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WILMINGTON, DEL., TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1S88.
onf. cent.
NO. 38.
KO. 200 MARKET ST.,
ABOVE 8ECONP.
Ho! Weather
COMFORT.
Fer IjRdie», Misses and
Children :
Fine Black Canvas Button Shoes, for sea
shore or country.
Tid Opera Ties, all grades and prices.
Kid Opera Slippers, all grades and prices.
Kid Newport Miranda and Sailor Ties.
For Men ;
Embroidered and Goat Slipper«, all grade®
and prie* 9 «.
Fine Calf Prince Albert«, hand-made.
Flue Kangaroo Oxford Ties, hand-mad©.
Lasting Congress Gaitoni.
Lasting Low-cut Prince Alberta.
Tennis and Base Hall Shoes.
F«r Bigr and Idttle Boys
Base Ball and Tennis Shoes.
Ekle Embroidered and (icat Slippers.
g«f*For Quality our prices
always the Lowest.
Headquarters for Base Ball
Shoes.
Special rates to clubs.
The Family Shoe House,
KO. «06 MARKET ST.,
Above Second.
WILLIAM H. BABCOCK.
EXCURSIONS.
GOU LEV'S
GRAND SIGHT-SEEING EXCURSION TO
WASHINGTON,
over the B. aort O. B. K. via Canton, Ba'timom.
then on uteamer Columbia to Bay Ridge, from
Bay Ridge on cars lo
ANNAPOLIS
It will he more convenient for those llvtax
Bear ihe Delaware Arena* St Atkin to «©ton îhe
first or eeoond «eotioa from Phliad«l«»bia. Fir it I
eectl n will leave Avenue 8t*tion at Î a. m. : the
•eoond section ? 10 a.n». ; third necUonwill leave
the B. A O. Station foot cf Merket «»reet
_ut7a.ro. stopping at Kiiraen«. 7.£0; Newark.
7.32; Sfnperly, 7.44. Returning leave Washing
ton at 6.80, oirect without change of cars for
Wilmington, arriving here at 9 Ab. Varties
stepping <iff at Hay Ridge aud Annapolis <*an
with tueir liokelH go during the day from Bay
Sidge t > Annapoli*, or thone stopping at Anna
polin can g.» tu Bay Ridge, all excu«a(oni teat
Annapolis and Bay Ridge to b* in reading* to
leave HAy Ridge a r (i p ra. direct for Wiliumg
ton. whole tickets, $--50; children from 6 to 1*
years, f l.tâ.
WASHINGTON.
ON THURSDAY, JULY 12. 1688.
GOULEY'S
TOLCHESTER,
ON THURSDAY. JULY 19,
to leave the B. * O, station, Wilmington, foot
Morset St., tust, section to leave at 6 30
GRAND EXCURSION TO THE DELIGHTFUL
RESORT,
am, the second section to leave at 6.45,
Ktamensi 7.06, Newark at 7,19 a. in,, Singeny,
7.31 for
CANTON, BALTIMORE.
From there on steamer Louise, arriving at
Tolohoster, at 10 45; retn-niur, leave To'chester
at 5 p m.. arriving m Wilmington at 8 45.
Boun-1 trip ticket. $1 10.
Children from 6 to 12 vests, half price
The Second Rap'1st Bsbbatu school will ac
aompsEiv UioMtcursi
Perrv's Railroad Freight Express,
P. W. & if. F -EIGHT STATION,
Will deliver goods t6 and from all freight depo'z
to placer of business or ree der-es oc arrivai or
derart -ra of train at r -a onaiile rates.
Con lg.i ,mr trcgiit and packages to care of
Perry s Kicrec» J yoa wont taom delivered
premoti- and ..heatiy.
O oc- r INK ST. BELOW FOURTH.
lelenbcoo call No. 442. Orders by mail
promptly auetiaed to.
T OHN E. PERRY. Prop.
Tagpart & Bro ,
Manufacturers of
FINE CARRIAGES.
811 WALNUT STREET.
Repairing Wagons and Carriages a Specialty.
JOdEPH H. WOOD,
Successor to B. Fritsch,
Manufacturer of all kinds of
Hand-cut Files and Rasps.
All kin is of Grinding and Jobbing done.
NO. 828 KING STREET.
FLY SCREENS
For Doors aod Windows made end put up in
any style. Repairing done. Wire work of any
kind mode to order, at
W. B. Allison's Wire Works,
NO. 40» SHIPLEY STREET.
PHILIP R. CLARK & CO,
Beai Estate auâ Mortiaie BroLrs
834 MARKET BTKEET,
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Real Esten» bought, sold or exchanged.
Loons r egetisted on city or country property
HELP WANTED._
\NTKD-AN ENEKBETIO MAN TO
canvass and collect. Apply 701 Market
w
street.____
W ANTED—ALENTd TO «ELI- THE PAT
ent Plnlsss Chain Clothes-line.
K. P MOKN, 608 W. 9th St.
DRESSMA KING.
D RE8SMSKIMJ IS ALL ITS BRANCHES
■ at 809 W. *th St. Cutting done by draught;
flt guaranteed. .
BOARD A ND ROOMS _
A NTED," GENTLEMEN BOARDERS AT
305 West 8 t . _
X 1IRHT CLASS BOARD AND ROOMS. ALSO
; table board 311 8H1 PLE Y BT. _
W ANTED.—BOARDING BY YOUNG MAN
ia private famby. Method at preferred
Fourth between Monroe and Broome, location -
preferred. Addrofa. 8., Evening Journal office.
