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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23
co rNrAEEkIr MONEY.


Three Men From the Race Track Arrested
and Discharged.
John Rooney, Patrick Houhan and
Frank Ingram, all young men. were
arrested early yesterday morning, on tpe
charge OF alto mpting to pass counter
felt silver dollar. Thoy we're arraignei
in the City court, but we're immediately
turued over to Uniteu States Marshal
Short.
Shortly before noon they were
arraig ed before United States Com
missioper s. Redmond Smith ami the
examination was conducted by United
States District Attorney l.. g. Sande-
gritt.
Gaetano Massaro. bootblack at the
Merritt House. testified that Rooney.
after having his shoes shined, prrtTei ed
a silver dollar, which was in evidence
and which he pronounced TO be counter
| felt.
Rooney said he and his companions
had received three OF the dollars from
the Iron Hill race track, where they
had been employed,
Charles Cardinelli, fruit dealer at
Front and French streets, stated that
he had changed tine dollar for the boot.
black and afterward returned it to him.
A good dollar was loaned TO Mr.. Van
degrift Mt this juncture, in order 10
ASCERTAIN the difference, but the two
pieces were 80 near alike they became
mixed and il was necessary to resort to
aealss to ascertain which was the good
money.
n Oscar o. Gouert Of the First National
Bank pronounced the dollar to be c0un.
terfeit, beyond dount.
Harry Davis, who Ia employed at
John II. McNeal's restaurant, at Front
aud French streets, stated that Rooney
otfereh him bad dollar for lunches
Tuesday. But the money was refused
and good money was then offered.
E"Mr. McNeal cUrroborated Mr.. Davis
Testimony.
Rooney said hs was not aware that
the money was counterfeit.
Ingram said tina three dollars had
been paid to him ny bookmaker and
be had divided it between them. One
OF the dollars had been paid at tho
in lngram'a possession anil was taken
charge of hy the marshal. The one
found on Ingram was good.
IIooban corroborated Migrants testi-
mony.
All we're discharged. There was no
evidence against Rooney or Ingram,
ana there was NJ proof of criminal in
tent on the part of Rouney.
Commissioner Smith warned the men
and expressed hope that the person
who originally passed the money might
be punished.
IL is very evident, from what has
heen learned since the arrest of the
thrae mon, that somebody has been cir
culating spurious coin at the Iron Hill
race track.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23
MiLL oRNEn HuNDRED MOAN.
Levy Court necid-r That It Has No Juris
dictinn Over Special Commissions.

Levy Court Decid-n That It Has No Juris-
diction Over Special Commissions.
At Tuesday afternoons session Of
the Levy Cnurt the matter of widening
u road running through Marsnalltou,
as provided by the last Legislature,
came up. Sometime ago the Mil Creek
hundred road comm issionerE, repre
eented by Harry Whiteman, complained
to the Levy Court that the special com :
misaioners uudor the legislative act had
not done the work thoroughly, but had
left the road in a bad coalition, anil
the court waa asked TO direct tina
snecial commissioners to complete it.
The court referred the matter to
Attorney Rodney who reached the de-
cision that the court had nothing TO do
with the work, the act requiring the
claimH TO be paid hy the court hut fix.
ing tho dGties OF tho special COM
mission.
The latter, represented liy W. 7.
Lyman. have filed their claims aud
report the compilation of the work. The
court passed a resolution. in accordance
With Mr.. Rodney's ahvice, to the effect
that it bud no jurisdiction in the
matter.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

Associated Ptss' Dispatch by Sne;ial Wires
lansing, Mich. dec. %. Hundreds
of tax titles in Michigan have been
rendered. Worthless by decision Of the
Supreme Court, IN the case of the Con-
necticut Mutual Fro Insurance Co.
against Wood. Tho effect of the de-
cision is that when lands ere bid off to
the State for taxes of one yeur, and are
still held by the State, such lands can
not again he sold for the delinquent
taxes OF succeeding years. The decisi IN
completely upsets the usual proceed ure
10 the Office of the State auditor gen.
eral, and means loss OF many thou.
SANDS Of dollars to the State. The effect
of the decision is so grave that re-
hearing of the case will be asked.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

Master Carpenter J. L. Smith of tho
p. W. & b. railroad has completed a
novel feat in engineering at The long
bridge over the Potomac River at
Washington. The bottom chords in IL
spans and the top chords in the draw
were removed and replaced By now
chords without the atoppage or sacken-
ing up Of the speed of single train
crossing the bridge. The total mum
her of trains crossing over this bridge
10 % hours is about $50, dividad into
about an equal number of steam and
trA.Iey trains, making an Average of a
tr5wi every IL minutes. The stcam
trains arc composed of as many as 40
cara to train 10 the freights and from
five to eight for passengers. The trolley
trains consist of three cars each All
the trains were run on schedule time
during the CHANGE and not mac was
injured in the work.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23
Deaths.

