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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-13
The WOman'S AuxiIliarv

The Woman's Auxiliary Of the Diocese
Of Delaware is in annual session to-day at
Del4N ware City, Bishop Coleman is In at.
tendance !.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-13

1.-THE good Rio Coffee for flfteen oelta
per lib. Another lot received j., n.
Almond g. Co., Eighth and Market ST.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-13

and after May 10th, 1897, the Colon
g. Express due in this city at 1911 a. m,
will not stop to take on passengers except
for points east of New York
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-13

Wall paper has been in use in China for
over 700 years.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-13
MARRIAGES..

Ifyou are hard to flt. give us q call, we
gu arantee to fit you or no pay. Lockyer g.
Co., Tailors, sos Market street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-13
Sa we'd BY Telephone.

During the illness of S. Z. Bacon his
brother engaged man to assist in the
shop Yesterday he cameto this city and
going ton clothing merchant tried to got
suit of clothes Oh Bacon's name The
barber at New Castle was tolophoned to
and no Instructed the merchant to refuse
the man.
How do we do such large business? 1t
is easily answered.
OUR SUCCESS IS PLEASING TO OUR
PATRONS.
Our sole aim is to please our customers
All garments mnd9 by us we guarantee,
Should any garment we make for you not
come up to your expectations, bring IL
back, We allow any reasonable claims.
LoCKYER 81 Co, TAlLoRs,
sos Market street,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-13

Boys We have Boys
Suits unpopular
Suits at prices for this
season that are
$3.50. well worth see
ing. For the
little fellows from 3 to 8
years Blouse Suits from
$3.50 to Sc. Junior Vests
Suits from $3.50 to Sc
for larger boys in sizes s
to l6 years with short
trousers. Big lines at 50,
$3.50 and up to IS, with
Novelties and Special Pat.
terms up to So. In the
Boys Long Pants Suits a
splendid assortment from
S. to SO. Every suit
worth the money and guar.
anteed to give satisfaction.
All sizes, styles and prices
in odd trousers. Wash
Suits and Trousers ready.
The store is open every
evening until . o'clock.
JAS. 7. MULLIN & SONS,
Clothing, Sixth
Hats, and Market.
Shoes, Wilmington
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-13

SIS English clay weave black ding onal
suits to order Lockyer s. Co., sos Market
street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-13

Pants made to order, o., 50 and SO greht
value. Lockyer g. o., s0S Market street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-13

In the eight years she has been ia ser.
vice the Earnfurd has delivered over 800.
800, tons OF iron ore in Baltimore and
Phlladelphla from tho mines at Santiago
de cuba, lu this long and constant trade
tho Earnford has been free from accidents
and has cost but little for repairs. On
her present trip she will be locked at the
Harlan and Ho!lngsworth ship yard
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-13
Earnford's Hundreth Round VOYAGE,

Captain VIM. H. Jameson of the Earn
Line steamer EarntOrd, at Philadelphia,
from Santiago de Cuba, is on a visit to
his home in Baltimore Whom the Earn.
ford arrived in Philadelphia Tuesday she
completed her one hundrCdth round trim
from and to United states ports Capt
Nicholas Sampson commanded the Earn
ford for two years, buD for the last six
years Capt, Jamison has brun her mast
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-13

HNOk SALE-The barber shop No. 0G3 Snip.
- Icy street, as tho owner wishes to leave
'uo cttS' ml5-9ls
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-13
HUllLSeUlenLS.

TOR SALE-The fixtures OF grocery
u stort. such as bins sheiye g. avn Ing two
refrigerators. meat race and block. curtains
and az enclosed shed. Call or address & A
this Office, mI,9l.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
City Brevities

Mr.. Joseph X. Potter, teacher in the
street manual training school, has been Ill
for some days.
Martin Hogan, a driver. was painfully in
iurcd yesterday Afternoon by falling from
his wagon at the Baltimore and Ohio depot.
T Eppa RitEour, while ''scorching'' last
evening, was pursued and captured by
Bicycle Policeman Estes. He left SO col
lateral at No. police station.
Miss Hart, drectress of the baltimore
Training School, will lecture at Columbia
University Saturday morning on Shakes
peare and the Kindergarten"
The home missionary beard Of the Balti-
more conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church viii meet at the DeaconesS'
Home at 1920 O'Clock Saturday morning.
Mrs Bette Maddux, wife of Mr.. S. w.
Maddux, sr. ,policeoperatora rathcadqEarters,
whohas been dangerously for the past five
months, is very low and her many fri ends
have but little hope Of her recovery.
Mary kennon, a stylish young woman,
who was sent to the worEnouse as a sus-
picious character, in connection with George
Manning, crook, on December 6, to serve
four months, was yesterday released on
$500 bonds.
Mr.. II. l.. Charlton, who is an engraver
in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
does not wish his nama To be confused with
that of Henry c. Charlton, whose name
appeared yesterday in the Snap Shot In
terview" column.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
EARLY SATURDAY CLOSING
A Movement on Foot Looking to
This End.
The Merchants VIII Be Asked to
Close at $50 O'Clock During the
Dull Months.

