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The sun., 1900-04-19
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, THURSDAY. APRIL
DU P0NT WINS A RIGGINSITF.
Story of How the Colonel Wins
Back Number in Politics bya
Federal Appointment.

a story about the du Pont method of
making Federal appointments comes
from Washington on the authority Of
the Hon. John Ii. Hofiecker. Mr.. Hof-
fecker was recently handed a card and
called to the corridor of the House to
meet Peter II. Blake. Mr.. Hoffecker
was not acquainted with Mr.. Blake, who
will be remembered here as coored po-
litical rounder under the higgins ct al.
regime. He was surprised therefore to
find waiting for him a stalwart negro,
who introduced himself as Mr.. Blake
from Delaware, out OF joo and in search
of new one. He had found the job he
wanted and demanded that Mr.. Hof-
fecker get it for him.
The place Mr.. Blake wanted g u ION
the Senate side of the CAPITOL an is
filled by Thomas Bird of this city.
Blake had no charges to make against
Bird except that he was no good to the
party, and no reason to allege why he
should be removed except that he,
Blake, wanted the job. He had no
recommendation or references to Offer
and appeared to think such things were
not needed in his case. He was states
man t?) ont of job and must be taken
care Of Mr. Huffecker decided to look
into the. matter, and inquired about
Bird. The Sergeant atarms of the Sen
ate said Bird was all right, capable and
good man in his place, and that he would
not be removed without good cause.
That ended Mr.. Bake's ambition in that
direction.
A few days later Mr.. IIoffecker heard
OF another place belonging to Delaware
that was vacant and went to the depart
ment in which iC occurred to inquire
about it. He was told that the place
had been ii led by the appointment OF
Peter II. Bake, colored, upon the per-
soual demand OF Colonel II. A. du Pont.
So Bake las been taken cafe Of and
Colouel du pont has won another back
number Higginsite supporter.
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t IS NOW SERGT. TUCKER
Sergeant Harry 0. WeIch Re
signed From the Force Yes
terday Afternoon.
A NEW PATR0LMAN NAMED
Welch Had a Conference With Com
missionsrs Pyle and Hart, Af.cr
Which He Wrote Out His
Resignation. He Hands
Over His Star and Club.

