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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
DOUBLE MURDER
IN DES MONIES
Hulda Peterson and Her Brother John,
N Aged 10 and II Years, RGSpsC-
lively, Killed Sunday.
WERE RETURNING FROM CHURCH
A Negro is Suspected of the
FiendiSh Crime.
PROBABLY INTENDED TO RAvISH GIRL

& Des Moines, Ia, April IA. While
returning from Highland Park Method
ist Church, on the northern outskirts
Aof this city, last evening, Hulda Peter
Son, 10 years of age, and John Peter
Bon, aged II, children of Peter j.
Peterson, a well -to-do dairyman, were
murdered by some unknown person,
ibelieved to be negro.
The boy, when found Mt midnight,
was alive, but died within 10 minutes
without being able to give description
of his assailant. When assaulted, the
children were returning from church,
where they had been attending the
service. The bodies were dis
ycovered on the roadside by farmer,
who heard the means of the lad. Tho
4heads of the children had been crushed,
PRESUMABLY with brick.
1.-The entire police force is working on
the case. 1t is believed the crime was
committed by a negro who intended to
rasish the girl, but was frightened
a8ay before he could carry out his
dasigns.
N FOUR TRAGEDIES IN DETROIT.
Detroit, Mich, April 14.-Joseph
Kolasinski of 247 Lovett street, who
WAS shot by Martin Nowakowski last
evening during quarrel in Nova
koFski's saloon, died today without
regaining consciousness.
kolasinski is the fourth person killed
mDetroit since last Wednesday night.
Mfs Carrie NJ. Jennett was murdered
last Wednesday night by Prof. j. NJ.
M1Iler, who is already serving life
sentence for the act. George II. Hey
weed was killed early Thursday morn
Ing and William Jones is under arrest
on suspicion, with much strong cir
clF stancial evidence against him. Last
m&ht Mathew Smith, a teamster, who
was lerked out of his wagon last Thurs
uA5Sby Joseph Scott, negro, died from
rne injuries he sustained. Scott is
under arrest.
FxNTLY NUMBERING SEVEN MURDERED.
81. Petersburg, Russia, April IA
Asdispatch from Kovno, capital OF the
gpyernment OF the same name, an
naunces that all the members of a
JeAyish family, numbering seven per.
sQ1lS, residing near that place, have
oeen slain by robbers, who beat out
THAR brains with axes.
tte murderers also burned the house
pcoupied by their victims.
SHOT FATHER IN THE HEAD.
menwood, Ia, April H. Earl Gar
nah shot and probably fatally wounded
hiAfather NJ. l.. Garman, last night,
iusing a quarrel over financial affairs,
Yopng Garman was endeayoring tC
seenre his fathers consent to bust
hess transaction, and, on being refused,
drew revolver and shot his father In
the head The elder Garman is owner
,and proprietor of the Glenwood mills.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
NEHEMIAH HARMON CONVICTED
OF MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE
Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Georgetown, April IL. The case of
Nehemiah Harman, colored, charged
with first degree murder in killing
William II. Mitchell, was called in
the Court of Oyer and Terminer yes
terday.
Court convened at 10 O'Clock, but
several hours previous people began to
arrive in town and crowd about the
Court House, endcayoring to gain ad-
mittance. The crush was SO great that
one or Two women tainted in the lower
hall of the Court House and several
had their clothing damaged.
An hour and u half we're consumed in
getting jury to try the case, nearly
every name of both the special and
petit jurors, "a in all, was called before
the jury as chosen. George Ray, Alfred
r. Layton, Frank Hatfield, William
Z. Green, John Il. Vandenburg, Frank
Futcher, John G. Green, George r.
Adams, Joshua w. Truitt, John T..
Dean, Enoch G. Truitt and ii. G..
Marvel we're finally selected.
Deputy Attorney General Robert IL.
Richards outlined the States case.
Lemuel II. Steele was the first wit
ness. lie said he worked in the woods
Harman came there and, after sharpen
ing his axe, went away. Later, Har-
man returned and he saw Harman, as
Mitchell's back was turned, strike
Mitchell with the axe, and it was
driven into Mitchell's breast Then
Harman drew the axe from the man Is
breast, and started to run. The wit
ness took the axe from Hartman. Mitchell
walked short distance after being
cut, and said as he fell g ! am cut and
going to die. y Harman said: "Die,
- you. Harman then was short dis
tance from Mitchell Mitchell was
then put into carriage and brought to
Georgetown.
Peter r. Warrington said he saw
Harman and Mitchell fight, and saw
Harman drive the axe into Mitchell's
breast. The witness had heard Mitchell
tell Harman not to come to the spot
where Mitchell was working; if he did,
Mitchell would knock Hartman down.
The morning session closed with
Warrington still on the stand.
At the afternoon session George Will
son also told the story of the quarrel
and the fatal blow, his testimony being
largely corroborative of Warrington s..
Drs. Wales, Chapman and Jones testi-
fed to the character of Mitchell's Is
wound, and said that it was the cause
Of his death.
Georgetown, April 12.-The jury in the
case of Nehemiah Harmon. colored charged
with killing William II. Mitchell, brought
in a verdict at 10.30 O'Clock last night OF
murder in the first degree. The jurors had
been out since $40 O'Clock yesterday after.
noon. AbDut 1ttO Dnt1snna wpra in thp court
room when the verdict was announced.
Robert @. White of counsel for the de.
fence Immediately moved for new trial
He will file the reasons next Monday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
IN GENERAL.