A movement is in progress among the
retail clothiers, hatters, furnishers and
shoe dealers OF the city looking TO the
closing of the stores in these lines of
trade at $50 O'Clock on Saturday nights
during the dull months,' as they are
called by business men one of the prime
movers in this rearrangcmcnt Of the Gus
tom is Mr.. c. c. Groomes, president OF the
Salesnan's Onion, who inaugurated and
made successful the 6 O'Clock closing of
stores. Mr.. Groomes. speaking of the pro-
posed Saturday night plan TO a rcpres enta-
tive of The Times, yesterday, said:
There was time when retail estab-
lishments were open, as matter OF course,
through the week up to 8 or 10 O'Clock,
and on Saturdays till II o'clock, or even
midnight. Business methods have so
changed, however. within the last few
years as 10 very greatly lessen these hours,
until at the present time comparatively
few houses are open for business later than
q p m. during the week, and 10 TO IL
Saturdays This has wrought such revo-
luton in the purchasing habits OF the
public that the oldtime Saturday night
crowds OF buyers have dwind.ed down to
occasional customers, after nightfall, and
many merchants have reached at the con
cluSion that about the only ones who profit
by the later hours of keeping open are the
gas and electric light companies
The sentiment i'll favor of the new
closing hour is said TO he quite general
among the merchants and, OF course, meets
with the most enthusiastic approval of the
salespeople, who naturally are greatly re-
joiced at the prospect OF the complete
success of a movement which means so
much to them
The morning times., 1897-02-05
PUTTING A CABLE IN PLACE
The Capital Traction Company
Now Engaged in the Job.
HOW THE BIG COIL is MOVED
It Weighs Sixty-five Tons and Is
Pushed Ahead on RuIIers-It Re.
quireS From Four To Five Days
To- Make the Trip Of Half a
Mile.

The Capital Traction Company is putting
in a new cable 1t is big job. The prog
ress Just now most noticeable is the NOV
ing of big coil Of cable from the freight
depot at Twelfth street and Maryland ave-
nue. to the power house on the Avenue.
The slow rolling mass reached Thirteen
and-a-half street and Ohio avenue this
morning. The process will be readily un-
derstood by any person who has taken
part in moving a heavy piece of furniture
without castors and employed couple of
broomsticks TO convert a sliding into
rolling motion.
The contractor is W. A. Collamore, but
John I. CusInond is directly in charge. The
reel, ten feet in diameter. is mounted on a
stout platform constructed for the occa-
sion. No truck ever seen here would be
stout enough The main beams Of the plat
form are fifteen to eighteen inches square
These are held together by framework Of
thick, strong timbers, upon which are laid
heavy plank a foot wide and two inches
thick. The huge wheel is checked into
place on this. IL is set SO If it should roll
off it would go in the line of progress,
and there would be little danger to the
workmen, who are most OF the time en-
nloyel on each side or some thirty feet in
front.
If such an accident should happen the
massive ylindcr of steel and boards would
not move far. 1t contains 81 800 feet of
incll-and-a-quarterC cattle, and weighs sixty
five tons, four times the ordinary railway
car load. The heavy wooden rims Of the
reel would cat into the street like knife
if it should roll from the platform.
Nine men, including Foreman Crsmond,
and two horses are employed III the work.
Tmrty feet in front of the platform are set
two movable capStans, with long levers in
place of hand spikes To each OF the levers
horse is hitched. A man sits near each
capstan to see that no hitch in the winding
occurs and TO drive the horses. a strong
| cable runs from each revolving cylinder
back TO tie platform. Under the hig eight
| een-inch beams at the bottom of the plat
form, wooden rollers, cord-wood length, and
about nine inches in diameter, are placed
| like the broomhandles in moving furniture.
There are seven OF these on each side, witt
three menon side to attend to them.
AS each roller escapes at the rear work
man carries it forward and slips it under
| the beam. Under the rollers are laid two
| inch planks, making n double track three
feet wide and forty feet long. These ar,
moved forward, of course, with each reset
| of the capstans. \ couple OF mauls arr
| provided to knock into place roller loosen
ed because OF an unevenness in the street
a bucket Of fire, at which the worknIer
warm their fingers, completes the equip
| ment
1t usually takes four or five days to make
the trip Of half a mile.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
LOCAL men TO FIGHT SPAIN
Washington Company Organized TO
Aid the Insurgents.
Mr.. Matchett Has Completed His
EnroIlment-wi Take Nine
Men from the National Guard.

