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The sun., 1900-07-18
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, WEDNESDAY. July IS 1900
MADE REQUESTS.
Street and Sewer Department is
Asked to Make improvements.

Howell S England, representing Will.
liam Greenwalt q Son, who are building
four houses at Fifth avenue and Wright
street, appeared before the Street and
Sewer Directors yesterday and asked
that Filth avenue be brought to grade,
SO that water pipes can be run to the
houses. The matter wllibe given atten-
tion. Charles B!ocher, who owns a
number of dwellings on Scott street be.
tween Lancaster avenue and Fourth
street, spoke in favor of petition for
curb and sidewalks, as did also Thomas
Sam worth, who said some houses would
be built il the improvement should be
made.
D. j. Harrington asked that sewer be
built in Eighteenth street west of West.
The matter will be given attention.
Application was made on behalf of
William Medholdt for the changing of
the grade at Shalcross avenue and
Franklin street. Secretary Wiley was
instructed to reply that TIT department
cannot grant the request at this time.
The Street and Sewer Directors have
decided to build sewer In Front street
between Market and King. The city go,
licitor will enforce collection of liens
from number of people who have re-
fused to pay.
The weekly payroll, S64S.78, and bills
for carts, $3.50 62. were passed. Secretary
Wiley reported collections amounting to
1862 81, and also balance OF Sl0,Sl5.40.
The sun., 1900-07-18
B0LTERS ARE SLATE MAKING
Their Efforts Evoke Humor
Among Local Politicians.
Du Pont Wants DIR. Shortlidge and
Hugh Browne Gets Shock When
He Hears George II. Smith of
Laurel Wants to be Nomi-
mated for Governor.

The bolter Republicans are slate MAX
ing. Their forts have evoked no little
amount of humor among local poll
tcians. Slate making is not the easiest
part of the political game and the in.
sureent Republicans are finding some
difficulty in establishing harmonious
action in the organization of party
wreckers. The nomination OF Governor
is causing the most trouble. After a
conference with Colonel du Pont on
Monday Postmaster Hugh @. Browne
told number of friends that the con-
vention of party wieckers to be held in
this city on August 2l would nominate
DR.. Evan 9. Shortlidge for Governor.
The absolute certainty that the boter
Republican nominee will not have the
slightest chance OF election and will be
merely tool, by the use OF which Col
onel du Pont hopes to defeat the candi-
date of the Republican party, makes it
hard for the bolters to get anyone ex-
cept perpetual office-holde,s to go on
the ticket. Repu uolicans want success,
not sure defeat. They are anxious to
support winning ticket.
While du Pont and his man Browne
discuss plans for wrecking the Repubi-
can party in Delaware the crowd of du
Pont Republicans down in Sussex
county have gone into the slate making
business. Their effort is the most ridicu-
lous proposition confronting sane men
in Delaware politics for long time.
The bolter slate was received yesterday
by The Sun from Sussex county CORE
spondent.
Paresis is written in blazing letters
on the mind Of the man, or minds OF the
men, who inspired the Sussex county
slate. The party wreckers down among
the sandhills want to nominate George
E Smith of Laurel, for Governor, and
George Massey Jones of Dover, for Lieu
tenant Governor. In the most cold
blooded manner they have made this
proposition. Hugh Browne is pledged
to party wrecking and the nomination of
pothouse politicians, but be stood aghast
at the serious possibilities when he
learned that George E. Smith wanted to
have the Gubernatorial nomination.
Even the gang would refuse to enter such
a ridiculous agreement and the nomina-
tion of Smith, Browne feared, would
break up the plans of their boss du Pont
to defeat the Republican party.
The sun., 1900-07-18
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Miss Alma Price OF this city is visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
Officers of Columbia Lodge, A. O. U,
W., will be installed this eve.ing.
Chester Heights campmeeting began
yesterday and will continue until July
The large sign board above No. 100i
Market street will be covered with Y
M. G. A. sign.
Usage Tribe, No. 80, Improved Order
of Red Men, will celebrate its first ami.
versary tonight.
Receiver of Taxes Horace G. Rettew
has collected $6,441, coun,y taxes ior
1900, to date.
Phoenix Fire Company will entertain
members of the Hope Fire Company OF
Harrisburg in September.
Arrangements have been made for the
annual field day of the Y. M. @. A. at
Brandywjne Springs Park on August 20.
An excellent bill has bten provided
by the managers of Shellpot PARK for the
entertainment OF its patrons this week.
Building Inspector Cassidy granted
John q. Gordy permit to build a
kitchen to his residence, No. 4l9 East
Third street.
George w. Hogue, linen an on the
New Castle and Delaware City railroad,
fell from pole yesterday MOI ming and
broke his arm.
The hearing in the Cause will case
which had been set for tomorrow morn
ing has been postponed indefinitely
owing to the illness of Attorney Lewis Q.
Vandegrift.
William Michael Byrne and H. II.
Ward went to New York last night to
represent the Delaware stockholders OF
the Republic Savings and Loan Associa-
tion at its meeting today.
Trustees of tie Home for Friendless
Children have elected David j. Rein
haidt trnstee and secretary to succeed
Joseph A. Richardson, who resigned
three months ago because of i'll health.
The sun., 1900-07-18
One Mortgage SATISFIED.

