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\ ' p ' . V VOL. XII. 14 PEOPLE CRUSHED. Collapse of Steel Skeleton of Hotel Dalinglon OTHERS MAY IE IN WRECKAGE The Building; Department Entered Repeated Charge* of Violation Against the Building, Which Were Disregarded. - - ? New York, Special.?Fourteen perrons are believed to have been killed, ?' whom the bodies of only five have been recovered. about a score injured, and several are missing through the collapse of the steel -skeleton of the Hotel Dalington. a thirteen-story apartment house in course of erection at r.TS West Forty-seventh street. The steel frame had been erected as far as the eleventh tloor, and the structure was swarming with iron workers, maeons and laborers, when, without an, instant's warning, the upper floor sagged ami collapsed ami the whole strut- ! ture fell with a crash that was heard for blocks and shook all the buildings in the vicinity. A portion of the stool f'atro fell upon the rear of tho Hotel Vntterson, on West Forty-seventh street, crushing in the wall of the dining-room and killing Mrs. Klla I.aooy titorrs the wifr, ?,f L- Ctr??-.-o - wealthy resident of Rye, Westchester 'ouuly. as she was sitting at luncheon with the wife of Rov. Dr. Mlnot Savage. who escaped unhurt. The other dead. so far as known, ar? Frederick Morrills. foreman of the Rncbling Construction Compati); a derrick man and two unidentified men, apparently laborers. Among those missing is Frank J. Allison. of the Allison Realty Company, the builders of the hotel, who is known 1o have been in the building when it fell. Efforts to recover the bodies of the Head and rescue those imprisoned in the wreck were begun by the firemen immediately after the trash, aqd the work of searching the ruins vill be ontinued all night. Owing to thejenorntous mass of metal wreckage, days may elapse before all the bodies are recovered. The cause of the disaster gene'ally accepted is the overloading of the floors. Foreman James llalpin in < barge of the iron workers, stated that there was a large quantity of eeirent nnd other building material on the fifth floor, and that, on the ninth floor were eighty-three iron beams which were to have been used in constructing the remaining floors of the building. That criminal carelessness is chargeable to somebody is shown by the fa t that the building department bad placed repeated charges of "violations" against the building, the last one of Inspector Charles French, because "the side walls were more than two stories in advance of the front walls and the floor beams were not properly bolted and tied." In spite of this and previous warnings. those responsible for the construction of the building went ahead, regardless of consequences. Adjoining the collapsed building oh the west is the four-story brown-stone residence of Harold Brown. Some of Iho huge iron beams struck the side of thn hnr.9f> ntnl fitnvn linlfle In ??oll A " " -VJ? I and voof, and dislodged a part of the brown-stone front, which was thrown to the street. The occupants escaped uninjured. On the east side is a house occupied by A. Walpole Orage as a school for boys. This had been dismissed a few minutes before the crash. A few beams struck the house, tearing off a portion of the roof and smashing holes in the side walls. Mrs. Storrs. whose husband is in T,ondon, was sitting at luncheon with Mrs. Savage when the crash came, and she and Ernest. Meier, a waiter, were instantly buried under the debris of tho roof and walls. Mrs. Savage barely escaped being struck, but he?- skirt was pinned to the floor by a mass of fallen bricks. Mrs. Storrs was breathing when extracted, but died within a few minutes. The waiter is believed to he fa. tally injured. The other occupants of the dining-room escaped unhurt. For a Dispensary. Wilmington, Special.?Those who are in a position to know,* say that, within ton nays trio campaign ror a dispensary in Wilmington will bo launched in earnest. However, the temperance advocates will make n.) effort to ront the open saloons before the first of next Janunrv. The necessity for a vote upon the question TO days preceding the regular election in November is assigned as the reason for drawing the lines so early. Should the anti-saloon element postpone the election as late as August, it would then be too late to close the salcons in January, in the event that they are successful The requisite number of names were secured to a petition calling for the election during last fall. A Wireless Test. Pensaeola. Fla., Special.?Wireless telegraphy is being put in practical use here. Messages were received from and sent to the battleship Texas. She was fully 100 miles out when the first message was received, and though going