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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10
The yy.:.nt ii 1crag cables.

The cables OF Tie Worl aggregate
about isU,eO0 nantira. Iniies. While
the hulk Of this 1. eac property a.
privats COMPANIES, something ia the
neighhorhood OF zO,gsi miles is owned
or actively controlled by tho different
colonial powerg. ITO British Empire
and France have abaut :, 800 and o,Dof
miles, IesneetiyPly, t.eFG,AEy 3,Oo9 and
Italy I.n0. S;paIa y;ts credited with
/. 700 miles, hut a nsideraile pro-
portion 0f this must now sPpertain to
the United States. The laying Of
cable across the ocean is not nearly
SO simple a matter as might appear AZ
first thought. There are q number OF
things to be taken into account. The
enormous weight of any considerable
length Of cable SAY, for instance,
sufficient to reach from Hawaii to an
island of the Ladrones, or what would
be only one division ina direct cable
between the United States and the
Philippinesl is an important factor.
The Great Eastern was able to carry
enough for the whole distance between
yalentia, Ireland, and Hearts Con-
tent, Newfoundland, and successfully
laid it after two attempts. But this is
not so great distance as our iiiustra-
Llpn, anu uOteoFcI, Uouefh edp4es
differ from their predecessors in being
made much heavier and in varied types
10 meet certain conditions. What is
known as 1deep-sea cable" weighf
about two tons to the mile, while tho
inshore variety weighs II tons 10 the
mile. There are other intermediate
grades Instead of using nonstreus
vessels, it has been found expedient 10
lay loag-distance cables in sections. =
Percie W. Hart in Lippincott's.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10
LALrREL.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal.
Laurel, July s.-Miss Willie Bostic,
daughter of James L. Bostic of the
LaErsl House, died at the home of Der
sister, Mrs. W. II. Cook, at Princess
Anne, Saturday. The funeral took
place at Laurel yesterday, with inter
ment in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Miss Bostic's case was one that batfled
the medical profession. With no ap-
parent disease, she had wasted away
from hearty young woman Of l65
pounds 10 the shadowy weight of Al
pounds. She suffered very little, aud
continued in a skeleton-like con-
dition for nearly two years. The best
physicians of the Peninsula and Phila-
delphia diagnosed her ease as best they
could, but never its like had come
under their notice, and no sueeAssful
treatment was found.
Dora, wife of the Hon. G. A. Hast
ings, died yesterday, after a lingering
Illness Mrs. Hastings was the second
daughter of j. 4. d. Collins and sister
of Mrs. J. ID. MaryiL Funeral services
will be held tomorrow at 10 O'Clock,
with interment in the odd Fellows
cemetery.
A colored berry picker, who was killed
by Lightning on the Pusey farm during
Saturdays storm, was taken to his
home. at Rock Greek, yesterday. for
burial. This is the first fatality from
lightning in Sussex this season.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10
DEMAND FOR IRON AND STEEL.
Shipments OF Raw Material Being Trans
ported From Europe to This Country.

shipments OF Raw Material Being Trans
ported From Europe to This Country.
On account of the enormous demand
for iron and steel in this country,
demand which the United States plants
cannot supply, almost all STEAMERS
from Europe are bringing shipments Of
steel billets, plates, bars and iron of
all kinds to be worked up in this
country for structural, shipbuilding
and machine work.
Scrap iron is coming here in large
quantities, and there is a demand for
vessels for this trade from Cuba, which
is supplying cargoes as fass as vessels
can be chartered. The supply comes
largely from dismantled sugar refineries
in the island which were wrecked or
closed up during the late war. Vessels
are now wanted for bringing here the
remains Of ADMIRAL Ceryers's feet, the
wrecks of which are about to be broken
up, having been sold by the govern
ment.
A large shipment of pig and SOW
iron, and steel of various kinds was
entered this week among the imports
per the International Navigation Co. g
steamer Belgenland, which unloaded
last week |, 400 tons of Bessemer steel,
73S iron beams, 3, 742 steel bars, 20S
steel blooms and a large quantity OF
iron in semi-ra condition.
Two other steamers are reported TO
be now on their way to this PORT foy
Europe with cargoes Of 10000 tons Of
pig iron.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10
IN RECEIVERS HANDS.
Action Against Bay state Gas Co. of New
Jersey. In Trenton, N. j..

