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HOLOCAUST IN CHICAGO
Ten Men Lost Their Lives by Burn
ing If Glucose Sugar Refinery.
EacApE vas ouT % BY FLAMEs

Those Who Lost Their Lives Worked
On Seventh Floor, and Flames
Spread So Rapidly That Escape Was
impossible.
Chicago, oct 22.-By a fre which
broke out shortly before midnight in
the plant Of the Glucose Sugar Rein
cry. situated at Taylor street and the
Chicago river, that factory was almost
entirely destroyed. and 10 men lost
their lives. Those who perish
ed were working on the seventh
floor. The flames spread SO rapidly
that a man who was working on the
third floor had barely time to escape
with his life.
The plant Of the refining company
consisted of three buildings, the dry
! ing house, seven stories in height; the
main refinery, "A stories high, and
another structure Of four stories. The
4 fire started In the drying house, being
caused by an explosion The flames
spread very rapidly, and by the time
the first Of the fire department had
arrived the building was ablaze from
foundation to roof. It was impossible
for the firemen to make any effective
fight against the flames, and in a short
time all the walls were down, and the
building within one-half hour from the
time Of the explosion was a mass OF
debris. The FIRE was 80 hot that at
one time it was feared that the Taylor
street viaduct, across which access is
had to the south side Of the city. would
be destroyed, but the hremen managed
to save this after a hard struggle
They bent every effort toward SAVING
! the history building Of the refinery
but SO intense was the fire in the dry
] ing house that this caught fre in sew
Z eral places and was badly damaged.
8 The men employed on the tire
4 lower floors OF the drying house RAJ
I for the doors and windows as soon a
they had knowledge Of the fire. and al
Q escaped. On the third floor one ma
4 was at work. He was compelled t
Z run for his life down the stairs. H
4 burst through a mass OF fame whe
4 he reached the lower doorway and wa
. badly scorched. Two minutes late
3 would have made it impossible for hiI
3 to escape. The men on the sevent
9 floor had no chance whatever for thei
!. lives. Several of them left the VIII
dows and crawled along the stills
an effort to reach a place Of safet.
; but with the exception of two men a
those who attempted to reach safei
Z in this way made up their minds tn;
q It was certain death and went baC
h into the burning building. The tV
o. men took the chances of a leap, an
II their bodies were horribly crushed az
q mangled, and it was impossible 4
& any Of the men who saw them direct
* after their jump to identify them
q any way.
~ Four other men jumped from Il
o5 windows on the fourth floor. The
y men were terribly injured and we
4 taken in police ambulances to Il
II county hospital. The financial loss
50 estimated at $3.50, 600.
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Leave WILMINGTON S.l8 am, 8.0l, 402, and
6.5s pm. week days. Leave New Castle 8.8l,
a.5s, l0.50 am, 81 pm. week days.
Express trains leaving Harrington 8.l0a.na.
and arriving At $40 p. M. week days run
through solid TO and from Baltimore via
Porter and Newark.
BRANCH ROADS.
Delaware, Maryland q virginia r. H.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
stations 10 81 q, m. daily and IA p. m. week
days. Returning, train leaves franklin City
% a. m. week and 1905 pm. week days.
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague via
staamer) q D. IA. week days. Returning,
leaxe Chincoteaeue 52 a. IA. week days.
Leaves Harrington for Georgetown and
Lewes at 1910 a. M. GA p. M. weekdays.
Returning leave LeWes g. b q. m. and l.92
p. M. weekdays
Leaves Harrington for Rehoboth lO.l0 q. m.
and6.i4 p. N. weskH-days. Returning leaves
Rehobofh SIS ~ M. and 20 pm. Weoka-days.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, l040 q m.
and GA o. IN. week days. Returning, leave
Bsrlin858 a. 10. weekdays and l.O2 p. m.
queen Anne & Ken R.R.-Leave Towns.
end for Centrovila and way stations. D
q. IA. and 08 p. m. week days. Returning,
leave OentreVilie 81 q. IA and 2 45 p. M.
week days.
Del. Chesapeake r. R-Leave Clayton fol-
Oxford and way stations at 40 a. m. and 57l
P. m. week days. Returning, leave Oxford
sos 8. m. and sip. m. week days.
Cambridge & Seaford r, R--Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations al
II lg q. m. and 81 p. m. week days. Return
ing train leaves Cambridge At % and 81
D. M. week days.
CoNNECTIoN.-At Porter with Newark 4
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Anne's & Kent Railroad. At Clay
ton, with Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad
and Baltimore Delaware Bay Railroad. Az
HarrinE toni with Delaware, Maryland & Wiz
ginia Railroad. At Seafordi with Cambridge
q Seaford Railroad. At Delmar, with New
York, Philadelphia & Norfolk, Wycomieo 4
R0comoke, and Peninsula Railroads
}. B. HUTCHINSON General Manag
r. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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and you will need the equipments and supplies ;
perhaps a new gun. We have laid in an unusually
large line of Guns for you to select from, and at
Powder. Shot and Loading feels.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-10-24

