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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26
coNrkrAxcn ZOE FIME oaI IN.
Council to Provide a Wagon and Harness
anu ray for boarding a Horse.


City Council, at its meeting Thursday
evening, decided to provide Chief
Engineer Sasse of the Fire Department
with wagon and harness and allow
him 525 per month to pay for the keep
of the horse, the rig to be used in re-
spending to alarms of fire. The ire
committee was instructed to purchase
the wagon ard harness at cost not
exceeding $3.50. Mr.. Robertson OBJ
jected to the committee being allowed
to go to the extent of $3.50, thinking
$3.50 would be sufficient, but his
amendment to reduce the amount to
s150 was not seconded and the limit
was fixed at $3.50. As there is not
sufficient money in the fire appro
priation, the expense will probably be
met by funds taken from the miscel-
laneous appropriation.
A communication was received from
the Board of Police Commissioners en-
bodying one from Fire and Police Tele-
graph Superintendent Aydon, calling
attention to the fact that when fire
alarm box No. % struck on the morn
ing of January 18th the gong in the
Phoenix enginehouse failed to strike,
giving as his opinion that tho trouble
resulted from the connection of the
"Trip WIN tne SulKlng apparatus huu
stating that he had instructed Limo
man Hyland TO disconnoct the trip il
it interferes again. The communica-
tions were referred to the fire COM
| mittee.
The Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Aniamls was granted its
monthly appropriation OF s150 and
submitted the following report for the
month of December: Number Of dogs
in the pound ON the FIRST of the month,
g.; number captured, 70; killed, u;
redeemed, Al; sold, 2; left in the
pound at the end Of the month, 4;
money received from the redemption
and sale of animals, 81. so.
City Treasurer Curry made the fol-
lowing report: Balance in Union
National Bank TO the credit of current
expenses, SIT, 40s. 60; in each of the
for depository banks, 81, 1886 total,
1854, 752. co; special fund for the pur-
chase of park land, 1923, 034. 3D.; receipts
from Tax Collector Sayers, $3.50, taxes
for 1897 Collector Lewis, S2i5, taxes
for 1898; Delinquent Tax Collector
Mitchell, $3.50, taxes for 1897; City
Auditor Pyle, $40, from the Latimer
trust fund, and S25, license money.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26
S.. 600 hidden Under floor.

Residents of Wallace township, Chester
the discovery 's Of IS s $40 IN so Ss1 aSd
paper par money at the home ne Of a'l Elijah iaf
Buckwalter. His bachelor brother,
Holland Buckwalter, died recently and
an examination OF his effects disclosed
q paper which directed that the finder
should proceed 10 second story room,
occupied by William Moser, who cared
for the Bnckwalters and there lift up a
certain board in the floor. The di-
rections were followed. and the sight
that the searchers beheld was dazzling.
Gold and paper money lay there in a
big mass. When counted the money
was found to amount to IS, 600. Elijah
Buclwalter says he knew nothing about
his brothers. secreted money.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26

Architect Rice HAS Completed tho Plans
Which Are Omen for Bids


Architect E. l.. Rice, Jr., has placed
Block to be erected at the southwest
corner of Tenth and Market streets for
Peter j. Ford. Bids will be received
until noon of January 31st. The plans
call for q six-story building with a
frontage of 90 feet on Market street
and depth of LII feet 71s inches on
Tenth street from Market to Shipley.
Doors and window stills, key blocks and
area steps and coping will be of Brandy
wine granite, and the walls will be Of
light buff notified brick. A handsome
effect will be produced by pilasters on
the Market street front, extending from
the third to the fifth floors. The coping
will be of galvanized iron, as will also
the caps of tho pilssters. On the Tenth
street side there will be bay windows.
The first floor of the building will be
devoted to a banking department with
room also for o private office. The
ceiling of the banking room will be Of
stamped steel. On the second floor will
be six Offices, on the third, fourth and
fifth floors, five offices each and the
sixth floor, five offices, and q suite of
rooms for the residence of the janitor
of the building. Floors will be of
hemlock, with tiling in some portions
of the building; improved pavement
will be put down at the sidewalk, con-
tanning pavement lights.
An electric elevator will be provided.
The building will be heated by direct
| steam radiation on the single pipe
system, and will be lighted by cleo.
| tricity.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26
nscEpIIoy 10 f,ArnER FLYNN.
An Enjoyable Occasion at 81. Patrick's
Church Last Evening".

