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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-30
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Lake ent sas Wis, i.1sed the right II
grcspeS Iur crystals IN tie old Green
Aoentsin mihe, near MokeIunire Hill,
ia Cslavefas county. Cal He found q
SumbeE Of fine sneclmens, and cue of
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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
1HE err WATER.
President Porter of rhe Water Commission
says There ia No OcoasioD tor Alarm.

President Porter OF the Water Com m salon
Says There Is No OconsioD tor Alarm.
William I. Porter, president Of the
Board of Water Commissioners, when
spoken to Thursday about tho test
of the city drinking water recently
made by the Delaware College chem
lists, said he did not consider there was
any occasion for alarm in their report,
Notwithstanding their statement that
water containing as much bacteria as
had been found in the city water was
dangerous to the public health.
The chemists, after analyzing three
samples of water sent them by Secre-
tary Wigglesworth of the Board Of
Health, reported to him that 5000
bacteria to the cubic centimeter were
found in one sample, 1,600 in another
and &c in another. Mr.. Wieglesworth
said the sam pie in which 5000 bac-
terra had been found was unfiltered
BIandywine water, having been drawn
from a city hydrant duiing period
when the water could not be filtered
on account of its being muddy, while
he presumed that which contained
1,60U bacteria was filtered water, as he
took it from city hydrant at period
when he had no reason to believe there
was ahs ubhibtfed WdtbI III bub uidlDS.
The sample in which 30 bacteria were
found was taken from the spiing al
Fourth and franklin streets.
MI. Porter, in speaking Of the mat
ter, said all OF the water examined
might have been unfltered. The test
did not mean anything to him, as the
kind of bacteria found had not been
| specified. There arc various kinds Of
bacteria, some being harmless and
some harmful. 1t is necessary fol
good drinking water to contain some
harmless bacteria. He said, however,
that the department would soon have
a test made to determine what kind oi
bacteria the water contains. From
what he knows Of the water, having
learned great deal from his long ex
perience as water commissioner, ht
does not believe it contains anything
that is detrimental to the public health.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
IHE Fighting IN The PHILIPPINES.


Manila Cor-espondent New York Evening Post.
On tho edge of the town We oyei-
took the marines on their way TO Inc
shore. / am quite sure that il were
to SEQ such a bunch Of big, stiong men
coming IN my direction WIN MARES
prerense, . | should do Just what the
Filirinos do--run for all that was IN
mo. [ inferred that thuy did not
wholly relish the job that had been
doing. They said it was not q tight.
1t was very much like bunting rabbits
in land of swamps and thioket All
was quiet On our return. The skirmish-
line was still on duty along the ROAD.
Occasionally, some of them saw. or
imagined that they saw, filipinos
across the river, and blazed away at
something or at nothing We met
further reinforcements coming up, but
they were not needed and were sent
back.
The marines told US that in follow. I.
ing up the retreating Filipinos, they
encountered many whose apparel Was
clear evidence of their having been in
the trenches. But they held up
their hands and declared themsel, es
"amigos. . | have said that, ON our
way out, we saw no men. On our re-
turn, the place was full of them. They
had simply followed down the western
side Of the river, and crossed to their
homes after their day Of fighting the
Americans. They, too. were our
friends, the amigos the "benevo-
lently assimilated..o On Wednesday,
they were quiet. orderly, peaceful, and
law abiding Filipino Americans. On
Wednesday night they burned Para
naque. few miles north OF Bacoor.
That is war in the Philippines. All
this was as near Manila as Elizabeth
is to New York, and some of it was
about as far from Manila as Newark
is from New York. 1t was within the
territory which has accepted American
sovereignty with reported ayldlty.
Three months ago, it WAS officially
reported that the Filipino force on the
south line had been wholly scattered
and broken. There seems to be q
little "life in the old dog yet. !" On
Tuesday night, there was another
| threatened uprising in Manila itself.
| Again the guards were doubled and
the authorities were on tho alert.
Provost Marshal Col. Williston spent
the night in going about the city,
watching, studying and directing.
A local paper, on Thursday morning
prints an editorial, headed ION {
Volcano. 1t makes the following
statements: There has not been al
hour since February 4th, that this cit,
has not, figuratiyely speaking, beer
Nesting over volcano. On,
hour Of neglect in the precautions
established and Iigidly maintained
and there would be such an eruption
here as would shake the city from it
foundation, and drench the ruins Will
the blood of foreigners, This is
somewhat overdrawn statement, bu
there is thread Of truth in it. Tw,
courses are open for the stopping 0
this thing-peace and the granting o
that recognition OF their manhood 70
which Filipinos believe that they ar
| fighting, or war, o war Of ex
termination, bloody and destructive.
Imitation war does not succeed.
humane war is an irreconcilable con
tradiction of terms. A. G. Il.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
GRAND LODGE, i. 0. o. r.
Conclusion OF the sixty sixth Annual Sea-
sian Last Night Week.

