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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
MARRIED IN THE VEST.



fornia.
Lieut. Herbert Deakyno, U. 8. A.,
Of New Castle and Miss Sadie Nicker.
son of California, were married at
Waverley, that State, on June 18th, by
the Rev. II. T. Dobbins of the Presby-
terian Church. The wedding took
place on a lawn beneath the shade OF
trees. Concerning the marriage the
Eureka tCal. Times says:
The groom wore the full dress uni
form of the engineer corps of the United
States Army. The BRIDES dress was of
twhite organdy over white silk, made
en train. A spray of orange blossoms
ornamented the simple waist, and the
4vei, thrown back from the face and
falling to the end of the train, was
[fastened with the same bridal flower.
fShe carried a bouquet of white roses,
4 tiled with long ribbons. The bride and
Egroom were unattended, and the short
ceremony soon being over, the merry
party were invited indoors, whore u
4 tempting wedding breakfast was pre-
N pared. When the brides cake was
n placed before her, the groom taking
his sword from the scabbard, presented
it to her and in very graceful manner
she cut the first piece of cake. The
Occasion was made much pleasanter
one by the presence of all the sisters
X of the bride. The Wedding ceremony
Il Twas witnessed only by the immediate
family and few invited guests, those
n present being: Mr.. and Mrs Nicker-
son, Miss Nora Nickerson, Miss Nellie
A Nickerson, Miss May Nickerson, Mr.,
and Mrs. I. X. Carr, Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Stokes and Miss Grace Stokes OF
a Astoria, Mrs. Duncanson of British
y Columbia, Mrs. L. L. Carr, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. @. Hughes, W. E. Powell, Miss
rs Whipple, MIR. and Mrs. L. J. Mar.
shall, @. A. Baird. Lieut.. and Mrs.
Deakyne left for San Francisco, where
they will reside after first taking s
short wedding trip to other portions o
81 the State
~ Mrs Deasyne is the sixth daughtel
.< <of Mr.. and Mrs. Nickerson, of thu
q Peninsula. Lieut.. Deakyne was il
* charge of the government work at tn,
Nietty for several years before hi
disappointment on the debris commission
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
ASSESSMENT REVISED.
As . Result Taxes are Higher on Some
Market street Properties and Lower on
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As q Result Taxes are higher on Some
Market street Properties and Lower on
Others.
The city assessment on several Mar
ket street properties is different this
year from what it was last year, some
being higher and others lower, and as
a result the tax bills of some of the
owners are larger. Some of the people
who have received larger bills have ap-
piled to the collectors to know what
was the cause of the change.
While the assessment was made by
Assessors .Sayers and Lewis, it was
revised by the Board Of Revision, which
consisted of Former President of Coun-
Gil 9. M. Leitch, Chairman James b.
Oberly of the finance committee of
Council and Building Inspector John
j. Cassidy, and they are responsible
for the changes.
Mr.. Oberly, when seen Saturday,
said the revision was the result of a
suggestion on his part. Having found
that the assessment was larger in pro-
portion on Market street below Third
than above Third, he proposed plan
to equalize the assessments on Market
street, and the board accepted his plan
and the revision was with the unani-
nous approval of the board.
"Upon examining the assessment, "
Mr.. Oberly said, I'VE found that some
of the properties were assessed for
smaller frontages than they really had.
For instance, one property was assessed
on basis of frontages of Is feet.
We went to the city engineers office
and found that it had frontage of q
feet.' Mr.. Oberly said other similar
errors we're found and the assessment
was made according to the engineers
| figures.
Tho statement having been made
that the assessment was reduced or
| the Ford property, at Tenth and
Market streets and increased on tht
Pussy property adjoining, Mr.. Oberly
made the following explanation. 1.-THE
assessment on the Ford property wa:
reduced from Sl6,0 to 5000, as th'
building there had been torn down
and we were informed that the Puse,
property wars held at either S25, 0O0-o
$50, 600 and raised the assessment from
sl2, 500 to $4,000 and afterward re
duced it to $15,000."
Concerning some houses owned b,
himself and Charles G. Kurtz, a
Thirteenth and Clayton streets, h
said the assessment was reduced be
cause the houses were unfinished.
After the assessment had been re
vlsed," he said, I'VE showed it Il
several prominent people who arc con
versant with real estate matters ant
obtained their approval before we wer
through with it. We did the work a
fairly as we knew how"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Miss Claudia Chambers, aged 2
years, daughter of Police Captain
Chambers, died ON Saturday night at
tho Homeopathic Hospital, where she
had been student nurse. Last Sat
urday week she became sick with ap-
pendicitis. An operation was per-
formed by skilful physicians and it
was thought she would recover until
Saturday, when her condition became
worse. She would have graduated as a
trained nurse next March. The be-
reaved father and mother wish to OK
press their thanks for the kind treat
ment received by their daughter while
she was sick at tine hospital.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
a DUUBLE LAUNCB.