Action Against Bay state Gas Co. of New
Jersey. In Trenton, n. }.
Trenton, July T.-Judge Kirkpatrick
of the United States Circuit Court to-
day appointed George ID. Hallock Of
Plaintieid, receiver of the Bay State Gas
Co. of New Jersey.
This is the company that was organ
lied ny j. Edward Addicks and others
for the purpose of controlling the Bos-
ton Gas Light Co., the Roxbnrg Gas
Light Co, the South Boston Gas Light
Co. and the Bay State Gas Co Of Bos-
ton. The application for a receiver was
made by Ernnk i. Day & Co. of New
York, who hold $3.50, 600 worth of bond.
of the syndicate.
Day claims that the syndicats has
defaulted in the payment of interest on
the bonds; that it owes in interest
S2Ts, 967 and owes the Mercantile Trust
Co. so, 600 IL is charged that the
syndicate permitted the four companies
named to create floating Indebtedness
of 1858, 600 and that the total liabilities
Of the Bay State Gas Co. Of New Jersey
is upwards Of 5000, 000.
The only security the New Jersey
company has is the stock it holes in
the four companies named, and these,
it is charged, have not paid any divi-
dends for the last two years and with
no prospect of doing so in the inlme-
diate future, because Of the gas wal
now in progress in Boston.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10
PoaiaI.PennsyIrania service.

Manager Anderson OF the Postal
Telegraph Cable Co. IS office in this
c:ty has been instructed TO handle
messages Of the Pennsylvania railroad
and its branches. All messages via
the railroad wires are now being
handled at the main Office of the Postal
company, at Third and Market streets.
Several boys, or runaers, convey tas
messages from the p, W. Il b. rail-
road station to the main Office. Delay
is presented by the Transmission Of
messages direct to their destination,
without the usual relays in Philadel-
phia or other places. The matter Of
establishing Offices in the several rail
rnad stations has not vet besa taken
up, but it is expected that the Western
Union will YaeatA by January LIST, 1903
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10

special Correspondence o: Gazette and Journal.
Rehoboth, Julys. Like all the sum
mer resorts on the Atlantic coast, Re-
hoboth this year suffered from the cool
weather of June, and the season did
not really open uutil few days
previous to the Fourth. There were
few guests at the hotels, although most
OF the cottagers were here and settled
for the summer. All the trains on July
4th and the few days previous brought
many guests, and the incoming trains
on July 9th were crowded. The hotel
registers showed many guests, and the
proprietors were correspondingly happy.
At present Indications point to good
season and il tie weather is propi-
tious, it will compensate to a large ex-
tent for the low temperature in june.
The fact that Walter Burton and
George A. Rock are managing the
Hotel Henlopen and the Casino this
year would indicate that the former
house is to enjoy something Of its old
time popularity. Mr.. Burton was the
lessee of the Henlopen several years
ago, and brought the house up TO its
highest standard OF excellence. The
Casino was built three years ago, and
is a favorite headquarters for tho
thousands of excursionists Who come
down at intervals during the summer.
Under the present management, both
houses are certain to be we'll patron
lied during tho season of 1902
Among the Saturday arrivals were
half million or more mosquitoes
They arrived early in the evening, anC
went to work with the energy OF ;
Single Tax stump speaker. They at
tackled the occupants of the cottages
and hotels, and even went to the boarC
walk and the beach, where, as rule
they are not to be found to any extent
The cottages on the beach are usual!
we'll protected from these pests b,
screens, but even these did not dis
courage them in their efforts to get in
side, for the smaller ones appeared t
work their way through, while tn
larger variety remained outside anS
urged on the smaller ones in theil
bloody work. But there is one eonso
lation about the Rehoboth mosquito
they disappear as quickly as the.
come, and for the most part they ar
no worse here than at other resorts OF
the coast. None was in evidence Sun
day
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10
STRANGE BOAT BUILDING.
DInieuires whiri, Bes-t Constructors of
an IRlsnd Gran.

