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The sun., 1898-03-05
A MONSTER FAIR.
Wilmington Bicycle Club Will Hold a
Grand Exhibition Next Week.

Wilmington Bicycle Club will Hold a
Grand Exhibition Next Week.
The Wilmington Bicycle Club will
give a fair in the Pyle Cycle Academy
for two weeks, commencing Monday,
March 7th.
| From the present outiook the fair will
eclipse anything Of the kind ever given
in this city, especially in decorations,
exhibitions and anl,lsements.
All the space for exhibitions has been
taken and more could be used if they
only had the space
Among the exhibitors OF bicycles will
be Victor Pyle, 7. Bradford, Mcconnell
Il Robinson, Mc]Har Il Kendall, b. +.
Mcdaniel, King x Shaw and Edward
MeIchoir.
The wheels exhibited by these firms
include about all the leading
bicycles now on sale and will give the
public a good opportunity to see all the
different makes Of wheels for 1898. Some
OF the leading merchants also have ex-
hibitions. A home trainer will be placed.
in the building and trials Of speed by
the bert local amateur and professional
riders Will be glvel:.
On Saturday evening March II, Ed.
ward HaclIllall, from the keniiworth
WheeImcn, Of Philadelphia, who holds
the worlds record for five miles. on
home trainer, will cndeavor to break his
own record. The First Regiment Band
will give concert each evening. Other
a,nusclnents are to be arranged for, which
will make every evening ut the fair
pleasant one to all visitors.
1t is only proper that special mention
should bc made Of the electrical display.
Arrangements are being made by which
this viii be one OF the most attractive
features of the fair. The proceeds will i1
devoted towards building club house.
They have already considerable money
to be used for this purpose. Ii this years
fair is as successful as now anticipated,
the club house is certainty.
The members deserve credit for the
efforts that they have put forth to
bring the club up to its present standard.
They deserve the moral and financial
support OF the citizens Of Wilmington to
encourage them in their efforts.
The different committees are cndeavOr-
ing to outdo themselves in making every
detail Of the fair a success. They have
all had experience from their previous
fairs which will be OF use to them in do
ing away with any unpleasant features
that heretofore existed.
The sun., 1898-03-05
NOT ENOUGH WATER,
Difficulties Experienced by Large Yes.
sells Near Marcus Hook and
the TAive.

The Government has for two or three
years been endeavoring to clear the Del
aware rivero one Of the most dangerous
: shoals between this city and Philadel.
phia.
About two years ago the cruiser Brook
lyn ran upon the rocks at Schooner
Ledge at low tide and suffered great
damage to her iron keel.
She was obliged to lay at Marcus Hook
for several weeks until she could be re-
paired. Since that time several ik,ats
have been kept their blasting the rocks
which afford SO mitch danger t. vessels
plying the Delaware.
They have removed II greater part OF
the rocks which have been taken. to
other places on floats.
They use dynamite cartridges t. ! low
the rocks to pieces and then large hooks
are made fast to them They are then
hoisted aboard the floats which lay at
the spot ready to receive them.
The Maritime Exchange, at Marcus
Hook, has received information from the
Bureau of Surveys that dredges will be-
put to work this week, and they will, IN
all probability, start on the small shoal
which lies between the Greenwich coal
piers and the western start Of the cham
mel this Spring.
This is Of great interest to all those
shipping coal from Greenwich piers and
also to the commerce of the Delaware
river. All steamers passing up and down.
the river are compelled to wait until the
tide raises so that they may cross the
sioal in safety. Some times they arc
obliged tn wait eight or ten hours before
leaving the coal wharf for want Of sutIi
cient depth Of water to float their vrs-
sells.
The sun., 1898-03-05
By TROLLEY 70 WASHINGTON
Philadelphia Will Form Another
Connecting Link.
A COMPLETE CIRCUIT FORMED
Work Rapidly Progressing on the New
Line That Will Connect Whining.
ton, Chester and tIle Other
Two Cities.
A COMPLETE CIRCUIT FORMED

