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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24
THE NEW JERSEY INoulsfTloN
A State omoisi Who Furnished Map
without Authority.

TRENTON, April 24.-The senate investi-
eating committee took up the question
of ths printing of the reports of the stnte-
board Of assessors and the furnishing Of
maps herewith
1t was shown that the total number o<
maps paid for during these years reached
sl,O00 and that they had been billed to the
state by the different contractors who
printed the reports, although the maps
were not called for by the specifications. +
The contractors bought the maps from
Colonel John T. Van Cleef, secretary Of the
board of assessors paying him the sams
price as was charged the state, less . 10
per cent. discount Contractors swore that
their authority for furnishing the maps
was Colonel Van Cleef himself, and that
they had billed the maps to the state aud
paid the money over to Van Cleef, less tho
commission
Colonel Wan Cleef admitted that he had
furnished the maps charged against the
stnte but he persisted in refusing to state
where he had the maps printed When
asked If he thought 1t was right for him.
as stnte official, to sell goods to the state
the witness answered that the map was
the result of year and half's work, and
that he thought he was entitled to tho
profits OF his industry. At this point the
committee decided epostpone any further
questioning Of Mr., Van Clesf until next
Tuesday.
Mr. Corbin next directed his attention
to the Delaware Bay and Maurice Cove
Oyster association, which, under the law
authorizing its existence, is directed to pay
into the state treasury all receipts from IL
censes Of oyster boats in excess of q, 900 .
year This, Mr. Corbin said, had not been
done for two years at least This matter
may come up again on Tuesday next.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24

One OF the Rreatest bargains httalnabl .
In roul estate 10 a whole square of land,
800 feet by 100. In West Wilmington this
side OF tho Anchorage" only one square
from city electric railway and with d
street on each Of Its four sides. 1t Will
be sold Tor sl2 900, which i9 only $50 per
foot for lots 80 feet deep.
Notwithstanding the faut that this ia a
bargain to those who desire the mere land
on which to build houses for sale. there
are six thousand dollars worth of improve.
meuts oil the land. which make IL one OF
the most profitable. luxurious and healthy y
of private villas, while the yiews OF vii.
mington and landscape ure delightful.
There are modern cottage of ID Tooms
and bath. two greenhouses. abundanos OF
the best Yariotles OF bearing grape vines.
SO that hundreds of dollars worth OF fruit
Can be cold every year. Should man
use the balance OF The land for truck farm
Ing he cou Id pay his Interest. taxes and
make q good living for his family until
the lots become double their present
value. as they will perhaps before the five
years mortgage allowed at ilve per cent,
for nearly the whole price. expires.
Only II twenty-five hundred dollar house
in the city, or that much In cash, is re
quired. II ID no big "a bargain that poor
man should get IL II he can, as he would
surely make IL fortune. as would capital
ist or q building speiulator. Inquire at
this Office.
The handsome cottage has two fronts,
with purticos. There 10 stable, and forty
new houses have boon built in the vicinity
within QUE year.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24

The Democrats of the different wards
are organizing for active political work.
Last night the Democrats OF the First
ward elected Jesse X. Baylis president, ].
j. Cassidy secretary and Matthew Galla-
gher treasurer.
The Fourth ward club elected these
officers: Chairman, James McGinlsy; secre.
tury, Neal Gormley; treasurer, $. s. Adams:
inspector OF West End. John Aissntzer;
Inspector OF East End, Andrew j. O'Neil;
representative to City Democratic AssocIa-
tion, John B, Mea ney; committee on can.
didates, Andrew J. Murphy, John r. Al.
sentZer. VIM. j Hayes
The Third ward clubs elected these
oflicers Chairman. Daniel W. Lynch; SEQ.
retury, Edward McNaUD. member of ex.
ecuiive comirittee. J. Harvey Spruunce;
committee on candidates. John j. uaney,
4. }. DOugherty, George Loper.
The Fifth ward Democrats met in the
rooms of the Young Mens Democratic
Club and organized by electtng these OH.
GERS: Chairman, Howell S. England; sec.
retary, O. j. Campbell; treasurer. N. Leb.
erman; representative to tho City D,m.
ocratic Association. J. +. Callahan; ward
executive committee. NJ. D. Murphy, vii,
liam L. Morrison, Frank Z. Quigley,
james McGinchey, John f. McManus,
John W. AS den, W. II. Lee. 1t was decided
to name Jonu Guthrie AS caddate Tor
CITY Council from the Fifth ward.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24

