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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
THE JURORS IN C0OPER'S CASE
STILL HUNCUP IN THEIR ROOM
Significant Remark Alleged to
Have Been Made by One
of the Men.
OVER SIXTY HOURS OF CONSULTATION AND SLEEP
Thomas S. Clark Arraigned in
the United States District
Court Yesterday.
HIS COUNSEL FILES DEMURRER AGAINST MANY COUNTS

The twelve men composing the jury in
the case of Colonel Ezekiel I. Cooper,
charged with aiding and abettlng
William N. Boggs in defrauding the
First National Bank of Dover are still
hung up.
These men, supposed to be good and
true, swore to try the case by the evil
dence, but as prominent divine of this
city stated yesterday afternoon are not
doing it in his estimation and in the
opinion Of others.
1t is now sixty hours since the jury re-
tired for consultation to the private
room furnished and only once, Sunday
morning, did they appear in the United
States District Court room and inform
Judge Bradford that they had agreed
to disagree.
About lO.45 o'clock Yesterday morn
ing, Foreman Cam gave bailiff Gallaher
note with the request that it be pre-
sented to Judge Bradford. The epistle
was handed to his honor and it is init
mated that it merely apprsed him ofthe
fact that the jury was still unable to
agree. Consult further" was the pos
sible message sent back, and they are
still consulting or sleeping, either one or
the other.
Like Sunday night, the jurors stretched
their weary forms on blankets at lO.35
o'clock last night and were soon i'll the
arms of morpheus.
An assertion that should be inquired
into is alleged to have been made by one
of the Jurors on Sunday morning, and
this was that she would let his bones rot
fore lie would convict Cooper"
The jury, it is said, still stands nine
for conviction and three for acquittal,
the latter, it it said, being Foreman
Cam and Mcssrs. Jester and Duross.
Strict watch is now kept every night
on who enters the Federal building,
and no one is allowed to ascend the stair.
way to the second floor, with the excel-
ton OF favored few like i. T. Cooper
and friends. Reporters are "barred out
The jury nay be able to take the re-
mainder Of the week in ''consultins" tie
case, but they may come before the Coult
today with the same story Of disagree
ment.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
ACTIVITY
In Organization Marks the Daily Life
of Soldiers at Camp Tunnel.

of Soldiers at Camp Tunnel.
Special DiSnatch to THESuS.
CAMP TuNNELI, MIDDLETowN, May 16..
Activity in organization marks the daily
life OF the camp and its continuance for
one more day will bring the First Regi-
ment up to the required quota.
The formal transfer OF the troops by
the Governor to the United States which
was TO have taken place today, was
postponed by Governor Tunnel. thereby
giving the only two remaining companies
a chance to make up the recruits. A
party OF officers left this afternoon for
different parts of the State where they
will improve the time given them to re-
cruit.
Company L, was mustered into the
Federal Service today.
4 Colonel Wickersham and Adjutant
Dunn will not be mustered in until the
work OF recruiting is finished. The en-
tire regiment will be moved at once.
The commanders OF the two companies
still ont have been among the hardest
workers in the camp, and in each case men
enough have been recruited by them to
fill up a company, but their forces have
been drawn upon to fill up the other
companies, and as result they find
themselves short. Naturally, this was
not according to the desire Of these COM
manders, but, as one OF the captains
stated this morning, ''all are here tor the
good Of the regiment" no friction has
resulted and no officer has objected to
doing all in his power to assist in filling
up anotEe company.
As q consequence of the peculiar con-
dition OF affairs, ii is hardly likely that
the troops will be ordered away from the
State until all twelve OF the companies
are fl led up and mustered in, and, as it
is believed this can be accomplished by
the middle OF the week, it can be pre-
dictei that ths regiment will b. here
thai long at least. Some recruits came
to camp Yesterday and the officers and
men are d3ing all they can to obtain re-
cruits such as will keep up the standard
OF the regiment.
Five days raiiDns were drawn today
and this would lead one to think that it
would be next week before the troops
would move. As to whether the destina-
ton will be Savannah, Tia, or not can
not be said
Rifle shooting on the 100 yard, 200
yard and 5OO-yard ranges continued to-
day, eight men from Company equality
ing and from Company A seven.
A large delegation OF assemblymen and
others gathered today to witness the
turning over of the troops.
One hundred and twenty-five men are
needed and Companies NJ and q must
have their quota by that time.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
Special Dispatch to THE Sun.

