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letter apologizing for his Objectionable
expressions, whcreupon Field Marshal
Won Waldersce invited General Chaffee
to breakfast, and the incident was ami
cably closed"
A dispatch from Paris says:
"An official of the French foreign Of
flee, speaking about General Chaffee's
position in regard to looting, said
"',rhe fact is principally regrettable
because it is likely to result in break
Of the concord under Field Marshal Won
Waldersee. Either Won Waldersee is
the international commander of all the
forces in China or his position is an
imaginary one. As the present status
has apparently been quite satisfactory,
anything which might occasion a break
in the ranks is disagreeable.'
Report by Chnffee.
The war department has received re-
port from General Chaffee of the Incl
dent. 1t appears that General Chaffee
did use some pretty vigorous language in
protesting against the thieving and loot
ing of the foreign troops. What particu-
larly hurt the feeling of Waldersee was a
pointed reference by General Chaffee to
the fact that this disgraceful and unmili'
tary practice of looting was being in
dulged in not by the men who did the
fighting and opened the way to Peking
but by the late coners, who had borne
none of the brunt of conflict and hard
ship. Waldersee himself did not reach
Picking until long after the expeditionary
force had occupied the town.
1t is recognized here officially that Gen
eral Chaffee had provocation for his de
liverance, but regret is felt that he uset
this tone in addressing the field marshal
1t is significantly pointed out here thai
perhaps it was not incumbent upon Gen
eral Chaffee to make any Representations
whatever on this subject to the field mar
shal, as there is no longer any official til
between them.
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j. ). SENATOR'S ARt
Watching SITUATION
IN THIS STATE
Useless to Ask for Money fer
Harbor if Tive Republican
Senator's are Not Elected
A SIGNIFICANT INTERVIEW
What a Prominent Member of the
Board of Trade Was Told by
United States Senator
in New York City
Last Week.

1t is now the prevailing opinion among
unless two Republican United States
Senators are elected early at the coming
session of the Legislature it will be
useless to ask Congress to appropriate
half a million dollars for the permanent
improvement of the harbor of this city,
as the Board of Trade intends to do.
That this opinion is not at all amiss
was born out in an interview had with
prominent member of the Board of
Trade by representative of The Sun
yesterday afternoon.
The gentleman had occasion to go
to New York on business during the
past week and while there was intro
duced to a prominent United States SEN
ator. Having a deep interest in securing
a munificent appropriation from Con-
gress for the Wilmington harbor he
brought up the subject of the needs Of
an appropriation for our harbor and
commenced to present facts galore about
the widening and deepening of the chan
mel Of the river.
The senator however after listening
for some time, told him very frankly that
there would absolutely be no Use of
making an effort to get an appropriation
unless there were two Republican Sena-
tors elected from this State.
| 1t can be seen by this that the Re
publican members of the United States
Senate are thoroughly alive to the situa-
ton anu look to, and expect, the Republi-
can members of the Legislature to do
their full duty by elccting two Republi-
can Senators.
| Besides asking Congress to appropriate
I half a million dollars for the permanent
Improvement of the harhor of Whining
ton, the Board of Trade has also de
cded to ask for an annual appropriation
of $4,000 from the city to assist with the
project and keep the harbor in good
condition after the work has been cora
pletrd.
1t was revealed by recent examine
ton Of the Christiana river that the Is
foot channel which was recently dredget
only averaged from 20 to so feet in widtf
instead Of $50 feet. the original widtl
made by the New York Dredging Com
parry. Rapid ShcAling which is yer!
detrimental TO shipping has resulted from
the odd shape of the stream and he pc
cular condition OF the mud A 81 foo
channel is now being dredged. Th,
shoals will he removed and in n shor
time the channel will be of the desired
depth and width. The improved "ondi
tion will however be only temporary anC
the result will be the same as formerly
This will be the case except where the i'm
provemepts have been made permanent
as at the mouth of the Brandvwine anC
the Christiana where jetties have beer
built.
All of the members Of the Board o
Trade, business men and citizens gener
ally are alive to the urgent need of th'
permanent Improvement of the hnrbo
and nothing should be done by the Re
publican members of the Legislator,
that would place in ieonardy Whining
toms likelihood of getting handsome
appropriation from Congress.
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CHINESE CREDENTIALS.
Ministers at Peking Now Busy Con-
sidering Them.

