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Evening journal., 1904-03-18

detective McNcy OF lhls City, De-
cIares Himself Confident Of convio-
ton Despite New Evidence offered
by Coroner Wall For the Defense.
San Francisco. Cal. March 1s.--Just
one more Juror was added to the list OF
those who are to try Mrs. Cordella Bot
kin, and he brings the list up to ten
men. Two more are still to be select
ed. The work Of securing them may
be concluded today.
Mrs. BotNin came into Court later
than usual yesterday morning. Her
face was flushed and she was evidently
keyed up to a high nervous tension.
She made her way to where Mrs. Rob
erts, her sister sat waiting for her
There she caught her sisters hand
nervously and whispered some dispirit-
ing news. IL may have been the arrival
from the East last night OF witnesses
against her, and the presence In this
city Of Dunnlng, whose wife Mrs Bot
kin is accused OF numbering, that un-
nerved her.
The Delaware witnesses. IL IN NUM-
ber. got in late Wednesday night from
their long journey across the continent.
all in good health and spirits.
MoVey Confident Of Conviction.
They were met at Point Richmond
by the Captain OF Detectives and De-
tective Gibson. With two exceptions
the party was the same that travelled
from Dover in December 1899. TO be
present at the first trial Of Mrs Bot
Rim. Detective McVey, In speaking Of
the trip, said:
I'VE had a pleasant journey enough.
We nearly ran into a fearful s.orm at
Chicago. but happily. we escaped il.
We are here now. and are prepared 10
do our utmost to bring Mrs. Botkin TO
justice. We have a strong case, even
stronger than before, I think. Miss
Kemp Is certainly better witness than
Postmaster Gooden, for it was she who
actually opened the mail bag and was
the first to handle the box OF poisoned
candy. J am sorry of course. that we
cannot have poor Mr.. Pennington. but
I think Miss Dunning win supply his
place very wen.
Now. / am amused as well as sur.
lprlsed at one thing" pursued the Della.
ware detective u hear that the de-
lfense claims to havesfound an import
lani witness In Coroner Wall. who hell
Ian inquest upon the remains Of Mrs
Dunning and Mrs. Deane.
Dunning Ready For the Rack
Il hear IL Is claimed that the verdict
was one Of death from cholera morbus
/ That is absurd. The jury heard tn,
levidence Of Doctors Bishop and Davi.
land found a verdict TO the effect that
bo.h women had died from the effects
Of arsenical poisoning. So much foi
that. Mr.. Knight may have had a COM
missioner appointed to take Walrs
levidence in Jersey City. where he now
resides. Much good viii IL do him
There is no truth whatever in the pub
lshed report concerning that inquest
land its result"
With the exception OF McVey, the
witnesses were not inclined to talk
They all said that they would rather
wait until they had seen District At
ltorney Byngton.
Dunning himself said he had moth
ing to add to his previous testimony
But he also said he was willing to give
Mrs. Botkin's attorneys all the oppor-
tunity for cross examination they
might desire
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WEATHER BULLETIN

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Was Owned by Lawrence
Pennington, Loss Was
$4,000 While the In
surance Was But
$4,000

