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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
Passing WORTHLESS cheol,s.

West Chester Record contained the
following Mondays at was rumored
en- our streets this morning that woman
had been forging checks on the banks of
West Chester, but upon inquiring into
tie matter it was found to be untrue.
But woman who at one time lived in
Chester county, by the name Of Evans,
but now Mrs. A. d. Bellah, has been
giving her checks on the National Bank
OF Chester County without having any
money there TO meet them. This woman,
1t is said, has been doing this same thing
in Ohio, North Carolina, and in the
eastern states. The checks which came
to the National Bank of Chester County
were for sums of $50 and upwards. She
is well known in West Chester by some
people, as they have had some expert
ence In thiS line with her husband,
Joseph II. Bellah. Mr.. and Mrs. Bellah
at one time lived in West Chester and
boarded at the Green Tree Hotel, and
from West Chester they Went south.
Postmaster Worth at one time received
a letter in reference to Mrs. A. ID. Bellah
from parties In the west in reference to
some money" Mr.. and Mrs. Bellah
formerly resided here.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
CHARLES HARRIS' nm usrEE.
a Report That ). Frank wilds Has Bee

A Report That j. Frank Wilds Has Been
Agreed Upon, and is Now Endeav0rIng
to Secure the Required Bond of $500, 600.
Special Correspondence OF Gazet.snnd journal
Dover, Dec. s.-The court of chancery
was in session yesterday, when Sheriff
Dunn returned the writ of the Harris
lunacy jury. The writ was duly signed
and placed in the office of the clerk OF the
orphans court.
Dover, Dec. 9.--It is reported here that
]. Frank Wilds has been agreed upon to
act as trustee for Charles Harris.
The rumor is that Chancellor Wolcott
has offered Mr.. Wilds the place and he is
endeayoring to secure the heavy bond, in
the sum of S3000 600, which will be required,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
STATE AND PENINSULA,

The national banks of this city will elect
directors January 9th.
Many Claymont people are visiting the
city daily, doing their Christmas shopping.
Elizabeth Brown, colored, Of the Eighth
district of Cecil recently celebrated her
Tooth birthday.
An original Widows pension was Thurs
day granted to Mrs. Sarah Backus of Port
Penn, this State.
There is considerable sickness in Dover
at present, and the physicians report many
cases of the grip.
The tramps were never more plentiful
some OF them so poorly clad that they
surely must suffer.
Henry P. SCOTS family, who will occupy
Senator Gray's house this winter, will re-
turn to town next month.
The largest hog SO far reported was
Klliel oy LOUIS christopher at Greenwood,
which weighed 76O pounds.
The Rev. Father Sylvester, prior of
Sacred Heart Church, is confined to his
bed from ali attack of the grip.
The Harlan & Hollingsworth Comnanv
has several cars ready for shipment 10 liz
Central railroad of New Jersey.
Among saturdays arrivals at the 81
James Hotel, Jacksonville, Fla, were Mr.,
and Mrs. Willard Salisbury of this CITY
The exhibit which the Harlan & Hol-
lingsworth Company had at the Worlds
Fair has been brought back from Chicago,
=, Letters testamenLary were granted by
Register Cooch on Thursday on the estate
Of samuel Hanna, late of this city. Ia
Martha 4. Hanna. W
Henry w. Cannon, for the past 20 years
freight agent for the Delaware railroad at
Seatord has been removed pendinp an
Investigation of his accounts,
The Robbins Hose Company's fair and
festival, held at Dover week before last Was
I nite success: The total receipts were
The Rev. j, d. Rigg will lecture in CLAW.
mont NJ. IL. Church, next Friday evening.
under the auspices of the Epworth League,
HIS subject will be "Out of the Traces.5'
w. u. Abbott has contracted with Nav
YORK parties for the building of new
schooner and is now busily engaged in
drawing plans for the model. at Milford.
Inc colored men complain that they
cannot get employment on Reedy Island.
ana say IT is because them Dimocrats Il
rulin', and don't keer whether culled folks
gifts work or not"
The forge of the Mccullough iron works.
at Northeast, has closed down on acennnt
OF lack OF scrap iron. and will probably re.
main closed until after the HOLIDAYS. This
closes the entire plant.
Inc heV. Alexis j. dn L. Coleman has
rendered his resignation as rector of M
Michael's Church, but has been reonesioJ
to reconsider his action and is holding m a
matter under advisement. ''-s
The excellent poem of Mr.. Kerr. NH.
lished IN EVERY EVENING, which was re,d
at the Christian Endeavor Societies. Al Can
tral Church, was much enjoyed by his
Mrs. Elenor j. Stsrrett, wife of Josonh
Starrett, OF the Eighth district, was found
dead in bed Monday week, She was
apparently in her usual health when retirs
ing for the night. She was about 10 wears
of age. " 'eats
The Messrs. du Pont, of Wilmington who
recently purchased Cherry Island in tho
Choptank river, have contracted viii
George 1. johnson, of Cambridge. Nd
yacht, ''eAin
There is large exhibition of paintings.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14

