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The sun., 1898-12-03

THE Sun acknowledges the receipt of
several copies OF the county auditors re-
P,rt published in pamphlet form
To whom we are indebted for this re-
port We do not know, but it evidently
comes from one If the many persons
who have signitied an intelest in The
Suns move for Refmm.
However this report, which is same a.
that published by Euery Euning some
time ago, is incomplete. 1t contains
but part of the work Of the Levy Court
Of New Castle county and their financial
transactions. There is nothing in this
report which can possibly be Of any as.
sistance 10 anyone making an investiga-
tion If the manner in which the county
has bern governed.
Statements given out by the Levy
Court are like the charges made by
Samuel Bancrofl-incnmplpte. They
cease to deal with the vital objects when
it is found that the course under pursuit
is leading to close.
THE SUN wants the truth. THE Sun
will have the truth. Material parts OF
the nuch.discussed yet unpublished,
statement of the Levy Courts financial
transactions" will not do. All must be
known.
Samuel Bancrofl's charges must be in.
Eestiga,ed.
The sun., 1898-12-03
OLD VETERAN DEAD.
William D. sparks. . Prominent Con.
tractor, Dead. served WI h Dis.
tincti,,n In the Rebellion.


William D. Spai ks, u well known citi
zen, dird ut his residence, No. 720 East
seventh street, Yesterday Of pDrunI mia,
aged ~ years, after AN illness OF only a
few days.
tie WAS fnr ears prominent builder
and CONTRACTOR and erected the Odd
teIlnWs' HAL, ~ Broad and Sprlng
Garden stre,s, Philadelphia. abont tifly
Years ago. Il, d"ing the work lie enl.
plo ed tw-Wyone bricklavers and seven.
teen lab,rprs.
About this time lie removed to this
city. Tie erected quite a number Of
buildings herr, AMONG them being dwpl.
ling houses On Seventl, street and other
parts ef the CITY. OF late wears he WA.
engaged in doing jobbins.
He was born in Altrghanv CITY. Pa,
and served all through the civil war, Il,
was sergeant when lie tirst enlisted,
and r'se to rank Of fr-t lieutenant o,
Company E, Third Delaware Regiment,
He MIS- IA h"lI't.er Oi. l'ln,mas A. Snyti
Post NJ. ], and nf the Brm i,erlmnd OF
the Union. The ian,iiy desires both or.
ganizatinns to attend the funeral, which
will be held from his late residence u,
Monday ailerin,on. His widow and twt
children, Annie. wife ot William ]. Bur
ton anu NiiiIan 4 SImrks, survive.
The sun., 1898-12-03
DAYS EVENTS IN THIS COUNTRY

Many discharged soldiers have hetn
employed in New York sl"veling snow.
The Republican National G, munit,. G
has selected its headquarters at WASH.
ington.
Thus far the identity Of the vessel
wrecked on Rncky Hill Ledge, Mass,
has not been established.
Judge Morgan J. O'Brien of the New
York SUI rene Court will resign from the
bench TO resume law practice.
The statutory Limitation for Governor
Tanners alleged offence in connection
with the Virden riots is $4,000.
General Shafter in speech in New
Yulk said this is not the time for Ameri'
cans to be calling each other names.
Mrs. Abbie L. Marble, sieter.in.law o.
the late James Il. Blaine, was killed in q
runaway accident at San Leandro, Cal
Two more bodies of the steamer Port
land victims have come ashore at Or
leans, Mass making twenty-three thus
far recovered.
Bids for transportation from San Fran
cisco East of the New York regiment re
turning from Honolulu range IRON $3.50
to $4O O6 per passenger.
Chicago pork packers have protes ed ,c
the Agrlcnnnral Depart n.ent against Il {
bill before the GERMAN ReiclIstsg ex
Guiding American sausage.
The skeletons Of George Engelke and
Peter Edminston have been found in tn.
South Nevada Desert, where thev wer
murdered twenty months ago.
Mrs. Gross, who is alleged TO lave
been connected with the murder OF Dr.
Engelke and Peter Edminston on the
Nevada desert, has been arrested.
Captains Meeks and Bleecker, OF the
7lst New York Regiment, have b, Ell
placed under arrest. charged with vi"at.
ing military regulations in criticlzing
other officers.
United States District Judge Hanford
of Washington State, has decided that
cases pending before the Federal Court
in Alaska cannot be transferred to q
similar Court in the United States.
The sun., 1898-12-03
Will Make Dueling COmpulsory,

