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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22
CITY COURT GASES.
Two Men Fined on tho Charge of Cruelty ts

Two Men Fined on tho Charge of Cruelty to
Robert Irons and George II. Howard,
both .colored, were arraigned in the
City Court Monday on the charge
OF cruelty treating two COWS On Satur-
day afternoon. DR.. E. G.. Shortlidge
said he saw Irons, while driving the
COWS, beat one of them numerically
and kick it at Eighteenth and Market
streets, Notwithstanding the fact that
the COWS appeared to be walking along
all right. Agent Stout of the S. P. @.
A., who swore out the warrant, said he
saw Irons strike one of the COWS at
Eighth and King streets and again at
Seventh and King streets, after he had
been warned. He also saw Howard
strike COW at Eighth. and Market and
Fifth and Tatnall streets. Mr.. Stout
helped drive the cows to the slaughter
house, Tatnall street below Third. and
placed both men under arrest. James
Sawdon, Jr., said the two men under
arrest had heen his cattle drivers for
six or seven years and he had never
known of them acting In cruel man
ner toward cattle. He explained that
1T was necessary to use stout clubs in
driving cattle, as the cattle we're some-
tilhSo NiuiouS. Il6 5hIu hlltT, bi6 Cdbtl6
were killed they did not show any signs
of abuse. He asked the court to be
lenient. Judge Ball reprimanded the
defendants and imposed fine of $40
in each case, the minimum penalty.
The court pointed out the good work
done by the s. P. G. A. and said it
was good thing the society exercised
such vigilance over dumb animals.
Margaret Dixon, colored, accused
Harry Moran, also colored, of stealing
her pocketbook, containing ST., in the
Pennsylvania House bar room on Sat-
urday night. Ella Williams, colored,
said she saw Moran take the pocket
book. Moran denied the accusation.
He was held in 5000 bail for the Court
of General Sessions.
In the case against George SHARP, ac-
oused of acting disorderly at the resi-
| dence of his father.in law, Daniel O.
| Hinton, Agent Stout of the. 8. p. q.
| O., who investigated the family affairs.
said Sharp was willing to support his
wife and children. The case was dis
missed, Sharp being required to give a
$500 bond to carry out bis obligation.
The case against James Sharon,
charged with larceny, was continued
until next Monday.
Robert Banks, colored, charged with
going into Walter Seals place, knock
ing him down and otherwise maltreat-
ing hi:s, was fined $40. John Mccall
was fined So for drunkenness.
At Sundays session Patrick Car
ney, John Il. Brown, Jesse Binnex,
Charles Gibbons, William Mckinley,
John McCarn, John Gillespie and Ida
Durrell, oolored, were fined 81 each
and Patrick Dougherty, So, for drunk
enness. James Spiers, charged with
trespass, was fined 50 and Francis Ben.
jalnin, colored, was fined 81 for vagrancy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22
HACKED HIMSELF WITH A RAZOR.
Fred Fisher Was Despondeut because Hi
Hnusekssper Had Left Him.

Fred Fisher Was Despondeut because His
Hnnsehespsr had Left film.
Fred Fisher, aged 40 years. butcher.
residing at No. Gil Orange street. cut
his throat from ear to ear and his wrist
with razor Sunday night. Then he
roamed around the house, his blood
scattering the foors Finally he went
into his yard and humping on the
fence separating his yard from Andrew
Maguire's, attracted the attention of
Elwood Tribbett He told Tribbett
what he had done and Tribbett in
formed Police Officers Lyons and
Davidson. The officers went to No. 2ll
Orange and entered without ceremony.
A match lighted their way through the
dark passages and they found Fred
awaiting death in the cellar.
what have you been trying to do?o
asked Officer Davidson, after they
had assisted the bleeding man upstairs.
i've been trying TO kill myself; my
family's left me-" answered Fred.
Henri ietta7 Quarhne. who was Fisher
housekeeper, left last Saturday week,
after disposing of many of the house,
hold goods, and removed to Philadel
phia, where according to the police, she
is residing at No. 1856 Fitzwater street.
Her departure caused Fisher to grow
respondent and he sold his remaining
goods. On Saturday morning, the police
found him wandering aimlessly about
and cared for him at the police station.
After his attempt to kill himself in
is lonely house Sunday, he was sent
to the Delaware Hospital. where the
| physicians expect to save his life.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22
pENINS I'LL pARAaEAPHS.