Work is rapidly progressing on the
new trolley line which will consolidate
the Wilmington Passenger Railway and
the Chester Traction lines and form the
connecting link between this city and
Chester.
For the past ten days u corps OF civil
engineers have been busily engaged in
making the necessary SURVEYS. Walter
Wood, Of Chester, assisted by Clarence
Taylor, of Claymont. having charge Of
the force OH Wilmington Pike.
1t is expected that all survey lines will
have been laid by this time next week
and the work Of laying the tracks will
then commence.
For this portion Of the work q large
force of men will be employed thus, Civ.
ing labor to over two hundred men from
the cities Interested in the plan.
new power house, costing close to $780,
coo, will be given out and this too will
be erected and completed within the
n5xt three months.
From the rapidity with which the
surveys are being pushed. it is plainly
discernible that the new syndicate re-
Gently purchasing the Wilmington rail
way and the Chester Traction are in
touch with each other and as previously
asserted are possibly one and the same.
The consolidation of the two railways
makes certain one fact and that il the
eventual extension OF the trolley line to
Washington, u. G., thus affo' ding the
citizens of Wilmington and Chester II
delightful trip.
As Las been intimated Philadelphia
and other capitalists have had this
scheme on hand for sometime and in
short period residents Of all four cities
named will be connected by trolley rail
ways extending from city to city, thus
making complete circuit.
The sun., 1898-03-05
Will Look Before He Leans.

A we'll known knight of the razor, who
keeps a tonsoral. palace on the east side
of the city and who is also a great sports
man, went with friend of his the other
night to hunt opposums. They were
walking through the wood at Shellpot,
when the aforesaid barber noticed son g
water on which the moon was shining
brightly Calling ont to his friend he
said: Here is n ditch" With these
wogds l,c made u lenp into the air and
landed in Shellwt creek. He was
rescued by his friend, and came ont OF
the water dripping wet. lie has since
concluded to look before he leaps
The sun., 1898-03-05
.ANTI.SALOON LEAGliE
Pleasing Entertainment Given In the
Union NJ. II. Church. Program
Rendered

An entertainment was given by tn
Anti-Saloon League in Union M. f..
Church, last evening.
Rev. G. A. TindeII, pastor of Ezion
Church, gave stirring patriotic and
Temperance speech, in the course Of
which he said:
81 am glad | am six feet and two
inches tall, SO that may if called upon,
shoulder u musket and fight for my
country He spoke Of the great sub
ject, ''The Maine Disaster.,' and the
possibilities Of a war with Spain.
The pastor, Rev. j. ID. c. llama,
made prayer and there was singing by
the choir.
Miss Lillian Irons rpcit,d THE Drunk
ards Dleam.' Their next meeting will
be held on the first Friday in April.
There was stereopticon views entitled
Buy Your Own Chcrries.' The views
next month will be- 'IIousc That Rum
Built
The sun., 1898-03-05
For Cuba's Freedom.

On Thursday evening the Woman's
Cuban Aid Society gave a supper at Eden
Hall, this city, for the benefit Of the
Cuban patriots. In all over five hundred
persons partook of the edibles supplied
and the amount realized will be almost
500. Floral decorations were furnished
by two business men of Wilmington.
Mrs. G. A. Roberts, president of the So
ciety, was in charge. Vocal and instru-
mental music was furnished by Phila-
deIphinns. ~~"'-.
The sun., 1898-03-05
Audit Next Week.

The Levy Court held a session yestcr-
day morning and decided on the follow
ing days to audit the accounts Of the
road commissioners of the several hun
dreds: Mill Creek and Red Lion, Tues.
day, March 8; Brandywine and Black
bird, Wednesday, March .; New Castle,
st. Georges and White Clay Creek,
Thursday, March 10; Appoquinimink
and Pencader, Friday, March II.
The sun., 1898-03-05
CRUELEY BEATEN.
Wilmer Read. q Farmer Fined Tor
FlOggiDg Ira Pyle. q B0v Employed
nv Him.

Wilmer Read, farmer IN the Grubb
tarln, near State Road station, was given
a hearing by Magistrate Pritclett on
Tuesday last on the charge Of cruelty
beating Ira Pyle, a white lad employed
by him.
The testimony ad..ucsd showed that
Read had beaten the boy on the right
arm, making that member practically
useless.
The prosecution was conducted by the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Children, and Read was fined 500 and
costs Of the case.
As the boy is All orphan he was COM
mitted to the House for Friendless and
Destitute Children.
The sun., 1898-03-05
Old River Canaan Dead.