After consultation with Police Com
missioners Pyle and Hart, shortly after
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Sergeant
Harry o. Welch wrote ont his resigna-
tion and submitted it to the Board OF
Police Commissioners, which were about
to hold special session to take action
in regard to the charge against the SER
geant.
The resignation was taken up by the
commissioners and accepted. The resig-
nation went into effect at once and the
sergeant turned over his star and club
to Captain Black. He then left the police
station.
rhe charge against the sergeant was
that Of entering the Hotel Wilmington
while in uniform and when not on Of
fetal business. The charge had been
sustained, but action had been post.
poned.
The trial took 9lace on Monday even
ing, April 3. lie WAS accused of having
gone into the yastibule OF the Hotel Viii.
mington on tie nights of March II, II
ard divers other occasions and paltaken
! OF stimulants.
Officers Riley, Mcbride and Sullivan
testified that they saw the sergeant 60
into the vestibule OF the hotel and le.
caive something in glass. Mcbride
claimed that he saw Wech drink some.
thing from the glass. At the same time
they received cigars, but did not enter
the building.
Sergeant Wech strongly denied hi'
guilt and confirmed his denial by tht
testimony of Proprietor William NJ
Lofland, Clerk Daniel Horn and Waiter
William Waters, who said that the
officers only took cigars, which it wal
customary for the hotel management tC
present to them on certain occasions
They declared that they never gave hin
anything to drink.
The sergeant bore good record as an
ofiieer. He had been appointed sergean
4 on May /, 1898. He had been police
man under Mayor Rhoades from 1885 t.
! 1888.
The commissioners, after accepti'
the resignation, proceeded at once to fiji
the vacancy by appointing Officer Jane
B. Tucker sergeant.
The new sergeant is an efficient office
and was appointed on the force on Jul
|, 1897. He had prev onsy been pc
liceman under Mayors Wales and WI
ley. The appointment was favorab
; commented on.
The commissioners made an appoint
ment Of patrolman. The new man
Pennell S5etser. He is rs wears Of age
5 feet, l0l inches in height and weigh
40 pounds.
: He resides at l02 Ashton str, ct, is
weaver by trade and is employed at th
Arlington Mills, conducted bv the DELI
ware Cotton Company. His father
Abraham p. Stetser, who was sergean
Of police under Mayor Harrington. H
is Regular Republican.
Mr.. Stetser will be examined by Polio
Surgeon Harris this morning.
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for John Biggs and the conservative
Democrats who favor sending un n
structed delegates or delegates who are
known to be opposed to BRYAN. The
anti-Bryan element will, it is believed,
accept Admiral Dewey as a Presidential
candidate. Kenney has declared him
self for Bryan. Handy is for Bryan
first, lat and all the time. 1t is just
probable that the Handy Kenney fight
may destroy the power of united free
silver Democracy and leave the Demo.
cratic State Convention in control OF
John Biggs and the Admiral Dewey
boomers.
Senator Slaughter. it is said, carries to
Kenney at Washington the assurance
that bis friends in Kent county will
stand by him in the effort to place Sena-
tor Kenney at the head of the national
delegation.
Relative to the candidacy Of Peter j..
Ford for the Democratic nomination as
Governor, Senator Slaughter spoke very
decidedly. He said Ford would not re-
ceive the nomination. "He is very weak
in Kent and Sussex counties, i" continued
Mr.. Slaughter.
The sun., 1900-04-19
WILL BORROW MONEY.
Council Win Make Out School
Boards Check Tonight.
Ordinance Authorizing the Borrow
ing of Money Will Become Il
Law and About $4,000
Borrowed.

After delay of two weeks City Coun-
Gil will tonight pass the April appropria-
ton to the Board of Education OF Sl2,-
SPOOL The Board of Education WAS
unable to wait ON Council and last FRI
day borrowed about 500 from the
Union Bank with which TO pay teachers
and janitors' salaries.
Council will, of course, have to borrow
money to do so.
An ordinance entitled an ordinance
for making an extraordinary appiopIia-
ton for the redemption of loans and the
incidental and miscellaneous account,
which was introduced at the last meet
ing Of Council by Chairman Kane Of the
finance committee and referred to the
law and finance committees, will be
passed and at once signed bY the
Mayor.
Council is authorized by the ordinance
to temp ,rariiy borrC W money from banks
or other sources in such sums as may be
needed for such purposes.
IL is said that about $4,000 will be
borrowed, part,if not all from the Union
Bank.
The Board of Education approximation
will then be passed and a check made
out. The Board Of Education will there
fore on Friday be able to give the munth-
~ appropriation tothe Flee Liuiar, and
the miscellaneous bills, amounting - All
to 81 ,.a3 50, which have Seen hel NJ 1T
the caucus Of council last evening. lie
public building committee refused rer-
nit to Rhoads 4 sons for tMe rft ctlah 81
frame building at Tniid ahd ThD&ii
| streets.
The crematory committee threaten to
have an ordinance passed fiaiIs pen ons
who put ashes and tin cans in their
garbage.
The sun., 1900-04-19
WHITE, A MAN OF NERVE.
Against the Democratic Rules He
Fights for denomination.