DInIeulues which Bes-t Constructors Of
an Inland Gran.
Philadelphia Record.
it is not often that steamboat is
built under such difficulties rs those
with which the makers Of the Saga
more have had to contend.
According to Marine Engineering
the material for this boat was gotten
out. worked and temporarily crested at
Wilmington, Del, after which it was
carefully marked, taken apart and
loaded on cars for shipment.
Great care had to be taken that no
piece should be SO large that when
loaded on the cars it would exceed the
dimensions, height or width, given by
the railroads, in order TO pass through
their tunnels. TO insure safety on this
point, wooden templates were made
showing the room allowed. One of
these templates Was erected at each
end of the car while loading, and care
taken that nothing should extend
above line dawn from one template
to the other.
The material for the steel hula
the snip carpenter woris, together with
tine necessary tools. for erecting and
riveting the vessel, filed Is cars and
weighed oysr 6se. 600 pounds. To in
sure delivery of all materials at one
time, the whole Is cars we're shipped
on one train; but, as il seemed 10 bet
| ter suit the convenience Of the rail
roads, they arrived in three lots oil
| five, seven and three cars respectively,
after a journey. in the shortest in
stance, of six days. As might be ex
| pected. the undesired hsppenei, anc
the ear containing the part wanted
| first, that is, the keel, arrived last.
As soon, however, as the first ship
ment arrived the Transporting of thf
material from the train to tha placs o
erection on the shore OF Lake George
| in the village Of Caldwell, began, ant
in three weeks all the heavy work o
construction Was finished.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10
4 vear.s voIune y sasIness.

The dividend and interest payments
Of July lst this year testify to the IN
precedented volume Of business in this
country at the present time and also TO
the comparative soundness of the con-
ditton Of business. There has been
speculation, but it has had wholesome
checks from time to time, so that the
boom feature Is not particularly promi-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10

More haste, less speed and
"hasten slowly" are proverbs born Of
experience that some things can t be
hurried without loss and waste. That
is specially true Of eating The rail-
way lunch habit, Five minutes for
refreshments, +" is a habit most disas-
trous 70 the health. You may hurry your
eating. You can't hurry your diges-
ton, and tue neglect 10 allow proper
time for this important function is the
beginning Of sorroWs TO many a busy
man. When the tongue is foul, the
head aches, when there are sour or
bitter rIsings, undue fitness after
eating, hot hushes, irritability, nervous
ness, irFesolutio1, cold extremities,
and other annoying symptoms, be sure
the stomach agd organs OF digestion
and nutrition harc .'broksn down. /"
Nothing will re-establish them in
active healthy operation SO quickly as
DR.. Piercs's Golden Medical Dis
eoTery. Ii strengthens the stomach,
nourishss the nerves, purities the blood,
aHa builds up the body. Ii is strictly
Temperance medicine containing no
alcohol or other iAtokicant.
Givea away. Dr. Pisrce's great work,
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
| Adviser is sent free on receipt OF
stamps to pay expense Of mailing only.
! Send 81 one-eent stamps for the paper
covered book, or u stamps Cor cloth
| binding, TO DR.. K. v. Pierce, Buffalo,
\. Y.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10

Five telegraph linemen were killed
by lightning at OGerman, Ga, Mon
day.
Annie Sledd, aged 20 was kiIIad by
lightning in Powhatan county, Virginia,
Monday.
Roger Elliott Of Nieetown, Pa, com
mitted suicide Monday by shooting at
Atlantic City.
The statement of the British Board
of Trade for June shows decreases of
e1, 045, 700 in imports and 81, 192, 600 IN
exports.
Benjamin S, Totten, former sheriff
of Middlesex county, \. j., died at his
home at Middlebush, on Sunday, aged
% years.
Failing Monday from the scaifold
of a church being built in Reading,
Edward Tsebeicker and John Gingrich
were killed.
The cholera record at Manila on
Sunday was 80 new cases and 80 deaths.
In the provinces there were AGO new
cases and 335 deaths.
At Arlington, Mass, Mrs. Mary S.
| Knowlton, aged 70, mother of former
/ States Attorney General hnowiton, was
/ killed Monday in q runaway accident.
Twenty negroes were injured by the
/ falling OF the veransa Of Emanuel
| Church, at Charleston, S. C., on Sun
| day, during the funeral of culorsd
| preacher.
4 The Secretary of the Navy Monday,
| after consultation with MS bureau
/ chiefs gave orders that 6he of the
battleships authorized at the last ses-
| sion Of Congress be constructed st the
| Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Julius Lshmann, ex-member of the
St. Louis House Of Delegates, recently
convicted Of perjury in connection with
the franchise bribery cases, was sem
fenced Nonday 10 two years i'm
prisonment. An appeal was taken.
Carl Won Boeckmann shot and killed
his wife, fatally wounded O. u. Fare
we'll, friend of his family, and then
sent a bullet through his own head at
tho bone Of Mrs. Won Roeckmaln, in
New York, Monday. Both men are
fatally injured.
An order has been issued By this
Treasury officials extending TO Chieagc
the privileges now enjoyed by New
York commercial interests of per
hitting the deposit of funds in tbs
Sub-Trsasury there for payment il
New Orleans on Geographic notice o.
such deposits. The object is TO facili
tate transactions in cotton operations
Judge Hook, in the United State
Court at Kansas City, in handing dowr
an opinion Monday in a suit brough
J by the Chicago Board Of Trade agains
the Christie Grain and Stock Go. o
Kansas City TO prevent the use of tn
Chicago Boards quotations, he'll
! against the bucketshops on nlinos
, every point Judge Hook grants tn
Temporary iniunetion. Ghristie's az
torneys announced that supersedea
bond would be given, which woul
{ operate TO stay the execution of tn
decree pending an appeal. fhe deeisioi
r also enjoins the Western Union Tele
] graph Co. and the Postal Co froE
furnishing the Chicago Boards quota
tioas to the Christie company.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10