Special Dispatch to THE sun.
WASHINGTON May 1G.-The President
is seriously considering second call Tor
troops. This is largely due to the pros
poets of international complications
growing out OF the present war and for
its effect on the nations of Europe.
The number of men to be called Tor
has not vet been determined, but it will
possibly not he based upon the appor-
tionment among the states according TO
population, simply calling for volunteers.
This would enable the President to ac-
cept such specially organized regiments
as have already been termed outside the
regular militia.
Gen. ]. H. Wilson OF Delaware was
to-day assigned to the Sixth Corps and
ordered TO report to Major-General
Brooke, Department ofthe Gull. General
Fitzhugh Lee was assigned to the Seventh
Corps, at Tampa, Fla.
General Joe Wheeler was to-day pra"-
tically made chief of cavalry, and Gen
eral Merritt was assigned to the COM
mand of the New Department OF the
Pacific, which is composed of the Philip.
pines.
The first expedition for the Philippines
will consist of 1900 troops, and these
will be followed Ey some ten or twelve
thousands more as fast as they are ready.
The game of Lide and seek in the
Caribbean Sea goes on. At last accounts
the Spanish fleet was near Curacoa but
the whereabouts of Simpsons fleet Of
iron lads, and Of schley's flying squadron
have not been divulged, but it is known
they are some distance from the enemy.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
Nav Turn to Porto kicO

Special Dispatch to THE Sun.
WASHINGTON, MAY lG-The Depart.
ment is proceeding on the assumption
that the Spanish fleet is bound for Cuba,
and has no intention Of going to Porto
Rico, both the Sampson and Schiey
fleets being sent to Cuban waters.
The reported arrival OF another Span
ish squadron at Martinique indicates,
however, the likelihood of II purpose on
the part of the Spanish to make a june
ton and proceed at once to Porto Rico.
The distance from Curacao to San
Juan is very much less than the nearest
port on the Cuban coast, and il the
fleet now at Curacao was waiting for the
arrival of the other vessels, the move
ment to Curacao instead OF waiting at
Martinique would te easily explaina5le
as strategic move, being calculated to
draw our vessels off without seriously
increasing the distance of the Spanish
fleet from San Juan.
II it should turn out that the Spanish
fleet intends to form iuncture with an
other hotilla and to proceed to San Juan
thus reinforced, there will be little pros.
pect of Admiral SampsOn's meeting the
fleet before it has entered the San Juan
harbor, since by returning to the Wind
ward Passage and proceeding south from
there into the Caribbean he will be some
$50 miles away.
As the several fleets are now located,
according to the best report, it would be
practically impossible to prevent the
Spanish fleet at Curacao fro n forming
junction with the otlier Spanish vessels,
ii thale are any at Martinique. and pro-
ceeding to San Juan.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
Lying Off Marcus Hook.

The English tank steamer kasbek,
hailing from London and hired by the
United States government to transport
the torpedo boat Summers across the At
lantic ocean to this country. is now lying
off Marcus Hook.
In conversation yesterday the cap
tain stated that the Spanish officials had
received information to this effect from
some nnnnowh source and frustrated
their plans for the transportation of the
boat. He also stated that during the
voyage he took southern course and,
when about $50 miles due southeast of
Cape Henlopen, they sighted the United
States gunboat Columbia and were hailed
and compelled to stop. '"
Their flag was not at the mast at the
time, and the Columbia evidently took
them for Spanish vessel carrying con-
traband OF war. Their papers, however,
proved satisfactory, and the voyage was
resumed She is now awaiting cargo
OF oil from the Crescent Refining Conn
pany.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
Army OfInvasiOn.

TSMpA, Fla, May 16,-General orders
for the organizing OF the army of in.
vasion into several brigades were issued
from headquarters today. The cavalry
will be divided into two brigades, the
infantry into four brigades, and the
a. tillery into one brigade. A battalion
OF engineers also will be formed. The
first brigade Of cavalry will consist of the
Sd, 9th and 9th Regiments, all encamped
at Tampa. 1t will be commanded by
Brigadier. General s. s. Sumner. The
second brigade OF cavalry, to consist OF
the lst and 18th Regiments, now on their
way to Tampa from Chickamauga, will
be commanded by Br!gadier-Gcneral S.
b: NJ. Young.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
Revenue Bill in Senate.
rectal Dispatch to THE Sun.

