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AMERICAN COLLIER MERRIMAC
SUNK BY MINES AT SANTIAGO
Report That She Was Sent in
the Harbor to Determine
Location of Destructives.
Terrific Battle Raging Between
Sampson, Schley and the
Big Spanish Fleet.
y
Special Dispatch toTHF, Srx.
WASHINGTON, June 3.—According
to news that came by way ofthc Span
ish cable to Haiti, the American col
lier Merrimac was sunk by Spanish
mines today while trying to force tier
way into Santiago harbor.
They reported eight of the crew
taken prisoners, and the number ol'
lost not known.
The Merrimac was a steel steamer
bought by (he government some weeks
ago as a carrier of coal.
She was probably sent in lo try the
mines, as she coaid easier be -p .reil
than any of the fighting vessels of tiie
spuailron. und was probably manned
by a crew who volunteered for Hie
perilous work.
No con llr mat ion of Hie loss of the
vessel has reached the Navy Depart
ment, but. (hoy consider it extremely
probable, though coming from Span
ish sources, as II was expected Samp
son would try to force tiie passage
with some of his vessels.
Officials here are awaiting (lie news
of Sampson's bombardment of the
foils at Santiago, as it was expected
he would begin operations today
against the ihrlideations and the
Spanish fleet.
Rumors of a terrific light at Santi
ago came from Cape Haitien and the
details are looked for tomorrow.
First News of Battle.
Special Disj atch to The sun.
NEW YORK, June 8.—The Tribune
received today the following cable
gram:
"Fort-i
11.15 a. m.—News lias reached here
that a battle began at Santiago before
9 o'clock this morning."
i-Prince, Haiti, June
a....
Spain Concedes Something
Special Dispatch to The Sun.
Maduiu June .8.—Tiie Pais, a promi
nent Republican paper, concedes that
the United S'ates fleet has made a second
attack upon Santiago de Cuba, and that,
the Americans forced an entrance into
tiie harbor.
The Madrid newspapers maintain that
Admiral Cervera's fleet is sailing in the
direction of the Philippine islands.
A dispatch received here from Havana
says that in the Chamber of Representa
tives there Scaur Giberja. the Autono
mist leader, lias presented a motion urg
ing the Government of Cuba to request
the insurgents of that island to accept
autonomy on the ground that tiie 'li.-ur
gents themselves "must be aware that
the country was not yet ripe for inde
pendence."
Tiie President of the Clumber,the Ha
vana dispatch adds, declared in a patri
otic speech that the Government writ id
entertain such amotion.
Cabinet Awaits the News.
Disi fttcli to The Hun.
WaniUxotox, June 3.
Since the Cabi
net adjourned it lias been learned that
the President lias requested the members
to bold themselves in readiness for a
Cabinet meeting at anv time, as lie ex
pects n.nvs of the fall of Santiago.
Tiie Administration does not expect
tliis battle to lx* accomplished with us
little loss of life as that at Manila. In
f let, the President and members of tiie
Strat'gic Bund an icipate considerable
loss of life and possibly tiie destruction
of one or more of our vessels. In speak
ing of this Secretary Alger said today;
"Wo cannot conquer a mitlo*. with
out running great risks. The time
has come ior us to lake cliunccs."
This is all ho would say about the im
pending battle.
Tiie Cubans in Washington have been
in constant communication witli tiie
State Department here, and say that as
soon as Santiago i« taken the city will be
made the cnpitnl of the Cuban Republic.
The Cuban diplomats in this city, in
conjunction with the Department of Jus
tice, are at work devising a form of civil
government for the Cubans to enforce as
goon as the capitoi of the Republic is
made stationary. It Is very likely 'that
Senor Quest! la will leave fur Santiago as
goon as the citv is reported to be in thj
hands of tiie Americans.
It ig hia purpose to assist tiie Ameri
cans in gubgtitu - ing tiie civil code for
Washington, June 8.—-Tiie President
ts anxious to proceed with all possible
speed against Porto Rico, and it is possi
hie that the troops already embarked
may goto San J mm and those ordered to
Tampa may he diverted to Jacksonville,
if tiie news from Santiago shows that
that tilace lias fallen.
