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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-04-25
ChenIs III lspxca.

Senator Tillmnn last week Offered
an amendment TO the pustOnlce Il ii o.
proprlations bin that is ii long step
toward the perfccting of the rural
tree delivery This amendment pro.
yldcs for the purchase by the United
States OF locked iron mall boxes In
Wholesale quantities and their sale to
the farmers Oh the rural free delivery
routes at government cost. Under
the present laws and regulations d;
the postonice department The patrons
OF the rural free delivery ara forced IL
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-04-25
Can't Ro ,gse,lsoyaslS

M Judge BuchananS has aeclitiesI
grant the lsstitlong for tho removal s,f
\ tho case b,Dalg i Z |,y tho Sta te agalnst
the NifgIniarf tlpa icsli com.
pany for III sss 4.
trnst acb from tlle sss In ts III ss teli
Sta tss cs,,irt and other yts tlse itsss
Sterest iil tho now f;sinpsls. ilaW
are ex pceted in short utsl 10 Ij&S
heard III lsuci 81 6Ss slss
siiDibia on ssssS
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-04-25
~ -
y Dickens Wna tStDltt.

Charles Dickens, on IL dinner given
at5 9 notable agricultural occasion,
TOOK the position that 'the Held it
paid tho farmer best to cultivate was
$40 ono Within tho fence OF his owl,
skull, What Dlckens said wan s
serious truth, though comparatlyaly
few at tho timo lie said it ~ era able
from Insight to accept liz as 4 SUCH
Now ills generally allowed In all Iciys
ilized committees
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-04-25
{ HE LAST IA Il I1'lss
The Rtsinnts. OF tho q aipes,ted l,snd1
ie Jsaid 10 ia sst.

III 10
he iiortal remains of tEc u ilnsbroi,ss
dead ..Wcfe laid 4 Il tij on Il sslfll,a Y
afternoon II n the |lresai ice d 81 & il.
Ss; 81; sS M ta =.
Wade Hampton Is gathered ,iDts Ills
fathers. Ills sacred dust VI s eOflciutIls
ed To the grave Sunday, and & jnstas
tue sun Wns sinking the huglers sound
cd taps oyer the soldiers grave. They
buried him under the spreading
branches OF q mammoth live oak
which stands firm and ilnasged hy
any storms us Wade IIaMipLon stood
In the midst #Of turmoil; ] t$ stands
green and siiOnrlslilg iii all Seasons,
and as did hcappear more beautiful and
symmetrical inc character WlJentried BY
adversely. It's bougls droop i'm benedicr
lion over his grave, Just MS lie but a
fe" months ago yu n hillaaassiiig III
hundreds OF his old comrades who
gathered nudcr his upliftcd Ilnt;is, as
he stood upon the poftico OF Ills cot
tagc on senate street. II was III thut
cottage That his soul took its tligflt Us
the God who gave H., and ! [, Was Il hap
py ending To Ills grand carecr.tto liis
nnscl!ish life. that he should pass
away IN tl,e house which represented
lie Decentralization and loyalty OF tile
Womcnof south Carolina. He cndnr4
ga 70 tiie cnd Wltlioltmlirlnur, know
i''H o'iAt ClleSe Jlstand critical cen
sors were proud to be South Caro-
llnians because Wade lIamptoH Was
their ideal soldier and gentleman. #5
But IL Is needless now 10 Dnv fur.
W.T. ,finulc ~ iIle man az VINO iil iite
'ieeneu y, nov. ~ - 20 teil OF MS
opsss!ules lpao tl'e Iaaifon'cle 81 Loday
,,iso5pe ue'o,eu. flc ca pittall.oWr W tlic
.o.np yn,'eiuay h'tW sncn y I'lnerat
.li2'l - ! lt'l'i us ms perhaps never
p,'e.i Ri.en =, ''ouol safoiina history
W, ~ ~ ~, pputinR " ,ne people,
pn ~ ~ ~ = ,sol.'IIpla htIl from All
maj ] i" - AZ. '., ~, = 2 a1te1apt =, %as
n,, ~! ~ i'ihhe -. Wis tie. ot,scNi tiies
- "ulc hampton ~ 'lf otliier than simple.
~ 1ic'ctelice 70 MS own wishes, tllc
nss,ies ~ uic pcople lor;l state tuner
!, ~ o,'y ',sa'us ~, isiusCfiotsS dead was
| n's,.ha' sa,.!sI' ''on' " ,nost 81 meant
.. .,s'.ts ~ iestcipi'y 81 outpoufing
.ue'e,oip Mhs t'ip Nefy hatufatness 0i
-, "'!p"."b peyoiiu expression the
o,'.a' -, NY peoplt |t'au iof lne
'",'u w, i''ai' WlSo was no more 1it NO
m.'ei sifctssie ,i'ls eyer been Witnessed
49, .'uu.', -, t1',n',',u. aieh Wno knew
n.,'ou .Na. .ns iullera q Ifsnt did
No. 1,ia'ale wa Wy ~ hampton;
v..ae .''s opscau,us oi 55sSainolin#SW were
Nm, nally cosiscIvative Is'
.,.em a,, WY hion iloW u AiiIlats Y
th,n ~ = = !. H. .s.sl M
u.o 'tuao .ia,r 'eel' ~ ieas1 -, wy
pnuI .,,p, nvua ,.. NY .csiS,elic ana t.e
~, s.iu.'B wv y. y llla IS'll.S
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-04-25
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n & g 4 4 so q iI' lY' 8 us,