CRUM1Isll-In This city, on December sOth,
lsg1, Mary :, eldest daughter oil Margaret aud
the late James Crnmlish.
FrieEds nj invited TO attend the funeral from
the residence of her mother, 90T VAN Bnroa
street, on Friday morning, 9th inst, at clock
High mass AZ St pauls Church. int. Tent at
Cathedral cemetery.
GLAris-At INLAND, IA, IN Dscem' az 18th.
1877, Mary A., daughter OF John &. and tho late
Elem G. Cats, aged Sc years.
GllAtlAM--At New Castle, Del, ON Decem Der
18th, 1897, Anna. wife Of tue late HE Il Graham.
HAkvEY--on December 10 II. lse1, Mary Il.
pnrvey, daughter OF y, r.. Ionsly and Susan
ron-ly, and wife OF George iiRrvey. nj tho
home OF Thomas Ponsly, No. sa7 du Pont
street.
nILI4-ln this city. on December 18th, 1897, Mrs.
Virginia Hill. wife of Nathaniel d. Hin.
lIUMPHREY-O December 18th, 1907, susanna,
vile Of John W. Humphrey.
LYNN--lu this city, on December 10Th, 1897,
Margaret Lynn, aged Go years.
MCnoWELL-on December elst, 1907, Rose
Mcdowell.
i;olaives and friends are invited TO attend the
funeral on Monday morning, December nth, Mt
o'clock. High mass ~ Sacred Heart Church
Interment new Cathe iral cemetery.
MILL Elton December l9th, 1897, NJ Buffalo.
y. V, James Cleland Miller
ToWSON-In this city, on December 9TH. 1851,
Leon r, son of Ferry u. and Lydia f. 1owson,
aged q months.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23
@larriagts.


BUCESoN-HAMAS-At the ". Z. Church. 81.
Georges Tel. December lst, 1897, by tho Rev.
Julius Dodd, Harry V. Bucksou and Laura NJ.
Haman, beth Of 81. Georges.
FRANK cLouD-At tho residence Of ISAAC II.
Frank. No. 100 Madison street, on December
18th. 1897 by tho kev. John D. G. Hanna,
Rudolph l.. Frank ana Miss Elizabeth NJ.
Cloud, b0h OF Wilmington, Dol.
HAYDEN-B tRD-At tho residence Of tho
bridea bro her, John Baird, No. AL fast Sew
enth street, OIL December 18th, 1897, by The
Rev. Martin b. Dunlap, Michael James Hayden
aud sarah Baird.
HooK-FuoTE-At the parsonage of the New
port NJ Il. Church, December BIN, 1897. by tho
kev. Julius Dold. Ernest II. Hook and Carrie
b. Foote, both Of Marshallton, Del.
sEYFRIED-uAZzAkD tho residence OF the
brides parents, in hester, Pa, on December
18th. 1897, by the kev. John France, Charles A.
seyfrcd mud Nellie llnasard, both formerly Of
Wilmington, Del.
vANSANT--TAYLOR-ht the residence OF the
BRIDES parents, Rockford avenue and West
eighteenth street, on December 10TH. 1877, by
the Rev. Francis Gordon Mer III, Frank Van
SAINT and Bertha Taylor, both OF this city,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23
The Bankruptcy Bill.


Assoclated Pross DispaE;u bv special Wires
Washington, Dec. %. There is
very favorable outlook for the passage
of the Bankruptcy bill. and even the
opponents Of the measure coDcede their
conviction that it will pass both
houses. The majority of the Democrats
in the House, in all probability, will
vote against it. They feel that its in
voluntary feature will allow the credi-
tor class of the East to oppress the poor
in the West when the latter are the
least able to be horne down upon. while
the voluntary phase of the proposed
legislation will encourage dishonesty.
The opposition, however, has felt 10
useless to organize TO defeat the meas.
ure, and will simply put itself On
record. The bill has bsen reported to
the House, and will be taken up soon.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