In continuation OF yesterdays names of
citiAans who have given employment to
building mechanics III these hard times
we have learned the following:
A. a. Johnson, the plasieror, at Eighth
and Shiniey streets, has constructed four
new brick houses on Kirk avenue. which
is between Jackson and Van Buren streets
and Eighth and Ninth. Each has eight
rooms and buth. a heater, a front yard
and portco and timed and slated man.
sard roof. They are very desirable and
bar4alne. To accommodate his patrons
Alr. johnson has put telephone hos In bis
Office.
MIR. johnson Is fairly busy for this sea-
son bic In jots. including work Tor John b.
johnson, j. d. Yinslow, d. /. Swayne,
American Leather Company. Lewis 4.
Gruhb aud Son, II. B. Scott. j. L. Carpen.
ts, Jr., W. J. Fisher, Academy of Vista.
tion, Geo H. Bates, Esq, sam Cul bert.
fifteen houses for WIn. q Gnlherie, two
for Mr Latimer two fnr Ed. Johnson; IA
summer residence for Dir. Pnttarso on on
Kennett Pike. and in his contracts are
Bradford and Hammond. Allen H. Aims.
COW by ]. H. d. Seeds and Son: Whist
Club Building Thirteenth near Franklin
Dr. Honeywell, q. z. johnson. OF al. He
com plcted the Repauno octagonal build.
Ing about ten days sgo.
PAINTERS ARE BUSY.
Tho painters are more busy than any
other building trade. Richard Kelley Ia
llnlsnlHS tue llNd houses OF D. II. IL Se8dS
u Son at Ninth and Franklin streets.
Among tue busiest are Mm. Ii. Valentine
4 Son OF East Third and $50 Pine, whose
store Jobs include those OF Rosin & Bro,
Il. S X. Butler and Son. Hiram Yerger,
Hamburger. Dannenberg ana George Ste
vens' telegraph building. They painted
houses for MIR. hIahoney, McElroy Il
Kirk. and George W. Baker'e, which was
Tusknn red. Inc integrity OF their work
and dealing is such that people find 1t
economy In both time anu IN oney to cru
pioy them.
Equally busy is W. E. Linton. painter,
Sixth and Shipley. who has to do sixteen
houses Tor 9. l. Swayne on sixth and Sew
entk streets, between Franklin and
Broone, two on Washington between
Eighth ard Ninth, for Dr. E. e. Honeywell,
one for Mr., Weir one for b. IL Downward,
Two for Thomas I4ally. two for L. Johnson
and other Jobs. lie has sold all the four
houses he recently built except one
which ls bargain at s2S0J. 1t has seven
rooms and bath, all modern improve.
ments. stationary wash stands. front and
rear portIeoes and yards. tin roof and is
built OF bricks
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24

Hall OF Friendship Fire Company No. /,
Wllming,o on. Lel.. April 20. 1895
Alta special tneeting OF the Friendship
Fire Company, held on the above date. the
following resolutions wer5 adopted.
Whereas. 1t has pleased the Almighty
Ruler OF Tho universe to remove from our
midst ons ut our brother fireman, James
i. Mcdowell: therefore. be 1t
Resolved, While we mourn the loss of
one who had been faithful aud active
fireman und one beloved by all his fello W
members. yet we bow with humble su b.
mission to Him that oeth all things we'll.
Resolved, That we sympathize with his
10 omily In this, their deep afllietlon, and
the ereiore. he 1t
Resolved, Tint the engine be drnped In
mourning for the space OF thirty days,
and that IL be further
Resolved. That this company attend the
funeral in a body and that these Iesolu-
tlons lie spread upon the minutes OF the
company copy sent to the family. and
published In the several papers OF tho city.
A. Il. CLoUD
-. CHARLES L. EVANS,
. WILLIAM T. MCCONNELL,
Committee.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24

