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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
NO TROLLEY FRANCHISES
Will be Granted by the Street and Sewer
Department at the Present Time.
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE TUESDAY
The Tracks on Spruce Street
Will be Changed.
TO Be REMOVED FROM SIDE TO CENTRE

Al the meeting of the Directors OF
the Street and Sewer Depar tinent Tnes-
day it was unanimously decided
that no franchises would he granted to
street railway companies ut the present
time. In anticipation of some action
being taken on the railway matters, the
meeting room was well filed with spec
tntors, among whom were Harvey u.
Vandegrift, superintendent Of the
Wilmington City Railway Go. Richard
w. Crook, manager: DIR. L. II. Ball,
vice president, and William S, Hilles,
attorney for the Wilmington g. Brandy
wine Springs Railway Co., and William
II. Head and q. leighton Mahoney,
representing the Wilmington Traction
Co.
- All of the regular business having
been disposed of, at 11.30 o'clock, Di-
rector Carter made q motion that the
board adjourn. This did not suit Mr..
Webster, who said he was not readytu
adjourn. II move that we retire to
one of the upper rooms, = he said, and
have conference over this trolley mat
tor and settle it now. / am tired of II. J"
II don't see" remarked Mr.. Carter,
THAT we are in position to do any,
thing with it at the present time "
He favored holding special meeting
tomorrow or at some ether time TO talk
the, matter over, but rs Mr.. Simmons
said he was ready now or any time to
consider tho matter, the directors re-
tired to the engineers room on the
third floor Of the building and talked
the matter over.
After half an hours deliberation the
directors returned to the meetingroom
and President Simmons announced that
after a careful consideration of the
matter it had been unanimously decided
to grant no franchises to any railway
company at the present time. Mr..
Hilles asked whether this decision left
the matter open for his company to
make new application TO build limo
on Sixth street, to which Mr. Sim
mons replied that he supposed any
company could make application, but
it would be optional with tho board
whether any would be considered, ad-
ding that all requests for franchises
had been denied fci the present.
After the meeting representatives Of
the Wilmington City and Brandywine
| Springs companies were seen, but could
| not tell what their future course could
be. The Wilmington City Co. has
IrauoHisbS iuf SeFeiui stleelS NHiCu
have not yet been taken advantage of.
During the meeting Superintendent
| Vandegrift of tho Wilmington City Co.
asked the pleasure of the board with
respect to the relaying Of the track on
Spruce street, whether the directors
thought they should be relaid ON the
east side, where they now are, or in the
centre. The directors thought the
company should he allowed to settle
the matter, whereuron Mr.. Vandegrift
said the company would, he thought,
decide to place the tracks iu the middle
Of the street. ie
Mr.. Vandegrift also asked the direc.
tcrs whether sewer inlet was to be
placed at Fourth and Monroe streets.
The directors decided to look into the
matter and give hin an answer later. '
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
GREAT DEBrnAisISe MorEn eve
Presbyterians Working TO Pay or S50.ooO
Inaahtad uasa nm Thar CinEnlaez

Presbyterians Working to Pay OF &50.000
Inaehtedpess on Their Churches.
Tho movement to raise $50, 900, with
which to pay off the indebtedness Of
all the Presbyterian Churches of Will
mingtou by January 1st, 1901, is meet
ing with much encouragement. A
meeting of the committee was held on
Saturday evening in the office of Her
bert n. Fell, the yice-chairman. William
X. Crosby, the chairman of the COM
mittee. is abroad. The other officers
are Thomas X. Porter, secretary, and
M. ID. Crossan, treasurer. Several
large subscriptions are in sight, one for
So, 900, one for 81, 600, and one or two
foI $500.
Following is the committee: First
Church, II. I. Wallace, William Lawton,
j. F. Price; Hanover Street Church,
4. X. Porter; Central Church, G. W.
Bush, W. X. Crosby, H.. N. Fell; West
Church, NJ. ID. Crossan. Frank Sheppard,
Church, william NJ. Candy, ". q.
Mendinhall, Frank Stout; Olivet
Church, George Rommell, George Rom
NELL, DR., W. Ii. Oliver; East Lake
Church, L. Il. Baylis, Frank Vincent,
N. Pipino.
In addition each church has about
seven persons for work within the
church.
The plan for raising the money is set
forth in the following letter issued by
the committee:
at is proposed to divide UP the
debt into 50, 900 shares of 81 share, SO
that every person, even the Sunday
school scholars, can take at least one
share. You are cordially invited to
Join this movement, giving as large a
contribution as you can In order to
make this magnificent and noble
schems success. One person has
agreed to pay one-tenth of the entire
amount, provided the whole is raised
and paid in ON or before January 1st,
1901. Let there be hearty, generous
and prompt response.
Contributions may be sent to
the treasurer, Mr.. M. ID. Crossan.
Equitable Building, or to any member
of the committee. Contributions as
soon as received will be deposited with
the Equitable Trust Co. at interest,
and no disbursement will be made
until the entire field is canvassed."
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
omoialiy uonilrmea BY or,s.