Tiie situat ion at Santiago, added to the!'
financial condition of Spain will not be
utile to hold out. much longer and the
war will come to a speedy termination.
There have been intimations that
Spain tnay, through France or Austria
declare to the United StaU-s that site is
ready to accept the terms of our til- f
timntiini sent piior to the war. By doing
this the Spanish Government hopes that I
sir- may be able to save her possessions j
in the Pacific, if not also Porto Rico, as
the ultimatum contemplated simply the
freedom of Cube. j
It is known, however, that such a!
proposition would not be accepted, and :
the reply would lx- that the circuin- 1
stances hive entirely changed, and that j
we will not accept any proposition for !
Peace until the purposes of the Adminis-1
tration, as now outlined, have been ac
C 0 i.iplish.xl. I
It is claimed by ollic als of the .Stilfc j
Department that our blockade and pc
cupntion ot Cavite in the Philippines is,
in international law, tantamount, to I
occupation, and that it could to held,
It in also claimed that, no overtime for :
peace would lx- accepted which did not 1
involve the in.-dime surrender of the j
Spanish forces at .Manila ami those at |
*¥!" faS\i , f • 1 1
The fact that the expedition against
Porto Rico is already in motion involves
operations against that island which can
be terminated only by surrender.
martial law as soon as possible. As soon
as Santiago falls, tiie Cuban and Ameri
can flags will be hoisted together on the
public buildings, tiie latter being raised
as a guarantee to tiie property holders
that their rights will be respectld.
Forcing the War.
Special Dispatch to The Sun.
Washixoton, June 8. —At the Cabinet
meeting this morning there was complete
satisfaction felt at tiie war situation, and
the President expressed the opinion that
there would be some decisive action on
th S., pai V ,f ^ 1C '.Santiago.
The discussion proceeded on (lie an
sumption that news of an important ac
tion in«ht be received at anv time,
\\hile the general idea ot naval opera
to sa': this time contemplates pre parr-;
tion for the landing of troops and mili-1
tary operations to complete the work,
the idea seems to prevail that there was
a possibility that Admiral Sampson and
Commodore Schley, with the aid of the
Cubans, might settle the whole business
at one blow, having once started in noon
the attack. "
Secretai v Ding, who is confined at his
home with a strained muscle of his leg.
still has no information in regard to the
attack on Santiago last Tuesday, hut tiie
Cabinet was informed by the President
that tliis movement was merely prelimi
nary to the general operations. A de
cisive blow is expected to he struck right
away, ami tiie President, is of opinion
that Comnnidore Schley lias postponed a
report until lie has accomplished what
he set out to do.
Movements of Troop*.
Special Dispatch to The Su
Vast Army Has Sailed.
t.t<- Tic
Stx-eial 7)i
Nkw York, June 8. —The Evening
Sun's Washington special says: Jiespite
all denials, there is tiie very highest
authority for the statement, that troops
to tiie nuinder of 80,(XX) or 83,000 are
now on the w ter ready to land at once
Santiago and San Juan.
The troops embarked yesterday and
may have been halted at Key West.
They may have gone from Tampa or
Mobile or some other point on the coast
and although dispatches from those
points suy that no troop ships have
sailed, contrary information is obtain
able here from "such sources as are en
tirely unquestionable.
It is known beyond dispute that the
Administration is hourly expecting a
battle that will be decisive, and that it
has made arrangements to follow it up
immediately with tiie occupation of San
tiago and San Juan.
Since the invasion of Santiago province
and the island of Porto Rico became a
certainty, many questions have arisen in
regard t. the command of the ex,<di
a vs
to
la
'SaS^sSSSiWORK
18 now paid positively m the War De
"
not fcignificant in regard to the number!
of troops expected to be employed. They
are distinctly commands belonging to
the Major-Generals in command of corps
and divisions, and not to the Major
General commanding the army. General
William It. Shatter will doubtless com
niand the expedition to Santiago and
General Fitzlmgh Lee the expedition to
Porto Kico. When the general invasion
inv 0 l v. ,lg the , '\Tn of 7, V
000 or 100.0(H) troops, General Miles will
lead the army in person.
