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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
., no IMpKoVE NEiV Castle.
Judge Advocate Frazer is in Charge 9
VIII Make aud Enforce Sanitary Regu

Judge Advocate Frazer is in Charge and
WIN Make aud Enforce Sanitary ReEula-
tiops.
Editor The Gazette: Yes, it. is
true that the City Council OF New Cas-
tie has placed that city in my charge,
and it Is now under my control. 1 shall
proceed at once to reconstruct it.
Order No. ] will be issued in few
days. Communication with the outside
world will he closed until my sanitary
inspectors make an investigation of the
sanitary condition of the entire city.
All violations of order No. will be
heard by me as Judge advocate. l hope
to give the people democratic form Ut
government, and this accomplished. it
will not be great New Castle or greater.
but greatest New Castle. drained and
purified. e. b. Frazer.
Judge Advocate in charge.
Wilmington, June 22d, 1897.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
pIsAsrR0ns RuNAwAr.
A Frightened Horse Creates Considerable
Co,nmotinn.

Coinmotion.
A horse attached to a lumber wagon
ran away from the driver at Third and
Walnut streets about noon on Tues.
day. 1t ran into horse attached to a
Wilmington transfer cab, knocking the
latter down and badly bruising it. The
runaway horss also fell. but was on his
feet in an instant, and ran out Front
street to Shipley, where the front
wheels of the lumber wagon came in
contact with electric car No. &C. The
collision slacksned the speed of tine
animal and the wagon collided with an
Adams Express wagon opposite the
store OF Sehwarzchild & Sulzberger,
whore George Brown caught the horse.
lt was uninjured.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
Manex PAID Over.

Monday afternoon Estabrook & Co.
of Boston, whose bid for the s75, 900
stalking fund loan was accepted by the
commissioners, through representa-.
tive paid over to City Treasurer Adams
a check for the full amount, including
the premium, and received the bonds
in return,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
,,.nt,sm M OAK Grove.

Special Cnrresnonuence OF Gazette and journal
Bridgeville, June %. Two men and
three women, all colored, were bap-
ftized on Sunday at Oak Grove. A
lcampmeeting was also held, and the
two attractions drew more than 1000
people. One of the candidates for bap.
tism got out of the preachers grasp
and waded into deep water, and when
brought ashore she was in an. ex..
hausted condition. Four persons will
BIZ immersed next Sunday.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
Ierm txnlr.s LnlY 1si.

The first appointment which Henry
@. McLear will have to make after
taking the office of mayor on July lst,
will be that of water commissioner
to succeed Henry f. pickels, whose
term will expire on that date. Mr..
Pickels is spoken of as a possible sue.
cessor to himself. Stephen Downey is
also mentioned for the position, The
term is six years, and the salary $500 q
wear
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
A Lad Injured.

Albert Anderson, aged u years, OF No.
l123 Kirkwood street. while playing on
freight cars near the Pullman car shops
on Tuesday, fell and cut deep cash
in his head. He was taken to the Office
of DR.. II. NJ. Frist, where the injury
was dressed.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
Seriously Injured.

Mrs. Mary Maguigan, aged 81. years.
living on Union street, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth, fell down stairs
Monday and broke her right arm
in two places. She also sprained her
back. She was removed to the Delaware
Hospital.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
promotions in Company A,

Corporal j. Warner Reed OF Co. A,
National Guard of Delaware, was
promoted to the position of sergeant
last night, and private, DIR. Philip
Traynor, was promoted to that Of cor
moral,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
orient cxnIa CInb.

The Orient Cycle Club has organized
with A. L. Humes as captain, George
Anger as first lieutenant; Eustis 0reen
second lieutenant, and Oscar Young,
secretary and treasurer. The club, which
numbers 20 members. took a run TO
West Chester Sunday.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
Grades FIXED.

The Street and Saver Directors, some
of the Park Commissioners and City
Engineer Wilson Visited the Highlands
and Brandywine Park Tuesday and
established grades and decided upon
some inlets, two Of which, at the foot
of Adams street, are TO be altered.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
rnkentn Naw CASTLE .nlI.

Court Officer William Heal and Turn
key Little Monday took II prisoners
to New Castle Jail, where they were
placed behind the bars for various
terms. There were nine white and three
colored persons, eleven of whom were
males and one female. sE
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
n.s,I, Of a. j. McCready,

Wordwas received here on Monday
evening of the death of Harvey y, Nc
Cready, at Pocomoke City, Nd. Ihe
deceased was we'll known IN this CITY
and was the father of John McOready a
passenger brakeman on the Delaware
railroad.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
sarereh an artarx.