Peking, Dec. 1.-THE ministers met to
consider the matter of the credentials of
the Chinese plenipotentiaries. There is
every prospect that definite steps will be
taken for the arrangement of prelimi-
nary settlement within a measurable
time, and this great relieves those who
realized the danger of prolonged delay III
opening negotiations
Al the meeting of the ministers called
to consider whether Ii Hung Chang and
Prince Ching had power flom the court
TO conduct negotiations for settlement
on behalf of China some of the ministers
said that they were authorized to treat
with them as representatives of China.
while others. including the German mill
lister, had not received instructions III the
matter. All decided, however, that as
soon as Sir Ernest Mason Satow, the
British minister, shall receive word to
agree to the joint note they will begin
negotiations with Lii Hung Chang and
Prince Ching unless otherwise instructed
by their home governments.
At the meeting of the provisional gov
ernment the United States was repre-
sented By Captain Dodds of the Ninth in
fantry. All of the governments have en-
tered into the plan except France, whose
representatives Insist that the Frencf
/ .errittty sha.i he excluded from the mi
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Want Bar Removed.

Edwin Sadler, superintendent of the
yards at the Harlan Il IIullingsorth
Company and Lieutenant Dimock, secre-
tary of the company, appeared before
the Street and ever Directors at their
meeting Yesterday and asked that they
pay portion of the expenses of remov-
ing the bar formed in the Christiana
river by the wash from the Shipley run
sewer. The directors received a com
muncation from the Wilmington City
Railway Co. accepting the conulticns inn
posed by the department regarding the
use of the Boulevard and Twenty-sec-
ond street for railway purposes. The
weekly pay roll of S4S9.42 was passed.
The balance in bank was $69,041.1S.
The sun., 1900-12-12
MIST PAY THE FINE.
Leonard Heiss Claimed Water Ser
vice Was Put in Without
HIS knowledge.

Leonard Heiss appeared before the
Water Commissioners at their meeting
yesterday afternoon in regards to water
service which had been put in the pro-
perty No. 715 Market street owned by
him, without permission from the Board.
Mr.. Heiss stated that DIR. Harris was
the tenant when the work was done and
that it was done without his knowledge.
The Board decided that Mr.. Heiss was
responsible for his property and would
have to pay the usual fine in such cases
which is So.
Chief Engineer Bond was instructed
to lay six-inch service pipe in the
Peoples Railway Companys new power
hause at Sixth and Hawley streets.
A communication was received from
the Wilmington City Railway Com
pany asking that the meter in their car
barn at Lancaster avenue and Union
street be taken ont as they have no
further use for the meter. The applica-
tion was granted providing the COM
pany cut off everything except the hyd-
rant. A meter was ordered to be put in
Josephx Stoeckle's stable at the north
east corner OF Fifth and jackson streets.
An application from William Harkins
of No. 1928 Elm street that his water
service be placed In front of his house
was granted. An application from Fat
rick Haggarty that the meter be re-
moved from his green house at Sixth and
Dupont streets was also granted. The
Board decided that the discount on
water bills for 1901 will remain the same
as it has been this year.
AS Christmas this year comes on Tues
day the regular meeting of the Water
Commissioners will be held on the pre-
ceeding Monday and the employees will
also he paid that day. The weekly pay
roll of $916.67 was passed. The balance
in bank is $34,756.55.
The sun., 1900-12-12
LoCAL NEWS NOTES.

