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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
THE IMMIGRATION LAWS.
The sub Omnlit tee of the YndustrIal Conn.
mission Hold an Inquiry at
- New York.

New York. .Iulv "a -Tba baor;r. ~
tho srh- oo,,,,;.. 4, "
indrstr;sl oo,nu;ss; :. Wy 80, :n'.1 o'a.es
inc ;nto .hs ,no.i.;n "a me- - in!ulr-
tion laws ~ "t .h;a - 'ne immigra,
toa.r M .ns pol~ was resumed
Commissioner ~ Imn;,a. ~ n r,s
n McSwaana,, ,,.a a.lon i'u NV
man Ellison 1 smn,h ' s'.na.: mar a.
witness ren.ra;rn y , dasssone.' .no
n.dron. go. !, VA. AZ. eA.sson.o u Tue
Mcsweerev said. '' 'o''' mf'
nby the nadrone svst.r Il no,,t ~, ,,,,,,,
grants are controlled by certain, 1ansers after
they come here; that the commlssary is regu-
' .a.ea y these men thatths none Of the i'm.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
GREAT LOSS TO COUNTY
Serious Situation Shown by the AC-
counts Of Late Collector Sturgeon.
TAX ACCOUNTS STILL ON BOOKS
Over $4,000 for ChristIana
Hundred Alone.
HOW TO RECOVER 1T IS A QUESTION

The amount of taxes standing charged
against the late Fredus A. Sturgeon,
collector of delinquent taxes for Chris
aggregate more than $1,000. That total
is for the years 1895 and 1896, and does
not include the more than $1,000 of
unoollected taxes on his duplicates for
the years 1892, 1893 and 1894. The
balances of uncullected taxes on his
accounts with the Levy Court on Janu
airy 4th, 1898, were as follows:
For 1892, So, 5l5. OIL; 1893, S2,023 !;
1894, 1.9l5. 81; 1895, SO, 772. 40; 1886.
81, 075. 40. These figures include the
classes of taxes, county and poor,
negro school, dog and road. For the
first three years mentioned, the books
of the then comptroller, j. +. Stats,
show the word uncollected" written
against the balances, which indicates
that no more receipts were to be ex
pected from those taxes.
Since January 4th, 1893, Sturgeon
paid to the county $500. 81 for county
and poor taxes and SlT9. 30 for road
taxes on the 1896 account, which leaves
balance against him of 50, 500. Is.
He made no reduction in the figures
for 1885, so that the total held against
him is 1868. 81.
The question for the Levy Court to
ascertain, if it can do so, will be what
portion of that amount has been col
lected. Mr.. Sturgeon was under IS, 600
bond, his sureties being Charles Rey-
nolds and Nj. +. Hayden, the bond
being hold by John L. Dickey, who as
receiver of taxes and county treasurer,
had appointed Sturgeon and had re-
ceived his bond.
This matter of delinquent collectors
bonds was discussed by the county
auditors in their report for the year
ended January 4th, 1885, They had
desired to examine the collectors
bonds, to ascertain the liability of the
collectors and their sureties there
under, but were unable to obtain pos
session thereof for that purpose.
1t had not been the practice to make
formal allowances to collectors of de-
linquent taxes for errors, although,
more recently, the plan is to charge
the collector with the whole amount of
his duplicate, SO that he must either
collect or show cause why allowances
should be made.
This seems to be part Of the county
financial system where the county can
lose much money, with little prospect
of recovery,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27


