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The evening world., 1900-03-24
THE TUNNEL.
81 Niles Long
and Full Of Grades.

~ popular superstition that
~ background rapid.transat
railway will run on a perfectly
1evsl BED b wrong.
u VII - full Of grades. fol-
IeWing The rock foundations Of
1lashatsan Island.
Thsee win Be q hiil At q grade
II asasiy tve pr cent. from One
aundrsd end Third to One Hun
~ and Sixteenth street under
1FsaAvay.
~ oas Hundrsd and slxteenth
GBoet the rosdbed viii be ex-
oGely ~ fsss higher than At the
CIV HAN.
. ~ Caad street thsrs win be 4
lsUgsssioa Of two or three feet.
~ ROAD vii be twenty-one
~ Isag.
u YIN - ffty feet wide and
0gv9asesn feet from floor to roof
6o0 the City Hall TO Ninety
0Bth street and Broadway.
nsPS viii b four tracks over
~ part Of the route-two for
%eeso ami two for local trains.
The evening world., 1900-03-24
THE MAN WHO WILL BUILD III
How Biggest Contract Ever Civ(
BY JOHN q

. T~HE nrs: spadeful q sarth taken
BY the Mayor from City He'll Park
. Z to-day. between the two white posts
In front Of the City Han. VIZ mark the
; beginning Of the subway.
After many delays and dimcustSss the
; work on tho rapid transit tunnel has
now reached point whore Il viii have
smooth sailing.
At FIRST progress Win b slow.
Until we get Into the swing Of the
thing a small gang Of men will be en-
ployed. This gang will operate along the
lower end Of the tunnel and will bs in
creased as the work Is extended north.
There will be all CLASSES OF labor rep
resented in building the subway. The
nearly every kind Of labor will b nsces-
sary to MI them.
There II no way q telling the exact
number OF men who will DO engaged at
frst. but when the tunnel gets under
way at least 5000 10 ioooe laborers will
be scattered over It's different sections.
1t 10 a difhcuit thing just now to say
whether street surfaces will bs open to
any great extent II orst. The require
ments Of the work will regulate the
speed Of proceedings. % that II - i'm
possible to calculate how long the street
surfaces will remain open after they
have been disturbed.
On the same principle. ] cannot state
how many streets viii be torn up At one
time. These thinss are matters for AZ
ter consideration. but the specifications
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The evening world., 1900-03-24
MATERIALS.
Millions Of Tons
Will Be Used.

In the list Of materials for the sun.
mel are $500 tons OF steel beams and
5000 square yards Of enamelled
/ facing for the walls OF the stations.
The road will have 10000 fee, Of un.
dersround track and 0,oo feet Of
elevated track.
Tho delivers must remove 7s.sp, a
\ cubic feet OF rock and earth from
1 under New York.
The contractor must and . place
to put 7.co.cco carloads Of materials
I that win be taken out 10 make this
! hole the length Of Manhattan Island.
Over half . million wasonloads Of
brick. mortar and other materials
will take the place Of the stun ex-
! cavated.
The evening world., 1900-03-24
TO HARLEM IN FIFTY
STORY OF RAPID TRANSlT9
Told by Men Who Have Been Id|
Which at Last Has Bed
IA SUBWAY'S FIRST CHAMPIONS.


THE SUBWAY'S FIRST CHAMPIONS.
BY WOODBURY. LANCDON,
Commissionsr I8ooeE I89<.T9
m AYoR appointed under the
Potter william seinway Woodbury. lansdon
meeting
Belmont Fifth M
ssioners the secretary
railroad had
railroad below the CITY Hail. exempted Park Row
hstreeov sdisonaye above
nforma-
which rapid
listening all Of
examined these
reclaimed from North and East Rivers
endless Collects
through the hocks Major Hen
below the rooted covered with hne
surface rail-
buying
10 Il Of the reckoning
. b. found under ground
Rapranat cleared the
commission which the late John Imam Ga ue Spencer and
snway san and
they
The evening world., 1900-03-24
WHAT 1.-THE WORLD" HA'

