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The sun., 1898-01-07
MEETS WITH D|SAPPROVAL
People Of East Dover Hundred
Dislike Adams Law.
REFUSE TO MAKE RETURNS.
Wilmington Assessor Met With Much
Trouble, hut u Kent County Man
Is Balke(l..-Duck Creek
Does Well.

The Adams Tax Law is causing the
Assessors much trouble both in Will
mington and throughout the State.
There seems to be Il uniform move
ment in opposition to the law and in
consequence of its unpopularity the as
SCISSORS in Il majority of the Hundreds
have made but little headway in com.
plying with the bills requirements.
When the assessors in this city sat at
the Court House to receive taxes on in
vestments held by persons in Whining
ton, very few returns was made. Some
few corporations came forward and Civ
ing a list of their Investments, paid the
tax levied thereon, but the number Of
individuals were small and the assessors
were compelled to make house to
house canvass and endeavor to persuade
the holders of mortgages. etc, that the
law must be complied with and their
securities taxed.
The latest trouble with the much
talked-of and conglomerated law comes
from East Dover Hundred.
The holders of investments in that
hundred have organized against the as
SCISSOR and will not come forward with
their lists OF taxable securities. John H.
klinglcr, the assessor in East Dover Hun
dred, started in upon his work early and
was untiring in his efforts to accomplish
as much as he possibly could.
The people in that Hundred who hold
taxable investments gave him severe
setback and his returns have amounted
to practically nothing
klinger has now hung up his assess
ment lists and there appears upon them
the names OF but eight persons
who have been assessed and only
six tranfcrs, making Il total
of fourteen. In this number not a
corporation is represented, and they,
with many individuals, positively refuse
to present Il list of their investments to-
the assessor.
Tie Adnnl's tax law is not popular in
East Dover hundred. The residents
there state that they will fight it now
and during all future sessions Of the
General Assembly.
In Adams own home the bill meets
wit h dsiavor.
Assessor C!clncH; v Scout, in Duck
Greek hundred, has met with much sue
cr$s. lpto the present time he has as
scsscd $2OG,OOO worth Of investments
and has not as yet completed bis work.
Paris T. Carlisle, in Fredrrica, has re-
turned Sln3, 600 of his own investments.
The politicians Of Kent county are
spccuating as to just what move the pco-
pile will make in regard to any proposed
reconsideration Of tie Adams tax law
bill.
The sun., 1898-01-07
On the Death of DR.. Marks.

At IL special meeting OF the board OF
managers OF the Delaware Industrial
School for Girls the following resolution
was adopted: Resolved, That in losing
DR.. Mar Ks as member Of our advisory
board, we feel that we have lost firm
friend, an active sympathizcr, a conscl-
entious workcr,and one whose jungment
tempered sympathy and whose christian,
ity was always on the side fthc practical
rather than the sentimental. To our
dear president and her family We, the
managers of the Delaware Industrial
School for Girls, tender our appreciation
of him who has been called to higher
work, and our sympathy and sorrow in
their loss
The sun., 1898-01-07
KILLED HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW.
CasicIIo Ended the Regular Daily
Quarrel With Il StileitO and
Then Fled.

New York, Jan. G.-Philomcna CharIo
was stabbed to death last night by her
son.in-Iaw Luigi Casiello, - years Of
age, in the hallway just outside the
single room occupied by the Casiello
family on the third floor OF an Eliza
beth street tenement.
Mrs. Charln found it difficult to agree
with her son-in-aw. and when he
reached home last night they at once
began their daily quarrel. He started
from the room to the street, saying he
would find refuge there, but she followed
him into the hail. Just outside of the
door he drew a stiletto and a quick
thrust buried it above tn, woman's
heart. Turning quickly lie dashed down
the stairs and away
The woman gave II wild shrek and
clutching her breast followed in pursuit.
She reached the ground floor and fell.
The tenants of the house carried her
back into her room dead. Casiello
escaped.
The sun., 1898-01-07
At THE PHOENIX HOUSE.
Ambulance Calls Answered Any
Hour OF the Night --.COnlmcntS on
the New Home.