ShufrH t-nst ~ htess
The parishiopers OF st Patrick's
in honor of their retiring pastor, the
will shortly Join the faculty at Mt. st.
Mary's College, EInmetsburg, Md. On
behalf of the scholars OF tho parochial
school, Michael Kelley, q little school
boy, read an address expressing the
gratitude of the children for DIR.
Flynn's kindness and thoughtful care.
Miss Paule Edward, q little girl,
presented large bouquet Of roses and
carnations. Miss Mary McHugh sang
'He Was Bred in Old Kentucky
which in its application to DR.. Flynn's
birthplace was appreciated.
On behalf Of the congregation, John
L. McCracken presented to DR.. Flynn
we'll filled purse and set Of hand
somely engrossod resolutions, which
had been prepared BY q committee COM
prising James NJ. Bryan, John 7.
Ahrans, A. II. Finerty, Joseph A. Nc
CURE, John II. McCracken, Miss
Maggie Carberry. Miss Annie Keayeny,
Miss little P. Graham and Miss Maggie
Moran. Following are the resolutions:
Whereas, The faculty Of Mount 81.
Mary's College and Seminary has
deemed it expedient to honor our be-
loved pastor, the Rev. Dennis j.
Flynn, LII. D., by calling him to a
professorship; and,
Whereas, We, the parishioners Of
st. Patrick's Church, Wilmington.
Del, realize with the most profound
regret that no action OF ours. not even
an unanimous petition. could keep him
in our midst, inasmuch as this call to
a professors chair, besides being an
honorable and we'll deserved promotion,
has the approval Of our Rt. Rev. Bis
hop ]. j. Monaghan, ID. D., !; and,
Whereas, The hour for q sad and
regretful leave taking from our pastor
has come; therefore, be it
| Resolved, That we, the children of
the Rev. Father Flynn, with unani-
nous and uplifted voice give sincere
| and heartfelt expression to the debt of
gratitude we owe him for all the
| spiritual blessings and grace he has
dispensed to us, and to our children,
as Gods priest, as minister of the
sacraments, as leader and promoter OF
prayer and every spiritual exercise
and be it fTN
Resolved, That we also give thanks,
sincere and enduring, for his unceasine
and fruitful efforts in. raising the
standard of morality among US, and
for the manly force and gentlemanly
tact with which he gained the respect
for the Catholic religion and for Cath
Ollie men among the citizens of Will
mington irrespective of creed; and bt
it finally
Resolved, That we offer our heart
felt thanks for the material and finan
cial advancement and prosperity of St
Patrick's Church and school, which
are due to his untiring zeal, acknowl
edged executive ability and sount
judgment. The perochial school il
particular will stand as lasting monu
ment to his administrative ability. Il
mingling tears and accents of regret a
our beloved PASTORS departure, will
sentiments of Joy at his promotion
we pray that heavens choicest bless
ings may descend upon him and fruitif.
his efforts in the new fields of labor. ;
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26

Uncle Sam's army has received Is
additional recruits at the Office of
Lieut.. Andrew Moses, U. S. A., at the
corner Of Third and Market streets.
They will leave for the Sixteenth
United States Infantry at Huntsville,
Ala, via the B. q o. railroad. DR..
Aimee Dabbous examined the men.
Mahlon b. Butler goes in charge of the
party, which consists of Irwin r.
Hamer, William j. Higgins, Elwood
N. Toy, William Keller, Walter s.
Craig, William P. Goodwin, William
D. Livsey, Charles G. Kelley and
George N. Setley.
There is an excellent opportunity for
men with trades to make money in the
army besides their pay and allowances
as soldiers, while the colonial possess
sions of the government offer an excel
lent opportunity for soldiers to see the
world
The weight for recruits is not less
than. 120 pounds and not less than j
feet 4 inches tall, and between IS and
35 years Of age. Ex-volunteers have
full credit for former service and a new
clothing allowance. A few first-class
recruits are wanted for the crack col.
ored Tenth Cavalry.
Lieut.. Moses is assisted by Sergeant
Ernest H. Cowan and Corporal Franz
Gaskill and travelling agent, all o.
the Seventh artillery.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26
THE WEEK IN wALL STREET