Tho total number of casualties to
persons on account Of railway accidents
in this country during the year ended
June Both, 1893, according to the report
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, was 47,741. The aggregate
number of persons killed as a result of
railway accidents during the year was
$3.50. and tho number injured was
40. SS2. OF railway employees, 1858
were killed and 3l,76l were injured
during tho year covered by this report.
With respect to the three general
classes of employees, those casualties
We're divided as follows: Trainmen,
1,141 killed, 1865 injured; switch
men, fiagmen and watchmen, 242 killed,
2,677 injured; other employees, 575
killed, ID, 439 injured. The casualties
to employees resulting from coupling and
uncoupling cars were, persons killed,
279; injured, 6,9SS. Tho correspond
ing figures for the preceding year wore
killed, PA; injured, 6,2S3.
The casualties from coupling and
uncoupling cars are assigned as follows:
Trainmen, killed, 1872; injured, 3, 300;
switchmen, hagmen. and watchmen,
killed, so; injured, 1,4S6; other en-
ployes, KILLED, q; injured, 2l2. The
casualties resulting from falling from
trains and engines are assigned as
follows: Trainmen, killed, 356; in
iured, 1878; switehmen, fiagmen and
watchmen, killed, so; injured, 359;
other employees, killed, 81; injured, sci.
The casualties TO the same three groups
Of employees caused by collisions and
derailments were as follows Trainmen,
killed, 1862; injured, 1857 switchmen,
hagmen, and watchmen. killed, 10; in
jured, So; other employees, killed, 80;
injured, 1867.
The number of passengers killed dur
ing the year was 22l and the number
injured was 2. 945. Corresponding figures
for the previous year were 222 killed
and 2,795 injured In consequence of
collisions and derailments 70 passengers
were killed and 1,l34 passengers were
injured during the year embraced by
this report. The total number of per-
sons, other than employees and nas.
sengers, killed was 1850; injured,
=, l76. These figures include casualties
to persons classed as trespassers, of
whom 4,063 were killed and 4, 7I9 we're
injured. The summaries containing the
ratio of casualties show that ! out of
every 447 employees was killed and |
out OF every % employees was injured.
With reference to trainmen-.-in including
in the term enginemen, firemen, CON
ductors and other trainmen-it is
shown that l was killed for every $50
employed and was injured for every
II employed. One passenger was killed
for every 2,267, go carried and in
lured for every ITO, 141 carried. Ratios
based upon tho number of miles tray
eled, however, show that 60,542, 670
passenger miles were accomplished for
each passenger killed and 4,5l3, 30 pas
senger-miles accomplished for each pas
senper iniured
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
GEN. WILSON'S SPEECH.

Havana. Cuba, July l9.-The paEt
publish in full the speech delivered
the Santiago celebration banquet
Matnnzas on Monday night by Ge
Wilson, military governor of i
Matanzas-Santa Clara department, b
lay particular stress upon the folio
ing excerpt:
What is to become of Cuba it
impossible TO say with certainty,
would BIO a bold man who would unde
take to point out the various steps
the final destination of the isar
But Cuba can rest assured tb,
having. become enmeshed in the cod
mercial system of the great natid
which is her nearest neighbour, y
cannot avoid its influence any md
than she can avoid the influence
the. planets, whatever her hopes Al
aspirations.
After the lavish sacrifices Of bid
and treasure in her behalf we mi
care for her faithfully to the end.
have stricken the shackles from b
limbs and given her liberty and ind
pendence with an ungrudging nan
5nd we shall give her blessing in Il
nigh American way, which says:
you give man q dollar, give it
though it were withered leaf and yd
had whole forest of them. )"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
DOUBLE DR0wSiNs.
A Father Lost His Lie while Trying to
Save His Son.

A Father Lost His Lie While Trying to
save His Son.
Chestertown, Nd, July 19.-John I.
Hodges and his sou, William Hodges,
aged II years, were drowned yesterday
afternoon. They were fishing for soft
crabs in a narrow cove in Piney Neck,
Kent county. The hoy, who was large
for his age, but could not swim, said
he wanted to take a bath. The only
witnesses of the drowning were two
small boys about . years old from Bal
timore, who accompanied Mr.. Hodges
and his son OH the trip in search of
crabs. The boys give the following
account of the double drowning:
William Hodges said to his father
that he would take bath and at once
proceeded to undress. He walked out
into the water and in few minutes
went down and called to his father,
Pap, come to me quick ~ The father,
with all his clothing on, rushed to the
rescue and both sank to the bottom.
The boys say neither ever came to the
surface. Mr.. Parson, who as not more
than 100 yards away, thinks he could
have saved both had he been called, but
the boys were so badly frightened that
they hurried home and gave the alarm
to the grief stricken wife and mother
without stopping to notify anyone on
the way of what had happened. When
the bodies were drawn from the water
about three hours after the accident it
was discovered that in all probability
the unfortunate boy had actually
drowned his father. The fathers head
was held in a vice-like grip between
the boys legs, and the arms of both
were in such a position as to indicate
that after being grabbed by his son the
father had broken away but in the
effort sank only to be- clasped around
the neck in the strangling embrace of
the legs of his drowning son.
Mr.. Hodges was about "A years OF age
and from boyhood had been noted as
one of the finest swimmers in the
neighborhood in which he lived. The
boy, who was large and muscular for
his age, could not swim and both were
evidently unconscious of the fact that
at the point at which tho boy went
into battle, within about 20 feet Of the
shore. the water becomes very deep.
During the search for the bodies the
wife and mother of the victims made a
narrow escape from similar fate.
Maddened by grief she was unwilling
to wait for the waters to give up their
dead and rushed into the stream and
narrowly escaped the fatal ups and
downs of the shore.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