John Whitehead, head of the White
head torpedo factor at Fiume, Hun
gary, is dead.
Mrs. Marian Roosevelt wife of Robert
Roosevelt of New York and an aunt OF
President Roosevelt, died at Atlantic
City Thursday.
man, who probably was murdered, was
found along the railroad at Howell
Vile, Pa, Thursday
President Draper of the University
of Illinois, who was severely injured
in runaway accidantSunday week, has
suffered amputation of his right leg
above the knee. His left leg, which
was broken, is doing we'll.
A monument to Gen. Polk, the Con.
federate general, was unveiled Thurs
day on Lost Mountain, - miles from
Atlanta. on the spot where the general
was struck by Federal shell June
14th, 1864.
Mrs. William Brady and her 6-years
old daughter were run down by train
at Mahatfey Pa, Thursday, and in
stantly killed, ANA a baby that the
mother was carrying had lis arms cut
off by the wheels.
The New Jersey Court of Pardons
Thursday paroled u number Of prisoners
under sentence in the State prison
Among those given their liberty was
II. Leroy AppleSate, u former Trenton
lawyer, who was sentenced to 10 years
for forgery.
A freight train on the Boston S
Maine railrond ran into I'm open switch
at Waylsnd, Mass, Thursday, and the
engineer, Fred Judkins, and Brake
man William Switzerland, both OF
Somerville, were killed, and Fireman
Charles McNear OF Boston was badly
injured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
SCHOOL BOARD MONEY.
Indications Point to "A Deficit on tho First
Oi Next July.


Oi Next July.
From present indications, the Board
of Education will have deficit Of
about $4,000 the first of next July.
Prior to receiving the last monthly
appropriation from City Council, which
amounts to S14, l44.3l, there was a
balance in the current expense fund OF
about 5000, but as nearly all of the
monthly appropriation will be required
to pay teachers, ianitors and officers,
there will not be very large balance
left, after other bills are paid.
President Shortlidge has feared for
some time that there would he deficit,
as there had been an increase in the
running expenses, resulting from the
employment of additional teachers, &c. f,
and at nearly every meeting for the
past few months, has cautioned the
members to practice economy. He has
pointed out the conditions and re-
quested the members not to make
requisition for furniture and other
articles for the schools, except where
such requisition could not be avoided,
and it is believed majority of the
members have heeded this advice, but
from now on even more economical
methods must be employed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
Eight-years-oldE Ellen Haley Was Trying to
Light "a Fire with Coal oil.

Ellen Haley, the s-years- daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Haley of near
Mt. Cuba, was burned to death on
Saturday. While her parents we're
away, she started to light the fire to
prepare some food for herself and the
other children. 10 hasten the fire she
used coal oil, and the explosion of that
liquid threw fir upon the girl. Her
clothing was ignited and she was badly
burned about the breast.
Her screams brought the hired boy
to the rescue. He relieved her as much
as he could, making her comfortable on
q lounge, and then ran to Nit Cuba,
about half II mile and secured Mrs.
Edler of that place, to care for the
injured girl. Later she was put in u
vehicle to be brought to hospital
here, but died on the way to town. She
was conscious up to the time of her
death,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
BRITISH FINANCES.
Midget Submitted Monday by Chancellor
VA 'of ENcheuuer,

