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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1898.
VOL. II. NO. 868.
Leader of the Union Repub
® Deans Gossips About Dela
ware Politics.
A FORTUNE AGAINST FRAUD
All He Wants for His Friends Is a
B Peaceful Elect ion and a Fair
| Count — With These
His Party Will
Win.
■ "Every vote cast at the coming elec
Hion in Delaware will be counted and
■very man elected will be seated."
V J. Edward Addicks made the above
Announcement last night. Few, very
Hew, people knew that he was in Wil
■nington, and there is a faint suspicion
■hat his unexpected appearance on the
Hcene is a result of Saturday's registration
Hi New Castle county.
When asked for an opinion as to the
■tuation in the State Mr. Addicks said:—
■Until the official count of the regis
Here.d, qualified voters has been properly
Bfe ported no man can make an intelligent
■balyeis.
H"I am not at all familiar with the
Hfltns of affairs in Newcastle county.
K, Kent and Sussex, however, I have
Scry reason to believe that the Republi
\|2an ticket will be elected.
HT"Further, I may say that when elected
gentlemen will be seated. The
Committees of the Union Re
gj^Vpublican party throughout the State aie
on the alert for fraud and attempts at
fraud. Experienced Detectives have been
^■ftcurefitlly canvassing the counties and the
^■information they have already gathered
will do.much to insure a peaceful elec
lion and a full, fair count of the votes."
WhenJ shown| a clipping from a local
newspaper Belting lortl. tlie proposition
that he would push tiis contest for
Senator Kenney's seat and thus take
himself out of the contest for Mr. Gray's
place in the Senate, Mr. Addicks' said:
"That contest is beyond my control,
so far as I know. I cannot prevent Con
grens from reviewing the Kent county
frauds and declaring Mr. Kenney's
si-at vacant for cause. My contest would
not necessarily figure in such a move on
the part of Congress. Should suen a step
be taken I am in no way bound to suc
eeed Mr. Kenney for tlie remainder of
his term if tlie incoming Legislature
should decide to elect me as a successor to
Mr. Grav. Just why we should discuss the
United Stales Senatorship at this time I
wreiwioiui'l flu lit' and^'llie "eonu-*d» fori
county officers are more interesting and
in,tenant topics at this moment.
"Ibelievc that John rl. Huffecker will
he elected to Congress by an uu
preedented majority and should the
incoming Legislature he Democratic
I would not he at all surprised
to see Mr. Handy elected as successor to
tge Grav I cannot see a hope for
F^p&mocratb ticket in either of tbe two
Tpwer counties, lam not well informed
as to the situation in New Castle county,
but Saturday's registration seems to sug-1
gest Democratic strength in Wilniington t
and throughout the county Ibis is.
merely idle speculation on t ie part of
myself. I have been away all summer
and know little or nothing about New
Castle county politics beyond the cur
rent gossip, in the newspapers.
"The Republican county tickets will
be elected in Kent and Sussex counties,
and 1 hope in New Castle
"All my friends want is a fair election
and and honest count. 1 will exert,
every influence, time and money to pre
vent fraud, and I promise that no guilty
man will escape punishment."
"Do you intend to force the issue in
the matter of the Kent county frauds?"
"How?"
"Will you make any move to press
cute the men who planned the steal or to
have further punishment inflicted upon
the auiltv insnCctirs?"
"I suppose that the Attorney General
knows all the particulars concerning the
matter. I have nut, seen him and really
w -ui't know what steps have been or can .
I Itaket, in the matter. It seems tome
if tt there ought to be some wtiy to get
K the men who instigated the crime as
as the tools who did their bidding,
gfhe matter is lar from being closed, but
If must have more information
the subject before 1 make
J
so
cal
liese
arious
- upon
any. statements,
terested in preventing further frauds
than I am in considering those which
are now a part of Delaware's history,
"Mark my words—every man who is
KVconcerned in any fraud at the coming
^election will be" prosecuted to tlie full
limit of the law if it costs u fortune."
