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Evening journal., 1902-06-30
STATE SHIPBUILDJNG
Is ON THE INCREASE
Census Bulletin Shows Gratifying
Condition Of the InduStry-Other
Trade Conditions

Census reports of shipbuilding in
Delaware reflect a gratifying condition
of the business. They show a ma
terial increase in the number of men
employed, the wages paid, and the
capital invested, and indicate that ship
building along the Delaware river and
it's tributaries will flourish the coming
decade as it never before has.
According to the report, there were
eleven establishments in the State in
1900 in which 2,031 mechanics were
employed at an annual salary Of $685.
449. The establishments represent an
investment of S2,226.S11. The value Of
the product manufactured from 1890 to
1900 is s3.O04,3S6.
In 1880 the eleven establishments
gave employment to 1,759 mechanics,
whose yearly wages totalled $500, ,s77.
The amount Of capital invested at that
time was S1,745,213, and the value of
the proouct turned out S2,O44,313.
Figures of the last census show an
increase Of 27.6 per cent over the pre-
vious census in the amount OF capital
involved; 239 per cent. in the amount
of wages paid and AZ per cent. in the
value Of the product
Late bulletins also show that twenty
five manufacturers Of bricks and other
clay products in the State have $685.
6S7 invested, and 215 men employed,
who are paid S7S,923 yearly. The value
Of a years product of the establish
ments is S167 ,692.
There are twenty-five establish
ments here manufacturing butter,
cheese and condensed milk. The
amount of capital invested is $S5.155,
an the value of a years product $685.
S92.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
NUGGETS oF NEWS

President Roosevelt Saturday night
signed the isthmian canal bill.
Her dress igniting from a lamp, g.
year-old Mary Vonisld. of Mahanoy
City, Pa. was burned to death.
Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman opened the
National Young Peoples Bible Confer
.ence at Warsaw, Ind, yesterday.
Frightened into jumping from a fast
running trolley car at PeeSsliI, N. Y,
Arthur Dulin was instantly KILLED.
The annual convention of the Penn
sylvania Christian Endeavor Societies
viii be held in Pittsburg, July 8, Q
and TO-
Strike sympathizers at Pawtucket,
r. L, stoned trolley cars last evening
and Injured several non-union motor.
men and conductors.
Miss Leila jenkins, of Norristown.
Pa, was admitted to the Montgomery
county, Pa, bar Saturday. She is the
second woman to be admitted.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
OLD DELAWARE NEGRO
DIES AT AGE OE ll6

Having attained the remarkable age
OF 116 years. with many great-grand-
children and t-great-grandchildre
succeeding him, the death OF William
Baton "A negro, OF No 2l0 South War
mock street, Philadelphia, will be
mOurned by children Of the fifth gen.
Grafton.
Baton was born in New Castle, this
State. in 17S6, during Washingtons
second term. There he spent his days
in slavery, and when the Emancipation
Proclamation made him a free man he
was born again. at the ripe age OF
a years.
Baton frequently related how as a
boy HE was first sold in New Castle, by
his first master, Kittle Sutton. He was
sent to F'renchtown, Md, and during
the war of 1912 saw the British sol
diers burn that town to the ground.
Soon afterward he returned to Della
ware. and, as one of his descendants
said. then got religion in a cOrnheld.
After the war he went north to Phil
adelphia to work as a la.bOrer. There
he established a sort Of business as a
man of all work and succeeded well.
His great-grandohildren grew up
laround him, and he told them wonder
ful tales OF the days before the war. In
the last few years of his life he had
the experience, shared by few men, of
repeating these tales TO great-great-
Grandchildren Mr. BattOn's wife died
NEARLY forty years ago. having reached
Ian advanced age herself at that time.
Funeral services were held at his
late hime this afternoon at 1 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
Fatal Trolley Collision.

Marlborough. Mass, June 30.-ln n
head-on collision between two heavily
loaded cars on the Hudson division of
the Marlboro Street Railway on Sat
urday evening, Motorman John II.
Harris received injuries which caused
his death, and about 35 passengers
and employees were injured. several
of them to such an extent that they
were removed to hospitals for treat
ment. The motormen were unable to
reverse in time TO prevent a collision.
Motorman Harris was terribly crush
ed and died while being taken to the
Framingham Hospital. Notorman
Moore also received severe injuries
about the head and body.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
ExeursIon Traln WRECKED.