James Grays, an errard boy at the
Office Of DR.. William p Miller, fell
with bottle in his. hand at Eighth
and Poplar streets Monday morning. A
portion of the bottle entered his left
hand ssvering an artery. Dr. Miller
dressed the injury. Tine lad will re
cover
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
Telephone Buiidtng.

Calvin /. Swayne was on Tuesday
granted a permit for the erection of a
four story building for the Delaware u
Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone Co.,
at Sixth and ahipley strests, at a cost
of S27. 1856. The excavations for the
foundations will BIZ completed in a day
or eo
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
Chnnres Amunr Priests,

The Rev. Edward j. Mealey has as
sumed the position of assistant priest
ut 81. Mary's Il. c. Church. Father
Connolly of Dover has succeeded him
as assistant at ST. Peters Pro- Cathe-
dral. The Rev. 7. f. Waldron of Eas.
ton. Nd, has taken charge at Dover,
and the Rev. Edward A. McVeigh Of
this city has succeeded him at Easron.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
HorseIess carriage.

Alfred /. du Popt uses his horseless
carriage on the highways near Will
mington, but has not as yet visited the
centre OF the city. II is feared that the
pufiing noise caused by the gasoline
engine might frigbten horses
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
Funeral of Miss Wood. .

Special correespondnce II Gazette and Journal
Middletown, June 22.-Tbe funeral
OF Miss Clara Wood. daughter Of ex-
Postmaster Wood. took place yesterday
afternoon. The interment was in st.
Anne's cemetery. n
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
Fourth, OF July.

Several Peninsula towns are arrang-
ing for Fourth of July celebrations.
There is to be une at Smyrna, and the
matter ia being discussed in Laurel
and Georgetown. The Wilmington
small boy has already begun to cele-
brate.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
The New shoe FACTORY.

George N. Holston, who will erect a
three. story shoe factory at the north
east corner of Fifth and Walnut streets.
was on Tuesday granted permit for
the building, which will cost s6, 500.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
appo,ntment for a peiawareap.

President Mckinley. on Monday. ap.
pointed Herbert Deakyne of New
Castle. first lieutenant of the Corps Of
Engineers, to be member of the Cali
fornia Debris Commission.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
Repairing the Republic,s Boilers.

a force of boilermakers from the
shipyards of the Harlan g. Hollings-
worth Go. left Monday for Philadel-
phia, where they will make repairs to
the boilers Of the steamer Republie.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
brewing Co. Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Hartmann & Fehrenbach
Brewing 20. will be held to-day.
The present management of the COM
pany is administered by John G. Hart
mann az president and George Fehren-
bach as secretary and treasurer.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
rn plap ,y,,h Ne,vark

Peter Cassidy of this city, and lately
playing first base for Minneapolis in
the Western League. has Teen secured
by Manager Ellis Of the Newark team
OF the Atlantic League, to play the
initial bag for that nine.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
Burned In a Furnace.

Henry Fox of No. 1913 Claymont street,
while at work in a furnace at the works
of tho Lobdell Car Wheel Go. Fri
day was badly burnod by the explosion
of a lamn which he was using. His in.
jurles were dressed by DR.. ii. W. Bryan,
after which he was sent to his home.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
sudden Death on the Bowery.

New York, June 81. George p. Howell,
once a wealthy merchant of this city,
became i'll on the Bowery early this
morning and died before the arrival Of
an ambulance.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
EnnernI of Lnhn w. Dill.

The funeral of John ". Dill, who
died on Saturday at No. 5l6 II harrison
street, aged 6S Years, took place Tues
day. lnterment was made at Whining
ton and Brandy wine cemetery.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
Mrs. Rebeeca I,ullard Dead.

Mrs. Rebecca Ann Bullard, wife of
Q. +. Bullard of Media. died Monday
morning, aged 62 years, of apopleyy,
after brief illness. One of her chill
dren is Mrs. Annie Satterfleld OF Dover.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24

The Delaware Society of the Cincin-
nati will hold its annual meeting at
the rooms Of the Delaware Historical
Society on July 9th,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24

The p, W. s. b. Railroad Co. is
building station at Gordon Heights.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
MUCH EXCITEMENT in KANSAS
Wichita Illuminated on Sunday
by a Ball of Fire.
SIZE AND SHAPE OF A BARREL
Flashed Across the Sky Almost
Two Minutes.

