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The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
TO CONTROL LINES
IN FOUR STATES
Interstate Railway Company
Now Proven to be Rapid
Transit Annex.
OPENS OFFICE In READING
Where. Street Railway Mag
mates Will Have Greatest
Power Plant in the
Country.

The Interstate Railway Company
just chartered in Trenton, with g
capital stock of $40, 900, 900, has es.
tablished an office in Reading, with
W. w. Light as Treasurer. He has
sent out call for 25per cent. of the
subscriptions, and the money is al
ready coming in,
1t is declared in Reading that the
new concern will bear the most
intimate relations with the Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit Company,
and that the only thing that will
separate Q them is the name, and that
the electric railwayso of at least three
States will be made tributary to the
city of Philadelphia. The present
capital of the company, $40, OOo, 900,
will be largely increased.
Among the concerns which it
will control and develop will be the
new sic, ,00o.00O plant shortly to be
erected in Reading, and which was
recently chartered at Harrisburg.
This is to be made one of the great
est power plants in tho country.
1t is to furnish power and light, not
only in Reading, but to the towns
and country twenty to twenty-five
miles ia every direction.
1t has not yet been officially given
out, but lis taken for granted that
the new corporation will take in
the United Power and Transporter
ton Company, controlling about
400 miles of trolley lines, including
the Wilmington systems. This
company was chartered April Goth,
1899, with capital stock of SO, 69S,-
80. Its stock, par s25, sold this
week at $50.
One of the objects of the new
company is the acquisition and con-
solidation Of the trolley roads of
New Jersey, south of Trenton. For
many months negotiations have
been in progress for the consolida-
tlon of the electric roads of North
ern New Jersey, in which capitalists
prominent in the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company and the United
Gas Improvement iCcmrany of
Philadelphia are interested.
This operation. if carried out,
would secure the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company absolutely
against the possibility of competi-
ton from trollcys in the populous
territory between Philadelphia and !
New lolk, and this explains the
interest Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road in the new CNrpOratiOn.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
CROMWELL VS. CHARLES /.
Christian Endeavorers WI! Present tho
story of the Reformation Tonight.

IN the Opera House this evening
an entertainment entitled. Oliver
Cromwell vs.. Charles I. of England, "
FllI be given under the auspices Of
the intermediate Christian En-
deavor Society of St. Paul's NJ. E.
Church. During the intermissions
Mrs. H. E. Monroe of Washington,
d. G., Iwho organized the entertain
ment will lecture upon Cromwell.
The first scene will be at Cambridge
University, and those who will take
part will be: Robert Knight, l. E.
Wales, Clarence Terry, Frank
Mason, sRaymath Mitchell, John
Vandersloot, the Rev. j. L. Nichols,
j. N: Davis, E, A. Gillespie, G. w.
Powick, Charles Dannenburg, N. F.
Hadley. William NJ. Mask. S. H.
Baynard, W. w Vansant.
A second scene will be in Parlia-
ment and those who will take part
10 this scene are: II. C. Conrad,
William p Morton, Kenneth SIo-
comb, Gilbert II. Hayden, Henri
Lindsey, Harry Hackett, W. Ed
ward Coocb, Thomas r. Bay ard,
Howell S. England. Noble +. Had
ley, L. E Lewis. Walter Boyer,
John Vandersloot, Everett Britton.
Charles Scott. F. Howard, Frank
Mason, John Yates.
In the Lord Protectors House
scene the cast Will be: Howell S.
England, J. Newman Davis, Frank
Mason. the Rev J. l. Nichols,
Francis H. Hoffecker. N. F. Had.
ey, Paul KilIiam, Henri Lindsey.
Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Anna
Lincoln, Miss Curlett, Mary &. Nor.
'ow, Mrs. F. B. Short, Miss Mary {
BRANDED, Miss Theodore Stroud,
Mss Carrie Hancs, L. L. Wales, /
Sylvester D. Townsend, Erdman
lolley, Louis Zebey.
In addition to these there will be /
number OF others take part in the c
marches.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
PRISONERS RELEASED.
Minister Bowen C.Mpeis Castro to
give In British sud Gcrmans

