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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
WATERBURY BURNED
Business Portion Of the Town
Nearly Destroyed.
LOSS MAY REACH TWO MILLIONS.
Fire Fighters From Many COnnecti-
cut Towns Give Assistance, but
Are Unable to Check Flames
For Many Hours.

WATERBURY,, Conn, Feb. 3.-The
most disastrous fire in the history Of
Waterbury broke out in the heart Of
the city shortly before G.3O o'clock last
evening. A largt section of the busi-
ness part Of the city has been wiped
out. Tie fire originated in the uphol-
stery department on the third floor Of
the store of the Keid & Hughes Dry
Goods company at l0S-1l2 Bank street,
and that store as well as many adjoin-
ing buildings are smoldering cinders.
Insurance men estimate that the
property damage done WIZ be $1,000
We, and that figure may be exceeded
The origin Of the conhagration is not
known. The fire was not discovered till
1t had gained tremendous headway. At
O:15 p. IN. a. l.. Lyall and Il. T. Crook
er and A. X. Burnham were IN the
store. When they left, there was no
smoke nor smell OF smoke on the main
floor.
Fifteen minutes later flames were
seen to burst with great force from the
windows Of the third floor aud almost
simultaneously from the basement. Be-
fore anybody could ring in an alarm
the whole interior of the building was
mass Of flames.
When the fire department reached
the scene, flames were issuing from
every window of the building, and 1t
was evident that the structure was
doomed, and the entire business Sec
tion of the city was imperiled.
The fire started in a driZzling rain,
with a rapidly rising wind, and with
the increasing cold the rain turned to
snow. The wind was at first shifting,
but ii settled toward the east and car
ried destruction with it. The first build
ing to catch from the Reid Il Hughes
company store was tall structure to
the rear and westward occupied by the
Salvation Army barracks and IL Turk
ISL bath. A moment or two later the
flames leaped back to the eastward
across Bank street and wiped out the
Ryan & Fitzgerald block, Cannon &
Webster's drug store, Davis cigar
store and the store Of J. B. Mullings Il
Sons. They burned rapidly through to
South Main street, jumped across that
street, shriveling the buildings like pa
per. At the same time the flames
caught the Masonic temple and travel
ed from the Salvation Army building
to tho rear of the Franklin House, on
Grand street, and the entire block. CON
sistng Of seven or eight handsome five
story buildings, with thirty tenements
ana the large and commodious head
quarters of the Waterbury American,
was soon in ruins.
Shortly after midnight the fire,
which had seemed to be nearly under
control, had attacked buildings on the
south side of Bank street and again
ragged furiously.
Two deaths are said to have been
caused by the fire. Help arrived from
Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport,
To.Yington and Naugatuck. but the
combined efforts of all the fire fighters
seemed to be unable to subdue the
flames until they failed for want Of
fuel. Finally at 2:3O a. III. the progress
of the fire was checked and the danger
OF it's further spread averted.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03

Shenandoah. Pa, Feb. q
Albert Kelley, OF this city was seri-
ously burned at the Shenandoah
Powder Works last night, and the
mill barely escaped being blown
up. Kelly went into the store
house with closed lantern. Com
Ing out, he raised the globe to ex-
tinguisll the light and u spark flew
on his clothing.
His clothing was filled with
powder dust, and he was in an in
stant a mass of flames. He ran
into the open air crying for help,
and two workman threw him into
the snow and extiAeuishcd the fire
1t is feared he cannot recover.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
NO HAR M0NY
WITH ADDICKS.

From Philadelphia Iecorl.
Wilmington, Del, Feb. 2.-Chair'
man Charchman, Of the "Regular'
Republican State Committee, has as
yet sent no reply to the Addicks
Committee who forwarded him Il
proposal for harmony. DUPONT men
declare that it would make no differ
ence if the proposed was not acted
upon at all, as it will be rejected be-
cause of the fixing of tho apportion-
ment and for other reasons
Collector of the Port Robert G.
Houston. leading Sussex County men,
Der Of the committee, considers that
the only plan is the same arrange
mcnl that has proved successful in
the last two campaigns. Some of the
leaders, however, say twill be doubt
full if Mr.. Addicks will agree TO such
Il plan. Under the proposed joint con-
venton the probabilities would be
that the Addicks men could control
the convention and nominate its
ticket. whereas. under the plan fol-
lowed during the last two campaigns
the "Rcgular' Republicans would
get their share OF the offices.
The Democrats will soon lose con-
troll of the Trustees OF. the Poor, be-
cause of the expiration. of the terms
of several members, and the Levy
Court will select Republicans in their
place. To succeed Joseph =. Chandler
Charles Groome. of Newport, is men
toned. while Robert d. Kemp or
Robert G. Frame are spoken of to fol-
low John W. Lawson. S. Atwood
Stewart f. l.. Wilson and James NJ.
Wise, of New Castle are talked about
as the Successor Of James b. Toman,
while either Johns Stuckertof Zach
arah Harris may take the place Of
Richard Cam.
For Superintendent Of the Aims
housecN-StperintendcntGrovcs,F Frank
Ball. B. Frank Blackburn and John
Whann are being considered.
In the New Castle Hundred Legis-
latiyc district the term of Senator
McFarlin expires. Former Sheriff
John Taylor and James II Challenger
are spoken of for the nomination,
while Charles W. pancost is also be-
ing urged.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
Tire Feast OF Puriijca,lon,

