The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 1

VOL- XXVIII-NO. 115 WILMINGTON. MONDAY. MAY 14 1894. PKICE TWO CENTS.

WOMEN'S CLUB RECEPTION. TABERNACLE BURNED PROUDLY IT FLOATS THE DAY IN THE PARKS CHANGE IN A RAILROAD. Queen Anne and tKent County Rail- CORNER-STONE LAID. Interesting ExerciseB at the Site of the Second M. P.

Church Yesterday. The corner-stone of the new Second P. Church, at Fifth avenue and Anchorage streets, was laid yesterday afternoon in the presence of about 300 persons. The exercises were conducted by the Rev. F.

T. Tagg of Baltimore, editor ot the Methodist Protestant, in the grove of trees adjoining the lot on which the new church is being built. He was assisted by the Rev. B. F.

Jester, pastor of the First M. P. Church. Tagg made an address on the distinctive features of the church. He said that the building of the church started when Jacob placed a stone from which to worship, and from that houses have been built so that the people may meet God.

He said in part "The Church is a reflection ef God himself. God means that the government must be just to the people, and that men who have charge of the government must not resort to tricks and shams to administer it. It should be righteous, and if those in charge are God's men it will be righteous. God also says that the capitalists shall be just to his employes, and that the employes shall be just to their employer. The men who are rich and hire others must not oppress them.

He may be a member of a church, but if he ill treats those who'work for him he not a member of the Church of God. The employes must be just to their employer and must not cheat biro by working a shorter time than what they are paid for. They should be just to one another. "The excess of good is evil. If gold takes possession of a man he is a miser, and that word means misery.

Piety is a good thing, but if a man talks of it dreams of it when asleep, he soon becomes a madman. You should be temperate in all good things and shun all evils. Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved God and wives, obey your husbands as Christ obeyed God. Children, love your parents and respect them as Christ did. The religion that does not take notice of the irajside sufferer does not represent Christ.

In the poorest beggar there is the immortal soul which Christ died to save. You should try to raise it and put it in its proper place. "The church must foster and protect education. May the band be paralyzed that would interfere with any boy or girl obtaining an education. The best creed for any church is that which makes a man a brother to his fellow man.

They are both subjects of God. There may be many divisions, but they are one army. There is only one God; one church and one salvation. The building of this church is one step in the progress of God's work and one in the progress of this city. A large delegation of Welcome Council, Jr.

0. U. A. was present An address of welcome was made to them by the Rev. G.

A. Morris, pastor of the church. Alter the exercises in the grove the corner-stone was laid by Dr. Tagg. In the box were some coins, copies of the Methodist Protestant of Baltimore, the Methodist Recorder of Pittsburg, Thk Mornino News arid the" Dafty Republican, the hymn book entitled "Tribute of Praise," and a copy of the constitution and discipline of the church.

The new church is at the corner of Fifth avenue and Anchorage street, built on a corner lot 60x100 feet. The church or chapel will be 28x40 feet, with a recess pulpit. It will be built of wood. The new building will be dedicated during the summer. A large collection was taken to help build the church.

The New-Ceutury Club Entertains Delegates to the Federation of Women's CIudb. The New-Century Club of this city threw open its doors on Saturday afternoon to the delegates to the biennial meeting of the Federation of Women's Clubs held in Philadelphia last week. The drawing-room of the club-house was profusely and tastefully decorated with dogwood, heather and wtld honeysuckle blossoms and other woods flowers, as well as with cultivated flowers, such as roses and carnations. The visitors about fifty arrived at the club-house at 8 o'clock and a delightful 'informal reception was held, lasting for two hours. The club-house was inspected by the visitors, who were enthusiastio in their admiration of its convenience and its beauty.

Light refreshments were served in the club parlors and this feature of the entertainment proved to be a season of delightful social enjoyment During the afternoon short impromptu speeches were made by Madame Korani, Syrian commissioner to the World's Fair at Chicago, who was present in her native costume; Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotm of Chicago, the newly-elected president of the Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Brown of Orange, N. ex-president of the Federation of Women's Clubs.

