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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-21

The first tea of the season was hold on
Saturday at tho Delaware Field Club.
The hostess Mrs. A. II, G, Garrett. was
assisted by Misses Alice lea Elizabeth
ConbJ aud Hclen Sparks. - he attendance
was largo aud the affair wasithoroughly
enjoyed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-21

For some reason tho restaurant recently
opened by J. W Thomas. gt 30. 100 East
Fourth street, was lOsad to-day. As MIR
Thomas had not given no'ic, Of any
change that fact led to many surr,ises,
but no satisfactory reason cVul b. OBJ
tanned for his new departure. lolnurrow
VIII probably bring all desired infOtma-
tlun. III Inc mean ims tho hungry will
DO daily provided Tor a. other rstnblish-
meutS
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-21
Barrow Man At Work
EsApa
Sr kf

For sCme time past considerable COM
plant has boon received concerning tho
laxltyo OF the street and Sewer Depart
neht IN not furnishinga barrow man in
BTandywine. The complaints will come
to an end now that barrow man was
put to work beyond tho bridge to. day. ss
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-21

The Wilmington Ereia Press Should
have been credited with the printing of the
general report vi The Street and Sewer
Department. Tho work was well done,
ana tho Frois Press feels that tho pablo
should recognize tho responsible party.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-21
SUPERIOR
COURT.

The Superior of Now Castle county
opened this morning with Judges Grub
Joyce and Penniwel on tie bone h.
Part of the morning was spent in guinS
over the Trial and argument list. The
following cases were continued: PuSey
ana Jones vs., Arthur Dodge; Wilmington
and Northern Railroad v5. William y.
Clerk owing to the absence Of material
witaesscs. Elizabeth b. Combs vs.. Jos
l.. Carpenter continued until September
torn; Adelaide Aherns w. Patrick Nc.
Laugh!n and Joseph b 'ste vs. Patrick
Mclaughlin concinued until September
term. Wlsenan and Dunn W. Cummor-
clul Fire Insurance Company; II. Dnvlna
and Company Vi. Commercial Fire lusur-
auce Company; Edward Burns VI. Com
mercial Fire Insurance Company aud
Vanderbilt agd Hopkins vs.. Cnm!Acrcial
Insurance Company was granted leave 10
nmmeud.
That amount was kept back from the
purchase money Ivy Mir DeNaliinger pend
ing on tho passage of a Judgment siein
law by the legislature, then in session.
whereby all Judgments dated rior to
January !, 1856, and not 1896 would not be
cin against real estate. The Judgment
in question was not received and MIR,
Max y oil claims thus tho 800 should DO
returned to him. The case being argued
whom court adjourned.
The case Of Edward ltuShton's adminis-
traitors vs.. p W. & b. railroad Company
Judgement for dcfcnca for costs were
gran cd. Case of Nicholas Glusnnmyer
VS.. Joseph J. Pierce and Charles Greene,
Baliif; Judgement in favor of defendcnt
for $3.50 The case of Alexander Maxwell
vs.. Charles DeValingcr was the first case
tried by special jury. Tho brie! of the case
is as fol!oHs onitho 7th Of March 1888
Charles DeNalinger purchased from
Maxwell the National Hotel property in
Midlletown for "a, COO at the time Of that
salo II certain judRdInont amounting to
to 500 da!od IN tho year Of 1871 was
against tho property.
William II. johnson, of Ridley Park,
Pa, was struck by train this morning
at the Orange street crossing aud had his
head cut ana leg severely bruised.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-21

To- morrow promises to be fair, and
rather warner. Similar conditions will
probably prevail ON Wednesday,
Tho Thermometer at W. &. Taylors
drug store, 3)2 King stroot, to-day regis
tered rs follows:
,o'clock 10 oclock ] o'clock
IA ct GJ
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-21

Tho Metropolitan Steamship Company i
steamer whitney now undor way of
construction at the works OF tho Harlan
and "li!nsaworth will DO launched on
Tuesday May 20
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-21
DOIS.