Colorado Springs. Colo, June 30.-
An excursion train on the Colorado
Midland railway, coming down Ute Pass
from Cripple Creek. struck a broken
rail yesterday and seven cars were
wrecked. Francis III. English. prom
inent musician of this city, was in
stantly killed, and 80 other passengers
were more or less injured, three or
four probably fatally. The cars that
left the rails and went over the en-
bankment contained 317 passengers.
The second car on the train, a day
coach, was crushed 10 kindling wood,
being turned completely over.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
King REPORTED
OUT Oh DANGER
PHYSICIANS Announce He BaS
Passed the Crisis
ROyal Patient LCaTeS His Bed for
a Couch Beers Are Praying
for Him

London, June 30.--YestcrdCy passed
with less incident at buckingham Pal.
ace than any other day since the
operation was performed on King Ed
ward. There were fewer watchers out-
side the palace, the public apparently
having accepted the official anuoanec.
ment on Saturday night that the king
was out OF danger
The following bulletin was issued
at 9 O'Clock yesterday morning. "Tha
king feels stronger. in spite Of some
discomfort from the wound. Nothing
has occurred to disturb the satlsfac-
tory progress the king is making
This bulletin was not expected I'M
iii 10 O'Clock, consequently the few
persons who were passing in the neigh
borhood OF the palace were the only
ones attracted to the announcement.
When the footman had posted the no
tico. however, the crowds socn in.
creased, early church-goers stopping to
read the latest news, and passing on
with expressions Of thankfulness.
A bulletin posted at the palace at
o'clock yesterday afternoon said the
kings progress was in every way sat
isfactory. and that the local discom-
fort had decreased
The cheering news came from the
palace Saturday night that the king
was removed from his bed and allowed
TO lie for some time on a couch. prop
ped up in a sitting posture No i'll
effects resulted and the removal to
the couch and back to the bed caused
no pain.
The king sits up In bed a good deal
and TO aid him In this a pulley has
been rigged up over the bed by which
he is lifted. The queen spends a great
deal of time with him. reading aloud
TO him and talking The physicians
do not restrict the royal family. who
may visit his majesty as often as they
wish
It is said that as soon as the king
can be moved he will be taken to
Portsmouth and put aboard the royal
yacht. on which he will remain until
convalescent When he shall have
completely recovered It is the inten-
tion Of the cabinet ministers that there
shall be n general thanksgiving iubi-
lee. a feature of which will be a pro-
cession participated in by the king. No
definite plans have yet been made re-
garding the coronation.
Among the numerous kilograms re-
ceived by the king he was especially
gratiied by a disRatch from a large
meeting of Beers assembled at Bal
moral, Transvaal embodying prayer
that the Almighty restore him to
health and grant him and the queen
'health. wealth and lons to live"
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
General Smith Sails For Home.

Manila, June 30.-Brigadier General
Jacob H. Smith. formerly in command
of the American forces on the Island
Of Samar. who was recently tried by
court martial on charges of conduct
preiudicial to good order and disci-
pine left here yesterday for San
Francisco on the United States army
transport Thomas A large number
of persons assembled to bid him fare
well. All the newspapers OF Manila
have printed eulogies of General
Smith. and even the Filipino papers
say that the most cruel methods Of
ending war are. in the long run, the
wisest and most humane.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
CAUSE or THE COLD WEATHER
Seismic Disturbance in the West Indies
Believed 10 Be RESPONSIBLE

It is said that the present cool
weather is owing to the recent seismic
uDheavals in the West Indies. In the
volcanic eruptions there vast quanh-
ties Of red-hot gas We're thrown into
the air. heating the air much above
the normal for miles around. This
heated air. rising as it always does,
caused a partial vacuum over thousands
Of square milesand the colder air above
rushing down to fiji this partial
vacuum is causing the cold weather
we are enjoying. How long it viii oon-
tinue it is hard TO say, for the dis
charges from the VOLCANOES have en-
tirely upset the equilibrium of the air,
and it may take months before a nor
NAL condition Is resumed.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
FataI RIast a Pennay,s TunneI

Altoona, Pa, June 30-John Nc
Kenna, proprietor Of the Gallitzin Ho-
tel and president of the borough coun-
Gil. was instantly killed and Thomas
Gillespie seriously injured on Saturday
by the firing of blast at the new Cat
litzin tunnel of the Pennsylvania Rail.
road. McKenna and Gillespie were
sitting on the porch Of the hotel d.
rectly in front Of the opening of the
tunnel when the blast was set of A
huge piece Of rock struck McKenna
on the head. crushing his skull, while
Gillespie's jaw was broken by a
smaller stone.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
ouarrymen Discover Large Cave.

