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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
ENDED HIS LIFE IN ORDER
TO ENRICH HIS WIDOW
j. Gardiner Mariner, the smyrna Suicide
Had assurances of &125, 900 in Favor oil

J. Gardiner Mariner, the smyrna Suicide,
Had assurances of $780, 900 in Favor of
His wife.
Philadelphia Times, yesterday.
As his financial affairs approached crisis,
apparently with the desire TO satisfy his
creditors and leave his family with COM
potency from his insurance of Si25, 900,
Joseph Gardiner Mariner, owner of the
Philadelphia wall paper mills, deliberately
committed suicide yesterday. He killed
himself in his boyhood home, in Smyrna,
Del.
Inst week Mr.. Mariners business affairs
became so complicated that tho large mills
at Third and Cambridge streets were closed,
with liabilities amounting to more than
$40, 600 and assets in eight of only $500 Ia
$4,000.
Mariner lived at the "Fontenac,' 1885
North Broad street, during the winter with
his wife. Their summers were spent at the
Beachwood Inn, Jenkintown, He has always
been lavish entertainer and spent money
freely among his friends and associates.
For the last is years he has been a member
OF the Philadelphia wall paper mills, but
two years ago he became sole owner OF the
mills,
From that time Mr.. Mariner began O
well.directed fight against the wall papei
trust, in which he refused to be included
This cost him severe losses. and with failures
from other Investments his F|"'rs becnm'
so complicated a week ago that ths mill
were forced to close.
His creditors in New York last week helt
meeting and the firm was declared insol
vent and a receiver demanded. The liabili
ties may reach more than Sl40,0 600, and sew
eral of Mr.. Mariners creditors are holding
his Insurance. policies as collateral.
Lees than 15 months ago Mr.. Mariner 4
said TO have Increased his insurance to thu
amount of $125, co.,
His mother and wife are the heneficiaries
| and despite the fact that much insurance II
| pledged as collateral, there will be sutlicien
residue to give the beneficiaries com
| petence for life.
Mr.. Mariner was born in Symrna, pnt
| for the past 20 years has lived in Philadel
| phia. His father was Magistrate Josepl
\ Mariner of Smyrna, who met a violen
\ death, being killed by train In 1875. Mr.
Mariner was 46 years old. His wife wa
| Miss Mamie Wellbank of Philadelphia
| whom he married Is years ago.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
afafns.

AVERSION July f4tn, 1902, Jane, widow Of JohI
Wesley Ayers.
ALEXANDER this city on July 9Th, 100
William ". Alexander. aged 20 years.
Joseph II. BaIly d Wilmington. Del. son
James aud Esther J. Baily, In the eith year a.
his age.
BEvAN-rh this city. on July 18th, 1902 sar4
Bevan,
BuRToN-In this city, on Juiy 9Th, Alfred =
Burton, Sr.
Dr ROSS suddenly, at Marshallton, on July III,
1902. Bernard pn Ross, Jr., aged years and v
months.
FRITz-in this city. on July 10th. 1901. Daniel J.
Fritz, aged ~ years
GAREY-In this city on July 9th, 1907, Robert P.
Carey aged 60 years.
GIFFIN-on Friday, July 18th. 1902, James Cling
IN his T3d year.
GRIMEa suddenly in this city, on July ssls
1897 James RoDert, son OF William 4. afElJ
Aleinda Grimes, in his l2th year. II
GRUBB-In this city, on July 18th, 1902, Louis IL
Grubn. aged 80 years.
HANF-In this city on July 18th 1902 G..H. sxr1
Of Louisa and the late Theodore Hanf
MARQUES-In this city, on July 18th. II
Florence Eta daughter q George X AZ
Martha A. Marques, aged years.
MccAFFREY-ln Philadelphia, on July Nt
1902, Fila s.; widow OF John Mccartney, age
s. years.
PorEEr-In this city. on July 9Th, 1902 Fang
", daughter Of William n. and Ina NJ. Poted
in her 4th year.
PYLR-In this city. on July 18th. 1s0o. EleanET
A. only child OF William H. and Martha
Pyle, aged 10 months and IL days.
RlDGwAY--in this city. on July 10th. 1po&i
RebecOa Ridgway.
STEM RT-In this city. on July 18th, 1902, Oscar
r., son Of j. Y. ana sAllie 8 Stewart aged u
year,. months and days
WOLFF In this city, on July 9th, 1907, WilllAn
Ii, Wolf.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
DELAWARE RIVER CHANNEL.
Dredgos Are Mt Work in the Vicinity o
Dan Baker ShonI.

