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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14
BRICK FOR MARKET STREET.
Contract for the Material Awarded to the
Iownsend Brick Co.


Townsend Brick Co.
The Directors of the Street and
Sewer Department held meeting Tues.
day and awarded to the Townsand
Brick Co. of GAINESVILLE, o., the con-
tract for furnishing firebrick with
which to repave Market street, the
comrany's bid being 81. IS per square
yard. Secretary Wiley was instructed
to order the material at once and insist
upon the very best manufactured by
the company. President Simmons sug-
gested that tar filling be used in laying
the bricks, as it is much better than
sand, and his suggestion may be acted
upon at future meeting of the board.
Julian b. Robinson was awarded the
contract for supplying the department
with receipt book to be used by the
city treasurer, at cost of 50. Tht
Mercantile Printing Co. bid Sill ant
the Charles M. Smith Co. S14. so.
Davis u Bro. were awarded the con-
tract for paving Sixteenth street be-
tween King and French with Belgian
block, at their bid of 1854 cents per
square foot. Simmons & Bro. bid 40
cents for the same work.
1t was decided not TO accept the
award of the commissioners appointed
to condemn land for widening Gordon.
street, which was 1872. In 1885 COM
mission awarded 5000, which was also
rejected. At the meeting this morning
mission of review. Several houses have
been built on the street, it is said,
with the belief that the street would
be made 40 feet wide.
Protests were received and fled from.
the trustees of Union Church ano
about 100 residents of Washington
street protesting against street railway
tracks on that thoroughfare and the
trustees of Giace Church objecting to
tracks on West Ninth street. Applica-
tions were made for sewer extensions
on Twenty-third street between West
and Washington and Eighth between
Lombard and Pine. The matter was
referred TO Engineer Hatton to make
estimates. A request was made that a
sewer be laid in du Pont street between
Pennsylvania avenue and Fourteenth
street, but the directors said the work
could not be done at once and the
applicant, who owns a house there.
was given permission to put down a
Temporary drain until he can get sewer
age facilities.
Alexander j. Taylor resigned the
position of assistant engineer in charge
of sewers, to take effect September
Goth, having made arrangements to
enter a Boston, Mass, college at that
time. The resignation was accepted
with regret, Mr., Taylor having heen o
very efficient employe Of the depart
ment.
The weekly payroll, amounting to
S745. &c. was passed. Secretary Wiley
reported balance of S101, 010 25; also.
that he had collected sl82. SO and the
clerk of the market $685. 49,.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14
A BRITISH STEAMER ASHORE
The Thermopylae In a Bad
Position Off Cape Town.
SEA BREAKING OVER THE VESSEL
Is Filled With Water, and May
Become a Wreck.
Grave Fears Entertained for the Safety OF
the Tritish steamer waikato - After "a
Long search, the warship Melpomsne Bas
Returned without Finding Ber.

Cape Town, South Africa, Sept. -.
The British steamer Thermopylae,
Capt. Philip, from Sydney, N. S. W.,
via other Australian ports, for London,
has gone ashore at, the entrance to this
port, and is In a bad position. The
sea is breaking over her; she is filled
with water, and will probably become
a wreck. The passengers and crew and
quantity of specie were landed with
difficulty.
The gravest fears are entertained for
the safety Of the British steamer Wal
4th for Lyttleton, and for which the
British cruiser Melpomene recently
made an unsuccessful search.
The Thermopylae is of 3,7l1 tons.
She is steel vessel, and was built in
1891. She halls from Aberdeen. =,
Tho Waikato was last spoken July
3lst, in latitude 80 south, longitude 80
east, with her shaft broken. She is of
3,0Il tons, and is owned by the New
Zealand Shipping Co. Limited of
Plymouth, Eng. On August 18th, the
owners of tho steamer received notice
from the British Admiralty that the
commander in chief on the East India
station had been directed to send the
warship Melpomene in search of the
Waikato, and dispatch from Port
Louis, Maurltius, under the same date,
announced that the cruiser mad sailed
that day on her mission. Tho Mel
Iomene returned to Mauritius last
Wednesday, and reported that her
search had been without success.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14
FITALLP BURNED.
A Young colored GIRL Meets with n Shock
ing Accident at Her Home.


