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Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
FOUR YOUNG PEOPLE DROWNED
Opening Of Dam In the Allegheny Fol-
lowed Ey Sad Accident.

Pittsburg. July ga sad accident
followed shortly after the formal open
ing of darn No. / in the Allegheny at
Hcrrs Island, in which four young pao-
pie were drowned Their names are:
Joseph Brown, aged 10; Henry Brown,
"A. brother of Joseph; Frederick Bal
ger. Jr., and Edna SAipiey. l3.
after the ceEemcnies incident to the
opening of the dam. which is the first
to be built in the proposed Allegheny
river slack water system. the three
boys were riding around below the
dam in a skiif. and seeing three girl
friends on the bank invited them to
Join in the ride. When all had been
seated the skin was headed for the
dam. and when within a short distance
from the structure. the suction from
the bear trap" drew the boat, in spite
of the boys frantic efforts. under the
water flowing over the dam. The acci-
dent was witnessed by hundreds Of
people. and rescUers were quickly at
work. but before the party could be
reached four of the number We're
drowned. Lena Bodig and Annie Mcln-
tyre were rescued in an unconscious
condi .ion. but were soon revived. All
OF the bodies of the victims except
Edna Shipley have been recovered
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31

The Anti-Rampolla Faction Will Sup
port a Foreign Cardinal to Defeat
oppositlon-The Interment Of Pope
Leo XIII.
Rome. July 29.-It is officially an
nounced that in addition TO the viii
OF the late pOntiff. and separate from
it, Leo XIII left q trifling press III TO
each Of a long list OF relatives, hen
bers of the papal household. prehtcs,
doctors, cardinals. etc. As many fUR
mahties have to be observed it uQ6-
allIy, viii be song time bes0ra desc
gifts. are delivered
? That thereFfs a conviction o. sac
Vatican that the conClave Will be 'ot
short duration is proved by the fact
that all those who are to enter the
conclave to minister to the wants o.
the cardinals have been engaged for
only three days. The two camps iar1
which the sacred college is divided
appear to be becoming daily more ir-
reconcfIable. and it is said that the
anttRampolla faction has declared
that. If necessary TO defeat the opp9-
sition. they will even go to the length
OF supporting a foreign cardinal The
name of Cardinal Kopp, bishop of
Breslau, was mentioned in this con-
'ection, but was hardly considered
~ Ariously owing 10 the belief that un-
br present conditions the elevation
of a German to the papacy might
mean the irreparable loss OF France TO
the Holy See.
In well informed circles Cardinal
Angelo di Piero, prc-datary OF
the late pope, is being talked of as a
compromise candidate in the event
that Cardinals Oreglia. Gotti RAM
polla or Serafno VGnnutelu is unable
TO secure the necessary votes. Should
di Ptetro be elected pope he would. ii
is said, be the representative Of tho
Rampolla-Gotti faction. and yet would
be fairly acceptable To -,1
The body of Pope Leo was in
TERED in St Peters On Sa"rr
day night. The STROKES Of t-e haul-
81 s.ss'ssscsi 2..' +;-.s-
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
RELIANCETODEFnNDCUP
Mr.. Iselin's Yacht Selected to Meet
Shamrock III.
TRIAL sPms ARE DISCONTINUED
From Showing Of Three Boats Reli-
anoe is Fairly Entitled to Defend
Cup, as She Has Lost Few Races
on Time Allowance.

