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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
BELGIAN SCANDAL REVIVED.

Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 22.-The scandal
arising from the revival OF the family
quarrel between King Leopold and his
daughter, Princess Stephanie COUNTESS of
Lonyayl, beside the bier Of the late Queen
Marie Henrietta al Spa yesterday, Is
agitating all classes. Popular sympathy is
expressed for the Princess, who, although
deeply affected by the incident, makes no
complaint. The Princess has given out
simple statement Of the facts, as follows:
"The precise facts are these: / was pray
ing at the bier of the Queen, when
some one came, about o'clock, to tell me
the King would not receive me. / i'm
mediately left the death chamber. | had
no interview with His Majesty"
II was hoped by the public, who applauded
Princess Stephanie's love match with the
Count of Lonyay. that the deuth of the
Queen would lead to healing tho rupture,
but the incidental Spa Is taken 10 demon-
strate that the King is as irreconciable as
ever to what he openly has designated as
misallance, even after the approval of the
Austrian Emperor, Francis Joseph. The
Princess will probably leave Brussels today
to join her husband in England. There
fore, she will not be present at her mothers
funeral. During the whole railroad journey
from Spa TO this city the Princess was
shaken with sobs, and arrived here greatly
prostrHted. This morning she attended
special requiem mass ordered by herself.
On leaving the church she was sympatheti-
cally greeted by the assembled crowd.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
BABY'S BODY in CORN FIELD.

Child Had Been There sometImc-Not OF
Known Whether It Had Met with Foul
Play.
The skeleton of baby was found in a
cornfield on the Blue Ball farm, on the
Concord turnpike last Saturday by James
s. Mccartney. Coroner's Undertaken James
Il. Chandler made an investigation sun
day and found that the child had been finely
clothed. The body lay face downward. One
theory Is that it had been left in the field
when alive and had died of starvation. Its
garments included little coat If pique.
but II had neither shoes nor socks. Weeds
had sprung up all about the body. The last
time any work was done on the cornfield,
where the body was found, was on July
/ 10th, when cultivator was used. The child
was probably less than n inonth old. Mr..
Chandler inferred the remains Monday. He
informed State Detective Francis of the
circumstances of the case, but IL looks
doubtful as to whethor the mystery will be
solved
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
DEATH OF REV. JOHN 0. KEMP.
He Died at Chestertown, Md, snnda,
Morning of Heart Disease.

He Died at Chestertown, Nd, Sunday
Morning of Heart Disease.
Rev. John d. Kemp died at Chestertown,
Nd, Sunday morning of heart disease.
after months illness. The funeral took
place at Chestertown Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. Kemp was born at Love Point, on
Kent Island. Queen Anne's county, 85 years
age. He read law in the Office of his brother,
Thomas Kemp. at Denton, Caroline county,
and was admitted to practice at the Denton
bar. A hard student, fluent speaker and
logical reasoner, his practice increased, and
for 10 years he was a conspicuous figure in
the courts of Caroline county. A man of
profound religious conviction, he finally
decided TO go into the ministry of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. He was ad-
mitted to the Wilmington Conference In
1879. His pastoral assignments were as
follows: 1928, Charestown; 1916, Rising
Sun, Nd; 1879, Chesapeake City; 1902,
Rieing Sun; 1884, Lewes 1857, Chester
town; 1SSS-90, Georgetown; 1874, Still
Pond; 1867, Hopewell 1889 Magnolia: |:
1901, FELTON,; 1902, Millington. His re-
lation In 1895 was supernuinerary. Owing
to failing health, he resigned the Milling
ton pastorate a month ago, and was sue
ceeded by Rev. L. r. SidelI, who had just
returned TO the Wilmington Conference
from the Wisconsin Conference.
MIR. Kemp is survived by his wife and
two daughters,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
EXPLORER SvERDRUP BACK
The Arctic Steamer Fran Was Three
Years Fast in Ice.