one OF the most disastrous fires in
the history OF Mill Greek hundred oc-
CURED early last evening when the
barn OF Lawrence Pennington at Mer-
maid, about three miles from Hook
essin, with an the contents was entirely
destroyed by fire. The loss is estl-
mated at between $1,000 and $4,000.
There was $4,000 insurance on the
building and contents In the Mill Creek
and the Chester County Insurance
companies.
Much live stock was In the barn and
all except FIVE horses were burned The
stock burned was 10 head of COWS.
about 10 sheep, several hogs and a
large number OF chickens. The horses
happened to be In part Of the building
some distance from where the FIRE
started or the probabilities are that
they would also have been burned
Grain Destroyed.
In addition to the barn. which was
one of the finest In the neighborhood,
40 tons OF hay. between 400 and 500
bushels Of wheat. about the same guam
tity Of corn and full line Of nearly
new farming implements were entire-
ly destroyed.
Fire Started Early.
When the fire started. which was
about o'clock Mr.. Pennington with
his wife, was attending a sale at an
adjoinng farm. Two hired men were
the only persons on the place. They
had completed the work at the barn
before dark and were attending TO the
dairy duties around the house, when
they heard a noise that was unusual
Both men run out to the barn and
found Il on FIRE. The fire had gained
such a headway that Il was impossible
20 check the flames. which were mpidly
spreading The first thing they did
was TO liberate the horses and a bull
and heifer, the latter two being In the
yard. BY this time the heat was 50
intense the men could not get the re-
mainder of live stock out.
Mr.. Pennington saw the flames from
where he was visiting aud hurried
home, but was not In time to do any
good. All he could do was TO stand by
and see his fine barn burned to the
ground and listen to the hideous
sounds made by the suffering animals.
Fire Seen For mlles.
The reflection Of the fire could be
seen for miles and lorge crowd Of
neighbors soon gathered there. No
one could account for the origin Of the
FIRE.
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Damn's skulI Trepined.

Edward Damp. who was shot twice. sew
erar days ago at FELTON,, Is still alive at
the Delaware Hospital. The physicians
at the institution trepanned the wounded
man's skull. They still have hopes for his
recovery.
Evening journal., 1904-03-18
CORKRAN AND MOWBRAY
TO GENERAL CONFERENCE
GO, WATT STAYS HOME
Renort of Ministers.

hcPoIl oi mintStcfo-
The following were continued on the
supernumerary list:
J. J. Morris. J. F. wickline B. II.
Harding. o. S. Walton. w. W. Chairs. C.
w. Bowman.
superannuated list-James Carroll, J. S.
Espsate, W. +. Tompkinson, w. n. War
ner, l.. p. Bowen. j. w. Poole, J. W.
Wilcox, w. NJ. Green, ]. T. vanburkalow,
J.. B. Merritt.
A. W. Goodhand c.. S. Thomas, Walter
e. Gunby. w. e. Hazard, T. II. Jones.
+. r. milford, and William f. Matthews
were advanced to the next years class.
Upon motion of DR.. Watt the case of
o. s. Walton was referred to the board
of conference stewards.
In Full Membership.
The Rev. Van p. Northrup, registrar Of
the conference examining board reported
upon the following: Milton Mccain. John
II. Mitchell. ]. II. Gardner, George s.
Williams, o. T.. Baynard, ]. w. Bristow
A. H. Lewis, William e. Matthews, Clar-
enee W. Jones and James W. Colona.
These were admitted into full member
ship and those who have not been or
dained will be. Howard Davis was con-
tinued in the same clas at his own re-
quest. The young men will be ordained
Sunday.
Gossip About Wilmington Changes.
There is plenty Of conjecture. partlcul-
arly among New Castle county minis
ters and laymen as to what men Will be
assigned to the charges where there are
to be changes in the Wilmington district.
OF course only the bishop knows, and he
himself may be in doubt.
Nevertheless, it is interesting to hear
the predictions that fall from the lips of
everybody, here, there and everywhere.
OF course Mt. Salem ranks first. It is
said that there are several young men
down the Peninsula who would like to
move to the Wilmington district. First
among these to be mentioned is the Rev.
II. c. Turner, recently at Laurel. From
another source it is learned that 1t is
more probable that he will be sent "a
Asbury Church. in Crisheld. Nd. The
appointment ITO Mt. Salem, however, lies
between him and the Rev. f. +. Carpen-
ter.
The Rev. e. E. white will not return ia
Madeley and it is likely that he will
be succeeded by the Rev. Z. r. si3ell.
His last charge was at Minington. Md.
Kingswood Church will have a new pas.
tor The Rev. William T. Hammond will
go TO Ebenezer, near Newark. and in al
probability the Rev. L. 1. McDougle viii
go to Kingswood from oxford. Md.
It is said there viii be a regular "stir
ringiup among the dry bones and that il
Salisbury district, where there are forty
five charges, that only about seventeen
ministers viii be returned.
Ellen Orr.
Evening journal., 1904-03-18

The Junior Auxiliary OF Minquadale
Home Will give a sale and supper al
the New Century Club on next Thurs
day The sale win commence at 2
O'Clock, and supper will be served from
to s. adv.
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WilI Enteftaln oHleers.