Special Dispatch to THE sun
WASHINGTON, May l6.-There is much
doubt as to the time which will be con-
sulned by the Senate in the considera-
ton of the revenue bill, which was taken
up in the Senate this afternoon. Some
calculations reckon Oh as much as three
weeks before vote Is had. 1t is hardly
probable that the debate can be kept up
that long. A great many Senators want
to talk for the purpose of making their
records clear and explaining their posi-
tion, but it is being represented to these
gentlemen by those of their political as
sociates who want as little delay as possi-
BILE that if tfeir position is not already
clear to their constituents it cannot be
made SO by speeches.
Some of the most radical of the silver
men to whom the idea of authorizing an
issuance of bonds is extremely dstaste-
full are urging upon their associates that
nothing is to be gained by protrated
debate, and the opinion is expressed by
them that the wisest course would be to
proceed at once to a vote. On the other
hand the administration senators are, OF
course, exercising all the influence they
have to prevent the delay OF the debate,
and it is quite possible that between
these two influences the time devoted to
the con liberation of the measure may be
considerably shortened In administra-
tion circles it is said that the Rcpubli-
cans generally will not consume much
time in debate, and that the bill will be
got to the President in Il reasonably
satisfactory form at an early day. a
Republican member OF the Finance Com
mittee expressed the opinion today that
the bill would go through with a provi-
sion for the issuance Of bonds, the
amount being reduced from 5000, ,OO0, 900
to $500. 100000, together with the pro-
vision for Sl00,000,000 OF certificates OF
Indebtedness.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
Another Spanish Squadron
Special Dispatch to The Sun,

Special Dispatch to The sun,
WASHINGTON, May 16.-To the Naval
Board it seems probable that il the Span
ish fleet has left Curacao it has either
gone towards Havana or to join the
second Spanish fleet, which was reported
last uiyit to have arrived at St. Pierre,
Martinique.
The news OF the reported arrival of
three more Spanish cruisers at Mar
Unique has caused considerable specula-
ton at the Navy Department, and al
though nothing official has been given
out in regard to these vessels, it is said
tha three OF Spain's largest armed ves-
sells have arrived at that point coming
over from Cadiz. The unofficial reports
state that six vessels left Cadiz,
but three OF them, the Delayo,
the N!ttoria and Numancia, re.
turned to the Spanish port, while
the other three. Cardinal Cisneros, Cata-
luna, and the Princess de Asturias, con-
tinued their way, and have arrived at
St. Pierre. Ii this is so, it makes seven
sister cruisers OF Spain in the Caribbean
Sea: These three ships are full armored
cruisers, sister ships Of the vizcaya, and
the other war vessels supposed to be at
rCuracoa. This makes the Spanish fleet
not only exceedingly strong, but homo
geneous, and ii the fleets could combine
it would make a formidable fleet. There
fore, if it is so that the Curacao fleet has
left that place, and the other three ves-
sells are at Martinique, it is undoubtedly
the intention of Admiral Cervera to join
forces before moving on Cuba.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
A BUSY SHIPYARD.
Harlan & HOllingswOrth Company q
Scene Of fActivity.--Pushing Work
ON the Stringham.

ON the Stringham.
Work is rapidly progressing at the
Harlan 4 HoIlingsworth Company's
yards.
They have three large boats that are to
be launched soon, the Stringham, Uncle
Sans torpedo boat; the steamboat for
the New Bay Line Company, and the
P. d T.. IS tug
Yesterday was one OF the busiest days
at the yards for months.
The large oil steamer Maverick, which
in appearance resembles Howard Gould's
yacht Niagara will not get away as soon
as was tho ,ght, and will probably not
leave for week yet.
The tanks which carry oil were given
a general overhauling Yesterday morning
with water, and in the afternoon some
thing was put in them to take the oily
substance away.
The tanks are larger than the usual
run on oil boats and she will carry
thousands of gallons Of pure water and
also tow large tank boat with her.
The nearest port to the coast OF Florida
Will be her watering station, while the
Government boats are where they are.
The new bay line steamboat will prob
ably be the first boat launched, although
she was started at the same time as the
Stringham, but owing to the enforced
heavy work on the torpedo boat, the
employees Of the Company can't complete
her as soon.
The Harlan & Hollingsworth Com
pany, who have just completed one
large sea going tug for the P. 4 r. r. R.,
have received another order for sister
boat and have got her we'll under way.
The Stringham is being made of very
hard steel and brass. and each piece is
thoroughly tested before it is put on.
The laying of the sides with the heavy
sheet metal is nearly completed, while
the large joint work is finished.
She will be very low setting vessel
while in the water, but very long and
speedy. 1t is to go twenty knots per
hour, and the company will probably
make her go twenty-five knots,
The Niagara will be completed in a few
days.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
Harrigan to he PardOned.

