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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1909-8 PAGES
TWENTY-FIRSTYEAR—No. 236.
ROYAL WELCOME
TO THE FLEET
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breat rrcparatlons IVIaKing
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for the Arrival of Admiral i
Sperry's Warships
CONGRESSMEN AND NOTED
PERSONS TO Bt THERE
By United Press Leased Special Wire.
OLD POINT COMFORT, Va., Feb. 20 —
(When Admiral Sperry's ten miles ot war
dship steam into Hampton Roads, Monday
morning, after the around the world voy
ago. and boom their salutes to the Presl
dent of the United States, a fleet of plea
sure and excursion boats, almost as large
as the ships of battle will fall In behind
lhem ,
Never, in the history of this famous
naval playground, has there been so many
ships due to arrive, as are scheduled to i
idrop anchor In the Roads, on Washing
ton's birthday. Every coast city within a
day's Journey, will send Its contingent.
Every craft that has a wheel or propeller
powerful enough to make the Journey
from Washington, has been chartered for j
the occasion.
One steamer will bring more than a
hundred members ot Congress with their
families, and friends. The government dis
patch boat Dolphin will fetch the Naval
Affairs Committee of the Senate and
House. The big steamers of the Washing
ton-Norfolk Line have sold out every Inch
ot space In staterooms and parlors, and
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad will run
a number of excursion trains to Norfolk
accommodate those who are unable to
make the Journejr by water.
The hotels of Old Point. Norfolk and
overflowing to-4ay,
to
Newport News are
and by Monday will not have a corner
whereln to place a transient guest.
Entertainment Planned.
The Congressional party, as well as the :
Army and Navy contingent and official
set from Washington, are planning break
fast luncheons, and dinners on land, as
well as on water, to give variety to the
event.
Commander George, of the Dixie, who
has been appointed harbor master for the
day will exercise strict control over the
area to be traversed hv the fleet and the
President's yacht Mayflower, and every
precaution will be taken to avoid Inter
ference with the parade, or Injury from
collisions. The excursion fleet will not be
permitted to to enter between the lines, or
between the ships of -the fleet, and not
until nfter the President Ills visited the
four flagships of the fleet and his yacht
has started for home.at 5 p. m. will any
ot Ihe outside boats be allowed to enter
he.-ohanuel. ■
Admiral Sperry's ships are due to make
their appearance between Capes Henry
and Charles, at 11 a, m.
After passing In review in single column
formation by the President's jacht, which
each will salute with 21 guns, the Sperry
fleet, followed by Admiral Arnold's escort
Ing squadron will proceed Into the roads,
Admlral Arnold, the admirals of his dl
and anchor In double column.
visions, and all the fleet captains will then
visit the Mayflower personally, to pay
their respects to the President, and to re
ceive from *hlm congratulations on tho
successful termination of their record
breaking performance.
Followlng this visit, the President will
accompany Admiral Arnold to the flag
ship Connecticut, and then to the Georgia,
Wisconsin, flagships
respectively ot the second, third and
fourth divisions of the fleet. On each of
these vessels, the President will make a
the Louisiana, and
brief address to the officers and men.
The other ships of the fleet will send de
tails of officers and men to their respec
live flagships to hear the President's ad
dross.
MITCHELL TO
STAND BY LABOR
Will Go to Jail if Judge
Wright's Decision is
Confirmed
By United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—Putting a quietus
on recent rumors, to tho effect that he
was to leave «he cause of labor for a
government post. John Mitchell, ex-Prcsl
dent of the United Mlneworkers said to
day. "I expect that all my life my cf
forts will be devoted lo Ihe Interests of
the working man."
Mitchell came to New York to deliver
an address before the New York Com
mercial Telegraphers last night. Ho let
lit bo known that if Ihe Supreme Court
sustained the ruling of Judge Wright,
who sentenced Mitchell, Samuel Gompers.
and Frank Morrison to jail, that he ex
pected to go to Jail, and serve out his sen
tence of nine months, saying:
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My voice will reach farther from the
District of Columbia jail than It roaches
here; that sentence will amuse American
{working men to the Jeopardy of their In
leresta before our laws, as now Inter
ipreted by some of our court,.'
Mitchell said he could not Join with
the pessmlsts who claim to foresee a
crisis for union labor In recent rebuffs
administered In the court» of the land.
Hoi-as Kills Itself bv Accident
Striking Us head agkin»t a stable
door a horse owned bv Bndhurv VIor
;^ofUnco™tt.w«Xdalm»t
Instantly.