A cold contracted at this season ofthe year
is apt to chang on through the winter, with
dangerous results in the spring. unless
checked BY Ramon's English Cough Syrup.
It Is the most pleasant and sure remedy on
the market. o cents. 7. F. Hammersley.
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PROBABLY ANNIHILATED
British Troops In East Africa At
tackled By Mad Mullah.
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES

oRIcsr's Letter Received in london
Says Troops Are In a Regular Trap,
With No Supplies and Very Little
Ammunition.
London. Oct 2O.-The foreign ONCE
has issued an undated dispatch from
Colonel Cobbs. commanding one OF the
columns of British forces operating
against the Mad Mullah in Somaliland
The British forces engaged were com
posed entirely Of native troops and
levies. Colonel Cobbs says:
my forces reached Erego October 5.
When about one days march north Of
Mudug It was attacked in the thick
BUSH Two advances were made, and
the enemy was beaten back in the
morning. Their losses were heavy,
and we captured 100 rifles. Our force
then proceeded to collect animals for
transportation purposes and to join
the detachment at the stockade camp.
In the afternoon a reconnaissance was
made, and after sharp fighting the en-
envy were again driven of.
81 deeply regret to report the follow
ing casualties: Colonel Phillips and
Captain Angus and 50 men killed and
about 100 men wounded. The latter
include Captain Howard and Lieuten,
ant Everett, but both are doing well
There were severe losses among the
transport and riding camels. The
force will advance to attack the enemy
Colonel Swain is much hampereC
owing to the necessity Of Transporting
the wounded and water. He is retiT
& ing on Bohotle. He asks that go
Q further reliable troops be dispatche
from Berbera forthwith"
Q Fears are entertained in Londo
that the Somaliland expedition ha
been annihilated. A letter froI
o an officer belonging to the Somi
0 Hand expedition, received here. show
0 that the British force Is even in
o more precarious position than hs
been indicated In the official di
. patches. The writer says: mo on
Q will appreciate this business until
Is too late. We are in a regular ira
% and how we are going to get out we
% not know. We have had stifish fgh
% and have lost many men. The wor
is that our blacks are funking and o.
= camels have nearly all been killed
captured. We have next to no waite
% and we arc miles from any wells.
g have no supplies and nearly no a
30 munition."
An official connected with the r
"a Sea ports, in an interview publish
Of yesterday, says; "The Mullah a
~ other turbulent chiefs have been
to orally supplied with rifles by Anne
cans and Germans, in spite Of I
British gunboats. The rifles suppl
by the Americans were done up as c
ton goods. This explains the frequ'
nd reference in consular reports to
u fondness of the Somalfs for AmeriC
nv calicoes and shirtings. It is not cal
We the Somalis want, but the rifles ms
~. the Calico"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-10-24

Forest City, Ark, Oct 21.-Charles
Young. the negro charged with as
saulting and afterwards numbering
Mrs. Edward Lewis. white. was burned
here last night by a mob Of Infatuated
citizens Of this county. Last evening
the mob appeared at the jail, took
Young from his cell against the pro
tests and pleadings Of Sheriff VIII
liams. The mob took the negro to
a point about half mile east Of town,
bound him, piled wood around him and
set fire to it. The negro begged
piteously for his life, but the mob
turned deaf ears to his pleadings. In
a short time the flames reached him
and he expired in the presence Of the
mob.
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EarI Roherts 10 vInIt ~

London, Oct. 1S.-1t is learned that
Generals Corbin, Young and Wood
have rendered Earl Roberts a cordial
invitation to visit the United States
and that the British eommander-in-
chief replied at late hour last even.
ing that he had practically decided to
accept the invitation in December OF
1903, and that there was possibility
of his crossing in time to witness the
international yacht races in that year
It is Earl Roberts desire that Generals
French and Kelly-Kenny accoB any
him.
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Kingston, Jamaica, Oct 20. = The
steamer Orinoco. from Colon, Colon
bia, which reached here yesterday,
brings a report that yellow fever and
smallpox have broken out among the
forces Of the Colombian government
At Colon, and that there are ter deaths
daily from these diseases among the
soldiers there.
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TWO NEW BISHOPS
Revs. Hartzler and He'll Elected BY
United EvanneIleaI Conference.

