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The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
FOREMEN LEAVE
HARLAN'S EMPLOY.
General Dismissal There Ct
Many Of the Oldest
Men.

The foreman of the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Company are re,
signing and III a short time an en-.
tire new force will be in charge,
Charles Wood, foreman of the
outside machinists has handed in
his resignation which viii take ef-
feet at once. Mr.. Wood was well
liked by the men under him and
they regret TO see him leave. His
successor has not yet been appoint
ed Thomas Holt. assistant superip-
tenlGnt Of the machine department.
has also resigned. Mr.. Holt was
popular with his men
William H. tOmbrook, foreman
Of the pattern shop also is t. retire
from the company.
1t has been rllmOred that William
E. Razlett, foreman Of the tin shops.
and F. a. May foreman of the
iOiners, will also resign 1t has been
stated on good authority that
Thomas Benson, superintendent of
ship construction will also leave.
Although the company is busy
just now officials deny that amy new
contracts have been received re
Gently.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
GRAND LODGE
ENDS SESSION.
s. Fl. Carson Elected Head of
State Castles, Knights
Of Pythias.
Mr.. MARR'S LONG SERVICE
And Exceptional Record Of
Theodore Atkinson to
Bring Them Veterans
Jewels.

The Grand Lodge of Delaware,
Knights of Pythias. at their session
yesterday afternoon elected the fol-
lowing named officers for tho en-
suing year:
G.. G., $. H. Carson, Lodge No. 10;
G. V. G., L, NJ Whiteman, No 5;
e. p, Samuel j. Beck, No. 2; &. M.
of r. S., Mark l.. Garrett, No. 9; G..
NJ. of E, Lemuel Mari, No. 8; &. NJ.
at A., W. w. Knowles, No. s; &. |.
g., John G. Borel, No. .; G. 0. G.,
B. A. Groves, No. IS.
The election of Lemuel Mari to
be Grand Master Of the Exchequer
is the twenty sixth consecutive time
this honor has been conferred upon
him, and the Grand Lodge members
say that they hope to keep HIM in
the same office for many years to
come The Supreme Lodge of
Knights Of Pythias of the United
States, at its last session, held in
San Francisco, California, adopted
veterans jewel, to be presented
to all members of the order who
had q record of twenty five years
membership, and at the next in
staIlation OF Lincoln Lodge No. 3,
OF which Mr.. Mari is member,
tho Grand Lodge of Delaware
will present such a jewel to Mr..
Marr, who has been a Pythian
Knight for thirty-one years. The
Grand Lodge makes this presenta-
ton in recognition of Mr. Marr'5
twenty-six years service as al Off
Ger of that body.
Adelphia Lodge, No. s, of New
Castle will present veterans jewel
i'll the near future to Past Chancel-
lor Theodore Atkinson, who has
record of knighthood that is prob
ably unequalled in the supreme
domain Of the United States, he
having been a member of Alelphia
Lodge for thirty-four consecutive
years, passed through chairs in his
lodge four different times, ald dur
ing his entire connection with the
Order has been in arrears one day.
The Grand Lodge of Delaware
has heretofore opened its annual
on the fourth Wednesday |
)f October i'll each year, but the
PRESENT body yesterday afternoon i
changed the day Of meeting, and
he future conventions will be held
N the third Thursday Of October
II each year, beginning in 1903.
The next meeting of the Grand
4odge will be held at Dover.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

-. SHENANDOAH, Pa, Oct. 23.--The
men WHO reported for work at the Mill
Greek Coal company's Vulcan colliery
were told that they would have 10 re-
port at the company's store and sign
contract before being r"instated A few
Of them signed the paper as requested,
but many refused TO sign aud returned
bone. Superintendent Jones was called
Up on the tcit phone ut his home at lIa-
tleton and asked the nature Of the con-
tract which the men are requested to
sign. He said, I'VE simply ask the men
to sign all agreement 10 til" effect that
they will not inieri,r" in any way with
n0nlUil0n men or with the men now ut
work \ number Of i!r men declared
that they will not sign contract Of
any kind,
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

SPOKANE. Wash, Oct. pa spe-
cial says that the Tepec hotel at Fair
view, B. c., has been destroyed by
fire. One body has been taken from
the ruins, aud seven other persons are
said to be fatally injured. The fire
Started near the furnace room. and the
flames. shooting up the stairway.
quickly cut off escape except through
the windows. The guests on the first
floor escaped easily, but many of those
above were badly hurt either by the
flames or by leaping to the ground.
The body of a Scho2ltcAcher was taken
from the ruins. Mrs. Mathis, wife of IL
bartender. leaped from a second story
window with her baby in her arms.
The baby is safe, but the woman will
6in
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
L. A. N. L. CONFERENCE.
Busy Session in American Church
This Morning.

