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ARGUMENTS HEARD.
New Trial Granted by the Superior
Court in the Case of An
son A. Maher.

Argument of the case of Caldwell &
Co. vs.. Armour & Co. was concluded in
the Superior Court this morning by Her.
bert H. Ward, in an effort to uphold the
constitutionality of the statute relative to
service upon resident agents of non-resi-
dent co-partnerships.
In the case of the State on the rela-
.tion of the Ferris Industrial School, vs.
the Levy Court of New Castle county, an
action to compel the Levy Court to ap.
propriate money to the institution, John
H. Rodney, attorney for the respond
ents, obtained leave to amend his answer.
The motion that the joinder in the
demurrers in the case of Wilcox. ad-
ministrator, vs. the Wilmington City
Railway Company, be stricken off was
argued by Harman & Knowles, for the
plaintiff, and Willard Salisbury, Jr., for
the defendant. 1t was granted and the
case was taken from the argument list
and carried to the foot Of the trial list,
thus preventing trial at this term.
In the case of Anson A. Maher, vs.. DR..
Harry G. Moore, Peter L. Cooper, Jr.,
for the plaintiff, and William S. Hilles.
for the defendant, the Court set aside the
verdict for the defendant and ordered a
new trial.
Argument OF the demurrer in the case
of King vs.. the Wilmington and New
Castle Electric Railway Company con-
sumed the remainder Of the day. Will.
liam s. Hilles represented the plaintiff
and Peter L. Cooper, Jr., the defendant
corporation.
The sun., 1898-12-14
NATURAL GAS.
Made From Coal Oil and Cheapens
Fuel.

A new discovery which when fully
introduced must revolutionize the
methods of heating cook and other stoves
is the Champion Oil Burner, exhibited
by David Barnhisel and F. M. Hopkins,
as representatives OF the Cleveland Com
pany. What it will do is surprising.
The principal OF this burner is that COM
mon oil is converted into gas; the oil is
placed in a large can which may be
stationed dozen or hundred feet from
the stove. The oil is carried through a
email rolled pipe to the burners, which
are first heated, and then as fast as
tn, oil flows it is converted into
gas, which mixes with 90 per
cent. air and 10 per cent carbon
oil gas, passing through the burner and
producing a long blue fame Of intense
heat, free from smoke and odor. The
combustion being perfect, there is no
waste Of fuel. When to this is added
the fact that there is no danger, it is I'M
possible not to feel, as the intense fame
Is circling round the fue, with the
power to boil so many pots, that the
cooking and heating question has been
dealt with in masterful and successful
manner. These burners may be put in
any stove without chang, ng or damaging
the latter in the least and after it IL in
will heat the largest size cook stove for
about three-fourths Of cent per hour.
These gentlemen arc located at 4l5
Market street, where they will be glad
to exhibit the invention to any one dur
ing the next few days Of their stay In
this city. after which the compeny'S In
tss:.ts win b plaesd in the hands Of q
v6idsS4 soenA
The sun., 1898-12-14
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEAL.
Belief Expressed That the Company
Has Sold Out to Pennsylvania
Heat. Light and Power Go.

Out-of-towr capitalists have obtained
controlling interest in the Wilmington
City Electric Company. The controlling
stock is deposited with the First National
Bank, and will later pass into the pos
session of the purchasers, whom, It is
said, by some, represent the Pennsyl-
vania Heat, Light and Power Company.
When the proposition to purchase the
control OF the company was made, it was
necessary to pool the interests of num-
Der Of stockholders, as no one member of
the board of directors owned majority
of the stock. The pooling OF interests
has been in progress for some time.
But one director declined to enter the
pool. The stock has be.n selling in the
market at from $50 to $55.
1t is said that the officers of the COM
pany bought stock at $55 and sold at SIS,
difference Of $50, they being given
some consideration as they will lose
their offices in the company. 1t is also
stated that the directors who went in the
deal received S85 a share. There is said
to have been talk of a pool to let In the
minority stock kholders by allowing them
$50 share. This does not seem to have
taken place.
The officers of the company are Samuel
N. Trump, president: Ferd L. Gilpin,
secretary and treasurer; board Of di-
rectors, Edward Andrews, William H.
Saysry, ]. Augustus McCaulley, j. H.
Ho&ecksr, Jr., James P. Winchester,
Ge0rgB Mccullough, H. T. Cause, Will
lard esulsbury and John H. Dandy.
The 0liceFs and directors are reticent
about the matter.
The sun., 1898-12-14
THE SKATING SEASON.
The Ice is Plenty Thick Enough and
All May Now Enjoy this In
yigOratiug Snort,


