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The sun., 1898-03-17
BOLD ROBBERY PERP[1RATkD
VBrien Residence Burylarized
for the Second Tine.
ONE W YbE THIEVES SHOT
Pitched Bath fs..t wcrn l'ursners anll
Pursaa4k-.-The MiAretants Escaap.
in II IsOnt...Dvcr %75 in Cash
STOLEN,

4 laring robbery was Wrlrtratrd las,
evening at the home Of Daniel VBrien
on the bal,seway near the first railroad
when his residence was entered and 81;
in cash stolen.
VBricn is employed by Guthrie 4
Company. carriage manufacturers.
lie returned home about $50 n'clrk
last evening and while washing himself
his attention was attracted by Il noise in
the house.
lie hgan All investigation when Il
man Jumped: from the house and made III
attempt to strike him.
OBrien pulled revolver from his
pocket and an instant later had shot the
burglar.
The latter fell and VBrirn was about
to- follow up his advantage when he was
confronted by another thief who
knocked him unconscious with bInN
from Il blackjack. n
On recovering consciousness UBricn
appr~cd his nciyhbor OF what had "c-
cured and they followed the miscrrants
who took to ne marshes.
During the pursuit the wounded burg
llrand his companion were joined by tM"
ut her men when they were ovruakrn.
4 pitched battle rnsucd which ended
in lie friends OF O. Brirn being Eeslri.
When this happened the robbers
jumped into boat and made their
escape
This is the second time that the
o. Bricn residence has been robbed, the
thieves then succeeding in getting away
with II gold watch and Chain and "ther
jrwrlry.
The sun., 1898-03-17
TRttOPS ARRIVE FOR
FORT DELAWARE
Sokiicrs IL Flashing Cniis.r,A4
Pass Through this CITY IN.
route to the Fort.

Sohiicrs. IL Flashing G"ii4.r,a,
Pass Through this Ciy In.
route to the Fort.
Historic old Fort Delaware, which hu,
been without troops to- occupy her in
terror kr many day, was yes, ertlay oc
cupied bv Battery H. from Fort Nc
Henry.
The Fort has been standing there foI
many years apparently OF no Ilsc, and
her quarters have been going to ruin,
but recently they have krn repaired
and last night portion OF then, were &C,
cupied.
There has leel but one man and hi,
family staying on the island where th,
Fort stands. but last night it va, ,Hc,l
pied BY sixtv-th'ee strong and healthy.
lWking soldiers.
Battery L., commanded by Captain
william Everett lett Fort Mclienry yes-
t.. day morning and came to this city oH
y second section of train NJ. ~, which
arrived in this city 1T li.4ja III.
The battery was brought from Iihtir
more to this city by the T.. W. 4 Il. rail-
ROAD. and when the special train arriM,l
Vt FRENCH street station about $40 Ixt,.
pie eager TO- sec the soldiers were waiting
ior its arrival.
The T., ". 4 u. special, comprised nf
two cOaches and two baggage cars, We're
transferred over to the ". 4 y. tracks
where the south side shiftsr was waiting
for them and transferred them to L'ela
ware river pier, where the soldiers and
baggage WAS transferred to the Steamer
Utica, thence to Fort lrlawarr, nj
which place they arrived at 30 y. ~.
When the train arrived in this city the
soldiers were not even clleelpd by tile
spectators from the time of their arrival
until the time OF their departure.
The soldiers wew fully eql,ipped for
service ut the least notice, having their
shelter tents, knapxlcks, blankets, CALI
teens and cooking utensils.
Captain Everett stated that lie Regretted
leaving B,ltinor very MUCH ~ there
was not u finer military station in the
country than ut Baltimore. and that his
stay there was pleasant one.
I've soldiers were in good spirits with
the exception that they wished their
coinni>s;lry had preceded them instead
Of being with them and had had II
dinner prepared for hem when they ar
rived in this city,
1t is isexwcted that Il troop will arrive
in this city about the S.iiie time today
aud b. transferred to Fort Mott in the
same way and by the same boat.
The sun., 1898-03-17
HAS No UNBALANCED MIND
Rumor That Day Warden Gould
is Insane Denied.
SMALL FRACAS At STlDHAM'S
Trout bic Caused by the Remark of a
Supposed Friend OF Mr.. Gould.
Fight Avercd By
Friends