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|tlaa l lses
q Ing al JilJted
ssfss l ioli
e q
pfescslt ttat s ises
etsos'sli,fs III
|5fntsigcs sssss eflt, 81 aicii spfos
Yides tia Isl
2eils 8 tiled ts vote Tor ited
,scalat '1 f tors and lep 81 lives III,
& l'eSss s1ltl l,c Uniform the u
aud IL 81
force ltis us
u tlpi, flt i'd BIZ iYn S.
pf citizens emit tied tp he conllets
op,fslicb elcctions and The cert tlcati 81 Ss
|0t l'lt the result,,'' lnteDdst of y
to9gtye Tie s1i st;l efnlnent q
stsi5i d, ii u
AZ lla soutl lsll 81
Talitlie restrictions these tatas g
pntSSstin St the llegr0 lis amend al
3.I,saet etlcalfs XII lis al
the the South S0nll snas' agree to iittH
adoption, laltd and I I it U.s. Included in tho
original 81 i,,il tllerla ssena 5s
would DC sst,fi,pe 4 sist its
In defence OF his secti y 88sss
Tie late Gov. Il ltgeld ts5a Ia speaking IS
of Senator )epaw, said s'he {iirst
5traetcd q ttenticllS1 1nans years as b ils a &
sip1b}bylst$at q 1}l lha,is Wliere ne, FOR u
long Y me, N ged ii the highly
liottor'tlole llsl tol,sl fless lNibti
pilorical coiiitlts ~ on q lls II ssg orll 4
lesgsla tors, sp lint J, 10 THE psls,li y, she
appeared tdbeiong Il, the lidefl,jj it's
apd the New ork Central railroad.
According Y, reports, this bustl ness
was req uceH 10 such 4 science that
whenever the. New York Central srail~s s
road m wished 80 buy d legislator they did 3
mol mol, eyen stop 70 negotiate with hfmn1,S u
but simply put. him on the scales and
weighed him. IS train of lime antt
corruption was stretched ssie ttss tI,a 81
state OF New Ftrk citp,5 by way 4 of b
Albany, to5 buffalo, pollptlng leeisla- ss
tive halls and even IL Hing 5co olrt Cd \ scf (;
Justice sitllodor. This sSas the a,es lfli,. 81
ing OF tllatSiiood of Ion ic,s
Is today washing the foandat lions / ron .s$
under thclsshole gos eriipien tai bri
So,S,S5mati ,,5 could be 4 N dealer ii I'll, ,is5 81
81 prf'sy without ling iiugess, S
and a Il am .toldlthat since tha
I'D 5iIo1epew has never been seel MONT s
gloves.
made klais ps,injg %
stone q great ID pe,i fhe M
stars and sstfi
Came syilit1 Islss s,r 81
& tcs,atlgsd
is,tarti
leasitlg is 1'S| s,isl
lsst is
81
Tito iine 1
Il reab segispes
of tsstga 4 lssS
3liin,a
oid rlsttossi ssie
but tiley aafl sspl
5of tho most inlE
sIno,icrn r;,iiroad ding
railroad near ca,lrt oslsess
d line througb sta capi tois. aalsss58
artnf engineering money of the
public and into the pockets of Iori
individuals be has no sslp i't M
.itlooks as II liis S;arecs5 Will colfapeI
the American people toss ~ adopt i a,a
eleventh. commandment reading as
follows: Go thon aud DO evil tllat y
thou nlayest ilyc on t.ie f;tsl of the
land and tliat thy sleek ness mas bs
thu wonder u raca,. rs d good
picture Of this man Slit I,fatends d, \
he 50 jealous of' the purity of ~
8iot. s ,s}
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-04-25
mUME fsE v ET5fFfUNs
.,xarln Tic rhillprlosa an.l lIa,y il ia

