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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12

The Eureka Tannage Co., with a
subscribed capital OF S25, 600, have
applied for charter in Pennsylvania.
Incorporators: William j. McClary of
this city; George W. Adler, William
Whitaker, William E. Adams. Her.
bert K. Adams and Charles McIlvaine
Of Philadelphia. The purpose of this
company is to make and sell tanning
liquor and other materials useu in
manufacturing leather George w.
Adler, who has been instrumental in
introducing this process, has expert
mented on it for many years His
father, George S. Adler, was a pioneer
morocco manufacturer, and the first
president of the Philadelphia Morocco
Exchange. The business will probably
be located in Philadelphia.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12
rHASKseIrIsG PsocLAm1TIos.
The President Designates tho Last Thurs
day lii November.

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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12

William r. Finn will enter upon his
duties as sheriff of New Castle county
about the 18th of this month. The
continue in Office until the last sales
advertised by him are made. Should
he go out before that time the sales
could not be made at the time adver-
tised, because the new sheriff could not
have advertised them. There are sales
on the board for November 18th. MIR.
Finn will probably be sworn in about
that time. Sheriff Paul Giilis will
give up the sheriif's residence at New
Castle soon, so that Mr.. Finn can
move In. Mr. Gillis will probably
remove 10 this city until spring. 1t il
reported thar James p. Ratledge viii
he one of Sheriff Films deputies.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12

William E. Marlin. resident Of
Philadelphia, was taken to his home
on Saturday from Broward's crossing,
d short distance from Darlington on the
p, W. & b. railroad. suffering with d
gunshot wound. He had been the guest
Of Charles L. Barton of near Newport,
and took trip to the home of William
Il. Crossan, an uncle of Mr.. Barton,
near Darlington, and at an early hour
Saturday morning he and several Others
started out to hunt rabbits. Barton
had shot at rabbit, which he
wounded, and Marlin, who was rather
excited. placed his gun between the
rails of the fence and in attempting to
crawl through the gun fell and was
discharged. The contents entered the
right arm near the shoulder, almost
destroying the tissue of the muscles,
Mr.. Marlin was formerly resident Of
this city. His father was buried .
year ago to-day, death having resulted
from similar accident.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12
Will of Samuel It. Dickinson.

Easton, Md, Nov. 4.-The will of
Samuel 7. Dickinson has boon ad-
mitted to probate in New York City.
His brother, j. Oberton Dickinson, of
Croisadore, Talbot county, and his
nephew, Samuel Dickinson Thomas, of
Baltimore are named as executors.
William r. Martin of Easton is their
attorney. The will leaves 500, 900 in
specific legacies to members of the
Dickinson family, the testator himself
being a bachelor. j. D. Dickinson is
the residuary legatee. 1t is not yet
known what the estate is worth. Be-
sides his Talbot property and valuable
horses, stables and equipments and
securities in New York, Mr.. Dickinson
owned stock farm of 3, 400 acres in
Kingman county, Kan. The horses,
wagons, &C., are to be sold in New
York at public sale.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12

Baltimore. Md, Nov. ga petition
of Receivers Cowen and Murray, OF
the Baltimore Ohio railroad. for
authority to issue $3.50, 600 additional
receivers certificates to bear 6 per cent
interest, has been assigned for hearing
on November Goth by United States
Circuit Judge Goff. The money to be
derived from the sale Of the certificates
is to be used to pay for necessary inn
provements to the Pittsburg Il Connels-
Vile railroad, part of the Baltimore
& Ohio system. 1t is provided in the
order of the court that the trustees
under the Pittsburg & Connellsville
mortgages and other interested persnns
shall be notified of the proceeding and
that they shall have until the day
before the hearing to show cause why
the certificates should not be- issued
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12