yigorating Sport.
The cold snap Of yesterday was hailed
with delight by all lovers Of shaking and
well it should be, as all lovers Of this
sport will be able to enjoy it most any
place with safety.
On Sunday the ice was between three
and four inches in thickness. Monday,
although not being cold the ice didn't
melt any. Yesterdays cold snap added
two inches and this makes the skating
very safe.
Those who enjoy a good long skate
should 60 to ShelIpot creek. The ice
over there is in excellent condition and
one wanting to can start at the suice
over Eleventh street bridge and skate to
Sellers dam or out to the sluice on the
Delaware river.
Shellpot creek is without doubt the
best skating resort about these parts.
There is plenty OF room there to play
prisoners base, hockey or any other
winter game. These and many other
conditions are what make this place the
most popular of the bunch.
The sun., 1898-12-14
CYCLING.

All the bicycle dealers anticipate big
Christmas trade.
II the bicycle-racing men will investi-
gate the records of the L. A. W. mem
bers who direct racing, and the records
of the men who are now working" the
sport to it's death, they will not require
much time to decide to return to the old
ship.
It is said that Fred Titus has quit the
racing game for good. Titus brands as
untrue the statement that he had broken
faith with the outlaws. He said that he
never attended any Of their meetings,
that he was not charter member, and
consequently that he never ''shook
them"
New York city will be the scene Of
another long-distance contest early in
January. The proposed race is more
within the lines Of humanity than the
six-day race which was held last week.
The contest this time will be for twenty
four hours. The prize which will be
offered as an incentive to ride will be a
handsome purse. All the great long
distance riders will compete.
Buffalo men are not apparently dis
posed to press the claims of that city for
the '99 L. A. w. national meet.
Thomas Ward, the veteran road rider
and century run pacemaker, has been
seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
""The foreign cycle racing machine for
1885," says a man in the trade, twill not
vary much in pattern from the machines
Of $685."
The Union Velocipedique de France,
the leading cycling organization in
France, has selected George Banker as
chief consul OF the association for this
country.
The cycle market in Germany is said
to be overstocked with wheels Of 1898
production. 1t is reported that there are
fully 1900 machines left unsoId. This
condition of affairs is ascribed to the
reckless manufacture of bicycles by small
firms, who had no outlet to dispose of
their wares.
The sun., 1898-12-14
The Six. Day Riders Paid.