Philadelphia Court oiileials and Lawyers
wrangling Over Matters That Belong
to Delaware ,IurlsIIction.

to Delaware Jurisdiction.
There was another delay in the United
States court. in Philadelphia, yesterday
week, in the trial OF the mutineers of the
American steamer Maine, who were ar
rested at Lewes, week ago, on the
charge of mutiny.
Wednesday morning, at $50, was
the date set for the mems trial, District
Attorney Ingham failed to be on hand.
The presiding official, Judge lngham,
got hot and ordered the issue of a bench
warrant for the apprehension of the
dllatory United States official. For n
time the court turned deaf ear to all
excuses. Subsequently, however, the
case was again continued.
The interesting part Of the whole
affair, however, Is that all this fuss and
feathers and delay is all out of place.
The whole case will ulteriorly have to
he removed to this district for trial and
final disposition, Sec. 100, U. 5. Rev.
Stat, says:
The trial Of all offences committed upon
the high seas or elsewhere, ont of the
Jurisdiction of any particular State or dis
lrict, shall be in the district where the of
fender Is found, or into which he is first
brought.
The story of the mutiny of the three
sailors Ellis, Sylvester and Butcher, is
that the trouble occurred on the high
seas. They were arrested by Deputy
U. 5. Marshal Meyers of Philadelphia,
at Lewes on warrant issued from the
Philadelphia U. S. commissioner. All
OF this was out of order as Lewes and
the Breakwater is within the limits of
the Delaware district, the latter juris-
diction extending IL miles from shore.
The Philadelphia marshal, following u
course which seems to have been Gus
tomary with Philadelphia officials of all
kinds, in connection with Delaware
jurisdiction, exceeded his rights in fail
ing to hand over the arrested parties to
Marshal Lannan, under which process
the trial would have come regularly
into the Delaware Federal court.
Counsel for the defence of the mutiny-
ing sailors are doubtless aware of this
irregularity and that fact may perhaps
explain their anxiety fer quick hear
ing OF their clients before Judge Butler
Under any circumstances the amusing
part of the transaction, which typities
other similar intrusions, is the supreme
ease and indifference with which the
Philadelphia Federal authorities AFRO
gate to themselves all jurisdiction in
Delaware Federal matters. The whole
case, so far as this interference and in.
trusion is concerned, is now in the
hands of Attorney-Genera Olney. The
Likelihood is that Philadelphia will
again, as it did in the case of its in
trusion on Delaware customs and
revenue jurisdiction recently, get
another pointer from Washington to
keep strictly within its own bounds.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14

Thomas Davidson has contracted to
erect handsome affairs in the Episcopal
churches al Delaware City and Snow
Hill. The altar to be put in the Della.
ware City church will be of Italian
marble and will be six feet high and six
feet, six inches wide. 1t will be most
deliberately carved, the carving con-
sisting of bunch of grapes, sheaves of
wheat, Easter lilies and monograms.
On its front there will be four onyx
columns. The altar to be put in the
Snow Hill church will also be of
Italian marble and will he nine feet
high and 10 feet, four inches wide. Its
carving will consist of an anchor and a
lily and it will have on its front four
Italian marble columns. Three marble
steps will lead to it.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
SPEARS CRIME IS MURDER.
John Brophy Dies From the Effects
of His Wound.