For the past few DAYS there has been a
runlor on the streets t" the effect that en-
sheriff Pierce Gould had resigned as day
warden at New Castle Jail for the reason
that his mind was unbalanced.
To this it wa. also stated. was al
tributed the escape OF John Dnugllerty.
the murderer, on Saturday afternoon, it
having been asserted that I)uugl,ertv Sc.
cured possession Of the walden's KEYS
and revolver by Knocking him down.
When seen late last night Sheriff Finn
denied the rnmor entirely and stated
that it was All unjust canaltl.
lie further said that he placed tl.e
utmost confidence in Mr.. Gould and that
he had given him u few days rest owing
to the extreme nervous attack Mr.. Gould
had suffered after the escape.
MIR. could was seen subsequently,, and
said that he had not resigned and that
lie did not intend to.
lie corruborated the statement o
Sheriff Finn, and in conclusion stated
that he would resume the duties nf hi.
office on Monday next.
Warden Gould in speaking Of the dif
ticulty in Auctioneer Stidhain's room
III Fast Fourth street, said That he had
met Ellis links at the place named.
Kinks he states made the remark ol
"Pierre they tried to kill you." Mr.
Gould answered in the affirmative, wheI
Hicks remarked well they should have
killed you
| At this Mr.. Gould took umbrage
pulled his black Jack, and had it MOI
have b..en for the interference OF friend.
would have used it.
This gave rise to the ru,nnr that Mr.
! Gould was not responsible for hi.
actions.
The sun., 1898-03-17
THE EX.NUN CALLED Do WN
Mrs. Shepherd Flatly Contra
dicted at Her Meeting.
ALLEGED FALSE STATEMENTS
Young Lady Rises to Her Feet in Or
der to Cont ratiiti the Lecturer.
Sensat iOnai Scenes al
Eden Hal.
ALLEGED FALSE STATEMENTS

Some little excitement was created III
Eden Hall Yesterday afternoon, when a
young lady arose to her feet and fatty
cOntradicted one OF tie statements made
bv Mrs. Shepherd III her attack upon
Catholicism. 1G
The meeting was exclusively for
women and there was a goodly number
present, all Of whom were anxious to
learn what Mrs. Shepherd knew about
convent life, and the experiences she
passed through while leading the life Of
| II rccluse. .aaa
Mrs. Shepherd had reached that por.
ton of her discourse where she WIS
describing what takes place in the con.
fessioial when the young lady referred td
arose and contradcted statement she
considered false in every particular, and
being herself Catholic, felt she wns
sufficiently convsrsaM with the subject
under discussion to maintain her ground
in an argument with the lecturer.
When Mrs. Shepherd found herself
confronted with u determined antagOn
ist, she attempted to settle the matter b,
asking the young lady If she was 4 Cath
ollie, and when she received an atiirina'
tod reply responded that she was moi
there to argue, but to instruct.
The young lady referred too, has spen
several years in Il convent and insists
that she speaks the simple truth whel
she asserts that many of Mrs. Shepherd
statements regarding convent life ant
clerical immortality are unqualified.
false, and those regarding the confessional
are distorted and exaggerated. .
4 number Of the women who wei,
present arose to their feet when the con
trove,sy took place and were about t.
leave the hall, but this was prevented b.
the alroit manner in which Mrs. Shep
herd cluet.d the scene.
The sun., 1898-03-17
Will MANDAMUS lHt BDARD
Lilburn Chandler Will Fight the
Street and Sewer Departm ent
CLAiMS UNJUST ASSESSMENT
.
The Board Refuses to Make ANY
Change and Claims the Right
I" Determine Property
Front age.