The successful riders of the great six
day race, held in Madison Square Garden
last week, received their money in gold
at the Hotel Bartholdi Monday. Messrs.
Powers, Kennedy, Batchelder and Ref
cree Wilson shut themselves up in the
old Bryan headquarters at the hotel and
contrary to the usual customs let the
victors in one by one and not together.
Miller, the record breaker, BRIDE
groom and winner, did not take his
money, although he was in the hotel.
He was in the bridal chamber with his
wife and ler mother, Mrs. U'Donnell.
Trainer John West got his money, which
was 81, 700, 81, 800 as first prize and 5000
extra for beating the record.
There were riders and trainers and
men interested in the lobby of the hotel
all morning. The time Of paying off
had been set for noon, but by that time
q great crowd had assembled. Fitzsim-
mons, the pugilist, was there, talking to
a number OF the riders. Peter Golden,
the old.time runner, six-day walker and
six-day bicyclist, was also present.
OF the men who had been in the race,
Lawson, the "Terrible Swede," was one
OF the first to come in. He looked as il
he had been in a twelve.d day race and
could hardly walk. He had to be sup
ported bv his trainer.
Frederick, the Swiss, whose real name
is Michel, rode to the hotel on q wheel.
Waller, who looked we'll, but said he felt
sore; Pierce, who also looked better than
many others of the riders; Albert, Aron-
son, Nawn and Gimm were on hand
early.
The money the men received was as
follows: Miller, first prize, $l,750; Wal
Ter, second, 81, 1000; Pierce, third, 5000,
Albert, fourth, $400; Gimm, fifth, $500;
sixth, 5000; Aronson, seventh,
$3.50; Nawn, eighth, $l25. Aronson was
the only winner not present.
Nawn was stiff and pretty we'll broken
up. Stevens, Hale and Forster, who fin
ished; Turville and Cistac, who dropped
out early; Joyeux and Monachon were
given $50 each. Earl Kiser and AL Wei
mig, who gave exhibitions, also received
their pay.
No statement was issued by the mana
gers of the race. They refused to tell
anything about their receipts or ex.
penses. 1t was estimated by some that
The men had cleared $4,000. The ex-
penses Of the race were about $4,000.
The sun., 1898-12-14
SELF DEFENSE.

Jem Curran, the English lightweight,
has sailed for home.
The Australian Pluto and George
Dixon are to box before the Lenox club
in the near future.
Tim Hurst has been formally notified
that he has been selected to referee the
McCoy-Sharkey contest and has &C.
cepted.
While Kid MaCoy is we'll aware of the
fact that he is going to meet the best
man he ever did when he faces Tom
Sharkey in their twenty-round bout at
the Lenox Athletic Club on January 10,
he is not o bit worried over the result
and feels sure he will get the decision.
Joe Hopkins, the colored lightweight,
is anxious to meet any good man at his
weight. ''
Jim Franey, of Cincinnati, and "Aus-
tralian" Jimmy Ryan will box a limited
number of rounds in Cincinnati on Mon
day night.
Peter Maher and Bob" Armstrong
will meet in a:twenty-round bout before
the Palace A. e., Of Bridgeport, Conn.,,
on January 8.
Joe Wolcott says that he is going to
box every two weeks. He declared that
the rest he received before his bout with
Smith did him more harm than good.
"Doc" Payne, of Cleveland, and Jim
Aurley will box twenty-five rounds in
Elmira before the Maple Ave nue. A. G.,
on December 80. The weight is fixed at
l58 pounds.
Billy Madden said Monday that Gus
Rubin has started in to train for his con-
test with Joe Choynski, which will take
place at the Lenox A. G. on January 3.
Rubin is quartered at Mechanicsville,
NY. W,
"Terry" McGovcrn has posted $500
with Frank Moran as forfeit for match
with the winner Of the nlimmer-Palmer
fight.
Through his manager, "Sam" Fitz.
patrick, George Lawler has issued a chal-
lenge, in which he states he will arrange
match with the winner of the Choynski-
Rubin fight.
"Jack" Skelly has posted $1,000 as
forfeit for a match with "Mysterious
Billy" Smith or "Jim" Judge, Of Scran.
ton, Pa, the contest to be limited to
twenty rounds and take place before the
club offering the best inducements.
"Joe" Cans, the colored pugilist, OF
Baltimore, and slack" DAILY are in &C.
tive training for their twenty round
bout before the Lenox Athletic Club on
December 2S. ....
"Dan' Creedon and George Green,
better known as "Young Corbett" will
box twenty rounds in San Francisco on
December %.
There il talk Of q match between
The sun., 1898-12-14
A Baby's Ocean Trip.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 13.--A letter just
received here from Honolulu tells of a
2,OOO-mile trip Of Baby Gladys Mcdonald
in an open boat.
The American ship William Fl. Star
buck was burned on November 5, during
the trip from Port Blakely to South
Africa. Among those who took to life
boats was Captain McDonald's wife
and their three children, Maud, How
ard and Gladys. Gladys is fifteen
months old.
The nearest land was Hawaii, 1900
miles away. After untold hardships,
Mrs. McDonald's lifeboat made port in
safety. Gladys stood the trip as we'll
as the hardest seaman.
The sun., 1898-12-14
MISCELLANY.