The Victim u Delaware Mnn--Snear's
Mother Heartbroken Over the Affair
Fatal Result Of tho Shooting Array at
Massey, Md.
Massey, MD, Dec. 11.--John Brophy,
the man who was shot by John Spear, a
young farmer living near Massey, died
at the home of j. w. Pierce, near
Massey's, at o'clock yesterday morning.
Coroner Robert X. Pippin of Chester
town, this morning, summoned II jury
of inquest. DIR. u, q. Clark and DR.. N.
Comegys, both Of Millington, made an
examination for the fatal bullet, but
failed to find it. The neck and nearly
the entire upper portion ,of the body
were carefully dissected. The lungs
were found In miserable condition, and
1t is the opinion of the physicians that
the ball struck the spinal column and
was DETECTED and took downward
direction. The body was inferred in st.
Dennis Catholic cemetery at Galena
this afternoon.
1t appears that the alteration com.
menced ut the home OF Spears mother,
Tuesday, when Watson Spear, lad of
about IL years, ordered Brophy to cut
wood during snow-storm. Some
words cnsued and Spear ordered
Bropby Off the farm, aud, it is SAID,
drew pistol, stating that he would give
him five minutes to leave the farm.
Bfophy swore out warrant for young
Spears arrest.
Wednesday evening John Spear met
Brophy in Malsberger's store and asked
him if he had sworn out the writ. When
he was told that he had Spear knocked
him down and covered him with u re-
volver, Brophy recovered aud grabbed
weight from Malsberger's counter, and
was told by Spear ii he raised his arm
lie (Spear) would shoot.
The evidence was somewhat conflicting
as to whether Brophy did or did not
draw back 10 throw the weight Spear
shot and the man fell, and in a few
minutes was, with the exception of the
right arm, entirely paralyzed, but
shortly after recovered consciousness
and was conscious until within a few
hours of his DEATH Drs. Clark and
Latimer were summoned, but it was
found impossible to do more than
deaden the injured mans pain by means
of opiates.
Spear was placed in Jail Thursday
morning. States Attorney Stay was
present at to-day's inquest. He took
sworn statement of Brophy before his
death.
Brophy was raised near Smyrna, Del.
and had worked for Spears mother
during much of the past fall. He was
somewhat addicted to drink, but is re-
ported as quiet and inoifenslve. Spear
is a young man Of about rs years of age,
and is of a highly respected family. His
mother, who has been sick, was in-
formed of the occurrence sunday and
was almost heartbroken.
The verdict Of the Jury was that
Brophy came to his death FROM pistol
shot wound inflicted by John j. Spear.
DIR. Clark states that. while the ball
could not be found, there was no posi-.
BILE reason to doubt that Brophy came
TO his death from the wound inflicted by
u pistol i'll the hands of Spear, and upon
this evidence and other evidence OF
Malsberger and Galloway, who saw the
shooting, the verdict was made up
Much sympathy is felt for the mother OF
young Spear. Harrison W. Vlckers has
| been retained to defend Snenr
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
MIR. BAYARO ON HAWAII.
He Says Mr.. Cleveland Can be Depended
Upon to Deal With the People of the
Islands in the Most Magnanimous Man

Upon to Deal with the People of the
Islands in the Most Maguanimous Man
ner.
LONDON, Dec. 9.-Neither the foreign
office nor the Hawaiian charge d'affaires
has any advioes concerning Hawaii
from Auckland to-day.
A representative of the Associated
Press showed United States Ambassador
Bayard the special dispatch to the Asso-
ciated Press from Auckland. He read
it with interest and said;
president Cleveland will deal with
the weak Hawaiians in the most mag
unanimous manner, and will not force
upon them government which they
have not had u full chance to discuss
Regarding dispatches published in the
Times and Standard to-day, indicating
that President Cleveland is about to re-
verse his Hawaiian policy, and that new
instructions to this effect have been sent
to Hawaii, while the whole question
would be submitted to Congress, Mr..
Bayard said {: "There can be no reversal
of policy based simply upon justice
and magnanimity. President Cleve-
lands policy is one Of non-interference;
he had no intention of entering the
Islands and deposing the government.
The policy of the United States towards
Hawaii is not selfish one on the con-
trary, President Cleveland's intention is
that no advantage shall be taken of the
Queens party, and that the Queen shall
have a full and fair chance to get on her
feet if possible. Hawaiian native
autonomy has been so enfeebled by late
events that hardly know whether the
Hawaiians can avail themselves of the
offer of the President to restore the
| Queen to the throne"
The Associated Press representative
at Liverpool has been informed that Mr..
Il. II. Davis, guardian of the Princess
Kaiulani, is now in Hawaii, and that
the Princess ia on the continent The
latest news received by representative
of Mr.. Davis in this country confirms
the special dispatch from Auckland.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
POLICE ooMMIssIoNERs EErIsa
DoR-Cather Hayden Cots IA Good Slice. of
the CommIssIoners' ApnronrIAtinn.

