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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-18
HUNDRED DISASTER 70
 THE CITY OF SEATHE
Sig Steamer on the Nay to Alaska With Oyer Five Hundred Passengers Reported
 to Have Gone Ashore.

SEATTLE, Jan. 17.-It is rumored here tonight that the steamer City of Seattle has gone ashore at some point on the route to Alaska. It is impossible to con- firm the report or discover its origin. The City of Seattle sailed from here last Wednesday for Skaguay and Dyea with $50 passengers and GOO tons of freight
 Captain Pierce of the steamer Corona. just in from Dyea, says that he saw the Seattle two days ago, when she was bound north and all was we'll The of ficials of the company operating the City of Seattle are at a loss to know how the runor gained circulation. They made a thorough investigation tonight and state positively that there is no reason for be lieving that the steamer is not now we'll on her way to Dyea.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-18
STORMY SCENES M
 THE DIET OF B0HEMIA.
Governor GO9enhoYe Raises q Rumpus by De- cIaring Equal Rights for tie Ger
 man and Czech LanqUages.

PRAGUE, Bohemia, Jan. 17.-Stormy scenes were witnessed at the session of the Diet to-day. Governor Godenhove made a statement in both the German and the Czech languages, as having equal rights. and had prepared to introduce measures uividing the country into dis tricts where the official language shOuId be the predominating one, and where, when natiOnalities were equally divided, beth language would be employed in the conduct of official business. Therefore, he declared all officials should be able to speak both and legislation would be di- rccted to teaching both in the intermedi- ate schools.
 This statement gave rise to angry pro- tests. Further conflicts have occurred in the streets.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-18
First to the Wire.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 17.-Seven and half furlongs, Carlotta c won, Loyalty second, Viscount third. Time, 1:4S
 One and sixteenth miles, selling MT. Easton won, Caddie second, The Doc tor third. Time 1:58.
 Six furlongs. selling, Urania won Lau- retta D second, Eleanor Mac third Time, 1:2012
 David second, Surmount third. Time, 1:4S
 Six furlongs, Tom Kingley won, Aunt Maggie second, Mamie Davis third Time 1:20.
 Six and half furlongs, selling. Al Lone won, Teeta. May second, Vencedor third. Time 1:2734
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-18
HOLD UP AK APPOINTMENT.
Mayor lands Selection Of William, Lowej for Chief Of Police Meets With
 Disfdyor.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1.-The Citv Board of Trustees tonight refused to confirm the nomination of William Lowell for Chief of Police. J. B. Devine was con firmed as corporation counsel. George Meister as superintendent of cemeteries Frank Shook as clerk of the Police Court and William Mulleney as city surveyor.
 The ordinance prohibiting the use of trading stamps was passed unanimously and an ordinance increasing the police force was also passed, while one creating pOned.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-18
low Mnqes at the Mint.

NEW YORK, Jan. IA special to the Sun from Washington says: Frank A. Leach, Superintendent of the United States Mint in San Francisco, had con- ference with Secretary Gage to-day on the question of reducing the scale of
 It was decided to reduce the scale to that in use In the Philadelphia Mint, re- sulting in a saving of s29,000 annually to the Government.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-18

900. About 750 operatives are employed and the number of spind.es aggregates 279,000.
 FITCHBURG, Mass, Jan. 1.-The 225 hands in the Nookeje Cotton Print Mills are out Of work to-day as the re- suit or a cut of per cent which went into effect this morning It was not satisfactory and the eighty weavers struck, closing the whole mill.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-18

Be Advised by the Hudson Doctors Free. Be Advised by the Hudson Doctors Free. Be Advised by the Hudson Doctors Free.
 Be Advised by The Hudson Doctors Free. Be Advised by the Hudson Doctors Free. Be Advised by The Hudson Doctors Free.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-18