Grand jurors of New Castle county
will inspect the Jail on Thursday.
P. G. Began. telegraph operator. at,
Edge Moor station, was elected a mem
Oysteis by The quart at Beckett's
Restaurant, Seventh and Shipley streets.
The stockholders of the National
Banks of the city will elect directors ON
January s.
Mrs. John Dussman, missionary from
Guzzalla, India. will speak in Second
Baptist Church this evening.
Rev.F. Burgette Short gave a lecture
in the NJ. Il. Church ut Newport last
night on the subject Across the Sea-"
ber of the advisory board of the relief
department Of the PENNSYLVANIA Rail-
road from the Maryland division at the
recent election.
After the completion of its lines. the
Peoples Railway Company will have its
Office building erected at Sixth street and
Greenhill avenue.
A concert will be given in the NJ. q.
Church at Marshallton OH Saturday
evening by the members of the choir of
Epworth NJ. E. Church.
Charles A. Bird, representing sHThe
Rays" who are starring in "A Hot Old
Time" is in Wilmington arranging for
their appearance at the Opera House
Tuesday evening.
Jacob T. Bice. baggaee master and
extra conductor on the Delaware Rail-
road, who has been very Ill with cold
and threatened with pneumonia, has re-
ported for duty.
: Extra Receiver Cook Of the auditors
department of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at Philadelphia, is in charge of the
work of Ticket Receiver E5wix De
itavsn ~ tnf tr.Fen 81 .t.t staten ", i,s
1T ~ IN IL
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TOOK A RECESS.
Levy Court Goes Over the Accounts
of Tax Collectors.

At the meeting of the Levy Court yes
terday Anthony Higgins presented re-
quest that the New York, Philadelphia
& Norfolk Telegraph Company be al
lowed the privilege of erecting poles on
the causeway south of Appoquinimink
hundred, leading to Odessa. The request
was granted on the condition that the
poles should reach So feet in heighth.
The committee appointed to audit ac-
counts fer 1899 of George Mcintyre, col
lector in Christiana hundred, reported
as follows: Assessment to be collected,
county and poor, $152,247; road, $152, ,247 !;
capitation, $3.50; dog, 1922
The committee recommended that the
following amounts be allowed: Assess
ment, $152247; county and poor. S913.4S;
road, S532.S6; capitation, $3.50; dog. 1922.
! Part of this assessment was allowed on
account of much property being taken
into the city.
The committee also recommended that
the following be allowed Collector Fran
els ID. Baldwin, of Mill Creek hundred,
= for 1899: Assessment, county and poor,
s226.10; tax, s135.66; road, $226.10' tax,
$7913: capitation, s341; dog Sill.
The committee reported on VIM. e.
Husbands, collector of Brandywine hun
dred as follows: For 1899 county and
poor assessment. $1.645.90: taxes, 1887 "a
capitation. $639.5O: dog, $266.5O. He was
accorded the following as errors: County
and poor, assessment, $40S15;; taxes
$244.Ss; capitation, $622; dog, $266.50
For 1898, county and poor, assessment
s90.40; taxes, $54.24; capitation, S51s.5O
dog, $145.50. The following were allowed
I as errors: assessment, $22.25: taxes
s13.35; capitation, $5lS.5O; dog $145 so.
For 1s97-County and poor, assess
ment, s124.15; taxes, $74.4S; negro assess
ment, $3.50; taxes AS; dog tax, $31.5o. The
following were allowed as errors: County
and poor, assessment, $22.25; taxes, $13.35
negro school tax, assessment, $3.50; taxes
As, dog tax, s31.5O
Court took a recess until this morning
The sun., 1900-12-12
TRIBUTE 10 HriO. A. CJULEY,
A Friend Writes in an Eloquent
Manner About the Faithful
Watchman.