Henrietta Morris, coored, aged Is
years, of No. 403 McCaulley street, was
seriously and probably fatally burned
at her home Sunday and is now in a
critical condition at the Homeopathic
Hospital As she was reaching for a
match she overturned bottle of BEN
zine, the contents OF which were ignited
by the match, which was struck at
about the same time The flames com
municated to her dress and in an
instant she was mass of fire. She
ran into the street, where q colored
man threw a coat around her and sue
ceeded in smothering the flames. but
not until the girl had been badly
burned.
The Phoenix ambulance was sum-
moned and she was moved to the
Homeopathic Hospital, where it was
found that her entire body had come
in contact with the fire and 1T was
thought she might have inhaled the
flames.
The burned girl died Monday night.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14
ANTHoNF TIL ihLmAN's WILL.
Daughter by First Wife Gives Notice oil
Contest.


A contest is to be made before Regis
ter of Wills Calvin w. Crossan on ac-
count Of the will of Anthony Thiel-
man, who died recently. His will has
been filed for probate, and the estate
he left may reach $4,000 or s25, 600.
Mr.. Thielman was married twice. He
secured divorce from his first wife,
and his will makes no mention of the
daughter he had by her. By his sec
ond wife he had several children, who
are the benefciaries under the will.
James w. Ponder, representing the
daughter of the divorced wife, has given
notice to the register that he would
file caveat, and next Monday has
been fixed for hearing the case. Mr..
Ponder's client claims that undue in
fuence was exercised upon her father
in the making of the will, for she says
he had often told her he would remem-
Der her, and for her not to say any
thing to the other children about it,
The will is represented by Benjamin
Nields,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14
STRUCK By A CAR.
Christian A. Stuck Probably Fatally In.
jurrd at RiverVtew.

Christian A. Stuck of No. 3506 Mar
ket street was struck late Saturday
night near his home by Wilmington
and Chester trolley car, and is still
unconscious, and the people at the
Delaware Hospital, where he is under
treatment, had little hopes of his re-
covery.
At the time of the accident Mr.. Stuck
was walking on the track from the
Riverview car barn at Thirty fourth
and Market streets, to his nome. a
block away. The car which struck
him was back of him and he evidently
did not hear the bell. His skull was
fractured and his collar bone broken
and he was otherwise injured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14

Georgetown, Sept. II. Charles II.
Taylor's dwelling and shoe store and
shop were destroyed by fire last night.
The dwellings aud stores of W. S.
Lacey and Ii. L. Short, adjoining, were
in great danger, but il bucket brigade
and the use Of small fire engine saved
them Mr.. Taylor and his family were
in Philadelphia at the time. The cause
of the fire is not known.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14

MILO, ,"rd New-century Clubs Purchase.
tur m'i iS, Sept 12.-The New-Cen-
AnSsd' Cub has bought the Classical
Of So,uIeny, and will fit it up for the use
bs b, ne club. The first meeting will
M,s ne,a October I'd. On October 9th,
on s s.T A. >. Welcome will read a paper
vh;o ne History of the United States, |"
Csts eh VIII he followed by tea. On
iaLs Oper I'D, the subject cart" will be
iI s,a up on October 30th, the subject
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14
TO GO TO WASHING TON.
Santa Maria Council, knights of Columbus
TO Participate IN Dedication Next sur

Santa Maria Council, knights of Columbus,
TO Participate IN a Dedication Next sum
= day.
Santa Maria Council Knights OF
Columbus, has received an invitation
to attend the formal dedication of the
College and Monastery of the Fran
ciscan Fathers of the Holy Land, known
as Mt. st. Sepulchre, near tho Catholic
University in Washington, next Sun
day, and arrangements are being made
to participate. Tho Wilmington party
will go to Washington on special train
of the b. d o. railroad, leaving Della
ware avenue station at $50 in the
morning.
The dedicatory services have been
placed entirely in the hands of the
united councils of knights of Column
bus of the District Of Columbia and
the Wilmingtonians will be their
guests.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14