! This should be q day OF special
+. satisfaction to The World. for that
/ newspaper began an agitation for
rapid transit-and underground rapid
transit-fully fifteen years ago. 1t
/ has never tagged In its zeal for the
project. Early and late. In season
. and out Of season. II has kept up the
cry for . rapid-transit tunnel. II o.
cured and published q vast amount OF
information concerning underground
railways In other lands and cities. and
made the idea familiar TO It's readers.
Tue World has also consistently
advocated every necessary legislative
enactmeat for carrying out the prof.
ect. On one occasion, when Q meas
The evening world., 1900-03-24
LABOR.

Mcdonald viii employ ess TO 1900
men night and day.
Parsons will have . essDs Of 80 10
400 experts In the various branches
~ the work. Judges Of the various
materials used and compstent a. en-
eineers TO go that everything IL done
right and with the right materials.
The evening world., 1900-03-24
THE CITY WILL OWN 1T IN 1854.
BY BIRD $. COLEE. COMP ROLLER.

! MT the expiration o: nifty years the
+ " city becomes the owner OF this
!. RAPID Transit Tunnel Railway.
+ The cost OF construction will be met by
Il u sinking fund established uDier the
I contract. This fund Is created by an
+ annual contribution made by the con-
c tractor OF only | per cent on the cost,
: which will be ample for that purpose.
+ The improvement, then becomes the
I. property OF the city. The contractor has
+ an option 10 lease the road for twenty
Il Ave years thereafter at n price to be
! agreed upon at that time. The sum paid
+ under such 4 lease will be q net proft
1. TO the city.
+ During the nfty years which contrsc.
L tor Mcdonald operates the road the In
!. terest OF the construction bonds 10 paid
+ by him. % that withou, cost the mu-
4 rxeipal ownership Is secured Of the road
and It's equipmen, at that time
& The question Of It's earnings IN one
concerning which there IL q substan.
+ tial asreement OF opinion. though nee.
q essarily conjee,ural and approximate.
\ The people. nov that this great vosk
!. has taken definite shape. naturally srs
= getting impatient to see the complemen.
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VESSELS
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CHARTERs.

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from March United
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toni Jdsnto arrive Honolulu
nsw.P Peterson from Port osmMso e
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u to Coast chartered y
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LETTER LIST.

last of letters remaining unclaimed Mt
the Seattle po-toffics. April ~. 1900.
To obtain any OF those letters the appIi-
cant should call for Advertised Letters"
and give tho date of the list
II not called for IN two weeks are sent
60 the dead letter ONCE, Washington, II. G.
Letters addressed to initials, as III, n. I"
Miss iaxxie." etc. under the law cannot
be delivered at the general delivery
General delivery window In open every
week day from IA. m. to y. m. on sun
day, from u. m 10 10 a, m.
q. NJ. STEWART, Postmaster.
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TONNAGE EN- ROUTE
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nARk. LONG 9 CO.. sls second Ave.

The Oldest eska oIlsnment where
Ladies Underwear 10 made IN se-
attic. We make to order cheap
No At, no pay. Also Gentlemen's
shirts wholesale and retail manu-
fActurers Of Ladies' Underwear
With Mark Ten Ssies japanese and
Chimes Cur!os Store. Give - q
xsal.
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SOUND SHIPPING.

It b . San 70 chartered
Sound wheat
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to
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RED Raven Splits Monogram whisky.
echlitz Milwaukee beer, wholesale and re-
tail at Haggsrty's. 100 Second avenue
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SYNOPSIS
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winds
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Section director, Weather Buresu.
The sun., 1900-11-02
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

