Evening journal., 1893-10-27
WORK OF RIVER PIRATES
They Rihed the Pigeon Point
Storehouse of the DuPonts.
BUT A PLUoKY CLERK SHOT THEM

To-morrow's Election for a Trustee OF
the New Castle Common WIN BE Tri-
angular and ExcIting-Wm One Beat
Two In This Case Company II. First In-
fantry. to Arms Agaln-Athletic Events.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE Oct. 27-To-morrow
afternoon and evening another contest
at the polls will be held in this champion
election holding city This contest will
not be such a ''rip-snorter" as has here
tofore characterized New Castle, but It
may be so close as to end in draw
The election will be for one member Of
she Board Of Trustees Of the New Castle
Common. to fill the vacancy caused by
the death Of Trustee Michael B. King.
Like all elections which have preceded
it since the death Of William Penn, who
bequeathed these twelve fertile farms TO
the people of New Castle, only free
holders and renters can vote, although
no man has to be citizen of the United
States, or Of any other country, TO be
eligible to cast a ballot. Hungarlans,
Chinese, convicts or anybody over 81
years Of age can vote. If he is free
holder or renter
est number Of votes may not be the
choice at any election. To become a
member of this honored board a candi.
date must have majority over all his
opponents. For instance-if Mr.. Janvier
ran ahead of his two opponents, Messrs.
Newlove and Daily and II the two last.
named candidates received 90 votes each,
Mr.. Janvier would have to receive 10l
votes TO be elected
The three candidates now prominently
mentioned are: Magistrate Julian ID.
Janvier. Farmer William Newlove and
ex-Assessor Edward Daily All three
men are eminently well qualified for the
Office of Trustee Of the Common. Mr..
Daily is popular and always receives a
big vote when be enters contest
Mr. Newlove knows all that Is worth
knowing about farming aud his friends
claim that it Is necessary TO have q
farmer in the board. Magistrat,
Janviers friends are especially urgent
upon the voters TO support him, becaus,
he is not only very successful farmer
but shrewd business man and puts hi.
greatest energy IN anything that he
undertakes for the city s veal
Both President Holschumsker an,
Councilman Thomas Frszer have decline,
TO become candidates and unless a darl
horse is trotted out, as is expected, tn
contest will be triangular aud the WHINE
must poll at least 100 votes TO elect HIM
Trustees Challenger, Mcdrory ant
Rodney will be the judges of election,
Three Coming Entertainments.
The two entertainments arranged b
the Columbia Athletic Club for the en-
suing month will be well worth seeinn
Next Tuesday night the entertainment
will consist of a five hour walking mattel
funny races on the track, antics Of man
masquerades. with music On Saturda
evening, November -, however the bis
gest entertainment yet given by the clu
has been arranged. This will consist {
athl etic exhibitions by the Y NJ. G A
Of Wilmington and the Holy Cross Gull,
CT Philadelphia. A feature of the form,
association work will be the dumb be
drill TO music and with musical duml
bells The Trinity Church boys win ais
give an exhibition Of artistic club swing
ing
Another big minstrel entertainment
nov being talked Of for Thanbsgivin
eve, TO be given for the benefit of u
poor Of New Castle
fumigating the Guaranteed Vessel.
The British steamship Annie, fro
Russia, detained at the Reedy Islan
Quarantine station by orders OF the NJ
rne Hospital Service, will be allowed {
proceed TO Philadelphia as soon a. she
disinfected. There has been no sicknei
on board since she left Poti She pl
into Malta on September 30 with two
her crew sick, aud was not allowed
land. She was given medicine and pr
visions, and ordered out Of Malta harb
for fear Of cholera.