United Evangelical Conference.
WilHamsport, Pa, Oct. 1S.-The gen
eraI conference Of the United Eyangel-
ical Church elected Rev. H. b. Hart
zler, D. D., of Harrisburg. former edi-
tor OF the Evangelical and Rev. w. F.
Hell, Il Allentown, formerly CORES
ponding secretary Of the general con
ference, as bishops for the term Of
four years. at salary Of $1.4Oo per
annum. to succeed Bishops Dubs and
Stanford.
L. Weist was elected publisher
Bishop W. NJ, Stanford was elected as
editor Of the Evangelical Bishop
Dubs was elected editor Of the Evan,
gelische Zeitsschrift. Rev. W. H
Winks was elected as editor Of Sun
day School Literature and keystone
League Christian Endeavor Journal
These editors are elected for a term Of
four years.
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Bridgeport, N. J., Oct. 21.-In the
Cumberland County court yesterday.
Justice Charles E. Hendrickson sem
fenced Job williams to be hanged No
vember 26. Williams was convicted Of
the murder Of aged John S. Holmes and
Miss Catharine Shute his hOusekeeper.
For public sale bills, 20 to the Mil
FORD CHRONICLE Job printing rooms.
In our last issue we failed to mention the
fact that t. F. Hamrnersley our leading drug
gist, has just received another shipment o.
the famous Ramon's English Cough Syrup
For fail and winter coughs and colds It Is
recommended as the best yet introduced
here. Only Is cents per bottle. T. +. Ham
mersley.
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REIoIcINe IN COL REeIoNs


Demonstrations Of Joy When Il Was
Learned That Strike Was Settled.
Shenandoah, Pa, Oct. 22.--News that
the convention declared the strike on
reached Shenandoah at u o'clock yes
terday. and almost simultaneously ev-
cry bell in the town was ringing and
the whistles on every factory pealed
their Joyous notes. There was spon-
taneous outpouring Of people and ten
minutes after the good news reached
town the streets were crowded.
Wild Enthusiasm at Mahanoy City.
Mahanoy City, Pa, Oct. %. II The
news Of the strike settlement has
reached here with wild enthusiasm.
There was blowing of whistles, ring
ing Of bells and a spontaneous out
pouring on to the streets Of almost the
entire population OF the town which
dissolved itself into a parade headed
b. a brass band. The entire fire de-
partmient turned ont and the changing
Of the FIRE bells added to the din and
noise Of the happy and enthusiastic
popplaee.
The News at shamokln.
Snamolxin, Pa, Oct. 22.-When the
news that the strike had been declared
off reached here English speaking min
ers generally approved the action Of thu
convention. Some Of the foreign
syeaking miners object to a resumption
o work without an increase in wages
1en were at work last night repairing
he mines. A number Of engineers an
fremen express the fear that they vii
lot be re-employed.
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p. w. &B. RAILROAD

DELAWARE DIVISION.
On aud aftsr Oct /, 1907, trains will leave
aa follows:
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People seem to have become careless and
negligent-at least the many accidents repOr-
ted point that way. Sprhins, bruises. burns
and cuts are instantly relieved and quickly
cured. however, by the use Of Ramon's Nerve
and Bone OIL. 25 cents. T. F. Hammersley.
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%. N. q q. E3raa.r1cI1.

At Georgetown trains connect with trainn
% and from franklin City.
SONG south read dewn North read up
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81 pebt Caused suIclde7

Lancaster. Pa, Oct. 22.-Joseph Ha-
beck, 10 years old Of Columbia. has
disappeared. leaving a note that his
body would be found In the Susque-
hanna river near Marietta. and giving
as the cause for ending his life his in.
ability to pay a debt OF 81. He also re
Quested in the note that four girls Of
Marietta act as his pallbearers.
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J. +. HUTCHINSON, Gen, Manager
WOOD. Gen. Passenger Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-16

The Enquirer Does Good Job Print
Ing and SOIfcits Your Work.
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EGYPTIAN CoTToN.-Egyptian cotton
Is being introduced in Texas and prom
ises to revolutionize the cotton indus
try in the SOUTH" Mr.. c. S. Austin, of
San Antonio, Tex, remarked last night
at the Raleigh. 1T Is much more de-
sirable than the cotton raised In the
United States now and Is even better
than the sea island cotton. The Egyp-
tian cotton has much longer fiber than
other cottons and it's seed can be re-
moved so easily that it is not necessary
to cut up the cotton in ginning it. A
series of saws which work between
rods is used in ginning ordinary cot.
ton and considerable power is required
to tear 1t loose from the seeds. The
Egyptian cotton can be separated from
its seed by a series Of rollers. which dc
not cut the cotton and destroy the
length of its fiber. The department OF
agriculture has distributed the new
cotton throughout the south and it vii
soon be known whether the Egyptian
product will flourish in all the districts
devoted to the raising Of cotton."-
Washington Post.
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John b. Coughs Quick Wit.

