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Evening journal., 1893-03-10
Legislative Notes.

The House passed the Senate bill
authorizing the town commission rs Of
Camden TO build a lock- up without hold
ing special election TO ascertain the
sense Of the people upon the matter.
The Senate passed the Senate bill to
incorporate the Geometric Drill Company
preventative Day gave notice OF the
Lyman bill TO authorize shooting of birds
from traps.
The House passed House bills divorc
ing franklin & and Louisa Bsggs and
Sarah J. and Cyrus Fleetwood.
Representative Spruance introduced
the bill authorizing the Board Of Health
Of Wilmington TO tap sewers in cases
where the public health requires IL.
Mr.. Watkins gave notice of bill to
authorize the Recorder of Deeds Of New
Castle county 70 make a new index.
Representative Spruance introduced
the bill to allow the Wilmington City
Railway Company 10 borrow money, use
electricity and merge with other lines.
Senator Pining will introduce the bill
to incorporate the Ancient Order OF
United Workmen Hall Company Of vii
mington
Printed copies Of the second annual
report of the Board of Trustees Of the
Delaware State Hospital at Farnhursi
have been distributed among the mem
bers
The Senate concurred In the House
amendments 10 the Senate bills to incor
porate the town Of Mllsboro and the
Mipqua Land Company, and botl
measures are now laws.
Representative Hall has given notice
Of bill 20 provide Smyrna with sewers
Representative Hickman will Introduce
an act TO revoke the charter Of the Ironi
Branch Canal improvement Company
representative Spruance gave notic'
of acts TO renew the charter of the Fame
Fire Company Of Wilmington; and q
amend the chart er Of Lenape Fire Com
pany of New Castle.
General j. parke postles, Preston Lei
and Willard Salisbury, Jr., were her
last night
Mr.. Hickman gave notice OF an act tc
amend the charter Of the Rehoboth Beach
Association,
Jud re Marvel was in the State Hous
last night shaking hands with bis mau
friends
The House passed the biennial bill /
relation TO the estates Of aliens.
Senator yle introduced the bill TO in
corporate the Wilmington and Suburba
Electric Ra lway Company.
Senator Watson introduced his bill
compel road overseers TO keep roads clea
of snow drifts.
The Senate yesterday morning passe
the Senate bills 10 incorporate Gran
Castle, X. G H. of Delaware; also Hous
bills to authorize the town council 4
Magnolia 10 borrow $50, and to tax dog
| Ia Odessa
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
CITY DETECTIVES NO MORE.
HAWK ms AND HATToN DISMISSED
FROM THE FORCE.

written Charges Preferred Against Them
by Chief OF Police Francis for Disobe-
dtonce and characterization Results in
Their Dismissal aud the Abolition Of the
Omces.
City Detectives Hatton and Hawkins
were discharged from the force at
secret meeting Of the Board Of Police
Commissioners last night. The charges
brought against them were dis
obedience aud insubordination by Chief
of Police Francis
The trouble arose about a week ago
when the detectives arrested David
Lynch and Frank Dunn for burglary
in the store Of Bernard Dalton at Centre
vile. The prisoners were given a hear
ing before Magistrate Smith aud he
held them in $500 bail each for their
appearance in the court of General SIS
sions AS they could not furnish this
amount they were ordered TO jail. The
detectives took them to the City Hall.
leaving the commitments on the desk
Of House Sergeant Floyd, but did not
leave 81 to pay for the transportation
Of the prisoners TO New Castle. At the
On his return he found the commit
ments on the desk but did not find
the 81.
House Sergeant Floyd stated before the
commissioners that during the afternoon
OF the day when Dunn and Lynch had
their hearing Hatton came into the
police station aud he asked where the
money was to send the prisoners over
Id 10 Il.
short time came back and said, "Haw
kins says charge it" He was told that
business was not done that way. Hat.
ton then left the station house, accord
lag TO Floyd, but returned when it was
time to send the prisoners TO New Gas
tie and slipped something into the hand
Of Court Officer Heal, whose duty IL is Ca
take the prisoners 10 the jail. Il told
him, said Floyd, that the prisoners
would not 60 over unless the money Is
left here" Court Officer William Heal
said: Detective HattOn gave me 4(
cents to take the prisoners, but Hous,
Sergeant Floyd hunted up Chief Francis
and, after some talk, l took the prisoners
over.
The chief of police then stated that h,
hunted up Hawkins and asked him fol
the money, and he refused TO give 10 up
saying: 1--WE will attend to our bust
ness and collect our money" After this
act Of characterization Chief Francis
made written charges against the two
detectives The chief further stated
that County Constable Green had tol,
him that he had given the detectives s
TO pay for the expenses Of Dunn anC
Lynch.
House Sergeants Floyd and Mari
Turnkey Amos Collins and Court Office
Heal corroborated the chief of police
On Mr. testers motion the following
resolution was adopted:
"Messrs. Hawkins and Hatton, cit.
detectives / am instructed by th'
police commissioners TO notify you Of th
acting of the board.
"On motion 10 was resolved that th
services Of James L. Hawkins and Georg
T Hatton, city detectives, be dispense
with from and after March 1G. 1898, a
the board is Of the opinion that it is to tn
best interests Of the Police Department
to abolish the office Of the two detective:
(Signed) THEODORE W. francis,
Secretary.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
4 BOARD or DEACONEOOES.
Women Missionary Workers Petition the
Wilmington Conference to Mako Such
an Appointment.