The magnificent home Of the Phoenix
Fire Company is undergoing the finish
ing touches. All that remains to be
done is the placing OF the new sounding
board, the transfer Of the gong and
clock, to the north side Of the building
and little more painting
Parties from Philadelphia were here
and expressed themselves oi the belief
that no fire house in the Quaker City
was any finer than that Of the Phoenix
No. I.
Calls for the Phoenix ambulance will
now be answered at any hour Of the day
or night Four men walk the floor OF
the spacious engine room, throughout
the entire night, one man relieving
ano, cr at intervals Of two hours.
The sun., 1898-01-07
They Played With Dynamite.

Yesterday morning about II o'clock
W. }. Snyder, a clerk at Duncan's hard
ware store on Market street, discovered
two small boys examining a large dyna-
mite cartridge. lie took the cartridge
and demanded an explanation, but none
could be given that was satisfactory.
They claimed it was lying there and
that they knew not what It was or what
dangerous explosive it was. Snyder
sent the cartridge to the police station
where they will hold it for the owner to
call for. 1t contains enough dynamite
to blow up large house.
The sun., 1898-01-07
DREAMS OF GORDY.
james 4. Morris Living on the James
NJ. GOrdy Farm Sees the Wife
Murderer.
Special to THE Sun.

Slccial to The Sun.
GEORGETOWN, DEL, Jan. 6.-james p.
Morris, who recently removed to the
James NJ. Gordy farm, about midway
between this place and Milton is having
peculiar experiences.
Morris is not a believer in the return
of departed spirits, but he says his ac-
cnstolncd peaceful sumbers are disturbed
by unpleasant dreams Of the executed
wife murderer, in which Gordy talks to
him.
1t was on this farm that the tcll-tale
hammer, muddy pantaloons and several
articles belonging to the unfortunate
woman were found hidden.
The sun., 1898-01-07
COUNCILS HOT SESSION.
Michael Cannon Causes a Dead
Lock.
PHOENIX MEN DISAPPOINTED.
Say That They We're Encouraged to
Incur the Extra Expense by
COunciDmauic Promises.

There was hot session OF City Coun
Gil last night.
There are thirteen members in council
seven Democrats and six Republicans
The Democratic contingent tried t.
caucus ON Wednesday night to nominal,
vaccine physicians, but one member o
the contingent, Michael Cannon, refused
to enter, giving as his reason that tn,
matter should take its regular turn an,
that several other matters should in tn,
regular routine come first. This was tn,
reason given.
In reality there was a very warm par
tisanship among the Democratic mem
bers of council in the matter OF nolni
nees.
For whatever reason the caucus was {;
tizzle, and when the balloting began in
council the fractions member was still at
outs with his fellows.
When the balloting commenced hc
voted blank, and the count stood six to
six and one blank
All hopes of Cannon rclcnting were
not abandoned, and Mr. ObcrIy moved
for a second ballot, which was taken.
The result was six to six and one
blank.
Mr.. Oberly again made II motion for
another ballot. Once more the result
was the sane. Cannon still voted blank.
Mr.. Haley then took the matter up
and moved that a fourth ballot be taken.
The result was the same and Council
man Smith in disgust made a motion for
adjournment which was carried.
Thn lnnllnpE ypaa ne fhnt thn ,,rnSn It
incumbents will retain Office until the
deadlock is broken, and as the law stipu-
lates that vaccine physicians shall be APP
pointed only on the first meeting night
in January. they will probably hold
over at least until next year.
Among the physicians who were mem
toned for the office were Drs. Joyce, J.
X. Smith, Stcinickcn, Harris, Quinn, W.
A. Spruancc, T. u. Cook and II. f.
First.
The prospective winners were picked
to be Cook, Smith, Spruance and Joyce.
Prior to this little bit OF partisanship,
the subject oithc Phoenix Fire Company's
appropriation came up. The PhTniX
company's Appropriation has been $500,
but this year they ask for S1O'n, in
''NI W. hh ~ wv ~ l." ii'N N''''' ~
the purchase Of new apparatus, am
bulancr, etc, and in building.
Thci" petition was voted down. 1t
was laid on tie table and got lost in the
shuttle.
Councilman O'NciI remarked that he
had no anilnlI- IN voting to deny the
petition and that he was very friendly to
the iimmcn in general. lie took oath
however. to DO his conscientious duty
and he thought he was liglt i'll 50 vM-
ing.
Several members Of the Phoenix Conn
pany were seen after the session and
were loud in dcnunciaion Of Councils
action. They cain that they were en-
couragcd to make their Improvements,
and to incur the extra expense by Ger.
tain members OF Council, who assured
them that the necessary appropriation
would be forthcoming. The failure t"
grant it has placed the company in Il
very embarrassing position as they have
on the strength OF the assurance incurred
debts which will he difficult to meet.
They claim that they have been bun,
coed.
The sun., 1898-01-07
FELL SIX HUNDRED FEET.
Captain Hall TumbIcd Into IL Mine at
Boss.and, B. c., Being Crushed
To Il jelly.

