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The daily Republican., 1902-10-13
Whitley LANGDON'S PLUNGE.
Wins $4,000 on the Victory Of
Eugenia Burch.

One of the heaviest winners in
the ring at Morris Park Saturday
was "Whitey' Langdon, Last year
Langdon, who formerly conducted II
newspaper in this city, was better
commissioner in the grand stand at
local tracts. This spring, starting
with a shoe string, he soon accu,n-
ulated a bank roll of $40, 600. Sat
udav he fancied Eugenia Burch to
win the Nursery Handicap and ac-
cordingly backed the tilly across the
boards. He got down 81, 900 at 10
to 1 straight, 81, 900 at 4 to l a
place and $1,000 at 2 to 1 to show,
and won $l6, 900 to the race.
Mrs. L. Curtis, owner of Etlgenia
Burch, is well up in turf matters
When she saw the falling rain and
the track rapidly turning into mud
dy going, she was inclined to scratch
the filly, but James Mclaughlin,
who trains for her, advised her to
let Ben Strome's daughter go to the
post. When Euginia Burch won
Mrs. Curtis was 81, $50 richer, as the
gross value of tho handicap was
IS, $50 of which $500 went to the
second and $500 to the third.
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13
BURGLARS GET
INTO THREEPLACES.

Burglars seem to have made the
southern part Of Wilmington their
favorite quarter, for they worked
there Saturday night for the third
time IN one week.
Their last job was Ia the grocery
and candy stole OF George Ricketts,
colorcd, at the north east corner OF
A. and Buttonwood streets. The
thieves ransacked a large show casc
containing candy and then demollsh.
ed it. They got candy of the value
o, $500. Tho money drawer was
forced open but no money was taken
because Mr., Ricketts, had remove d
it when he closed the store at lila 5
o'clock that night.
Entrance to the store wasI0m ade
through one OF the show windows.
Mr.. Ricketts, was notified Of the
robbery by passerby who noticed
the broken window. He immedi.
ately notified the police and they
are working on the case.
A third robbery was reported to
the police this afternoon. Some time
last night thieves got into the house
of Charles Levy, Fifth and Adams
streets, and stole a bat and other
small articles.
Another robbery reported to the
police this morning was that of a
saloon of Annie Ferry at Eleventh
and Railroad avenue. The thieves
did not get any money although
they smashed the cash register in
tho place, but carried off one quart
bottle of whiskey, six half pint
wLiskey TASKS filled and fifty cigars.
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13
CITY'S LITTLE ITALY HAS GROWN
RAPIDLY IN LAST FEW YEARS.

and fierce looking men may be seen,
the same sun kissed daughters Of the
mountains and plains Of Italy, with
their rapidly fading tropical beauty,
and with the same love of color, gen.
orally any color, $50 it's red," or
green, or yellow. The men may have
lost some of the picturesuueness Of
their native dress in concession to
the demands of their employment,
but the women are generally in their
native adornment, with the inevitable
short shoulder shawl and the bare
head; and some of the heads are
blonde, from Lombardy. For the
moment it might seem that the wom-
Ell OF Little Italy, who have always
frankly dsregarded the fashions of
their American sisters, were at last
about to surrender their independence
in the matter, for the exaggerated
pompadour style Of hair dressing
which has been So prevalent every.
where in certain circles may now b,
seen there; but the fact is that the
Italian woman has always dressed
her hair in that way-at least for
occasions Of ceremony, and as long as
she has any. Old women, when the
hair is very thin. brush it straight
and smoothly back. while all of them
for half dress, wear it 10 brade5 soma
times hanging down her back, but
more frequently wound around the
haal
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13
COAL OPERATORS
GETTING ACTIVE.
Said to be Making Supreme
Effort to Open The
Mines.
TO START COLLIERIES.
Quiet Prevails Throughout the
Mi hing Region, Troops
Having Very Little
tODO.

SCRANTON, Pa, Oct 13. - This
week. it is generally believed, will put
to test the claim of the operators
that they will be enabled to start up
their collcries if given protection and
the counter claim Of the United Mine
Workers organization, us expressed in
Wednesdays resolutions, that the
strikers will not return to work with
out concessions even though the entire
military force of the United States
should be here TO protect them.
With determination to prove their
claim the operators have been for the
past week making a supreme effort to
secure men. That they have succeeded
to some extent is evidenced by an
nouncements made with some positive
ness that various collerics will resume
opera tions in the course Of a few days.
The Delaware and Hudson company
made start this morning at the Belle
vue. The Green Ridge Coal company
will open up its Green Ridge collicry
early this week. Other companies say
they are figuring on a resumption at
certain collierics, but decline to give
their location. Claim is also made on
the operators side that the forces at
colierios already working are to be
largely increased during the week.
The United Mine Workers leaders
continue to assert that the military
can do nothing towards inducing men
to return to work and that all the men
who could be induced to go back to
work without concessions are already
back.
Strike disorder is now almost wholly
wanting. During the past two days
the soldiers have had nothing to do
further than Their regular patrol duty,
not n single call having come to any Of
the three regiments in this county to
deal with disorder or threatened dis
order
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13
HOWARD NJ. JENKINS DEAD.
Fell Over Buckhill Falls, Near
Cresco, Monroe County.

