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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-25

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
Of Columbia Special Term for Probate business
In the matter of the estate Of Samuel Middleton,
deceased. No. 11o76.-application having bean
made 10 the Supreme Court Of the District OF Co
for the probate of the last VIII and testament of
Samuel Middleton, deceased. and that letters Of
administration c. (. a. be issued unto Henry NJ.
Middleton. and citation having 5ae1 issued to
Lewis Middleton. brother Of decetent. End re-
turned mot TO be found" 1t Is this I06h day Of
November AID. 1902. ordered that notice be aud It
is hereby given unto the said Lewis Middleton. OF
to his unknown heirs-at-la next of sln and to
Wednesday. the 18th day of December. ID. 1902.
at 10 o'clock a-m., TO show cause why sueh appli-
cation should not be granted: Provided, that this
notice be published In the Washington Law Re
porter and The Evening Star each OF three
successive weeks before the return day herein
toned-the first publication to be not less than
thirty days before said return day. By the curt:
JOB BARNARD, Justice. A true copy-Test: JOHN
n. RoUZER. Deputy Register Of Wills. 11-Iaw. 81
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BOARDING.

THE TRAVIS. i1es G ST. N.w.-BEST MEALS
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cooking and service excellent: references. 1907
X nG24-2ts
GAZE RORINSaN 1902 18th ST. NV SERVES
dinner ali dry Sundays and holidays Rnsiness
mems fdath every day Fine salnn for banqnats.
&C. ,se1S-tn J. r. ROBINSON. Proprietor.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
Of Columbia holding probate court Estate of Thomas
o. Selfridge, ST.. deceased. Probate No. 11015.-
Application having been made to the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia. holding probate
court, for probate of the last will and testament
OF said deceaent and for letters testamentary on
said estate by Thomas o. Selfridge. jr., on behalf
OF himself Edward A., Selfridge and James Russell
Selfridse their substitutes, who named as
executors In the will of said decedent, 1t is ordered
this 18th day of November, A. d. 1902, that no.
tice be and hereby is given TO Louisa Johnson,
Thomas o. Selfridge, jr., Katherine II. Ethoan,
Edward A. Selfridge, Francis C. Selfridge and Com
cerned to appear in said court Monday, the 22d
day OF December, A. ID. 1902, at 10 O'Clock am.
to show why such application should not be
granted, provided this notice be published in the
Washington Law Reporter and The Evening
Star IN each of three successive weeks before
the return day herein mentioned. the first publ
cation to be not less than thirty days before the
that the executors, Edward a. Selfridge and James
Russell Selfridge are not to be found in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. 1t Is ordered this 18th day OF
November "A d. 1902. that notice shall be given TO
them by publication to appear within thirty days
after the first publication Of said notice. and on
their failure TO appear and give their bond and
qualify by taking the prescribed oath upon their
said will, administration may be granted to the
petitioner Thomas o. Selfridge, jr, If other
executions had been named In said WILL provided
this notice be published In the Washington Law
Reporter and The Evening Star In three
cessfve weeks before the return day herein men-
toned. the first publication TO be not less than
thirty days before the said return day. By the
court. JOB BARNARD, Associate Justice. A true
COPY Test: JOHN r. R0WZER, Deputy Register
Of Wills no1S-1aw,3t
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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE.-OFFICE OF THE
Commissioners, d. c., Washington, November IT,
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Office until Friday, November g. 1902 at 2
O'Clock pm. for furnishing the various branches
balance Of the fiscal year ending June 80, 1908
Blank forms Of proposal; together with ali infor-
nation may be obtained upon application at the
No. 484 La NV. Bids will be received by the
class or for more items in the class but the
Commissioners, D. c., reserve the right to reject
any or all bids. or parts Of bids to waive defects
and to award by class or by one or more items In
the class. as may best serve the interests Of the
District Of Columbia. HENRY B. F. MACFAR-
LAND. HENRY Z. WEST. JOHN BIDDLE, Com
missieners OF the District OF Columbia no2o-8t
U. s. ENGINEER. OFFICE. 2001 l ST. NV.
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VENEER TWENTY-SIxTH. 1902. and then pub-
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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
Verdict Against RAILWAY,

NEW YORK. Jan. IA verdict Of
peculiar interest in view of the many
pending suits on account of the tunnel
disaster has been rendered in the su-
'preme court by jury before Justice
Mclean. The Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad appealed from
verdict Of $4,000 damages for the death
Of John Frounfelker, and the case was
retired. Frounfelker was Il conductor.
On Oct. 3. 1896. he was killed in rear
end collision like that of last Wednes-
day. His widow sued. A nine thou
sand dollar verdict was given. The
company appealed. The jury before
Justice Mclean reversed the nine thou
sand dollar verdict and found a new
one for $17.500.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
I'onr Made MiIliOnaires.