Gets First Shad.
The first shad of the season was
caught yesterday by Edward Lister, of
Milford, in Mlspilllon river. It we.ghed
four pounds.
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May Have Dog Show
Local dog fanciers are consld ring
the Idea of a dog show In connection
with the fall county fair.
Old Homestead Changes Owners.
After having remained in the family
since an English patent was given for
the land, the old Maul homestead. In
ILewes, has been sold to outside par
ties.
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PORTO RICANS
The bill advocated by John S. Rossoll. I
of this city, to give the residents ot Porto
R ' C ° **"* r ' BhtS ° f cl,lzen " hll> W,B lntr °'
du«*! in the United States Senate yester
day by Senator Henry A. duPont and In
,be House by Congressman Hiram H, Bur.
Mr. Roseoll has been an ardent advocate
of glvng the Porto Ricans citizenship since
his trip to the island about a year ago.
and he wrote a letter to President Rooso
veil on the subject which the President
heartily endorsed.
Minstrels and Vaudeville.
The Star Comedy Company, the well
known local fun makers, will do vaude
ville and minstrel, Monday and Tues
day evening, February 22 and 23 In
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«• Thomas' Hall corner Fourth and
Grant avenues. To those who attend
« •*"*"•?* comicalities and laugh
b .* e ' ^Lnutntlon of ' belne
fun ,| prs and , lnjrerB . The prooeeds
are for the church of St. Thomas'.
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PITTSBURG, P$., Feb. 20.—The action
; of the United States Steel Corporation In
establishing the "Open Market" Is re
i garded nere today as a declaration of war
; against the smaller Independent concerns.
! who. It Is claimed by the officials ot the
WAR IN THE
STEEL TRADE
Price Culting May Knock
Out the Smaller
Mills
j corporation and Its subsidiaries, are re
j sponsible for the shading of prices that
led the b 'e steel men *° raak <' yesterday's
: drastic move. Despite the optimistic and
friendly tone ot Judge Gary's official
statement, the belief Is that a general
battle of price cutting is to be waged
with probable disastrous results to the
smaller concerns.
The majority of the larger companies
affilated with the corporation are loaded
'>P with stock which they can dump on
the market at prices prohibitively low for
'heir smaller competitors. It Is feared
»» efforts on the part of tho independents
j prevent a price war will prove vain and
that a number of the smaller companies
wl1 ' be forced to the wall,
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»tire to be realized, according to a Pitts
burg steel man, will be a general reduc
tion In the wages In the steel mills all
One effect of tho "open market" that is
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DOVER, Deb. Feb. 20—Lewes la pre
] paring to celebrate the three hundredth
j anniversary of the landing of Hendrick
j Hudson at that town on August 28 of
this year, and Senator James Rowland,
| the big and good natured Senator from
over the country.
LEWES TO HONOR
DUTCH SEA ROVER
' the pilot town, yesterday offered a
resolution to have It a State affair. His
\ resolution names the following com
ralttee on the part of the State to co
operate In making the celebration a
; great affair:
Governor Simeon S. PennewllI, for
mer Governor Preston Lea, Colonel
George A. Ellloct, Congressman-elect
William H. Heald, Congressman Hiram
R- Burton, the Rev. C. H. B. Turner,
Daniel Burton. Insurance Commission
pr Charles H. Maul!, former Senator
Richard R. Kenney, former Governoi
Ehe W. TunncII, former Insurance
Commissioner Dr. George W. Marshall,
Dr. Rowland O. Paynter, Caleb S. Pon
newill. Hezekiah Harrington and Sen
ator James Rowland.
Want Mr. Moore For Mayor.
A citizens'
asked
committee has
Charles Moore, a Georgetown lawyer, to
accept a nomination for Mayor.
Delaware Conference Session.
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The next session of the Delaware
. Conference of the M. E. Church will
convene In Cambridge. Md.. at Faught
■Chapel. March 18 to 22. With Blehop
Henry Warren, D. D. L. L. D., of Uni
versity Park. Colorado, presiding.
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j Mtllsboro Wants a Perk.
