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Evening journal., 1897-05-04
GETTING READY FOR THEIR DEFENSE.
LEGISLATORS TO APPEAR BE-
FORE THE INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE-NO SENATE sES-
SION THIS AFTERNOON.

tOMMl EE-NO SENATE SES-
SION THIS AFTERNOON.
Special Despatch Evening Journal.
Dover May Representative Rob-
ert Mccullough has retained William
T. Lyman to represent him before the
investigating committee. Senator pyle
Will represent himself
The Senate will held no session this
afternoon. as three OF It's members are
on the investigating committee and
three on the Divorce Committee.
Representative Hazel announced
that the investigating committee would
meet at 1 o'clock in the Levy Court
room, and invited the members of the
House and newspaper reporters TO be
present, and especially requested the
attendance Of the members OF the Di-
vorce Committee.
The Senate recommitted the bill re-
lating to the city solicitor of Whining
ton, which had been reported favorably
with an amendment reducing the sal
airy from $4,000 to $1,SOO, and allowing
deputy az salary OF 5000.
Mr.. Harman made a statement in be-
half of the bill, and opposing any cut.
The House killed the Senate bill al
lowing the Farmers and Merchants
Bank of Maryland to do business in
Delaware on the ground of a bad prece-
dent.
The bill compelling railroads TO
carry bicycles free was reported in the
House without recommendation.
The Wilmington Women's Christian
Temperance Union filed in the House a
protest against race track legislation.
The opponents Of the State Work
house bill were heard at o'clock this
afternoon.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
SCRAMBLE FOR A JOB
WORKINGMEN JOSTLED EACH
OTHER TO GET ON THE UNDER
GROUND WORK.

WORklNGMEN JOSTLED EACH
OTHER TO GET ON THE UNDER
GROUND WORK.
There was a scrambling and jostling
such as has seldom been seen in Will
mingtOn, this morning at No. 4l0 Or
ange street, where the Ohio contractors.
who have received the contracts for
placing under ground all the wires Of
the Delmarvia Telephone Company,
were giving out the sub-contracts and
employing laborers.
There are high steps leading to the
front room, where the contractors sat,
and these steps We're so packed with
eager men that they were obliged to
hold each ether on to avoid an upset
from the steps.
The Delmarvia Company began
breaking ground at o'clock this morn
ing at Sixth and Orange streets. The
work will continue for the present on
Orange street from one end of the city
to the other. The company's lines will
extend two miles around the centre Of
this city
. A. G. Phelps Jr., Of Baltimore, has
the big contract for tearing up Will
mington. He brought with him only
Captain Frank Wood. his supervisor
and Frank Shandley, foreman.
We employed over l5O men this
morning said Mr. Phelps to an Even
ing Journal reporter this afternoon.
We shall make up separate gangs. and
all men who show plenty of grit and a
Willingness to work will be retained in
our employ, while others will be added
every day"
Among the army of men employed
this morning were masons, pipe-lay-
ers, lincmen, street PAYERS. bricklayers
and plumbers.
Captain Wood said: 1--WE have use
for everybody but lawyers and preach
crs."
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
NoW COMMISSIONED HART.

Alexander J. Hart assumed his seat
as member of the Police Commission
last night. 1t was the boards regular
meeting, and little business was on the
slate for transaction. Dr. NJ. ]. Hughes
was reelected police surgeon. The
Summer clothing of the police will be
inspected next Thursday, and the men
will don it Sunday. The police we're
given permission to have their annual
field day on June IA.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
CHERRY ISLAND HARSH BILL.
IT'S RIVAL DELEGATIONS IN
DOVER YESTERDAY-WAR BE
TWEEN ROAD COMMISSIONERS
AND LEVY COURT


Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, May 4.-Rival delegations
were here yesterday in relation to the
bill of the Delaware Construction Com
pany to have its high land on Cherry
Island, Wilmington, exempted from
marsn bank tax. Those in favor of the
bill were Samuel II. Baynard. James
A. Moylan, j. A. Wood Alyan p. Nor
rison. William Churchman. Thomas j
Talley and William Sellers. They
were accompanied by John II. Rodney
and Peter l.. Cooper Jr, attorneys.
The opposing delegation was composed
of j. Atwood Weldin, Isaac Elliott.
Samuel and Henry Talley and ex-
United States Marshal Henry c. Ma
hairy. They claimed that if there was
any exemption it would serve to break
up the company which is now keeping
up the banks from the Brandywine to
Edge Moor. A hearing was given them
at noon, but the House will not take
up the bill until next Monday.
William Lawton is so incensed by
reason of the opposition to the bill
that he has resigned as a director OF
the company
ON THE WARPATH.
Now the battle is on between the
Levy Court and the road commissions
els of New Castle county. The former
wishes TO abolish the commissioners
and take charge of the roads. and the
latter do not propose to be abolished
If lighting before the General Assem-
bly, will prevent il john w. Voshell.
Michael koegan and John =. Cochran.
Jr., Of St. Georges hundred: John Sim
mons. of Blackbird hundred. and John
Townsend, Of Appointments hundred
all road commissioners, We're here yes
terday in opposition to the bin abolish
ing the boards of road commissioners.
They found that It passed the House on
last Thursday. They set about endeav-
oring to secure reconsideration of the
vote by which IL was passed and made
a thorough canvass Of the House. Some
Of the members advised them to go
into the Senate and kill IL there. but
they knew q game worth two of that.
and secured reconsideration Of the vote
by which it passed the House and had
it Tecommitted. During the noon re-
cess they were given a hearing.
STEAMBOAT COMPANY OFFICERS.
A meeting Of the Frederica Steam
boat Company was held on Saturday,
and the following officers and board Of
directors were elected; DR.. Thomas V.
Cahall, president; James T. Postles,
treasurer; John w. Townsend, secre-
tary; William e. Davis, Daniel
Thompson, Charles Posties and Leander
S. Hopkins the latter succeeding Dr..
James G.. Stanton, of Camden, n. j.,
resigned.
City Tax Collector Eugene NJ. Sayers,
Of Wilmington. was here yesterday
looking after legislation affecting his
office.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
WORK sTILL GOING ON.

Despite the injunction case Of the p.
w. & B. railroad against the Whining
ton City Railway Company, which
hangs in the Court of Chancery. the
work Of laying the railway tracks
along Third street is progressing. Rails
are being laid from Fourth and Pine
streets TO the Diamond State Iron
Companys works, but the work Of
placing the frogs across the railroad
cannot be done until the injunction
case is settled.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
WORK FOR WILMINGTON BUILD
ERS

Captain e. L. Rice to-day announced
that the new telephone exchange build
Ing to be erected at Sixth and Shipley
streets will be put on the boards next
Thursday. Fully twenty Wilmington
builders are expected to estimate on
this work.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
TWO KEEI.s BEING LAIn-

The keel for the barge Philadelphia,
which the Jackson and Sharp Com
pany Is building for the Floating Ele-
vator Company, is laid. The keel for
Hughes Brothers & Bangs tug is being
laid at the Harlan and Hollingsworth
Company's yard.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
LAST PLAY OF THE SEASON.

The theatrical season in this city
viii close on May 12, when "A Con
tented Woman" will be presented, With
Caroline Miskel-Hoyt in the leading
role. The play is Hoyts latest. fun
niest and best, and has been an i'm
mense success this season. Caroline
Miskel-Hoyt has played here before,
being best remembered as the beauti-
full Ruth in "a Temperance Town"
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
IN DOYER TODAY.