Dog-Cather Hayden Cots Good slice. of
the Commissioners Appropriation.
At the meeting Of the Board of Police
Commissioners last Monday report of
the expenses of the department was
submitted by the SECRETARY, showing the
total amount of expenses to be $685.
1908. The appropriation from Coun-
Gil was $4,000. After the expenses
had been deducted the commissioners
figured that they had balance of
$31 ,S10.92. City Auditor Billany
figures differently. He declares that
the commissions wealth has been
exaggerated by $545.5S, of which sum
1921 paid to the dog-catcher had been
charged to their appropriation. The
remaining $25.55 has been charged
to sundries. As soon as the commits
sioners discovered this state of affairs
last Monday they decided to get an
opinion, which 1t is expected, will help
them out of the difficulty.
The city auditor holds that as the dog.
catcher is police officer, his salary is
properly chargable to the police depart
ment appropriation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14

There are three stations of the Penny
Provident Fund here, Mt the Associated
Charities room, the drug store Of Dir.
George w. Quinn, at Thirteenth and
Claymont streets, and the w. g. r. U.
headquarters, No. 100 West Eighth
street. Jacob S. Beetem is the treasurer
and has been actively instrumental in
the promotion of the money saving
scheme. Since Its establishment Feb.
ruary, 1899, to November LIST of this
year, there were 0S5 depositors. The
total deposited is 81, 333.56. Of this sum
$S56.31 has been Withdrawn leaving a
balance of S47787 now ON deposit.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
THE CHANG ED YEAR.


Written for Gazette and Journal
No more the year delights in fruits and
flowers,
He winnows from his hands the yellow
grain,
Deyotes to other chimes the rosy hours,
Whose wings of gold have glittered in
his train;
He now exults to hear the tempest roar
And crash through mountain gorge and
forest glen,
Or see 1t toss the trembling ships on shore
And shroud with waves white-fringed
the forms of men;
His blood is cold, he dons his icy cloak,
And life must of his frosty breath be-
ware,
May God have mercy on the humble folk,
And keep the poor with loving, tender
care
Until the glowing blush of spring shall rise
To maple boughs beneath the April skiesl
NEwARK, DEL, Dec IL, 1898.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
a MAD Doe Ar hOoHLAND.
Animals Belonging to Alfred Lecarpen-
tier Bitten by the Rabid Beast.


Alfred Lecarpentier of Rockland is a
heavy loser in consequence of the visit
of mad dog to his premises.
A few days after the rabid animal
went there "a large Newfoundland dog
belonging to Mr.. Lecarpentier became
sick and veterinarian who was sum-
moned announced that 1t had hydro.
phobia. Mr.. Lecarpentier Immediately
had it and nine puppies killed The
following morning the colored hired
man ran into the house and excitedly
told his employer that there was some
thing the matter with the Alderney
heifer. Mr., Lecarpentier went to the
stable and saw at glance that this
beast, also, had the rabies. 1t was also
killed as was another animal that
showed symptoms of the disease.
The pigs were next to be attacked
with hydrophobia, and they, too, were
shot. 1t is evident that the stray dog
bit every animal 1t saw about the place.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
A Narrow Escape.

While Elwood Hopes and wife were
returning from Wilmington Saturday
evening they made narrow escape
from meeting fatal accident. AT q
point this side of du Points the public
road crosses the Wilmington & Northern
railroad, the view of which is cut off by
clump of trees on either side. Mr
Hopes did not observe an approaching
train until he was about upon the track
He dashed his horse with tho whip and
just as the wheels OF his buggy had
cleared the track the train sped by
Had the horse not responded promptly
to the touch Of the whip the occupants
of the buggy would doubtless have been
killed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14

A young man walked into the jewelry
store of w. S. Phillips, No. 800 Shipley
street, Monday evening, and asked to see
some watches. The jeweier placed several
gold watches on the show case, and
while his back was turned the young
man picked up two of the time pieces
and fed. The jeweler, as soon as he re-
covered himself, pursued the stranger,
without success. He is still among the
missing.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
THE Doa cArCHER's ON Eek.