Women Missionary Workers Petition the
Wilmington Conference to Mako Such
an appointment.
AZ the closing session OF the Woman's
Home Missionary Convention In Asbury
NJ. E Church yesterday, the following
resolutions were adopted;
Resolved, that we record our great
pleasure In hearing the gracious, earnest
words Of our Presbyterian sisters, and
that we resolve TO treasure them in our
hearts as a means Of provoking us to
greater love and good works
Resolved, That we cordially endorse
the resolution adopted by the board Of
managers last November in relation to
the appropriation Of government funds
for the support of sectariau schools.
Resolved, That the Woman's Home
Missionary Society express.its cordial SYM
pathy in the projected plan for the estab
lishment Of sta industrial school for
girls In the city Of Wilmington; recog
nizing the great importance Of this
work, we will so far as we are able CO.
op crate with other agencies interested in
its support.
The society in resolution petitioned
the Wilmington Conference at its session
in Middletown to appoint a conference
board of deaconesses as provided for by
the discipline.
The remainder OF the program, as an.
nounced in the EVENING JOURNAL was
successfully carried out
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
FRAzER'S MODEST CLAIM.

The state Health Board Secretary
Amuses the senate by His Requests.
The Senate had hearty laugh yes.
terday afternoon when Mr.. Records pre-
ssnted a communication from E. B Frazer
secretary of the State Board Of Health,
asking that he be allo we'd $50 for the
use Of a room in his private house for
storing the archives of the board during
the last eight years; and an additional
$50 for compiling and keeping the vital
statistics Of the state After much
laughter and assumed protests from
Senator Records the letter was re fer
red TO the Committee on Claims Il bore
the endorsement Of e w Cooper, presi
dent Of the State Board Of Health.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
AUCIIONEERS ON THE OUTS.
with Each Other, Have a Personal
Alteration.


Two Prominent criers, at Loggerheads
with Each Other, Have Personal
Alteration.
Auctioneer George w. Drake, whose
familiar voice has been heard at publ
sales all over the city for number Of
years, has probably learned that it is
best to choose his words from the vo.
cabulary laid down by Webster or some
modern linguist than to use words that
pertain to the lower regions. He has
also doubtless learned that it is better
to cleave to the counter or block and cry
out the praise Of his wares than TO stand
on q street corner and cry out words of
bitter condemnation to a fellow auc-
tioneer.
Sometime ago Auctioneer William A
Hukill went before City Council and
complained of irregularity ia the license
of Drake. He said that he had no per
sonal enmiiy against Drake nor was he
obiecting to fair opposition. He did OBJ
iect, however, to what Drake had done
and wanted prompt action taken in the
matter
Mr.. Drake, he said, had a license which
expired November %, 1S92 When the
date Of the expiration Of tae license came
around he "let it slide" and ran along
without license until some time in the
latter part of February. Then he bad a
license issued to him dating from the
day Of application to the latter part Of
February, 1898, thus skipping the four
months, during which time his license
was null and void.
Auctioneer Hukill continued his oppo-
sitiOn TO Auctioneer brakes modus oper
andi and. last Friday night, the two met
on the street Then Auctioneer Drake
forgot himself and gest' 'culating wildly,
It is charged howled out words to
Auctioneer Hukin that signifed that he
did not love him. He also called Hukill
nicknames which he would not call his
sweetheart
Thinking discretion the better part Of
valor. Auctioneer Hukill walked off and,
out a warrant for the arrest Of Auctioneel
Drake.
This morning the case came up before
Judge Ball in the Municipal Court ex
Judge Henry G. Turner representing
Drake. Auctioneer Hukil told ol
Auctioneer brakes bad conduct
LAWYER Turner asked Mr.. Hukill If he
was not trying. by underhand methods
to get Mr.. brakes license away. He
answered with decided mo sir," say
ing that all he wanted was to have Drak'
pay as much for his privileges as th'
other auctioneers had to do.
Judge Ball would not admit thi
evidence and Lawyer Turner pleaded
that, while his client did use bad Ian
gusge. the prosecuting witness had 81
aggravated him that he could not con
troll his temper.
Lawyer Turner incidentally asked
Auctioneer Hukill why he did not resen
the insult on the streets, he being as biz
a man as Mr.. Drake. Witness replie'
that while he was as heavy as the defen
Iant he wasn't making a reputation a
a street fighter
Anctioneer Drake had to pay fine o
IS and costs, amounting to nearly 81
for telling sAuctioneer Hukin what b
thought of him.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
There's a Good Time Coming.