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j M1LLSBORO, Feb. 20.—Citizens have
■ requested town council to purchase or
lease what was formerly the Iron foun
dry site, and convert It Into a park,
Th J c matter will he taken up by -un
oil at the next meeting,
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Dun'» «ml BradHtrert*» report buaU
nejfl al a low ebb owing to various un
aet tllng factor». Duna nay a:
improvement In tho structure of bust
| negg mucb more prolloullCP d than 1m
provem en t In the activity of business.
while financial and political developments
bot) , )n t surope and the United State, ere
| dlBtlnct J y b«ter the prograa. toward the
eaperIy expected revival of trade Is slow.
and especially In the Iron, copper and coal
trade» I» disappointing.
The decrease In bank clearings in New
York, as compared with the corresponding
week in m Is heav>-23.7 per cent
this being attributable to the extreme dul-I.
ness of the aecurl.y market, but at I»»d-i
ing cities outside of New York there Is a
Various Unsettling Factors Keep Trade
at a Low Ebb.
gain of 9.2 per cent., so that . 3»rg»
volume of business I« being carried on.
It Is noteworthy as a test of the sub
siantlal soundness of the trade situation
that the total Ilablltles of failures reported
to R. G. Dun and Co,, during January
were about $ 2 . 000,000 less than the January
average of the five preceding years. In the
Iron and steel trade a cut In steel prices
hy a leading producer raused a feeling of
I uncertainty. Copper continues to drop.
1 Outside ot the metal trade thing* are In
much better shape, although seasonably
quiet. The strength of the situation still
••»» »» the fact that .took, «ein no ex
j tended stete.
251 NOTICES IN
THE LEGISLATURE
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NUItlbCF Of THCIH
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AVOItRj ASSISTANT
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
20—Just 251 j
notices of new bills to be introduced in
the Legislature were given yesterday
In Senate and House, It being the
last nay for notices of new business. Of
the 251 notices there is a possibility
that not more than fifty or seventy
five bills may be introduced. The
notices cover every range of legislation
imaginable excepting the "antl-clgar
ette" bill and the "coal-oil" bill, two
familiars that have appeared biennially
at Dover for a decade or two. While
the race track bill was not given notice
of In so many words It might ho pos
sible to Introduce such a measure
under one of the notices given by Rep
resentative Connelly In relation to pub
lic recreation and amusement. One
Senator had a race track bill notice
handed to him but he did not offer It.
There Is a probability that the Legis
lature on Monday will fix a time be
DOVER, Del.,
Feb.
yond which no new bills may be In
troduced. Representative Connelly has
such a notice, and Friday next may
be fixed as the time limit, thus enabl
ing the Legislature to devote the re
mainder of the time until adjournpient,
about March 12 or 19, to consideration
of the bill on the Calendar. There will
be more business done by far from now
until adjournment than there has been
in the seven weeks the Legislature has
been In session.
Voters' Assistant Bill.
The .Senate committee on elections
returned a favorable report on the bill
that had paseqri the House to abolish
voters' assistants, but the Senate's re
port was on a substitute bill which
will go far from abolishing the as
sistants. On the contrary it will create
them thousands-fold. The substitute
bill provides that the present method
of naming voters' assistants shall be
abolished, but that any voter may take
any other voter whbm he may desire
Into the booth with him to assist In
marking his ballot. This Is not the
kind of abolition the Democrats are
contending for. and the Senate substi
tute bill signalizes the defeat of the
Democratic efforts, for they will not
support the substitute bill.
Some Bill* Passed.
Tjve Senate bill rejating to the liabil
ity of common carrier« to their em
ployes was unanimously killed. Sena
tor Fllnn. who had Introduced It by
request, voting against It.
Senate bills passed by the Senate in
cluded the House bill In relation to the
attendance of Jurors at courts; House
bill In relation to admission of patients
to the insane hospital at Farnhurst;
substitute for House hill exempting
fitting house proprietors from paying
license. The substitute provides a
license of $10.
The Senate also passed the House
bills fixing the commutation tax on
three railroads, as follows: Mllmlng
ton and Northern railroad. $5,000; D.
M. and V. railroad, *1.500, ani1 the
D- end V. railroad, $j00
The Senate bill providing for a new
State administration building and
library at Dover was reported favor
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RnriM FlIV M AVI IV
Uv/V/l*l I Vela I'll* I \/l\
May Be Candidate of Repub
licans, While Democrats Con
sider Charles E. Dubell
a boom has been started for T. Allen
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bo bebl on ,be fll »' "»*' lrda - ln dan " '
anci politician* ot both parties are already
looking over the fleUh Mr. Illlles Is a
well-known resident of this city or tn©
Fifth ward, and is a member of the Slate
Commission on Revenue .and Taxation.
