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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-04-30
PLEASING PROGRAM


With a program, that gave a
splendid opportunity for an exhi-
bition of her exceptional talent.
Mrs. Willie Vandeventer Crockett
won the large audience which
greeted her at the Presbyterian
church last night.
Her initial number was Kip
ling's majestic "Recessional," the
lines of which were delivered with
force and feeling, which drew
the audience closer TO the reader.
Her other recitations ranged
from a splendidly enacted scene
from King John TO the dialect
poems OF Paul Dunbar the negro
poet.
The musical features of the pro-
gram were all pleasingly rendered
by home talent. Miss Antoinette
Brooks and Mics Louise Graper,
both won hearty encores, by fin
ished piano selections.
The other numbers, all Of which
were splendidly rendered, were,
duet by Miss Myrtle Crockett and
r. /. Blakeney; a male quartette
consisting of A. NJ. Brock. Sam'l
Crockett, r. l. Blakeney and J. /.
Morning, and the final number by
a double quartette.
The gross receipts from the en-
tertainment were about S5S, and
the Ladies Aid society OF the Pres
byterian church under whose
auspices it was given will receive
about s25.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-04-30
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
Expected to Bolt 10 the Demo.
Gratis When the Omnibus Bill
Comes Up-Chances of
the Measure in tle
Senate.

No report from the committee
on rules, fixing day for the con-
sideration of the omnibus state.
hood bill has been submitted. II
may come Friday and II may not
be presented 0oti mex, week. The
latter date is the limit. The house
leaders are not ready FOR a state
hood bill. Henderson, Payne,
Cannon and other republican
leaders will Sight the statehood
proposition, and they stopped Mr..
Tawney, the parry whip, from
making a visit hone. and held
him in Washington to line up the
party strength. There are indica-
tions that the republican lesders
will get as severe jolt in their
opposition tn statehood ~ they
did in the refined sugar amend
ment TO the Cuban bill. Long, of
Kansas, was substituted Tor law
ney as the party whip in the Gu.
ban reciprocity eight, because
Tawney could nci 'be trusted. Mr..
fawney has come forth again to
do battle for his party leaders, but
his heart is no. ~ the fight. The
republican congressman sympa.
thize with the effort 10 make
states out of territories. and Rep
resentative Lloyd, OF Missouri, of
the committee on territories, the
democratic whip. bee stated that
practically the solid democratic
strength would be- 'hroNn to the
Statehood BILL II fwen.
ty-five republicans vote with the
and ne riaiehood ad-
vocates have piomie- from more
than twice thn' many. Speaker
Henderson will rec-Ive another
SET back.
The opposition Il 'hr house
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-04-30
Wants $500.

Chief Rufiinston is in receipt OF a
communica' from Judge Springer,
the Cherokee attorney In Washing
ten. The judge request, the sum OF
$500 for incideatsi expenses, court
ccst-, etc. in order that the interests
~ the Cherokees may not be neg
lected. lie also adds that it will not
be necessary for the delegation to
come 20 Washington.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-04-30

leaders to the admission of the
territories as stated is the most
conspicuous instance of going back
on party platform presented at
this session of congress. In their
speeches on the Cuban reciprocity
bill the house leaders appealed to
republicans to stand by their par
iy platform and party leaders. In
the statehood fight the republican
leaders have completely disre-
garded the party platform of 1900,
which contains this plank:
"We favor home rule for and
the early admission to statehood
of The territories of New Mexico,
Arizona, and Oklahoma.
Republican congressman who
have pledged themselves to sup
port the omnibus statehood
bill will justify the action by read
ing from the party platform. The
democrats are reveling in the
prospective opportunity which the
statehood fight will give them.
Not only did the democratic ma
tional platform of 1900 promise
statehood in the event of demo-
cratic success, but it declared that
republicans were insincere in their
promises to the territories. The
statehood plank in the democratic
platform is in this language:
ave denounce the failure of the
republican party TO carry out its
pledges to grant statehood to
the terrific ries of Arizona, New
Mexico and Okla homa, and we
promise the people of these terri
toriea immediate statehood and
ho,nu rule during their condition
as territories. and we favor home
rule and territorial form CT gov.
eminent for Alaska and Porto
Rico"
The only concern that the parti-
sans Of the measure have, is that
il will be killed in the senate. Un-
less il is favored in that body it
can be allowed to die in the COM
mittee room.
Promises, however, have been
received from q number OF sena-
tors to conduct the fight in the up
per house, and there is a possibil-
ity that they will carry it through
to passage.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1902-04-30
Wields a Sharp AK.

