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Pensions for Veterans.

Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing named Indianians:
Original-1homas o. Chestnut, Rensselaer,.
$l2; John l.. Lacey Plymouth S.
observation-disclosures c. Road Peru Sc
to S.
Restoration and Additional-James Luck
ey, deceased Lagrange, 81 to IS.
Increase-James r. Thompson Williams
port Sic TO $17; Reuben Spiers, Bryant
Greek, Sz4 to $50; Sylvanus Charles.
Straughn $l2 TO SIT; Robert p Daugherty,
Greenwood. s. to $40; Calvin Dickerson,
Versailles SIG to S24; George W. Louthan.
Decatur, $12 TO 81; Howell r Strong, South
Bend, $50 to $50; Henry Green, Terre Haute,
10 $50; Joseph u. Catheld. Indianapolis $l2
to $14.
Original Widows, etc.--Harriett Bebee.
Walton, IS; Mary e. Shofstal Paxton. So.
Joseph l.. Brown, father S.
Mexican War Widow--Rebecca Taylor.
Greenville, IS.
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THE DEPOSITOR PAYS 1T.
Local Banks Take Action as to the
New Check Stamp Revenue.

Under the war revenue bill approved June
13 every bank check issued by person or
corporation must have a 2-cent adhesive
stamp pasted upon 1t. The stamp must be
Cancelled with pen or stamp with the date
of issue of the check and the initials OF
the drawer. The banks and trust COM
panies of the city entered into an agree
ment yesterday to require all checks pre-
scented for payment, deposit or collection TO
be stamped. There is & fine of $500 against
any person who accepts a "check, bill 81
exchange, draft, order or promissory note"
not properly stamped as well as against
the person who issues it, when it is the
design to evade the law. This determina-
ton of the banks will prove enormous
saving to them, as an immense number Of
checks are handled every day. 1t would be
a small matter for the bank TO pay the
cents on a few checks, but in the course
of a days business It would amount TO a.
very large sum. BY entering into the
agreement not to accept the checks that are
rot stamped the banks place the tax on the
patrons
Until the revenue collectors receive a sup
ply of stamps from the Treasury Depart-
ment postage stamps must be used.
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THE COURT RECORD.

Room III. L. McMaster, Judge.
Indiana Bond Co. VS.. James H. Beachman
ct al; improvement lien. Dismissed, costs
paid.
Arthur Jordan VS.. C. ]. Armstrong ct al
notes. On trial.
Room 2.-Lawson M. Harvey, Judge.
Charles Zangmeister VS.. Patrick w. Ward;
appeal. Dismissed for want of prosecution
at plaintiffs cost.
Henry Eickman VS. NJ j. Davis ct all; i'm
provement lien. Judgment against defend
ants for $l545 and costs. Foreclosure sale
ordered
Charles w. Coulter VS.. Julia A. Tresslar;
notes. Submitted to court.
Charles Herren VS.. Martha A. Herren; di-
vorce. On trial by court.
Room 9-Vinson Garter, Judge.
Henry p. Milestone ct al VS.. Ellsworth E.
Clark ct al; foreclosure: Finding due now
$lOO4.69 due May l, 1892 $500, and May. l,
1902 sos Finding. property not susceptible
S. Cruise appointed receiver.
William c. Van Arsdal vs. Herman B.
White; appeal. Judgment on verdict against
defendant for $2107 and costs.
Cassus NJ. c. Willis VS., William Clark;
account. Finding and judgment against de-
PENDANT for $l19 and costs.
w. B. Holtope Mfg. Co. VS.. A. l.. Pile ct
al. note Dismissed; costs paid.
Hattie Hook vs.. Archibald Hook; divorce.
Stanley Conley VS.. Elizabeth Conley ct
al; divorce and injunction. Evidence heard;
taken under advisement.
Circuit Court.
Henry Clay Allen Judge.
Louisa Smock VS.. Charles l.. Berry ct al
libel ($1O,0OO.) On trial by Jury.
Criminal Court.
Joseph B. Healing. Judge Pro Tenn.
The State of Indiana VS., Jesse Blake;
grand larceny. Defendant sixteen years old.
released on personal bond in the sum of 800.
New Suits Filed.
Indiana Bond Company VS. John e. Ed
wards ct al; Improvement lien. Superior
Court Room /. h ,ctl-
Ida M. Stewart VS. Louis c. Stewart;
suit for divorce. Superior Court. Room 2.
Ethel Francis VS.. Arthur Francis; suit for
divorce. Superior Court, Room l.
Walter S. Hess VS. Shelby Stafford ct al ;
habeas corpus. Circuit Court.
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Peru Gas case Denosit,ors