L. MRlin, who lives in Chester
county, Just across the Delaware line,
has we'll executed counterfeit $50
bill in his possession. The bill was
given to him by David Brown, who
kept the mill above Avondale. There
is an interesting story connected with
this bill. 1t seems that about 80 years
ago two well dressed mon appeared in
Avondale and purchased a small frame
bouse, from where they operated to
circulate counterfeit money. Mr.. Brown
received the $50 counterfeit bill in pay
ment for barrel of flour, giving the
sharpers the difference in good money,
and did not discover it was a counter
felt until he went to the bank. The
rogueS also passed another OF the worth
less $50 bills on doctor at Chatham.
One night a man called at the doctor's
house saying there was very sick
child down about New Garden, that
he wanted the doctor to 60 and would
pay him in advance what ever be
asked. The doctor took a good fee Out
of the $50 bill and gave the man good
money in change, but when the M. D..
got to New Garden he could find nc
sick child and concluded he had been
neatly tripped wheI he found his SOC
was counterfeit. The mon did moi
remain long in Avondale, and soon left
to escape the government detectives, but
it is said they passed considerable
worthless money while residiherng to.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12


partments.
The roll of honor for October OF the
Goldey Wilmington Commercial and
Shorthand College is as follows.
Theory department - bookkeeping,
highest, 95 per cent, Miss L. q. La
Boube and G. +. Thompson; next
highest, 20 per cent, A. B. Lancaster I;
bookkeeping examinations, highest, 30
per cent, Miss Z. B. Stout and p. F.
Allen; next highest, SO per cent, Bar
rett Lank, L. E. Roberts, William b.
Wilson; practical arithmetic, highest,
100 per cent, Miss l.. G. LaBoube, d.
g. Mackey, j. w. Ogram; next highest,
9s per cent, L. Z. Roberts, T. F. Allen,
William E. Ennis, W.. B. Horsey; bust
ness penmanship, highest, Sc per cent,
Miss F. b. Salmon and A. j. Hart ;
next highest, 76 per cent, Miss L. @.
LaBoube, G. M. Beadenkopf, L. d.
Roberts; practical spelling, highest.
100 per cent. E, @. Reybold; next
highest, 90 per cent, Misses L. 4.
Moerk, f. B. Salmon, NJ. Q. Walsh.
and H. G. Stout, George Z. Thompson,
William b. Wilson, A. j. Hart, g. V.
Hastings, G. B. Lynch, ID. c. Mackey,
j. w. Ogram, L. Il. Roberts, p. #.
| A lien; quick calculations, highest, loo
per cent, Miss E. B. Stout, II. Robert.
son, Z. g. Reybold, l.. E. Roberts. @.
B. Lynch. W. W. Chaires; next highest,
90 per cent, T. f. Allen, J. W. Clark,
| A. j. Hart; business correspondence.
highest, 80 per cent, Misses +. Stewart
l.. Il. Moerk and 2. f. Allen, w. W.
| Chaires. A. j. Hart, William b. Will
son, W. W. Woodward next highest,
IS per cent, Misses j, +. Concannon,
f.. b. Salmon, and N. A. Wallen,
Barrett Lank, W. ID. Clark; genera
average, highest, 90 per cent, Miss L.
G. LaBoube; next highest, 81 per cent
L. Il. Roberts, A. j. Hart, z. +. Allen.
Prizes were awarded to Il. @. Rey
bold, first, and W. W. Woodward,
second, for skill in quick calculations
and E. @. Reybold for most improve
ment in penmanship.
Actual business department-Bank
ing department and business Offices
highest SO per cent, Miss NJ. M
Baugh, William G. Anthony; mex
highest, % per cent, q. L. Shelter
business calculations, highest, 95 pc
cent, William G. Matchett next highest
"a per cent, Miss NJ. NJ. Baugh, w. G
Anthony, III. A. Thompson; bushes
penmanship. highest, 90 per cent, 9
E. Shelter, E. B. Pearce; next highest
So per cent, ii. A. Thompson; practi
cal spelling. highest, 100 per cent, =
B. Pearce, j. N. Wright, Charles L
Shelter, p. H. Keaveny; quick calcula
tions, highest, 100 per cent, Miss NJ. M
Baugh, Henry Kragler, ". G. Matchett
r. M. Lang, William G. Anthony, G
Il. Shelter; next highest, % per cent
j. G. Gardiner, H. A. Thompson, Gu
A. Howard. p. Fl. Keaveny; CONNER
cial law. highest, 81 per cent, Miss M
M. Baugh; next highest, 96 per cent
j. O. Gardiner; business correspond
ence, highest, 80 per cent, Miss NJ. M
Baugh, j. @. Gardiner, II. A. ThomI
son, r. L. Lang; general average
highest, 80 per cent, q. E. Shelter
next highest, 81 per cent, j. N. Wright
E. B. Pearce, P. II. keaveny.
Prizes were awarded as follows: First
Miss M. NJ. Baugh, for skill ins quic
calculations second, Guy A. Howard
Guy A. Howard, for most improvement
in penmanship.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12