Howard M. jenkins, editor in
chief of the Friends Intelligencer,
president of the Buckhill Falls Park
Association, author of several his
torical works, and one of the lead
ing members OF the Fifteenth anl
Race Streets Meeting, fell over
Buckhlll Falls, near Cresco, Monroe
county, Saturday morning, and was
instantly drowned. Isaac H. Cloth
ier, to whom he was showing the
falls, saw his tragic death but was
powerless to aid him.
A log had been thrown across the
gorge by Mr. Jenkins and he pass
ed safely over. He stood on the op-
posite side a moment nadmiring the
scenery when suddenly he lost his
footing and fell into the water and
was swept over the falls. His body
was lost to view. Mr.. Clothier sum
moned aid and about an hour after
the accident the body was found in
3. pool at the base of the falls.
Arrangementsw were made for send
ing the corpse to Mr.. Jenkins home
in Gwynedd. Funeral services will
be held from the Friends Meeting
House in Gwynedd.
Mr. Jenkins was well known in
Wilmington, From 1866 to 1877 he
was editor of the Wilmington Daily
Commercial.
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13

Whoever has not taken a walk
through Wilmington's Little Italy
the last year will find on going there
now that it has noticeably grown and
is spreading beyond the limits that
once marked IT.
There are nearly 1000 Italians in
Wilmington, which is considerably
more than the average good guesser
would put it at and the "quarter'
as some persons like to call it, extends
from Dupont to LincOlp, and from
Sixth to Eighth street. On the
northern and eastern boundari es is
another thickiy peoplcd colony of an
other race.
Yet except for its growth, which is
mainly attributed to the business
foresight of Nicholas I'idance. the
"Mayor Of the Colony" the Italian
settlement seems the same place, the
same transplantation Of bit of Italy
that it always has been. One cannot
tell at curSory glance whether these
are the same people or new advent
urers into the golden West; but the
aspect gives the idea that as a race
they are more clannsh than many
others that come to our shores; the
costumes of the fathcriand are more
tenacously chung to. and despite the
practical and prosaic surroundings of
a bustling nation, the background is
nearly as picturesque as in their nd
live land. The same heavily bearded
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13
Quny ccpx the President,

WASHINGTON. Oct 13. - Senator
Quay OF Pennsylvania saw the presi-
dent for an hour yesterday, and at the
close Of the conference the statement
was made that there was nothing to
say" OF course it was known that the
senator came to discuss the strike Situ-
alton, but what information he con-
veycd or what suggestions he received
cannot be stated. The senator depart
ed Immediately after the conference
for Philadelphia. Little information as
to the strike situation can be obtained
in Washington. 1t IS understood that
the operators are glad to have their
side of the case laid before the prcsi-
dent and especially the work they are
doing to supply coal 1t IS said that
they have divided the country into dis
tricts and will attempt to Cqualizc the
supply so that no one community will
suffer; also that the railroads will
make special arrangements to handle
soft coal so as to supply all who can
make use of it in place Of the anthra-
cite
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13
OPIUM CAUSES
WOMAN'S DEATH
Mrs, Rebccca L. Brooks Dies as
Reult3 of An Overdose
OF Poison.
WAS In POOR HEALTH
Needed Opiatcs asia stimulant But
Took Sufficient on Saturday
to Kill Her.

Mrs. Rebecca +. Brooks died Oh
Saturday night at the home OF her
parents, 917 Kirk wood street, from
opium poisoning.
Mrs. Brooks was an attractive
young woman but unfortunately was
subiect to the use Of laudanum and
opium.
. Recently she became sick ard left
her own home In East Lake and
went 10 her parents residence.
TO relieve her sutferings she con.
tinued to use ooiatcs and on Satur-
day afternoon whether with suIci-
dal intent or otherwise could NOT be
learned she took an overdose and
died.
Her death was reported to Coroner
Frlck aud Coroner's Physician Bas-
tan made an examination. Upon his
report certificate OF death from
opium poison was given.
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13
BALTIMORE SYNOD
MEETS TONIGHT.
Address by the Rev. Frank E.
Williams, the Retiring
Moderator.