The Arctic Steamer Fran Was Three
Years Fast in Ice.
Stayanger, Norway, Sept. 20. The
Arctic steamer Fran, homeward bound,
with the Sverdrup expedition aboard,
arrived here yesterday at $50 p. m.
Capt. Sverdrup received an enthusiastic
welcome from the large crowd at the
dock.
For three years the Fran lay nearly
motionless, imprisoned in the ice in
Jones' Sound, channel between Baffin
Bay and the Arctic Ocean. All the
attempts to blow up the ice around the
Fran proved fruitless, but in July Of
1902 heavy southern stream loosened
the vessel from the ice.
The Fran left Gothaab, Greenland,
August 10th, 1902, but an accident to
her machinery compelled her to make
the homeward passage entirely under
sail.
Members Of the expedition shot 100
musk oxen, which were eaten.
Sturgeon Braskrug died while the
Fran was in The North, and his body
was buried in hole out in the ice.
After the death of the doctor, Capt.
Sverdrup took his place and attended
to several cases of illness.
The crew of the Fran speak OF their
leader in terms of hearty praise.
Capt. Sverdrup telegraphed to the
government that the districts explored
we're the south and Swest coasts of
Ellesmereland and the hitherto un-
known districts to the west of that
region.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
IMPLICATED BY CORWIN.


Empioye of a Large Iron Concern Named
In Gonspirator's Confession.
Philadelphia Record, Sept 20th.
An attache OF one of the largest iron
concerns in the country, with head
quarters in New York, figures in the
confession Of Gabriel T.. Corwin as the
chief conspirator in the robbery of the
Hopes & Townsend Co. This state
ment was made yesterday by one of the
few people who have read the long
written statement made by Corwin
himself on typewriter. 1t is known
that one of the best known iron sales
men in New York ordered enormous
quantities of rods, bolts and nuts Of
Corwin through the several selling
concerns he managed, and autograph
orders bearing the signature of this
man as purchasing agent" are in the
possession of the Miller d Sharkey De-
tective Agency. John Ii. Fow, attor-
ney for the Hopes & Townsend Co,
has examined these orders, and the ex-
perts at work upon the books of the
corporation have traced special sized
bolts direct from the works to the
warehouse of this suspect in New York.
"Corwin has decided to let no guilty
man escape,' said an attorney in the
Oaoo pc5toiddJy WHO hHblCl pdi6u Stnbft-
tional Developments before the six men
now under arrest are given q hearing
on Wednesday before Magistrate Cum
ningham. He declined to give any
inkling as to the character Of the ex-
win did not go to Michigan, as an
nounced, is regarded as significant.
She has taken apartments in this city,
nm n tuI IN, mil .f har
two children until her husband is re-
leased on bail or it is finally decided
that he must stay in Jail until his
trial by jury comes up.
Corwin has named some OF the largest
manufacturing concerns in the country
as his regular customers, including the
Singer Sewing Machine Co., the Rider
Erickson Engine Co. and j. Edward
Ogden. He particularly calls attention
to the fact that he could and did make
instant delivery on special sizes upon
which the Hopes & Townsend Go.
asked for time.
BY handling all of the kilograms sent
out by the company, as well as all
those sent to the concern, Corwin was
always in position to know where to
find a market for the stock stored in
the four warehouses which he operated.
Realizing the necessity of having this
information, Corwin advertised in all
of the local newspapers for telegraph
operator, with view to naming his
own successor, from whom he expected
to get copies of all kilograms to and
from the Hopes & Townsend Go. He
was not successful in his move, but
succeeded in getting the desired infor-
nation through Gansz and Maxwell,
both Of whom had access to the letter
books, in which all kilograms sent we're
copied, and to the cabinet in which all
kilograms received we're filed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
VANDERBILT GETS LARGE ESTATE.
Befriending Stranger He Becomes Bene-
fciary = Cash. $4,000; Real Estate,
Valuable

