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LIBERTY FIRE COMPANY
is VERY METROPOLITAN
Its Hose Cart is Now Equipped
With Rubber Tires. Many Other
improvements Made.

Liberty Fire Company No. g. OF this
city, received their hose wagon yester-
day from Seneca Falls, N. Y, where it
has been the past three months being
remodeled and repainted. A set of rub.
ber tires was put on. This is an i'm
provement that no other company in
this city has and that very few outside
of the city have.
Other repairs and improvements made
to the wagon were as follows: Repainted
all over bright red, with black and gilt
stripes on the sides and wheels, new
ball bearings, renickled all over, new
lanterns put on, brakes altered and put
in good working order, and other small
improvements made. 1t is now one OF
if not the finest looking hose cart in
this city. On each side of the wagon is
'Liberty, No. g." in large gilt letters.
The wagon has been in the companv's
service for nine years and was built by
the Gleason 4 Bailey Manufacturing
Company, OF Seneca Falls
A feature of the rubber tires will be
the little noise that the wagon will make
while going over the ground late at
night.
The Liberty Company is without
doubt one of the best equipped COM
panies in Wilmington and the members
are constantly looking out for its welfare
and making improvements.
Recently new appliance for lighting
the engine which no other company but
the Phoenix uses was put on. A string
is run from under the CRATE up to the
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interest in this fight. To secure the sue
cess Of the above ticket. Browne made
promises right and left. A well known
New Castle hundred Republican said
yesterday:
"Hugh G.. Browne has promised Paul
Gillis the support of the Federal office
holders to Emmett L. Stidham for
sheriff next fall, in return for Gillis' as
sistance in eecting delegates in New
Castle hundred today. Browne is
only pulling Gillis' leg, as it is we'll
known fact that Browne and all his
friends are for Samuel Mcdaniel for
sheriff next fall, and they are now en-
gagged night and day, doing all they can
to elect him. Browne may tell Gillis
now that he and his friends will support
Stidham, but next August they will be
all found working and voting for Nc
Daniel. If any one doubts this let him
ask Colonel H. A. du Pont and Samuel
Mcdaniel" ar
This bold effort OF du Pont to dictate
to the Regulars in New Castle hundred
is strongly opposed. This opposition will
present TO the voters at today's prim-
aries the following ticket:
Delegates, Thomas Grier, William S.
Hilles, Sheriff John L Taylor, Ellwood
H. Wilson, jeremiah Myers; alternates,
Charles Appleby, John B1rris, John 7.
Challenger, Clayton Davis, James Will
liams; committeeman, Charles Appley,
Thomas Grier, james b. Hance, Fred G.
Miller, Elwoud L. Wilson, John L.
Taylor.
4 third element exists, though in the
main it is very little different from the
ticket headed by Mr.. Hilles. The only
exception is the presenee-ef State Sena-
tor Robert McFarlin. The Senator wants
to go to the Regulars convention and at
the same time he seems TO be heartily in
sympathy with the movement against
du Points dictation. The McFarlin
ticket to he presented to the New Castle
hundred Regulars today is as follows:
Delegates, William S. Hilles. John +.
Taylor, Oscar d Ridings, Elwood l..
Wilson, State Senator Robert McFarlin;
alternates, Henry A. Dennison, Patrick
]. Ahearn, Frederick Miller, Henry
Stewart, John Fiddiman; county commits
tee, John w. Burris. EIwood i, Wilson,
Henry A. DeDnison, John +. Taylor,
Patrick j. Ahearn, Frederick Miller.
The only other contest at the Regu-
lars primaries today will be in Mill
this hundred are as follows: West dis
trict, delegate. lone to be chosen)-
Richard G. Buckingham and Joseph
commi.ter. Richard G. Buckingham,
John w. Worrell, Harvey Davis, Joseph
Higgins. East district-Delegates Pusey
Pennock aad o. G. Megargal; alternates,
|. L. Ball, r. T. Pilling; committee, J.
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LOCAL NEWS NoTEs.