Lilburne Chandler will this morning
ask Superior Court to issue writ Of
mandalnus, compelling the Street and
Sewer Department OF this city to assess
. certain piece OF property, according to
law as he interprets IL.
At the last two meetings OF the Board
Mr. Chandler presented petition ask
ing to haze his property assessed accord
ing to the manner in which it was
plotted, but on each occasion was ,lnsllc-
cessful, the Board claiming that it had
the right under the Statues to determine
on which street the property should
front and ~ this decision made u differ
ence ut over 500 in the sewer assessment
he intends taking the matter into court
for the purpose Of having the question
decided judiciaIy.
The property Is an unimproved tract
situated on Union street, between Penn.
sylHania avenue and Liberia street, and
CONSISTS OF three lots. According to the
plot on file, it fronts on Pennsylvania
avenue, ON both sides of Thirteenth
street and on the south side OF I.iter q
street, each lot having frontage ol
twenty feet, with depth Of about l7:jI
feet ON Union street.
Instead Of assessing the property ia
accordance with this plot the Bard hi.
assessed the prOperty fDr the lbs feet OH
Union stIest, making \ difference to Mr..
Chandler 0f il5 fvt Of Rssessab!c 'front.'
aHe. The hard uisintains thnt tho side
frul,tage il ON the cvss ssrets and the
real frontage Oh Union street, and buses
its clAi,n upOn Chapter ~, Volume ~,
Laws Of Delaware.
Mr.. Chandler will ask for y lnal,-
daIniA compelling tl,s Board to assess
the pcoFssty according t.. law aud not
acc riding tv it's sweet will and dicta.
ton. Mr.. Chandler also claims the
sewer is simply y run, and not 4 a,ni.
essyy sewer, and owing to that effect it is
not subject h, assessment.
The Street 3s,d Sewer department
iptia'ates that the manner in which, the
tract is plotted il shrewd piece Of
work. and thRt to lssess according to
the plot woull be unjust to other own
srs III property assesHr.t for the building
of the sewer on Union street. The
members vi tho Board have conferred
ufaDn this matter u number Of tnes and
believed that when the caaise is heard
tho court will refuse to entertain Mr..
Chandler's application.
The sun., 1898-03-17
Judge Days ket,'rt.

WAs,uNGruS, March l6.--Wl,en the
Spanish Minister Of Foreign Affair.
cah.cd y protest to the action of the
Uliasd Stutes in p.ucl,asilg tl,elsraxilh.Il
cruisers building in Englsnd, it took tn.
forM OF an inquiry to the St:Ie depart
lnent asking II the report OF the pir-
chase were true.
Ohcdicmt ~ instructions, tho Spanish
Miilister, Don PohD. called On Assistant
Secretary DAY AMI verbally asked the
question. Mi. hay replied in the ri.
tirmutive.
Don lnlo tl.en ,lelicaiely intiruate<l
he would like TO know the le..som fol
such purchase.
''To replace the Maine, which has
hpn destroyed in lls.w.,ia lInrinr,'
TRANQUILITY replied Judge Iay.
DJn rol" Withdrew with look of
surpi e IN his t':lStilian features.
The sun., 1898-03-17
MAY Soon MAKE
MAINE REPORT kNN|HN.
Mckinley viii Send L. to Con.
Hrc>~ With special
Message.

WASHINGTON. March lG.Ile l'Irsi
dent has decided to make the report I"
the Naval Court Of Inquiry public "
soon us it is received. The report will h
at once sent to Congress, with Il message
explaining its importance and effect, as
viewed by the Administration, and the
Presidents plan for demanding wpar-
alton OF Spain.
The President believes that by taking
Nonyrci- mt" his confidence and inform.
my II OF what he proposes to do hc will
f)rcitall any action that the two Houses
may b. disposed t" tax. Thus he hopes
to keep control Of the negotiations in his
own hands
Congress, without respect to party, has
already shown disposition to leave the
question in the hands Of he President.
Undoubtedly the report will be made
public long before the House or Senate
is ready to adjourn.
The sun., 1898-03-17
MlEr.kAKkk KKAl)t.NG.
fveiAx 4 AKsir Nelehraie1 H. tho kAassu,
NJ George. Walton baker.