Washington, Oct. &c. The War De-
parmeni has received the following
from Gen. Otis 2"
"Mapila. p. L.. Oct. 20.-Adjutant-
General, Washington - Lawton's ad-
vance, under Young, in San Isidro,
where garrison will be established.
Considerable resistance encountered
yesterday. Casualties: One killed,
three wounded, Twenty In
fantry. Enemy suffered considerably.
One Spaniard, 10 insurgent soldiers
captured.
Young reports inhabitants in section
of country mostly friendly. Otis"
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
a FIGHr RITR FILiPIN0s.
Gen Young's Advance Guard of Gen. La
rom, Column Enters San Iridro.

Gen Young's Advance Guard of Gen. Law
toms column Enters San ISdro.
Manila, Oct. 90 = a. m.--Gen.
Young's advance guard of Gen. Law
toms column left Cabiao yesterday
morning and entered San lsidro at 1.30
O'Clock.
The American loss was one killed
and three wounded. The heaviest re-
sistance met with was at San Fer
napdo, where the enemy destroyed q
bridge.
Gen. Pho del Pillar arrived from
San Miguel and personally commanded
the Filipinos. He and the bulk of the
enemy reiterated up the river.
One Spaniard and Is insurgents were
captured. The loss of the enemy is not
known. The townspeople appear to be
friendly,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
nsautlfnI view of selborne. EneIapd.

The most beautiful view of Selborne
one gets from the top of the Hanger,
through cleft in the beechwood made
by some poet of the axe. The Hanger
is really the wood overgrown side Of
steep decliyity, which rises some 800
feet above Selborne. Above, a vast
common, covered with bracken, wild
blaokberries and gorse, leads to the VII
lage of Newton Valence. From the
cleft in the Hanger saw the fair world
lying in the glory of harvest. The corn
fields, outlined by dark hedge-rows,
stood In serried ranks of gathered grain.
Mighty hay-racks dotted the deserted
fields, or stood like homely sentinels
besides scattered farmhouses, whose
red-tilsd roofs glowed in the last rays of
the setting sun. Here and there in the
dim distance square church tower,
ivy-grown, or slender spire. peeped
out from masses of trees or clustering
hamlets. One low ridge on the far
horizon faded into the coming twilight.
Mrs. John Lane, in the New Lippin-
colt.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
A Crushing Th,ns to say.

Here the poet rallied bitterly. sit
is absurd to pretend that my lines are
not worth printing! he protested.
"You are a conceited ass ~ retorted
the editor hotly. "You think just be-
cause you don't know what you mean
in your poetry that nobody else knows
what you mean! Bahn 1t was n
crushing thing to say, and yet it were
perhaps better said. Detroit journal.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
NOW pIorURrs sHoULD BE n HUNa. !:
Some Good and Practical Suggestions
offered by Miss Parloa.


offered by miss Parloa.
"To hang and properly group pictures
is not an easy matter" writes Maria
Parloa in the September Ladies' Home
journal. "To succeed, one must have
a good eye for distances, for straight
lines, and for harmony in grouping, as
well as fund OF patience-putting up
and taking down each picture, or set
of pictures, until the position, height
and grouping are perfectly satisfactory.
There are two kinds of picture wire
--one is gilt, the other is silvered. The
gilt is more flexible. and remains un-
tarnished and flexible longer than the
silvered, but it is also more expensive.
Extremely heavy pictures should be
hung with copper wire.
1.-THE picture hooks should be broad
and we'll curved, that they may hold
firmly to the moulding and be secure
support for the wire. A yardstick or
tape-measure is Indispensable, as care-
full measuring will lessen the labor and
assure accuracy of position.
"A picture should be SO hung that
the bottom shall lie fiat and the top be
thrown forward slightly. The manner
in which the screw-eye.5 are put in pro.
duces this effect. For a small picture
they should be fastened two or three
inches from the top of the frame; the
larger the picture the greater should be
the distance of the screw-eyes from the
top.
IF the room be high it is easy to
make it appear lower by fastening the
picture moulding two or more feet be-
low the ceiling. This can be done only
when tho wall finish is the same all
the way up, or when the frieze is deep.
When there is the space of several feet
above the moulding small pictures and
bas.reiefs in plaster are effective"
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
her s6th Blrthday Annlyersnry.