The cornell musical club will give i
concert III this city III December.
The A'rn-.Amcricnn Equal flights Lea
gue held 4 meeting 1t ~. 30l East
Eleventh street last evening.
Mrs. j. ". Vandegrift received 1T the
Clayton House splendid barrel - al,-
pies from her farm near Delaware City.
Application WAS made in tlia Orphans
Court yesterday by ". =. pritkot u
sell The property uf the late William g..
Peirce.
Before Judge bradford ii United
States aurt Wednesday. iiNr aliens took
the oath of allegiance and hecanr .Nmpr-
lean citizens.
The Delaware i,qrul suffrage Assoc
citation will hold It's fourth animal CON
vention in Almory Hall. Nrw Castle,
on November 10
John NJ. G. Rodney and ]. Jackson
feirce viii leave on Sunday for Okla
hona, where they will spend about y
month ut cunning.
In Odd Fellows Hall, on November
20 and q, the annual communication of
the Grand Lodge Of Delaware, |. o..
o. f., will be held.
Announcement has been made OF the
coming wedding of Miss Anna May
Outten and Sherwood $. Thompson,
which will take place next week.
Letters Of administration on the es-
tate of Benjamin f.. CHM, late OF APP
poquinimink hundred, have hsen granted
to $. Thomas LattoRlus and Sarah G..
G.;pn
The sun., 1900-11-02
WILL ASK CONGRESS
FOR MONEY To
N h4|NTA|N HARDOR
City COnncil viii Also be Re-
quested 70 Make an APP
preparation.
VASTLY IMPORTANT MATTER
President Lawton, of Board ofTrade
Says Delaware Forge Co., Re-
quired Guarantee of %
Feet of Water for Their
Vessels Before
Locating.

The Wilmington Board of Trade will
ask Congress when the next harbur bin
comes NJ, to appropriate money to hain-
tain the channel in the ChriStiana river
III good condition. II is quite likely that
City Council will also be asked to make
m appropriation to maintain the bulk
head which was recently BULL 1T Il cost
Of 100000 and runs from the mouth of
the river % the b. \ o. crossing.
William lawton, president Of the
Board Of Trade stated last night tlllt the
Delaware Forge Company would not
have located there had it not gotten
. written guarantee that there would be
twenty-five feet Of water for their YES
sells.
The Delaware Forge Company has
recently ordered thirty more acres of
their land to be filled III which when
completed will make ninety acres in all
that has heen made into firm ground.
There are two-hundred acres of land
III all but about one-hundred acres Of it
is dry land and does not require to be-
filled in.
Al the meeting of the Board of Trade
last night Il communication was read
from the Consul ut Paraguay who is sta
toned ut Philadelphia. asking the board
70 suggest some one who could be APP
pointed rs yice-consul from Wilmington.
There WAS also IL communication read
from the National Board of Trade stat
ing they would hold their annual meet
ing ut Washington, commencing Tues
day, January % and requests alt Assoc
ciations connected to present articles for
discussion.
Whatever is wished to he discussed
must he sent to the secretary not later
than December 13.
rh" Board Of Trade would especially
like TO hear from some of the large con.
Germs Of the city who have anything
they wish discussed.
The sun., 1900-11-02
stolen Goods Recovered.

Chief OF Police Massey was in Phila-
deipha yesterday and recovered $l25
worth of goods in the pawn shops, IN
cuding two chains and gold pin sup
posed to have been stolen by James
0Brien, who is nov in tine Movamen-
sing prison in that city, from the reei-
dence of j. II. Cleaver, Of No. 3 East
Twelfth street, this city, on Wednesday
night week. BY the assistance of Chief
Massey two more crooks We're arrested
in Philadelphia Yesterday supposed to
be implicated in this robbery, A woman
by the name of Hanson aud man
named McCue. Not all Of the stolen
goods belonging TO Mr.. Cleaver have as
yet been recovered.
The sun., 1900-11-02
LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT.
Delightful Entertainment Given in
the Harrison Street NJ. IL.
Church.