Newport, R. l.. July 2S.-After yes
terdays race between the Reliance,
Constitution and Columbia, in which
the FORMER boat again demonstrated
her superiority over The other two, the
challenge committee Of the New York
Yacht Club seleeted the Reliance as
the defender OF the Americas Cup.
II was also decided 10 discontinue
the trial retes. There were present at
the meeting Commodore Bourne and
Messrs. Forbes, Cormack and Robin
son. of the cup committee; c. Oliver
Iselin. managing owner of the Reli-
ance: Z. D. Morgan. of the Columbia.
and August Belmont of the Constitu-
ion.
Messrs. Morgan and Belmont were
perfectly satisfied with the choice OF
the committee After the committee
had announced its selection they heart
fly congratulated Mr.. Iselin and wished
him the best of luck.
From the showing Of the three boats
during the season. the Reliance is fair
lv entitled to be the defending vessel.
In every race she has crossed the finish
line ahbad and has lost but few events
on time allowance It is probable that
the defender will proceed to Bristol
for a thorough overhauling and then
90 to New Rochelle.
The three yachts raced over a lee
ward and windward course yesterday.
There was a puffy northwester OF
about 10 miles strenth blowing when
the starting signal was given at lL@"-
All three boats carried their smallest
club topsa.ls and the Reliance wore
the mainsail that she carried in the
early races along the sound.
The Reliance was first TO cross the
line. She broke out a snail balconor
as the gun was fred and had boom
ont wide tc starboard. a small spin
maker was broken out to port at cnca,
but it did not draw. The Constitution
crossed soon after, add the Columbia
followed q couple OF seconds ho5iad
the handicap gun at 11.S2. summary;
Elapsed
Start Finish. Time
Ga
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
10000 Miners Advanced.

indianapolis, Ind, July eat the
headquarters OF the United Mine
Workers in this city it is announced
that the miners and operators at Pitts
burg. Kan, have reached a wage
agreement for one year. The settle
ment. which grants an advance of
seven cents on the ton, run of mine,
affects 10000 miners directly and indi-
rectly all the miners in Kansas. Mis-
souri, Arkansas AMI Indian territory
are benefited.
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
WIFE MURDERER coNFsasEs
Martin Ebelt Tells How He Kille
AAliFn nrL pIaraA Erl, i. SeuNar-

Martin EbeIt Tells How He KiiIee
Wife and Placed Body in Sewer.
Mount Vernon. n. Y. July 29.-AIar-
tin Ebelt was held for ;ho grand jury
for the murder OF his wife, Augusta
whose body was found in a sewer OF
Sunday. He confessed freely and with
out the least tremor or seeming fear
Ebelt was examined by the coroner
and Chief Foley. and then was led &c
the morgue where lay the body Of the
murdered woman Ebelt gazed upon
the corpse with an Indifferent air, anc
admitted it was that Of his wife. II
response to further questions he sud
denly exclaimed. "Oh. did it,"
After this admission he went on t.
say that he had been worried by hel
demands for money, and had decidec
to get rid Of her. Ebelt said that c
week before he had noted the break IL
the sewer pipe, which he calculated
would serve TO hide the body He thei
prepared the way for the murder by
telling his wife he had found a place
for her to WORK. and requested her tc
got ready and ho would take her to the
place.
On the way he said they quarre!ed
and after choking the woman to deatt
with his hands he tied a shoestrine
around her neck and lowered the body
into the sewer, expecting that it woulc
ba swept down into the sound.
This confession was signed by TIT
prisoner who was then formally com
ml.lad
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
ally. gDaily except Sunday