Levy Courtman Henry NJ. White has
created sir among his Democratic
friends by announcing his candidacy for
denomination from the Fourth district.
They say he is nervy. They feel in
clined to declare him desirons of being
the 'whole thing" Patrick Neary says
the rules OF the Democratic party adopt
ed at convention in this city OH Febru-
ary 3, 1898, prevent Mr. White from be-
coming candidate for denomination.
The rules provide for rotation in Office,
and New Castle hundred, in which Mr..
White lives, cannot have the nomina-
tion again until it has passed from Pen
cader White Clay Creek and Red Lion
hundreds.
As for Mr.. White himself, he "guesses"
the rnies have been changed. OSher
Democrats say not and there s likely to
be a good sized fight before the matter is
settled.
The sun., 1900-04-19
TORN DOWN OVER THEM.
Tenants at Nos. Gil and GIG Market
Remain While Building is
Demolished.

The entire roof of the building Nos.
6l4 and GIG Market street has been re-
moved by Contractor Calvin. |. Swayue
and work Of demolishing the walls is
well under way. Notwithstanding this
fact the tenants, Joseph Krejci 4 Bros,
tailors, who occupy the lower store. and
Herbert Collins, who conducts q three,
five and eight cent store in the northern
end, refuse to leave the premises. They
have lease good until March 20, 1901,
and both tenants stated yesterday that
they intended to make strong fight.
Amid all the ram Yesterday the work
men continued to tear down the build
ing. What the tenants will do when
Contractor Swayne and his men arrive
on the first floor is q question. A clash
OF authority is imminent. Messrs. Kreici
and Collins have retained j.. Irving
Handy as counsel and propose to sue n.
Snellenburg & Co., the owners of the
property. A three-story building to cost
$l4, 1000 is to be erected on the site.
The sun., 1900-04-19
ie List Issued on Tuesday 10
be Followed by Other on
Y Saturday.
|LTON AND GOLDEN'S CASE
w. Taylor Charged With Compile
" in the Assassination. Youtsey
and Culton May Get Their
Freedom. Only One Repub-
Y lican on the Grand jury

New York, April 1S.-A dispatch to
pc Sun from Louisville says:
E'he indictments in the Goebel assassi-
y ion case just returned will be follow
\ by more true bills by Saturday, in
ych Governor Taylor will be indicted.
confessions of Henry Il. Youtsey
w. Ill. Culton are directed at Tay-
Dhe following are indicted as princi-
rs, in the murder: Henry Il. YoutScy
Newport, member of an old family
clerk in the office of the state audi
Harlan Whitaker of Butler county,
armcr and friend of Governor Fay
Is family: Berry Howard of Bell
!mty. cX-Dcmocrat and eX-member of
state legislature; James Howard of
. famous fighting Howard clan of
~ county, now under indictment for
! ling George Baker; "fnllow Dick"
nlhs, a mulatto barber from the noun
n town of BcattNville.
hose are indicted as accessories be-
H. the fact: Charles T.. Finley of Will
3msburg, Republican leader and cX-
rctary Of state; Caleb Powers Of Bar
nvillc, the present secretary of state;
BIN l.. Powers. his brother, also Of
Jrbourville, Il captain in the state
The sun., 1900-04-19
WILLIAM p. GILMoREDEAD.
Married Miss Edna Cazier OF Kirk.
wood, Last November.

Word was received in this city last
night of the death of William Pollock
Gilmore at his residence, No. G37l shel-
wood avenue, Overlook, Philadelphia.
Mr.. GilElore's death is shock to the
many friends in this State OF his wife
who was formerly Miss Edna Cazier, of
kirkwood, Del Mr.. Gilmore was the
victim of typhoid fever and had been ill
three weeks.
Mr.. Gilmore was married TO Miss Caz-
irI at the residence of her father, J. b.
Cazier, near Kirkwood, last November.
The wedding was a brilliant one as the
bride was favorite in Delaware society
and the groom was member OF large
firm OF wholesale wine merchants in
Philadelphia. Mr.! Gilmore was 80 years
of age. Mrs. Gilmore is young widow,
being only 10 years OF age.
The sun., 1900-04-19
sTILLMAN MODEL CHOSEN.
London Woman Will Design the
Bayard Statue.

