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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
tG0OD RESuLT Of PRISON EMPLOYMENT.

Men Released From the New Castle
n County workhouse Have Money m Their
W Pockets.
\ Three prisoners were released from
sphe New Castle County Workhouse Sat
aprday, and, as result Of 1.-THE prison
Unemployment, each had money in his
t1lookats. Each man carried away with
Vain about 81, which represented his
from work exceeding the task
u Imposed upon him, which is considered
, an excellent result, as all of the mon
we're six months prisoners, and, having
behaved well, they received time off,
which shortened their terms. One Of
she men belongs in Philadelphia and
!. the other two in Wilmington. They
I have enough money to keep them until
they can secure employment, which
speaks volumes for the workhouse sys-
tenn.
. Under the old Jail plan which was in
1 f.ogue here until the advent OF the
SD, Penthouse the prisoners had no oppor-
unity Of earning any money except by
taking trinkets which they could sell
visitors occasionally, and as only
Rng- term men, us rule, availed them
slves of this opportunity, and only
killed workmen could make salahle
4 rticles, the majority of prisoners left
40 jail without funds, and, in most
pes, at once became paupers, which
oiluently resulted in their immediate
I'd sgnfall and return to the prison. Il
bw plain to be seen, therefore, that tbs
e licbrkhouse is a magnificent improve
arpnt over the Jail, in this partioula
one, to say nothing of the yariou
III neher advantages.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17

then places handful Of the new disks.
The mouth of each machine is small
upright tube of the diameter of the
coin to be stamped, and into this the
blanks are continually inserted in high
cylindrical stacks. From the upright
brass tube pair of automatic fingers
rapidly take each bottom coin and
place it upon the lowermost of two dies,
rapidly clashing together like hungry
jaws.
These at one blow strike the top and
bottom impression, and at the same
time, by force OF expansion, the disk
of metal tightens within futed collar
which gives the finished coin reeded
edge.
Silver dollars and gold coin are
stamped at the rate of So minute
quarters and half dollars, 80 a minutei
| nickels, ITO minute cents 120 q
] minute.
You will note that this is the first
time nickels and cents have been men.
toned They are distinctly Philadel-
phia coins, not being stamped at other
minis. But the stamping is the first
| process which Uncle Sam subjects them
| to. Their planchets are supplied by
!, New England firm.
4 tolh -buO tOlhihSiOOhl uLlO hhiohOa
money goes to the proving department,
where its accuracy is again tested. 1t
is now ready for the countingroom.
In this department gold coins, silver
dollars and half dollars are all counted
by weight, being stacked up inside
steel frames and swept off into the pan
of huge pair of scales. The quarters,
dimes, ssnickels AMI cents are shuffied
over large fiat boards with parallel
strips of brass, between which row Of
coins fits loosely.
Being filled with the money, it is
tilted until the pieces flowing over it
| fill all the spaces between strips. In
this way $1,000 in dimes are counted on
single board every IS seconds, and
thrown into an aperture at the front oil
the counters table. Leaving the
! counters the new money is put into
i steel strong boxes to await shipment.
9 The loss of grain of gold or silver
, dust is prevented, if possible, at tbs
i new mint by making recoyeries from
the roof to the very wells of the cellar.
/ The floors of the meltingroom are q
honeycombed iron. Anything dropped
, thereupon will 60 through.
4 This honeyoomb in the neighborhoot
of the furnace is removed daily. TIT
/, inst then swept from the bare floor is
y together with ali broke crncibles
!, crushed in mill and put through
: process from separating ths preciou
= metal particles.
The clothing which the smelters an
= moulders wear. also the aprons of tn
women coiners, must never leave tn
q building. The working apparel an
u mittens when worn out arc burnt, an
: the gold and silver extracted fror
= them. These recoveries from the melt
ing department average So, 400 a yeai
while the total loss in the entire min
i is falling below $50 a year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
WALKER WILL SUSTAINED.