An effort of one of John B. Coughs
tours of the west was to arouse mis-
converts to a political movement in IA
vor Of prohibitions; and in several states
the politicians began to give consider
alton to the cry, says the Philadelphia
Times. The distillers and liquors deal
ers are said to have been so frightened
that they employed men to follow and
lecture, sit among the audience and en-
deavor to confound MIN with questions.
He had worked a Topeka, Kan, audi
ence up to a fine pitch of excitement,
and in his effective manner, cried:
Temperance! Temperament! Temper
ance!!! 1t will mean money in your
pocket, clothes on your back, happiness
in your homes, and God in your heart!'
Up leaped one Of the paid interrupt
ers and shouted to the audience:
Money in your pockets! Why. fell
low-citizens, follow this mans ideas
and We'll all be in the poorhouse!
Think of the fields Of tasseled corn that
stretch on every side! Whisky is made
from corn. We sell millions Of dollars
worth of corn to the whisky makers.
Stop the manufacture Of whisky, and
what'll we do?"
Then turning to Cough he went on:
You, Mr.. Smarty-whatu we do!
Tell us, if prohibition comes, what'll
we do with our corn?"
Raise more hogs, my friend" replied
Cough, without a seconds hesitation
raise more hogs"
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took his seat in the upper house, and
has made many warm friends and ad-
mirers. They occupy apartments at the
Portland.
Mrs. Thomas M. Patterson Is the la
test addition to the senatorial set. She
is the wife Of the junior senator from
Colorado, and she and her husband
have apartments at the Shoreham
Mrs. Patterson is much interested in
charitable affairs and a special hobby
of hers is the beautifying of school
rooms as a means Of education. Fol
many years she has been we'll known
in Denver as an earnest helper in prac-
tical philanthropic work.
These are only few of the more con-
spicuous women in the senatorial SET
"a social circle which may be regarded
as set within a set in Washington So
|ciety.-Washingto Letter.
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His STYLE OF WRITING.-The copy OF
a certain novelist is a fearsome sight.
On more than one occasion the arrival
of a batch of manuscript from this gen.
tleman has led to trouble IN the COM
posing department.
Quite recently the novelist in ques-
ton fairly eclipsed himself. His copy
was indeed a puzzle.
"Counfound the fellow" growled one
of the comps" Hes enough to drive
a man to drink"
Have you never heard how he
writes?" solemnly demanded fellow
sufferer.
NO" was the reply.
"Oh," continued the other, ITS SIM
pie enough. Mr.. q. the novelist owns
2 rough haired terrier. When he feels
like writing a story, he whistles to the
dog, dips his tail in the ink and plants
him down on a sheet Of paper. Then
the novelist begins to think and tells
the story to the dog. The brute Wags
his tail. and there you are."-Tit-Bits.
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required to print the speeches made or
the Philippines question and the pres
ident has announced that everything Is
satisfactory over there. In fact, we are
assured by that high authority thai
there is not a trace Of Inflammation
left in our Asiatic vermiform appendix
AS a truth. the matter is not settled
and never will be until the colonial pol
icy upon which we have entered is for
ever abandoned"
OF the Cuban situation he says:
1.-THE Cuban question is an exhibit OF
the power of the protected interests o1
this country. Against their greed moth
ing can prevail except revolution al
the ballot box. National honor, prom
ises solemnly made, the delegates Of
common humanity-these are nothing
when opposed by the protected gentle
men who are expected to foot the bills
OF the next campaign.
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Humorous department.
Salted His Well In Vain.