Spain to Hit Dewey.
Special Dispatch to The Sun.
Paris, June 3.—In this city the belief!
grows that Admiral Cervera is not at
Santiago de Cuba
Tiie Madrid correspondent of tiie
Gaulois says he lias learned from tiie
highest authority that Admiral Cervera
lias never been in tiie harbor of Santiago
de Cuba, and that tiie Spanish ships
there belong to Captain Villamil's tor
pedo squadron.
It appears from the information
gathered by the Siaulois' correspondent
that Admiral Cervera, after leaving ti e
(ape A erde Islands, "manoeuvred so as
V «®f e ' v6 * he Americans and then
started at full speed lor tiie Philippine
Islands, where the fleet is to arrive on
Saturday or Sunday. His orders are to
destroy Admiral Dewey's fleet, and then
intercept, capture, or destroy the Amen
can transports on their way to the Phil
ipcine Islands from San Francisco."
In conclusion the correspondent of the
Gaulois says: "Admiral Camara's squad
ron may be expected to join Admiral
Cervera s in the Philippine Islands in a
few weeks.
touched by
were no
no reason
\o Cn villl-v For IUmmII'i
UU J 1 01
Special Dispatch Co The sex.
Sax Fkaxcisco. June "—It is now
thought that no cavalry will be taken to
the Philippines. Experience has shown
that the shipment of American horses
would lie impracticable, and it would
be very diflicult to secure enough of tlie
native Slock.
At the request of General Merritt, tiie
projected banquet in his honor has been
abandoned. Instead of a public affair
he prefers to meet a few friends at din
tier. ^
Assistant Surgeon lames It. Gregory,
I- S. A., has iiei-n directed by the War
Department to proceed to Fort St. Mich
uel, Alaska, for duty at that post, He
will relieve Captain Guy L. Edie, nssis
tant surgeon. The latter is directed to
report to General Merrinm for further
orders. The indications are that Dr.
Edie will go to the Philippines.
Major William A. Simpson, United I
Stau ' 8 Volunteers, Chief of Artillerv on
'hmeral Merritt's staff, has arrived in i
Sa» Francisco and reported for duty. |
Caput in Charles E. Woodruff, of the
Medical Department of the United States !
army anil attending HtXfceon on the staff
General Merritt, lias reported for |
^ l( - v - 1
The 0 dorado men here have received j
' l -" n Hes and 10,(XX) rounds of ammuni-1
011 - I
- I
nii*n,*4u-,t Tun,,.., i
* ' ucns.ii lauipit, 1
xia-eial bisimtcli to Tin: srx. I
T-.Mi-r F;a June it—General Miles
witiiHnerni members' of his stuff ' ves- 1
ti-rd-, i- m-uto '.o' 11 ...
1 vmtla, . ' h, itec c „ s
y-u " T e mu, wi Z
ort.iAVat Palmetto Beach was visited ate :
in tin--iftene on General A!i!„ u
i„g ., | )ri ga d ,. Grill of Hie 82d Michigan '
Ujd lht p- oritla Regitn. nt<. g ,
(v»lom.l ..i 5 *^ vninno.«r
regiment <»f rivalrv better 1-nown n H
"Roosevelt's R m'di liid<»r« " <w;o Him oil
0 m "arrived in °T-imn-i V-ist oielo ., n ,i
bho'.Xd h. tie !du- P " WavfhS rig t i
.,„t H j,| , t„, ■
Gui -B';y I?:;tei , . ,t °Bo C th l,, Colmml Wood
Upi tenant-Cnlnnel Unoanvob
tmia -d ilie regiment X for.ner
ng n on the Ct Action and he
E aWow 800 I
n gum iii nas oeen omcially desig
Cav-aliw 10 1 " 1 Sta,CS ' 0 unteer
Colonel J. H. Dorst, who was in
charge of the recent expedition of the
btearner Florida, deecribeH the condition
the women and children in Cuba as
pitiable in the extreme.
