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ONK'CENT.
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1897,
ONE CENT.
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(Promises Made by Spaiu to tho
Dissatisfied Islanders.
bat tha rower, of the Special, Governor
I r .ra, Orentljr Cnrun.d and the
Govern moot fraotiraiiy Placed In the
I Bands of a Cuban Council,
i mr a A~iA u a mi , ,
i Madrid Fob 6.-The official gazette
to-day print* the full scheme of Cuban
reform as approved by the queen re
«#lt In a formal decree. The decree is
MtjIUbstance us follows:
I The municipalities and assemblies of
Rhe six provinces of the island of Cuba
iwlll enjoy all the liberties compatible
with the laws and tho respect of indi
vidual rights.
' The assemblies, will have the right
to elect Its presidents,
toly there will be
tee, elected by the assembly,
pionths, and Its president will be elect
by said committee.
L Th£ mayors and deputy mayors will
P* elected by the municipalities from
■along the members. They will
Bl*e, without limitation, the active
functions of the municipal adminis
tration
| j0f the munlclpnlities.
. The provincial assemblies will have
the right to suspend the decision of the
fpunlcipalltli'H when they go beyond
'the limits of the municipal rights,
* l>ut In this case the municipalities will
feave the right of appeal to the highest
spurt of the province.
I Thf provincial assemblies will have
IftfrM powers in matters of taxes, In
|MM#dance with the general and local
•yetem of taxation. The appropriations
for the provinces and municipalities
*rUI be separately made.
The governor general and the civil
overnors of the provinces will only
right of Intervention in matters
ikf public instruction
KNlrhent of the general laws and com*
lretlbllity of the municipal and pro
MAOlal appropriations with the
Mnpas of those establishments.
F Tfto OOUntil of administration of the
SslAnd tvlll be composed of thirty-five
^councillors, twenty
^ elected dlrlotly by the people. Nine
Will be the presidents of the
(EMVarsity of Havana, the Havana
Chamber of Commerce and the presl
flentn of certain industrial and educa
tional associate
the trades
designated
the province of Hav
Mve will be senators
to the cortes who have bee
r
HOT
AUTONOMOUS GOVEBNMENT.
In each assem
executive commit
•y six
executors of the decisions
t
assure tho ful
of whom will
representing ali
sociations of Havana, two
ong the taxpay
, and the other
I
of
•eprejfentatives
elected
fey the Island of Cuba in a greatef
fcnimber of general elections.
1 ! The governor general will be hon
orary president of the council and the
1 Actual president will be
the governor general fr<
mbers of the c
mlnated by
among the
•11. The members
' the cortes, during tlielr term, can
>t be councillo
In order
of administration,
be elected e
dllor,
o have the same quallltca
* required to be deputy
is
tcessary
tie cortes, and it is
t sided two years In the island.
The cortes will determine the amount
if the expenses of sovereignty (impe
,1 expenses) and will determine the
tal of the budget. Only in the
tf the council of administration not
mving approved and voted by the
Irst of July, the taxes and revenues
meet the budget approved
general
jfelll decree them with the advice of tho
Intendente.
The council of administration will
t all rules for the application of cus
i duties, will decide what is most
IDonvenient regarding taxes
and will fix
lies fo
island.
have
ecessary
y the cortes, the
exports,
odlfv tho fiscal du
importations in tho
National products directly imported
to Cuba will enjoy indispensable pro
tection. taking into consideration that
the taxes on foreign products will be
for revenue only;
established by the council of admin
istration will be applied alike to for
eign and to national products; taxes
exports will be equally levied and
Will nut be differential, but it will be
|K)8.sible to except from the rules tho
filrect exports of Spain for home
iption; no prohibit!
Will be Imposed iq
exported for
Bpain.
The council of administration will be
insulted over the advislbillty of ne
gotiating commercial treaties and con
ventions. which it Is
exports
products directly
consumption iu
e Intenlioi
of
the gov
mient to negotiate, and thi
will be done before the final drafting
of the treaty and its
Approval of the c
Governmental employ
bon bor
entution for
must be Cu
vho have rt
tided At least
These apolntments v
•nor general,
*nt of the co
o years in the ish
ill be made by
with the advice
•il of adminis
the
and
tret ion, and with regards to the legal
And proper qualifications of the nomi
Wes.
this rule
pecretary general lnt
troller, director of local nd
und
Fro:
only excepted the
lento,
!
enmp
inist ra
Service
six pr.
The i
(zed
|>xllties to exorcise executive functions,
but In
fere with the proper functions of the
mayors' municipalities.
Tho date for the application to Cuba
of the law of 1895 and tho present de
cree to Cuba and Porto Rico will be
fixed by the gover
d the civil governors of the
ral
•ill he author
n the munlcl
* delegates I
•III be allowed to Inter
the
slate of war will permit It.
Ctiargrd with Killing an Innanc Futient,
Norristown, Pa., Feb. 6. -At
Ing of the trustees of the state insane
hospital yesterday a warrant
Sued for the
A former employe, charging him with
•der of Barney McCue, a pa
of the prisoners
IH
of Walter J. Clinch,
the
tlent. Mr Cue w
At the Eastern penitentiary who
ordered by Judge Gordon to be sent
to Norristown for treatment. He had
fee«n in the institution hut a few days
found lying on the floor
of his room moaning und an examina
tion of his body disclosed bruises.
Shortly afterward he died. Clinch
'discharged from the hospital a few
days after the inquest, and his pres
ant whereabouts are unknown.
.When he w
Fire F
The fame Hose Fire Company last night
•liM'tod those officers: President H. F.
Bourdon; vice-president, F. L. Brandt;
aecrotary, J. Clayton Hoffeoker; treasurer
Baton Hiiubor; trustees, Alfred Barr,
Jaoob Kopp; engineer, F. L. Brandt;
Auditing com mil toe, Elmer Haie N. L
Benderson, F. L. Brandt; oxamiuation
ootumlttee, Frank Oroney, George Kopp,
Joseph Shunder: directors. J. Kopp, Nor*
' iputy, H. Kopp, William Lutz,
Hare, Jolm MTJCafforty, George
De
liner
rocket.
A Narrow Ficnpc.
One# a careless man went to tho cellar
And stuck tlio oanille In what h« thought
was a keg of black sauil. He
drinking wine until the candle burned low.
it gotj to Jtho black sand—
|ia nearer, until tbo blaze reached tho
nothing bub
it
it w
look sand: anil
lack sand, nothing happened. But lie
rant to see Lillian Kennedy that uigut in
The Deao on's Daug hter.''
Cimi|i Penn
Jlutn* the first among pllla for th#
ialM, made of pure material eund nlgu
1 tuflr rauomniendatlon for the iiiflnut
0eof ia.i.'oe, »l. alsoseuLby mail. 51 *
iag alt^ct.
oral nil#.
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PROBING THE TRUSTS.
Sugar Klnga Tastily Bofore the Lexow In
v estimating Committee.