This said, and the must remarkable
■factor in the nation's politics boarded
■the 10.10 train for Clayinont.
I
am more in
'• Inquiry Board.
m Yesterday morning, Adjutant-General
■iHart, Colonel Wickershum, Lieutenant
'Colonel Stevenson, Colonel Moore, Culo
Sel Chaytor and Lieutenant Dougherty
jjeft fur Middletown, where they will
Brieet. as a court of Inquiry concerning
She goods left at that place when die
iroops left for Camp Meude, Pa. After
■be survey a report will be made to die
Bovernnieut.
I Fourth 'tesstoii.
I The fourth session of the Arcli
neacoury, of Wilmington
Immanuel Church, Highlands, on No
vember 1 and 2. A large number of
prominent ministers from other States
(will be in attendance.
will he held HI
Salesmen's League.
The Salemen's league held a meeting
at evening at Eighth and Orange
reels. Business of u routine nature
as transacted. A committee was ap
Anted to make arrangements for the
November 10 and 11
nefit to be given
Dockstaders Theatre.
ROUND ABOUT THE TOWN.
The Kev. VV. W. Sharp read an in
teresting paper on "Bible Holiness" at a
meeting of the M. E. Preachers' Associa
tion yesterday morning.
It has been decided to increase the
Executive Committee of the Thomas F.
Bayard Memorial Association by an ad
ditional twenty-five persons.
Tbe steamer Seaboard, which has been
in drydock at, the Harlan & Hollings
worth Company undergoing repairs, was
launched yesterday morning.
The. Kev. N. B. Sice, of St. Joseph's
Coloied Church, has returned from Rich
mond, Va., where he gave a triduum
which was a decided success.
Fire destroyed a blacksmith shop be
longing to Thomas T. Weldon on Satur
day night. It was situated near Blue
Ball Tavern, in Brandywine hundred.
The First Delaware Battalion has been
attached to the Second Tennessee Regi
ment, making the latter a four battalion
regiment, and the largest at Camp
Meade.
a
vices wen 1 aim held over the remains ofi
Miss Mary Fagan, the burial being at the j
8a '">' cemetery.
Lieutenant Cabanniss, First Lieuteii-1
ant (retired) Eighteenth United States i
Infantry, 1ms teen appointed military I
instructor at Delaware Hospital to take i
Lieutenant Gordon's place, who is now
Major of the First Battalion of the First
Delaware Regiment.
The class of '98 of the Wilmington
Hoimeopathic Training School for,Nurses
will hold its commencement exercises at '
tl, e New-Centnry Club building this
t evening An interesting program will he
rendered. 1 lie giadnates are Marv T.
Clark, Katlie, ine Bryan and Laura' M.
Farmer. Since the graduating class in
INI,I tliirtv-lliree nurses have received
diplopias. '
Kemp and Jones Fought Over a
Question of Farming,
srH ,,. lal Dispatch toT «k son.
^ . n . , IH ,
' <>' kr, Del., Oct. 24. lbe murderous
l , 8sault . '" ade U P°S dam t e8 M -. ^ ®P..
^ u « 1 JoI ' eB 011 Saturdav night at Mas
Corner was not the result of a
political row or argument, as lias teen
Polished On the contrary the trouble
ed 8 l,eated debate as to
white of the two men conld best feed a
threshing machine. Both men are ex
te rtB 8t tlllB Bork ' » rd both are absurd
'y je^ous of their reputations as "feed
ers ; , , ,
. An eye witness of the whole proceed
jng makes the following statement here
Wl ""*y•
/empand Jones with a crowd of
other men, were talking aoout feeding
thres >mg machines in Minner s store,
and Jones, the coiored man, made some
offens.ve remarks concerning he inabil
tty of Kemp or any other white man to
best him at feeding a threshing machine.
Kemp kept up the banter, aud a black
man named Seward, precipitated a free
fight by throwing a scale weight at
Jones. It hit the man on the jaw, and
with a erv of pain lones rushed from the
store to tlie street, drawing a revolver as
he ran. Seward followed him out, also
brandishing a pistol over his head.