A board of trade will be organized
at Snow Hill.
fredericksburg M. e. Church has raised
s., 1000 for building improvements.
1t is proposed to build a railroad
from Trappe to the Delaware d Chesa-
peake railroad.
The farmers of Cecil county have de-
cided to ask 81 per ton for tomatoes,
and IS for corn.
Mrs. Sallie X. Gilpin has bought
the Sarah A. Price farm, in Cecil
county, for 81, 600.
Two thousand logs are massed in the
ice in the Susquehanna River between
Perryville and Port Deposit.
A house at Pocomoke City, owned by
O. p. Byrd and occupied by George
Evans, was destroyed by fire Sunday.
Perryville M. i. Church has elected
w. III. Cole delegate to the annual
session of the Wilmington Conference.
Elkton M. E. Church has invited the
Rev. T. f. Terry to return as pastor
next conference year; Zion, the Rev.
W. r. Mowbray.
The rectory of st. James, Church,
near Friendship, was burned to the
ground Saturday night. The com
munion service presented to the church
in 1902 by Queen Anne and the silver
baptismal bowl were destroyed.
The building which the First Baptist
Church Of Crisield built for social
hall will be converted into a shirt
factory, which will be operated under
| the management of the church. One
hundred and fifty women will be en-
ployed. ...
Galena NJ. E. Church has invited the
Rev. A. p. Prettyman to return as
| castor next conference year: Still
Pond, the Rev. E. P. Roberts; Fairlee,
the Rev. j. M. Arters; Piney Neck,
| the Rev. G. X. Morris; Rock Hall,
| the Rev. W. B. Guthrie; Golts, the
Rev. Daniel Wilson Tilghman's Island,
the Rev. w. W. Chaires; Fruitland,
the Rev. W. E. Matthews.
The case of William G. Merritt of
Easton, Pa, VS.. the Peninsula Con-
struction Co., an action to recover
$40, 600 damages for alleged breach of
contract and extra work in construct
ing the first four sections Of the Queen
Anne's railroad, is being tried in Bal
timore. Mr.. Merritt contracted to
build 20 miles of the RAILROAD for So, 500
mile and the wharf at Queenstown
for So, 600. The breach CT contract al
legged by him occurred in the constitute
tion of the fourth section of five miles.
This'section he graded, it is claimed,
and on it laid one mile of track. He
claims tina. he should he paid for extra
work on the other three sections be-
ouase of changes in the PLANS and
specifications. The company alleges
that Nj. Merritt broke his contract
Il ~uI-
quenoe of which the company had to
complete it. 1t is also alleged by the
company that Mr.. Merritt is not on
| titled to extra compensation, and a
counter claim of $4,000 is set up
| against him,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22

Elkton, Md, Feb. 1S.-The mystery
surrounding the disappearance of John
Simpson, an. aged resident of Elkton
district, who since Monday last had
been missing, was cleared ur yesterday,
when his body was found near culvert
along Little Elk Creek. He was frozen
stiff, and upon Investigation it was
found that he was badly mutilated from
being struck by train of cars. Both
legs were broken, his breast crushed
and one foot cut off. As he was last
seen by the watchman at Red Mil
crossing about O'Clock walking down
the railroad, it is presumed that he was
sti uck by the passenger train leaving
Elktou at 1924, southbound. He was
about Y years of age and served in the
Civil War, being member Of the
Second Delaware Regiment. Several
children survive him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22