HAVANA, Dec. 2.-The Executive Com
miltee OF the Cuban Assembly agreed at
its last session to make il compulsory
upon the part Of anv Cuban officer IN,
suited by Spanish, American or othe'
officers to challenge the person 50 insult.
ing T." fight duel. The measure has
two aims, according to the Cubans, first,
ito MAINTAIN the dignity Of the Cuban
army and, secondly, "to check tn,
impudtnce and nsolence of many 50.
called Cuban officers, who. without hav.
ing ever put their courage to test, hav.
ing enlisted after the arl,is'i,", are
~ aggering about with Cuban uniforms,
endeavorlng to offend Spanish officers"
The sun., 1898-12-03

nalion 10 stand by the duty Of the
tnodern newspaper which was outlined
no truthsnlly by Mr.. James w. King IN
lis address to the Sons OF Delaware. Mr..
King said:
What IL the duty OF the press in this
int? The question almost answers itself.
1t IL tn sland sentinel at the gates, t.
rive th- enemy out of the citadel, to
S.und the alarm and awaken the con.
.cience of the nation throughout the
pngt, and breadth of the land. AZ H"l
and has sung, God give us men, Time
Ike this d mands str"ng minds, great
hearts, true faith and ready hands. Men
uiom tue iti>t uf office does not XIII:
men whom the spells of office cannot
bny; men who have opinions and wills;
| men uh0 lote honor and WiA not he; men
| who can stand before demagogue anu
damn his treacherus batteries without
winking; tall men; sun.crowned men
| who live sh,ve the f"g III pu6ic duty
and in private thinking.
.For while the rabblc with their thumt
| wuin Cietus,
Their large professions, and their little
deeds,
Linger in selfish strife; 10, Freedom
wepps,
Wrong doing rules the land and waiting
V"s'n" ele-ns ,"
Mr.. King had the present conditions II
New Castle county in view when ne pre-
jected his mind into the future and wrot
the above lines.
The sun., 1898-12-03

THE Year Book Of the Sons OF Della.
ware of Philadelphia for the year 1897 is
a monument ui literary culture COM
piled and edited in a manner which in
cites admiration. This publication o:
the learned addresses made at the las'
meeting Of the Sons of Delaware, accom-.
panied by statement Of the obiecte OF
The organization, is nneqnaIed by any
similar book published bv any other so.
ciety in the country. When the men,
bers and guests of this society cit down
at the banquet table in the Hotel Walton
next Wednesday evening they will have
the satisfaction OF knowing that there is
among the officials Of the Suns OF Della.
ware force which is able to prepare for
posterity's record the gems Of thought
which are deposited with the banqueters
during he evening. The Yt;' Book als'
cun'aius last years debate on the advis'
ability "f ah"lisling the whipping-p"s'
M D-lavare the address OF the president
Of the society, and complete list OF az.
llve and honorary members. Every
Ihlawar an is interested in the Ytai
Book uf The Sons of Delaware of Phila
delphia
The sun., 1898-12-03
MORE BODIES RECOVERED.
Grudgingly the Sea ia Giving Cp the
Dead From the Ill.Fated
Portland

PRovINCErowN, Mass, Dec. Am.
other day has passed, and the mystery
nf the steamer Portland wreck has MT
been given up by the sea. Yesterday was
one "f constant Watching of more than
thirty miles OF coast line, and the sea
gruhgingly held its victims, yielding
only five.
Twenly-one bodies have been re.
covered ont Of the entire passenger and
crew list, the exact number OF which is
still unknown.
The number Of people who went to
their deaf h on the Portland will never
lie known, but almost hourly persons are
reported missing from different places in
New England. until now 1t seems prob
able that the nrmber was oversl5O.
The prospects were favorabSll,at the
incoming tide today would be accom-
panied by All undertow which will be
likely to cast up great quantities OF
wrrckagr along the coast. This would
be favorable to the recovery Of bodies
not m y at Cape Cod, but at other pla' es
Where 50 many sailors went to thei,
death,
The sun., 1898-12-03
NOV aAN FOR THE TRIAL
AIl iAt WliassS,S ior the Govern
mtni sumlaSned by district
Ailoraty SV.ndrgrift.
AG tlN iuNsti.hn WITH BOiGS
As Faras Known no Witnesses Have
Beaa Subp1ned for United
States Senator Richard ROl.
Inns Kenney. JurIrs 10
Select Jury From.

