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The sun., 1898-02-19
Birthday Surprise.

4 pleasant birthday surprise was given
at the home Of Josiah Smith by the
members of the West Side Social Club
A pleasant evening was spent in playing
games and singing. Among those pres
ent were: Misses Nettie Broomal, Bessie
Hildreth, Bessie Vincent, NJ. Raymond
Florence Blest, Nellie Carpenter, Messrs
Charles Russell, Eddie Russell, - joe
Smith, Randall Carpenter, Fred Hitler,
William Ingram, William A. Moore
Edward Watson, Harry Shakespeare
George Shortiss, Harry Hanson, Charles
Tatnall and many others.
The sun., 1898-02-19
| SENSATION OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE

William y. hggs, gentlemen.
companions the deuing abscndig teller
M of DIVER Delaware preliminary hearing
before Commissioner Smith at O'Clock tins afternoon
O'Clock this morning when Hon. Henry A. Richardson
Produced Mr. Ihgggs o the United States Commissioner
Ezekiel exSerf Amos Cole Thomas Clark and Charles
Butler with Mr. By the instance President Richard
on Clark Two' and Cole "Tee" in The
}uN of this crime OF the
Ezekiel 35S Is the $lO 600 stolen from the First
aional Bunk this OF the stolen that he suanded
b. of No. 80 Broad New York
No bond was asked or offered for Mr. Boggs
$1,000 im Cooper.
or
$1,000 for Butler
5000 for
Clark furnished by Samuel " of Dover
Alex Maxwell the Merritt House. offered as bondman for
E' Cooper, but refused. He could net qualify
Mr. Bg by Francis Skunk Brown ESQ., private counsellor
pr Mr.. Richardson the First National Bank of Dover
Mr. Brown lawaan by BIRTH but leading member Of the Phla
epa Bar lie OF thu with the of Mr.
and this happy largely due his foresight aud good
Management t....l'... go. -
The entire credit for Mr. Bgss voluntary justly belongs Mr. Bgg
msef and to noble wonan--his wife. ..... ...gF..
lie sa Iave Lizzie her wishes the NATTER will be guided
rely by her. She "Come home and stand trial.
William Bggs the custody the officials and Will ask for
of thee
William lovely children the husband good
a His first duty these whom above all he loved He here
rform that duty.
His debt of
Marshal Short Cole Clark and Butler this morning their homes
clock Deputy Marshal Hawkins arrested Cooper Milford
The end heretofore printed these columns
steal the century proved the coming
Let be for all that William n
ne OF his crime Of his free will and accord.
e Bird Esq., appeared attorney for Butler and John Bggs ESD for
The sun., 1898-02-19
"City uf Chester" Reahy For Use.

The steamer CITY of Chester was p
moved from the Harlan 4 IIolIings
worth Company's shipyad yesterday
where she has been undergoing repairs
Her owners, Wilmington Steamboat Com
pany, made very complimentary re-
marks on the beauty and substantial
manner in which it was repaired.
The sun., 1898-02-19
Sorry They Cannot Vote.

The wife Of Councilman Haley last
night presented him with two bouncing
boy babies, weighing thirteen pounds u
pierre. Mother and children are both
doing we'll The happy Councilman
said last night that he was only sMry
that the two boys were not old enough
to vote at the election next Monday.
The sun., 1898-02-19
COMBINATION NOMINATIONS.
Five Fire Companies Name u Chief
Engineer and Assistants.