When you have a nervous twitching of the mouth and of the nasal passages, it Is these nerves which you see here represented that disordered. These nerves originate in the brain, and are distributed to the tongue, nose and lips Sometimes they are the very nerves that tell Q tale of decay Those are the nerves that begin to twitch before the other nerves show any sign of loss of power Sooner or later. however. those who exhaust the vital forces of life by overwork. over-exertion or abuse will discover the inroads created by these exhausting debiitated losses. and will note the nerves of the face, of the mouth and or the eye to tvttch. When you begin to note these disorders it is time to use the grand remedy treatment of the old Hudsonian doc tors. HUDYAN' is the name of the remark able discovery. It has been used by men in every Htt!e town, every little village, every nttle hamlet on the Pacific Coast. It has been used by married men and single men. and 1t mas been praised by all alike. 'HUDYAN''
 cures spermatorrhOea, failing manhood, dis orders and disabilities of man. If you want to pc St Cure2 GI consult the Hudson doctors or write Tor CIRCULARS
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-18


 When your blood Is out of order. when your blood is tainted, you will notice that your hair Is falling. your breath is offensive, your tongue is swollen, your throat is sore. You have Jumps about your body. You have glandu- lar Jumps. You have spots on the body copper-colored spots. It may be in the first, sec ondary or tertiary state. The best cure. for this Is the thirty-day cure. Consult the Hudson doctors about the thirty-day cure, or write fer thirty-day cure circulars, free. Hudson Medical Insti- tute, Market, Ellis and Stockton streets.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-18
$1.OO.

Shoe that can be guaranteed to wear we'll
 Children's sizes. to 101k ..s1 co
 Misses sizes, Il to 2........1 25 Ladies' Vici Kid Button Shoes, plain broad or opera toes without tips, easy on the feet, sizes 2 to 3k, widths A to F; same kind, sizes to Az, widths A, A and B; reduced to 65c; regular price s2 50 and 8.
 Infants Wei Kid Button Shoes. cir cular vamps and heel foxing kid tins. pliable soles, all sizes, l to 5, reduced from Soc to 25c
The sun., 1898-06-05
THROUGHOUT DELAWARE.
Claymollt.

The G. T. Club Of the Third Presby-
aerian Church of Chester, went few
evenings ago in stages to the home OF q
friend in Holly Oak. There We're some
Forty present from the above city, who
we're Joined by thirty from Whining
ton. A pleasant time was spent. A
large cake was presented bearing the
initials of the club.
George Thompson Mitchell,a six-year-
sld son OF George Mitchell, while walk
ng along the pavement enjoying the
Msciousness of a taffy on a stick, accl-
dentally tripped and fell on his face
Knocking the stick which he held IN his
mouth, deep into his throat. The rooi
Of the boys mouth was seriously cut
and hemorrhage was res ut 0: the l.
wries to bis throat. Il Dr. William +.
lehman is attendipgshiip.
A force Of mel. haye Seen engaged in
cumming aJwile from the power house
Chester, ia hinlentslorpe Park to furnish
power for'the afc lights at that resort.
The. E,we Methodists have abandoned
the f'smission on Market street for The
warm weather, and hereafter they viii
hold meetings in tent
The sun., 1898-06-05
HELD A SPECIAL MEETING.
Street and Sewer Directors i{ct Last
Night, Which Allows Members
to NJ .kc an import mt
Business Trir.