One of the $4,000 mortgages against
the Y NJ. G. A. building has been salts
fled and money is coming in towards
The payment of the other. Progress is
being made on the Improvements to the
building. fhe athletic department COM
mittee has been authorized to prepare a
list OF necessary apparatus for the GYM
nasum. the outfit for the bowling alleys
and Switchboard, and plans for the
locker room.
The sun., 1900-07-18
OLD SOL
SMASHED THE
RECORD YESTERDAY
Thermometers in This City
Went as High as
los Degrees.
MANY HEAT REGISTRATIONS
Coats and Hats Were Discarded and
General Rush was Made for
Cooling Drinks and Fans.
Many Men Quit
Work at Noon.

well, is it hot enough for you?' wat
the question some persons were indis
Greet enough to ask yesterday, and they
barely escaped with their lives.
The weather was hot with a yenpe.
ance. The day before bad been a record
breaker, but the record was smashed
SUN more Yesterday. 1t was the hottest
18th OF July for about fifteen years.
The thermometer yesterday at its max.
lmum stood at l05 degrees. At some
parts OF the city the thermometer only
registered l02 degrees.
Quite number OF persons were pros
traied by the heat, but no serious cases
were reported.
At some Of the industrial establish
ments the men quit work at noon. AT
others many stopped work while the
rest continued, but were careful to work
slowly.
A further tightening of wearing ap-
parel was one Of the effects yesterday OF
the continuation of the warm wave.
Clothing stores reported considerable
increase OF business in stuffs of approxi-
mately gossamer texture, and in the
crowds of men on the shady side of the
streets there was noticeable sprinkling
OF purely outing costumes.
Toward noon it was not infrequently
to be noted that some OF the more obese
OF the city's business population puffed
and painted around town with fans work
ing energeticallv in their hands.
The ice cream man and the dispenser
OF drinks of all kinds, temperate and in
temperate, did land office business.
The thirsty soul asked why it was that
these distributors of internal GOODNESS
always located their establishments near
big thermometers, but trade secrets are
ito be given away for the asking.
The sun., 1900-07-18
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED.
Cut Down by the 1.57 Express Yes
terday Morning.

The F., w. & B. railroad train due at
the French street station at ]. 81 O'Clock
yesterday morning struck and instantly
killed colored man who is supposed to
be known in Philadelphia as the "Phila-
delphia Kid"
The dead man and Arthur R Prear,
also colored, of No. sos South Eleventh
street, Philadelphia, were on their way
to Dover to pick peaches when the acci
dent happened. The two men had
started for the West Yard to catch a
freight train for Dover and when near
the Shipley Run sewer the "Kid"
stepped on the northbound track directly
in front of the express train.
There was nothing on his clothing
whereby he could be identified. Coroner
Vandever will hold an inquest over tie
remains tonight.
The sun., 1900-07-18
y. NJ. @. A. DAY.
August 20, Will be Red Letter Day
at Brandywine Springs.

