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Middletown transcript., 1897-12-11
ORDER.
REGIsTER's OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL,

REGISTERS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL,
November 18th, 1897.
Upon the application of William N. Watts
Executor of Jacob G. Vandyke, late of Appo-
quinimink hundred, in said county, deceased,
1t is ordered and directeu by the Register that
the Executor aforesaid give notice OF granting
of letters testamentary upon the estate OF tn
deceased, with the date of granting thereof, by
forty days from the date of such letters in six
of the most public places of the. County OF
New Castle, requiring all persons having de.
mands against the estate to present the same,
or abide by an act of Assembly in such casa
made and proviG ed; and also cause the same
to be inserted within the same period In th9
MiddletoWn TRANSCRIPT, a newspaper pub
lished in Middletown, Del, and to be con.
tiuued therein two months.
Given under the hand and
~, seal Of office Of the Register
lS~J New Castle County aforesaid,
the day and year above writtens
CALVIN W. CROSSAN, Register.
NoTIcE.-Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary were in due form of law granted
unto the undersigned on the Seventeenth day
of November, A. D., 1897, and that all persons
having claims against the estate of the de.
ceased must present the same, duly atteSted
to the said Executor, on or before the Seven
teenth day of November, 1898, or abide the Act
Of Assembly in such case made and provided,
WILLIAM N. WATTS,
Address, Executor.
Townsend, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1897-12-11
BLANKET and ROBE.

We have blankets of all sizes,
qualities and prices. Plush
Robes of the finest material and
the most beautiful patterns.
Goat, Dog and Wolf Robes, all
sizes and prices.
HRN Ess of all descriptions.
Our leader for S1O-a good
Harness. Single Strap or fold
ed. Track Saddle fpreferred.
good stock, and our guarantee.
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Public Sale!

The undersigned will sell at Public Sale on
MONDs Y, DEC. Nth, 1897, at his shop in
lowing property Of George Manning on ac-
count Of repairs:
One Covered Market Wagon, with tongue,
new wheels, new tires, and new axles
II-dec st GEORGE w. PETERSON.
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pEeIsrER,s ORDER.
REGISTERS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE CoUNY, DEL,

REGISTERS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE CoUNY, DEL,
October Sth, 1897.
Upon the application of Joseph G. Brown
Executor Of Ann e, Lord, late of ST. Georges
hundred, in said county, deceased, IL u
Executor Aforesaid give notice Of granting of
letters testamentary upon the estate OF deceaS
ed. with the date of granting thereof. by caTls-
Ing advertisements to be posted within forty
days from the date of such letters in six of the
most public places of the County of New
Castle, requiring all persons having demands
against the estate to present the same, or
abide by an act of assembly in such case
made and provided; and also cause the same
to be inserted within the same period in the
Middletown TRANSCRIPT, a newspaper pubs
lished in Middletown, Del, and to be con-
tinued therein two months.
Given under the hand ant
,@ seal of Office of the Register
SEAL aforesaid, at Wilmington. ia
l~) New Castle county Aforesaid,
the day and year above written.
CALVIN W. CRoSSAN, Register.
NoTIcE.-Notice is hereby given that letters
unto the undersigned, on the eighth day OF
October, A. D., 1897. and that all persons haVs
ing claims against the estate Of the deceased
must present the same, duly attested, to the
said Executor, on or before the eighth day OF
October, 1898, or abide the Act of Assemblyia
such case made and provided.
Address, ExecutoE
Cd essa. Delaware.
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FOR RENT!

The property on North Broad street, Mid
dletoWn, Delaware, now occupied BY Henry
Talbot. LARGE and CONVENIENT DWELL.
ING, with Hot and Cold Water in Bath, and
lighted throug hout with Electricity. Seven
Acres Of Land, with Good Stabling and Out
buildings. Possession given March 10Th, 1898.
For terms, address,
MRS. J. FLETCHER PRICE,
Chesapeake City, Md.
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s3SSSG&Gse
CHILDREN'S REFERS.