Miss Sallie A. May, daughter of the
late George S. May of this city. and
DR.. Charles Smith, prominent ply
stefan o. New Jersey, were married at
Atlantic City, last Friday evening, in
the presence of large concourse OF
relatives and friends, some of whom
were from Wilmington.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14

The Pussy & Jones Co. was granted
permit by Building Inspector Cassidy
yesterday for the erection OF pat
tern and fitting-up shop at a cost of
81, 500. 1t will be 3Sxl14 feet, two
stories high, and will he located in the
yard between Poplar and Lombard
streets
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14

The commissioners of Rehoboth have
decided TO have the town properly
drained and several engineers have
been consulted about the matter, with
view to adopting system of sewers.
Gov. Tunnel, who is president of the
board. is deeply interested in the mat
ter RVS
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14

Monday morning Charlie Long, a
Chinaman, living on Tenth street near
Orange, was awakened by some person
attempting to effect an entrance to his
store. The screams of the Chinaman
frightened the would-be burglar away.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14
:DOVDR HAS A TROLLEY RIGHT
Iohn D. Hawkins Concern
Commences Operations.
MAYOR WELLINGTON TAKES A HAND
Workmen Arrested and Com
mitted to Jail.

The Trolley Company Persisted In Flowing
In state street. and the Town Authorities
Res,sted--J. Frank Alice says He and Adj
d,css Are Not Interested In the Road:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14

Irving Manlove, aged about Is years,
died mt his hons in Cecil county, Md,
on Saturday of typhoid fever. He was
Brother to the proprietors OF MIG
dletown hotel. -4
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14

lieutenant Foreman Rerurns TO Regiment.
Lieut. Albert W. Foreman concluded
yesterday his 10 days recruiting SER
tb ee mere anS az e Cams Mess
While here, he received IL applictions,
and seven men were accepted.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14

The sun rises in the East, but bread
Uses with the yeast IN IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-14

Golf oven IN the extent ~ accepting war. We
do NOT sunnose anv rational man seriously he
uovoe IN the "Nahoth's vineyard" talk that has
roco,,l,. h.on current. to wit that Great Britain
.in,,l, covots TN, Tran~vaal land and gold, and
hrs molc M her mind to seize them. That was
q good enough campaign cry for pcrforvd
Anglophohc orators, but it was too contrary 10
known fact, and too rcpugnant 10 common
sense fo stand rs serious Indictment. Neither
il There reason To believe Great Britain
eonchi to NEEDLE with the domestic affairs "'
rho Tr,nsvaal beyond her right under the con
vcntion> of 1881 and 1851 seeing that from
first to last she has based her whole case upon
those conventions No. hut the British object Is
what was stated the other day. with admrah'
lucility 10y Lord Ro>cbcry than whom EnglAh'
contains no trucr Liberal and no one VINO is
loss a Jing0-as that of "rcScuing our i'll'N
"countrymcn in the Tran>vaal from ini"l'FA'i'
.conditiouS of subsection and injustice. and or
Securing equal rights for the white races I'D
"Soufh Africa" So Great Britain will enter
this war on the ground OF protecting her own
subjects wherever they may bee. nation thAt
does not DO that IS unworthy 10 exist II the
Tran~vaal Government had fulfilled ifs ohliga
tlous under the conventions this diff ruty would
not have arisen. Then The Outlandcrs would
have had representation i'm that government
and would have been able To take care or
themselves and secure their own rights, they
would have become citizens Of the TransvaaL
and the British Government would haV" lrit
them 10 work out their own salvation. But 10y
denying them citizenship and representation
and the power of scf-hclp the Tansvaal has
compelled them to look 10 Great Britain for ald
and redress and has Justified Great Britain IN
intervening i'm their behalf
Suppose that British subjects settle I'm France
or Germany and elect NOT TO become natural
izcd but 70 remain British subjects, and that
The government of France or Germany I'D treats
them and Expresses them. l. Their" any sane
man who VIII deny the right of thc British
Government 10 intervene for their protection
and to require. even at peril Of war That they
shall be treated with the common Justice which
the treaties guarantee them: Well. this Trans
vaal case is like that excepting that The out
landers have been kept ont ~ citizenship NOT
through choice. but through comp>ion. Are
we 10 say that Great Britain must submit 10
conduct on the part Of the Transyaal which
She would not and should not tolerate from
France or Germany Are We To conccdc 10 mo
Trau>vaal alone Of all countries IN the world
exemption from the obligations and operation
Of international law;
This war then IS about the rights Of man: the
TranSyaal beginning It for the denial and sup
preston Of those rights and Great Britain ao-
ccpt.nc the challenge for the maintenance and
viudication Of Them. And the good that viii
come of il at last viii be the unquc~toned and
perpetual establishment Of those rights in all
south Africa for Briton, for Yankee and for
Bocr alike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-14
TUr PtpJD TRlNNIT BOND.