,sala q ,,,e iosA a,,I u.
.:gcsi
The sccfcta, rs Of war las placed
|in{thc hands of the senate committed
on philippines ID large number OF
orders, circulars md reports bearing
upon tho conduct Of military affairs in
tire sllnpaciiied provinces OF thc Philip.
pines. y u 31's}
On December 2ltll last Capt.
Aver, adjutant general Of tlc Sixth
brigade, issued "a circular 10 the sta
tl0n commanders In Samar Iii which
the conviction; was expressed that tlle
wealthy classes or pmdicntes' among
thc natives were, while processing
friendship toward the Americans,
more responsible than any others for
The continuance OF hostilities. Under
such conditions, he said, the only
would create In the minds OF all
burning desire or longing SO intense,
SO personal, 50 real that 1t viii impel
them to join hands With the Amori-
cans jn the accomplishment Of that
end. . s. 3sl
In announcing the policy Of the
brigade he said 1t would be from this
time OH TO wage war In the sllarpcst
and most decisive manner possible" 6
giving Instructions for tho carrying
out OF THIS order, he said young officers
were TO be given great latitude FOR
thls conduct In harrasslng the enemy
and that tnatiycs, and especially those
Or wealth and Influence were to be re-
garded with suspicion, adding: Every
native, whether In arms or living in
these pucblos or barrIos will bc re-
garded and treated as an enemy until
ne has cOncluslycly shown that lie Is d
friend
Suspected persons should be apprc-
hcndcd and II there was not sufficient
evidence to convict they should be held
as q military necessity. This direction
was made especially applicable 10
priests OF whom Capt. Aver said that
their profession would mot be sni-
cicnt TO protect them
IN February, 1902, Gen. Smith, the
brigadcr commander IN Sanlar, All.
! nounccd that lie was convinced oppo-
sition had been crumblcd away and
| counsclcd 4 softening OF the rigoYs Or
war saving a wa tchfulncss and lind
lIncss henccforth must go llaua in
hand. /"
In December, 1901, Con. 7. +. Bell
| issued Il circular saying.
/ Whenever prisoners are unarncd or
| dcEcnSclcss Americans Or natives
/ friendly to the United States govern
! mcnt or murdered or assnated for
political reasons, aud this fact can bn
established II .shjs purpose 10 execute
a prisoner Of war under the authority
contained In sections 50 and llS. Thi3
prisoner nf war VIII bc selected by lot
from among the officers or prominent
citizens held as prisoners ol war, and
will be chosen when practicable from
those who belong to the town where
the mnrdcr Or assassination occurred. 4.
X Scvcras orders were Issued by Cen.
bell against permitting any monopoly
| OF food products and cStortiOn III
| prices.
Instructions were given to make cx.
ceptions to all persons who had demon
lstrated loyalty. There lives, families
and property VIII not only he given
protection, SO inr as practicable,
against Insurgents, but VIII be st,.
FULLY respected by our troops. y sS3
Especial warning is given against.
loooting. 8$; 8s$53
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-04-25
/ sEseMliiin lsrsaif.

sYasningtpys etiso ienfE
the soltlinbis sst ts s y Dl
formation gal t,fl vi i# HID ii les Stn5a
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-04-25
State OF South Carolinu,
ICxpcutiyr (lhnmbnr.

GQlulnDia, .. C., Apl.lO, 1877. &
Sir Having learned that you now
propose TO turn over to me the cXccli-
tive chamber, with the records and pa.
howl @ ia your r posscssion. iLcg % to ! lnform r"Io
you that / VII send q proper Olliccr 60
receive tho same q ! any hour you may
fndicat to MS most tcOnpcnlent toyourself.
# j am very respectful your obediGnt
servant, Wade lI9mplerl
.., ..535 Governor syS
10, Hon. -. II Chamberlain
10 this Mr.. Chamberlain promptly
fcDtiCd M f0llotya !. 2sB53 i5s5i r G
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
JOHN hymns
SUCCESSOR.
S. Frank EWart Will be
Appointed by The
Governor.