Other Republicans mentioned for Mayor
are William O, Taylor, president of ( oun
ctl; Thomas H\ Melvin, street and sewer
director, and Dr. Harrison W. Howell,
plaident • » ç* H-«h
Among the uemocrais ln er« 1 « muni
. ni . „ ... rinhoii fnp Mnvnr Hi*
. a ° . f ritv Hn(1 J. a , a
Isa merchant of this c,t> and has a wide
acquaintance. A boom also has been start
cd for State Senator Thongs M. Monag
ban for Mayor.
, _ H Ration
rvt 1 O '* it H cave a re
F »vision * . - • _JV.
ceptlon luat ©veiling In Brocks Mill.
The affair was a delightful one nud tho,
attendance - was large. Delegations
from the city divisions were „resent.
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Tlte Rev. Harry TayloL of Bellevue.
w » ^dress the R »mln^tm Mlnlater
al „n Monday
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Th 5 0 m^ n , b u'! V m Ltlna of the Social
,"u* l|, Ctld in the T M
. Î Tucadav March 16
su ZTs wifi b. con
Ä1 "ivîc and aZ i better
ZeZt of VV lmingTn
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Th( . mo '„thlv meeting of thé W.
T lT waB be i d yesterday at No. 100
\v est Eighth street. Arrangements
were madt . f or a county rummage sale
t0 be held the flis t week of March Mgs
^ v.- Emerson will be In charge The
treasurer. Mrs. Joseph, reported a bal
ance of $59.19.
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To Give Minstrel Show.
The athletic association of St. Pat
rick'. Church larehearaln. for a
Isfrel show.
CITY CLEARINGS
SHOW INCREASE
Clearings of the Wilmington hanks
for the week ending to-day Indicate
a healthy condition of local business.
The clearings for the week amounted
to $1.-60,94V. as compared with $968,349
for the corresponding week of last
year.
Martha Washington Supper.
The Young Women's Christian Associa
tion will hold a Martha Washington sup
per and sale of useful and fancy articles,
on Monday, In the gymnasium, at Ihe
Association rooms, No. 908 King street,
The fancy table will be In charge of
j Mrs. George Patterson and Mrs. J. Mer
j rick Horn, and the candy table In charge
of Mrs. A. J. Branch, and both will be
open during the afternooi) and evening,
From B to 8 o'clock, a M-cenl supper will
be served, with Ihe following
menu:
Fried oysters, chicken salad, cold meats.
olives, pickles. Jellies, Ice cream, cake and
coffee. The women In charge will be ap-1
prop/lately dreased as Martha Washing
ton. and the gymnasium will be dero
Pastor Wyatt H.s Recovered.
The Rev. C. T. >Vyatt, pastor of Uar.
rlson Street M. E Church, has suf
flclently recovered from his recent 111
ness to bo able to resume his pastoral
work tomorrow The suhject of his
morning sermon will be "The Macedon
ian Cry," and hla evening subject will
be •'Climbing a Tree to Get a Vision."
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Chip May Blind Him.
The loss of an eye threatens William
H&yes. of Houston, because a chip
etruck It while he was chopping wood.
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rated for the occasion.
Will Be Read in the City
Catholic' Churches
To-morrow
By order of the Right Rev. John J.
Monaghan. Bishop of the Catholic dio
cese of Wilmington, the following regu
latlons for Lent, which begins on next
Wednesday, will bo read In all the Cath
olic churches of the diocese to-morrow:
1.
Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.
falls on the 24th day of February.
All the faithful who have completed
their twenty-first year, unless exempt by
dispensation or some other legitimate
cause, are bound to observe tho fast of
They # are to make on« maalmvly t d
except on Sunday«.
The meal permitted on fast days la not
to be taken till about noon.
A small refreshment, commonly called
collation, la permitted In the evening.
The following persons are exempt from
the obligation ot fasting: Persons under
twenty-one years of age. the sick, nursing
women, those who are obliged to do hard
labor, and those who. through weakness
cannot fast, without great prejudice to
their health.
The faithful are reminded that, besides
: Lent.
the obligation of fasting Imposed by the
Church, this holy season of Lent should
be. In an especial manner, a time of earn
est prayer, of sorrow for sin. of seclusion
from the world and its amusements, and
of generous alms-giving.
By virtue of an Induit to the United
States, dated May 25th 1907, the follow
Ing special dispensations are granted;
The use of flesh meat Is permitted at
all the meals on Sundays, and once u
il
day on Mondays. Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, with Ihe exception of the
ageond and last Saturdays of Lent. But
flesh 'meat and fish are not to be used
at Ihe same meal during Lent, even on
Sundays.