Register Crossan Gives Decision In Most
voIuminous Will Case of the State.
Probate Judge Calvin w. Crossan has
sustained the will OF Sarah g. Walker,
against which DIR. Henry G. Walker
had filed caveat on the ground of
undue influence. About Sl6, 0C0 is in
volyed in the estate. The will leaves
legacies to nieces and nephews, to the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals and to a girl who lived
with Mrs. Walker. The residue goes
to nieces and nephews.
Court Stenographer E. c. Hardesty
took the testimony in the case which
covered >, 100 typewritten pages. 1t is
the most voluminous will case in the
State. The propounders of the will
were represented by Francis NJ. Walker
and Herbert II. Ward and the counsel
for the caveators was J. Harvey White
man.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
ARCHER HELD FOR COURT.
Pleaded entity to Three Counts and the
Magistrate Said He Would Not Accept
81 600 600 Rail-

Pleaded Guilty to Three Counts and the
Magistrate Said He Would Not Accept
s1.00O,OOO Bail.
81 would not accept million dol
lars bail for such criminal, said
Magistrate Paxson of West Chester,
Pa, yesterday week, after j. w.
Archer, colored, who had been ar
raigned before him, had pleaded guilty
to MAYHEM, felonious assault and as
sault and battery on Mrs. Mary Warmer
of West Goshen township. Whereupon
the said Archer was remanded to jail,
without bail to await trial at the next
term of the Chester county court. Mrs.
Wanner, who had been seriously in
iured, was not in court, but as evidence
of the brutality of the assault the
prosecution exhibited Mrs. MANNERS
eve. in a bottle, one of the allegations
being that Archer had knocked her
eye out with monkey wrench.
Archer is the man who was suspected
of assauiting Mrs. Emma Cox of New
port and Mrs. William II. Ferguson of
this city. Chief of Police Black ex-
pressed surprise this morning when he
heard that Archer had been placed on
trial as he had expected that he would
be notified of the date of the prelimi
nary hearing, in order that Mrs. Fergu-
son could attend and get good look
at. the prisoner, to see whether she
could identify him. Recently Chief Of
Police Jefferis of West Chester was in.
formed that Archer was working neal
West Chester the day Mrs. Ferguson
was assaulted, which indicated tina
he was not the assailant, although
Chief Black had not given up his ide;
of having Mrs. Ferguson take another
look at the prisoner. She may attene
| the trial next month,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
DEATH OF ADA GRAY.

New York, July 10.-Ada Gray, an actress
who is best known TO the theatre going
public by her PRESERVATION of Lady Isabel
stomach. Miss Gray, who in private life
vas Mrs. Charles F. Tingay, began her
stage career at the Boston Museum when
she was II years old. She made her first
appearance in East Lynne" in 1885 and
during the next 10 years gave over 1900
performances of that piece.
Miss Gray was born in Cambridge, Mass,
on Thanksgiving Day So years ago. She
has two married sisters living there at the
present time. Her stage career began early
md before she became star she was the
leading support of some of the most dis
tinguished actors of the day.
As star in East Lynne" Miss Gray had
in her support one season. presenting
the role of Lord Mount Severn, William
Jennings Bryan. whose stage name at the
time was "Mr. Jennings" When the fact
was announced during his candidacy Mr..
Bryan had been an actor it was supposed tc
| be Republican canard.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
MUST DlSGORGE LARGE SALARIES.

Il CA dispatch from Trenton, n. j., says:
|, IAN important decision was rendered
the Court of Chancery yesterday, in
ossi.ich the court reserves to itself the
prlight 10 interfere where officers Of COR
I aorations vote themselves what the
rsourt considers exorbitapt salaries. In
the case at hand William Thomas, who
receives 50, 600 year Us vice president
Iand 500 week as general manager of
" the Thomas 4 DAVIS Co. of Newark,
!; Del, which is in the hands of re-
,e ceiyer, is ordered to return everything
i, in excess Of SIS week, the amount he
received before he and other officers
y voted themselves an increase. Tive
p other officers are also ordered to return
1 arge portion Of the salaries the!
had voted themselves.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
rnE uNIVERsAh PRAYER.


