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The sun., 1898-11-30
SUPERIOR COURT CASES.
Coroner j. Thomas Wright Renews
His BOnd.-A Number of Divorce
Suits Settled.

In the Superior Court yesterday morn.
ing Arthur W. Spruance, for the defend.
ants, obtaintd a rule to spt aside the
Sheriff's sale in the case of the Whining.
ton Saving Fund Society vs.. Isaac +
Qnigley and wife.
He asked that the sale be set aside IN
the grounds of the inadequacy of price
and insufficient advertiselnln nj. irpn
ment was fixed for Saturday.
On motion of II. Il. Ward, the court
ordered the respondent in the divorce
case Of Florence N. Fl. Fisher W. Samuel
q. Fisher, to pay $50, the costs of the
divorce proceedings.
James w. Laltomus was appointed
commissioner to take testimony in Il q
divorce case of Farraday vs.. Farraday.
on the application Of Martin E. Smith.
In the divorce cases Of Abraham W,
Cam vs. Bertha e. Cam and James
Keenan, VS.. Mary Keenan,, William s.
Hilles, representing the libellants. .e.
cured the appointment of Austin Har.
rington as commissioner to take testi.
ln0ny.
Discontinusncs wss announced in the
The sun., 1898-11-30
NO DECISION GIVEN.
Expected That the Court Will Act on
the Quay Demurrers Today.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29--No decision
had been rendered by Judge Finlelter
this afternoon on the demurrers and the
motion to quash in the matter of the five
indictments against Senator M. S. Q4ay,
Il. II. Quay and 81. Haywood.
There ls.a possibility that the Court
may announce its findings early tomor
row. II the decision is agans, the de-
ience and all the demurrers are over
ruled, it is declared that the. defendants
will be ready to go into court at once
and make their plea.
Al! these are in the city and ready to
respond Immediately to the call of their
counsel. Ii the dtmurrer> are oye,ruIed
there " i'll be no further legal obstruc.
tlnns advanced by the defence and the
plea will at once be entered
Should the Courts decision iavor the
defence, this will not cause the failure of
the trial as new indictments to meet the
requirements Of the situation can be
drawn
The sun., 1898-11-30
COMM rTEES APPOINTED.
Grand Master sheppard Names the
Men TO Serve for he Ensuing
yQar

The following committees have beer
appointed Tor the ensuing year by b. F
Shr"pa'd, Grand Master of the Crane
Lodge of Delaware l. o. O. f.:
State of the Order-E. w. Cooper
chairman; William II. Oliver, No
lS: J. Y. Foulk, No. 10; G. W. Am
norman, No. ;$; Harry F. Carpenter
No. 81.
Leglslati,n-Thomas c. Doud, chair
man; Charles Fl. Brandt, No. "a: Lev
q. sterner, No. 20; Thomas G. Ap
plcby, No. %; Samuel r. Smith,
No. q.
Constitution and Laws-Mcrret C.
Perkins, No. q, chairman; Christian
Spotrl, No. 26; J. d. Carter, No. 4; Ed.
ward llerbener No. II; J. A. Bennett,
No. !.
Correspondence-John NJ. Whitford,
No. "a, chairman; Isaac N. Grubb, No.
10; A. B. Huds. II, No. Is; Stephen S
Stradley, No. AZ; j. Amos Collins,
No. IL.
Appeals-Edwin Hirst, No. 1, chair
man; Abner U. Overdeer, No. Is; John
$. Grohe, No. "a; E. +. Morrow, No. >;
J. c. Pierce, No. 7.
Finance-David Downs, No. 23, chair.
man; Lewis M. Stockwell, No. /; 4. W.
Jester, No. 80; William Speakman, No.
rs; William II. Jakes, No. 20.
Hale. 2. Msroney, No. %, chair.
man, John J.. Pierson, No. /; George &.
byron, No. 26; George W. Py.e, No. 2l;
Alexander Dill, No. 4.
Printing-lsaac W. HalIam, No. 81,
chairman; Thomas E. Young, No. "a;
Alexander Guthrie, No. %; James
Brown, No, 26; J. c. Springer, No. al.
Accounts-George H. Taylor. No. !,
chairman; j. w. KiIlen, No. 30; Harry
t.nrlett, No. 2l;J }. Foulk, No. 10; Ira
E. sharpIey, No. 10.
Returns and Reports--James II. Ap-
pleby, No. %, chairman; P. j. Isaac, No.
"a; q. G. Naylor, No. s; j. b. Carter,
No. 9. F. Besdner, No. 2.
Observation-Disclosures II. German, No.
u, chairman; !. II. Spencer, No. 8;
George W. Williams, NJ. y; Harry G.
Clark, No. 81; Henry Grimes, No. 6.
lnsurance-E. W. Cooper, No. 20; p.
). Isaac. No. "a; q. c. Morton, NJ. 22;
] James @ WeIch, No. 10; J. H. Appleby'
No. %; B. f. Shakespeare, No. 81.
The sun., 1898-11-30