The Seth birthday anniversary of
Mrs. Mary j. Eastburn was celebrated
at her home in Mill Greek hundred
Monday. About rs persons were
present, many being her children md
grand children. Her husband, now
deceased, was captain of light in
fantry in the War OF 1912, and her
brother Levi b. Moore, was sheriff of
New Castle county in 1860.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
manteII aajudeed |. Banrrupt.

Chicago, Ill. Oct 23.-R. B. Manteil,
the actor, was relieved of his financial
obligations in the United States Dis
trict Court today. He filed his petit
tion several months ago. scheduling
Sl3, SI7 liabilities and 81, 600 assets.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
|LlVARE day 4 SUCCESS
.,oe Attendance at the Exer-
olses at Exposition.
pCOMEO BY MAYOR ASHBRlOGE
,,snonses by Gov. Tunnel and
Ex-senator Higgins.

irving Handy, l.. o. vandegrift and
\" aa'.s,or. General W. p. Wilson Also Make
bs the Delaware saen-
Delawaresns Attend and
N. AfIuir is - Great success.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
Delaware River RAILROAD Sold.

The Delaware River railroad, which
extends from Penn's Grove to Bridge
ton, has been sold to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26

"And saw new heaven and new earth.
-Reyelations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-10
VICTIM OF BIS OWS JOKE.
Firecracker Wagner Intended for n Friend
Went on in His Own Pocket.