ifnfget Submitted Monday by Chancellor
l 'of Exchequer.
London, Eng, April II. The state
bent showing the revenue and eXpendi-
ure. presented in the House of Com
ioais today by the Chancellor of the
bxchequer, Sir Michael Hicks Beach,
when opening the budget, showed
Iotal ordinary expenditure for l902-03
,stinnhted Mt G129, l59, 900, with war
lharses amounting to f45, 450, COO,
naklng grand total of Eta, COO, GOO,
fhich is E12, 993, 600 below the total
aor 1901 %. ..-
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
hstilnated the total deficit for the
kresent year at 1876, S24 600 To the
eiicitsnust be added El6,000, 600 to
|;l7, ,000, COO extra war expenditures.
4rhe income tax is increased penny in
2he pound sterling.
He Estimated the revenue for this
ear, ON the basis of the present taxa
ion, at EAT, 1S5, COO, not including the
oet of gratuities at the end OF the
farsYthe transportation of troops home,
d. W
The chancellor of the Exchequer said
% hnd Entertained hopes of a happy
e5ult from the conference in South
,frica but he had put them aside.
reparations for the continnance of the
bar were the hest guarantee of peace.
tFpRTHRR coMMuNICATIoN EXPECTED.
London, Eng, April ii. Replying
nthe House of Commons today to the
iberal leader, Sir Henry Campbell
Hapnerman, who asked whether any
Nrn1s Of peace had been suggested by
HE Boer leaders in South Africa, the
soesrnfnent leader, A. j. Balfour, said
wae Impossible at present to say
Plore than that message had been re-
IeiFod saturday from the Boer leaders
vlrough Lord Kitchener, and that "a
nply had been sent TO them. Further
lommunication was expected.
r BASIS FOR PEACE SETTLEMENT.
London, Eng, April IA. 1t is said
hat the Communication of the Boer
.aders 70 Lord Kitchener amounted
little more than request for uor-
iission to use the cable in consulting
tr, Kruger and the Boer delegates in
iurope regarding basis for a peace
attlenaent,
nhetejs q distinctly hopeful feeling
official quarters.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17

Ralph Edward Brock, II graduate from
tho Howard High School in the class
of 1900, has been appointed Forester at
Mount Alto, Pa, II State reservation.
Gov. Stone named him at the suggestion
Of Forestry Commissioner Joseph 4.
the late Rev. John Brock, formerly
pastor Of Bethel 4. NJ. F. Church,
this city, and presiding elder of the
Philadelphia district. and is q young
man of promising ability. He resides
in West Chester at the present time.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
Death of John Armstrong.

Speclhl Corfesponaehceo OF NlAGeUe ana Journal
Smyrna, April 12.-John Armstrong died
at the Smyrna House yesterday afternoon,
aged "a years. About year ago he began
to fail in health, and the physicians We're
rs he was suffering from cancer. He went
to Philadelphia, and several operations were
performed with the hope that he could he
cured but all without success. week ago
he came here to spend his few reInaining
hotel men in the Peninsula. He was as
sociatcd with Ezekiel Sparks. and for ~
years they were proprietors of hotels at Mid
dletown, Smyrna. Chestertown and Elkton.
MIR. Armstrong was q bachelor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
GUILTY OF MURDEROUS ASSAULT.

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
Georgetown, April 12-ln the Court of
General Sessions yesterday Jesse Cook was
convicted of murderously assnulting Daniel
Douglass, and sentenced 10 three years
imprisonment, one hour in the pilory and
to pay fine of $500. Deputy Attorney
General Richards conducted the prosecution,
and Robert c. White and james Marsh were
counsel for the prisoner. Cook and Doug
lass are colored.
The assault was committed at Milford
last Thanksgiving night. while the couple
were returning home from a cnkewalk in
Armory Hall. Cook shot Douglass in the
left breast, inficting slight wound.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17

Congressman Ball has succeeded in
having tho Postoiice Department at
Washington issue an order directing
that the rural free mail delivery SER
vice in New Castle county begin opera
tions on the first of next July. Seven
routes have been laid out in the county
and about all of the preliminary work
has been arranged under the direction
of DR.. Ball and Special Agent Smith,
who came here at the solicitation of
the doctor,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
ALMOST GHOKED TO DEATH.
Cracker Got Caught in Boys Throat and
Gave Trouble.