The Ladies' Homo Missionary Society OF
Epworth NJ. H. Church will hold Il meet
ing tonight,
Two trcos at Seventh and Bennett and
Twelfth and Walnut streets were blown
down during tho rain storm Saturday az
ternoon.
Next Thursday evening. the James A.
Garfield Council, No. |. Daughters of
America will celebrate its fourth anni-
versary.
Robert II. Richards will road q paper
before the Historical Society OF delaware
TO night.
All games Of base ball were postponed
on Saturday on account of the rain.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-21

White New stock, new
styles and pleasing
and prices, vi, $3.50
50, 50. 80 and SO.
Fancy Sin 6 e breasted
with and without
Vests. collars, regular and
highcut, double
breasted with and without
collars, W hltc Duck, plain
aud basket wear, white
p!que, wide and narrow
Twill, and white Duck with
neat dots, aid figured pat
terms. New shades of
browns and drabs, all sizes
81 to Al. Regulars and
stouts, some new striped
Flannel SUITS, double
breasted Vests at $40.
Some new cheap suits,
exta values at So, $3.50
and IS. Closed OUT lots
make the prices, all sizas
81 to ~.
Open Tuesday and Saturday
evenings.
JAS. /. MJLLIA & SONS.
Clothing, Sixth and
Hats. Market,
Shoes Wilmington:
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-21

James A, Garfield Council No Dangh.
ters of America will celebrate thior fourth
anniversary in their hail at No l0i East
Ninth street. Thursday evening, May "a.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24
His Last Wait.
Pittsburg Daily News.l

(P1ttSburg Daily NeWS.)
The young fellow who had been making
an impression called the other evening.
The young lady was upstairs. and her
sister told her that he had called Mean
time he waited in the parlOr. and the
sister played the piano. A woman likes 10
keep man waiting on her. They seem
70 think 1t shows their power. This
daughter of Eve was no exception TO the
rule, and the sister played nearly all the
pieces she knew. Still the fair one up
stairs was busy. The young man was not
growing impatient. but he had been treat
ed this way every time ne called on a girl.
and ne made up his mind he would try TO
give this pTOcraStinator q lesson When
at last he heard her on the stairs he told
the sister to say that he had gone. being
tired Of waiting. Then he slid behind a
curtain.
He did not expect to make the coup. he
did Had he known what was coming he
probably would have abandoned his plan.
But he had not consulted a fortune-teller.
and consequently was in the dark The
young woman came softly downstairs
sWishing her skirts and intent on making
a great impression. She came into the
room looking her sweetest, and with a
smile on her lips that would have made
the fortune Of a tooth powder adver-
tisemenL Then she discovered that the
caller was not in sight
HAS he gomez" she asked with a
pretty pout.
Yes. said the sister; 'he said he could
not wait any longer
''EIa, he must have been in a terrible
hurry. was only putting on a little COM
Then the youth came out, and tried tn
start a conversation on the weather. bur
rouge that ne had TO excuse himself and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24
Secures the Control of Western
Wyoming Fields.
WILL BUILD RAILROADS
MEANS EMPLOYMENT OF MANY
THOUSANDS OF MEN.
Union Pacific, Short Line, o. r. & N,
the Diamondville and Kemmerer
Companies and Marcus Daily Said
to Be Interested In the Scheme
Tract Fifty Miles Square.


Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 2S.-It is re-
ported here that the Union Pacific,
Oregon Short Line and Oregon Rail
way & Navigation railroads and the
DlamondviIe and Kemmerer Coal
companies, Marcus DAILY, the Montana
copper king, being heavily interested
in the two latter concerns, have enter
ed into combine to control a tract of
valuable coal lands in western WyOm-
ing.
II is proposed to build a north and
south line Of railroad, hfty-fve miles
IN length from Kemmerer and
Diamondville coal mines on the Short
Lire. to the Aspen coal mines on the
Union Pacific, traversing and con-
trolling q tract of land fifty miles
square, every acre of which is under
laid with coal to a greater or less eX-
tent. The development of this i'm
menSs and prolific coal area would
mean the employment Of many thou
sands of men where there are only a
few hundred miners at work, and a
coal production and market Of gigantic
proportions.
BY pooling their interests the five
companies will control the scOal fields
of western Wyoming from which al
most the entire coal supply of Utah,
Idaho and that section of the west
is obtained. The combine Will also
affect the shipments of coal to Cali
fOrnia which are now considerable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24
UNIQUE INDIAN BIBLES.
They Reveal the Religious Beliefs of
the Yaquis.
CSar Francisco Examiner

