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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
BOARD OF HEALTH STATISTICS.
The Annual Reports of the Executive
omcers-- something About the New Gre

The Annual Reports of the Executive
mcers--Something About the New Ore
matory.
The annual report of the Board of
Health has just been issued, and shows
the death rate to be 1881 as compared
with 1891 for the preceding IL months.
The total number of deaths was 1899.
The new crematory is expected to prove
a great benefit to the public. health of the
city, and the improvement and pavement
of the streets has been of great benefit.
The good work done by the meat in
spector is commended, and the president
recommends the appointment of milk
inspector.
The secretary's report shows that
1874 nuisances were abated during the
year. The executive officers examined
II, $40 privies, 1,173 water-closets, 10000
cellars, 5,407 alleys, 11,792 yards, made
2,131 visits to vacant lots, served 5,079
notices and 1000 circulars. The report
says that the garbage crematory is sue
cess. The report of the meat inspector
included in the report shows that he has
inspected 3,129 beeves, I'll calves, II $50
hogs, 425 sheep, alive; $3.50 beeves
2,740 sheep, 275 calves, 905 hogs, all
dressed; condemned 10 lots of pork, G
sheep, cows, 5 chickens, 10 calves, 80
lots of tainted meat and AZ lots of tainted
| livers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
Hose Company and Bank elections.

At the annual meeting of the Etna
Hose and Ladder Company held at its
rooms in Newark, Del, on Wednesday
night, the following officers were elected
for the year: President. $. B. Herdman;
Vice President, Charles P. Steele; Secre-
tary, Thomas Riley; Treasurer, II. b.
Wright; Fire Recorder, Harry A. McKin.
sey; Foreman, Peter A. Riley Assistant
Eoremen, Charles T. Steele and Frank
Pipemen, Frank Lewis, Frederick France,
Lawrence Riley, Robert Potts and Callie
Worrall; Directors, Isaac j.. Moore, Wesley
b. Hart, Joseph II. Hossinger, Richard Nj
Ennis and Harry A. McKinsey.
The stock holders of the National Bank
of Newark have just reelected the mem
bers of the board of directors as follows
John Pilling, James Hossinger, 5. NJ
Curtis, Samuel NJ. Donnell, Nathan NJ
Motherall Joel Thompson and Aaron
Baker. At meeting of the board Johr
Pilling was reelected president, GeorS'
W. Lindsey cashier, George w. Williams
teller and Joseph Hossinger clerk.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
Married After a Long separation.

Speaking of the wedding of John
Dougherty and Miss Maggie McSorley,
which took place in this city Wednes-
day, the Chester Ne,os Thursday said I:
The groom returned to Chester recently
after an absence of 16 years. Before he
went away he courtcd, wooed and won
Miss McSorley, the idol of his heart,
but during the long separation there was
no correspondence between them and
neither knew that the other lived. Upon
his return a short time age, j ohm learned
that Margaret still lived. He sought her
at her Wilmington abode, the spark of
love was rekindled and yesterday they
took each other for better or for worse.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
CITY c0uNcIL.