Schley Whs Successf ul.
Special Disiwtch to Tm: sex
Washington, June 8 —Commodore
Scliiev m his official report to the Navy
Department says, regarding his attack
on the fortification at the entrance of
Santiago harbor, that his attack was
made for the purpose of developing the
enemv's position, to locate their bat
ieries', etc. In that respect it was, he
savs, eutirely successful, and he
pljshed what he set out to do.
None of his vessels was i
the enemy's volleys, and there
casualties or mishaps on his vessels, lie
says, in addition, that he has
able doubt that Cervera's fleet is inside
the harbor of Stnti 120
6 '
ucciim
Blanco's Dispatch Halted
Special Dispatch to The Sex.
New Yokk, June 8.—The Evening
J.urnal hug the following from Kings
Consul Dent lias intercepted an impor
dispatch for Blanco. The Admin
istration is jubilant.
New Yoiik, June 8. —Tiie Evening Sun
prints tiie following special cable dis
patch from Madrid:
Tiie Captain-General of Porto Rico tele-
graphs that tip-re ig no anxiety in regard
the supply of food on the part of the
population of the island.
-■xneral ships, he says, have recently,
tided ci rgoes of provisions there.
OF THE
'"1 CRikin mpnp o
bnflnu JunUno
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Inyptif iiratinu- flip I'hui-irej Ao-iinnl
elldr 6 Ci A n JIHSt
i n > n. ( < 0 . D . , .
l Hit '(I states Senator Rl llU'fl
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HolllllS kfllllhy.
I FIRST TESTIMONY WEDNESDAY
• -
i John F. Saulsbury May Also
Become Interested.
*
I Main Features of an Open Letter
After rnanv days the assertion is made
that the grand jury of the United States
j District Court now investigating tiie
c laiges against ( harles II. Butler, Amos
Cole, Harry F. Ford and John R. McGon
nigal for aiding and abetting William N
Boggs in the looting of the First National
Bank of Dover, have also turned their
attention to other gentlemen who may
have been interested in the robbing of
the bank.
The allegation is that they already
nave taken in hand the charges against
United States Senator Richard Rollins
Kenney and that the case of John F.
Saulsbury may also follow,
jf these ailegations are true, then
when the grand jury make their report
it is more than possible that a sensation
will be sprung on the public.
A gentleman was interviewed yester
day afternoon in reference to tiie matter,
but lie would neither afiirm nor deny
the story. If such is the case, however,
the person interviewed is placed in such
a position that it would be impossible
for him to divulge the fact.
It was predicted in these columns be
fore the trial of Colonel Kzekiel T.' Coop
er, that Senator Kenney would become
"interested" in tiie future proceedings
of the different trials, and it now seems
ns if the gentleman in question and Air.
Saulsbury may yet a-crriain this import
ant fact to their sorrow.
It is understood tl.at ever since Wed
neaday tiie grand jurors have been ex
amining witnesses and investigating the
charges against Senator Kenney, and the
outcome of their investigation^ awaited
with an interest that is daily becoming
more intense,
No presentments were made by the
jurors when they appeared in the Fed
era I court room yesterday afternoon and
a * their request they were discharged
until Tuesday morning of pext week at
11.80 o'clock.
In "An Open Letter" under date of
March "8, 1S<)«, Clement H. Congdon, of
108 East Sixth street, Wilmington,
called the attention of Hon. Edward C.
Bradford, Lewis C. Vamlegrift, Esq.,
and the Federal grand jury to the fact of
Mr. Kenney's connection with the loot
mg of the bank by the following opening
paragraphs:
"Tiie F'i.st National Bank of Dover,
Delaware, was robbed of $107,(XX), by one
William N. Boggs, an official of that in
stitution, aided and abetted by
Richard R. Kenney and others.