Now York, Feb. 6,-Before the Joint
legislative committee
tho
trusts yester
day, H. O. and Theodore A. Have
meyer, the sugar kings, were the wit
nesses, and they were questioned at
length by Chairman Lexow. In the
course of his examination Theodore
. Havemeyer declared he would not go
lnto bu ' lnesa If he did not make 16 to
the | " JT *°
the trol the sugar markets of the United
• States, and said that the price of
sugar was not increased after the pur
. chase of competing companies. Wit
I ness said that part of the cry about
re- j competition in the sugar market w
is < newspaper talk, but admitted dafend
ing a HU |t i n Ohio brought about
of through the activity of
there. He declared there w
ment with othor companies to fix
the
In
petition
agree
Henry O. Havemeyer, president of
the American Sugar Refinery, said
that fifteen Instead of eight companies
amalgamated into the sugar
s first established in
six
trust, which
October r wJ887, and operated
until January, 1891. At that time tho
Amerlc
a trust
Sugar Refining company
•ganized and absorbed the var
ious companies. He declared that the
not organized for the
company
purpose of controlling the product and
price, but said that his company docs
control. He said: "We turn
76 and 80 per cent, of the whole
output of the country. And
say that when we control 95 per cent,
of tha output, the supreme court said
perfectly legal to do
Regarding the determination of the
Ih ■
tw
it w
company to go into tho coffee business,
Mr. Havemeyer said: "I propose to
•y on the coffee business just
have the sugar business, and that Is—
I state it here In open court, without
fear of contradiction—to the advan
tage of the consumer. Concentration
of large business under
ment with its consequent economy, al
lows us to put goods on the market at
a less price than separate concerns
could afford to do."
m hi n
THE CONFLICTS IN CRETE.
They Originated In nu IJiifoi
of MuhnuIii
ided Itoport
Athens, Feb. 6.—Ad vie
the Island of Crete are
received
the ef
Cl
feet that the trouble
nated In tho unfounded report that
the Mussulmans - had killed tvventy
Akrostrl.
•ccelved the vail
•lgi
Christian sentinels
ali
When this report \y
ordered the troops to proceed to the
dele
troops
ed that twenty per
Several villages
Canea itself is in
of
of th* Christian villagers. The
attacked, and it Is report
* killed.
e destroyed by fire.
, slate of 'complete
revolt. The Mussulmans,It is claimed,
Instituted the attacks upon the Chris
tians and commenced the discharge
Of firearms. A considerable number of
persons perished in the fire. Finally
the soldiers themselves fired from tho
parts on the heads of the Chrls
Bans.
The Mussulmans set fire to the quar
occupled by the Christians, and
the flames were visible fr
ships of the powers anchored In the
harbor. The flames appeared to bo
spreading in the direction of the pal
of the archbishop and the Greek
schools. The commanders of the Ital
ian and French gunboats attempted
stop the fighting, and landed small de
'hments of soldiers for the purpose
of protecting the telegraph offices. The
Christians at Halepa sought refuge at
the office of the foreign consuls and
board the gunbonts. The vaii and the
consuls of the pow
epa when the outbreak commenced,
but they
until nightfall. The fighting ceased,
but the fires have not yet been extin
guished.
is
he w
! I i
unable to enter Canea
A Crisis or Illood and Fire.
Alliens, Feb. 6.—-The situation, at Ca
:hed
neha has r
crisis of blood and
fire. The Turkish troops have joined
hands with the native Mussulman cut
throats. The consul has sent
the effect that the situation is hope
less. At Retlmo 3,000 Mussulmans as
sembled In front of the government
house and threatened to slaughter tho
Christian population unless all
of the armed Christians outside of tho
legrai
town would consent
Christians finally consented
disperse. The
retire.
This concession does
t prevent tho
Mussulmans frt
Chiisth
continuing
bur
villages.
A Point for Frauen
id Ru
London, Fob. 6.—A dispatch
Chronicle fro
The
that it
Is probable that Cardinal Ledoohowskl
will be replaced by Cardinal Batolli as
prefect of the propaganda. It Is said
that the pope w
the former had persistently sustained
the German influence at the Vatican,
showing himself very hostile to the
influence of the French. It Is also
claimed that if Cardinal Ledochowski
is succeeded by Cardinal Satollll that
It will be an I
annoyed becam
victory for
France and Russ
Discarded Lover's Double Crime,
New York. Fob. 6.—Frank Julio,
Italian, last night shot Mrs. Mary
Kelley, a widow, who repelled his
lentlons, and then shot himself. Julio
! Is likely to die, but Mrs. Kelly h
chance to recover. Julio had bee
boarding
t umbus
bee
proposed marriage and was rejected
ade another offer, w
emphatically refused, and the shoot
ing followed.
Mrs. Kelley's house
. during which time he
» enamored. Within
veek he
Last, night he
I# Injuries.
. 6.—Charles L. Web-'
her, the horse dealer of Fort Wayne,
Ind., who
chopper and gate
Nei
York, F
assaulted by a ticket
elevated
railway station In this city Thursday
night, died of his Injuries yesterday,
:er having regained consciousness.
George E. McCoy and Charles E. Fo
ln custody, and will be charged
with the murder of Webber.
at
Portugal's Ministry Rcaigna,
Lisbon. Feb. 6.—Premier Hint! Rl
beiro yesterday delivered to the king
lunations of the entire ministry
;epted the resignations
the
The king
and sumoned the progressist leader,
Senhor Luciano do Castro, to form a
cabinet.
Mou who for y nrs hava been suffering
with a di messing affection of the back or
kidneys have Le.*n lmmoilintuly relieved
and permanently cured by the judlclc '
uho of Salvation Gil, the great paiu *"
Apply according to directions.
Ueaili ol Mm llano#.
Eliza A. widow of tho Into Samuel
IImice who resided
Pa., visited friends In
before Christinas aud while'stopping nt
the house of John Nation, No 222 We
Twenty-third street somo two week# ago
was taken siok and despite the usual anti
do o# grow worse until death resulted
Thursday. She
M E Church for mauy ;
Booth - # Cornor,'
city a k
i
# a member of SUoam
s. and sympa
thised with her husband iu all his labors
and afflictions, winning the esteem of n
largo clrol* of friends. Hor funeral will
take plnoo on Sunday and aftor service* at
Biloain M. E. Church, her remains will bo
luterroit In the adjoining cemetery.
■ lv .m f#Tr > nl ng.
U, o f Lii-i * city, who is
JacIT Ward before the
Baltimore, on Fobruar
raining at Id# home. Hi# leg w< rk
y day is done on the hilly road lo
n i hi* olty and Newcastle. He is Ai
»l»teil by Tony Stuuuurd and Jack Dkly.
''Midget" Glyu
i o -kid
Kureku Club
G i
l \i
LI.