goes down on such scenes and we
struggle out into the cold night just
as the stage hero and heroine are
starting on Baltimore, Washington
and points SOUTH wedding trip.
was invited to the opera last week:
You know Thursday night they played
the last of 1.-The Ring" Now like
Wagner, but l can't stand these
take your supper and-stay-till.morn.
ing operas. This "Nibelungenlied"
is too much for me. They sang Die
Goetterdaemmerung." The curtain
was rung at 6. 40 and Beth tells me
(Beth went, she tried to tell me, be-
cause she liked the music, but l am
sure she went to gee the gownsl that
all society, dyspeptio from bolted din
ner, was there. The men sullen with
out their dinner smoke. The curtain
in the great amphitheatre went UP
after you had spent the first half hour
trying to pronounce the name of the
opera correctly. lou looked at the pro-
gramme and found they were all there,
Yes, Madam Nordica, Susan Strong.
Pevny, Molks Kellogg, Olitzka and
Schumann- Heink, and then Dippel
Muhlmann and the divine Eduard de
Reszke. They all looked as strong and
big as the name OF the opera. / can
imagine frail man or woman thunder
ing forth these wondrous tones. Susan
Strong is gaining favor, she is Brook
lyr girl and Americans are proud OF
her. She has chest that looks as
though it held ali the notes in the
'NibeIungenlied,' and her arms are
as heavy as her voice, which is sonorous
and musical. These great artists sang
in every position Imaginable. They
sang from behind rocks, they sang out
castle windows, they sang lying down,
they sang standing up, they sang their
anger, they sang their sorrow, they
sang solely and in chorus. One could
not wonder If they did not feel shock
when they stepped from their mythical
estate into the draughty wings and
steam heated dressing rooms of q
modern opera house. Perhaps they did
who knows? But they never showed il
when they returned to the stage into
the wondrous physical feats Wagner
makes them perform, for he is merci'
less master and demands that his chill
dren shall suffer the fortunes of weari.
ness. Perhaps the excitement held
these artists up. "Qui bonof''
classic student would exclaim, but the
InOSG OF US WOulu Siplply uoIu oui
breath and say "hully geen' asked
Beth what the singers wore, but what
stupid question. Wagner's singers
wear gal ments you do not ordinarily
admire. No one asks the address o.
| Wagner's dressmaker. The curtain
went down at midnight on the last act
of the last play of 1.-The Ring" for the
first time it has been represented il
Philadelphia. Beth said she saw some
Wilmington people in the audience
music lovers of course, for what else
unless you like to sit in a box ant
wear diamond tiara and be admired
could drag anyone to sit through fvt
hours Of music which thunders ant
Pipes and rolls and roars, and listen t
\ singers who rush to the stage front ant
! try their chest tones, then run back tt
the painted rocks and trees mad how
their gutteral whispers. THE Ring
is for music lovers and music lover
only. And unless you are in the galn'
you can't understand it, and one per
son who does not try to is Portia.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22

Elkton, Nd, Feb. ia serious and
perhaps fatal shooting occurred on Fri.
day evening near Earleyille, Cecil
county. Harry Dixon, aged IA years,
son Of Joseph Dixon, while returning
from school was met by George Jones,
aged IS years, who had been cunning.
Jones, putting his gun to his shoulder,
said, Look out, I'll shoot you - and
fired. The contents Of the gun entered
the lads face, cutting away part of his
cheek and knocking out his teeth and
almost putting out both eyes. The
wounded boy was removed to his home
in critical condition and this morn
ing was brought to Elkton and taken
tc Baltimore hospital for treatment.
Jones, who did the shooting, is almost
crazed over the distressing affair. The
boys we're on friendly terms and the
shouting was no doubt entirely acct
dental.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22
TIE nor wlra THE BooK.