The Jackson s. sharp Co. Turning Out
Boats Rapidly and Launching Thsm two
at time.
The jackson & Sharp Co. are turning
out boats rapidly, having a double
launch last Saturday week and another
on Saturday. The two boats to leave
the ways on Saturday were a dredge
scow for the Dubois Bros. Dredging
Co. of New York and derrick lighter
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
The former was 110 feet long, "a feet
beam and u feet deep, and the latter
so feet long, 2S feet beam and . feet 4
inches deep.
Much work is under way in the ship
yard and the company has large force
Of mon employed in that department.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
ESCAPED AWFUL DEATH.

Nantasket Beach, Mass, July %.
The Park House, on Atlantic Hill, was
struck by lightning and burned, at an
early hour this morning, and the guests
of the hotel narrowly escaped being
burned to death.
The hotel was owned by j. D. Bur-
dett of Boston.
Tho loss is estimated at from S25, 900
to $4,000. The property was partially
insured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Lexington, KY, July "a. Mrs. Mary
Love Lawless, aged 80 years, died here
yesterday. She was a sweetheart of
Abraham Lincoln, and reigning belle
of her day. Her maiden name was
Joplin, and her home was at Mount
Vernon, Ky. Her husband, James r.
Lawless, Mexican War veteran, sur
wives her. She leaves daughter, Mrs.
Mary i. Scott, widow Of Lieut.. John
Scott of the United States army.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
FRANK EMBREE LYNGHEO.

Mexico, Nc, July %. Frank EN-
hree, tine negro charged with assaulting
Miss Dougherty, near Benton, Howard
county, a few weeks ago, while en- route
to Fayette today. to be tried for his
crime, was taken from the officers by a
mob at Steinmetz, and hanged to a
tree. The negro denied his guilt.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Arthur M. Burton, a Delawarean,
died in Philadelphia on Saturday. He
was well known member of the Phila-
delphia bar and president of tho Law
and Order Society. He was born in
Milton January 1ith, 1929. He was u
son of Robert Burton and Sarah Polk
and des6endant of William Burton,
who settled in Indian River hundred
in 1916. lie was educated in George
town and Philadelphia and learned tho
printing business in. the latter city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

At Trenton, n. j., on Saturday the
National Tube Co., of which the Della
ware Iron Co. at New Castle is a part,
filed certificate setting forth that its
entire $50, coo, 600 OF authorized capital
stock had been paid in, S5, 600 being in
cash and the balance in the purchase
of the property. The certificate was
signed by Edmond Q. Converse, presi-
dent of the company, and A. +. Luke,
secretary.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
A GIRL DISAPPEARS.
A Resident of mt. holly, N. j.. But Her
Father Lives IN Tins CITY.

tuther Lives ih inns City.
Some time during Friday evening
Annie Webster, an attractive girl, l5
years old, whose fathef lives in this
city, disappeared from her home in
Mt. Holly, N. j., and not the slightest
trace Of her has been found, notwith-
standing the mostsdillieent search on
the part of the police. The girl was
placed in the Children's Home there
several years ago by her parents, and
after time was put out in the family
of John Semple, on Broad street, where
she was very kindly treated and seemed
to thoroughly appreciate all that was
done for her. AS the restrictions placed
upon her were by no means irksome.
the police find it hard TO believe that
she should go away of her own accord.
1t was rumored that stranger drove
out Broad etreot on the night in ques-
tion, induced the girl to get in his car
riage and then drove away at fast
pace, but this has not been corrobor-
ated. 1t was also rumored that she
had gone to the home of her father
near this city, but the girl is not here.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Yesterday week while shooting at
frogs with toy pistol, William Duttop,
colored, aged 16 years, living in tho
vicinity of Fifteenth and French
streets, was shot in the head by Ollie
Lewis, also colored, Of Nc. 219 East
Sixteenth street. The lad was taken to
the Delaware HoEsital, where the
wound was dressed. The bullet was
located in the lower jaw.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
suicide on Z steamboat.