The Noted Preacher's Widow
Nearing the End of Life,
EELATIVE3 CALLED TO HER BIDE,
Never Rallied from the
tccldent of De
cember Last, When She Pell and Broke
Hip—Her Devotion to Her Dlstlm
gulshed Husband.
Stamford, Conn., Feb. 6.—The life of
Mi's. Henry Ward Beecher is rapidly
drawing to a close, and last night Dr.
Samuel Pierson, the attending physi
cian, stated that she cannot live
than a few days longer and It Is the
belief that she will not live the day
out. Messages
to summon relatives. Mrs. Beecher
has ben confined to her
Dec. 20, when she
and broke her hip, and owing to her
advanced years and weakness from a "
previous fall during the Thanksgiving
season she
last evening
j
j
i
since
•eived a bad fall
nable* to rally. Until
favorable,
antici
pated by her reletatives. Yesterday
afternoon, however, she failed rapidly,
and it Is apparent that the end is
yesterday her condition
and no immediate collapse w
near.
No wdtnan
her husband and his memory than w
the wife of Henry Ward Beecher, the
more devoted to
Wa
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Mjffl
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MRS. BEECHER.
daughter of Dr. Artemus Bullard, of
born
christened Ku
'hen she
Hndley, Mass., and Henry
a student at Am
West Sutton, Mass. She w
Aug. 26, 1812, and
While. It w
school
Ward Beecher w
herst that they met and plighted their
troth, Jan. 2, 1831. Both
young, and
made It now
Bullard's daughter that
angry and his wife w
very
'hen the boyish student
his desire
•y Dr.
*orthy
grieved. "Why,
i a couple of babies," said the
you
doctor. "You don't know your
minds yet and you
years to come."
Dr. Bullard relented, howe
time, but It
't for
until Aug. 3. 1837,
shortly after Mr. Beecher had begun
his first pastorate at Lawrenceburg,
Jnd., that they we
first years of
redded.
Their
•led life were not
years of financial plenty, for the salary
then received by Mr. Beecher was but
$300 a year. Children came to them
time passed until they had ten, and
Mrs. Beecher's life was necessarily o
of care and constant occupation.
From Lawrenceburg they removed to
Indianapolis, and from there to Brook
lyn, where he became the famous pas
tor of the famous Plymouth church,
and where she became his secretary.
She had met with serious accident
that resided in partial paralysis of
side and from which she never recov
ered. She could
but she could
ven read
first,
•ite, and It
to her that she could be of
Mr. Beecher in
ervlce to
verlng letters* She
continued to assist him by attending
to his correspondence till the day of
his death.
During the dark days of the Tilt*
scandal her faith In Beecher never fal
tered. After he died she wrote a great
deal for the press. Having done consid
erable literary work duH^g his life
time, she had acquired a clear, direct,
unpretentious style that
easily. Her most interesting
"Mr. Beecher as I Knew' Him," which
serial in a monthly magazine.
ork wat
Kneelm Net
to Nino Month*.
Berlin, Feb. 6.—Robert Kneebs, the
American horseman, charged with
entering the trotting mare Bethel In
der the
the Ger
tracks
name of "Nellie Kneebs,"
terday sentenced
prisonment and
of 1,000
nine
'dered
ths' im
pay a fine
dll also be de
•ks. He
prlved of all civil rights for two years.
Sev
months' allow
je for the time
which he has already served In prison
will be deducted fr<
the sentence
that in reality Kneebs has only two
onths yet
and the Cabinet Again.
Ham
Canton, O., Feb. 6.—National Ohair
who came here yester
, had about three hours
hich
Hanna,
day after
in the city, the greater part of
spent in c
Kinley. "I
said, "boo
1 the
'ersing with Mr, Mc«
not talking
have nothing to say,
use insisting." While
much conjecture in C
and elsewhere about the confere
being In
•e of the postmster generalship, it
believed that such w
he
there
>cti
•ith his
:cept
is
the ob
Ject of his trip.
dowdy for Conmil General to Farid.
Indianapolis, Feb. 6.—Chairman J.
K. Cowdy, of the Republican state
day fr
trip to Canton, O., where he went to
confer with Presldent-eleot McKinley.
When asked what place would be giv
en him by the administration, Mr.
Cowdy said: "Major McKinley tender
ed me the important post of consul
general to Paris. After due consider
ion I have decided to accept the
place, and so notified Mr. McKinley.
The Pope In Good Ileal lb.
Rome, Feb. 6.—The sensational
circulated In the United States
regarding the health of the pope, who
Is said to have been forbidden by his
physiol
the present
fainting fit Wednesday, are unfound
ed. His holiness held his usual recep
tions yesterday, and his physician de
clares his health is excellent.
to hold any receptions for
account of
alleged
I)r. Si min*' W
children's tonic k
Algoii, 823 Bennett street after two doc
being
Testimony f<
Killer
tho hoi
tors had giv
Incurable, I used I)r.Si
:y daughter up
' Wor
Killer
* soundly c
quantitlo# of worms, 25 anil 60c. GiJti King
street.
.■il, passing largo
i«ii l.lucto Intnrnpoli#
Cliicnitn,
Tin
Commencing January 24, tho D. ft ().
R. Id., will cnerato a through lino of Pull
man Buffet Drawing-room Sleeping Cars
between Bultiinore, Indianapolis, nntl
Chicago, via Cincinnati.
Royal Bluo Li
connection in Baltimore will
Leave Phllndelphl
Chostcr.
In making direct
Wilmington
8 4S> a.
K
k.
Arrive Cincinnati..
Indianapolis
Chicago.
Close connection*
Hauto, Lafayette, Crnwfordsvillo aud
prluoipal poiuts iu tho Wist und North
west.
il 04 a. m.
..13.00 nor
made for Terre
For flrat-cla9S dyeing and soourlng go
to the Delaware Dye Works, 210 King
tHiVlM ,
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Dau'a Review Gives a Decidedly OptlmlfUe
Outlook.
New York. Feb. 6.—R. Q. Dun ft Co.'g
weekly review of trade says: No Im
portant change in business appears,
but the number of manufacturing
tablishments starting much exceeds
the number of those stopping during
the week, and
tailment of working time in many cot
ton mills probably does
aggregate productive force
of wages paid. There is distinct In*
crease In orders for woolen goods,
some gain In the silk manufacture, a
waiting condition, with gain, In
branch of boots and shoes, and Indi
cations of better things coming in tjio
iron and steel manufacture. All symp
toms
much that the
lessen the
amoui't
favorable In the money mar
ket, and there is cheering evidence of
confidence among European investors.
To many It is the most perplexing fea
ture of current events that wheat does
not rise more, though it has advanced
1% cents for the w-ek.
Failures for the week have been 311
In the United States, against 323 for
the corresponding week last year, and
63 in Canada against 67 last year.