A special meeting OF the Street and
Sewer Department was held last night at
T30 O'Clock. Regular business was
transacted. The payroll OF SiS2.32 was
allowed Numerous applications ipr lay
ing sewer pipe and repaving were made
A communication from the residents Of
Union street between Pennsylvania ave
nre and Seventeenth street relative to
rnrhing was referred to the engineering
dpnortment.
TIL Board OF Health complained q
wafer being in the c'ilars Of houses on
Water street, and asked that the prop
erty owner. on Maple street be compelled
10 drain their property. William Green,
wall WAS allowed to- curb iE front of bis
pFoprty on Brown s'reet below Fifth
pNe u. On N ton Of Mr. Web
gter the Iueet!ug adjourned.
The rrSu a. neNing night Of the De-
painnent Is on Tuesday, but owing tu
th" fact tlat Messrs. Webster, Simmons.
" iley ard Iialton left the city last night
ior a weeks trip to Iurdu, OHIO, tic
meeting was called fur last evening.
Thee gentlemen 60 to inspect the Gii.
k'rrnt methods used in Toledo for the
purpose ui lcating the city. 1t is d
question whether steam or hot water cal
lie used to the most advantage and witt
the /, asst obstruction to the streets. They
will return on Monday week.
The sun., 1898-06-05
PrOperties Transferred.

The following properties have been
transferred during the past week:
Ada q. and Winfield Quigey to
Charlotte A. Gould, north side OF High
street, 6Ox35, irregular, 81, 100.
Edward X. Newbold to Francis NJ.
Walker, north side of Orange street, A.
II south of Tenth street, 45xlO, $50;
from same to William S. Prickett, for
same consideration.
Wilmington Real Estate Company to
Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr., southeast cor
ner OF Eleventh and Monroe street, So
lOaxl05.2, $500.
Charles S. Watson to John J. Gala
CHER, west side OF Jessup street, % south
OF Twenty-third street, l5x75, Sl1o.
William A. Ruth and wife to Ann j.
McSweeney, the following properties:
South side Fifth street, lOl west OF Jack
son street, l5xlO5; north side of Elm
street, IS east Of Harrison street, lSx76;
south side OF Third street, 100 west OF
Hawley street, 25xl0O; west OF Jackson,
9S-ll north Of Sixth street, l6-5xlOO;
west side of Franklin street, II south OF
Linden street, l4X77; north side OF
Chestnut street, Ii nor,h OF Adams
street, l6xS3; southwest corner OF Linden
and Harrison streets, l24x9O. Consider
alton not named.
The sun., 1898-06-05
GRADY TURNED p0WN.
Court Refuses the LiceDse.-A Num-
her of Cases Deferredl--.Superior
Cont CaSPS,

Court Cases.
A brief session OF the Court of General
Sessions was held Yesterday morning
and the application of Michael Grady
for license to sell liquor at the north
east corner ol Third and King streets,
was considered. Mr.. Grady was turned
down on similar application in Nov
ember term OF court, 1897.
w. S. Prickett, attorney for the Law
and Order Society, demonstrated on the
ground that q saloon was not necessary
in that localHSakpd that the applicant
had been ref 5ast fall.
A. b. Cooper xEsq,, counsel for Mr..
Grady, stated NsGt the latter proposed to
open bnteEirf said it was necessary
for the farmers who attended King street
market.
On motion OF Mr.. Prickctt the case
was dismissed.
The following cases have been con
tested but, owing to the absence OF Pete r
L. Cooper, Jr., counsel for the applicants
they were deferred: Mrs. Lydia kopf,
who de sires the relicensing OF the saloon
No. 1l3 Shipley street; Joseph Corrigan,
who desles the relcensing of the saloon
No. 81 West Second street; Clarence
Forwood, who desires the relicensing OF
the Gibson House; Hubert Cassidy, who
desires a license for saloon on the south
side of Second street west of Orange;
James H. S. Gam, who desires license
for a saloon at ST. Georges, and Harry
NJ. Shilver, who desires Il license for a
saloon at Newark.
The court renewed III licenses.
Never Leidelman's application for a
license at 100 West Second street was
withdraw and the application OF John
McClafferty for a relicense at o29 East
Fifth street was refused because the ap.
plcant failed to fill the application in
proper time. Court adjourned until Mon
day.
In the superior court Is minutes were
consumed Yesterday morning in goin
over tho argument list and most OF the
cases we're continued until Saturday
next.
The settlement of the certorari case o
John W. Snitcher, d. b., VS.. John l.
Greenwalt, p. b., was announced, as was
also the settlement of the mandamus cas
of the State OF Delaware, ex. re. Lilburne
Chandler VS.. the Street and Sewer De
partnent
In the case OF the State of Delaware
Daniel P Hamilton VS.. the Hiram Crane
Lodge, colored Masons, Hoffecker anC
Hoffecker, counsel for the plaintiff, asked
for an order requiring the defence to pro
duce certain books and papers. Actor
on the request was deferred.
In one of the cases OF the use Of the
News Publishing Company vs.. Perct
Gould ct. al, counsel announced that
they had agreed upon case stated and
would proceed to trial some day next
week.
William +. Smaliey was appointed
commissioner to take testimony in the
divorce case of 1oper VS.. Ioper
The court adjourned until Monday
morning.
The sun., 1898-06-05
Invest mcnts TO be Taxed.