Oilier visitors present were: Mrs. Estelle Merrill of Boston, of the Women's New Eng. land Trees Association, Mrs. L. H.

Stohe of Kalamazoo, Mrs. Yardley of Orange, N. Mrs. Edward Longstteth.Mrs. H.

C. Leonard, Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery of Philadelphia, Miss Louisa Stockton, Miss Edith H. McAl-pine and Miss Etta Osfrood of' Portland, Miss McKenny and Miss Mary B. Temple, Kuoxville, Tenn.

Miss Armstrong and Miss Perkins, Pittsburg, Pa. Miss Levin, Chicago; Miss Emma Potts and Miss Emma C. Russell, Pottsville, Dr. Jennie de la M. Lozier, New York; Mrs.

Alice J. Breed, Lynn, Mrs. Julia K. Dyer, Boston, Mass. Mrs.

Kate Gannett Woods, Salem, Mass. Mrs. H. H. Boyce, Los Angeles, Cal.

Mrs. Charles R. Miller, president of tha New-Centurv Club, and about 200 of the members acted as hostesses. The receDtion ended at 5 o'clock. The visitors returned to Philadelphia on Saturday evening.

CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. An Italian Society- is Divided on a Question of Prosecution. Nicholo Cercheo, an Italian, who waa formerly treasurer of the Italian Beneficial Society of this city, was arrested last night on a warrant chareinir him with embezzling the funds of the society. It is said that some time ago Cercheo took 105 belonging to the society. When it was found that he had taken the mbney the meHfoera gfeve him a time in which to make the amount good.

Shortly afterwards Cercheo was thrown ont of employment and since that time has not been able to obtain He has been in Philadelphia, but returned to this city yesterday. The time for him to pay was up yesterday and one of the officers of the society swore out the warrant for his arrest. When the other members learned 'A this action they were indignant, as all were in favor of extending Cercheo's time, as he had been out of work. Last evening these members were trying to get bail for the accused. Thomas Johnson Has Resigned.

Johnson, of the Harlan and Hol- Hngsworth Company, who has for thirty years been the superintendent of the ship yard of the company, has resigned and will be succeeded by Charles Sohofield of Bath, Me. Mr. Johnson has been with the company for forty years in all, and during the thirty years he has been superintendent he has been the friend of all the men in the yard and was generally liked by them. It is probable that Mr. Johnson will remove to his farm in Virginia, in which he takes much interest.

It has been his intention for some time to retire from active work. Special Car of Congressmen. The committee of the National House of Representatives to attend the funeral of Rep resentative Bratton of Pnncess Anne, passed through this city on Saturday morning in a special car. Those in the party were Representatives J. F.

C. Talbot. Maryland Albert S. Berry, Kentucky John Causey, Delaware; William A. Jones, Virginia; T.

J. Hudson, Kansas; Senators George Gray, Delaware; J. H. Gallinger, New Hampshire; J. Palmer and wife.

Illinois: Charles IL Gibson, Maryland. They returned on a Bpecial train on Saturday evening to Washington. 1 Gone to Old Point Comfort. At 12.01 o'clock yesterday morning Mr. and Mrs.

James Hanson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Baron, Mr. and Mrs.

W. J. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. William Shepherd, Mr.

and Mrs. D. W. Conner, Mr. and Mrs.

R. W. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. W.

J. Maxwell, Mrs. Roberts, Miss Weeks, W. J. Randolph, W.

J. Sterling, Captain Bodine of the South Jersey railroad, L. E. Shepherd, E. G.

Blaisdell, assistant trainmaster of the South Jersey railroad; A. L. Spark. J. H.

Regan of Washington, left for Old Point Comfort, Lear Crushed. Marjtin McDonough, a young man living at Sixth and Church streets, was seriously injured yesterday morning on the P. W. B. railroad near Edge Moor.

