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IT'S Easy To Feel Good.

Countless thousands have found bless
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-17
GEN. WADE HAMPTON DEAD
Famous Old Confederate Leader Sue
cumos 10 II General Br sa,iipg Down.


Columbia, s c., April 11.--Gencral Wade
Hampton died this morning as the result
OF a general break down. General liamp-
ton celebrated his saith birthday last We Elk.
His death was due to valvular disease Of
the heart
No arrangements have yet been made + r
the funeral, except that at the general
expressed wish it will be without pomp or
ANY kind and will take place Sunday.
The governor has issued proclamation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-17
A WARNING.

70 feel tired sitter oxerticn Is one thing;
to feel tired before is another.
Don't say the latter is lazinsss-it isn't:
but It's q sign that the system lacks vi
tality. Is running down, and needs the
tonice effect OF floods Ssrsaparilla.
It's warning tCo-apd sufferers should
begin taking Hoods at once.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-17
VERMONT PENSIONERS.

Washington, April l0-Nermont pensions
Original, war with Spain, Hiram c. Bishop
81; increase, restoration, reissue, etc, spc-
cial. March %. Jacob c. Mansur, Island
Pond, So
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-17

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my hfe. Was almost Wild. Deans Cint-
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after doctors had failed" c. f. Cornweil
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-17

The little folks love DR.. Woods Norwa,
Frine Syrur. Peasant to take; per
fcctly harmless positive cure for coughs
colds. bronchitis, asthma.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-17
NAIL WORKS AT ESSEX CLOSED.

Port Henry, n. V, April 1o.-The plant
of the Essex Horse Nail company at Essex
has been closed indefinitely. The works
employed about 60 men.
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Everybody Has a Want.

You probably have some little want
right now.
And nine chances out Of ten. or thsrsA
using a Free Press want ad.
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Evening journal., 1902-01-20
LIVELY. FIGHT
FOR OFFICES
Smyrna POStOiliCO Is One
Bone Of Contention
MARSHlLSHIP is THE OTHER
AddickSiieS Are Confident OF Getting
Both appointments Bat They
Are the Only Ones
SPECIAL % iho Eveulng Journal.


Smyrna. Jan. 2O-The term OF
Thomas Megear as postmaster OF
Smyrna having expired. there Is live
ly scramble for the office. and tine re-
suit of the battle is being awaited with
great interest by this community. Mr..
Megear has made an excellent official.
and has given satisfaction. This fact
Is not disputed by the Union Republi-
cans, who are anxious 10 have the pres
ent incumbent Ousted and one of their
clan appointed to the place The can
didates for the Office, according to ru-
NOR, are four in number-Mr Megear,
who wishes to succeed himself. George
II. Dick, prominent Regular; ex-Post-
master Thomas Jefferson and Joseph
r. Reynolds. The last named two are
Addioksites Of the most pronounced
stripe.
More than year after Mr.. Megear
announced his candidacy for reappoint-
ment, and received the endorsem ent of
representative business men OF this
section, with the exception OF those at
lfliated with the Union Republican
party IL was generally regarded. un-
til few weeks ago, that Mr.. Megear
would succeed himself, but now the
friends Of Mr.. Dick say that he can
have the Office for the asking This
statement however, Is not accepted by
conservative men. Mr. Dick stated on
Saturday that NE was not a candidate
for the postmastorship, but was a can
didate for United States marshal TO
succeed J Cannon Short. Il Is also said
that should Mr. Shorts successor be a
/ New Castle county man, Mr.. Dick has
been assured he would be named as the
deputy marshal
Local Addicksites believe they will
Hand the United States marshalahip,
land also the postmastership of Smyrna
l'rhe followers OF the Gasman. however.
'are the only persons of upper Kent
who share Ia This belief The two
1 Union Republicans, Messrs Jefferson
and Reynolds. who would like TO carry
ont the mail to the citizens of Smyrna.
have done some tall mstling among
their friends Mr.. Reynolds has a petit
tion several yards in length and claims
the rank and file of the Unionists Of the
district favor his appointment. Mr..
jefferson had little faith In petitions.
and confined his efforts to securing the
endorsement Of the leaders Each man
Is confident, or processes to be, OF re-
lceiving the appointment.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
|NR. CLARK
ORDERS ACTION
His Attorney to Proceed
Against Secretary CshiII
MUST HAVE DEATH REPORTS
May Cost City Registrar S. for Every
Case Not Reported 10 the
County