The use of butter, cheese, milk and
eggs is also permitted every day In
Lent.
It Is allowed to take In the morning
some warm liquid, as tea. coffee or thin
chocolate, made with water, and with
this liquid a mouthful of bread.
Those for whom the hour of noon may!
be an Inconvenient time for dinner, may
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.Invert the order and take their collation.
In the morning, and «heir dinner In th e
! evening
The use Of hog's lard, or dripping. In
8t ead of butter. Is authorized In prepar
, n g permitted food.
Persons exempt from the obligation of
faP y na arp frea lake meat more than
,, nr | on thoBB dawB wben j tB uge ts
Krantcd by dispensation,
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By vlrtue of an i ndu it granted us by
■ p ( 8 March 15lh. 1906. we per
m.t to ^,1 working men and .heir f»m.-;
the u»e of flej»h meat once a day!
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on *** ^ RSt days and abstlenc© daya
throughout the year, with the exception
of Fr i d&yBt Ash Wednesday, the ^
, ncRdny and Saturday of Holy Week and
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the eve of Christmas.
me eve IU cm = 1111 «
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■ ^|° ! ' fasting are free to take tneal more
1118,1 onc# on tHe daya mentioned.
ThOBe who avail themaalvas of this In
(llllt are no t allowed to u»o rtosh meat and
fl , h at the eamo m eal; and they are earn
estIy exborted to perform ,„me other act
"f mortlflcatlon, such as abstinence from
, mtoxlcatlng liquors.
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The PaBChal tlm e ex,end, from the first
s >' nd »>' nt I -' n, TrMty Sunday, dur
' ing which time all Catholics who have
attained the proper age are bound to re
I celvo worthily the Holy Communion. The
1 Holy season of I^nt Is a very proper
time also for children to make their firs.
confession which they ought to do gen
»rally at about the age of seven yksrs,
Parents should see to this,.
Bv order of the Rt. Rev. Bl.hop
! Edward C. Higgins. Chancellor.
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C.
Big Brewery Stack Fell.
The high wind yesterday afternoon
| olew down a huge Iron stack on the
: plant of the Wilmington Brewing Com
| pary. Front anti French streets. Sev
eral people and teams In French street
narrowly escaped being crushed. A
crowd of people had Just left the Penn
sylvanla Railroad station across the
street, and a panic threatened among
».«-them until It was found there was no
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MAN TAKEN ON i
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tester L. brant, Ot Smyrna,
Accused of Stealing Many i
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DETECTIVE GILLIS
DOES GOOD WORK
State Detective Harry 1. Glllis, In Phil- (
Grant, of Smyrna, on a charge ot steal-1
lug several hundred valuable furs from
I J. W. Jones & Co., large dealers In raw
Grant Is now
j skins, at Smyrna. Del.
i n the Philadelphia City Hall awaiting
to I)r h wnrr .
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Last Sunday night Ihe store ot J W.
Jones & Co., was entered mid about eight
"* d ^k muskrat skins, estimated
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had on hand at the time about 4.000 skins
and ,b * nn '", ,bat "
sor "' d »'•cording to the grade of the fur
a " d Practically all what » known
»» "blacks. A young hoy named Reed
wbo worked for the Jones Arm did not,
; report for duty on Monday morning and |
was seen to meet Lester K Grant. a|
young man, aged about 24 years at the
Smyrna depot on the arrlysl of the noon
train from \V llmlngton. V ednes lay night |
t ,b » c »*» wa * reported to Detective Glllis
who learned that young Oran* had
boarded the Delaware road train leaving
C, " yt0n 3 06 M °" day m ° rn, " r c "'|
rled a telescope. II« was traced to the
store of L. Skint A Bon. . n. '»*
Fr°nt "'rrr'. this City, wnere la,ul. flklul
" U,e A h '. pur " h ** pd , r0m R rr" ,
O™*" «»»crip ton. » Io» "f »kin,.
A "ta" answering the same description
« tha Ve \\*' r l tn * ,raln /r .nd
Wilmington at 4.2H Monday morning and
I while getting breakfast at Long's restau
rant. on French afreet, asked where he
could And a fur dealer.
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ho had some
' furs to sell;
Detective Glllis went to Smyrna Thurs
day and found that Grant had left town.