Bradstreets' review says: General
trade, which was retarded by unfav
orable weather a week ago, has
covered somewhat at Chattanooga,
Memphis, Birmingham and New Or
leans. While the cold weather cut. into
stocks of heavy gods, It delayed the
sales of spring goods. Other relatively
favorable trade reports
Paul, Chicago. Minneapolis, and St.
Louis. At most centers jobbers report
business quiet
prospect of Immediate Improvement.
The restriction In production of
ton goods has not strengthened the
market
I from Ht.
•hanged with
advanced prices yet.
To Inoroase the Fleet* in Turkish Waters.
Paris, Feb. 6.—It is stated
authority that
the visit of Count Muravieff, Russian
minister of foreign affairs, to Paris
was to arrange for
strength of r».he Russian and French
fleets in Turkish waters in view of the
fact that Sngland had quietly assem
bled forty vessels of
bay.
good
of the objects of
increase in the
at Besika
Depew May Succeed l)ayard.
Albany, Feb. 6.—The best informed
politicians say that there is little
to suppose that any Now Yorker
cab
New
In McKinley's cabinet, but
he may throw a couple of ambassa
dorships over to his state. Depew
go to England, If he desires, and Gen
eral Porter to Fr
will be in President McKinley'
lnet. Said
: "There will be
York
Fight lletwc
Cattlot
and Thieve*.
Wichita, Ivan.. Feb. 6.—A special to
The Beacon says that the
raid
from a battle betw
thieves, thirty miles
in which several
of the
the Sac and Fox agency arose
cattlemen and
of the agency,
ere killed.
NUGGETS OF NEWS.
Fighting has occurred in the frontier
of Sia
Siamese.
The Kansas legislature has invited
Hon. William J. Bry
address bef<
Thomas F. Kippie
sentenced,
July 14 for wife murder.
Port Darwin, a small
south of Australia, h
obliterated by a hurricane.
betw
the French and the
to deliv
that body.
yesterday
t New Haven, to be hanged
In tho
rly
Mrs. Stanford, widow of the late
Senator Leland Stanford, of California,
has completed
'angements to sell
' $500,000 worth o. land.
The British
government
contem
plates the construction of five battle
ships and thr
and the additii
first class cruisers,
of 10,000
The free silver fuslonists of Iowa
have Issued
the people of
mding the alliance
the state recc
of all fre
sllverltes
effected In the last campaign.
tho same basis
Tho Weather.
For Now Jorsoy and eastern Pennsyl
vania: Rain; southeasterly winds.
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
CloMlug Quotatloi
of tlie New York urn)
Kxcl
IgC*.
Now York, Feb. 5.—The Lex
the New York legislature to ii
hado
big* today. Tho day's trading
part in the industrial stocks v,
pyiugtho overwhelming pro;
tion, and gave little evidence i
but professional dealing*. Closing bids:
. la Lehigh Valley.... 28'$
• 17 M Now Jersey Cen . 09
mittee ol
•a* tli
upou the marke
ran for tho
t
itli Sugar occu*
ortion of atton*
Balto. &
Chew. & Ohio ..
Del. & Hudson..
D., L. & W.
• Eric.
Lake Eric & W
New York
na
. 14»4 Reading ..
III
70
Lehigh Nav .40
W. N. Y. & Pa ..
Ooncral Market*.
Philadelphia, Fob. 5.-Fh
80; do. extras,
. $4.1U(®4
; p„
syl*
i
do. do.,*traigl
er, clear, $4.10304.
Ill
$3.0*43.80. Rye flour dull,
xtr
steady
Fo
sylvania, $2.75. Buck
Whr
"■
in
at $1.10(41
per 10J It
Wlu
higher
'hoat,spot, 87 1
88 .
nd, February, 8
July
.: May
d No. 2 Delaw
J
815hC
TiP
No. a
ed, spot,
ic.; No.
ed Fob*
Pemif
mixed, spot, 2il'^i2flj^c.;
ry, LWu20'. H e.; do. M
April, 27@2Pv:.
lot*, 2Hg2Bhjc.; No. 2 white clipped
@23bjc.; No. 3 white, clipited
dilte, spot, 28t4(g.23Nj
92c. Cf.
N
h,
iP
steady; No. 2 wh
1.
■i
im
i, 20@21o.;
February,
lo. April,23}^
d
13*4^23^0,^0. March,
ta
(fi2t\ ; May, 231 ■/<£'.
otliy, $14.5O0il3 foi
ia, $18'»18.
11. Lard weak;
very fir
Huy steady
h
Pork quiet; family, $lo.5ti
. $4. Butter
factory, 7@14c.;
minry, llicplUc.;
imery, |H(«lUc.:
»„. i
te
cry, im
jc.; imitation
dairy, lliS)15c.;
21c.
Elgi
21 j
:■
V
fa
•hoiesplo, 21n.
;.ll.
IVoJ8Kc. Ex h *h
, 15,'^lflc
Ohoesoquiet; large, 9@12'4C.;
part skim*, 5@9 ! a c.; full skims,
cady; New York and IV an syl*
•storu, fro#h, 18®15ko.
IJve Stock Market*.
Ne
York, Fob. 5.—B(>(
,8.40
<315; Htag* and
barnyards, $8@8.25. 81
lamb* slow, but firm ; sli
6.55. Hogs weak nt $H.56@3.99.
East Liberty, Pn., Feb. 5.—Cattle .steady;
prime, $4.75(3)4.00.- fenders, $H.60C<C4; 1
aud now*, $2(8)8.00. Hog# (intive; prime
diuni,$3. 70f(i3.75; pig#
@8.70; heavy, $8.45@8.68;
Sheop active; Ohio fed w
prime native*, $4.10@4.96; c
choice lambs, $6@5.2i), veal
en, $3.i;
bull*, $2.75@8.40;
. $2@8.03.
endy;
1#, ibayS;
i a shade higher;
,$3@4.40! lamb*,$j@
id best Yorkers, *3.(15
High#, $2.26@3.25.
orn#, $K.80@4.10;
, $2..V)@U.20;
.•alvt'H, $0(0,0.50.
tVbni i»i
Herr aid. N. Y.-Oe
Kuinod in obdorving tho* effect
o# of advanoei
m propiiiod tosiy it I* tlio
al knowlod
you
mi rim
iti »i»- k li.ia
ption,
n)
l.iiuiy
!d by
io my a
any froi
5. 11. Paiiforlh, 2ml and Murk
0*1
Shiloh's
olheiHfni
where
i lit
inlio an J tfoo# rig ht t
it
t to
pot. Sold by N.
, .•ml and Marks
CC00 Iba Havana Shorts for sale i', S.
IV. cm nerSecond and Shipley strortts, at
EO cents a pound. City Market Cigar Fw
B. F. Hoiiudon. orop.
torv.
Karl's Clover Hoot
lor ConsUpaMon
't you don't
id got. your
"i. -ml and
lbo fie
ud if after
l>iie!i#if'
#ny
money, hol t by N. u. t'iini
Market *ir cis.