Befriending Stranger He Becomes Bene-
flciary Cash, $4,000; Real Estate,
Valuable.
John T. Vandegrift of 4os Porter
street, is home from Atlanta, Ga,
where he received draft fer $40, 600
and the assurance that valuable
property would come into his hands,
all as a result of the kindness he
showed one John McClary % years ago.
On May Sth, 1880, Vandegrift was
passenger upon the steamboat Eliza
beth of the Ericsson line from ST.
Georges to Philadelphia. just after
the boat had left Delaware City, Nc
Olary, who was alone on the boat, was
taken ill. Vandegrift took him to q
stateroom, gave him liquor and bathed
him with liquor. When they reached
Philadelphia, Vandegrift had the man
taken to hotel and given medical at
tention. Before they parted the stranger
desired to pay Vandegrift for his
trouble but the offer to pay was refused
and Vandegrift told him that he had
done no more for him than he would
for any other man under like ciroum-
stances. The stranger then inquired
the name of his benefactor and told
him that he would remember his kind
ness.
Mr.. Vandegrift never learnd the
strangers name until he heard it from
Holloman Barlow, who drew Mr.. Nc,
Clary's will. Mr.. McClary had made
money as miner in California, and
had much of it invested. He also had
$l0,0 200 in cash at the time of his
death. He had no family. His will
left his whole estate to the man who
had assisted him on the steamboat,
and the lawyer set about establishing
the identity of that person. Mr.. Vande-
grift was informed of the situation and
left his place with the Belts Machine
Go. to establish his identity. At Balti-
more he secured man who could
prove that he was Mr.. McClary's sue
corer. In Atlanta he found that half a
dozen bogus claimants were there be-
fore him.
"Mr. Vandegrift, Z" said the lawyer,
''are you the man who assisted a
stranger between Baltimore and Chesa-
peake City on June 8th, 1Ss0?"
mo, sir" replied Mr.. Vandegrift.
Then why do you claim this
money!" asked the lawyer.
Il am the man who assisted a
stranger on the steamboat Elizabeth
Dop"poi lSoihWdlo Slt1 ulldutl-
phia on May sth, 1ss0,' was the reply.
That is correct, . said the lawyer,
made a mistake in the place and
date"
The question had been asked for the
purpose of testing the claim of Mr..
Vandegrift
"Of course l am pleased, said Mr..
Yandegrift, after his return home, in
discussing his good fortune. II am
glad that have reached that point
whore l do not have TO pinch myself
and then awake to find that the whole
thing is dream. | felt that way until
got draft and tho assurance that
would receive the property on No
vember 10th, but now it is all right. y
He thinks The estate will amount to
half million dollars He intends to
start on Monday to visit the real estate
in New York. He says that there is
property also in Providence, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore. He expects to
erect house in this city. 81 shall
not return to work with my hands, y
he said, "hut / shall do some thing l
do not intend to remain idle.'
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
BELGIAN QUEEN DEAD.

Spa, Belgium, Sept. 90. Marie Ken,
riette, Queen of the Belgians, died hero
suddenly at 7.50 O'Clock last night.
She had long suffered from heart
disease and asthma.
Neither her husband, members Of her
family nor her doctors were present al
the time Of her death. She was seated
at table eating light dinner, whom
she was seized with an attack of faint
ing. DR.. Guillaume, who. in the course
of the day, had remarked upon dis
quieting symptoms in the Queen's con.
dition, was summoned Immediately.
but she was dead before he arrived
Two members of her suite were witt
her during her last moments.
As soon as the news of the Queenf
death became known a large crowS
gathered outside the palace.
King Leopold has left Bagneres- do
Luchon, France, for Spa, and othef
members of the royal family have beef
selegraphed for.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
SOLDIERS CORPSE IN THE RIVER.

Penn's Grove, N. j., Sept 20 !
While John Hines was fishing Of
French's Grove yesterday he saw {
body floating in the water. He suc-
ceeded in bringing it ashore with hi(
fishing line. 1t proved to be that q
George Blake, aged n years, who wat
a travelling harness maker, who fol
several days had been working fof
Hamilton Morris Of this place. He left
the shop Thursday morning, and wa@
seen in French's Grove at about IL. 81
O'Clock, which was the last seen of hilS
alive. He was then intoxicated. II
was found that his left eye was bruised
and over the right eye there was out,
The latter is supposed to have been
made by falling on the stones, and the
bruised eye was accounted for by
Morris, who said that Blake had beer
hit by barrel hoop.
Blake was an old soldier, and h
often spoke about his children, but |
is not known who they are or wheT
they live.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
AN AWKWARD SITUATION.
Not Having safe, the state Department

