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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
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ALsENTZER-on March 9TH, 1896 Catherine.
wife OF william Alsentger, in the 81 year OF
her age,
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend tho
funeral services at the residence OF nor husband,
No. 30S King street, on saturday afternoon
March eth, at O'Clock. lntermonJ private.
BARloN-In this city, on February eth, 1898,
RachelJ. Barron, aged 50 years
BTDDLE-In Washington, y. c., March I'd, 1896,
Horace corbit Biddle, aged "a years.
EpwARps-ln this city, on February Sd, 1896;
Emile Marguerite, daughter OF L.. 7. and
Jennie Edwards, aged years.
GAREl-on March Sd, 1896, Martha j. Carey,
Relatives aud friends are invited to attend tho
funeral services at the residence OF her husband,
H. T. Carey, southwest corner of Third and
Jackson streets, on Friday afternoon, at
o'clock
GEoRGE-Fobruary 2gih, Harry II. George.
youngest son OF jonathan E. and Salllo George,
in the 3ith year Of his age.
HYDE-on March lst SD6 Frank A., son Of
Patrick and July Hyde, aged % years.
KERR--At Philadelphia, Pa. March I'd, 1896, the
Rev. fumes copper Kerr, D, D., chaplain u. =.
A.. son OF the late George and Annie Copper
Kerr In tho AID year Of his age.
LYNAM-OA March "a, lsaBof diptheretic -croup,
Paul s.. son Of Gregg S. and Maggie Q. Lyman,
aged II months.
MuGRoRY--At Now Castle, Del, March LIST.
isg6. William c., infant son Of Patrick and
Mary McGrory, aged II months.
MCHUGH-On February 2ath, 1896, Mary. wife
of DANES Mcllugh, deceased, aged 90 years.
MUILIN-on March Cd, 1896 Nora Mullin, aged
So years,
MURTHA-Suddenly, February 2gth, 1896, James
c. Murtha, aged 81 years
MEETEEK--On March LIST, 1896, Edward s. Moe
teer, aged I'll years.
PYLE-on March 4th, 1896, Mary A. Pyle, wife
OF Robert l., Pyle.
Relatives and friends aro respectfully invited
TO attend the funeral from the residence OF her
son. George Pyle No lll5 Lobdell street, Friday,
Mt . p. m, Services at the house. Interment ut
RiyeIvlew cemetery.
aged IS years.
slAYMAN--Oh February 2otn, 1896, Arthur
SlSyman, aged two years.
wIGGlNs-on March LIST, 1896, Howard Virgins,
in the aOth yoar Of his age.
WoLFE-At New Castle, on March I'd, 1895,
pa pAAl w v Y0lsa sgsa q yssEs,s
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
THE Du POINT ELECTION CASE.
A Resolution Respecting IL Presented Yes
terday by senator Mitchell.

A Resolution Respecting IL Presented Yes
terday by senator Mitchell.
Associated fress Dispatch by Special Wires
Washington, March A. In the Sen.
ate, to-day, Mr.. Sherman reported
back the Cuban resolutions and moved
that the House amendment to the Sen
ate resolutions be non concurred in and
that conference committee be ap.
pointed. The motion was agreed TO and
the Vice President appointed Senators
Sherman, Morgan and Lodge confer
ence committee.
Mr.. Mitchell, r., (Ore )then presented
and had read resolution reciting
that Henry du Pont of Delaware was
duly elected Senator and entitled to a
seat since March 1th, 1895 Mr..
Mitchell, as chairman of the commit
tee on privileges and elections, then
entered upon an explanation of the ma
jority report drawn by himself. He
would, he said, speak particularly dur
ing the course of his argument on the
subject of the right of the United
States Senate to inquire into the right
of any person TO hold a seat in the
| Delaware Legislature. The member
ship Of the Legislature numbered 30
and he contended that on tho ballot on
which du Pont received 10 votes he
had a majority as the vote of Mr.
Watson was illegal. He read the law
of succession when Governor dios or
is disqualified. Tho Governor died and
Mr.. Watson, as Speaker of the Senate,
was then eligible to fill that Office and
took tho oath. This occurred April
9th, 1895 about one month prior to the
election of Senator. His name was
dropped from the rolls of the Senate
and he did not claim the right to vote
until shortly before balloting began,
when he took tho chair. Protest was
made to the vote of Mr.. Watson and
Mr.. du Pont was declared by the
Speaker of the House to be elected.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

An inquest was held by Deputy
Coroner Chandler on Tuesday for the
purpose of ascertaining the cause OF
tho death of Robert N. Smith OF
Charlestown, Md, who was killed al
Newport recently. The verdict was
that death was accidental. The con
ductor of the train testified that on the
night Smith was killed he was on the
train and refused to pay his fare. The
conductor intended to eject him al
Newport, but he disappeared at that
station, and nothing more was seen OF
him. 1t is supposed that he boarded 4
freight train and falling under it was
killed,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
NEW FEDERAL BUILDING.
Opening Of Bids for steam Heating and
ventiIating Apparatus.