New York, Jan. 90 Transactions
since last Saturday in the Stock Elk
change have averaged nearly a million
shores daily, while on three days they
were in excess of million, yesterday
reaching a million and quarter. the
second largest business in the history
Of the exchange.
The highest price for recent years
were made yesterday. Saturdays bank
statement was construed favorably, but
after Mondays opening and a period Of
realizing sales, which was not shaken
off till Wednesday, when renewed con-
fidence set in, gaining in momentum
rs the week wore on.
The Bank Of England reduced its
rate of discount, following the pre-
cedent of the Imperial Bank of Ger
many of the day previous, and London
reversed its position as persistent
seller.
Continued ease Of money and the
governments favorable foreign trade
statement together with large earnings
were factors in the advance, which was
most pronounced in the Changers,
Burlington leading with an extreme
gain Of sIs. Advances in Pennsyli
vania of 3ss and New York Central OF
67s lent helpful influence to the rest
Of the list The rise in the Pacifics
ranged up to 81 in Atchison pre-,
ferred. American Steel and Wire pre-
ferred rose 14a4 and the. common ID,
while New York Air Brake, after
fuctuating wildly, made q net gain Of
161s. Other conspicuous advances since
Friday were Metropolitan Street Rail
way 6se, Manhattan T5s and Sugar Az.
There were few exceptions TO the adj
vancing tendency and in those casel
the declines were not large. A loss Of
11s was recorded in Kansas Il Texas
preferred, Chesapeake & Ohio, Della
ware 4 Hudson, Kansas City, Pitts
burg & Gulf. while Southern Pacific
and Pullman lost fractionally more thar
| these figures. 49,. +.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26

st. Michael's, Md, Jan. q. DIR, y.
d. @. Davis, surgeon in the. United
States Army, is on visit to st.
Michael's, where he was a practicing
physician five years ago. He comes
direct from Havana. lie said the
Cuban is very peculiar compound
aud needed the strong hand of martial
discipline to make him appreciate his
present environments. Their whole
aim seems to be the utter extermi-
nation of Spaniards from the island.
DIR. Davis asserted that the outcome of
the war means renewed prosperity for
the island, if only the Cubans can be
taught the proper appreciation of what
has been done for them. The Spaniards
desired annexation to the United States
because it meant protection to their
moneyed interests, but the Cubans
generally want absolute independence,
which they are in no condition to
enjoy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26
EXCITING HOTEL FIRE
Bys,erlcai Women wero with Dificnity
Restrained From JumpinE From the
xxta

Byssericni Women wero With Dinicnity
Restrained From Jumping From the
Windows. 49,
Cincinnati, o., Jan. 20.-A hotel
fire with sensational escapes took place
between and O'Clock this morning
The Sherwood House, on the east side
Of Walnut above Sixth, took fire and in
a very brief time the. house was so
filled with smoke as to endanger the
lives of the 60 or more. sleeping guests.
Many Of the guests were members OF
theatrical companies.
Very soon tho upper corridors were
filled with shrieking and hysterical
women in night robes The male guests
had difficulty in restraining the women
from jumping from the windows. The
firemen were active In carrying out
the women and most of them wero
rescued by the stairway, but several
were taken down by the ladders and by
the fire escapes. H
f. II. Munich, travelling salesman
from New York, was among the last to
be rescued. He was found with a wet
towel over his face in an unconscious
condition, but by the aid of physicians
was saved.
The entire fire department was called
out and the fire was subdued before
the building was destroyed. The money
loss will not exceed $40, 900, fully in
sured
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26
sENAroR eRAr AT olorEn cLUB.
Warmly Received at Its Seventeenth Au-
uusi Hnpuuet in PHILADELPHIA.

