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The Washington times., 1902-07-21
Quick Side Motion.

The passage OF an electric current
through the magnet coils, however, pro-
duces a quick side motion OF the pen,
making a cross stroke on the paper.
The chrOnometer at this end is arrang-
ed by means of a relay to pass 4 cur
rent through the chronograph every Sec
ond. so that at regular intervals of
space, corresponding to one second of
time. the spiral is intersected by cross
strokes. The Marconi receiver Is also
arranged to pass a suitable current
through the chronograph magnet, aud
make similar cross strokes uDon re-
ceiying an impulse from the distant sta
ton
AT certain pre-arranged time the
chrolometers at both ends are thrown
into circuit, and at the receiving end
two sets of cross strokes appear on the
paper. one set corresponding TO the beats
OF the chronometer at the local station,
and the other set N those of the dis
tant sending station. The space be-
tween cross strokes OF the two series Is
accurately measured. and the difference
between them gives the difference be-
between the two stations. which cores
ponds Ia the difference in longitude" "
The Washington times., 1902-07-21
NOTICE.

On and after July Is 1902, we will occupy
our new ani conmOdious quarters located at
1925 llth st. NV.
Il. +. HARvEY'S SONS,
iy0-lm Funeral Directorl
The Washington times., 1902-07-21
W. R. SPEARE,

VNUENI AINfIt N-NLI I-II1-tI-sILI,
$40 ST. y. W
Everything strictly arst-class on :hc most rea-
sonabie terms.
Telephone call. Main s4o
The Washington times., 1902-07-21
REPORT ON TESTS CT
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
Experiments Witnessed by
Mr.. D. B. Wainwright
FOR THE U. S. COAST SURVEY
Adaptability OF System for Telegraphic
Longitude Determination Is Clearly
Shown - Description Of Apparatus
Employed in Making the Observations

Mr.. y. b. Wainwright OF the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey. who
was authorized to witness the expert
ments of wireless tolegraphy at the
Marconi station at Sagaponacl,. has sub
nitted his report TO the Treasury De
partment, showing the adapatibility OF
the system for telegraphic longitude de-
termination. In his report Mr.. Vain
wright says:
These tests were made possible
through the courtesy OF the Marconi
Wireless Telegraph Company Of Ameri-
ca. which furnished an operator and ap
paratus for an amount which covered
the actual cost OF installation and op-
Grafton.
According to the arrangements. the
tests were to be made between the Mar
conf station at sagaponack. on the east
ern end Of Long Island. and the United
States Coast and Geodetia Survey
schooner Eagre. The latter to get with
in easy communication Of the station
and then to proceed away from it to de-
termine how far the particular type. of
apparatus was available for signal
ing
-" During the night the
schooner had taken up Il position about
thirty miles west of the Marconi shore
station, and early the following morn
ing the start was made for New York
Half hourly communication was kept up
with the shore station as the vessel pro-
ceeded westward, and continued for
some time after the last intelligible
message was received aboard. which nc
CURED at distance OF sixty-three
miles.
Sending Time Signals.
"The particular feature of interest to
the survey was the method of sending
time signals 10 test the practicabillty
for future longitude determinations On
beard the schooner a break circuit
was included in the circuit
Of the battery and the sparkling coil by
the use of suitable relays. and by this
means each second-break OF the chrome
meter was automatically sent as time
signal and recorded on the tape of the
Morse recorder at the shore station
This method proved very satisfactory. |
and the results indicate that regularly |
spaced signals sent in this manner can |
be utilized for longitude determinations |
at greater distance than tiiitt obtained |
for stationary messages by the Morse
code.
The foregoing trials supplement the |
experiments made last October on Nan |
.ucket Island, when the chronograph |
vas in circuit with the apparatus and |
'ecoTded both the signals sent and re-
'eiyed from the lightship. fifty miles
The Washington times., 1902-07-21
uuDERTAKERS.