SPOKANE. WASH, Jan. 6.-Captain W.
+. Hall, Superintendent Of the Great
leroi Mine, at l'ossland, B. C., while 60
ing down the shaft last evening lost his
footing and fell to the GOO-foot level. In
the fall his body struck on the several
landings and was reduced to a jelly
death beng instantaneous.
Captain Hall was one OF the hest min
ing experts in the West. He was sixty
years of age and leaves a widow and sew
cral grown-up children.
The sun., 1898-01-07
4 Champion Eater.

Yesterday morning the members OF
the Phoenix Fire Company were given
an exhibition Of great eating, at the new
PucniX house. The man who gave
this exhibition is William Merchant,
and it is claimed by his friends that he
is a champion eater. At the rpast yes
tcrday morning, Merchant ate three
quarts of oysters and four large pies lie
claims that this meal is but a lunch COM
pared to what he can put away, and II
wager was placed on the result Of an
other attempt.
The sun., 1898-01-07
Properties Sold by I he Sheriff.
Sheriff Finn sold the following pl

Sheriff Finn sold the following pro-
pcrtics Yesterday:
The Mill Creek hundred property OF
Frank A. Chapman to James W. Ponder
for $500. George T. Brown purchased
for 500 the persona propertyof Dcttlng
4 Co., at Front and West streets.
The Robert Hattock property at Eighth
and Van B,rcn to James W. Ponder for
5000.
The John i. Pierson property on
Washington street, between Fifth and
Sixth, to James W. Ponder.
The Alvan Allen property at 1876
Jackson street to lloffrckcr 4 Hoffccker
for 500.
The lot of Hugh johnson ut Front and
West streets to Howell ;. England for
x5N)
The sun., 1898-01-07
COnvicts Put Out II Fire.

SING SING, n. V, Jan. G.-lirc was
discovered early today in the mcssroom
OF the State Prison, where II number Of
convicts were engaged. Instead OF TAX
ing advantage Of the incident to make an
attempt to escape, the prisoners set to
work to extinguish the flames. The dam
age amounted to about 5000.
The sun., 1898-01-07
4 Suit May Follow.

Yesterday Register Of Wills Crossan
granted Charles b. Doughcry letters of
administration npor the estate of Peter
Jarziski, the man who was killed by the
elevator ut the works of Y. Blumenthal
& Co. Jarziski's brother has come on
from Chicago, and it is understood he
will demand letters and institute suit for
damages against the company.
The sun., 1898-01-07
SIX CENTS DAMAGES
Anthony ComstOck's Suit Against DR.
LeversOn Endcd---,Jury Took
Five Ballots.