daily. gDaily except Sunday
NEW CASTLE ACcONMoDATToS TRAINS
Leave wilmington 7.37 S2S am, 3O4, 4O7,
SIS pm. week days. Leave New Castle s.3l,
9.5s, II o., a IN, 282 B.4l IN. week days.
Express trains leaving Harrington $40 q, IA.
and arriving at $40 p. N. week days run
through solid to and from Baltimore viz
Porter and Newark.
BRANCH ROADS.
Delaware, Maryland q virginia r. H.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
statlous 10 36 a. N. daily and % p. m. week
days. Returning, train leaves Franklin City
90 3. m. week and Hos am, week days
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague via
steamer so and 10 pm, week days. Re-
turning, leave Chincoteague lC 45 am. and
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and
Reh0hoth 10 30 a. m. and G.l0 pm. weekdays.
Returning leave Rehoboth d3S am. and LIS
pm. weekdays
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1886 am. and
6IOp m. weekdays. Returning, leave Berlin
So am. and l2.5S p.mFW eek.days,
Leave Masseys for CbestertOWn and way
tsatious 81 a. m. and sS p. m. weekdays.
Returning leave ChesieriOwnF Is am. and
. 50 IN. weekdays.
Queen Ammo & Ken R.R.-Leav0 Towns
end for Centrevlls and way stations. g so
d. m. and o. D. m. week days. Returning,
leave Cerdrsvilla 40 r. m. and Ss p. m.
week days.
Del Chesapeake r. R-Leavs Clayton for
oxford and way stations at 50 a. III. and 5.l7
D. IN. week days. Returning, leave Oxford
6.55 "a. IA. and 40 p. m. week days.
Cambridge & Seaford X. R.-Leave Seatord
tor Cambridge and intermediate stations at
II IL a. m. and 8 80 p. IN. week days Return.
Ing train leaves Cambridge nj zoo and 2a
p. m. week days.
COSNECTIOS.-At Porter with Newark
Delaware City Railroad. AtToWnsend, with
Queen Anne's & Kent Railroad. At Clay.
ton, with Delaware a Chesapeake Railroad
and Baltimore & Delaware BAY Railroad. At
Harm, n,tOn, with Delaware, Maryland Virs
ginia Railroad. At Seaford, with Cambridge
s SeafoTd Railroad. AT DOlmari with New
York, Philadelphia q Norfolk, WycomicO a
POcomoke, and Peninsula Railroads
J. b. HUTCHINSON, General Manag
r. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
hanuament Analnst Llbel Law.

Harrisburg, Pa. July 29.-Dietrtch
Eamade, * Williamsport. chairman
Of the committee on libel law OF the
Pennsylvania Editorial Association.
has called the committee to meet in
this city next Tuesday, to devise a
plan to start a movement against the
Salus-Grady law and in favor OF q
substitution Of new law.
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
OFFICERS Of Railway Postal Clerks.

New York, July 29.-At the ninth
annual convention Of the second divi
sion National Association of Railway
Postal CLERKS the following named Off
GERS for the ensuing year and dele
gates to the NATIONAL convention to be
held at Washington, D. c., September
15 next were elected: President. Frel
S. Dietz. Harrisburg, Pa; vice rrasi-
dent. George W. Harrison, Washing.
ten. D. c.; secretary-treasurer, c. C,
Reiff. Philadelphia, Pa; delegat lat
large. J. c. Burkholder. Lancaster
Pa; delegates, W. W. Bishop, Scion,
o.; l.. D. Jones. Erie. Pa, and John
1 Keanfer. Easton. Pa
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
Elned s1o0n Eor Peonaae.

Montgomery, Ala.l July 2S.-In the
United States Circuit Court here
James H. Todd and Anderson Hardy
pleaded guilty to charges Of peonage
against them and were fined $1,000
each. Hardy was returned from Tex
as. where he had gone recently TO
make his home, to stand trial.
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
Helpless Cripple Cured by Accident

Pasadena Cal. July 29.-Miss Alice
Dane, apparently a helpless cripple and
deprived of perfect speech for many
years, has suddenly had the use OF
her limbs and vocal powers restored as
the result Of an accident Miss Dane
had suffered from spinal trouble and
had to hobble about on crutches and
could scarcely speak above a whisper
While ascending the stairs az her home
she fell and the last step struck against
her chest. Immediately the pains from
which she had suffered for many years
left and after being taken to a couch
and lying there for a while she got UP
aad to the surprise Of every one walked
about witAeut the aid Of crutches
Many physicians had treated the case
unnecessarily for years.
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
CONSUL GENERAL LONG KILLED
U. 8. Representative It Cairo, Egypt,
Fractured His Skull in a Fall.