Cracker Got Caught in a Boys Throat and
Gave Trouble.
Harry Smith, boy employed as a
packer at the y. a. j. Lang Co. Is
Eaking establishment, Fifth and French
streets, nearly choked to death Monday
morning about9 8 o'clock while at work.
lie had started to eat Trenton
cracker, when piece got lodged in his
throat; he took drink of water, but
the cracker would not slip down. DIR.
II. G. Buckmaster was sent for, but
before he reached the hoy the latter
was out of danger. A few minutes
later he was able to walk and went
home for the remainder of the day.
One of the foremen, who has charge
of the boy, said he thought he was
going to die. 1t was necessary to put
the lad through a series of contortions
to get relief.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
"SUNBONNETS" A SUCCESS.


Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
Clayton, April 12.-1'hc two-act drama.
"Sunbonnets, given in st. Joseph's School
building, last night, under the auspices of
the ST. Paul's M. e.. Church Epworth
League, was decided success.
There were II characters in the play and
each was well taken by the following: Miss
Evelyn Meredith, Mrs. Ina Dickerson, Mrs.
Ella Montague, Misses Elsie Allen, Marion
Smith, Lulu Severson, Edna Sivel, Clara
Hawkins, Flore Allen, Virginia Baynard,
Ncttie Chambers. The audience was well
plensed. Harry FAIRIES of Smyrna sang two
of the latest songs with cncores, in pleas
ing manner with Mrs. Frank Reynolds as
piano accompgnist. Watkins Orchestra of
SnYrna, furnished delghtinl music.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
HOLLAND WAREHOUSE BURNED.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Milford, April 12.-Fire was discovered at
O'Clock. this morning, in the old Holland
warehouse, corner Of Mispillion avenue
and Franklin street, owned by Mrs. Eliza
beth Carlisle. The brilliant blaze and the
The building wis consumed, together with
its contents, including n valuable sturgeon
fishing outfit, which belonged TO V. NJ. D.
Harrington.
The tiremen prevented the flames spread
ing to adjacent property.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
SUIT FOR SUPPLIES.
Brought by New York Firm Against Della
ware General Electric Railway Co.


ware General Electric Railway Co.
Hofecker & Holfecker, representing
Fox Brothers d Go. of New York,
dealers in railway supplies, Friday
entered suit in the Superior Court
against the Delaware General Electric
Railway Co. of Kent county. The debt
is less than So, COO, and portion of it
is said to have been guaranteed by per-
sonal endorsement of officials of the
company. Now the corporation mas
sought to terminate its existence by
dissolution. Under the general in
corporation law, company is liable
for its Indebtedness for three years
after the corporation is dissolved. The
company was organized by Leo Bel
mont and other Philadelphians and
passed into the hands OF friends of
j. Edward Addicks
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17

II. V. Massey has been appointed super
visor of Division No. ., to succeed Gamble
Latrobe, who hRs been appointed TO the
position of assistant engineer of the Della
ware division. Mr. Massey formerly was a
supervisor and was connocted with the
Monongahcla division of the Pennsylvania
railroad. He came to this city Monday
morning for the purpose CT assuming
chsG9as 81 his Eaatias,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
DR0NNED IN THE DELAWARE.

Salem, N. j., April IA. Joseph
eters, 3 member of the company of
nited States artillery stationed at
Delaware, was drowned early this
lining in the Delaware Bay below
fMouth of Salem Creek.
l27eters and number of other
Vljers from the fort had been in this
i}4nd were returning in launch.
st9f4 vas thrown overheard by the
tchi49p pf the boat, due to the high
as. Rfiyate Smith made an un-
ccessfdl lIAttempt to rescue him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
OLD SEXTON RESIGNS. ,

For IS years, Thomas Hallam has been
sexton OF Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church. He was its sexton when the church
was at the northeast corner of Fifth and
King streets, and has continued its sexton
ever since it's locating at Delaware avenue
and Adams. He now resigns the position
because of increasing age, for he is 7S and
is growing somewhat feeble. MIR. Hallam
was born at Stockport, Cheshire, Eng, June
9th, 1898. He WAS sexton of the church
during the rectorate of the Rev. Charles
Breck, the Rev. Wilialn J. Frost, the Rev.
Henry b. Martin and the present rector,
the Rev. II. Ashton Henry. No successor
has yet leen named.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17