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(cOntinued on Fifth Pngr.)
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
THE ART IN GIFT GIVING
Where to Buy, Where to Buy It, and
What Il Will Cost

What shall we give2 How much does
It cost? Will il be an exceptable pres
ent? That is The topic of everyone at
the present time. But why should it
be, for / happened to stop in at Lyn
Thomas & Co.'s iewaly store, No. 400
Market street. last week, and while
looking around the store at the large
assortment Of holiday goods ] noticed
that there was an article suitable for
every member in the household, as
we'll as the friends and your relatives
that have to be remembered on this Oc-
caeion. A useful article suitable for all
was an ebony comb and brush. with
silver mountings in a fancy box. which
sells for so cents; manicure sets. Sl.25
up to $40; fancy jewel cases, 81 to $50;
set Of desk ornaments. 81 up; cuff but
tons, so cents up; LOrgnette chains,
S1.25 up; loclrets. so cents up; scarf
pins, 25 cents up; necklaces, 81 up;
thimbles, scents up; opera glasses,
S1.50 up; match boxes, in ala makes OF
silver, so cents up; gold safety pins
for the baby; bib pins. % cents the
pair; baby buttons; tooth brushes. 20
cents up; silver baby knife, fork and
spoon, napkin ring and cup, in box, all
for 81; bracelets, 25 cents up; clothes
brushes, 60 cents up; mems seal rings
something new, 81 up; chatelaine bags
25c. up; silver shaving and smoking
sets for the men in plush and leather
boxes, all nicely engraved, So UP.
Also a nice line of diamond rings
earrings, shirt studs, S., sS.75, running
lurrO Sf75 each Watches. any make
for ladies or gents. in silver nickel
gold filled and solid gold. 81. running
up to SIS. Probably the largest line o
gold clocks ever displayed i'm this city
can be seen hare, varying in price from
81 up TO $50. Come in and see what we
have. It is no trouble for rs TO show
goods. make a selection. and have us
keep it for you until Christmas. Store
open every night. BE sure of the name
and number I-yn Thomas & Co.. 4Os
Market street. opposite five and ten
cent store.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
ATTACHMENTS FOR WITNESSES
Case of Benjamin David's Admins
traitors VS.. Leonard Aspril Is
Non-suited

In all probability the Superior Court
will complete the work for the NOvem-
bsr term this week. The trial list was
gone over this morning. and but five
cases remain for trial. One of them is
a special jury case, John r. DuRoss VS..
Harry +. Hobson. The other cases yet
to be tried are as follows: William
Craig VS.. Martin B. Burris; Elmer T..
CoX's administrators VS.. Wilmington
City Railway Company; John Howard
Morris VS.. Wilmington City Railway
Company, and Joseph Rchfrts VS. p.
b. & W. r. R.
Two OF the cases were ready for trial,
but as the witnesses were not present,
they were held over until this after
noon. The court ordered attachments
issued for the ahssnt witnesses.
In the case of BENJAMIN llavid's adj
ministrators VS.. Ieonard Y. Aspril. Sr.,
a non-suit was granted the defendant.
It was an action to recover $40 on a
Judgment. Walter Willis represented
the plaintiff and Walter H. Hayes the
defendant
Evening journal., 1902-12-09

NEW ROBBERY
Police Working on a Case
Which Is Surrounded in
Mystery

John Stein was arraigned in City
Court this morning. charged with be-
ing q vagrant. His case was contin-
ued until tomorrow morning TO give
the police time to investigate a bur-
glary said to have been committed at
the home of =. G. Cornelius, at Els
mere, yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Cornelius reported the loss of
s40 which he ctaimed some one took
from his house, while both he and
Mrs. Cornelius were absent. Stein
was arrested in the vicinity of the Cor
nelius home, but the police are inclined
to believe he had nothing to do with
the robbery. for when searched at the
police station no money was found on
MIN.
The Gaze Of William Cross. charged
with being one OF the quartet of boys
who pulled the whiskers of the Rev.
Charles II. Kidder was dropped.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
NOTARIES WANT FEES
Clam County Should Pay for Taking
Ahidavits OF Election Officers