give Ip British sud Germans
Nt;TON.g Dee. 1.-THE ar
est Of German and British subjects in
.nrHrHs by order OF President Castro
s confirmed in Official dispatches re-
'etved at the state department yester-
lay from United States Minister Bow
M. The excitement in Caracas as u re-
nlt Of these wholesale arrests Is de-
icrihed by Minister Bowen as intense,
out the state department is assured
that he stands in no danger himself
After considerable difficulty Mr..
Bowen, representing German and Brit.
sh interests, has obtained the release
bf some of those arrested and hopes to
effect the release of them all in Il short
tlnc.
It is said at the British and German
embassies that the action of President
i'aSro in ordering the arrest of all sub.
lects Of the British and German gov.
Gnmchts in Caracas is without prere.
lent in the history of civilized coun.
Iics supposedly al p"ac" with each
sther and that suS action would be
regarded as sutiicieht ground for dec
aration OF war. Members of the diplo-
natic corps here indeed regard It as be-
Ag such declaration in Itself.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
DEATH FROM COLLAPSE
Albert c. Barney Of Washington Dies Sni-
denly at Monte Carlo.

denly at Monte Carlo.
A cablegram from Paris says
Natalie Barney, daughter of the
late Albert c. Barney, of Washing
ton, D. c., returned here to-day
from Monte Carlo bringing particu,
lars of the death of her father there
on Saturday. Mr.. Barney had been
suffering for months from heart
trouble and made two trips to Nau-
helm without improvement. He
returned to Paris two weeks ago,
but was advised to go to a warmer
climate and started for Monte
Carlo. Mr.. Barney collapsed at the
railroad station, and 1t was feared
by his attendants that he would ex-
pire there, but he fingered, and
failed gradually until he died. The
body will be brought hero for en-.
balming and probably will be sent
to America, the final arrangements
depending on cable messages which
are being exchanged with Mrs.
Barney, in Washington.
The Barneys are well known in
Delaware, Miss Natalie Barney be.
ing frequent visitor of friends in
Wilmington and New Castle.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
InstaIled Now Whistle,

A new whistle has besn installed
at the local plant Of the Pullman
Palace Car Company and was used
last night for the first time. Some
thing happened to it while it was
blowing and for several minutes it
could not 10 stopped. The people
in the neighborhood thought the
plant was on fire and for an hour
Gro wded around the yards.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
WORK AT EDGE MOOR.
Electric Lights to be Installed At the New
Transfer Station There.

Electric Lights to be Installed At the New
Transfer station There.
BY this time next week the ma.
terial coming into the new transfer
station at Edge Moor, will have
reached the limit. The present
force employed at the transfer
numbers forty men but as the work
there increases the force will be
materially increased. The new
station and office also will be added
to as the business increases. Wires
for electric lighting purpose are be.
ing put in position at the new yard
to-day.
The work at the new freight sta
tIon is going along smoothly and In
a short lime all the men will be ac.
customed TO their new positions.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
POLICE BUSINESS SLOW
ihree Dr,,nks aud One Case of Assault Con
siitute Docket in City Court.

ihre" Drunks aud One Case of Assault Con
siitute Docket in City Court.
George Russell, the color:d puylist,
was prisoner in the City Court this
morning, and denied the a cusation
that he assaulted Charles Comeger.
Charles W as MOI in court because this
police could not fad him. The case
accordingly went over until to NOR.
row morning.
David Higgins knew h: had been
drinking but did not know he was
drunk. Officer James T. Scott found
him Oh SlipIey street unable to take
care OF himself lie was fined SO and
costs.
John keioe was placed in the same
class. Edward DouSherty was rated
at s. and costs
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
LECTURE ON CELlBACY
Father Xavier sutton Spoke to Another
Large Audie nee Last Night.

Father Xavier sutton Spoke to Another
Large Audience Last Night.
Father Xavier Sutton the Pas-
.sionist Father spoke 10 oanolher large
audience In st. Peters Pro.Cathedral
last night Oh the subject "Celibacy
or Why Priests DO Not We'd"
Before the lecture Father Sutton
answered questions that had Teen
placed in the question box The
subject OF the evening was hand cd
in logical manner After stat ing
that it was the law of the church
that priests shodId not wed, Father
Sutton read from the seventh chapter
Of ST. Paul's Epist!e 10 the Corinth.
ians wherein the state OF Celibacy Is
urged by that Apostle IN the strong.
est terms. The speaker then pointed
out how. the world over. in all ages.
mankind has been one in its admira.
tion OF vlrginity. He showed even
the pagan and barbarous people
have always imposed eellbacy upon
their prizes S and how under tie old
law, the Jewish prics:s who offered
sacrifice had to be pure.
Father Sutton said there have been
bad priests, Uut considering the large
number OF priests 1t is the greatest
surprise that there have not been
more. But this cannot be laid to
tile rule OF cclibacy for among the
married Protestant clergy there is
just as large proportion OF wrong
doiog.
THIS evening Father Sutton will
speak ON "CAn Man Forgive Sins?'
This lecture will cspouse the doctrine
OF the aDsolutlo1 AMI remission of
Sins.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
To Blockade Venezuelan Ports.