Among the visitors at Dover to-day
were James II. Hoffecker. Jr., Horace
G.. Knowles, Chief of Police Dolan.
Herman First. Josiah Marvel. William
Prickett, William p. Morrison and
many others.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
ArTER NAM -DAYs IN REn-

S. Richardson Pusey, of the Whining
ton City Electric Company, who has
been confined to his room for more
than six weeks with pleuro-pneumonia
left to-day for Centreville, Md, to re-
cuperate.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
BOARD AND ROOFS.

,WANTED.-Occupant for nicely fur
hlshed 'front.' rooms, communicating or
single, as desired location West Side, ,south h
OF, and within a block of Delaware ave-
nue.. Address X. L. NJ, this office
p, WANTED.-Boarders at 81 Pine street.
Terms moderate.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
LAID OFF AT EDGE moon.

About thirty men were laid off at
Edge Moor Bridge Works yesterday.
The company is engaged on several
small bridges for the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
sun ACAINsT THE ~

Thomas ID. Conner to-day entered
suit IN the Superior Court, through his
attoIney. Walter Bacon. against the
Mayor and Council OF Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
OUR SOLE OBLECT

OUR SOLE OBJECT
IN selllng Gasoline Stoves is to secure
ntW customers Tor gasoline For this
reason we do not consider profit on the
stoves we have them now at prices
loMer tnan we have ever known before
..ns an De seen at either of our stores
GASOLINE STOVES REPAIRED
PROMPTLY.
Gasoline, gal. SOC
HUTCHINSON'S,
Sixth and King Streets Wilmington and
oil Delaware street, New Castle.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04

Hack will leave Fourth and Market
streets for LOmbardy Cemetery at 2.30
o'clock on clear Sundays.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
ON THURSDAY. NAV 6 A. s9o o,clock
EOR SALE.
At No. AS Market stree

MILK FOR SALE.-Aerated milk from
registered Jersey cows. delivered daily
wholesale or retail in any part of city.
CITY
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

0SOR SALE.-Good-win and fixtures of
N licensed saloon, centrally located. Pos
fession Immediately. Apply to William
|SaNter, Fourth and Shipley streets.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
LOST AND FOUND

LOSr.-rwo hundred and forty-eichi
dollars Suitable reward II returned &c
Thomas Fagan. 223 Shipiey street.
LOST.-Pair gold spectaclcs. with ini-
tials i. &. NJ. Return TO Mrs. J.. q. Muir
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
REMEMBER THIS:

Little bird few up the spout,
Rain came down and washed him out
Sun came out, dried up the rain,
Little bird flew up the spout again.
Suits dyed, SOC King.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04

OFFICE. SEVENTH AND KING.
II. T. Sergeant. coal and wood. Larg
pea coal for family use. OAK or pine
wood, $3.50 a load. Phone 545.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
PUBLIC SALES
PUBLIC SALE OF

PUBLIC SALE OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. CARPETS.
ETC,
At No 41S Market street.
ON THURSDAY, MAY c. at $50 o'clock.
Consisting of one piano. parlor suit.
chamber suits, sideboard. refrigerator.
wardrobe. secretary and bookcase couch.
extension table, reclining chair. chairs.
tables Brussels carpet. cook stove. oil
paintings, glass and queensware and many
other articles
Open for inspection Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Goods must be sold
S. SMITH.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
NOTICES.

ARTEMAS SMITH has removed his law
oflce to NO SSS Market St, second floor.
MEDFORD II. CAHOON has removed
MS oiflee to SS6 Market ST.. first floor, rear.
NOTICE.-A MEETING OF THE CITY
democratic Association will be held i'm
Jne Jne rooms OF the Young Mems Democratic
., at $50 o'clock
j. A. MAGEB, President.
II. j. GORMLEY, Secretary
Wilmington, Del, May /, 1897.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
NOIICE TO DELINQUENT COUNTY