The following notice is being sent out
by the assessors OF this city:
Your attention is called to the neces-
sity OF making return under the pro-
visions Of the law taxing investments.
Under the head ''investments' the fol
lowing kinds are included: All bonds
for he payment OF money, mortgages,
stocks OF every kind not herein express
ly excepted; all judgments, recogniz-
ances, and decless for the payment OF
money: all judgment notes and certili-
eat Of Indebtedness Except such as are
given in good faith for goods sold and
delivered, for wages and such Judgment
note or other evidence Of Indebtedness,
as may be given for short periods in the
course OF business and not used or i'll
tended as investments); all alienation
bonds bearing interest, or when the i'll
terest is included in the body thereof,
all interest bearing loans to any per-
son, arm, company, limited part
ner>hip, bank, banking association
and corporation OF whatsoever kind,
whether doing business in this
State or elsewhere. Paying Of interest in
advance or adding il to the principal
shall IL 10 case exempt the lender or
creditor from the payment OF tax. The
following are excepted and excluded
from the operation OF this act; All loans
and evidence OF Indebtedness of the
United states, of the State of Delaware or
OF any of the counties thereof: Of reil-
giOus or benevolent associations whose
real estate is by law exempt: and Of such
| al n h\
express provisions vi law: all loans
which are made to local manufacturing
companies, hypothrcated upon the real
estate OF such companies, when their
real estate l. expressly exempt by law;
all stocks. bonds and mortgages in educa-
lionai, charitable, benevolent or CO ne
| terry institutions, w.cthrr incorporated
or not, and shares OF building and loan
associations and investments made by
! them. Chapter ::3l section ,, Laws Of
| lcIaWare.
MI classes nl property herein named
and made subject to taxation shall be
assessed and taxed whether the same be
situated in this state or elsewhere. and
whether the same be held as owner or in
trust for the Owner in any capacity what
H'Nt!' anu t't psisoh Owning, noIulll2
or controlling the same shall at the re.
qnest OF the assessor, be required to make
returns thereof to the assessor of his
hundred or assessment district, showing
distinctly where the same is situated
owned or held and the owner thereof
section 8, Amended Law.
Any person neglect ny or refusing to
make return is liable to fine and the
assessor is required to double the assess
mpnt.
The asscssors will sit at the Court
House next Thursday and Friday to re-
cplvc re urns.
The sun., 1898-06-05
Coming Lawn Eetc.

A specia! meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary Of the Delaware Volunteer
Militia was held at the W. c. T. l. hall.
Eighth between Shipley and Orange
streets, yesterday afternoon at 4.3O
o'clock.
The meeting was called for the purpose
Of making arrangements to hold a festi-
val and iete, the proceeds OF which will
be devo,ed to the comfort of the sol
ders.
An interesting session was held and
the question Of a nlatron for the regiment
was discussed. but no conclusion was
reached, owing to tine lack OF funds to
carry ont the project.
1t was decided before the meeting adj
journed to hold the festival on the even
ings ui June 10 and II, in the house re-
Gently occupied by Mrs. Haines, corner
OF Eighth and West streets. A nominal
price of admission will be charged and
Il fine musical and literary program
given.
The sun., 1898-06-05
MuniciIal Court.