Conclusion OF the sixty sixth Annual ses-
stan Last Night Week.
The Goth annual session OF the Grand
Lodge of Delaware, l. O. O. Il, which
was held in Odd Fellows Hail. this
city, was concluded last night week,
The following officers were elected dur
ing the afternoon;
Grand Master, John NJ. Ross of
Wyoming. N-
Deputy Grand Master, Lewis M.
Stockwell OF Wilmington.
Grand Warden. j. ~. Killen OF Felten.
Grand Secretary, Isaac W. Hallnm of
this city, for the 28th term.
Grand Treasurer, A.Gilbert Robinson
OF this city.
Grand Representative to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge for the unexrired term of
one veal, Samuel 4 Smith of Laurel.
Grand Representative to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge for two years. E. W. Jester
of this city.
Janitor, Edgar g. Pierce of this city.
Grand Master Ross announced these
appointments: Marshal, Peter Ii.
0yerdeer of this city grand guardian,
Charles r. Jones of Georgetown grand
conductors, Alexander Dill of Smyrna
Paul b. Twilley of Laurel; grand
chaplain. the Rev. !. G. Pierce Of
Dover.
The newly-elected officers were in
stalled with all the ceremony of the
order in the evening. Grand Secretary
Hallam named James III. AppIeby as
assistant secretary. A letter of SYM
pathy was sent to Past Grand Master
Sheppard, who is sick at his home.
Tho following committees made
special reports, which were referred
Committees on state Of oleer, legisla
tion, constitution and laws, appeals,
finance, printing, accounts. insurance,
returns and reports, and demonstrs ton.
A special committee on neurology was
appointed, consisting of James H.
Appleby. DR.. L. w. Cooper of Camden.
and j. Y. Foulk of Milford. They were
to consult and make a report at the
session. A special committee on mem.
bership also was named, as follows
John NJ. Whitford, Goldsmith C. Nailol
and Harry q. Clark
Part of the session was secret, the
Grand Lodge exemplifying the unwrit
ten work of the order, and in the after.
| noon an interesting appeal case was
discussed, growing out of the alleged
| illegal suspension Of two members o
Fairfax Lodge, No. ., for, non. payment
of dues.
George G. Guthrie and franklin G,
Melvin were suspended from the lodgt
for non. payment of dues, and they tool
the case 10 the committee on appeals
which decided the suspension wa!
Illegal. Fairfax Lodge was not content
with this decision, and carried tn,
contention to the Grand Lodg,
for final adjustment. After two hours
discussion, the committee on aIpeal
was sustained, and Mr.. Guthrie ano
Mr.. Melvin will bs reinstated.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
ArrkmPr 70 RoH 4 TRAiS.
1t Was Made Between irie ami Conteau
Pa, Ab, ut o't tck Thur.dav

- ""S MuHe hetwseh trle ann tOnteaufy
Pa, Alb, ut , o'tl ,ce Thur.day.
Buffalo, n. ", Nov. 16. "A special
dispatch from Erie, Pa, to the News
says;
"A daring attempt was made by a
gang Of masked men TO rob Lake Shore
train No. between Erie and Gcnteaut
at o'clock this morning. The rabhers
boarded the train at Ashtahuls. where
it stopped TO take water. At lonely
place called Dock Junction, two miles
east of Contcaut, tho expruss messenger
stepped frCm ono car to another, for
the purpose OF checking up some ex.
press bills, when one OF the gang srrang
into tho car and broke into several
packages; but, before he could got to
where tho money enyelopcs were, tho
messenger returned and, seeing the
robhet at work. gave tho alarm. The
other members OF tho gang, who were
standing gnard on tho platform at the
west end of the car, then pulled the
bell rope and. when tine train slopped,
Jumped oil and made their escape in
the darkness A sherifi's posse is now
securing the woods at the point whore
the, affair occurred, but, as they have
little or no description of the robbers,
there is small chance of etfecting their
capture. Train No. 9 carries several
thousand dollars worth OF money pack
ages every trip. So far as known, tho
robbers did not secure any booty. Tho
men al wore dark masks, and were well
armed -
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
THE WEST CHESTER RAILWAY.
People All Along the Route Enth husisstic
| Over the Project