In Rodney Street Presbyterian
Church this evening at 8 o'clock TIE
meeting Of the Baltimore Syaod will
open. The sessions will continue
until Wednesday afternoon.
Tomorrow morniug's session will
be taken up in the reading of reports
In tho afternoon there will be ad-
dresses by the Rev. John Willis
Baer, assistant secretary OF the
Board of Home Missions. the Rev.
W. l.. Everett, the Rev W. H. Logan
the Rev. e. H. Robbins. the Rev.
Wallace Radcliffe. the Rev. Edward
B. Hodge, y. D. corresponding
secretary Of the board, and DR.. J. f.
Hills, of the General Assembly S
Committee,
The synodical sermon will ba
preached on Tuesday by the Rev.
Donald Gutherie D. D. His subject
will be "Felowsbip 10 the Spirit of
Christ"
On Wednesday addresses will be
delivered by the Rev. S. L. Crissly,
the Rev. G. A. Smith, Carl w.
Scoval, c. o. Bohrer, the Rev.
Frank e. Williams and Robert
II, Smith.
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13
She DENIES CONSPIRACY.
Wishes to Protect Her Good
Name and That OF
Her Son.
THE SECRET MARRIAGE.
Former Wilmington Girl Tells
of Her Relations With
Millionaire Bennett.

Laura Biggar Bennett, who, with
others, is charged with conspiracy to
get the property of the late m'li'oh'
aire Henry NJ. Bennett, made
abatement yesterday to New YORK
World reporter. There is a warrant
out for her arrest. issued IN New
Jersey, and it has been asserted that
she is hiding in fear of arrest Here
!, her statement in part:
IL am not iu hiding and l nave
no fear Of arrest. ! have done notl-
Ing that the whole world IS not Tree
TO know. l am looking for nothing
that am not Justly entitled to.
II am charged with conspiracy out
lhe con splracy is all on the olher
tide. lis claimed that was not
The wife Of Mr.. Bennett aud that
Samuel Stanton, Justice or the
Peace, sworc falsely that he had
married US. 1t IS also claimed tnat
DR.. G. C. Hendrix testified to lie
when he said gave birth to a child
after Mr.. Benefits $ death, while
was In the sanitarlum.
my only object in bringing the
legal proceedings was to establlsh
my marriage to Mr.. Bennett, my
right to his name and the legitimacy
of the child, now dead, that bore
after his death. My chief object III
this was to save my boy from the
disgrace which might otherwise
attach to him if it were bellevcd
that Mr.. Bennett and myself were
not man and wife. For my own
sake, also, l wished my nelShbors TO
know the truth. | realized that j!
might stand on the housetnps ana
proclaim my marriage, but that no
one would believe me unless the
facts were backed up by legal PROOF;
But as soon as Mr.. Stanton had
sworn in court that he had married
us and after DR.. Hendrix hao
sworn to the birth o! our child, l
directed my lawyer to drop the mat
ter-to tell the Court that l. had no
objection TO the will and that oe.
sired to drop all proceedings anu lo.
It stand, 1t was at this polnb that
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13
LAURA BlGGAR
BENNETT TELLS HER
STORYT0R REPORTER

the other side began to cry consplr-
acy.
'.Let me tell you where the real
conspiracy lies. A certain lawyer
Interested against ME took Mr.. Stan.
ton out a few days ago, told him
that he thought great deal OF him,
got him partially under the influence
of liquor and offered him $40, 900 to
make q false confession to the effect
that he had lied when he said he
married Mr.. Bennett and myself.
"Mr. Stanton is a poor man and
YOU can see what a temptation such
an offer would be. The lawyer even
produced a blank marriage certiti-
cate aud tried to get Mr.. Stanton to
fill it out for the purpose OF showing
that it was bogus certificate. MIR.
Stanton tore it into bits.
1.-The authorities over in Jersey
pretend that they have been hunting
me with their warrant and that they
cannot find me. They have known
where | was for several days. l have
been keeping as much out of the
way as possible. not to avoid arrest
but TO avoid noLoriety and the gaze
Of the inquisitive.
"And let me tell you abou: my mar.
riaue. Ihad known Mr.. Bennett for
twelve years. lie had come to zee
me play and had tried to make love
10 me many times, but he hada wife
living and | refused his advances.
Two months after his wife died he
came to me and asked me TO marry
him. Hc told me what | believe was
the truth, that he had fallen in love
with me when he first saw me and
that now there was no bar 10 our
union. lie was man OF many ad-
mirable qualities mixed In with his
faults and after had considered the
matter carefully | agreed to marry
him. We drove to Justice Stanton's
house and he married US.
81 should have greatly preferred 10
have tho marriage made public at
that time, but Mr.. Bennett was afraid
that it would cause scandal ana
much criticism, because his wife had
been dead so short time. He made
me promise to keep the marriage se-
cret.
"He was 4 remarkable man In many
wavs, a man of great fore. and vio-
lent temper, and nearly every one
was afraid of him. was afraid OF BIN
myself.
81 was with Mr. Bennett almost con-
tinuously for more than year before
his death. He would not have q
trained nurse near him. lie wanted
me. If I'd doze off to sleep sitting in
a chair at his bedside he woul! call
to me: mamma, wake up. ] can It
sleep and l don't see why you should.
He had houseful OF servants and an
excellent cook, but lie insisted on my
cooking his meals and bringing them
10 him, have seen him when one OF
the servants brought him his food,
throw it, dishes and all. to the floor,
and then order me to 60 down ana
get him something.
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13