LOCAL NEWS NOTES.
Wear your shamrock; today is St. Pat
rick's Day.
Edward Holland will be buried this
morning.
The Linda Armstrong sale has been
postponed until March 81.
The Young Mems Republican Club
building was reopeneG Thursday even
ing.
Wilmington will not be represented
in the Atlantic Baseball League next
season.
Perry Piner and Jacob Trusty, of Will
mlngton, have been granted increase in
pensiors.
Patrick Fahey has about completed a
large stone barge on the banks Of tie
Christiana.
Mrs. B. I. Anderson, of Pennington,
is visiting her sister, Miss Ella Frazier,
in this city.
The Wilmington Granite Company
will bnid nine miles OF Macadam road
in New Jersey.
A car lead of western horses will be
sold AT the stables OF Jester & McDau.
iel on Front street.
Rev. o. G. Buddington has gone TO
Old Mystic, Conn, to attend the funeral
of his wife's father.
Y j. l. Broman has purchased prop.
erty on Sixth avenue between Anchor
age and Browa s.,eets.
The remodelling OF McCormick's sa-
loon at Front and Market streets has
added to the appearance of that norton
of the city.
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MOGULLIAN SURPRISE
FOR MR.. SNELLENBURG
Yesterday Was His Birthday and All
Kinds of Things Happened
Last Night.

David Snellenburg, the popular man.
ager of Snellenburg & Co. store, had
birthday yesterday. His wife deter
mined that the day should not pass with
out some enjoyable reminders, and con-
sequently decided to get up Mogullian
surprise for him. In this she was very
ably assisted by DIR. A. d. Jacobson.
MIR. Snellenburg was called away from
his home No. 40l West Tenth street,
early last evening. The Mogulion Band
under the leadership of Levi B. Church,
assisted by David Wingfield, arrived at
the house at s. Is p. m. and took COM
plete possession. They were accompanied
by members OF Industry Conclave, No.
%, Order of Adhesive Mcgulions. The
band rendered number Of choice selec.
tions.
At s so p. M, Mr.. Snelenburg re-
turned and was greatly surprised man.
As he entered the band rendered "Hail
to the Chief" in its best stvle.
DIR. S. III. Johns in few well chosen
words presented Mr.. Snellenburg with a
handsome gold charm On one side is
the insignia Of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen and on the other that
OF the Mognllians.
MIR. Snelenburg had by this time re.
covered somewhat IRON his surprise and
feelingy responded. The surprise pre-.
pared by Mrs. Snelenburg included an
elaborate feast. The menu for it was
prepared by DIR. jacobson and. was as
follows:
Fodder in Crib of Mogul Snellcn-
burg"
"Eat and be merry boys, say
Slav like Sampson, all you find to slay;
Raise the devil (as you always do),
And with the self-same weapon, too"
''Soup, Hal Ha!)-Supe Thomas, Ca
jokel.
"Blue Points-'Tis blue day for me
when Crawford sticks his tongue In my
eye.
"Olives-Fruit of the symbol of peace.
''Celery-Fodder OF the canvas back
goose.
"Roman Punch-Frozen in straw
hats.
"Mackey Swizzle-Fit for the gods.
Rome B. b. $40, (no joke).
"Chicken Croquettes-Sausage frum
| left overs ov the harvest ov a dozen ov
ynng chickens by We Conclave Mascot.
| With sum gren stuff throyd in.
"Ice Cream-Hokey pokey Gan the
cash grabber nary grab).
"Cake-Sweets to the sweet RI?
"Fruit-The fruit of Mogulliansm is
normal generosity and morbid piety.
Coffee and Cigars-Anti-sleep for the
| snoozers."
With the croquettes were given unique
quill tooth picks. On the end of the
picks were small pieces Of white ribbon
on which was the Insignia of the Order
of Mogullions.
Most of the guests took with them as
souvenirs, the straw hats in which the
Roman punch was frozen. The dimuni-
tive hats had blue, green and yellow
bands on them.
A royal good time was had and Mr..
Snellenburg was wished many more
birthdays Of an equally felicitous char
acter.
Amone these present were: Gus.
Groves, Ii. S. Lawton, Il. p. Mckay,
William Mccormick, J. w. Mackey, d.
r. Hall, James 2. Seville, William Smith,
DIR. S. II. Johns, William McHenry, ].
Fl. keatlev, Il. Il. Van Buskirk, L. B.
Church, Lin Thomas, Harry Howell,
George Fl. Crawford, J. A. Moore, G. Fl.
Dngan, David Wingiield, DIR. w. +.
Sherwood, j. Fl. Carver and w. t. Nc
Clean.
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LEVY COURT CLAIMED MISREPRESENTATION WERE MADE