Tne result OF the games played yester-
day were as follows:
Baltimore Is. Pniladeiphla 10.
Washington4, Boston /.
Brooklyn TO- New York z. ...
Louisville IS, Chicago IA.
st. Louis Is. Cleveland H.
Pittsburg o. Cincinnati
The Nameless CLUB, OF New Castle, has
organized. Ali challenges from Is year
old clubs will bs accepted by Thomas
Boyle, p. o. box 80. New Castle
Wolfe and Osmord will be tho Della
ware Collage battery on Saturday against
the club OF the Dover Conference Acade-
my. The college boys are not In trim
this season.
Philadelphia lost two out OF the three
games with BiltlmOrs
The Phillles wore outplayed almost to
| In their games at Baltimore. They made
81 rms, A hits and 10 errors while Baltl.
more made 45runs. IS hits and 10 errors.
NICK Young nude grave mistuke In
attempting to transfer Umpire lynch to
Baltimore tE compliance with New York g
request. He should have supported
Lynch, for the umpire was only enforcing
the rules.
The Chester base ball club has rsorgan-
lzed with team which should eclipse
the record Of thie clubs good playing last
year. Plummer. OF Kennett Square has
been signed, and besides this promising
pitcher the club has two others equally as
good.
Jack Taylor will not pitch before satur.
day, when he will go In against New
Y ork
bIcGlll will be given another trial to.
day. lie Will hare Stookdale to oppose
him.
Tho 1000 percentage point will never
again be reached by any National League
tenn this season.
AT Newark. N. j., yesterday the Newark
end Toronto teams played nine inning
tie game, each scoring 20 runs
Phlddelphla plays ut Washington to-
day.
Lancaster defeated Syracuse yesterday
by tho score OF 40 TO s.
WilEesbarre whipped Carbondale yes.
terday by the score of 20 to TO- Wilkes
barre got 90 hits OIL teo and lIagan. They
wouldn't II Leaeh was there
The bnse ball team OF tho MONTGOMERY
Athletic Club of Ardmore will open the
season with tho Yllanova College Base
Bal Club at NillGnovn, Saturday, AptIl 27
Thomas Lynch. ore OF the best base
ball uupires In America, has peramptor.
lily resigned from tia National League
stnif. Lynch was scheduled by Nick
Young to umpire the nine opening games
at tho Polo grounds, and when the um.
pire racaiyed telegram from Young
this morning instructlnE him at the end
OF to.days game to go to Baltimore he
resigned on the spot Young assured
Lynch that he upheld him In his de.
clsidns In lining Davis and Doyle but he
thought 1t best for tho umpire to shift
him to Baltimore.
The Cuban Giants and the Rending club
played two glmes ye5t6rda y, IAa hon.
orS wore divided,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24
FRENCH IN MADAGASCAR
Engagementsin Which Hovas Were
Defeated with Great Loss.
A FRENCH ATTACK ON MADAME.