Written after seeing an ofIice boy at his deskl
oblivous to all earthly cares, he reads,
His brow contracted and his hair awry,
His eyes glued to soiled and well-thumbed
His dirty collar slipping through his tie
Who daubed his fingers with that yellow
And closed his jaws upon that wad of
gum2
Whose was the hand that glued him to that
chair
And sealed his ears and made him deaf
and dumbH
Is this the boy who guards the office door
And answers messages upon the rum
Who bars the entrance OF the beggar vile
And scares away the man who comes to
Is this the lad who one short week ago
Seemed so demure and anxious for
Job
Who offered testimonials by the score,
Whose being seemed with love for work
to throb?
What cares he for the scolding of tina
clerks,
The iangIing bell, the summons, loud and
croSsp
Is he the boy whom fiction oft describes,
Who works his way from Office Boy to
Boss?
Whence sprung that tangled growth upon
his head2
Whence came those streaks Of dirt upon
his palmsP
Whence came this Sight, DER winch the
And utter anything but praiseful psalmse
Where did he get those Feet so proudly
sprawled
Before him, over which the passer trips
Whose hands besmeared his boots with
Shiny mud
And spread molasses taffy DER his lips?
How different he from the Ideal Child
OF whom J. Abbott wrote, the manly boy
Who toiled from @ a. m. to 10 p. M,
And counted labor an exquisite Joy?
Who'll dare stir up this half-recumbent
Bending, preoccupied, above his bookP
Who'll beard this little lion in his den
And stand unmoved before his awful
look
When, goaded to slow madness by some
man
Who rashly asks: 'Is your Employer inn"
He degns to raise his eyes from "Des-
perate Dick
The Demon Terror, and His Deeds of
SIM"
What man so stout of heart, firm, I'M
abashed,
As to remain serene, calm and unawed
When. in reply, this Awful Youth snarls
forth
Yer Name 2-oh, LoIdH H..
New York Sun.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22
STRUCK THE GHlNEE.
Gray Allowed His Angry Passions to Rise
ana Downfall Resulted.

Gray Allowed His angry Passions to Rise
ana Dowufaii Resulted.
Chester Republican.
Mayor Jefferis had hard nut to
crack Sunday morning, when Charles
Gray, aged q years, and giving his
home as Wilmington. was brought be.
fore him in police court. The prisoner
had been arrested by Chief Berry, on
the charge preferred by Pink Kee, q
Chinaman who conducts laundry.
Several of the celestials were present at
the hearing and they all tried to tell
about how Gray had .'smashee Pink
Kee alover face" As far us could
be told Gray had entered the laundry
and there was some sort OF an argument
over his wash during which he had
punched the Chinaman on the nose
and went out. The mayor studied for
a few moments and then sentenced the
prisoner to pay fine of 50 or spend 10
hours, from the time he was arrested,
in the lookup. As he had already
served the time, he saved his g.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22
bur PER CENT DIVIDEND
Vii That the Creditors Of Head 4 Co.
\ Will Realize From the Assets.
AIMS AGGREGATED $4,000
|bIgnees Make Their Second
Il and Final Report.
% DIVIDENDS OF 2 PER CENT EACH