And Now Ex-Dog Catcher Writ Steps in
and Wants to Scoop ConnelIs @2a2
Check ON the Claim That 1t is His.
Now on the eve Of Dog.catcber Connelrs
bright hopes of realization of his golden
dream, when the city's check for S222 was
passed in his favor, appears .Dog-catcher
Writ, who claims all the cash and has,
through his counsel, Herbert IL. Ward,
placed an estoppal on the payment OF the
check to Connell.
City Solicitor Elliott, therefore, who
holds the check, has determined for the
protection of the city not to pay it out
until the matter is settled.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
nARK OMERo,s RELEAsE.


The libel in the case of the Italian
bark omero, which went ashore last
week near the Breakwater, was satisfied
on Saturday and the vessel was released
by Marshal Lannan.
The owners of the tug Frank W.
Mum of Philadelphia, which pulled the
omero off the Shoals, claimed the sum
OF $1,000 salvage, This was arranged
between the vessels agent and the tug
owners and the release then ordered.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14

Commission Merchant Thomas N.
Stayton states that poultry is very
cheap now. The prospects are that the
low prices will put them in every ones
reach. Although there is not much
snap in the Market" Mr.. Stayton says,
people have already commenced max
ing inquiries,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
ssventy-fifth birthday Anniyersary,

George Ryan, an employee in the p,
w. O. B. railroad machine shop, cele-
brated Monday the 10th anniversary
of his birth. He has been in the rail-
road company's employ more than 20
years. His fellow workmen presented
him with an elegant cane.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14

Sheriff Gould made the arrest, under
capias on Tuesday, of W. g. Scott,
under charge of SANDER preferred by
Clarence r. Lowell, grocer. The latter
gave security in $4,000 for court. A. t.
Geary was his bondsman. Herbert IL.
Ward represents the plaintiff.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14

MCCARTHY, Senator Pyle, Mr. Briefly,
Mr. O'Donnell, voted in the negative.
On the city tax books the lot is u.s.
assessed at $50 per foot, or $780,
After passing number of bills the
board adjourned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
ZEE CLOTHES ARLAzE.

Narrow Escape of Little Carrie Ford, of
Dover. From Burning to Death.
neutrality-suspicious. Of Gazette aud journal
DOVER, Dec. 9.-Carrie, the little daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry +. Ford, had a
narrow escape from being burned to death
last night. She was lighting the gas when
the burning match dropped on her cloth
ing. In an instant she was mass of flames.
She ran downstairs and the flames were
cxtinguished by her grandfather.
All of her clothing was burned off, but
she was not seriously burned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14

An additional pension was granted,
Saturday, to Albert Weldon of Frank.
ford, Sussex county, this State.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14

Horace Greeley Knowles, ex- United
States consul to Bordeaux, France,
registered at the Imperial Hotel, New
York, Monday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14

The Delaware iron works started in
all departments oil Tuesday, and about
500 men went to work.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
BOUGHT THE HIGGINS LOT.
Put Through the School Board
After a Lively Talk.
The Board Took 1t at 81 800, Though 1t
Is Assessed at Only STbe--An Interest

shp D""'N aouA AZ ~ mltDOOs lnOuRH ~
Is Assessed at Only STbe--An Interest
ing Session Of the Board of Education.
The regular order of business was
suspended at Mondays meeting OF the
Board of Education, in order that two
new members might be indicted into
office. They were DR.. J. Paul Lukens
Of the Fifth ward and Robert II. Davis
of the Second. The president admins
tered the oath and both men are now
bona fide members of the board.
Mr.. Baynard, on behalf of the new
building committee, reported that the
work on the grammar school is pro-
crossing rapidly and the structure is
nearing completion. An order for $72
was drawn in favor of Edwin Talley,
superintendent, for one months COM
pensation. .-..-5
The treasurer submitted the following
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-14
INSTRUCTIONS 10 Mr.. WILLIS
lot to Take Action in Hawaii
Until Ordered.
lR. GRAY'S CALL ON GRESHAM
Prolific of More Results Than
Had Been Reported.

ne President and Secretary Gresham
Justify tile United States Represents
tive at Bawaii in Pursuing Policy OF
1naction for the Present.