A friend of George A. Cooley, the
watohman, who was killed at his post o I
duty q Claymont railroad crossing OH
Thursday morning last, writes to tht
Chester Times p rtlnent tribute to him.
Ii is in part as follows:
"Mr. Cloey was courteous gentle
man, and the people who crossed and re
crossed the railroad at Claymont always
had from him CHEEKY, happy word, a
smile and cordial greeting. His office
was the pink OF cleanliness and oroer.
and he was constantly working to keep
it go. Never while he was the watch
man and gateman was anyone hurt, anu
people had conf fence in his judgment
about trains ana danger, which but few
men could INSPIRE.
"Mr. Cooley nad a device tor telling
the trains which had passed in the iornl
of dial, like a cock, which is as unique
as anything we have ever SEN. lht
number If trains TN the timetable arr
placed ut the point of the dial, and a.
the trains pass d. this dial was moved
up to the next train. So at any given
moment MI Cnrley could tell WI a
trains had gone, what one was due either
way, and this device was great hSlp to
him. We shall miss our dear friend a.
co.worker, al Aavs faithful, al Gays at biz
D 81 OF duLy. But he has gone and VIC
sha s-e his ia ;e no more till life's fret
ful lev r Is over aud we meet in haolta'
tious eternal.
"Mr. Coo ey was very fond of child
rem, and the CHI dren loved hun. May
G,,d bless tue stuck u wife and family
may lie oil g. -
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suucuulnnlt.ees were appointed.

VI suUcutiiiiIltees were appointed.
Several high Chinese officers on being
asked expressed desire to assist. Though
army officers have been appointed mem-
bers of the commission, it is the desire of
the generals to make the rule civil as far
as possible. Japan was placed on the
charity committee on account of the
amount of rice she commandeered in Au-
gust, most of which she has now.
Count Won Waldersee has turned over
$63,000 as the British share of the result
of the pao-Ting-Fu expedition to General
Gaselee, who in turn gave the money to
Minister Satow to be used for the benefit
of Chinese who may need help during the
winter.
Ii Hung Chang visited General Chat
fee. He said that his powers to negotiate
with the foreign ENJOYS, though confer
red by telegraph, are absolute and COM
plete.
The railway between this city and Tien-
tsin is now open, and train consisting of
four carriages arrived here without acci-
dent. Regular traffic will be resumed on
Dec. IS.
The sun., 1900-12-12
GENERAL VIII ON HERE.
Thinks China Now at the
Mercy of the Powers

General James II. Wilson who has
just returned from China, arrived in Will
mington late last night and proceeded
Immediately to the residence Of his
daughter, Mrs. Henry B. Thompson, at
No. 1905 Rodney street.
He came from Washington where he
had stopped to report to the Secretary
of War.
He says there is no doubt that the
Empress, Jung LII and Hung Flu Hsiang
were implicated in the project to exter-
inmate the foreigners. He considers
China now at the mercy of the eoreign
powers.
The sun., 1900-12-12
Velvet Collars Put on Ovcrcoats.
Manhattan Laundry, So6 King street
A Wreck Victim.

David w. Glass, OF 1929 N. Caroline
street, Baltimore died at the University
Hospital yesterday as the result OF. injur-
les received in the wreck on the Philadel-
Pa, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
road at Gray's Ferry on Saturday after
noon. Glass had leg amputated Sun
day, but could not survive the shock.
One of his arms was broken and three
ribs were fractured. Relatives will take
the body to baltimore for interment.
The other victims of the wreck at the
hospital are doing we'll.
The sun., 1900-12-12
GENERAL CHAFFtE
DID Use PRETTY
VIGOROUS LANGUAGE
He Admits Protesting Against
the Thieving and LOoting
Of Foreign Troops.
THE GERMAN STATEMENT
General Cbaffee is Said to Haye
Apolgized to Field Marshal Won
WaIdersee for Objectionable
Expressions.--Incid De-
clared Closed.

Washington, Dec. 1t.-A dispatch from
Berlin says:
"The German foreign Office makes the
following statement regarding the Wal
dersee- Chaffee incident, based upon a
cable dispatch just received from Field
Marshal Won Waldersee:
General Chaffee wrote Field Marshal
Won Waldersee letter in rough tone.
Field Marshal Won Waldersee refused to
receive it, returning the same to General
Chaffee. The latter then wrote second
The sun., 1900-12-12
Opened BIDS.