of George. Walton Faker.
O,t of the prcttirst home wedding,
held in this city ET u lDng tilae took
plA1 " the residence of Mr.. t;eolg,
Walton Baker, No. W. Washington
street. last exening when his daughter,
Elizabeth became the bride of Waite,
Eaker Mode Of this city.
Rev. Charles t. Murray uf 1T.
Andrews +. Il. ChurcI, performed the
ceremony. Miss Ida darkins oi Phil,.
delplja was maid Of honor and wore
white ",gandie over pink taffeta
Walter Mode. of this city, cousin ni
grnnn was best man. The flower girl
Was little Miss Madeline Jones. neicr Of
the bride and she wore light blue taffrta.
trinmcd with white lace and carried a
basket of rosc.. The bride wore beau
tiful gown Of white brrmlcd satin trim
med with Dutcl~s lace and carried white
roses and lillie- Of the valley.
The gift OF the groom was diamond
and pea ] brooch. The presents were
very handsome and numerous attrsting
tie pol ula 'ity Of the contracting parties.
An elaborate wedding supper was served
by l.. Dallas Fountain Of Philadelphia
After IN extended trip south the happy
couple will reside at the Gables.
The sun., 1898-03-17
Cuba u Not For Sale

Madrid, March H--A scmiotticial
paper t"lav publishes the following an
nOnncement:
''It il useless to talk of the sale OF Cuba
The question could not be arranged ex-
cept by h.rllnent, and it is impossible
that any Spanish Chamber would agree
to sell tho island ut any price,
The sun., 1898-03-17
WILL NOT ACCEPT
SPAIN'S PROPOSITION.
There Will he no Change in the Cuban
Policy Oc THIS t'ouiafr

There Will he u" Change In the Cuban
Policy or This Country.
W..sHIMYn,H. March l6-The North
Atlantic Squadron will not be Withdrawn
from (ubau waters, all requests to the
contrary Notwithstanding. We have the
declaration from an official Of the Navy
Department who has authority to speak
on the subject. Ii is no longer secret
that Spain has indicated to the United
States Il solution nf the Cuban problem
which may he reached to the satisfaction
Of all concerned. Spain stgnds ready to
calioff her dogs Of war in Cuba and give
the auvH;,tcs Of autonomy fair cllains.
to test that line Of policy ut the coming
election.
This is u rather startling proposition,
and the Administration is not prepared
~ enter upon negosiatiolls with SpAin
in thsu. dinetion nnbil this new phase
IT ftlm subject receives due copsidefx-
ton. 1t was tha subject 81 q hurried
conference to-day let ween Assitant Sec
retary Roosevelt, on behalf OF the Navy
IkpartDIent. and Assistant SecrH9ry
ihsy, representing the Department. M
State. fhe result was that there will be
ne change III the policy Of the Admin
istrati"n regarding Cuba. and the
United States will direct the. movement
Of her ws,~hips without rgart t" the
wishes Of Spain.
The sun., 1898-03-17
IN MUNICIPAL tWI'RT.
Judge Hall DisN~es Of Number
Of Cases and Continues

SVnCfA.
{ Before Judge lsali, in municipal court
Yesterday informing six aaeh were fined
81 and costs, fur drunkenness. Maggie
Clark was fined $5 and cdsts for similn
offence. : 80 Vs. : :
The charge Of assault wit, intent to
commit rape against William Fisher and
Willinsn hrs,lls was continued. !.
Stephen Turner was fined ~ and costs
for striking Maggie Sgars.
Daniel Gillespie Was charged witl' as
saultins Mary (iaihghsz. Tla case WINS
continued until tolnOrrow lnOrninR,
John LeMz was charged with the lar
ceny of blanket valued ~ N.H), tine
property of the Home Mission.
The prisoner left the mission ycster-
day afternoon At I o'clock with the
blanket. dc was arrested by Captain
Kane. Lentz Acknowledged that he took
the blanket while under the influence Of
liquor.
The sun., 1898-03-17
E9|pE REPORT
! EXPECTED SOON
Secrptary Long Says it Will
WI Come This Week.
JUDGE DAYS RETORT To SPAIN
Gs
sneKinley will Make Known the
,s Result Of the Investigation
In a Letter to Congress
Immediately.
a~EO RIAN'K THE PERSONNEL BILL
Seg
EThe Oregon Ordered to kry West...
& Ss,as,isl. Paper Says Cnl,a Not hr
"a S,.lc-..spain's Proposition Not
Acccpteti...Scnpr De
M D,sl. kmighted.
70 BLOCK THE PERSONNEL BILL