1t has been decided by the Bayard
Memorial Association to accept the
model of Miss Efiie Stillman. OF London,
for tie proposed memorial to the late
Thomas F. Bayard. She is to submit a
larger design for the statue, also draw
iings for a pedestal, that previously Of
fered by her not being considered salts
factory.
No site has been selected for the erec-
tion OF the statue. The Court House lawn
has been mentioned. Some Of the mem
bers OF the society think the statue
should be erected in Brandywine Park.
This detail will be arranged after all
others are completed.
IL is anticipated that the complete
mt mortal will cost about $25,00A, and
only ST, ,5S9.9 Las been collected.
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w. IL. Cultun of jackson, clerk
Office of the auditor and son of a
Hncnt mountain preacher; +. Whar-
ioldcn of Barbourvillc. public exam
Of Knox county and star witness for
commonwealth.
lc following are accused of com
fity. hut not indictcd Governor Viii
Em s. Taylor. John l.. Davis. IL Federal
teran and politician; Green Golden of
6irbourville, brother of Wharton Gold
!, AMI keeper of Il hotel.
Principals Indicted Together.
THE principals are included in one in
ktmcnt, but separate indictments are
sented against those charged with be-
4 accessories. The latter contains the
Gational charge against w. 5. Taylor.
ke language Of one of then-that
fslinst Einley-alleges that the eX-secre-
Try. 2"with intent to bring about the
Nh and procure the murder of Will
m Gocbel, did conspire with w. 5.
&ylor and others to this grand jury un-
kown." Captain John Davis, who is
&w out on bail. and Green Golden of
rbourville. brother of +. Wharton
xden, will likely he indicted later.
Or the men indicted tive-llenry Iout-
4, Harlan Whitaker. Richard Combs,
Web Powers and w. II. Culton-are
yder arrest here. Invertebrates Fin
and John l.. Powers-are fngitives
Nm iustice, the former in Indianapolis
n tife latter in hiding in the mountains.
H. the remaining three-.Iames Howard.
&uy Howard and +. w. Golden-bench
@Nahts We're Immediately issued and
out to he served. Golden will re-
voluntarily. but some trouble is an
pated in apprellcnding and bringing
flames and Berry Howard. No at
hit was made to return w. III. Culton,
has been nj his home with his sick
;. to the county Jail, and it is not
Ight he will lie taken there.
hough immunity from punishment has
II been offered by the commonwealth
3i:her Culton or Golden. il is generally
Asrstood hero that the indictments
Knst them will liz dismissed after they
e told of their own connection and
Of others with the alleged con-
Aicy. Green Golden. who is accused,
moi Indicted. has never before been
= Toned in connection with the case.
Indictment of "Tallow Dick
pS for willfu murder puts an end
e habras corpus proceedings institute
everal days since in his behalf by
jnmin, the Lexington negro lawyer.
e grand jury was made up as fol
Robert Suter. foreman, Democrat ;
.ge Brock, Democrat; {. w. Bridge
Democrat: +. NJ. Feathcrstone,
b,rat: Il. +. Brumback. Democrat
Gain. Democrat; Frank Stagg. Re
Ean; John ltirs, Democrat; w. Il.
Ec, Democrat; Llewellyn Gaines,
bcrat; Bud Carter, Democrat; w.
sraham, Democrat.
Pusey-Hutchinson
esidence of Mr.. and Mrs. Young
nson, 5ll Jefferson street, was
of quiet wedding last evening
Fir daughter, Lily May Hutchin-
married to Samuel r, Pusey,
- sident of the Hvgeia Ice and
mpanv. The Rev. W. NJ. Schall,
|bf the First Presbyterian Church,
ka. The youig conple will reside
The sun., 1900-04-19
TO SPEED THE GRECIAN.
Trial rip in the Delaware River to
Take Place Today.