Engineer and Assistants.
The delegates of the five combination
fire companies of this city, met last even
ing at the house of the Washington
Company, on French street near Fourth.
The companies represented with dele
gates were as follows: A. X. Lohner, J.
L. Glacken and Webster Blakely,
Friendship; J. II. Walker, W. G.
Galigna, Louis Weiderman, Phoenix;
William johnson, Dennis S. Shields and
Daniel Haggery, Weccacoe; William
McFadden, Charles Bourbon, James II.
Yates, Washington. and J. p Welsh,
John May and H. W. Wallace, Liberty.
The presiding officer was John May,.
Of the Liberty, and secretary, James H.H
Yates, Of Washington.
The delegates nominated George W.
Sasse, Washington, as chief engineer;
William joyce, Phoenix, first assistant
engineer, and James Purcell, Weccacoe,
second assistant engineer.
An agreement was sealed and signed
by the combination that the nominees
would b. given the entire support Of
the companies named and contract
carried out.
This insures the continuance nf the
combination for the next two years,
the term for which the engineer and
assistants are elected, and also the con-
tinuance of the combine.
The election will M held on Nav 2
next
The retiring engineer is {. II. Weldy,
Friendship; first assistant, NJ. 4. Skellv,
Weccacoe, and second assistant }. +.
Welsh, Liberty.
The salary attached is S4UO per annun
to tie chief. and 500 for assistants.
The sun., 1898-02-19
.lON RATE EXCURSIONS
S.op.Oyer Privileges to be Asked
For. ..
FOUR TRIPS TO WILMINGTON.
arrangements to he Made for Ent er.
tanning Visitors From All Points
On the Delaware Railroad.

Four cheap excursions are to he run
from all points on the Delaware Railroad
and branches to Wilmington on dates to
be determined later by the committee
who have this matter in charge
Rates and privileges for these excur.
sions will be similar to those given bv
the p, W. 4 b. Railroad from Whining
ton to Rehoboth and Ocean City in the
summer except the first one, on which
occasion the committee will ask for a
"two-dav' privilege on all tickets, and
it is expected that complimentary en-
tertainment of some character will be
given all visitors.
1t is now proposed to give the enter
tainment in the Opera House and have
some of our best speakers in the State
to welcome the people and show others
that the citizens of Wilmington as well
az the business men welcome them ant..
will be glad to see them on all occasions
A musical program in which some OF
the best local talent have offered their
services will add to the pleasure of the
visitors. In the event Of the four cheap
excursions now arranged for prove sue
cessfnl, arrangements will be made by
which the cheap excursions to Whining
ton will be Il fixture and it is the popular
opinion that such a thing would materi-
ally benefit our merchants us well as the
general public.
Too much cannot be done by tile :oll-
mite in charge OF the cheap excursions:
every detail should be perfectly arranged
for it is without doubt the best effort
lpt lns h.n L., t,,
eft the citizens OF Wilmington.
All merchants should give the com
mite their moral and financial support,
az they are the people who will be the
most benefited by these excursions. The
subject of stop-over privileges was dis
Gus ed at length by Messrs. Pusey and
Moore, who are anxious to obtain a stop
over privilege for Wilmington on through
tickets from all Eastern and Western
points, which would benefit our manu-
facturers very much, as it would bring
to Wilmington gentlemen who are
directly interested in the OUTPUT Of
our principal manufacturers.
The stop-over privileges OF excursion
tickets from points on Delaware Railroad
was also discussed. 1t is however b,'.
lieved that it would not materially benr-
fit the city, provided the cheap exc,:--
sions are a success, hot the evil Of the
p, W. 4 b. X. II. in charging people Il
larger pro-r;lta rate from points south OF
Wilmington to Wilmington than. to
Philadelphia should not be overlooked
and the Board of Trade, it is believed,
will ask the p, W, 4 b. r. r. to remedy
this evil. The following are the present
rates from some of our principal towns
down the State to Wilmington and Phila.
4 H.
The sun., 1898-02-19
Wanted to Go to Cuba.

Raymond Parsons. u small boy. aged
) ye rs, went to his parents yesterday
and expressed a wish tu 60 tp Cuba.
His parents tried to tell him that he was
too Young. but he would not listen to it.
Even Young America is aroused
The sun., 1898-02-19

May +. CCoIcrs Bank
May Bank, Dover Delaware
May Bank Dover, cawarc
June r. CnoIrs check First National Bank DD.er Delaware,
June ~ r. Cooer check on Fi National Bank Dover Delaware
July CUers check First National Bank TaWar.
July B. T. Coer check First National Bank Dover Delaware
July check First National Bank Dover
July H. T. Cooer check First National Bank Dover Delaware
July Coolers Bank,
July r. check Bank Dover Delaware
Aug 7. CuoIers check First National Bank Dover
f. T. Bank.
Oct H. f. T. Cooer check First National Bank Dover Deaw
Nov. 2l T. Clers check First National Bank Dover
Dec 2 T. Colers check First National Bank Dover Delaware
Dec a. T. CnoIer check First National Bank Dover Delaware,
The sun., 1898-02-19
4 Wagon smashed Cp.