New York, July 22.- man, ap-
parently an Englishman. committed
suicide on the Fall River Line steamer
Priscilla last night. He left no papers
to reveal his identity, and all the
steamship people know of him is that
he boarded the boat at Fall River and,
in registering for, BERTH, gave the
name Of r. w. Brownell.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Referring to the political situation,
Senator Kenney said to the Chicago
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Record; "A great many changes may
take place between now and this time
|next year, and 1 do not care to Place
3myssH on record as fsuoripe, any issue
Today that will not exist later on"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Dover, July "a. While playing with
her brother, this morning, Helen Louder
bough struck rail, on an arbor, and
ran IA splinter into her head. The
splinter was removed by u physician.
The wound, which is two inches deep,
required several stitches.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
FORTY PEOPLE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

Berlin, Germany, July "a. During a
thunderstorm, yesterday, 40 persons,
who were leaning against a wire railing
at the Charlottenburg bicycle track,
were struck by lightning.
Three persons were killed, and 20 Sc
yercly injured,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Household ammonia promptly applied
will remove all bad effects of "a kissing
bugs sting, according to letter from L.
o. Howard, the government entomolo-
gist, to William p. Field, of Midlo-
thian. Va.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Mrs. Mary F. Butler of this city and
Charles A. Robinson of Penn's Grove,
N. j., were married on boat on the
Delaware River of Indian Grass Point,
on July 10th, by the Rev. 2. Walker.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Dover, July %. Miss Eva Hirons
fell from a bicycle yesterday, frac-
turing her right knee. Miss Maggie
Mast fell on stairway a few days
ago, fracturing wrist and two ribs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Announcement is made of the engage
ment of Miss Louise Helen Patzowsky,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Patsowsky Of this. city. and Henry
Lloyd Ward Of Philadelphia.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Laurel, July %. Robert Phillips,
aged 0 years, son Of Columbus. w.
Phillips. was drowned at Bethel yester-
day afternoon, while bathing.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Loan Association, which was the sub
jeot of detailed attention in this paper
last Saturday, is lost.
The balance of cash, S67, 277. %,
which appears as the most tangible
asset, has been shown TO be the re-
maindor of $3.50, 600 loan of 1897, which
was issued to fund floating debt No. 3,
and which was far in excess of that
floating debt.
From the largo sum of s237, 473 81, the
total amount of the resources. tho
county will do we'll, it is considered, to
realize one-half.
The amount of liabilities, 1926, 3S3. OF,
is doubtless much less than the amount
actually expended to June 30th; the
total expenditures for ordinary pur-
poses in 1898 were over S3l6.000. On
this basis the expenditures of the
county would hs S15S, 600 instead of
sl26, 600. So that, if out of the re-
sources, only 80 por cent or Sll9, 600
would be secured, and against this the
expenditures would be S15S,000, the
county would have deficit of 500, 600.
But MS tho accounts are not audited
to the close of the fiscal year, June 30th,
the exact state of the county's finances
on that date cannot be given. With
these points in mind, the fact that
County Comptroller Kelley declined to
approve all the current bills at the
meeting of the Levy Court on July
1lth, is significant. 1t meant simply
that the county did not have the money
in hand to meet the bills.
The auditors say in note following
the statement that road tax and negro
school tax are not included in the
statement for the reason that they
do not form part of the general
funds of the county. The resources,
as stated, will be slightly increased by
additions of percentage and interest
and largely reduced by losses and
various other deductions. The amount
available to meet the expenses of the
county cannot be determined until final
settlements have been made. The items
given are the only sources of revenue
for the period of six months to June
both, 1899. The liabilities, as stated,
do not show the exact amount of ex.
penses for the same period. which can.
not be ascertained until all allowances
to June 30th, 1899, have been made, ano
all the charges payable out of the re-
J ceipts 10 that date, have been settled.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
ELIHU ROOT SECRETARY OF WAR.