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NOTICES.
OTICE.
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TAXPAYERS TAKE NOTICE. CITY
AND SCHOOL TAXES FOB 1888.
The undersigned, receivers of taxes fo* the
city of Wilmington, will be «r No. 10 Ee-st Sixth
street, between Market and King streets, during
th month of July, 1888, between the hours of
8 and 12 in tne morning, and from 2 to 6 in the
afternoon for the purpose of receiving taxes.
On ail taxes paid during July ther« wi 1 be a re
duction o five cents on every dollar, and all
tuxes p*id
shall be payable withou- a reduction as wore*
said; and all taxes unpaid on the first day of
September, shall be increased by the addition of
five per centum on the amon-t thereof.
EDMUND P MOADY.
Receiver Northern district. Including all north
of Sixth street.
or after the first day of August,
MARTIN J. MEALY,
Receiver Southern district, including all south
of Sixth street.
OTICE—UNDER AND PURSUANT TO THE
Act of the Ö neral Assembly of theStateof
Delaware, entitled "An act concerning private
corno-atinns," passed at Dover, March 14th,
IHS3, not ce is kerebv given that an application
will be made to the Honorable Ignatius C.
Grubb, awwclate Judge of the Superior Court of
theState of Delaware, residing in Newcastle
county, S iturdhy the seventh day of July, 1888,
at ten o'clock in the morning, at tho county
court house in the Oity of Wilmington, for the
Incorporation of s companv fo be cal ed. "The
Law and Order Society of Wilmington, Dela
ware." the purpose of which are charitable
and religious.
N
WILLIAM 8. PKICKETT,
Attorn-v for Incorporators.
DIVIDENDS.
IV1DEND
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C«ntbal National Bank or
WU.UTNOTON, July 2, 18 48.
The Board of Directors have this day de
clared a dividend of 8 per cent, for the Ust six
montäis, payable on uemsnd.
JOHN PEOPLES. Cashier.
CITY ORDINANCES.
■ TICE.
FOURTH OF JULY PROCLAMATION.
Notice is hereby g-ven that the following rrc
vtal n of a city oraiunnee in relation to d'S
oharg.r.g guns, pistols, cannon, fire crackers or
other fireworks within the city limits will be
strictly enforced:
CITY ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE FIR
ING OF CANNON, GUNS. PISTOLS, FIRE
CRACKERS OR OTHER FIREWORKS
WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THIN CITY.
Be It ordained bn The Council of Wilmington;
Section 1. If an/ person shn'l at anv tim
hereafter within tho limits of this city fire off
or discharge a'y cannon, gun, pistol fire
crackers, squibs or other fireworks of any kind
or if any percon. except in regular course of
some lasfu' business, trade or profession shall
make a bon fire or any fire in any of the
piblc streite, lanes o alleys of this city or in
any oilier pla-e in the open air within said city
within 5c yards of any street, lane or alley, «uch
pe-son so > trending shall for every soch offene«
forf it and pay » fine of n> t ie-s than gl nor
more than $10 provided however that
public display» of fire works may be held end
given in the public park of the cl y. situsto oe
tween-S venth and Eighth end Fratklin ai d
Broome sPee s, on Ihe we teriy side of the city,
and In such place or places on tlie ersterlv sla.
'^"dirert®
2 r .îlf^Kiîî. of flpwwnr/n -hull at all
I hJd h* îîuder
I «oeoUi^eonirolttee et Council io
tSuitür thar ÏWlfi©
kw appointed froai time to time for that epeclflc
Purpose .
Bxcrtos 2. All ordinance* or parts of ordl
n«nc» s in relation to tha firing of cannon, guns«
pi*to»H, flm cr oken>, or any other firework« of
*ny ki°d w thin the city I mite hetetofore or
dk*iu d and pawied by the City Counoil of ihle
oity are repealed.
Passed at the city hall, Wilmington, Delaware,
Beptember, 7th, A.D. ^ __
C. B. RHOADS, Mayor,
BANKING AND FINANCIAL.
R. R. ROBINSON & CO.
HANK ViKS AND It KOK HUH,
Cor. 4th & Market Bts.
Stock« bought and sold in the New York,
WÂÏiÂSÂ!!
o' the world, and drifts on England, Ireland,
France, Germany and SwlUerland issued.
rjtUE ARTISANS' SAVINGS BANK,
MO. 50* MARKET STREET,
.FEBRUARY 23, 1878.
INCOTrPü RATED.
Open to receive deposits dallv from 9 a. m.
until 4p m.. and on Tuesday and Saturday
evenings from 7 lo 8 o'clock
Th« charter of the bank provides that no
S rotite upon itt InvtBtmerte, except so much as
i required for the payment of necessary ex
pensed aud for suitable ta-*pliifl for the security
of depositors, shall be divided among the de
positors.
No manager is allowed to borrow any part of
the funds deposited with iLe corporation.
MANAGERS.
T. Allen Hilles,
M. L. Lichtenstein,
Atevacder J Bart,
N. It. Benson,
, Jofc H. J-ckson,
Anthony Higgins,
Washington Hartings.
MONET LOANED ON MORTGAGES.
duo. S. C'Ai-zi.ut,
Vice President.
