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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01
. EGlSTERS oRDER.
Ia hEGIsTER'S OFFICE.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY Der

April Goth. 1897,
:, Upon the application OF the Equitable
Guarantee and Trust Comptny, Admins
TRAITOR or CArotIne H. White. lcta Of
wilmington HID, in said county dsceaseS II
y ordered ant directed by the Koeinter
That the AdiDiHlstra>or aforesaid rive
notice Of granting OF Letters OF Aamfntiit.
lration upon thoedtate of the decsassi with
the dato OF granting thereof by caugInr nd
yertisements to be posted within {1Jsyafrnm
the cate OF such Letters in six OF the most
public places OF the county OF Now CnstIe
requiring all persons having demands
HSaihst mo estate to present the same. or
RDlle by III Rct OF Assembly In such caso
mHde aud provided; aud also cause the ANA
70 be Inserted within the saGlo porioi In the
DAILY hBrUBLiOAN, d newspaper pupllshel
IN Wilmington, DeL, aud to DO contlniiei
therein threo weeks o. 0. d.
f~~~1 Gwen nader tho hand and seal ~
(suAtt olice OF the to.lstor Aforesaid al
Wilmington, In Now Cattle County
,v.,,.o' aioreSiIl tue day aud yosr ubovs
,,, CALVIN ". CROssAN. teg.,tcr.
NOTiCf-Notce 10 hsreby given tRst lot.
ters OF Administration were Ia due form
81 law grated unto the un telsigued on the
ath day OF Aprti. A. "a, 1917 and that
az pereops tsyhlg clStihs against tue cstate
OF the ocasSael must prsssut tho saine duly
attested. to the said a ln In lstyatDr on oe
oefore the 10th day Of April, 1899, or
ahide the ACT or hssouabiy In such case made
The Eq1it able Guarantee & Trus. Co..
hddress--wilmingtop. Del Gas
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

LONDON, May l. = Reuter- cables from
Paris that the Sultan, conscious Of his
strength. has resolved to claim tho Soy.
eereignity of Egypt, 1t Is stated that the
German Emperor has congratulated tho
sultan OH the outcome Of tho war with
Greece.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

Beginning Monday May 3, and until
further notice, tho prices OF our high grade
coal Will be nut, stove and egg S.. 50. Extra
large pea $3.50 You arc wise if You order
your fall supply now. Foil & Joseph,
Front and Madison.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

me cigar store at 1906 King street has
Tor sale all the morning, evening and Sun
Gay papers, weekly story papers, maya
zines ana books of all description, and u
fine line of cigars aud tobacco,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

Ii you want first class crayon, pastel
or water color made. take your best photo
TO Hiram Yerger, II II. 3rd St,,only. Also
portrait frames at correct prices.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

SIS. 90 English Clay weave, Black Dag.
onal suits made to order, Wonderful
value. Lockyers. S09 Market St,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01
Broke the Sewer Plate,

Elegant ll.wool suits made to measure
SO $la, and SIS, GlenroCk, 53l Market
street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

400 ID. Shorts at zoe lb. Sea Aal,en
Scrap BETTY. Quality ESQ. Durstsin. y,
Second street. sss
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01
Obituary.,

$500 English fancy stripe or black trous.
ers made to order Lockyers, SO Market
Street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01
A Dirty Street,

w all-wool blac! or fancy striped pants
made TO order Glenrock, 5?l Markev St,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

snapper soup tonight at Tom Hcrlihy's
els Shipley street,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

NOTlCE-Tho partnership he retorore ex-
~ listing between Charles Gatta ana
LOUIS tRlser. trading as Gatta Il Kaiser
IS this day dissolved by mutu II consent, All
accounts uuc to or by the said firm Will bo
settled by either of the undersigned,
CHARLES GATTA,
WILLIAM KAISER,
Wilmington. April 80 1897.
Nj OTlCE-The undersigned have this day
~ formed partnership to succeeI tia
above hrm and Will conduct tho business OF
wagon building and repairing in all brunches
at Third and Walnut streets.
CHARLES GATTA:
WILLIAM KAISER
Wilmington. Nay !. 1877. mist
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

Snhppsr ~ 'ci to might At Peter a, Fug
ar, IG4 ". Front sLreot
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

5000 Fine Black Diagonal coat and
VnsI to order LociiyoFs. so3 Markct =,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

treat stuff In Gienrook's 50 pants to
order. 80! Market stress
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