He traced the young man to Chester,
where Grant took dinner with a brother
and last night ho located him at 2412 Mar
shall street. Philadelphia, at the home of
a married sister. Grant admitted coming
to Wilmington on the train leaving Clay
ton at 3.06 a. m. Monday but denied tak
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on Front Btrw)ti went to Phl ,adelphla to
w „ h a „, Ui to look at 0rant .
p#p Bom( . tlme paBt Bmyrna has been
t , rrorlMd bv th( . fui and , t re g ard s d by
those Interested that Detective Glllis has
made an Important arrest. He has also
»>'.traced the stolen furs gad it Is believed
' thRt , hlll „-m bB recovered. Mr. OMIIa bee
( congratulated on the dispatch with
which he clean« up cases placed In hla
chnnfp and ln , hi , oase has ag „| n demon,
strated his ability.
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Overhauling the Chester.
The steamer City of Chester Is at
the Harlan and Hollingsworth yards
to be overhauled.
Y. M. C. A. Meeting.
In the Garrick Theatre tomorrow
N y wHl nddraBB the men'« meeting
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under the auspices of the 1. M. C. A.
He Is famous for his chalk talks.
Church Recital.
Elizabeth Pattee-Wnllach of Rlch
[ mond. Va., gave a recital In the Unl
; tarlan Church last evening.
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Congress Provides For River
Surveys Here and Post
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OtllCe ImPTOVementS
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I The 1Uvcr * and Harbors bill, reported
to the House of Representatives, at
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1 Washington, contains a number of Items
of ,n "' r »" t Delaware.
Thc blu brovlde! ' for ,hp a,,rv,, >' ,or ,h *
construction of a continuous waterway
Inland, where practicable, from Boston
to Long Island Sound; thence by New
York Bay; thence across New Jersey to
- nr , h nf
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J-^doplb °o'f ~ch'!
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depthH as may l>€ found sufTlrlent for
commercial, naval or military purposes.
Thl _, BUrvey , R to tnrb)d „ , h( . examination
i of all Dra cticable routes nrenoration of
a suitable point on the Delaware River
or Bay; thence to Ihe Chesapeake Bay;
thence from Norfolk to the sounds of
North Carolina and Beaufort Inlet. North
an '? 1 of r ° 8t aloa « ,he
: most available route, and a report upon
the desirability of utilizing as a pari of
tbB proposed waterway any ezlatlng
1Jc or p rlvate rana i an ^ the probable coat
f araulrln - the Mnie
Delaware won h nurvev for the Chris
, R , from Npwpnr , to Christiana.
Thc Le.nslc River will r.e surveyed and
th „ Rrofld Creek River will be Inspected
from t ^, U rel to the mouth Poeomoke
R K-er. Horn Oumboro to Snow Hill, and
the Nanllcoke River up to Mlddleford.
will he surveyed.
For the completion of an extension of
the Postomce In Wilmington. IfcO.OOO Is ap
! proprtated. The limit of coat of »420,000
! for building and $310.(01 has been appro
1 prl.ted to dale.
Tho bill also carries nn appropriation
of 167.100 for the construction and enlarge
ment of barracks and quarters a. For.
Dupont for the Co.,. Artillery and of
other buildings In connection with coast
defenses lo be spent In Ihe Judgment of
tha 8 *»re«ary of War
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Euchre For Church Benefit.
The women of St. Elizabeth a Church
will hold a euchre on Tuesday evening
next In the school hall.
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Marriage a Surprise.
, The many friends of Frank L. Scott
and Ida M. Sharr. were surprised to
learn that they were married In this
jcity in January Mr. and Mrs ^ot,
(will reside ot No. 7.» Madison street,
cop battled with
ALLEGED BURGLAR
By United Press I .eased Special Wire,
NEW YORK, Feb. 20-After a torride
battle with a policeman, when he drew
a revolver to resist arrest, William
Brodv. alias Brooks, wanted by the
Wa » bi nKton police for two burglaries.
which they claim nutted him $1200 in
that City, was taken to police head
quarters here to-day. Brody drew a
revolver when Detective McGowan ap
prehended him. but In the battle which
followed the policeman felled him with
la billy. Brody la sold by the police
to have served four years ln Sing Sing
for burglary, hero. When searched, a
ladles' watch bearing the Initials, M.