Oeorpe VI. Bush,
C. We«'«- Weldia
Geo. S. Capelle,
Gba*. W. »lowland.
Jos. L Carpenter, Jr.
Henry F. Lure,
Geo. W. bus«.
President
E. T. Tattoos. Treasurer
Jes. M. Mother. Auditor.
K. T. A KKABtES
DormatotogUt,
Oflics hoars. 9 s. m.. to 12 w.
2 p. m., to 6.SC p m.
6.34 p. m., to 3.3) p. m.
D
Gyaacoiogist.
SPKCTJU.T'*«:
Dise se« of thnskin and dise vies of women.
Treatment In bota branches by the new adapta
tion of electricity,
Eltctrolyals or Electric«! Surgery.
921 MJKKKTST.,
Wilmington, PI.
JTolisi A. Parker,
Real lista*e, M EmplaiMt Agency.
Orders received for Wood and Coal.
OFFICE. 603 WALNUT STREET
»1,000 to loan lo small amounts on good mort
gagee.
R. IS. EZAKUBMiXON,
Dealer fn
GROrEKIENAIVD PBOVIRMNi
All grades of Flour. Alsr a full Hoc of
Ciocx^ry.
8. W. Cor. 3d and Jeff irso".
PENNIES AND SHALL CHANOls
CAN BE HAD AT THE COKNT1N«
ROOM! OF THE EVENING JOUR
NAL^
NBKIOl SLY IMI IIED
A Pile of (.umber Falla on Three
Little Children.
About 7 SO o'clock lest evening a pile of
lumber near the sidewalk of Front St, just
west of Maryland Avt., (ell on to thrre
small children who were passing or playing
bestds It, bruising and cutting tha children
so badly that the life of one ia despaired of
and the others are gerioaaly injured.
The lumber was composed of heavy ham
lock planks between 35 and 30 feet long, a
foal wide and two inches thick. There ware
two tiers of the planking about five feet
high. They bad been piled in this place
(or sometime, but aa usual (ell unexpect
edly and without warning, with tha sad
results stated. The lumber was plied
beside the fence close to the sidewalk, Id
front of Llndley C Kent's lumber yard on
West Front 8t. just west of Mary lead
Ave.
The children's names were Harry
Cwelfel, Mend Hazel and Violetta Hyatl,
aged respectfully 11. 10 and 3 years. Tbs
two girls live at 915 and 917 Heed 8t., and
the little boy at 830 W. 2d 8t. His father
is foreman ln J Parke Postla's morocco
works. One account of the accident is that
the boy was sitting on the outside tier of
lumber and the girls passing, when, from
some movement of the boy, the outside tier
toppled over, carrying the boy with it and
catching the other children. Another, and
probably the most reliable story of the
accident ie, that the children were
playing see-saw on the lumber, tbs outer
tier of which was thrown off its balance
by the movement of the see-saw and fell,
catching the children beneath it. Persons
on the street who saw the lumber (all at
once ran to the children's assistance and
removed the heavy planks from their
forms. The children were tenderly carried
to Dilworth's drag store at 3d and Jeffer
son Sts. Dr. Bloeksom who happened to
be passing, advised that they be ramaved
to thair homes and tho family physicians
called. This was done by sympathetic
neighbors, a large crowd of wbiah gathered
before the childrens! homes, waiting (or
the doctors to arrive. Dr. C. B Baird at
tended Harry Cwelfel Hi» right thigh
bone wasJractured. The little girls were
attended«by Dr». W. F Quimby and J.
Harmer Rile. Dr. Quimby found that Maud
Hazel's left collar bone had been broken,
and that she was injured internally about
the breast. The child was rendered uncon
scious by the accident, but came to her
senses after being taken home. Dr. Rile
found a severe cut on the left slue of Vio
letta Hyatt's head.
FKIMXUV PHiGrlMG.
An Educational Association Sleet*
at Haverlord.
The fourth meeting of the Educational
Association of Friends (orthodox) of Amer
ica will open at Haverlord College, near
Philadelphia at 3 p. m. to-day. The meet
ing will last until Thursday evening.
James Wood of Mt, Kisco, N will pre
side, and will deliver an address of wel
come. Wistar Marris will speak orlefly oh
brhalf of tlie managers of the college, and
President Bbarpless of the Haverford Col
lege will speak on the edacational progress
of the last five years. This paper
will be discussed. To-night paper*
will be read on "Scholarship
and School-teaching," and on th* "Proper
Qualifications of an Education." A half
dozen papers will be read and discussed
daily. The Program for to-merrow and
Thursday it a« follows:
Fourth day. Seventh month 4th, 6 80 a.
m.— 1, paper by President Rhoads, "Bryn
Uawr College;'" S, paper by President
d
io
papers
Friends connected with John 'Bright Uni
versity and the Pacific academies. Qaee
tione may be asked and answered after
each paper.
3 p.m.—1, paper by Joseph J. Mill»,
President of Barlbom College, "The Bible
as a College TextAmok 8, paper by Wil
liam L. Pearson. of Penn College, Iowa,
"Bible Study, Us Place and -Purpose in
Christian Education i" 8, paper by J. Ren
del Harris, of Haverford College; 4, dis
cussion.