BERLIN, Dec. 1.-THE naval plans
OF Germany and Great Britain provide
for the patrolling Of the Venezuelan
coast by launches in order to prevent
smuggling and for the blockade of
those Venezuelan ports where the Gus
tom houses have not been taken over
in order to prevent vessels avoiding the
ports occupied by the allies. Natural.
ly this procedure, if it becomes neces-
sary, would require number of YES
sells, and as Great Britain has more
ships available in the West Indies than
Germany a larger portion of the work
will fall OH Great Britain unless Ger
many sends out additional cruisers, ac.
cording to her first intention.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Girl Seriously IuiIIred.

While at work in morocco fac.
tory on Tuesday, Miss Mamie Me
Vey, of No. S36 Bennett street, was
struck in tho forehead by the arm
of glazing machine. Her forehead
was cut so badly that eight stitches
were necessary to close the wound.
Miss McVey is still in a bad con-
dltion, as blood poisoning is threat
ened.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Sec Roberts, He'll Paw Won

Secretary Jonathan B. Rol erts,
OF the Department Of Elections, has
greatly Increased his popularity To
tacllItatc the payment Of the regis
trars, he 70 unteercd to di1trIbute
their checks, though this en!alled a
great deal of work upon him. lie
pa'd over one half Of the registration
officers last night, aud will be in the
of'ce OF the Department tonight,
from 7 to o O'Clock, to complete the
distribution Ut the checks.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
WORK AT TODD'S CUT
Although Much Freight is to be Hauled
Work on building Procr esses

The recent cold weather interferr-
Cd somewhat with the masonry work
on the new shops OF the p. B. e. W.
r. r. Co. at Todd S cut but the work
OF filling in and grading there CON
tirues.
Owing to the Christmas trade,
freight coming into this city is very
heavy. The shifting crews in the
railroad yards are busy and all the
side tracks are crowded With cars
to be unloaded here. With all this
however the work at Todds cut Las
to be carried on and none of the
engines in use there eau be spared
10 lc.i-"- The strain here.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
As the OLA Year ru,Irs.

No. you EceGr't cal! me early, needn't call
me, mother dear.
III khowewthout your waking me that 'ils
the glad New Year,
For every whistle H. the town will blow
from !" 10 8.
Ard boys with dadLdnged horns, mother,
will toot few for me.
Il 'liCarb Tribune
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Must Verify Returns

Colonel Theodore Townsend has
issued orders dire citing the
different company commanders of
the First Infantry to meet Quarter
master Cornell at the Armory on
Monday evening, December 18th,
to verify their ordinance and cloth
ing returns.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
The Rock Band.

THIS Rock Band will givean enter.
taihment in Unlon NJ. Il. Church this
evening. 1t has world wide fame
and met with great success in Will
mington when it appeared here last
year.
Music is produced from rocks ia.
ken from mountains in England
and also from glasses.
An opportunity of hearing this
wonderful music should not be
missed
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
jess win Take Away A, A, svys

jess M Irysluger will attend
conference with committee Of the
Harrisburg A. E. 10 Harrisburg TO-
morrow evening. lie has secured the
promise Of over hall OF last seasons
Wilmington A. A. team to play with
him next year.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Notice

William Mckinley Comm andery
No. 3l5 "A. and l. O. X. Of NJ. invites
Brandywine Commandcry to attend
the funeral OF Commander John S.
Paris TO meet at Malta Hall Saturday
afternoon at ! O'Clock sharp.
Joseph II. Gerstlv.
Recorder.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Accepted Old Position

John Moran has returned to the
Diamond State Steel Company as
foreman OF the machine shops. Mr..
Moran had chargeof the machine
4 hops before, but when Mr.. Bard
came here he resigned aud accepted
a position with the Remipgto
N achine company.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Received New Wagons,

The Wilmington Brewing Com
pany to-day received a wagon from
NJ. Wenkenbach and Sou, carriage
and wagon builders Of Philadelphia.
The body of the wagon is painted
a dark maroon. The company will
be in business in few weeks.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Ladies' Auxiliary Sumner.