"It will do me good" said County
COMPTROLLER John +. Stats this morning,
when I can face a man who comes up
with warrants aud bills against the
county and pays his claims without a
whimper, instead Of the way l am com
PEELED to do now. It is too
bad when some poor fellow
who comes in here with a
county order, and wants his money, must
be turned away with Sorry old man, but
can't do anything for you to day When
the time comes that I can pay man the
money that is justly due him, il will lift
burden from my shoulders, tell you.
For some time, now IL has been the same
old thing, but am hoping aud trusting
that more money viii come.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
BOUND BY OATH TO KILL
A Chinese Secret Order En-
ploys Mafan Vengeance.
EEMITY REvEEaBD BY DEATH.

Two CeIestials Killed and a Third Mar
rowIy Escapes Like Fate as the
Result of lHIghbinder Condemnation.
San Francisco Citizens Threatened
with Death Should They Interfere.
SAN Francisco, March 1O.-A bloody
feud is now on among the Chinese high
binders. Two have been killed and the
third narrowly escaped with his life yes.
terday morning. The refusal Of certain
Cinnamon to aid the highbinders in cir
cumyenting the law has called out this
vengeance.
Ten days ago as ecret meeting of High
binders societies was held and four men
were doomed to death. Yick Kee, a mer-
chant, who refused to endorse statements
made in false report regarding the
landing Of Chinese women for immoral
purposes was selected for immediate
vengeance. The victims named at the
secret meetings were notified of their
doom and one of them has since been In
hiding
Eight days after the meeting, All Kee.
who closely resembles Yick Kee, was
shot down in broad daylight in Stockton
street. On Wednesday Chung Qui, was
fatally shot ina gambling den in Sulli-
van alley. Early yesterday morning
another attempt was made to secure q
victim. a fusilade being fred from
second story window into a butcher shop,
where the victim was supposed to be,
but luckily no one was hit.
The police have obtained no clue as yet
to the Rssassins. The Chinese are be-
coming so bold and dangerous that they
have threatened to take lives of white
people who interfere with them and have
warned them against testifying against
them in murder cases.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
IMPORTANT BILLS SUBMITTED.

The Abolition of voters Assistants and an
Increase I'm Salaries of Attorney General
and Deputy Questions Before the Az
sembly.
Senator Williams gave notice Of two
very important bills yesterday. One
amends the secret ballot law in such a
way as to abolish the voters assistants.
The last election showed that these
officers could exercise great and, in many
cases, unwholesome Influence upon the
voters. Under the proposed amend
ments the judges Of election III arrange
the ballot Of any voter who is mentally
or physically incapable of doing so.
The other bill will doubtless meet with
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
NO OYSTER BAY TRIP.
The Senate Decides That II Is too Busy to
Make the Visit.

The Senate is too busy TO 60 on any
iunketing trips. Yesterday morning the
House adopted joint resolution appoint
ing committe to accept the invitation
Of Joshua McGonigal to visit the Del
aware oyster beds on March H.
This resolution was taken TO the
Senate aud called up for the concurrence
by Senator Lacey. Mr. Piling moved
that It be nonooncurred in and his
motion carried unanimously. 10
is Mr.. McGonigals desire TO
get the legislators there to see
how the oysters have propagated in the
grounds over which he spread the shells
Several days ago he brought some sam
pies TO the State House aud they made a
very good impression until some enemies
Of his plan of propagation spread the
rumor that the oystermen had caught
them in another part Of the beds and
given them to him as joke. Then IL
was that the thing fell fat
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
rooK NO PARTIAL STAND.