$1,000, be transferred to S. Frank
Ewart. 4ss ssa
property as 'essed to E. r.. Cochran
in West Appoquinimink hundred was
transferred to lanes A. Gonee, and as
sessment on 100 acres with frame houee
and barn, was reduced from 5000 30
5000.
The property OF John 3. Thompson in
the North district, Mill Creek hundred,
81 acres, frame dwelling and frame and
stone barn, assessed at $1,000, and }, 10
acres unimproved land, assessed at S400,
were transferred to l, Westley Finn.
The property OF John p. Hudson. in
East Blackbird hundred, 120 acres,
frame house and frame barn, assessed at
$3 600, was aeduced To s., 600
Comm issioners White and Gallagher
were appointed committee to settle
with r. 7. Cam, collector nf delinquent
taxes of Red Lion bundled for 1897.
The property, 100 acres, with frame
house and frame barn, assessed at 81 600,
and five acres. cripple, assessed at S., liz
West Appoqninimink hundred, assessed
to Edwin h, Cochran, was transferred ta
James A. Gonce and the assessment OIL
the l20 acres reduced to s., COO.
President Scott said in speaking OF as
sessment appeals that some unreasonable
requests were mace. Thus one man
wrote that 81 mnch was paid on one
place and so much on another. which he
considered too high, yet the books dis
close assessments of several thousan
dollars less in each case than he ia
mentioned.
Half month is gone and those ha
ing. proper complaints should make the
early. The court will receive appea
for the rest OF this month.
At 1888 p. m. cour5 adjourned i'll
Tuesday at 10 a. nj.
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On March the Levy Conrt having in
formation that the property a. No. II
West Twelfth street, which was assessed
to the Masonic Hail Company, lcolored), J,
belonged to St. Matthew's Mission z. Il.
Church, resolution was adopted trans
ferring it to the mission and exempting
it from taxation.
The Levy Court Commissioners have
since been informed that the property
belongs to the Masonic Hall Company.
The mission merely rents the premises
and is now erecting chapel OH Clippey
street above Twelfth street.
AT the meeting of the Levy Conrt
Commissioners Yesterday afternoon the
matter was again taken up and the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Whereas, BY reason of misrapresen.
tation to the receiver of taxes the prop
erty assessed to the Masonic Hall Conn
pany (colored), situated ut No. II West
Twelfth street, Wilmington, wasftrans-
ferred to st. Matthew's Mission, T.. T..
Church, and the said receiver If taxes
instructed to mark the same as exempt
from taxes.
"Resulved, That the action of this
court on the 9TH day Of March ha. and
the same is hereby rescinded and prulr.
erty ordered on the assessment as here.
tofore.
The two and ne-hali story frame
dwelling on the south side Of Gilpin ave
nue. east Of Franklin street, assessed 10
John 2. Wales and j. w. BissclI nc
$1,000, transferred to Josephine W. Bis,
sell at same assessment.
The property of [. Westley Finn in tie
Northern district, Mill Ciepk hundred,
containing 26 acres, brick ard frame
dwelling and frame barn assessed AT
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WILL NOT BE HERE TODAY.
Chancellor Nicholson Will Not Come
to Wilmington Till Opening
L of March Term.