Bridgston. n. j., July ga party
consisting Of Capt. Thomas Simpkins,
Capt. Frank Cobb and others from
Cedaryiile left Sunday night on the
schooner Meekin for the Delaware Bay
TO raise the schooner which eapsized
of Fortescue in a squall last Thursday
night. The boat lies in the same posi- (.
tion, the anchor holding her there. No
tidings of the crew have been obtained,
but it was reported here yesterday thai
they were picked up and taken t
Baltimore. The boats name IS MaggI
Myers. She had been to Maurice River
Cove gith load of Chesapeake Bay
oyster shells and was returning light.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10
PRISONERS ON 4 SANDBAR.
Party of twenty-five spend Night OF gerror
in a Saptha Launch

E9fIy OF lWenht"hNft Ef,ffu1 OA bEEIBF
in a Saptha LRuneh-
Atlantic City, July 7.-Aground in
a naphtha launch so far from shore
that their cries for help and the wall
of the boats whistle were Of no avail.
party OF % young men and women,
guests ut the Coleman House, spent a
Wild night on the Atlantic Ocean last
night. They started out a little after
s O'Clock in the launch Julia G, from
Ventnor They got back to tho hotel
at 8 O'Clock this morning, sad and
sorry looking little company, but
mighty glad TO be safe on dry land
again. They had passed night of
real terror, beside which some Of the
sea tales Of fiction are mere stage
scenes.
The party was composed Of Miss
Nellie Waterman, Mrs. ii. j. Brown,
Mrs. J. L. Neill, Miss Margaret Shetz
and Miss McHenry of Philadelphia;
Miss Charlotte Mackay Of Dover; Mrs.
William Coon of Washington, Miss
Marietta Fisher and Miss Ruth Bromm
OF New York City, Miss Nora Coleman,
and George L. Coleman, Jr., and
Harry Ripple, of Atlantic City; II. L.
Brown and j. L. Neill of Philadelphia;
c. W. TeuEyck of Albany, Oscar
ArIitz of Philadelphia and Edward
Hennis Of the same city, II. I. Smith
Of Washington, Joseph M. Aaron Of
Baltimore and II. I. Davidson Of
Washington.
They had not gone more than half a
mile from Ventnor in the direction Of
Ocean City when the boat ran aground
| on a bar. The occupants we're thrown
violently against each other and the
| little launch settled in the sand, stand
| ing almost on beam ends. The % ship
| wrecked ones were huddled together in
| the stern. The position Of the boat
| prevented their lying down, and il they
could have done 80 they would have
had no rest. They were too frightened.
/ They blew the whistle and shouted in
vain to the lights on shore, but every
effort was useless. Then some Of the
4 women in the party became hysterical,
and the men, scared themselves, tried
to comfort them. Meanwhile the waves
| we're rocking the boat but the water
was not deep enough TO float il.
Nothing was to be done but wait az
| patiently as they could for morning.
| Every hour seemed day.
When day did come at last one of the
men swan 70 the shore and sent out
boats 20 the rescue of the others of the
party. They looked like they had been
out month when they got back to the
hotel. and they have for the most part
silent today.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10