7 80 p. m.—1, paper by E. Cook of Union
Springs, N. Y.; 8, paper by President
Trueblood of Peon College ; 8, paper by
Thomas K Brow« of Westtown.-Pa., "In
dividual Development in Graded Schools;"
4. discussion.
Fifth Day, Seventh Month, 5th, 9 a. m.—
1, paper by Dr. Henry Hartsbonee of Ger
mantown, Pa., "What Everybody Knows;"
2, paper by Allen C. Thomas of Hayer
ford, "A Friends' Quarterly ;" 8, remarks
on "The Student;" at 11 o'clock, Hayer
(ord Meeting will be held.
8,30 p. m.— 1, Paper by President Un
thank of Wilmington College, Ohio 1
"What can be done to induce our scholars
to read after leaving school?" 3, Report of
the Society (or Heme Culture of Philadel
phia; 3, discussion, opened by Watson W.
Dewees of Weettowo; 4, closing summary.
Isaac T. Johnson of Friouds' school at
4th and West Sts , left at noon to-day to
attend the meeting. Ur. Johnson will
leave (or bis home in Rice county, Ka«., on
Friday, where he will remain daring July
and August.
They Adjourn to Farra'e.
The Y. M. T. U. held its regular meeting
last evening. After the usual routine bas
loess the meeting adjourned. A special
meeting to consider tho duties of the Board
of manager?, wan then called. At the in
vitation of the recently elected officers tbo
members went to vViiiiam G. Farra's kse
cream parlors, where they had a pleasant
Urne et. joy It g tho social intercourse that 1«
a large feature of i he organization.
Will Not Parade.
Semiuolo Tribe, L O R. M., No. 7, of
New Castle, will not participate in the pro
cession to-morrow at that place.
WMmlnslou «,lear»ntt House.
The exenauges of the Wilmington banks
the Clearing House to-day were
»175,814.82 and ta» balances »61,418.57.
at
The Pleasant Valley Wine Com
pany'» champagne is undoubtedly the
best American wine in this market.
P. Plunkett & Co., 108 and 110 Market
St.
Parker & Stanley, harnesv, trunks, trav
eliing bags and all kinds of horse equip
ments. Enterprise Harne» Work«, B. W.
Cor. 3d and Orange Sts,
Courrai Political Newi.
General Harriion Intended to make the
sumtuer home of bis family at Deer Park
this season, where be and they had spent
the past eight years in the hot weather,
bat since his nomination for the Presidency
he has determined to remain at Indian
polls.
The Hon. Levi P. Morton, Republican
nominee for Vice-President, reached New
York city from Rblnebeck yesterday, en
tering his office eoon after 1 o'clock. He
was immediately closeted with a number of
friends. He ha. not yet arranged to meet
the committee of the Chicago convention.
hut will probably receive them at his home
in Hbtaebeck
. ... « m *. «
The total cost of the Republican Nstionad
Convention
exists, but will b» read! y snbscr e .
three largest items of expense were: *.00
t0 !' b l, """ , A n? UOn
Mot. »3,700 for elhArio lighting, and »5,000
for entertaining tha members o u
National Committee.
Roger Q Mills was eat en by the Repre
sentatives yesterday. He ia supposed to be
the leader of the House and voice the ad
ministration's ideas. When he moved to
adjourn after the filibustering that yr as
taking place on the Union Pacific Refund
lug bill, the House voted him down by a
decided mejorlty, and made the snub more
evident by adjournlngonanother member's
motion a few minâtes later.
General Harrison has received a warm
congratulatory letter from Senator fiber
msn. Inasmuch as it has been asserted
that the Ohio Senator was in an unusually
unfriendly frame of mind over bis defeat
at Chicago and the success of the Indiana
candidate, the latter proves to Ire of more
than usual political interest. The letter is
full of friendship to General Harrison, and
expresses warmly ao intention to support
the ticket.
•'Harrison will lose Indiana because be is
not a popular leader there," said a well
known Republican journalist who has just
returned from Chicago and Indianapolis to
Washington. "But," he resumed, "I believe
Harrison will carry New York. Yee, sir;
I am sure of it. When 1 was over in New
York recently I talked with some of the
Deroocrais there, and I found that there
was great dissatisfaction with Cleveland
over there. Ooe Democrat, whom I have
known for years, said: 'O, I suppose I
shall vote tor him. but I know of plenty
who will not.' There doesn't seem to be
any enthusiasm among the New York
Deroocrats. From what I beard and saw 1
om convinced Harrison will carry the state
by 25,000 "
The Democrats are claiming California
for Cleveland as an offset to the possible
loss of Indiana. But Senator Mitchell of
Oregon, who ought to understand the senti
ment of the Pacific coast, .aye that General
Harrison's Chinese record will not injur«
him in California. "Like many men in
amiA Mo.nn*.)
"d ■
treatvism.de with a nation it should be
teepee ted. A majority of the people In the
f.r West are so pronounced against
Chinese immigration, I believe they would
almost be willing to sweep away treaties to
prevent it. California is a Republican
state, and will go for the Republican
ticket." Oregon, he says, will repeat its
big Republican majority of last month.