Tho Enemy Routed, a Hundred Killed and
That Ex-Consul Waller Acted as n Spy
for the Hovas.
PARis, April 24-Ohicial dispatches
from Madagascar state that the Hovas
have gathered large forces along tho chief
routes to Antananarlvo from Tamatave.
Diego Suarez and Mojunga. Throughout
the island posts with several hundred men
stationed at each have been established.
French gunboat has assembled the Bet
sibiko river and s.lenced Hova battery
The enemy were driven out with loss Of
eight killed, T'vn cannons were captured.
The population of the village gathered
around the tombs of the chiefs In order
to defend them, but on finding that tho
French respected the graves, they yielded
and asked protection against tho Hovas,
who had another camp of 5000 men at
MADAME, on the other side of the river
General Metzinger, with four companies
of infantry and artillery, attacked Mia
dane on April and routed tho enemy,
killing 100 and woundlng many. The
French loss was three wounded.
The Soir states that ex. x.American Con
sui John /. Waller, who was brought from
Madagascar to Marseilles under arrest
acted as the medium between the Hovas
aud the English for the conveyance of or
ders for munitions and arms. When
France declared war against the Hovas
Waller, according to The Soir, acted as a
spy at Majunga, and by means Of waving
different colored lanterns at night advised
the Hovas of the movements Of tho French.
This once nearly resulted in 600 French
troops falling into the hands of the enemy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24

PHILADELPHIA, April %. Flour firm; win
ter super. S2.l042,2O; winter extras. 81 $50
$50; No. winter family. s2.50l12. ~; Pennsyl-
vania roller, straight, 81 1Od2.9O western win
ter, clear, 81, IO92.9O, Wheat unsettled. lower,
with 65y4c. bid and 6584c asked for April.
Corn quiet, easier, with 5l34c. bid and 52Isc.
asked for April Oats dull, weak, with 38I1c.
bid and 36s4o. asked for April, Hay firm; good
to choice timothy, Sl3d135O. Beef firm Pork
firm. Lard dull; western steam, S720; city,
$3.50 Butter steady; western dairy, s5l3ISc.;
do. creamery, l2l12lc.; factory, s4tllo.; Elgins,
2oc.; imitation creamery, 9Dl5c.; N. Y. dairy,
l09lSo.i creamery, 2uc.; Pennsylvania cream
cry prints, fancy. 23c.; do. choice nc; do fair
TO good, lgD2lG.; prints jobbing at 24027c.
Cheese steady for old; New York. large, BlD
like; small, ,i7Hillhc. part skins. 2G7c. Eggs
firm; New York and Pennsylvania, l53t1I4G.;
western fresh, l3lS@l394c,; southern, 12}fD
134c
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24

J PHILADELPHIA April 24-G. w. Rob
snson, John Brash and Samuel Wilkin-
eon, notorious Now York green goods
Eneh, were inveigled to this city by de-
BOY message last night, ard are now
booked up at police headquarters. The de-
feotives learned That the mon had been
corresponding with George Hofer, Of
Bryn Mawr, and sent telegram signed
SFith his name, making an appointment.
The men appeared promptly and were
kaken into custody. Robinson had nearly
%, 900 of good money, made up in various
packages, and loaded revolver; Brush
se3 and two tin boxes, one filled with
green goods and the other with 10000
Etamped envelopes addressed throughout
Vie country, and wilkinson had 81.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24
THE WONDERS OF NATURE.

There are problems we'll be over guessing
There are heights to which we cannot
soar,
There are thorny paths which provo q
blessing. .. "a.
There are truths which we would faln
Ignore.
There are beauties In the worlds creation,
- Uhdescrled save by the child of song.
There are pleasures of 80 ehort duration
Man Will die even to prolOnR.
There are wondrous things in life around
us.
Countless atoms In the dust We tread.
Myriad microbes OF minutest miteiets
STRIVING each to win his daily bread
There ars worlds far beyond tho ether,
Scarcely visible TO human eyes,
When we view them with most po werful
lenses
They no bigger seem to grow In size.
Yet those worlds they are suns gigantic,
Countless, boundless, they extend
through space.
I'm mense. infinite and innnitesimaI,
Revolving each In Its allotted place.
Man who contem plates thom stands dun.
founded
Held enthrslled as II by magic wand,
But the great and all WISE King, Creator,
Holds them in the hollow of His hand.
The more we look into this great creation
Ih1 more We see the less wa seem to
know,
The works ot God arc too profound for
morGals
Who Rrovel blindIy on this earth below.
The works Of art may look fair at dis.
tance,
But closely seen their beauty fades away
The works of nature. which defy resls-
tance,
On CLOSE inspection the more wondrous
they.
standpoint,
Seems a. monster Of gigantic height,
But compared with some celes tiai stand
ard.
Dwlndies down below th meanest mite
n
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Correspondence OF the Republican.
NTw CAsTtE A Anril 9th