Mr.. Harry Matchetu, who has been Or
ganizing a company of fifty men, under a
commission from Gen. l.. W. Colby, of
Nebraska, president OF the American Vol
unteer Legion, to fight for Cuba. ann ounced
last night that his company had been com
pleted, and that the men would be formally
enlisted tonight.
Mr. Matchett, who will go with Company
A, of the District of Columbia Volunteers.
as the organization is to be known, stated
that he had enrolled only men with mill
tary experience He has secured the sig
natures of three sergeants and six privates
of the District militia to his enrolment
papers, and the remaining members OF the
company are men who have served five
or ten years in the United States Army
and received honorable g discharges He was
compelled to send many applicants away,
as the company was completed much
earlier than was anticipated.
At the meeting tonight officers of the
company will be elected by the men with
but one exception, the captain of the COM
pany having already been selected While
his name is kept secret, it is known that
he is an ex-first lieutenant of the United
States Army Gen. Colby will furnish the
money necessary to transport and arm the
company.
The company will not leave the city as
an organized body, but as individuals, thus
avoiding violating the neutrality laws.
Upon reaching the Island the permanent
organization viii he effected The term
Of enlistment Is four months. Mr..
Matchett said last night that in all prob
ability several more companies would be
organized in the District. The present
company will leave for Cuba in about three
weeks
The morning times., 1897-02-05
HIS LONG LIST OF CRIMES
Blanchard Will Have to Face a
Number Of Charges.
He Tried to BuncO the Mexican
Minister, but Failed-Stolen
Goods Recovered

Detectives Helan and Boardnan are piling
up additional evidence against John d.
Blanchard, the clever confidence man, who
is held at the Twelfth street station for
hearing in the police court today. In addi-
tion to the cases mentioned in the Morning
and Evening Times yesterday, the detectives
have learned that Blanchard tried to bunco
Mr. Romero, the Mexican minister, out of
$50.
He knew that Mr Romero and Dr. e. w
Pope, of No. 1109 Fourteenth street. were
warm personal friends, and on Tuesday
Blanchard visitedthe Mexican embassy. He
informed Mr.. Romero that Dr. Pope had
been suddenly stricken with paralysis and
required the use of $50 at once Blanchard
had previously lived wiJht tn PHI ysician, who
had been the young mans benefactor, and
consequently knew OF his friends and habits.
Minister Romero became suspicious OF the
story told him by Blanchard. He knew
Dr. Pope was well-to-do, and wondered
why he should find it necessary to ask for
such a small sum.
81 will call on the doctor myself said
the Mexican minister. Il am very sorry
to hear he has been parayzed, and will
let him have any amount of money he may
need
or course, when Mr.. Romero called at
the doctors residence a short while later
he found that Blanchard had tried to
bunco him He tried similar dodge on
Bryan, the grocer, but the latter sent the
money to Dr.. Pope by a clerk, who dis
covered the fraud
Detectives Helan and Boardman have al
ready worked up six cases against the
prisoner-four of false prctenses; one of
forgery and one OF grand larceny; with
| perhaps as many more to be heard from
Blanchard has confessed most of his
crimes to Detective IIelan, who says he
has several more jobs ''up his sleeves
| which will come uplater. The prisoner is a
| hustler, the police say. He did all
| this crooked work since last Saturday
| One of the fellows favorte games was
! to get goods from merchants on forged
| orders On these he used the signatures
| Of DR.. Pope and w. b. Moses & Sons, in
| whose establishment he was employed as
| bookkeeper.
| The detectives made a house to house
| canvass yesterday afternoon at places
| where Blanchard confessed lie had left
| stolen goods. They recovered over $3.50
worth OF pr roperty, whichis piled up in the
| detective office at police headquarters.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
THE LAW is NOT REQUIRED
An Opinion of Attorney Thomas on
House Bill 10093.
The Supreme Courts Power Ample
to Accomplish What the Bill
. Provides For.