DULUTH. Mimi. Jan. 14.-The inn
mediate result of the decision Of the
United States supreme court in the
ease OF the Midway company against
Frank Eaton and others is TO create
three new milionaires in Duluth and
one in Milwaukee. The Duluth men
are Frank Eaton. Lccnitas Merritt and
Richard II. Fagan, and the Milwaukee
man Is George j. l.0nstorf. son of the
late Nicholas LOnstorf. The land is
worth from $6,OW.o0O to $50, ,OOO, 900,
and not one of the four fee owners
will receive less than S1,OO0.O0O when
they dispose of it. The litigation and
other expenses incident TO the case for
The past eighteen years have been
hbout 81 .00O,0O
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
NEW voAk ulLlL i
Amendment to Give scratchers D
chanee-MertGaga Tax.

Amendment to Give scratchers D
chanee-Msrtsags Tax.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. n.-An amend.
/ ment to the general election law pro.
vlding that voters scratch their ballot
by running pencil mark through the
names Of the candidate they do not do.
sire to vote for has been introduced by
Assemblyman Barrett. 1t provides that
void ballot shall be one upon which
there shall be found any mark other
than Il black pencil mark drawn
through the name Of candidate or
candidates on the ticket at the top of
which the electOr shall have placed u
cross mark in the circle or Il single
cross made for the purpose Of voting,
which mark must be made only in the
circles. at the top of the tickets or in
the voting space to the left of the
names of the candidates.
A new mortgage tax bill has made
its appearance fn the assembly. 1t is
sweeping in character, and it's author
estimates that $4,000. 900 will be rails.
ed uneIr its provisions. 1t provides
that all existing mortgages and all to
be drawn in the future shall pay a tax
of L per cent. The money thus raised
is to be distributed as follows: One
third to the state. One-third to the
county and one-third to the city or
tswn, excepting in Greater New York.
where all of the tax is to be paid to
tue city chamberlain.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
Tutuila Heard From.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Commapd.
er Sebrec, commandant of the United
States naval statis1 at Tutuila, under
date of Pago PagO, Samoa. has made a
report to the navy department in re-
gard to that station. saying that mat
ters generally are quiet. Since he as
sumed command in November last he
has visited the islands of Manua and
Olesaga and the village Of Leone, in
Tutuila, as well as some of the villages
on Pago Pago bay He says most Of
the natives are suffering from nAuen-
IA. Good progress is making in road
building by rhe natives, men. women
and children being employed.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
Aged Wosnaa Bursed,

Dover, Del, Jan. 13.--Residents
OF Kirkwood street at $50 tonight
saw smoke streaming from the
home of Mrs. Phoebe Price. The
door was forced open and Mrs,
Price was found lying on the floor,
burned to crisp.
The Robbins Hose Company,
soon extinguished the flames andI
DIR. W. f. Davis found that the
woman, who lived alone, had been
dead some time. An oil lamp
must have exploded and ignited
her clothing, as there was no fire
IN the stove. Mrs. Price was so
years old, and has a daughter;
Mrs, Maggie Richards, in Philadel
phla, living at No. 1876 Oliver
street.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
Chicago Inter Ocean Sold.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.--t;eorge W.
itnman, editor of the Chicago Inter
Ocean. who is in this city, announces
that he and several other gentlemen
whom he declined to name have Just
acquired full control of that paper. In
speaking of the transaction Mr.. Hin
men and myself have acquired Mr..
icrlies' interest in The Inter Ocean.
also the Interest Of Mr. William Penn
Niyon. The corporation has been reor-
ganized as The Inter Ocean Newspaper
company, it having been The Inter
Ocean Publishing company.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
ARCHDEACONRY
OF DOVER,