The manufacturers of Castoria have
been compelled to spend hundreds Of
thousands of dollars to familiarize the
public with the signature of Charles
ii. Fletcher. This has boon necessi
tated by reason of pirates counterfeit
ing the Castoria trademark. This
counterfoiting is crime not only
against the proprietors of Castoria, but
against the growing generation. All
persons should be careful to see that
Castoria bears the signature of Charles
II. thatcher, IL they would guard tho
health of their children. Parents and
mothers, in particular, ought to care
fully examine the Castoria advertise
ments which have been appearing in
this paper, and to remember that The
wrapper of every bottle of genuine Cas-
toria bears the fac-simile signature of
Charles Ii. Fletcher, under whose sur
ervision it has been manufactured con-
tinuously Tor over 30 years. -philadel-
phia Bulletin.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
HYsrERIo.4I WOMEN SCORED

SUM
The young white woman of Boz
who appeared before negro audiel
in that city on Sunday and deliver
fiery address on Southern lynch:
seems to have hit upon good We
obtaining cheap notoriety. Her =
posal to go to Charleston, s. O., a
take to Boston the family OF exp,
master Baker Of Lake City, who
shot by mob, and exhibit their SC;
as an object lesson Of Southern fie
ishness. is one which will doubtless 9
peal with great force to all bit
enemies of the South. 1t could be ma
to serve most effectively in prolongi
sectional hate, and in intensifying ra
prejudice, but the lady is too you
and too hysterical to realize that
would accomplish nothing else.
IL is too late to attempt to bully
bulldoze the South. The people of tn
section can and will manage their OF
affairs without help from Boston. N,
England has long been famous for
bright particular brand of self-rigl
eous women who spend their lives
reforming other people, without rega
Il, sne fact that they could find wo
enough in their own characters to ke
them emit, ,ely employed for an indie
mite period. 1t is impossible to ave
the conviction that there must be SON.
thing mentally and morally murb
about women who appear as the speci
champions Of negro ravishers, and v
while denouncing lynching, never b
word of condemnation for the
which these brutes have commit
nor a word of sympathy for the victi,
Of their lust. If Boston women &C
tinue to appear as the advocates of 81
offenders, they ought not to r.
prised il those of them who
should be suspected of sympath, /
with the crimo as we'll as with ]
criminal. The security of life anG |
maintenance of law are essential
civilization, and the Southern peop
are just rs much concerned as those
the North in guarding against disordd
and mob violence. But they do nj
place, us some female Bostonians SEED
to do, the life Of brute above the he
or Of an innocent and virtuous woma
If the feminine Boston reformers lo|
and admire the colorcd ravishers
much as might be inferred from tn
attitude, there would be no obiectioI
on the part of the South, we are SUR
to their providing homes and wives 4
them all in New England, where son
of the female agitators seem to hal
no great horror of this particular GRIND
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Not the least interesting portion Of
the report Of John S. Rossell and John
H. Dandy, concerning the county
finances for the year January 4th,
1898, to January Sd, 1899, which was
submitted to Resident Associate Judge
Spruance yesterday, was a compre-
hensive summary statement of dis
bursements of general funds for the
four years of 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898.
This shows the expenditures for each
year and the gradual increase of the
cost of county administration. The
statement is appended:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
RIOT AZ MAO oHou.