CHILDREN'S REEFERS.
Chidrens Refers sizes to ID, in plain Brown Chevot
sailor collars, trimmed with braid, $I.Io
Chidren's Refers sizes to Id made of good quality
WOOL fancy MIXTURE trimmed with BRAID sailor collars and
worth $500, here $IoS
Children's Coats. A very stylish box 'front.' made OF
excellent quality wool kersey $3.4S.
For the Little Tot.-Cream China Silk Cap, heavily en-
brodeed and lined 25c 40 and 5o instead of so
and $I.25.
Long White and Fancy Striped Ederdown and Outing
Flannel Coats with caps and Angora Fur trimming here at
o8c to $3.50
Ladies Cloth Capes, inches long, trimmed with BRAID
20 cents.
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MlDDLErowN MARKETS

PRODUCE.
Creamery Butter. Ib. 27c
Country Butter, lb. go 20
Eggs, doz. Zs.VA66c
Lard, Id. -. mo- Sc g
Potatoes. SS@4U
Spring chickens. .. S9lO
Apples per basket. TIC
GRAIN.
Wheat. No. /. bus 94e
WHEAT No. q bus soc
Timothv seer. bus so
Glover Seed bus. S so
Corn yellow. bus 28c
Torn coh hI1s Ac
Ssts bnsl 3c
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LADIES PETTICoATs.

Manufacturers Samples Ladies' Pettcoats Black Satin
haeviy lined, heavy cords, 68c instead of $1.oo.
Roman Stripe Skirts Italian Cloth Spanish Aounces, full
sweep, at ST. so instead of $3.50.
Black Moreen Umbrella Shaped Skirt, heavy cords
here at 81. 90 instead of $500
Extra Heavy Black Mohar Skirt, silk founces lined and
faced at $2.68 instead of $500.
All Pure Silk Skirt founces 6heavy cords heavily lined
full sweep, $3.50 instead of $500.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-16
rIIE TERRIBLE FLOOD
ON iii, M.....aIrpl--oloomy OntIoOk for
the People About Memphis.