Z The creditors of the insolvent. firm Of
Heald & Go. are receiving the second
R1dH final dividend, the prinoely sum
b B per cent on theii respective
5l9{ins. This, with dividend OF 2
p9f bent paid in 1897, makes a total of
1t2t cent realized from the wrecked
Afln. The claims against the firm,
a86fegated about $3.50, 600, 80 that the
dfTidends make about $500. This
6nlpunt of dividend does not represent,
koWever, the total paid to creditors,
hi the reason that the banks. who
Wefs among the principal creditors,
hoId collateral for money lent, and
have realized on some of it. As to
how much of the $3.50, 600 has actually
beBn repaid, cannot be told. Alto
Refher, about 200 persons had claims
nR0i8st the firm.
On February It'll, 1896, the firm of
He4id 4 Go. made voluntary assign
mani for the benefit of its creditors to
John II. Dandy, cashier of the Union
National Bank, and Ohio Rowland,
treaSurcr of the Equitable Guarantee
aud Trust 20. In addition TO its stock
sfd bond business, the firm had real
est4tb department and for many years
$a~<<. p itnoihB Pnft IL bho puoihooo hio
Of tte city.
Tho members of the firm at the time
d the failure were Edwin II. Gayley,
n0W deceased, and Dariel W. Taylor.
Ith0d been founded about "a years
b4fpfe by Joshua L. Head and Howard
E Qbandler. Mr.. Gayley became con.
nected with the firm in 1876 and Mr..
Ixylor in 1855.
The failure made a profound sensa-
Moh many persons being creditors Of
thB drm. Among the principal creditors
W6raS the Union and First National
HHnks. the Farmers Bank, the Will.
41in&ton sSav ings Fund Society, the
}ExtiEsns Savings Bank, the Equitable
@nHrAntee and Trust Co.. and the
Security Trust and Safe Deposit Co.,
I4ll0f which were said to be seoui ed.
There were numerous small creditors
whoicould i'll afford to lose their money.
Although it was thought at the time
hAt tbe firm might be able to pay
dollar for dollar, later developments
AhoWed 1t to be one of the worst
failures in the history of Wilmington.
Asaignees Dandy and Nowland paid
np d7st dividend on the claims, a
aiyidend of 2 per cent, in February,
1881 and having made their final pay
Psrtp f similar amount now, will
aubort1y ask the Chancellor to relieve
theYt, from their duties as assignees.
Hheythre represented by William S.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22
PROPOSED uPRisINa IN POLAND.
Polish Plottsrs Waiting for War between
Russia and England.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 19.-Leaders in
Polish circles of this city say a secret
Polish national league extends through
out Europe and America, and that it
has existed not only for IA years, but
ever since the break up Of the last
struggle for Poiand's Independence, in
1868.
In speaking of the Polish league and
Of the recent arrests in Lemberg, Frank
II. Jablonski, president Of the Polish
National Alliance Of America, said:
"That there is q secret Polish
national government league, with seat
in Warsaw is true. Who the members
are cannot tell you. The plan is to
have general uprising In Poland in
case of war between Russia and Eng
land and it IS in line with that plan
that many Poles arc being recruited
into English regiments from Warsaw
and other places in Poland and sent
not to the Transyaal as some corre-
spondents would misstate but into Asia
where the first clash is expected with
Russia. Of course men from Austro-
Poland would assist their fellow-coun-
trymen and that may be reason for
the arrests"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22
TRAVEL CRIPPLED BY STORM.

t4tt6~ Escape of william Perkins Near
I ohsdd's Ford Junction.
a a bpecial from Chadd's Ford juno
Ion, Rb., says:
\ The Blizzard has sadly crippled travel
nlfhiH part OF the country. The snow
'eaSed to fall before daybreals, but not
mil II had reached fall of IL inches
~ thu level. Four inches of snow fell
b tho space OF three hours and the
hitting winds caused it to drift into
he rohdways, rendering many Of them
hspaeaable. r..
Fnriners and milkmen were compelled
tAksto the fields this morning, some
X thoir experiences recalling the
,einorRble blizzard OF a year ago.
liuRe snow plows were at work on the
lines Of the Baltimore Central and the
ViImjnaton 4 Northern railroad. Ear ly
ibie Morning when the fury of the
Ind MAS at its height and when the
BID bad reached its intensity, William
rerkinB attempted to make his way
ONE ID the teeth of the gale. He
ORd not gone far when he was overcome
" The cold and driven back. Eber
Exittinqbam found him with his feet
III lSes frozen and his body benumbed
48 cold. He was given shelter and
III u ,t6epyer, but his escape was narrow.
70 &xnaG Freeman, another pedestrian,
We'd w reach his home at Brinton g
ti9&e but he also had to turn back.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22
$4,000 FIRE in new YORK
Car Shed OF the metropolitan
Line Burned Monday.
TWO HUNDRED CARS IN BUILDING
Three Were Destroyed and
Forty Damaged