Albert Griflln, chairman of the Anti
Baloou Republican National Committee,
baa Issued an address to the country in
which ho sum manses the work of the Na
tional Republican Convention on temper
ance matters, and appeals to the voters to
support the ticket nominated by the con
vemion. He gives as reasons (or his ad
vies that the platform commits the party
against the National Party Ring protection
tax, that Harrison ia a pronounced anti
saloouist. and that a ringing temperance
plank was. after all, added to the platform,
The friendliness of the Republican party to
the temperance cause is further argued in
the statement Ibat In nearly every Repub- |
llcan state the Legislatures have in the
laet two years antagonized the saloon
element.
Senator Edmonds has reported baek the
nomination of Judge Fuller for chief jus
tice without recommandation, and it has
gone upon the -Executive calendar. The
reason the committee reported the nomine
tioo without recommendation was that |
charges of unprofenional conduct have !
been made against Mr Fuller, and bave 1
not been fully answered. The majority fa '
the comiui'tee also held that Mr. Fa tier
wa» not sufflcisotly equipped for the duties
of the high office of chief justice, but of
coarse they could not make this an excuse |
(or keeping the matter in committee any
longer, It seems there has been a misun
derstaodlng os to Senator Hoar's position,
and that in spite o| recent statements to
the contrary, he is no more satisfied as to
Mr. Fuller's fltuees than are bis Republi
can colleagues on the committee.
fate of the nomination in the Senate is
The
somewhat uncertain.
Spottuwood at New Cattle was largely at
tended yesterday afternoon, aud the pro
cession was the iargist seen there for a long
time. There were fully 75 carriages in at
tendance Appropriate artdnsses were
made b; Rev. W. P. Patterson, of that
city and others. The pall bearers were
Jamee G. Bhaw, Richard G. Cooper, John
H. Rodney, Eq, Edward Challenger, Dr.
David Stewart and John Johns.
The P« pc on the Flan of (a ns pals is.
Rokk, July 3—Cardinal Moran, the
Archbishop of Sydney, has had since bis
arrival here several long conversations with
the Pope on the Iriehkjuettion. The Cardi
nal, while supporting the condemnation by
the Holy Office of the "plan of campaign"
and the practice of boycotting, has
advised the Pope not to take too
stern a view of the nationalist move
ment, lest tha Catholic Irish and
their sympathize in otksf conn tries,parti
cularly in the United States, should adopt
an attitude of defiance toward the Vatt
can. The Pope seems to have been in
: financed by tbeae arguments, and it is not
improbable that the Vatican, while main
taining ihe condemnation issued from tho
Holy Office, may (or the future maintain
an attitude of neutrality publicly, at least,
while continuing secretly to enforce its
vkws upon the Irish Episcopacy.
Mrs. Npotlswuod'a Funeral.
The funeral of the lets Mrs. Sarah W.
The beet flour in tbe city is called L.
& G., sold by Nichols, Sib and King.
RKTRAVKH T R 118X8.
UGllmlLU 1 IV U O A O'
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urtuu llinrr rnMu.Mccu/m
MOW JUDGE CUMMINS SWIN
DLED HIS CLIENTS.
——-
He Placed Mortgages for Over <180,
000 on Properties Worth I,css
Than »50,00» — Converting An
other Jltn'i Honey to Ills Own
Csc—Holding Public Honey Until
|| n i. Forced to Pay It over—A
»orrowftü Story
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hm8 ^ fn * tnown f° r 8 °mo tim« thit
Walter Cummins, E*q., judge of the Muol
, b JJ e ,'volved fln.n
daily for a very large amount, but the
exact sum and the reasons for the failure
ww# not K W(U understood. The street,
h,VB bMa fllIed wlth »>1 * ort * ot rumors in
, rect to th , f.Uure, here and there
meQ (n tll e office* would come down to
detail* on certain detached operations of
u, e financier. Judge Cummins bad been
elated with various loan associations
aa counsel and director for many years,
He wae at one time counsel for at least
three loan associations and director In fully
os many. For the amount of his
worldly accumulations be was en
trusted probably with greater sums of
money by his confiding fellow
beings than ever fell to the lot of any
young man in this city. As counsellor be
bad almost absolute control of thousands
of dollars collected monthly through the
searching instrumentality of the loans. He
searched the records and satisfied them in
placing mortgages, and thus the security
not merely of thousands of dollars, but all
the savings as well as the worldly hopes
and expectations of hundreds of poor (ami
lies were almost unqualifiedly entrusted
to bis honor and bis care. In this way he
soon came to be looked upon as a most
trustworthy and therefore a very fortunate
young man. Directors of loans and hand
ler » of real estate spoke of him with re
»pect His future was evidently secure. M.
L. Lichtenstein, who left this community
recently under the most unfortunate clr
cumstanoes, was wont to speak of Walter
Cummins In the highest terms. He had
not only an exalted opinion of the young
financier's ability, but he had, moreover,
the most implicit faith in bis honor and
Integrity. Mr. Liohenstein re echoed the
sentiment of the loan circle. Before he
««terod upon his career as financier he bad
served a term as city solicitor,
He rpad law wlth Mr. Bayard, ond this
would have given him a carte blanche to
'^«ty and to the councils of the Demo
eratic party, if his family prestige had not
* lready ««omplisbed these desirable oh
Jf for him He is the son of George W.