at. full speed the vessel did not arrive until late in the afternoon. Other vessel^of the navy will be communicated with as they approach. r \ OR] FC THE SMOOT INVESTIGATION Great Latitude Will Re Allotted In (Examining Witnesses. Washington Special.?An effo t to draw out the innermost farts o( the Mormon faith was manifest in Wednesday's proceedings before the Senate committee on privileges and elections, in an investigation of the pro tests against Recti Snioot. claiming his seat as a Senator from Vtah President Joseph F. Smith, tho highest. official of the church, was on the stand all day. lie was questioned closely in regard to the principles of divine revelations. Ho said he adhered absolutely to all the teachings of the church in that regard and that he himself had been visited with divine inspirations from (led. Ho nlso said that he still believed In polygamy. Tno testimony was directed in a siight. degree only at Senator Snioot and 110 attempt was made iiv tho do frnso to curtail ihr admission of testimony until President Smith was questioned in relation to polygamous cohabitation of certain officials of the church before the manifesto of ISOO. The attorneys then objected, and much time was devoted to the relevancy of tpich testimony. The committee went into executive session, and after full discussion determined to allow the utmost latitude to the hearings, which means that court, practices will he avoided, and thus the first victory was scored for the protest unts. The committee will near practically all the prosecution has to offer and determine for itself what is competent testimony. Tho committer will hold daily sessions. President Smith war the first witness. II. \V. Taylor, counsel for the Protestants, -shed Mr. Smith if he was a prophet, seer and rcvelationist. Mr. Bmiin said be received his powers liy reason of tho position ho held. He said the apostles of tho church were "sustained in the saiuo powers as prophets, soeis and rovela tors." Mr. Smith explained that (lie first presidency it: the president of the church, and two high priests or counselors. and the twlovo apostles aro next in authority. Tho Presidents are elected i?v the council and the apostles. Ik- said, but he believed and It is taught that presidents are really chosen by divine revelation, and they aro then endowed with the authority of the hnlv priesthood by authority direct from Clod. In relation to r< \ latir.n the witness said tho church holds that any elder may receive a revelation for his own guidance. "Then Mr. Smoot may receive sin h revelations direct from God?" said Mr. Taylor. "For his own guidance, yes," was the answer. Mr. Smith said only those revelations to the president which had been presented 10 the church and accepted by tlje members were binding upon them. Mr. Overman wanted to know what happened o those who did not believo in tho inspired revelations. "Were they unchurched?" lie asked. "They unchurched themselves,'* was the response. Mr. Ta>lor put the situation in this form: "May the members of tlio church s:t> to you, 'We deny that God has told you to tell us that, and we will not loeeive your revelation?" "It could." was the reply. Mr. Smith then made this statement: "The members of the Mormon church are among the freest, most independent people of all the Christian denominations. They have freedom of speech, freedom of thought. They are not all united on every principle of the church. They are not. expected to he So long as one accepts God, and his opinion is not. in conflict, with the accepted standards of the church, hf enjoys fellowship In the church, lie who denies tiod. ne wno commits adultery. or steah. or lies. or boars false witness agaii st his neighbor in any tvav. or goes contrary to the cardinal principles of our Christian religion, is compelled to withdraw. Put one who is honest, virtuous, bciictcs in God ar * baa a. little faith in our religion .s nurtured though he may not heliovn in theVhurch in all that it teaches. In that book (Mr. Smith pointed 1o a Mormon volume) is a revelation on plural marriages. Not more than ?