NEw Castle April 2ith.
The Nameless Baseball club has organ.
lied for the season and is prepared to re.
celve challenges from all lS.vear old
clubs in the state. The club IL CON posed
OF the folio members: ID. MonLgom'
cry 3b. Hanson. C, Eagin. p, Boyle. IS.
Naylor. RI. Bennett. OF, Hewlett, fb.
Wright, sb Louth IT, Substitutes Bridge
water aud Edwards.
Seminole Tribe Improved Order OF Red
Men le making active preparations to at
tend Tam nmauy Day in Wilmington on
Sunday, May IL.
Tammany Day will be observed by the
Red Men of the State on that day as a
regular church day. All the State tribes
will be present In Wilmington on the oc-
casion.
Ihose who will not pay the fee OF ad.
mission to the bali game ON next SLtur.
DAY Will ba unable to witness the great
game between tho G. A. q. and 'lky"
Charlton's North End Club of Philadelphia.
lhere have been high poles erected along
the fence from which canvass will hang
and hide the view OF the diamond.
The Womans Foreign Missionary So
clety OF ne Presbyterian Church In the
United States has completed quarter OF
a century OF active work ard It's 25th an
niversary is to be celebrated with appro-
prlats exercisos. Tho division In which
the States OF Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware Ohio and MarylaUd are includ-
Ell will commemorate the event In Phila-
de pha. at the First Presbyterian Church.
at Seventh street and Washington Square.
The opening exercises occurred last even
Ing and throughout to-day and to.mor-
row 600 delegates from the States men,
toned will assent bic TO listen to Interest,"
Ing addresses and participate in religious
exercises.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Bible Society will be held this afternoon
In the lecture room Uf the Presby yterlan
Church.
1he air bags which have been stored at
the Delaware street wharf building for
Some time past were aired TO day by two
men.
The Brotherhood OF St. Andrew Is a
hustiing organization. Rev. L. NJ. Mum
son deserves considerable credit for the
efforts he has made to provide a society
Tor tho young mel and boys of the city.
John IL. Walls stated last 0 venlng that
IL certainly was strange that when, tho
New Castle men laid over for da,''on
Saturday that the Delaware river became
alive with shad Even the upper Della
wnre swarmed with the fish and IL appeal.
ed that the samo God OF old was att9n.
tive to the wants OF the poor to day
when meat has gone to an exorblant
pIIce.
Some OF the departments of the Della
ware Iron Works are making an effort to
begin work at . 80 o'clock, SO that they
can close on Saturdays at 1880, In order
to ace the ball games
Harold Suddell will occupy the house
to be vacated by David w. Elkinton, who
will move to the residence attached to the
Ice cream parlors on Delaware street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.