At the meeting Of the Levy Court
this morning a bin Of John Norris for
.s112.69 was paid. Mr. Morris was the
expert engaged by the court to INSPECT
the work done by the Arrowsmith Com
pany in the Court House building and
on Third street bridge
President Willits stated that a check
for s3S7.4S had been received from Mr.
Barnett in payment for lumbdr which
had been on a siding at Marydel for
three years. Chairman Willis sub
mitted a monthly statement OF the
county Frances. The statement showed
that during November the amount ct
taxes collected was S154.5S0.20.
Hugh c. Browne and Baldwin
Springer, who took the affidavits of the
registration and election officers. at
tended the meeting. and Mr. Browne
made an explanation Of their bill which
was previously turned down by the
court. The total amount Of the COM
bined bin is s109. Mr.. Browne stated
that they took 1.150 oaths. and there
fore charged but 9i5 cents per oath
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
ARGUMENT BEFORE CHANCELLOR
Contempt Case Of corderYv VS.. Thomp-
son and Cooper Heard ia Court
of Chancery

In the Court of Chancery yesterday
afternoon, Chancellor Nicholson heard
argument I'm the case Of Absolam Cor
derry VS.. William j. Thompson and T..
o. Cooper Notwithstanding the order
OF Chancellor Nicholson, Thompson
and Cooper last July erected pilings
preparatory to adding to the pier at
Augustine Park Absolam Cordery
owner of the park. wants them
mulcted in damages
Anthony Higgins and Horace G..
Eastburn appeared for Cordery, and
Willard Salisbury and Charles Nj. Cur
tis for Thompson and Cooper, who
were both I'M court
Arguments in the case OF Cordery VS.
Thompson and Cooper were concluded
in the Court of Chancery this morn
ing. It is likely that Chancellor Mich
olson will hand down his decision on
December 20. which will be the next
session Of the court
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
SIX YEARS FOR ASSAULT
Negro Given Heavy Sentence by Cecil
County Court

The December term of court for
Cecil county convened in Elkton yes
teray morning, with Judges Martin and
Brown on the bnech. Wilson l.. Cou-
den, Of Perryville. was made foreman
of the Grand Jury. Joseph Chambers,
Ia negro. was convicted Of attempting
to assault Ira Ramsley and sentenced
to six years.
The funeral of George Ricketts,. pro-
prietor of Ricketts, MIN, near Elkton
who died at his home on Friday might
last, took place yesterday afternoon.
The Rev. r. X. Stephenson. pastor OF
the Elkton NJ. e. Church. Oificiated
General Lawrason Riggs, Of Balu-
more has sold the Ford farm. contain
ing 179 acres. situated along the Elk
river, to Dennis J. Nowland. of Phila-
delphia, for $3.50.
Stephen Ailes. manager Of the Cecil
Paper Mills, is in a critical condition
having suffered a sroke Of paralysis.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
RUNAWAY CAUSES EXCITEMENT
Horse Dashed Wildly Along Market
Street This Morning Completely
Oemolshing Wagon

An exciting runaway occurred this
morning In Market street beyond Bran
dywlne bridge, which resulted in a de-
molished wagon. damaged police pa
trol box. and badly bruised horse.
The animal belonged 70 Contractor
Burton Nutter. and ran away from
Thirtieth and Market streets Az twen-
ty-eighth street the wagon to which the
horse was attached crashed against
telegraph pole and the vehicle parted IN
the middle. With only the front gear
ing and wheels of the wrecked wagon
dangling behind. the frightened beast
continued down Market street to Eagh~
teenth. where the remainder OF the We
hicle came into contact with the patrol
box. At this point The horse ended It's
wild run by being captured by Police
men Collins and Todd.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
FATALLY HURT WHILE At WORK
Workman Struck by Flying Piece Of
Machinery Dies From Effects
Of Injuries