VTorkmon Of the Wilmington City Rail-
way Company have laid tho track from
Fourth and Pine street to tho railroad.
Next week rails will DO laid from Third
streot bridge to the railroad.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

BFOke the Sewer Plate.
A pair of horses drawing one Of the Pc.
como Ice Compeny'5 wagons became
frightened at an Eighth street car yester.
day afternoon and pulled the wagon into
the sewer cover at Madison street breaS.
ing it, A red light told pedestrians tn ero
last evening of tho danger and this morn.
ing city workmen were replacing the dam.
aged plate with now one.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01

For first class dyeinS and securing 20
to tho Delaware Dye Works. 210 King
street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-01
100000 Merchant us,th Of

0IUU,UUU meridian
disc for men and boys wear
More styles and lower
prices than we have ever
shown. Novelties, staples
and the popular goods in
clothing ready to wear.
Piece goods for Tailoring,
Furnishings. Hats and
Shoes for all sizes and
shapes of men, boys, young
men and little b o Y s.
Every department crowd
ed with good things that
will please you, that will
cost most moderate money
and will satisfy in wear and
service. One low price
plainly marked on every
article. Exchanges cheer
fully made Or money re-
funded. We want your
trade and particularly your
Influence as the recon.
mendation of a customer
is the best possible adver.
tisement.
The store is open every
evening until 8 O'Clock.
JAS. 7. hULLIN 6 SONS,
Clothing, Sixth
Hats, and Market.
Shoes, Wilmington
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
EL0PE FROM LOS ANGELES.
Hon. Thomas o. Motifs Son Weds Miss
Marguerite HUpD at
Santa AH1

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Feb. 13.-"Ah
me! For aught that l co1ld ever read,
could ever hear by tale or history. the
course Of true love never did run smooth"
So says the Bard of Avon, and to-day one
more experience swells the ever increasing
list of illustrations that prove the veracitv
Of his claim.
Stephen Mott is the son Of Hon. Thomas
D. Mott. formerly City Clerk of Los Ange-
les and later Der of the State LeFis-
lature. Mr.. Mott wooed and won Miss
Marguerite Hupp, beautiful and exceed
ingly vivacious young lady, well known
here and in San Francisco. The wooing
failed to meet with the approval Of the
young mans parents, so to-day Mr.. Mott
procured a marriage license, went to Santa
Ana and was united TO the object of his
choice by Justice of the Peace.
The marriage register gives the age OF
the young man as 81 and that of the bride
as lS, though persons who ought to know
assert that they are both under age.
When interviewed late this afternoon,
Mrs. I. D. Mott. the mother OF the young
man, stated she had nothing 10 say in re-
gard TO her sons marriage. She had OBJ
tanned her first informa ton in regard to
the ceremony from the newspaper re-
ports. Mr.. Mott Sr., who is well known
as politician and property-owner, was
very angry when seen this evening, and
declared most mphatically that the mar
mage had not and never would have the
stamp OF his approval.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
SAN J0SE'S NORMAL school.
Class of Forty Students to Be Graduated
in June - Need of a State
GDDroprIduon.
ApproprlatIon.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Feb. 13.-The semi
annual session OF the Board of Trustees
of the State Normal School was held here
this afternoon. The report of Principal
A. II. Rand all showed that the year opened
with 7I6 students, of which 412 were old
students, 155 were admitted on examina-
tion and otherwise and 149 were in the
training department.
A class of twenty one was grad uated on
Novem Der t, 1895, and the graduation ex-
ercises OF c.ass of tfty-five were held on
January %. The diplomas for this class
were signed by the mem bers of the board
and arrangements were made so that a
class of forty who will be graduated on
June a next will be presented with their
diplomas upon the day that the exercises
OF graduation are held.
Miss Reuecca F. English one of the
teachers IN the training department, was
granted leave OF absence for year and
Miss Caroline l.. Fielder was elected to
the temporary vacancy
A motion was passed directing the
chairman to appoint a committee of three
10 draf. rules and regulations for the
board, report to be presented at the an
nual meeting of the board in June next.
The necessity for the Improvement and
cultivation of the grounds of the school
was discussed, but as there was little or
no money in the fund no action was
taken, pending the fate of the $4,000 ap-
preparation bill that is now being consid-
cred in the Legislature. Fears were ex-
pressed that the $1,000 desired for repiping
the grounds might be stricken out. Prin-
cipaI Randall was advised, In case 1t was
deemed necessary, to appear before the
Legislature and urge the necessity of the
appropriation. The board then ad journed
till the regular annual meeting in June.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