Opening OF Bids for steam Heating and
yentiIatIng Apparatus.
From our Washington Correspondent.
Washington, March 4.-But four
Delawareans put in eHtimates for fur.
nishing the steam heating and vcnti-
lating apparatus for the Wilmington
pos toiIice building. Tho lowest bidder
was Blake Il Williams OF Now York,
who estimated that the work could DO
done for ~, SOB and in 80 days' time.
Tho highest bid was tho Gawthrop g.
Brother Co., who thought Sl2,G50 tho
proper compensation and eight months
the requisite time.
The bids were opened promptly at 9
O'Clock yesterday afternoon at the
Treasury Department by Supervising
Architect Aiken, Chief Executive
Officer Kemper and Chief Of the Com
puters' Division Fourchy. Represen
tatiyes Of the principal bidders were
present. II. Aldridge Miller was the
only Wilmingtonian who put in an APP
pearauce The bids, in the order they
were opened, wero as follows;
Samuel |. Pope 90. of Chicago,
IS, 307, 80 days.
Sproul & McGurrin, Grand Rapids,
Mich, 50, 320 80 days.
Charles b. Kruse Heating Co., Mil,
waukeo, S., ia, 100 days.
Gawthrop e. Brother Co., Whining
ton, sl2, G50, eight months.
Brison Plumbing and Heating Co.
Wilmington, Sl2, $3.50, seven months.
E. Rutzler, Now York, sig, 257, &C
days.
blake & Williams, New York, 81, s93,
90 days.
Giliis & Geoghegan, New York,
sll, 500, 100 days.
Joseph Jenkins. Wilmington, $40,
5ll.5S, 100 days.
Lynch & Woodward, Boston, Mass.
| 80, s65, five months.
ii. Adridge Miller, Wilmington.
| Sill, 3j5, three months.
Thomas G. Baeshor & Co., Balti
more, IS, 007, 90 days.
The bids were for all the labor, ma
terials and fixing in place complete thu
steam heating and ventilating ap
| paratus and elevator power boilers, &c
The contract will be awarded in three
or four days.
The contract for the interior finish
ing of the building will probably b'
given out this week.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

President Gawthrop of tho Young
Mems Christian Association has ap-
pointed the following committees of
the board of directors for the ensuing
year: Executive committee Charles
Baird. chairman; George W. Todd and
w. X. Crosby. Finance--Charles W..
Pussy, chairman; A. r. Tatum, Charles
II. Cantwell, W. X. Crosby and Harry
Emmons, OK oflicio. Educational.
Robert Adair, chairman; Medford II.
Cahoon and ". II. Slavery. Vacancies
Job H. jackson, chairman Charles
L. Dubel and Q. II. Cantwell. Au-
diting-.H. S. Goldey, chairman
George W. Todd and Isaac 7. johnson.
These names will be submitted for rati-
fication to the board at its next meet
ing,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

Peter L. Cooper, Jr., returned on
Tuesday from Norfolk, Va, where he
had been engaged for about a week
upon a case in the court of chancery.
The case was that OF the Delaware
Construction Go. vs. the Atlantic Il
Danvlo Railroad Co., and was upon
"A bill in equity. The suit grew out of
a contract for the construction of
wharves, docks and piers, and s24. 600
is involved. Mr.. Cooper is associated
with William Ii. White, of the law
firm Of White d Garnet, Norfolk, in
behalf of tho construction company.
On the other side is Alfred Z. Thorn.
The hearing was before Commits
sioner Taylor, and evidence for the
plaintiff was put in. Among the wit
nesseH wore Alvin II. Morrison, presi
dent of the company, Robert II. Morri-
son, Capt. Charles Farra and James
Cloud Of this city. The defence's tes-
timony will be put in at another time,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