"This said William N. Boggs has of
his own free will placed himself in the
custody ui the proper representative of
Hie Federal GoverumciR. This said
Kenney has not.
"Substantial hail has been entered bv
I-E. T. Cooper, Thonns S. Clark, Amos
Cole, Charlej H. Butler, Harry Ford and
-1- K. McGongigal,all of whom have been
charged with aiding and abetting this
said William N. Boggs in the robbery of
the said First National Bank of Dover,
Delaware. This said Richard R.Kenney
has not entered bail in any amount vies
fore any official authorized to accept the
same and is therefore free to leave tiie
'juGs^kition of'your honorable Court at
• .
" hat this said Richard R Kenneyd'd
ail1 alKl ,i1h ' 1 ,llis William N. Jioggs
Kirat National
, li,inli .' Hover, 1 ielaware, can be proved
by witnesses who are now within the
j-i> i^Hction of your honorable Court as
t.eremutter sjx-cificd
lion. Harry A. Kichardtson. iv>i
"deuce, Dover, Delaware. Mr. ltieli
"ardson can and will produce in your j
"Honorable court certain bonds drawn ;
JV i'-"' 1 ''"> a '.le to tins said Richard
I.. Kenney, these bonds represent
goodly part tif tlie.$107,000 1 stolen i
horn toe hirst National Bank, ot
' J, over, Delaware, of which institution 1
"Mr. Richardson is president. These
«" of this
4 ,. n „ in i ( .;r V in this .,»« n s $ I
' t lie United States. Mr. Richardson f'
" ia " and will produce other books, !
bvconls and clixjumwlita all tending to |
prove that thin said Richard I.. Ken
nev did aid and abet William N. I
Charging Mr. Kenney With Aid
ing in the Loo ing of the
First National Bank
of Dover.
one
ter
tliis
. , . , .
"l!ogg<in the' Jobbery ot this said i w t
'First National Bank of Dover, Dela 'his
1 .1 conclusion tlic letter of Mr. Congdon i t:ikc
'ware."
s.tid:
"William N. Boggs, now in the cus
tody of the Sheriff of New Castle
"county, Delaware, will slate to your
"honorable court the exact circum
"stauces under which lie was aided
"and alietted in tbe robbery of thin
"said First National Bank of Dover,
"Delaware, by this Richard R. Ken
"nev. He will show by the books
"and records of the banks named and
"other data at hand how the wortli
"less checks issued by this said Ker.
"riey figured in the robbery, and
"made the same p ssiblc to the sums
"named therein at least. Mr. Boggs
"will stute tiie exact date upon which
"tbo said iUchnrd R. Kenney flr.-t
line
"prove the emit of 'thi« said
iir't;,, ,
K. Kenney lea \ ng the jurisdiction of
'mire , 'i, yoti are respect
fully requested to take such official action
as inay be dtenied necessary to protect
the best interests of all concerned."
all tending
Richard
GAVE HIMSELF UP.
John Camden Sajs He Murdered a
Man in Wilmington—Story
Given No Credence.
Chief of Police Dolan, yesterday after
noon received a dispatch from Hagers
town, Md., which staled that a man giv
ing the name of John Camden, liad
given himself up at that place and had
asserted that lie was wanted in this city
for a murder committed hereon the night
of September (>th, 180(1.
Chief Dolan places very little credence
in the story for the reason that no one
was murdered hare oil tiie date named.
He, however, wired back asking the
authorities there to secure the story
from the man and then let him know
the facts by mail.
In Hie latter end of September, 18!) ,
a man was found drowned here and at
tiie time it was alleged that ho
pushed overboard. Camden is
thought to have had any connection with
this affair and it is believed that lie de
sires a free passage to this city.
The testimony was that Myers had
entered into tiie employ of Edward W.
Lukens, the proprietor Of a sign paint
ing firm on North Thirteenth street,
Philadelphia, and soon after presented
order for sign® amounting to $09 from
been
vestigation siiowed that it
s*!iow tlint Myers, o
employed bv an.»tbe
given monev to canvass the state.