Chancellor Nicholson will not sit in
this city today, as expected. In note
to Register in Chancery Ferguson yester-
day he announced that he would not
bold court here until Monday, March 26,
which will be the first day OF the March
term.
The trial list for that term shows
thirty-nine cases pending besides eight
PARTITION cases. Among the long stand
ing cases are the following: William B.
Robinson vs. James B. Newlin, ct al,
March term, 1890; the Mavor and Conn
Gil OF Wilmington VS.. J. L. Addicks, ct
al, March term, 1891; Sarah B. Conrow
VS.. Sarah B. Conrow, ct AL, September
term, 1889; William Fl. Lee VS.. Patrick
Fahey, September Term, 1892. Among
the important.su on he list is that OF
the Wilmington City RAilway Company
vs. the Wilmington and Brandywinp
Springs Railway Company.
The sun., 1900-03-17
Powder Mill Explosion

Powder in one Of the rolling machines
in a mill in the IIagley yard powder
mill exploded Yesterday morning ri
rick McDade and several men were in
the building whtnt the explosion occur
red, but no one was injured. The ma
chinery was damaged and the roof of the
building was blown off. The mill is Of
stone Of about 24x40 feet in size and
was bnilt to replace mill wrecked by
the big explosion at the yard several
years ago. The damage will amount to
$500.
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Supper Of Young Ladies' Guild.

The Young Ladies' Guild of the First
Congregational Church gave most de-
lightful snpper on Thursday evening, in
their hall on Madison street, and
in spite of the bad weather which pre-
vailed. the supper was a decided suc-
cess. The Cong egational Church is only
two years old in this city. They have
been worshiping in hall at No. 3ll
Madison street, but next Sunday
evening will be their last service in that
place. They will then worship at No.
1923 Lancaster avenue for a couple of
months while a chapel is being built for
nell streets. The proceeds of the supper
will go toward the new church building
The sun., 1900-03-17
Had Not Sufficient stamps.

Two internal revenue agents from.
Washington called at the County Court
House yesterday and examined the rec
ords for the purpose of ascertaining
whether people fling legal papers have
been complying with the stamp tax law.
One deed was found with an insufficiency
of the revenue stamps. The person who
filed the deed win be permitted to add
the necessary stamps. 1t was about 20
cents short.
The sun., 1900-03-17
North End Clubs Drawing.

The North End Athletic Club held
prize drawing at their headquarters last
evening which resulted as follows: First
p'iz', tiue snitof clothes, was won by
M,tlam 7. Anderson, No. 104 Ashton
-treet; second prize, one pair of shoes,
won bv William f. Grub, 495 West
Fourteenth street; third prize, one fine
hat. won by II. Masten, 1907 Hutton
street,
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81. r.t,ick,s nay Celebration.

The celeJra,i ion OF St. Patrick's Day,
which Will be held in the Grand Opera
House tonight, will be in charge of Di-
visions Nos. /, 4 ald 6 of the Ancient
Order If Hibernians. The feature Of the
evening will be an Grafton by the Rev.
Nicholas Ward, Passionist missionary.
His sn' iect will be "The Undying Glory
uf Ireland" !"
The sun., 1900-03-17

drivers seat and he merely has to pull
that string to start the fire. No one else
is allowed to use it. A bottle containing
chemical is on the end of the string.
1t is broken when the string is pulled
and that ignites with powder in the
waste aud makes flame which starts
the fire. The driver can use his own
Judgment as to when to start the fire.
Some repairs will be made to the com
panies stable in a week or SO.
The sun., 1900-03-17
After Yiolators of oleo Law.

Special internal revenue agents from
Washington. are here looking for viola,
tors of the oleomargarine law. A num-
ber of dealers were found who were not
complying with the law; but whether
there will be any prosecutions was rot
Stated. Several dealers have been found
who were selling oleomargarine under
the impression that it was butter, hav-
ing been misinformed.
The sun., 1900-03-17
Old MAN CELEBRATES.
Henry Hughe, Ninty-sixth Birthday
Spent in Big Drunk.