Recorder OF Deeds Delaware Clark who
has done everything bat demand a re-
port Of the deaths. births and marriages
from Secretary CallMll OF tine Board OF
Health, at the point of a revolver. viii
proceed against Mr. Cahill this after
noon in accordance with the law Mr.
Clark is said to have placed the matter
in the hands of his attorney. with in
structions to proceed with the case.
What the result will be is yet in doubt,
but if it is carried before the court,
and Mr.. Ca.hill is convicted of failure
or refusal to give the Recorder of
Deeds the lists OF deaths. births and
marriages. as required it means that
the health official may be required to
pay from IS to $40 for every case not
reported on time.
The law governing the question is
found on page 407, Revised Code. and
requires the registrar to make a report
OF the deaths. birth and marriages to
the Recorder of Deeds every three
months Failure to do so. means a fine
of not less than IS, or more than SIC
for every case not reported.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
CREDITORS MAY
GET THE POLICY
Court Decides They May At
zach Insurance on Short
Iidge'S Life

An opinion filed by Common Pleas
Court. Philadelphia. Saturday, dis
missed the exceptions in the case OF
the Provident Life and Trust Company
vs. Shortlidge, et al. and sustained the
former decision of Judge Audenreid
20 the effect that the creditors of Pro-
fessOr Swithin G. Shotlidge were en-
titled to s7O22.11. the proceeds of an
endowment Insurance policy issued by
the company on the Professors life in
1880 and which matured on September
H. 1900
Leonard p. Wales. of this city, ap-
peared for the Shortlidges
In the latter part Of 1898 Professor
Shortlidge. while principal of the
Media Academy shot and killed his
wife. Mary ID. H. Shortlidge. At the
time of the tragedy the Professor was
suffering from an attack of grip, which
affected his mind. He was subsequent
ly acquitted of the charge Of murder
on the ground of insanity. The policy
involved in the litigation was assigned
by Professor ShOrtlidge to his wife as
consideration for her marrying him,
on November 10. 1898, the professor
then being 50 years Of age, while his
bride was 20 years younger.
The Professor previous to his second
marriage, had become financially in
volved and had made an assignment
/ for the benefit of his creditors to Henry
lC Howard. The assignee, however
never included the endowment policy
among the assets stated in his account
After the death OF his wife Professor
/ Shcrtlidge became administrator OF
her estate. Then a wrangle arose
among the latters creditors as to which
Of them had priority of lien on uht
fund accruing from the policy, anc
various attachments were ISSUED
against the trust company, tieing M
the money payable on the policy. Tc
relieve itself Of the annoyance of tn,
proceedings the trust company flleC
its petition in equity, praying for al
adjudication of the whole matter.
Mrs. Shortlidge left no children Oi
creditors and her husband thereby be
came entitled to the whole of her es
tate Consequently he sought to ge
possession of the fund in order that h
might administer it in the Orphans
Court. acting for his creditors.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
NOW FOR Dog SLAUGHTER
Period Of Grace for City CANNES viii Ex.
pire at Midnight

All dogs in the city that do not wear
1902 registers tomorrow, or, at least,
those that cross the path of George J.
Kopp, the dog-catcher, at that time,
will be caught in the net without cere-
mony and hustled of to death This
will be in accordance with that city
ordinance which allows his dogship
only twenty days TO wander about the
city "registerless." This period of grace
expires at midnight, until which time
Sergeant England, at the police sta
ton, expects to be exceedingly busy
handing tags to and receiving money
from those owners of CANNES who have
a price on their dogs.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
FEMALE INSURGENT
FALLS A PRISOYER
Commanded 500 Filipino Troops
Six Years
General Wade Gables That Three Hundred
Insurgents Oh Island Of BOhOI Have
Laid Down Arms

Manila, Jan. 20.-A report has been
received here that dug-out canoe. in
which IL men of Company l, of the
Second Infantry, were travelling is
missing and is probably lost It is be
lieved that the men either perished
or were captured.
General Wade has cabled from Cebu
that 365 insurgents surrendered on the
island of Bohol last Friday The au-
thorities here say that this statement
is astonishing if accurate, as the Sc
cret service had failed to learn OF
the existence of any such body of in
surgents on Bohol
An important capture was made in
Laguna province, Luzon, when eight
men Of the Eighth Infantry captured
a woman insurgent named AQueda
Kahabagan. She recently commanded
an insurgent force Of 500 men, 800
of whom carried rifles, while 500 were
armed with bolos For six years past
she has been leading insurgent bands
against the Spaniards and the Ameri
cans.
General ]. Franklin Bell is still
active in Batangas province, Luzon
A recent engagement in this province
in which the insurgents were defeat
ed with severe loss, resulted in tho
wounding of one American officer anc
the killing of one private.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
GEMS LOST BY VESSELS LuRCH
Mrs. TayIor's Diamonds Swallowed Up by
the Chesapeake Bay