DredgoE Are at Work in the Vicinity of
Dan Baker shonI.
With two powerful dredges already at
work near Dan Baker shoal, as many more
to begin operations within few days. nra
arrangements being rapidly completed so-
the letting of final specification contracts, a
big step nes been taken this week towards
accaloration Of the deeper and wider Della
ware River channel.
On Monday morning one of the American
Dredging Co. g dredRee, manned by a score
of men, was towed down to Dan Baker shoal
and at once began 70 haul up tons of
bottom. Many shipping men went down In
tugs to look ut the beginning of their long
cherished plan, and the dredgc'H work was
watched by them and By persons ON passing
river boats.
Tuesday another dredge went TO spot
below the first, and Yesterday u. TOO,
got to work. Before the end of the week
this force will be doubled.
Secretary Joseph N. Knipe of the Ameri-
can Dredging Co. said yesterday:
The work is going on we'll enough, but
this is a mere beginning. About the first of
August we'll start at IL in earnest. We ex-
peet TO earn lots of premiums for fast work,
because we have until July LIST, 1908, to conn
plete the job. and 1t won't take much more
than half that long.
Capt. Spencer Cosby, the United States
engineer in charge of the work on the Della
ware channel. went to Washington Tuesday
to finish the details of the specifications for
further channel work. He will return on
Friday and, 1t is expected, begin Rdyertis-
ing for bids on the specifications. The work
will require the expenditure of the last Con-
gressional appropriation of S60O,OOO.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17

The directors Of the Philadelphia, Will
mington & Baltimore and the Baltimore q
Potomac railroads met Tuesday at the
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, and
approved the proposed merger and CONSOLE
dalton of tho two corporations into new
company, 10 be known as the Philadelphia,
Baltimore & Washington Railroad Go. The
matter will now be referred to the stock,
holders of both companies for their approval
at meetings to be held some time in August.
As the stock of both companies Is nearly oil
held by the Pennsylvania railroad, the
approval OF the merger is toregone con
ciusion. The new company will be capital
lied at an amount equal to the combined
capital of the two companies, and the present
securities will be exchanged for stock in the
new company on the basis of the market
value OF the stocks of the present companies.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
Mrs. AIthea melton Missing.

Elkton, Nd, July 16.-The police here
have been notified that Mrs. Althea Melton,
daughter of Capt. Loyeless of Chesapeake
City, left her home several days ago to visit
her parents. Her husband, who resides in
Philadelphia, has not since heard from her,
and she has not arrived at her fathers home.
After leaving her home Mrs. Melton on her
way to the railroad station. stopped at her
husbands place of employment and had a
few n inutes' talk with him. She was then
in the best Of spirits and promised TO write
him as soon nd she arrived in Chesapeake
City. When Ms Melton left home she
carried a grip and had only small amount
of money. On saturday, as she did not
arrive here, her daughter, who is visiting
her grandparents, wrote to her father, in
quiring why her mother did not come.
Upon receipt of the letter the husband
began an investigation, which up to the
present tirne has been fruitless.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
CHILD GOES TO FATHER.

Superior Court Mandate Made Effective
and Child is Separated From Mother.
The Superior Court about two weeks
ago granted decree Of absolute divorce
on the petition of George q. Wolf and
directed that the daughter be given
into his custody. The wife, Ella M.
Wolf, not having obeyed the mandate
of the court, habeas corpus proceedings
we're taken Monday by l.. Irving
Handy, for Mr.. Wolf, and she produced
the child before Chief Justice Charles
B. Lore at the Court House Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. Wolf was represented by j.
Frank Ball. Mr.. Handy produced a
certified copy of the decree of divorce,
which gave Mr.. Wolf the care and
custody OF the child Lillian. The
mother had no defence excepting that
she had determined not to give up the
child. Judge Lore told her she would
have TO do So
She still demurred, but was told that
she would either have to give up the
child or perhaps suffer Imprisonment
Father, mother and daughter left the
courtroom. When near Tenth street
| the father put his arm about the child's
shoulder, the mother gave her fare
we'll kiss, father and daughter went
ono direction and mother vent another.
Mother and daughter were grief
/ stricken at the separation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
MINE DISASTER In UTA|
EXPLOSION OF MAGAZ
1t Occurred at One O'Clock Vel
Mterday, and During the 1
Ensuing Three Hours
1T Dead Men We're
Taken Out.
OVER 200 PEOPLE IN THE MINES
The Daly-West and the Ontario
Are the Scenes.
Women and Children, Nearly Alzscf whom
Have Husbands or Fzthsrstnsths Mines,
Are F1ockinn to the Ontario shaftheuses
and Their Grief In Pitiablc.
Associated Press Dsspatct py special .wIres,