James Duckery,a well-known colored
man, resident of the Buck, settle
ment short distance from Kirkwood,
is dead at the age of GO years. His
death occurred while on visit to his
daughter in West Chester, Pa, on
Tuesday. Duekery was arrested about
year ago on the charge of being dis
orderly and abusive, and was taken tc
New Castle Jail, where his mental con.
dition was looked into by Drs. Stewart
and Tybout. He was afterward sem
to Farnhurst, where he remained unit
Wednesday of last week, when he wa'
allowed to go homo to his daughter
apparently all right, but was seizec
with paralysis and died. His body wa
taken to Iron Hill Thursday for inter
meDt,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12
4 NEW INDUSTRY.



From Wilmington to Other Cities.
Oysters are now being shipped in
large quantities from Wilmington to
Philadelphia, Reading, Pa. and other
cities and towns along the line of the
Wilmington & Northern railroad.
George W. Ainscow, who has beds at
Maurice River cove. and the distributing
point at Front street wharf, in this
city, has gone into the business on a
large scale, and has been very success
full in the matter of supplying other
cities. which formerly received their
supplies from Philadelphia and Balti-
more.
In former years Wilmington con.
sumers received great many oysters
from Cristield and Philadelphia, and
not until this year has there been any
wholesaling from this city.
Early in the season oysters were
shipped from here to Washington, bu
now tho merchants and consumers il
that city are supplied with the Chesa
peake product.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12

ACCOMMODATIONS oil Gen. ID. w. rihEieri
Chief OF Ordnance.
Washington, Nov. 4. Gen. d. w.
Flagler. chief Of ordnance, In his an
nual report, reviews his recommends
tions OF last year for arniing, eouipping
and increasing the efficiency OF the
State militia. They contemplate allow
ing tho National Guard to turn in their
obsolete and unserviceable arms and
receive their value in an appropriation,
and the issue to the Guard Of Spring
field rifles in place of old arms. This
would give the militia some valuable
service pattern supplies in exchange
for practically useless material now 10
possession OF the States.
During the year the following guns,
mortars and carriages OF modern con.
struction we're issued, tested at Sandy
Hook and scnt for installation in sea.
coast Notifications as follows:
To Fort Hamilton, Now York harbor
Ono 10-inch breech.loading rifle, steel.
To Fort Wadsworth, Now York. har
Dor: Ono 8-inch disappearing carriage
five S-inch brooch. loading rifles, steel.
To Willets Point, New York harbor
Two l0-inch breech- loading rifles, steel.
To Fort Point, San Francisco, Gal.
Two 10-inch breeoh- loading rifles, steel
one l0-inch disappearing carriage.
To Sullivan Island, Charleston, S.
c.: Six l2-inch mortars, cast-iron,
steel hoped; seven l2-inch spring re-
turn mortar carriages.
Contracts for steel projectiles for sea
coast service were made with the Mid
vale Steel Co., which will provide
about seven projectilas for each S-inch
gun, IL for each l0-inch gun and eighi
for each l2.inch gun that will be com
plotted by June both. 1898.
The department has also made a con
tract with the same company for shells
for zach of the 141 mortars that will bt
completed by June Both, 1893.
Owing to the insuilicienuy of avail
able funds for finishing and assembling
guns, work at the army seacoast gul
factory at Watervliet has been retarded
during the past year, and number o.
the employees have been discharged.
The resources Of the arsenal wert
fully employed during the past year ii
the manufacture of small arm and fielt
artillery ammunition. A number o
new and Improved machines for car
riage manufacture have been made o.
purchased, increasing the capacity o
the plant and choapening the processes
BY the end OF the present fiscal yea
| it is expected to attain a daily outpu
of SO, 600 rounds, including blanks TO
all calibres and the man ufacture of 80
calihre ball cartridges, may be in
creased to 30, 900 per dion.
AS regards the further development
Of smokeloss powders during tho year
some very satisfactory results hav,
been obtained with Maxim Sehupphau
smoKeless powder. Smokeless powde
is also hcing tested in the field ant
siege mortars. In the main, however
development of smolselesa powders ha
been more in the direction of an in
vestigation into the properties and rela
| tive advantages and disadvantages D
various compositions than in that o
the development of higher balliati
properties.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12
ROVEMBER II ETEORs.
An fxpeored shower OF Them During
This Month.