\ large crowd attended the delightful
musical and literary entertainment which
was given in Harrison Street NJ. T..
Church last night hy the choir. assisted
by Mrs. IL. II. Ward ana Henry G.
Conrad. The program was us follows:
Part Organ voluntary. Geo. powick !;
anthem, II viii Extol Thee" EXccll;
reading, selected. Mrs. H. II. Ward;
tenor solo, selected. Albert I'brr: violin
solo, selected Miss Martha r. Haley;
soprano 500, selected, Mrs. w. Il. Avrry
double male quartet, ''Comrades in
Arms" bass solo. Brighter Day." How
ell Pedrick; reading selected, Henry G..
Conrad; slee, Awake, Eaolian Lyre,"
Dandy.
Part 2-pano solo, selected Miss
Mabel S. Haley; reading, selected. Mrs.
III. II. Ward; soprano solo. .Thc Lost
Chord" Mrs. Blockson; trio, selected.
the HaleyS; reading selected, Henry G.
Conrad; soprano solo, selected. Miss
Mabel George and scholar; chorus,
"lcmembrl,' II. Farmer, choir.
The sun., 1900-11-02
CENT
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
Awards Made by Judges or The Big
Masked Parade.

ne judges Of the big parade On We'd
hesday night awarded prizes yesterday
aS follows:
ORGANIZATION having the largest num-
Der ~ line, Brownson Library Associn-
ton; second, Fame Fire Company; best
dressed club in line. Wilmington Bicycle
cub; most unique man. w. Ii. Rukl,ar.
best club features, Wilmington Acrie Of
hagieS foat' whit four little girls repre-
sentlng liberty, trust, justice and ed1lal-
ltN; most comica individual. w. L.
Sasse' second best comical prize. man
with pig; best female impersonator. Fred
Ilegler; best negro rig. William Robin
son; best cakewalkers. Thomas Zane and
". W. Rice, Of the Wilmington Bicycle
cub; best dressed female impcrsonator.
q woman driving Il wagon whose name
Is unknown; largest man in line, "Jeff''
Butler.
Martin i. Keough was awarded the
prlze for being the most conical feature
uniividual) in line.
The sun., 1900-11-02
OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Only Bonafile Letter Which
VIII he Sent Ont by Re-
publican Joint Com
mittee of This
County.

S. Frank Ewart, chairman of the Re
publican Joint Executive Committee.
will send out to all the election officers
in the county, today, the following cir
cular Of instructions. This will be the
only letter which will be sent ont by
the committee. which had decided in
view Of the fake and spurious letters
circulated by Democrats not To send out
letters Of any kind, with the exception
of this letter of instructions.
Wilmington. Del Nov. /. 1900.
\ rubber stamp in the shape Of il star
will be used in marking ballots on elec-
tin day, November 9th.
A ballot stamped by the voter with any
other stamp will lie illegal. ana viii not
be counted. In the last election other
stamps were substituted in some Of the
districts for the stamps furnished hy the
proper officers and ballots were thrown
out III consequence. Ii is therefore i'm
portant that when voter is handed tile
stamp hy the election officer, that hc
should examine the stamp. and ii ii is
anything bur i star hp should returll it
IT once. lie should also b. careful III
stamping the hlllot ils the stamps gnrr-
ally used ;ue not g clearly olt as they
might fr. and are likely t. make i blur
about the edge If tho star.
lon should keep yaur eyes on the
stamp aIId frequently during thr day
examine them TO see that they arc alike
and the proper ones. Make impressions
Of them, ut times, to see that they are
clean and no change has been made by
the substitution Of defective stamps
See that nothing is placed un the pad
70 make the ink run. blot on blur.
Watch the Democratic election otti-
GERS to prevent them from spoiing the
ballots by finger marking or by other
means.
When the polls close watch The count
closely and vigilantly.
l'nllow the names On the bollot closely
ms called off by the Inspector or Judge.
Only black lead pencil 10 le nsed III
cutting il ballot.
Any violation Of the election laws will
lie vigorously prosecuted.
Yours respectfully
$. Frank Ewart.
Chairman Republican Joint Executive
Committee.
Attest:
II. II. Eillany,
Secretary Republican Joint Expcu-
tive Committees.
The sun., 1900-11-02
Joseph Niedermaier Dead.