Millions marvel at the multitude OF
maladies cut of by DR.. Kings New
Life Pills-the most distressing too.
Stomach, liver and bowel troubles
dyspepsia, loss 'of appetite, jaundice,
biliousness, fever, malaria, all fall be
fore these wonder works. &c at PeO-
pies and A. W. F0reman's drug
store. oW
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
PEOPLES RAILWAY BILL
CUT DOWN TO $4,000
Has Been Reduced $4,000 Because
OF a Phrase in ihO
Franchise

Members of the Street and Sewer
Department held a conference yester-
day afternoon to consider the $4,000
alleged to be due the city from the
Peoples Railway Company for pay
ing.
IT, was found that the bill would have
to be cut to S4l 900 on account Of a
phase in the franchise. granted by a
phrase In the franchise. granted by the
Street and Sewer Department This
clause provided that, although the city
was to do the paving of streets de-
spoiled by car tracks. the city, in re-
paving the streets after the tracks are
laid can only collect for the materials
displaced and reused. and cannot col
lect for the labor FINISHED
The Peoples Railway is insisting on
Ia further reduction of the bill of be-
tween $4,000 and 10000. on the ground
that considerable material displaced
in laying car tracks could not be used
for paving purposes again; therefore,
under It's franchises. It does not have
TO pay for such materials. No decision
was reached. and another meeting will
be held in a few days. The depart
ment also discussed the contract of
the Welsbach Lighting Company, but
no action was taken.
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
Young Mrs. Dennis Sheridan
and Children Deserted
QUEER PLEASANT STREET CASE
Mrs. Farnen Charged by Daughter
With Running On With The
Latier'S Husband

Deserted by husband and mother,
with every indication that they have
eloped and with seven hungry mouths
to feed. Mrs. Lizzie Sheridan. Of No.
112G Pleasant street. is almost pros
trated with grief ana shame. Her
mother is the widow of John =. Far
nen. who died about two months ago.
He was member of the A. o. U. w.
and Mrs. Sheridan alleges that her
mother has taken the $1,000 received
uDon the death of her husband and
father and with Dennis Sheridan her
young son-in-law. has departed for
parts unknown.
According to the story told by the
young wife. her mother left home
about 9 o'clock on Wednesday morn
ing A short time afterwards the SON
in-law left The pathetic and
seemingly unreal story was told by
Mrs Sheridan 70 q reporter for the
Evening Journal
She is but 10 years Old and despite
her troubles. which date back for sew
eral months. has pretty rosy cheeks
and bright eyes. At first she was re-
luctant to talk. but after being told
that the disappearance was known she
told her troubles.
In answer to questions she said:
"Yes. / fear that mother and Dennis,
my husband, have gone off together
They left the house within a short time
of each other on Wednesday morning.
Mother left a note pinned on brothers
shirt saying she was going to leave
Wilmington. Inclosed was S2S to pay
for fathers tombstone. and $40 to pay
one months rent
my husband sent a letter to me
which read: I suppose you think /
have run off with your mother. but ]
have not
NV father died about two months
ago. and ] have noticed o short time
time afterwards there was something
between mother and my husband
Mother is 3S and he is "a years of age
/ we are Catholics. you know. and do
not believe in divorce.
"On Tuesday night my husband ask
/ ed me if / would agree to a bill OF sep
aration. told him would if he
would give me 81 1000. He did not re-
lply to that answer expected him
to do something but did not for one
minute think my own mother would
take my husband from me. have
been married only a year and have a
young baby.
At this stage Of the story the little
woman sobbed. Recovering. she said:
When the month is up I will have TO
get out of this house and do not know
what to do / gupnOgo / will have Ia
place my brothers and sisters in a
home with my own child and go out
and make q living for myself"
Mrs. Sheridan said she had not re-
ported the matter to the police. She
has the sympathy of all the neighbore
| in the vicinity of her home
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
STORM BREAKS DOWN WIRES;
MANY THRILLING ESCAPES

Instantly Killed Geo. Colbun, colorcd,
Who was driving, narrowly escaped be-
ing struck by the wire.
A number of other live wires fell.
and policemen We're detailed to waich
them and warn people away from
them.
Linemen from the various companies
owning wires were kept on the move
trying to repair the broken wires.
Shortly after / o'clock a wire fell
across one Of the police wires. and the
fire alarm was sounded. lt is impos-
sible at this time to estimate the
amount Of the damage.
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
ANTIQUE FURNITURE STOLEN
Clever Thieves Operating in Tho Lower
Part Of tho state