WASHINGTON, March 10..--Secre-
tsry Long ssid today that NJ believed
the Maine Court Of Inquiry would re-
port on Friday ~ Saturday Of this
week. To meet the exixencics which
will i'm OlI,G%Iiately follow tina publiea-
tiG,u OF the report there is retlOubIed
activity In bot II the Army and Navy
Depart nents.
The sun., 1898-03-17
Third Srn~al iOnlI Scene,

Rev. john d. {. llama pastor Of the
tnmn W. T.. Church, last evening deli
vrlrd his third illustrated lecture on
"rhc Cuban War and the Main" lisas.
ter, At the Brnndvwinr VI. +. church.
The cditicc was taxed to its utmost
capacity and Il scene similar to that oc-
curing in the lniun church. last week.
enacted when the picture of Butcher
Wcy'tr was thrown on the canvas.
Kisses were plainly audible and Mr..
Hanna was compelled to stop his re-
marks until the excitement had sub
sided.
Deputy Corner Chandler has been en-
tertaing his mother, Mrs. Gcorg, l'arron,
of kennelt Square.
The employees Of ". Jones 4 Co.'S,
morocco shop attended Bandvwinc NJ
T.. Church, on Sunday, and listened to Il
sermon by Rev. Asburv Burke.
The sun., 1898-03-17
Sss,..r IN A,sa: kutvl.t.d,

WASMlNGroN, March l6.-ScnOr Du
Bosc, recent CharYc d. .AffsieA here, baa
been appointed Knight Commander N
the First Glass of the Order of Isabella n
CutoIica. This is in recognition Of Senior
Du l,osc's services during tile ,islics,e
leri'M Of the present emergency.
An alIntlncnt Of ", NO,O COO from the
defence fund G $D,0N,0O has been
made t. the Ordinance Bureau OF the
army. 1t will enable the bureau to
lsye fuItille.l promptly provisional COM
tracts made some time ago.
The sun., 1898-03-17
General HuntOCk'S Ofytcja) Trial,

The ferryboat General Hancock. built
for the use Of the United States govern
ment between Governors Island and
New York, left the wharvcs OF her build.
ers, l'usey d Jones Company, yesterday
morning at $50 O'Clock on her official
trial trip. Among those on board during
the "trip were: Clares W. Pusey, Charles
II. Thatcher, James Crosby, Naval En-
gincer {. W. McElrov, Naval Construc-
tor W. II. Earney, ana Pennock Pusey.
The trial was made on the Delaware
river, with Captain lleac"ck at the
wheel
The sun., 1898-03-17
HOLDING THE FORT.
Mrs.. Mary Conner Refuses t. Give
Njsepift k'ltssss the VAasnG.sstiDss Of
PpI,nHrty

~
M,.ca, ,litlie,Jty is being experienced
by Sheriff Finn and his deputies in ST.
curing possession of the property II
Fifth and Spruce streets, recently sold
by process.
Mrs. Mary Conner, the occupant, ~.
fuses to rive w ps,ssession to the pir-
chaser. She tears down the rent bills
placed on it and refuses to admit those
who, contemplate renting it aIht who
wish b. h,pk over the hons. l,efns. clos
ing the bsHyain. tt" owner has obtai ned
a writ OF possession and Mrs. Connor
even refuses to recognize that. She de-
clares that she is acting on the advice Of
lawyer but says it is none OF the
shcriff's business who her lawyer is.
The sun., 1898-03-17
COMPANY READY,
John r. Anger An EmplOyc of the
jackson 4 sharp Company to
Get Soldiers For War,

IN view "i war with Spain it is said
Una, John +. Anger an enpIoye Of the
jackson x Sharp Company, is about to
recruit Il regiment Of soldiers to Go battle
with Spanlard> and teach them that the
ci',Zehs or our country understand their
rights anu dale to maintain them.
Ed ward Il. Pier>on has been named
for first lieutenant and the other officers
will be selected when the desired num-
bcr OF soldiers have been secured.
The sun., 1898-03-17
t;ua,and Would Have Acted.

LnNnN, March lG.- -Eidney low, for
n,erly editor of st., James tiazette, has
written \ long letter from New York. ex-
tolling the moderation OF the An,ericans
on the subject uf Cuba and declaring
that the British "wOuld not have en-
da,md such savrgery ut their DOORS"
odding: 1.-THE Smniaus would have
been cleared ont Of Cuba, bag and bag
v.,vc long ago.
The sun., 1898-03-17
Shares All N.