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur x. Taylor, OF
who recently lived in Will
met with quite a serious less
while on their way to Old Point Com
fort. yesterday They arrived there on
the steamer Georgia. Of the Bay Line
but had the misfortune to lose several
hundred dollars worth of diamonds
by a lurch OF the vessel as she made
the landing at the dock.
Mrs Taylor was standing near the
guard rail on the upper deck and in
her hand carried a chatelaine bag con-
tanning two diamond horseshoe pins
aud a crescent with setting of seven
teeeu stones.
Her chatelaine bag IN one hand be-
came unfastened. Suddenly the steam
Ter gave a lunge to one side. the bag
was overturned and the diamonds fell
into the waters of the Chesapeake
with the exception of one Of the gems
which landed on the dock and was
found by an attendant
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
MILLIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Railroad Companies viii Provide Plenty
Of Work for Mechanics

In keeping pace With the unprece-
dented general prosperity of the country
the railways of the United States. and
of Pennsylvania in particular. are
spending and preparing TO spend even
more millions of dollars In what may
be termed extraordinary expendi-
lures than they did last year. or have
In any other year since railways were
hrst constructed That statement
means vastly more to tens of thous-
ands of business men and worlxlngmen
who have no direct connection with
the railroad business than appears on
the face Of IT,
New tracks are being laid and new
repair shops going up mean the per-
manent employment uf more men All
the gfeat railways have their own up
h0laterers; their own aiNersmiths 20
repair articles used In restaurants and
dining ears. their own icehOuses. their
own printing shOp8 aud So on all along
the line Good times for the railroads
mean better wages for an these men.
II is only recently that a voluntary In
crease in wages to railroad men was
announced. This meant a general in
crease in per diem pay to general OFF,
cern carpenters. shopmen and all em-
ployes and laborers on account OF
floating equipment. In Delaware, as
elsewhere. this money filters its way
into the pockets Of the landlord and the
till OF the shopkeeper and the amuse-
ment puryeyor Nobody who has any
thing worth selling or seeing fails 70
get a portion of it
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
WiII oive a PIaY

Members OF the United Circle Of
Kings Daughters are rehearsing the
play, "A King Daughter" which will
presented i'm the New-Century Club
building early in February for The hene
fit Of the Home Of Merciful Rest for In
curables. The cast of characters will be
as follows Mrs. Graham, Miss Emer-
son: Miss Rebecca Spencer; spihster,
Mrs Emma McMullin; Aunt Clarissa,
Miss May Mundorf Helen Graham.
Miss Carolyn Pierce: Polly Graham, Miss
Marguerite Wells; Mabel Morris, Miss
Alice Bell; Ruth Adams. Miss Matte
Short; Kittie Green. Mrs. Edgar Hare;
Beth Hamlin. Miss Rosa A. Thompson;
Nan Graham. Miss Mahala Wells; Sallie
Browning, Miss Mullin; Florence Greem
Miss Ethel McNey.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
NEWSPAPER MEN OF
STATE ELECT OFFICERS
Also Decide to Ask Legislature to
Pass Bill Providing for a
State Printer

The annual meeting Of the Delaware
State Press Association was held in
this city this morning. The members
talked of presenting to the Legislature
at its next session a bill providing for
a State printer. There was a bill of
this kind at the last session, but it
died in committee.
Officers were elected ais follows:
President, Theodore Townsend. Mil
ford Chronicle; first vice-president w
u. HCfmann, Evening Journal; second
vice-president, A. A. Bateman, Dover
State Sentinel; third vice-president
Edwin R. Paynter, Delaware Democrat
secretary and treasurer, Frank M
Jones, Sussex journal.
These committees were appointed:
Executive Committee. L. Haynes
Morning News; j. c. Jolls NJ. ddletowr
Transcript; w. +. Metten. Every
Evening; A. A. Bateman. Dover State
Sentinel; r. D. Hoffecker Smyrna
Times
Legislative Committee-W f. Met
ten, Every Evening" Harry IT, Price
and E. l. Haynes. Morning News; ROD
lert G. Houston, Sussex Republican
Frank M. Jones Sussex journal.
Mr.. Holman. first vice-president OF
1.-THE association. announced the birth OF
son in his family and passed cigars
Ito the members in honor of the event
The newspaper men present expressed
the hope that more cigars would be
Forthcoming from him at the next an
lnual meeting.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
BIG BANKRUPT SALE
Sale Of the Mitchell Stock at 2l9 Market
Street. Begins on Wednesday