On the MIssIsAIppl--Gloo1ly ORtlooE FOR
the People About Memphis.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 1.-THE
dnv downed dark and gloomy for tho
homeless Inhabitants Of the flood strick-
an districts in the territory near this
mint Rain began falling shortly after
! O'Clock aud at this hour IS coming
down In torrents, adding 10 the misery
and sufferInE already caused BY the OVER
lowing Of streams, The work Of rescn'
inc people and stock continues, and Is be-
Ing conducted systematically. ACidEens
relief committee has been organized
boats chartered and funds raised. BY
tba.r means hundreds OF head Of stock
and nimoat az many men, women anu
"t,IiArcn nnye been rescued from mouse
and tree tops in the Ove~tlowed disIIloS
and brought to this city by haroor 1O"1
boats, with bargrs attached !,
SpiA, range here reads 1868, "a rise Ot
,,,t an twenty. four hours and all inulC4'
lions polnt towards further rise, VOW !.
oS,,,sv Sn.dny OF the partial breaking or
mo 81 FRANCIS levee, sixty miles ABOVE
Wep,nhis. at a point near the south eto
N The Ipyee Just what dainaEe VIII ~
sult cannot be torctold, but local steamer
cSntnjns sny great additional sunerins
and loss will result. -. -
1T The break OF the ST. Francis l0yee az
N,,,ispa Ark, was more serious than nrst
rsnnrl made IL. The water has tali o.
,wnniv.iIyc feet and rushed upon She
ncSnIc Of the lowlands behind the Ievee
+, almost solid wall II is eSpeotea
Mar many lives will be- lost. The Guy
NJ OscPold saved many people VINO nSu l
bren washed out Of their homes py ne
wnter. which went through the creNHsse'
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when unfinished aud 45 per cent finished;
Wire rods. Of ordinary sections. valued
at icg than Genus per pound, 4-lO cent
duty. over 4 cents Y cent duty. Roqs
below No. and tempered or treated
rods are regarded az wire. Round IRON
0r steel No. 10 ar above IL cents per
pound, not smaller than No. 16, IL cents
per pound; smaller than No. IL. cents;
other wires Including plano. crinollne,
needle and watch wires In coils or cut 20
length. and covered wires, valued n
more than 4 cents per pound 40 per cent.
Drill rods and stubbs steel, and ceid
drawn steel rods valued above cents. 20
per cent; wire cloth cents per pound IN
addition.
Timed or znc-conted steel wire " cent
per pound additional. In this schedule II
ia provided that Iron or steel plates FUR.
ther finished than mere cold rolled ahall
pay cent per pound additional and steel
circular saw blades Y cent additional.
Manufactures Of Iron and steel: An
wills cents per pound; aXles Ia cents per
pound: hammers and crow-bhrS, &cr Ia
cent per pound: bolts ~ cents per
pound: card clothing Of tempered steel
A. cents ncr foot. other kinds 20 cents;
cast iron pipe 40 cent per pound; cast
iron wares, vessels, plates, rol IRON elc',
and castings not enumerated o-LV S.ns
prr pound. Mallelble iron castings IA
cents; coated cast hollow ware cents
per pound. Chains, iron or 8teel. from
ia cents 70 81. cents per pound. but no
duty less than IS per cent. Boiler tubes
and stays above lG gauge, : cents per
pound
Cut nails clio cents per pound: morse
shoe and wrough; nails "a cents; wire
nails l., cent to cent wrought spikes
and washers / cent per pound; cut tacks
iH and ~ cents per pounI-
Coal. II cents per ton.
The free list embraces pitcl' petroleum
md other oils. cabinet woods. rItlHhs
ana other woods hot grown In the United
states; rough diamonds ana b.hdlhS
twjHe
The reciprocity scheme authorizes me
President to lower du,ies on hrgoi5' silks
champagnrs, brandIos. san vines chicia'
mineral waters. paintings, statudry'
sugar and mUlaSseS IN return ior C}H-
ccssiDns 70 goods ot the United Siates.
hnd - place duties ON eniters' Yea a"'
hides L. secure concessions.
The dutir, on silk. piTt!y mahe rom
rDr0ous or waste Eilk. are ~ cents per
Mound. on thrown silk 30 cents ad Talnr-
rY spun silk from 20 70 60 cents per
Mound. and u per cen, ad val"rem anu On
siIk goods range from 50 cents TO ,, 4
mound and are not less than 20 or W per
cent Of the value Of goods IN any case
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nIYGLEYls ESTIMATE
OCmr Revenue the T"v1n Hlll will Weld
Ths MEASURE Is Moderate

Tile Mealure ~ "OuNAS'
ASHINGTON, March l5.-Chairman
Dngley. OF the ways and means commit
tee, in response to request that ne tur-
nisb n SYNOPSIS of the new tariff bill pre-
.s,nt..J nv him To-day, makes the follow
ing statement: ..,,,.,,. N
r,fsa additional revenue and 70 ehcour-
age The Industries OF the United states,
"On ihe basis OF the importauohS LOT
tho IISi fiscal year the bin would increase
tne revenue about Sll2,OvOOto' dlNlueu
among the several schedules roughly MS
'"a'S"I ""a'SSm"Chcmicals. &a.5OO 900: B--Crockcry
and glassware. $4,000. 900; C-Metals, IS,
400 i, OSO: D-Wood Sl,7aO,0go: E.suRSr'
s7l 900; F-To5acco, SG9VeOOVi ~
Sgriculturai. S6,2O0.OOo: H--llqu2ES'r ~. S.,
500 900; I-CottonS. SiOO.0OO; d-1yT4e sI4
linen and hemp, $500 900; W. 9S,; "a ~
;00. 900; manufactures OF WOOL S-'''vv'vSv' ~.
J..-SIIks. Il,5OO,0OO; MEPuip don ana PuPe''
As 900: N--Sundries, S6.2OOVu' ,lz.
- ..Tncsc Estimates are below rather
,t,,n above the probable result. unless
n C"nsiderable delay in the enactneiht
~ the mi should greatly enlarGe tne
nnnnrtunity for imports OF articles Oh
,!hich duties are to be ralsed-partiGu-
IorIv wool and woolcns-tor speculative
ntirDoses, Undoubtedly any delay Pc, oe,
v0nt the flrst OF May in placing me D'.i
on the statute books would result III u
large loss ofrerenue. u 49,
"ks A rulc the rates Of uutles pIu-
rnEed are between the rates oI inc 'ar-
In az 1880 and the tariff Of 1874, sucn re-
1uction III rates from the former laW'
nTcServatipn Of the protective primer,
pie being made feasible by ehahSeu
'""Pf,O'i aThr iron and steel schedule & Is
changed very little iron. tn@t @
schedule In the tariff OF lSs4, me
change being entirely In the more aG-
vRnCed articles. In the agrieultuI1i'
wnol and glass and eRrthcnware sched:
ules alone are the duties OF the act OF OF
1890 (the Mckinley RcD fully restore3 =
as n rule, and in few chses incresseI ,',
with the view OF amply protecllnE any
encouraging our farming interests al
every possible point. -, a.. IT,,
sin framing this new tarIn INC am
bas been TO make ths duties specihS, or
nj least partly specific. as far as poSsl-
Bile. 10 protect the revenue ana also u
protect our own industries.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-16