He was stealing a ride on a freight train and slipped off. He fell under the wheels and had his right leg badly crushed. McDonough was removed to the Delaware Hospital. LOCAL POIKTS. The exchar g's at the Wilmington clearing house on Saturday were: 137,004 5)9; balances, 28,374.84.

The pretty new restaurant of A. L. Ainscow Co. in Shellpot Park will be formally opened on Thursday. All sorts of refreshments will be served.

The Weather. Z. James Belt's thermometer on Saturday recorded 71 at 8 a. 76 at noon, 80' at 3 p. m.

and 75 at 6 p. m. Yesterday it recorded 70' at 9 a. 80" at noon. 85 at 3 p.

m. and 79 at 6 p. m. Ta Mokhixq Nawa thermometer indicated 68 at 9 p. 63" at midnight, and 60' at 2 o'clock this morning.

Indications. Delaware: Generally fair; variable winds, road Will Hereafter be Operated by Its Owners, The Queen Anne and 'Kent County railroad, which runs from Massey's station to Centreville, was separated from the Pennsylvania system on Saturday morning and will after to-day be run ag an independent railroad and managed by Its own board of directors. The road has for some years been operated under a lease by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, but it is said that the road has been losing money every year. Some years ago there waa a suit between the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the Queen Anne and Kent people. Sometime ago it was decided by the two companies to operate the roads separately, and so when the new time-tables which go Into effect to-day were made out the road formerly known as the Queen Anne and Kent County was divided and the portion between Townsend and Massey's became the Townsend branch, and the remainder of the road was called the Queen Anne and Kent County.

Superintendent R. Li. Holliday, of the Delaware railroad, and Beveral of the other officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company who came down in a special car went over the road and officially made the change. Why the change was made could not be ascertained, as there are none of the officials of either road in Wilmington. The people along th6 railroad are by no means pleased, as one of the first things to be done is the changing of the character of the trains running on the road.

In the future they will all be mixed trains, that is the trains will be composed of both freight and passenger cars and passengers will be compelled to remain on the trains while the freight cars are being shifted. They also complain that the taking off of the freight trains makes the shipment of freight inconvenient because it has to be put on the trains so early in the morning. COLORED CONFERENCE WORK. Bishop Tanner Made a Strong Address on Saturday. Special Correspondence thk Morning Siws DOVER, May 13.

At the colored conference this morning Bishop Tanner received Into full membership four promising young men to be ordained deacons, among whom was his own son, Carlton M. Tanner; William Williams of West Chester, Paris Decker and James Pritchard. The bishop delivered a very able charge to the young men as to their fitness. He said: "Now you consecrate yourselves to God. are not to use the ministry as a bridge to carry you over to something else, but you are to give yourselves up wholly to the work of the Christian ministry.

You must carefully observe and keep the rules. Young men do your duty, and that is all that Is expected of you. Methodism sets its head against hard-headness. The duties of all are clearly defined iri this book. If your presiding elder tells you to do a thing do it.

The Methodist Church sets its faco like an iron fence against hardheadness. Be diligent my brethren. Nothing kills a newspaper so quickly as good nature. An editor who is too good natured to throw away such things as are no good to him soon kills his paper. Bishop Turner, if he ever did a good thing in his life, it was when he gave to the church a catechism.

"Many preachers who have very little faith in God go forward whoopiug and yelling without effect. He exhorted the young men to teach the children. He exhorted them also to visit from house to house. The Rev. Thomas H.

Smith of Middle-town, was re-admitted. The session was occupied in answering questions of discipline and locating and su-peranuating ministers. Rev. John W. Stevenson of Philadelphia was superanuated.

The Rev. William H. Bryant, presiding elder, moved the superanuation of Leonard Patterson. The motion failed for want of second. The Rev.

W. Murray, of the M. E. church, and Professor E. L.

Cross, of the Wilmington Conference Academy, Dover, were introduced and were called upon for addresses and cheerfully The response to them was made by the Rev. W. H. H. Butler of Philadelphia.

