Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-10-24
FAMOUS HARRIS WILL CASE AGAIN.

Doubtful II the Old Man WIN Live
Through the Contest-Dover Delighted
with Its Water supply.
Special Correspondence Evening journal
DOVER, Oct "a Preparations are be-
ing made for bitter fight in the cele-
brated Harris will case, the lunacy pro-
ceedings in which are to begin on Novem-
Der 81.
The board Of lunacy to decide whether
Mr. Harris IS capable of managing his
affairs will begin the hearing on Monday,
November %, and Charles Butler the
valet, who has charge Of Harris, has been
gathering evidence by invitingprominent
citizens to call at the boarding house aud
converse with Harris. Thus far about
eighty have called and almost all Of them
express the belief that Harris is perfectly
sound mentally
The old man is supposed to be worth
over $1,000 His will, which was
made short time ago, instead Of leaving
the entire fortune to Miss McPhail as
the first one did, beaueathed $2l, goo to
Charles Butler and S., 600 to r. S CLARK.
Butler is to act as administrator and at
Miss McPhails death all the money is to
revert to him. Butler was married last
week and it is reported that his present
from Mr. Harr was q check for
$1,000
No one is allowed to see the old gen
tleman unless they are granted permits.
sion by Butler or his brother, one Of
whom is in constant attendance. Miss
McPhail called on Friday, but was re-
fused admission to her uncles room
She claims that the old gentleman would
recognize ker and leave the town If she
were only allowed TO attend him a
short time, and prevent the atten.
dants from giving him so much
brandy
1t is doubtful # the old man will
live through the contest. He is in his
S0th year, and for the last few days
has been quite i'll. His physician says
he is considerably weaker and is likely
to sink rapidly.
Whatever may be the experience of
other towns in endeavoiing to obtain a
supply of water by means of rtesian
wells, Dover has every reason to feel
satisfied
Early in the summer of last year the
town of Dover wss threatened with a
water famine The surface wells OF the
water works were day after day becom-
/ ing more and more inadequate TO meet
the requirements Of the town, and to
meet the exigency the Town Council
made contract with George j. Kennedy
hydraulic engineer, OF Philadelphia, TO
sink a inch artesian well not only
with the purpose of making provision
for the immediate wants Of the town
but as a test of that means of obtaining
water. The result was as the superin
tendent of tine water works
said in his report to council
in March, that the water suppl,
had been fully sufficient for all demand
and that the inch artesian well had IA
exceeded expectation, both in the quality
and quantity Of water supplied. SO sat
isfactory was it that he recommended
that another we'll of larger size be pu
down to supply the increasing deman,
for water as soon as practicable.
The water committee endorsed tn
recommendation of the superintendent
and council subsequently advertised 70
estimates for sinking a l0-inch artesial
well Among other estimates for tn
work was that of Mr.. kennedy, whicl
was accepted, and a contract accordingl,
entered into Last week Mr.. Kennedl
fulfilled his contract and handel
over to the town wei
flowing at surface ground thirty
five and one.half gallons of water pc
minute and pumped by the town pump
1876 gallons of water of the pures
quality per minute. The whole dept
of the wall from the surface OF tn
ground is 1876 feet and there is 1914 fee
Of S-inch suction pipe in the same in
Guiding eleven feet Of strainer.
Mr. Kennedy has submitted to coun
ell report of his operations and glas
tube showing specimens of the different
strata through which he bored, whic
your correspondent thinks very yalusbi
contribution TO the geological history 0
the state