the cause of the detention, and it was
soon noised about that LAO o'clock had
been announced as the probable moment
or cutting the small rope. In the mean
time the First Regiment band had been
discoursing some OF its choicest mum bers
from specially arranged platform near
oy. The band occupied the attention of
the crowd for more than three full hours,
and played score of pieces during the
interim. 1t was decidedly chilly, and che
musicians, when not playing, had enough
to do to keep the blood circulating prop
erly through their veins.
When 11:40 o'clock arrived Robert
Moran and Manager McMurtrie de-
scended the ways to the water and made
a careful inspection. The tide short
time previously lacked about three feet of
being as high as they expected it would
be, but the decision of the examination of
the gauge was that the attempt at least be
made.
A dozen machinists and shipwrights
took stations aboard the Golden Gate to
be in readiness for any emergency. The
ship carpenters, when the order was given
jumped below with mallets and the merry
sound of knocking on the blocks and
wedges announced to the crowd that the
time for the attempt had come.
Twelve O'Clock came and several big
whistles announced the hour. The crowd
set up yell.
One minute past II clock and There
she goes!' came from hundreds of throats.
Miss Henrica Augusta Munger, daughter
of Captain F. NJ. Munger, United States
revenue service and Government in
spector on detail of the Golden Gate, had
cut the small cord. the weights had fallen
into their resting-place the champa gne
bottle crashed and the Golden Gate
moved toward the water At first with a
motion scarcely perceptible then faster
and with grand rush, tanning the wind
and next the water, the vessel took her
plunge and came up bounding like a rub
har kaII
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

the Valley road people have refused TO en-
tertain his proposition. They have no
other course to pursue but appeal to the
courts.
Mr.. KendeIl was formerly banker IN
Sacramento, and is quite wealthy. His
attempt at what is considered 'hold- n"
OF the railroad Is not viewed favora bly, by
the people along the line who could not
so we'll afford to be liberal toward the
competing road.
The Smile Brothers appear still more
unreasonable. They were the contractors
for the additions to Fresno County's
Courthouse, and the Fresnoites feel that
railroad, which means so much to them
and TO the people of the county, from
whom they secured no small amount of
money. The contracting firm owns a
large tract of land and the survey of the
Valley road goes through it for the dis
tance of about mile. The area of land
the strip EN- braces is in the neig borhood
of thirteen acres. For this $4,000 in cash,
improvements along the right of wav,
which will cost about $1,000, and half
interest in a townsite in the vicinity are
asked.
1t appears that Robert Smile has acted
somewhat strangely in the matter. When
the procuring of right of way between
this city and Reedley was first taken up,
he said that he and his brother would DO
nate the strip of land to the new road.
He even went so far as to urge other
property-owne-s along the line to do the
same, and took particular occasion to an
nounce his own liberality. But when the
time came for making the deed, and after
the company had secured deeds for nearly
all of tie right OF way, Mr.. Smile changed
his mind and wanted excellent pay for
his land.
l. J. Truman wants $500 for about four
acres of land, which his tenant and agent
say ls'not worth more than 5000. The land
is assessed at SIS an acre. The railroad
com pany believes that the three acres are
not worth more than q third of what is
asked for them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
WOOED A WIDOW
FOR HER WEALTH
One of the Smith Family
Practices Fraud in
Los Angeles.
Swindles a Gray.Haired Woman
Who Accepted His Proposal
of Marriage.
Her Home Mortgaged TO Meet the
Young Mans r quest for a
Small Loan.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Feb 13-Ths
susceptibility of the occasional widow,
especially if she be advanced in years, to
the wies of the male adventurer has been
strikingly exemplfed here in the case of
Mrs. Harriet B. Stanley and a scapegoat
by the wild, weird name OF Smith. II the
story related by this white-haired dame of
go can be legally substsntiated she has
been the victim of one of the "smoothest"
swinoles that has yet been investigated
by the authorities.
Mrs. Stanley lives on Pearl street, own
ing the property whereon she resides. A
fe W months ago Smith called at her house.
He stated that he was neighbor OF Mrs.
StanIey's and made quite pleasant i'm
preston upon the old lady. The &C
quaintanceship thus begun was assidu-
ous!y cultivated by Smith, and every time
he called Mrs. Stanley liked him better.
He told her of his wealthy father and of
his various business ventures. incidentally
referring TO the lumber business. One
day he seemed quite sad. and it developed
that slipping through his fingers was
chance to go into the lumbe- business.
He was short paltry $500. He proposed
that Mrs. Stanley loan him that amount,
and she readily agreed to do so, taking
his note for the sum.
Soon after this transaction Smith pro.
fsssed the most ardent affection for tie
wealthy widow, concluding with propo-
sal of marriage. Mrs. Stanley told him
that she was old enough to be his mother,
but he soothingly told her that that 'cut
no ice" and that if she would be his bride
age was not factor in the arrangement.
Smith disclosed 10 Mrs. Stanley that he
had paid for cottage all but 500. As
they were so soon 20 be married, and as
everything he had was hers, it would ce-
ment the union to have the place clear of
incumbrance.
Mrs. Stanley mortgaged her Pearl
street residence to give him the 500.
After this Smith deserted his victim
and quit the city. The blow almost killed
the unsuspecting old lady. She consulted
friends, and the attention OF the authori-
ties was called TO the case. As result
warrant has been issued for Smiths
arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
CUTTER GOLDEN
GATE LAUNCHED
Seattle Takes a Holiday and
Hundreds Witness the
Descent.
Stand in the Chilling Wind for
Hours Waiting for the Word
to Be Given.
The New Vcssel Designed for Revs.
nue. Duy In San Francisco
Harbor.