Young MEMS Christian Association
Day will be observed at Brandywine
Syringe Park on Saturday, August 25.
The arrangements for the affair will be
in charge Of the Wilmington Y. NJ G. A..
through its ath 'etic department COM
mittee. An eadeavor will be made to
secure the cooperation Of the associa-
tions in Philadelphia, Coateevil'e, Read
ing and Baltimore. Special rates are to
be secured for bringing the outside as
sociation people here and il all the plans
work out, it should prove a red letter
day in the history Of the park. The
athletic department committee of the
local organization has had the matter
under consideration for sometime and at
a meeting of the board of directors of the
association was given the authority to go
ahead.
Athletic sports of various kinds with
numerous novelties such as tub and
swimming races will be held. Special
music will be furnished by Howson's
Band
The sun., 1900-07-18
Change Of Names OF Streets.

At the meeting Of the Street and S. wer
Department yesterday, resolution
changing the names OF certain streets
was given one reading and referred, but
It is likely that it will not be acted upon
for two weeks at least. The resolution
changes the pame of Hazlett street to
Park Place, which is really an extension
OF tue present Park Place, and also
changes the names of Sixtoe.4t.4, Sven
teenth and Eighteenth streets, in the
Highlands, but the new names are left
blank, and it has not been decided what
will be substituted. The reason for
making change in the Highlands is be-
cause the numbered streets there are not
in line with the same streets north of the
Brandywine.
The sun., 1900-07-18
Afro-American League.

A meeting of the Afro American League
was held at last night at Bantums Hall,
No. 11l3 East Fourteenth street Another
meeting will be held on Thursday night
to endorse the national ticket and con.
slider policies for the benefit of the col.
ored race of Delaware and the country
in general. Among the speakers will be
Professor Murray OF Baltimore and
Joseph Gumby. William Vincent and
George Benson of Wilmington.
The sun., 1900-07-18
ONE CENT
ENTERTa MED AT EDGE MOOR.
Milmingtonians Spend DeIis htfui
Evening.

"HhiStohians spend Delis htful
Evening.
The Misses Reba and Mary Hcffscker
gave delightful party last night al their
home at Edge Moor in honor Of Miss
Pear.Ie Lettelier, of Los Angles, Cali
fornia. who is visiting Miss Meryine
Bloomsburg, of this city.
Those who attended the marty from
this city left French street station on the
6.09 O'Clock Philadelphia express. after
making special arrangements 10 stop off
at Edge Moor.
Alter arriving at Edge Moor, lawn ten
MS, croquet and rope and clothes pin
contest were played on the grounds.
Inc lawn tennis contest between Miss
MerVine Bioomsburg and A. f. PYLE was
stopped on account of darkness and was
decided tie. The croauet game be-
Reen ten persons was won py Miss
Nellie Crow One OF the features of the
evening was the rope and clothes pin
contest, which was very exciting and in
teresting The prize winners were as
follows:
First prize, Miss Mervine Bloomsbury:
second, A. F. Pyle; third, Robert Glover.
and BOBBY prize, Miss Nellie Grow.
Inc grounds were beautifully decorated
with Japanese lanterns and refreshments
were served after the contests were COLI
GUIDED. Returning the party left Edge
Moor on the II 03 o'clock train. Those
present were as follows: Miss PearIe
Lettellier Of Los Angeles. CAL, Miss Reba
and Mary Hoffecker Of Edge Moor, aIiss
Nellie Grow, Miss Mervine Bloomshurg.
Miss Roberts, Miss Fannie Porter. Miss
Virginia Roberts, Miss Irena Railev.
George Bailey, Robert GLOVER, Fnrsey
Brown, George Collins, Matthew Elliott,
Horace Crow and a, T. Pyle Of Whining
ton.
The sun., 1900-07-18