Kemp was still in the score, and would,
probability
had it not been for the outrageous con
duct of Jones, who, resting his damaged
jaw in one hand and waving a pistol in
Lite other, hurled the vileBt epithets at
Kemp and dated him to come outside
tlie store. Kemp went out into tlie road
to silence Jones with a brick bat, when
that worthy leveled his pistol at Ki tup's
head and said "drop it. Kemp dropped
the brick and clinched with a third
black man who, at this juncture, took a
hand in the fight. Kemp holding the
wrist of this third man, to prevent him
tiring his revolver, could not and did not
see Jones sneak up, place .the muzzle of
his revolver at his (Kemp's) side and
Kemp fell in a swoon, and the
would-be assassin was arrested.
Kemp is known to be an independent
voter, and at no time prior to or during
this row, was politics or party mention
ed. The fight began and ended with tbe
reeding proposition. At the time he
fired the cowardly shot, Jones wus in no
danger whatever, and the fight was oyer
so far as he was concerned. The politi
cal story sent out was designed to create
bad feeling.
On Saturday night last about 11.30
men smashed the
way leading to tlie
o'clock two young
show case in the door
dental parlors of Dr. G. C. Brown, No.
815 Market street.
The storekeeper who tries to make you
buy one article when you ask fur another
cares more for a few cents of profit than
for gaining a steady customer. Take
your trade elsewhere. ,
E. W. Armentrout is expected to ar
rive in Wilmington to-day and will go
back to his old emplover, T. C. Bradford,
832 Market street. Alf his friends will be
glad to see hie smiling face.
William C. Spruance, Jr., son of Judge
Spruance, whose critical illness was an
nounced on Friday, is in a Philadelphia
hospital. He underwent an operation
for the removal of a gall-stone, and, it is
believed, will recover,
The new pilot boat Philadelphia,
which was built by the Neafie & levy
Ship and Engine building firm for the
Pennsylvania and Delaware Pilots' As
sociation, lias concluded a successful
two-day trial trip.
T. ('. Bradford, wife and Miss Marion
Balz will leave for Virginia some lime
in November to spend several weeks
there. While in Virginia they w ill visit
his old home and also Orkney Springs,
the birthplace of Mr. Bradford.
At a meeting at Philadelphia of tlie;
Pilots'Association for the hav and l iver. I
Delaware Pilot H. II. Church'was elected
a director to All the vacancy made bv the j
resignation of F. S. Eldridge, who re- |
signed because of his election as Leas-,
urer. '
High mass was said at St. Paul's R. C. !
Church yesterday morning over t |,e ]
body of Catharine Newell. Interment
was inade at ('athedral Cemeterv. Ser-!
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NOT A POLITICAL QUARREL.
in all
have remained there,
of
fire.
Read Tux Sun.
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be
The Temple of Fame" Presented
at the Opera House tor Dela
ware
((
THE DANCES AND PARTICIPANTS
Hundreds of the Society Folk Attend
tbe Carnival—Booths Handsome
ly Decorated and Presided
Over by Fair Damsels
and Gentlemen.
The Temple of Fame which is to be
held in the Grand Opera House all week,
opened at 8 o'clock last evening, when
the auditorium was packed with friends
of the Delaware Hospital, for whose
benefit it is being given.
All were greatly delighted with the
carnival of dunces presented and voted
the affair a grand success. The Board of
Managers of the hospital were congratu
lated on all aides for the pleasing manner
in which everything passed off.
Upon the rising of the curtain at 8
o'clock tlie Goddess of Fame, Miss
Eleanor G. Walton, came upon the stage
attired as a Grecian deity, attended by
Misses Agnes Richardson, Jane Crilly,
Elsie Thatcher, Elizabeth Schawb and
Greta .Sparks.