Two of the most peculiar volumes
ever compiled in the name Of religion
have passed from Indian possession
into the keeping of q san Francisco
man. Mr.. Luis LoaiZa- They were
taken from the dead body of Yaqui
Indian, an unoTdeined priest, or ma
estro," who was shot by Mexican reg
ulaTs during the last insurrection Of his
tribe.
These sacred books reveal the relig-
ious beliefs and ceremonies of the va
Quis The maestro to whom they be
longed was one of a band Of Indian
marauders. that had been devastating
the country as they passed through it,
and committing all kinds Of atrocities
while on their way to join the remain
der Of the tribe. The maestro had ap-
parently forgotten his priestly calling
for he was lighting with the utmost
feT0city WHEN killed. After he fell, the
Holy Scriptures were found by a SOL
der next TO his murder-lOving heart
The maestro was an artist Of cOnsid-
cradle imagination and a technique all
his own, as his conception Of Christ on
the cross, st. John. St. Gregory and
the Deity show His idealization of
the ascension, the victory of the cross
over sin and doomsday is pathetic in
its crudity. A draped cloth over the
cross to represent the wrapping Of the
body Of Jesus in myrtle and olive leaves
before laying him in the sepulChTe, aC-
cOrding to st. John. xix, 40, proves that
the maestro must have been a student
1t is to- hoped that if he has reached
heaven the aTchangels Michael, Ga
bTiel and Raphael have forgiven him
for his Outlandish portraits Of them.
Father Demasini of the Jesuit church.
to whom these books were submitted
for inspection says that such drawings
were never authorized by the head Of
the church and that unless one knew
the Latin mass by heart it would be
almost impossible TO attempt a trans
lation or Interpretation of the book
containing it The mass seems to him
TO have been taken down while listen
ing TO the priest, the words are discOn-
nected. syllableS being Joined TO the
wrong words and producing a curious
tumble
The Spanish book is a little better.
but occasionally a word occurs which
is known only to the understanding Of
the YaqUis.
Both volumes are put together with
infinite neatness and painstaking care.
are written and printed with a pen,
every stroke of which evidences a la
Dor of love and reverence for the task
The frOntispiece, in red and black ink.
is ''fearfUlly and wonderfully made. i"
The cover of one is of gaudy red calico.
bound with black and red cotton skirt
braid
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24
ENGINEERING IN CHINA.
What Lord Charles Beresford Saw
During His Visit There.
Coasters Magazine)

How much room still remains in
China for the exercise of educational
effort was illustrated recently in an in
teresting manner by Lord Charles
BeresfoTd in an address before the IN
stitution Of Mechanical Engineers.
Lord BeresfOrd, almost fresh from a
Chinese tour of inspection which had
for its immediate object the study of
possible British trade extension in the
far east, had enjoyed exceptional op-
pOTtunities for collecting experiences.
and one Of these was the following:
In the arsenal at Shanghai he hap
penCd to notice a Krupp gun fitted
with an Armstrong breech piece He
was told that this had been rendered
necessary because the Chinese had
blown off the original breech piece and,
upon going to a fort upon the river, in
charge of a Mandarin. he found out
how the accident happened. They were
using for the siXty-seven- ton guns a.
powder which was quite unsuitable.
and he said:
That powder viii blow the breech
piece off"
The Mandarin nodded. smiled, and
answered: Yes, it does
The last time the gun was fired. ne
said, it killed fourteen men; so then
they loaded another gun and fired it.
and that time twenty-fOur men were
killed. These guns must have cost in
mounting and breeding at least $50
900.
In another place there was a battery
of five siXty-ton muzzle-lOading guns
He asked where the front of the battery
was. The Mandarin pointed in one di-
rection, but the guns pointed in an
other. On this being mentioned to him,
the Mandarin replied:
Yes. think there has been a mis-
take"
The guns were arranged in rachelon.
so that the men working one gun
would have infallibly been killed by
the next. He demonstrated this to the
Mandarin. who replied
Yes, some men would no doubt be
killed, but the shot would reach the
enemy"
At another place he found that the
gun was actually loaded in the maya
zine. and he said:
IF there were any caTelesSnass in
sponging the gun after firing, the mag
azine would be blown UP"
The Mandarin in charge gave him a
slap on the back. and replied.
You are one of the cleverest men I
have ever met. The year before last
We did fire these guns, and we blew up
the magazine, just as you have said. I
VIII show you where it was"
The Mandarin added that he did not
remember how many men were killed,
but he believed that it was fifty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24
PROTEST AGAINST SMITH.
No Attention Paid to it By the Post
Office Department.