Father of all! in every age,
In every cline adored,
By saint, by savage and by sage,
Jehovah, dove, or Lord
Thou Great First Cause. least understood
Who all my sense confined
To know but this, that Thou art good,
And that myself am blind;
Yet gave me, in this dark estate,
To see the good from i'll;
And, binding Nature fast in Fate
Left free the human will:
What conscience dictates to be done,
Or warns me not to do,
This, teach me more than hell to shun,
That, more than heaven pursue.
What blessings Thy free bounty gives
Let me not cast away.
For God is paid when man receives,
T. enjoy is to obey.
Yet not to earth's contracted span
Thy goodness let me bound,
Or think Thee Lord alone of man,
When thousand worlds are round.
Let not this weak, unknowing hand
Presume thy bolts to throw,
And deal damnation round the land,
On each | judge thy foe.
II am right, Thy grace impart,
Still in the right TO stay;
If am wrong, Oh teach my heart
To find that better way.
Save me alike from foolish pride,
Or impious discomfort
At aught Thy wisdom has denied,
Or aught Thy goodness lent.
Teach me TO feel another's woe,
To hide the fault see;
That mercy | to Others show,
That mercy show to me.
Mean though l am, not wholly SO,
Since quickened by Thy breath;
Oh lead me, wheresoe'er 60,
Through this days life or death.
This day, be bread and pence my lot;
All else beneath the sun,
Thou knpw'st if best bestowed or not,
And let Thy will be doEe.
To The. whose temple is all space,
Whose altar, earth, sea, skies.
One chorus let all Being raise
All Natures incense rise!
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
DIED ON HONEYMOON.
Col. Nathaniel Mckay Expires Suddenly at
Atlantic City.

Col. Nathaniel Mckay Expires Suddenly at
Atlantic City.
Col Nathaniel Mckay, aged II years.
proprietor OF the Dewey Hotel, Wash
ington, died at Atlantic City Thursday.
Col. Mckay was married at Crisfield
on June 26th last to Miss Mabel Grace
Geyer, aged p years, formerly of Girls
field, but now of Washington. The
BRIDES uncle, the Rev. w. R. Gwinn,
pastor of Smiths Island NJ. E. Church,
performed the ceremony, and is said to
have received $500 for his services.
From Crisfield the couple went to At
lantic City to spend the summer.
Col. Mckay obtained divorce from
his first wife, now living in Brooklyn,
about five months ago in Oklahoma,
Tenn, where his legal residence had
been for the preceding three years, and
where he had large land interests. He
obtained the separation upon grounds
of alleged incompatibility of temper.
He is survived by two children, Mrs.
Theodore Z. Wiedersheim of Philadel-
phia and Mrs. Charles G. Kneisley OF
Oklahoma.
Col. Mckay was a millionaire, and
was prominent figure in Washington
life for number Of years. He was
particularly we'll known at the Capitol,
where he was frequently interested in
the development of legislation along
certain lines. Prior to 1870 he was the
senior member of the shipbuilding firm
of Mckay & Aldus of Boston, and il
that year he took charge of the greaI
iron works at Jersey City. A bill
passed Congress for the relief of hi!
brother Donald McKay's heirs ant
Col. Mckay for building ironclad
during the Civil War. President Cleve
land vetoed it, and after that Col. Nc
Kay used the expression frequentl.
quoted 81 would not again undertake t
follow a bill in Congress for $500, 600.
Col Mckay was one of IS children
nearly all of whom became prominen
in New England.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Boy Had His Leg Almost Severed by
Moving Machine Near Middlctown.
Horace Carroll, colored, aged ID
years, of near Middletown, was brought
to this city about 10 o'clock last
Thursday and taken in the Phoenix
ambulance to the Delaware Hospital,
with his right foot almost severed.
The boy was employed on James
Padley's farm, about four miles north
at work on a moving machine he got
his foot caught in one of the knives,
with the result that it was almost cut
off just above the ankle.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
STOLEN TOBACCO RECOVERED.
The Thieves Escaped After Being Run IL
Close Quarters.

The Thieves Escaped AFTER BeihB nun 10
Close Quarters.
Lancaster. Pa, July 10.-The 81 200 worth
of tobacco stolen from the warehouse of A.
W. Mentzer 4 Son. at Ephrata, Tuesday
night, was recovered last night, and the
robbers were nearly captured.
1t was learned yesterday that the robbers
had secreied the tobacco III barn near
Ephrata, and guard of three armed men
was placed there last night. Near midnight
four men drove up in a two horse wagon,
three going into the barn and one patrolling
the outside with revolver. The guards
called ON the latter to surrender, when he
started to run away. All three fired at him
with ahetguns. He dropped to his knees,
hut quickly regained his feet and reached
the wagon. His three companions ran out
of the harm at the report Of the guns, and
also reached the wagon and drove rapidly
away. The stolen tobacco was found buried
in the hay NOV.
An hour later Harry Frankfort of EphTata
shot at gang of men who were attempting
to break into his home, but half an hour
later they were back AT the residence of one
of his neighbors, and were again frightened
off.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17