> or 4 per cent, of the entire membership of the church have entered that state. All the rest have abstained from plural marriages, and many thousands have rejected the principlo entirely." Senate* Dubois said: "i notice you say that many thousands rejected the doctrines of plural marriages. Do you menu that .thov never practiced plural . marriages or thai they dcclar?l against the doctrine?" Mr. Smith answered again that many thousands in the church had declared against, the principle of plural marriages as given to the church In a reveiation from Joseph Smith, I T. v hfioff in 1* - # r (i i i kj Ifi ||>b v?ui tur ?ji rtiill.v ing to subscribe to the teachings of the church, Mr. Hoar asked a number of questions, and Mr. Smith said: The principle of reveiatiou is the fundamental principle of the character." "Have yon ever received such a revels i Ion direct from Hod " asked Mr. Taylor. "I never said I hod received a revaistlon except lhat God has shown mo that Mnrmonism is God's divine truth." said Mr. Smith. "How has God shown you that?" aaked Mr. Burrows. "Bv inspiration." Mr. Smith described the accepted theory of revelation of the principle - agimm * MI] >RT MILL, S. <J? WRDN ' of^polygainv to Joseph Smith. Jr.. saying that an angel in black had appeared unto him. \ 1? said revelations had not come to Im In that form, but ho had recolv?d a direct revelation from Cod by I ispir&tion. At this point. Mr. llailey said lie assumed that all the testimony being brought in in regard to the religion of tho Mormon church had some sound relation to the influonee the ehurch had in eivil affairs, and unless ho w?s assured of that he would object. District Appropriation. "Washington. Special.?Tlie House devoted the entire day Tuesday (o consideration of the District of Columbia a ipropriation bill, but did not conclude arion on the measure. The House ceTnroittee of the whole amended the bill by unanimous vote so an to tlx the marimum rates which may be charged the District of Columbia for telephone service or for telephones in private reaid?nees at from J2"? to $.">0 per annum. The amendment was proposed by Mr. Barttett. of Georgia. Notes and Comments. If Mr. Cleveland and his friends desire to confer an cspceial favor on the R?puhlican party Jn 1904 they will make the Panama issue paramount in the canvass. Under this sign Roosevelt would conquer by a much bigger majority in the electoral college than the sweeping lead won by McKlnlcy in 1900.?St. Uouis Globe Democrat. Som? men hope to live when they die because they are dead while they live. Killed Himself. Knowille. Tenn., Special.?Col. Charles Kahlo, of Indianapolis. Ind.. representative of the Natiohai Association of Manufacturers, headed by D. M. Parry, killed himself in the Hotel Imperial here Tuesday, lie was in the United States consular service under President llarrtson i nd lias held positions of State nnd rust in Indianapolis. No reason is assigned for his act. Pire at Rocky Mount. Raieigh. N. ('.. Special.?A large part of Rocky Mount. N. C\. was swept away by five today, the loss being estimated at over $8.1,000. Too Ore started in the opesa house in the Masonic building. This was destroy*.... together with the postoffke. the hank building, the telephone office and five store building were also burned. The hank and Maspnir building* were modern structures. The contents of the bank were uninjured and mail and stamps in the postofflce were savedt The hank opened in its new quarters (his morning Newts in Notes. ^ Wellington dispatch says: It will not he possible for the Hritish West Indian squadron to accept the invitation of the cihy of Pensacola to visit that port this %>iirin;j. The invitation was appreciated, but it. was felt, that it would interfere with the practice cruise. Tom .Tenk;rts? the heavyweight champion, failed to win in a handicap wrestling match with .Tim Parr, hefore the 01yn*>h: Athletic Club, at Buffalo. Jenkirts undertook to throw Parr twice in an hour. A Ixjndon pauer. the citron ielo, says that in the matter of i mjuic.i, inn iiimirn.- i>l v uiiiiiiuiis is 1 lie most correct assembly of legislators in the world, and the American House i f Representatives tho most astonishing. "Tiio ordinary Congressional costume," it aays, "is n long. very loose frock coat, a low-cut waist-coat, turned down collar, white how and Derby or felt hat. At first glance one would easily tako Congress for an assembly of disjointing ministers." The battleship "Wisconsin has beaten tho world's record with thirteen Inch guns. Its export gunners at Maniia, on February 27, made nine bull's eyes out of ten shots fired with in ten minutes. Washington. Special.?A conclusion of the negotiations for the title to the Panama Canal property is in sight. Wtthin thirty days, perhaps in a shorter time, the United States wilt he in full possession of the property and the money consideration will have been paid to both the Republic of Panama and to the new Panama Canal Company. In an interview, Mr. Cleveland says he believes the Democrats will nominate a proper candidate for President. ("Jen. Kuropatldn, the commander of I the Russian army in the Far East, was a personal friend of Skobcleff. with whom he served in the Russo-Turkish var and the Tekke-Turcoman campaign. He is a man of the Skobcloff type, and regards Britain as the hereditary foe of Russia. It is said that ire regards as inevitable the Russian conquest of India. Governor Bates, of Massachusetts, in his annual message, recommends granting to women the right to vote for municipal officers. If, after trial, the results are not satisfactory, he suggests, the legislature can repeal the law. LL 1 KSDAY, MARCH 0, UK) LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS. V i* Many Matters of General Interest In Short Paragraph*. Down In Dixie. Many persons believo the Wabash is behind the now Tidewater Railroad Just chartered in Virginia that is to run from Giles county to Norfolk. It was decided Wednesday to hold the annual reunion of iho United r'onfederate Veterans at Nashville, Tenti., June 14. 