S. Frank Ewart, chairman oil
the New Castle County Republican
Committee, has been named by
State Chairman J. Frank Alice. 10
be the Union Republican caudl.
date for Levy Court Comms ssioner
to succeed John Lynn. Mr.. Alice
called upon Governor Hum at Do
YER yesterday and presented Mr..
: Ewart for the Office. He has the
full endorsement Of his party lead
ere and if Union Republican is
appointed he will surely be the
man.
The Governor hasrcceived scores
OF letters during the past few
weeks in regard 10 the appoint
ment and has been overrun with
c9ndidates for the Office.
Mr. Lynn's resignation is ready
10 be handed to the Levy Court at
its meeting on next Tuesday, and
after it has been acted upon. the
Governor will name the man to
take his place. 1t is conceded BY
the Regular Republicans, that the
man will he OF the Union party,
ard as their candidate has already
been announced and no others need
apply. S. Frank Ewart will Sure
ly succeed Lynn.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
Tennessee River Very High.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. l.
The Tennessee river reached stage
of forty feet here last night and is still
rising According TO prediction it will
continue to rise slowly and may reach
forty-twO feet here. Several factories
III low ground here We're compelled to
shut down yesterday, and working
people in the more exposed lowands
We're compelled to move out of their
houses. Some damage was done by
the flooding of Easements. The river
IS falling at and above Kingston,
Tenn. and is rising at all points below
Chattanooga.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
Death OF Mrs. DuHamcl.

Dover, Del, Dec. 3l.-Mrs. Eliza.
beth Newin DuHame, widow o!
the Rev. p. DuHamel. d. d., died
at the home OF of Mrs. Elizabeth
Eager. on Bradford street, Dover,
o-day, aged 64 years. Mrs. Du-
HamcI was a victim OF pneumonia.
which she contracted two weeks
ago. DR.. and Mrs. DuHamcl re-
sided in Dover icr many years, a1l
until their removal TO HehoDoth
two years ago. After the death OF
Or. DUiiamel, at RcEoboth, last
year, Mrs. DuIlancl returned TO
DovGl 10 reside.
She was the dau.h htcr Of the late
Judge S'het2hley Morton OF Della
ware COUNTY, Pa. and is survived
ty two children -Kev. VIM. Dl.
llame Of New Harmony. Ind, who
IS on his wHy to Dover, and Miss
Fannie DUlIanel. uhorcslded with
her mother.
Mrs nullLmel will be buried
from Christ Episcopal Church, as
her husband was a few months
ago, o. Thursday afternoon, Rev.
Geo. 4. Bond. the rector, ot1iciat-
ing,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
Live StOcl, Lost In FI0ods

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Jan. 1.-Tal.
laSs"c. where the great dam of the
Montgomery Water company is lMut-
ed, is still cut off from all communica-
tion. The Tallapoosa river, which sep
arates 1t from Montgomery. is u raging
torrent, and all efforts to cross the
stream have failed. Reports from the
territory below the dam indicate that
much live stock was drowned There
was no loss to crops. as they had been
gathered. One of the state farms was
in the path Of thc flood, and the super.
ln'end"nl reports that many hogs and
cattle were drowned The branch line
of railroad connecting Tallassec with
the main line Of the Western Railroad
Of Alabama is washed out, and trains
are not running.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
Prohibition Hurts ARMY

ChriStiana, Dec. 81. Military Sur
geon Arbos, in his report on the con-
dItlon of conScripts in the Norwegian
army, states that local prohibition has
increased drunkenness among the
troops. He rccolects that temper.
ancc reformcrS advocate the brewing
OF good small beer containing not
more than q per cent alcohol for
the use OF conScriptS.
Or. AIbos also reports that alcohol.
lc liquors are smnggled into prohibit
ed districts in large quantities, caus
ing Il start ling increase in over.indul'
gcnce among the regiments stationed.
there.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE,
Opening IN, II an;ct Nrr-Assembl
E"-"Iccts old GHicrrs