Major Eckles Denies That He Cham
pioned the Defense I'm the New Castle
cruelty Case Investigation.
Major George w. Eckles Of the New
Castle Board of Education called at the
EVENING JOURNAL Office to day to dispel
the impression given in yesterday
New Castle letter that he defended
Professor D. B Jones the public school
principal charged with cruelty in admin.
istering corporal punishment to son Of
Jacob Topkiss.
He denied that at yesterdays investi
cation he took any partial stand. His
duties as q member of the Board of Edu-
cation would not permit 1t and he was
only present. as were the others, to
determine the case upon its merits.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
An American CoIonist Drowned.

PANAMA, March 10-The American
colony here is plunged in grief by a most
melancholy accident. Mrs. Wilson, the
daughter of Henry schuber, the oldest
American resident in Panama, was out
boating, yesterday afternoon, with
Captain Shackford and Miss Wilson.
The boat swamped and the three were
thrown into the water. Mrs. Wilson
was drowned, Captain Shackford and
Miss Wilson being rescued. The body
of Mrs. Wilson has been recovered.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
shIoldIs LIbrary Aa.oeIaLIon.

The Shields Library Association elected
the following officers last evening: Pres
ident, John J. Size vicepresldent John A
McKelvey; recording secretary, James II.
Maloy; financial secretary, Robert T..
Cothingnam; corresponding secretary,
James Farnan; treasurer, Charles A.
McDonough; librarin, A. B Briukheid.
Board Of Directors Edward +. Kane,
Charles II. Boyer, Frank p. PhaleD.
Thomas S Doherty, James b. Barnett ;
investigating Committee, Edward j..
Hayes, Harry r. King, James J..
Magahem, James j. Carroll and Edward
j. Morris.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
PERSIG'S EXHIBIT En- ROUTE.

Mr.. sperry Informs the State Depart
ment OF a Worlds Fair Contribution
From the Land of the Shah.
WASHINGTON, March 10-Wstson r.
Sperry, minister to Persia. has informed
the State Department that an exhibit Of
Persian goods has been prepared for the
Columbian Exposition at Chicago, and
part of it is now enroute.
The exhibit was prepared under the
direct authority Of the Shah, but it is
due altogether to the enterprise Of the
Coroyantz brothers, merchants of rabriz,
two of whom will accompany it TO
Chicago.
The exhibits will he characteristically
Persian and will fill eighty boxes
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
DASHED INTO A LANDSLIDE.

A Reading Passenger Train Wrecked
by a aLandslide-Ensineer Killed, Others
Hurt.
QUAKERTowE, Pa, March 10.-Pas-
senger train No. 32s on the North Penn
branch of the Reading Railroad ran into
a land slide near Bingen last evening
Engineer Alfred Degrout was killed
and his fireman badly hurt The bag
gage-master was slightly injured. The
passengers were badly shaken. The
engine and three cars were badly
wrecked.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
no NEWS OF THE EARONIC.

A Fleet of storm-stayed Vessels From
Everywhere Brings no Word of the
Overdue Freighter.
NEW YoRK, March 10 Quite fleet
Of vessels arrived at quarantine this
morning from all points of the compass,
several having been detailed of the bar
since yesterday morning owing to the
dense fog.
None Of these vessels brought news Of
the overdue Naronic, and ell report
having experienced terrible weather and
suffered more or less damage.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
ADDING MORE RED TAPE
A Bill 20 Adjust Insurance
Differences Prepared.
AN APPELLATE COURT PROPOSED.
A Measure TO Regulate Adjustments
Under Insurance Policies TO be Sub
mitted to the Assembly After Legal
Pruning-The Insurance Commissioner
and Two Assistants to Arbitrate
Trouble.