Aos@clAtca tfeoc As1sEHlt1A W Dlct-At WIVES
Park City, Utah, July 1.-two pcwdes
magazines at the i,200-foot level of the
DAILY West mine exploded about o'clock
this morning, causing loss OF life THAI
cannot yet be estimated.
At4 O'Clock n men had bsen taken c1t
Of the mine dead and seyeral othsrs had
been recovered in a half dared condition.
These Were all brought out through the
Ontario mine shaft, which is mile distant
rom the Daly-West, in which the explosion
occurred. The ], 200-foot level of the DAILY
West corresponds to and Is connected ty q
tunnel with the eo0-foot isvei of the Ontario
In the DAILY West between 100 and $50 men
we're at work, while in the Ontario thefe
were nearly 100 The disaster extends to tho
Ontario, the noxious gases causing deaths
there The presence of these gases Leads
many miners TO believe that the powder was
burned, and that the explosion was not the
chief cause of the Disaster.
There are two powder magazines On tho
l, 200-foot level OF the Dnly-West, one at
each side of the shaft, with d capacity OF
from one to two cars of powder each A.
carload of powder was added to The supply
within the Inst few days.
Three dead men have been taken out OF
the Ontario shaft.
The explosion was so Tremendous that IL
awakened every one within rndiua Of
miles. As an example of its awful force, II
Is said that two horses in the urs tunnel.
one and a half miles away, were killed by II.
Women and children are tinorRing 70 thu
Ontario shafthouge. which Is midway be-
tween Pack City and the Daiy-Neat. Nearly
all Of them have husbands or fathers in the
mines, and their grief 10 pitiabIc-
All of the doctors In town arr ct the
mines. They are doing what they can 70
resuscitate the unconscious mon al they ars
taken out.
Members OF relief party who went into
the Ontario mine shortly after the explosion
occurred have not yet returned, and fears are
entertained for their safety.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17

Judge Gray has filed an opinion in the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals re-
versing the Judgment of the Circuit Court
for the district of Philadelphia in favor of
the New York & Texas steamship Co.. de-
fendants in a suit brought by H. G. Judd
and j. @. Root 10 recover the sum Of $780,
B38. So, the value of 500 bales OF wool de-
stroyed by fire July I'd. 1886, while in the
custody OF the steamship company at Gal
weston, Texas. When the case was tried
the jury was unable to agree and the trial
Judge directed verdict in favor of the
steamship company. An appeal was taken,
which resulted in the reversal by Judge
Gray. In reversing the lower court s iudg-
ment, Judge Gray awards venire de novo.
Judge Acheson fled dissenting opinion in
which be says that he thinks the case was
one for peremptory instructions In favor OF
the defendants under the rule laid down by
the Supreme Court in Patton VI. Texas a
Pacific Railway Co,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17

Detective William T. Jones has re-
ceived relic from George A. Brown.
crier of the Cecil county court, Mary
land. The relic is an old flint lock with
the date lT70 on the brass trimming at
the base of the stock. 1t is in fairly
good condition and will be overhauled
and fitted with flint, like the one for
merly owned by the father of Mr.. Jones
and which now stands in a corner of
his office. The history CT the musket
received today shows that it was car
RED in the war OF 1912 by James Robb,
the grandfather of the donor. Mr..
Robb used it at the battle of Fort
Defiance on the Elk River. He later
had it with him while he carried the
mail between Philadelphia and Balti-
more. At that tIma he made stops in
this city and changed horses here, and
at Elkton and Ccnewingo bridge.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
AUDITORS FOR EACH HUNDRED.
New Law Provides for Two TO Exarnii
The uond Acrounts.