ALBANY. I;Ju. l.-Thc state lc"iela
tnr" convened ut II Il. IN. today instead
Of " NOM, rs has heretofore been tho
'l'TIkrn. Thr ri,rl}Uu of officers created
| l'tlt interest and NuH carried out il,
/ H""oi'San"" with ,nr programme fined
! lr IN" c"NrU,''' held last night by the
! ErrIhIjcau and Nrmurritlr asScn.ll,
ncn Hnd senator's.
! Ihr slim H'tci'Uuil T was Il noticeable.
/ fchj0r" Very !i1tIr interest was man.
| ii"Sj"h in III" proceedings. ana al,
S'&u' Indicated TIN hulci hat the com
!h@ :, s.rn WOHll Ia. a brief and per.
hIS urintc"rsti& one.
lie a's' mhl,' officials were rc-elect
cd. He rnlluw>;
), irh NiN1i, speaker: colonel A. T.
I'&Ntrr "l"rl frank ". Johnson. ser
Eo"i!t a. aims: principal d0nrN"rnc".
i&r'h N"nplr, New York: first assist,
ant h-Cr.;cpprr. Andrew Kulin. Nlbany:
i'r"at assistant doork""irr, Charles e.
Cray. ljvinsAtrn; Stcmo@rnpLcr. II, G..
IaI!m"rt. Kings.
The democrats named for sneaker
i'"II G'o"rc NJ. Palmer of SrI,ohari,
which honor carries with il the leader.
ship OF III" minority On he floor.
TAXATION rf MORTGAGES will bc HE
slAl legislative feature OF this session.
All olh'r questions than ii was thought
Solhr weeks iGO would cHusrrl big nnr.
ry hay" SinmcIod down in mpurtanrn
Nit'l th"N ave MS thing az all beside
ms greater topic. At least this is the
opinion Of Speaker Nixon. the man Of
all others Who. next to the governor,
ought 10 know.
lhc speaker is also authority for the
statement that III" present session will
b' silrrl ono. with economy for the
wdlrhw"rd. II" believes that final adj
iournlncnt will hc taken by the middle
Of March. While there will be bills in
iro'lrrd amending the present excise
law nothing will be accomplished n
this respect during the present session.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
Money Orders From sbuuphui

W NGTON, Jan. /. - United
States Consul GoOdn0w. at Shanghai,
China. who slsO is United STATES
postal agent at that point, has been
authorized y issue postal money Or
dcrs 10 any point in the Cnitcd States
at domestic rates, the same as aDply
within this country. The agency at
Shanghai will become immediately the
regular point of issue of money orders
to all p1stotliccs in thiS>rountry 1t is
the first instance of such application
OF domestic rates for Unitcd States
points.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
PRrdOned by Governor savage,

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 1.--GOvernol
Savage has granted an unconditional
pardon to Joseph $. BARLEY, former
state treasurer, who five years ago was
sentenced to twenty years in the peni.
tentiary on conviction of having EN-
bezzlcd 100000 of state funds The
pardon went into effect from the mo.
ment it was delivered to Mrs. BARLEY
by the governors private secretary. 1t
was presented to Warden Davis at the
p'nltenllary half hour later. and lat
cr, with his family and lawyer, BARLEY
was brought in a carriage TO his home
in the CITY.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
Evidence Against Teller Fitcham.

EALl.STON, n. Y, Jan. 1.-W. A.
Mason Of Washington, special exam
1lcr or the United States banking bu-
reau, is il town securing evidence in
the Teller Fitcham First National
bank defacntion to place before the
United States grand jury in February
and at til" trises lie is making Il thor
ough investigation of the banks books
and has Informed the banks officers
that the evidence is ample to secure
the conviction Of Fitcham He said
that none Of the money taken is barred
BY lapse Of time, for the three years
bar does not begin until the crime is
discovered and not from the time of
The actual taking of the money.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
NOODCAUSESFLhME
Threatening Conditions Pre-.
vail at Richmond, Va.
TWO HUNDRED FAMILIES HOMELESS.

+ The James River Has Risen to with
in Seven Feet of Great Freshet
of 1s77-City's Ga1 sup-
ply Cut on.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 1.-Tlood. fire
and general excitement prevail in
Richmond. The water in the James
river has risen to twenty-three and
half feet, within four feet of the level
OF the great freshet of 1877. Lower
Main street and greater part of Full
ton, the extreme eastern section of the
city, are flooded. When the freshet
was near its height, fire caused by the
water coming in contact with the lime
broke out in the plant of Warner
Moore n Co., millers and feed supply
men.
The property Is situated OH the
creeks of the flooded district and at
one time it seemed inevitable that 1t
would be destroyed, but change of
wind and the splendid work of the fire
department averted that The hose
was carried over a line of partially
submerged coal cars and buoycd on
RATS made of small boats. The fire.
men fought the flames standing up to
their waists in water-- The fire was
confined to the building in which it
started
1t is estimated that the occupants of
some POO small houses OH this and the
Manchester sides of the river have
been vacated temporarily. The gas
works are partially under water and
the gas supply cut off This condition
seriously cripples the newspapers as
the metal for their linotype machines
is heatAl by gas. All are working
lamps. The incoming southern trains
had to run through several feet of wa
ter Bridges are reported gone in va
riouS sections of the state. and traffic |
is greatly interfercd with,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
Weather Probabilities.
Fair: brisk to high northwest winds.
New York NIarkcia.