At this mornings session OF the Z.
A. NJ. l.. Conference, the committee
on revsionS reported on tie reports
of the Bishops which contained i'm.
pGrtant questions regarding the new
rules which we're advocated for the
bettermcnt Of the church. The re-
ports we're accepted.
Bishop L. r. Ruley made an in
teresting address. He advised the
conference, before they went into
the election Of bishops, to make
this most important duty a subject
OF prayer The hishops's advice
was listened to attentiYely and ac-
cepted. The election of bishops
was laid over for a short time.
The committee on revisions report
ed on the duty Of the church and par
ents i'll having children baptized and
the report was accepted The Rev.
D. N. Wells will speak this evening.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

Dl'NkIRk. France. oct. 23.-Thcre
were several encounters here yesterday
between the police and dock laEorcrs
in which Il cOn,mssary and four police
men were in njured The strikers raidrl
several shops and smashed windows in
newspaper Offices. In the evening they
invaded tho docks and attempted to cut
the mooringS of British colliers. They
set fire TO bales Of goods and threw
cargo cranes and sentry boxes into the
canal Troops We're summoned and
finally succeeded in driving the strikers
away. The town hall Of Dmkirk and
the newspaper offices are now guarded
by soldiers. All he uraWbrid.es have
been opened in order 10 prevent tho
pa#SAG" through the city of the striking
ilborrrs. The secretary Of the National
Federation Of Dock Laborcrs Of France
recently notified Premier Combes of the
decision Of the federation to order a
iTneral cessation Of work at the docks
in sympathy with the striking coal
miners.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
PHILADELPHIA HAS FIRE.
Half Il Dozen Warehouses Burned
and Person Injured.

Philadelphia, Oct. 90. With
40. 600 cubic feet Of paper, rags and
rope to feed upon, flames swept like
a WhirlWind through the three up
per stories Of half 4 dozen big
warehouses on Delaware avenue
ami Wattr street, lelow Vine, at Q
O'Clock this morning, and gutted
several floors, The fire started on
The third floor Of J. l. Lenfart's
paper stock warehouse, 24G Della
ware avenue and 241 Wafer street,
which is stocked with hundreds OF
tons of paper, rags and rope.
Through this building which has
a frontage Of early 100 feet and is
loO feet deep, the flames spread
swiftly, and soon communicated to-
four warehouses adjoining.
Seven tireman We're overcome by
smoke and policeman injured byI
being run over by a hose cart. 1t
IS impossible yet to estimate uccur-
ately on the loss, but it is believed !
to be near 500, coo.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

TOPEKA, Kan, oct, % j. II. Bill
against the beard of education to COM
pei the removal Of the Bible reading
from the publ" schools. Billiards. son
was expelled from school because. il is
Fnid, he refused TO give proper attcn.
ton during the opening exercises, when
the Bible was Icing read. Leading at
torncys are on both sides Of the case.
and it is causing much interest in legal
nj
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

SARATOGA, y. Y, Oct. 23.-The
strk" situation Oh the Hudson Valley
railway has again assumed Il menac-
ing aspect. The strikers at GlrnS Falls
have rejected a list Of twenty-five lead
ing citizens from which to select a
board of artitrators. The railway com
pany's board Of directors al, Il meeting
In New York city today will have un-
Ger consideration the recommendation
of President Colyin and General Man
aEcr Jossclyn in order to reduce en-
pensrs to II minimum to operate during
the fall and winter months only the
necessary cars to enable the company
to maintain its railway franchise.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