The host plaoo in tho city
good
enjoyable meal ut nil hour* of tiie day,
Gardner's, Seventh and Shipley streets.
get
l or CoiiBliimllon tak
# ifiover Hoot
* H)'fl<t
tha ru e
A 0**11. Hold by
streois.
Blood Flintier. (J
rvoiisnesa, tfirupti■>
idi linutl civil)'
N. B. Danl'ortlq 2nd aud Mar
l
POLITICAL NOTES.
New Oi r Levy Court Has to Bor
row Fifty Thousand Dollars—
Kent County to be Divided Like
New Castle County Into Five
Districts—Other Items of Inter
est.
Well, the good, goody Democrats of
Kent County, have already come forward
With another partisan brilliant Idoa to
divide that county in five districts so that
it will bo utterly impossible for several
years to come fqr tho wicked Republicans
to pnptpre tho Levy Court. The proposed
division in about
First—Duck Creek and Little Creek
hundreds.
Second—Kenton, Wost Dovor and tho
western district of North Murderkill.
Third—East Dover and eastern district
Of North Murderkill.
Fourth—Western district of South Mur
derkill and Mispillion.
Fifth—Eastorn district of South Mur
derkill and Milford.
_
Levy Court that has di£
follows:
Then hero'
pensod
thirty thousand dollars to
County constablos during tho lost six
years unable to raise enough money,
although it is said there yet remains
nearly one hundred thousand dollars __
Receiver of Taxes Dickey books for collec
tion. There Iiak been a bill sent to C'
Legislature praying for tho authority
bo grAnted to enable the Levy Court to
borrow tho sum of fifty thousauus dollars
by which it may be enabled to meet the
demauds now being made upon It
its bills. If the county has anything liko
the sum attributed to it owed to It, tnen
there should have been some means before
this devised whereby tho money could
have beon collected and turned
the County Treasury, which badly ueods
tho
to
999
late
it.
But this plan of using tho funds of the
people every
a lot of
than
whilo, llko paying
nothing more
organ izod mob to help tho Dem
ocrats carry an election, Bhould onco for
all ho put a stop to. Now that the whole
thing hns come to our mind wo remem
ber the last Legislature two years ago, at
Dover, abolished tho law providing for
County Constables. The men who wore
responsible for tho waste of tho people's
who should bo punish
ed by public opiuion, which was against
such an Infamy.
It Is nn old but true saying "As yc
so shall ye reap." In othor words, tho
money of tho tax payers having been
squandered, but not by the sanction of the
Levy Court, the people uro now called
upon to make the amount good, which
may mean a higher county tax ruto. This
deficiency has to bo made good.
Mr. Horace G. Ret,tew, tho present Re
publican Receiver of Taxes, should by all
bo given an opportunity of seeing
collect the outsi ending couni y
Being a Republican will
impair his usefulness
There has always been too much politics
In tho office ot County Collector. Tho
Democrats using this office iu New Castle
Countv, for all it was worth. Now that f
otneo has been captured by the Re
publicans they want to legislate the
• incumbent
of County taxes
nearly time tho peoplo have begun,
ken to tho fact that the elections
a farce and that they will not bo for
m entertained.
Senator Robert Hanby has offered a 11 1
in t,lie Senate having for its purpose tim j
abolishing of all toll gates in New Cast
County. Wo are heartily iu fav
bill and only hope that it will pass tho Log]
i-slnr,uro uud become a law. Tho toll gales j
are relics of the past ages. Away with
them into oblivion.
It is proposed to have a public printer
jeessity of
iu
money aro the
how ho c
taxes.
conscientious
the
pres- |
and, take tho collecting
of his hands. It is
lv I
!
!
!
of the
such an office or officer. It would h<
good money throwu away tt
position. Then again ton chances to
i ho man who was appointed to such a po
sition 'would know more about^purchasing
a horse, trimming a earrlgo or betting
a horso race than ho would about, tho
printing business which ho was buppos
ed to know all about-.
We don't want all public printing, but
we do want to see our Legislature prac
tice as much economy ns possible consid
ering the condition of the tiiuosaud tho
treasury.
Why not pass a bill granting to each
n private clerk. It would bo just
creating tho position of
•onto such a
Beni
* sensible
ubllc printer.
If Is to be hoped that the visit of tho ;
members of tho Legislature to Faro hunt 1
Thursday where they inspected tho build
1 gri
Hospital for
its good result*. Thu
tinned tho Legish
for tw
of 'lie institution. It is not
lugs
1* of the Dolavvi
State
* not without!
eos have poti
" "How
fo
of
yc;
cent too
inch and tho guardians of tho Htn'.o
'reasury should see that tho money asked
r i* appropriated.
This institution has to bo conducted
certain h
fi
•dor und it takes
institution, con
i
sidering th
tiling should be made
her of inmates.
I
fnrtuble for tho poor unfortunates
cl I, will wonders
pUaSl*
ter cease.
bio. Well.
After the pleading of guilty to the char to
- criminal libel against Washing!
Hastings by Editor Gorge R. Roborts of
the Dover .Sentinel, on Thursday. What
is the use of a man employing a lawyer
when he could just as often conduct his
(o a successful issue, especially
when ho i* requested by his counsel to
plead guilty. It Is nearly time that the
s relieved of its muzzle or other
>n v day for tho people,
icentious press, but
ant a hold fearless press, which is
nlraid to call thing* by tho right
j, and holdup
who Uoservo it.
It has been s#»id that Patrick Neary doe*
not consider a politician
caughti
of
wiso it will ho a
Wo don'
public scorn
tho get*
tory trick ho undertakes, but
. Hi
f tho innumerable sharp
practice* indulged in by tho Do
That's where he is said to '
politics
I In Is as
bold and fearless.
The
1
caught iu any
moemts.-*
be superior in
Jolm T. Dickey. Hut is hoi'
John T. and
loful
constituti
proscribes tho
oluraeuts to bo enjoyed by a member
of the Legislature. Members of tho
Assembly iu all cases exoopt
felony or breach of the pern,
empfc from arrest while* on
auy speech
shall
o, shall ho ox
duty, and for
r debate in oh her house thoy
it be questioned in any other
io Senator or Representative can
y othc
hold
whilo
omcc under the Stato
i>t tho legislature. No
cernod in any army or
be a .Senator or Reprc
mrl
■bile c
acts
pi
sentativo
We don't think that iliv
•o should bo
granted for every trivil complaint, but wo
don't think that two persons should In*
made to boar tho yoke that lias bncon A
really burdensome
and c
I galling to them,
anil wife
>el
dwull
gather wheu they have nothing whatov
in common with
•ital v
another. .Such en
huve often lead
es than the
:
■ -i
nicr. Better ten ilivi
of imirdor
sta
Oil 1 ' al f tbo reformer* don't know how
bn If oi -lie pooplo live while the other
half dont earn a rap. What will nmko tho
• spot will have
it* fertility in another spot. I
into marital vows so thoughtlessly should
bo tried to Lo remedied and there
bo loss.couples living a regular
life.