Before Judge Ball in Municipal Court
last night, Walter Federicks was fined
$5 and costs for violating the bicycle or.
dinance, by riding his wheel faster than
seven miles an hour.
The case Of John Clark, Lew Brady,
Charles Neal and CHARLES Kennedy.
charged with committing an assault on
Thomas Hassellnan, an Arabian, was
continued until Monday night.
John Pratt, charged with assault and
battery on Martin Wynn, was fined $40
and costs.
In the court this morning, John Lam
nan, charged with acting disorderly in
the presence OF some children, was fined
$50.
John Joyce and Samuel and Frank
Kendig, aged Is and 16 years, were
charged with stealing some cigars from
Hugh Mitchell, OF Seventh and Poplar
streets. John Joyce was dismissed on
account OF there not being enough evil
dence to hold him. Samuel kendig was
held under 5000 bail, and Frank kendig
will be sent to the Ferris Industrial
School.
The case of Willard Raikes, charged
with the larceny OF pair OF trousers,
was continued until Monday morning.
Thomas Mooe was charged with
trespassng in the car shops OF the Har-
Ian & Holingsworth Company last even
ing, but was dismissed on payment of
costs.
The case of William O. Connell charged
with the larceny of s., was dismissed.
Edward Sewell, charged with being
drunk. was fined 81 and costs. Charles
Mcclure, James McClain and John
Kelley were each fined 81 and costs for
being drunk. William Moyce, charged
with being drunk, was fined 81, or in
default 10 days in Jail.
The case OF Frank Patterson charged
with stealing two baskets OF flowers,
was continued until Monday morning.
The sun., 1898-06-05
Building Permits Issued.

Following are the building IeTmits
issued during the past week
John Il. Cornell. one-story frame
kitchen No. 933 Spruce street, S1o;
Joseph L. Carpenter, twenty-one houses
on Bruome street between Sixth and
Seventh, $3.50; A. S. Reed and Brother
Company, repairs to No. sos Washing
ton street, 500; johnson Forge Com
pany, one-story shed, lobdrll street near
C!aymont, $500; W. II. Foulk, atera-
tons to No. 6O6 West 'enth street, $50;
f. W Ecklaud, two-story office and
shop No. AL East Fourth street, $500;
David DangeI, three story back building
and rne-story kitchen, No CPS West
sixth street, $50; n. \. Grubb, two
story brick office. No. Ill Delaware
avenue, s., 800.
The sun., 1898-06-05
A Busy Shipyaru.

The steamship Tennessee, building at
the shipyards OF the Harlan X llo!lings-
worth Company, for the Old Bay Line,
is rapidly nearing a stage where she will
be ready for launching.
The steel ting Valley Forge, which is
building for the Philadelphia x Read
ing Transportation Company, " about
half plated and the work is being pushed
forward with haste
The keel and water bottom for tie
steamship $. T. Morgan, which the firm
will build for the Virginia Chemical
Company OF New Jersey, has also been
placed in pos ition.
The keel blocks for the ting OF the
Standard Oil Company, on the same ways
with the Gettysburg, are now being
placed in position and the keel will be
rid in Il few days.
The sun., 1898-06-05
Kent County Wheat Damaged.

