The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-08
new CASTLE NEWS
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN.
NEW CASTLE Sent q

NEW CASTLE, Sept. 8.
William j. Hoffman, who so successful
ly managed the G. A. G. football team last
season will manage the aggregation Of pig
skin kickers this season. This afternoon
at Battery Park the club will go into train.
ing and it Is understood that the compost.
tion of the club will be as follows;
Weggenmann, centre; ellis and Mere.
dith. guards; Timms and Challen ger,
tackle; Rodney and Case, ends; King and
Countiss, half back Murray, quarter back /;
Lancaster full baCk; Wright and Hughes,
substitutes.
Over 500 children looking the picture of
health this morning entered the public
schools for the purpose of gaining that in.
formation that will carry them successful
ly through this world Of Joy and sorrow
where education Is Il splendid guide.
Work is progressing rapidly at the Della.
ware Iron Works boxing UP tho machin-
cry rectLtly purchased for the company
In Russia
The manganese ore will bs takenIto Mar.
iopol, Oh the Sea Of Azov, where the com.
pany has purchased 500 acres of level
ground, oil which there Is now being
located q steel plant, to consist Of blast
furnaces. plate mill, rail mill, pipe plant
and other departments. These works will
he under the charge of H. 5. Loud form.
erly OF the Illinois Steel Company, with
staff Of American engineers.
The company lie called the Nicopol-
Mariopol Mining and Metalurgical Com
pany, with pa.d'up capital of 5,0oJUJ)
rUutles Ia gold, equal to about s. 275 800
in American motley The object OF the
ccmpany is to ssCLra control Of valuable
manganese mines Is!oug!ng 70 the GIani
Duke Michael Nice iaey.tLh, the uncle Of
the Emperor, The u..ues are located ab
Nicopol in Southern Russia, and consist
Of H. 40 acres Of laId With all the bu.ld-
ings and app2!iehaaees necessary for run.
LiLg. These n.ltss are now untar Amer
lean management with Francis Drake.
formany years engaged IN Lake Superior
mining, 10 thatge.
The new company has already secured
the great pipe contract for the transmits
sion Of petroleum, from the Russian Gov
erLment for which American and Euro
pcan makers had been lu competition for
q year. The contract calls for 2l5 versts
l44 miles, OF pipe line across the Cauca-
sian peninsula to add as a feeder to the
railroad connecting the Black and Caspian
Seas
The Hotfecker and Willis Club held IN
important meeting last evening and per.
iected arrangements to attend the mass
meeting to be held In the Wilmington
Opera House to morrow night,
j Harry Stewart while sailing on the
river on Sunday found IL large batteaux
and Lawrence O'Connor yesterday scCur-
ed a cunning sktf floating adriIt on the
river.
Miss Florence DrennaI and threo lady
friends from Wilmington passed through
this city yesterday in il handsome trap,
George Mcdaniel has taken possession
of his house Oh North Third street, and
Thomas +. Morgan has removed to the
Mellon property.
Mrs. Walter Ferguson Of Slawtou, gave
party last evening in honor of her cousin
Miss Steele Of kentoh, who Is her guest.
The Gilpin House will be renovated and
painted.
The Democratic county COMMITTEES will
be asked to remove the Judges of election
in Southern district and to appoint new
ones. 1t is alleged that the present officers
leave the1 ConscienO CO at homo
Mcssrs. Morrison, SchuharGt and Coop
er, the stree. committee CT city council
accompanied by G. Edwin Eckles, clerk
of city council, on Saturday went to Clay
ton, und held q conference with Super.
intendent Holiday OF the railroad in
reference to the rate of speed at which
trains pass through this city, the necessity
of Il tlagman at certain crossings, ana the
dreadful ditch along the battery.
The members of council are highly
pleased with the prospects.
The work of grading for the trolley road
has reached within the citys limits.