P«
effect upon
grass
entering
mid
and dog
Money is
great a bono of contention
•riod couples as auy othor
bring# tlio
i. Living
love s
couples
realize that money cut* a c
siileriibli! figure In domestic happiness
any othor of Undo S
Do the good pooplo
.
* domain,
ho have appeared be
lie t'onsMtutioual Convention in thi#
itnll?
ft
divorce busi
km
Tho rue
k dev
getting a
•ound Elkton, for nil of
the evil that has taken place lu that local
good reputation
option county for tho pi
two years,
irs want to hi
racing localized iu
il willing
of mouoy for the
pool soiling und bor
Delaware. They arc anxioi
t up largo t
privlloge.
There 1# considerable Opposition lu our
State against granting Billy Thompson
and his gang even a foot hold in Delaware
Even Newark blames ail of the riot* ami
riotous conduct in that pretty little
plqco on the hanger* on at the railroad
ack touts, us thoy are called. Others
- would bring
.'city to spend,
end that it ha*
. , , the youth
lug iula uated with tho truck
hold i hat tho
hundreds of dollars
wVe othe
;e track
do
r In fl none
who
— ./oulil
Urn ueoeseary money io make
he races with.
b
ft -iti
){
Relations.
ANNEXATION NOT A POSSIBILITY.
Minister Davies Declares That Canadiai
Have One of the Finest Constitutions In
the World, and Have No Wish
Their Political Relations.
Washington, Feb. 6—Sir Richard
Cartwright, minister of trade and com
merce, and Mr. L. H. Davies, minister
of marine and fisheries of the Cana
dian government, called
Pauncefote at the British embassy
yesterday, and later made
fleial visit to the state department,
where they had a brief Interview with
Secretary Olney. As stated by the
ministers today, their mission here is
to secure if possible closer trade rela
tlon8 with th « United States.
The agricultural schedule,
lined in yesterday's papers,
thing of a surprise and disappoint
ment to the Canadians. They had not
expected the schedule to be
vanced by the ways and means
mittee, and
the duties
Sir Julian
unof
out
some
far ad
not pleased to
the several items in-*
creased to the extent indicated. One
of the ministers said that it seemed
to him that the two countries could
and should agree upon some plan
which would be mutually helpful.
"Of course," said Mr. Davies, "We
would not ask
States to grant
sion jvlt
suit would be equally advantageous
to her. We should expect to give dol
lar for* dollar, for every benefit
ceived. We are here to see the public
of your country face to face and
talk with them. Nothing will ev
accomplished by the legislative bodies
o' each country passing resolutions
favoring th.£j or tifat scheme. We must
get together and have
ing I have
ill be .able to do something if we
get to talk with the leading legis
lators of this country.
The people of the two countries de
sire to trade togethei, and this state
of affairs would have been brought
about long ago It some of the news
papers of the United States had not
created somewhat of
These
expect the United
any trade conces
a certainty that the re
Li^Vh 8 ' I*™ 1 i &t
" e want the broadQ8 t kind of
trarm relations. That is a business
niatter in which both countries are in
terested.
and
understand
shadow of doubt that
estrangement,
have generated
various subjects.
■s pap
false impressions
One of these is that of annexation.
This Is impossible. We
satisfied
perfectly
indltlon and wi h
Ith
"It is queer that some of the United
States
'wspapers should persist in
the foolish idea that there is anything
8U,)staIit, al in tha talk of annexation.
We have one of the freest constttu
tions in the world. The people's views
•e expressed and reflected
freely
world. Great Britain
fairly
in any nation in the
interfer
. She is the kindest mother in
•Id.''
ith
Itritor
Honor Eiplo
London, Feb. 6.—Tho first public ap
pearance of Dr. Nansen, the Arctic ex
, in London
Nan*
Plo
•urred last night,
a banquet
when he w
entertained
In his honor by the Royal So
cieties club. Over
•e In attend
leading persons Interested in Arctic
exploration. Sir Clements Markham,
president of the Royal Geographical
clety, presided, and proposed a toast
In honor of Dr. Nansen and his
cent Arctic
giv
a hundred guests
, including all the
cpeditlon. The explore*
ration
■eived a tremend
briefly thanked his host In elegant En
glish. A brilliant reception followed
the banquet.
hi
;
1
Woman Applicant for Diplomat.
Boston. Feb. 6— Mrs. Marilla hr.
Ricker, a well known lawyer o? Wash
ington and of Dover N. H.. Is a can
didate for the office of minister to Co
lombia, which position Is
by Hon. Luther McKinley, of Man
chester, N. H. Mrs. Ricker'has collect
ed a goodly array of strong recomen
dations, and her petition has already
been
Ricker, in conversation with a re
porter, said: "I ask for this place be
cause I think the time has c
filled
to the president-elect. Mrs.
'hen
should be recognized In the
■ice."
diplomatic
American Rpleaiod
Dein
Washing!
. Feb. 6.—Mr. Neill, the
charge d'affaires of the United States
legation
Lima, Peru, has cabled the
state department that S. G. Troi
mate of theAmerlcan bark Uncle John,
of San Francisco, has been released.
Trean
as arraigned In Lima in the
latter part of December i
a result of
and failed
this reason the state de
ded his release.
trial. F
.partment do
Spr
ly Ci uiner No. fl.
Feb.
Nc
•port, R.
I..
6.—Torpedo
Bristol
charge of Captain Nat
speeded
boat No. 6. came d<
yesterday i
Hereshoff a
fl
nd
ious
suied
, during which
she never fell below the contract speed
of 27.5 knots. The
28.74 knots. The lowest of
pair of
Blie made 30.1 knots.
the bet
nd ci
■as 29 knots
Five Yes
for a Darn Unmet
Bordentown, N. J., Feb. 6.—Charles
Sharp, Jr. who pleaded guilty Thurs
day In the Burlington <
Holly,
ty
t at
Mo
burning
belonging to Jacob Rldgway. at Co
lumbus,
buildings
months ago,
•day
entenccd
yest
the si
in
prison.
Decapitated by Fr
Scranton, Pa., Feb. 0.- While
vating the foundation for
SmithvlUe, near A
tamping
powder, had his head blow
premature explosic
badly injured.
Explosion.
•Leke
charge of giant
off by its
. Two other work
ca. Joh
'ho
Tho Sugar Trust Branching Out.
Trenton, N. J. Feb. 6.—The American
Sugar Refining company yesterday
ganized the American Coffee Refining
'ith a capital stock of $t,
This is In continuation of the
company.
000 , 000 .
fight with the Arbuckle's Coffee com
pany.
FACE
ORS
Panplos, blotches, blaokheatls, roil, roash,
oily, motliy skm itching, scaiy scalp, Cry
thin, anti falling hair, aiul baby blemishes
pn»»2ytod by Cl'TIfUHA Soap, the most
effective skin purifying and beautifyi
soap iu tlio world, as well us purest a
sweetost'for toilet, bath, and nursery.