ONCE department.
Washington, Jan 23.-The investiga-
ton directed by the house concerning
charges that certain federal app0intees
in Utah were pOlygamists at the time
Of their appointment, was resumed TO-
day by the house committee on post
offices and post roads. General BristOW
fourth assistant postmaster general
submitted a petition in the case of Or
gln Smith, postmaster at Logan. Utah.
dated Logan. Dec. 16 1897, and directed
to the president. It states that Smith is
mot a fl person to hold this position.
or any position under the government
Of the United States. because he is an
ecclesiastic of the Mormon church,
holding high Office in that church" It
also specifies the alleged pOlygamous
status of the appO.ntee.
This petition, it was explained, was
received and briefed in the usual way.
but DO attention was directed to it I'M
til 1e recent agitation occurred.
zneral BristOw said there were other
papers relating to Utah, containing pri-
vate and political matters which it was
desired to submit to the committee in
executive session. The committee
agreed That such matters should not go
to the press, and a subcommittee was
appointed to go over the papers in eX-
ecutive session.
H A Drury, chief of a section in the
pOstOffice department, handling matAsrs
relating TO Utah, stated that he haHnO
recollection of the petition, and knew
nothing of the polygamous charges I'M
til attention had recently been directed
to them. He gave the magnitude Of
the letters received about 1900 daily,
and said it was a physical impossible
ity to read every paper throughout, al
though the literal instructions were
that it should be done The petition
was not called to the attention of the
postmaster general or of the presi-
dent.
In answer to question as to whether
any political prejudice could have en-
tered into the handling of the papers.
Mr.. Drury stated that this could not be
true. as he was a Democrat.
After discussing the scope Of the in
StigatiOn, the committee decided to
have Chairman Loud ascertain whether
indictments had been found against the
appointees said to be pOlygamists on
the ground of their polygamy. This will
take some time, and the inquiry viii
be resumed at the call CT the chair
man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24
a Persistent Poet.
PhHadelnhia Post


Although r. K. Munkittrick has an en-
viable reputation as a humorist, vet he is
not the quickest man in the world to see a
joke when it is played on himself Mr.
Gibson. one of the editors Of Puck and
also a practical joker, arranged for n
special Jest 10 be administered to Mr.
Munkittrick
he had provided trick telephone which
emitted a shower Of -four when ANYBODY
spoke into il.
When Mr. M1nkittrick had arrived Fl
was suddenly discovered that the name.
mad gone 20 press and that his COW vas
too late There was only one chance Mr.
Gibson said. and that was TO teleuhone 10
the printer ard tell him to ston the
presses until his matter should be set nm
and inserted. He asked Mr. Mun<ittrict,
10 go 10 the phone at once
Ihen the stan sat still and held thafr
sides waiting for the explosion Finally
Mr. Gibson rushed to the telephone ana
found his friend deluged in flour bIIf still
perslstingly calling Hello" through me
phone. nv
the Joke. nv
remarked
SIN, think we ought to let tba
printer know about my copy; don't yolI?''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24
TRAIN JUMPING FINE ART
No Longer Practiced, But Formerly
Flagmen Had to Do It.
New York SUM
Jumpihg from trains IS rapidlv

Jumping from trains is rapidly be-
coming a lost art. One does not need
to be very old in the railroad business
to remember when a fiagman was not
considered half fagman unless he
could tuck lantern or a flag under his
arm and let himself down to the ground
from the high step of a cabOOse when
the train was running at twenty-five
miles an hour. Every man of the crew
did it in those days. 1t was not merely
an accomplishment; it was something
they had to learn, for which they had
use in their business every day. In
those days a ftagman practically had
no other duty that to protect the rear
Of his train. The books of instructions
Were very explicit on this point. and
the word Immediately was so promi-
nent that you could see it Fbout as
far as you could see the book itself. The
moment the slack came in the train
after the engineer had whistled for the
brakes the hagman was supposed to
jump of and run back to hold DIP the
next train, and with trains running IN
der five-ninute limit a man had to be
particularly nimble While men were
not specially and officially instructed in
the art Of jumping on and off moving
trains, still a brakeman had no chance
OF DeinS promoted to fagInan If he
lacked nerve or was otherwise unfit
fer the practice. There are sometimes
fat flagmen now, there were none then.
The block system has been chiefly in
strumental in doing away with train
jumping as a fine art. BY this system
every train is assured Of an absolutely
clear track for a certain distance. If
for any reason train comes to d stop
between two signal points a flagman
must go back but this is only in the
nature of additional precaution. The
fagman is no longer the sole protector
of train in the rear and the trains
are under better control on account Of
the air brake and other appliances.
It would be hard to say how fast a
train a man could jump from. In gen
eral it depended much upon the man.
Men have jumped from trains running
at the rate of thirty-five miles an
hour, and the first step they took when
they struck the ground was about a
rail length, thirty feet. Sometimes it
was easy for them, at other times
depression or an elevation Of an inch
under your foot would be enough to
make every muscle in your body sore
for a week, although you were able to
keep your footing. Nowadays except
in rare cases, a man has no business in
getting on or off trains running faster
than fourteen miles an hour.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24
Republicans Were Indifferent