Washington, July 22.-Elihu Root
of New York has been rendered, and
has accepted, the Secretaryship of War.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

THE races at Wawaset Driving Park
on Saturday afternoon resulted as fol-
lows:
go class:
Marine, q =. Postles. es................2 l
All Silk, q. p. Postles.
Dewey, Michael Donahoe. 8 2
Time-2.3S, 2.45, 2.5l.
240 class:
Auster. DR.. Harry Garrett, ..... .........1 l
Little Duke George Huber. er........."..3 8
Time-239t 2.33.
go class:
Starlight Patchen.. ......................1 l
Delight. .....................
Tnne-2.2S4, Us.
I. There is to be racing on August 23d
and Gath,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

II The work OF improving the Christiana
River is about half completed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

One of the exhibits in connection
with the report of Messrs. Dandy and
Rossell on the finances of this county,
and which will be printed with the full
report, is statement of the resources
and liabilities of the county January
Sd, 1899, Oh account of general funds,
not including the bonded debt. This
statement is appended. A careful
perusal Of it will be profitable to the
taxpayer. 1t will be noticed that there
are amounts from which little hope of
realizing can be had. Take the first
items, showing what is due from three
collectors, Townsend, Gibbs and Biggs,
1892. 16; they represent the years 1876,
1888 and 1890 respectively; what show
of settlement is there?
The dog taxes, separate poll taxes
and capitation taxes are also uncertain
quantities., with the chances against
large returns.
The amounts stated as being due for
county and poor taxes are subject to
allowances for errors IN assessment, and
hence, it would be hard to say what
they will net to the county.
The Investment tax item, 81, 785. "a,
is also among the uncertainties by
reason of the fact that the law under
which it is levied is in controversy.
The judgments against taxablos, aggre-
eating 81, 253.5S, will yield slowly and
at long intervals.
The s2,575 in subscriptions toward
building Washington street bridge is
not likely to materialize.
The $1,000 bond Of the Mechanics
nEsc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-16
EVIDENCE THAT GEORGE WRIGHT
MURDERED THE THREE BOYS
Innocent Man Sentenced to the Gallows and Now In the
Penitentary- Sheriff StOrrs' Determined Fight

quiring for the articles taken from the
Pelican point ranch Sheriff Storrs found
evidence pointing closely and more
closely to the completely in the matter
of one Weeks, alias Wright. He found
part of the stolen harness at farm at
the southern end of Utah county, and
Weeks had there disposed of it; at an
other he found a bride, and Weeks was
the man who offered it for sale; at the
Beckstead place he found the wagon,
and it had been purchased of Weeks.
SO Sheriff Stolrs set at work to find
this man Weeks. 1t was not an easy
task, for the man had left Utah shortly
after the commission OF the murders,
and ne had covered his tracks well. He
was at length located at Rangely, Colo,
but before steps could be taken for his
apprehension, he disappeared. He bob
bed up again at Freshwater, Colo, but
again disappeared before he could be
captured. A half dozen times he was
heard from, but each time an attempt
to cause his arrest resulted only in his
disappearance.
Yet, despite discourag ements, Sheriff
Storrs kept up his labors, and finally
he returned early last January from
trip to New York, bringing with him
the wife of the man Weeks, who had
volunteered to come with him to Utah
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-16
A TRUE BRAIN
IN BE Built BE the Right Materials.