London. Juiy %. - John G. Long.
United States consul general at Cairo,
Egypt, died at Dunbar. Scotland,
where ha had been visiting friends.
His death was the result Of an aoci-
dental fail Mr. Long had spent the
evening with Major General Sir Fran
els Wingate, Sirdir Of the Egyptian
army. who is home on a furloueh.
Upon his return to the hotel Mr.. Long
missed his footing and fell from the
steps. flac,uring his skull. He suc-
cumbed during the night. Mr. Long
was tourirs Scotland. preparatory to
returning to the United States.
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
Disastrous Freight Wreck on Penn

Philipsburg \. J.. July 2S.-One OF
the most disastrous freight wrecks
the Pennsylvania Railroad has eXper-
ienced in this vicinity in years occur
red at Harmony. five miles north OF
here A heavy ice train, drawn by
two locomotives. ran into the rear oi
a freight train that had been stopped
on account OF a hot box. TWO en-
gines and is cars were wrecked and
the track torn MP for a hundred yards.
One locomotive and nine cars went
over high embankment into the Del
aware river. The train crews es-
capped injury by jumping.
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
CANDIDATESF0RPAPACY
Ir5iaal di PietrO Said to Be Fairly
Acceptable to All.

coHcLAVE WILL sEA SHORT ONE
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
P. w. &B. RAILROAD
nnI-lrrlrn nIVI.InN

on and afier Jan. /, 1905 trains Will lsav
as follows:
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
D. M. 81 ". Branch,
5oingsouth.
NOrtllreud up
4uth

At Georgetown trains connect with trains
o and from Franklin City.
doing south read down North rend up
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
Nathan H. DHaEsoa, Capt
win leave Frederias, Webh's and BOwsra
Lnr BhIIadelp phIa as lolloMa durlng
AuGuS
Leaves Philsdsiphia.

Returning steamer Will leave Philadelphia
from Pier 3, South Wharves First Pier AboYe
Chestnut street, as folleWa;s
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31

]. Y. NLIIHINoONl zen NanHgeT I
WOOD, Gen. Passenger Agent
Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31

G. ". Spurry'a Hack runs TO Milford meets
the beat going and csmlng.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
RADGEIsS.

The badger is also a great epicure in eggs.
and much OF the hostility Of gamekeepers TO
this animal lies undoubtedly in the fact that
il Viii. "a hen il gets the chance, devOur whole
nest OF partridge or pheasant eggs Badgers
are said also 10 be fond OF honey; and knowing
the extra ordinary craving Of their South Afri-
can cousin. the Tatel. for this Cglcacy, ] should
say il is not improbable that they may oc-
casOually partake Of II. Ii is certain that these
animals have A particular liking for the nest
and Larvae Of Wasps and wild bees, digging
down with strong feet and infinite perseverance
tn they attain their object. In the captive
state a young badger was brought UP on q diet
first Of the milk Of "A retriever bitch 10y which
il was f0ster-mOthered. afterwards Of eggs and
milk then Of fish and meat. Il approved OF
bread and potatoes, when crumllod Up ana
mixed with milk II would occasionally eat
shot birds. and once. getting into a henhouSe
killed five chickens These animals are Salu
bv keepers TO XIII and deyour freely young rab-
bits: that they do Tartake Of this fare At times
is I think. certain: but that they destroy any
very considerable number Of rabbits IN the
course Of the year is more than doultul. sun
the badger is carniVor0uS in his tastes. ana i
,ct even liz his kindliest friends, L. be absolNed
from 6evourinl- at times tender rabbits and even
the Young II game birds hen he can get hold OF
them.-lH A. Dryden. IL Dongmans ;.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
STOCK SELLING IN LONDON.