went On In Ills own Pocket.
Charles Wagner. Grand street dry goods
dealer. who is prominent member Of the Sam
Lynch Association. was able to hohblc around
the east side yesterday with the aid OF cane
for the first time since an exciting experience
he had on the night before the Fourth OF July.
How he happened to get in the flrecrackers
way hadn't been known to most Of his friends
before then. and he had been the object OF
much sympathy. 1t happened in this way:
Wagner was passing the rooms OF the Lynch
Association at Grand and East streets on Mon
day night when Sam Lynch. the standard
bearer OF the association. approached him.
Charlie" no said. we've been trying for
over an hour to SGT off this big lrecracker
under Pat Kehoe over there. but he is on to US
lie won't SUSPECT you. and If you can do the
trick will treat the crowd. 1t will be great
Yes it will" said Wagner readily, Just
Witha lighted cigar in one hand and the fire;
kshoe and engaged him in Roro"'nsa
think 1t will be fine Fourth OF July. Pat"
Faith an it will" said Kehoe.
W. There will be lots Of explosions. Pat" said
Bsgcrra there will. and somebody will Re,
hurt and more frightened" answered Kehoe.
Yes. somebody will get frightened"
Just then Kehos turned around suddenly to
look look at the crowd which had gathered to see
tne cracker RD OH. wagner, thinking that
Kehoe suspected his design. hurredly showed
the tirework into the pocket Of his outside coat
Nobody appears to know Just how it happened
but q moment later there was an explosion
which tore away the side OF Wagners coat and
alarRe piece of his trousers. peeled the skin
from the palm OF his hand. and burned him
about the upper part Of his right leg. An am
4ouverneur Hospital. where his wounds were
dressed. He was then sent home in u cab He
told his wife that night that some scoundrel
had put the cracker In his pocket.
do you know who did III" asked Mrs.
Yes have an idea" said her husband
why don't you have him arrested then ?"
well. he is pretty good fellow. and
would hate to have him locked up" replied the
Good fellow, is he2 I think he's scoun-
drel, that's ALL" exclaimed Mrs Wagner
ferinR!"
Soon, afterward wsgner's. brothsr-in- law
came in. Charlie. who Is that fellow 2" he
ss7ked: Jpst tell me his name and I'll punch
~ Won't tell you." said Wagner. Hes
Nice friend" said tho brother.in-l law.
When Wagner appeared In the rooms OF the
Lynch Association yesterday the first man to
Charlie" he said. III I knew that man
phwat stint on that dynamite cartridge In yer
pocket Did give him the hist batein he liver
got, Iez have me sympathy"
For Heavens sake don't tell Kehoe about
IT," said Wagner afterward to his friends.
the only man who extended any sympathy to
me. and I'm entitled to little mite anyway"
But the story was passed around. and Kehoe
soon heard it.
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Lionel Sherwood. 80 years OF age one Of the
most prominent fine merino sheep breeders in
He was mem ber Of the National Merino Sheet;
ago had held the offices Of President and Vice
President OF the association. besides being a
member Of the Executive ornmittee He was
one OF the largest sheen breeders in the State.
During Cleveland's Administrator. when the
low tariff on wool prevailed, Mr.. Sherwood
lars. and sold 1t when Mckinley was elected. at
a great gain.
~, Frederick @. Galloway OF Newark is dead at
arrived in this country when II years old He
learned the woodworking trade and was the
first man in this country to make specially
doors. shipping goods by sailing vessels from
Newark to ali points as far as New Orleans.
recovered his business standing later and re-
rired Only when nSrthwssern competition
WIDOW three sons H and one SeHsf
Walter A. Lucken back the youngest son OF
Lewis Lueken back, President OF the Lucken-
back Towing and Wrecking Company. died on
Eighth avenue. Brook Ign. lie was a mem Der
Of his fathers company. having charge of the
Luckenb back was graduate of the Toiytechnic
Institute of Brooklyn and q member Of the
Crescent Athletic Club and the Brooklyn Rid
ing and Driving Club He was in his twenty
fourth year.
William NJ Dederick, 80 years old died in
Elizabeth yesterday. His ancestors were from
Holland and settled in l7lO along the Hudson
EEf nf9F Wss 1sP and his stssa Mfs
Capt. Matthias Dederick, was an officer under
served in the American army. during the
Revolution Mr.. Dederick voted for Fremont,
and had been stanch Republican and pro-
tectionist ever since. He was builder.
Mrs Josephine Keith Spalulng. wife Of A. G.
Spading OF New York. the well-known manu-
facturer Of sporting goods. died at her summer
home on the Rumson road Long branch. yes
tnrdcy morning. She was 55 years old Her
death followed an operation for appendicitis.
which she underwent on Saturday afternoon.
On Wednesday Mrs Spading was out bicycle
riding and the malady developed after that
time.
The Rev. Joseph Albert Mock. 65 years old,
died last night at HIS home. 25 Crescent
avenue. Jersey City. Mr. Mock WAS born in
Ramapo. educated at St Stephens College,
Annandale. and ordained to the Episcopal min
istry in 1865. He was rector of St Matthew 8
Church until 1894. when he retired. His. son.
the Rev Albert Jay Mock. is rector OF the
Bishop Bullman Church in Titusville. Pa.
Alpheu. NJ Dale OF Mechanicsburg Pa. we'll
known in Pennsylvania. and ia her OF Penn
sylyania's Fish Commissioner. James Dale Of
York. died yesterday. aged 81 years. He was
a Republican leader.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-10
TEXAS FLOOD SITUATION.
a FURTHER RISE IN THE LOWER
FART or THE ST4TE 80
Fall of Forty-siN Inches mt Dewey station.
Near Seniy-Gov. Sayers Spends the Day
Arranging to send Aid-He Appeals

Fall of Forty-six Inches Mt Dewey station,
Near Senly-Goy. Sayers spends the Day
Arranging to Send Aid-He Appeals
to All County Judges to secure Aid.
AUSTIN. Tex. July g.-The situation in the
Hooded region OF south Texas Is growing
worse. telegram was received by AdJt.-
Gen. Thomas Scurry this evening from Capt
L. p. SEEKER who has charge OF the distribution
OF Government rations Mt Richmond saying
that the water is still rising there. Many thou
sands of acres OF additional cultivated lands
have been covered with water by to-day's rise
Appeals for aid continue to be received from
many places In the inundated territory. and
Gov Sayers spent a busy dnv at his office an
swcring these requests for food and clothing
Among the cash contributions received by the
Governor to-day for aid Of the destitute was
$500 from Blair 4 Co. OF New York city. This
firm has large railroad interests in Texas. The
work Of rcscuing water-bound men. women
and children still continues. Several hundred
half 'emished people yere;bropsht n by boat j
BraZoria counties to-day.
DALLAS. Tex. July H,-The need Of relief in
eS 9U ud s hn cox
%aIl 70 ali county Judges il TS Sos asking ,Ian
among their people. The Governor said that
there was particular necessity, for bacon. Hour
Hnu N'otillnE "Oulu diSp " uVStbl,
able. The statement was made in the appeal
that all railroads had agreed to carry the sup
plies free Of freight charges. Many members
Of he Legislature nave asked the Governor to
call an extra, session Of that body 70 meet the
emergency, but Gov; Savers dog not consider
The following bulletin was received this
evening from Dewey Station whore the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas Railway crosses the
Brazos River. four miles below Sealy:
"rhe river at this place has fallen fOrty-siK
inches from high water mark. The Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railroad bridge is still
standing. but is in aprecarious condition Men
the bodies OF a negro family OF four persons in
n little cabin in tho bottoms east OF Dewey.
They had evidently been in the cabin since the
frst rise OF the river"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-10
THEY'RE OLD TIME THIEVES.
More Facts About the Gang Arrested In
Newark for n Jersey City Robbery.