Everything is in preparation for I'll"
trial Oi United slater Senator Rlcl,ar'i
Rollins Kennty US lar AS the government,
is concerned. and IN Monday le will up
pear in the United States Circuit Curl
fnr the second time to t@ tried FIR alGing
and abetting William N. B'ygs in mis-.
applying the funds Of the First National
Bank of Dover.
Mr.. Kenney viii. also be compelled to
face another Indictment at this trial and
that is conspiring with Mr.. Boggs TO de.
fraud the bank out OF nl"he, fnr il,e
benefit Of said B'ggs and said kenn-y.
United States District Attorney Lewis
c. Vandegriit and Mr.. B'gss were again
in consul, alton yesterday afternoon ut
the formers Office in the Federal Build.
ing and Mr.. Bnggs did not return to New
Castle Jail until Iate in the afternoon.
II il understood that large number
Of additional witnesses have b+en sum-
moned in behalf Of the Government and
Ueput! Marshall Clark uid not complete
serving the eubpenas until yesterday
morning.
Thr.e witnesses, it is stated, will be
ueed to rebut the testimony Of some Of
the witnesses for the defense, but the
character Of this is unknown.
The defendant will have as his counsel
Levi q. Bird and John Biggs. None vi
the subpGnas for their witnesses have
been plac d in the hands Of Deputy Mar
shall Clark and the supposilion is that
counsel for Mr. Kernev have written to
them, requesting them to be present.
This celebrated case will be taken w
on Monday morning at II O'Clock before
Judge Edward Il. bradford, and fuIlow
ing is the panel OF Jurors from which tn,
jury will t'r drawn to trv the defendant,
Wilmington-D. P. Barnard, H. N.
BarkesdaIe, Frank r. Cars~ell, Samuel
H. Baynard, Levi A. BertoIette, James
Ii. Price, Thomas N. StaytOn, q. M.
Leitch, W. ]. Ellison, w. Il. Bryan, J.
T. Ahren, J. M-r'ick Horn.
Georgetown-David r. Ennis.
Dagsboro-Frank Campbell.
G"mboro-Samnel +. Matthews.
Seaford-ThOmIas E. Cottingham.
Indian River-R. H. Burton.
Christiana-Joseph P. Chandler.
Mill Creek-B. I. Pilling, Elwood
Woodward.
Northwest F0rk-C. p. Swain.
Little Greek Sussex )-James Morris,
John Galloway.
White Clay Creek-.James Hossinser.
Red Lion-Edward Reybold, James ID.
Ferguson.
Lewes and Rehoboth Charles II.
Maull.
St. Georges-Georgr l.. Townsend
Nur" AuruerkiIl-SamueI Armstrong,
E. b. Dow mes.
Cedar Creek - Andrew T. Thomas,
Geme" Rrl
MispilIion-.John D. Milehan,
krnlun- avid Rtes.
Broad Creek-B. II. Elliott.
SrAf"rd-W. j. Cannon.
The sun., 1898-12-03
MARRIAGES..