Preparations are being made by
astronomers for the next great shower
of November meteors. These showers
are believed to be due to the crossing
of the earth's path of stream of
minute bodies-probably pebbles not
exceeding an ounce or two in weight,
and spaced a mile or two apart in the
densest portion OF the swarm-which
complete q revolution in their orbit in
about 1874 years. The meteors cross
the earth Is orbit ut the point reached
by our planet on the 18th or 18th OF
November, 1899, or November of 1900.
As the stream is immensely long, the
earth. it is thought will pass through
the dense part OF it on both years, and
may encounter scattered members OF
the group on one or two years proceed
ing and following those named. The
thickness of the streams seems to be
about 100, 900 miles, but the earth,
passing obliquely through it, is ex-
posed to the meteoric downpour for
about four or five hours.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12
A BRIGHT PROSPECT,


The following distances from Cape
May Light are furnished by tho United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Office:
Distances from Cape May Light to
Trenton, 1l2 nautical miles; to Bord-
entown, 1921; to Bristol, $685.; to
Burlington, 994; to Rancocas Creek
entrance, "a; to Defiance, Raneocas
Greek, 9I1a; to Centreton. Rancocas
Creek, 991a; to Bridesburg, sS34; to
Philadelphia, Walnut street, $3.50; to
Camden. Kaighn's Point, s25s; to
Gloucester, 81; to Billingsport, rs; to
Chester, GO; to Marcus Hook, Sc; to
Cherry Island Light, 81; to Penn's
Grove, 601a; to Edge Moor, G019; tc
Christiana Light, 50; to Wilmington,
Go14; to Townsville, 5534; TO New Cas-
tie, 541a; to Salem Creek entrance, 40
to Salon, Salem Crock, Sig; AllowaJ
Creek entrance, AL Hancock's bridge,
| 4734; QuInton, 53li Alloway, Sc; Hope
Creek entrance, 1884 Cohansey Creel
entrance, 81; Greenwich. Cohansey
Creek, 361a; Sea Breeze, 30; Boz
Davis, 2G1a; Mahon's River, 25l4
| Murderkill Creek entrance, %; For
tescue Beach, 2ll4 Port Norris, Mauric,
River, 20; Mauricetowu. Maurice River
271a; Egg Island Light, ia Mispil
lion Creek Light, lG1a; Slaughter
Crock entrance, IA; Delaware Break
water, 10; Marcy's Landing, q; Gap,
May Light, 0; Gold Spring Inlet Az
Atlantic City, 391a. The length of
nautical mile is considered 60SO feet
Just 500 feet longer than the atatut
or land milo Of 6, $50 feet. To put th
above distances into the shorter Ian,
miles add 10. 66 of the distance figure
to them. For example 81 nautica
miles lat Marcus Hook) equal rs Ian,
miles.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12

On the property of A. W. Hone at
Porter's Station yesterday Peter Smith
found tho remains of an unknown man.
The body was found in a secluded part
of woods. A coat and vest were
beside it. Cononer Stidham made an
investigation. The man had straight
hair which causes the belief that he
was white. The remains were buried
at Farnhurst. Tho body is supposed tc
have laid there since August.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12
Pilots Name Their New steamer.

The ,w steamboat for the Delaware
bay anu river pilots will DO named the
John Wanamaker, in honor of the OK
Postmaster General. This conclusion
was reached by the pilots at meeting,
where several names were discussed.
The contract for the building of the
boat has been awarded to the Harlan
g. Hollingsworth Co. The new boat
will be l27 feet long, % feet beam and
she will draw 1879 feet when fully
coaled. She will be fitted up with the
latest improvements for the accommoda-
tion of the pilots. who expect that she
will be ready by March 31st of next
year,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12
CRY COUNCIL.
Routine business Transacted at Thursday
Nights Session.