New IoRK, Jan. 6.-Anthony Conn
stocks fifty thousand dollar suit for
slander against DR.. Montague Il. Lever
son ended this afternoon. The jury
brought verdict OF six cents damages in
Comstock's favor. Eleven OF the jury
wanted to make Il verdict OF one cent
damages. and two ballots had to be taken
to come to decision. The sIandcr which
provoked the suit was Ladies' and gentle
men: this is Anthony Comstock, a motor.
iuus blackmailcr. who never earned an
honest dollar in his life
The sun., 1898-01-07
ItatcIiffr Out on Bail.

New YoRK, Jan. G.-E. j. RatcliIfc, he
actor recently convicted Of wife beating
and sentenced to six months imprison-
mcnt, was today granted II writ OF reason
enable doubt by Judge Dckry in the
Supreme Court, Brooklyn. lie was re-.
leased in 81, 800 BAIL
The sun., 1898-01-07
OFFER TO STRIKING ENGINEERS
Mr.. YarrOw Wants Some Ofrhcm to
Come Here and Look Around.

LONDON, Jan. G.-Mr. YarrOW, OF Var
row 4 Co., a leading engineering firm in
Poplar London cables to the Times this
morning from Boston that the result of
his tour of New England has impressed
him with the fact that most severe
competition is inevitable from the United
States. lie thinks the English engineers
now on strike are ignorant Of the pro-
gress OF other countries and offers to
defray the expenses Of the tour OF a dele
CATION that would 90 from Boston to
Philadelphia with view Of preparing. a
statement as to the social and financial
position Of American engineers.
The sun., 1898-01-07
Tho Present Law Defective.

WASIIlNGroN, Jan. G.--Major Fred
Bracket, t,appointment clerk in thc Treas
ury Department. appeared before tie
Senate Committee on Civil Service today.
He said he favored II civil service law,
but did not approve OF many Of the
methods in the administration Of the law
.t present,
The sun., 1898-01-07
Major Handy still Very III,

WASHINGTON, Jan. G--Adviccs received
by Assistant Secretary Cridler from Au-
g'lsta, Ga, where Major Moses p. Handy,
United States Commissioner to Paris, is
lying i'll, are to the effect that the Com
missioner has not improved since his
arrival there from Washington.
The sun., 1898-01-07
HOf' Held For Mrs. Clute's Murder

SAN francesca, Jan. G.-Albcrt Hoff
must stand trial charged with the mur-
der Of Mrs. Mary Clulc, who was found
dead in Guerrero street flat two weeks
ago with hcI head battered in. Iloff's
preliminary examination has come to an
end in the Police Court. and he was
held for murder without bail.
The sun., 1898-01-07
FATALLY SHOT BY A DOCTOR.
Lay, ii Seems, Went to Avenge an
Insult to His Wife.

KNoDNosrER, Mo-, Jan. 6.--David Lay,
Il prominent farmer of this vicinity,
entered the residence Of DR.. 0. j.
Kernodle last night and began shooting
ut the Doctor. The latter returned the
fire and shot Lay just above the heart.
Physicians pronounce the wound fatal.
The cause OF the shooting was an alleged
insult by Dr. Kcrnodle to Mrs. Lay last
saturday. Mrs. Lay was with her hus
band in the fight.
The sun., 1898-01-07
Al 1'ricntls' Meeting House.

Miss Caroline Crew, one OF the head
teachers in the Friends school at Fourth
and West streets read highly interest
ing paper at the Friends Meeting House
at Ninth and Tatnall streets last even.
ing. Her subject was "Bicycc Riding
and she dwct for some length on the
description OF II ride by herself through
Devonslilp, England. The paper. was
both instructive and humorous, being
much enjoyed by all present
The sun., 1898-01-07
Single Tax Officers Elected.