MATHUES-PKlCE-Un Wednesdsv, Eoven-
Der 10, 1859, by tie Rev. DR. 5iecher. d D.. 1t
tn, Patronage, No $40 Decatur etr, et Br Ok yn,
New rOr.. Mr.. II ward v. Mathues and Miop
Ella ID. Price, both OF hi, city.
r1<K5DN-M the home Of the
gr,Om, No 1O9 Tstn1ll street, on Tuesday ev, =
ing November ~ IS9 , by Rev J. u. Z. Hsnns.
d. D.. James Hin son and MIS- Margaret A.
M0ny b,nuf Wilmington, Del.
ROBERTs-HEATHER AT the Union N r.
parse agy, No. o. Washington street. Un Thu D.
I. C. Hanna. u d, John r. R0bsi IA and
Mr.. L!zze NJ. Heather. both Of Wilmington.
Del.
KNUX-EWING. AT the re,idence OF Daniel
Fiber, Green Hill november sOth l,96. by / q
Rv l. v Long, Thomas knx, Vt duPUnts
banks, AID Ma'g garet E Ewing, OF Henry Clay.
The sun., 1898-12-03

The county o. New Castle is governed
today by a c"url Of commissioners wln
have been openly charged by the pro.
prietor Of Every Evening with having
plundered the pe"pIe Of this county. Mr..
Bancroft used 4nch terms as crm'ked cn,
tracts, mislnanagenpnt, n'aladmini-tra-
ton and exlrsvayant appropriations.
Since tie day Oh which these charges
were published EU,ry Evening has re.
NAMED silent. Every other lie .suaper
in Wilmington except THE SUN have re-
mainrd silent. Not any Of them came III
thp aid Of the people and none Mf them
made IN invppti kat ION vi this serious pro.
position which involved matter oi
public interest.
The Sux alone has shown Ito determi.
The sun., 1898-12-03
Buying Many Rifles.

HAVANA, Dec. 2--IL is learned on
good authority that the Cubans have
recently secretly acquired quite u for,l,ld.
able arm halnehl. the Interior object Of
which is not known. 1t is ad,itu thai
they have purchased over 5000 rItlrs
within tI,s last ten days. The fact il.
causing considerable speculation here.
The sun., 1898-12-03

SAYS DR.. Layton to Mr., Alice says, he
harmony.
SAYS Mr.. Alice to Mr.. Higgins, says
he--harmony.
Says Mr.. Higgins to DR.. Layton, says
h' harmony and Addrks?
Says DR.. Layton to Mr.. Higgins, sa, s
he-Aouicks and harmony.
Says Mr.. Alice to Mr. Higgins, says
he--ils your move,
Says MIR. Higgins to DR.. Layton, says
he--I move.
and that was all there was ont.
The sun., 1898-12-03

Department have again 'elapsrd into
their usual trance.
Indignant property holders are COM
planning Of the pig.stye, Or In other
words the cause way.
They are right and the department,
should repair this Disgrace u the city.
The sun., 1898-12-03
Flagship Ordered TO H,yana,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-The flagship
New York has been ordered TO proceed
m Ha!arla Immediately. She will start
tomorrow. The vrsreI is now with thu
North Atlantic squaniron, assembled at
Hampton Roads. 1t il not known
whether any other SHIPS will be sent to
Cuba.
The sun., 1898-12-03
Saturday, December 3. 1898.
\ GooD morning! Do you buy in Viii.
7 niagtonr
This Is Pume.
Silly
Willie
MR. HIeaINs is wo, king upon q hand
painted dinky dink for his distinguished
friend the Kurnul.

T z utter unreliability and total ire
spon,ibility OF some of the local Political
writers has been we'll demonstrated since
Election Day.
At various times and in many papers
these penny-a-Iiners have used the names
Of many prominent gentlemen in CON-
nection with the United States Senator
ship made vacant by the expiration Of
Hon. George Gray's term.
Among the names used bv t"ese silly
scribbiers were those of Judge Pennewill,
]. Frank Alice. Dr. George w. Marshall,
DR.. T. U Moore, and DR.. Caleb R Layton.
Special articles were trlegraphed broad.
cast announcing the Senatorial aspira.
tions Of these gentlemen and the status
Of their "boonls" and other tommyrot Of
the same character.
When these gentlemen authorized the
publication of statements setting forth
the fact that none Of them were candi-
dates to succeed Mr. Gray, this same
horde of Especial corre.pondents' and
journalist" swooped down upon them
ir the most brutal fashion and denounced
shem as ''presuniptu"us,' absurd, -
impossible" "a~inine," &C., &c. In
other words the gang Of newspaper
pirates that started the stories turned
uLon the unoffending and wholly inno-
cent victims Of fake journalism and
ripped them up ,hr spine without mercy.
The philadelphia Press on Sunday last
published an auic under a Wilmington
date line which must have been written
by drunken man or an idiot. Not a
single sentence il the article was true.
Nhhing in the entire article could I've
t,,e. 1t was n fake pure and simple.
The mendacious haracter OF The Press
discounts anything published in its col
umns but the article of Sunday last was
the me Of absurdity.
is this sort of newspaper work that
h made Delaware the laughing stock
OFT q ration More political fakes are
sent out from Wilmington than from any
other city OF the same size in the coun.
Try. The men who send these imp"si
tio IS to out-of.town newspapers are very
careful to see that none of their fakes ap
pear in their lora paper.
The sun., 1898-12-03