Pruning-The Insurance Commissioner
and Two Assistants to ArbItrate
Trouble.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Down, March 0.-Representativ
Hall, the genial member from Duck
Creek hundred, has a bill which he will
refer to counsel before introducing it.
The measure Is to regulate ad justments
under insurance policies IL repeals the
act TO define the liability Of fire insur-
ance companies In certain cases, passed
at Dover on Morch 20, 1899
Section of the bill provides that when
any claim for loss against any fire insur-
auce company has been adjusted by the
arbitrators usually provided an appeal
may be taken by either the insurers or
the insured from the decision or award Of
the board of arbitrators or other similar
body to an insurance board of appeals,
consisting Of the insurance commissioner
Of this state and two associates, who
shall be competent, honest and disinter-
ested men selected anew for
each case by the insurance com
missioner from among the resi-.
dents Of the hundred in which the
loss occurred, which board of appeals
shall determine the amount Of the loss,
but shall not consider or determine any
other question. In case no such arbitra
tors or other similar body of adiusters
are provided for in the policy of insur.
ance. the insurance board of appeals
shall, upon the written application Of
either the insurers or insured, stating
that a settlement has been offered, which
has been refused by the other party, and
the delivery TO the insurance commits
sioners Of a bond, take cognizance Of and
determine the amount of the loss. The
board Of appeals may summon aud by
subpoena which shall, at their own re-.
quest, be issued by any justice OF the
peace, compel the attendance Of wit
nesses The decision and determination
of the amount Of the loss by the
insurance board Of appeals shall
be final and binding upon all parties, and
the amount awarded by the board shall
not be called and questioned by any
court Of this state; but shall, in any
proceedings taken before any court Of
this state TO recover judgment, under or
by virtue Of the policy of insurance, be
deemed and taken to be the true and actual
amount of the loss
The insurance commissioner and each
Of bis associates shall receive compensa
tion for each day actively occupied In the
performance of their duties after tbs
hoard shall have been fully consulted
and all travelling expenses actually an'
necessarily incurred Witnesses ma
also demand fees. The sessions Of thl
insurance board shall be held In thu
hundred in which the loss occurred, and
as near as possible TO the place Of occur
ence.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
LONG Ionrnev of a nulIet.

CHESTER. March 1O-While at court,
yesterday, waiting to be called before
the grand jury as a witness against
Murderer Tom Rodgers, Mrs. Rodgers,
the boys mother, who was shot in the
back last January. felt a lump on the
inner side of her right arm An exami-
nation by DR.. Frank Evans revealed the
fact that it was the bullet which had
passed through the left lung aud ira
versed the body and the right arm.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
ONIEOUS ACTION TAKEN.

The Assembly Tables the Joint Rcso-
iutlon to Print the State Health
Boards Report.
+. B. Frazer. secretary OF the State
Board Of Health, will be sorry TO hear
that the joint resolution authorizing the
printing OF 500 copies Of the boards
annual report has been tabled for fur
ther consideration by the Senate. There
is some question ss to the advisability Of
spending state money to pay for the
printing.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
Anected by the switchmen's strlke.

BRAZIL, Ind. March 1O.-Nearly every
coal mine in the country has been closed,
down, the result of the switchmens
strike at Chicago and the situation is
growing critical. Thousands Of miners
are thrown out of employment with no
visible prospects for work in the near
future. All the switching engines
which have been busily engaged for the
last few months about the mines
have been called in throwing
numerous trainmen out Of employ oyment
The situation at Chicago is being closely
watched by miners and railroad employees
in this CITY.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Miss Whitson will give an hours reading
in Friends school this afternoon.
Clerk OF Council solomon Hers-y and Miss
MAY Hersey went 10 Birdsboro to-day on
visit 90 friends.
Rev +. 3. short viii preach in the
Epworth NJ h. Church, &c Tenth and Lom-
bard streets. this evening.
Mrs. Merry Z. McComb. who was recently
divorced from James q. McComb oy tte
Stale LEGISLATURE. was married tuesday to
Fra nklin T.. hopton.
Professor II. N. Hamill. Of Chicago, who
il attending the Della are state sunday
school Convention az smyrna, will speak az
the anniversary meeting in st. Pauls NJ. II,
Church on Sunday.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

William S Hilles has returned from busi-
ness trip TO GEORGETOWN.
MAGISTRATE Lewis Sasse Is In Trenton to-day
attending tne A. o. u. ". Grand Lodge Of
New jersey meeting.
Tho following Nilmingtonians are regis
tered in New York hotels; W. Hastings and
d. Nowhud. Hoffman House; s. Bear. 4. III.
Thompson. Metropolitan; w II Northop, J.;
Hanson, Astor House; ID. 7. Mahehey. hotel
Imperial.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
nInnIfnr "a Daad.

NEW YORK, March 1O.-The celebrated
race horse, Monitor, the idol of thou
sands and the pride Of his owner, George
Lorillard, Is dead
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
oId Treasury Omciais Resign.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-An the
prominent officials in the treasury depart
ment, including the two assistant secre-
taries, the commissioner of internal
revenue, the three comptrollers and all
the auditors, except Messrs. Patterson
and Fisher, have verbally rendered to
Secretary Carlisle their designations.
Evening journal., 1893-03-10
swept by the FIond.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., March TO-
Last nights heavy rain caused freshet
on the Raritan river and sixty feet OF
the new temporary bridge was washed
away thus cutting of Communication
between this city and Highland park. It
is feared that much damage has been
done along the river.