1."? and 16. The President Wednnulnv sent m tb* Senate the nomination of .Inlin M. Merrick as postmaster at Walhnlla, S. C. The removal of holt? from the rails is believer! to have canned the fatal Roanoke and Southern wreck near Henry Station. Vn. Kdward ICmmet. a woodsman, who claimed St. bonis as his home, died at llorton. \V. Va.. from drinking hot drops as a substitute for whiskey. Mile. T.ouise Peignet dn Pallet. French teacher at Wytheville Seminary. Wythevile. Va.. has been ill with grip and bronchitis. A non-union man who lias been working at the steel plant of the Parkerslnirg Iron and Steel Company during the strike was tired upon while returning honie front work. A Federal warrant has been issued for a striker who is suspected of the .shooting. Detectives Tomlinson and (liltson, of Richmond, went to Suffolk jail and had a long talk with William Ferris, alias "the Kid." the alleged slayer of Policeman Hob Austin, of Richmond. Ferris denied thai he had confessed to three fellow-prisoners. but the officers think lie is Austin's slayer. Property owners on the eastern branch of the Hli/.abeth liver, which the Norfolk and Perky l.ridge Company purposes to span with a wooden bridge 1,600 feet. long, announce that they will fight the request of the bridge company to build the bridge when the application is presented to the War Department. At The National Capital. Commander Miller, of the cruiser Columbia. notified President Morales, of Sr.nto Dojningo. that he would not permit the blockading of any island ports. The Cabinet decided not to send any j troops to the 1st limits of Panama The Senate passed the hill requiring the transportation of army and navy supplies in Vnterlean vessels. The House concluded general debate on the Distrht of Columbia appropriation bill. The House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commeree directed an investigation to determine whether the "href trust" is violating the injunction listing against it. The Senate Committee on Naval At- i tairs favorably reported th- Naval Appropriation bill, with several important amendments. Senator Gallinger introduced a hill to increase salaries of Government exc. uti\e officers and members of Congress. VIRGINIA AND WKST VIRGINIA. The schooner David I'. Davis, hound for Baltimore, was sunk by a collision off Hatterar. i Preparation* are cnmninio Republican State Convention, which meets in Norfolk Thursday. | i At The North. Mrs. Harriet. S. MaoMurphy. of Omaha. Neb., who has won some reputation as a lecturer on domestic s? ience will conduct a restaurant for dyspeptics at the St. I .oil is World's Fair. Philadelphia continues to pay a heavy prico in human life for its shameless neglect of ordinary precautions for its water supl.v. Hast, week there were 88 new cases of typhoid fever and 13 deaths, and even this total was haded as an improvement upon the previous week, when there were 126 new cases, though only l<k deaths, from Across The Sea. The Japanese general staff of the Guards Regiments sailed for Korea. A combined attack on Port Arthur was repor'ed. Sir William Vernon-Harcourt, the famous English l.iberal. Is to retire from Parliament. Isidy Grizel and llaron Uelhavcn were married In Westminster Abbey, the first wedding ever held there, dnr ing Rent. St. Petersburg:. By Cable.?It is now said that the Russian Baltic tquadron, comprising eight battleships, two armored cruisers, three protected misers, two large transports and 30 torpedo boats, will leave for the far east, at the end of July. It is added that it will be commanded by Rear Admiral Ftojestvensky. Plans are on foot to erect in Berlin one of the handsomest opera houses in the world. Paris. By Cable.?Information reaching here front official sources shows the Japanese concentration of troops Is going on extensively in ih? neighborhood of Ping Yang. Korea. Barge forces are debarking front transports at nearby ports, from which it is assumed that an extensive land engagement is imminent in northern Korea. Attscellr.neou* flatter*. The postoffice at