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 1.-THE
river has broken all records, the Euags
tonight registering 1854 feet. The rise
continues at Cairo, New Orleans and all
intermediate points. News OF the first
serious break in the laVee system reach
ed this city to-day. 1t occurred satur-
day near Nodenn, Ark. ffty miles above
Memphis. The rlvor IS raging through
the crevice at a terrible rate, having tho
tremendous fall OF Is feet to give It force
and send It to deal death and destruction
in the lowlands Of Mississippi county,
Ark. There will be no attempt to stop
the break as the St. Francis levee board
has no boats or w0rkmeR on the scene
and the people are busled about saving
thclr lives and stock. The break IS the
more terrible because loss OF life will
surely occur from It. Indeed the most
sanGulne OF those who know Of the con-
dltlors there do not dare hope that all the
people in the Iowllnds escaped from the
food when It came upon them Saturday
night.
The Ievee which gave way is in front Of
Mississippi county and It Is thought the
water will almost. IL not entirely cover
this county. The steamer City Of osceo-
In passed down short time after the
break occurred and rescued a number OF
the unfortunate people.
For miles and miles to the TeEt Of
Memphis. not home IS llabitable. On
the oyerRnowed land where the current
is no. strong, It fs not difficult for the
people to escape With most OF thslr
householJ trust on sklffs. dugodt1 or
RATS and the surface OF the water in
every drecI1cu Is dogtsu with these little
craft.
At Marta A,E.. all day yesterday and
To-day tnS GEaIlapie steamers 1T for such
duty, have bean employed rescuing the
flood victims and some of the Slghts that
have been met are truly pathetic. Down
on the levee are stSSed great stacks Of
goods o! all kids. the household proper
ty OF fugitive negroes or poor white folk;
and there are great number Of live sock.
horses and cattle that have been saved,
while StIll greater numbers have been
lost before relief could come. When the
first relief boat, The c. B. Bryan, got to
Marion, there was a great rush on the
mart OF the people, white and black, 70
get aboard with their property. Negroes
mad been standing In the water with
theIr stocks for hours waiting for this
moment.
There Is not in this city standing room
for a dozen people that Is not under
water except on the railroad. Up and
down the river very few signs Of life are
manifested on any of the plantations. As
there has been no means of saving the
stock Il Is certain that nearly all has
nerIyhed. Nearly all the refugees that
are brought to this city are totally With
ON, means. Many OF them slept on the
Ieyee last night while others found tenn
norarv nccommoda tiOns at the homes Of
friends In the city.
hundred citizens Of Memphis got to-.
sStbcr this morning and devised means
n send relief boats to the overaOwed dis
trlc, and TO furnish support to the HOOD
Victims when they are brought TO th'a
city from the surrounding country.
A relief fund of one thousand dolIars
was Immediately subscribed by citizens
present.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-16
GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS.
Names TruItssS for CormStAlk Monument
Game aud Fish Warden Nhn'sd-loms
For IuCurabIeG' Hoard Named