Today's hearing made it palmer even
than heretofore that the Republican
party was wholly Indifferent to the ap-
pointment Of polygamists in Utah two
years ago, If not in fact earnestly de-
sirOus Of their recognition for political
reasons,
It was also revealed that thousands
of let ers concerning candidates and
protests against nominees which came
into the department early in the pres
entatiOn. were never read. This is a
matter likely to be interesting through
out the mountain region for the clerk
who testified today H a Drury. has
charge of the desk 10 hich all the
petitions and protests from all the
mountain states were referred. His
statement Of the practice of the de-
paTtment in these matters plainly dem
onstrates that protests against candi-
dates after their nominations have
never received any attention from the
department.
Some very interesting letters pertain
ing to the Logan appointment were
brought to the committee today but
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
BristOw cOntended that they con-
tanned much confidential matter and
should only be received in executive
session. The letters are now in the
hands Of subcommittee which is
considering them confidently.
II is altogether sprobable that the
result Of the investigation will be a
majority report, IN which the president
VIII be absolved Of all knowledge that
he was appointing pOlygamists to fed
eTal Offices in Utah. The report viii
also find that both Smith and Graham
wee pOlygamists, but that Smith Is al
ready out Of Office. and. therefore. his
case is not pertinent, and that Graham
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24

has not yet been tried under his indiet-
ment.
Tie minority report, which viii be
signed by the entire Democratic mem
bership, viii take z very strong stand
against this position. The whole matter
viii be probably simplifed by the re-
moval of Graham about the time the
report is made. Republican leaders
hope by this course to save the admin
actly what the people of Utah did when
fhev elected Roberts TO congress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24
Lighting the Park.

On recommendation of the committee
on improvements, an electric Tight was
ordered placed on Ninth East street,
at the intersection of Emigration
bridge.
Duncan McFadyen and others re-
quested that the city engineer be df-
rected to supply the house numbers for
property in Plat J. Referred to the
street committee.
No protests having been filed against
the levy of tax for constructing a ce-
ment sidewalk pavement on both sides
of First West street, between First and
Second South, the assessment as made
by the treasurer was confirmed by the
council, sitting as a board of equaliza-
ton.
Helen Thirkill and T J. McIntyre ne
titiOned for six months extension of
time in which 20 pay sewer lateral tax.
Referred to the committee on sewerage
Catherine Lewis offered to sell forty
five acres of land near the sewer outlet
at SIS an acre. Referred to the com
mittee on sewerage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24
Out of the Question.

philadelphia North American1
1T is said" said the man who follows
the news closely. that the new century
should begin amid war and turmoil "
''Yes.r replied Hardhit but these bill
collectors ought to understand that man
can't settle so soon after Christmas. "
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24
DR. ECTOR WAS
OUT FOR STUFF
rotorpsting Letters Read In
the Clark Case.
,rsSOTLA DENTISTS
DEMAND FOR MONEY
III. Efforts to Stampede DAILY,
the Irish King"

..... Senator Mckay Testiies That
% W7s offered $751; 900 to Vote
Tar Clark But Refused-Member
,f the legislature Who Secured
Money From the Senatorial Can
F5sts But Claims it Was Not For
lis support.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24
The Old Complaint.

Il told him." said the strong-minded
woman who had turned burglar. that if
he dared TO yell I'd pound him to a
jelly"
''Well?" queried the other female crook
"Well, he wouldn't jeiI."