In recommending adverse action on House
bill 10093, pending in Congress, and
Intended TO regulate the service of SUN
mons in the courts of justices of the
peace, the Commissioners stated that they
based their recommendati ion upon an
opinion of Attorney Thomas, a copy of
which was transmitted.
The attorney took the ground that there
is no necessity for the proposed legisla-
ton. The provision in the bill that the
justices shall fix the time OF trial be-
tween the hours of 8 O'Clock a. m and 4
o'clock p. m. would, in his Judgment,
place those defendants who depend upon
their labor for a living at a disadvantage
by requiring them to leave their work be-
fore 4 O'Clock TO attend trials, and the
clause which requires surnmonses To be
served not less than five nor more than
fifteen days from their date, he regards
as unreasonable, and creating unnecessary
delay.
While Justice may now issue a sum
Mons returnable the same day, the at
torney says, it is rarely done, and then
the law gives him the right on the de
fendant's motion to postpone the trial,
not exceeding five weeks. Mr.. Thomas
says further that he has never known OF
a case where a defendant was not given
one postponement of several days or a
week.
The attorney objects also to the require
ment in the bill that summons shall be
served at least three days before trial by
reading the same to the defendant. He
says the provision is unreasonable, and
would in many instances defeat the ends
of justice.
LII his concluding comment Attorney
Thomas says that the present law re-
qures personal service by leaving q copy
of the summons with the defendant, and
under law enacted February 10, 1895,
the supreme court of the District is em.
powered to prescribe rules OF practice and
regulate proceedings in justices courts, and
it is therefore competent for that tribunal
TO do all that is sought to he accomplished
by the proposed legislation.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
THE MCKINLEY CARNIVAL.
Interest in the Affair Growing
Each Evening

The growing popularity of the carnival
in progress at Masonic Hall under the
auspices OF the Mckinley and Hobart Club
is plainly evidenced by the constantly in
creasing throng of gay and merry pleasure
seekers In attendance each evening. The
scene is constantly changing. New at
fractions are added each night, SO that
even the patriotic regulars find some
thing novel and interesting each evening
1t was Maine, New Hampshire and Yer
mont night" and these States were well
represented among the guests. Judge John
j. Weed, OF this city, an old Vermonter,
made short speech, in which he paid
high tribute to Major Mckinley.
Miss Watson, tie chairman of the press
committee and editress OF Carnival Hap
penings,' was the busiest person in the
hall. What she did not have in her journal
of happenings she had on paper.
The morning times., 1897-02-05

The Times Ad. Writing Bureau
desires to be of real value to
the merchants of Washington.
They all advertise, or at all
events, they all desire TO adver-
tise; and the most of them know
how. May not the suggestions
of others be of value sometimes,
however? The Times Ad. Writ
ing Bureau furnishes TO Times
patrons, gratis and with pleas
uIe, ali of the ben eficiaI busi-
ness ideas that it has been able
to gather in and out of Washing
ton. 1t is maintained at cOnsid-
cradle expense in order to help
Washington advertisers to Sc
cure results when they spend
their money
The morning times., 1897-02-05
The Conference Deferred

The Commissioners Were to have given n
hearing yesterday to the inaugural COM
mittee on hacks and carriages in respect to
the proposed rates for Inauguration week,
but owing to the absence Of Messrs. Ross
and Truesdell the conference was post
poned. Major Powell, engineer commits.
sioner, stated in his Judgment the prevail.
ing Iates, being established formally by
law, should not be changed. 1t is his
opinion, also, that they cannot be changed
legally, inasmuch as thirty days notice
should be given of any alteration in police
regulations, and it is now too late to do
that.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
A Railway Company Sued.