victim havs had the sympathy Of no,
only the press, but the community Z,
large.
The decision Of the Court was received
with pleasure aud Mr.. Vernon aud hi.
aged iather were congratulated by scores
of interested spectators.
To add to tile happiness OF Mr.. Vernon
he was acqu ainted with the fact thai
young Strings condition lad changet
Tor the better, and the probabilities nov
are that he will fully recover.
The accident was one Of those unfortu
nate affairs that may fall TO The lot o
any man and for this reason and thu
prominence Of the parties interested
more than the usual condolences have
been expressed for ooth in this theil
hour OF uoubie.
The sun., 1898-11-30
ca'e q Eva B. Taylor vs. Pullman Palace

.
Gaze Of Eva B. Taylor vs. Pullman Palace
Car Company.
Continuance until the next term was
granted IN the case Of William Donovan
rs. the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany.
As provided by the new Constitution.
th" terms of the coroner aud sheriff
which would have ex ired at this term
OF court, under the old law, are con-
t'nued until the first Tuesday in Jan
uary. They are required to rebond for
the additional period. To this end, Cor.
% er }. Thomas Wright appeared before
tte court at yesterday mornings SESSION
ana M offered John W. Dayett and Samuel
w W. Klce ~ his bnndsmen in the sum of
S'OoO The court approved the bond.
The sun., 1898-11-30
READY FOR WORK.
Now York Dredging Company viii
Soon Begin to Dredge the Chris.
tiaNa River.

l
The New York Dredging Company
which has the contract to dredge the
Chrlstiana creek. put force Of men al
work yesterday morning at the place
where the mud IS to be put ashore. This
~ on land belonging t" the L,bdell Iron
Company, some distance below the New
Castle railroad drawbridge.
Yesterday the men completed the con.
structiOn OF a Tool hOuse. S'me frame
work was also constructed to be used in
the erection Of the banks. The banks OF
dykes will be eight feet in height at their
highest point. 1t is expected that about
iorty men will be put TO work in few
days. About thirty-five men will be en-.
gagged in doing the actual dredging,
which will be commenced in about a
month. The surveying Of the creek is
now being done by the government.
The tract selected for dumping the
mud contains about twenty acres and
will hold about l50, 600 yards of mud. 1t
will not take very long to fill this when
another tract will BE- Obtained.
The dredging will be done by hydrau-
!lc process. Banks or dykes will there.
fore be erected To keep the water from
overfiowing Christiana avenue and the
lands south of it.
The New York Dredging Company
will endeavOl to secure permission iron,
the city t" erect dykes along the north
side OF Christiana avenue from the east
side OF the Baltimore 4 Ohio Company's
right OF way to the last, solid land at
what was formerly rolling mill site,
opposite tv the new works Of Goldiny &
Sons Co.
They also want to place dykes on from
Tour IT, six feet of the highest portion OF
Christiana avenue, which is 100 feet
wide. these dykes would be about four
feet high. II these privileges are allowed
them all the marsh between the dyke
and the creek will be filled in solid, and
danger from an overflow permanently
averted.
The doing away of the marsh would
make the locality more healthful one.
Christiana avenue being not up to grade
the buildingof the dyke at a point most
likely to be damaged by overflow would
be an advantage.
1t is believed that they will be given
the required permission under certain
restrictions.
If the city authorities were to refuse
permission, the dykes would have to be
built on the marsh north OF Chrlstiana
avenue ard the intervening space would
represent a ditch which would be
dar gerous and across which it would be
difficult to obtasn ingress and egress
from Christiana avenue to the adjacent
filled up property.
The sun., 1898-11-30
SUSPICIOUS Box OF CANDY.
big George" jackson Afraid of
Candy Sent Him From Wild
and Woody West,