Wilmington, Del, April 26. 1897.
FINAL notice Is hereby served on
all persons owing county taxes that said
taxes must be paid on or before the 2Oth
day of May. All tax bills not paid by the
above date will be placed i'm the hands of
the sheriff for collection. The provisions
or the law will be strictly enforced as /
am compelled 10 close UP the accounts
JOHN 4. DICKEY. Collector.
JAMES MARSHALL, 9Th and Pine SITS.
has been appointed general agent for sale
of O'Keefe's Homeopathic Medicines. Pro-
cure these medicines by sending your ad-
dress to James Marshall. or to ]. e. Stew
art. yl3 church ST., or to j. Il. Beckett
rhird and Searles streets.
NOTICE is hereby given that at the
present session of the General Assembly
of the State Of Delaware, ! shall apply for
an act divorcng me from my husband
Thomas II. Demby.
MARY F. DENNY.
wilmington, Del, April 10, 1897.
SEWING MACHINES-S1s. $50 to 800. 90 for
any 800 sewing machine made second
hand machines, $500 up. Cash or easy
terms. All makes of machines repaired
Needles and parts for all machines.
L. NJ. ROCKEFELLER
No. 100 West Seventh street.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
BUSINESS CARDS.
ELECTRIc sHoEMAKER

Shoe repairing neatly done.
Work done while you wait i'm fifteen
minutes.
Mems half-soled ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .35c
Mems heele9g - .i5e
Boys half-soled and heeled. .45c
Children's half-soled and heeled. 35C
Corner Fifth and French Streets.
]. B. COOPER,
PIANO TUNER.
=. o. BOX pa. Wilmington. Del. Grad
uate of the Tuning Department, New
England Conservatory OF Music.
SEWING MACHINES.
wheeler & Wilson, $500. The Singer
$500 Domestic, $500. Standard, $500
Household, $500. Other makes at Sl6, 81
$40. Oak or walnut Ten years guaran
tee.
Sold at 800 per week.
Secondhand machines at $500 up Re
pairing, 80 cents.
J. II. O'DONALD
No. i2 f. Seventh ST.. Wilmington. Del
Evening journal., 1897-05-04

Bull dog toes are stylish. Cleland
has them in ladies' shoes.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04
WILMINGTON & NORTHERN FINANCES.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY
HELD YESTERDAY AT BIRDS
BORO, PA.
Evening journal., 1897-05-04

hoe repairing neatly done.
Torlr done while Won wait
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-29
A Tired Feeling.

New York, Aug. 2S.-Wheat suffered
from tired feeling today. Not only
did prices settle to a point about 10
cents below the best prices OF the ses-
sion, but speculative dealings were
the smallest for any similar period of
time in weeks. Except for a little sell
ing on foreign account, the morning S
trade was mostly in the hands of
scalpers. Weakness was favored by
Indifference on the part of exporters,
better harvesting weather in the ex-
trene northwest, and expanding farm
ers' deliveries of new winter wheat
On the other side was an advance of
1b@1d. in the Liverpool cables and very
heavy wheat and flour shipments for
the week, making 10,000,OO0 altogether
in the past two weeks. Opening prices
were little lower than last night, at
94Slc. for December, They rallied from
this point to 955sc.. but the bulge in
spired active selling for long account,
which tunbled values to $3.50. The
official close was at 9415c. Subsequent
" on the curb, however, new covering
orders lifted it to 94%c., the o'clock
close being 94%c. bid.
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Nevada.