New Law Provides for Two to Examine
the Road Accounts.
law passed by the last Legislature
has Just been noticed which provides
for two auditors OF tho road accounts
of each hundred, The provisions of
the act are as follows:
Section l. That the road commissioners
in the seyerul hundreds In New Castle
county and the commissioners of roads Of
Brandywine hundred In said county be and
they afe hereby required ami compelled 10
keep an itemized account of all receipts
and expenditures of money and the purposes
for which all moneys were expended.
Sec. 2. That the resident associate judge
of New Castle county in the month of June
in each ami every year hereafter. shall APP
point two electors resident in each hundred
Of said county from the two principal
political parties, whose duty il shall be to
sioners Of their hundred, and the commits.
sioner of roads in Brandywine hundred. and
report to the said Judge, who shall cause the
snme to be published in newspaper or in
pamphlet form, as he may deem best. The
said auditors shall receive the same pay per
day as road commissioners, but for no more
than three days, and the same shall be paid
TO fby) the road commissioners and the
commissioner of roads in Brandywine hun
dred, in said county, out of any moneys in
their hands.
sec. 3. II any road commissioner or com
miBsioners of roads aforesaid shall fail or
| neglect to comply with any Of the provisions
OF this act he shall be deemed guilty OF a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof,
shall forfeit and pay line of not more than
500, or be imprisoned for not less than one
| month nor more than one year or both, at
the discretion of the court.
The second section Of the act evil
IDENTIFY uses the wrong proposition in
speaking of the pay Of the auditors,
which it was intended, should be made
"by" the road commissioners and not
to- them.
Judge Spruanoe, who has the naming
OF the auditors, will do it within a
few days. These auditors will moi
replace the two named, under another
Law, for the road books Of all tho hun.
dreds in the county. Those two are
| Caleb M. Steward and William H,
Gibbons. Although it was probably
intended to have the new law take thS
place of the old, it does not so specify.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
FIERCE FIRE AT OIL WELL.


Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
New Orleans, La, July 16 News
from Jennings, La, says that the fire
at tho Jennings we'll, No. 2, owned by
Haywood Bros, lis still raging, but that
the gate valve has not given way.
Those who are lighting the fire are
now planning to surround the burning
we'll with boilers, and to attempt to
snuff the fire out with steam. Hun
dreds of people have been attracted to
the scene.
Two tanks, containing 2, 400 barrels,
have been burned, and it is estimated
that $4,000 barrels from the gushers
have been destroyed.
If the steam plan is successful, the
fire probably will be subdued in four
or five aays.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
AMERICAN MECHANICS DROPPED.

One Hundred and Thirteen Councils,
$4,000 Members. Affected by a Decree.
Thirty thousand members of the Junior
Order OF United American Mechanics, com.
posing the membership of 11S councils of
the order In Pennsylvania, have been for
maIly expelled from the organization by an
edict Of the National Judiciary, the court oil
last resort under the constitution OF the
society.
This wholesale custer of thousands oil
Pennsylvania members Of the order is the
result of bitter fight against per capita
tax which was levied by the national officers
of the organization and resisted by a
majority Of the Pennsylvania councils. The
contest has been repeatedly before the
Common Pleas Courts in Philadelphia
county and Dauphin county, and before the
Superior Court. The Judgment of oustel
against the rebelling councils has been
finally made by the highest Iudicia
authority of the organization.
II ia understood that the Councils will moi
obey the mandate.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
G0NNeLL LIVED HERE.

Young Man Who Was Drowned in jackson
Quarry Hole, Hocixessin, Had Home I'm
Wilmington.
Charles G. Connell, who was drowned
in the jackson quarry hole at Hoe
kessin, was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Connell of 500 Searles street.
He lived with them part of the time,
and with his grandmother, Mrs Nc
Cartney, near Hockessin, part of the
time.
He was last seen alive some time ago
by Magistrate Williamson of Hockessin
at the railroad station. His route to
his grandmother's lay past the quarry
hole and he probably was homeward
bound when he fell in. A certificate
of death from drowning was given.
The quarry hole is deep and abso-
lutely unprotected and Coroner's AS
sistant James L. Chandler will proba-
bly, write Levy Courtman s. Frank
Ewart, suggesting that fence be put
along the roadway.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
AN INSPECTION OF BRIDGES
Shows Most Of Them in PeCader Hun
dred 10 be In Good Order.
COOCH'S BRIDGE is A FINE ONE
Payment of Sherlff's Fees Still
In Allegiance.
CON lTION OF COLLECTORS ACCOUNTS