. , .. ,
»**'« re * ,,n "'' , T M>n " 1 '»• i,llli » .e firm
contract with the
nE sXra 'Hew
1 'lnladt-lplna. It ih expected that
M ' n * J ' w,r 88,16 tl,an
lp retofore.
-,v
i
Wife's Corpse Neglected.
The death of Mrs. Sarah Cooper, col
ored, wife of Robert Cooper, whicli
occurred at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon
at No. 1918 West Sixth street, and tiie
disposition of the body, caused the
Board of Health and police a great deal
of worriment yesterday. I let-death was
due to consumption and Rev. I)r. W. P.
Miller was the physician who had at
tended her.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper had been sepr
rated for some time, lie living with his
mother at No. !)"(> Walnut street and his
wife and daughter at tiie place.men
tioned. On learning of his wife's death,
Cooper visited the house where her body
lay and left after leaving the impression
with his daughter that he would secure
an undertaker.
As none had arrived up to noon yes
terday, the people in the vicinity made
inquiries concerning the disposition of
the body.
Officer Maurice Flynn reported the
case to headquarters and the health
officer was notified.
Secretary Wigglea\v<irtli
of Health then took cliat-j
and tiie hotly was buried \
noon at the county burial ground".
if Hie Board
of the ease
iterdar after
Philadelphians at Brandywine Dark.
An excursion was run from Philadel
pliia to Brandywine Park yesterday and
came by way of the Philadelphia and
Wilmington Steamboat Company's
line.
Tiie candy and ice cream stands
all open and everything went on merrily
with the Philadelphians.
They are very much struck with tiie
park and its pr ttv driveways, which
have just Ix'on completed. . Several of
the young men and girls brought their
cameras and bicycles wit it them and a
party was organized in Hie afternoon to
go out on their wheels and take pictar's.
Over lot) fine views were taken of tlie
falls and rapids, which are surrounded
by tiie mountain-like scenery.
About. 2;V) came on the excursion and
thev are so delighted with the park they
will run another one in two weeks.
were
On Thursday in the Court of Quarter
.Sessions in Philadelphia Edward Mvers,
alias Emanuel Auger, was sentedeed to
ten months m tbe county prison by
Judge Bregy.
Ho was convicted on (1
Myers Convicted.
,
charge of
forging a bogus order fur a number of
situs he is alleged to have sold to a
Wilmington firm.
the dry gauds firm of ('rushy A Hill of
tliis citv. This ..rder purported to have
tied by one of ti e firm, but in
•ns bogus.
The jury immediately brought in a
verdict of guilty as to the charges ai
ms I lieu brought to
r Anger, had been I
r firm as sidesman I of
!
j of
G.
B.
he
the
; was
John Little, turnkey at the police! ".
station, who has been sick since tin* lat-1 tion
part of February, is recovering and
morning was able to be out for u
tune- .j the
The Police Commission has decided
arjBxa i
and House Sergeant, England and
Turnkey Hammerer under Captain :
Chambers.
leged. and evid'-nce
Government Contract Received.
factory has
Tlu* New Castle shirt
PoOce Notes.
Tiie police vacations will ix'gin next
ek, when Officer Schell will be allowed '
time. The following week Officer <! ***
Moran, Solomon and Frank Kane will
their vacations. •
of
New
bury
Car Delays Travel.
Trolley car No. 104 on the Front street
jumped the tracks at Front and
French sireets
delayed travel
yesterday
lor about an hour.
afternoon and
j
TRIAL LIST
to)
I
GONE OVER
1
Dates Selected in Superior Court
for Trying Some General
Jury Cases.
A BALTIMORE RAILOAD SUIT
Removed to the United States
• District Court.
The Argument List to be Gore Over
Today and Contested
Cases to l»e Heard—Jury
Discharged Until Mon
day Morning.
Liquor
At the opening cf court yeeterday
morning an hour and a half was con
suracti in going over tiie trial list and
selecting dates for trying some general
jury cases. These cases, it was found,
would take up all next week, and no
special jury cases will come up before
June ]3th. Tiie trial list will be again
gone over on Monday.