business Was Transacted.
Routine business engaged the atten-
ton Of City Council Thursday evening.
The following communication from
the city solicitor was read and filed
~ return herewith the bills of David
Applcby and Mrs. Kate Scout, for rent
of dog and cattle pounds, and the bill
of Joseph Hayden, for killing dogs to
December 4th, 1894, and would advise
that these bills be charged to the police
appropriation. My reason for this is
that the contracts for these pounds were
entered into by the Police Commission
and the rental was included in the esti-
mate for the yearly appropriation sent
to the Council, it being thought at that
time that the new Police Commission
act put the control of the dog-catcher
in the hands Of the commission. When
| the question came up 1t was decided
| that the Legislature had not changed
the control Of this office. No other APP
preparation had been made for the fees
and rental of the pounds except the
police appropriation, and / am clearly
| of the opinion that it is your duty to
charge these bills TO that appropriation
in order that you may conform to that
portion of the city charter which pro-
| vides NOR shall it be lawful at any time
to charge bills belonging to one item or
head of appropriation to any other item
or head of appropriation
The printing committee reported the
completion of the publication of the
city charter and ordinances the de-
livery of the books. An order for 81 ,444
was drawn in favor of Diamond Print.
ing Company, by whom the work was
done.
The city treasurer reported 1851 &c
in Union National Bank to the credit
of the city's current expenses and
$12, 349.46 In each of the four deposi-
tory banks to the same credit, making q
total deposit of $110,811.04. He also re
ported the following receipts: $l4,50
the building inspectors fees for Deoem
Der; $3.50, a quarters rent from the City
Market House Company; $500, city ant
school taxes for 1892, collected by Col
lector Mitchell; $22.25, the city engi
neer's fees for December; $50, interes
on the Latimer trust fund; $14, tn
plumbing inspectors fees for December
$275, city and school taxes for 1892
collected by Collector Savers.
r u6 lSpOiSSi WIZ NoitSS
, ton of rent from the City Market Hous
J Company and certified to the correct
, ness of the accounts of the plumbin
] inspector and the city treasurer. Ii
t also submitted the following statemer
of the Frances of the Board {
: Directors of the Street and Sewer d.
e partment: Receipts during Decembe
r $4,372.18; expenditures during thi
4 month, $40369.93; balance in bank
/ tile credit of current expenses, $27
t 6S7.27; balance in bank to the credit {
f paving and improving streets, $51 ,934.9
}. total amount in bank, $40 ,622.17.
:. The annual reports of the presiden
G the secretary and the treasurer of Il
g Board of Health were presented at
d filed. Action on a motion to have 81
If copies of the reports printed was pos
e poned week for the purpose of asce
n tanning who is to pay the cost of tt
I, work.
d J. M. Mather s. Co. were allowed s
st for insuring four properties belongii
IS to the city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
HIGGINS STILL FIGHTING WOOTTEN.
He Speaks for an Hour Against the
Confirmation of tho Man Who Charged
Him with Attempted Bribery.

Confirmation of the Man Who Charged
Him with Attempted Bribery.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10,-When the
Senate went into executive session this
afternoon it was with the understand
ing that the old fight Of the last session
against nominations made in violation
of the principle OF home rule in the
matter of Indian agents should be re-
newed.
1t was renewed, and for more than an
hour Senator Higgins of Delaware held
the floor in speech against the con-
tirmation of Isaac j. Wootten of Della
ware, nominated to be Indian agent at
the Nevada agency in the State Of
Nevada.
This nomination was considered in
committee more than fortnight ago,
and the charges made against the nomi-
nee fully investigated. They were of
the most vicious nature and sustained
| by witnesses of such a character that
the committee felt itself bound to report
adversely on the nomination. Since
then efforts have been made to call up
the nomination at sundry times, but
without success.
A few days ago it was agreed that the
matter should, If possible, be disposed
OF to-day, and that was the chief object
of the secret session. Briefly stated, the
charges related to immoral conduct and
alleged irregularities IN financial matters
growing out of an official position
which the nominee held at a time priol
10 his nomination.
The entire time was devoted to the
accusations Of Mr.. Higgins, and it !:
probable that Mr.. Wootten's defence will
be taken up at the next executive SEES
sion, when this case is made the order
of the business.
Last fall when the fight was madt
against Indian agents nominated from
one State to serve in Indian agencies il
other states six Democrats voted will
the Republicans to reject. but the mel
were confirmed. How this case will re
suit no one seems inclined to predict.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
shellpot Park Has a Crank.

The latest crank has turned up in
Shellpot Park, and he insists that this
natural aud prettily situated park is his
regular place of abode. He has written
a letter to Justice of the Peace Frank
E.. Smith, in which he declares 81 hear
and see from these secret sorceresses
that there is conspiracy ON foot to
batter and poison certain people and /
am included in the number. These peo-
pie are secretly trying to incite rebel
lion, and hear that some one Is trying
to persuade them to bring me to their
black arts. | am satisfied that these peo-
pie are murderers, and call upon you to
put stop to their secret arts" The
crank also makes the startling statement
that the death of a person recently,
whose name he gives, was due to poi
soning, and asks that the proper protec'
ton be given Shellpot Park, which he
says abounds in the black arts.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
NO BETTER IN THE COUNTRY.
The Good Work of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad In 1898.