Since the chocolate candy sent from
California cau-ed such fatal results al
Dover a great majority of the people OF
Delaware examine closely any candy sent
to them from distance.
No exception to this rule is George
Jackson, known by many of his friends
as big George" who is employed by
Joseph Baker at his stand, Third and
King streets.
George received box of candy from
some party or parties on Saturday last.
The candy came from some Western
State, and George was afraid to eat it.
He has given considerable of it to his
friends, thinking, no doubt, that if it
killed them his life would be saved.
Who sent the mysterious box of candy
is what bothers the big Man." and he
has placed the knot,y problem in the
hands of Isaac England, patrolman at
the French street patrol station, to un-
ravel.
George is positive that someone has
deslgns on his life and wants the would
be murderers arrested, if they can be To-
Gated.
The sun., 1898-11-30
DECISION HANDED DOWN.
Chief Justice Charles b. Lore States
That the Municipal Court is
Constitutional

| Chief Justice Charles B. Lore, sittins
with Associate Justices Pennewill anc
Boyce in extra session Of Superior Cour,
Yesterday morning decided that the Mu
nlcipal Court presided over by Judge
Ball Is constitutional.
The case which brought forth this de.
clsion by the Court was That tf Samuel
d. Forbes and Maria C. Hartman vs. the
State of Delaware.
Early this year Mr. Forbes and Mrs.
Hartma together with Constable Porter
OF Newport. were each sentenced to pay
ilne OF $50 and costs for assault and
battery ona Polish woman named Green.
writ Of certinrari was taken out and
Anthony Higgins and william, f.
snalley, Jr., representing Mr. Forbes
and MIS-. Hartman, argued before the
Supe' ior Court that the new Consul itu
tlon had abolished the Municipal Court
City Solicitor Henry G. Conrad and
Assistant City Solicitor Medford Fl.
Cal,"on ged in behalf of The court.
The opinion Of Chief Justice Lore was
as follows:
The exceptions in this case go to the
jurisdiction of the Municipal Court Of
the City of Wilmington, the court below,
we are asked to reverse the Judgment,
upon the ground that the new Colstitu
ton, which took effect June 10th. 1897.
abolished that court; that therefore it
was not in existence ct the time it A..
snmed jurisdiction OF, and heard and
determined this case
The burden is upon the plai tiff in
error to sustain this contention, and to
satisfy the court, either from the express
language OF the Constitution, or bv
necessary implication from such language
that that court was so abolished, There
should be left no doubt upon question
So grave and important as this.
I'VE have carefully considered the
arguments and contentious of the ,un
sci for the plaintiff in error, and have
examined all the provisions Of the Con.
stltutlon relating to this sn jpct, having
held the case under adviseme since the
last term Of this court for that purpose.
After the most thoughtful consider
alton, we are not satisfied from ANYTHING
that we can find within the four corners
of the Constitution. or reasonable in.
tendment thereof, that the said Mimi.
c'pal Court was so abolished. We there.
lore conclude that the court bel w was
in existence and had jurisdiction at the
time that this case was heard and deter.
mined by it.
ut is therefore ordered that the judp.
'nent below be affirmed"
The sun., 1898-11-30
MCKINLEY wants Mr.. Gray.