;§
dticura
! i
l
iifhout th* world. P
EVERY HUMOR "
Beroful* cnrMt
KutBDisa
by Cui
In T ie f.egtftint
Dover. Fob. 5.—Two metubors of New
Castle City Council
the interest of a bill to oxempt that city
from payingIOUO annually to tho Road
Commissioner*. Thoy are willing to keop
up the stroots at the oxponso of the Ciry
and lot the oounty keep the roads. They
do not oven want to vote for tho Road
Commissioners.
Tho stationery bill for tho Legislature
has been too big and there is a loop hole
somewhore. How
here to day in
any stamps, news
paper wrappers, paper, pens and pencils,
and how much ink could be secured for
125 for each member)* And yet tho bill
for stationery for the house will amount
11400.
Mr. bhort suggested that a joint
mittee bo named to consider tho report
of tho trustees of tho hospital. Ho also
remarked that persous
tho instltuti
but physlcinn
15 fee.
being sent to
who should not ho there
auxlous' to makefile
homo of those people could be
kept cheaper lu tiio almshouse
Mr. Donaldson said that If Mr. Short's
charges about tho commitments
committee should be appointed to
investigate.
Mr. Choairs thought it would bo a sad
mistake to put auy insauo people In
almshouses.
Mr. Short this inomlffg offered a joint
resolution appointing a jointcoinmittoo to
investigate the insurance on State proper
ty. It was adopted, and Messrs. Kliuson,
Wilson and Johnson appointoil
of the House. At his own request. Mr.
Short was not named _ou the committee.
Tho Senate named Messrs. Pylo uud J. M.
C. Moore.
Mr II z 11 this morning introduced h«
bill in r
Orphans' C<
ac* to amend chapter 470, volu
of Delaware. The amomlinont; merely
quires that a recognizance shall be ac
cepted. Mr. Hnzell explained the bill.
Under tho present systom, if any mem
ber of a family refuses to
portion of tho recognizance i
the money must remain i
the purchaser and is
tho property. This will
chaser in such ease:
the Orphans' Court.
The Senate this morning adopted joint
resolutions appointing A1 hurt H. Silver,
David W. Kiklnton niul Datiiol Bouldon
to be directors of tho Farmers' Bank at
New Castle, and George II. Gildersleeve,
John W. Cussou and Peter K. Meredith as
directors of tho Farmers' Bank at Dovor.
Tho resolutions wore concurred iu by the
House.
Mr. Elias
bllM
oyster-catching i
Representative
behalf
ce to recognizances in the
:t. Tho bill is entitled "An
13, L
:ccpt their
>perty,
tho hands of
tmmbrauce
ablo the pur*
s to pay tho money luto
this afternoon introduced a
jforouco to oysters. It legalizes
Blake's channel.
Wil8<
amend chapter 507, volu
mds the game laws so that
hunt on his own farm wheu ii
introduced his
bin
17. It
-may
sees fit to
do so.
Iu tho House this afternoon Mr Davis
presented a resolution Indorsing the ef
forts of tho (. Loveland Administration In
behalf of tho Anglo-A
lion treaty, and Mr
• imported the rosoluti
■ lopted.
Arbi tra
il speech
. Hnzell i
, which
Cl
When Superior Court rec
terday afternoon I
cred biiflieently from his morning debauch
to give testimony against Thomas Barton
William Merrill and James Carroll wh<
the state had indicted for stealing fr<
Kennedy a pot and pair of bouts valued
$4.00.
The testimony was that Kennedy had
the prisoners in this city, became in
toxicated, fell asleep and
hutless and bootless.
Police Office
Kennedy In the condith
uud of
Officer Lyo
and Carroll with K
being with Mr. Lucas when he found
Kenuedy without his articles of
apparek
This
of the Stato.
Carroll went
tlroly (llffe
oed vc
Kennedy had recov
heu h
told of finding
described
Carroll.
?«Ufied t o seeing Barton
dyaml afte
!- !
dug I he boots
nil the testimony
the part
the
<1 told
■tory of the affair, which
y had given hi
1
K«
i
the
be fpont lu
tiing a pair of hhoas and whiskey,
•o related the-fact that the prost
i! wltuos# bad told several btorlo# of
tho affair before, and declared that- Merrill
ofc wltb him ami Barton when Ken
the boats.
■ u t» sell, .t
;
ii
E.
nod v gave them
This statement
Loro toiustruct tho jury to
diet of
sell Chief Justice
guilty in his ca*e, which
done, and sinii
ca*e,
verdicts w
time In tho other
id
at
Then court adjit
d.
If tho worth of anything i# proven by
results, then surely I)r. Bull'* Cough
Syrup 1* jJre eminently lho Lest cough
fyrup ,,n,n
A Thrce-Usyk' Tour in Wu-liiiijtlon.
is the
Insti l
, and the
nil In
Washington at tho pres
Sveclty ou the c
architectural gruudeur has often been
commented upon, and its various depart
# and institutions aro among the
eating iu tho
tol, tho Treasury, tho Bur
tug and Printing, tho Hmithsonk
tuti
ost
d. The Capi
u of Engrav* I
d National Museu
Congress! onn 1 Li bra ry
tensely inter
ment afford*
bered.
The
M
1;
nlly
lurtr-d to
of
pers
the Pennsylvania Railroad
uve New
nu Phil
Tickets, incliuliu
accommodations, and t
pb
hotel
■ p
Luring ri
peuse,
No
York, Brooklyn, a
F:
$14.50; Phillipsburg, N. J ,
vilie, $11.80; Cape' May, $L
proporti
; Pc
i
cate rate* fro
For tickets, ill
.. ....'1 lull infor
ickct agents; To
matlon apply co
Agent, 11
W. Boyd, Avista
Agent
del phi
Broadway. New Y,rk
Ge
Broad Hire
to Fieri
it a it mail.
ir exodus bus bog
discomforts and dangers cf wi
weather are hero, 1
from a olowdloss »ky, beam ; a beautiful
upo
'1 lie
t winter
the southward,
ia Rail i t
3X1 I 3
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The
al
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ill lo
mil Philu*
delphlu Fehrm
Exc
s, I
eluding
P'.illn:
botl
directi, ns while ti
ho special
:i:ng
in. will bo sold at tho foliowl
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New Y
Oil;
5; Eric.