uuat BRpquet iu Philadelphia.
Senator George Gray of this city was
one of the speakers at the 18th annual
banquet of the Clover Club at the
Hotel bellevue, Philadelphia, Thursday
evening Major General Nelson A. Miles
was another of the speakers.
In introducing Senator Gray Of the
Peace Commission President A. X.
Mcclure expressed the regret of the
club that the Senator, who rises
above all partisanship, is soon to
retire from the United States Senate.
The Senator's speech was frequently
interrupted by hearty applause. He
said:
II ought to confess that for long
time, as a member Of the Peace Com
mission, | strove to find some way to
avoid taking the great troubles that
are sure to come to this country of
ours with the Philippine Islands. L,
| as one believing that | represented a
| strong, sober, thoughtful sentiment OF
this country. strove to find some way
| by which these troubles might pass
from us. But strove in vain.
There was time more than one,
or two, or three weeks in duration
| when. it was the opinion of the Ameri-
|
would be frnitless, that we would not
return to our homes with the peace
treaty. And then came to me this
| thought, that the treaty with the
Philippines was better than breaking
relations with the Spanish Commits
sioners, and in the eyes of the world
to take by conquest both in the East
and the West.
but patience at last won, and re-
| gained for our country the voluntary
concession Of the Philippines, to be
held by us In trust, consistent with
the ideals of the United States, that
have never put to tho blush of shame
| single citizen OF the great republic.
And so we took the Philippines. We
could not leave them to Spain and hold
up our heads to the governments of the
old world, nor could we leave them
derelicts in the broad Pacific, drifting
helplessly, booty and plumber to the
rapacity of European powers. But il
we had abandoned them to this ra-
pacity, who then would vindicate
American traditionsY
1--WE have but taken the islands in
trust; we have not taken sovereignty
for the final purpose. of annexation. We
have taken it so that we may fine
the islands by the strong hand of the
republic, set them on their feet, anc
put them TO housekeeping and then
when the time comes for us to judg,
whether we shall leave them to them
selves or Keep them, We ourselves shall
decide the question"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26

A meeting Of the Wilmington & New
Castle Electric Railway Co. was held
in Philadelphia yesterday week. Judge
r. II. Koch of Pottstown. Pa, and j.
J. Ridgeway and E. r. King OF Phila-
delphia, resigned as directors, and
Peter L. Cooper, Jr., and Peter J.
Ford of this city, and Harry A. Rich
ardson Of Dover were elected as their
successors. Judge Koch was vice presi-
dent Of the company, and one of the
new directors is to be elected to that
position at the next meeting of the
board 1t was thought advisable to
have the interests of the Delaware
stockholders represented. The board
comprises President +. II: Treat, II.
H. Pearson, John G. Vogler and @. P.
King of Philadelphia in addition to the
new directors.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26
Dressmakinx Glasses.

New classes in first and second grade
dressmaking will be started on Tues
day, January 31st, at the Young
Women's Christian Association, sos
King street. Those interested apply at
the building at once. This department
tion has dohe much good in the past
five years, many young girls having
porting at very moderate cost. The
association also conducts successful
classes in millinery. embroidery and
china painting, all under the instruc-
tion of thoroughly competent teachers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26

A number of the West Chester Hunt,
with full kennel, had pretty chase
on Friday after "Susie," tho Paper
Mill fox, which for years has been
celebrated for her alertness, cunning
and fastness Of feet. Susie is lover
of the chase to degree never seen
in any other of her kind, and on one
occasion she led the hounds through
the streets of West Chester in a sort
of dress parade fashion. She was
started yesterday in East Bradford,
aud for seven hours led the hounds
and score of riders up and down the
Brandywine Valley, making exquisite
circles and doubles until, weary of her
sport, she took to earth on the Thomas
Sharpless farm, in Birmingham town
ship, where she was permitted to re-
main.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26
MISSING MAN FOUND.
Clever Piecs OF Detective Work by Horace
G. Eastburn.