II will probably NOT ho known until after the
election how much politics There Is in Tam
manv's apparently sincere conversion 10 thr
view that underground rapid transit roads
ought fo bo built as soon as possible. Evidence
that public opinion strongly favorS their con
struction is so abundant that men far less de
Srous than the Tammany leaders are To Doe
thought attentive 10 the popular voice would
have no excuse for installing the situation. II
must hc perfectly obvious to everybody that
the Democratic organization cannot afford
openly 10 oppose the rapid transit scheme dur
.ns the present municipal campaign but must
at least appear to favor IT, Whether or not Mr.
Croker and his advisers believe That after me
election IL will bee safe to renew their former
policy Of antagonism to The project SO long as
il IS under the control of an independent COM
mission remains to hc seen Perhaps they have
concluded that il is not prudent 10 continue The
game of seeming sympathy and actual opp'-
.rjon m any season of the year. There are
some encouraging Indications that such Is the
fact. and we hope they viii Dee confirmed
But. however that may he. Their" is every rca-
son for taking advantage If Tammany's present
attitude and advancing the enterprise as lar rs
posslhlc and tho unanimous determination of
the Commission. includus the Controller whose
sincerity We DO not Doubt ~ apply Ia the APP
pcllato Division for reduction Of ih" cou>ir''-
zion bond from SlI~o.ooo io corSd 'ra'l>
smaller amount seems on this and other ar-
counts to be well advised Presumably mo
Commission is not confident of obtaining this
concessions hut there are some facts Whch
Justify strong hope that the Court VIII ina"
H. II will be- remembered that the Court I'D d
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-14
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-14
WHAT THE WAR IS ABoUT.


Old Kaspar. i'm SoutheyS poem. could not tell
what the battle If Mcnhc.m was about nor
what good came of it That We are 10 reckon
a. an indication not of the usole~~n"SS OF tA"
battle lut of the Grass ignorance If Oid
Kaspar. What Little Pcf,rlins there may here
after Dee To- ask like questions about Great
Britain, war with the Transyaal We know not
But assuredly there can he 40 need for even
Tie Stupidest Old ka~par TO plead ignorance of
its cause" Dor VIII there h'' w" fancy any
doubt as 70 fh" good that VIII ultimately come
Of IT, We need NOT uonhl" ourselves with rs
immediate prDvocailon. II is IN" IranSvaal
that has declared way IAr Beers say the
British lave forced them 10 do So OF HAT 10
cOuvluo.n. evidence Is apparent. But back 81
such tcchuical'tics stand iAe great general prn-
riples the development and maintenance ~
which have lcl 20 This final crisis II is ly them
that merits are o. Doe estimated and r"Sp"n~ihli-
ties fixed.
What are The BocrS fighting for They say
for their Independence. But is il not for their
independence Of treaty obi CATIONS ana Micrna-
tional law: Almost iAc last word spoken by
Great Britain in This unhappy quarrel was "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-14