WILkESBARRE Pa, Oct. 13.-
Nothing that is new has developed in
the strike situation here. Not one sol
der was sent out from the camp lOcat.
ed in this city. There are rumors in
circulation that an extraordinary cf-
fort will be made this week to start
the collierics. but no information to
this effect can be learned from the
companies officials here. An order to
make extra effort to resume operations
must first cmanatc from New York,
and the superintendcnts will then
try to carry it out. The strikers and
citizens generally are not expecting
anything to develop in the strike af-
fected territory, but are eagerly fol-
lowing events in New York and Wash
ington. There is a feeling, which Is
growing quite general, that some de-
velopment in the direction Of settle
mcnt is near at hand.
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13
POLITICAL ALLEADERS :
WILL ENDEAVOR TO
ADJUST TROUBLES.
MEETING OF JOINT BODIES WILL BE HELD TO-
MORROW AFTERNOON UNION COMMITTEE
DISCUSSES SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON
UNION COMMITTEE STANDS By NOMINEES.

There was a lull this morning il
the political. storm which has KEEP
the party very much disturbed the
past few days. Groups of politicians
were to be seen here and there dis
cussing the situation. William
Michael Byrne and Horace &
Knowles We're among them, but
when they were asked for state,
ments they replied that there were
no new developments in the situa-
ton. All are awaiting the meeting
of the Union County Committee
which will be held this afternoon.
1t was announced semi officially
this morning that the committee
would not endorse the second ticket
as named by Mr. Addicks, but
would stand by the Republican
party nominees of the recent pli-
maries. This action will be official
ly communicated to the joint com
mittee before its session tomorrow
evening all of which indicates that
the ticket as framed, by Mr.. Ad1icks
will not obtain the endorsement of
the party committees rs Mr.. Addlcks
had hoped.
1t is said this morning that the
new ticket could be pun on the official
ballot, provided the Union party
would make AFFIDAVIT before Clerk
Of the Peace Quigley that the party
does not represent one-tenth Of the
voters Of The State.
This remark was made in the
presence of prominent Union man
who Remarked "Well, it certainly
would lie humliatlpg for us to have
to make such an atlidavil. y This
was regarded as an iniimaton, that
Mr.. Addicks would not present the
new ticket 10 Mr.. QuIglev for a
place on the official ballot.
WILL NOT FILE TICKET.
Walter II. Hayes. secretary Of the
Union Republican County Committee
whose duty 1t is to fill the party
ticket, toId reporter for the DAILY
REPUBLICAN, this morning that he
would not file tho new ticket.
The joint campaign committee Of
the Regular and the Union factions
of the Republican party will meet
tomorrow to try to settle the dis
rutc over the contested election in
the First Senatorial and Second
Representative Districts. The Regr
lars, it is understood, are willing to
accept James w. Robertson, Of the
Union faction, as the nominee in
the First Senatorial District if the
Union men will Withdraw William
Micheal Byrne as the candidate for
Congress and put DR.. L. H. Ball on
their ticket, and also drop Erwin
W. Philips, their candidate fer
Representative in the Second Dis
trict, who is said to be ineligible,
and accept Charles T. Rudolph, Il
Regular. 1t is very doubtful if Mr..
Addicks will accept such 4 proposal.
1t is currently reported that Mr..
Byrne has wearied already of his
candidacy and wants to get off the
ticket, but is simply withholding
a resignation until the result of to-
morrows meeting is known. If Mr.,
Byrne does resign it is believed that
Mr.. Addlcks will place on the ticket
Newall Ball, of Sussex county. one
of the four Union members Of the
Legislature in 1895.
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13
RECOVERED GLASSES.
Had Been in Christiana River
For More Than Two Weeks.