Argument in the suit of the Logansport
and Wabash Valley Gas Company against
the city OF Peru for permanent injunction
TO prevent the city enforcing an ordinance
reducing the price of gas was heard by
Judge Baker of the Federal Court, yester-
day. mass of evidence in the form of
dispositions was introduced. The gas com
pany claims that to reduce it's rates would
be TO confiscate its property. The city con-
tends that under It's contract with the com
pany the company was 10 fix the rates for
the first ten years and the city the second
ten years The city asserted il was paying
TOO nigh a price for gas and the service
the prices The trial of the case will be
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ADJUSTMENTS.

There was change in the bill at Fair
Bank Vaudeville Theater last night, the
performance closing with George Adams s
old :Humpty Dumpty" clown act on stills.
This being such a complete change from the
rustic little sketch which has been given by
Mr.. Adams. assisted by Misses Tonina and
Lily Adams and Allen Jenkins, the people
were taken by surprise. Mr. Adams's old
friends were particularly pleased with the
bill. and applauded his acrpbatic feats on
the stills. with much delight There was a
couple OF encores. after which Mr.. Adams
gave MS trick burlesque on how to dress for
mask ball. After making a costume for
Ar. Jenkins out of pile of kitchen uten-
Sis, he leaps through a hoop and appears
on the other side in a new dress. There
Will be only two more performances at Fair
Bank, including a matinee to-day. The
vaudeville theater closes tonight and next
week the park will be thrown open free.
as last season. with the usual band concert
each night.
Since Weber &c Fields took their compIete
New York company to the Chicago Opera
House, two weeks ago. the standing room
only sign has been out at each perform
ancs. Prusse Cafe is the burlesque given
Miss Fanny Davenport, the actress, who
has been gradually reeuperating her
strength at Boston, after her recent severe
illness at Chicago, has just been removed
to her home at South Duxbury, Mass.
Miss Davenport's health is improving
daily said Mr. Ben Stern her manager,
yesterday. When she first came to Boston
from Chicago she could not take a stem
without assistance: Then she grew strong
enough to walk about her room with the
aid of a crutch. few days ago she dis
pensed with the crutch and now we hope
that the sea air at South Duxbury will soon
entirely restore her."
De Wolf Hopper is putting on eel Capt.
tam at Manhattan Beach again this sum-
msr. His. European trip seems to be off.
hleln ana Sousa' s new opera, THE Charla-
tan, will be produced the coming season.
Mr.. E. s. Willard the actor, cablegram
from London announces, has arrived there
very much improved in health.
Mr.. Frederick warde is going to try his
luck in vaudeville, and will appear next
week at Proctor's Twenty-third-stree The
ater N the forum scene from Julius Gaze
sar Warde, James and Rhea will form a
tri-star combination next season.
Miss Ethel Browning. the talented daugh
ter. of William Bull, of this city. who is
playing a summer engagement with the
Shubert Stock Company, at Syracuse. N. Y,
made such hit as Polly in Lost Para
disc, that she was offered the part for
next season In company headed by Harri-
son j.. Wolfe, leading man of the Shubert
company MISS Browning was with Otis
Skinner last season.
Ollie Mack, Kittie Beck and Gerald Griffin
have gone to Eagle Lake, Wis, for six
weeks fishing. Mr.. Mack has built a 81 200
cottage on the lake front.
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CRAWFORD FAIRBANKS NAME
1t Is Now ON the Columbia Club Mem
- bership Board.

The bulletin board of the Columbia Club
proclaims the fact that Crawford Fairbanks
of Terre Haute, one of the best known
Democrats of this part of the country, and
man of large business interests and in
iuence. has been proposed for membership
in that club, which is the leading Repub-
lcan club of the State, MIR. Fairbanks is
vouched for by Senator Martin Hugg and
A. w. Wishard, and as his face has been a
familiar one in Democratic councils in the
past, the move is regarded as significant
one when coupled with the knowledge of
the recent additions to the Republican ranks
from the disintegrating Democracy
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Mrs. Louis c. stewards Complaint.