Captain J. T. Robinson, aged II years,
died at his home, in this city, 3l7 East
Sixth street, OH Thursday. Death was
\ dae to congestion Of the lungs. Mr.. Rob
ineon was an old river captain but had
retired from active service years ago.
The sun., 1898-03-05
WINNING A WAGER
Two Young Men Enter This City Aftcr
Il Journey From the Pacific
Coast.

tourney crOm the racine
Coast.
william Wagner and Harry Thomp-
son. two young men aged twenty-one
and twenty.thpe year respectively,
arrived in this city yesterday afternoon
from San Francisco, Cal.
They left the Pacific coast three
months ago without a cent in their
pockets but with the proviso, that should
they reach New York City within a
specified time, they would receive the
sum Of twO-thousaud dollars.
II they failed in reaching their desti.
nation, after the given time, they would
lose the wager made.
Both Of the young men are the sons of
wealthy parents and 80 far on their
journey, have lived up to their agree
lnent not to beg food or money.
The income they derived for inciden-
tai expenses are through their own
efforts, one writing cards while the other
assists him in divers ways.
The sun., 1898-03-05
Watch Recovered.

While in Philadelphia ycstt I'd " Chief
Of Police Dolan. recovered a god watch
from a pawnshop which had been stolen
from the boarding house, Goa King
street about two weeks ago.
The sun., 1898-03-05
NEW PRINCIPAL. ELECTED.
EnOs l.. DOan to Succeed Isaac T
johnson, Resigned-..His Con-
ncctiOn With Friends
School.

At meeting Of Friends school COM
mittee Yesterday Enos L. Doan was
elected principa to succeed Isaac r.
johnson, resigned. Mr. Doan was born
and raised in Indiana and is a graduate
Of llaverford College, where he took the
degree OF Bachelor OF Arts. lie became
connected with Friends School in 1885,
the year Of his graduation, as an instruc-
tor, and in 1890 became associate princi-
pal.
His condection with the school has
been broken by one year spent abroad,
when he studied at the University OF
Bonn, and something more than year
spent in travel in Mexico and the West.
The sun., 1898-03-05
MAD DOG SCARE.
Peter Pagan bitten by the Supposed
Rabid Canine. .Excit cIment

Caused.
Considerable excitement was enacted
on Front street between Shlpley and
Orange streets at 4 late hour yesterday
afternoon.
\ supposed mad dog entered the Sor-
rell Horse Hotel Of Peter ,Fagan. with
froth around its mouth, and an instant
later the various exits, including windows
were filled with small gathering OF
terrified humanity.
While the excitement was at its height
Officer Ralston entered the place and
killed the rabbid canine by means OF a
revolver.
Before the animal had been dispatched
how-ve it had bitten the proprietor
and the wound made was cauterized by
y physician.
The sun., 1898-03-05
Tug Released.

The tug Philadelphia seized by Deputy
Marshal Clark, while lying ut Delaware
City was released yesterday morning,t the
claim Of $50 against it having be n salts
fed, T. ,4t
The sun., 1898-03-05
Superintendent Elected.

The managers Of the Florence Critten-
ton Home have elected Mrs. Charles H.
Cantwell Sla'e superintendent of the
mission.
The sun., 1898-03-05
MACHINlSl'S TO MEET AGAIN.
Dissatisfied Employees Of the Dia-
lnond State Iron Company to Take
.ActiOn---St al ement Of MIR.
Wallace.

NuNCtes
\ meeting of the ten machinists who
recently resigned as employees of the
Diamond State Iron Company, through
dissatisfaction caused by an adjustment
in wages, will be held this evening in
Turn Hall At French and Eighth streets.
Acting Grand Master Glenn. of the In
ternatIonal Association Of Machinists,
will preside.
H. +. Wallace, secretary of the iron
company stated that new men had been
employed in place Of the persons dssat-
isfied
Ie also said that there was no con-
troversy between the firm and men who
had resigned, and that as far as the COM
pany was concerned, the trouble was
practically settled.
The Farmers Bank AT GcOrgetOwn
Is holding worthless paper today
given for cash that was paid out for
Democratic votes during the last Ten
years. Jerome u. BELL in the sunday
Star.
Braids are the most stylish OF the
popular dress ornamentations and will re
literally used.
The sun., 1898-03-05

George W. Parkinson. OF Frederick;
was the guest Of l. G. Howard in this
city on Thursday.
The sun., 1898-03-05

Frank NJ. Boyle las resigned the posi-
ion as engineer Of the Nonpareil laundry.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-05-21
Plan to Attack Seattle.