WTH all the amount of money allowed
by the Levy Court of New Castle county
with which to pay for the holding oi the
election, it should not be necessary fo,
any member of an election board in this
city to complain that his pay was short.
Yet some uf the election officers d.
claim this and SO stated their complaint
to the Department of Elections
The Levy Couit should Immediately
investigate the particular uses to which
the money Appropriated for elections
was pnt.
Members OF the election boards surely
earned their full pay. Then they must
have 1t.
The sun., 1898-11-30
Wednesday, November 30, 1898.
GooD morning! Do you buy in Will
mington2

IT is crying shame that women with
the proper ability and desire to serve
the city's interest and that of the hun.
dreds of school children are not al.
lowed on the Board of Public Education
Of this city.
Undoubtedly there are members OF the
board who know what propositions to
make and when they should be made.
Then there are lots who do not. These
predominant.
Women have peculiarly keen insight
into the workings of public schools
They are in closer touch with the chill
dren, and the latter's wants are therefore
sooner known to the women.
Place women on the Board of Public
Education.
The sun., 1898-11-30
Admiral SchIey Passes Tbrouub

Rear Admiral and Mrs. w. s. Schley
passed through Wilmington at l.5l YES
terday. They were aboard the Wash.
ingt"n express, which made a brief stop
at the French street station of the P, W.
u Is. railroad. The admiral was recop.
n'zed by number Of persons who sa.
lnted him. He politely acknowledged
the salntations. He had to answer
many questions during the ride to Wash.
ington, a. the passengers crowded about
him to shake hands and get some infor.
nation from his lips about the destruc.
tion of Cervera's feet.
The sun., 1898-11-30

THE State Board of Health at the semi.
annual meeting held IN this city yester-
DAY appointed a committee to await on
Attorney. General Il. Z. White and re.
quest him to define the meaning Of the
word nuisance.
ll,e mem oers of the Board claim il is a
fifteen puzzle as far as the bylaws Of that
body are Concerned, and believe that the
men who framed it knew about as much
of the detirition of the word as they did
about grammar.
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. White can
assist them in clearly defining the word.
The sun., 1898-11-30
AN INTERESTING MEETING.
Prominent Men Speak at the Annual
Session of Brotherhood of
st, Andrew-

ols huUrcW.
Owing to the inclement weather last
evening the attendance at the meeting OF
the Brotherhood of St. Andrew at
Calvary church, Third and Washington
streets was very small, despite this fact
the meeting was very interesting.
The buslress meeting was opened by
the Chairman J. d. Carter. The com.
nlttee on nominations were Charles NJ.
Curtis, G: B. McCray and II. Tatman.
The officers elected were J. ID. Carter
president; Charles Z. White, vice prpsi.
uent; J. s. Grohe, secretary and T. T.
Carpenter, treasurer.
THESE elections completed the business
OF the evening.
The Rev. H. T. Henry, of Trinity
chapter, was then asked to talk npon
the Brotherhood OF the past. During the
course OF his remarks, MIR. Henry stated
that although the organization was not
as large as it had been, he believed i,
was IN more heaIthful condition than
ever befure.
Other speakers were Charles NJ Curtis,
): ). Grohe and the r ". Il. C. Hall, a i
OF whom directed their remarks to the
Improvement Of the organization.
Rev. IL. w. Cunningham Of Calvary
Chaper then spoke of the future of the
br"therh"d and the good work the
organization could do if every member
worked with zeal and constancy.
After a few remarks by Charles
Hutchlhgs upon the condition and i'm.
pr"vemeht of the brotherhood the meet.
ing was brought to "a close witt, an ad. |
dress hv Bishop Coleman. He also di
rected his re arks to the improvement
OF the brotherhood of St. Andrew.
The prayer and benpdiction by Bisb,u
Coleman brought the meeting to
The sun., 1898-11-30
Boiler For u Draw Bridge.

A new boiler will be placed in position
on the New Castle cut-off draw bridge
NO 8, to-day. The boiler was delivered
at the bridge Yesterday from the P. W,
q b. sh' ps. The new boiler il 36 horse
power. and replaces the Temporary one
placed on the bridge two months 400 AZ A.
Una! time the old boiler was found to be
entirely worn out. W ~
IL nad been in use for ten years. The
m'ac!,'hery running the bridge has to
stand hard usage as the draw Is turned
Gitener than any other about the citv.
II. A: Rice is the day man on the bridge
ana William Mcintyre the night man.
The sun., 1898-11-30