Humphreys, Ark., where the postmaster was a negro, has been blown tip with dynamite. Folk delegates jumped out of windows during a turbulent Democratic I county convention at Clayton, Mo. I \ pime f ' ' 11 14. RUSSIA'S WARSHIPS BOTTLED Nov Battleship* Will Not Be Available Until the find of August. Ijondon. By ('able.?l.ltle change in the far Kastern situat! a is reported. It is apparent that the Japanese are busily engaged in transporting their forces into Korea, and this work is being facilitated by the enforced inactivity of the navy. According to the Srhnstopol correspondent of The Daily C.raphic, Admiral Skrydloff has learned privately from Port Arthur that the Uusisan battleship Retzivnn lies in sneh a position as to block effectually the exit of battleships from tiie harbor, the pa sage being narcticable onlv for .misers The correspondent adds that the Russian new battleships now building on tho Bnltii will not ho ready for active commission before the end of August. The Japanese official who lias charge of Japan's financial and commercial interests in England declares that his government foresaw the possibility or coal being declared contraband of war and that it had been collecting large stores of Welsh steam coal for years, so that today it has a supply sufficient for the needs of the navy for years to come. Russia Peels Easier. St. Petersburg, r.y Cable. There exists a high authorilx for tlie statement that IJnsia now has a reason to feel more tranquil regarding the altitude of (Ireat Britain. The real reason for I he visit to St. lVlerr'burg of Count BencUendorff. Russian ambassador to (Beat Britain, while ostensibly to see his sou off to the far l-Jast. was personally to assure his government of his belief that the Japan's ally were ill-founded, and Ureal Britain, although standing by the obligations of the Anglo-Japanese treaty, would not move unless compelled .- <> to do by the entrance into a flairs in the far Cast of a third power. As tit" Vssociated Press is also credibly informed, the British and Krench governments have reached a thorough understanding, by which tlicy have pledged mutual non-interference. Russian now feels much more secure against European complications. Attacked By Crank. Washington Special?Armed with a 158 caliber revolver. William O'Brien, alias William Duffy, an insane discharged soldier, entered the War De |l<t! I lin-ll I , illHl KIMIIK <" rCMMll --I, 111 tho mail ami record division, shot Robert .1. Manning. a messenger, atirt Arthur Weieker. a clerk. Miss Rmma Saxton, another elerk. harel.v missed being shot. Manning's wound is considered dangerous. Wcticker was shot in tho left aim above tho elbow. lb fore the maniac could flro a third time lie was overpowered by James J. Dawson, a messenger, li required tho combined strength of half a dozen persons to finally subdue the man. Prominent among them was Lieut. General Adna R. Chaffee, chief of staff. The lunatic still held tho smoking weapon in his hand when Gen. Chaffee noticed it. and with his left hand 011 the man's throat, took the weapon from him, and also the papers in his pockets. Destructive Prairie Fires Lawton. Okla., Special.?Reports received here indicate that five persons have been burned to death and .1,000 square miles of territory In tstowa and Comanche counties swept by prairio fires. Hundreds of people are homeless ami it is impossible to estimate aeeurately the flnancinl loss, owing lo I be wide extnl of country affected. Following is a partial list of the killed and injured: I). iJarmond. living six miles north oast of Law ton, burned to a erisp; John Harmond, eniiiiot. live; A. X. Crawford, near Hawton, seriottslv burned; Mrs. Henderson, widow living near Uawton, and two daughters seriously burned; one eannot live. Report says that more fatalifes are expected, as the reports from some distriets are meagre. News in Notes. in 18'm; Congress adjourned on June 7 ten days before the Republican National Convention. In l!?00 adjotirnment was taken on June 11. two weeks before the ((invention at Philadelphia.1 The Republican convention will hp held this year on June 21. and it will be a reversal of precedent if the Senators agree to an adjournment, of the Congress before June 1.?Washington Post. The French Minister of AgiTmlture has received from the Riviera a report which shown that the orange growers are threatened with the worst of calamities. A microscopic, inse. t. scientifically known as rhrymimphalus minor, is the cause of an orange disease as potentially destructive as the potato disease which spread famine and devastation over Ireland .17 yeare ago. M. Helle. an expert in Nice, has been investigating the origin and propagation of this malady among the oranges. The council of the depart-, ment of Nice has taken the matter jn hand. Orangegrowersare combining for the extirpation of chrysumphalue minor. It is said that, the insect wa? imported from America some years, ago. and that the first signs of its depredations were detected in Florence. no. r?j. COULD NOT AGREE. Coal Operators Ask for 15 Per Cent Reduction ; THE MINERS MAY GO ON A STRIKE The Conference failed to Reach An Agreement and An Adjournment Seemed to He Imminent. Indianapolis Special.?Wivoti tho conference ?