The trustees Of the New Castle conntv
wnrkhonse opened bits Yesterday for
h ilera aud f tings. er gines and dv"'-
mos, 'witchhoard and Niring and steam
fitting. There were ahnnt d"zen hid
aers The lowest / id is in the nti'hh r
hood of 10000 Among the bidder
rere Garrett & Miller the Wesiirg' onsp
Co., and the Gswt' n Il Bro. ca.
The sun., 1900-12-12
EXCELLENT RECITAL.
Delightful Entertainment Given in
Epworth Church Last Night.

Miss Helen Mar Wilson gave an ex-
cellent recital in Epworth NJ. u. Church
last night before large audience.
Miss Wilson was assisted by the Oriole
Male Quartet and other talent.
The program rendered was as fol-
lows: Selection, my Old Kentucky
Home" Oriole Male Quartet; recitation,
Helen Mar Wilson; piano solo, Mrs.
Emma Saxton; recitation, Helen Mar
Wilson; baritone solo, ]. Frank Mer-
rick; selection, "Wanita," Oriole Male
Quartet; selection, Instrumental Trio
recitation, Helen Mar Wilson; cornet
solo, selected, Lester Riggs; selection,
''In the Cleaning" Oriole Male Quar-
tet; recitation, Helen Mar Wilson.
The sun., 1900-12-12
last Day of Food Show.

Today will bc the last day of the food
show which is being held in Pyle's Cycle
Academy under the auspices OF the Re
tail Grocers' Exchange. The winner OF
,ae patent extension table will be de-
cided tonight at $50 o'clock. The judges
will be the representatives of the differ
ent local papers.
The sun., 1900-12-12
Two A.I,a ways,

Mayor Fah-y's team ran away yester.,
day afltruuon L started at Ninth aud
Franklin and was caught at Nlhth and
Morrow streets by William D,er, an
Adams Express driver As he cauel
ho,d of the horse his own team ran away.
At El,tn and Monroe streets it broke an
awning post III window at Miss VIII
lisms' trimming st"ro IL was caught at
Tenth street. ana Trenton Pace by U, ID.
Cleaver, uii>r' e." ~" samr company,
The sun., 1900-12-12
Two Men Injured,

John Burr and Robert Barber, both
colored, We're painfully injured yester-
day by the double team of Richard Pat
zowsky running away. Burr is Pat
zowsky's butter anu WAS ,Acr1Isins go
team and Barber was with him. The
accident occurred on Market street be-
tween Tenth and Fifteenth about noon.
The sun., 1900-12-12
E,alI ~ a rIt.

A man who gave h's name ss Fed
Darlington, ie.i IN "a Fl. at Elshih aid
West Streets last -v Mug ab nt b.3u
o'ctck. He WAS taken into the drug
Store al f. w. Fenn, where he soon re-
covered sufficiently 20 be able 70 walk 70
hls hune.
The sun., 1900-12-12
A Han..s ~. .oeent.

Employees oi the Pu'ln, 81 Pal .ce ar
Company have presumed 'hn VI, O"h
n II, f,rrntrly assiatant manager "t me
local slr ps, wmh lands"mr g"ld "a'ch
anu clain. Mr Cann"n has been ro-
mh,d { mahag,r oi the Pnhmah Com
pAuy's shops NJ D+"v'r. ''"l,
The sun., 1900-12-12
New Sugar Lighter Leaves.

The new sugar Iigni,r Cuartntiuno,
bui by the Jackson a. q Sna'p o., ior
tile Munsun Line, left the VIVA; vts"l her
builders ast night Her sister lighter,
Gu ,rrntido4, VIII leave tonight, a. d
aboui saturday " e SC onnei lighter Mar
garet, builL ior - ""e, VIII leave
The sun., 1900-12-12
Ash .....r.. ctor rIned.

At the neetiag uf the Street aad Sewer
Depart meut yesterday, ash con iactor A
G. b Anderson WAS fined $40 as a pen
ait, for failure TO collect ashes md rub
bish as er contract. Anderson offered
EXCUSES & r num'er Of the complaints
made against hnl
The sun., 1900-12-12
Court House Officials surpr,s ed.