Captain George II. Carter viii tonight
entertain the non-commissioned officers
OF Company +, First Delaware Infantry
az his home, No. 25o6 West Eighteenth
street.
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saw Many Jap Transports.

London, March 1s.-The Daily Nails
correspondent at Chefod says:
Il left here Sunday morning in my
dispatch boat for the Pingyang dis
trict, Corea.
When of Tatung Inlet, twelve miles
below Chinnampo. a Japanese gunboat
halted us. signalling that the channel
was planted with mines and that it was
dangerous to continue the voyage.
"On the way from here TO Chemulpo
we passed a constant succession Of
transports. Three thousand Japanese
troops were landed at Chemulpo last
week and 1000 more are due
"The main body. direct from Japan.
is debarking further north at Haiju or
Kaishoe.
The Russians are retreating across
the Yalu before the Japanese outposts
advance. Strong detachments Of Jap
anese are being placed in each town.
THE American refugees who arrived
at Chemulpo on the Cincinnati state
that the entire administration Of North
ern Corea is now in Japanese hands.
This. indeed, is true everywhere. Co
rean independence is at an end.
Further trouble Is expected from the
constant feuds between native ant
Chinese workmen, and the situation Is
aggravated by lack Of employment an,
the scarcity OF meat. Rmderpest pre-
walls among the cattle.
1.-Two Chinese junks have arrive,
from Port Arthur. They report tha'
only Chinese under fifteen years anc
over fifty have been allowed TO leave
Port Arthur. All the others have beer
forcibly detained 10 repair the damaged
forts and buildings
There are now 10000 Russians on the
Yalu river confident they can resist
the japanese advance
'The Russian captain of a Chinese
steamer hsre has received a letter stat
ing that the garrison of Port Arthur
now numbers less than 5000 men,"
Evening journal., 1904-03-18
New Records.

Just received lot Of new graphic
phone records. Come in and hear
them. Eippincott's. adv.
Evening journal., 1904-03-18

Fancy articles, candies and cakes
win be on sale at New-Century Club.
Thursday, by Junior Auxiliary Of the
Minquadale Home. adv.
Evening journal., 1904-03-18
RAIN AND SLUSH
FOLLOWS SNOW
Streets Were in Worse Con-
dition Than at Any Time
During Winter
THE BRANDYHINE is SWOLLEN