Cumberland. Nd, June 30.-WorlS-
men employed at the limestone quarry
quarter Of mile south of Hyndman
have discovered a subterranean pas
sage so feet deep. Al the bottom is
stream o. pure limestone water, II
feet wide and s feet deep. The sides
and floor contain stalagmite forma-
tions. Bert j. Crabbe and d. S. Null
lin explored the cave. going down to
the bot ON with the aid Of a rope. They
report. the stream of water ice cold,
but Were not able to get across il.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
FIGHTING IN HAYTl
aIeet Of warships 5ombarded Cape
Haytien.

tflcel OF WdIbHlPo DOHbdiaCh OaPe
Haytien.
Cape Haytien. Hayti, June 30
There was much fighting here yester-
day, and great excitement prevailed.
During the day there were several
lively engagements between the men
from the Haytien feet and the revo-
lutionlsts from the north. Several
machine guns were set up in a COM
manding position by General Firmin's
forces and an attempt was made to
drive the men from the north from
their position. Notwithstanding the
FIRE from the machine guns detach-
ments of the northern revolutionists
made several attacks on General Fir
Minis followers, and the latter were
eventually dislodged.
In the meantime the vessels, under
the command Of Admiral Killick, were
bombarding Cape Haytien. This ac-
tion was taken without previous noti-
fcation to the foreign consuls here
There was a lively rain of shots down
the streets of Cape Haytien all day
long. The firing was particularly
heavy between noon and o'clock ano
between A and o'clock yesterday at
ternoon.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
Kllled On the Railroad.

st. Louis. June 3O.-A section Of a
Passenger train on the st. Louis and
San Francisco Railway, which left
here last evening for Texas points.
was derailed by the rails spreading at
Minc1Sie, few miles west of this city,
and two laboring men, who were beat
ing their way home to Streetville, Mo,
on the blind baggage, were killed.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30

at Wilmington; Friday.
two games with Everett College of New
York. In the morning the game will be
called at 1913. and in the afternoon at
$3.50 p. m. Saturday the Wilkesbare
win play Wilmington.
The Brandywine team would like to
arrange games for the Fourth OF July.
Challenges should be sent to j. =. MAJ
loney, No. IA Vandever avenue.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
RECEIVED sY THE QUEEN
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid Given a
Farewell Audience.

London. June SO.-Queen Alexandra
received Whitelaw Reid. the special
ambassador of the United States. and
Mrs. Reid at Buckingham Palace on
Saturday afternoon in a farewell au-
dience Her majesty received Mr.
and Mrs. Reid alone While the spe-
cial ambassador does not feel at lib
erty to make public what passed at
the audience. Il Is understood that the
queen received them with great cor
diality and emphasized the apprecia-
tion Of the sympathy and support of
the United States in the present crisis,
which had already been expressed to
Mr.. Reid by the Prince of Wales and
the foreign secretary, the Marquis of
Lansdowne.
The special Embassy is now officially
closed, though Mr. and Mrs. Reid VIII
not leave London before tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
LAKE BARGE SUNK
Six Of Her Crew Probably Lost During
Terrible Storm.

SanduslKy, o.. June 3O.--It is feared
that at least six likes were lost in the
terrible storm which ragged on Lake
Erie Saturday night and yesterday.
Word was received here that the steam
barge George Dunbar went down in
the storm yesterday 10 miles east OF
Kelley's Island. The barge carried a
crew of 10. and six of the crew are
still unaccounted for. The captain,
John Little, of Port Huron; two wom-
en- and sailor arrived at Kelley's
Island in yawl. So far as is known,
the four who were saved are the only
survivors Of the crew.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
BASEBALL NOTES
No game in town today.

NO EllIIIV III IVWH IVNuIl
Gloucester took its defeat badly.
On Saturday Dover defeated Sudlers-
vile team by a score Of to l.
The schedule of the Wilmington A.
A. this week is as follows: Tuesday,
Camden at South Side; Wednesday
Chester. at Chester; Thursday, Chester,
at South Side; Friday morning and af-
tenoon, Skelly Club. Of Brooklyn. at
South Side; Saturday, Norristown, at
South Side.
The schedule for the Wilmington
team this week lis as follows; Tuesday,
Cuban X-Giants; Wednesday. Will
mington, at Roxborough; Thursday
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
Diamond Council Wins