They all took seats upon a gaily deco
rated throne, the Goddess occupying the
seat of honor.
ofi [The ladies were: Misses Edna Thomas,
j Mary Jones Edith l'oole, Kola Connor,
Mary llawknis, Eleanor H aw Fam e
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i ?f nb,rt , b ' Alice tiulla ; (J;hei, .V iceConnor,
I !' dl f ab f t l |'
i ,[!); a J, Me ." mump.
The Hungarian tlm ce wasinex ton the
pr, *. raU1 ' / Ba ? 8 , ' t:n I'-' ladies and
gentlemen dressed as gypsies anil was a
okra^^T.;
Sweden for years ^ *
' The ladies imViiciu itimr were-Misses
Elizabeth Warnerfe?tha LiS
He | ell Hesie Hopton, IleniL
\i 1 , ( .i 1( .ii Ellen Heltz M nnie I'almer
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There were beautifully decorated
booths on either side of the throne, and
in tlie boxeB at the side of the stage.
The first dance was tlie "German Har
vest," in which the following ladies at
tired as German peasants and carried
staffs covered with evergreens, partici
[paled:
Misses Rosa Thompson, Maine Kenney,
Cora Edwards, Gertrude O'Toole, Mary
Ziegler, Jessie Murphy, Carol vne Mc
Call.
William Pritchett, Paul Taggart, Wri
liam Straliorn, John Branstsm, Low
Bradford,
Harte, Mr. Hillagns, Misses Clara Bing
ham, Elsie Thomas, Gertie Lackey,
Maud Grier, Anna Taylor, Anna Mifflin
Willard
Turner, Eugene
tlie;
I Harriet Siidlmiu, Edward H. Brennan,
|Johu Hamilton, William Taylor, John
j Snyder, John Hale, Forrest Pyle, Frank
| McCov, Theodore Dixon,
During the dance there was singing by
' the Delaware Siengerbuud.
! \ danct ' ( ' nti , Ued "HprinKtinie" was
] next given by ad.es prettly alt red in
I""■'"n? luggertiveof Spring, aud carry
a P ple '"'""S'* 8 1,1 bl " 88 "'"
. r >- i • i, re i
Susie Dickinson, Bertie Dickinson Mary
Russell, Adah ten net, Gallagher, Arthur 1;
H. Carpenter, E. 1. Nlullin.
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Mr. B oliaui, George Middleton, Paul
Killen and George Bailey. Miss teraine
I Lynch was the gypsy queen.
The "Lotus Lily" dance was next. It
somewhat resembled the dances origi
nated by Loie Fuller and the ladies wore
handsome costumes.
The participants were: Miss Clara
Bingham and Blanche Verdeu Brown.
The "Cake Walk" was a pleasing con
ceit and now occupied the attention of
the audience and made a hit. The par
ticipants were gorgeously attired and
stepped it off to perfection.
The participants were: Leader, Sam
Jonson; No. 21, Ivory Black and Miss
Blanche Ravin; No. 99, Scipio Smith
and Miss Lily White; No. 29, Negrissi
inus Short and Miss Arabella Dark; No.
19, John H Iphimself and Miss Martha
Washington Jones; No. 25, Obadiah
Trusty and Miss Ambolina Philopena
Snow, No. 12J, Henry Clay Nitt and
Miss Amanda Anderson.
The "Daisy Chain" was next given by
the following Indies, -in pretty costumes;
Misses Mary Ziegler, Carolyn McCall,
Florence Cann, Gertrude Lackey, Jessie
Murphy, Else Thomas.
"The Old Thirteen" followed, accom
panied by the singing of patriotic songs.
The ladies curried flags bearing the
names of the States, and were prettily
attired. They were; Delaware, Miss
Mabel Porter; Pennsylvania, Miss Marie
Jackson; New Jersey, Miss Mattie
Sipple; Georgia, Miss A. Phillips; Con
necticut, Miss Katharine Rice; Massa
chusetts, Miss Bessie Wales; Maryland,
Miss Helen Scott; South Carolina, Miss
Bertha Lambson; New Hampshire, Miss
Flmuia Keim; Virginia, Miss Matilda
Lambson; New York, Miss Bessie Rice;
North Carolina, Miss Florence Hodgman,
Rhode Island, Miss Bessie Harris.