Winter About over-IntenseIy Cold
Weather Marks Period as a Record
Rreaker-The Average Temperature
Shows Remarkable Changes.
It was with surprise that people
awakening this morning looked out and
beheId the ground covered with snow.
The surprise Of those whose duties call
ed'them out was turned to disgust when
they saw the steady drizzle.
The rain was Of the penetrating va
rlety. It soon reduced the snow to
slush that covered the pavements and
at no time during the winter has the
walking been as bad as today. About
noon the sun tried to show its face.
The snow did not stay long on the
sidewalks.
6randywine Swollen.
on account Of the snow and rain the
lBrandywine is swollen considerably.
The stream has not overaowed its
banks, however, and although the resi-
dents i'm the vicinity are prepared to
move at a moments notice they do
not anticipate having to do so.
The turbulent condition Of the stream
and the washing of mud down the
banks into the river has caused il to
again assume that yellow cast and il
will require several days for the drink
ing water to become clear again. The
water had just about gotten clear from
the previous freshet
Did Not Snow Down State.
The snow of last night cid not ex-
tend further down the state than Por-
ters. Early this morning a heavy rain
set in. Some of the farmers in the
lower county are preparing to plant
potatoes.
An Intensely Cold Winter.
IT is to be hoped that when this spell
is over the backbone of the winter will
be broken. AS evidence that this win
ter has been an intensely cold one, the
average temperature during December
January and February was considerably
lower than for the same months last
year.
In December, 1903 the temperature
averaged 33.S degrees. and for the same
month in 1902. the thermometer showed
an average Of 3s.9 degrees. In Januar,
OF this year the temperature stood a.
2S.S, and for January. 1903, 37.4 degrees
was recorded.
The greatest difference showed It.
self in the months of February. Las
month the thermometer registered an
laverage temperature Of 2S degrees
while for the same period in 1903 the
mercury showed an average Of 41.9, a
difference Of 1879 degrees, which is
considered remarka5le.
The above averages were compiled by
the engineers of the City Surveying De-
lpartment. The thermometer was read
three times a day--at s O'Clock a. m.
1.3O and p IN.
Evening journal., 1904-03-18
MONDAY senten Services.

At the noon-day Lenten services held
in st. Andrews Church this morning the
Rev. Richard H. Nelson, Of Philadelphia
was the speaker. DR.. Nelson Is the
bishop coadjutor-elect Of the Diocese Of
Albany.
Evening journal., 1904-03-18
LAY CONFERENCE
OPENED TODAY
Agrees With the Ministerial
Body on the Amusement
Question
FOR THE THE ENDOWMENT FUND
SAD corresp0ndent EvenIng J0urnal.

Stan Correspondent Evening Journal.
Dover. March 1s.-The lay conference
was called to order promptly at 10 o'clock
by r. NJ. Cooper, Of Cheswold, Del. sec
retary of the last lay conference four
years ago. Charles f. Richards. OF
Georgetown, placed in motion Chief JUS
tice Charles b. Lore. Of Wilmington. as
temporary chairman and his selection was
unanimous. Mr.. Cooper was reelected
secretary and Professor Wesley Webb
was chosen as his assistant. Jacob Hud-
son was called upon by Chairman Lore 10
lead in prayer.
Lewis T. Grubb, Of Wilmington district,
William II. Franklin, Of Dover district,
James Brce of the Easton district. and
r. G. Jones Of Salisbury district. were
named as a committee on credentials. Az
ter the preparation Of the permanent roll
OF the lay conference. l.. T. Dryden and
Charles F. Richards. offered resolution,
making the temporary officers the perm
anent officers Of the conference and was
so ordered by acclamation.
Joseph W. Coley. Of Wilmington district,
c. T.. Richards. of Dover Harper Benson,
OF Easton and r. I. Powell. Of Sails
bury, were elected as committee on reso-
lutions. The resolutions passed by the gem
eral conference several days ago were
adopted.
The Endorsement Fund.
Next to the electionr of delegates TO
the General Conference, the considera-
tion Of the proposed annuity endow-
ment fund is the most important mat
ter to come before the lay conference.
The idea was originated bv the VIII
mington Methodist Preachers Associa-
tion, which appointed this committee
TO look after the matter, formulate
plans and lay is before the lay confer
ence. The Rev. John France. now de-
ceased, the Rev. c. w. Prettyman,
Chief Justice Lore. II. S. Goldey,
George NJ. Fisher and the Rev. J. w.
Easley.
The fund is for the benefit of super
animated ministers. their wives and or
phans. The endowment is $40, 500. The
yearly income from all sources is 1881
and the number of claimants at the
last session Of conference was fifty
seven. the average per claimant being
S137. 1t is the desire of the commit
tee to increase the fund by $4,000.
Cummings, the photographer, 307 Market.
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LAUREL IS NEAR THE
FIFTY THOUSAND MARK