While working at the plant of the
American Car and Foundry Company
last evening. Anton Philip Snow, aged
.29 years. of Baltimore. was struck
upon the head by a revolving piece or
machinery and rendered unconscious.
Snow was Immediately removed 10
the Delaware Hospital where. after an
examination had been made. it was dis
covered that the injured man was SUE
fering from a fracture of the skull at
the base of the brain. from the effects
Of which he died shortly after being
admitted TO the institution.
The deceased bearded at No Goa
West Sixth street. but his body Will be
removed to BALTIMORE fer burial.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
TWO MEN INJURED
IN TRAIN WRECK
Delaware Railroad Express
Crashes Into Southbound
Freight Train
speeIal 70 the Evenlng Journal.

Laurel. Dec. 9.-A disastrous wreck
occurred on the Delaware railroad hero
this morning. The fast Southern
freight was run into while taking a
siding by the early Northern ex-
press.
1t was ahead-on collision. and sew
eraa freight cars loaded with Arbuckle's
.coffea were reduced to splinters. The
engine Of the express is a complete
wreck.
Engineer l.. luther Hearne and Five
man John Barclay were seriously
wounded. Luther Hs2rna and Fire
injured. Traffic is byocled. Tha
mail train and all Derishable freights
are being run over the Baltimore and
Chesapealle and Atlantic tracks.
No train arrived from the Delaware
road south of Dover until about
o'clock this afternoon. The passenger
engine wrecked was No. 147, one OF
the new big engines recently put upon
the Delaware railroad.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
TEACHERS co To
SCHOOL AGAIN
Educators Tell Them How to
Teach the Young Idea
How to Shoot
GOOD MUSIC FEATURE OF INSTITUTE
Dr.. Stetson, Of Maine, Or. Wilmer, Of
the University Of Pennsylvania and
Miss Mccloskey, Of Newark, N. j.,
the Chief Speakers Of Today
An old rhyme goes:

An old rhyme goes;
Men are only boys grown tall
Hearts don't change much, after ALL"
If men are only tain boys. so are
women just big girls. This was pretty
thoroughly demonstrated at the meet
ing of the Teachers Institute today.
Tor TO an observer the teachers seem
ed just hike lot of school girls.
While some listened very attentively
to the speakers others wriggled in their
salts, ohewed the ends of their pencils.
exchanged whispers with their neigh
bors and some Of them even yawned.
some took notes religiously, and doubt
less these were studious pupils In their
school days; but others looked around
at every sound. They noticed every
one who came in, and paid especial att
tention to the reporters
The same thing may be said of the
men teachers. They displayed practi-
cally the same characteristics as the
women, except they were not so no.
ticeabe, their number being smaller.
For instance, while Dr. Wilmer was
lspeaking. he said that a great many
lpeople could not move the ring finger
independently of the Others-and this
was due not so much to a lack OF man
ual training as a lack of mental train
ing. Then there was a wiggling of
ring fingers all over the room, and the
men wriggled their fingers as well as
the women.
Then, as the closing hour drew ON
D. there were various signs OF uneasiness.
Hats were furtively donned. gloves
drawn on. when the word was given
an made a rush for the door just as
boys and girls troup out of school
The session this morning was as i'm
teresting as the preceding ones. The
n addresses were instructive and the
) music bright and inspiring. A feature
! of the latter was the double quartet,
I which sang 20, Sing to Me-" The
, speakers this morning were DR.. Stet-
son. Miss McCloskey and DR. Wilmer.
AS his text the latter used the spell
Q ing lesson of a Wilmington boy, who
q spelled crutch 'cruth, iniure. DO and
4 photograph "phag." According tohisde-
@ ducton. the boy was deaf, and he gave
{ suggestions as 90 asccrtaining the facts
y i'm his case. Or. Wilmer was the last
Z speaker OF the session.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
SAVED IN NICK OF TIME
Tug Had Oimeut Hattle Reseuing
Families From Coal Barges.