«-ummlus, of Smyrna, who was for many
y,,r8 * d »urishing merchant at that place,
and who U now " ret,rod «'•ntleman of
wealth and Influence. His connect ions in
- «. *■«*»
" d Hterallyhi. way was paved to society
ind lnt0 P ubllc °° n84e noe -
Th,i wa * th8 COQditlon of thlD ** U P to
7 llhtn * year At r that t,me the
d>"»ctor, 0 ( Ue Perpetnal Loan Association
l,,c * m9 di««ati»ae<l with b.s eervlcee and
metbod « « nd deposed him os counsellor,
He wm a director, too. at th. time, but hi.
tprm " iUch w " not then • nded " d b
wa« allowed to bold over one year. A
week ago he wae removed aa a director,
But dissatisfied a* the stookhold
Hr , and directors of the Perpetual
Lc»n Association were, they would have
resented to a man one year ago the charge
that Cummins was employing all sorts of
<, : «estlonable and unprofessional mean« to
raise money, and yet such was the cms. He
h«.e even used city funds, which came into
his hands as judge of the Municipal Court,
Pwepoatadly did he hold such moneys until
be wee driven to pay It over to the proper
authorities by threats of exposure on the
p ar t of his official associates But more
on d worse than this, money which had
been placed in bis hands for investments,
was diverted into ehaunela of personal use
a nd never accounted (or.
-against
Judge Cummins's favorite method of
Cummins«! method«.
raising money wa« borrowing it on alleged
mortgages, thus securing two moneys fur
the same security. This style he worked
most successfully as is amply pros ed by
the records in the office of the recorder of
deeds for New Castle county. These
record» show that there are »86,»09 entered
against Cammins ou the following proper
ties: New Bt. above Eighth. 1105 and 1107
Adams Bt, part of Cherry Island Marsh,
1431 Harrison 8t., 11th and Adams, 838
Market Bt. and Adams near 11th Bt.
as follow«, (ha hauest, the value of the
mortgages, their dates and the holders of
1 them being given in the order named ;
! this loan of a portion of Cherry Island
marsh.
This large amount of ns iuey is divided
New BL, Perpetual Loan, »800, January
I 10, 1885. Thera is an additional security to
No*. 1105 and 1107 Adam* St., Perpetual
! Loan, »5,000, March 7 1885; 1107 Adams.
: Germania Loan, »8,000, Mutch 8, 1885; on
' both home», Germania Loan, »8.000, Janu
ary 20, 1885; Levi H Killer, »9,000. Janu
ary 18, 1886. Total, »25.000.
A portion of Cherry Island marsh,
Perpetual Loan, »1,500, June 8, 1*45.
No.1431 Harrison Bt., Clayton Loan, »700,
Oct. 24. 1885; Perpetual, $2,000, July 1 0
1885, Clayton Loon, »1,500; July. 17. 1885.
lot»! »4,200. The last loan has some marsh
a« additional security.
S. W. Cor. llth and Adams; Margaretta
H. Bird »2 500, Oct. 7. 1885; Perpetual.
»1,000. Oct. 6, 1885, not recorded uutil 10th;
Clayton Loan, $1 000, Dsc. 19, 1885; Mar
garest« H. Bird, $3,000, Feb. 4. 1880; Clay
ton Loan, »1,000, Feb. 4. 1886; Germania
Loan, 34.000, Anri), 28, 1886; L>vi H.
j i'.ill. r, »2,000; March,25,1887. iotal.JI5.500.
No. 838 Market Bt. Perpetual Loan,
; $'),0l)0, Jan. 8, 1887, Levi H, Miller, » 10 ,
! <X>", OoL 25. IS87 Total, »19,000
I Adams Bt, near llib, Germania Loan,
»3000; Aug, 23, 1887; Levi H. Miller, $90UO,
Jan. 36. 1888. In addition to these two
mortgages on these bouses there era about
lu mechanics' liens, which will take
p l(im ] eD0( over the mortgages. Total,
»! ; t 0c0.
Th# value of this property for
täe present year is as follows: Naw Bt.,
»(j 5 o ; Marsh property, »3,375; Noe, 1106
ttn d no7 Adams Bt., »10,000; No. 1431 Har
ns0Q 8t j j-j.SOO; g. W. cor. llth and
Adame Bts , »4,300; No. 838 Merkst Bt
»13,000; Adams Bt., near llth, »11,580.
Total, »48,335. In addition to this ha owns
two other properties, which bring the total
"* M * ed valuation of the property held by
Cummins up to *44,585, leaving a dlffer
anoe between the assessed raine and the
amount of mortgage* on them *48,376.
Levi H. Hiller of New Castle bondred
can best explain this remarkable state of
things, Mr. Miller is an old gentleman
who h »* known Cummins for years and
who bad absolute confidence In bis integ
*T - great was this confidence, that
Miller simply placed the money in
Cummins «hands and told him to Invest It.
For .J*. 1 "f ev * rTth "* wen ' " 0D *
.moo hly. Gammln, planed some good
investment* for hi, friend It was in the
early part of January 188«. that Cummin.
bfRaa hi« operation« by using; Mr. Miller *
money to making straw loans to himself.
The aggregate of these mortgage, held by
Mr Miller, it will be seen by the above
table, Is *.11,000. The worst o«se in the
entire lot. I« on the property at 888 Market
St. On December Ï5. 188«. Mr. Miller sold
this property to Cummin, for »13,800.