Manager George Lang's Oriental
baseball team was defeated on Satur-
day afternoon by Diamond Council, No.
g. Jr. o. u. A. NJ. nine, under the
leadership of Captain A. B. Stayton.
The scmmmage took place at Wash
ington Heights, and by an exciting fin-
ish the Orientals were rolled in the
dust by the men of No. .. Henry Langs-
dorf started to pitch for the Orientals,
but his curves were soon found, and
he was succeeded by George Lyonson.
who had been putting up a rather poor
game as catcher. 1t was at this stage
that the hombardment commenced, and
six runs were made off his delivery in
the last three innings The features
of the game were the playing at second
by Harry MacGillicudy. of the Orien-
tails and the mastery pitching Of
Pierce for the Juniors.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Orientals b.. ....2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1-10
Diamond. No. SO 0 3 2 0 0 , 2-11
Batteries-Diamond Pierce and
Stayton; Orientals. Langsdorf and
Lyonson. Umpire-Marshall Hopes.
q
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
TENNESSEE STORM VICTIMS
Four Dead and Many Farm eulldlngI
Wrecked.

"etf 0tat oNH WdiiJ Y arm IhliliNJ1
Wrecked.
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 3O.-Later
Information from the storm of Satur-
day afternoon shows that great dam
age was done to farms in this section,
many barns and other buildings having
been blown down.
Cora Kelly, a public school teacher,
while driving through a grove of trees
in Melgs county, near Dayton, Tenn,
was killed by a falling tree. James
Gmyson. proprietor of a saw mill near
this city, and his sawyer. Jesse May,
we're both killed
Private Joseph T. Quirk, Of the
Seventh Regiment. while engaged in
trying 10 prevent a stampede of the
horses I'm the corral, was trampled un-
der the feet of the animals and fatally
injured. AT Hartman, Tenn. 10
year-old daughter of Frank Dugger
was struck by lightning and killed.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
New Train Erom Mnshinrinn

IN order TO accommodate persons de-
sirinE to travel between Washington
and Philadelphia, at an early hour in
the morning, the p, W. & B. r. r. Of
loials today placed in service a traj n
leaving Washington at $50 a. m, nd
arriving here at sos, and Philadel' mia
1T $50 a. m.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
sEwELL DIED A MILLIONAIRE
New jerseys Late Senator's Estate
Appraised

New York. June 3O.-The late Unit
ed States Senator William ]. sewell,
Of New Jersey, left an estate valued
at S1,S7S,050 according to an appraise-
ment just made under the laws of the
state of New York The value OF his
personal property in this state is fixed
at S62,690- HE left no real estate
here. From the estate $35475 will
have to be deducted, including S5,400
for funeral expenses and expenses of
administration, and $4,000, the esti-
mated commissions of the executors.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
Anthrax Bad at Salem

Anthrax. that most deadly cattle dis
ease, is very bad about Salem, N. J.
The disease is supposed TO have been
caused by pieces of infected hides, fat
and refuse from the tanneries Of Will
mington.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
Priest Ends MARYLAND Work

his farewell sermon yesterday morning
Ito the congregation of the Chester
town Catholic Church. he having been
transferred to Delaware City. He will
be succeeded by the Rev. Father Nc
Namara. Of Baltimore.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
DIED

RONEY On June 2S Lille E Ronev.
wife of Harry e. Roney, aged % years,
months and 19 days.
Relatives and friends OF the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral,
from the residence of her father. Howard
Sines. No. 1916 Walnut street, on Tues
day afternoon at o'clock. Interment in
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
ComplaIn OF Bad Crossinr

Residents living in East Tenth street
complain about the crossing between
Poplar and Lombard streets. When
it rains pedestrians are compelled to
walk in the street on account of the
muddy condition of the crossing.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
Bradford's Good Luck

Joseph bradford, a fireman in the
employ OF the Pennsylvania railroad,
has fallen heir TO about $4,000. by the
death OF an uncle in the West.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30

On account of the meeting of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union, at
Providence. r. l.. July 10 to 13, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets TO Providence
and return, on July 8, 8 and 10, good to
return until July 20, inclusive, from all
on its lines, at rate of single
fare for the round trip. plus 81.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
SUNDAYS GAMES
sATURDAY's GAMES.

SATURDAYS GAMES.
Washington, 4; Athletics, 3.
Boston, 9; Baltimore, 0 (game for
feited).
ChicagO-Detroit; no game; rain.
Cleveland-St. Louis; no game; rain.
SUNDAYS GAMES.
Chicago, 4; Detroit, ..
st. Louis-Cleveland; no game; rain.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
ADJUSTMENTS
PRETTY SHELLPOT PARK.