Quite crowd enjoyed the skating yes.
terday.
The fancy skaters were out in force.
Shellpot creek was crowded.
Brandywine Springs promises to be a
warm skating place.
There will be q heated pavilion for the
accommodation of the skaters.
What's the matter with forming a
hockey team here.
An excellent one could be formed.
Don't forget that the Warren Athletic
Club will hold o nesting in The Sun
building tomorrow evening at 8o'clock.
Every one invited.
The annual report Of graduate mea-
ager, Norman w; Bingham, Of the
The sun., 1898-12-14
After the CIevelan Club.

Denny Long, formerly manager of the
Wilmington Base ball Club and now
manager Of the Reading team, is after the
Cleveland CLUBS franchise Of the Nation
Al League. T
II Mr.. Long 10 successful he will move
the clab either TO- Detroit or Reading.
The Reading Club will then be moved
hers.
Johnny Newell, Of this city. is inssr-
AetAd N 1he scheGne.
The sun., 1898-12-14
DAY's EyENTSIN THIS COUNTRY

Judge l. 4. Waite, formerly Chief Jus.
tice OF the Oregon Supreme Court, is dead
at Portland. -e
Mgr. Antonio, said to have once been
secretary to Pope Plus TX, died in pow
erty in New York.
Philadelphia capitalists are interested
in the colossal electric scheme Of William
G. Whitney, Of New York.
Twenty-Five Porto Rican sailors,
stranded in New York, will be sent home
on United States transport.
Heavy SHOWS fell in the Middle West
last night, delaying railroad travel, and
the temperature generally is falling rap
idly.
New York and Philadelphia capi.
talists expect to secure control OF the
Consolidated Gas Company OF Balti-
more.
Bob Bre xer, the Georgia outlaw, who
was captured by a Sheriff's posse at
Johnston Station, was shot forty -one
times.
Two masked men held up the railroad
station agent at Rossburg, WASH. and
took an unknown sum of money from
the safe.
Chicago packers will spend a large
sum of money in erecting cold storage
warehouses in Cuba and Porto Rico for
fresh meats.
During quarrel in Paterson, N. j.,
saloon, Henry Wilkinson, sailor, shot
and mortally wounded the proprietor,
Arnold REM.
Rev. Joseph R. Kerr, recently pastor
o. the Fourth Presbyterian Church, New
York, has been deposed from the minis
try by the Presbytery.
The Union Tobacco Trust has pur-
chased outright the Durham Tobacco
Company for $2,50O, 900 cash and fur
ther consideration in stock.
Philadelphia capitalists have secured
the right to build the Ferro Carril Vera
Cruzano, an important railway in the
State Of Vera Cruz, Mexico.
The burning schooner sighted off the
Capes of Virginia has been identified as
the Kate S. Flint, Of New York. The
fate of the crew is not known.
Supreme Court Justice Woodward, of
New York, says that dishonest medical
expert testimonyshould be punished the
came as other perjured evidence.
A mob played gruesome joke on the
Sheriff at Liberty, Mo-, by breaking into
the Jail and returning to the street and
hanging Ernest Clevenger in effigy.
Congressman Sulzer's question ad-
dressed to General Schwan touching the
Miles -Corbin controversy was ruled out
by the chairman of the House Military
Committee.
At Hot Springs, Ark, Hardy Sheer
field has been second time arrested,
suspected Of numbering Mrs. Horn,
whose body was found buried beneath
his house.
The Hudson county IN. J.) grand
jury in its presentment rebukes clergy
men and others for making charges
against the conduct Of county affairs
without being able to verify their state
ments.
Senator Davis declaration in Paris in
favor Of an understanding between the
United States, England and Japan in
the enforcement of their demands with
respect to Chinese trade is believed
to reflect the views of the Administra.
tiOn.
The sun., 1898-12-14
THE WARREN ATHLETIC GLIB
Will Hold a Meeting Tomorrow Night
All Interested Should Not Fail
to Attend.