The Compulsory Education Bill Now
Awaits the Governors signature.
HARRISBURG, April 81 Yesterday was
a busy day in the house. The members
started in with q discrimination to do
something, and thoy succeeded By dispos-
Ing of ten bills on second reading on spe-
cial orders and several others on final pas
sage. The greater Pittsburg bills went
through second reading with ease. The
bitter fight promised by the opposition did
not materialize. Among other bills which
passed second reading was one taxing
aliens and making their employers respon,
sible for tho payment of the tax. .
These bills passed finally: For the an
nual organization OF school controllers in
third class cities and regulating the levy
and collection Of school taxes to prohibit
the levying or collection of personal bus.
ness tax on travelling statesmen by mum
cipallties amending the semi monthly
pay law SO as to make 1t mandatory, to
establish state school board and provide
for the purchase of school books at the
lowest prices
The senate made good impression on
Its calendar. Fourteen bills passed finally,
among them house bill to provide for
compulsory education; to provide for the
incorporation of companies to construct
tunnels and underground passage ways; ;
to authorize mutual savings fund, loan or
building associations to issue two or more
classes of stock; taxing certain stocks and
fixing premiums for loans; to permit the
taking of one acre, instead of one-half
acre, as provided by law of certain burial
places for school purposes; to authorize
the Keeping in proper repair by county
commissioners of the course or bed Of any
public road within their respective coun.
ties leading to either end of county
bridge erected across any river in this
state, and to reconstruct the same; to re-
duce taxation on real estate and to equal.
izo the same between real and personal
property.
The nomination OF 7. H. B. Lyon, OF
Mahanoy City, as orphans court Judge of
Schuylkiil county was unanimously con
firIned.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24
The Union Label Not Trade Mark

ST LOUIS, April 24-The oase of the
state VS.. Nathan Bailenzhcimer, who was
convicted in the st. Louis criminal court
of counterfoltiDg the union label of the
Cigarmakers' union, reversed the finding
of the lower court, on the grounds that a
trade mark must be mark or label used
by certain party to designate his goods
The union label is not trade mark 1t is
one of the Indispensable requisites to n
valid trade mark that 1t should point out
the true origin or ownership OF a vendible
commodity to which it is fixed. This label
docs not have this quality.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24

The Water Department yesterday after.
mon awarded TO the Charles Warner Com.
paDy the contract for furnishing the de.
partment with bltumInOus coal at these
prices: Jackson Mine aud Georges Creek
IS 80; No. 4 Colliery. $3.50; No. Myers.
dale. 81 10; No. q o. 10; No 8 81 80
Coaidale s2.s5. The George Mccall Com .
pany was the only other bidder and the
prices ranged from 1925 TO $3.50
Jackson Mine coal will be used. A
change will be made In the water main on
Walnut street from three to a six inch
pipe. A fence Will be built along the
filter wall and q cement pavement along
the race. The fence will be l7O feet long
and three feet high. James Monaghan
was given permission to use water power
for an elevator at No 400 Marked street.
The engineer was given permission to
buy ground bone to use on the gass at
the reservoir. Tbs pay roll of 500 6S
was ordered paid. lie balance In bank
was reportsd to be t45 40O.3l. The sec.
rotary was Instructed to notify city
Council that the surpIus would exceed
$20. 0J0.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24

CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 2i.-The Turk
ish soldier, Mustapha, who on Jan. 80 ran
anuck in the Pankaidi Karter of this
city, killing Mr.. Stupe, an American, di-
rector of the Metropolitan Railway of Con
stantinople, and two other men, and
wounding ten others, has escaped the
death sentence that was imposed upon
him on March II. His sentence has been
commuted to fifteen years penal servi-
tudp
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24

SALEM. N j.. April s3 John Munyon n
farm hand. came To this place on Saturday
night with his montll's pay In his possess
sion. Early yesterday morning he was
found senseess and bleAdlng In Browns
court, and his pockets rlflAd. Ho has not
yet recovered consciousness. 1t Is sup
posed that he was aIud bagged. John
Ryan, aliu9 lightning jack" WAS arrest
cd his afternoon at Ponnsgrove on sns
pieioh OF having committed tho crime.
lie protests his innocence. Munyon Is
not expected to recover.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24

OCALA, Fla, April 24-Henry Subers,
while intoxicated and eating oysters in
Antonio Tafloletto's store ut Marti City,
objected to Italian bystanders talking in
their native language. He shot and killed
Pictro Volpoto and Leopoldo Ressiue, and
seriously wounded Tanoletto. He fed on
horseback, and took train at distant
station and escaped. Subers keeps u sa-
loon in Texas frontier town.