Can Be Built By the Right Materials.
The statement is made and is sus-
ceptible of proof, that brains are built
somewhat as a wall or house is built of
certain defined and well understood
things.
Wood may be the principal and larg-
est article in a house, but it cannot be
formed into a house without the nails.
bolts or screws to hold it in shape.
We know that albumen is the bulki-
est thing used by nature in building a
human brain; but albumen alone does
not make a brain. 1t requires the small
particles of phosphate of potash 0ike
the nails in the house, to form the al
bumen into what is known as gray
matter in brain and nerve tissue.
The albumen exists in large quanti-
ties in a variety of food.
The phosphate of potash is found in
its truest form in certain parts of field
grains. When a man shows brain fag,
or q woman shows nervous symptoms,
it is prima facia evidence that the
phosphate of potash is used up faster
than the food supplies it. Therefore.
either quit the worrying work or get
food strong in the natural phosphate
of potash to more quickly and surely
replace the daily loss.
That is the especial errand of the ia
nous food. Grape-Nuts.
Good, sturdy nerves and a healthy,
active, tirelesS brain will make a man
rich, where he is sure to fail when the
brain is unable to carry out the behests
of the mind.
Remember that Phosphate of Potash
as a drug will not do, for nature takes
kindly only to such body builders when
presented in food as prepared in Dame
Natures own laboratory
Grape-Nuts are to be found in all
first class groceries. and once tried the
delicious flavor will never be forgotten,
while the feeling of increased strength
and vigor of brain and nerves will tell
it's own tale.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-16
NORTH SALT LAEERS WIN OUT
MooRE's APPLICATION TO DIS
POSSESS THEM REJECTED.
General Land Office Rules That
Moore's Claim Was "Wholly
Without Merit"

North Salt Lake property owners will
be pleased to know that the decision of
the general land office at Washington is
in their favor in the matter of the
claim to the title of this land, preferred
by Charles II. Moore, hearing of
which was had before the local land
office for several weeks in January last.
The decision of the general land Of
flee is signed by Acting Secretary
Thomas Ryan, and has just been re-
ceived by Register Hobbs of the local
office.
The decision cites the claims of Moore
as given before the local office, that
the patents issued Jan. %. 1875, to
Antoine La Pierre, and Antane, Bogage,
Chippewa, half-breed Indians, for Ger
tain lands in the then territory of Utah
We're void and of no effect" The ruling
holds that owing to the treaty of 1854
with the Chippewa Indians. which was
ratified by congress Dec. 10, 1854, the
claim is not valid.
THE evidence before the local office
shows that the lands involved are
largely, if not wholly situated in the
corporate limits of the city of Salt
Lake, that all of said lands have been
by the original patentees, and through
various and Sundry means conveyed
various and sundry means conveyan
ces, copies of which are in the record,
passed into the possession If and have
been and are claimed by various and
sundry persons, corporations and asso-
Citations, all of whom appear to have
purchased in absolute good faith and
for valuable considerations.
THE evidence introduced on behalf
of the homestead applicant, Moore
causes to chiefly of his own testimony.
It shows no ground for equitable con-
sideration whatever. but rather dem
onstrates his claim to be wholly with
out merit. His application is therefore
rejected"
The report further states that in or
der that the present holders may be
fully protected in their titles, the en-
tire matter will be referred to congress
at it's next session with the recommen-
dation that appropriate legislation be
had"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-16

convinced of Hayes entire innocence of
the charge against him. And at that
time he vowed never to cease working
on the matter until he had established
that fact and proved it to all the world.
Ceaselessly he has worked on the mat
ter He has followed clues innumer-
able, going sometimes on long journeys
to neighboring states and once making
the journey across the continent al
most to the tidewaters of the Atlantic.
The result of his two years of work
he will present to the board of pardonS
tomorrow.
The case, as it win be presented to
the board, consists of afiidavits OF va
rious persons who have new evidence
to give concerning the case. Chief
among these will be the sworn state
ments of Sheriff Storrs and of Mrs.
George W. Wright, wife Of the man
who Sheriff Storrs believes committed
the murders.
SHERIFF'S AFFIDAVIT.
The affidavit Of Sheriff storrs tells
the story of the case as it gradually I'M
folded itself to him in the progress of
his researches, piling up bit by bit, d
fact CLEANED here and a fact CLEANED
there, until the conviction came to him
that an innocent man was suffering
punishment for the tragedy of that
dark February night at Pelican point
Sheriff Storrs describes how he began
his work of ferreting out the mystery
of the murder by obtaining a list of
the things missing from the ranch at
ter the boys disappeared. One by one
he gathered them up from about the
southern end Of the county. All save
the wagon, the new Cooper wagon, to
find which so many futile days We're
wasted in dragging Utah lake. This,
after infinite labor, he found at the
home of a Mr.. Beckstead of West Jor-
dan, Salt Lake county. The team of
horses the sheriff could find no trace of.
POINTED TO WEEKS.
AS he drove about the country in