Alfred o. Long, who conduc'sd he
rsstanrant in the basement Of the F rd
r ilding, Tenth and Market strse,s. as
cioaed hia hnaines.. A number Of G M.
House fficials who we're in the habit of
,a.ing tn, ir noordav luncheon there,
we're surprised on Monday noon whsn
h+v wer. unabl,tp get ia 1hen 'as
.enc:a. scatt. .i.S to ,thcI J. :t"u'a4t-
The sun., 1900-12-12
ONE APPOINTMENT MADE.
Chief Engineer Bond Will Hereafter
Make All Outside Appoint
ments for the Wat er Board.

At the meeting of the Water Board
yesterday afternoon Paul Goslin was APP
pointed for the position of oiler at the
new pumping station and Registrar
Graohe was instructed to notify him of
the appointment.
Mr.. Porter presented resolution
that in the future employees outside of
the office should be appointed by Chief
Engineer Bond.
The sun., 1900-12-12
"China and the Chinese.

"China and the Chinese" was the sub
ject of an interesting lecture given last
night by Rev. George Fl. Trull. The lee
ture was given in East Lake Presbyter-
ian Church before tho Young Mems
League.
The sun., 1900-12-12
Must be Amputated. a

William Roswell, colored, of Dover,
who was brought to the Delaware Hos
pital, this city, on Monday evening to
nave uaulJ iIlasn.u tfeut~u, vas
resting easy last night. The foot how
ever will have to be amputated in few
days.
The sun., 1900-12-12
No One App,.u Ior examination.

TIE medical examining ,ard repre-
eentihg the Homeopathic Medical So
cie,y oi delaware aud the Peninsula met
a, the Office ot Dr. q. Nj. Almond, No.
ql3 Tatnall street, yesterday morning 10
EXAMINE ply ticians who desire to nrac,,
t.c- in tins SIatr, bat as none appeared
tie board AZ uiire unit today.
The sun., 1900-12-12
Gave = Package Party.

Delaware Oonclave M Z, gave pack
spe party aud entertainm' n AT itr TO ms
No. ezp Orang street, last night An *
cel'-nt Drorrsm had retn ara ge', ano
there was a iai5e a.teucance.
The sun., 1900-12-12
Iniustrial DrIawara.

The committee ON Industrial Delaware
he'll ret'ng la. nlht ut tn" Board
Of Trade room i'll the Equitable Ruild
ing. The committee was appointed by
;he BuAid of TRADE to secure " no SSip.c
favorable industrial legislation for Della
The sun., 1900-12-12
An Interest,ns Ente-tainmen..

Tho cradle songs of manv nations by
30 children in costumes which was re-
comfy presented at tho New Century
Club under the direction Of Mrs. J.
Merrick Horn ard Mrs. 8. q. Fisher.
was repeated at Calvary Baptist Church
last night. Raritations wore aiAo ri'' III
NV Nn,iln sharpe. Eleanor rrumi'rcvsr
..:.d i..ir. J. .ra,s
The sun., 1900-12-12
Case Still on Trial.

The case Of John NJ. Harper & Co. VS..
Charles Baird's administrators again oc-
,upirG the attention OF SUI rrior Court
all of yesterday. A number of lengthy
lepositions we're read.
The sun., 1900-12-12
Funeral "a ,..s.......e e. sietz.

Mrs. Ann e Il. SieIz, Who died at or
home in Rlrh Z 5 m, Sunday mornlnt,
was burled yesterday morning Hit u
mass Was SAID III 4 Jntlhs Chnt Il
anc int-imtnt W. " ad' IL 81. Juseph's
Cemetery.
The sun., 1900-12-12
An Interesting Address.

Miss Mary G. Burdette of Chicago
made an interesting address last night
in Bethany Baptist Church before the
Women's Circles of the Baptist mission
societies. The attendance was large.
The sun., 1900-12-12

First Grand Reception.

Local Lodge No. 2s Journeyman
Plumbers, Gas and Steamftters gave
their first grand reception in Turn Hall
last night. The affair was largely at
tended and was big success in every
way,
The sun., 1900-12-12
suits EoouIed .

Manhat IN -4aundr! so6 King street.
Rad lhs Jun. >.