Associated Fross Dispatch by Special Wires
Philadelphia, March L. The supreme
court, to-day, in a decision by Justice
Williams, overruled all assignments of
error in the case of ii. II. Homles, SEN
fenced TO death for numbering Benia-
min +. Pitezel, and confirmed the judg-
ment of the court below. The papers
in the case arc in tho hands of Gov
Hastings, who, it is believed, will fix
an early day for tho execution of the
notorious criminal Holmes has lately
been making preparations for the gal
lows and is said to have sent for a
Catholic priest, who has since visited
him several times
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
BREWING CO.'S DIFFER ENCEs.
Hartmann g. Fehrenbach Brewing Co.
Troubles Being Adjusted.


Many local aaloon keepers have re-.
ceived notices from the Hartmann &
Fehrcnbach Brewing 90. not to pay
money to George Baumann, who has
been the collector for some time. On
Monday tho differences In the concern
eliminated when two collectors called
on several saloon men. Mr.. Baumann
called as usual, and George Fehrenbach,
tho now secretary and treasurer of the
company, also called. In several cases
the proprietors of saloons had paid but
little attention to the notice and paid
Baumann, as he appeared first, and
when Mr.. Fehrenbach came in there
was no money for him. This compli-
Gated matters somewhat and some per
sons who had paid money TO Baumann
felt that they had made mistake, but
they were at loss to rectify matters.
1t was learned on Tuesday that the
differences which have existed in tho
management Of the company for some
time are in progress of settlement, and
an amicable adjustment of the aifairs
may be looked for in very short time
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

Elias Williams and William White,
both colored, were arrested in South
Wilmington on Monday by Detectives
McVey and Witsil on the charge of
stealing chickens from John Russell,
farmer residing on the Newport turn
pike. The detectives did not find any
chickens, but they confiscated bag
OF feathers The prisoners were ar
raigned ON Tuesday before Magistrate
Daley, who held each in the sum Of
$500 for appearance at the upper court.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
TRAGEDY Ar YOUNGSTOWN
An Old Man Murdered and His Body Put
on n Railway.


Norriatown, Pa, March g. -The
body of Michael Lannon, aged Go
years, of Cold Point, this county, was
found on the tracks of the Schuylkill
Valley Traction Co., last night, where
it had evidently been placed after the
old man had been beaten to death.
The body was discovered by motor
man of the Traction Co. when his car
was within few feet OF il. Lannon's
legs were lying across the tracks and
were cut off before the car could be
stopped.
An examination showed that Ian
non's head had been cut in half a
dozen places. As il was impossible for
these cuts to have been made by the
wheels OF the cars it is thought that
the man was murdered and his body
placed on the track to divert suspicion
from the real cause of his death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

The Rev. John S. LitteIl, Of this
city, who went to Buffalo, N. Y,
several months ago, to become assistant
to tho Rev. DIR. Regester, the rector of
st. Panl's Church, has had an attack
of the grip, which developed into ty-
phoid fever. He is reported to have
passed the critical stage. Mr.. Littell
ia son of the Rev. II. Gardiner
Littell, ID. D., and was formerly con
nected with ST. Andrews Church in
thia CITY.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

The newly elected board of directors
of the Wilmington Gas Go. is az fol-
lows: Edward T. Belts, George s.
Capelle, John Jones, Jacob Derickson,
Washington Jones, Edward Bringhurst,
Jr., Thomas jackson, Samuel Bancroft,
DR., and Edward Il. Bellah. The board
met yesterday and organized by elect
ing Edward Bolts, President; George
S. Capelle, Vice President, and vii.
lliam p. Taylor, Secretary and Treas
urer. Thomas Curley was reappointod
superintendent.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

Capt. John r. virden, president of
tho Board of Pilot Commissioners, and
Robert Chambers, member of the
board were in this city yesterday. The
commissioners will not take an appeal
from the decision of Chancellor ad
Item Spruance. Under the decision
they could not forfeit Virden's pilot
dues or revoke his license. They will
hold a meeting within 10 days and
pass rule levying fine upon pilots
who shall board yesseIs at foreign ports
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
sUPEKIoa C0UHT.
The Seward Damage Case Resumed Mt Yes
terdny Morning's session.