GkEENE.InfOrmation wanted of relatives
or friends OF James and Robert Greene hn'thsrss
born In Middleton, Cork, Ireland; in paintlnS
business In New York or vicinity; James diea
about lstS; Robert 1876. Address G, IS Herald
downtown.
The sun., 1898-12-03

Carl Traub, Of this citv, left yesterda.
for Atlantic City, tO take = position IL
the Hotel Dennis. Mr.. Traub expects to
remain by the sea oil winter.
The sun., 1898-12-03

U>HER-Ms. Rob n Usher Marie An.ninette1
please send ad less 10 DULR, STRONG 4 JAN
Wis. ~ Wall street. New Yoik City,
The sun., 1898-12-03

JAMES A. PROsPIN, formerly OF l,l52 srd ave,
WIZ learn something TO his ad antage by com.
muiiicaIing with j. W. Y. 1.l52 3D. av., NY.
The sun., 1898-12-03
PERSONALS.

MRS. MARION E. LUCEY. nee s,erne, vhs
lived " 4OS West 4Sth st., in 1894 will hear Of
something something to her benefit, by calling or com.
AGENCY, S72 Broadway, N. Y.
The sun., 1898-12-03
The Worst Yet.
A POME

From Bear Sla,ion-
IT, the nation
Little Willie wants 10 ~.
From the nation
to Bear Station
Comes the word no! no!
The sun., 1898-12-03

Stewart Wilds %: Smyrna, received a
fra'tnIpd n'se and both eyes we,e in.
jnred while having friendly tuss!e with
!. Bayard Jones ami WiIIlani j, nes in
the store Of J. WestIry Jones in that
town.
The revival at Elsnere M. f. Church
is increasing in attendance and interest.
The sun., 1898-12-03

WANTE The address of N Cameron, who
formerly lived - 2Sth st. Address STONE. 10
Herald, New York.
The sun., 1898-12-03
Yet AnOi her POlnc.
Willie il?
Mulh? nit.

DIR. SHoRrLIDaE hasn't one chance in
q Thousand uf being lne next mayor vi
Wilmington.
The sun., 1898-12-03

WILL John Tregoning r,,nlniunicste with
HIRAM ). MANN, care Winsow Il Lanier, IL
Nassau ST., New York
The sun., 1898-12-03
8ssiness Office and Editorial Rooms,
No. 1903 East Sixth Street.
AschasicaI Department, No. 103
East Sixth Street.

THE SUN is published every day in
the year and il distributed throughout
the Cmy Of Wilmington and the State Of
Delaware by authorized agents. Sub
scrip, ione should be sent to the publica-
tlon Office by mail nr telephone.
The sun., 1898-12-03
One More POme.
Gray
S,Hv.

A BIT Of good work before the next
Legi- a,ur mig Il secure u penltrntiary
for Delaware. II Z Stale needs one.
The sun., 1898-12-03

BROOKS companion Willie W. and blond N.
Red Bank, please send add. ess NJ, Deal, N. J.
The sun., 1898-12-03
THE WEATHER fOKECAS'r.

vho indications fs,r today arc that
mir w~ul her with u hit variaOle
q II will prevail 'lOM'"rr.,w, par, "
0t. udy war. tr wea'hsr followed y
nAW ar oAn.
The sun., 1898-12-03
"The Farln.. rs' B,nk ut
Georgetown is holding
worthless paper,upon whicl,
money was raised to buy
democratic votes for the
last ten years. "---.)s rnlne B.
BelI. in the Nlln S,"..
Bell. in the >,lnl,> S,n,.
A GRE AT CD>VENIENCE.