Ado Georgetown, July 10. Before Judge Boyee
read dence was heard in proceedings brought
tain Mrs. Susie VI. Eughsg 10 gain possession
- her two children, Joseph aged 3 years,
app George L., aged Is months. The hus-
thetnd. Thomas 4. Hughey had taken the
thaiidrea when the couple separated year
10. Judge Boyce suggested that the
onf years-old be given its liberty, and seeing
Thna father. the little fellow crawled into his
~. This caused former Attorney-General
White. COUNSEL for Mrs. Hughey. to explain
that he would abandon the effort to get
m,sossessoa Of Joseph but the notte'r would
hcika 10 have the baby. The Judge, however,
rtGave the father both children.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
FIVE fIREMEN KILLED.

Toronto, Canada, July 10.-Five firemen
were killed today in disastrous fire which
started in the old street railway stables at
Front and George streets, now occupied by
p. Mcintosh Il Sons, and spread TO the
wholesale hay and straw warehouse of
Gadsby Il McCann. These establishments
were swept away in an hours time.
David See, Hardy CLARK, Adam Kerr,
Walter Collard and - Russell, tiremen, were
working outside the southeast wall OF the
Mcintosh Building, when the brick wall,
two stories high, suddenly toppled outwards
and buried them. They were dead when
extricated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
RAN INTO A LANDSLIDE.

Troy, y. Y. July 10.-The Buffalo express,
eastbound, on the Northern Central road
ran into landslide about two miles north
of here, today.
The engine and two cars were slightly
damaged. The engineer and fireman re-
ceived minor injuries, but all the passengers
escaped unframed.
The tracks we're blocked until nearly noon.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
BOY KILLED BY A CAR.
Fatal Accident on the yandever Avenue
line Near Pine street Last Evening.


Robert Grimes, aged T. years, son of
William Grimes of SO Yandeyer avenue.
was instantly killed about so O'Clock last
night week by ear No. III of the Nandeyer
avenue line. Grimes and several other boys
were playing in the street at Vandeyer
avenue and Pine street and just Ms the car
approached Grimes stepped in front of 1t
and was knocked down and cnt IN two.
The boy evidently did not notice the ap.
proach OF the car and his action surprised
the motorman, who applied the bruke. but
ii was an impossibility to stop the car in
time to save the boys accident. John
ponsell was the motorrnan and Clyde Van
Gt.se conductor of the car.
Immediately after the boy had been killed
crowd gathered around the body and the
police and coroners office were notified,
hut the body was not moved until tht
arrival of man from the coroner's office
who moved il TO thu morgue. The spectators
were evidently under the impression tina
| tho body could not be moved without tn,
sanction of the coroner or his deputy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17

Cleveland, o., July i0.-J. L. Denny Of
Pittsburg. president OF one of the branches
of the Glass Workers Union of America,
says his followers nave cut loose from the
knights of Labor and hereafter will be in
dependent. Iheresare two branches of the
glass workers, under the leadership Of Mossrs.
Denny ard Burns, The new organization
will haya an executive board OF Is members.
The Denny men will work for the inGe-
pendent companies, while the Burns branch
vii. l-e employed py the American Window
Glass Co,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17

Special Correspondence 81 tiazette and Journal.
.Delawara City, July ll-Miss Eva
Beck and William Walker were married
yesterday at tue home Of the briGe's
parents, MIR. and Mrs. John Beck, by
the Rev. Y. T. Ncrtarur. The bride
lilies OF the valley. Mt, and Mrs.
Walker sill reside IN Philadclphia.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17

Judge Sidener, of the First District
Police Court, rendered decision to
the effect that wife has right to go
through her husbands pockets. The
decision was rendered in the case of
Henry Shauer, who gave as an excuse
for abusing his wife, Clara, that she
had searched his pockets. They live at
SOL Ann avenue Mrs. Shauer said her
husband sometimes drank too much,
and then spout all his money. In order
to keep the lsrder supplied, she said,
it sometimes was necessary TO go
through his pockets and extract the
money. Shauer said his wife had no
business in his pockets, and that caused
the trouble. Judge Sidener said Mrs.
Shaver was perfectly justified in doing
| as she did, and assessed fine of q
against her husband on the charge OF
disturbing his wite's peace ST. Loui;
| Republic.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
GAS PLANT WRECKED.