II II should happen-and it does often happen
that instead Of settling on settling day, both
buyer and seller Cor bun and bear prefer to
carry over their accounts, Stock Exchange GUS
tom has provided for such contingency. The
bun pays interest on the money he owes, in the
hope that the shares he has bought VIII rise
This IS called "Contango" when the bear, in
stead Of handing over the shares he has Sold
pays a rate in the hope that they viii fan in
price. this is called INSTRUMENTATION" These
rates iuctuate with the state of the market
1t being the interest OF each party to raise or
lower prices. We thus have bull campaigns"
and bear campaigns" carried out with the OBJ
jet each has at heart. But IT, after waiting
and reSorting to all the devices that the sys
TEN knows of. even to "cOTnering" or rigging"
the market. the price does not fall in the bear ;
case OF rise in the case Of the bull there is
nothing for il but to purchase or SELL and pay
the difference Q, the Spectator must close
his account at n loss. The rate Of "cOntango'
is. may here explain. fixed on making-up
OF ContaugO day II there are more bulls
than bears" the rate is high; IT, on the other
hand. there are more takers than giVers Of the
stock. the continuation or 'Contango" rate is
love-. ). Valentine, in The Strand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
PARLIAMENT OK MOTORING.

The CHEZ argument advanced in favor 81 the
motor car Is the necessity II IrOte,tl a grow
..- industry and il VAS humorous indeed 10
i..- This argument advanced by the do,lle
Champions q Cobdenism-by tho patient wor-
shippers 90 the fetch Of Free Trade. Stll more
humorous VAS ii TO hear. from the lips 81 "a
Rad al member mat the ragerDent 81
motor driving Was essentially democratic. We
E..ra presented With a touching picture or Inc
l.r-.Sh working man going 10 has ton 10 ine
s.f .e,. -cTfueS 81 a boiler. and even the kaal-
I.I member might have reflected that the work
l.-. man. Who cannot afford To have fdrthlnS
Iat upon The cost a his sacred LOAF IS not yer
...s ID -f.ara a hundred pounds or more upon
o. motor car but II last the matter ls settled
oil. protect an industry principally French, our
.t roads are 10 be given Ok er 10 this culinary
rrr.a-er Hencefarth these noisy road hogs
f..r Cloud our roads with dust and steam
they may run where they VIII az twenty mics
ar f.--- and while an our legislators took for
granite. their public necessity, none were ami
able enough To tell ms IN what that necessity
consisted B'arkNoCl's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13

Ar. Marcus Stone. R. A. when asked what
fa .,.-. lHr.l the finest view. was az The outset
frankly --rr.S.lc. i cannot. with the best
wish i. Tho world" DE remarked, think Lon
don very picturesque. or that its tendency ls
toward beauty. j ] were only little more
p..rl.t'. . SHOULD really try 10 give literary eN-
Tr.-...-. t0 r.y views on the subject 81 London
.r. ..."tur-- and aesthetic EI4e9Csness ana the
l..L no l true sense u beauty among our Ieo-
3D.. There seems 90 d. u0 general effort 10 iiil-
prove Isolated Instances there are, here ana
t.ara. 0f COURSE. detached attempts 10 OBTAIN
H.lt Paris can truly boast char1lcierisic ana
..a tgr.au f architecture. but there IS here no
..E ra harmony, u0 consistency. queen Anne
.. dead. and Ne have advanced no further than
queen Anne architecture, upon which adniiaoi
..-e r.lst - our subs --ueIt schools have been
UrE.s. Nothing dominates London unless,
added The painter. smiling Erimly. 1t ~ the
Queen aru.-s Mansions. Just see how that one
budding has utterly spoilt al the St James,
l-.h s.eas.'-t The strand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
English Magazines THIS Month.

development OF the coming race IN Scotland
by the application OF a Nretched and futile
mechanical test His aim, perhaps, is to bridge
the gulf that separates what a class of philan-
throplsts invidiously and enormously calls the
classes and the masses II, however, this IS the
case the sooner he realizes the folly and the
dangerous possibilities Of his project, the better
4 viii be Tor his own reputation as a sane and
practical reformer, and for the future or scot
land, regarding which he processes to be so
deeply concerned He should remember that
II was one Of the greatest Of all Scotsmen who
said with perfect truth. and not necessarily
IN "A captious or enviOus spirit, that many enter
college stirks and come out asses 1t should
be pregnant experience for the hayward
theOrist 10 contemplate, as he ought 10 DO now,
enormously to the asinipe sectien OF his coun-
trymen. on all grounds, il should be quite
clear that IL Mr.. Carnegie is accepted as
prophet and a scholastic reformer, the conse-
Quences may be more serious than q Scottish
patriot may care to contemplate-frhe Ma
tional Review.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
ONE OF DIR. RoGERs's ANECDOTES.