NOT Having Safe, the state Departmcn ont of
Elections is Put to Inconvenience.
The State Department Of Elections has
been In an awkward predicament ever since
1t left the headquarters of the city depart
ment and established itself in the Bayard
Annex.
The original Department of Elections
that is, the department composed OF three
members, which conducted the municipal
as well as the general elections-hnd fine
large safe, and Its successor, the city depart
ment, now has that safe and keeps II In the
otf1ce OF the latter at the southeast corner of
seventh and Shipley streets. As matter of
fact, the safe Ia the property of the city,
having been purchased for the department
by City Council ,Sand, should the Depart
Inent OF Elections ever cease to exist the
safe would, most likely, revert back to the
city.
While the original Department of Elec-
.tions was created for tho purpose of con-
| Quoting State elections, 1t was clothed with
power to conduct the city elections as we'll,
and, under the law, the city must pay each
OF the commissioners $500 salary each year
in which a municipal election is held. I'm
fortunately, the act creating the department
did not allow II enough money TO buy safe
such as was needed and Council was ap-
pealed to, With the result that the safe WIS
bought and placed in the office of the board,
there to remain as long as the board con-
tlnues TO exercise supervision over muni-
cipal elections.
When the act was passed increasing the
number OF commissioners from three to five
there became two departments, the original
three members comprising one to conduct
the city and State elections and all five COIN
prising thez other, for State elections alone.
majority of the members of the State
board decided that they preferred indie
pendent quarters and vacated the building
at Seventh and Shipey streets, going to the
Bayard Annex. While they were in the
Seventh street building all Of the effects of
the State and city boards were kept in the
safe there, but when the State board moved,
It's effects were also moved to the new
quarters.
The act creating the board provides..just
about enough money to meet running ex-
penses and the members were confronted by
problem. They needed a safe but could
not get one unless the Levy Court would
volunteer to meet the bill or some good
Samaritan would donate a safe. Those
dreams did not materialize. however, and
the board had to go on with Its work with
out a safe.
Some thought the department would have
a safe by the time the August registration
was completed, but such was not the case.
The registration books were turnedsinto the
department, but 1t had no place to keep
them and since that time they have been in
the custody of the clerk, who took them
home for safe keeping. II was reported that
they were in a safe in one of the Federal
offices, but one OF the commissioners said
such was not tile case.
| Commissioner Edwards has been looking
for safe within the means of the board
| and believes he has found one that is suit
| able.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
EXCITEMENT AT SEA.

Levy courtmen Megginson Was Passen-
ger on the steamship st. Paul While the
Boat Was on Fire.
Levy Court Commissioner Charles Meg
ginson, who has been visiting his mother
and former home in England, returned on
Saturday on the steamship st. Paul and
later arrived at his home near New Castle.
He reports an exciting time on the steam
ship during fire that prevailed below decks.
Many passengers who had learned of the fire
prepared for serious disaster, while others
we're kept in ignorance of the trouble. The
fire burned for several hours.
Mr: Megginson visited many scenes of his
childhood days while in England and re-
turned with number of souvenirs. He OBJ
tanned a photograph of his mother, taken a
short time ago. She is in her 9Sth yenr and
learning of the proposed visit of her son
had the photograph taken as surprise. She
went distance of five miles to the photog-
rapher's. He also has picture of the old
school he attended when boy. He kept an
interesting diary of his trip.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
MURDER AT SALEM.
An Artiileryman Killed in a Quarrel over
Beer.

Salem, N. j., Sept. 22.-The post mortem
examination OF the body OF Cornelius
Weddle, a United States artilleryman, who
was murdered here Saturday night. was
made yesterday morning at the county Jail
by Drs. William A. Carpenter and g. M.
Sherron, and they determined that the
soldier died Of an internal hemorrhage pro-
duced by the stab wound. The knife had
pierced, the wall of the heart. Lieut.. Glas-
gov, oommandant at Fort Mott, and
Prosecutor j. Forman Sinnickson were
present at the examination.
The authorities have much damaging evil
dence against John, alias Lightning Jack, !"
Ryan. His companion, William Lacey, is
confined In the county jail with Ryan.
Each has made statement duplicating the
other.
immediately after the killing Ryan went
to his home, in the upper ,,kYsd of Salem,
and was there arrested at dnight by Chief
Of. Police Waddington. He at first denied
all connection with the crime, and claimed
that he had had no knife for several months,
yet heavy Barlow knife, with pear
shape blade, such as the doctors say
caused the fatal wound, was found among
his belongings.
At the time of the murder Weddle was
accompanied by Sergeant Franklin f.
Mauger and Private II. 7. Herit. They
were walking through a stable yard in the
rear of Broadway, when they met Ryan and
Lacey, each of whom was carrying bottle
of beer. The soldiers asked for drink,
but the men refused them. Weddle Is said
to have made a profane remark to Ryan,
who replied, 80 it is alleged, with the knife
thrust. The thing was done 80 quickly that
no one knew for moment that the soldier
was hurt.
In the excitement Ryan and Lacey had no
trouble in getting away, but they were soon
captured by the officers. Weddle was never
conscious enough after the stabbing to
make a statement. He died in the hospital
Of the county jail. Weddle was "a years old,
and had been in the army for II months.
His father, B. 4. Weddle, lives at Faubush,
Ky. The officers at Fort Mott say that he
has always borne good reputation in the
service. However, in February last Weddle
seriously cut brother soldier during an
alteration in Salem.
Ryan has served several terms in the New
Jersey State prison for various crimes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
SHOCK TO PRESIDENT.
His Carriage in Detroit Nearly Crushes
Little Girls.