New Haven. Conn, Dec. 9.-The tug
Charles McWnllams, of the McWil-
liams Towing Company e lying at
Duck island, off Clinton, taxing what
little sh5aer from tae weather the
island affords On board the tug are
John Snow and wife, Of the coal barge
Dixie. and Louis Whalan, with his
wife end two children. Of the barge
Lady Jane. saved after hours of per-
ilous work by Captain Van Allen and
his crew. The tug had the barges in
tow in yesterday afternoons gale.
The water became so rough that the
decks were swept repeatedly and the
tug hove to and stood by Snow and
his wife were first taken from the
Dixie, but it was a long and difficult
battle before tho family on the Lady
Jane could be rescued. The Dixie
went TO the bottom. but the Lady Jane
is drifting about in the blow.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
MATCH COMPANIES WILL WAR
Machine viii be Erected in Court
Room

Judge Edward G. Bradford Of the
United States Court, will set a date to-
day for argument in the case Of the
Diamond Match Company against the
Ruby Match Company, for alleged in
fringement of patents.
Tho, Diamond Company viii erect a
machine in the court room in order to
fully demonstrate their arguments.
The attorney for the Diamond Match
Company. in his remarks before the
court said that the firm he represented
manufactured each day enough
matches to supply every man, woman
and child IN the world with one match
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
PEOPLE CANNOT GET COAL
Situation IN This cky Becoming
Alarming and Many Are Cold

The coal situation Is becoming
alarming in Wilmington, and those
who postponed getting their fuel until
the cold weather set in are either vis-
iting friends or cooking their meals
and koepilg warm by gas or oil stoves.
One big coal office here has a sign out
saying they will not take any further
orders. Two other firms are taking
orders, but will not say when they will
deliver the coal nor how much Il Will
cost In no case can the coal be doliv-
cred within a week from the time the
order rs received
Evening journal., 1902-12-09

was called. and sh0 told precisely the
same story in every detail Her son
was given a job in the mines as a
driver boy at so cents a day. and in
five or six months never received any
thing but s., all the wages being re-
tanned by the company for rent and
coal. Both women received $50 each
for burial expenses from the company,
as explained by a witness in the morn.
ing session. but the funeral expenses
IN each case were greater than $50.
When their husbands were killed the
company took out of the wages com.
ing to the men the house rent and
coal bill due the company.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
DYNAMITE KILLS
SEVENTEEN MEN
Box Filled With Explosive
Deals Death in Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Colliery

Wilkesbarre, Pa. Dec. "a bcy Of
dynamite carelessly handled. fell down
the deep shaft of the Lehigh and
Wiul1esbarre Co,icry NO and ey-
ploded with a tormfc force. II is said
that at least seventeen men were in
stantly killed and a score seriously in
jured. The explosion occurred soon
after work began.
The rescuing party have great diifi-
Guilty in reaching that part Of the mine
where the explosion occurred owing TO
the accumulation of after damp
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
POLE ALMOST
CAUSED TRAGEDY
Foolish Man Built a Fire and
Turned Smoke Into An
other Room
SEVERAL NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH
Father Came Home and Found
Family Almost Dead--Threw Stove
and Owner Into the Street After
Trough" House