over the Project
Isaac S. Elliott, William Lawt
and Wills Passmore, the committee OF
Lower Brandywine Grange appointed
to look after matters pertaining to tho
building of a proposed trolley railway
between this city and West Chester,
Pa, went in carriage to the latter
place last week, with q view to ascer-
tanning the sentiment there with re-
spect to the project.
They had a conference with Burgess
Talbot, President Day Of the Board of
Trade, Chief of Police Jefferis, several
members of Council and other inhuen-
tial citizens, ali of whom seemed to be
enthusiastic. The West Chester people
assured the Delawareans that the
project met with favor there and the
people would do all they could to have
the road built. They expressed the
belief that it would be as beneficial to
West Chester as to Wilmington, as it
would not only divert to Wilmington
much OF the trade of West Chester and
other places which now goes to Phila-
delphia, but would also divert to West
Chester much of the trade of Elaces
near it which now goes to Philadel-
phia because Philadelphia is easier
to reach than West Chester When the
Delawai cans left West Chester they
felt very much encouraged.
They were stopped several times
along the route by farmers who desired
to know something about the project,
and in each instance hope was ex-
pressed that the road would be built in
the near future.
Mi. Passmore has made a canvass oi
the route, which is to be along the
Concord turnpike, chiefly through
private property, and has learned that
there are about 1000 people living
within walking distance of the road
between this city and West Chester.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
/. the kATIoN4L B4sKs.
Results OF the Investigation Made by the
tainntrnller Of the Currency.

taniifrnller of the Currency.
Washington, Nov. 16. Charles G.
Dawes, Comptroller of the Currency,
has just made public the results of the
Investigation which he has made into
the number of loan and deposit ac-
counts, rates CT interest and resources
of the combined banks of the United
States in the years 1859, 1894 and 1899.
In collecting this data, nearly 10000
reports from banks have been examined
and compiled.
The general deductions from the in
vestigation covering the last 10 years is
given as follows:
First-That the number Of individual
depositors in the banks of the United
States is constantly increasing, as in
dicnted by the regular increase in the
number of deposit accounts Of the COM
bined banking system, estimated as
follows: July 18th, 1880, 1908 banks
reporting q, 7Os, ,97l; July 18th. 1894.
9,50S banks reporting 1898, ,766; June
Both, 1893, 9,732 banks reporting
II, 432 636. The estimated grand total
for the year 1895, based upon banks
reporting and statistics as 10 non
reporting banks obtained from tax re.
turns TO the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, shows IL, l53, S74 deposit ac.
counts in 1913 banks.
Second-That thpre is a demand by
borrowers for the use of the greater
proportion of the deposits of banks, and
while the number of individual bor-
rowers is increasing, the derositors
greatly outnumber the borrowers, and
the increase in the number of borrowers
is much less than the increase in ths
number OF depositois. The estimated
grand total for the year 1899 shows
55, O61, 252 loans in u, SOi banks.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
HUMANE s0CI KIIEs.
semt-annual Meetings of the s. r. q. @. ant
8 2. G. A. Last Week.