The closing dance was "Uncle Sam"
and John Bull. The ladies and gentle
participating wore costumes sugges
>f the United States and England.
in
of
in
No.
men
live of
They were Mrs. Swithin Chandler, Miss
Sherward, Miss Alma Groves, Miss Van
Trump, Miss Annie Gauge, Miss Pogle,
Miss Smith, Miss Wilson, Paul Mc
Curdy, S. Hodgman, S. Rice, Herbert
Rice, R. Pennington, William Jones,
Ned Ryon.
At its close the ladies and gentlemen
who took pnrt in the other dances
marched upon (lie stage and the Goddess
of F'nme came down from her throne and
occupied tlie front of (lie stage. Patriotic
songs were rendered, cloeing with "The
Star Spangled Banner."
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Walz have teen
visiting friends in New Castle.
has
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE.
Pupil, to be Given • Chance to
• Attend the Peace
Jubilee.
The question at to how many days the
schools should be closed this week to al
low the school children to attend the
Peace Jubilee in Philadelphia, was dis
cussed at last night's meeting of the
Board of Education.
One member of the Board alone had
been besieged by thirty-four children
for excuses for Thursday.
A. 0. McCausland, of the Eleventh
Ward, moved that the schools be closed
Thursday, and D. H. Coyle, of the Third
Ward, added Wednesday. The Boaid,
however, decided the schools should
close ouly on the first named day. A
few members voted - 'no."
It was stated that where parents took
their children with them to Philadelphia
on the other days of the Jubilee, the
children would be required togive writ
ten excuses to the principal, whicn would
be sufficient.
William Turner, of the Fourth ward,
reported that he had visited New York,
and seen the architect, who is preparing
the plans. There was a slight delay
caused by the fact that the bricks did
not correspond.
He also stated that Professor A. E.
Khoades, of the High School, had ren
dered some assistance on the plans after
the closing of the schools, out had nut
set any price for the work. He thought
$50 should be given him. The matter
will come up at the next meeting.
The teachers' committee reported that
they rented house No. 610 Adams street
for a new primary school and that they
Emma A. Strickland teacher
o? the school at $450 per year, and Kate
Harkins as monitor teacher in the lowest
position in School No. 1.
Concerning Martha V. West's applica
tion for ad vanced salary they think she
ought have had an advance of salary at
the last reappointment and because it
was overlooked then, they recommended
that her salary now be at the rate of
$500 per year, beginning November 1,
1808.
The new building committee was
ordered to place new shades in No. 6
school, and the heat, fuel and ventilation
committee a new radiator in one room in
No. 14 school. *
On motion of Daniel Boss, of the First
ward, the O. A. K. were given permis
sion to hold a meeting in the assembly
room of the High School on Novem
ber 17.
The report of the Wilmington Insti
tute Free Library for September showed
accessions of 400 and withdrawals of 80.
The matter of opening a kindergarten
school in School No. 5 was referred to
the proper committee.
The Committee of School No. Hi w as
given permission to place electric lights
in the drawing and manual training de
partments of t un, school.
Thy sum of {till, will doe W. If. Fmilk
A Son on blackboard for School No. 17,
was ordered paid.
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THE KEUli'STK.UTON.
Both Democrats and Republicans
Claim That They are Ahead in
This County.
The registration in this city Satur
day lust was larger by at least 1,U00 mote
than was exected by the political leaders
ol the Democratic and Republican par
ties.
The number of men that registered
8 H7 nmking a grand total in this
1; (o ' , jve da 8 ye ,2,94(1.
In the entire city on Saturday 4.577 of
*""*"«»»"'«*■">
niainiug 570 colored.
.entity Chairman Patrick Neary,
when seen yesterday, was more than un
usually communicative, and it is very
seldom that the "Silent Man" will say
anything in reference to the political
situation.
