name the Federal office
holders of Delaware.
1t is strange though, that there
are so. called immaculate parsonage:
who are assuming to lead the
thoughts and opinions ofthe public
to higher and better conception o
civic duty, and posing as leaders
distorting his words and giving t.
them malicious and spiteful anC
reyengeful contortion in cOnson
ance-with their own grovelini
minds.
And witha1, the vain-gloriou
boasting of the so-called regulars
the minority republican party Q
Delaware-in the acquisition of un
expected ond unmerited rewards
when they rightfully belonged t
the Union Republicans who hav
striven for them and expected then
because they were promised nc
only for long and past faithful an
loyal party service, but becaus
of the right of the majorit
to rule, fundamental principle i
our system of government in thes
United States of America.
The alleged decision of the Pr
sident, we can overlook, becaus
we are confident that the case he
consistently and persistently bee
misrepresented to him, and he ca
not know or appreciate the trr
condition of affairs political
Delaware; but the Republica
voters of Kent and Sussex kno
full we'll the true condition and no
resent the taunts Of the pusilan
nous coterie of regular republics
politicians and the Democratic pres
1t now remains hut for our 10y
friends and supporters to elect tive
ty-seven members of the UniC
Republican Party i'll the next &c
eral Assembly. In the last we h
twenty-five to the regulars seve
Our friends: we may expect BIZ
tie royal in the next campaig
Therefore we have tried by eve
means that was fair and honorat
TO join US in a common primar
and to submit to the will of t
minority in a division of the ofiC
By each side making a choice alt,
nately, but to no avail and to
purpose. Nothing has been +;
complished for the people in
way of true reform for the peop
because we are held up by the g
gular" highway.men and the I
mocrats.
With taunts and jeers ringing
our ears, with men being reward
with Federal Office who have be
repudiated by their own people a
by the party, It Is high time Il
no further conference be held W
these irregular regulars, and Il
cur own party nominations be ma
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25

wANTED-A light York carriage; second
hand; must be in good repair. Adpress Box So
Lincoln Del. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25

2-year-old colt for sale; also, Jersey cows
Apply, Bessie NJ. Draper, Milford, Del. It
Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25

WANTED-Ar rick of straw; will do all haul
ing. Apply to CHRONICLE office, or George S.
Avery. 1t
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-04-18
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The following very complimentary statement comes from
Mrs. S. A. North, No. S27 H street:
Yes, Drs. Seymour and Cox are treating me. DR.. Seymour
has made new glasses for me, and DR.. Cox has been treating
my ears. I have now been treating with them for two w-aks,
and am perfectly happy over the wonderful improvement q at
has been made in my hearing. Before 1 could not hear oT'i-
nary conversation in the room at all, although wheI anyone
stood close to me l could hear them. After my sacond treat
ment DR.. Cox asked me if l noticed any difference, and | was
perfectly amazed, as 1 could hear every word he said very
distinctly, although he was not speaking in an unusual voice.
1 thought last night when I went home l would watch myself
and found that l could hear the clock ticking and also the
conversation of those in the room, something most remark
able to me, as my case is of twenty years standing. l might
add that l simply consulted the doctors to ease my own con-
science, as l had heard so much of their skill, but at the same
time 1 had no faith in the fact that they could help me-. I am
extremely grateful for this marvellous Improvement, and I
only hope that my friends and acquaintance who knew of my
affection will embrace this opportunity of consulting such sue
cessful specialists, if troubled with either defective sight or
hearing" ~-- -