The Feast Of the Purilicatlon was
celebrated in all the Roman Catholic
churches throughout the city yestcr-
day.
The candles to be used on the alta rs
and in the homes of the { atholics
where shrines are kept were blessed.
Candlcmas day was celebrated accord
ing to the rites Of the church, and
to-day the faithful will go to their
respective churches to have their
throals blessed in honor of the feast
Of st. Blaze. who is Known as the
saint who removed a fish bone from
the throat of an unfortunate lad who
was choking to death. AT st. Peters
Church Bishop Monaghan was pres
ent and blessed the candles. lie
also delivered sermon en- the feast
of the day and the mysteries attend
inc the publication.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
German Meat Rules Delayed.

BERLIN. Feb. 3.-The long delay Of
the bundesrath in Issuing the regua-
tions administering the meat law ap.
pears to be due to the complexities Of
classifying ment products and the diff.
Guilty of drawing provisions which
shall be measurably acceptable. Six
full drafts of the meat law have been
worked out since october. 1900, when
the paragraphs excluding sausages
and canned goods were doereed In op'
Grafton. 1t is understood that the
bundesrath intends now to enforce
paragraph 2l, which forbids the I'M
pOrtation Of meats preserved with
borax or other chemicals considered
injurious to health and which excludes
meat products that are aTtlficially col
ored. A decree embodying the fore.
going is believed to be in course OF
preparation. The enforcement Of the
rest of the statute will be reserved for
subsequent action.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03

YOKOHAMA, Feb, 3.-Four officers
and seyVn men of the detachment OF
2lU Jananese infantry previously re.
ported to have been frozen to death,
with the exception Of one man. Oh
the northern end Of Hondo island have
been found in various stages Of eX.
halstiou. Forty corpses have also been
found. Major Kamaguchl was dlscov'
cred alive, but frozen TO the ground
by the blankets his men had thrown
over him, Three living and seven
dead soldiers We're found lying near
Major Kamaguchi. The search for tho
lost men is impeded by snowsorms.
and scant hope Of finding further sur.
yiyors is entertained.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03

The new Trinity Episcopal choir,
which sang at the chdrch for the
frs time yesterday made favorable
impressions. The music was not only
excellent in quality, but devotional
in nature. AT the morning service
the pro. ram included TIE Deum IN
Il nut by Sir John Steiner and Saint
Saen's anthem, Angel Bands in
SOUNDS Sweet Sounding in addition
to the regular hymns o' the service,
In the evening Tours Masni'icatan
Name Dimittis in +, and the anthem
"'Ihc Day is Past aud Over were
sung.
The choir is composed as follows:
Sopranos -- Misses Katharine u. Gar.
ret. Mary H. Cause, Grace Answorth
and Mrs. H. Ashton Henry: altos -
Misses Mabel Winner, Ethel Rogers,
Mary L Bonner, and Maud s. Grier;
teuors Newman Davis. W. Il.
Walters and Richard Smith: bassos -
Harry a. We'll, Leland p. Ilarring-
ton and John W. Vandrrsloot: boys,
Clifford Sawdon, lIarmer Rile, George
Spear, Irwin Buckley, Fred Wyatt,
Congor Mcintyre, Frank McKaig.
John Hamilton, Beverly Cause, ia.
cob Smith, Stewart Wilson, Howard
Rourke, Ralph Light, WILDER Brown
and Ray Philips. I. Leslie Ca1pen.
ter, Mus. B., is tho choirmaster and
oroanist r. d. Hammond is the
chorprcctor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
PERSONAL
MENTION.
Interesting Paragraphs
About Visitors and
Home Entertain
ments.
MMERMAN--J AC X SON.