He claimed that tlie Democrats had
registered 3500 men and that this more
than overcame the majority that the Re
publicans had by the four proceeding
days of tegistration. He also stated that
the county and State, according to the
registration, was Democratic.
A number of prominent Republican
leaders were interviewed last night, and
they assert that their party still main
tained the lead it had held by the prior
registrations and hud, besides, gained an
additional majority in the county,of
over 500 votes.
A conservative view, however, is made
by the independent voter that the Re
publicans have a majority of abi tit 1,000
in the county.
Tlie Department of Elections an
nounces, for the information of registra
tion officers, that the registration officers
of each election district are required to
appear by this evening before a notary
public and qualify and certify to the cor
rectness of their registration books.
Flutter Caught in a Lathe.
F'rank Cleland, employed at Hilles &
Jones' machine shop, Ninth and Church
streets, hud the second Auger of his right
hand neurly severed by having it caught
in a large turning lathe yesterday after
noon. The bone was shattered. He
was taken to tlie office of G. K. Forrest,
402 East. Eighth street, who, assisted by
Dr. H. G. Huckmaster, amputated the
finger. Cleland resides at 510 Harrison
street.
Death From Diphtheria.
At the Board of Health office yester
day one new case of diphtheria and two
deaths were reported. Minty Inez
Davis, aged 4 years, died yesterday at
No. 509 Madison street, and a child
named Haney died Sunday at No. 1100
West Second stret t.
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Heavy Passenger Traffic.
Passenger traffic was heavy on all rail
roads to-day. The P., W. A B. trains
were ull well filled, and the trains on the
Deluware division were run in two sec
tions of ten and twelve cars each. The
baggage department was also kept busy.
Miss LotitiuT. Landis, of Philadelphia
has teen visiting friends in this city.
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The Inside Workings of the
Democratic Machine in
Delaware.
THEY WILL USE THE KNIFE
Handy Booked by Biggs and Neary
for the Cold and Sickening Drop
Playing aGume of "Freeze
Out" on Congress
man Handy.
party in Delaware for United States
Senator is Hon. George Gray, neverthe
less the Gray men in New Castle county
are injuring hie chances by the manner
in which they are lying down on Hon.
Levin I. Handy, candidate for Congress
man.
That tli is is a fact is assured by Demo
cratic leaders in the lower counties, and
by actions of the Gray men themselves
in New Castle county.
The entire support of George Gray has
not, and is not, lying down on the Con
gressional nominee, but the number has
practically narrowed down to two men—
John Biggs, himself a Senatorial as
pirant, and Chairman Patrick Neary.
The vital result pending from the ac
tions of these two men is probably and
in truth greater than they at first
realized, though it would Beena from cer
tain conversations which Neary recently
had that that gentlemen is beginning to
appreciate just what calamity he is bring
ing upon Gray men.
John Biggs and Neary began their
derhand fight on L. Irving Handy on
the day of the State Convention in
Dover. They defeated an attempt made
by Handy to speak on the convention
platform.
From that day up to the present the
fight lias gone on, necessarily causing
Congressman Handy the additional work
of fighting men of Ilia own party and the
common enemy also.
The fight oi' Biggs and Neary has not
been an open one against Handy. In
fact, it has not been a light in that sense
of the word. It is simply a case of lie
down on their usual work, evading any
open demonstration of their support of
Handy and remaining dilatory through
out the campaign. '
The reduced registration of Democratic
voters in New Castle county, and es
peciallv in this city, is claimed by the
supporters of the Democratic ticket to
be the result of the dilatoriness and
half-hearted manner in which Biggs and
IN' 'ary, the representative Democratic
leiders in this county, have acted.
For instance, campaign literature was I
sent at the instigation of Congressman |
Handy to Chairman Kerry, and he was
requested to distribute it in this city. It
was never sent out and remains to-day,
perhaps, on a shelf in his office or at
home.
It is against such tactics ns this that
Handy's friends protest.