The Streets As Light As Day, and the ciff-
zens Terror-stricken = A Man Severely
Shocked and His Horse Knocked Down.
An Aerolite Supposed to Have Fallen.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
FIRST NATIONAL OF DOVER
Stockholders Meeting to be
Held on July 18th.
INTERESTING SESSION EXPECTED
Probably VIII be More Lively
Than Usual.

Discovery That Bo.gs' DefaIcations We're
Committed when Both Tho American
surety Co. of New York and the Individ-
nal sureties Were Liabie--iieii.f That
Neither win Surrender without struggle.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
A Nswnrk Glrl Injured.

special Correspondence nj Gazette aud journal
Newark. June IS. Word was received
here this morning that Miss Edna
Armstrong of this town, daughter OF
Rankin Armstrong, who has been at
tending the New England Conservatory
o. Music at Boston, Mass, had fallen
down the elevator shaft and sustained
serious injury, MIR. Armstrong left at
once for Boston.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24

Miss Edna Armstrong. who was in
jured in an elevator in Boston where
she was attending the New England
Conservatory of Music, reached her
home in Newark Monday in company
With her father, Rankin Armstrong.
In the accident her face was torn 80
badly that ii stitches were required TO
close the wound.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
posr master n 81. eeorsel

Daniel B. Stewart has been appointed
postmaster at st. Georgia
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
ON THE TURF.
Pimlico Results


 Baltimore, Nov. SO.-The talent had a good day of it.
 First race, six furlongs-Gun Metal, even, won; Charmeuse, 3 to l, second; Duchess Annette, to 2, third. Tim, 1:1SA.
 Second race, seven furlongs-Miss Ten ny, even, won; Lansdale. 10 to l, second; sun Up, to 1, third. Time, 1:29h. Third race. mile4Premfer. to 5. won; Lobenguela, g to 5, second; Bromo. to 1, third. Time, 1:44A.
 Fourth race, six furlongs- Warrenton, 2 to 2, won; Sanger, to l, second; Sen saItional, to 5, third. Time, 1:16%. Fifth race, one mile-Sqnan, to 2, won; South Africa, to 1, second; James Monroe, 10 to 1, third. Time, 1.44
 Sixth race, Green Spring Valley cup, steeplechase, full course-Ben Bolt, even, won Undine, ito l, second; Sixty, to l, third. Tme. 7:07
The age-herald., 1897-12-01

(Continued From First Page) -~--------------------~ at Ghe front row of the jurors. He drop ped into his selajt the mom.nt the roll cafi was completed.
 District Attorney Youngs thsn arose and moved that day be set for sem tence. MT. Howe was on his feet inn med 'ately and moved for a new trial on the. ground that the verdict was agatnEt the evidence and the weight of evidence adduced. Judge Maddox denied the mo- ton for n=w trial.
 Friday Is Sentence Day
 MT Howe asked the court to postpone the passing of sentence until next fTl- day and Judge Maddox set it down fer Friday next at 10 o'clock n the morning. Then the court thanked th4 jury and dis charged them. Just then Thorn leaned over and spoke to his lawyers. The judge directed that Thorn be removed from the court room. MT. Howe arose and ad- dressing the judge said:
 "If it pIeases your honor I would Hike a few minutes conversation with my client right heret"
 This request was granted and MT. Howe said: "Thank, you; that is all, v and Thorn was taken away still bearing himself as coolly as ever None of the jurors would tell anything about thedr de- libsrations, but it was learned from re- liable quarters that the first six pallets stood Il to for conviction. On the sev- ,enlsh ballot they all agreed.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
MORE TROUBLE
 FOR UNCLE SAM Interests Of Americans By No Means Sale
 in Persia. IT IS TIME FOR ACTION And the Claims of Victor MCCOrd, the
 American Engineer, SHOULD BE PRESSED FOR PAYMENT Says One in Position to Know, Now in Tha Country, or Americans Will Be Sub
 jected to All Kinds of
 lndignities.
SHOULD BE PRESSED FOR PAYMENT