E. K., was found on him.
BALTIMORE TO
BE REPRESENTED
Charles England, president of the Kal
tlmore Chamber ot Commerce, will he one
Ria mimba! - 0 f m en of national reputa-
((iai wbo , v m a( t, nd the annual banquet
of (he Wilmington Board of Trade on
Thursday eevnlng, March It. Mr. Eng
acceptance of the Invitation Is grat
i {y , ng , 0 the de i, aa tes from Ihe Board of
Tra(la t(J , ha D( . pppr waterway» Con
vent | on wb i cb met In Baltimore some!
time ago. The delegates were the gi.ests
of th(j Ba|(lmnro rtmmll( , r of Commerce!
and were royally entertained.
j. r , lMeIlt Maclaa n. of Board of
Trade, «ht. momm. received the following
from Mf England In reply to an
lnvllatton to slten< i th „ banqu „ :
'Mr. B J. Maclean. Prealdent of the Wit
Chamber of Commerce Pres
ident a Guest at Board
of Trade Dinner
. . _ . HD ■
mlngton Board ot Trade, Wilmington,
Ue laws re.
"Lear Sir:—I duly received your Invl
I tatlon to attend the annual banquet of the
Wilmington Board of Trade on Thursday
evening, March II. In reply I beg to say
that It will give me great pleasure to be
present with you upon that occasion.
"In accepting this Invitation. I b»g to
assure you of our appreciation of the com.
pllment which you have paid the city of
Baltimore and Ihe Baltimore Chamber of
Commerce.
"With my very best wishes. 1 beg to re
i main,
!
i
"Youra very truly,
"Charles England. President."
(Signed)
BLOW AT THE
TOBACCO TRUST
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North Carolina Legislature
IÄay Drive Its Factories
From the State
j By United Press Leased Special Wire.
20—Both
, Houaea of the Legislature took up fo
RALEIGH. N. C., Feb.
rtay on BppclB i ordftrB tho several bill«
whloh are deBUned to dr ive the Vlr
clnla-Cnrollnn Chemical
Company and
the American Tobacco Company out
of business In this State. The friends
of the two companies declare If the
bllls are passed the result will be dis
! astrous to tho State while the com
i panics will simply move their establish
nients out of North Carolina and do
! business elsewhere. So potent was
this argument that the Senate finally
modified Its original bills through Its
committee. The House iftands pat.
however, and will paas the drastic
measure's, the leaders insisting that the
tolattorm
I promised this relief to the people and
I that the party pledge must be kept.
tb,> American Tobacco Company
la^forced V.it of bualneaa In this . ta e,
the real sufferers will be Durham,
where the largest cigarette and cigar
ettP tobacco manufacturing plant I"
the wor i d | B located, and Weston.
Slot.
last Democratic
wh „ e lB located the big plug and fine
cut tobacco plant«.
Idtrge delogntlona of tobacco growers
| and warehouse men were In attend
ance to-dav and used their Influence
wltb the members to kill the bills. The
debat P on the bills started as soon as
thp T<PB j»i a ture met.
I
rREDWTED EARTHQUAKE,
SLIGHT SHOCK FOLLOWED
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United Press Leased Special Wire.
PARIS. Feb. ».-Astronomer Emile
! Marchand, of the Pic Du Midi Observa
■ 5, " rrn "" . .
tor,- was partially vindicated to-day b> a,
b t earthquake at Saint George/, a
, n tiear Grenoble. No damage was
\lllag« near orono
don# but ,he quAkR WI " 1 lbrou * hou
,ba fn,,ra vll,a *" and neighboring terri
tory. ....
Marchand pr-dleted , '''* ralda>5 *^
that Februar»' would be «day Of«wat
earthquake activity. H» ba « d h ' 8 b ^ d, ; n
Mon on the poaltlon of tho «un ay «Mon
w,tb reference the meridl«.
Buch M to cause th m
: ««n'a and m J >on s ^
1 earth, .affecting particular y
spots on the »»Uh » *v r . nrl ^„ .uvd
say. the dates of " d
j Wclllan quakes suppor _ fini, n ni
Marchand say. the same rondltlon. *111
Prevail again on March 20. •**>**£■
«den. that ftor, to-day U, ov* oU*r
j quakes tar more \ oient ban
recorded. Accord o
By
George,
Marchand, these two dates constUuto a
! * ort of ' op ^ n »»»* on - ,or #ar *l u
tourna'
[ Sp * c J*' J® ' „ ill" » n xbl -dm
i GEORGETOWN, reo. zu. ln ® u "
Dairy Homestead, a rural com y
| three acts will be given
Opera House on .Iarchl7. In > "*
people of the Methodist ' _
Church. The play '• _ .
auspices of the Christian Endeavor
socieiv.