Railroad IN 1898.
Baltimore American, December aist, 1893.
The B & 0. R. r., the pioneer of the
American railway system, has of recent
years been renewing its youth, 10 to
speak, and attracting to its lines con-
stantly increasing share of the passenger
traffic ceaselessly passing between the
cities of the Atlantic seaboard and the
great Mississippi valley. AS an evidence
Of this fact it may be stated that its
revenue from the passenger traffic was
$4,262, 900 in 1888, while for the fiscal
year ended June Both, 1893, it rose to
$6,618 900, being gain of over 30 per
cent in the last five years. 1t will be
noted that the last fiscal year ended
June Both, and that the heavy business
to the Worlds Fair is not included in
the figures, but will go to swell the gross
receipts for the fiscal year ending June
Both, 1894.
No road in America bns had greater
experience than the B. s. 0. in hand
ling large volumes OF passenger busi-
ness, and none ia able to do it better.
Every four years it is called upon to
transport the enthusiastic thousands
| from the east, north and west to and
/ from the freSluential ihAuS urAis, anu ~
broke all previous records by its work
during the Grand Army encampment al
Washington. in 1892. Thus prepared
by its past experiences thu B. & o. was
in position to take good care of the
muititudes travelling to Chicago during
the Worlds Fair, and while it probably
carried to and from Chicago greater
number of people than any other roat
OF equal mileage, it is gratifying to b.
able to state that hot single World
Fair traveller was killed on the B. 81 o
system.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

The full-rigged ship Windsor Park
which had hole made in her bottom
by striking an object in the Schuylkill
river recently, while she was loading oil
for Japan, came to the shipyard of the
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company on
Wednesday afternoon. When the mishar
occurred she was about three-quarters
loaded and her cargo had to be discharged
before she could be brought here. She
will receive new plates and some minol
repairs. Her tonnage is nearly 1900
and she is probably the largest sailing
vessel that has ever entered the Chris
tiana.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
Totalidisbursements. ........s
FINANCE COMMITTEE.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee reported the
value of the real and personal invest
ments of the corporation as aggregating
$112,5ll.57. The committee reported a
loss of $69S.69, in the running expenses
of the school for the year 1893. The
new buildings erected in 1923 to meet
the pressing demands of the school cost
$4,000. The donations received for
this building amounted to $1O,6SS.57.
The committee expressed its conviction
that the income of the institution Is in
adequate to meet Its necessary expenses
and that it feared a further deficiency
during 1894. This condition Of things
and the business depression prevalent
had led the committee to conclude that
it would be useless to attempt to raise
funds by general subscriptions for the
proposed trade department OF the school
at this time.
The report of the indenturing com
mittee shows that 90 per cent of the
| youths sent from the school are doing
| we'll. This encouraging condition OF
things has impressed the belief on the
committee that with the establishment
of a manual training department even
| better results would DE achieved.
The school committees report was a
favorable one. The school contains 30
boys, and q large number OF these have
given satisfactory proof of careful train
ing, and also marked Improvement in
their studies during the year.
FARMING OPERATIONS.
During the past year the farm depart
ment contributed 1929 per cent of the
cost of the school department.. The
value of live stock and farming imple-
ments on hand is reported at $2,S02.28
value of farm products on hand, 81 ,555;
farm produce sold, $617.06; farm pro.
duce used by the school, 81 ,869.38; total
value of farm equipment and products
$4,039.44. The cost of operating the
farm increased $135.17 during 1898 a;
compared with the previous year.
SUBSISTENCE ACCOUNT.
The house committee reported havin!
used products from the school farm
totaling in value $1,S23.24. The average
number of the family was 3D.; cost 0
food for each month, $223.67; for eact
: person during the year, $49.70; for eacl
person per day, ID SO cents.
: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORT.
| Inc superintendent tCpollSu ldfOio
!, bly, on all branches of the institution
The health of the boys had been bette
than during the previous year. TIL
. library was newly furnished and tn
vacant shelves in the book cases wer
being filled with books donated b
!, friends of the school. He acknowledge
,, donations of books from Mrs. 3. "
! Mendinhall and Mrs. w. G. Penny
packer; Miss Elizabeth Tatum for Sur
day-school lesson leaves; A. r. Tatur
for library table and singing book:
;, and Isaac T. johnson for Bibles.
!, The superintendent regretted the d.
+ + lay in establishing the manual trainin
= department of the school, as the fart
y does not supply the needed amount {
y employment for the boys during til
~ winter months. With this new depar
!, ment established he believed the inst
:, tuition would speedily take a first plac
y among the philanthropic institutions I
the country.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
HE MAD TO MAKE n ErEAorIoN.
The Agent Edgar e. Nefus Paid All III
Costs of His Arrest and Went ON III