One of the prettlcst weddings Of
the season will take place at 10 clock
this afternoon at St. James p. .E
Church, Twenty-sccond and Walnut
streets, Philadelphia, when Miss
Ethel II. Jackson and J. Fred Zim.
norman. Jr, will be married by Rev.
DR.. Richardson.
Miss Jackson is well known to Phil
adeIphians as the talented young ac'
treSs who created The role OF Miss
Bob White in Willard Sp.nccr's op-
eret,a Of that name and Mr.. Zim-
mc.man who has for some years been
the business manager Of the CHEST
nut Street Theatre. He Is the e!i-
est son of J. Fred Zimmerman, .!
the firm Of Nixon and Zimmerman,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA large
party of public men, among whom will
be Several senators and Representa-
tiyes Brown Of Wisconsin, McAndrews
Of Illinois. Sheldon Of Michigan. Curtis
Of Kansas, Marshall of North Dakota,
Stephens Of Texas and Tongue OF Ore.
gon and Commissioner Of Indian At
fairs Jones, will leave here in special
cars Wednesday morning for Carlisle,
Pa, to attend the twenty-third ami
yersary and fourteenth graduating ex-
ercisps of the Carlisle Indian Industri-
al institute. The party will be the
guests of Lieutenant Colonel Il, II.
Pratt, L. s. A., the superintendent,
and, with large representations from
other cities, will participate in the GER
emonies at the institution Wednesday
and Thursday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
The PEACH
BASKET.

Shall the / peach basket be the
peach carrier, is Il question that now
engages the minds Of the fruit grow
ers of the Peninsula.
At 1'ridgeyille on Saturday seven
hundred farmers Of Delaware and
Eastern shore Maryland, met to dis
ctss the peach basket question. The
railroad companies are trying to do
away with shelving peach cars and to
force the farmer to Ship in car
ricrS
COMMISSIONER at Providence
Scranton. Boston and Albany refuse
Delaware peaches put up in carriers,
as was shown by letters read at this
meeting.
4 delegation will 90 to bower, Feb
ruary 6 and consult with the Penn
syIyania Railroad company, and if the
company refuses to sheIve cars so
fruit can he shipped in basket, far
merS will put ont their orchards next
fall and grow peas and tomatoes in
stead.
As there would be no sale for them
in carriers. there will be no more
peaches grown here. The railroad
depends on the peach crop and it will
he the heaviest loser if it refuses to
Shclyc cars this year. The crop 50
far never looked better.
Collector Of Port Houston in speak
ing of the proposed change says he
does not think it will work. 1t costs
the railroad company considerable to
equip the cars with shelves The best
way to adjust the matter is to place
covers on the baskets In this way
no shelving will be required and the
baskets can be placed Oh top of each
other
The proposed carrier costs to much
money and the peaches cannot be dis
played. Neither is the proposed car
rier as handy in the market.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
FIRM
FOUNDATION.
Nothing Can Undermine
it in Wilmington.

People are sometimes slow to rec.
ognize true merit and they cannot
be blamed for so many in the past
have been humbugged The expert
ence Of hundreds Of Wilmington
residents expressed publicly through
news papers and other sources places
Doan's Kidney Pills on firm foun.
dation.
Mrs. Philip Riley No. 1903 North
Orange street, says; was inter.
viewed sometime in the summer OF
1897 by d gentleman who asked me
for my experience with and opinions
of Doan's Kidney Pills. Previous to
obtaining them at Danforth's phar-
macy suffered dreadfully from pains
across my back. | dreaded even to
stoop, S, that the results obtained
from using Doan's Kidney Pills |
know how to appreciate. One and il
half boxes cured me. am not the
only one in our family who has used
Doan's Kidney Pills and received
marked benefit. Both my husband
and my mother have taken the prep.
aration and We can all join in emphat-
ically endorsing it. | told TIE inter-
viewer at the time what ] have just
stated and | can conscienLlously say
nv opinion about Doan's Kidney
Pills is unaltered. They are up to
representations y
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster Mibnrn o., Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name -Doan Sand
take no substitute.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
MCKINLEY
MEMORIAL.