Vancouver, B. g., July 20. -Aceol
ing to Japanese adyices, Germany fin
hiao Chou a disturbing possessic
Late in June. LOCO Chinese in
vicinity of niao Chou assembled on
having. armed themselves, DESTROY
the railroad. The rioters came 10
conflict with German troops. NJ
Chinese were killed. Hildebrand, d
engineer, and two surveyors epgag
on the railway, have been carried :
by Chinese from Kiao Chou.
Near Toxic, on July LIST, tral
injured.
AT Canton, a junk foundered in
storm, and GO women and childfI
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
Total Deficit in ordinary Re-

ceipts for four years. ...... $50, s2i SO
The receipts for 1895 included S919 40
negro school tax and the receipts for
1896 81, 800. 03 negro school tax carried
into general funds. The disbursements
for 1896 included S340 expended on
negro schools out of the general funds.
Then are given the figures of extra
ordinary receipts from January LIST,
1895, to January 4th, 1898. which in
Guiding balance, Water Department
subscription to Washington street
bridge, temporary loans and proceeds
of bonds for funding floating debt No.
3, amounted to $3.50, 1879. "a. The dis
bursements left a surplus of extra.
ordinary receipts of S14S, 101. SO, which
met the deficit of $50, 1924. 80 in ordinary
receipts and left balance in the
treasury January Sd, 1899, of S67, ST.. %.
The report of the auditors is to be
printed as provided by law. Bids are
advertised for and are to be at the re-
ceiyer of taxes Office at or before next
Wednesday noon when they are to be
opened. In general style the report is
to be like that of the State auditor for
1893. A copy is at the receivers office
where bidders may inspect it.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
FISHING scHoosER VIZ Eek EN-

Canso, n. s., July 20. The iiINl
schooner Hattie f. Worcester Of e911
cester, Mass. was wrecked on fSaSl
island, on Monday night last II
carried crew of Ii men, mostly No
SS,cotians, commanded by Capt. froWel
Two of the crew, James Il. MtDonaI
OF Montague, +. j.. l., AMI HEM
Jodery of Dighy, arrived hire, 10
dory,, today. They report that Y
vessel struck the northeast btr of SapI
Island. The crew hurriedB put sGlIl
food and water in five DORIS, and vi
the vessel in the darkness. No tidln
OF the other IA men have been receE
The Worcester had two men droYp
on the fishing grounds, on July ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

GERM ms III CBLEBRATE.
Observance of Goeth-'s 15on birthday An.
niversary Proposed.


The Germans in this country and in
Europe arc preparing to celebrate ON
August 2Sth the 150th anniversary Of
the birth of Goethe. For the Germans
OF Wilmington an appropriate order Of
exercises is in prospect, to be given
under the auspices of the German
Library Association and with the CO.
operation of other German organiza-
tions.
Living pictures from Goethe's writ
ings Will he presented, and there will
be singing and speeches. DIR. A. j.
jacobson, editor of the Freie Presse,
will bo the orator in German.
Invitations arc to be sent to State
and city officials 10 attend. Altogether
the day may be expected to prove a
red-letter day in the history of the
German element of the people of Will
mington.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
CITY rnEAsuRrR.s CLERK.
A Movement to Change the Appointing
Power From Council to Treasurer.

Ao"cf rFoh tohhNii To IFeaburer.
A movement is on foot to have intro
duced into City Council an ordinance
giving the city treasurer authority to
select his own clerk. At present the
clerk, who is known as the clerk of the
finance committee of Council, but is
really the treasurer's assistant. is
elected by Council and the treasurer
is ignored, while the treasurer, who is
required to bond in tho sum of s25, 600,
is held responsible for the clerk. When
Treasurer Hamann was seen about tho
matter, he favored the plan of making
his own selection. He said he had
recommended several people to the
councilmen, but was doubtful whether
his recommendations would have any
effect. He said he thought he should
have the same privilege in the matter
as the assessors. who are also under
heavy bond and appoint their own
assistants.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
Charles sohoen a wilmington Man.

The giving Of an immense contract
to the Carnegie Steel Works by the
Pressed Steel Car Works, both of Pitts.
burg, has drawn attention to the fact
that Charles Schoen, the president of
the Pressed Steel Car Works, is a
native of Wilmington. He made large
amount Of money through the invention
OF pressed steel pocket and lid for
journal boxes, and is now more than a
millionaire. He is self-made man.
and his old friends here are glad of his
SUCCESS
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Glasgow, Scotland, July 20. Gins
gov University, today, conferred the
honorary degree of doctor of laws upon
Sir Henry Irving, who, on the occasion.
was given an ovation by a large and
fashionable audience. Upon the con.
ferring of the degree, the students
sang He's jolly Good Fellow,U
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