The Agent Edgar e. Nefus Paid All the
Costs of His Arrest and Went ON His
Way Rejoicing.
An agent FOR farming implements and
machinery, named Edgar L. Nefus,
made a most unwarrauted attack on
John McWhorter of this city yesterday
week, on Market street, opposite the
Opera House. 1t was an exceedingly
vile and malignant assailing of Mr..
McWhorter's character as business
man, and was made loudly in the open
street. The latter fact so exasperated
Mr.. McWhorter that he had the man
arrested by Sheriff Gould and brought
before Justice McWhorter.
The case was conducted by W. ;
Hilles. Nefus made full retraction 81
all his assertions and then signed it
After paying all the costs he was let go
He went ON his way home again re1oic
ing that his bad temper and vituperativ'
words cost him as little as they did.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
GARBAGE CONTRACTS.
Those to Whom They Have Been Award'
for the Ensuing Year. --

Tor the Ensuing rear
The Board of Health has awarded
contracts for removing garbage during
the ensuing year as follows: First dis.
trict, Charles III. Coulbourn; SECOND
district, Lelion Collins; Third and
Fourth districts, Thomas Pagan.
Following were the bidders and the
amounts of their bids; -st
First district-William Keogh, 81, 773;
Daniel p. Hamilton, $3.50; Edward
Congo, $2,190; E. e. Crumlish, $4,000;
w. j. Winchester, $3.50; Charles H..
Coulbourn, $1,000; Thomas Sawdon,
$l,s30.
Second district William Keogh,
$2,374; Lelion Collins, $3.50; Edward
Congo, $2,77550; Il. E. Crumlish, So 800;
Thomas Landon, $4,000.
Third district-E. Il. Crumllsh, So, 1870
Thomas Pagan, $3.50.
Fourth district-E. L. Crumlish
$4,000; John w. Caulk, $6,53S; Thomas
Pagan, $4,576,
Whole city-A. G. b. Anderson
$18,500.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

An informal dance, entitled "Small
and Early" was given in the parlor OF
the New-Century building Wednesday
evening for the benefit of two kinder
garten schools, the West End and the
Brandywine. Mrs. LaMotte du Point,
Mrs. F. L. Gilpin, Mrs. H. L. Cause
and Mrs. L. t. Warner were the
patronesses. About lis people were
present. The music, which was by
Hyatt's Orchestra, was favorably COM
mented on. The dance was highly en-
joyable and the proceeds were most
satisfactory. Dancing continued until
midnight
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
4 posroFF1oE CHANGE.
Assistant Postmaster Pyle Resigns and
snrceeded by c. Marion Leitch.

Assistant Postmaster Pyle Resigns ana Is
Succeeded by c. Marion Leitch.
A surprise was sprung in postoffice
circles Friday by the sudden and unex-
pected announcement that Assistant
Postmaster William M. Pyle had ten
dered his resignation Thursday after
noon, to take effect Immediately. Hard
upon this announcement came the in
telliCence that ex-Deputy Collector OF
Internal Revenue g. Marion Leitch he&
been appointed to fill the vacancy. The
latter entered upon his duties Friday
morning. -
The resignation of Mr.. Pyle made
necessary an immediate and thorough
examination of the money and stamp
accounts of the office, as the assistant
postmaster is the official in direct charge
of these matters. Accordingly, there
was conference of the officials held
for this purpose Thursday, in Post
master Stewards room, and the examlr
| nation began, lasting all night. Thosa
present were Postoffice Inspector VIII
| liam J. Maxwell, Postmaster Stewart,
Assistant Postmaster Pyle and Gilpfn =.
| Underwood. The investigation showed
the accounts to be straight to the Lass
dollar.
REASON FOR THE REsIGNATIoN.
| Postmaster Stewart was asked the
reason on Friday for Mr.. Pyles res
ignation. He said: "Mr. Pyle is going
to sell out his business at the Market
street store, and expects to have his
stock disposed of by March 25th. That
is the only reason for the resignation"
Mr.. Pyle, when asked if his resigna-
ton had been contemplated for any
definite period, said: mo, l can't say
that it has. am going to sell out my
stock of goods and close out the store
business. That is all there is in it. My
relations with Mr.. Stewart have been
very pleasant" :.
MIR. PYLE has been connected with the
Wilmington postotfice for about 20
years. He was assistant postmaster,
| then postmaster for nearly eight years,
and later assistant under Postmaster
Stewart.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
FISH Ed ron PLUNDER.
A Laurel Thief Booked Coat But Col
Caught.