special Correspondents Of Gazette and Jurnoal.
Delmar, July s. The Rev. L. A.
Bennett, pastor of the Delmsr Metho-
dist Protestant Church, who has been
seriously i'll for some time with com
plication of diseases. is now suffering
from smallpox. 1t is not known how
he contracted smallpox, as he had been
confined % the house long time be-
fore it was known that he had that
disease.
Nathaniel Hitchens, aged s0years,
died Saturday night. He was hotel
proprietor for many years, but of Late
had devoted his time to market gar
dening. His wife and four sons survive
him
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10
Gordnn-slark wedding.

Miss Prudence II. Gordon, daughter
of II. G. Gordon, formerly If this city,
and Clinton Stark were married Mon
day evening. June Both, at the Gordon
residence, in East Orange, N. J. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
DE-. James 7. Dickinson. pastor of the
North Orange Baptist Chursh, assisted
by the Rev. William II. Stark. formerly
Of Brooklyn. Henry Stack was the hest
man, and Miss Gertrude Gordon was
the maid of honor. Among those pres
emit from this city were Mr.. and Mrs.
Stilman A. Hodgman, Miss Addie Hodg-
man and Mr.. and Mrs u. III. Alexan-
der. Mr.. and Mrs. Stark will make
their home &c Wilton. Conn.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10
Kin.a Pur,uinr a Queen Bee.

Sharon Hill, Pa, July a-Phiiip
Gotshall, a well-known retired mer-
chant of this place, was struck yesser-
day afternoon by an accommodation
train on tho p, W. & B. railroad.
Death was instantaneous. Mr.. GotshalI
took great interest in poultry aad beo
raising, and at the time Of the accident
Was in pursuit of queen bee which
had broken out of its hive. He was
born in Germany 81 years ago and is
survived By IL children ana g number
of grandchildren, nearly all Of whom
reside in Darby.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10
Pror. nrannInr.. sncressor.

Edward Lawrence Smith has been
elected Instructor in modern languages
at Delaware College, TO succeed Prot
Eugene ". Manning. Mr.. Smith was
graduated from Delaware College in
1886, with the degree of 4. B. He
spent the two succeeding years at Della
ware as 4 post graduate stuaent in
modern languages. He then was elected
a university scholar in romance phil
ology at Columbia University, New
York City, and given the degree of A.
II. at Delaware College in June, 1899.
He next was elected fellow in romance
philology at Columbus University, after
which he registered as a student at
L'Universite de Paris, in Paris, study
ing in the Sorbonne College de France
and Ecole de Hautes Etudes under MN.
CASTOR Paris Paul Meyer, Morel.
Fatio and other specialists. Last year
Ar. Smith was instructor in German.
French and Spanish at the Brooklyn
Polyteehnic Institute. Besides, he was
o post graduate student at Columbia
University in romance languages.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10
10 PresIdent ana bad. Psrtx.

The Fourth Of July address by Presi-
dfnt Roosevelt at Pittsburg indicates
atat the President is rapidly drifting
shay from his Party-that is. if the
stntiment Of the Republican party is
correctly represented by the record Of
the large Republican majority Of the
present Congress.
In the course Of his speech President
RoossssIt declared distinctly and I'M
equivocaIiy in favor Of Cuban reei-
prucity. Is viii come, be declared
emphatieally, ''just as sure as fate. Z"
n But the Republiean Congress, at the
pehest Of the beet sugar interests,
fefused point blank to pass any kind
II measure OF CUBAN reciprocity.
INT Roosevelt declared himself
Of legislation 70 curb the
d rigid enforcement Of the
avs against combinations in
pf trade.
Republican Congress showed
- firm friend and protector of
the trusts throughout its recent session.
President Roosevelt strongly init
kzted chat his hope OF the ultimate
tuition of the Philippines problem was
Ang the Lines followed in the case Of
% The Republican Congress, on
CONTRARY, has plainly showed it
shtion to retain the Philippines
colonial possession.
Thusthe President and his party in
Congress are drifting further anc
further apart. What will be their peIa
tive positions when the national politi
cal campaign Of 1904 is at handg