THE Every Evening in its negrophobia at
tack on the eoloIei voters of Della ware s iair],
0utdone itself, and has failed tn make the parti
capital out Of the affair that was intended by
thoee VINO wished to stir up race differences ii
our midst The colo,ed race is treated with re-
sptct and consideration in Delaware, where his
enlor on &c were slaves, but now thanks the Al
mighty they are free and enjoy all OF + e priv
reyes or MS r government of Ours We cant
see now the cnlored peope can read the EVERY
Even ny" or anv paper of It's class, which by / {
course mas invlfed anv and all kinds of vio enre
70 suppress the negro vote in Della are. This ii
sun to help keep the south solid. 1t has b-gun
IN North aud South Carolina. tn. Virginia
Democrats are ready tn commit murder and 40
are the Maryland Dcmoc ats There will t1 no
numerous for the Democrats This ENCOURAGES
0nr c"lored men to fight for themselves. which
ney rarely 10 iurt yer South. TIL. colored peO.
PIE Of our city handle yearly some $500 ono, oil Of
Whlcn goes into daily traffic TIL y should be
educated to become g ,od citizens and by the
Dem"cratlc press specially who are SO desirous
Daily Republican"
This rebnke to the intentions of Every
Euening in its attack of negropho bia is
right and just.
There Is. however, one fact to which
we wnnId like tn call the attention of the
Republican. Every Evening claims to be
Democratic paper. 1t may be, hut it is
at"ta'Iy irresponsible one, and its sup
presslol OF facts, the publication of which
would have benefited the Demnc,a attic
party has proclaimed Erery Evening a
dishonor to the party.
Therefore it is that Euery Evening in
It's attempt to stir mp warfare among the
negro voters of Delaware, does not speak
tor the Democratic party.
True Democracy, by which THE Sun
stands first, last and all the time, is de.
slrous OF the negroes welfare and politl-
cal prosperity.
The sun., 1898-11-30

The work of the Peace Commission is
over and Delaware's great statesman,
Senator George Gray will return tu
America with the thought OF duties well
performed.
Delaware will welcome him and Pres
ident William Mckinley of the United
States, says that Mr.. Gray's old seat in
the National Senate Chamber still awaits
It's former occupant.
The sun., 1898-11-30
Praised Their PlayinR.

Miss Etta and Master Joseph Thomp.
son; of this city, participated in an en-.
Ine,rtalnment given in Easton, Md, on
thanksgiving Day, the proceeds Of
wh'ch were added to the fund to pur.
chase a town clock for Easton.
~, lney rendered piano and violin solos.
Their playing was highly praised and
their parents thanked for their generos.
ity IN bringing the young performers
rom wilmington with no expense to
the management. "
The sun., 1898-11-30
The Teachers Basaar.

Despite the dissgreeable weather of last
evening the fair and bazaar Of the Teach
ers Mutual Beneficial Association was
fairly well attended, the different booths
doing flOurishing business
ln the flag contest School No. 81 is in
the lead with 500 votes, a majority Of l65
over any other school. The affair will
undou btedly be brilliant success as the
attendance and financial results OF Mon :
day and Tuesday evenings show.
The sun., 1898-11-30
MARRIAGES.

MAREE-In this city, on November d 1904
Nellie b., wife Of J M Maree and daughter OF
year.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the
funeral from the residence of her nsrrnis M
s43 Church street, on Thursday afternoon De.
ctmber lst at 2 O'Clock. Interment at LON.
hardy Cemetery,
The sun., 1898-11-30
Will Examine Books,

The books and papers of the Whining
ton Dental Manufacturing Company and
the accounts and vouchers OF its receiver.
the Girard Trust Company, are deposited
in the office of United States Commits.
sioner s. Rodman Smith and NAV be
inspected on Friday and Saturday. The
examination of witnesses in relation to
the accounts will be resumed on Friday
morning.
The sun., 1898-11-30
His Recovery Dou btful.