Some years ago." said the narrator,
IAN oil boom hit Litchfleld. ILL.,. and
everybody for miles around was sniff
fing for oil, and every stranger suspect
ed CT being an expert looking for
good thing. An old farmer named
Loomis. had big place three miles out
of town, which would have been a for
tune for him had he not been possessed
OF a mania for swapping, manifested In
a perennial attempt to trade off its land
for twice it's value.
when the boom was at the top
notch Loomis received visitor who
took so much interest in the farm, so
liked it's appearance, location, etc., that
the old man scented a petroleum man
and saw visions Of incalculable
wealth. Being a shrewd man, Loom
Is did not care to take any unnecessary
chances with Providence, and on the
quiet he sent the hired man out the
back way with orders to dump the ker-
osene oil can into the we'll. The visitor
liked the entire place, inspected the
barn, the chicken yard and then, as II
by chance, asked for a drink of water.
"Loomis was waiting for that and
hauled up a brimming bucket before
the mans own eyes and poured him
out a gourd full with fine, opalescent
scum upon it. The visitor smelled it,
tasted it, made wry face and asked
ii the water was always like that. oh,
yes,' said Loomis, but you soon get ac-
customed to the taste, and our doctors
say that it is the finest water on earth
for the stomach We'll, I'm ding dang
ed if I'll ever get used to it, was the
unexpected reply. I am looking for
farm not an oil we'll, and if I've got to
haul my drinking water three miles
from Litchfield 1 guess I'd rather buy
nearer town
1T took Loomis six months to get
the taste of oil out Of his well, and by
that time the boom was over, and moth
ing was left Of the oil craze, but rot
ting derrtcks and abandoned shafts. -
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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GAFFNEY BRANCH.
soUTHBoUND CONNECTIONS.

At Marion No. 80 connects with South
ern railway train No. 36, which ar
rives at Marion at 1928 q. M, from
Chattanooga, Asheville and interme-
diate points.
At Blacksburg, No. "a and No. II con-
meet with Southern railway train No.
So. which arrives at Blacksburg at
7.45 a. m, from Atlanta, Greenville.
Spartanburg and intermediate points.
& NV. train No. 20, which leaves
Yorkville at 10.4S a. m, for Gastonia,
Lenoir and intermediate points.
At Rock Hill, Nos. 80 and "a connect
with Southern railway train No. rs.
which leaves Rock Hill at $3.50 p. m,
for Chester. Columbia and interme-
diate points.
At Catawba Junction, Nos. 80 and "a
connect with s. A. L. train, No. 81,
which passes Catawba Junction at
7.54 p. m, for Monroe and interme-
diate points.
At Lancaster, Nos. 80 and "a connect
with L. G. G. train No. 16. which
leaves Lancaster at 4.45 D. m, for
Chester and intermediate points.
At Camden, with A. c. L., IN. w. Of 8.
c., for Charleston, Sumter, Florence,
Darlington, Wilmington and interme-
diate points. Train No. 68, which
leaves Camden at 4.15 p. m.
NORTHBOUND CONNECTIONS.
At Camden, with A. C. L., IN. w. Of
s. c., No. II, from Charleston, Flor
ence, Darlington, Wilmington, Sum-
ter and inter-. :diate points, which
arrives at Camden at 11.15 a. m.
With Southern train No. II, from
Kingsville, which arrives at Cam
den at LIES a. m.
At Lancaster, No. 80 connects at Lam
caster with L. & c. train No. 16, for
Chester and intermediate points.
At Catawba Junction, No. SO and IS
connects with s. A. Il. train, No. 80.
which leaves Catawba Junction at
7.45 p. m, for Monroe and intermedi.
ate points.
At Rock Hill, Nos. SO and IS connect
at Rock Hill with Southern railway
train, No. "a, leaving Rock Hill at
S.26 p. m, for Charlotte and points
north.
At Blacksburg, No. SO connects with
Southern railway trains Nos. IL, 4.38
p; 3S, at 705 p. m; and 40, at
7.45 p. m, for points north. Nos. SO
and 35 connects with Southern rail-
way train No. 35, leaving Blacksburg
at 11.25 p. M, for points south.
At Marion, No. SO connects with South
ern railway train, No. IS, leaving
Marion at 11.40 p. m, for Asheville,
Chattanooga and intermediate points.
Through car service without change be-
tween Marion and Charleston on
trains Nos. 80 and SO.
E. H. SHAW, Gen. Pass. Agent.
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PEACHES WERE CosTLY.-Bignon, who
for years kept celebrated restaurant
in Paris, died recently, and his friends
are now telling the following story
about him: One winter evening Count
Paul Demidoff, a distinguished Rus
sian, entered the restaurant and order
ed a very plain dinner. When the bill
was brought to him he looked over 1t
carefully and then summoned Bignon.
How is it," he asked. You charge
me thirty francs for two peaches"
Yes, Count" answered Bignon, with
a low bow.
But are peaches so rare, then?' ask
ed the count.
To this Bignon replied with his most
gracious smile: 1T is not peaches that
are rare Count, but Demidoffs.'
The Russian paid the bill.