When the Security Trust and Safe nc-
post Company closed Tuesday afternoon
John K. Rossell, trust officer, said that
nearly every share "itIle minority stock
had been deposited. He was unable to
state the exact number OF shares. but
the minority holdings were somew here
ne:r2 900. This closes the City Rail
way deal with the exception Of issuing
the bonds I" pay for the minority hold.
ings.
The sun., 1898-03-17
the Naval Committee and the House, the
navy will be seriously y crippled.
Brazilian Wnrsilips Our Pro

LnxDoN, March l6-Thc final contract
providing for the sale Of the warships
Amazonas and Almirante Abmuall to
tbs United States has been signed. The
price is something over Ehn 600 l2.iOO,-
OOO) for both ships. An American crew
s expected here from Lisbon tonight t."
take possession OF the Anazonas on Fri
dav.
The sun., 1898-03-17
Government in IA Hurry

The Harlan X lIolingsworth Company
OF this city, has received instructions
from Secretary Long to increase the force
of workmen employed on the torpedo
boat stringham, building at the yards
for the United States government.
The sun., 1898-03-17
OREGON ORDERED To
SAIL. FOR KEY WEST
bat tIcsliip Has II Voyage Of $4,000
Miles Before Her.

W>>lIu,rnN. March l6.-Orders have
been issued by the Navy Department to
the battlcShip Oregon directing her de-
partnre from San Francisco on March 80,
ond that she proceed with despatch
around the Horn to Key West,
The sun., 1898-03-17
KNOCKING APpRO PRIATlONS.
Chairman Bout ellie Accused Oi'Stand-
ing in the Way Of Navy RrUr2nni-
ZHt ion.

WASHINGTON, March lG.-C hartman Bon
tcllc Of the House Naval Committee, is
again accused OF standing in the way Of
measures for the efficiency Of the navy
demanded by the present emergency. 1t
Is asserted that he has taken issue, not
only with secretary Long but directly
with the President, and that the slua-
tlon is such that the Administration
ltcls that II Mr.. Brutclc Is sustained by
The sun., 1898-03-17

Miss Mamie Mc(iintv. ui no. l2lG
Lancaster avenue. was rendered Il very
pleasant birthday surprise on Monday
evening at her home. She was lhr re-
cipirni Of many handsome presents
Rev. Vaughan $. Collins. Of George
town, was u Wilmington visitor on Mon
day.
+. +. Stevens has returned to- Trainer.
Pa, after business trip here.
Miss Mary y. Bonner. wh" has spent
a pleasant time visiting friends in rIiIa-
dclphia has returned home.
ANDREW Mr'lainrr, Of Trainer Pa,
has been on Il business trip to this city,. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. =. Frye will, on
next Friday, celebrate their twrntv-tiith
wedding anniversary
The sun., 1898-03-17
Lemon Tea.

\ Lemon Tea will bc given ut lIU1
West seventh street. Friday evening
March lSth for the benefit OF he Teach
crs Benefit Association Miss Mary H.
ThriInmn and James HARRIET will sing
several selections. Other musical talent
will b. present.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
Dabata ON Hawaii

WASHINGTON, June l5-The house
met today at 10 o'clock to resume the
Hawaiian debate. Mr.. Fitzgerald dem.
Mass.) spoke against the Newlands
resolution. In the course Of his speech
he emphasized the failure Of the ma
jority of Hawaiians to express their
desire relative to annexation. He in
sisted that every people had right to
the government of their choice. Speak
ing further, Mr.. Fitzgerald opposed an
nexa.ion on the ground that an in
furious labor element would be brought
into competition with American labor
ers. Supporting the resolution Mr..
Berry dem. Ky.) devoted much Of his
time to show that annexation was in
line with Democratic policy He re-
viewed the territorial additions to the
original states, to show that practically
all had been made by Democrats. He
quoted Jefferson, Pierce, Marcy, Buch.
anan, Bayard and other Democrats to
support his contention that Democratic
history warranted Democratic support
Of annexation.