The trial trip OF the steamship Grecian,
built by the Harlan & Hollingsworttl
Company for the Windsor Line, will take
place in the Delaware river today. TIE
(irecian lett the wharves Of her builders
about noon Yesterday and proceeded to
the Delaware river, where preliminary
trial OF the engines was made, after VIII 'ch
SHE anchored over night.
A number OF the officers OF the steam
ship company will arrive in this city at
80 O'Clock this morning. they will
board tug at Flench street wharf,
which will take them ~ the Grecian, and
the official trial trip vii be made during
the dav.
Captain P. J. Nickerson will be in
command and Superintendent Of Con-
struction Edwin h. Sadtler will repre-.
sent the Harlan Il Hollingsworih Com
pa0V.
The sun., 1900-04-19
Y. NJ. @. A. Anniversary.

The Y. NJ. G. A. will have an unusual
ly interesting anniversary on April ~,
at West Presbyterian Church. This
marks the eleventh year of this organi-
cations existence in this city. The Rev
William Writ King, the Hew pastor o'
Grace Church, will make the anniver.
sary address and JACOB +. Clymer will
have charge of the music, fvr which
active rehearsals are being held.
The sun., 1900-04-19
CENSUS ENUMl3RAToRs.
Supervisor Willis Will Announce
Them on April 2S.

Census Supervisor Jonathan S Willis
will announce his census enumerator ap-
pointments on Saturday, April 2S Mr..
Willis was in this city Yesterday in con-
ference with Hugh G. Browne and sew
eral other du Pont Republicans. shortly
after the conference Mr.. Willis said that
the list of ennmerators was nearly COM
pleted but that he desired to await the
pleasure OF the Government before max
ing public ann uncement of the ap-
pointments. He said:that,n nnly one suit
stitution was necessary in a list OF l07
enumerators.
The sun., 1900-04-19
NURsED LIEUTENANT RODNEY
A Delaware Girl Meets Him in
Manila Hospital.

While ill in the army hospital at
Manila recently Lieutenant George b.
Rodney, Of the Twenty seventh Infan-
try, U. S. A., had peculiar experience.
Among the nurses at the hospital was
Miss Esther V. Hasson, formerly of New
Castle, and intimately acquainted with
the Rodney family.
Learning that there was in the hos
pita Delaware man, Miss Hassun
sought the Lieutenant and found TO her
surprise member of the family, whom
she knew 50 well. Under Miss Hasson's
skillful nuriing Lieutenant Rodney re-
covered sufficiently to be sent 10 the
hospital at Iokohoma, Japan.
The sun., 1900-04-19
II. C. Knowles Gets a Patent.

Louis Bagger & Company, patent at
torneys, Washington, d. c., report that
on last Tuesday Horace q. Knowles, Of
this city, obtained valuable patent for
Improvements in hand trucks, and 10
other residents of this State two patents
were issued on the same date.
The sun., 1900-04-19
Inventors i'm Delaware,

In this weeks issre of patents grained
to American inventors three were grant.
ed To residents Of our own State To
subscribers of this paper description
and drawing nf anv patent will ie fur
nished free by Lonis Bagger X ca
Patent Attorn VS., Washington. d G, il
printed heading cut from this paper,
is inclosed with the order.
The sun., 1900-04-19
Runaway Boys Located. -

ilJames Ingle, Walter Davis and VIM.
Martin, all aged about IA years, ran
away from their homes in this city on
Tuesday. The matter was reported to
Chief Dolan. 1t was thought that they
had boarded southbound freight, and
the chief succeeded in locating the boys
in Baltimore Yesterday morning. They
will be brought back to Wilmington to-
day by their parents.
The sun., 1900-04-19
AtJackson a sharp's.

The Jackson & Sharp Company will
make another shipment of electric cars
to the Rochester Railway Company IN
few davs. They,Wlll also launch another
car fl Iat for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company the last Of this week or first Of
next week
The sun., 1900-04-19
The Bayard Legion Reception.