While Patrick Shannon of 2223 Market
treet was AT work at the shipyard of the
Pussy 4 Jones Co., Monday he fell
from scaffold and was injured internally.
He was taken in the Phoenix ambulance to
the Homoanathic Hospital.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
A PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
Yourg\ Girl Falls While at Play and Has
Her Arm Broken. ".

hut NTHI TIFUKcH.
While playing with number of
comnanions near her home. sO5 Lom-
bard street, Monday, Annie Lynch,
aged years, fell and broke her left
arm at the elbow When she fell it
hardly seemed as if the weight of her
body was sufficient to cause the frac-
ture, but it is thought the injury re-
suited from the peculiar position of the
arm at the time.
The child was assisted to the office of
DIR. Henry G. Buckmaster, Fourth and
Ponlar streets, and the doctor reduced
the fracture.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17

Phile working at Edge Moor Mon
Mark Wilson, a tinsmith, had both
> Fractured and his nose broken in a
Ha was removed to the Delaware
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17

Woodlawn campmeeting will begin
August Tth, ,sand continue two weeks.
The Rev. Robert W. Todd, d. D., will
have ministerial charge,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-11-08
Mr.. John O'Briens Latest and Greatest Success 80.
rnE cRANo GARLAND hoRsE BALLET
90. 40 Famous s.s
Fun.Making Clowns.

MORE THAN HALF OF ALL The ELEPhANIS
In AMERICA TRAINED In AN ACT NEVER
SEEN UNTIL THIS YEAR. o D D o
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-11-08

In a north Missouri town not
long ago boy was required to
write an essay on s.The Mouth .
and this is what he wrote: "fhe
mouth is the front door to the
face. 1t is the apperature to the
cold storage of our anatomy. 1t
is the hotbed Of too:hache and the
bung hole to oratory. The mouth
is the crimson aisle to the river;
it is the fountain of patriotism
and the tool chest for pie. With
out the mouth the politician
would be a wanderer on the face
of the earth, and go down to a
dishonOred grave. 1t is the gro
GERS friend, the dentists hope.
It is the temptation lunch counter
when attached to a girl, and a
tobacco fend whep attached to a
maH.-Ex. s..-ss-s.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-11-08
"At the Old Cross Roads at the
Crescent Theatre

One of the best companys to be
seen here this season will be
Arthur Caiston's n. Y. Company
in the sweet southern comedy
drama 'sAt the old crossroads
next Monday night Nov. 10th.
This play was one of the greatest
successes in n. Y. City last sea-
son and Is rapidly becoming a
universal favorite. The New Or
leans Picayune has the following
to say of the show
Doc Kerr James NJ Brophy
Dayton Thornton William R Randall
Tom Martin $3.50. Charles D Goburn
Tom Smith. Harry L Dunkinson
Major Bradley Ferrar. -. Marian Bo-
harmon
George Chiffon. -. Louis E O'Br!en
George Johnson George D Brengle
James Eng1e. William Sullivan
Arthur Larkin.. Charles Portor
Fritz Thayer. ............ Harry Distin
Ernest Mathews. Joseph Lerker
William Rush. -. Frank Hayes
Sidney Newell !. ..... George Davis
Water Rowe. William Mackin
4
Zeke.... Clarence Philley
Annabel Thornton rtrude O'Mal1ey
Madge Thornton Adeline Mann
"Ole Aunt Elizan Mrs Chas Il Craig
Young Mississippi Louise Vallen-
tine
Parepa. .............. Estha Williams
To be relieved now and then
from the rollicking farce and mu
steal comedies for an evening of
true melodrama is a delight that
every playgoer should take adyan
tage of and see ssAt the Old
Cross Roads," which was given
for the first time in this city last
night at the Crescent Theatre.
"At the Old Cross Roads, tells a
story of Louisiana The play
deals with Dayton Thornton, a
planter, who in his youth was
yillainous and indiscreet. He
killed a Spaniard named Mendos.
who, by the way, was proven to
be the father of Parepa, white
slave. Most of the people knew
her as an octoreoa, by his villiany
he deceived the child Of his victim.
But the elder Thornton forced his
son to marry the woman and a
child was given the right to the
name of Thornton. The girl was
reared and educated without
knowing the truth about her birth.
and Oh her return to the old home
the great quarrel between mother
and father is had. Even if Pare.
pa is taken for q negress, there is