The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-27
Fourth EDITION
ANornrn WARN ron wILMINeroN.
Tao stteraey e'onora' 70 Inauire into the
Ownership orthe Historical Papers Go be
Anctioned by ). Harvey Rogers.



The Attorney General will have a big case
I o Investigate now, as a joint resolution
was coueurrel tu to-day by both ouses,
directing him to Investigate the owner.
ship of the deeds and other historical
papers advertised to be cold by j, Harvey
Rogers. of New CASTLE Tho dilferen6
newspapers both In Delaware and Phtla.
dolphin. have taken up the matter and
Howard Pyle hns come to the front In q
letter demanding'an Investigation.
Stan v. Henker the uucttoneer who has
the papers for sale, says ihat'lt IL no busi-
ness OF mine how MIR. Rogers came into
possession OF the deed. But think l eau
place at rest any OF the apprebensions that
he MIR. PyIe) may have on the subject of
Delaware's claim to It. as the iced be.
longed to the Penn family when Delaware
was a British province. And when we
take into consideration that Delaware. to.
gsther with the other twelve Stutes, assert.
cd her independence OF Brush domina-
lion with force of arms and sustained her
purpose, | think 1t is about as wild to
claim his deel as state property as it
would be 10 luy claim to any other docu-
ment relating to the Colonies that are now
in possession OF the British Museum or
private individuals is not thus com mon
sense2
And again this document or deed was
used by the United States government in
asserting its Right 10 the famous Pea
Patch Island, which was ceGed by the
ktate of Delaware to the United States for
the purpose OF erecting Fort Delaware.
Mir. Rogers who owned 1t, then lent 1t
to the United States government to prove
the title. Ii the STATE of Delaware had
any claim to 1t, such a caiin would have
been asserted at that time or Delaware
must at that time have had men OF very
little legal caitre in control OF Its State
. amairs. fact which am eugnzant can
not be sustained. aud species of odium
which um certain no true son of Della.
ware will court to cast upon the character
OF such men as John Nj. Clay ton and his
contemporaries.
About ths papers. Revolutionary Mus.
ter Rolls &c. Did not the British got
away with tho Americans at the battle OF
Brandywiney Did not tho British capture
the Revolutionary cor espondeHoe. &c,
then in the HANDS OF The Americans? And
II 80. could roa those huVo been amongst
the contrHuand oil war?
A committee WIS here to-day with a
salon III favor OF exainptinH 81, jos.
ephs Orp age Tor coiorsu chid;en
from taxation II Is doing estlnAble
vo K In Wilmington and the bill will ny
reporled favorably. senator iluubv does
nat believe that THU zen Is M unlucky
number. as he Introduced a bill to create
the thirteenth ward i'll tho city OF VIII
ulngJon.
RTne new ward ia to he cut out of the
Fifth and Seventh wards. The Fifth ward
would then consist OF all That portion OF
the city from Market to Jefferson hnd be-
tween otALn street To tlb lIlnlNWltlS. / ne
Beventh wsrd would consist Of all that
portion OF the city between Jefferson
and franklin streets and SiNtn and the
Brandywine. The new lhirteentir- ward
would consist of tho portion OF the city
between Franklin ana tue city line and
Sixth street aud the Iltandywlne.
This Senate passed the senate bill lncor-
pofatiug the Chester HuG Whining on
Electric Raj tway Company. (umcnded
Senator Pyle has Introduced bill To-
Garding the renting OF telcpnones
In the House the following notice. were
given:
By Mi. Walker. to incorporate the Dat
aware River LurIber Company; to divide
MIL Creek hundred into three election
districts; by Mr.. Burton, to authorize tn,
governor to appoint an additional justice
oil the psacs for l4ewas and RenUDott
hundred, by Mr.. wilson u divorce CnaTisf
H, ID. and Margaret lcdfor 4; by Mr.
by Mr. Walker, TO INCORPORATE tie Dia
mcnd State Protective Assu latiOn; to iul
out new road IN Mn Creek huudIed
BY Mi Money. to divorce Anna h. aud
James Cooper.
MIR. Pyle to-day introduced IA 8 Bill pro
wiling tor new pc lee commission 70
tho city OF Wilmington. lhe may or Is Il
be one Of the three nemDaTs.
Mr.. DAILY Introduced h.ll to proven
the sale OF Impure milk speaker SIC
Mullen does not think tnuCh OF The htli
Mr. Pyle introduced blll to allow TIN
atty OF Wilmington q borrow suliiclan
money 10 ereoi rev CITY uail,