New York, April % The New York
Worlds correspondent says.
\ World correspondent learned to-
night from member of the British
Parliament. who is in the secret. of
the organization of a Spanish priva-
tccring syndicate here. The scheme is
to send an IS knot steamer. equipped
with small, rapid fire and Nordfeldt
guns, around to the Pacific and make
Il descent upon Seattle at the time
miners are coming down from the klon-
dixie with their boards of gold. The
Worlds informant regards this scheme
as chimerical, but says it has been fully
decided upon.
A Spanish naval commander, now in
London. has consented. in at least two
cases, to consider applications from
English adventurers for letters of
marque. Owing to this, the naval
commission has been warned by the
British government against committing
any breach OF the neutrality laws. and
the applicants were advised to address
themselves directly to Madrid.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-05-21

Regulations under which licenses
to cut timber on Dominion
lands in the provisional district
of Yukon, North West Ter
ritories, may be granted.
|. A license to cut timber may
be issued to any person who is
the first applicant therefor, or it
may be acquired at competition,
as the minister of the Interior
may direct.
> \ bonus Of not less than
$4,000 shall be paid for each
square mile to be licensed.
>. The area of Il berth shall hot
exceed five square miles, anG
I, berth shall not be less than
ole mile in breadth.
1. Not more than five bcrths
Of five square miles in the Pro
visional District of NulEOn shall
be granted to any one person
or company.
=. \ license to cut timber ON
a berth shall be issued yearly.
&. The licensee shall erect Il
Il sawmill within a certain per
ioa to be fixed by the Minister
OF the interior.
:. The license shall pay "a
>tu'npage OF - per thousand
feet B. NJ. for the timber cut.
8. The licenSee shall file in the
department Of the interior the
returns Of the survey Of his berth
when called upon by the Minis
ter of the Interior to do so.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-05-21

John +. Collins. manager of the
marine department of Mckinnon' 5
mammoth establishment. is one of the
most contemplating citizens of this city.
Not only does he give all the ncccssa-
ny time to the management of his es-
pecial department, never allowing Il
Steamboat man from up the river to
escape. but at the same time has a
care for his extensive interests in the
Wrangel bunk house and the Gem
restaurant. He is also Il member OF
the chamber of commerce and of the
general committee of the Cuban ccle-
bration.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-05-21
NOTICE.:

On my arrival home this week,
| found some business compiled
tons had arisen during my alb
sence, outside of the affairs of
the JOURNAL office, in regard
TO which | feel that an eXplana
ton is due to the public, and
which will be made i'll proper
time THEO. II. NEEDHAM.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-05-21
SLATER SUANGHAIED.
The Popular Official An Unwilling
PaSScnAer.

Seattle FIX,
United States Customs Inspec-
tor J. S. Slater of Mary Island,
Alaska, arrived in the cit, yes
terday and took quarters at the
Diller. Mr.. Slater did not intend
to come to Seattle. The fact is
he is here against his will. He
was shanghaied, abducted or
kidnapped, he has not decided
which. aboard the steamer Ali
ance on her down trip from
Alaska. Mr.. Slater says that,
We're it not for the brotherly love
and good fellowship that exists
between himself and Capt. Hard
wick, he would make it hot for
someone.
The story is good one,
although it was rather an expen-
sive joke for Inspector Slater.
1t occurred like this: When the
Alliance stopped at Mary Island
on her trip north last March,
Mr.. Slater went aboard and in
spected the cargo, keeping, of
coarse, a sharp lookout for con
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-05-21

That was magnificent speech
made by Captain John Irving in
the legislature of British Column
bia the other day on the railroad
bill. 1t vibrateu strongly with
the humane, patriotic sentiment
of Anglo American alliance.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-05-21