s. P. c. A. Last week
The semi annual meeting of the man
ayers of the Delaware Society for the
the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals was held last week.
The following managers were present /:
DR.. Evan G. Shortlidge. L. e. Kent,
Willard Hall Porter. ID. j. Reinhardt,
Mrs. Benjamin Nields and Mrs. A. D.
Warner.
the months of May, June. July, A August.
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren follows
Number of complaints. la4; investi-
gated, 1874; white children involved,
202; colored children, involved, ~;
total, PA. The following distribution
was made of the children: Left with
parents, l22: left with father, II;
mother. Al father and Step-mother, Il
mother and stepfather, 6; grandparents,
L grandfather, Il: grandmother, s.;
relatives, 8; private families, IL Della
ware City ProtectoIate, returned to
parents, 2; returned to father, /: to
motherf, 3; TO relatives, l.; Delaware
City Protectorate, 4 placed in protec-
torate, 3; Ferris Industrial School, u;
st. Michael,s Day Nursery. 2; Della
ware State Hospital foi Insane, j; ST.
Joseph's Home for Colored Boys, 9:
Home for Friendless and Destitute
Children, 2; Delaware Industrial School
for Girls, /: Home of the Good Shep-
herd for Cclored Giils, Baltimore, / {;
Homo OF tho Good Shepherd for Colored
.GarIWa NN.NN - y.
Catholic Home, Philadelrhia. /; Mag
dalene Home, Philadelphia, L; 1;Pennsyl-
yania S. Z. G. O., 2.
The report for the Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals fol-
lows:
Number of complaints, 10: Oh agents
slght 81 number OF Investigations,
100; warnings, !. Nine horses were
condemned and killed. The different
offences which Mr. Stout investigated
follow: Beating horses, IL: driving
lame horses, 10; driving horses with
sore shoulder, 81; driving horses with
sore back, 2; driving horses in poor
condition, ID; with oyerdrawn check
rein,5; not properly shod, 2; over. driy.
horses with sore shoulder, G; sore
back, A.; working horses with over.
drawn checkrein. 2; working horses in
poor condi tion, 6; working mule in
poor condition, J.; working horse when
sore and unfit for work, l.; causing
horses TO be worked in poor condition,
2; with sore shoulder, b; when lame,
|; when sick, Ii; er-loading horses,
IL; keeping horses not properly fed, 5;
allowing horse to stand in the sun, /
to stand in the cold, 2: kicking horse,
/; manning horse, l; beating dogs, 3;
starving dogs, 2; poisoning dogs, 3;
manning dogs 1; shooting dogs /;
shooting cats l, manning rats q; fight.
ing chickens 16; over, ,crowding chick.
ems in coops IL; manning chickens
scalding chickens 9. =
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
SHE HAD A RACE FOR LIFE
Steamer Conestoga Wrecked
THURSDAY Morning.
SHE SANK IN CHICAGO HARBOR
After Having Run Into the Half-
way Crib.
She Was Disabled Mile and Half Out
Fran the Harbor Entrance--TurninEo ou
All Her steam ana Making a Quick Run
Euabied the Crew TO Reach Port.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 16-The steamer
Conestoga of the Anchor Line, sank at
the mouth of the harbor early this
morning. after having race for life.
The steamboat, bound from Buffalo
for Chicago, in the dense fog that hung
over Lake Michigan, ran into the half.
the harhor entrance, and great hole
was stove in hor bow. The captain
gave orders to turn on all steam, and
make a quick run for the harbor. Tho
Conestoga was settling fast, and her
speed was diminishing greatly before
half the distance to the piers at the.
mouth of the harbor had been ira
versed. As the mouth of the harbor
vas gained, floods OF water poured into
the freehold, drove the stokers up tho
ladders to the deck and, at last, ex.
tinguisned the fires in the boilers. The
steamer was then dragging on the bot
tom. Fears of going down in deop
water were then abandoned by the cap
tain and crew, only to be replaced by
apprehensions that the boilers might
exI lode. However, although clouds of.
steam came pouring from the hold,
there was no explosion. and soon the
water had cooled the boilers. Tho
Conestoga came to a stop as her keel
rubbed hard in the mud at the bottom
of the harbor entrance, and she settled
fast. The water did not reach the
upper deck, and the crew were safe.
Tho steamer was loaded at Buffalo.
and carried freight from Eastern points.
1t is thought that the loss ON the cargo
alone will be about 500, 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
the rAah LAND puHoHAsE.
Unanimously authorized by Council and
tiie Ordinance Apprsved by Mayor Fahey