Beginning on Wednesday morning.
at O'Clock, creditors will sell THE stock
of S. Mitchell. No 219 Market street.
a bankrupt sale The store will be
closed today and tomorrow for the pur-
pose of marking down the goods, and
the manager told the reporter for the
Evening journal that every article
would be marked at one-third of the
Wholesale price. The entire stock,
however. will be sold at retail.
This will be a remarkable opp0rtu-
nifty for the people of Wilmington to
procure genuine bargains The Mitchell
stock consists OF ribbons. gloves. un-
derwear, hosiery, millinery goods
skirts, wraps and notions. and all have
been well selected. Every article in
the store viii be disposed Of. The fix
lures. also, win be offered for sale, as
the store will be vacated.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
DEATH FOR TOE REBElS
General Bell Issues RecOntCntradO Order
lgainst the FiIipin0

Washington, Jan. Brigadier-
General j. Franklin Bell. commanding
the Department of Southern Luzon, re-
Gently issued a reconcentrado order
which may compare with that of Wey-
Ter. in Cuba. or Of Kitchener, in South
Africa. Copies of it were received by
the War Department and made public
today. Examination of the order
shows il to be the most completely
frank document of an official character
put out in a long time. It discusses
the situation without discrimination
and candidly declares that the peace in
his district. such as it is, is only seem
ing. and that measures causing the in
.nOcent to suffer with the guilty are alb
.aolutely necessary. His statements un-
der this head recall General sherman s
.atatement that War is hell"
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
BUILDINGS
COLLAPSED
Without Warning -Four De-
troll Houses Fell
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT UNKNOW n
Crash Came Without Apparent Cause
With Noise Like Distant Thunder.
Evidences Of Explosion

Detroit, Jan 20-Four buildings,
each four stories high. located in the
heart OF the wholesale district OF this
city, collapsed at $50 o'clock last
night without any apparent cause,
and all that now remains Is a smould-
ering heap of ruins. The buildings
were a part of the block bounded by
jefferson avenue and Shelby and Girls
void streets, and were occupied by
five concerns. and their stocks are
total loss, which is estimated at 1852,
500, exclusive of the loss on the
buildings, which amounts to $50,500.
The buildings were occupied by the
following firms: Maddox Glove COM
pany, Imperial Hat company, F. b..
Neufoff & Co., stock brokers; Michi-
gan Produce company and Crusoe
Brothers, groceries.
No one seemed to know what caused
the collapse of the buildings On
Sunday night that district is practi-
cally deserted, and the few who were
in the vicinity say that the buildings
seemed to fall into a heap without
apparent cause, making a noise like
the rumbling of distant thunder. There
are evidences OF an explosion about
the ruins, but no one heard a sound
of such an explosion. The walls OF
the rear part of the Maddocks Glove
company's building are still standing
to the height of two stories, but the
roof of this part of the building lies
turned bottom side upward in the
middle of Shelby street, and a large
iron smokestack lies on the sidewall
on the opposite side of the street
mashed against the buildings there as
if driven by force.
Experts from the Detroit Gas com
pany's office made an examination o
the ruins, but said they were unable
70 find evidences Of a gas explosion
Il was fortunate that the wreck Oc
Cured on Sunday night Had il hap
pened during business hours, the los
of life would have been appalling
as there were approximately 200 per
sons employed by the yaroius firms
They would have been caught in {
veritable death trap and crushed AM
burned before they could have beel
rescued. The buildings collapsed int
a heap, and in a short space Of tim
the infammable material caught fir
from the furnaces used for heating tn
buildings. There were no watchmel
about the premises, consequent
there was no loss of life. No one wa
injured, nor is there any one who ca
give a definite reason for the catas
trophe.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
BARGE WILL CARRY SALT
Is Being Built by MOOre Company Tor
PennsyIValianS