Mrs. Louis c. Stewards Complaint.
Ida NJ. Stewart has sued Louis c. Stewart
for divorce. She says her husband is pres
ident of the Old Wayne Life Insurance
Company. They were married in 1896, and
lived together until June l, 1895. Mrs. Stew
art says her husband is unreasonably jeaI-
Gus of her and has falsely charged her with
infidelity. She AYERS ne threatened to do
her violence and neglected her when she
was ILL., In addition TO these shortcomings,
home without an explanation and with get
ting drunk His wife says he draws sal
airy of more than $3.50 month, and has
So 900 worth of property. She asks for ALI
mony in the sum of $1,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25

On Monday the investigation in the Krag-
Reynolds litigation will be taken up again.
1t is conceded by both sides that there is
no further chance of a. settlement. Judge
Allen has ordered the Western Union Tele-
graph Company to produce certain tele-
grams and have them in court Wednesday
morning. These kilograms are alleged to
have passed between Indianapolis and New
York last winter, and it is claimed they
have some bearing on the litigation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25
Board of Review valuations.

The County Board of Review yesterday
fixed the valuations on the property of thir-
ty-seven different concerns. During the last
week the board has had personal interviews
with the representatives of a great many
corporations and. in most cases, the assess
ment fixed by the board has been satisfac-
tory. Following is the result of yesterdays
session,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25
BEFORE DECEMBER.
New Telephone Plant to BE I'm Opera
tfOn-Neyv Bonds.

The New Telephone Company has now
filed three bonds with the city. The first
was a cash bond of $4,000. to guarantee that
its plant will be in operation by May l, 1899
Yesterday the company filed two more
bonds One is for $4,000, to guarantee the
city against damage in the operation or
construction of the telephone plant. The
other is to insure faithful performance of
the company's contract with the city. The
stands good for both bonds.
The officers Of the telephone company
claim the plant will be in operation before
the end of December of this year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25

The Board of Public Works yesterday ex-
tended for year the contract with the
United States Silica Company for repairing
asphalt streets on which the guarantees
of the companies which laid them have
expired. The American Surety Company of
New York is surety for a bond Of IS 900. filed
by the United States Silica. COMPANY.
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Twice Fails An divorce.

In Room 2, Superior Court, yesterday.
Mary A Little was refused a divorce from
Jonathan Little, 1t developed during the
trial that Mrs. Little had once before tried
to get a divorce in the Superior Court Last
April she brought suit in Room g. alleg-
Ing abandonment The evidence failed to
sustain the charge and Judge Carter de-
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clined to grant the divorce. May 10 Mrs.
Little brought a suit in Room q in which
she alleged cruel treatment. which tile COM
abandonment, When the case came up
yesterday. and Judge Harvey found there
had been a former trial in Room g. ne held
same, and said he would have no right to
grant a divorce.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Salvation Army will hold special
meetings to-day and tomorrow Sat 122 West
Market street They will be led by Stan
Captain Harris, Of Chicago, assisted by Ad-
jutant and Mrs. Batheley.
Mrs. Harriet Augusta Prunk will go to
Cincinnati Monday to attend the national
convention Of elocutionists. Monday even
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25
Trimmer Campbell Dead.

NEW YORK. June 2s.-Hardy Campbell,
the trainer of race horses died to-day q fter
an illness of two weeks. He was connected
with the Dwyer Bros. in the early part OF
last six years had trained for M A. Dwyer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25
andrew Jegerhaus Indicted.

Andrew Jegerhaus, proprietor of saloon
on the Shelbyville pike south of the city,
was arrested yesterday on two indictments,
charging him with selling liquor on Sunday,
May 8. He gave bond in the sum of $3.50 in
each case
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25
Final Action Taken.

For paving with cement next to the curb
the sidewalks of Eleventh street, from Col
lege avenue to Bellefontaine street
For paving with brick the roadway of the
first alley west of West street from Wash
ington street to Court street.
For paving with brick the first alley east
OF Alabama street, from Tenth street to
Eleventh street.
For paving with brick the first alley east
OF New Jersey street, from Vermont street
to Michigan street.
Final Action Deferred.
On the resolution for asphalt roadway and
curling on Shelby street. from Pleasant run
TO Raymond street. No remonstrance was
fled.
On the resolution for creosoted block
roadway and cement walks on Ash street
from Sixteenth street to Twenty first street.
On the resolution for a local sewer on Six
teenTh street, from Northwestern avenue
to the first alley west of Senate avenue Re-
monstrances were filed against both i'm
provements.
Action Rescinded.
For asphalt roadway on Twelfth street
from Illinois street to Senate avenue. Reso-
luton adopted for wooden blocks.
Petitions Filed.
For cement walks. next to the property
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25
Booth Memorial window.