In superior court yesterday morning
Lewis G. Vandegrift asked for judy
ment for plaintiff on a mortgage in the
case of Elizabeth Hatch va. Alpheus
Eaton, administrator, on account of
lack nf affidavit of defence.
In the case Of tho Stewards vs.. the
city, Andrew Il. Sanborn continued
his argument on the claim of unconsti-
tutionality of the statute which places
upon the adjacent property owner the
responsibility for damages resulting
from excavations or distractions upon
tho sidewalk.
Court adjourned until 80 O'Clock.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
Harry II. George pen,l.

Harry II. George, son of Jonathan
George, died on Saturday at No. Z
West Eleventh street, aged 81 years.
lie had boon ill for some time. A wife,
who is a daughter of Judge Cullen,
and two children survive the deceased.
Mr.. George recently had conducted a
mems furnishing store on Market street
between Second and Third.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

Cambridge, Md, March 3. Tho
schooners Corredore and Frank and
Murray Mcnamara while anchored off
Cambridge, we're blown together by
the gale this morning and both were
greatly damaged. Tho Corredore will
likely prove q complete wreck.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

john IT, CadelI was held by Magis
trate KelleyTuesday afternoon to answer
at the upper court the charge of muir
derously asHaulting his son-in-iaw,
John Whitcraft, on Monday, at tho
homo Of the former, Eleventh and
Union streets.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

tho late Samuel Riddle and brother of
Samuel @. Bidde Of the Pussy Jones
Co, died at Washington. d. O., on
Monday. lie was lawyer and during
tho sixties was prominently identified
in politics. He served in the late war.
He was born at Odessa, graduated at
Howard College and lived in this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

A jury TO examine into the state Of
mind of Eliza Wedin sat at the Court
House yesterday and after hearing
tho testimony of DIR. j. w. Simms, j.
jackson PIERCE and others, decided
that she was not capable of attending
TO her PROPERTY.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

A dispatch from Constantinople SAYS
heavy rains have caused the Tigris
river to overflow its banks, and that
GOO nomad Arabs are known to have
been drowned, and it is feared the loss
Of life will be much heavier,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

John II. Baker chief engineer of the
steam yacht Wanda, lying at the Har-
Ian & Hollingsworth yards, was found
in his bunk Saturday morning about
o'clock in an unconscious condition.
He was removed to the Delaware Hos
pital, where the case was pronounced as
paralysis.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
rwenty-one Persons Killed and One hun

dred Entombed in n Mine.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
Berlin, March 4.-Fire broke out
to-day in the Cleophas coal mine, at
Kattowitz, Prussian Silecis. The bodies
of 81 victims OF the conflagration have
already been recovered, but the fate of
the miners entombed, numbering about
100, is still uncertain.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

The appointment of Caleb Clark of
near Dover to the position of fish
policeman IL announced by Acting
Governor Watson, and Joseph Dean is
named as notary public to succeed
William Ii. Smith OF Newark.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

Omaha, Neb., March 3.-Ex- United
States Senator Henderson of Nebraska
has formally announced his candidacy
for the Republican presidential nomi-
nation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

Huntington, W. Va, March 3. The
fruit growers of Southern Ohio and
West Virginia have made report to
the effect that the recent coll weather
has damaged next years peach crop
from 40 to so per cont
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

The stock and fixtures Of Charles F.
Donnely's store at Third and Pop lar
streets were sold by the sheriff Tuesday
morning to various persons for an
aggregate Of about $50,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

The new wrought iron shaft to re-
place the broken shaft on the pump at
the city mill pumping station bias ar
rived and is being put into position by
the Pussy C Jones Co.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

Letters testamentary on the estate of
Charles W. Rowland were taken out
yesterday by Gulielma NJ. and Charles S.
Rowland.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05

Wednesday, March 18th, n. M, in 81.
Georges Del, receivers sale OF the real estate
and personal property Of the ST. Georges Fruit
Packing Company.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17

| remember a peculiar instance or
what can be done by modern taXldermy
and of the skill in particular that falsi-
fed the old saying, "You cannot have
your bird and eat it, " A friend made a
savory stew of the flesh Of 4 bird, Of
what species l have forgotten, and ate
it. He then articulated and set up its
skeleton and af;erward constructed an
artificial skeleton on framework, upon
which he shaped and modelled its skin;
SO that from one he practically obtained
three birds.
At another time, having q tiger rug
to make up, and also tigers head
to furnish for a trademark, he ingen-
iously supplied both from single pelt
Cutting off the head, he constructed an
other from the white hair upon the I'M
der parts Of the animal, which in such
a rug as he designed would otherwise
60 to waste. Spots from which the hair
had been worn away he rehaired by
fastening individual hairs, hair after
hair in due order, with some adhesive
preparation to the bare hide. After no
had shaped the second head and dyed
it and colored in the black markings
he fastened it to the remaining skin,
and the rug was complete and in every
way a fine looking piece of work. |
have only to add that there was no de-
coption in the matter, as the purchaser
of the rug knew how it was made
Carter Beard in Scribner's,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17