A large wooden hull tank barge - IN
course of construction in the shipyarus
of Enoch Moore and Sons for the Penn
sylvania salt Manufacturing company
The barge win ply between Philadelphia
and Baltimore. Her dimensions viii be
ms follows: Length. 1856 feet width zs
feet. and depth, II feet. She will be htted
with two steel tanks, TO be placed SIDE
bv side. each covering 100 feet in length,
to be used in carrying acids. The vessel
win be completed in two months.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
MIIk Dealers as Sign Painters

Milk Inspector McEvilly is having
some amusing experiences in enforcing
the new pure milk ordinance. One
man. in complying with the ordinance,
had his name painted on two canvas
signs and placed on the inside Of his
wagon He said the lettering would
dishgure the appearance Of the wagon.
Another dealer tried to conform to the
law by writing his name on the wagon
with chalk. Another dealer put his
name on the black cover Of his wagon
with a black lead pencil
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
LOCALS Won BOTH GAMES
Company H and ST. Paurs Guild
Put to Flight

The first and second teams OF the
First Battalion won out In the basket
ball game with St Paul's Guild, of
Chester, and Company II team, Of New
Castle. on Saturday night.
The first game was between the sec
ond team of the First Battalion and
that Of St Paul's Guild. This game.
which was closely contested, was any
body's at times. but through the excel
lent playing Of Saunders and Trinkle.
the locals won by a score Of 3 to 8.
In the game between the First Bat
TALON team and Company H, of New
Castle, the locals had it their own way
from start to finish. and the playing
of Creamer. Mills and Mckay brought
forth rounds of applause. The score
stood 27 10 at the close Of the con-
test
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
QUICK WORK OF POLICE
Arrested Thiei. Wanted in LaHsdcRHe,
Shortly After Being Informed

THE efficiency OF WilmingtOns Police
Department was forcibly demonstrated
this morning, when Charles Johnson,
cOlored. was arrested by officer Corn
ish
At 7.30 o'clock this morning Captain
Kane received a telephone message
from Richard Shoemaker. Of Lans-
downe Pa, who informed him Of the
theft OF a raglan overcoat and a pair
of shoes by Charles Johnson. He gave
Ia description OF the man, and Captain
Kane, in turn, gave the description TO
the patrolmen throughout the city
AT $50 o'clock Officer Cornish arrest
ed the man ait Front and Monroe
streets with the articles in his posses
sion.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
BOY PLAYED WITH LAMP
As a Result a Girard Street House Was
Net on Fire

Homer Dickerson's fondness for
playing with a lighted kerosene lamp,
nearly resulted seriously to him this
morning. Homer is the 5-year-old son
of Joseph Dickerson, colored, Of No. 8
Cirard street. and while playing with
the lamp he dropped it with the result
tnat the interior of the room was in
flames in a very short time.
Perry Cooper sent in the fire alarm
but the blaze was extinguished without
the assistance of the fire companies.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
WILL DECIDE CITY JUOCESHIP
Supreme Court TO Settle Dispute Of long
Standing

In Dover tomorrow the Supreme
Court will sit, with Chancellor Nichol-
son and Judges Grub and Spruance on
the bench The court is expected to
hand down a decision in the right of
Philip @. Churchman TO sit as judge
OF the Municipal Court.
e. r. Cochran, Jr.. was appointed TO
the judgeship by Governor Tunnel,
but he failed Of confirmation by the Re-
publican Senate Then Governor HUM
appointed Philip O. Churchman to the
judgeship. but his appointment has not
been sent to the Senate FOR c0nhrma-
ton.
Argument already has been made be-
fore Chancellor Nicholson and Judges
Crnbh and Spruance.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
INSURGENTS Defeat CASTRO
This the Report That Comes Up From
South America

Wilhelmstad, Curacao. Jan. pa
battle has been fought. it is reported
here, between the Venezuelan revolu-
tionists and the Government forces not
far from Barquisimero in the State Of
Lara (Northwestern Nenezula), in
which the insurgents were victorious.
1t is also reported that there has been
fighting between the insurgents and
the soldiers of the Government in the
streets Of Maracaibo.
Evening journal., 1902-01-20
Saw Stabbing Affair

A deaf and dumb man named Irons,
who is wen-knOwn to the police, called
at the City Hall on Saturday night and
went through a series of motions evil
IDENTIFY TO show that he had seen a man
stabbed. The police were unable to nnd
ANYBODY who had been assaulted.