Although within four years of the
century mark, Henry Hughes yesterday
celebrated his Ninty-sixth birthday by
getting drunk and breaking city or
dinance.
The old gent go generously erred that
Captain Kane WAS forced TO arrest him
and place him behind the bars of cell
to finish his celebration. Mr.. Hughes
was born in 1904 and OF late has been in
the habit OF celebrating his birthdays by
getting full OF the juice OF John Barley
corn,
The sun., 1900-03-17
\. M. 6. A. Gospel Meeting.

A jubilee song service will be con
Quoted at the Y. M. G. A. gospel meet
ing tomorrow afternoon bv the we'll
known Oriental Quartette. On Tuesday
evening the Oriental Tronbadouts will
give grand concert in the gymnasium
loom of the Association.
The sun., 1900-03-17
Stringham's Trial Trip.

The torpedo, boat stringham will be
given another trla trip ON TIE Delaware
River this morning. In short time the
Stripgham will be taken out in the
Delaware Bay to test her speed.
The sun., 1900-03-17
Sales OF Real Estate.

w. Scott Vernon, real estate broker
has sold for William Coke his lot on East
Eighth street near Lombard. He has
also sold the three-story brick dwelling:
No. 1928 West Fifth street. He has sold
the two.story frame dwelling No. 303
du Pont street.
The sun., 1900-03-17
Tug Boat About ComnIcted.

The ting boat Gerry built at the Jack
snn 4 Sharp Company's yard for the
National Dredging Company will be
given trial trip this morning. The
Gerry will go to Mobile, Alabama.
The sun., 1900-03-17
WILMINGTON DELAWARE, SATURDAY. MARCH II, 1900

W. Mitchell, B. A. Groves, DR.. L. B.
Ball. North district-Delegate lone to be
chosen DIR. John Ball, Julian G.
Walker, A. Ii. Way, Philip Chandler;
alternate, David HI. Wilson; CON mittee,
Lemuel Graves, w. Frank TAYLOR, Rob-
ert T. Dennigon, G. j. Harrigan.
The sun., 1900-03-17
Diphtheria at FairviIle.

Sara, daughter Of Mrs. Josephine
Warfel, is seriously i'll with diphtheria
at the home of Mrs. Broomall, Fairville.
Three children of Mrs. Broomall,s are
also, i'll with the disease. DR.. Swithin
Chandler and Miss Nina Sadlin, a
trained nurse, are in charge of the
cases.
The sun., 1900-03-17
:
Local Man Gets n Patent.

Louis Bagger 4 Co., patent attorncys,
Washington, D. G., report that ON iast
Tuesday f. Nj. Thompson, resident OF
this place, obtained valuable patent
for improvements in eye glasses.
The sun., 1900-03-17
Sold by the Sherim.

The property OF James Tyre, Delaware
avenue between Scott and Lincoln, was
sold by Sheriff Taylor. George t. Brown,
attorney, was the purchaser at ST., 500.
The sun., 1900-03-17
The Weather Forecast.

The indie ations for today are that
it Will be c.earer; colder; northwest
eriy winds.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-15
Smart Horses In Fire Departments.

"If there is any animal that knows
more than Il horse" remarked mem
Der of the fire department the other
day to writer for the Washington
Post, ''I'd like to see it. | mean one
that knows more than a smart horse,
for there are fool horses as well as
fool people and once in awhile we get
one of these fool horses in the fire de-
partment But l will say that our
horses as a rule are pretty smart and
knowing.
Il remember one we had in this COM
pany some years ago that actually
could count. George was his name,
if l could remember rightly, and
George was one of those horses that
never did any more work than he was
obliged to. Not that he couldn't, but
just because, like some people you
run across, he was opposed to looking
for work. Well, every company in the
fire department has a certain district
to cover on first alarms. That is every
company responds to certain boxes on
the first alarm and doesn't go to others
eACtDt Oh spetidi VI ESHtidi eieti his
Well, sir, we didn't have George many
months before that horse came to know
our district just as well as any one of
the men. He knew the boxes we went
out to on the first alarm, and it is a
fact that that horse got so that he'd
wait and count the first round before
he'd bulge out of his STALL If the
box was not in our district George
would walk leisurely to his place, but
if it was one we were due at ON the
first alarm he would rush down to his
place. In those days we had to hitch
UP on every alarm that came in,
whether it was in our district or not,
and stand hitched for 10 minutes.
George knew this, of course, and that
was why he'd always take his time
going to his place when the box wasn't
in our district. And it's fact that ii
he was eating when an outside box
came in he'd just keep on eating un-
til the foreman yelled out to bring him
down to his place.
"Of course, now and then George
would miscount the box and rush
down to his place on Il box not in our
district But when he did make mis-
take like that, which was precious sell
dom. that horse would get SO mad aud
feel SO bad about 1t that he wouldn't
get over it for day or So"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-15
The Adventures of u Gray Cat.