AL 1uOCISSACu 0loAhu 1NOC H alA
to Attend.
All those interested in the formation
of the Warren Athletic Club will meet
OH the second floor of THE Sun Building,
No. l03 East Sixth street, tomorrow
evening at O'Clock.
As this meeting means the making or
breaking of an athletic club in Whining
ton all those who have signified their
willingness to join the new Warren Ath-
letic Club should te sure and attend the
meeting.
A first.class athletic club is what Will
mington has been in need OF for some
time and this opportunity should not be
lost sight OF. A club starting on small
scale here at the present time would be
able to get 800 members in very short
time. With this number the revenues
would be large enough to obtain useful
and the latest apparatus. Don't forget that
the meeting will be held tomorrow night
and if you want the Warren Club re.
organized don't fail to attend.
The sun., 1898-12-14
Five Killed in q Mine.

PorLAu, l. T., Dec. l3.-An explosion
in the Idianola and Hiawatha Mine,
three miles from here, at late hour last
night, caused the death OF at least five
men.
Twenty-Five others are imprisoned in
the mine, which is OH fire, and il is
feared that few Of them can be rescued.
The disaster was caused by an explosion
of dust following q blast. One hun.
dred men were at work in the mine at
the time.
The sun., 1898-12-14
Gleanings Gathered From on the
Gridiron and in the Pugilis-
tic World.
AMONGST THE ATHLETES
Spicy Items Taken From the Latest
Happenings in the Roped Arena
and on the Field Of Ath.
letics--W -Wilmington's In.
~ teresting Budget.
DIAMOND DUST.

All the knights Of the diamond a,e
taking rest.
Pete Cassidy takes exercise every day,
80 as to be in condition when the season
opens.
The national game promises to take a
decided boom in Wilmington next sea-
son.
!. It's pretty near time something took a
boom in this town.
Pat Fahey, with proper training, will
make a good twirler.
''Business men," how about that Read
ing Club? Will it be here?
"Tot" Murphy will again coach the
University OF Pennsylvania base ball
team.
Umpire Tom Lynch is member of
the National Polo Associations Board OF
Arbitration.
h II Newark enters the Eastern League
Jake Wells will undoubtedly be the
clubs manager.
Owsley Brown, 1900, has been elected
manager of the Princeton freshmen base
ball team.
Bill Lange is trying his hand at first
base out in California. 1t is said that he
does it we'll.
The Cleveland Club has paid the
Youngstown Club the stipulated $500 for
catcher Shrecongost.
"Big'' Bill Lange is accused OF hurting
base ball on the coast by constantly and
needlessly kicking.
Combine the fining and suspension
systems and get rid Of that Brush relic
the useless Board of Discipline.
"Lefty" Mari, the Cincinnati boy, is
said to have established himself in Hart
ford, Conn.,, for the winter.
Jimmy Manning expects to secure
Jack Boyle as successor to catcher Parke
Wilson, recalled by New York.
While in St. Louis recently Tom
LOTUS was relieved by handy thief of
his famous $500 diamond scarf pin.
Infelder Billy Clingman is working at
his trade in Cincinnati. He is the only
wood engraver in the base ball profess
sion.
Ned Hanlon is in favor of the old
schedule of 1872 games, but thinks the
League will vote for another long season
of l54 games.
Two years ago so Barney Dreyfuss
says, indianapolis offered $55, 900 for the
Colonels' franchise. Now he is sorry
they didn't sell.
Eastern League Umpire Herman Dos
cher is employed for the winter in wet
goods emporium on South Division
street, Buffalo.
1t is probable that Barny Wefers, the
great sprinter, will become profession
al ball player He is said to have con-
sideaable ability.
In Eastern League circles President
Pat Powers is justly regarded as diplo-
mat compared with whom sagasta is a
feather-weight.
The sun., 1898-12-14
BROOKE IN COMMAND.
President Mckinley Announces the
Appointment of the MajOr.General
as Military Governor of Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3-Major-General 10
Brooke arrived in Washington from Fort
ress Monroe today, and was closeted for
more than an hour in consultation with
Secretary Alger. He then, in company
with Adjutant- General Corbin, proceeded
to the White House, and when he re-
turned to the War Department it was
formally announced that the President
had designated him to be Military Cover
nor OF the Island OF Cuba-a new post,
which carries with it all the control over
the military and civil branches of the
island formerly exercised by the Cap.
tain General under the Spanish regime.
The sun., 1898-12-14
WORTH HALF A MILLION.