Washington, Nov. 30.-The state de- partment has been notified that the Peruvian authorities are threatening interests of Victor H. McCord, the American engineer, who was arrested and confined in that country during g. revolution and in whose behalf our gov ernment has preferred claim for in- demnity. The notification was formally given to the department through let ter to the department from the attorney who was prosecuting the claim, which, in pant, is as follows:
 Letters from MT. McCord advise me that after declining all approaches of the Peruvians of persuasive character, and being informed that the matter of a claim was in the hands of his govern ment, which was alike interested in the protection of hss rights and those of all ether American citizens in Peru, all kinds of threats locking to coercion had been resorted to calculated to fncite the population against him, such as expsll- ing him from the country and causing the Peruvian Railroad company to dis miss him, and referring to a cable dis patch sent throughout the United States by the Associated Press:
 Movements Against an American
 "L'ma, Nov. S0.-The newspaper press of ths country has persuaded the gov ernment to cause railroad corporation to dismiss from it's employ V. H. Me Cord, an American, because MT. McCord is pushing a claim for damages against the country for false impriscning."
 "The foregoing makes it plain that MT. E. c. White, of New York, for years en- gagged in pursuits in Peru underotood when he wrote and ssnt a letter ad- dressed ito President Mckinley from Arequipa, the scene of all these outrages, and winch is on file in your department and from which I beg leave to submit the following extracts:
 Just as sure as the V. H. McCord claim is not paid it will embolden others to maltreat, rob nd murder Americans, knowing that as this just claim is not paid there is no retreat for Americans in Peru. Knowing this country as we'll as do, can say that this claim will never be paid until the American government forces Peru to do so.
 "All of which is respectfully sub mitted."
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
BALL AND CUSHION.
slosson Defeats Sutton


 New York, Nov. 30.-George F. Slos- son and George Sutton played the sec ond game in the billiard tournament at Madison Square Garden concert haDl this afternoon. Slosson won the lead and chose the white ball. He led off with a flulxe and Sutton followed, scoring one. Slosson gathered in two, after which Sutton ran up nine, keeping ''in" most of the time. Slosson made four playing wide. Sutton's next. run was twenty, a wide carry being used Intellectually. In the fifth Slosson made a splendid masse play within the line, making an tout and in." Slosson passed Sutton in this in- ming, making nineteen, and losing the twentieth on a sky rocket. Thirteen was Sutton's score in this inning, giving him the lead a daring two-cushion drive finishing his run and scattering the balls.
 At the close of the first ten innings the score stood: Slosson, 40; Sutton. 56.
 Another long run of twenty-nine in the fifty third carried Slosson over the hundred mark, the score standing 341 to 21O in Blossoms favor. As the game progressed Slosson's superior skill was visible, and Sutton seemed to lose nerve with defeat staring at him. Tn the nine- teenth he braced up for forty-four, and in the seventy-fifth he made a grand rally and made a run all over the table for fifty-three, a 'sky rocket" ending 1t. The score:
 Slosson, 500; Sutton, 3SS. Averages: Slosson, 6 2-S; Suttons 5.9-37.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
QUEEN AND CRESCENT ROUTE.
Shortest and Quickest Line to New 0rlsansB
 Solid Vestibule Trains.

witl- its connections, formerly the Queen and Crescent route, is the shortest and quickest line from Birmingham to New Orleans A solid vestibule train leaves Birmingham at 1925 night, arriving New Orleans 11:45 next morning. This train carries Pullman's handsomest drawing room Buffet Sleeping Cars, day coaches, baggage and express cars through with~ out change.
 The evening train leaving Birmingham at D. m., carries elegant Pullman Uns ion Sleeping Cars from Birmingham to New Orleans without change, arriv- ing at New Orleans at 6:30 next morn- ing, making connection with Southern Pacific for the west. L. For comfort and speed, travel via the Queen and Crescent Route.
 c. M BILLHEIMER, Travelling Passenger Agent Alabama
 Great Southern Railway, 2019 First avenue. Telephon% GIT.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01

tie at noon between Ell Putnam, moon- sinner, and revenue officers, led by col. Wayne Ferguson, took place four miles from here, near Coxs bridge. Deputy Collectors Al Phillips and c. D. stewart were injured. Siae'wart's right leg may have to be amputated. Pitman, armed with Winchester, held at bay the of1- cers, armed with pistols, and stewart was left with moonsh.ner until large posse from here rescu.d him. Pttman, with another moonshiner, escaped to- ards the dark corner" An illcit still was discovered on Piiman's place. Fur thsr trouble is expected.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01