Pi
C
burg. $53 U3,
from other points.
i
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ral Basso
Pbilndcl
Keiliu'iii
For 1 bo benefit of thus
rho dosiro
to tho i
Inctdc
it*elect MoKlulfii
Company wi
Washingto
at tend the ceremunt
nugurntion of 1
the He
sell o
1 van:u Kaili
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tick
, 8, and 4. valid
Ms
h 1
tho following rates:
M
to 8,
Philadelphia, $5.10, Harrisburg,
•0, f 1.00,
r,0: Wilmington,ft 35; Baltl
d fro
all othe
rill be
mgurutlo
This Inn
resting o
l will
doubt.' !
t.
l*ifg
of lb* c
M
ry
agnill
n facilities or the Penn
ake this lino the
mtioual capital at
Tho
sylvania Railroad
favorite route to tho
all time*, uud its
and splendid terminal
Washington make it especially po»
s equip mo
uilv;
such ocoasl
Wi Ilium Thomas, a for
Now Castle, dloil
Wednesday from
will •!> he suffered while attending
Mr, Thomas was ab
years of uge and a former c iok
steamer# 2ig:iuta und Clover.
resident of
Port Deposit, Mil
stroke of paralysis.
church
Sunday.
, 40
the
es having bought tho '
Gapt. Maxwell property In Deiawm* •
where he wu! SdffAM'fn the flout
feed business, will sell hli
Ing utensils
Edward M. Hi
id j
stock
the Cooper fi
Red Lion, on Thursday, the 25th Inst, I
horse#, cows and pigs,
raents, there will be a good chance for
bargain*.
d ff
roll
# imple*
Chi
b i
CU ' A SbUob'
a. Nsft.il »u|o.-tor
•sill s
"v
Hold on a
sold by N. It. Ibiufortli. Und hi I l ir io
All tiredfcellqg. u.
Dr. Blnim's Vegrfabi*
Standard Liver Tills *.
King * sheet.
I
New
city
NEW CASTLE NEWS
in
CorrosDondenoo of the Republican.
Newcastle, Feb. 6.
City Council
Cooper and Morrison
yesterday went to Dover to advocate the
passage of the bill to exempt the city
from the payment of WOO auuually to tha
noud Commissioners of New Castle hun
dred. 1 he people of this city do not
ceive one cents worth of good for tho
money us they pay for the maintenance of
the streets. The city of Wilmington
might Justus well pay auuuity to Brandy
wiuo hundred because Its roads run Into
the city.
Ills also claimed that for years tho
Road Commissioners have been acting ao
nmiing,<to therway Ugly have heon elected-^
ucdbrdhkg to partisan feelings. If New
uity to tho Road
missionin'# then It.will havtf>no right
te for Road Commissioner!! of this
hundred. That will take the hundred out
or politicians' hands. Lot the best men
bo selected and let the people along the
toads select their
A special session of City Council was to
have been held last evening to considor the
advisability of making certain amend
ments to t he city charter. But owing to
Messrs. Morrison and Cooper being de
tained in Dover and Mr. Sclmhardt fail
ing to cornu in from the Buttonwoods
t'fewas no meeting. George M. Riley.
William Vlckory, and Martin Leonard
appeared as a committeo of tho tax payers
of Dobblnsvillo to urge Council to work
for legislation this spring In ora
trolley curs
Seventh stre
bridge.
for
to
be
to
In
to
Cast lV does
pay
<
i -
that the
the railroad at
'itbout using a high
may
Mr. Riley said, "We
people should rise up and
• rights; We want something
u big eyesore and the high
,, , will light. So Council and
Mayor should ask fora share of justice
fur our uud of ti
honestly say seud
i ii-.-d of
muduud
demand
bridge
pay and
tho trolley car*
down.
A special meeting will be held
evonlug next week.
Mrs. Dora MeCanghan, wife of Alex
ander McCoughaU. died yesterday after
noon. About u week agi
the McCaitgliau home and
aioil in tho Republican it
Wodnesduy and
of its mother's death.
Friendship Conclave No. V/ 2 Mogullions
have elected the following officers: Past
Master Mogul. P. J. Ahern; Master Mo
gul, Hugh MpCaughan; Senior Mogul,
Robert Harrington; Junior Mogul, Geo.
W. Vantine; worthy supe, John Wise;
Cash Grabber, S. A Stewart; quill driver,
John U. King; inside sneezer. J. B. Vln
baby
■iveil
bllli'Ml
the sad
ing; bandmaster, H, A. Padberg; hustler#
George Tobin, and W. G. \\ right.
The pupils in Miss Baird's room yester
day afternoon presented tho following
pleasing program
Soug.Somr of the Brooklet...
Story of Benjamin Fraukliu.
. ..School
. Teacher
.Girl#
Song. I'rarl
Flo
Dialog
'j
pklns,
line*, Ray Patton, Jeunle Coff
Clara
kliti.tt. Brown.
select Ren 1 ig, "The Dying Nui, Nellie,
Leo Eagiu.
Song -'Touch Nob tho Cup". .Girls.
t ry "Old Man and King," J. Cotfiufcau,
Recitation Somebody's Mother.Clara
Grime*.
Song.
Mr*. WUlia
Hous
....By tha School.
mjHou and Mr*
k Pat
W.
ill. F
is very
I'
of tho trolley bridge arrived yesber
d AlllffoH. Silver
■Farmers'
day.
I). W. Elkinton
were appointed director# of t
Bank at this place.
!;
i.
of Wilmington visited New
Castle yesterday,
el H. Taliafe
visiting friends in this city.
of Camden, N. J. ii
Kiddle'* j
The Riddle's Me
•lal Chnpol at Kenfc
ewULbe re-opened to-morrow with ap
priate exercise*. The brief history of tho
chapel 1# an interesting ono. It
year# ago by J
built
e.s Riddle and fora long
as the only house of worship be
laud Mt. Salem Churches. It
derive* Its present name from tho fact that
tho owner# p
E. Church uud establish i
charge.
Tho building has been enlarged bv tho
construction of a stone basement or under
floor, by which a room for the use of tho
infant class on Sundays and a kinder
garten school on week days is provided.
The latter will bo under tho patronage of
Mrs, W, P. Bancroft. In addition to
this
fey it to the M.
regular
i# a large, woll-llghtod
- -I meetings.
to be used for social
The entire building ha* been i
end painted in harmonious culo
in better condition fo
than when dedicated, just twenty-flv®
years ago. Tho name has boon changed
from Riddle's Chapel to tho Riddle Mo
•y of it# founder,
"ill bo lighted bv electricity
for tho 'first time to morrow
when tho Sunday school will hold i
ercise
remodeled
rs and is
rial Chnpg, It
The c
ovouing,
Dr Simms' Worm Kll
nd best worm
gentlemen
s atte
is surely tho
tin
ed i cine
ered.
to us: "New my littlo
inied by two physicians,
I was recommended t<»
» killer. 1 used It and my child
ornd to health and gained her
mistake
f tho
tin
yot
ual
ii;
his
ledli
Ih|,ot. <■<
K;i
ik
CLIFTON
FFF
FLOUR
MAKES IT.
Belie Branden Flour
Makes a Friend Whorv.
ever Tried
ASK YOUR GSOCEU OR FLOUR
DEALER FOR IT.
JOSEPH REINHART,'
MANUf'AUf U Kbit,
*y North F'ro.-.i Ltrec;,