John W. and Jane Lusby, of No. 454
Massachusetts avenue northwest, entered
suit yesterday against the Capital Trac
ton Company, for $40, 900 damage for
injuries alleged to have been sustained by
Mrs. Lusby, June 10, 1896. 1t is charged
that while the lady was crossing the street
at the junction Of Seventh street and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, she was Knocked
down by a Seventh-strcet car and per-
manently injured.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
News from the Force

home by illness.
Patrolman j. A. Hebrew, jr.. of the
Ninth and q. W Neale and W. H. Harrison
of the Georgetown precinct are on leave.
Matron S. R. Pennifill OF the Twelfth
street station is sick a + her hoIne.
The sick list has been increased by the
addition of Policemen j. C. Holmes. of the
Second, J. Z. Lyddane and ]. Sullivan
of the Seventh, ]. S Boswell of the Eighth
and Mounted Patrolman hardwood of the
ninth.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
The Jury Could Not Agree

william Ash, accused of assaulting Will
lam Robinson, on December %, last, with
intent to kill, was tried before Chief Justice
Bingham yesterday. 1t was charged that
Ash struck Robinson with an ak and nearly
caused his death, The defense was that
Ash was defending his own life. After
being out about an hour he jury failed to
agree, and was discharged.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
Investigating Beach's Case,

The case of Samuel R. Beach. who was
arrested by Policeman Bauer for obtaining
goods under false pretenses Wednesday, as
told in the Morning Times, will come
up this morning in the police court. The
officers made a thorough investigation of
his case yesterday, b 1t no additional charges
were filed against him.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
Charged with Housebreaking.

James Wellington, colored. sixteen years
of age. was locked up at the Sixth pre-
cnct last evening by Policeman Cox,
charged with housebreaking in the night.
It is alleged that the prisoner broke
open the door of Mitchell & Reeds stable,
in the rear of No. 422 Second street north
west, some time between midnight and 6
O'Clock yesterday morning, and stole a bag
OF CORN
The morning times., 1897-02-05
Fell Asleep in the slneh.

James Wilson, a painter, while intoxi-
Gated late yesterday afternoon, lay down
in the s!ush under a tree onthe reservation
fronting Missouri avenue, and went to
sleep. Park Waterman Riley locked him
up at the New Jersey avenue police sta
tiou. charging him with trespassing on o
government reservation.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
Mrs. Kimball.s Friends at

Efforts are being made to have the case
of false pretenses against Mrs. Annie Kiln
ball settled out Of court, and it is believed
they will prove successful. Mrs. Kinball
was charged with impersonating a legatee
of the Lemon estate and securing from
Miss A. Louise Hendricks, the nlilliner,
three bonnets, valued at $50.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
The Complaint Dismissed.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday. in an opinion by Commissioner
Prouty. announced its decision of the case
of Wolf Brothers VS.. the Allegheny Valley
Railway Company and others. Unjust
classification OF complainants envelopes
was alleged in this case. The complaint
was dismissed.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
A suit for Partition

Charles B. Croten entered suit yester
dav against Delilah Croten and Josiah
Croten. his mother and brother, for
partition of property, the latter consist
ing of premises No. 500 @ street northwest.
1t was left by Robert Crotch to his heirs,
the parties to the suit.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
An Ice Company's Assignment.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 4.-The Consumers
Ice Company assigned this morning, with
out preferences, owing TO tlisa greement
among stockholders. The assets are placed
at $107 900 and the liabilities at $s1 ,o0O,
and the parties interested say that the con-
cern is solvent.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
MRS. PARET BURIED.
Bishop Satterlee Read the Services
at Rock Greek Cemetery.

at Hoch eTeeh teueteTy.
The remains of Mrs. Maria G. paret,
wife of Bishop William A. Paret, of the
Episcopal diocese of Maryland, who died
in Baltimore on Monday, Were buried in
Rock Greek Cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The funeral services were held in st.
Peters Episo opal Church in Baltimore at
IL O'Clock and the body brought here for
burial. Bishop Satterlec, who conducted
the ceremonies in accordance with the
Episcopal ritual, accompanied the remains
and read the funeral service Tor the dead
at the chapel in Rock Greek Cemetery.
The pallbearers were from Baltimore.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
New Route to indianapolis and Chi.

Through Pullman Sleeping Cars daily
from Washington via b. 6 o. r. r. ut
1I:45 a. IN. Arrive Indianapolis 700 a.
n, Chicago 1900 noon.
AL ,23, ,25,27 ,30-fe1 ,3,5,S,1I.
The morning times., 1897-02-05
Mems
Suits

At FIVE DOLLARS. All
winter OVERCOATS and
ULSTERS at HALF PRICE.
All Children's Suits, Over
coats and Refers at HALE
PRICE is what is keeping
us very busy during this,
the usually dull, month of
February.
Twill pay you to buy now,
if you ever expect to have
use for them, for never again
will you have such an oppor-
tunity.
Mems Suits and Separate
Trousers, Mems and Boys
Hats, Shoes and Furnish
ings, ONE-THIRD OFF.
naLfuoao Gharxr @ In