Special Dispatch 10 the Intelligeneer.
CHARLESTON W. Va, March 10
The Governor to-day announced the
hoard OF trustees " the CdrnStlk monu-
ment at Point Pleasant as follows:
Dr A. l., Barber. Judge F. A. Guthrie
and Judge John W. English. all OF
Mason county. lie also announced the
appointment Of f. F. Smith, OF HInton,
as game and ilsh warden. Mr' Smlth
is a locomotive engineer on the Shesa-
pe0ke and Ohio railroad anu ms ap,
pointment was asked by the rhllrOad
men as distinctly railroad appoint
,nrnt and the Governor stated that
irnstnlIch as the railroad men were a
rrpnt factor in the late campaign, ana
In his Judgment carried the election Tor
sound money and good government
he felt It 10 be his duty 10 recoSnize the
railroad men Of the state by giving
them this appointment,
The Governor to-day also appointed
tho following boards FOR the home OF IN
curabIes: Mrs Mary jackson Runner'
Of KanaWha, eight years; Miss Ninnie
smith, Wood county, two years; MTA
stephen u. Elkins. OF Rnndolph county
six years: Mrs. Hcermans, or Frestno
county, four years: Capt. Lohn N'
Thompson, ut Putnam. eight years;
columbus Sehun, OF Mason, four years
Dr, I. l.. Barber. Of Kannwha, six
wears; Mai, John W, Harris, of Hreene
bricr, two years. For the board pro-
yidrd under the law to locate said 1sy-
INN the Governor designated eN-iOv'
ernn,. W. 4. McCorltlc. Judge ]. j. Jack
son. Hon Thos. Il. Davis and james w.
McIntirc.
The ACT designated the State Treasurer
gs a member Of the board
The Governor and stan have been IN
yttcd by Mayor swift or New York to
attend the turning over Of the Gram;
monument bv the citizens Of New York
10 the monument association on April
". Ec wrote promptly acknowledging
the reccln ~ the Invitation and cN-
pressing his Willingness To- attend.
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WASHINGTON. D. c.. March l5.-
The senate began It's work IN extra ses-
sion to-day with elEhty-seven senators
present and with the galleries packed
to thelr full limit. The business OF the
day was confined to the reading OF the
Presidents message tho seating Or the
aud the reference OF the credentials Of
Mr.. Corbett as senator from oregon TO
the committee on privileges and cleo
tiOnR. No legislative business was trans.
noted during the day.
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wet vlrglnlans III warrington.


WASHINGTON, d. c., March Ii
Hon. G. p. DOrr. Of the Third West Vlr.
ElnIa district, was sworn in rs mem.
ber Of Congress to-day and took his
place with the big four.
]. ]. Mclaughlin. Of Jumping
branch, has filed his application at the
treasury department for appointment
as collector Of Internal revenue
Senators Pearson and white. Speaker
s. r. HRnen. Of the house NJ delegates,
senator a. II. Campbell and Editor r.
j.. Hood are among the West Virginia
politicians now Rt the capital.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-16
DEATH RIDES
Upon the Waters OF the Lower
Mississippi River.
THE FLOOD BREAKS THE RECORD
And an Enormous Territory IS
Now Under Water.
FIRST BREAK IN LEyEE SYSTEM

Aud the River RnglnE Through ihs
crsvIss Fifty Miles About nsmphI',
No EseapO From Death ana DsstrustiOn
B.Iow-watsr Covers Entire Counties,
aud Not Sign OF Life Lsrt on Many
PIantatIOmS-PsOple DsstItuts, and asa
Ruis They Were of tho Poorest Cian'e'.
One whole City Under Water.
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spooInl DIspalon . lbo I0lellIaencef.