A GRE Ar CO>VENIt.NCE.
TIM sun building, No. IOs Fast
sixth street. IL open every hOur in the
year. For HE cDnvenj n,,. r,h. n,h.
nc. postage stamps. postal car y rev
e"ie stamps. newspaper Wrappers.
special delivery sta",,,s draits, nn,.s
ans receipt blanks have been placed
~" s"'f n' The business office. a"d ma,
addressed Care Of THE sun, vii.
mingiOn. bel" can b4. secured a, nuv
h""r"f'hr day or night. sunday. and
holidays. The public are Invited 10
make use Of this convenience.
The sun., 1898-12-03
This arc q POme.
tll.rsp
do tell!
Willis?
Oh hell!

Has. Willie Michael sen Mr.. Hoi.
fecker?
The sun., 1898-12-03
Another POmc.
RilIy
Silly.

Has anybody los yellow dog or seen
NJ. Chairman Pa rick Nearly Near!,
Ksq.?
The sun., 1898-12-03

JURDAN.-Re!atives OF William ii. J,rdau. de
ceased, ate OF the STATE Of Inian,, may leurl
sem thi,t To the interest by addressing ATYOn-
NElS' BOX H2, Herald Downtown, New YORK
City. -
The sun., 1898-12-03

DEPORTATION wan'ed of Alexander McAui,.
ca"tain Of the c"a' boat Markay Let R0dout
Tu' sda 2'th owned by McCnlum br,s ,,al
merchants OF treenlol.,t br ,okly., n. \ Fam
/ y Residence. lO' Du. ont street =, v
The sun., 1898-12-03
What the Dickey Bird Said.
A POME

heard Hanna say:
For Governor-Day
For StnatUr-Gray
And llama thinks MCkinley's way.
II JONATHAN -" and he crowd fed
The sun., 1898-12-03

THs members VI tue Street and Sewer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-02
THE ABANDONMENT OF 1e TO 1.

The platform of the Democratic county
convention shows the tendency of opinion
among Democrats who have political or
cannot make another national campaign on
the ratio of 16 to l. Mr.. Spaan, the chair
man of the convention, pushed the silver
question far to the rear, declaring that all
the difference on the question is lone of de-
tail This means that it has been a diff
ference in regard to ratio and that it should
be difference no longer. The platform is
equally evasive. The Chicago platform is in
dorsed, but no allusion is made to the sill
Yer, question as being the main issue, insist
ing upon the coinage ratio of 16 to l. The
convention accepted the platform ignoring
the free coinage of silver at the 16 to
ratio, and the speech of Mr.. Spaan declar-
ing that all the difference between gold and
silver Democrats is 'one of detail" Had
'such platform been presented to a Marion
county Democratic convention in 1896, it
would have been rejected and Mr.. Spaan S
speech would have been Kissed. In the pri-
maries of 1896 Mayor Taggart and his
friends were beaten in spite of their tao
tics by the silver push upon the 16-to-1
detail" No friend of Mayor Taggart would
have dared to make the Spaan speech in
the convention which last nominated him
for mayor. Mr.. Rochford's ultra silverism
and the leaders of the silver push" the
few of them who have not gone over to
Taggart seemed to have no influence at the
primaries.
All this means that the 16-to-1 heresy has
had its day. The Sentinel may we'll deny it,
and leaders will be very emphatic in affirm
ing the 16-to-1 fad. but the spirit and action
of the county convention disclose a purpose
to avoid the issue if possible. In its advo-
cacy of the denomination of Judge Hackney
the Sentinel practically confessed that be-
lief in the detail" of Is to is not test
of Democracy. and the dissent bars no one
from being a candidate for the honors of
the party. 1t means that the more conserva-
tive element which is in touch with the
business and intelligent sentiment of the
country is quietly using its influence to have
the next Democratic national convention
declare for free and unlimited coinage OF
silver, leaving the detail of ratio to IA
Democratic Congress. If the truth could be
known, the more influential Democrats in
Congress would be found in accord with
Mr. SPANS speech and Mr. Morss's plat
form.