Levy Courtman John G.. Armstrong
reported to Levy Court Tuesday that
be had visited the bridges in Pencader
hundred and found most of them in
good order. One that is in bad con-
aition is at Woodward's Mill. 1t is
Y bout 56 feet long and IA feet wide.
lnr. Armstrong has closed it to travel
and Levy Courtmen will visit it to-
day to see what had best be done
with II.
Speaking of the Pencader hundred
Bridges, Mr.. Armstrong took occasion
10 say that Cooch's Bridge is in fine
shape, a credit to the Levy Court
which built it and to the commits
sioner from that district at tho time.
30 much had been said about poor
methods, that Mr.. Armstrong said he
was surprised to see such good piece
pf work.
Sheriff Mcdaniel was called in and
asked as to the resolution directing
him to pay over his fees, the law pro.
viding that he shall receive salary in
lieu of fees. He said his attorney,
Mr.. Head, had informed him that he
had talked with the attorney of the
court.
&, The courts attorney, Henry G.
Conrad, stated that Mr. Head had
mentioned the subject to him, but they
had not gone into it. ~
This is the day set by the court fol
receiving returns from the collectors
for years preceding 1901. George Nc
Intyre of Christiana hundred has set
tied. Patrick McGrory OF New Castle
hundred, by letter, asked permission
to settle August 10Th, having some tai
bills in course of collection. He wal
given the extension.
John W. Morrison of White Ola,
Creek hundred, told the court that hl
has about 500 to collect, which he car
get by the next meeting. Court granted
him the time.
L. @. Scott of st. Georges hundred
has settled, and will file his error list
George G. Rothwell of Blackbirc
hundred explained that he put claim
for taxes into magistrates hands
The magistrate got the money, but Mr.
Rothwell did not. He asked the cour
for an extension to August 18th TO
1899 taxes, and to September 18th TO
1900. The request was granted.
No reports have been received from
former collector Lewis Diok6y and Johl
p. Donahoe.
Prior to the open session tho cour
met in committee of tho who'll
on the bill Of the ArrowsmitI
Electric Co. 1t was decided to con
slider it further on Thursday July oath
The bill now amounts to about 81, 800
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
A BIG HAUL.
Thieves Visit the Residence of James Tong
nj Bellevue and Carry on 500 in Cash.

Thieves Visit the Residence of James Tong
mt Bellevue and Garry on 500 in Cash.
When James Tong and his family, who
ceside at Bellevue, awoke yesterday they
made the unwolcome discovery that the
house had been entered by thieves during
of.
An examination of the premises showed
that the thief or thieves had effected an
entrance into the house by removing the
screen from a second story window leading
TO the room in which Mr.. and Mrs. Tong
and their two children were sleeping. The
money was in desk in the same room.
Although some effort was necessary to enter
the house and open the desk, none Of the
members of the family was aroused and
nothing was known of the theft until day
light. Mr.. Tong is a butcher and Is well
known In this city. He is of the opinion
that the thief or thieves were familiar with
the premises.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
CONDITION OF KING EDWARD.

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, July ia bulletin
Issued at 11.29 O'Clock this morning said
king Edward bore the Journey from
London 10 Cowes extremely well, and suf
fered no Inconvenience In the PROCESS o.
moving. His Majesty had good night
His general condition is excellent. He Ii
much gratified at the change Of air and
scene. His Majesty had his couch wheeled
out upon tho open deck two hours yesterday
afternoon. Treyes,
Licking.
A. X. Bankharf. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17

In Orphans Court yesterday, Judge
Spruancs appointed Jacob X. Handy,
guardian Of Charlotte b. Handy the
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Co.
guardian Of John w. Doughten, Jr.,
and Mary Z. Burke guardian of Ethel
NJ, Beatrice and Grace Burke. Mrs.
Burke, as administrative of her
husband, Michael, received an order
for the sale Of his real estate. Thomas
Davis, trustee, made return Of the sale
of the real estate of Isaac Weed; James
+. Kelly, administrator, made return
of the sale of the real estate OF
Catherine Kelly; both of which we're
confirmed. Court adjourned until next
Wednesday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
FIRE At fredericksburg

fredericksburg, Nd, July ia dangerous
fire was started here yesterday, presumably
by a spark from the mill of Poole Bros.
The blaze broke out in the barn of Charles
A. Pratt, located in the centre of town, at l
O'Clock in the afternoon, and the high wind
quickly spread the fire to the residences Of
Mr.. Pratt, John W. Carroll, Julia J. Wright
and Nellie r. Dorsey, all of which were
destroyed, with most Of the furniture. A
dozen buildings, located in all parts of the
town, were fired by sparks blown about by
the high wind, but the flames were put out
by hard work of the people of the town.
The Cambridge Fire Co., with the engine
and GO men, and the Seaford Fire Co. were
on the spot at 3 O'Clock and did splendid
service. At one time it looked as II the
town was doomed, but at 5 o'clo3k the fire
5000.