Petrio Morello, the Italian who took
rough on rats Monday afternoon at the
boarding house Of james Davis, Water
and Market streets, was still in a pre-
cariOus condition at the Delaware Hos
pltal at an early hour this morning.
The sun., 1898-11-30

}. WESLEY VERNON was given his re-
lease yesterday afternoon by the Superior
Court through habeas corpus proceed.
ings brought by his counsel.
Ever since the unfortunate accident,
which nearly resulted in the death Of
James b. Stirling, Mr.. Vernon aud the
The sun., 1898-11-30
"The Farmers Bank at
Georgetown is holding
worthless paper,upon which
money was raised to buy
democratic votes for the
last ten years. .'---Jer0me B.
Bell, in the Sunday Star.
"The Farmers Bank at

Yesterday afternoon funeral services
were held over the remains Of John Han
son, at the residence of his son.in.law.
John +. Hartman, No. 4l3 East Fourth
street, private interment being made
afterwards.
The sun., 1898-11-30
DECLARED A DIVIDEND.
Semi.annual Rate Of Four Per Cen,
Allowed by Directors Of
p w. &R


The directors Of the Philadelphia, VIII
mington & Baltimore Railroad Company
met yesterday afternoon at the general
Offices of the Pennsylvania railroad,
Philadelphia, and declared a emi.anhual
dividend of 4 per cent. payable on Jan.
uary next, to stockholders on record
November 70.
The finance committee OF the Board
met prior to the regular session and de-
cided upon the dividend to be paid.
The directors then formally ratified the
action.
The per cent dividend at this time
is in line with what the p, w. 4 b.
road has regularly paid.
The directors authorize 3 per cent.
dividend for the first six months OF the
fiscal year, which ends on October 81,
and allows 4 per cent. for the latter six
months-7 Per cent per annum.
The sun., 1898-11-30

Loss of good reputation is u serious
disaster.
However serious it may BE-, this loss of
reputation has reached Samuel Bancroft
and his Ereru Eccning.
At one time Samuel Bancroft's word
land consequently Erry Ecening's) was
accepted in all parts Of this State as the
truth.
all is now changed.
Samuel Bancroft made four charges
against the Levy Court Commissioners
Of New Castle county. His charges are
these:
Crooked contracts.
Mismanagement.
Maladministratien
EK'ravaeant appropriations.
The people were interested in these
charges because they have to do with the
moneys of New Castle county.
Bancroft was called on to prove his
four charges. He Las refused to do so.
Samuel Bancroft has either lied or is
keeping his facts and proofs silent for
compensation.
The sun., 1898-11-30

THE SUN is published every day in
the year and is distributed throup phout
the City of Wilmington and the State OF
Delaware Iy authorized agents. Sub.
scriptions should be sent to the publica.
tion Office by mail or telephone.
The sun., 1898-11-30

Work on the new sidings at Water and
hing is being push. d ahead at q lively
rate. Even the rain which fell yester.
day afternoon did not stop the work.
The sun., 1898-11-30
DEATHS.

JEFFER1S.-At the residence OF his son. Ella.
Jef1eris, Thirty-sixth and Market streets, on O.
vember d. 1898 Parker Jefferis in his SCtl
year. "
Due notice of funeral will be given.
The sun., 1898-11-30

UNDO the wrongs OF the late Constitu
tlonal Convention and provide for the
free education of the Moorish. Indian
children of Delaware.
The sun., 1898-11-30
Crooked contracts.
Mlsmanagement.
Mala6njnist rattan

The death Of the First Citizens Sena-
torial boom is expected at any time.
The boom has never been healthy
since its birth.
The sun., 1898-11-30

usHER,Mrs. Rob ri Usher marie An.oinette,
Please {,!a SEND IN ADDRESS 70 DukR, STRONG 4 Jar.
Wis. 30 Wall street. New York City.
The sun., 1898-11-30

WANTED The address of N. Cameron. WIN
Herald, New York. oAoNh' 40
The sun., 1898-11-30

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of william II. Jordan. d.
ceased, late Of the State of Indiana. NAV lear
sSGmwrshi1lg to their interest by addressing ATTOK
City. 'o""' NC" Iork
The sun., 1898-11-30

,,lLL WILL John Tregoning cOu,iuun,cxt. with
HIRAM y. MAXIM, care Winslow & Lsnier. is
Nassau St., New York. ''''
The sun., 1898-11-30

lanes A. PROsPIN. formerly OF 1852 srd ave
Will learn something to his advantage by com
municating with J. W. Y. 1,l52 Sd av., NY,
The sun., 1898-11-30

HIG! Bach Hilles! They failed ut
tarlY.