The State Board of Pardons met at
Dover, yesterday, but owing to the abb
was transacted.
The next meeting will be held the first
Tuesday in June, when it is quite possible
that IL pardon will be granted Jerry Har-
rigan now serving a life sentence in New
Castle Jail -.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
The Flying Squadron.
Special Dispatch TO The sun.

Special Dispatch TO The Sun.
WASHINGTON, May l6.-The Navy De-
partmcnt is guarding most jealously the
INements of our fleets. Commodore
eIley and his Flying Squadron were off
1Xey West.
Smiral Sampson is somewhere off the
1 ian coast, presumably making his
efthrough the Windward passage into
rribean Sea. 1t is expected that
(Aveal Sampson, ii he has time, will go
-sffrough to the south OF the Windward
passage and take position which would
enable his scouting vessels to give him
warning II the Spanish fleet made for
this passage or If it turned towarl Porto
Rico through the Mona passage.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
FHE PRESIDENT May ISSUE
A SECOND CALL FOR TROOPS
Due to the Prospects of Inter-
national Complications With
Nations Of Europe.
EFN. l. L. WILSON ASSIGNED 70 The SIXTH CORPS
Gen. Joseph Wheeler Made Chief
of Cavalry and Gen. Merritt
Assigned to the Pacific.
game Of HIDE and SEEK STILL IN PROGRESS

1t is the hope of the Department, at
the same time, that it may be possible
for Commodore Schley to reach Cuban
waters early enough to guard the Yuca-
tan Channel passage at the West end OF
Cuba. If Schley succeeds in reaching
the Yucatan Channel passage before the
appearance OF the Spanish fleet, and
Admiral Sampson gets into the Caribbean
Sea ahead OF The Spanish feet it is cal
culated that the vessels of these two
fleets will he so distributed as to keep
the Spanish fleet hemmed in from all
forward movement, leaving open to
them the alternative of engaging ollr
fleet or retreating again to Martinique.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
Great Things Of Cervera.

Special Dispatch toTuE SUN.
MADRID, May l6.-Senor Moret said
this morning: ...... s......
"Recent events have greatly increased
the war spirit OF the nation. The greatest
reliance is placed upon Admiral Ger
vera's squadron and upon the skill of
the Spanish Admiral. Cervera il not
hampered by instructions, and the dt.
tails OF his plans ale not even known to
the ministers"
Captain-General B'snco, in q dispatch
from Havana, officially leit:rates the
Spanish version Of thc so-called fghtSbe.
tween the Spanish gurboats, Conde d.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
Blockade Fleet Warned.

Special Dispatch to THE Sun.
New York, May l6.--A special to the
Evening Post says:
The blockaders on the coast Of Cuba
have been warned that the Spanish
squadron is reported off Venezuela,
bound northwest, and to double their
vigilance. Powerful vessels, not neces-
sary to name, will be ready to aid the
ships stationed there in resisting the
progress OF the enemy, and there is
small chance that the Spanish will be
able to enter Cienfuegos, a small fortified
port desirable to them on account OF
large coaling facilities and machine shops
as capable as any in Cuba.
Both our squadrons are informed
about the course of the Spanish fiotil'a.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17

Lewis Dunlap, aged II years, whose
father is commission merchant on East
Fourth street, ran away on Sunday night
while he was accompanying his p.,pnts
to the Union M. Il. Church.
His father yesterday made inquiries at
Middletown and Philadelphia and was
unableto find any trace of his where!
abouts. ....
The young man returned home last
night and told his parents that he had
teen in PhiladelphiaS
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
Sudden Death Of j. NJ. Thompson.