The Single Tax Club elected the fol-
lowing officers last night: President, W.
S. Meredith: Vice President. II. Laung;
Recording Secretary, D. r. Dallas; Cor.
responding Secretary John Mccullough
Committee ON Rooms. II. Jones. II. H.
Jacobs and W. Willis; Committee on
Political Organization, W. Willis, Geo.
Carpenter and ?. VIlam; Committee on
Membership, W. Willis, II. Jones and
d. r. Dallas. Committee on City Pro-
aganda Work, Geo. Carpenter, II. Laung
and w. S. Meredith.
The sun., 1898-01-07
Three Times in the GalIOws' Shadow.

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. G.-llenry Crae:
mer has been sentenced to he hanged
March %, for the murder OF Mrs. Phil
lima Mueller and her child. This is the
third time that sentence of death has
been passed on Craemcr.
The sun., 1898-01-07
The BubOuic Plague Spreading.

BOMBAY, Jan. 6.-Thc plague returns
for the past forty-cight hours record az
new cases and lO5 deaths. There is Il
general exodus of the population, and a
suspension of business is threatened.
The sun., 1898-01-07
DR.. Thomas G. TO,nlinsOn Dead.

DR.. Thomas G. Tomlnson, aged A
years, late OF Philadelphia, died Mt his
home at Clayton Yesterday morning. He
was brother OF DR.. p. W. Tolnlinson OF
this city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-25
LOUISBURG NEWS ITEMS.

Louisburg, n. c.. Sept. 24.-(Spccial.l
The tobacco market here is on boom.
Sales this week have been very large
and the prices quite satisfactory. On
Friday there were several piles that sold
at from 3S to 80 cents per pound. 1t
does not AXE much figuring to satisfy
any one that making such tobacco as
that beats cotton Il long way.
Messrs. +. n and r. u. Egerton have
moved into their new three-story brick
building This is in the same location rs
that they formerly occupied. but the Old
wooden building was torn down. The
new building is as handsome a store as
any town boasts. 1t was just a DAYS
from the time }Messrs. Egerton moved
out of the old building till they moved in
to the new one.
Messrs Hicks & Allen expect to occu-
by their new three-story brick building
next week This is also very handsome
and conveniently arranged store and
these two buildings. both fronting on
the same street, make very imposing
show.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-25
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.

Washington, Sept 24.-The President
has appointed the following named Off
GERS:
TO be Brigadier Generals of volun-
teers (for services in Santiago campaignl
Lieut.. Col. Chas. ID. Niele. First L. ).
Cavalry. Col VIM. NJ. Wherry, Six
teenth L. S. Infantry. Col John IL.
Coage, Third Z. s. Infantry. Lieut.
Col G. S. Carpenter, Seventh Y. ). In
fantry. Lieut.. Col j. FL. Patterson
Twcnty-second U. S. Infantry. Lieut.
Col. A. S. Daggett. Twenty-hfth I. ).
Infantry. Lieut. Col. c. +. HUMPHREYS
Ouartermaster Department. Col, j. r..
Weston. Subsistence Department
10 be Brigadier Generals of volunteers
flor services in Porto Rico; Colonel
Willis G. Hulings, Sixteenth Pennsyl-
vania volunteers.
1t is the expectation that most Of
these officers who were thus rewarded
for their hard service, will soon be mus
tered out of their present regular army
positions and grades.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-25
WHERE CREDIT BELONGS
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILD
ING FOR DEAF, DUMB ANo BlIN0.
Mr.. Rand Shows that he Cared for as Many
Pupils as the Present Steward at
the Same Cost.