Hlgh-class Vaudeville.
Rice and Hall, Eccentric Black-face Ar
lists.
Frank Hoys Marionette Minstrels.
Lewis and West German Comedy
Sketch
John Hall. the Funny Comedian.
Myers Sisters, Refined Singers and
Dancers.
COnroy and Mack, tho Celtic Kings.
Performance afternoons and evenings.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30

The Drening Journal is on sale at
the upstairs news stand at Broad
street station. Philadelphia
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
The ..Exress.. snecInl Rre,Y.

let us send you a case. We guarantee
1t to be equal to the "Plehl Beer" II
you don't like II Wen take 1t back. Prica
Sis per case.
FOORD BOTTLING WORKS,
Both phones. 2l3 w. Sixth street.
m1-wfmlm
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Standing Of the Clubs In the Race For
Championship Honors.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
SATURDAYS GAMES.

Philadelphia, 8; New York, (12 in
nings).
Brooklyn. 5: Boston, 4 first game) :
Boston, 5; Brooklyn, 4 (second game).
Pittsburg-Cincinnati; no game; rain.
Chicago-St. Louis; no game; rain.
SUNDAYS GAMES.
Pittsburg, g. Cincinnati. 0.
ST. Louis-Chicago; no game; rain.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
GLOUCESTER WAS
BASILY DRFRATRD
Visitors Bring Large Crowd
Down to Zee Them
Lose

BY heavy hitting and punching its
hits, Uhe Wilmington team administer
ed defeat to the Gloucester nine, which
came down on a special boat with a
large crowd to see tine game at Front
and Union streets on Saturday. The
visitors expected to have an easy time,
but when the gameOpened and the local
men had scored three runs so quickly
the visitors lost their courage and
felt like going back home. Billy
Day did the twirling for Manager
Roachs team. and he kept the six hits
the Gloucester men managed to get
pretty we'll scattered, and they did not
count for mudh.
In the fifth the visitors scored a run
and HAD three men on the bags, but
Day retired the side and spoiled the
runs The game was full Of brilliant
plays Hartman, who played first put
up a great game, as did Meehan, who
was on second. He had nine chances
and accepted all but one of them.
There will be no game today at Front
and Union streets. Tomorrow the
lCuban X-Giants will be here
SCORE BY INNINGS
Wilmington ..3 0OO3 3 2 / 0 x-9
Gloucester 40 90 0 1 90 0 0-1 6 z
Wilmington A. A. lost to Steelton Y.
M. c. A. on Saturday by the score of
to 4. The game was fast and eXcit-
ing until the seventh inning when the
visitors scored five runs. This was
too much for the A. A. men. and they
could not overcome the lead The
team was badly patched up. Kuhn was
taken with the cramps and sent to the
Delaware Hospital Voight was put on
third and Aubrey on short, and Stir
Ilith sent to- right field. O'Neil and
IStirlith cOllided when running for a
ball. and both men had to retire. Fore
man went to right field and Kennedy
the Evansville manager, played second
| Tomorrow Camden will play Will
mington A. A. in this city.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
vii. A. A.......O 1 900 -
lSteelton ..........O 90 0 0 s 0 0-J
O.
When the collision between Stirlith
land O'Neil occurred on Saturday. it left
Wilmington A. A. in bad fix. Samue
4 lKennedy, the manager of the Evans
lville team. of Indiana, was Watching
Tine game, he having come here to en-
gage some A. A. men. He volunteered
to play. and Manager F'rysinger ac
lcepted his offer and sent him to sec
ond. He made good on the tow
lchances he had, and greatly pleased
1.-The crowd whiCh was anxious to know
who he was. He did not get the mel
he was after. but he made good i'm
pression by his playing.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
AT BREAKFAST

Nothing gives a better relish to the
oatmeal and coffee than a prime lamb
chop It's starting the day right to
have such a preparatory meal. Lamb
that is lamb is the thing TO be had.
Some dealers don't recognize the dil-
ference between lamb and mutton, but
we do. You get what you ask for here.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
JAnEs MORROW & SON.
FIREWORKS y!
Wholesale and Retail.

We have the largest selection
in town.
ALL THE NEW PIECES.
Make your selection early.
We are prepared to supply the
largest pyrotechnic display.
rIORROW & SON,
Wholesale and Retail GrOcers,
2Il Market Street,
Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30

RATES TO PROVIDENCE,
r. l.. VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAIL
ROAD, ACCOUNT BAPTIST YOUNG
PEOPLES UNION