James NJ Thompson former resident
Of this city,who has resided at Hillsboro,
Md. for the past twenty years, died
very suddenly on Sal ,rday evening at
his home in that place.
He was taken III at the supper table
and informing his wife that hc wanted
nothing to Eat he retired to couch
and laid down. He had only been there
a few minutes when he remarked if the
pain around his heart did not cease he
would die.
A physician was summoned but five
minutes after his arrival Mr.. Thompson
breathed his last. Death was due to
congesti N of the lungs.
Mr.. Thompson was former book
keeper for tine Pusey 4 Jones Company
OF this city. The deceased is survived
by wife and three sons, two of whom
are in business in st. Louis, Mo.
He had large number Of relatives and
friends in this city and vicinity.
G.Hts 4 4 LII
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
THOMAS y. CLARK ARRA!GNED
II is Counsel Files Demurrer a gainst
Il Number of Counts-.-PIeads
Not GuiltV

At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Thomas $. Clark was arraigned in the
United States District Court before Judge
Bradford, on the charge OF aiding and
abrttinp William N. Boggs in defraud-
ing the First National Bank OF Dover.
Immediately after his arraignment his
counsel, John Biggs, Esq, filed de.
murrer against certain counts.
Judge Bradford will hear argument
on the demurrer on Thursday morning
at 10 O'Clock
The demurrer cites as follows:
In the District Court of the United
States for the District of Delaware, at
April term, A. d. 1858.
The United States vs.. Thomas S. Clark;
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17
Repairing Watering Places.

The work Of repairing the public
watering places and fountains in this
city began Yesterday.
The main public watering places are
on Market and French streets, and are
very handy for strangers to get dring
OF refreshing water. They will prob
ably start up the 30th Of May and be
open until next winter.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17

Venadito and Nueva Espana and the
vessels OF the American blockading fleet.
He claims that the two gunboats engaged
five American ships and forced the latter
TO retreat, adding: 81 obtained the result
desired, namely, to attract as many OF
the enemy's ships as possible. Yester-
day morning there were only three here,
and now there are eleven"
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17

State Detective Mcvey who has been
suffering with typhoid fever, is rapidly
recovering.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17

T. Howard Lewis of Albany, is theS
uest Of relatives in this city.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-17

S'ationmaster Brison is on the sick'list.
The Progress., 1898-04-16

description from / arm ana nome snow
how to make a shipping crate scientific
ally:
The first thing necessary in shipping
hogs Or pigs is a good crate, without
which no breeder is certain of his ship
ment arriving at destination in safety
and in as fine order as when placed on
board Of cars. The crate illustrated
herewith is made of seasoned linden
wood, a material at once very tough,
hard to break and light. q requisite in
shipping animals by express, especially
when "a ties are inclined to be axor bi tant
This crate is rs inches wide, "a inches
high and feet long and can be made
i'll like proportion to suit the largest
hog The material used is sawed ex-
pressly for this purpose direct from the
logs. Before working into crates it is
sorted and Kicked up, as other lumber,
i'll a sheltered place to season. Then
when made into crates each one is treat
ed to a coating or two Of paint. All saw
fuzz is removed by sharp jack plane
The crate is put together with wire nails.
For the sides and tops use one-half
by inches and feet, II pieces, and
equally divide the space. The bottom is
in one piece l inch thick, IS inches
wide and 4 feet long less l inch. Front
The Progress., 1898-04-16
SWINE CRATE.

end contains one piece one-half by 10
by Is inches and two one-half by by
Is inches each. The rear or door end has
two pieces one-half by az by Is inches
for inside cross strips top and bottom
and two outside top and bottom strips
one-half by by Is inches, with two
upright strips one-half by ~ by 23
inches for each side of the movable door
and to which are fastened the side
strips. The door is one-half by by 80
inches and is held firmly place by
wire nail driven partially in at top end.
The corner posts in front end are l by
by 30 inches, and on the inside of them
is fastened a board one-half by by IS
inches, which forms with the outside
board feed space of 2 inches in width
in front end of crate. The board on the
inside comes within an inch of the bot
tom, where trough is made by lacking
in piece Of board one-half by by Is
inches at slant of about the same de-
gree as shown by one side Of the letter
V. When ready to ship, place crate in
the wagon and back up to the driveway
door in the hoghouse, which is on a
level with the wagon bed and you can
load or crate the hogs with ease. Then
,ut feed III tho box a t end Of crate and
Il VIII drop down as it Is eaten from
the trough. ,n.5 aTarding plenty of