LAUREL, Jan 49, A thief with a
fishing pole, line and hook, raised the
bed room window at James Spencer's
house last night, reached through and
hooked Spencer's coat, in the pockets Of
which were his official lists of uncol-
lected taxes.
Something dropped as the thief
hooked the coat from the chair beside
the bed, and Spencer awoke with a
start. He grasped the coat as it was
being drawn through the window, and
the fishing burglar dropped his pole
and ran. The affair is alleged to be a
scheme to get Spencer and his Republic
can bondsmen in trouble.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
A Leader.

Since its first introduction, Electric Bit
tiers has gained rapidly in popular favor,
until now il is clearly in the lead among
tanning nothing which permits its use as a
beverage or intoxicant, it is recognized as
the best and purest medicine for all all
ments of stomach, liver or kidneys. 1t
will cure sick headache, indigestion, con-
stipation, and drive malaria from the sys-
tenn. Satisfaction guaranteed with each
bottle or the money will be refunded.
Sold by Beaton Smith, druggist, Seventh
and Pine,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
HIGH TARIFF DUTIES.
The Tax Was More Than the Price of the
Glass and the Freight Combined.

Glass and the Freight Combined.
The injustice of the Mckinley Tariff
bill is illustrated by an importation OF
$50 cases of French glass which the
James Bradford Company of this city
received Wednesday. The price paid the
manufacturers was $916S9, the freight
was $1S987 and the duty was 81 1880
The duty was $14204 in excess of the
purchase price and the freight com
bined.
James Bradford said "The Wilson
bill, with rs per cent duty, would be
good thing for glass men. 1t would
make labor come down to the proper
bearing. Plate glass is lower now thar
it ever was"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Nuptlals.

Lieutenant W. Frederick Weller,
commissary of the First Regiment, N.
@. D., was married Thursday after.
noon to Miss Lille Z. Underwood OF
No. 404 East Fourth street. The cere-
mony was performed at the residence OF
the officiating minister, the Rev. Samuel
A. Gayley, D. D., of Wayne, Pa. Mr.
and Mrs. Weller will reside at No. lole
West Tenth street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

Meeting of the Board of Health and the
Crematory Committee of City Council.
There was a joint meeting in City
Council chamber, Wednesday, of the
Board of Health and the crematory
committee of Council, in regard to
framing an ordinance governing the
new garbage crematory and its manage
ment. The practicability of such ar
ordinance was, considered and prelimi'
nary steps were taken to enact such q
law.
1t was decided that the crematory
should be placed exclusively under the
control of the Board of Health.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

Russell r. Andrews and Miss Indiana
Long were married Wednesday at the
residence of the BRIDES father, Alonzo
Long, No. 1920 Heald street, by the
Rev. II. s. Dulaney. Augustus Springer
was groomsman, Miss Mamie Long
bridesmaid and Miss Helen Long flower
girl. The wedding march was played
by Mrs. Saxton. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews
will pass their honeymoon in Washing
ton
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
Says Our Trolley Cars Are Uncisan.


A Wilmington woman paid a compli-
ment to the Chester trolley cars. Getting
on Conductor Farrelly's car she said :
81 don't see how you keep your cars so
clean. Those in Wilmington are terri
bly, dirty" On the strength of this il is
quite probable the aforesaid woman
will come 10 Chester TO live.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
rrnnrs INn nsrnIAn soHooL.
The Annual Meeting Yesterday w eli
Repnrth and IGlection.

The Annual Meeting Yesterday w ek--
Reports and Election.
The annual meeting of the Ferris In
dustrial School directors was held yes
terday week at Eden Hail.
The following were elected directors
for three years: DR.. Caleb Harlan, Isaac
Il. johnson, Thomas Bird, Joseph L..
Carpenter, Jr., ]. Taylor Cause, Alfred
Gawthrop, Mrs. Elizabeth w. Mendin-
hall and Mrs Frances s. Garrett; to fill
vacancy, Preston Lea.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
The report of the treasurer, Wilmer
Palmer, showed the following receipts
and disbursements during the year:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
nran,. oarbol,o Acid and Glycerlne.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
BRIpeEvILLE, Jan. l2.-Charlotte E.,
wife of G. S. Layban, drank mixture, of
carbolic acid and glyoerine, Wednesday
night, believing it TO be different huid,
Medical attendance was Immediately Sc
cured and the woman relieved as much as
possible, though the hot drink gave her
great pain. She is improving.