Detectives and the police are on the
lookout for antique furniture thieves
who have been operating in the lower
part of the State. and in Lancaster,
Pa. Several valuable pieces were
stolen from a prominent family in
Kent county. AT Lancaster a carload
was stolen
The plan of the thieves is 20 ap-
proach people who have valuable an
tiuue furniture and get their consent
10 have it repaired. A small deposit is
left TO guarantee its safe return. The
furniture never comes back. It is be-
lieyed the thieves have headquarters in
New York
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
WILL HONOR
WASHINGTON
Patriotic Societies to Oh.
serve the Day
NO FORMAL CELEBRATION
Grateful Nation ReVereS the Memory
Of a Great Man no Years
After His Death

Tomorrow viii be the l7Oth anniver-
sary of the birth of one Of the greatest
men the world ever knew. aud nearly
hundred years after his death a crate
ful nation does him honor--has only
a grateful memory for his life and for
his deeds.
There will be no actual or formal
celebration OF the day by the city or
State, though il is a legal holiday. but
there will be numerous obseryances by
the various patriotic societies OF VIII
mington In many Of the public and
private schools of the city appropriate
exercise were held today.
The most elaborate observance of the
day probably will be that OF the Della
ware Society of the Cincinnati. The
society viii meet in the rooms Of the
Delaware Historical Society in the
afternoon and later march in a body
to No. 1903 West street when O hand
some bronze tablet will be unveiled.
The tablet will mark the house as being
the headquarters of General Washing
ton from August % until September o.
prior TO the Battle OF the Brandywine
lon September II. l777. Thomas ID,
Poarce will present the tablet to
Mayor Fisher. who will receive il for
the city.
After the unveilng the society viii
be served with luncheon at the VIII
.mington Clubs house. when Mayor
Fisher and others will be among the
guests.
The Sons of the American Revolution
will give a dinner in the evening in
the Hotel Wilmington. Covers will be
laid for a large number Spotswood
Garland will preside and prominent
members OF the society viii make ad-
dresses.
Lenape Tribe of Red Men will honor
the memory of the immortal Washing
ton in the wigwam. No. 517 Shipley
street. An elaborate program has beer
arranged. which win include an ad.
dress by Deputy Attorney General
Robert II. Richards Wives and wo-
men friends of the members are invited
to be present
The Democratic League will celebrate
the day by giving a book reception
The purpose of the affair is TO build
ND q library for the organization and
incidentally do honor 20 the memory
of the Fathers of his Country. All
the members and friends of the league
are asked TO contribute books.
Show beef day falls on Washing
toms Birthday this year and it will be
more generally observed than for sew
eral years past A regular old-time dis
play is probable and it is likely that
queer old custom of the city will take
on new life Show cattle, especially
home-raised stock is in demand, and
manv butchers made their purchases
and had the beef fattened
John Walsmith and John ID. Thomp
isOn of Second street market, will MAKE
Unusually fine displays of Show beef.
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
Run DOWN AT CLAYMONT
BY PASSENGER TRAIN
Robert Hill, Of This City, Injured and
Wagon He Occupied Demolished
in The Crash

Robert Hill. of No. S24 Monroe
street. a driver for Bradway & Ham
mond's laundry, was run down by a
south-bound F.. W. & b. train at Clay
mont this morning.
Hill was painfully injured, the horse
was horribly mangled and had to be
killed. and the wagon was demolished.
How Hill. who was sitting on the seat,
escaped being killed is unknown.
The train. which was due in this city
at 11.31 o'clock. was stopped and Hill
was brought to the Emergency Hos
pital. at French street station. Later
he was sent to his home in the Phoenix
ambulance. This afternoon he was re-
moved to the Delaware Hospital.
Hills condition is not regarded as
serious. He is suffering from shock
and a mashed arm.
Evening journal., 1902-02-21

Beginning at noon the damage done
by the storm Of this morning began to
show itself. Telegraph. Telephone, cleo
trio light and police wires. which We're
heavily ladened with sleet, began to
fall. From that on until 2 o'clock, the
telephones at the police station were
worked overtime sending the messages
to the station house. Several persons
had narrow escapes from receiving Sc
rious. if not fatal accidents. Two horses
owned by Charles II. Colburn, color
ed, of No. 12l Buttonwood street were
struck by a live wire i'm DUPONT street.
between Fourth and Fifth. They were
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
HE KILLED HIS
SWEETHEART
George Sutton Shoots Girl
and Wounds Himself
PARENTS OPPOSED TO WEDDING
While in Bed With Injured Ankle
Lover Shoots Miss Gothic
Through the Heart
PARENTS OPPOSED TO WEDDING