Wells Herald: a party of Sparks
Harrell men went on a wild horse hunt
in Thousand Springs valley last week
and succeeded in killing rs of the use
less mustangs.
AL Prater, a we'll known Comstock
miner, was seriously injured by a cave
in in the 300-foot level of the Bruins
wick lode.
Last Sunday night was the hottest
ever experienced in Elko, the thermom-
eter recording so. most of the night.
Ell1o Press: California cattle buyers
are beginning to realize that eastern
buyers have blood in their eyes and
mean to get Nevada beef if money will
buy it. BY the looks of things the
California fellows "ain't in it."
Phoebe Record: A cloudburst oc-
Cured in the mountains near the head
of Cedar Wash last Saturday. The
water reached a depth of seven feet,
and rushing down in a torrent tore out
the pipe lines of both the DeLamar
and April Fool companies and caused
a shutdown of both mills for nearly
two days. Besides replacing the pipe
washed out, the lines had to be dug
up for some distance to remove the sand
and rubbish, with which they were
washed full. Both mills started up
on Monday
Reno Journal: Ninety thousand
young trout were brought from Lake
Tahoe and planted in Bonner lake
Wednesday, This makes los, 900 fish
that have been put in Bonner lake this
season.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-29
WYoning Horse Thief shot.

ThermOpolis, Wyo., Aug. 27-A young
man named Ray McLane, recently re-
leased from the Deer Lodge, Mont. jail,
was shot and badly wounded five miles
south of this place yesterday afternoon.
by Deputy Sheriff Lew McCann. Nc
Lane had stolen a horse. saddle and
bride from a nearby ranch. and Nc
Cam pursued and captured him. While
returning to ThermopOlis. Lane decided
to make his escape. and started his
horse off on a mad gaHop in an effort
to do SO. Mccain ordered the horse
thief to stop. but his command was not
needed. After firing a shot over the
fellows head and ne still showed no in
tention of hating, the officer took de-
liberate efm end fired. The ball took
effect in Lanes right side. and he tun-
bled from his horse. He was then
brought TO town ard his wound
dressed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-29

Washington. aug. 2S.-First Assistant
special instructions to postmasters
throughout the country, providing for
the expedition Of transient mail in
cities. the instructions being intended
specially TO benefit commercial travel
ers and theatrical companies. For some
time the attention OF the postoffice de-
partment had been directed to this
class of postal matter, and the delays
to which it is subjected that proved
source of trouble to the Department.
Much of the mail that reaches the dead
letter office could have been saved con-
siderable travel by prompt attention at
the originating Office. Following are
the instructions:
Postmasters are instructed to make
special effort to deliver mail addressed
TO transfers., observing particularly
parag graphs one and five, section 523,
Of the postal laws and regulations. Let
ferS endorsed transient should not be
delivered TO a resident patron of the
Office, although he give the same name
and initials as the addressed. Let
teTs addressed to travelling men and
10 members of theatrical companies. or
show troupes. which are known TO
have departed from q particular place,
should be Immediately forwarded to
such place by the postmaster, endorsed
Address corrected by postmaster at
-" although no order to forward
be on file. Letters so addressed ar
irving at an office after the departure
of the company or troupe are fairly
presumed to have been sent there
through obvious mistake Of the sender
in addressing Them" and it would
doubtless meet the wishes of both the
sender and addressee to forward them
TO their known destination as con-
templated in section $40 of the postal
laws.
'-Postmasters should always bear in
mind that their most important duty
is the delivery of mail and That wher-
ever discretion is conferred upon them
by the regulations of the department.
is to facilitate such delivery and avoid
failures. which result in disappoint-
ment TO the public and discredit 10 the
postal service
Another matter which is occupying
the attention of the postal authorities
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-29