4 horse and dearborn, belonging to
William Dyer, Of New Castle, was struck
by car No. 49, OF the West Eighth street
line. The front part Of the wagon was
badly smashed and the horse slightly
hurt on the hind legs. No other dam
ages done.
The sun., 1898-02-19
Saloons Must Close.

All saloons must be closed during he
special senatorial election next Monday,
by order Of Chief of Police DOlan.
The sun., 1898-02-19
Belues's to Church and to Genet cry.
George Thompson, left an estate valued

at $1,000. He bequeated 500 to the
Church OF the Ascension, Of Claymont.
MIR. Thompson was an active member
and vestryman during the later years Of
his life: he also left 500 to the Whining.
ton and Brandywine Cemetery.
The sun., 1898-02-19
IIibcrty's New ADpuratlls.

The Liberty Fire Company have just
received Il new suction for tleir engine,
to take the place Of the one lat was
severed at the time Of tin luilnan
Shops fire. about two weeks ag". The
IaFrance Fire Engine Company fur
nished it.
The sun., 1898-02-19
More Secrecy at Police station.

booth is b,ing p a ed in the north
east corner o. the PJlic' Station, in
which all the telepl ones will be placed
and more secrecy be had in that system
of the service.
The sun., 1898-02-19

The New Century Club has postponed
it's visit to Dover.
The sun., 1898-02-19

DR.. Thomas Brown, of this city, is
visiting friends at Frederick.
The sun., 1898-02-19

| ueIpnlt
14ewes to WilnIington". ".......".."."..S4.4 -
! Lewcs to Philadelphia......... 5.l7
Georgetown to Wilnngton."......... 4.G
Georgetown to Philadelphia 3.S5
Milford to Wilmington. 323
Milford to Philadelphia. ............" 39S
Delmart to Wi|mington......."...... 4.21
Delmar to Philadelphia. 1876
Laurel tu WilningtOn....... 3A5
Laurel to Philadelphia.......... -. 40
Bridgevillc to Wilmington..........-. 3.+0
BridgevilIe to Phiadelpllia....... 1 Is
Harrington to Wilmington ............ 80
Harrington t" Philadelphia. a.........." 3.64
Dover to Wilmington. Observation-Disclosures. 223
Dover to Philadelphia. 800
Smyrna to Wilmington................ l.So
Smyrna to Philadelphia. 2.6O
Using Brifg willie for all example the
distance from BridgevilIe to Philadcl-
phia is l0 miles, to Wilmington u
miles.
The distance to Wilmington com
puted on the same basis as PhiladeI-
phia would make the rate to Whining
ton S30S instead of $40. which is Il
difference of about ten pcr cent, and
will deserve the notice of the Board of
Trade. The committee in charge of this
work is composed of some of our M st
business men, and the public may de-
pend that they will get the best possible
results, and give the citizens all thar
can be expected.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22

cargo seek port of departure where official vigilance
 will be guaranty against overgreed. The marine underwriters also affected by these considerations and are willing to give better and cheaper indemnity risks than where events prove that there is official
 laxity. While there is element of adventure in these mining rushes that blunts caution for the time being the lesson of few disasters restores ordinary prudence ill the conduct of men and brings such business as travel and transportation back to the plain principles of certainty and safety. This port having the largest continuous trade coastwise and deep water of any the Pacific Coast has of necessity the best official inquiry into all the means of making that trade safe as possible against dis aster and this fact is not unnoted among the cal culations of Alaska travel and commerce
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
EXPLAINING A SPASM.

H ERHAPS 1t is due to the New York Journal LI to explain why 1t made itself ridiculous by of ferng $5o,ooo reward for the wrecker of the Maine. The freak did puzzle people who while con scious that the paper in question failed to represent high order of intelligence morals believed 1t con troed by something above idocy. The matter has been cleared away The Journal scooped on the great tragedy of the Maine The Herald out with full story, the Sun with fairly good the Journal with nothing. Imagine the grief which must have held sway in the office when the proprietor found that all his young men had been sleeping.
 A coup d'etat necessary. The anguish must be assuaged To fire everybody was not practicable To conceal the fact of having been beaten equally out of the question: So 1t was decided to make the silly offer, that it expected to be impressive but that there hope it might attract enough at tention divert the public eye from the awful scoop Straightway the Journal went into mysteries Whether 1t offered a billion dollars a pound of caramels made not the slightest difference; it just had to do something
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
CONFLICTING LEGAL STYLES.