In the U. V. L. hall over the
Western Union Office this evening
the Ladies Auxiliary, No. 25. U. Y.
l.. will give an oyster supper The
proceeds will be for charitable pur-
poses,
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Looking Tor Stolen Guns.

Thepolice visited the pawnshops
and second hand places this morning
in search of double barrel guns
that were stolen from an office in
Mendenhal, Pa.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
WOlkhOnse Machinery Insured.

Oppenheimer Brothers who have
trousers made in the New Castle
County Workhouse, today insured
the machinery with the State H.
surance Company Of Delaware. 1t
is 50, 500 policy.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Sice-rreaident Berlin Now

Professor A. H. Berlin. of the
High School, has been elected a
rlre-president of the Association of
Colleges and Preparatory Schools of
the Middle States and Delaware.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Marine Injured,

Walter E, Motherall, son of Henry
Motherall, of this city, marine on
L, s. S. Texas, had his arm broken
a few days ago by the premature
explosion Of one of the large gy ~
aboard tie boat,
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
MIilk Wagon damaged.

Car No. 81 Of the Wilmington
City Railway Company struck John
lwaddells milk wagon at Front
ana Market streets this morning
damaging IL considerably. The horse
also was injured.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
CHARGED With InrrrnX.

Alexander Lewis, c0lorei, was ar.
rested this afternoon on the charge
of larceny as bailee of lot of old
iron the property of the American
Leather Company. Lewis acknowl.
edged the theft
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Damage Suit Trial I,rsumed

In the County Court this morning
trial OF the damage suit of Cox w.
the Wilmington City Railway Com:
rany was resumed and was in pro.
grsss at the hour Of the noon recess.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Oppneu Wasjc-NOt sale

The ladies of Bethany Baptist
Church opened waste not sale to.
day ut 800 Market street. 1t will
continue for one week aud the pro-
ceeds of the sale will be for the
benefit of Bethany BaDtist Church
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
NIarhinists Ball,

Wilmington Lodge, lnternationd Y
Order of Machinists gave an eniQ1 y
able reception in Turn Hall :
evening. 1t was the fifth ann
dance Of the association.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Cruel.

Miss Oldgirl Have you hung up
your mstl"toe yet?
Miss iolngthing-No, indeed 1t
i@n't necessary for me 10 Use bait.-
N. y. Herald.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Making Them cOnIfortnbIe.

Cora-Oh, papa, why have you moved
the sofa out into the middle Of the room?
Papa-l thought you would want it
there since You have hung the mi,tIeloe
on the chandelier. Town Topics.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
DISTINGUISHED Clrrc,mon 10 Preach.

In the First Methodist Protestant
Church this evening, the Rev. L.
T. Little, ID. D., president of the
Maryland Annual Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church, will
preach
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
RECEIVED INCREASE

Railroad Men satisfied with Ten Per Cent.
Advance in Wages.
All the employees Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad were paid off yester.
day aud each man received the 10
per cent increase promised them
some time ago. In each envel ope
was a check with the regular
amount OF the,employe's pay and un.
derI this was the amount received on
the 10 per cent increase.
n.every case the men were salts
fed iassthe months wages amount.
to what they had counted on
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Open Famp IRE.

Dupont Post, &, A. r. will hold
an open camp fire this evening. A
number Of honorary msmber, will
lie introduced 10 the active mem
hers,
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Would Answer HIS Purpose

uncl" Ncd-Was it you heard
singing Il want TO be an angelo"
Johnny--Ies: Id be satisfied if
Santa Claus brought me u flying ma.
chine, Puck.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
kclLiIililinC Mills.

The work of rebuilding the pulp
mills of the 'Jessup and Moore
Paper Company will be completed
about February lst The new build
ings will be much larger than those
destroyed by the recent explosion.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
IN THE AK TRUST.
Diamond State Steel Company Part Of
Corporation With Capital of 81 1000 ,OOOs

Cdrp0rat10n With Capital Of 3 1000, ,0OON
The Dis moud State Steel Com.
pany 10 one Of fifty concerns that
have combined into the Information.
al AK and Tool Company. with a
capitalization Of $4,000, 900. The
plants to Le acquired are estimated
tohave avalue Of a bout $26. 600, OJj.
1t is estimated that economies
amounting to at least 81, 900. 900 will
be atfectcdas the result Of operation
under one management.
The movement by which the Ak
and TOot interests are to be consoli-
GATED has been gong on for nearly
one year.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
VENEZUELA'S BOATS SUNK
British ana German Ships Capture
Fleet without a Struggle.