Little Girls.
Detroit, Mich. Sept. 90. President Roose-
welt arrived in this city at s a. m. yesterday
from Cincinnati.
He found Detroit awaiting his arrival in
gala attire. Flags were flying from every
staff in the business section, and the city
was bright with bunting. Pictures of the
President met the eye at every turn.
Throughout the day he was greeted with
tumultuous cheers at his every appearance.
Crowds lined the streets about tho Hotel
Cadillac anxious for glimpse of him.
AT 1920 O'Clock lie left the hotel for Fort
Street Presbyterian Church, accompanied by
Gen. Russell A. Alger, Secretary CoItelyou
and Mayor Maybury. Gen. Alger's attention
to tho President, in view of their hostility
in Spanish War times, excited much COM
ment. The party stopped at Gen. Alger's
residence, on Fort street, where Mrs. Alger
Joined them. The church was crowded to its
utmost capacity. 1t was decorated with
flowers, and tho pulpit was hung with
American flags. The subject of Rev. IL. III.
Fences sermon was "a Threefold Gospel"
One of the Presidents favorite hymns,
"God Guard Columbia, was sung.
AT the conclusion OF tho service the Presi-
dent drove TO Gen. Alger's residence, whore
he was entertained at luncheon. Gov. Bliss,
Mayor Maybury und Gen. FL. NJ. Duffield
were the only guests aside from the mem-
bers of Gen. Alger's family,
At 3 O'Clock the President and Secretary
Cortelyou returned to the Cadillac, whence
they started on drive about the city. Two
little girls had u narrow escape from being
trnnpled on by the horses attached to the
Presidents carriage. They had darted out
suddenly from the curb almost under the
horses feet. The driver of the carriage was
compelled to throw the animals back on
their launches to keep them off the chill
dren. The occupants of the carriage were
brought TO their feet in trembling anticipa-
tion of tragedy, and st was only by a
hairs breadth that the little ones escaped.
Then the route was changed to less con-
gested streets, The President had suggested
a change as soon as hesaw the crowded con-
dition of Jefferson avenue. and the party
had proceed only about two blocks when the
narrow escape of the two little girls proved
that his fears were well grounded. In the
course of the drive MIR. Roosevelt called at
ST.. Mary's Hospital, where Thomas X.
Doherty, veteran of the Spanish War, is
dying OF consumption. Doherty had ex-
pressed a wish to see the President, and
Gen. Alger learned of 1t. Accordingly, at
luncheon, Mr.. Roosevelt was asked II he
would call on Doherty at the hospital. He
answered that he would be delighted to do
SO. Doherty is unable TO sit up. The
President remained at his bedside some
minutes chatting with him in words of
cheer and hope
At night the President dined at the
Cadillac with q marty of friends.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
THREE KILLED IN A RIOT.

Clarksburg, sW. Va, Sept 2O.-A
report has reached here that bloody
riot took placesat Berrysburg, Barbour
county, Thursday night, in which three
Italians we're killed and one badly
wounded.
The Italians were miners working for
the Southern Coal and Transportation
Co., and the riot occurred in speak
easy. A number of Italians we're in
the place and we're drinking to excess,
when one of them started disturb
ance. A free-for-all fight took place,
during which Brown Sciopcon, Tony
Herrick and Alton Merrick were killed
and Tony Sciopcon was wounded. 1t
is said so shots we're fired.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
LONG RIDE IN BOTTOMLESS BOX.

Baltimore, Md, Sept. %. Thomas Nc
Guigan, 63 years old, printer, has just ac-
complished a remarkable feat of endurance.
He, had been working in Newark, N. j.,
and lost his money in Philadelphia while
on his way home to Baltimore. Unable to
pay his way. he made the trip in novel
and perilous manner. He crawled feet first
into the caboose box, hanging under the
last car of freight train on the Baltimore
d Ohio railroad.
The box is used to hang tools and chains
in, and has no bottom to it. In lieu of a
bottom two iron bars are in position TO
brace the four sides. BY clinging to these
bars McGuigan managed TO maintain his
hold and avoid discovery till the train
reached Baltimore, when an officer found
him in an exhausted condition. The caboose
box is between the trucks, anu had the man
missed his hold he would have been crushed
to death.