Chief Of Police Murphy of Jersey City and
Detectives Lnrkins- and Prescott are winding
q chain OF evidence around John Mahansy
alias Jack Sheppard: John Mcintyre and
Charles Wilson. which. they confidently ex-
pect. will connect the prisoners not only with
the robbery OF the W. j. Douglas shoe store
In Jersey City. but with a number OF robber-
les in Hohoken. Newark and this city. Ma
hancY IL an old offender and his biography is
recorded in former SUPERINTENDENT Byrnes's
hook OF criminals. His number in the book Is
w. Mcintyre Is also well-known criminal
Wilson Is not known to the police, and their
impression is that he has Just started on a
criminal career. A knife was found IN the
Douglas store with his name on IT,.
Mrs. Mcintyre and Mrs. Wilson visited their
husbands In Jail yesterday. and Mrs. Wilson
created scene She threw her arms around
her husbands neck and became historical.
Mahaney AMI Mcintyre were identified yes
terday by Mrs. Lizzie Sanderson and Mrs.
Frederick lIaring as the men they had seen
carrying trunk up to q room in Jersey City
on tho day before the Douglas robbery and car
rying It down again the day after. The wo-
men had already identified Wilson. Fred
erick Hamilton. real estate agent. identified
va and Mcintyre as the men who hired
ager OF the shoe store. looked at the prisoners.
and said that MCINTYRE and Nahaney resem.
bled two men who had called at the store
few DAYS before :he robbery md asked per-
mission to 20 to the rear They said they
were making Illuminated signs. and they
wanted to look at the one Mt The back of the
store.
Capt. REYNOLDS of the Brooklyn Central
over. A shoe store in his baillwirk had been
looted OF $4,000 worth OF stock under circum-
stances similar to those Of the Douglas rob-
berry. Two women had identified Wilson on
FRIDAY AS a man who had hired room near
the store. and Capt. REYNOLDS said he would
send them TO Jersey City to-day to have them
identity Mahaney and Mcintyre, II possible.
Among other visitors at Jersey City headquar-
ters were Detective Sergeant Fogarty and De-
tectives O'Neill and Mcguire Of the Central
ONCE in this city. Fogarty recognized Mcln-
tyre and Mahaney as members OF n gang who
were arrested about fourteen months ago at
the West shore ferry in Weehawksn. In the
Big Jim. Murray. The gang had burglars
tools IN their possess on and Murray was
wanted on suspicion of having committed a
murder in Philadelphia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-10
DIDN'T LIKE BELLEVUE TRE4 TAENT
Mrs. Holden, Though Wounded, Was .
Match for One Cop and Proved It.

Mrs. Holden, Though Wounded, Was =
Match for One Cop and Proved 1t.
Mrs. Estslls Heddsn. "a years old. a widow.
Of $50 West Fifty ninth street. had a fuss with
q man at Twenty seventh street and Eighth
avenue yesterday which only ended when he
hit her over the head with soda water bottle.
She was taken to the West Forty seventh
street station. where wound in her scalp was
sewsd up by an am bulauce surgeon from
Roosevelt Hospital. The police were about to
let her go when she began to raise a disturb
ance. Tho surgeon said she was suffering
from alcoholism, 80. the patrol wagon was
summoned and she was started on the way to
Bellevue.
When In sight OF the hospital Mrs Hedden
remarked that she had been there once for
alco1holi,n and diqn't care to Try the treatment
who was guarding her. bit him badly In the
hand and made such fierce attack that she
got the better OF him She was about to Jump
from the wagon when the driver let his rens
drop and went TO Quinns assistance. The
two mon overpowered the woman after hard
fight.
She grew quieter whom she was placed, a
prisoner, In the alcoholic ward