At the home Of Herbert n Fell
on Saturday afternoon the Mckin-
ley Monument Association held an
important meeting. The contrlbu-
tions from the schools amounted to
over $500. The profits Of the cele-
bration at the Opera House amount
ed to SITS and there are still a mum
Der Of schools to be heard from, but
as they are outside the city the
amount received is not expected to
be large. The total amount to The
credit Of the fund is now Sl,822. &c.
and there is about $500 ia unpaid
subscriptions.
On motion OF Bishop Coleman the
following resolution was adopted:
"Resolved, That the hearty
thanks OF the community be tender.
ed the Board ol Education, the
school commissioners, the teachers
and pupils and the various schools
throughout the state; and to all
who in any wayo or manner cooper
ated with us in successfully carry
ing out plans lor an observance OF
Mckinley Day
The matter oil the kind OF me-
mortal 10 be selected was discussed
and there appeared to be a senti-
ment IN favor OF an arch gateway
for Brandywine Park. Park En-
gineer Theodore A. Lescn who was
recently elected a member Of the
association. was present and gave
some valuable information as to
how such gateway could be con-
structed. There has been no def
mite plan selected for the kind OF
memorial to be erected, but the
matter will be taken up later, wheu
1t is found how much 10 funds the
association can depend upon. The
memorial selected will be one
which will make the best show
ing for the amount of monev which
the Association has on hand when
the time for making selection ar
rlves.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
END OF THE BlDDLES
Autopsy and Inquest Hsld
Over Dead Brothers.
MRS. S0EFEL'S CONDITION SERIOUS.
Verdict Of Jury IL That One Came to
His Death bV His Own Hand and
the other was Lawfully
Shot by 0thsers.

BUTLER. Pa, Feb. 3.-The terrible
fate of the Biddes is still the sole top
ic of conversation here. All day yester.
day a curious throng of people, defy
ing the storm, hung about the Jail en-
trance in vain attempt to get in to
see the bodies of the dead murderers.
A great deal Of sympathy for the boys
was expressed on all sides. The jail
doors were closed all day. and no one
got in but the doctors who attended
the autopsy and the coroner's jury.
which organized at O'Clock in the
morning. Even the newspaper report
ers we're excluded from the inquest.
which was held in the Jail, and moth
ing concerning their deliberations
could be learned until late in the after
noon.
The testimony of all the officers con-
cerned In the capture was taken ex-
cept Rob Ray, the Butler policeman,
who is sick and abed. The testimony
Of DR.. r. B. Greer who wGs one OF
the doctors who attended the Biddles,
and of Sheriff Thomas r. Hoon was
also taken.
The verdict of the jury is that Ed
Bddle came to his death by revolver
shot fired from a - caliber revolver
by himself and that Jack Biddle met
his death from a sunshot wound IN.
hicted by the officers in discharge OF
their lawful duty.
The evidence secured by the autopsy
bears out the statements that the Bid
dies intended to XIII themselves rnther
than be taken alive and that Ed sue
ceeded in his attempt, while Jack fail
ed. though his life was forfeited.
At o'clock In the evening the bod
les Of the Biddles We're removed from
the jail to one of the Railways of the
sherifY's dwelling and the public was
given an opportunity Of looking at the
two notorious criminals, Hundreds
braved the worst blizzard of the year
to crafty their morbid curiosity. Late
at night a long line of people were
standing in front Of the door, the wind
DlUWluR uuOilt lutli tul anu INV oii'
ing snow stinging their faces like lei
ces waiting their turn, and notcea Bile
among the crowd were number OF
women.
Mrs. Soffers condition Is not cons!d-
cred favora Bile. The track of the bullet
wound in her breast runs close to the
pIeura, and the doctors are not yet able
to tell whether the helnOrrhace is caus-
ed by the wound or is attributable to
some other cause which has not yet
fully developed.
The bodies were sent to rittsburs
this morning.
Since the officers concerned in the
fight and capture Of the Biddles have
had time to cool off Il little there ap-
pears to be- disposition TO be fair to-
ward each other in the matter of the
distribution Of the prize money, and an
agreement to divide the $4,000 equally
among the four officers here. the drv-
er, !. A. Snyder, and the three Pitts
burg detectives has been practically
consented to by all of the men.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
WILMINGTON
\ WAS SELECTED.
The North American says:

lThe Norm American says:
William Reed McGill, the Wash
lngton man, whose romantic run.
away marriage last Thursday with
Miss Clara Norton, daughter OF
Congressman Norton, of Ohio,
eauSed sensation in the capital, is
: b native OF Philadelphia.
I His particular generation in the
McGill family seems to have. devcl-
pped tendency toward romant'c
marriages, His sister, now she
'Wite Of DR.. Douglass, Of IS South
Nineteenth street. eloped to WI.
mingtou about year and a half
ago with DR.. Douglass and was
married there. She was only 10
We: rs old at the time.
i rs. Douglass brother, "Willie'
Nc III. as he is called. started for
fhe delaware Gretna Green with
his .rIde-,to be, but, unlike his sis
Yer, h. never got there. Fate aud
b railroad conductor intervened,
7 1t was a late hour Last Thursday
when The fleeing palI arrived at the
station. Their. anxious inquiries
Tor the train 10 Wilmington aroused
The interest OF Que OF the conductors
hinted that he knew u better place
thau Wilmington and was quickly
kaken INTO the confidence Of the an
kious young people. AS result
khe trio set out across the river for
alexandria, Va, where the stat.
htes make it quite easy for lovers TO
abe wci. The license secured, it
vas not long before the marriage
\ Eeremony was performed and then
They Aid goodbye to their conduc.
Tor and returned across the river.
Young McGill has been in the
Philippines as private In the list
Regiment for the last two years.
/ He is now seeking commlssIcn
in the regular army. Mrs. VIM f.
McGill, the mother, is close rela.
live of Congressman Carruth. OF
Kentucky, and the family. alter
fhey removed from PhiIade phia,rc-
kently lived with bin IN Washing
ten. They now reside there regu.
larry. The father is engaged IN the
Importing business and has an ot'
fee in New York.
! AS boy in this city McGj'l
went to Chellenham Military Acad-
emy. Later he was sent to a
bchooi In England.
+ The Norton pareatal hearts have
hot yet melted to their romantlcally
Inclined daughter and her young
husband, but there is no trouble or
lhe McGill fami Y here.
John McGill, the grandfather OF
lie bridegroom, when seen ye,'er-
Y v at the family home, 2oS9 Spring
, rden street, had not heard OF the
-, rrlaee, but did not seem greatly
l / ,prised at the news,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
Latina M erlcan Unity.

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. Ell Pop.
ular, a daily, argues for Latin-Ameri-
can unity In order that the southern
nations Of the world may present n
strong and compact front to their great
neighb.r, the United States, which is
more powerful. If not more valiant,
than tile Latin-American nations and
may yet, under the pretext Of bestow-
ing the blessings of pence on these
countries. impose It's rule by force and
destroy I.atln-American liberties The
famous Monroe doctrine IS claimed to
be a means Of preserving the equilib-
rium between the United States and
Eurunn.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
Y. n. e. A. Gospel Meeting.

Thomas Z. Horpey Of Philadel-
phia, addressed the y. NJ G. A..
gospel meeting which was held in
The Grand Opera House Yesterday
afternoon.
(, Mr.. Horney began by saying that
he was in no way speaker, but
that he felt bound by the duty he
pwed Jesus Christ 10 come and say
D few words. After reading few
passages from the Scriptures he
told how at one time If not more
lhan one time, every man has fol-
lowed his own way OF thinking
hnd that bis false steps had led to
disaster and that God had be stow
cd on him the inquity Of his crimes.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
Death OF Thomas Tho n

Thomas Thorp who died On Sunday,
was in his send year. lie was one of
six brothers who lived to be over 70
years old.
Mr.. Thorp wasborn in Pennsylvania
and located IN our city some thirty
years ago. lIcwas well and favorably
known, and Il man highly respected
by all who knew HIM. He leaves Il
widow and nine children to mourn his
loss. three girls and six sons who are
all grown up. His funeral will take
place on Tuesday morning at IL
O'Clock. lnterment IN Riverview
cemetery.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03
Came When Dog Was Sick

Norristown, Pa, Feb. 2-Over
$500 worth Of sIlverware was stol-
en- from the Hotel Bridgeport last
night, the thief escaping by the
front door. The robbery was DIS
coved by Landlord Bucot early
this morning. 1t was thoug hi the
robber sneaked into the hotel early
In the evening.
Bucot's big dog, having followed
a sleigh INTO the country yesterday
fell i'll and was away. was 10
see after the welfare Of the dog
that Bucot arose carly to-day and
soon realized the result of his faith
full animals absence.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-03

WASHINGTON. Feb. g. The house
committee on coinage acted favorably
on the bill appropriating S2OO0UO for
establishing branch mint at Tacoma.
Wash The general purpose Of this
rev branch is to give added mint faril-
tiles for the gold and silver coming
from Alaska. Although votes were not
tsken OIL bills for other branch nints.
the prospects are that the establish.
ment of the one at Tacoma will oper-
ate against the establishment Of other
branches in that section Of the country.