New Bedford, Mass, July 10. The
Municipal acetylene gas plant, at Marion,
blew up this morning. One man was killed
and several persons were injured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
railRssnIted in Death.

william Alexander, aged 60 years, died
yesterday week at the Homeopathic
Hospital of injuries sustained about month
ago by falling from the second story window
OF his residence, at Seventh and cottonwood
streets, to the sidewalk.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
FIFTEEN MEN BURNED.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 10.-An explosion of
molten metal at Homestead today burned
10 men, several seriously.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17

The I.omhatdy Cemetery CO. has
elected the following officers: Prasi-
dent, Harry Emmons; Secretary and
Treasurer, Charles NJ Townsend; Di-
rectors, FAIRY Emmons, Joseph +.
Nichols. Joseph i. Eond and Charles
NJ. Townscnd. Tho COMPANY now has
its oi!ico at No. 6 West Ninth street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
IS OF CIGAR INDUSTRY
rr-,teresting Bulletin Issued
N ! Toy the Census Office.
To % CURES CONCERNING DELAWARE
Comparisons for the Years
v 1890 and 1900.

Barring tho Last Census Year 6,a5a.oaa
Cigars, valued ut Siet.ss., Were Manu-
facturrd In Delaware, and 1000 Pounds
of Tobacco Were Grown Here.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
Hun2Ors

They take possession OF the body, and
are Lords OF Misriile.
They are sttended By plniples, boils, the
tancous ernptions; by feelings OF weakness,
languor, general debility and what not.
They cause more suffering than anything
else.
Health, Strength, Peace and Pleasure
require their expulsion, and this Is posi-
lively effected, according TO thousands Of
grateful testimonials, by
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17

Stephen Martindale of Dover and Albert
b. Fobes Of GeorI town nave received Zen
sions OF s. month.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
Hoods JdrsaPariHa

Which radically and permanently drives
them out and builds mp the whole system.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
DESTROYING RAINS.

London Spectator.
From all parts of England and much
of the Continent of Europe comes news
of the destruction OF life caused by the
incessant summer rains. They have
not only been extraordinarily heavy,
put have lowered the temperature to
an unusual degree, adding to the
plague of wet the further plague of
cold. From race horse foals to the
swifts and swallows, every form of life
seems to have suffered. June is the
most critical month for the repro
duction of the majority of European
birds and beasts. Deer drop their fawni
in June, and the bulk Of the migrant
birds are bringing up their first broods,
while other and earlier species are lay
ing for their second. Young pheasants
are about TO get their head faathcrH--
after which they are fairly safo-and
partridges are sitting fer the second oil
third week. Cygnets are due to hatch,
the young grouse are at critical age,
and the young wildducks are not yet
out of the down.
| 1t is curious fact that wet weather
| is quite as fatal to young water fowl az
| to land birds. Mr.. j. G. Millais, in
his fine work Just published on the
Surface Feeding Ducks, y says that
| though the little ducklings will play
| for hours on the waters when it is
under them, they succuInb in very
short time to rain falling on their
backs. He is, we believe. the first
naturalist to point this out. and illus
| trates it by most charming drawing
of several old wild ducks, who have
brought their broods to shore at the
first sign of shower, and are not
"mothering" them as a hen does by
sitting over them, but stand up with
their backs to the rain, and opening
their wings, hold them out on either
side, making a kind of curtain or
screen for the little ones to shelter in
front of.
A quite distressing instance came
under the writer's own notice last week
of the death of little cygnets, dus
partly to the weather, partly to the
very limited brains of the swan. The
bird Matched on Saturday, bringing
out four sweet little cygnets covered
with gray down and with the brightest
black eyes, one infertile egg only re-
naming out of five. The rain poured
nearly all Saturday, and the cygnets
could not be taken into the water or
be allowed to find food One got out
of the net and remained exposed during
the ceaseless rain of the night, Next
J morning it was found dead, and the
others we're, probably, weakened by
the want of food. Two of them got
out into the cold, wet grass next day.
| where cock swan found them and
! covered them. Finally, tho hen bird,
! in taking them to the river, led thcm
: into muddy puddle of very col
water, where all three died in about
9 half an hour, melancholy end to such
3 bright little creatures.