SEATTLE, WASH, Feb. 13.-Four thou
sand people Witnessed the launching of
the steel Government boarding boat
Golden Gate at the Moran Ship building
Yards to-day. The people made it holi-
day and turned out in great force, every
point of vantage and some that were not
points of vantage being occupied. When
the appointed hour drew near, standing
room was not to be had within the yards
nor along the slip leading to the deep
water. The morning was cold and raw.
and the crowd shivered and stood with
chattering teeth, but few were willing to
forego the pleasure of seeing the launch
to seek relief by some glowing radiator.
The minute for the launching had
been announced as S:15 o'clock. Neither
the Morans nor any one else on earth
coald control the tides. They took the tide
books as guide, but alas! the books were
wrong and the crowd was kept waiting
until noon. At one minute past IL O'CLOCK
the Golden Gate, like duck on the wing,
took her course down toward her native
element. Two minutes later the great
crowd was in motion toward the exit, and
Immediately thereafter the yards wore
their accustomed appearance, as if moth
ing unusual had happened.
Judging from the vast concourse of peo-
pie, the launching of the Golden Gste was
one of the most i'm portant events of lat
ter-day history of Seattle. Long before
the time set people were vending their
way out to the tide fats. where the ship
building yards are located, and were pre-
senting their invitation cards at the office
Of the Morans and being passed through
the doors. A crush was expected, but not
so great a one as the reality proved to be.
1t was not long before the improvised
seats an grand stand were overfowing.
A reception committee had been selected
to receive the more distinguished ones,
but two or three such committees would
have utterly failed in an attempt to prop
erly act out their parts.
Every preparation had been made to
have the Golden Gate take the water on
time to the minute. The ways, which
ously smeared with greese and beaswax;
an i'm mense hawser had been made fast
about the steamer from stem to stern and
with one end coiied at the waters ed ge so
that it would play out gradually as the
vessel moved out into deep water A few
props were left, as if holding the craft
upon lever, while the small rope holding
up the two heavy weights like pendulums
was in its place, and the neyer-to-be omit
ted bottle of wine. bedecked in the colors
of the American flag. hung over tue bows.
The minute arrived, but the Golden
Gate did not move out. The tide was not
right. The great crowd, augmenting very
fast at this time, soon became aware OF
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
Grading on the Valley
Road Extension Begins
To- Morrow.
Rights of Way Procured Along
the Route Selected by the
Surveyors.
Three Property-0wnsrs Oppose the
Advance of the Line Over the
Reedley Survey.