Routine Business Transacted at Ihursuhy
Nights Session.
Thursday nights session Of Council
was brief and devoted to the trans
action OF routine business.
The city treasurer reported the FOL.
lowing bank balances to the credit of
the city's current expenses: Union
National Bank, $50, III. III each of the
four depository banks, SIT, $50. He
announced that the special fund for
park purposes amounts to SAB. 300. His
receipts for the week we're: From
Collector Mitchell, 1915, city and
school taxes for last year; from Build
ing Inspector Grub, $66, fees forl last
month; from the depository banks,
$40, 900, to deposit in Union National
Bank; from L. @. Kent, Sl2, collected
by the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty TO Animals; from City Engi-
neer Wilson, sa6. 40, fees for last month.
The monthly reports of the building
inspector and the chief engineer of the
Fire Department were read.
The coal oil inspector reported that
he inspected 10, 900 gallons Of oil last
month.
The milk inspector reported that he
inspected 8, 556 quarts of milk and
served one cautionary notice last month.
Tho Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals reported that il
captured So and killed so dogs last
month. The society was allowed it'll
monthly appropriation, amounting tc
$3.50.
Mr.. O'Neill explained that seyera
communications that had been re,
ferred to the law committee had mol
been reported upon because the com
mittee, in consequence of the poitica
excitement, had failed to secure full
attendance at its meetings. He STATED
that the reports will be forthco minl
soon,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12

The keen parental instinct is sharper in
IT'S perceptions than the tu;oled brain of the
philosopher; therefore, when Mothers say.
as they universally do, that there is nothing
like Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
for the coughs, colds, hoarseness and croupy
symptoms to which children. from their
imprudence are especially subject, no man
who understands human nature, will dis
credit their testimony. For sale at all drug
stores ut % cents, SO cents and 81, Great
saving by buying large size Pixies Tcotli-
ache DROPS cure in one minute.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12

William Massey, a respectable looking
young man, was arraigned in the
municipal court on Thursday on the
charge of stealing cups and saucers
from the store of |. Lewis Row, No.
Alb King street. He was caught yes.
terdav afternoon with saucer under
his coat by Officer Peterson, to whom
he told that he was going to take it tc
club room at Fourth and Spruce
streets. He was hold in $500 bail tc
answer at general sessions.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12
LOCAL PREACHERs' ASSOCIATE ON
A Programme of the Exercises mt the An
nual Meeting.


nual Meeting.
Following is the programme Of the
3Sth annual meeting Of the Local
Preachers and Exhorters' Association
of the Wilmington M. E. Conference.
which will be held at Cheswold on
Friday evening, November 20th-7. 30
O'Clock, preaching by Rev. Alonzo
Davis; alternates, G. W. Chapman,
John Hutton. Saturday morning,
November 2lst-S.30. opening service,
followed by address of welcome by DR..
Smith; response by Rev. j. r. Dill
report and experience Of officers and
members for last six months; what
can be done to arouse our local preachers
to an interest in our association, and
to the general work of the church, ID.
Green; ought the time limit of pas.
toral service in the M. E. Church be
extended or, removed entirely, John
Hutton; is woman suffrage desirable,
and would it contribute to the best in,
terests of our government, l. B. Roberts
was the action of the late General Con,
ference with regard to the employment
of evangelists a wise action? W. 7.
Hammond. Resolved, That in oul
Judgment, a certain species of religious
fanaticism prevailing in some sections
within our conference is working harm
to the church, G. W. Chaplain. Satur
day evening-730 o'clock, sermon b,
Rev. John b. Roberts; alternates. ID
S. Clark, Hugh Toner. Sunday morn
ing, November ~22d-9 o'clock, love
feast; 10 O'Clock, preaching by Rev
Thomas Numbers; aternates, DAME
Green, ID. j. NJ. Simms; . o'clock p
M, childIen's meeting 7.3O preachin
by William FAIRIES; alternates, j. Il
Dill, w. 7. Hammond.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-12

The steamer Ella, which was re-
Gently sold by Marshal Lannan, made
n nS T mo r IRON rSe r 5oat 70 has nf bssp
o make for ad the p smyrna s steamboat G Co.
biweekly trips. To give better accom-
mediation to the public tho company
contemplates building saloon and
state room aft of the pilot house.
Their main Office at Smyrna is with
L. NJ. Price. j. W. Watkins is mana
ger and he is assisted in the Office by
William Brady and a, Ice Cummins.
For awhile the Ella will land neal
Prices phosphate factory until new
warehouse and wharves are erected or
their property recently purchased from
Edward Beck.