Special 70 THE Sun.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 13.-Henry Wake,
of Norfolk, who shot ard killed himself
some time last night in Brooklyn, was
one Of the mos; prominent citizens and
business men OF this city. He left here
on Sunday night for New York to con-
suit specialist for malaria, with which
he had been suffering, and it is thought
he must have been temporarily insane to
have committed suicide.
Mr.. Wake was worth nearly $500, 900
and his life was heavily insured. The
dead man was forty-nine years old and
single. He has two brothers living in
this city, who are prominent citizens,
and sister, who is Mrs. Truxton, wife
Of Commodore Truxton, OF the navy, re-
tired.
The sun., 1898-12-14

Owing to the lateness of the hour in
receiving the dispatch from New York
it was impossible to CLEAN any informa-
ton from Delmar in reference to the
matter.
The sun., 1898-12-14

Chsitmas presents shoaM be pur
ekeGDl n lossl merchants. All goods
aseepA q III lowest possible figura
Daily camera., 1898-03-02
Postoff1ce Clerks and Carriers, Boulder
Cnln March 26. 1898.

Postoffice Clerks and Carriers, Boulder,
Colo, March 26, 1898.
The U. S. Civil Service Commission
announces that on March 26, 1893. an ex-
animation will be held at Boulder, Colo,
for the purpose Of establishing registers
of eligibles tor clerks and carriers in the
postoffice in that city.
Free delivery will be established in
Boulder on MAY 1, 1893, and three car
riers and one substitute carrier will be
appointed from the eligibles secured as
the result Of this examination.
Persons desiring to take the examina-
ton will apply at the postoffice IN Boul-
der, Colo, for application blank Form
1oI, and pamphlet of information per-
tanning to the examination, Form ~.
Applications must be properly executed
and filed with the temporary secretary
of the board of examiners at the post
Office in Boulder not later than March
10. 1893.
Attention is invited to the fact that it
is the practice OF the Department to ap
point to these positions only persons who
are residents of the place or vicinity
where the vacancies exist.
Applicants for the carrier examination
must be between FL and 40 years OF age
applicants for the clerk examination
must be over Is wears of age.
February 26. 1898.
Daily camera., 1898-03-02

Yesterday the sale of the building
east OF the Brainerd hotel was made to
George Rogers and Henry Videll. the
consideration named being 5000. Mr..
Rogers came over from Denver yester-
day for the purpose of making the deal,
though it is understood that it has not
been under consideration for very great
while.
Daily camera., 1898-03-02
st. Patrick's Day Ball.

Arrangements have been concluded
for grand ball in celebration of st.
Patrick's day, on Mar h II. Masonic
temple ha been secured and Lohmann's
orchestra will furnish the music. Lob
mann himself being in attendance. The
dance will be one of the finest of the
season and splendid time is promlss d
all. The dance is given under the
auspices of the Emerald Isle club.
Daily camera., 1898-03-02

z This afternoon while driving on Arap-
ahoe avenue, Mrs. Dave Lakin was
thrown from her wagon and seriously in
jured. Her arm was broken and she
also sustained a severe scalp wound
DR.. Rice was summoned to attend the
injured woman. He stated that the
wounds were not dangerous, though they
will undoubtedly render prolonged
confinement necessary.