ATLANTA. Ga. Oct. 23-Thc COM
mission appointed by Governor Can
der to designate two Of Gcorga's
prominent citizens whose statues shall
be placed in the stat,lAry hall in the
national capitol at Washington has
agreed upon Alexander II. Stephens as
At a former meeting of the commission
DR.. Crawford II. L"Mg, the discovercr
Of an%SthrSiA, was chosen us one of
Georgia. S REPRESENTATIVES.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Many thou
sand people lined the route Of the
Tammany parade last night and filled
the streets about the Fourteenth street
wigwam, where the Democratic nomi
nations for governor and other state
and county Offices were ratified Ex-
President Grover Clevelnnd's letter to
the New York Democracy was read to
tn" braves and received with immense
enthusiasm. David b. Hill for the first
time in ten years took part in Il Tam
many meeting and delivered an ad-
dress. Charles n. Bulger, who two
years ago denounced Tammany in the
state convention, also made Il speech
and was given an ovation. Bird s.
Coler spoke at the Manhattan club,
where he dincd with ex-senator Hill
and reviewed the parade Of Tammany
brnvpa
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Generals Botln. De Wet and Dclarry
returned to London.
a falling girHcr killed three and in
jurcd several at StorltOn. Pa.
The coal strike urbitrators notified
President Roosevelt of their accept
Hncp.
Chicago university was said TO be
planning two million dollar building
IN the business district.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
BIG STEAMER LAWSON
AGROl Nd OPPOSITE CITY.

The seven masted schooner
Thomas w. Lawson is aground on
the Cherry Island fats. She ground
ed there this morning about )
o'clock. while outward bound for
Boston with cargo Of 7,3lO tons
,of coal.
The Lawson left Philadelphia
yesterday in tow of the Red Star
tugs Juno and Thomas W. Smith.
The Lawson is the only seven mast
ed schooner ahoat. is the largest in
the world and is on her maiden voy-
age from Philadelphia
An effort will be made this even
ing to pull her off. She draws over
twenty-seven feet OF water and as
there is an exceedingly high tide, it
may be possible to h0Qt her.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
A Worlds Tratting Record.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Oct. GA
worlds record was made at the Menu
phis trotting track in the first race, Il
free for all pace to wagon with ANA
teur drivers. Edith W., driven by
Frank q. Jones Of Memphis, and Fred
$. Wcdgewo0d, handled by c. X. G.
Billings Of Chicago, We're the contest
ants, the former winning both heats,
each being paced in 2:e5M The Judges
announced that this was new record
for two heAtS for Il mnre.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
A Cincinnati Railway Deal.

CINCINNATI. Oct. 23.-A deal has
been practically closed here by which
the Cincinnati, Dayton and Toledo
Traction company will enter cincin-
matt by loops through the business cen
tcrs over the local tracks. NJ. j. Man
delhaum of Cleveland submitted the
papers today to w. Kelley Schocpf,
president Of the Cincinnati Traction
company. Later Senator Foraker and
MandelhAum revised the agreement.
which is now considered effective. as
there is no doubt Of the approval by
the concerns intprnStpl
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
Thanks For President Roosevelt.

MONTPELIER. VT, Oct. 23.-An ii,-
cident of yesterdays session Of the
legislature was the presentation and
adoption by unanimous vote of a set
Of resolutions thanking President
Roosevelt for his efforts in settling the
coal strike. The resolutions were pre-
sentcd by Rev. ID. J. OSullivan Of st.
Alhans, Il Democrat and the first Cath
Ole clergyman who ever sat in the
Vermont legislature. and as soon as
the clerk had finished reading the en-
tire house broke into applause. The
resolutions besides thanking the pres
ident express deep admiration fer his
patriotic manhood and brave humani-
ty in dealing with the industrial crisis,
grateful appreciation in restoring eff
fectual pence in the great industrial
circle and for restoring hope in the
hearts Of the people and securing COM
fort for their homes.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

The Delaware Corporation Com
paay to-day Iilcl with The Serretn-
~ Of State an application for an
amended certificate Of incorpor-
atiON for the CottOl Oil Mutual In
surance Company, which represents
the interests Of the American and
Southern Cotton Oh Companies.
Application also was made for q
charter ior the Raymond Manulart-
ing Company, The incOrporators
are PhiladniDhians.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
BUSINESS OF THE PORT
LARGELY INCREASED.