A good anecdote Is told of the two cele- brated barristers, Balfour and Erskine. Balfour's style was gorgeously verbose. Erskine's, on the contrary, was crisp and vigorous. Coming into court one day Erskine noticed that Balfour's ankle was bandaged
 Why, what's the matter?" asked Er- Skine.
 Instead of replying, 'I fell from gate.'' Balfour answered in his usual roundabout manner:
 II was taking a romantic ramble in my brothers garden" he said. and on coming to gate I discovered that l had to climb over it, by which 1 came into contact with the first bar and grazeo Ihe epidermis of my leg which has caused a slight extravasation of the blood. '"
 ''You may thank your lucky. stars, salo Erskine, that your brothers gate was not as lofty as your style, or you would have broken your neck.''-Pittsburg Dls- patch.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
GREATER NEW YORK.

HE experiment in city government known as
 Greater New York is turning out very much
 as was anticipated by observing students of local government throughout the country It was estimated prior to consolidation that the amount of money which would be required annually to con- duct the consolidated government would not exceed S75,ooo,ooo Indeed, of the enthusiastic advo- oates o the charter thought that the expenses could be brought down to $6o,oooooo. It is now found that the budget for the first year will be at least 4loooooooo, ana there IS every prospect that when the greater city is placed in thorough working order great deal more than this will be required
 As i'll most experiments in municipal government something new" has caused the increase In the of New York it is the borough system While the charter creating the greater city was pending the borough system regarded as the most wonder ful discovery of the age The politicians soemnly reiterated that the only thing necessary to make the people ot New York the happest people on earth was the adoption of the borough system Yet nearly all the department estimates made by the various heads ot the new government show that many hun dreds of thousands of dollars in addition to the blned sums expended on the different cities prior to consolidation will have to be spent in caring for them under the new dispensaton.
 It is found, for instance that the Health Depart ment of the greater city, which it was thought would cost less than cost under the old law will require an expenditure of at least $35oooo more than was spent upon all the Health Departments of all the cities under the old system. This is caused by a multiplication of offices and the general intro duction of higher salaries
 The charter merged the various park boards into single organization. The new board is going to cost a quarter of a million dollars more annually than its little predecessors. On the other hand all the departments want more engineers, more lawyers, more experts. higher salaries more clerks and more money The interesting thing about the entire ex- pertinent IS that Boss Croker is spending the money through Mayor Van Wyck, and that gentleman is taking good care that except loyal Tammany- ties get the offices. On the whole it may be said that the people of the greater city are in fair way to be soon treated to dose of economical" gov ernment which will last them for long time.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
THE DIPLOMATS GREATEST PERIL.
Washington Post.

Washington Post
 The Dupuy de Lome episode serves to recall to mind the fact that the theft of confidential letters and papers is the one peril to which diplomats are exposed more than to any other. The entire Drey- fus affair Is said to be based either on the theft of a letter from one of the em- bassies, or else on the tampering with a private letter passing between two for eign diplomats. Four years ago a clean sweep was made of all the French ser wants of the English embassy at Paris. many of whom had been in the employ thereof for more than twenty years. ow- ing to Lord Dufferins confidential old man servant, Noel, who had been with the Marquis for the major portion of his life, seeing one of the French servants opening the Ambassadors dispatch box with false key. A trap was set for him, and the same man was caught in the act Of opening the box and reading the contents by MT. MacFerran, who was the Ambassadors private secretary. The Germany embassy at Paris went through identically the same experience, and has now nothing but domestics of it's own nationality, finding that either through patriotism, or through love of gain. French servants always try to spy for the benefit of their own country upon their foreign masters. Every diplomat has in his possession at one time or arl- other confidential papers, the betrayal of which to the Government to which he Is accredited is calculated to do irreparabie injury. Yet the experience of Lord Duf- ferin. as well as of many other equally shrewd and clever envoys, shows how diff ficult 1t is to shield against this peril
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Most girls would rather you sneered at their parents than to insinuate that thelr hair is thin.
 The average woman can see a suptie meaning in the way 7-cent moiasses runs out of stone jug.
 Men can be contented without pelng happy, but it takes a woman 10 De happy
 The woman who marries a man to re- form him generally has lot more chance than the woman who worries him to re- form him. s,.o pointment that she won't do anytnlng put cry and chew candy she is said to be eat ing her heart out. -
 room you generally see either necktie holder or fancy shaving paper which some girl has made him and wnlch ne mas hung up on the wall, thinking it was an ornament-New York Press.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
4 BORDER PATRIOTS OPINION