Unanimously authorized by Council and
the Ordinance Approved by Mayor Fahey
City Council held its regular weekly
meeting Thursday, and on the recon-
mendation OF the law committee, unani-
mously passed the ordinance authoriz-
ing the purchase of the Rosendae tract
of land for park purposes, the amount
to be paid therefore not to exceed
SIT, 534. 55, the fund now in bank for
the purchase of lark land. After the
ordinance had been passed President
Alexander announced that il was ready
for the perusal OF Mayor Fahey, and in
order that there might be no delay in
the matter, recess Of Is minutes was
taken to give the mayor IN portunity
to approve the ordinance during the
meeting. Immediately after his arrival
the ordinance was placed in his hands
and he readily appended his signature
after he had examined its contents.
The matter was at once turned over to
City Solicitor Conrad, who will take
immediate steps to acquire the land In
the name of the Mayor and Council of
Wilmington. The tract is that which
has already been described in these
columns. In order to facilitate the work
of the city solicitor, an order for
BIT, 534. 30 was drawn in his favor.
The routine business of Council was
transacted with dispatch.
Superintendent Cannon of the crema-
tory. made the following report of tho
operations of the crematory for October
which was accepted and filed; Total
weight of garbage consumed, 9s2, 265
pounds; coal, 17S,000 pounds; number
of days in service, 26.
City Treasurer Hamann reported a
balance of s72, GOA. 55 to the credit of
current expenses, s52, 60l,55 being 10
the Union National Bank and S., eco in
each OF the four depository banks: also
SIT, 534. So to the credit OF tho fund for
the purchase Of park land. His re-
ceiEts during the week were as follows
Tax Collector Sayers, 5000; Collector
Lewis, 81, 124.
Orders were drawn as follows, on ac-
count OF the Police Depai tment; james
I. Mullin 4 Son, 81, 427.5o; I. Ii.
Pennocls u Co., $50; Brand & Bro,
6l61. Is. Rft ,a4t
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
DsLAWAnrAN noNoREo.
Albert w. Foreman of TINS city Appointed
Naptain IN the FORTY. first EeglmenI


noaptain in the Forty first Regiment.
Albert W. Foreman of this city, who
was recently appointed q first lieutenant
in the Forty first Regiment, United
States Volunteers, has been promoted,
on account OF his efficiency, to the cap
taincy OF Co. X of that regiment. The
regiment left Camp Meade, at Middle.
town, Pa, for New York City Satur-
day and embarked Monday morning for
tho Philippine Islands.
Capt. Foreman, although only about
2S years of age, has had an honorable
and most successful military career.
He is well known in this city, having
graduated from the High School in
1893. Several years ago he enlisted in
Go. A, First Regiment, National Guard
of Delaware, and in a comparatively
short time became iirst lieutenant. He
was serving in that capacity when the
regiment went into camp at Middle.
town, this State, preparatory to enter
ing the government service in the war
With Spain. He was one of the lest
workers in the regiment and a good
dIsciplinarian, having On excellent
knowledge of military tactics. He as
sisted in building up the regiment and
eniisting with it in the government
sarTice until it was mustered out in
this city.
lie remained first lieutenant of Go.
A aftor the company was again in the
State service and two months ago was
commissioned adjutant of the regiment
by Gov. Tunnel TO succeed John NJ.
Dunn, who had received government
appointment. About six weeks ago he
was appointed lieutenant in the Forty
first Regiment and ever since that time
has worked diligently to recruit its
ranks, and his promotion is evidence
that his services have bean appreciated.
The regiment will probably remain
in the Philippines until the end OF the
war which is now in progress there.
Several Of Capt. Forefnans friends,
! including members of the High School
Alumni Association, in which he has
taken an active interest since his
graduation, contemplate going to New
York to see him off Oh Monday morn
ing. He may have an opportunity to
visit his home IN this city on Sunday,
although il Is not definitely known
| that he will.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
NEW TEEEPH0NE COMPANY.
Chartered Under tile Laws of Delaware I
Opcrats IN Peunsylyapia

Oprrats IN PennsyivHnia.
Gardner W. Kimball of this city is
interested in the Central Telephone and
Telegraph Co., Of Philadelphia, new
concern, with capital stock of sl25.
600, which filed its certificate of incor-
pcratlon at Dover Thursday, through
the Delaware Trust 20. OF this city.
Mr.. hlmhall is one of the corporatois,
the Others being w. D. Barnard of
Philadelphia and william G. Mayne OF
Bristol. Pa. Tho object OF the COM
pany, Mr.. Kimbail said. when asked
about the matter, is to build and
operate telephone lines in the eastern
counties OF Pennsylvania The corpora
tors have no intention OF operating in
Delaware.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
". y, olnrk, riudly Hurt.

William d. Clark of Delaware City,
son Of Deputy United States Marshal
Clark, was badly injured at Middle
town station on Wednesday week. His
horse, which was standing at the sta
tion, became frightened at a train and
threw its head around, knocking Mr..
Clark's head against post, rendering
him unconscious and infiicting bad
cut. lie was taken to a hotel and q
physician called. Afterwards he was
able 10 60 home.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
spnnlsl, Mnr p.nsinnnr.

Ono Of the first persons from this CITY
to receive a pension from tho United
States government under. tho .srecinl
ruling of November 9th pertain.
ing to the recent war with Spain. il
Mrs. Florence L. Stuart, whc will bc
granted Il Widows pension of $40 nor
month. -