New York. Feb. ia $4,000 fire
occurred today in enc of the buildings
which occupy the entire block bounded
by Sixth and Seventh avenues and
Fifty and Fifty-frst streets and which
are used by the Metropolitan Street
Railway 90. The building in which
the fire occurred was about the middle
of the block between the avenues, and
ran from one street to another. II is q
four-story brick structure, used as .
building for cars that are laid up or
are inneed of repair.
The firemen, after half an hours
hard fight, succeeded in subduing the
blaze, having prevented 1t from spread
ing to the paint shops. There were 200
cars in the building, and three of them
were destroyed and about 40 much dam
aged.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22
. A. 0. H. MUSICALE.

The Musicale given by Division Nc.
A. q. H., of Newark on Thursday
enjpR last, was u grand success, the
,llP Being crowded to the doors. The
lo6rarbine was varied one, min
| eIsy. bjnging and dancing being COM
bod 70 make very pleasant evening.
iIhe Newark MINISTRIES acquitted
emselyes with great credit, their
nioAi make ups and songs being duly
rrep@ated by the audience. All the
hof per FORMERS were we'll received,
q If would be unfair to single out
n one In particular as deserving of
y {t. The talent was from Newark,
y ncton and New Castle. The pro-
IN <1V follows:
! VI n ~ Overture, Newark Minstrels,
J imposed Of the following: Frank
y qi5> William Dobson, Harry Daniels,
y H3ddoes, Frank Widdoes, David
Y louis Steele, William Bryson
3nckson; vocal duo, Miss Elsie
y and Miss NJ, Murtha; guitar
rs, Thomas Crysler; vocal solo,
hu 4nry Russell; comedian, John
~ ID FOCAL solo, Mrs. Herman Tyson
w dHos Messrs. Louis Turner and
tt~tE ~ iiier NUCdI SOLO, AlBxaDu6l
. tlaf vaudeville sketch, Messrs. Dob.
. and DAniels.
'oO'art n. Vocal duo tjuvenile) Miss
ie qbrdon; instrumental duo, Mas.
Brunar and Miss Murtha; yooal
b MIL Gilbride; vocal solo, Miss
d d, 5chunb; specialties, William Esly
VA SOLO, Herman Gossen; vaudeville
! stch, Messrs. MediIl and Bryson
'sS mss and fun, j. Sweeney; ccrnet
10 Wallsmitb; juvenile dance
Y Finnegan; cakewalk, Joseph
IT'D et Areotor, Messrs. Daniels anc
earii 4Qbson and Bryson, Jackson
We We be cou8mittee in charge desires t.
"a, TX elF'Who took part, including the
lnmingt0h and New Castle A. o. H.
m'II th9 Kpiahts of Columbus of bott
!, ! M Jaetle and Wilmington.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22

Cleveland, O., Feb. l9.-The FIVE
story brick building No. 46 Harrison
street, used as stable by Gibbons &
Pinkett, agents for Armour & Co., was
destroyed by fire early today. Forty
horses persisted in the flames. AdioiD-
ing the stable is tenement, in which
over 100 persons we're asleep when the
fire broke out. A panic ensued among
the occupants, and, notwithstanding
children rushed out of the building
clad only in their night clothes. The
firemen, however, succeeded in saving
the tenement. The loss on the stable
and contents in $50, 900, covered by i'm
surance.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22

Who proposed to pay for the medicines
ordered by his physician and return the
visits" was not such Il keen economist after
all. Had he lived in these common-sense
days, he would have needed neither doctor
nor prescriptions. Hale's Honey of Hore-
hound and Tar, would have cured his cough
in forty-eight hours at an expense of only
fifty cents. None but a lunatic would think
it necessary to employ medical man to ex-
pertinent on an ordinary cough. when he
could obtain this renowned remedy at the
nearest drug store at 25 cents, SO cents and
81. Great saving to buy large size. Pixies
Toothache Drops cure in one minute.