DEATH OF BENJAMIN WELLS. WasiTlcket Agent at Elkton for Fifty teven Tears. ELKTON, May 13. Benjamin Wells, the venerable ticket spent of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad at this place, died yetterday afternoon. He was within a week of fourscore years of age and had held the position of ticket sgent and sta-tionmaster at E.kton in continuous service for fifty-seven years.

Mr. Wells had a severe attack of the grip during the past winter and never fully recovered from its The sight of his left eye was destroyed and a delicate operation was performed at the Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia to save the sight of the other eye. The operation was quite successful. The severity of his suffer-ngs for the ptst six months, however, with his advanced age led to a general breaking up of the system, and the venerable gentleman was stricken down a few days ago and died peacefullT.surrcunded by his numerous family, late yesterday afternoon. LOCAL PERSONAL.

The pupils of Professor Gerhard Schirmer, assisted by the Delaware Simgerbund and the Turner singing Bection, will give an excellent concert in the German Hall this evening. The Wilmingtonians registered at the New York hotels on Saturday were: Mrs. Hethcr. ington and Miss Hewes, Hotel Imperii; A-Mahone, Belvidere House; Mr. and Mrs.

J. B. Russell, Grand Union Hatel Colonel H. Taylor, John W. Aydon and Colonel John C.

Farra were in Washington on Saturday, the guests of the P. N. N. Later in the day they left for Richmond, where they will attend a meeting of the R. L.

S. Colonel Robert Mitchell Floyd of this city was on Saturday called hsstily to the bedside of his father, Edwin lloyd of Jersey City, who is seriously ilL Mr. Floyd was stricken with Darabsis four days ago, but was not be lieved to be critically ill. On Saturday be took a turn for the worse and Colonel Floyd was telegraphed for. The despatch indicated that (be invalid's death might occur at any moment.

Dr. Talmage's Famous Church is Wrecked by Flames. A HOTEL AND BUILDING DAMAGED The Flames Were Discovered Shortly After 18 O'clock, Jast After the Congregation Left Great Excitement Prevailed A Panic In a Hotel. NEW YORK, May 13. Fire seems to be the Nemesis of the Rev.

T. DeWitt Talmage nd the members of his congregation. Their beautiful new Tabernacle, at the of Clinton and Greene avenues, Brooklyn, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Flames broke out in the chinch edifice just after those who had attended the morning service had left the building. Not only was the church destroyed, but a near-by hotel and a number of buildings were also greatly damaged.

Had the fire broken out one hour earlier while the building was filled with worshipers it is almost certain that a dreadful panic and loss of life would have resulted. This is the third time that tho Talmage Tabernacle baa been destroyed by fire. By a singular coincidence each fire occurred on a Sunday. Everything in the Tabernacle to-day was destroyed with the building. Perhaps the loss which will grieve Mr.

Talmage most is that of the memorial stones which he brought from the East and which were set in the wall at the right of the organ, encased in stereo-relief work. There were four of them. The top block was from Mount Calvary, and bore the word "Sacrifice." The stone below from Mount Sinai, bearing on it "The Law." The bottom stone is from Mar's Hill and bears the inscription "Gospel." The front Btone was unmarked. "A more unique collection was never gathered from one place," Dr. Talmage says of them.

The fire was discovered shortly after 12 o'clock, just after the congregation had been dismissed from the. morning service. Dr. Talmage was in the church shaking hands with Leonard Moody, W. H.

Adams, James IL Ferguson and their wives, when a small boy rushed into the church through one of the open doors and informed the sexton, James Day, that he had seen smoke coming out of the windows on the Waverly avenne side of the church. Mr. Day, without speaking to Dr. Talmage, rushed down stairs to the and began making a thorough examination. After searcing around all the corners of the room "and not being able' "to find any indications of a fire he ran up stairs.