Horace G.. Eastburn, student-at-
law in the office of Hoffecter Il Hof
fecker, has returned from New York
City, happy in the successful outcome
of piece of detectiveswork. This was
no less than the finding of a missing
man, one William Bell, who is of weak
mind. For about p years. Mr. Bell,
who is 81 years old, had lived with his
brother-in-l law, William II. Armstrong
at Nc. 81 Culver avenue, Jersey City,
n. j. Samuel Eastburn OF Pleasant
Hill, this State, who is Horace East
burns uncle, has been Mr.. Bells
guardian for about 80 years. Con
sequently, when Mr.. Eastburn learned
that his ward had disappeared from
his Jersey City home on January Sd.
he became very anxious to learn OF his
whereabouts.
Nothing was heard of the missing
man, however, until Horace took hold
of the case. He went over to New
York on Monday week, determined to
find Mr.. Bell. he established the fact
that he had crossed the ferry from
Jersey City. After visiting tho New
York police, the new Sherlock Holmes
was strongly impressed with the fear
that Mr.. Bell had met his death by
drowning or otherwise. but decided TO
do everything in his power to find him.
He had circular printed and dis
tributcd to the police departments of
the towns and villages north of New
Jersey and to New York City, contain
ing description of the man and the
offer of reward of $50 for information
leading to knowledge of his where
| abouts and recovery.
In New York, Mr.. Eastburn carefully
looked over the police records and
found records Of numerous men answer
ing the general description of Mr.. Bell.
| He ran down these clues. Finally he
found that Bell had been locked up al
the Fifty-seventh Precinct station il
| Brooklyn and held for trial, having
been taken up and being unable tc
give a satisfactory explanation of hi:
movements. From the police station
he had been sent to the Kings County
Hospital for treatment, and at thu
hospital was examined for lunacy
Then hs was sent to the Kings County
Almshouse. 1t was at the latter insti.
tuition that Mr.. Eastburn found him
among LOCO men, physical wreck
lightly clad, notwithstanding tn,
weather was cold. After ministering t
his immediate wants, and proyidin,
warm clothing clothing for him, Mr.
Eastburn brought Mr.. Bell to Delawar
on Thursday and took him to Pleasan
Hill, where he will probably remain.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26
MORE ABOUT THE FAD BEEF.
Chief Surgeon Daily Testifes Bsfore tho 1n-
yestIratIng Commission.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Maior W. H.
DAILY, chief surgeon with Gen. Miles,
whose field service stretched from
Tampa to Porto Rico and whose report
conforming the beef furnished the ex-
peditionary forces created a sensation
some weeks ago, made his long-awaited
appearance as witness before the War
Investigating Commission today.
Surgeon Days report was the
strongest in language of those sub
mitted by Gen. Miles in substan-
tiation of his attack ON the beef sup
plies. He said:
"At Tampa, on shipboard, noticed
quarter of beef hanging free in the
sun on shipbeard and became in
terested in the experiment of having
fresh slaughtered beef placed under
such moist climatic conditions to see
how long it could stand it,
81 Observed" he said, "that the
flies, especially the bull flies, did not
affect it; did not alight on it, or IL
they did they got away from it very
quickly"
He had cut off piece Of that beef at
Tampa and cooked it, but it neither
smelled nor tasted naturally. Then he
noticed indications of chemical pres
ence that brought back recollections Of
stuff he had used TO preserve elk in q
hunting expedition in the Rocky Noun
tains some years before. All that day
at Tampa and the next he had un.
pleasant taste.
In that previous hunting experience
he had analysed the chemical preserva.
tive and found it to contain borax and
salicylic acids. These were to be used
externally on the elk. but he had rubbed
il in the raw flesh and also injected it,
Questioned as to these Ingredients,
he said borax was not safe to be used
in connection with food, nor for ordi-
nary medicinal purposes, while the
salicylic acid was most nauseous,
loathsome and disgusting, almost
always destructive Of digestion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26
suPERIoR ooUKE.
Trial List for February Term Contains 1913

The trial list for the February term
of Superior Court which will be opened
on February 9Th, mas been issued by
Prothonotary Victor b. Woolley. There
are 122 cases on the trial list and 81 on
the argument list. One of the cases on
the trial list is that Of the Rev. I. E.
Montgomery VS.. the trustees of Olivet
Presby terrain Church.
Following are the divorce cases on
the argument list: Jennie May Bullock
VS.. George A. Bullock, C. ID. Jamison
VS.. Kate Jamison, Walter W. Mckay
VS.. Annie S. Mckay, Abram W. Cam
vs.. Bertha E. Cam, James Keenan, VS..
Mary F. Keenan,, Margaret V. Blakely
VS.. James Blakely, Mary A.. Farraday
VS.. William Farraday, Roland W. Rip
perger VS.. Ella Q. Ripperger, Margaret
j. Benson vs. John H. Benson, Jr.
Chief Justice Lore and Associate
Justices Pennewill and Boyce are to
hold the court.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26

Lima, Peru, Jan. 81. A--As result of
the claim for damages made upon the
Peruvian government by Mr.. Gottfried,
an American citizen, through the
United States minister here, Irving
Dudley, for outrages inflicted upon
himself and members Of his family by
a band of Peruvian marauders, il is
stated on reliable authority that some
of the outlaws have been captured and
are now in Jail at Muomachuoo. The
government has issued orders to the
local authorities to have the others
pursued with energy and captured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26

Arthur W. Spruance, referee in bank
ruptcy, has given notice to the crodi-
tors of Kaufman Sondheimer, that the
first meeting of his creditors will be
held at Mr.. spruance's Office, Room
tho sixth day Of February, at IL
O'Clock in the morning, at which time
the creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint trustee, examine the
bankrupt and transact such other bust
ness as may properly. come before the
meeting.