Dover, Jan. 14.--Clergymen from
all pSfts of lower Delaware came to
Dover this evening to attend the an
nual session of the Archdeaconry Of
Dover, in Christ p. Il. church. The
opening sermon was delivered by Rev.
George Valerie Gilreath, rector of st.
Peters church, Smyrna, the members
OF the archdeaconry occupying prom
inent places in the front Of the
church.
Bishop Leighton Coleman will cele-
brate the Holy Communion tomorrow
morning, after which there will be IL
business session. In the afternoon
the following addresses will be deliv-
cred by clergymen Of the diocese:
The Church's Need in Sussex coun-
ty, Rev. &. N. Spaulding. d. d., Lau-
rel: ''The Church's Need In Kent
County" Rev. j. Leighton McKim,
Milford; what Special Work Should
this Archdeaconry Undertaken" Rev.
Marcellus karchcr, Georgetown:
present Methods inthis Archdeacrn-
ry as to Diocesan Missions, Rev. G.
NJ. Bond, Archdcacon,, Dover: "Pos-
slble improvements in Mcthods,n
Rev. c. ii. B. Turner, Lewes; "Tlle
Colored Man Within the Limits of
this Archdeaconry--IIis Moral and
Spiritual Condition." Rev. c. Dexter
Weeden, Clayton: "What the Church
is doing for Him, and What She can
and should D0', Rev. Lewis W. Wells:
"fhe Archdeaconry is an Element in
Church Organization-What 1T Is."
Rev. c. N. Spauding, D. D.; What
If Anything Ilindcrs its Effectiveness
With Cs:" Bishop Coleman.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
.--- .s-- -
RAILROAD.

Schedule In effect November II, 1901:
All trains illuminated with PintsSI
tight.
Express trains.
! Trains Leave Wilmington, Delawar,
Avenue Station. for
| NEW YORK. week days, 1926, .9.ss
e10.52 a. M; "l2.19, "2.55. "5.ls Troy a Lin
ited), "6.27, '7.42, '10.52 p. M. Sundays
1925, 1893, '1l.35 a. m.; 1855, '5.1s Roya
Lmited). s7.42. 'lO.52 p. m.
PHILADELPHIA, week days, 1925
$50, 't.4a, 7.2o, 500, '9.Ss. 'l0.52. 1852 4
M: '12.ls, '2.5S, 400, '4.55, '5.1S Royal
Limited, 1921. s35. '742, '10.52 p. m
Sundays. 1925. 40, $50. 's3s, 1883
'11.as a. nj: -2.55, 400, '5.ls (Royal Lin
tted), s.s5, ZAP, s.56, '1O.52 p. m.
Chester. week days. $50. '6.45. 40, 's.o %,
1888, 'lO.59, 1852 a. m.: 300, '+.55, 6.35,
7.42, 'lo.52 p. NJ. Sundays, 7.s0, $50,
1888, 1853, '11.35 a. H.. 900, 6.a5, s7.41.
SIS, '1O.52 p. m.
Atlantic City, week days, 's.45 a. m,
si2.19. '2.55 and 1913 p. m. (Royal Linn
lted), Sunday.. 7.2O q. M; s5.lS D, n.
(Royal Limitet).
Cape May and Ocean City, week days,
ss.45 q. m. 1855 p. m.
Sea Isle City, week days, '6.45 a. IN.
Baltimore and Washington, week days,
s4.14. 6.55, 'S.04, '11.01 n. m; 'l2.5G, 20. %,
'340, '4.54. 'S.20 Noyal Limited, 1901,
sl0.l4, p. N. Sundays, '4.14, 1904, DOS
q. M: 'l2.5s. s2.O9, '340. 5.37, .6.20 (Royal
Limited, 1901, 'l0.H p. m.
Baltimore and way stations, week days.
6.55 a. m.: 3.19 p. nj. Sundays, 9.O5 a. m;
6.37 p m.
Newark. week days, A.14. 6.s5, 1904,
'll.ol a. M; 'l2ss, 319. '4.54. s,l2. 'soi
'1o14 p. m. Sundays. "4.14, 1904, sos ..
NJ: 'l2.5s, 5s7, 1882. 1901, '1014 .. IN.
Pittsburg, week days, 1904 a. M; '4.b4
'W.lt p. M. Sundays. 1904 n. m.; 's.4o,
s10.14 p. IN.
Chicago. daily, 1904 a. m; 'a.4o p. m.
Cincinnati and St. Louis, '414 a. n.:
'1%.56, '1o.A p. m. daily.
singerly accommodation, week DAYS.
s.5S a. m: s.1s, 6.l2 p. m. Sundays, s.OS
a. M; 5.37. 7.32 p. m.
Landenberg accommodation, week
days. 4.64 p. m.
LEAVE MARKET STREET STA.
TlON FOR
baltimore, week days, 2go p. m.
LandenberS, week days. $40 a. m.: :25e
6.2e p. m. Sundays. $40 a. M; $50 p.
m.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA for vii.
mingtor. week days. 1855, geo, .73a
1925, 11.oo y. H.; 1920. '1.s7, 2.l5, .s.os,
All. 500. $3.50. '5.43 Noyal Limited,
600, $50. 1926. 1888. '11.35 .. N. Sun.
days. 1896. '7.30. 800, 11.00 a. m.: s12.2e.
'1.37, las, '3os, 435. .5.a (Royal Lin.
ited). $50. '7.2s. 1888. 1890 p. M.
Royal Limited" is composed exclu.
'ively Of Pullman parlor observation and
dining cars. No extra fare except reGu.
lar Pullman charge.
Delmarvia Telephone No. 1873.
Rates to western points lower than
ria any other line.
Fl. A. MILLER, Passenger Agent,
Wilmington, Del.
D. B. MARTIN, Manager Of Passen-
rer Traf1c.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
Big Gas strike In NjcbIra N.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Jan. IA big
Eas strike has been made by South
Bend men hear Niles, Mich. Perry Fry
and Walker of the Berrien Springs
Coal. Gas and Oil company having
shot tho old l.ardner well. which Is To-
cnted in the bed Of the st. Joseph riy
er. The well was shot yesterday, and
the result was n jet of flame thirty feet
nigh. III" well is 500 feet deep and is
ten years old. The company holds
leases oil several thousand acres Of
land in southern Michigan and will
sink additional wells for gas and oil,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
Defenaes For Guam anI HayniI.