Bout patriotism bein' dead. Jest let that chestnutty idee lay Till 1t starves to death in yer cranky head!
 Don't stand an holler 4 bein' the idol to which we kneel Mniie sn we 1 grhd 1S our honor be beneath our heel Than we do of our Yankee Doodle flag! Jest stop yer unpatriotic blow. Fur tell you, pard. an I say 1t slow,
 Sech-talk-don' t-go! Jest look at that incident t'other night When the pride O the navy. the peerless With her steel sides shattered went out Q sight An the rumor flew 1t was done by Spain
 Or 'lectric chill The news went scootin' from east to west An right on the altar of every breast The fires O loyalty flashed an blazed An. hot-eyed men at the bulletins gazed An sot their teeth while their breath come As a sulphur, breath from the devils pot, An they itched an twitched fur chance An prove their loyalty by blow
 At the naughty foei It want the loss O the noble ship, rhs. It want alat the lives Q the gallant crew. An swear till the winter air was blue!
 Twas the insult hurled In regal pride in the Cuban air That reused the patriots everywhere ,e To the mood fur student scrap, an fed An buried so deep ol Gabriers trump D fail fur to start 'em on the jump!
 It's a lie, you chump! So don't you talk in that sassy way Bout loyalty seemin' to nope an lag Fur 1t blazes up till there's hell to pay When an insults aimed at that good ol' flag!
 From coast to coast
 There's a countless host O. patriots feedin' the loyal fires That was built by our Revolution sires An chips on the shoulder of every one That Is old enough fur to pack a gun! Our loyalty dead? Say. pard, If I Had a thought that way I'd go off an die. Fur man with them idees hasn't got No right on earth to a breathin' spot In country with patriotism fraught!
 That's whati
 Denver Post
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
SEE THAT THE SHIPS ARE SAFE
r HE rush of travel and freight to Alaska has
 already been characterized by the loss of life ! and nrnnerty nrnhahlY thronoh the unsea-

r" Fl E rush of travel and freight to Alaska has
 already been characterized by the loss of life and property, probably through the worthy condition of craft used in that trade
 When the 4o excitement in California broke out everything that would hold together long enough to float out of port was drafted into transportation service. By loading beyond capacity many ships made unseaworthy and there were appalling tragedies as the result.
 Our Government regulations for inspection of hus and boilers were not good as now. There is also more knowledge of the safe stowage of cargo and the dangers of overlooking
 In the present demand for transportation many commission, are being put in now, and many that built for entirely different service are being diverted to this
 It has been assumed that Alaskan waters are very safe to navigate but the striking on unknown rocks and subjection to strange currents seem to prove that caution is needed in those quiet waters to greater degree than on the open ocean.
 Already there has been sufficient warning to stimulate the strictest official oversight The Gov ernment provides survey of ships which is guide to the load they may safely carry and also an inspec ton of hulls and boilers.
 There is every reason to believe that this official oversight is rigid in the port of San Francisco and that its efficiency will be maintained here It is already noticed that this is an element in the at traction of Alaska transportation. Travellers and
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
BORING FOR STEAM.

The deepest we'll in the world will soon be completed near Pittsburg. It is now more than one mile deep, and when tin- ished it may reach down two miles into the earth It is being bored in the in- terest of science. The object in pene ating so deeply is to determine just what the interior of the human footstool is like It Is the intention to continue the boring until something entirely new is developed. It has long been the the ory that if 1t is possible to go deep enough some new geologic condition or economic feature would be found to exist. AS the temperature increases the notion grows that the '.natural steam" will be en- countered or the bottom will be so hot that cold water may be pumped down and superheated steam pumped up. But II the auger should melt?-Law Digest.