The death Of Joseph Nciaeimaier.
aged y years, one Of the oldest and
hpst known ictman-Ameaitun citizens
IN this city, occurred Wednesday evcn-
i1@ IT his homc. No. l19 Shirlcy street.
laIlcr I'M illness Of several months. He
had lccn Il resident Of this city for ovei.
90 .carS. He was il charter member cf
ttc Delaware Saengerhund and the 60.
MAN beneficial Societies. NJ. and o
and h#d been the treasurer Of the latt"r
nSsociation for the rnst % Years. liz
leaves Il widow and six children, Mrs.
.lames II. Yates. Mrs. William I. Picr-
son. Mrs. John d. Farru. Andrew j.,
Frank J. and George Ill. Nicdcrmaier.
The funeral will take place on Saturday
morning III 3 O'Clock. High mass will
be celebrated at Stcred Heart Church
and interment will be made in Riveryiew
cemetry.
The sun., 1900-11-02
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIoN.
Sunday School Children Present
Flowers TO Rev. Jennings.

Sunday School Children Present
Flowers TO Rev. Jennings.
The Hanover Street PRESBYTERIAN sun
day school celebrated it's seth anniver
sary last evening The church was beau
tiiuliy decorated with ferns, flowers and
greens
Rev. F. G. Jennings, Of Germantown,
Pa, formerly pastor Of Hanover Church,
made short bui interesting address on
the anniversary. Twentieth century
certificates were awarded to the Sunday
school scholars :or bringing in ,ew class
mates. The Sunday school classes pre-
sented Rev. Jennings with beautiful bo-
qCets of chrysanthemnms
The program was as follows: Opening
chorus, Bright Golden Sheaves;"
prayer; hymn. Sowing Seed;" Scripture
reading; primary school hymn and exer-
else; hymn, "Have Ye On the Holy Ar
NOR" recitation, Miss Eta Reeves; an
Il EN-, school; recitation, "Two Little cd
Ladies'" hymn, Wake the Glad An
them;" recitation, lydia Semple; exer-
cite, Seed Time and Harvest" address,
the Rev. f. @. jennings; recitation,
James Rev bold; collection; hymn, For
ward be Our Watchwold;" exercise, six
girls; benediction.
The sun., 1900-11-02
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss Hattie L. Gardner of RoNhor-
ough. Pa. is the guest of Wilmington
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Iittleton Long. of Ralti-
more. have been visiting Mrs. Mary
Clark, in this city.
The Rev. George ]. Kelley, pastor Of
st. Mary's Church, is, in Atlantic City
for Il few weeks rest.
$. f. Ogden and Arthur paulnner are
cunning at Cedar Knoll, Pa, as the
guests of william Pennepacker.
Clifford Mansfield, OF Baltimore, has
been spending several days as the guest
Of II. +. Wright. of M. 1926 jackson
The sun., 1900-11-02
Officers OF Great Conncil.

The Great Council Of L. o. r. NJ.
which was in session in Dover adjourned
yesterday afternoon. The following otl-
GERS were elected: Great sachem. james
III. McClothen, Georgetown: senior saga
more, George Powell. Of Newark: Junior
sycamore. q. q. Knight. Of l'redcrica
great chief Of records. Edward Mcln-
tyre, " Ilmington; great representatives
70 Great Council of United States. the
Hon. w. H. Royce. Of Georgetown, and
James II. IInrgis, Of Wilmington.
The sun., 1900-11-02
NO LITIGATION EXPECTED.
Levy Court Will Not Force Water
Board to Remove it's Mains.

Levy Court Commissioner Gallagher
said yesterday that he lid not think
there was any probability Of litigation
between the Levy Court and the Board
or Water Commissioners concerning the
matter q water pipes Oh Washington
street bridge. He explained that the
court had simply made the request that
the pipes be taken from the floor of the
bridge and placed underneath to give
more room for vehicular traffic, but il
the board positively refuses to comply
with the request the court will not
make amy effort 10 compel it to do so.
The sun., 1900-11-02
Potatoes are High.