Edward kenly of IIavre de Grace,
Nd, a carpenter employed on the p,
W. g. b. railroad, had a narrow escaps
from instant death on Moniuy while at
work at the long bridge over the Sus-
quehauna River. With several men he
was engaged in getting ready for plac-
ing new iron girder in position, when
be slipped and fell distance OF % feet
directly toward timber at the fender
in the centre of the bridge. In the
deacent he struck one Of the large tim
although no bones were broken. He
de Grace, and afterwards brought to his
home in this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

Chancellor Nicholson and Judge
Spruancc held Chancery and Orphans
Courta yesterday. 10 Chaucery an order
was granted for commission nf lunacy
upon Alfred Herlrick, now in the Stat4
Hospital for the Insane at Farnhurst.
on an application presented by Arthur
W. Spruance. In Orphans Court.
Lewis g. Vandegrift presented the re-
turn OF tho sale by Mrs. Mary Fen.
Messy administrators, OF the estate Of
Thomas Condor. The property brought
s10,S 25. No opposition was mane and
the sale was contrmed. Both courts
adjourned until January 9th.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

As'oclatedPreS Disoat;l by >1p'tt Wlras.
st. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. @. In
a strongly anti British article, to-day,
the Novosti says: In consequence of
the pretension Of England to compen-
sate herself for the Russian occupation
of Port Arthur by the acquisition of
Port Hamilton. or Lazareff, and in
yiuw OF the possibility Of the disturb
ing action Of japan, Europe stands on
the brink of grave diplomatic compli-
cations. 1t is, therefore, we'll 10 recall
squadron in the Pacific permits Russia,
France and Germany to effectively pre-
vent disturbance of the balance OF
mower.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

and Put his books in tho vault and
lockod them up and had reached the
stairway leading TO the basement when
the second explosion occurred,
DIR. II. Il. Spruance. who saw Mr..
Cooper after he hal hean niured. de-
scribed the wounds which caused
death. lie Haitl there was compound
fracture of the skull on the line of the
skull and face bones, extending from
temple TO temple There were also deep
lacerated wounds and openings into
the brain and one arm was broken,
The Jury made second visit to the
scene OF the accident, after bearing tho
evidence, and considered the matter
we'll before rendering a verdict.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23
NOTES DUE ON CHRISTMAS.

They MUST he Met IN Friday and Cannot
he Held Over Until Monday.
1t will be OF interest to buainess men
to know that notes falling due on
Christmas Day, which occurs on Satur.
day this year, are due and payable on
the preceding day, Friday.
In such cascs as this, the Saturday
half holiday law, which ordinarily ex-
tends notes due on Saturday to the fol-
lowing Monday. does not apply.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23
Mr.. CLEVELAND'S LUCK.
no BaEgeh Many Ducks and Returns I
Work Much Refreshed.

no Begged Many Ducks and Returns 10
Work Much Refreshed.
Grover Cleveland, former President
Of tho United States, passed through
Wilmington at 10 AZ O'Clock yesterday
in the private car Dayy Crockett,
attached to the Atlantic Coast Line ex
press.
Mr.. Cleveland was seen at the depot
BY reporter OF The Gazette. and
stated that he had been cunning for
uucks in South Carolina and had a
royal timo, tia shooting being tine.
lie bagged 43 ducks in two hours. lie
WAS not tired OF his trip but business
called him homo. lie also stated that
he felt much better ana would now be
able TO attend TO business with much
better epirit,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

Associated Press Dispatch Dy sDecial Wlros.
Iron Mountain, Mich, Dec. %.
The school board Of this city has de.
giving too much attention to affaira OF
society, and has called halt by adopt
ing resolution requesting teachers to
refrain from attending dances, parties
and other social entertainments held on
evenings preceding days upon which
school is 10 lie in session.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23
noston's Election for Mayor.

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
Boston, Mass, Dec. o. Complete
and revised returns from 19l voting
precints of this city show that Mayor
Josiah Quincy tDem, was re-elected
yesterday by a plurality of 4,079 votes
Nj. Quincy received 40, 070 votes; Ed.
win Curtis tRep.), 80, 1901; Thomas
Riley Organ Dem. }, 1921, and David
Goldstein Socialist IIabor), 1927. Mr..
Quincy's majority over all is 33l. The
total vote this year was nearly 3, 900
creator than in lSD5.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23
PUBLIo REQUESTS.