As he entered the church he met Dr. Talmage with Mr. Moodv. Thev also smelled smoke. The boy who first entered the church and informed Mr.

Day of the fire then volunteered to go np in the back of the organ to see if it was there. He did so and a second later appeared before' the three gentlemen who were waiting for him with his face blackened and almost suffocated with smoke. All fie could say was that he discovered the fire in the back of the organ. Dr. Talmage, Mr.

Day and Mr. Moody then started for the organ, but before they could get near it a gust of flame burst from the ton. The gentlemen then made a hurried exit. In the meantime ex-Supervisor Reed, who was in the Summerfield Methodist Episcopal Church directly opposite from the Tabernacle, had also seen the smoke' coming from the Tab nnacle window and had sent in an alarm of fire. By the time the firemen arrived the flames were bursting from all the church windows.

Two extra alarms and finally a special call were sent in, bringing all of the engines in Brooklyn and Williamsburg to the fire. The flames spread with lightning rapidity, and the sparks flew in all directions. The greatest excitement prevailed. The interior of the church was a seething, roaring mass of flames inside of thirty minutes after the fire was discovered, and by 1 o'clock the roof and the handsome steeple had fallen in. Great jets of flame shot across the open space between the Tabernacle and the Hotel Regent, which is next to the church on Clinton avenue, and in a short space of, time that portion of the hotel nearest the church was burning fiercely.

1 The Regent is a family hotel. The guests fled in dismay. Some of them stopped to throw their valuables and cloth'ng from the windows, while others hurried to plaoes of safety just as they htppened to be apparelled when the panic struck them. At the time of the fire there were eighty-five guests and ninety servants in the hotel, and many of these had narrow escapes. The flameB spread rapidly through the hotel and it, too, was soon afire from cellar to roof.

The firemen then devoted their efforts to save surrounding property. A number of dwellings Jn the vicinity caught fire again and again, but the firemen each time flooded them with water and extinguished the The Summer- field Methodist Episcopal Church, at Greeene and Washington avenues, also caught fire from flying sparks, but the flames were soon extinguished. The numerous small fires continued until 4 o'clock, by which time the firemen had gotten the flames in the Tabernacle and hotel under Control. The Tabernacle and Hotel Regent were completely gutted. Nothing remains but the walla.

At 5 o'clock portions of the rear wall of the Tabernacle fell The total loss is estimated at a little over a million dollars. The loss on the Hotel Regent, including the building' paintings, and the guests' household goods, will amount to about $600,000 The loss on the Tabernacle is about 400, 000, and the adjoining buildings are reported to be damaged to the extent of $50,000. It is said that the hotel was insured for $500,000. Four firemen were overcome by heat during the progress of the flames and had to be re- moved from the scene. AH subsequently recovered.

It is supposed the fire was csueed by a spark from one of the electric light wires behind the organ in the Tabernacle. Want, to play Ball. McDannell'a Sanate has organized a base ball team and would like to reeeivejChallengcs ftenats in the eitv or state. Address challenges to E. GHlmore, No.

510 Madi-' Thrt tiwm is aafnilnws- H. Md Dannell, catcher F. Bogia, pitcher E. Batford. first base; C.

Booth, second base; W. Martin, left field W. Graham, centre field; W. Holt, right field; EL Richards, mascot Flag Raised on the Franklin School- House on Saturday. BIBLE PRESENTED AT THE SAME TIME Addresses by the Revs.

J. B. Willie, George C. Gaasner and Jalina Dodd Old Glory Council, Jr. O.

U. A. Took Part. There was a pretty flag raising at Franklin school-house near Delaware City on Saturday afternoon. Franklin school-houee i9 the typical country school-house and ia about three milea west of Delaware City.

The news that there was to be a flag and Bible presentation, with interesting exercises, bad been noised abroad and the whole country-side had come out to hear the speeches and singing and to enjoy and take part in the enthusiasm over the nation's flag. The flag and Bible were the gifts of Old Glory Council, No. 12, Jr. O. A.