«
To Present Farce.
BIG STEAMER
IS WRECKED
Went on the Rocks at Bridge
port Breakwater During
the Night
CREW AND PASSENGERS
WERE RESCUED
By L'nlled Press Leased Special Wire.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Feb. 20—The
sound steamer John H. Starln, owned
by the New England Navigation Com
pany. plying regularly between New
Haven and New York, Is on the rocks
and may prove a total wreck, off the
Eastern end of the Bridgeport Break
water at the entrance to this harbor.
Her crew and a solitary passenger, who
left New Hsven on her last night, are
safe und the loss will be confined to
It will bo
the steamer and cargo,
heavy, however, as the local agent for
the line deelared to-day that she has
on board general merchandise of great
value.
The wreck of the Starln was due to
the storm that lashed the sound to
She had left her
fury last light,
home port for New' York on time, hut
before the east hound Lane wa« reach
ed the stoAn hit her and for a time It
appeared that she would founder In the
Finally, when oft Mil
ford. the rnptaln decided to make the
first harbor and set his course for Ihe
open sound.
Bridgeport Light.
Managing to pick It up through the
darkness and rain he held It only a
second und was then compelled to pro
The terrific
eeed by dead reckoning,
wind drove the steamer to leeward but
she was held as nearly as possible to
the eourae. and It was believed by Cap
tain Van Pelt that he would make the
harbor all right. He was sllghly oft
(n h , g ra|culaUol , f hoW ever. and sud
denly the breakwater loomed up direct
, y Th ,. r „ „as a Jangling of
tha CMgln(S roonlt but u was
t(m , alp an( , lhp hpavy t)dl< and wtnd
thr „ w thp Bteamer against the eastern
of tho b|R n . a „,
Hole Torn in the Hull.
A big hole was torn In the veaaeVa
hun< and , be began to nettle at once,
work and
ross blown. These were
The pumps were set to
signals of dlsl
heard on the Bridgeport water front.
y b „ Surah McWilliams responded
promptly hut ao high was the wind and
so dirty the sea that she could not
gc tcloec to the wrecked craft.
The McWilliams crew, however, de
cided to altemnt a rescue, and although
mnnv times beaten hack by the wav*^,
they finally landed all banda on their^
boat. Captain Dampley and Hla cretr.
however, refused to be taken ashoré.
as the sea
declaring that us soon
moderated sufficiently they would ngftln
board their vessel and see If they could
not save her.
Several other tugs came out with
daylight and all are now standing by
Alien Bouton, the stewardess, the orily
board, and the one pae
That there
woman on
seuger were landed here,
wer* no other passengers aboard was
due to the fact that reservation« made
cancelled before the boat sailed,
were
owing to the atorm.
The Ptarin was formerly the McCul
loch, a revenue cutter.
In Baltimore in 1865 and has figured in
number of accidents In the past.
She was built
a
Euchre by Heptasophs.
The Heptasophs "boosting
tee" will hold a euchre In the lodge
In the Lore Building on Monday
rooms
night,
. ... ... _
Apnouncementa for the wwk at th*
-New-* entur V ( ' ub " l ,
Monday tO.JO a. m.. physical culture
Century Club Program.
class. _ T . .
' tn^cmr
and French
to omit 'their regular
|, ava decided
tTerk | y meeting on Monday, February
xext Tuesday will make the twen
tlatb anniversary of the Current Events
clnsr.
gcve a
^ , he par i sb house.
BO h s W ere present and after enjoying
a finP musical program, they weie
served with a luncheon,
Church Club Has Smoker.
The Art Club of Old Swedes Church,
smoker on Thursday evening
About fifty per
WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Fab.
Pressure is low throughout the Unitad
State« with reaultlnn unsettled
3t.t a. ^ su ^9 ^
without precipitation. The weathar will
bo fair tonight and Sunday in the east
no ra nig y
. ' p . and
, tarn NeJVork!
w^enln" .71 dUpUyeS on the
At , antle coast from Oal.w.r. Break
Eastport.
W * Fo * r r . ca8t ", P 8 ° p . m . Sunday:
Dalawa
tonight
westerly winds, becoming variable.
If t ,
W
20 ,—
ana
Fair, slightly colder
Sunday fair; diminishing
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To-Day's
Temperature
s
49
I.30 P. M.
12.00 M.
48
10.00 A. M.
44
8.00 A. M.
41