IWhere much of the fighting has taker
place.l
urday were about 800 killed or wounded
4 The casualties were greatest among the
Russians and japanese.
"In Fridays combined attack upon tn,
native city over 40 guns bombarded the
f Chinese positions. The lighting was mos
determined, and the allies losses were
heavy. Eight Chinese guns were cap
f1ired, and the Chinese were driven out OF
the west arsenal after a fierce cannon
ade."
The secretary of state has received 0
dispatch from Mr.. Allen, the American
minister in Korea, saying that the Boxers
on Saturday, July IA. destroyed a Catho
Lie mission three miles from the KoreaI
boundary and 80 miles from the Ameri
can mines.
The president is back in Washington
lie attended a cabinet meeting ut which
fne whole Chinese question was thor
oughly discussed.
Wu Hears of Tien-tsin's Fall.
The news Of the fall Of Tien-tsin was
conveyed to the Chinese minister early
In the day. He was deeply interested.
but evinced little surprise at this out
come, as he had looked upon the result
as inevitable. He- was surprised that
any effective resistance had been made
on the first day of the fighting.
MIR. WI is remaining in practical Sc
clusion. He is anxious to get away and
take a most needed rest, but he feels
that he cannot do so while a crisis is on,
When seen, he showed many evidences
of the strain upon him, complaining OF
headache aid sleeplessness from the con
slant worry. He discussed the latest do
velopments, and, while willing to assist
and advise in an intelligent solution of
the present difficulty, he asked that his
personality be not too prominently
Brought TO the front, as he feels this to
be time for caution and reserve.
He was induced, however, to answer
the following direct question:
BIASED ON your knowledge of the sit.
nation and familiarity with Chinese char
acter and affairs, how would you advise
that the present situation be met?'
4 The minister pondered for time and
then said:
& "The first essential in dealing with the
Spresent situation is to maintain calm in,
the midst of the present feyerish excite
.ment and to avoid hasty conclusions
Based upon a multitude of conflicting re
Forts. TO be- sure, it appears that fight.
8sa- has occurred at Ticn-tsin. But many
IN lac most yi,ai TEXTURES nf this af";.
8 Continued on rage A..ice.
The sun., 1900-07-18
MAY CHANGE TO GAS.
Service of Electric Light Company
Not Satisfactory.

A communication from the Whining
ton City Electric Light Company in re-
ply to complaint made by the Street
and Sewer Directors about some of the
lights was read at the meeting of the di-
rectors yesterday. 1t stated that the
complaints will be investigated and the
trouble, if any, will be RENE died.
President Simmons said the reply was
not satisfactory and Secretary Wiley was
instructed to notify the company that il
the service was not satisfactory, the bills
would be held up. Mr.. Simmons also
said he thought it would be well, if any
incandescent lamps are found to be Civ
ing trouble, to replace them with gas
lamps.
The sun., 1900-07-18
SOME SALARIES RAISED.
Inspector Van Trump Will Now Re.
ceive $27 a Week.

AT the meeting of the Water Commits
ssloners yesterday the salaries of mum
ber OF employees were raised slightly
Inspector j. Q. Van Trump's salary was
raised from $25 to $27 week.
The balance in bank was $64, ,299. 80
The weekly payroll was passed. 1t was
u, l46 60, the highest for some time
Eight-inch mains are to be laid on Har.
rlson street from Front to Fifth, Market
from Concord avenue 10 Twenty.third
street. Shipey from Filth to Sixth,
Seventh from Jefferson to Washington,
Tatnall from Tenth to Eleventh. or
these streets iron service pipes must be
replaced with lead ones.
The sun., 1900-07-18
Convention OF Eldeayorers.

The meeting OF the State executive
committee Of the Delaware Christian
Endeavor Union was held on Monday
evening at the residence fthe president.
j. II. Burns, No. 1916 West S. yeotb
street. Plans were discussed for the an.
nual State convention at Lewts on the
9th and 25th Of October. A committee
was also appointed to arrange a program
for Delaware Day, the first Sunday in
October.
The sun., 1900-07-18
Testimony in Railroad Case.