NEW YORK, June 4-Joseph Jefferson
tonight unveiled memorial window erect
ed by the Players Club in memory of the
late Edwin Booth in the Little Church
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Meridian Heights plat.

The Board of Public Works yesterday APP
proved the plat of Meridian Heights. the
new residence park to be built north of the
people.
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ing Mrs. Prunk will take part in the pros
gramme and will give reading ''The Cree
mona"
The Southern Express Company of Bed
ford, capital $4,000 filed articles of incor-
poration yesterday. John r. Walsh and
Lyman A. Walton, of Chicago, and j. w.
Thompson, of Bedford, are the incorpora-
tors
Frederick Phillips, of 1910 Cornell avenue,
was arrested yesterday for an assault COM
mitted upon w. A. Schofield, which resulted
in the breaking of the latter's leg. Phil
lips struck Schofield with stone. Schofield
keeps a grocery at Seventeenth and Belle
fontaine streets.
The indianapolis School of Elocution and
Oratory closed its twenty first year yester-
day afternoon in the schoolroom in the Tai
bott block. The graduates were Miss Ethel
Osman. Ben Davis; Miss Lulue l.. Williams,
Franklin. and Miss Molle Harrison, Lado-
ga, all of Indiana, ard the postgraduate,
Miss Sadie Skinner. of this city. I. J. Me-
Avoy, the principal, will leave tomorrow
for Cincinnati to attend the National Asso.
citation of Elocutionists, where he will read
a paper
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ROUTINE.
CONTRACT AXynrded,

For the construction of a main sewer in
and along Beecher street, from Pleasant
run to Naomi street, TO w. r. Mercer at
81. &c a lineal foot =
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line, on East street, from Washington street
TO Market street.
For paving with brick the north sidewalk
of Bates street, from State street to Leota
street. The petitions were referred to the
city engineer for investigation.
Referred to City Engineer.
A remonstFance against gravel roadway
and gravel sidewalks on Twenty-sixth
street. from Senate avenue to Northwestern
avenue, was referred to the city engineer
for investigation to whether 1t was signed
by half of the resident property owners.
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ing Mrs. Prunk will take part in the pros
gramme and will give reading 1.-THE Cree
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Mrs. Clarine voolfolk and daughter
Eugenia will come July 1 to spend the sum
mer with Mrs. S. T. Bowen. Miss Voolfolk
will graduate Monday from the Buffalo
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
80 er1y wIrMINGTON DELAWARE. FRIDAY APRIL l5 1893
Held on a serious Charge.

Frank Henderson appeared in Munich
nal Court before Judge Ball yesterday
ipnorning TO answer to the charge OF US
ing Mary J. Simpson, young "h'@
riri. for immoral purposes. ,,,.,,. ~
Through his attorney, William =.
lyman, Henderson waived nearing nea
and gave bail in the sum OF S,oo LOT
his appearance in the upper court. 10, -
The arrest was caused by the father OF
the oirl who stated that his daughter
was only l6 years Of age. ., ,,.,,.
Ward Smith, charged with disorderly
conduct. was fined 81 and costs. ,
Tillie Milbourne charged her husband
with disorderly conduct. lie was nhee'
Emanuel Black, colored, was charged
with carrying on the business q Junk
dealer without having taken out license
He produced his license as q regular mer'
chant, He stated he had no place o
business and gathered junk in wagon
James H. Bowe deposed he IL car
rage maker, and had sold scrap iron tt
Black on several occasions,
Richard Morris testified ne Is pay
master at the Diamond State Iron Com
nany, He has paid Black TOR scrap.
CAPTAIN Kane deposed that the &c
PENDANT has residence and what look
Ike a "place of business" 1t consist
of wagon shed and store house. n
did not know if Black bong hit anythln
at his place of business. The case we
continued until tomorrow morning /
order to secure the Clerk OF the Peace:
William Barker was the next victim
Walter Davis testified that the prlsone
acknowledged the check was no goo9
Barker here broke down. He was hel
in 5000 bail for the upper court.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15