Did you ever hear of cat playing
scarecrow Aud Il stuffed pussy too
at that. Not very long ago lady who
loves her garden very much was great
ly troubled because of the fiecks of
hungry sparrows which came In fam
lilies and companies. and picked up all
the little grass and tiower-seeds as
fast as they were sown. They were
bold. saucy. little fellows. not easily
frightened away; aud the lady was In
despair
why not have eat" some kind
friend suggested. hut no; eat would
kill the little birds. Then a bright idea
came to the ladys mind; and. IN her
family's amusement. sleek kslooklng.
gray flannel pussy mounted guard over
the precious seeds.
How thesparrows twlttered and com.
laineds Tut moi one of them dared
rave that tlers looking seatlnel.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-15
The Mad King of Bavaria.

That unfortunate scion of the Royal
flicted from his earliest hours with
that terrible malady which has proven
the curse of his family. and of which
his predecessor revealed unmistakable
symptoms before his demise Otto's
mania proved from the oltset of a far
more dangerous nature, since he was
subject to attacks of violence which
endangered the lives of all who came
within his reach. These were sue.
ceeded by intervals of extreme despond.
ency which in turn yielded to a harm
less placidity. At one such period IN
incident occurred which would be
ridiculous We're it not for the pathos
attendant upon every act of so sad a
life. The ring drove out one after
noon with his physician. who was also
his preferred attendant at such times,
revealing no signs of his disorder save
the inevitable tendency to drop his
lower jaw. A sudden shower coming
up, drenched both occupants of the
carriage and trickled down the royal
throat to the kings great annoyance.
"Will your majesty be pleased to
close his mouth" observed the doctor,
noting his patients uneasiness.
The king did as he was hidden. and
at the same instant the rain ceased.
"Ah!" he exclaimed, that stopped
it."-Collier's Weekly.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-15
Petroleum in Japan.

The petroleum industry has reached
n considerable development in Japan.
us may be remarked from the reports
recently published in the Japan Times
relating to the province of Echigo. In
this district as many as thirty com
panies now exist, some of these repre-
senting n capital of more than half a
millions while the total capital engaged
In the petroleum industry in this
region is estimated at more than six
millions. As an indication of the nc
tivity which now prevails in the petro-
leum region. it is stated that two OF
the principal banks of Japan are about
to make branch establishments In the
cities of this district. There Is some
talk of installing pipe line from ths
district of EehIgo to Toxic. upon about
the same plan as that now estab'
lished In the Caucasus region.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-15
Dumas's Kindness.

The late Alexandra Dumas was a
man of kindly sympathies. but how
far his kindness could go was known
to but few during his lifetime. In
one instance he even went so far as
to alter the ending of novel which
was then appearing in serial form in
one of the magazines. Shortly before
It's conclusion he received a note from
gentleman residing in the country.
The writer begged him not to kill his
heroine, consumptive, as the plot Of
the story seemed to indicate, because
his invalid daughter, who had taken
n great interest in the story, imagined
that she would share the heroine's
fate. Dumas rewrote the final chap
ter, and predicted an unexpected cure
for his heroine, although he had or
iginally intended to close the novel
with her tragic death.