Cummins agreed to give him a purchase
money mortgage for »10,000 and the bap
anc sin a note for »3,800, but Instead of doing
this be went to the Perpetual Loan and oh
talned »0,000 on the house by a mortgage
dated January 8, 1887, fourteen days after
the purchase, and it was not until October
35.1887. ten months after the sale, that
he placed on record Mr. Miller's mortgage
—and then he left out the purchase money
clause which placed the instrument In the
position of a second mortgage. The note
for »3,500 was given, but was never paid
In cash. It was put into another bogus
mortgage, from which Mr. Miller will
obtain nothing whntsoayer. As be will
seen by the above the two loan associations,
the Perpetual and the Germania, ad
vanced on March, 7, 1885 »18, 000 on the
two bouses, Nos. 1105 and 1107 Adams Bts.
On a further representation of increased
value he obtained an additional »8,000
from the Germania Loan on January 30,
1885, thus placing »18,000 on the property,
Nevertheless later he went to Mr. Miller
and borrowed »9,000 more on the represen
talion that he would pay off the two lorn
association mortgages and make Mr. Miller's
loan a first Hen; but instead of doing this
he borrowed the »8,000 mentioned above
and held Mr. Miller's mortgage back, mak
ing it ac tually a fourth lien Instead of the
first and deliberately placing »35,000 on
propety only worth about »15,000.
Probably the worst case of over-mnrt
gaged property is that at the 8. W. Cor. of
11th and Adams Bts. Cummins told
Miller that he was giving him a first mort
gage but instead as it was seen he gave
him a seventh. The Clayton and Germania
Loans will be losers on this property. Tbo
»8,000 of Mrs. Bird was given with the
understanding that she would sat
l.fy her »3,600 loan and that the
loans would satisfy their two »1, IKK)
loans. None of these low., however,
appear on the record, as satisfied and Mr.
Bird holde as security her first loan and
receipts from M. L. Lichtenstein for money
»"> w «• »• —
*1,000 loaas This money «va* never
accounted for by Lichtenstein and the uon
««counting (or it was the primary causa of
ht * dUoovery " ' » def "" , ' er : '* *
ha Men that Mr. Bird hold. th. entire
property in her claims, and th. mortgages
of the Clayton and Germania Loan, and of
Mr. Miller are worthless
ln •» the ca8M wbe [ e U ' " i,lM * " s . mB
appears, be thought that he wa« receiving
first mortgages He says that after once
making a loan to Cummins be would have
the greatest difficulty In obtaining the
papers. He would go to see him and ask
(or them egaiu and again but would be put
off with the reply : 'T am very busy now,
bat they are perfectly safe and locked up
in my fire proof. " Not until two month*
ago did the confiding old man sncceed in
obtaining bis last mortgage from Cummins
To those familiar with mortgages it is
well known that the mortgage Hielt is
merely a security (or the payment of the
bond, but there is generally annexed to the
bond, to make the loaner more secure, a
warrant of attorney, authorising any at
torney of record to enter the hood as a
judgment and thus make it a security
all the property of the mortgagor.
Cummins, however, left off this warrant so
as not to affect any subsequent property that
be might purchase or Inherit, thus making
more certain the utter worthlessness of the
mortgages.
The worst of the tsie of this man's trans
actions has not yet been told. Esrly in the
present year Mr. Miller gave him »«,500 to
invest in some improved property owned
by Alvan Allan. When asked about the
investment later, Cummins eaid that be had
made it, and that the mortgages
locked up ia his safe
con id have
Several
times the latter asked (or the papers, hat
as often as be did so he would be put off,
and it was not until the final break came
that Miller discovered from Mr, Alien
himself that Cummins had never invested
a dollar of the money with him, bat that
it bad beet converted to Cummin's own
were
and that Mr. Millar
them whenever he desired.
posure that official would have been the
loser for the amount. Instead of returning
it in two days, nearly three weeks elapsed
liefere the money found its way into the
city treasurer's offlea and then only
through the crooked and painful avenue of
a worthless cheque finally redeemed.
| When Clerk Hyland was ill Cummins re
tiine-i all the moneys coming into the' Mn
nicipal Court and instead of making
monthly returns as he should have done, it
required the combined prodding of the FI
nance Committee of City Council and sev
- era! city officials to bring him to terms. He
badin his possession at one time (oar
months'fines and costs,amounting to nearly
»700. The money reached the City Tree
surer'* oflics part in cash and part in
cheque, and although the cheque WM
worthless, City Treasurer Griffith
assumed the responsibility of it
and saved his friend from exposure.
Cammins bos since been paying the money
in installments, bat up to Friday last the
entire sum had not been paid. Cummins'!
Other Transactions.
It is said that a certain estate will also
ose »1,500 by money converted ander the
same circumstances and that a gentleman
nationally prominent will be the actual
loser of it. In the early part of the present
year Cummins seen red possession of a largs
amount of poblic money upon the repre
sentation to a certain official who bad
it, that it would be returned in
two days. The official, like everyone else,
bad unbounded confidence In Cummins,
but bad it not been for a threatened ex
excuse for the delay in this esse was that
the clerk was sink and that the accounts
were not made up. That be had epjnt the
money ie shown above.
How It Was Discovered
lu the early part of this year the Farm
ers' Bauk of Delaware, at Wilmington
obtained judgment against Cummins (or
»1,885 23 and threatened suit If tho amount
was not paid. Cummins pat the bank off
quite frequently and tho matter oome to
thoearsiof Eugene D. R Button,a son-in-law
of Levi H. Miller.