FRESNO, CAL, Feb. 13.-J. M. Cory,
Alex Gordon and A. E. Smith, the arbi-
tration board selected to settle the
difference between the Valley Road Com
pany and Frank Ii. Ball over the right of
way through the latter's vineyard south
of town, met to-day, and after several
hours of deliberation awarded Mr.. Ball
$4,000 for the land to be taken by the rail-
road, including damages for the passing
of the road in front of his residence. Ac-
cording to the articles of arbitration there
is no appeal from this decision. The set
tlement of the difficulty with Mr.. Ball
leaves the right of way between Fresno
and Hanford clear, and the company can
now proceed with track building without
any outside hindrance. The grading will
begin on Monday.
The sum allowed Mr.. Ball is a good,
round one for the small piece of land he
Will part with, but the damages that he
will sustain amount to cons iderable. The
railroad will pass along the end of his
vineya facing the avenue and immedi-
ately in front of his residence. During
his residence there Mr.. Ball has made
some fine improvements in the way of
planting trees and shrubbery, and these
will be ruined.
The officials of the Valley road-Robert
Watt, the vice. president; Captain A. H.
Payson, the director. and Chief Engineer
w. B. Story Jr. - who came down from
San Francisco on Friday evening, re-
M aimed here all day and will return home
on the Southern Pacific tomorrow morn
ing. They spent the day in looking over
few important engineering difficulties
south of the city and in conferring with
property-owuers along the Reedley route.
On this line settlements for rights of
way have practically been effected with
all but three property-owners,a and these
are considered SO unreasonable that con-
demnation suits will have 20 be brought
against them-a policy which the railroad
company has now instituted as last re-
source The papers for the suits are be-
lug prepared by the attorneys and will be
filed in a few days. The three persons
who are Lo.dipg out for prices consid-
cred unreasonable by the company are:
w. s. Kendell of Sacramento, |. ]. Tru-
man of San Francisco and the Smile
Bros. (Robert and A. J.) of Oakland.
Their lands are situated near together,
about eighteen miles southeast of this
city aid about four miles south of Sanger
The railway company desires strip
about third of mile in length through
Mr.. Kendeil's place, embracing about four
acres. For this the owner demands $1,000,
or $500 an acre. 1t Is assessed at $27 so an
acre. The company considers $3.50 goo
valuation and is willing TO pay this. Mr..
Kendell wants $3.50 more, however, and
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
ARRAiGNED At BAKERSFIELD
Preliminary Examination of Ed WJNoW
the Slayer of the Notorious Percy
Douqins.

BAKERSFIELD, CAL. Feb. 13.-The
examination of Ed Willow on the charge
of numbering Percy Douglas here on the
evening of January % took place to-day
before Justice Fox. About a dozen wit
nesses were examined. Several testified
that they had heard Douglas threaten
dire injury to Willow, and that he would
fix him" when the occasion arrived.
Some of these threats were heard few
hours before the killing. The case closed
with Willows statement, and the court
postponed its decision until next Wednes-
dav afternoon.
al had not been in Annie Hicks room,
in the Athletic building, long, said Will
low, ''until Annie screamed and said,
There comes Percy. I went to the door
and said, Don't come in here Percy
jumped back and started TO draw his re.
volver. He got it about half out, L think,
and then | fired. / then went to the
kitchen and told Annie to light the lamp.
At this time my dog came up with Doug
las hat l looked into the hall and saw
Douglas lying there. I halloed out for
some one to 90 for a doctor. After this l
took Miss Hicks down TO the Palm Gar
den.
II had been told by several that Douglas
was after me, | bought the shotgun few
days before the killing-about the time
DOUGLAS drew pistol on Officer Oswald.
| bought it 10 protect myself. Last April
Jake f. Laitz told me Percy had threaten
ed me, and that created much uneasiness
in my mind
You don't suppose that Percy Douglas
wanted to shoot your" asked the prose-
cution.
81 certainly did"
''If you were innocent why did you
refuse to make statement to the report
ers immediately after the shooting " hen
askedY' questioned John Douglas, brother
of the deceased.
II was advised not to by my attorney
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

cade has been located in the Baldwin
Hotel block, has removed the stock of that
establishment to the large and handsome
store of his present partner, H. Roman,
which amounts to the crowding of the
stock of two of the biggest clothing and
furnishing goods houses in the State into
one.
Had the emergencies which promoted
the consolidation of these two merchants
been foreseen it is needless to state that
no such extensive and varied line of
clothing articles would have found its way
into any one establishment.
In order, therefore, 10 facilitate the dis