On the application of Levi C. Bird,
counsel for the defendants, the case of
Eliza Harris vs. the receivers of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., was re
moved to the United states Circuit
Court. Tiie removal was obtained in
consequence of the diversity of tiie citi
zenship of the parties to the suit, the
plaintiff being a Delawarean and the de
fendants residing in other Slates.
In the case of Walter Johnson, d. b.
a., vs. Griflin Rash, n. b. r., judgment
for costs for the defendant below
given.
was
Howell 8. England, counsel for plain
tiff in th^ cise of .John B Taylor vs.
the Trustees of the Poor, announced that
lie desired to file an amended narr
which changed the date of the bid. In
order to give E. R. Cochran, Jr., counsel
for the defence, opportunity to object to
the amended narr if he so desires, the
case was postponed until next Tuesday.
Taylor contracted to furnish the alms
house with bread and the almshouse
authorities claiming that the bread
sour, refused to accept it, while Taylor,
who declared that the bread was good,
continued to leave it at the institution.
The suit has been brought to recover the
-price oft the bread delivered. Mr. Eng
land had in court several loaves of bread
which he proposed to introduce in evi
was
donee,
Tiie court took a recess until 2.80
o'clock this afternoon.
Superior court reconvened at
(0 p.m.
and the appeal case of W. H. Morgan &
Co., d. b. a., vs. Ehvood Garrett p. b. r., ~
was, at the request of Mr. Reinhardt,
counsel for defendant, set back on tiie
list.
Mr. Reinhardt stated In* expected to
bo ready for trial in Hie morning, but
upon inquiry he found that Mr. Garrett
was out of town. The court instructed
counsel that he must be ready at any
time when called to take up the cat**.
Horace G. Knowles, Esq., represented
tlit* plaintiff.
In tiie replevin case of Susan Murphy
vs. Joseph P. Nichols and Charles Green
bailiff, Mr. Chandler, counsel for the de
fendant, filed a special demurrer. His
grounds were that a Mr. Davis, counsel
for plaintiff came into court at a late
hour and alleged new evidence and that
le | uui m , tillK . to reply to it. The case
W as continued and the'demurrer was dis
misssod: Mr. Chandler will have to pay
the costs
The argument list will be taken up
this morning and gone over, and con
tested liquor license cases heard.
The signing of license applications
not objected to, occupied the attention
the court, for some half hoar. The
jury was discharged until Monday morn
ing and court adjourned at 4 p. m. until
o'clock todav.
AGAIN IN THE TOILS.
Rakes Afiestetl for Stealing Siloes.
William O'Connell Charged Willi
Stealing a $3 Note.
Willard Rakes, colored, who was but
recently acquitted in court of the charge
larceny, is again in the toils and .-arfy
last evening was irreste I for the larceny
a paii of shoes and trousers, from
Samuel BlaCkfan, of No. 210 East Six
teenth street. He will lx* gi
bv Judge Ball this morning.
William O'Connell, a well known hack
dtiver, was arrested at midnight last
night for the larceny of $•> from William
Barry, in the vicinity of the P., W. &
railroad station. '
Barry informed Officer Purcell that
was standing neai t lie s ation with
bill in his hand, when O'Connell ap
proached, grabbed it from his band and
rail away.
Officer Purcell arrested O'Connell im
mediately after lie had hoarded a irain.
* was oiiinpelied to alight and when
searched at the police station nothing
found in his possession but a little
I0D V. V smal1 change. The snpposi
is that lie threw the money away.
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Miss Bessie Hawkins of this city, is
guest of friends ill Coalesviile.
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hear
Samuel Tinker, son of Rev. Dr. Tinker
Anbury M. E. Church, has gone to
York State f t the benefit of his
health.
e Wilmington Auxiliary of tho
Women's Foreign Nli-sionary S-xiiety,
held'lie third quarterly meeting in Ag-
Church on Thursday afternoon.