Philadelphia, Feb. 21.-Confined to
her bed with a badly injured ankle,
the result of a fall last week, Miss
Gertrude Gothic, aged 22 years, was
shot dead yesterday by her lover,
George Sutton, aged 19 years, who,
with his mother, had come to the
young woman's home in West Phila-
delphia to pay a visit Still standing
beside the bed, Sutton sent a bullet
into his own breast, but his attempt to
end his own life was defeated by hos
pital physicians, who say he will re-
cover.
The young couple had been friends
for years, but differences in religion,
youthfulness and parental objections
prevented them from becoming mar
ried. Yesterday Sutton and his mother
visited the girls home and were shown
to her room by her mother. After a
short stay the parents retired to an
other room, leaving the lovers alone.
A few minutes later several shots
were heard. The two mothers has
tened to Miss Gothie's room, where
they found the girl lying dead in bed,
with a bullet hole over her heart and
another through the right hand Sut-
ton left the house Immediately after
the shooting and fell from exhaustion
from his own bullet wound, a block
from the girls home.
To the policeman Sutton said he
was showing Gertrude his new re-
volyer, and she tried to take it away
from him. In the struggle the trigger
was pulled and a bullet ploughed
through the girls hand. Frightened
at the accident, Sutton says it flashed
over him that he could not explain
why the girl was shot, so he thought
he would end it all, and then he de-
liberately shot her through the heart
and turned the revolver on himself
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
SAVED HORSES FROM BURNING
Police Officers Rescued 1lirty Animals
From Blazing Stable

About l1.30 O'Clock last night, while
passing Front and Union streets, Oni-
Ger Flynn found THE stable of A. G.. b.
Anderson. the ash contractor. to be ON
fire. He turned i'm an alarm, and Then
started in TO save the horses in the
building. He was assisted by Sergeant
Kelleher and Oflicers Massey and Riley,
who succeeded I'M saving thirty animals
from injury officer Flynn was kicked
on the right hip by one OF the horses
and painfully hurt
THE horses We're turned into the
sueets and went roaming over the
western part of the city. but most OF
them were found at an early hour this
morning.
The fire. which originated In the hay
loft was a stubborn one. and II was
over an hour before il was sublued
The origin is unknown.
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
Grangers Meet IN Kenneit

Al Kennett Square the midwinter
session of Pomona Grange. No. 3, Of
Chester and Delaware counties. con-
vened Yesterday Though roads were
bad. in some places impossible. numer-
GUS farmers and their families turned
out. to take part in the proceedings
and keep in touch with the agricultural
interests. Harry II. Pratt, of Goshen
Grange. No 121. is master Of Pomona,
and Mary Parker Darlington, of Po-
copson. a member of Kennett Grange,
is secretary.
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
CIVIL WAR CONTINUES
TO RAGE IN SPAIN

Madrid. Feb. 21.-The dissolution of
the Cortes is probable, and a suspen-
sion of the constitutional guarantees
throughout Spain is almost certain.
The army reserves will be called to
provinces outside of Barcelona. The
censorship of kilograms is very strict.
The Queen Regent gave an audience
to Captain-General Weyler, who con-
ferred with the military chiefs of Mad
rid. Subsequently ball cartridges were
served to the troops forming the garri-
son of the capital. All the troops are
confined to their barracks under orders
to be prepared to move at a moments
notice.
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
RED MEY ARE INCREASING
Order Is Growing Rapidly ia This CitV.
Many Pale Faces ADOPTED

No secret beneficial order IN the
state is growing as fast as the I'm
proved Order Of Red Men, and hardly
a night passes but that one of the
tribes in this city does not adopt one
or more palefaces. The order now has
a membership of nearly four thousand,
and it is the aim Of the great chief to
increase this number TO 4,50O during
the present year.
Last night Keokuk Tribe, whose
members have been on the warpath
some months. and have captured near
" score Of palefaces. had an adoption
and elected two palefaces to member
ship.
Hiawatha Tribe. which meets in the
same hall. also had an adoption last
night. Nookuk viii adopt three other
candidates next Thursday night.
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
BUYING GROCERIEs AZ LYNCHs