Another q Dr. I0Eers's Forfar anecdotes may
De- REPRODUCED The civic chief OF that proVin-
,ial town iu the eighteenth century occupied
social position not more elevated than his
change house predecessor. A gentleman from
"a distant part Of the country had visited For
Tar o. make some statistical Inquiries regarding
the Ius1h ON entering the palace he asked a
plain individual. bending under load Of TIM
Ter "A her he knew II the provost was at
home It's ] that bear The burden. responded
the person addressed. L know You DO, SAID
the stranger surprising the question had been
rrieun1arStuol. but ] ask you whether the
rroyost is al horuc- I'm the Provost of For
FAR said the man. laying down his load 20
listen 10 the stranger. - Chambers journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
LATIN-AMERICAN TRADE.

Fears that the greater republic viii wrest
from them control Of their own countries is an
ever present ana powerful influence against the
American. More was done by the Spanish
American War TO strengthen that feeling than
hg an that had gone before That squall con-
WINGED Latin America that the United States
was actually brave enough 10 declare war. and
strong enough TO punish even Spain herself
arEaZorue1t was natural. for had not al Span
ish America 20 struggle desperately for many
wears before i could break the shaclIes that
bound d. beneath the banner Of blood and gold?
Before that skirmiSh which freed Cuba. Porto
Rico and the Philippines probably nlue-tenths
81 even the more intelligent Of SEanlSh-Amer
cans believed that the deliberate inquiry by
the United States into each case before de-
lnan5ng rerarat!on for alleged wrong to Amer
Jeans. must he caused by tImidity alone. II is
said that even the heet-inf0rmed classes there
find il difficult TO believe that any nation viii
take time 10 be just If it dares to be dctatorial.
Chambers Journal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
HARVARD STARCAZT%G.

Although the appearance OF a new star, such
as the one in perSeuS is extremely rare, il
seems probable that the same phenomenon on
smaller scale is not lnfrequent. The new
stars which have been found, until quite re-
cent times, have not been che result Of search,
and many new stars perhaps not quite SO
bright. may have appeared and disappeared
quite uuuotiCei. Something nearer 10 sys-
teTlatic search for new stars has been carried
on of late years at Harvard College. An eX-
hlUstiNe catalogue Of stellar spectra Is being
formed by Photographic means. In the process
of this work no fewer than six objects have
been found with the bright and dark line spec
trUrn Characteristic OF new stars. These We're
all detected in an examination Of photographs
made between 1893 and l.,yp-(F. ". Dyson, IL
The COruhul.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
TECHNIQUE OF THE sCYrHE.

very slight examination OF a modern scythe
Is enough 70 convince one that much history
Is CryStalliZed ~ its rare beauty. The original
handle Is 10 longer a handle; the handles now
are two turned legs set IN iron ring sockets
which are themselves suggestive Of long eyOlu-
zion. Moreover, the sinUoUs shaft is not now
What il was fifty years agO-the nearest pole
that the colse cutter could find for the purpose
sort Of makeshIft IN fact II Is now a shaft
rounded and sUOothed in a machine lathe, and
bent by steam and pressure in factory TO the
ideal curve desired by mowers Tor ages. Perfect
Fgythe handles might he had now 10y the thou
sand for the type Is found, and manufacturers
could reproduce q for ever: but at this stage
even The easier technique that would suffice FOR
working The perfected tool seems likely TO he
quite superseded by machinery. Thus the scythe
is less The minister 10 a modern technique than
the embodied evidence Of a technique soon 10
De forgotten. Before il is too late specimens
should be collected for preservation in museums
rs here future generations. technically educated,
might 40 on hank holidays ana wonder ny men
ever devised such awkward looking tools
-lGeoree Bourne. IN The Coruhil.