The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-28

j nearly paralyzed business in Cleve-
land and the merchants as we'll as
the trolley company have lost thou
sands of dollars.
CLEMENT H. CoNGDoN, the sole
owner of the Sun which shone for
some Is months in our city, has con-
Guided that Wilmington is not the
place to make fortune in a penny
newspaper. For the last two
months the Sun has been run as
corporation, having received a char
ter at Dover. and Mr.. Congdon's
name as sole owner was removed
from the head of the paper. The
Sunday edition of the Sun will be
discontinued and Mr.. George W.
Roberts will assume the editorship
of the paper, which will make its
appearance under his management
on Monday next. The Sun has not
been success, financially.
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=. QUITE a breeze has been kicked
up in Chester by the charge that
$500 was paid to several Of the
Counclmen of that city, to get their
'influenee" to pass contract for
paving Edgemont Avenue with Wit
rified brick OF specified manufac-
ture. The rumor will be investiga-
ted and the guilty ones shown up.
The contractor, William e. Reilly,
said he had not paid one dollar to
receive the work and that it was a
lie out of the whole cloth.
SAID one of our police officers:
1.-THE Philadelphia police, on the
principle streets of that village are
fine looking body of men, but
when it comes to running, they
would not be one, two or three with
the men on our force. They are all
right for physical beauty, but not
much good for active, hustling pa
troll work. Wilmington requires
policemen that can run, for the in
Vulnerable small gamin give them
frequent sprlnting matches.
The Wilmington Steamboat Com
pany is one OF the most popular
lines that runs from our city to
Philadelphia and their business
has kept up with the increased
travel between the two cities. The
boats leaving our city at 1890 a.
m. and l p. m, will stop at Wash
ington Park. The p. m. steamer
from Philadelphia, will stop on re-
turning trips for passengers on
Saturdays and Sundays only.
THE Fourth Delaware Regiment,
or all that remains of that body Of
veterans who served in the war,
held their annual reunion yesterday
at Brandywine Springs. Some 90
members attended and a regular
Old-time camp fire was held and old
times talked over by those present
Brief addresses were made by old
comrades and the reunion was one
OF the most enjoyable held for years.
WILMINGTON was visited by an
old-fashioned electric storm last
evening. The storm was one of the
heaviest that has been witnessed in
this vicinity for some time. The
lightning was sharp and vivid and
clap after clap OF thunder followed
in quick succession, The ram de-
scended in perfect delugc and the
cutters and pavements were turned
into miniature streams for a short
time.
ONE hundred of the Western Tn
ion messenger boys Of Philadelphia
struck for more pay and shorter
hours yesterday. They paraded
Chestnut street in a body. The
striking fever is on and there is nc
telling where it will break out next
Plenty of work breeds Strikes; no
work breeds starvation and will.
ingness to work at any price.
THE new iron building in course
Of erection at Pittsburg, Pa, for
the Westinghouse Electric Company
collapsed yesterday and killed Jos.
eph Pfister, bridge builder, Of
Kingsville, Md, and injured five
other workmen. The building was
being erected by the Shit1ler Bridge
Company.
THE strike fever has struck Chi.
cago and two thousand brickmakers
struck yesterday. tying up some
forty of the brickyards in that city.