Tleet without q Struggle.
, LA GuAYRA, Venezuela, Dec. H.
The Venezuelan fleet was captured by
ten German and four British cutters.
They went alongside the Venezuelan
vessels and ordered them to surrender,
and without shot being fired the
British and German forces seized the
Venezuelan feet In the name of the
German emperor and the king of Eng
land. Two of the vessels which were
undergoing repairs We're broken I'D.
The German cruiser Panther steamed
into the harbor during these proceed
ings with her decks cleared for action,
The Venezuelan steamers were taken
outside the harbor, and the General
Crespo, Tutumo and Margarita were
sunk. The Ossun was the only vessel
spared in view Of the protest made by
the French charge d'affaires, H. Quie.
vreux, who notified the commodore OF
the allied fleet that the Ossun is the
property of a Frenchman.
AT 10 O'Clock Tuesday evening 100
German sailors were landed and pro.
ceedcd to Cardonal, a suburb of La
Guayra, in which Is situated the resi-.
dence Of the German consul Lentz,
whom, with his family, they escorted
back to La Guayra and placed on
board the warssip Vineta. On their
way back to this port the German sail.
ors met party of Venezuelan soldiers,
but no collision took place. AT s o'clock
yesterday morning a landing party of
thirty British seamen went to the
British consulate and conducted the
British consul, r. Schunck, and his
family on board the Retribution.
The German and British residents at
La Guayra have also been arrested,
with the exception of Mr.. Fieldwick
and Prince Lepage the manager of the
harba: corporation, who barricaded
themselves in their houses.
No one here can explain the action or |
the allied powers in taking action with |
out giving Venezuela time to reply to
their note.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
LEGISLATORS DIDN'T CONE
Democratic Conference Postponed Until
One Day Next Week.

One Day Next Week.
The meeting OF the D,mocr ntic
members-elect Of the general as.
sembly, which was schedule | TO be
held In this city to-day in the
rooms OF The Young Mems Demo.
cratic Cub, has b.en poSlp lponed un.
til next "Wednesday or Thursday.
1t is understood that the object
Of the meelin. is to consider pl ans
for concerted action by the com
bined Democratic Regular Rcpub.
licau membership in tn: Legisia.
turc.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Turnkey Resumes Duty.

Police Turnkey William Floyd
who has been indisposed for the
past few weeks has reported for
duty.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
New Pastor For Brandywine,

The Rev. G. P. Jones, of Hurlock
Md, has been invited to become
pastor of Brandywine Church to
succeed the Rev. Mr.. Prettvman
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
CHRISTMAS FOR THE POOR
The Salvation Army Will Receive DOna-
tlons at the Street Corners.

The Salvation Army proposes max
ing many poor persons happy this
Christmas. In order to raise funds to
bring joy and sunshine to many Will
mington homes the members Of tho
army will stand ON street corners
and hold boxes to receive free.will
offerings.
Fifty baskets will be distributed
from until 80. and dinner will be
served from / ! uutil 2 in the Sal va
tion Army hall, No. 300 Shipley street.
Donations for the dinner cap be seat
to Captain Handley, No. 500 East
Sixth street.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
FILLING IN YARDS
VIII Give Considerable Track Space For
Pullman Company.

A force of worllmen started to.
day to dig ditch in the bank of
the Pullman Company's yard to al.
low the water that has collected
there to run into the Brandywins
creek. 1t is the intention of the
company to bring the yards up to a
level with the shops in order that
cars may be stored in the yards.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
Local Breyity.

Accident and Health Insurance,
Nandever and Follansbee, 404 Equit-
able Building.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
DAMAGED ENGINE HERE.

Coffee Covered Front Attracted Much At.
tcntion.
Engine No. 141, Of the Delaware
Railroad. which crashed intoa freig ut
train at Laurel on Tuesday, has been
brought to this city for repairs. The
left cyllnder Of the engine was torn
apart, the pilot displaced and the end
OF the boiler stove in. The driving
rods also were broken by the over.
turning OF the locomotive The front
Cf the engine was covered with coffee.
The daily Republican., 1902-12-11
FALLS FROM SCAFFOLD
Harry Dennis Has u Leg Fractured aud
Head Injured by FAN.

Harry Dennis, a P. B. and W. Raj.
road carpenter. fell from scaffold at
Moore's Station this morning, broke
his left leg aud severely Used his
head. Dennis was brought to this
city and removed in the Phoenix am.
bu' ance to the Delaware Hospital. !