M. Special preparations had been made for the event. A flag pole had been raised and reached high above the roof of the building. Benches had been arranged- on the lawn in front of the school-house and when the country people had all assembled the scene was indeed a very pretty one. A platform had been erected in front of the school-house on which were seated the ladies comprising the choir and the speakers who took part in the exercises.

The choir began by singing "America," which was joined in by the audience. The Rev. George C. Gassner, of the P. E.

Church, led in prayer. The Bible was then presented by Mr, Gassner. He spoke of the history of the Holy Book and of the straggle which believers bad bad to keep it intact as the guide of their lives. The good book, he said, bad been drowned, buried, cut with a sword and burned, and still it is the acknowledged rule of life by the best people in the world and its influence is greater than ever. The Bible was then received by the Rev.

Julius Dodd, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in an appropriate speech. the choir thpn sang "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean," the audience joining in the chorus. The Rev. J. S.

Willis presented the flag and made a patriotic speech. He told the history of the flig from its conception and gave a history of its growth. The speech appealed to the patriotism of the audience and there was much applause and enthusiasm. After Mr. Willis's speech the flag was hoisted to the top of the staff by Old Glory and Perseverance pounces.

The flag was hoisted furled to the top of the staff. It was then shaken out and from its folds fell hundreds of small flags. There was a great scramble for the little flags, which were kept as souvenirs. BERTHA NICHOLSON ABDUCTED. Taken to Philadelphia By People Who Claimed to Be Her Relatives.

Bertha Nicholson, a 10-year-old. colored girl, was abducted yesterday afternoon in broad day light while walking along Eighth street near and a few hours later her abductors were captured by the Philadelphia police and locked up in the City Hall there. The ehild was returning home from Sunday school and when near Church street she met Alexander Thomas and his wife, who claim to be the girl's uncle and aunt. The child knew the man and woman, she having seen them once when they were in this city. The child is the adopted daughter of Mrs.

Eliza Bayard, who lives at Eighth and Button-wood streets. When she mel; Thomas and his wife they induced Bertha to go with them to Fourth street wharf, and when they got the three went on the boat, Thomas, it is claimed, telling the child he would put her on the wharf before the boat started. In a few minutes the boat started with the trio aboard. Mrs. Bayard in the meantime was worried because her daughter had not returned, and she made inquiries among the children who came with her until they met Thomas and his wife.

When she learned that the child had gone to the wharf she hastened to that place only to find the boat gone. She came to the City Hall and had Chief of Poliea Dolan telegraph to Philadelphia to arrest the maa and woman with the child. When the boat came up to the wharf one of Detective Miller's men was in waiting. Among the crowd he saw Thomas, his wife and the child. He immediately arrested them and had them sent to the City Hall.

Last night Mrs. Bayara went to Philadelphia to present her claims and obtain possession of the child. It is said that the girl's mother deserted her and that the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children took her in charge. Mrs. Bayard claims that she got the girl from Agent Stout of the society and went through thenecessary legal process to have it adopted.

PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT. Windsor Lodge, Bona of St. George, Pleased Its Friends. Windsor Lodge, No. 32, Sons of St.

Gforge, gave an enjoyable entertainment in its hall at Fifth and Market streets on Saturday evening. The programme included instrumental duets bv Messrs. Grey and Stretton, songs by William W. Merrick, W. Scott, J.

B.Taylor, Miss S. Ahrens, W. Cowcill, W. Malloy, H. Streets, J.

Penobsrton, Wil'iim WheaUer, D. Busan, sketches by Charles Han by and C. Jenkins, guitar duet by Mies Taylor and Professor Skimmerhorn and vocal duets by IL and C. Edwards. Morothy'a Body Found.