SMYRNA, Jane Farmers Of this Sec
tion are very much alarmed over the
wheat crop, and from all accounts they
lave good cause for suc'i Apprehension.
The acreage is the largest ever known
in this neighborhood, but from present
indications tie yi"!d will be very light
>nne OF the farmers complain tina,
th tt wtir..t vii, 10. be worth cutting,
SO east ING has been the ravagas Of
the IIcssian "ily.' Until last year
uearly all tine farmers OF this neighbour
hood waited until October to SOW their
~ xhcat crop, bat last season a few sewed
in September and received Tremendous
u d.. The result was that every
farmer tried to see how early he could
SOW. On one field near here part was
seeded in September, while t e r-
mainder was not seeded until October.
The part seeded in September is almost
eaten up with the Hessian ''Hy," while
She October planting is not affected
at all
The sun., 1898-06-05
RAILROADER, TO MEET.
Col. l. T. Parker, c. +. Sweeney and
Others Will Attend a Great Gather
ing in the GU aker City Today.

Col. l. T. Parker, G. +. Sweeney and
gssiny other railroad men will go to
Philadelphia today to attend and repre-
sent Delaware at the great meeting of
Eailroad men to be held in that city dur
ing the day.
A great effort will be made by the
Delaware representatives to get the COM
hined orders of locomotive engineers,
conductors anG trainmen to meet in this
city next year. The organization is a
powerful one and the extent of it's in.
Auence if felt in every State in the
anion.
Today representatives OF the five great
railroad unions of the country from the
State of Pennsylvania, New York, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, aud the
District of Columbia will assemble in
Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, for
abe purpose Of considering subjects OF
interest to the men who are employed in
she railroad service.
The labor organizations to be repre-
sented are the Brotherhood of Locomo-
hive Engineers the Brotherhood of Loco.
motive Firemen, the Order of Railroad
Conductors, the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen, and the Order of Rail-
road Telegraphers.
In ADDITION to discussing matters Of in.
terest to railroad men, such as pending
railroad legislation in Congress, etc, it is
hoped that the public will learn from
she G lering and the discussions which
will take place something of the railroad
man and his hopes and aspirations. One
oil the measures which the organizations
are supporting is the antiinjuncton bill,
ROW before a committee of the Senate.
The purpose of this bill is to make it
illegal for courts to issue injunctona
against labor organizations. The rail
road men have lodged with the Senat,
Committee petitions IN its favor signed
by $4,000 railroaders.
Another bill which will come under
discussion at the meeting is the Arbitra,
sinn BILL also Senate measure, designed
10 arbitrarily refer all disputes between
employees and employers t. the determi.
nation Of court The railroad men are
also supporting Il n0n-partisan commit.
tee BILL whi;h provides that a Commit
See of Congress shall visit the scene d
any labor dispute, examine into TIE
cause OF the difficulty, and report OF
what legislation would prevent Il recur
pence of similar conflict.
The sun., 1898-06-05
ASylum OyercrOWtlcl.

Resident physician DR.. y. ID. Richard
son OF the Delaware Hospital for the
Insane reports that institution in an
ovprcrowded condition. The male de-
partment contains 5l5 persons and Of
this number 273 lie on mattresses. The
same overcrowded condition exists in
the female department There is great
need of an her building. The inslitu-
ton has deficit of $4,000.
The sun., 1898-06-05

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l 900 copies or more. Also separate State maps
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Of one dollar. Address, The Geo. p. ROwell Ad-
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The sun., 1898-06-05
Hurt by Il Tie IN.

William S. Fairbanks of No. S2b Van
Buren street, while crossing the tracks
of the p, ". 4 B. railroad at Market
street yesterday morning was struck by
the horse attached to J. Coop4r's de-
livery wagon. He was knocked down
and run over and sustained bruises on
the head, arms and back,
The sun., 1898-06-05
Will BE Ordained,

At the meeting of the Evangelical
Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania
and Adjacent States, in Philadelphia, on
Friday, Frederick Charles Krapt of
this city was recommended for ordina-
tion to the ministry. He has been
called to Elizabeth, N. J.
The sun., 1898-06-05
Death.

J. Frank Carey, who for some time
has been assisting Undertaken James T.
Chandler, at the latter's establishment,
died Friday night Of typhoid fever at his
home, No. rs Madison street. He was
sick for about seven weeks. He was 3S
years of age and his wife survives him.