Mr. Button mentioned
this fact and his suspicions to Mr. Miller, but
that gentleman bad such absolute confi
dence in Cummins as before stated and felt
certain even that If Cummins should (all
be himself was all right, as ho believed
that all his mortgages were first lein«. Hr.
Button, however, determined to examine
Into the matter, and the result
ha* already been stated. Hteps were then
taken at once by Hr. Hiller to secure what
he ceuld from the impending .wreck and
after considerable persuasion obtained from
Cummins two Judgment bonds, amount
ing to »oil, «18 to cover the amount of the
straw mortgages and interest The »8,500
given by Hiller for; Investment and used
by Cummins makes the total amount ont ef
which Mr. Hiller väs cheated. »43 988, of
which there Is a very bare possibility that
he will ever obtain anything.
Hinco the discovery of the fraud, Cum
mins has made all manner of promises,
claiming that be would settle dollar for
dollar if left alone, but as time passee the
faith of bis vietime grows less end
less. In this statement only those
cases are given where exact (act*
can be presented. There are a number of
other persons who have been used badly,
it is said, hot 'who decline to talk, still
hoping that silence and forbearance may
aid in bring about a settlement.
Wilt He be Disbarred?
That Cummins has rendered himself
liable to criminal prosecution is a matter of
considerable doubt, but unquestionably he
Is a subject both fur impeachment by the
coming Legislators and of the disbarment
by the bar of this county. The oath of an
attorney-at-law Is as follows; "1 do sol
emnly sweer (or affirm) that I will behave
myself In the office of an attorney within
the court, according to the best
of my learning and ability and
with all good fidelity as well to the court
as to the client; 1 will use no falsehood,nor
delay any person's case through lucre or
malice. Bo help me God (or so I do af
firm)."
Tho reporter of the Evening Journal,
while engaged in gathering the above (aots,
conversed with many members of the bar
and In every instance they condemned
Cammins. One member of the bar, promi
nent in the profession, vigorously expressed
himself thus: "He is a pnblio officer and
has a right to be exposed; one thief ha* no
right to sit on that bench and sentence
another." All agreed that be ought to re
sign his office.
A «GAL RIIBPIII8E.
Celebrating th« (llrtbday Anniver
sary
A dsllghtfal surpris* awaited Mrs. Harry
Fullerton of 838 Madison Bt. last evening
upon her return home from a drive which
her cousin, George UiddUtoo, had thought
fully given her after tes. More than fifty
of her friends in this city and some from
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Ohio had collected together to cele
brate her 83d birthday anniversary,
a scheme
and her sister, Mias Either Unities, had
skillfully engineered. It was nearly 9
o'clock when the returned home and was
of courte astonished at the warm reception
which was given her. Bhe was literally in
the hands of her friends (or the rest of the
evening and bad nothing to do but enjoy
herself. Kind hand* had spread the din
ning room table with tempting dishes and
generous hearts bad brought other and
more substantial gift* which gioeed the
side tables.
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs.
John G Baker, Rev. J. W. T. Boothe and
Mrs. Boothe, Ur. and Mrs. Thomas
McClure, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Emmons.
Mr. and Mr». John Shakespeare, Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. Cantwell, Mr. and Mrs. Thom»»
W. Seville, Ur. and Mrs. George Middle
ton and Ur. and Urs. E. M. Richmond.
her husband
which
Weather.
Delaware and Maryland, 1, p. m,
(air weather, fresh southerly winds,
stationary temperature.
The New York Herald weather forecast«:
The anti cyclone which moved yesterday
from the Bt. Lawrence valley into this
section will probably pass off the coast
to-day In to the gulf stream region. The
northwestern storm now central near Lake
Superior will probably move eastwardly,
chasing a "warm wave" in the Central,
Atlantic and Gulf states to-day and to-mor
raow. Temperature rate in the United
States yesterday. The chief minima re
ported were 54 degrees at Fort Caster, U.
T., and 56 at Bastport: the chief maxima
were 84 at Knoxville, 86 at Bt Louis am)
88 at Nashville. In the Middle States war
mer, (air weather and fresh, southeasterly
to southwesterly winds will prevail, fol
lowed by cloudiness (near the lakes. On
Wednesday in this section, (air weather
and fresh southerly winds will probably
prevail, followed by partial cloudiness and
local rains lo this section, and on Thursday
partly cloudy to fair weather and fresh
southwesterly winds, with slight thermal
«hange«, preceded by local rains. Th«
humidity and temperature conditions will
probably continue favorable to the grow
ing crops. While the weather to morrow
may not be cloudless and the western storm
will approach this part of the seaboard
there is but little danger that the day will
be marred by severs thunder gusts. Th«
mercury will ruse to-day and tu-mcrrow
| with the advance of a "warm wave." Bnt
' it now looks as if the skies will be generally
fair till to morrow afternoon at least.
Baynord's thermometer: 7 a. m., t!6;9
a. m., 78: II a. m., 811£; 1 p. ra , 85.
l 8 called to Misa L. Steinicken e stock
0 j rea( jy trimmed Bonnets and Hats
1 for I a, lira and children
1
Attention
White Milan
and Imported Leghorn Bate a specialty.
Ribbons, Flowers, Feathers, White and
Shaded Tips, etc., in great variety.
Good work, beat materials and low
price«. Ho, 317 Market St.