CT to let me alone if he quit me for like cause. AS a matter of principle, I am opposed to one trying to run another mans business, and so when I found myself not able to afford the luxury of gas, simply fell back on kerosene oil
 "Yes, have paid gas bills which I thought too high, and I have paid meter rent when was not using gas, and thought it wrong, but have always be baved 1t to be ones own private business as to what he charged for any com modity which he had to sell. And when a mans price for "a thing does not suit me, simply do not take dt Of course, if the gas company has violated its con tract with the city, and if it is lawful to annul said corrract- and if the city's interests cam be bettered by annulling it, and if, after informing myself as to all the facts and circumstances sur rounding the case, I am convinced thar it is just and equitable to annul said con- tract, then I will vote to annul it.'
 WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT?
 The question now arises as 10 what will be the result if the city council annuls the contract with the gas company?
 Some are a little doubtful as to whether the city has the right to annul the com pany's franchise. Prominent legal au- thorities say that if the company has violated the contract the franchise can be abrogated.
 The most generally accepted solution is that the gas company will make a new contract to give the people dollar gas.
 The people are determined to have dol lar gas, and now is the time for the gas company ito settle ma ters am.ea bly,.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
IN THE HALLS OF JUSTICE
ANOTHER BUILDING AND LOAN CON-
 PANY SUED.
Defaulting Witness Heavily Fined-Charles Myers Sent to Tuskaloosa-Sander's Ha-
 bcas Corpus-For Killing a Mule.

A suit in equity has been filed in the city court by Lucy E. Smith and T. s. Smith vs. the Interstate Building and Loan Association.
 The complainanss aver that on the 17th day of July, 1894, they executed a mort gage to the defendants. the Interstate Building and Loan Association, to se- cure an indebtedness as evidenced by twlo promissory notes for $1 ,SS0 each, due and payable on March 22, 1897, said mortgage being on certain real estate in Jefferson county.
 That on the 9th day of March, 1897, the interest on one of the notes became due and payable, and in consideration of the payment of $14232, the Interstate Building and Loan Association agreed to extend the time of payment of said notes twelve months, until the 22d day of March, 1898.
 They further aver that in violation of said promise and agreement the defend ant did on the 20th day of November, 1897, fcTecloss said mortgage and that the property was sold by s. P. Bradley who had no authority to sell same, and that the property was bid in by the said Interstate Building and Loan assocla- tion for $2,500.
 The complainants pray that the sale of the property be set aside and that the Interstate Building and Loan asoscia- ton be required to perform its agree ment
 The case of John Ragland vs. J. w. Worhhington & O., assumpsit, was called in the First division of the city court yesterday but was passed on ac- count of the absence of Garter Tyson, an important witness.
 A forfeiture of $100 was entered against Tyson. and unless he ap- pears within thirty days and offers a be made final and will be payable to the party issuing the summons.
 All other cases in this court were passed.
 CIRCUIT COURT \ The following cases were disposed of in the circuit count yesterday:
 Gideon & Newman vs. Mrs. c. B. Hailey judgment for the defendant.
 ID. Barnard & Go. vs. same; Judgment for $S.50.
 Town of Pratt City vs. Julia Fields, appeal; not guilty.
 Town of Pratt City vs. Albert Webb; Judgment for plaintiff for fine and cost of court.
 CRIMINAL COURT.
 The non-capital felony eases are be- ing tried in the criminal court this week.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
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gas company had violated its contract was conceded by all.
 Every one now bears an expectanIt adr and the action of the committee is eager 1y awaited. Ths commit teemen say they have enough evidence on the contract question and they are now awaiting re- plies to letters written other ctties in re- gard to the price of gas
 Chairman Moore said yesterday that it would be impossible for the committee to report to ths, meeting of the city council to be held tonight.
 Some of the records of the city council have to be transcribed and brought into the report. This will require several days, and 1t is not likAy that another meeting will be held until after the meet ing of the board of aldermen.
 The committee is now more than ev5r aroused over the question, and the people have confidence that they will fully dis charg= their duty.
 THE CITY AS A PARTNER.
 FNouuner Mayor B. A. Thompson says that the gas company was flat when the city was taken in as a partner.
 A representative of the company was sent to Cincinnati to consult with a gas expert in regard to getting the concern out of hole.
 The resuM of this conference was that the city was gwen half the stock and the company was bonded to the limit. The race for mayor was made on this issue.
 MT. Thompson was elected and the city was wise enough not to put up any