Not quite to the $4,000 amrk Laurel
still keeps pegging away in never
say-die sort OF way that promises re-
suits. Bridgeville is keeping things
very interesting, however. and there
will be something doing very shortly
OF the city schools st. Pauls easily
keeps the lead while No. comes sec
ond.
Laurel High ...... 80. ....... 49,51o
Bridgeville High ..... -. ..... 4O.340
st. Pauls, Wilmington ........ 21,1S3
School No. 4, Wilmington. 1898
st. Patrick's Wilmington. 1920
Georgetown High . So. -. 7s4O
School No. 20, Wilmington. 5159
School No. S, Wilmington 4f53
New Castle High. -. .. s7s7
st. Hedwig's, Wilmington ...... 1926
Howard High. Wilmington. .... 1881
School No. 1. Wilmington. . 1856
st. Mary's. Wilmington. ..... 2290
School No. 5. Wilmington. 2231
School No Z. Wilmington. 1902
School No. TO- Wilmington. .. 675
Wilmington High School. ... 4St
School No. %. East Lake,. s5S
School No. "a, Wilmington. 3l6
School No. 3, Wilmington. .... 223
st. Peters, Wilmington. 15s
Hockessin ..... ...... .... 147
Clayton High M 49,. ... 1s5
MoClelandsville High =. ....... 12s
Evening journal., 1904-03-18
New Pension Orders.

Pensions based on age. over g. years. Sc
a month; over g. $ over s.. $40; over 20
years. si2 a month. See Colonel VAIN
wright. Pension Agent. No. 3 West Sew
enth street at once for further informa-
tion.
Evening journal., 1904-03-18

Fish. oysters ana CLANS. A. II. Ain
sccw. 206 West Eighth Street.
Evening journal., 1904-03-18
Fire Seen For mlles.

The reflection Of the fire could be
seen for miles and a lorge crowd Of
neighbors soon gathered there. No
one could account for the origin Of the
FIRE.
Evening journal., 1904-03-18

Fish. Oysters and CLAIMS. A. II. Ain
scow. 206 West Eighth Street
Evening journal., 1904-03-18

A. G. DoTsey. plumbeT. phone $50. adv.
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LARGE WELL STOCKED
BARN AND IMPLEMENTS
BURNED TO GROUND

Was One of the Most
Disastrous. Fires in tho
History of Mill Creek
Hundred-BIaze Seen
for Miles
Evening journal., 1904-03-18
RUSSIAN FORCE
NOW IN RETREAT
ACROSS THE YALU
Cavalry and Cassock Battery
Have Been Withdrawn.
Force Holds Chong Ju
ENGINEERS BUILDING RAILWAY
Japanese Transports Seen in Large
Numbers Approaching the corean
coast-oarrison Of Port Arthur Now
Numbers Less Than 5000 Men.

Seoul. March 1S.-The Japanese au-
thorities have been advised that the
Russian cavalry in Northern Corea has
partly recrossed the Yalu river and
that a Cossack battery has also with
drawn. A small Russian force st'll oc-
cupies Chong Ju.
Five thousand engineers are now
employed in the building Of the MILL
tary railway from Seoul TO wiju Only
a few miles have been completed Civ
ilians are working on the railroad from
Seoul TO Fusan. This road cannot be
completed before October next
Evening journal., 1904-03-18
DELAWARE PARTY
REACH FRISCO
Witnesses Arrive in Western
City in Good Health and
Fine Spirits
THE PRISONER WAS UNNERVED