Judge {. s. johnson has eX-
pressed his favorable intentions
of holding the November term
of the district court in Wrangel.
This much was brought about
by the agitation of this paper
and the work of the chamber
of commerce..
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-05-21

traband whiskey and cigars.
Looking over the manifest which
was handed to him by the Cap.
tain. Mr. Slater began to sus'
pect that Il certain item on the
list, which was billed for Valdes,
was not all right, and he began
to smell all kinds of whislley and
cigars, and unconscionsly he
squeezed his pocketboOk, which
he thought would soon be fat
tened" with the sale of contis.
Gated goods. On going below
Mr.. Slater discovered that the
shipment he wanted was packed
at the bottom of the cargo. The
inspector, therefore, made up his
mind to go to Valdes and seize
the suspected goods as they
we're unloadei. Valdes is nearly
1000 miles north of Mary Island.
AS it is a custom of the steamers
to stop at Slagway on thereturn
trip, Mr.. Slater had his mind
made up to get off at the latter
place when the boat came back.
When the Alliance discharged
her cargo at Valdes, Mr.. Slater
found that his surmise had been
correct. He seized the whiSlley
and cigars and ordered that the
goods remain on the steamer.
On the return trip it was Capt.
Hardwick's intention to stop at
Skagway, but when he got out,
side it was so clear and calm that
he decided to take advantage of
the weather and accordingly
shaped his course for Seattle.
Not saying any thing regard
INC his changed intention to Mr..
Slater, and that gentleman, not
being u mariner, naturally
hou@ht he was being waited
rapidly to his objective point.
In a couple of days. however he
caught on to the scheme and
registered a kick. Capt. Hard
wick only laughed at his pro
testations, and Slater, being
somewhat of a philosopher, made
the best of things as he found
,hcm and mad, himself at home
W it'll the rest of the passengers.
When the Alliance landed at
the wharf here yesterday Mr..
Slater lost no time in getting off
the boat He immediatcl Y ruStled
around town and was soon booked
to leave on the first boat that
Starts for the North.
Yesterday afternoon, as Mr.
Slater was walking about town,
he was a@ree1bly surprised at
seeing his brother George, whom
he had not met for eighteen years.
The meeting was accidental
and unexpected. George Slater
lives in Montana and was in the
city on his way to Alaska to pay
his brother a visit. Mr.. Slater
considers now that he has been
fully recompensed for the trouble
he has been put to, and considers
that his trip has con" iudel with
4 happy sequel.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-05-21

w. Il. Galloway. general passenger
agent for the Minneapolis. St. Paul
and Sa,,lt- St.-Mapie- railroad with
headquarters at Minneapolis. is quoted
10y an exchange. as saying. that from
his observation. fully lOO.O0o people
will go into Alaska. by the way of the
Stikepn riNnr this summur
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-05-21

Now that the government has
decided to establish an agricul-
tural experimental station III
Alaska, let us have it here; also
the weather observatory.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-03-30

rresponsal con el Sr. Romo fr6 el
medic de la cura de So psdeci
miento que pof tsnto tempo lie
habis storhentado. 81 no 10 hu
hiefs scaecido de encontrar al ST.
Registrsdor muy probable estarla
aun padeciendo. Asi 90 que mu-
cha veces recibimos bendiciones 4
dichas por medlos que en- nuestrs G
ignorsncls oallfioamos de "frio e.
raa."
La enfermedad de nuestro smigc
no era otra que dyspepsia cr6nioa
la ebfeimedad maa comun en-
sxistencis-la mas tacil do con-
trAer y ls mas diflcil de curar,
III smo doct0fes que Ltienden con
tellE exits toda otra eniermedsd
considesSn ests 'oomo terrible y
desesperan de So cura.
Hasta el descu brimieD TO de esta
medicina llamada Jsrabe Curative
dc la Aadre Selgel 10 hsois nin-
guna otra que curase la diepe psls
y kus terfibles nsecuenc cise.
Pero que cate remedio Ia vencc
lpor desesperado pue sea el estado
del enfesmo1 es IN heoho qua ma
die suela en- dlsputar. Felifcita-
mos & Don Francisco Dtlmo Dor
su testsbleoimeIto Y estamoa Sc
gurcs que no pefderS ocsci6n de
comunicar 4 otrss personss las
oaenas notiolas que 81 recibl6 de
50 amigo el Registisdor.
El Jarabe Curative dc 10 Madre
Seigel esta de venta en- todas iss
Fsrmacias. Drogrerias, y Espen-
dednrias de dedicinas del mnr do.
P'eoio del Frasco, IA Res'es; Fsas.
quito, 8 Realee.