Several Polanders came near being
asphyxiated i'm their home last night
by the thoughtlessness Of another in
mate of the house.
AS in most instances. the house,
which is IN Bradford street. is occupied
by several families. One Polander
named Warmerwiski or something like
that, bought a stove and a bucket Of
soft coal yesterday. and with his mind
full of the happy dreams he would
have of his home across the sea. while
tOasting his shins before the fire. went
home. But he had reck0ncd without
his host. Upon arriving at his room
ne found there was no chimney or out
let for the smoke After trying several
devices. he finally punched the stove
pipe through the partition into the adj
joining room, and started roaring
soft coal fire.
The inmates of the next room were
asleep. but about 10 o'clock the father
arrived home and when he entered the
room he was almost knocked out by
the gas. He opened the windows and
revived those who were still sleeping
and it was not until some time after
that he discovered the cause Of the
trouble. 1t did not require but a min
ute for him to get in the next room
The dreamer was rudely awakened
from his happy thoughts. and for ths
next five minutes there was about tn,
toughest house that has been seen il
those parts for many moons. The out
come was that the man and stove wer,
thrown into the street A policeman
appeared upon the scene at this juno
ture, and the affair was settled anl
an hands went to sleep.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09

ROB A FARMER
David Edwards Held Up in
Old-fashioned Style and
Relieved Of $40
FORCED TO LEAVE HIS WAGON
One Robber Held Revolver Threaten
ingly While the Other Searched
Victim aad Relieved Him Of His
Cash---Boih Men Disappeared

While David Edwards, farmer liv-
ing near Kiamensi. was driving home
last evening. he was held up by two
men shortly after o'clock near
Healy's farm. on the Lancaster pike
and relieved of $1S.S5.
The night was dark and Edwards did
not see the highwaymen until they
suddenly appeared before him. One
pointed a revolver at the farmer and
commanded him to get Off the wagon,
and TO throw his hands up Edwards
at first decided 10 attack the robbers,
but concluded that the odds were
against him, especially as one OF the
men. and probably botn, were we'll
armed.
While one held the revolver the
other searched the pockets Of the vic
tim and succeeded i'm finding a roll of
bills and some loose change, in all
s1S.S5. After the robbery had been
committed. both men disappeared, al
lowing the farmer to proceed on his
way. Edwards went home and came
to Wilmington again this morning, re.
porting his loss to the police. No trace
of the highwaymen was discovered TO-
day.
Mr. Edwards could not give a very
good description of the men, owing &,
the darkness. but said one OF then
wore q short overcoat. and the othe
a light one.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
Church Poenle After Police

For tacking small linen posters adj
vortising the Oliver Cromwell pro-
duction on telegraph poles, Marlton
Robinson, the colored sexton Of St.
Paurs M. E. Church. was a prisoner
for a short time in the City Hall yes
terday afternoon. and after being cali-
toned WAS allowed to go. Members
of the Christian Endeavor Society or
st. PauTs Church. under whose au-
spices the play win be given were high
ly incensed at the action OF the police
claiming they we're given permission
by the Street and Sewer Department
TO use the poles.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
FreIeht Yards Congested

The freight yards of this city are 50
congcsted with cars that it is with the
greatest difficulty that the cars are
shifted. Every siding is filled and the
railroad men arc having no end OF
trouble This. connected with the cold
weather. the slippery condition of the
tops Of the cars, are causing much in
convenience.
The cause OF the congestion is at
tributed to the increased amount Of
freight shipments caused by Christmas
goods being sent out.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
euIIIvan sounht courl's ProteetIon.

Boston, Dec. 9-John l.. Sullivan.
former champion pugiiist of the world.
sought the protection of the Federal
Court yesterday. The petitioner wish
ed to avoid the possibility of being
arrested for debt in this city, and
Judge Lowell granted the request The
former champion. who Is going through
bankruptcy in the New York District
Federal Court feared that he might
be arrested while in Boston for debts
contracted In this city.
Evening journal., 1902-12-09
WIII Dlseuss Important Maiters

The monthly meeting of the Florence
Crittenton Home win be held at the
home. No. SOC West Fifth street. to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock. The
officers and members OF all the circles,
Epworth League and all friends who
ere interested in the home, are earnest
~ requested 10 De present as matters
of importance Will be discussed.