SPANISH patriotism has a worthy ex-
bull in his herd to the cause Of the Ma.
tional defense. He makes it known also
that the unfortunate animal will be slain
by the most cultured bull-fghter in
Spain, who tenders his professional SER
vices without charge, and that the entire
proceeds of the edifying performance
will be handed over to the royal treasury.
What a spectacle this enterprise pre-
sents to civilized nations! A butchery
of dumb animals at an amusement resort
as means Of raising money for use in
maintaining Spain's barbarous misrule
in Cuba! 1t reddens against the trail Of
blood which marks the course of Span
ish progress in the Western world.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
Salisbury Opposes the Increase.

Special to THE Sun.
DOVER, April lA.-Several Of the town
officials interested in the improvement
of the streets Of Dover presented them.
selves in the Assembly Chamber this
afternoon, and advocated the passage OF
the bill authorizing increased taxation.
They were opposed by John F. Sauls.
bury, who claimed there was Job be.
hind the movement.
During the argument he demonstrated
that for years the law had been violated
in the matter OF collection Of taxes, mas
much as greater amount of taxes has
been collected annually for the past nine
years than is permitted by IKE town
charter.
A rcmonstrance is to be drawn up anG
circulated among the taxables of the
town against any increase in taxation
1t is claimed it will be signed by at leas
rs per cent. of the property owners.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
B1eeK D'lnMotDs.

Weary, wretched women wake up
wonderfully when they take Black
Diamonds. They need them.
Worn out men with throbbing
brains and aching pains need Black
Diamonds.
One of these tiny discs taken after
each meal will work wonders. They
strengthen the heart; ncurish the
brain: build up the body and bring
health and happiness to the women
and men who use them.
Black Diamonds brig vim, vigoi
and virility to men and women.
If you "feel bad all over" take
Black Diamonds, The price is only 2:
cents.
EYou can buy them only Of tn
sole owners Address
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the Wilmington
Christian Endeavor Union was held in
Calvary Baptist Church, Fourth and
French streets, at 7.45 last evening, and
many We're present considering the in
clemency of the weather.
The Rev. W. NJ. Schal and Harry
Hoffecker made a few remarks. After
the addresses and the transaction of bust
ness a social was given by the orchestra
of the association.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
Possibly Fatally Injured.

Lewis Parvis, of 800 East Second street
this city, and an employee of the p. w.,
u B: railroad company was possibly
fatally injured at Chester, Pa, at ar
early hour last evening.
He was struck by train and had
both arms and one leg cut off by the
cars passing over them.
He was removed to the hospital in
that city and is said to be in very
critical condition.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15

THE New York Tribune renders itself
amusing by excess Of seriousness, 1t
classes George Washington, Abraham
Lincoln and William Mckinley as the
great Presidents who labored to avert
war, What's the matter with Cleve-
Jap19
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
Lecture Last Evening.

A lecture on "The Geology of the Vi
cinity Of Wilmington" was given:by Pro-
lessor Theodore D. Rand, of Philadel-
phia, last evening in Friends School
building, Fourth and West streets.
The lecture was given under the super
vision of the Natural History Society of
Delaware, and was very interesting
one.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15

Ir is reported that stetson University,
a Southern institution, is to be affiliated
with the University of Chicago. This is
quite on the proper lines of the Windy
City operations. But it is hard to see
the propriety OF union which takes in
place in State so far distant from Hi,
nois as Florida. The matter suggests the
old stories about the city of Chicago''
plans for municipal expansion, which II
the end would involve the whole United
States.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
r,,ered at the wilmington Post once
AZ second Glass Matter

THE sun is published every day in
the wear and is distributed throughout
the Gity Of Wilmington and the state OF
delaware by authorized agents. SUD
scr;ntions should be sent to the publlca-
ion office by mail or telephone.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15

INFORMATION wanted OF Cornelius sheehan,
left home, 1856 East 143d st., in 1892, for Denver,
COL; last heard from him in April, 1892 from
Denver was going to Stockton CAL; father and
mother dead; come home to John. Send any In
formation to JOHN J. sHEEHAN, 735 East l48d
St. Western papers please copy, J-
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15

pprsinEST MCKINLEY remembered
the Maine in his message, but he did 1t
in way that created the suspicion that
somebody had to prod his memory. e