Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-15
pHInApEnrnIA ArrAIRs.
Bardsley's Assessment of the Papcrs--Big
Assessments--OtherN Notes.

Assessments--OthcrN Notes.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 12.-The legis-
lative committee investigating the
auditor-gcncral's office met at the Con-
tinental Hotel to-day. Chairman Smith
had with him part of the typewriter
testimony which it was alleged Stenog-
rapher Burke had carried off to Ann
Arbor, Mich, and it was stated that the
remainder would be sent on rs soon as
it could be completed. Encouragement
Hensel examined various newspaper
publishers regarding the rebate of 40
per cent paid by them to secure tho
advertisement of the mercantile APP
praisers' list. The Press, Inquirer, North
american, Eoening Telegraph, E'oening
Bulletin and German Demokrdt were
represented by counsel. Mr.. McMichael
Of the North american said that he had
paid the commission, but claimed that
it was legitimate business. He refused
TO say to whom he had paid the com
mission, declaring that to be matter of
private business. He had no dealings
with Bardsley or Auditor-general Nc
Camant. Mr.. Fow asked whether
Mr. McMichael had received a
bill from McCamant marked with
the initials, "F. T. b." Frank i. Bell, a
former city treasurer, acted after he re-
tired from the office as kind of agent
for city and state officials. Mr.. Nc
Michac. declined to answer. The testi-
mony of other witnesses was substan-
TALLY the same; that without any agree
ment with McCamant or Bardsley they
paid 40 per cent commission for public
advertisements. Mr.. Elverson, of the
Inquirer, however, stated that he en-
tered into an agreement with AMI paid
the commission to Frank L. Bell. Mr..
Bell then took the stand and said that
he made the arrangement for Mr.. Bards-
ley, collected $4,000 for it and paid
every cent of it to Bardsley. He did
not get cent for his services; did it all
out OF friendship Auditor-general Nc
Bardsley wanted it kept secret. Bell
said he did not do such things when he
was city treasurer; he never received a
cent of commissions. 1t was also
brought out that these lists, as published
by the newspapers, were printed on fly
sheets from stereotyped plates furnished
by one paper. The matter was set up
only once for all the papers in the COM
bination.
The will of William G. Stroud, one
of the proprietors Of the Baldwin Loco
motive Works, who died recently, at
| Rosemont, contains q bequest of $780,
| 900 to found the Eliza Cathcart Homo
| for lncurables as memorial to the
mother of Mr.. Stroud. While the will
has not yet been probated, the Rev. DR..
@. A. Dickey, Mr.. Henry N. Paul and
Mr.. John H. Converse are named as
trustees to carry out its provisions. The
institution is to be in charge of the
Presbyterian Hospital.
The Republican signers of the en-
dorsement of the candidacy of William
Redwood Wright for city treasurer
organized yesterday as an independent
committee, with Joshua L. Baily, chair
man, and Theodore Wernwag, treas
urer. A campaign committee was APP
pointed, with Herbert Welsh, chairman.
| Henry Peterson, q well-known author
and publisher, died on Saturday in his
70 year.
On the application of Richard G..
McMurtrie preliminary injunction has
been granted restraining the erection of
bay window to the apartment house
at Eleventh and Spruce streets.
At the fall meeting of the Philadel-
phia Sketch Club, on Saturday evening,
summer work was exhibited. f. f.
English was awarded the Benson prize
for water color, "The Spires of Will
mington."
Henry Harron 76 years old, retired
journalist, died Sunday while attend
ing service in the Roman Catholic
Church of the Holy Trinity. Some
years ago he published the Trenton
State Gazette.
County Controller Thompson on Sat-
urday received petition signed by
nearly $500 women, public school
teachers, asking him to urge city coun-
ellis to pay them their salaries monthly
instead of quarterly.
James Burke of Pittsburg, stenogra-
pher of the committee of the state legis-
lature, which is investigating the Gus
tody OF state funds, is reported to have
moved to Ann Arbor, Mich, taking
with him the evidence already sub
mitted.
Joseph P. McCullen, counsel for the
city treasurer, has replied to Mr.. Fowls
letter to the city treasurer, in which Mr.,
Fow questions the right of the treasurer
to bring suits against delinquent mer.
camille taxpayers under the act of 1862.
Edward Tschactly, Nicaragua
planter, who had been patient at the
University Hospital since August, suf.
fcring from tropical discntery, an un.
usual disease, caused by parasite, un.
derwent an operation on Saturday and
died soon after from weakness, the re-
suit of hemorrhage.