TO the Editor: | notice in the Biblical
Recorder for September the It'll an edi-
torial on the white and colored deaf,
dumb and blind institutions from which
take the following extract:
Since he took charge of the institu-
ton, two years ago, the enrolment has
increased from 100 to over 300 pupils;
and. what is equally remarkab le this
increased number of children has been
cared for with the same amount Of
money that the 100 cost. At present
new buildings are going up, general
equipment is being improved, and the in
ternal condition of the institutions is in
all respects as good and in many far bet
ter than it ever was
SO far as the article draws COM
parison between the administration of
the present steward and myself ref
erence to the superintendent report for
the year 1896 shows the total enrolment
to have been 313. As this number was
fed on the same amount expended in
feeding 300 the present administration Is
welcome to any credit due from the fact
With regard to the ''new buildings go
ing up at present it is only just to the
Board to say that all the plans for these
buildings were drawn, submitted to and
approved by the old Board. The old
Board also secured the appropriations
with which these new buildings are to
be constructed. At the time the appro-
priations were made the new board had
not yet been appointed. Therefore, fer
the construction pf these new buildings
and the consequent betterment of the in
stitution credit must be given to the old,
not to the new board. which also elected
the present efficient principal.
w. III. RAND.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-25
yILEsT OF THE VILE.
Ollie Dockery Disgusts Decent Negroes
BY His Filthy Speech.
(Goldsboro Argus.)

The negro Congressman from this dis
trict, George III. White, spoke to Il small
audience of colored people and a few
white candidates in the court house last
tenor-surprisingly so for White. apd
was respectable and decent in tone; every
word of it could be given in type without
reservation. Not so with the filthy, vile,
outrageously and intentionally vulgar
language of young Oliver Dockery, Re
publican candidate for Solicitor. who
was called upon for speech after White
had finished. There was not q decent
negro present who did not repudiate his
filthy language. He certainly lost votes
among them last night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-25
DIVIDING THE sPoILs.
The Farmers Money Being Squandered
for Campaign Purposes.

for Campaign Purposes.
When the News and Observer stated
some months ago that the Board OF Ag-
riculture had put in the hands of John
r. Smith and Loge Harris the appoint
ment Of extra fertilizer inspectors fot
campaign purposes, some of the fusion
lists declared that it was a ''Democra 'ic
lie"
Will Joyful Laughter Ramsay, tie
Secretary of the Board, or John Il.
Smith, the Commissioner or Loge Har-
ris, the mOgul of the department, please
tell the farmers of North Carolina what
service has been rendered by Browning,
Brady and Ray-three members of the
board who were appointed special in
spectors-for the $657.00 they are about
to draw from the treasury Of the de-
partment as salaries for the past three
months? What has Browning, Brady,
or Ray done during these three months
to justify the payment to them Of $225.O0
each of the hard earned money of the
farmers of. North Carolina, and will they
tell us too, what service is to be rendered
by the two negro officials that ara to
get positions as per arrangements in the
jim Dung Loge-Harris-R Republican eau
Gus yesterday? These two negroes, nc,
cording to John Nichols and Capehart,
are to get 5000 year each.
Is it worth $1,S00 a year to the farm
ers of North Carolina to have Loge Har-
ris beat Berry O'Kelly for the nomination
for the Legislature in Wake county,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-25
RAINS WROUGHT RUIN.
Thursdays Freshet Caused Incalculable
Damage in Lenoir Section.


Lenoir. n. G.. Sept. 24.-(special)-
The freshet here Thursday exceeded in
volume and the extent of the damage it
wrought anything Of like character
ever known in this section.
Great loss to property owners is re-
ported from all sides. Mills, bridges,
stores and other buildings have been
swept away by. the rushing waters. At
this point six inches of rain fell, most
of it being precipitated in four hours.
All the roads are impossible. The
land is badly washed and the corn crop
on the lowlnnds ruined
The streams are higher than ever be-
fore known.
No trains have reached here since the
storm, nor have any mails arrived. The
damage cannot easily be estimated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-25
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.

Baltimore, Md. Sept weighing
was an easy mark for the Orioles to-day,
who pounded his delivery all over the
lot with ease. McJames had the Sena-
Tors at his mercy, and was given fine
support. Attendance 1910. Score:
II. III. f..
Baltimore. ...463O01O0*-14 10 =
Washington 10000 3 )
Batteries: McJames and Clarke;
weighing and Carr. Umpires, Brown
and Andrews. Time 1:55.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-25
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