WASHINGTON, Jan. H. Secretary
Root has sent to congress estimates Of
S307, 900 for the defenses of the island
Of Guam and S526.O00 for the defenses
Of Hawaii. The defenses of Guam are
to include a seacoast battery, $4,000;
defensive sites, $4,000, and torpedo
batteries. mines, etc, $l25,00O The de-
fenses of Hawaii are to include those
about Honolulu and Pearl harbor. Gen
cral Gillespie, chief of engineers. states
in the estimates that these defenses
are urgently needed to protect the
newly acquired territory of the United
States and to prevent the interruption
Of cable communication these islands
being in the line of the projected cable.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
Ncwehwang ShOotiuu n.,;.s

PEklNG. Jan. 1.-THE United States
consul at Newchwang, Henry B. Mil
Ter. has replied to the Russian admin.
sstrator's charge that sailors belonging
70 the United States gunboat Vicks.
burg shot Russian soldier during the
recent disturbances at Newchwang,
kayihg that he, the consul, and the
commander Of the Wick sburg. Com.
niander Il. B. Barry. investigated the
anair thoroughly and found there was
no evidence whatever connecting
Americans with the shooting.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
Only radical cure for Asthma, Catarrh
and ronchitis Is Brazilian Balm.
Says he Never Che ated

Two detectives went to the home
OF Mrs. Susan Gormley, residing in
New Castle, one day recently and
asked her il she was the wife Of
John J. Gormley.
His name appeared underneath
OF that OF Susan Gormley in the
items that was audited by County
Auditors, as John Gornley. The
detectives thought they had some
clue In the matter but the order
was drawn on job, Gormlcy for $50
who resided III Mill Creek Hun
dred. The Auditors should be
more careful and note down tho
hundreds in which the parties re-
side. Mr.. Toman SAYS he de6es
anyone to show he has cheated
the County out OF dollar, since he
has been Trustee OF the Poor.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
Dentist In a Ei9ht,

Montgomery. Pa, Jan. IS. "a
patient who became temporarily
deranged under the influence OF
gas nearly took the life of Dentist
II. X. Frontz, yesterday. The pa.
tient was Norris Tyson, a muscu-
lar mechanic. lie leaped from the
chair, and catching DR.. Frontz by
the throat, threw him to the floor.
Tyson picked the doctor up and
threw him again st the wall stun
ning h,m, Then he stood the den-
tist on his feet. grasped his throat
again, and had nearly strangled
him to de ath when help came.
When Tyson recovered from the
effects OF the gas he recalled moth.
ing of his attack upon the dentist.