AS announced last week, the report
gives figures showing a deficit, the
language Of the report on this point
being as follows; 1t appears also that
the ordinary expenditures for the past
four years have each year exceeded the
ordinary receipts. The following state
ments show the creation annually of a
considerable deficit and that the balance
Of general funds in hand at the close
of the year 1893 was the remainder of
borrowed money:
Ordinary receipts and disbursements
from January list, 1895, to January Sd, 1899
95-Disbursements.. 1924, 5000
Receipts. 223, 609.59
Deficit. ............... $50, 100 %
Disbursements. .s27S, 957.55
Receipts. 244, 2iT.02
Deficit. ............... --s29, 7s0. SO
Disbursements. $780,, 537.l5
Receipts. ....... 2SS, S06.55
Deficit, ......... ~. ---sl3,7 $1,000
89S-Disbursements. $685. 2255
Receipts. ......... $50, S6S.6S
Deficit. ............... --so6, 6SS. 81
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

1t is asserted by local gunners that
the reod bird season will no rather
short this year. The reason given for
this IS that the roeds are ripening fast.
The birds will appear before the season
opens and start TO leave about the
opening of the season. Rail birds give
promise of good seasons sport The
wooacock season has not been very
gratifying. The birds are rather scarce.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
FINANCES OF TIE COUNTY
Additional FlguresTaken From
the Auditors Report.
SUMMARY OF THE EXPENDITURES
Gradual Increase of Cost o.
Administration.

Tho Ordinary Expenditures for the Last
Four Years Have Each Year Exceeded tho
Ordinary Receipts-The Balance of Gem
eral Funds mt the Close OF the Year 1896
Was the Remainder of Borrowed Money.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Secretary of State Hughes has issued
q certificate of incorporation to the
United States Motor Go. OF Pittsburg
and Allegheny, Pa. The company will
build automobiles. Its capital stock
is LOCO 900.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Yesterday week at j O'Clock
Stephen Flynn had narrow escape
from serious injury at Second and
Shipley streets. He was riding his
wheel when a teamster made short
turn at the corner and Flynn was
knocked from the wheel by the horse
and slightly bruised. The animal be-
came frightened and jumped directly
on the bicycle, breaking the front wheel.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
Lumber Yard change. Hands.

The lumber yard at Delaware City,
formerly owned by the late Joseph 4.
Pennington, has been sold to e. G.
Reybold of Reybold station.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Rosendale Park is being surveyed by
Frank Cooper of the park engineers
office. The purpose is to get the grades
for the proposed streets which will be
opened through the park.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Up to the present time City Tax
Collectors Savers and Lewis have col
lected about 1923, COO more in the shape
of taxes for 1899 than at this time last
year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

The Peninsula horticultural Society
has made arrangements with the Will
mington Cold Storage Co. for the
storage of the fruit to be exhibited at
the exhibition of the society.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Lovey G. Gumby of Lewes Cross
Roads has been granted an original
widows pension of Sl2 per month.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

Your destiny will be decided indie
pendent of your funeral sermon.
The Springdale news., 1899-06-16
SPRING VALLEY.
Chinch Bugs Injuring Crops-Wheat
 Harvesting.

Chinch Bugs Injuring Crops-Wheat
 Harvesting.
 Will Foust and wife visited at Uncle Tom Johnson's Sun- day.
 Aunt Rebecca Garret is stay ing for a few weeks with rela- tives at Spring Valley.
 Mrs. Joe Holbroke spent Sunday with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Tom Johnson.
 Several of our people went huckleberry hunting Sunday; report the berries very scarce.
 Ben Clifton returned Friday night from Central City, Mo, after an absence of several weeks.
 w. l.. Shelley is at home af. ter a ten weeks soionrn at Ga lena. Kan. Bill reports lots of
The Springdale news., 1899-06-16

wedding. Quite an enjoyable time was had and some nice presents received. I shall not undertake to give names as there would be no room left for Malkeepmo.
 Dr. ". R. Hunt and family, D. M. Hunt and family, J. B. Crowley and family, all of Coal Hill, Ark, were in Lowell Monday, guests of B. F. Grigs- by. They are out for a few hot months enjoying the breezes of the Ozarks. They will visit Eureka Springs, Harrison, and other important points in Northwest Arkansas before re turning.
 June 12. LEoNIDAs.