About two weeks ago Detective
w. II. Jones Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, with John
Maloney, road inspector of the
Delaware Railroad, went to Church
Street wharf to purchase some
oysters. Having done so Mr.. Jones
stopped over a bucket Of water to
wash his hands when his spectacles
fell into the water. Mr.. Jones
gave them up as lost, but this morn
ing MI Maloney made visit to
the wharf, and looking into the
water said in joking way II Won
der if Icould see Mr. Jones' glasses!
He had hardly finished speaking
when he gave an exclamation Of
surprise, for at the bottom of the
creek he saw the glasses. Mr.. Ma
lonoy had them fished out and re-
turned them to their owner. who
was much surprised and pleased to
get them.
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13
ELECTION BRINGS
POSTPONEMENT.
Sunday School Conventions n
New Castle and Sussex
Counties
WILL BE HELD LATER
Sussex Convention Was Book
ed to Open on November
4th But Election Day
InterfereS.
MIR. ADDiCKS TALKS.

The New Castle County Sunday
School Convention will be held at
Summit Bridge NJ E. Church on
Thursday, Move! lbcr 18th That is
Il week later than had been arrang-
ed, but the Election is accountable
for the postponement.
The Sussex County Convention
was to have opened on November
4th and continue three days but
before the programmes We're issued
it was discovered that November
lth was Election day. Politics
won over religion. The convention
could be held some other day but
theElection could not be postponed.
Religious workers in old Sussex are
interested in politics. They are
divided as to choice, and men who
meet in harmony in the Sunday
Schools, are opponents at the polls.
Men who agree about the teachings
Of Paul do not agree about Ad-
dicks.
The members will now have the
chance to hustle for their men at
polls, and to attend the convention
which has been postponed one week
and the New Castle Convention had
necessarily to go over Il week, as
the speakers who will be at the Sus-
sex Convention will be at the New
Castle gathering.
The daily Republican., 1902-10-13

The contending factions will have
only few hours in which to settle
the trouble after the time set for the
meeting tomorrow, for all tickets
must be filed with the Clerk of the
Peace by Tuesday night.
MIR. ADDiCKS TALKS
Concerning the unsettled condition
OF state politics Mr.. Addicks said
yesterday: ~
'Wiliam Michael Byrne is On
the ticket to stay. But if by some
circumstances he should be removed
| would take his place. Both Mr.
Robertson and Mr. Phillips will be
on the legislative ticket. They
were nominated fairly. We went
into common primaries and 1t is
amazing the quantity of money the
'bolters used throughout the coun.
try, these holy and pure people,
while we did not use any money; but
the people defeated them.
THE Cry OF fraud is but the wall
of a handful OF boilers who will be
wiped out of existence by the people
at the election. They were defeat
ed and we opened the ballot box and
counted the ballots, bnL they are not
satisfied.
"We will control the next Legis.
lature. We can defeat the boilers
and the Democrats together and
elect Robertson and Philips. Down
In Sussex see the Democrats are
endorsing the Regular candidates.
We have won over the boilers ard
Democrats in Sussex before and can
do so again. The boilers will not
get more than 200 votes.
Il am taking only passing inter.
est in the campaign explained
Mr., Addichs, ''but would not be
surprised if we hal twO.thrds vote
in the next legislature.
The only way Congressman Bali
can be endorsed as candidate on q
joint Republican ticket is that he
can influence enough members OF
the Legislature to agree to go in a
special session and elect two Sena-
tors who shall be chosen according,
TO majority rule. But l don't thinke
there is possibility of any special
session being called"
1t has been pointed out that tho
common primaries held week ago
were called as the Republican pri-
maries and if the regular Republic
cans choose they can prevent the
Union Republican ticket being plac-
ed on the official ballot, because no
Union Republican primaries have
been held. Whether or not the
Regular Republicans would go to this
extreme in the event of Mr.. Addlcks
not withdrawing William Michael
Byrna as a congressional nominee
will he apparent by Tuesday night,
by which time all tickets must be
filed if they are TO go on the ballot
The Uniyn COmmittce announces
that a meeting will be held at head
quarters this afternoon. The COM
mt!ee is opposed to a second county
ticket and may place itself on record
lg ainst any Trick that will bring
about the defeat of the party at tho
election.
The Republican County Committee
also WI meet Tomorrow afternoon
1t the loun. Mems Republican
Club.