Patrick Neary is chairman of the
county committee of this county.
As such he has not turned in to lend
his usual efforts to elect the Democratic
candidate for Coneres* Cnnsennentlv
hTen ire ticket™ w gMSg
will suffer J
The majority of Democrats, who are
Handy men, protest against the silent !
I. . ilireat to
get back at Biggs and Neary through de- 1
testing Senator Gray, if the next Legis- t
lalure should be Democratic. b i
In the two lower counties the legisla
the* 8Rualion^ii < w1iich^ , i^ie ni |SBniocnitic j
K%ie dfwn"' g of in BiggL 8 aud n Zrv 0 and
itlis believed, and so asserted by Demo-1 a
ctktic leaders in Kent, that, should'
Iffindy be defeated bv Biggs and Neary, nl
and a Democratic Legislature elected! j ,
Senator Grav will be sacrificed—and all
through the unwise course of his two
lieutenants. It is expressed that Gray
had better have staved home from Paris
to look after his Senatorial forces than
tol have entrusted them in the keeping
of men who take such an iniuaicions 18
Dolicv injudicious
" The great harm which might result to
■Senator Gray through this "silent" de
t'eatof Ilandv by Biggs and Neary was
brought to Seary's attention some few
davs ago bv a Kent county man, and he
was forced"to acknowledge that the de
feat of Ilandv would end nil Grav's
chances; that'is, if the Legislature is
Democratic
Biggs also will be waited upon, anil
the disastrous course which he and
Neary art pursuing, Will be pointed out. vv
Senator'(Gray is, undoubtedly, the
choice of the Democratic partv, and
should Congressman Handy be defeated
with the rest of his ticket, the Handy
men claim they will make no kick, and
will take up Senator Gray the next time.
Hovever, should the ticket be successful
with the exception of Handy, they claim
that his defeat is to be laid at the hands
of John Biggs and Chairman Neary and
the Legislature will be forced to repudi
ate their actions.
While the choice «f the Democrat
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the
are
the
is
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A Mother Burned to Death.
A ten-year old son of Mrs. Harry
Smith, of Landenburg, thinking that ii
coal oil lamp was about to explode threw
it down stairs.
It broke and set fire to the carpet, anil
Mrs. Smith, who heard the noise and
rushed into the hall, was fatally burned.
Four children survive. Her husband
is employed
woolen mills t
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Flowers In the Depot. I W.
The handsome interior of the P., W. < .'
& B. Railroad station was given an ad-1
ditional charm yesterday in the shape of
a flower-stand filled with potted plants ' ' v
-nd flowers. will be conducted by G.
W. Brinton & Company, florists.
at the
as a wool sorter.
JUBILEE PROGRAM.
NAVAL DAY.
This morning, decoration of the fleet
of war vessels In the harbor.
18 noon. Steam yachts, steamboats
and other craft participating In the
naval procession go down the river to
form in line.
12.40 p m. Secretary Long and
Navy Department officials arrive front
Washington.
1 p. m. Yacht May leaves Pine
street pier with Secretary Long on
board to meet and lead the naval pro
cessloa.
1.30 p. in. Naval procession begins
passing fleet of war ships, the Secre
tary of the Navy being saluted by each
as the yacht May passes.
Evening. Illumination of tbe naval
vessels, the Court of Honor and tbe
City Hall.
CIVIC DAY.
Wednesday, 10 a. m. Kedeaication
of Independence Hall.
11 a. m. Civic parade starts from
Broad and Cumberland streets.
...
Whjcihuton, Del., Oct. 24, 1898.
Whereas, There has been brought to
the notice of this committee, through
the press, that there has been a clerical
error in filing the Union Republican
party ticket in the First Senatorial Dis
trict fir Senator. The name
Samuel N. Knox, which should be Sam
uel M. Knox, w hich is one and the same
person. Therefore be it
Resolved, Tliut this committee reconi
mend that all Union Republicans in the
I First Senatorial District stamp the ballot
| > n the Bp ;ce with the eagle.