Potatoes in the local markets are
scarce and high III price. From 60 TO 10
cents per bushel is being asked for the
tubcls. and these are not of the finest
quality. In the lower parts Of the State
potatoes are very scarce and the far
mcrs in many instances will be com
PEELED to purchase or borrow from theil.
more fortunate ncghbors. Securing
parties have spent the past week in can
vassing the lower part of the State
without being able to secure Il full car
load 10 ship to this city.
The sun., 1900-11-02

THE COMPLETE RETURNS.
Registration Lists Contain 2O,625
Names, an Increase of 6,6OO.

Complete returns show that 1926
voters are registered in New Castle
county. 1888 III Wilmington ana 1896
outside Of the city. OF the total number
4l6S are colored men. 2.494 in the city
and 1,674 in the rural districts. The
total white registration is 22,457. of
which 1875 are in the city and 1862 in
the rural districts. The total number of
voters registered prior to the last general
election in the county two years ago
was 20.O25. Of which 1906 were i'll the
city and 6,919 in the rural districts.
The total gain for the two years is
$500. Or SO per cent. The gain in the
city was 5.1SS. or 80 per cent and in the
county outside Of the city, 1.417. or 20
per cent.
The sun., 1900-11-02
Piston Rod Broke.

The Baltimore and Washington ex-
press, No. As on the F., w. 4 b. rail-
road. which was due in this city at IL
clock, was rhfee-quarters of an hour
late yesterday due to the breaking of the
piston rod Of the engine which happened
between Philadelphia and Chester.
When the train arrived in this city Il
new engine was attached.
The sun., 1900-11-02
Eggs are Scarce.

Eggs are on the advance and in the
commission houses % and "a cents per
dozen are asked for crate lots. while in
the local. and curbstone markets from
2S to 80 cents per dozen are the prices
asked for nearby eggs. Cold storage
eggs are sold on the curb by innocent
looking retailers who have been selling
them as the nearby and fresh product of
the hennery at lower prices.
The sun., 1900-11-02
Coal Has Dropped.

As the coal strike has come to il
settlement the price Of coal has dropped
in this CITY, The schedule will remain
probably as follows: Broken. $3.50 ppr
ION. egg, $3.50; stove. $3.50 chestnut,
$3.50; pea tsclrctedl, S5.25. Twenty-Five
cents per ton allitional il charged foi.
carrying iii.
The sun., 1900-11-02
Purchased a Livery stable.

". II. IIollett Of this city Yesterday
purchased The livery stable IT q; $.
Goodin y Co.. which is located 1T Nos
419 70 AL French street. Mr.. Ilollctt
will bcgin IT once 10 make extensive
improvements and expects 10 have one
Of the best equipped stables in the city.
The sun., 1900-11-02
case Was Continued.

In the city court yesterday, David
Evans was charged with ds1rderly con-
duct on the steamer Brandywiue, aud
Tnon.as Welsh charged with begging,
were lined 81 each. Clarence West, col
ored, aged about IS years, was charged
v ith being irc3rrigibe. His cas-, was
continued until tins morning.
The sun., 1900-11-02
RICE CASE CLEARS
Valet Makes Confession and
Tries Suicide.
ACCUSES MR.. PATRICK.
Story of Strange Doings Be-
fore Millionaire's Death.

In Statement to Assistant District
Attorney Osborne Jones Declares
That wetherbee's Testimony Re-
gnrding Plot to steal Millions Was
True - After ConfessinE, the Valet
Cuts His Thront In His Cell and Is
Found In a Pool of Blood-Doctors
Think That He VIII Survive.
New York, Nov. ,1.-Driven to the dcs-
perate end and after passing through the
third degree" as administered by Cap.
tain McClusky of the detective bureau
and Assistant District Attorney James ].
Osborne, Charles Il. Jones, the valet Of
the late William Marsh Rice, the million
airc, tried to kill himself in the Tombs.
He was found by a keeper lying in pool
of blood which had come from two jag
ged cuts in his throat. lie had stabbed