"Out of the wisdom Of man came the
use Of two metals for use as money,
these metals to be coined into money at
a ratio in weight Of 16 to /, or in the
ratio provided from time to time. The
option was given by law for the people
to use money made from either metal,
neither redeemable in the other, but
each of itself money. The option was
with the debtor, the person getting the
money in motion. The debtor thus con-
trolled the demand, and as demand
gives value, the supply being limited,
this option to the debtor shifted the de-
mand from gold to silver or silver to
gold as each increased or decreased in
quantity. The debtor used the one most
ACCESSIBLE; so if silver became cheaper
the demand was shifted to it, and this
brought it back to a parity with gold,
and vice versa. "
Bow ridiculousl The idea that we can
have a scientific or Just system Of money
which gives debtors the option Of pay
ing in two OF more metals at fixed ratiosl
The chief work Of money is to facilitate
exchanges Who prefers to make con-
tracts in uncertain terms? What mer-
chant would care to give farmers credit
and to give them the option Of paying
in wheat at 60 cents, corn at 40 cents,
oats at 30 cents or potatoes at 10 cents
per bushelY And who but the farmers
themselves would pay for the risks and
uncertainties IL a merchant were com.
PEELED by law to give credit only in this
way?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17
Fren Coinage Plainly stated.

II is important TO remember that
free coinage means the right Of every
owner Of bullion to present the same to
the minis Of the United States and have
it coined without charge into money,
Under the free coinage Of silver, the
owner Of 311l4 grains Of pure silver
would be permitted to turn it over to
the United States mint and have it
coined without charge or receive there
for one silver dollar More than this,
under free and unlimited coinage, this
right would be extended to the whole
world, and the amount Of silver coinage
would be limited only by the capacity
Of our minis and the output Of the silver
mines.
If l have made myself understood as
to the meaning Of free coinage and
"the ratio, we are now prepared to dis
cuss understandingly the feasibility of
opening the minis of the United States
to the free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer by this country alone at the ratio Of
10 to /. For myself, after the most ma
ture dcliberation, I have been unable TO
reach any other conclusion than that
such a step would be attended with the
most serious consequences TO the country
and involve all our people in common
disaster.
In the first place, the free and unlim-
tied coinage Of silver at l6 to 1 would
in my judgment expel from our circula-
ton not only our entire volume Of gold,
but every dollar Of paper money redeem
able in gold and cause a contraction Of
the currency and a resultant panic the
like Of which has not been seen in this
generation. Senator J. Q. Burrows.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-17

Leigh Hunt was not an immense talk
er like Coleridge and Carlyle, wit like
Rogers and Sydney Smith, an authority
and an opinion like johnson and Hal
lam, a detailer of "reminiscences,
chronicler, an accepted critic of art and
letters, an asker Of questions, an arguer
for victor-all acknowledged species in
the category Of takers and good in
their place-but talker who was never
tedious because he was always fluent
and graceful and talked with, not only
to, his company. And when he sat
down with his conversational pen to
talk about his life he was not in a
hurry for the printer and could call
upon memory and imagination torepro-
duce the good company he had kept and
the memorable things which he had seen
and heard.
Leigh Hunt gives us In his autobi-
ography not only his own life, but, what
is the chief charm Of good biography,
a picture of the time as well as the
man. We should not care so much for
even Boswell's "Johnson" if we did not
find him in the company of Burke.
Goldsmith, Sir Joshua and his other
piaypiates. Hunt always kept good
company. He was the intimate friend of
Shelley and Keats-a5ove all of Charles
Lamb; the associate of James and Hor-
ace Smith, of Russell, Campbell, Charles
Mathews, Theodore Hook and o score
besides; of Byron, whose brilliancy
scorched him; of Coleridge, whom he
quizzed and admired; Of Wordsworth,
whom he quizzed and respected. To
have had such friends is a sufficient
testimonial to his genius and his heart.
Temple Bar.