Daniel F. Stewart,
Chairman,
A STRANGER AT FARNHURST.
, _,, . _ _ . , . .
^ u S
lnal1 walked mto the Hotel Wilmington
-^t and engaged board When
register, he saui nv was loo cold
*£L F* "'Th'
! lan / lv g ' Chaiieston, K C., on the
«'T™ "J.
1 " ■ i
t D " r "* 16 ft* J* «««1 «s.
i talking to hnnselt and ha. ...
i ,i n .. J. ). u
j coiupa'..^''vidtli a
called in «» examine him. Tlmex
a ™' nB h t ' 0 "P r0 '.* d "'™ t0 he i, ' sant ';
to * arnhur8t iast
nl S,f^° r * rea ^ t V ent, 1 ,, . .
j , ia V * ve, L'*?
f? ? n J 11 [ l: ' , f. claimed to
a ' e k at 'f, ,lded McKinley and
" »»»» '»*, aud ^.ned to
l,av ®, a 8 1 ' 1k,, " wled B ,! , of c,1 ' re, t
?' Nothing among Ins effec s
se ve to establish Ins identity, it
18 1101 be,leved tllat l "S correct name is
either King or Kellev. It is likely that
friends will soon communicate with
, U8 tt " U * UUre h,s relwMie
1 , 1 .,, f anl | ulr 'S.
The med ca! exam,nut,on disclosed the
that lie had teen cupped some
ago to relieve blood pressure on
the brain, and he had secured temporary
^Uef rom the operutton. In usraUoiml
moments, he proved himself to be an
^ueated geiuleinan and there in every
believe that its presence m
vv '>'nmgton is the outcome ol a trip
taken during a fit of insanity,
Afternoon. Arrival of the President,
Vice President and members of the
Cabinet.
Evening. Reception to the Presi
dent and his party at tbe Union
League; illumination of the Court of
Honor and City Hall.
MILITARY DAY.
Thursday, 11 a. in. Military and
naval parade starts from Broad street
and Snyder avenue, and will be re
viewed by President McKinley at the
Court of Honor.
Evening. Reception to the Presi
dent and his distinguished guests
at the Academy of Music; illumina
I (ion of the Court of Honor ar.d City
Hall.
VOTE UNDER THE EAGLE.
Union Republicans Pass Resolutions
Requesting Their Followers to
Stamp the Regular
Ticket.
The Union Republican Committee
held a meeting last night at their head
quarters, at Fifth and Shipley streets,
and took action on the "clerical" error
which they had made in filing the cer
tificate of nomination of Samuel, M.
Knox, candidate for State Senator in the
First Senatorial District of Wilmington
hundred.
The committee unanimously adopted
the follow ing resolution, which explains
itself.
are as
Attest: H. E. Staatk,
Secretary.
The Hotel Wilmington Visited by u
Demented Man.
d. c.
.\gely,
.. •• Ills of
Counterfeit Tickets About.
Tlie rush to Philadelphia to aftenu
the Peace Jubilee Ims already com
menced. A large number from this city
are making arrangements to see the
parades from some point of vantage
and, us u result, are buying seats uu
the various stands in Philadelphia. There
is said to be a perfect flood of couuter
feit tickets about and, very naturally,
some ol our citizen have been caught.
One party, upon examining his ticket,
found the inscription "P. R. left." He
thought it referred to the left side of the
stand, hut soon tumbled to the tucket.
George H. Brown's Funeral.
The funeral of George Brown took
place yesterday afternoon from his laic
home, No. 1223 Tatnall s.reet. Services
were conducted by the Kev. A. N. Keig
win, D. I)., pastor o* West Presbyterian
Church. The pull-hearers were George
W. Pyle, E. L. F'oitlk, S. F. Robinson,
< .' eo / J 8 B Hull, James C. Cliurslia, John
Porter and N. It. Hammerer, all of
industry Lodge, A. O. U. \V ., of wind
' v r * " rowl1 wa8 a member.
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