Testimony was taken yesterday by ].
Frank Biggs in the case of John F. Smith
VS.. the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, which is pending in the Cecil
county, Md, court. Smith was elected
from train last year at Barksdale, and
claims $4,000 damages. Joshua Clay
ton, OF Elkton, formerly of this State,
represents the railroad, and Heister
Hess, of Elkton, appears for Smith. The
witnesses to be examined here are W. G.
Grant, passenger, and R. Perry, con-
ductor oil the train.
The sun., 1900-07-18
Work on sewer stonned.

Contractor William M. Connelly yes
terday asked the Street and Sewer De-
rartment to grant the request Of a nun.
ber Of owners Of property on Jackson
street between Chestnut and Elm, to
have the building of sewer in that
square stopped, on the ground that most
OF the houses are owned by people too
poor to pay liens and a sewer is not
needed there. The work was ordered
stopped until the matter can be 10 ked
intn.
The sun., 1900-07-18
Got or at Wrong Town.

Willard Blackstone, aged years, Of
No. liz West Seventh street, was on an
excursion to National Park yesterday,
and upon returning got off the boat at
Chester in mistake. He was taken in
cha. ge nf by Chief Berry who Motif d
the police of this city. Later lc WAS
brought home by his father.
The sun., 1900-07-18
woRKINGMAN INJURED.
While Working on New Trolley Road
Hoke was Hurt.

While working on the new trolley line
between New Castle and Delaware City
yesterday afternoon, George H Hoke Of
No. ia South Thirty second street,
Philadelphia, who is a lineman, fell
from the wire wagon at Dobbinsville and
broke his left arm. He was taken to
New Castle and put on Wilmington
car aud from Fourth and Market streets,
this city, he was removed to the Della
ware Hospital in the Phoenix ambu-
lance. Hoke is employed by Gill &
Company of Philadelphia who have the
contract for putting the electric wire up
on that line.
The sun., 1900-07-18
Reading Room for Boys.

The room No l0074 Market street will
be used by the Y. NJ. c. A. for the b ys'
department. 1t will be made into
reading and game room and social par
lor. The boys department is showing
hne growth and is recognized as yalu-
able adjunct of the association.
The sun., 1900-07-18
An Old Fireman Dead.

John Foreman who for AZ years had
been member of the Phoenix Fire
Company, died at his home in Brandy
wine hundred Monday OF old age. Inter-
ment will be made at Lombardy ceme-
tery at 3 o'clock this afternoon and a
number of members of the fire company
will attend.
The sun., 1900-07-18
Contractor Gill Here.

Mr.. Leihouses Gill, a member Of the
firm of Gill & Company, of Philadelphia,
who. have the contract for putting the
electric wire up on the new New Castle
and Delaware City railway, is stopping
at the Clayton House. In speaking of
the new line last night Mr.. Gill said
that the work is progressing rapidly and
that the road would probably BIZ read
for operation in short time.
The sun., 1900-07-18
Polish Wedding Yesterday.

A wedding took place yesterday morn
ing at 8 o'clock at St. Hedwig's Polish
Church. The contracting parties were
Alexis Darepka and Katherine Mich
olaski. A reception was held at No. 23o
East Liberty street. At the close of the
marriage ceremony the newly married
couple were driven to photographers,
where they were photographed in the
wedding garments, alter which they re-
paired to the scene OF the festivities
The sun., 1900-07-18
ES cursions Yesterday.

Brandywine and Mt Pleasant NJ. E.
churches gave joint excursion to Cape
May Yesterday on the steamer Republic.
The Union Church Sunday school gave
an excursion tn National Park yesie day
on the boats of tie Wilmington Steam
,at Company.
The sun., 1900-07-18
Shipping Cars.

Jackson & Sharp Company shipped
number of cars to Rochester, N. Y, yes.
terday and are preparing several very
fine cars for the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad and the Great Nor. hern
Railroad.
The sun., 1900-07-18
Did Not Get His Man.