The body of John IL Morothy, colored, ot No. 2 Beatty Place, who was drowned on last Tuesday mght, was found yesterday morning near Grubb's Landing. Morothy was one of the crew of the tug McFadden, and while she was going ont be fell overboard near the mouth of the Christiana creek and was drowned. i Manufacturing Ice. A number of persons vialed the ice plant of the Diamond Ice Company on Saturday morning by invitation and saw the process of manufacturing ice.

The visitors were well pleased. "Sparrows" Have All Flown the Pavilion. From HUNDREDS OF SUNDAY VISITORS The Brandy wlne'a Shady Walks and Groves A' Daily Growing In Popularity With the People. A Little Money Spent Would the It More Pular. According to the park guards last week was the biggest week for visitors that Brandywine Park has ever seen so early in the season.

There were more May parties and more visitors than were ever seen before. The fact is that Brandywine Park is daily growing in popular favor and with the judicious expenditure of a little more money its popularity could be further increased. The reference to park sparrows in Thk XIorsisg News of last Monday had a startling effect and the whole flock has vanished, leaving the pavilion to be used by picnicers and other visitors to the grounds The last seen of the sparrows was a half dozen or so, who stood on the bead gates of Lea's race and looked across the creek toward the pavilion. One of the men stopped a park guard and told him that he thought it was a good thing to keep the-mcn out of the place. Superintendent Leisn bad a big job with his limited force keeping things going right with the big crowds last week.

Two children fell down the bill near Clayton street, and one, Annie McCullocb, a 9-year-old girl living in South Wilmington, had her head cut and sustained other injuries. What is worrying the park guards more than anything else is the boom stretched across the headgates of the city race. The boom is not what worries the officers, but it is the fact that children will walk on the boom. This is ticklish business, and if a child was to fall off it would almost surely be drowned. There is no apparent way to stop the children at their dangerous play, and it is feared that some of them will be drowned.

The park is now at its prettiest. The leaves are just far enough advanced to be perfect in their beauty and still there is not enough foliage to hide many pretty spots which will have to be searched for when the trees are in full leaf. The trees which are most plentiful in the Dark are the maple, sycamore, aah and tulip. There are only a few oaks left in the lower park and none of them would answer as the type for ad that is vigorous and strong, as the oak has always been used among the Anglo Saxon race. The tuiip is the most impressive tree in the park.

It is large, clean and has a beautiful leaf. It will soon be putting forth its pretty yellow blossoms. These flowers are called poplars, and the tree is commonly, but wrong-fullv, called the poplar tree. There are all kinds of maple trees in the park, and a per son who has been accustomed to maple trees that grow on the city sidewalks will be surprised to see what veritable monarchs of the woods these trees become. The sycamore is commonly called the but- tonwood and there are plenty of them, but few of large growth.

The ash, too, does not want for representatives, but there are none t- be proud of for size or shape. The beech is an other tree with plenty of representatives. The beech is a very pretty tree and farther up the creek sometimes grows to an immense size. There is one thing noticeable about the trees in Brandywine Paik and that is that they are all comparatively small. It was warm in town yesterday, but there was a delightful breeze along the Brandywine.

A man whose attention was called to this fact said there was always a draught in a valley like that along the creek. A man who overheard it said that the warmest place about town was along the Brandywine on a warm day. The prettiest big thing in the park perhaps is the big hill opposite Jackson street on the north side of the stream. The crowd in the park yesterday waa bigErer than ever and the coming season promises to bo larger than any yet known in the park. POLICE PICNIC.

An Enjoyable Time to Be Spent at Shellpot Park. The police force is expecting to have a great time at Shellpot Park to day. These officers and this programme have been decided upon by the force Chairman committee of arrangements, Sergeant Charles E. Evans. Master ceremonies, Sergeant William A.

Shields. Floor manager, Sergeant Thomas F. Bayley. Chairman bouncing committee, (Squire) Samuel Durney members, John Little, James Quinn, John Welch. Orator of the day, (by request) Captain Robert W.