FLol R-,state and western inactive, hui
irmy held; Minnesota patents. Sc godi4. Il
winter straig ghts, %.SOa365; winter extras
H.Hg3W; winter patents. $3. 75n4
| WHEAT-0pened easy with cables raj.
lied on strength in the northwest and TO.
ward noon weakened again through heavy
t6 ll-lsIs7i2c,
RYE Steady: state. 7Oa7lc., C. /. f., New
York, car lots; No. western, 75lsc., f. 0.
b.. afoat.
CORN : Advanced for awhile on loca,
covering and then weakened toward mid
day with wheat; May. 10 7-lsNl0Ac.
OATs-Quiet and barely steady track,
white. state, 5aI57iac. track, white, west
:. PoRk-iSirm; mess, s1e5o@175o; family,
LARD - Easy prime western steam,
I0.35c.
BUTTER = Steady; stute dairy. l5aesc. !;
creamery, lG@?5c.
CHEESE quiet; state. full cream.
full cream, small. fan made fancy, 1iG
lMc; late made, hest. large. Si4c.; late
made. best. small, l0Ql0i4c.
EGGS-Steady; state and Pennsylvania,
Soc; western, at mark. 2Sq2sc.
suGAR,Rsw steady; fair refining, Si.c.;
Hentrifugal, 96 test, 3thc: refined steady:
rushed. b26c powdered. ASbc.
TURPENT!NE-Stead at 39nSsi.c.
MOLASSEs-Quiet; New Orleans, 371
,RICE-Quiet; domestic, 4@slsc.: Japan,
TALLow-Firm; city, &C.; country, 60
,HAY-,steady; shipping, 6oaC5c.; good to
hoice, GiaMa5c c a.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
Schooner Wrccked: ('re,v SoyoI

YARMOUTH, \. s., Jan. 1.-The
Boston schooner Harry L. Belden. Can
tain Paul, struck on Green island, Buv
Of Fundy, during the night and is a
total wreck Her crew of eighteen men
were rescued after some difficulty. The
weather was thick at the time, and
those in charge of the wheel mistook
their location.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
A Quiet Election.

SANTIAGO, Cuba, Jan. 1.-The
elections passed off yesterday without
notable incident in this district. The
Nationalist was the only ticket IN the
field, and it was consequently elected.
Very few votes were east in this city,
and little Interest in the proceedings
was apparent. The day WAS unusual
ly cold and rainy.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
Pastor Crawn ,:Xouc-atcu

Clayton. y j., Dec. Sl.-h meet.
ing OF investigation was held last
night IN the Baptist Church to hear
any charges that might be made
concerning Pastor Nra"n's alleged
Animation with Rev. III Gentry,
The "dlvlnc healer" and his allep-
ca attempts 10 lnstiII iAto tic minds
OF some par'shoners these teach
inSs
Nearly the fan membership Of
the church was present, and there
was much expectancy. But moth
ing in tie sensational line was
Forthcoming, and after the brief
nearing the pastor was cXonerated
oi all charges Mr.. Crawn will at
once resume his work 10 the church,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
Obcrlin Wins Rockefeller prt,.

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. by the
narrow margin of a few hours the
trustees Of Oberlin college have raised
the sum Of 100000 necessary to Sc
cure the conditional offer of 5000, 900
from John ID. Rockefeller. made a year
ago. The offer was to expire OH Jan,
L lNn1
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01

NJ oT1CE-THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
~ the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurant 9
Company OF the state OF Delaware, will be
held ~ the office Of the comra on Monday,
January l3, 1909, at 10 o'clock o. M, at which
three years wili be held and the premiums
OH ull policies vii! he payable. six FER cont
interest on NIL balances am ounting 10 IS and
upwards will be paid to members. The agents
Of the company are authorized to receive The
dues OF members and to pay them their inter.
est W. A. IAMOT'rit
d2stoil3 Secrotarv.