Institutions Remembered Ia the viii of
sarah a. Gibson.
The will of Sarah A. Gibson was adj
mittea to prnbate by Register OF Wills
Crossan. The attesting witnesses
were Frank Il. Carswell, Frank +.
Slocomb and George q. Maris.
j. jackson PeIrco was appointed ex-
ecutor of tho will. The estate is valued
ut $40. 600, and the following public be.
quests are made; 5000 each TO the
Home for Aged Women, Newark Union
buryine ground and the Hons for
Friendless and Destitute Children.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

Associated Press Dispatch DY Special Wires
, Washington. Dec. % 1t is learned
that the President has decided upon
the appointment OF John q. Ward as
collector of internal revenue Mt Albany.
N. Y. 10 succeed Louis W. Pratt. who
was said to he defauier. The nomi-
nation probably will he sent to the
Senate Immediately on its recovering.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

Associated PrtsI Dl4 ILi:1 ~ sD'illl WIGS
Kunzmiller, the assistant cashior one
of the three officials of tine dvfunct Gar.
man National Bank, who was indicted
for making false reports 10 the Comp.
iruller of The Currency, was found
guilty by jury 10 the United States
District Court to day.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23
Pennsylvania Republican Convention.

ANFudIatedPrsss DI spAtch Dy 51eIIaI WHO'S.
Philadelphia. Pa, Dec. %. The
Republican State committee, at its
meeting here this morning, decided to
hold the next State convention in the
Opera House at Harrisburg on Thurs
aay, June I'd, 1898, at IL a. m. The
convention 10 June will select candi-
dates for governor, lieutenant governor,
secretary of internal affairs and cum
gressmen- at large.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

Associated Press Dispatch By Special Wires.
Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. %. Louis
Barhero, an Italian, who was shot by
Degillio Marteri last Saturday, died
to-day. Marteri shot woman named
Markus, at Ninth and Christian strsets.
and attempted to escape, and. when
Barbero intercepted him, Mart0ri shot
him in the groin. Marteri was cap
tured by othsrs The woman recovered
from her wounds
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23
married woman wants to Go to sohool.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Dec. %. Recently
Miss Gertrude W. Lewis, aged 16
years, eloped with Samuel Frazer and
was n pupil in the High School, in
this city. Mrs: Frazer continued going
to school until yesterday. when School
Superintendent Soldan informed her
that, being married woman, she
could no lnrGor continue as pupil.
She may appeal to the law. aH she
iusists on completing her studies.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

Associated PrsIs D.3Dls.h Dv oaDcIal WlrNt
New York, Dec. %. George Gould
said to day that he had not previously
heard of the stury that, on March lat,
S. II. II. Clark will succsed him as
president of the Missouri Pacific Rail
road Co. and that the story to that effect
from Salt Lake, Utah, is news to him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

Associated Pr ~ D,sD1tch b. Sns slal Wireh
Wilton, Conn, Dec. %. David S.
II. Lambert, who was shot four times,
by masked burglars, at his home, here.
last Friday night. is dead. lie did nut
regain Consciousness Mr.. Lambert was
Al years old.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

Percy Cooling, colored, who was
struck on the head with a hammer
while at work on sewer in this city
some time ago, has become insane aud
was taken TO the Delaware State Hos
initial for the Insane at Farnhurst On
Tuesday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

Associated Pt,n Dl4al wa oT sD,',tl Wires
Memphis, Tenn, Dec %. The re-
csivers of the Memphis &c Charleston
railroad have appointed q. L. Cooper
auditor. to succeed A. N. Plant. re.
signed, to take effect on January LIST.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
Wyoming, lee. 22.-Mrs. Mary X.
Allahaud, vito Of William r. ALA.
band, died to-day. after ling and
severe illness, Tier funeral will take
place on Friday afternoon.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-02-13
Death of Mabel Rivers.

The last New York Clipper announces
the death and gives the following account
Of an old Eureka favorite:
Mabel Rivers MRS. P. @. Foy), 9 vari.
ETY. performer, died January % in the
State Insane Asylum at Austin, Texas.
from consumption. The deceased, who
was about thirty seven years Of age, was
born in Bremerhaven, Holland, and, with
her parents, came 10 this country when
three years Of age. While yet a girl she
made her debut ON the variety stage and
soon became well known in the profession.
In 1880 she owned the Atheneum. at
LeadvilIe, Col, which was one of the first
variety houses open in that city. In 1885
she married P. G. Foy, and for five years
they travelled through the West under the
team name Of Foy and Rivers. playing the
leading vaudeville houses. In 1891 she
became co-manager with her husband Of
the Franklin Avenue Theater, Salt Lake
City, Utah. She remained on she stage
until 1894, when it became necessary to
place her in the asylum, in which che
died. She had been i'll with consumption
for about year. Her husband survives
her.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-02-13
senator williams visits N Dia.
mond Mine.