Sp0cIAl DlspRtch 10 Tue IhteIIlRehcet
WASHINGTON, d. C.. March 10
Pensions to West Virginians have been
granted aS follows:
OrIgInRl-George W. Green. Kanawha
county; John Marshall. Wood county.
Restoration and renewal-RObert
Kelley, Hnrpers Ferry
InCrcnse-DanIel +, Lehman, ICifor-
son county: Roger GillIs. Mason county;
Elizabeth Dye. Wheeling.
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ST. LOUIS, March l5.-The weather
here is cool, hazy and thrCatlng, Re-
ports made by the weather bureau in,
dIca,c that the Mississippi and MIS-.
souri, rivers above here are al present
"I,her stationary or falling slightly,
Here tho Mississippi river Will cons
tinue 10 decline only for the next IS
hours while the Missouri win commence
10 rIsc west Of Hermann,
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TO THE POINT.
President MsEinley's Message to
the Special Session.
ONLY REVENUE LEGISLATION
Aud Its Necessity Discussed, and
That Briefly.
TIE FIRST STEP TO PROSPERITY

IL TO provide Adequate KsNsDa-', That
ROud Is'UsS May stop, aud Ia shaping
Surha Measure care Should he Taken to
Wake 1t on Line, that will Fo'isr Oar
Industrial Growth, InersA's Domestic
nsa FOrelEu Cou,msrrs aud ATOrd
Proper Reward for the ToIlcrs Of fAmsE-
lea SSms Eloquent TIEHrsS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-16
POLICY OF COERCION
IIy The Powers AnnOHHoed bT the French
MImlGtrr Of Foreign AnaIra.

PARIS, March 15.-Ex- Minister Cob.
let In the chamber Of deputies to-day.
questioned the government on the Gre
tan afIairB and urged that France
should support Greece. claiming that
the formers withdrawal from the Eau
rOpcan concert would not affect the
Russian alliance. which. liz asserted,
did not obliRc France to Join IN an cX-
petition In which she was not inter
ested
The minister fur foreign Affalrs. NJ.
li1rDtauN, replied He rccapilulated
IN" reply 10 tho Identical notes ot the
powers and added:
The powers have decided, IN order
To Insure order and security that each
OF the powers shall reinforce itS contlng-
enta llrfhdy landed by 600 70 900 men,
"lf Greece continues 10 support Col.
V6as0s. then tho adnlTals viii take Inn
mediate measures Of coercion, blockade
of Crete win be- applied severely and II
necessary, the Greek ports HlsI viii br
blockadcd.
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YOUR plano Il valuable our two
tructmrn have been with III fourteen
years and know how TO move pianos. Let
nh move yours for you, Our prices are
no higher than others.
+, w. BAUNER co.
1910 Market street,
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Steel Ingots, blooms. slabs. bars and
bIllcts, saw plates.all kinds Of steel cast
lnRs, substitutes Tor steel In tool making
aud all forms Nr steel, not specifically
provided fnr valued at cent or less per
pound. 7-gO cent per pound, between
cent and i-iO crntd, 5-lO cont per pound;
$40 to 22-i0 cents. $40 cont per pound:
2g-lO tn cents, l-lO cents per pound: 2
so I cents 4.i9 cents Per pound; 4 to I
cents, Clio cents per pound. ~ 10
cents. 9% cents per pound: 10 10 ~ ccnta
3 cents per pound: 10 10 l6 cents 3'f cents
per pound; above l6 cents, 8 cents per
pound. All seamless hollow forElngs
thinner than 5-l5 Of an inch S5 per cent
New-York tribune., 1897-05-09
A772N&MM3@

whether the small parks really supply what the
people OF the densely populated tenement house
regions need. and perchance have a right to.
one OF those in whose minds this question has
arisen is Samuel Mcmillan. president OF tho Park
Department In talking with the writer on the
subject few days ago he careful to say
that he only expressed his individual Views and
that he did not knew how his associates felt
about II.
1T Is all well enough" said Mr. Mcmillan, ITO
talk about what has been done In the way OF pro-
viding small parks for the people Of the crowded
districts But what the boys and girls living In
those regions want Is not much parks play
grounds believe the city should provide play
grounds over there the East Side. The boys
ought to have u chance to play ball. and spin tops
and fly kites. That's what boys were able to do
when ! was a hoy and that's what believe
boys here in New-York ought to be able to do.
What do they about grass and trees and
shrubsY 1t Is nice 10 talk about the slsvauns