boundary was the one stumbling block which
checked The progress Of the Joint High 'ommls
sion toward n settlement Of the other matters "i
dispute between ;hc United States and canada
Indeed. il has boon minated pretty positively
and on good authority that a other matters
could have been satisfactorily disposed Of II
this one had been ont of the way. The modu~
vivcndi viii remove II from the way. II viii
take il entirely ont of the province Of th" Com
mission and place and keep IL directly before the
governments concerned for their consideration
The Commission Will thus be- left free 10 re
assemble and to proceed with IT'S consideration
Of other issues with prospect Of reaching final
agreement on them ALL I'm facilitating that
most desirable contamination the modus vivcnd
viii perform one of the most valuable of all its
services.
That service will also have n reflex effect
lust rs the temporary adjustment of the boun
Gary question Will facilitate the settlement "i
The other issues. SO in turn viii tn" settlement of
them facilitate tine ultimate and permanent adj
ustment Of the boundary question. If the
withdrawal of this one troublesome matter VIII
enable the Commission 10 finish It's remaining
work assurcdly the removal of all other causes
of friction will enable thc two or thre" govern
mcnt- to Ind equitable ground of agreement ON
this one remaining issue. We may therefore,
without undue expectancy regard the temporary
ADVANCEMENT now effected rs an opening Of the
way to speedy and final adjustment of rea-
lions between MS and our northern ncghhors on
a basis that will promote The interests of both
and that will strengthen the bonds Of friendship
that unite us with the Dominion and with the
great empire Of which the Dominion is part
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-14
MODIA rn-ENNL WIFI cAN4nA

The announcement made by Sir Louis Davies
concerning me Alaska boundary dispute IS wei
come and timely II would have been welcome
az any moment, but II is especially agreeable 10
have il made just now. immediately after Sir
Wilfrid Lauricr's visit 10 Chicago and bis wise
and friendly uticranccS there and ar the mo
mcnt when Great Britain is plunging into war
IN which She hopes and not. We assume. I'm
vain 10 have goodly measure of moral sup
port and sympathy from The nitcd STATE, The
modus vivcndi which has been agreed upon g.,
purely temporary makoshift. IL is true. which
does not effect nor affect the permanent settle.
m"nt hereafter 10 be- made and II u.s. moreover
Of small extent. referring merely 10 the country
at the head Of Lynn Canal Nevertheless il il.
a. Sir Louis says. calculated 10 avert local fri.-
ton. since II covers the very spots where alnn.
such friction would be- likely 10 occur In ac-
complishing that 1t will be a bcnciccnt mea sure
But n IL likely 10 DO much more than that II
has already been made plain that the Alaska
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-14

Ry adjourning untn October 81 the Mazet
Committee has postponed for more than a-fort
night tho Performance ~ an imperative duty.
We shall continue 10 hope while W can that II
is only postponemcnt.
In floating his mighty mind on the tide ~
tunnel affairs Corporation Counsel Whalen finds
plenty Of loeway and seaway. with room 20
tack and back and mn without in the least
crovding its horzpl. But as Sldi Bon Ihrahim,
whom God rest. sagely observes. the hol" Is Of
one caiihre and the official II another The
former viii now 60 on and bore IT'S destined way
through the island. tho major and minor OBJ
joctons e the latter to It's contract gradually
exhaus,ing themselves as the work goes on.
Barcelona Spaiu's principal commercial port
and centre. does stubborn battle against the
proposed Government tax budget. but the Min
istry assert their inability ito modify or dimin-
ish it without injury 10 national interests and
imporilling national security. Tn" prcssur" of
taxation I'm that country as tho result Of the
war and its losses is undoubtedly severe, but u
is not crushing and Is really no greater than her
sister nation. France. hahituaily sustains. she
will pull through the crisis and be stronger
after H.
with his hahitual consideration for tho feel
ings Of Americans Sir Thomas Llpton has re-
Trained. as we honestly believe some persons In
his position might not have done. from holding
MS responsible for the melancholy lack of wind
on six appointed race days
Venezuela may -oobrat" tho final definition 10y
for boundary by change Of Presidents the in-
and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-14

report NJ tho Admiralty which shows that there
is an increasing number who put by money IN
tho Naval Savings Bank According 10 the re-
port also. there IS standing TO the credit 'i
hlueIao kets I'm ships books or at the dockyards'
Sl313 500. an average Of about 500 to each de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-14
Brelnces \ ontrs.

Ron Top Desks and oGce Furniture.
Great var'st, % style and I'ire
r G sE1IEW.
- III Falf.n So