The twenty,seventh annual reception
OF the Bayard Legion, to be given in
Turn Hall On Monday evening, April 80,
promises to be tie most successful in the
history Of the Legion. The committee
in charge is composed OF Chairman
Walter A. McEvilly, Secretary NJ F.
Keogh and Treasurer w. 0. Prochl.
The sun., 1900-04-19
A Cigar 20 Inches Long.

Edward McCann, OF Rising Sun, has
received an interesting present from the
Philippines. 1t is a Manila cigar 26
inches long and 2 inches in diameter.
The cigar was sent to Mr.. McCann by
James Dougher:y, of the Sixteenth In
fantry.
The sun., 1900-04-19
Enchre Party Last Night.

Mrs. A. ]. Hart and Mrs. r f. Miller
were the patrunesses VI dance and
euchre party in Sacred Heart hall last
evening for lhe benefit Of Delaware HIS
pital. In spite OF tine inc ement weatht r
the affair proved to be- decided success.
The sun., 1900-04-19
Shipping Passenger Coaches.

In few weeks the Harlan & Holings-
worth Company will make large ship
ment of passenger coaches to the New
York Central and Hudson River Rail-
road. The contract calls for 81 cars,
and 10 Of the order have already been
shipped.
The sun., 1900-04-19
PLAYED WITH LIVE WIRE.
Little Boy was Knocked Down and
His Arm Burned.

DAME. Doring, aged years, late yes
terday afternoon wl,i A pay at the
corner Of 4 and Townsend treets, caught
hold OF a live electric wire.
The wire was pretty heavily charged
and knocked him down. A number of
persons, including officer Kelley, went
to the lads assistance
Upon examination it was found tf at
his arm was slightly burned. Officer
lhNelley took the lad to his home, No. ZIG
Townsend street.
The sun., 1900-04-19
Death of William Pierce.

Early yesterday morning William
Pierce. employed as chief clerk for Il e
Edge Moor Bridge Works. died Of heart
disease in the Clayton House. Nit
Pierce was 55 years u age ana unnier,
iied.
The sun., 1900-04-19
Life Boats Shinped.

Thomas c. Mum, the boat builder,
made shipment yesterday of three y
feet galvanized steel life boats to Toled !,
Ohio. The boats are for a steamer that
will run ON the lakes and is being built
at Toledo,
The sun., 1900-04-19
The Weather Forecast.

The indications for today are thas
fair and copi' l. Weather and wcster-
~ NiIds Mil .reyail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-15
IN THE HOUSE of Commons.
Foreign Secretary Refused to Dis
cuss Nicaragua Canal.


LONDON, Dec. 14-In the house of
commons today the attempt of Henry
Norman, Liberal member of South VOL
Nerhampton, to draw the government on
the subject of the Nicaragua canal. fail
ed, Lord Cranborne parIiamentsr ~
secretary for the foreign Office. content
ing himself with saying that nc communi-
cation had passed between Great Britain
and the other European governments
with the view of eliciting whether thew
would agree to regard as neutral a canal
occupied and fortified by the United
States. No useful purpose. Lord Gran
borne added, could be served at the pres
ent moment by replying to the other
parts of the questions of Mr.. Norman
lie asked if Nicaragua accepted the
United States senate committees view
that the relationship of the United States
and Nicaragua was analogous to that of
turkey and Egypt at the time of the con-
struction of the Suez canal, namely. the
relation of suZerain and vassaI, and If
the United States associated itself with
the protocol signed at the London con-
ference of March b. 1871, to the effect
that no power could hberate itself from
the engagements of a treaty without as
sent of the contracting parties.
Gerald Baifour, president of the board
of trade, replying to a question of c. P.
Trevylean. Liberal, said the board had
received several communications regard
ing the extortion of '-blood money from
seamen at Portland, Or The matter had
been brought to the attention of the
foreign office