>f tho minors and opera(ors of tho central competitive district opened Tuesday W. S. n?ssett, an Ohio delegate, moved that th? * scale no?.- in effe ? be re-adopted". The Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and western Pennsylvania operators voted no. and Urn minors from the same States yes. President Mitchell then presented the demond of the miners, and F. Ti. Pobbins made tho demands for the operators of a ir> i?er cent, reduction in v.-ages. lie said: "Present conditions demand a reduction In v.-ages. We ask you lo arbitrate as to what your share of tho reduction in the price of coal shall he." Mr. Hobbins said In- and the ones he represented would never sign a scale unless it be a reduction in wages. President Mitchell replied to Mr. Hohhins, saying that for bis part ho knew what lie was going to do. This statement was interpreted bv the convention to moan the demands of the miners would be adhered to. j The remark was applauded by the miners. A recess was then taken. During the recess, F. L. flobbius, leader of tho operators, said: "P looks like :i strike. Tho opera tors will inako no concessions?absolutely none. It is a reduction or strike." President Mil hell said: "On Mr. Robbins' statement before the convention it does look like a strike." \V. S. (logic, of Indiana, made tin* losing address for the operators. The question was then called on tho adoption of Mr. Robbins' resolution for a reduction of 1" per cent, in wages. On motion of Mr. Robbins, tho matter was referred to the scale commitlie, together with tho entire quotation of fixing ;> scale. The convention then adjourned until Thursday. Want Investigation. Washington. Special.?An investigation of the Pnsloffice Department by a special i uninittee of the House of Representatives is being urged by tho r.iinoiity members of the Utilise committee on pos'officeR and post roads. A resolution to ibis end. introduced in Die House .lunnary .Mb last by Representative flay. Democrat, of Virginia, was dupli< ate.i by Representative Cowlieril. Democ at. of Missouri. Mr. Cowherd is a member of the postoflfice com| niittee. Mr. Hay is not. and the re introduction of the icsolution is regarded as a move to bring tlie matter to a head in the near future. Naval Appropriation. Washington. Special.- After only one session of the committee on naval affairs the naval appropriation bill was Tuesday reported to the Senate. Comparatively few changes were made in the hill as passed by the House though the provision for a naval training static!) on the (pent l.akos was again incorporated 'r. tlie measure. The increases recommended by the Senate aggregate s::_'7.0'in, making the total $:?7.001.7HS. Postoll'Ce Hlown I'p. Washington. Special.- The Postoflico popartrncnt lias been oflHeialy notified that the postofflce at Humphreys. Ark., has l?een bl< wn tin. and the St. 1/Otiis division of postoflh o inspectors has been notified to make an investigation immediately. The advices to the Department give no details of the affair, whirl) pi ess reports attribute to the dissatisfaction with Hie negro postmaster and his predecessor, also a I IIKVITJ. German Stetl Interest*. n*rlin. Hy (.'able.?A ft or long and tedious negotiations the German Steel Syndicate has finally hern organized. The original plan was for a syndicate of the entire German steel industry and was tirst set in motion at Frankfort-on-the-Main in the summer of 1002; but, after long haggling, this project was found to be impossible. Negotiations were then begun, and now have breu concluded, among I'fi of the largest concerns in the country. The smaller manufacturers whose, output ranges from 1.000,000 to t.SOO.OOo tons annually were excluded. The agreement extends to June 30. 1007. The Syndicate will l?eg|n activity at once. Cruiser Sails for Home. Philadelphia. Pa., Special.?The new T.i.'1/It.U lot- * 11* -a. > uiniou i iwisri .>I<1<1J|IUH, II1IIIL ML Cramps' shipyard, sailed today for Constantinople. On the way down the Delaware river she stopped at Fort. Miflln, and took aboard 160 tons of ammunition. The cruiser then proceeded to Norfolk, to he placed in commission, after which she will e.ave for her gun trials off tbe Delaware capea. k ' '"it - i-i-U