The shipment Of oil from The port
Of Wilmington is on The in crease.
The oil.hcid cleared today for Fort
Blaze With cargo Of !, 100. 655 & al
Ions Of crude petroleum valued at
s02, 100
The tanker Lucilcne from Dunkir.
que. France. arrived today after
making the round trip in Al days,
The Sayolcne and the Sau Ignac 10
De Lovla are expected to arrive to.
day. Tie widening ard deercning Of
the channel Of the Delaware will
bring even larger number Of oil car
rtere 10 The port Of Wilmington.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

NASillNGToN, oct. y. After hoy
srinG hctw,cn life and death since last
Dcccmbcr, Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis,
the victim Of on" of the most mystcri-
BUS assaults in tie history Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, died at the Garfield
hospital in this city during the day.
With hrr death the last hope of solu-
hon Of the mystery has disappeared.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
SMALLPOX PATIENT
LEAVES THE CITY

DR.. Ebert and DR.. Cook were call.
ed to house at Eleventh and Viii.
son streets Yesterday afternoon to
see colored girl who was sick.
Upon examination they found the
girl suffering from smallpox, AS
soon as the doctors left the house the
girl who was on a visit there. dress.
ed herself and left for her home near
Pennsgrove.
When tie executive officers of The
Board OF Health called to quaran tine
the house yesterday afternoon they
learned that ihe girl had gone home.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

Miners Bea: 0ac OF Their Vmr,ber.
lAILETON, Pa, Oct s.3.-Mistakcn
for nonunioniSt, Camilla I%abcck, Il
United Mine Worker, was badly beaten
upon returning to his home at Cram
berry from pittsburG, where he had
been employed since the strike began.
His alleged assailants, two men from
this city, were arrested by Il detail of
soldiers from the First regiment ard
brought TO town, where they were
placed under bail for court. \ woman
who witnessed the assault tried 10 pre-
vent the soldiers from arrcsting the
men by pointing Il revolver at them.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
Charged with Enbezzlemcnt.

Frank j. Hogel, the len lor of the
Polish White Eagle Military Band,
was held i'll 5000 bail by Magistrate
Hollis last evening on an EN- bezzle.
ment charge. Hogel says he is
owed by the band FOR instructing
the members. He4kept drum, a
horn and six uniforms in lieu of the
cash.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Oct. 23-In a
hard fought contest here the naval ca
diets football eleven defeated the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania by score Of
40 to O. Except during a portion of the
first half the middies played all
ground their famous Big -Four rivals.
The red and blue were never in the
hunt and showed that they must inl-
prove wonderfully to keep in select
n'JApnDU
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
PICKING UP FUEL.
Dump Heaps and Ash Piles Pre-
sent Animated Scenes.

Vacant lots where rubbish has
been deposited and that are dumps
are busy scenes these days. Women
and small children are seen diligent-
ly scraping over then for coal and
wood. Along the railroads not a
trace of coal is to be found. Any that
may fall from the cars is snatched
up by some eager person. The cold
nights force them to search for fuel
to start some kind of Il fire.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

Bids for printing and binding
pamphlet copies of the audit of the
accounts of the road commissioners
were received to-day. The con-
tract will be awarded tomorrow by
Judge Spruance,
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
Warming Notices Posted

- The Levy Court has had posted at
Third Street bridge notice warn
Ing all persons to keep of the struc-
tnre while it is being turned. The
people are cautioned not to 20 on the
bridge until it stops and is securely
in place. The court intends to see
That this warning is obeyed.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
INSPECTION PARTY HERE.
Pennsylvania r. r. Officers Go
Down Maryland Division.

Pc nnsylvania railroad officials pass
ed th rough this city to-day on this
an nual inspection tour. The party oc.
cupled private Car which was at.
tachcd to train No. |. due here at
oil o'clock south bound. The party
was Joined by Superintendent W. NJ.
Barnard Of the Maryland division.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

DR.. Henry W. Morrow, who h
invented substitute for coal Las
organized company to manufacL-
ure this Invention. 1t is to be
known as the Perfect Fuel company
AID .hc charter was filed at Dover
to-day.
Henry G. Wa,le and NJ. f. Megin-
mis- ot Philadelphia, are among the
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
SLOWLY AT FIRST