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-The strain in the
wheat market was slackened very
much. That was apparent as soon as
trading commenced. Liverpool was
f1rmer and from Ad. to I'D. higher
than it closed the day before, and on
that account a steadier feeling pre-
vailed here at the commencement of
the session. Opening prices were at
some Improvement. but there was no
such radical difference from yesterday S
closing rates as has recently happened
over night. December was the only
delivery heard of for minute or so
and it brought from 90A to 901ac., as
compared with soc. at the end of the
previous days session. 1t gained an
other &c. over the higher of the open
ing extremes and followed that by a.
gradual decline to half cent below the
lower, SS1a ruling about 10:45 o'clock,
The week 5 exports from both coasts
as reported by Bradstreets amounted
to 5.419,653 bushels, against S,5S3,000
bushels the corresponding week of
1896.
That showed a sufficiently healthy
export movement to have been a prob
able element of the firmness of the
opening. Argentine did not ship any
wheat to Europe this week. The re-
ceipts at Chicago for the day were 100
cars, only % of them of the contract
quality Minneapolis reported 342 cars
received and Duluth SO, total of SS5
against COZ the similar day of the pre-
vious year. The exports of wheat and
flour from Atlantic ports for "a hours
were equal to about 100000 bushels.
Beerbohms cabled some more startling
figures about European shortages, Civ
ing the wheat crop of Roumania about
l6, coo, 600 bushels smaller than the year
before, and of Bulgaria about $1,000, =
600 bushels less. The same authority
estimated the worlds shipments of
wheat and flour to Europe for the week
at 1900, 900 bushels. The visible sup
ply Monday is not expected to show
much change
Closing cables showed a decline at
Paris equal to 3ss cents per bushel for
August and 23s cents per bushel for
Novem ber- February delivery, and a
decline of IL cents per bushel at Ant
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-29

werp. A heavy buying wheat crowd,
variously ascribed as being for account
of Armour & Co. or the George B.
French interests. caused an advance in
December from around SS5s to S9s4
about half an hour from the end of
the session.
1t finally RISE to 90 cents, at which
price it closed. September ranged be-
tween 81 and 943s and closed at 921A-a
decline of one-half a cent.
Corn was the center Of the greatest
activity of all. the markets, which is
not saying much, the volume of bust
ness being considerably smaller than
of late.
light business was done in oats
with prices throughout following
wheat and corn Trading for the most
part consisted of exchanging.
Provisions were weak and the bust
ness only moderate. Shorts gave the
market about all the support it re-
ceived.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-29
ter than last year. and rs per cent bet

ter than last year. and rs per cent bet
ter than any previous year.
John Hobbins. a well known sheep
man of Collins has sold to August Matt
6,100 sheep at S2.25 per head. and all of
his range land price for both sheep
and land $4,000. Hobbins has also sold
to an eastern buyer 5000 yearlfngs and
2-year-old wethers at $40 per head,
which closes out all of his stock inter
ests-
The coal product of Montana last
year was 1,54S.445 tons, valued at 81
279.672. Cascade county is the heaviest
producer.
c. A. Hamann of Kalispe1l brought in
a pretty good wheat story to start off
the season with. He says from sicsls
grain Of wheat he has IS stalks grow
ing. each one bearing a large well filled
head. with an average of 100 grains %
the head. making 1850 grains from a
single one planted
Typhoid fever is epidemic at Belt.
and over 80 persons are now down with
the disease.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-29
Idaho State Fair VIII Last
Five Days.
WHEAT TO SAN FRANCISCO
WOOD RIVER FARMERS WILL
TRY PACIFIC COAST MARKET.
Female Cattle Rustler Captured IN
Wyoming - Evanston Sheriff
Chases Man to Echo-Big In
crease In Yellowstone Park Bust
ness-Montana's Coal Product
Cloud Burst In Cedar Wash.
Idaho.

The Idaho State Fair committee has
decided to extend the event over five
days. beginning Oct u and continuing
until the 18th. The exposition building
will be 20ox12O feet There Will be 500
stalls Ger stock
the revised figures on the state as
sessments show a total of S29, 9h1, 920.
The governor and secretary of state
Will SO to Shcsh0ne county this week to
supervise the selection of timber lands
for the state
( c. B. Stenenburg has purchased the
Cassia County Times.
The Chinese of sPlacerville are run
ming tan games and faro banks in VIC
laJ-ion OF the law
The farmers on Silver creek and Little
Wood river are thinking strongly of
clubbing together and making a ship
ment of wheat to San Francisco. They
have learned that they can iget $1.10 a
bushel there for it. but they must pay
the freight.