During his ~sojourn in Eureka, at the
invitation OF Superintendent Read, Hon.
Evan Williams visited and went through
the Diamond mine. He expressed him.
self as highly pleased with the trip and
all that he saw. 1t was the first time he
had ever been In Q mine where the ore
deposits we're formed In caves and assures
as they usually are in this district. The
labyrinth OF caves, leading from one TO
another in an almost endless chain, are
rooted, walled and foored, as il were
with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites
Ia every conceivable form Of crystalizs-
ton and are as enchanting to the visiting
stranger as Aladdin's Palace. In these
caves and their connecting channels, in
the limestone formation, the ore deposits
are found. and, when first discovered. are
mostly covered with the most beautiful
forms OF sragonite crystals. II is quite
possible that where the ground benches
aud dips of fatty chambers Of ore may be
discovered that will cast into the shade Of
insignifcsnce those that formerly made
Ruby Hill famous the wide world over.
There is ample room In Prospect Mountain
for larger caves, and more extended
assures. and therefore more extensive
chambers and greater ore deposits than
even the Richmond and Eureka Con.
mines developed in hslcyon days Of Eu-
reka's grand past. Not only that-our
products Of recent years have yielded q
larger proportion Of gold than was OBJ
tanned from the ores mined In earlier days,
and 1t 10 only q matter Of vigorous pros
pecting that is required to restore to this
great camp q return Of it's past prosperity.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-02-13
The Ladies' Want Il.

The Enterprise publishes . note from
two ladies. prominent in local society, re-
questing that paper to advocate the ad-
mission Of their sex TO the pavilion to
witness The Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight,
provided Nevada is selected ss the battle
ground.
They suggest that private boxes near
the ringside, hung with lace curtains to
obscure the fair occupants from the vulgar
gaze Of male spectators. be added to the
equipment Of the scene OF the contest and
that ladies be admitted free, the same as
at football games.
Mr.. Stuart when last here said that .
gallery would be provided for ladies II
they desired admission.-Carson Appeal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-02-13
A coon

Senator Summerfisld OF Washoe has in
troduced q measure TO require the pay
ment Of poll tax BY all legal voters under
60 years OF age. The measure Is . good
one and should become a law. II requires
that no one shall be registered until they
shall exhibit q proper receipt for poll tax
as required by law for the current year.
II allows the registry agent to collect the
tax in cases where the voter has not paid
to the Assessor. The Senator has prepared
the following table which shows that
about n per cent Of the voters pay. but
deducting those over so years of age the
percentage Ia not 40 large:
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-02-13
ought to be satisfied.

The Reno Gszetse's Carson correspond.
emit says that . bill may be soon intro
duced In the Legislature to stimulate the
establishment of WOODEN mills at Reno.
A bonus Of $4,000 will be paid by the
State for the first one thousand pairs Of
blankets manufactured. and q free lease o.
the prison walls for twenty-five years with
water power Ii granted. Should such q
bill become . law the sheepmen would
have q home market for wool. However
the correspondent thinks that the blissfuI
possibility OF having prize fights In Ne
vada ought to satisfy all longinss after
progress for years TO come.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-02-13

Crftfcises the Gold Creek Com pany.
The Examiner Of last Saturday, under
the caption Of "Too Good A Thing"
roundly scored the Gold Greek, Nevada.
Mining Company on their style Of pros
pectuses issued in several different forms
and circulated in New York and elsewhere.
Ii shows that J. L. Robinson, the Presi-
dent Of the Company. puts himself on
record with the prediction that the prop
erty of the company, capitalized at 49,
000. 900. will sell in the year 1897 on q
basis OF SIS, 200. 900. in the year 1898 Of
$50, 900. 600, and in 1900 Of 500, 000, 900.
or. in other words, one dollar invested
now would realize in thr ee years or there
about s33 33. As represented by the Ex-
aminer, the entire scheme put before the
public is enormous in all its bearings.
The placers it credits Mr.. Robinson with
officially stating are capable Of psnning
out from % cents Il 500 per cubic yard,
and the prospectus is referred TO for the
statement that the company WINS an en-
tire gold-besring district Of about 10. 600
acres. covered with hundreds of cubic
yards Of disintegrsted rock or gravel
carrying free gold from so cents to $500 to
the cubic yard, and the district is under
laid with lodes Of COLLABORATING quartz Of
enormous value"