Detective McveN Of This City, De-
olares Himself Confident Of convio-
ton Despite New Evidence offered
by Coroner Wall For the Defense.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-06


it not be credited to some mode o
thought or action that they Nigh
easily change?
Procrastination is a great bi.
mortgage, but not as big as untrutl
and idleness. But I want you to FL
out the list yourself, won't you
And while just casting your eye
around at the cause of your neigh.
boris failures just casually turn you,
eye inside out for a little while and
see what you will see.
The old saying is
ooh would some power the giftie
find us,
To see before as we see behind u.s."
Now the blessedness of being able
to e behind us is that we may profit
by what we see in the past. That we
may avoid making the same plumbers
and that we may guide our steps with
intelligence. If we are laboring un-
der a never-resting mortgage of any
kind, let us remember that "For first
class ruination, trust a mortgage
igainst them all,"-whether a moral
mortgage or the one recorded in the
courthouse.
Are you thinking how much this
has to do with Sunshine? Well, a
mighty sight.
How can happiness and sunshine
make their home with us if every
minute of our time, every thought,
every aim, is to free ourselves from
the eternal drag that takes our time
and impulses for good deeds and
good thoughts? The strenuous lives
we leads the result worth it all?
Wouldn't we have pretty near as
much, and enjoy life about as much.
If not a little better, if we dropped
of the strenuosity?
There is still a free cot at the dis
posal of some lady who needs the
benefits for August and
September. Also a cottage of five
for ladies or children who
would like to come into the noun
tains for rest and change. This is
furnished with the necessary stand
ing furniture, and will be let free to
those who need it. If you know of
such who are deserving people, write
at once, as the free cottages are linn
tied in number and do not remain
.ong vacant.
You understand that these free cot
5ages are not charity, but are. cot
that are built in a group of |
cottages that rent at fair prices
put owing to the generosity of q
gentleman, there are a few of them
hat may be let free as a Sunshine
Offering.
Let US hear from you if you wish
% take advantage of them for your
elf OF others.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-06

How many to-day are weary and
discouraged because of the mortgages
in their lives?
L don't mean mortgages that are
down in black and white upon the
big courthouse books, where every
body can read-although they are bad
enough and as hard to be rid of as
the Old Man of the Sea. But I have
been thinking of the mortgages that
are after all just as legible, Just as
plain to all who choose to observe
as that kind of mortgage is and as
disastrous to u success in life.
working nights and Sundays" and
all the time. I mean the mortgages
OF our habits. The opinions we
form, the character that we build for
ourselves, the inner man or woman
that we make of ourselves.
Now this is not to be q sermon
but l have been thinking all week
when not busy thinking about a few
other things. that none of us realize
the mortgages hal are our portion
and the worst of it is that many are.
II not all are, of our own maxine
Now just think for a moment Of the
people you know who have made a
failure of life: is it not often because
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-06
MRS. RANSIER's LETTER.
Miscellaneous Sunny Suggestions from
Sunshine Headquarters.

We worked through spring and
through summer and through
But the mortgage worked the hardest
and the steadiest of us all;
1t worked on nights and Sundays
it worked each holiday
1t settled down among us, and it
never went away.
Whatever we kept from it seemed
Almost as bad as theft;
1t watched US every minute, and it
ruled us right and left.
The rust and blight were with us
sometimes, and sometimes not;
The dark-browed, scowling mortgage
was forever on the spot.
The weevil and the cut-worm, they
went as well as came;
The mortgage stayed forever, eat
ing hearty all the same.
1t nailed up every window-stood
guard at every door
And happiness and sunshine made
their home with us no more.
Till with failing crops and sickness
we got stalled upon the grade,
And there came a dark day on US
when the interest wasn't paid;
And there came a sharp foreclosure,
and / kind of lost my hold,
And grew weary and discouraged, and
the farm was cheaply sold.
The children left and scattered, when |
they hardly yet were grown;
My wife she pined an persisted, an 7
found myself alone.
What she died of was "a MYSTERY" an
the doctors never knew;
But / knew she died of mortgage
just as well as I wanted to.
If to trace a hidden sorrow were
within the doctors art,
They'd ha' found a mortgage lying
on that woman's broken heart.
Worm or beetle-drought or tempest
on a farmers land may fall;
But for frst-class r~uination, trust a
mortgage against them all.
Will M. Carleton.
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