Chambers. CHOICE VOCAL SELECTIONS. "Down on the Farm" and other "New" Selections "Billy" Heal "What I Know About Fishing," Officer Scott lnsn jig ana msners accompanied by an Irish Marr Committee en Lost Children H. J. Massey, Thomas Kelley, A S.

Lane. Water Carriers George Lucas, John Ward, John Canning. Committee on Sport John Solomon, Chris Shields, Hiram White. "Prisoner or Patient," how to discover which la which.l. S.

Lane DANCES. Quadrille. The Police Commissioners" Waltz Coolers' Delight" Vuaunue I owpatn "NeO' Waltz, "Wallace, or the Organ Grinder's Kevenge' Quadrille vs. Phillies' "Patrol No. 1, Tom and Dew' Don't be Late' Quadrille "Any Color 8o It's Red' Waltz "Andy and His Double' Qnadrille." We're Sorry for the Other Tarn Quadrille "Yon Press the Button.

I'll do theRest" waltz "Dan and His Trotter" Quadrille. "Our ChleP' waltz "The 8tate' Aint In It" Bitten by a Doir. Julia Long a 5-year-cld child, was badly bitten by a vicious bull dog belonging to John Nichols, at Fourth and Stjott streets, last night The child was severely injured. Priee of Bread Falling. As stated in Tm MoRSisa News some time ago a number of bakers arg cutting rates for bread.

Some of them are selling bread as low as 3 cents a loaf. NEWS OF THE CHURCHES. Matters of Interest to People of All Religions Denominations. The Rev. Charles E.

Murray of St. Andrew's Church is improving in health. At Brandy wine M. E. Church yesterday morning the Rev.

Asbury Burke preached to the Knights of St John and Malta. The Rev. J. D. C.

Hanna preached to Cherokee Tribe of Red Men yesterday morning. The Rev. Thomas J. Mason will be ordained to the ministry of the Reformed Episcopal Chuicb on next Sunday in the Church of the Redeemer. The Rev.

William L. Worcester of Philadelphia preached in the Church of the New Jerusalem yesterday. Bishop Coleman went to Seaford on Saturday morning. The Rev. Robert Watt, of Scott M.

E. Church, has returned from Milford. The Rev. George W. Huntington preached ut the Reformed Episcopal Church of the Covenant yesterday morning.

A pailor entertainment will be given at the residence of William Beadenkopf, No. 1400 Pennsylvania on Thursday evening for the benefit of the Grace M. E. Parsonage Fund Society. A meeting of.

the laymen of the various M. E. churches of this city will be held in Grace Sunday school hall to-morrow evening to receive and meet Horace Benton, the chairman of the General Conference Committee on the Evangelization of Cities. The lay workers of all the churches, men and women, have been invited to attend the meeting. The Rev.

George C. Hall installed St John's Chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew at St John's Church yesterday morning- INSPECTING CAR TRACKS. Committee From the Borough Council of West Chester YteitrThls City. A committee of the Borough Council of West Chester, consisting of Harrison Hampton, William J.

Hopewell and Jesse L. Jones, visited Chester and this city on Friday last to inspect the rails in use and being put in position by the Wilmington City Railway Company. The committee visited Chester first and then came to this city, where they were taken in charge by Colonel Enoch Moore and were shown the places of principal interest about the city. The committee exprassed themselves as very much pleased with their reception. They made a careful inspection of the rails being laid by the City Railway Company, making particular note of their weight and deptb.

They will make a report to the Borough Council and npon that report the council will decide what kind of rail the West Chester and Downingtown Railroad Company must use when it gets down to the work of track laying. Charged With lander. On Saturday afternoon Austin Harrington, counsel for John E. Orchard, formerly cashier of the Royal Insurance Company in this city, entered a civil suit in the prothonotary'a office at the Court House for damages against Lewis P. Buck, manager of the same company, for slander.

A writ waa served on Mr. Buck by Sheriff Gould and he gave $5000 bail for his appearance in the Superior Court, F. Buck becoming his bondsman..