Detective McVey paid visit to Phila.
delphia to obtain Abe Sessler and bring
to this city. Sessler was not in court and
Mcvey will baye to make another trip.
he has requisition papers for him. Ses-
sler is under $500 bail.
The sun., 1900-07-18
New Rector in Charge.

The services at Christ Church, Della
ware City, will be under the supervision
OF the Rev. Thomas P. Eye of Philadel-
phia, Pa.
The sun., 1900-07-18
Going to China.

Fergus McGovern, of this city. for
merly member of Company X. First
Delaware R.gimeI t, has joined tile Fifth
Artillery and gone TO China.
The sun., 1900-07-18
VIII Give a Smoker.

The Delaware Saengerbund will give
smoker this evening, An interesting
program has been arranged for the occa-
sion.
The sun., 1900-07-18
Permission From Governor.

The Turner's Rife Club, of the Phila-
delphia Tnrngemeinde, will camp at
Augustine Pier from July q to IS by
permission OF Governor Tunnel.
The sun., 1900-07-18
Sold by th. shec,-;.

A tract Of land at Bear S'afion, De-
longing to G. W. Gray was sid by
Sheriff Tavlor yesterday afternoon 70
Fri 2 FizSal, RS for Sl,GC0. On i. is
located uml er yard.
The sun., 1900-07-18
lALLIES VICTORIOUS
They Capture City and
Forts Of Tien- -tSin.
us,ss
SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES,
American Casualties Said to Be
Two Hundred and Fifteen.

Total Number of Killed and Wound
ed In Combined Force Reported nj
Nearly Eight Hundred-Russia and
y Japan the Chief suGerers-Admiral
Hemey Hopes to Get Our wounded
Y to Taku or Aboard the soIace al
Once - Boxer Movement Now Re-
ported to Have Extended as Far as
= Korea.
4 Washington, July 17.-Admiral Remey
has cabled the navy department that the
city and forts Of Tien-tsin are in tho
hands Of the allies. His list of killed and
wounded is not entirely complete. His
dispatch follows:
"Chrfu, July 1T.-Today hope to gct
wounded from Trntsin either in hos.
pitfalls at Taln o. aboard Solace Com
munication very uncertain. Following
casualties apparently confirmed: Marines
Captain Davis killed; Captain hemlv
Lieutenants Butler and Leonard wound.
ed. Army. Colonel Liscum killed; MIA.
jors Reagan and Lee, Captains Noycs
Brewster and. Bookmiller; Licutonants
Naylor, Lawton, Hammond and Waid.
ron wounded.
Total killed and wounded reported
10. Russian and Japanese loss heavy
Our total loss reported 215. About &C
were marines, but number believed to be
exaggerated. Have officer on shore espe.
cialiy to get authentic number and names.
which will he promptly telegraphed. City
and forts now in the hands of allies. Ad.
miral Seymour returned to fleet. Rank.
ing officer ashore is Admiral Alexieff AT
Tien-tsin."
IN An English Account.
f A London dispatch says that the Shang.
hal correspondent of The Evening News
telegraphing under date of July II, says
''rhe allied troops resumed the attack
upon the Chinese walled city of Tien-tsin
on the morning Of July IA, and succeeded
in preaching the walls and capturing all
the forts.
"The Chinese were completely routed
md the allies took possession of the ma
tive city and its defenses.
3"The total losses of the allies in the en-,
gagements of Thursday, Friday and Sat
The sun., 1900-07-18
The Weather Forecast.

The indications for today ar, tn {
showers, warn, southwest win Is
will prevail.
The sun., 1900-07-18
LAMP EXPLOSION.
A Fire Starts and 500 Damage
Done

A lamp exploded in the rear of No.
!Oo3 Market street about S.11 O'Clock
last night in apartments occupied bv
David Sharkley and caused a small
blaze.
Thomas Freese struck box z. The fire
was soon extinguished. The loss was
300, which is covered by insurance
The property is owned by H. Dure.