For the mine owners, it is said il
! VIII be some time before their output
Of coa' will be up 10 the norm al
quantity. For. after having been
idle for nearly six months. the ma.
chinery will not run smoothly for
the first few weeks, the men and the
mules will not take hold with as
much energy as if they had been al
work all The time. and there
will be many incidents 10 hinder the
mining being proceeded with at full
swing. Probably three weeks at least
Will elapae before this will be brought
about, but. once started, there will
Ceno cessation as long as tho men
remain 10 the mines
AT The beginning, it is the idea to
concentrate al! the men possible in
those mines which are the more pro-
ductive, Sc their IabOrs will not be
wasted in the colliEries which are
not up 10 the standard. In this way
the most coal can be turned out IN
least time and with the smallest
amount of labor, and this will tend
10 relieve quickly the slringeney all
over the country.
1t is the general idea the mine
owners viii be able TO turn out, be.
with to-day, at least about
two thirds Of their usual daily tom
mage, and there is no Reason t. be.
lieyc this city will not receive its pro.
portlonate share, although there are
some who believe large percentage
If the amount mined viii be sent to
he West, 50 that it may be shipped
over the great lakes before the Win
.er covers them with ice.
There is Coal in the mines now, it
s said ready for shipment, and tins
VIII be loaded on cars the very first
hing and sent where it is needed
most. Then with the miners work
ng for three days this week, it is be- |
ievcd there will be enough coal in
his city On Wednesday Of next week
obring about a substantial decrease
d the price. Just how much this
will be will depend upon tie hUmor
+ the lretaiIers, but there IS little
ear they will undertake to keep up
o the exorbitant figures which the
ublic has been paying.
GUESSES AS TO PRICES.
The circular price Of tho operators
u this time Of the year is "a. 80
III, delivered at tidewater, and al
lough it has not been settled def
lately, there is not much chance
lat this will be subjected to any
lcrease. Therefore, If the retailers
lould sell for IS. 50 or s. ton they
ould reap substantial profit. But
me Of them advance reasons which
ay influence them to keep the
ice greater than this, and they
e founded on the theory that the
saler5 are in the business to make
oney and, having been subjected
heavy losses during the continu-
zee OF the strike, they should be
rnitted to recoup now. In so
any words, the public should DO
mpellel to make good their
5scs.
Some of tho harl coal sold here
lay was at 80, and some was plr-
ased as low 81. This, Of course, !
IS sold to hotels and mmnufactur- ,
: establishments which must have
Il without considering the cost !
W others, who can wait for some {
Us without replenishing their sup /
:, gave any orders to their deal. :
!, preferring to hold out rs long as |
3slb!e for the decrease which they |
ow must como. a
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

Manager Frysinger left this city
to-day to attend the meeting Of the
National Association oi Professional
Base Ball Leagues which will be
held at the FifthAvenuc Hotel New
York, this evening. Tomorrow he
will attend another banquet.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
Sale nt Cows

Stlham and Son, auGtioHa2r5, sold
at public sale for George $ H.sg2r,
near Practical Farm HraH IrwDac
Hundred, yesterday, one car Iull Of
cows at prIces ranging from ~ TO
S74 and spyiugeIs at 3GG.j9arl So7,5l
per head,
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

The first game in the champion
ship rogue contest between Jeroms
B. Bell Of this city aud jess, E.
Webb, of West Chester. this morn
ing, resulted in victory for Mr.. Bell.
The second game was unfinished
when they adjourned for lunch.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

The steamer Parthlan Of the Win
sor line left the yards Of the Harlan
and llollingsworth Co. today. The
big steamer has had forty feet added
to her length,
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
THE WEATHER.

In the Middle States and New Eng.
and, to day, Clear weather will
prevail, with cooler temperature
and westerly winds
On Friday clear weather.
land warmer temperature will prevail
with westerly winds,
The thermometer at W. c. Taylor'S
drug store 502 King street today reg.
istered as follows:
7 o'clock 10 O'Clock lo'clock
40 SO "a
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
BlLkHEAD BANKS.
Pullman May Find It's Shops
Sliding Into Greek One Day.

For some time a dredge has been
in the Brandywine creek taking out
mud, Idepositing it along the bank of
the Pullman Palace Car Company's
yard to strengthen it. The new
earth has been of little benefit, how
ever, as the mud appears to be sink
ing back into the creek. The foun-
dations is Of quick sand and g ]
support a solid bank. It is th.pa& 1T
thAls sAtixa hepl Rill have to To
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
Recovered Stolen Horses.

Superintendent Blackburne of the
New Castle County Hospital has
recovered two horses that were
stolen from Warwick, Md.
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

COLI MBlA, Tenn, oct 23.-I'he
National Phosphate company has sold
the Arrow mines. near Mount Pleasant,
to the Virginia Carolina Chemical com
pany Cor S1JO,UOO. The mine consists
Of 100 acres and is said to he one Of
the richest in the Tennessee phosphate
folds
The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23

New storm doors tor the Federal
building arrived this morning. They
are OF the revolving pattern aud op.u
to III. right. They work on the turn
stI'e order and will be placed in po-
SItiOn iu day or two