BUYING GROCERIES AT LYNCH'S
is genuine economy, you get 100
cents worth for every dollar and
more. You get anything you ask for,
and it's good. They recommend the
following seasonable goods: Salmon,
12c. can: Lobster. 20c. can; Pure Cod
fish. 10c. pound, white fat Mackerel,
10c. each: Smoked Salmon, 14c pound;
Smoked Herring. Zoe. bunch; Boneless
Herring. 10c. can; Sardines, &C. can;
Imported Boneless Sardines. zoe can;
fresh Shrimp, l0c can; fresh CLANS,
10c. can; Cove Oysters, 12c can;
Kippered Herring, zoe. can; Soused
Mackerel. 15c. can. Soups: Pea, To-
mato. Celery, Asparagus, Vegetable,
Turtle and Clam. 10c. 25c. and S5c.
.can. heinzs Vegetarian Baked Beans,
15c. can FarinaceOus goods. All
kinds. Neufchatel Cream Cheese, 5c.
package. Grated Parmesan Cheese,
zUc jar. Schweitzer Cheese. Club
Cheese.
DAN w. Lynch Company's stores,
Madison and Fourth streets, King and
Eighth Streets
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
secretarv Long ReadY 10 90

Washington. Feb, 21.-Secretary
Long VIII retire to private life soon
after rounding out a term of six years
at the head of the Navy Department.
His friends have known since the
Schley Court of Inquiry vindicated the
department that Secretary Long would
give uD official cares and the Secretary
confirmed this.
While no date for his retirement has
been discussed. it is believed the
change win occur about the close of
the present session Of Congress.
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
SHlKEUP AMONG BRIDGEIENDERS
Republican Levy Court Commissioners Dis
cuSs Probable Changes

The Republican members of the Levy
Court convened i'm the Court House
this morning relative TO the appoint
ment of bridgetenders and constables.
whose terms will expire ON February
2S.
IL was announced that several
changes would be made among the
bridgetenders Where these will be
made is not known.
It. Is probable that the court Will
name tha officials az next Tuesdays
meeting of the court
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
POLICE MUST NOT SMOKE
WHILE THEY ARE ON DUTY

The Police Commission has given or
ders that the rule in regard to smoking
on the first floor of the police station by
officers must be obeyed. The policemen
never INDUCED In this habit i'm the main
room. but when they had time went back
in the corridors out of sight and INDUCED
in smoke. This is now prohibited.
Some of the officers think an injustice
il being done them as prisoners are al
lowed to smoke in their cells The COM
missioners say they are not unjust, as the
men should not smoke on 0uty and those
who are not can go across the court TO
the locker room maintained for them.
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
TRADE BOARD At BANQUET
That Of Lewes Will Dine at Iirden House
NhXt Thursday Night

Several Wilmington men, including
members of the Board of Trade, have
received invitations to a banquet to be
given by the Board of Trade of Lewes,
at the Virden House, in that town. on
Thursday evening, February 27. 1t is
probable that this city will be repre-
sented.
Charles H. Maull is president Of the
Lewes Board and p. H. Brewer is sec
retary. The body has accomplished
wonders by way of improving the town
of Lewes. and is one of the most ener-
getic organizations Of the sort in the
State.
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
ASSESSORS HAVE BOOKS
Figures Of Assessment will bs Given 10 the
Public in iDril

The assessors books. which have been
in the hands OF the Committee on AS
sessment and Appeals of City Council
for about a month. have been returned
to the assessors. The committee com
pleied its work Of going over the books
last night
After the assessment is copied i'm the
Dcoks prepared for that purpose. they
Will be opened for the inspection OF the
public.
During April the committee will sit
from to o'clock in the afternoon and
from Z to O'Clock in the evening.
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
CITY PHYSICIANS ORGANIZE
New Castle County Medical Society Formed
Last Night

Regular physicians Of this city met in
the Hotel Wilmington last night and or
ganized the New Castle County Medical
Society. Its object is TO promote good
fellowship among the physicians as well
as the welfare of the profession.
Officers were chosen as follows. Presi-
dent, Dr. Willard Springer; yice-presi-
dent. Dr. II. G.. NJ Kollock; secretary,
DR. J. w. Bastian; treasurer, DR. James
A. Draper, Jr.; Executive Committee,
Dir. Ralph f. Stubb, DR. j. A. Ellegood
and DIR. Andrews.
Evening journal., 1902-02-21
Relieved Of the Check

A llgnt-fngered person made Hugh
C.. Browne a victim of their deftness
yesterday. Mr.. Browne had in one Of
his outside pockets a check drawn by
Mrs. Katherine Kienle. on the Bank
of Wilmington and Brandywine. and
while on his way to deposit the check,
he was relieved of it. doubtless by
some pickpocket Payment on the
check has been stopped at the bank.