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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
THANKS no MEMBERS.

The Grand Conclaye of Delaware
Ancient order OF Heptasophs. or 5. w.
NJ, met In annual session in Masonic
Hall this morning, with an attendance
OF about twenty-five.
Friendship Castle, No. 1. Of this city.
was represented by George w. Till:
Brandywine, No 4, Frank Mcclure:
Newark No. 6. OF Newerk. A. Il. Reil-
ley; Delaware. No. z. Of this city. James
Young and George Etyel Aside from
the delegates, ten grand pas. archons
were received.
Grand Scribe william Wlnthrap
submitted his annual report. in which
he stated that during the year there
had been 2il Invitations and 20 admis-
sions by card making a total Of 2A0
There were three deaths and a loss cf
|Eeventy-tCur members. al told
The total membership at this time
last year was f55 Today Il Is 621.
Following were the receipts and ex-
penditures during the year beginning
February g 1893. and ending Februafv
IA Of the present year Dues received
from members during year 81 .0161O.
paid to grand treasurer, $f.O76.1o: death
benefits paid TO Mrs. !. ID. Whitescll
l H. Ilt
March "a. $50; A. r. Reilley. for VIII
liam Thorp. October l9. $3.50: T. n.
Holland October 10. $50 total. $500:
amount on hand, February s. 1899.
S2fi.52; received as duesS .076.l0; in
terest, S6.2s: total 81 1880: expenses
for term, 5000; balance en- hand.
S723gO.
The total disbursements during the
year were s4.03610
G. s. Boynton. grand treasurer. and
the finance committee also submitted
yearly reports which tailed with the
foregoing
IN Grand ArChon Samuel Ovenshinea
ireprrt the members Of various castles
we've thanked ior their unity and for
the interest they took I'm the lodge. also
for their assistance 10 the grand offi-
GERS In promoting the welfare OF the
organization. The grand archon fur
ther said that the past year had been
a most successful one. and that still
brighter future Is in store for the mem
bers, who had been diligent and indus
triOus throughout
Grand Lodge officers will be elected
this afternoon. lt Is expected that all
business will have been transacted by
l6 o'clock
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
woRKHoUsE PLANS APPROVED

The plans and specifications for the
proposed New Castle county work
house and power house were approved
yesterday afternoon. On February 20
the plans will be placed in the Board
of Trade room, No. 300 Equitable build
ing. so that contractors may have an
opportunity to prepare their estimates
for erecting the buildings Proposals
will be opened on March 6. The first
story Of the workhouse will be Of stone
and the second of brick. The power
house will be built Of stone quarried
from the property bought by the trus.
tees. This building will be situated
west Of the workhouse near the Balti
more and Ohio railroad.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
RRcEIvEn wEsrERN CANE.

President Alfred d. Poole and Sta
tionmaster Thomas B. Brison, OF the
Delaware Game Protective Association
this morning received eight dozen
quail from Dakota. They were shipped
to II. S. Hargrove. at Seaford. to be
liberated. This Is 4 portion of an or
der for sixty-five dozen Western birds
placed with a New York firm. The
association has received and liberated
100 dozen birds throughout the state
in the past few weeks.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
LIFEBOATs DELlvERED

Thomas G. Mum has completed an
order Tor four 26-foot galvanized iron
ll!c5oats for the Winsor Line Steam
ship Company. They will be used on
the steamship Greclan, now under con-
struction by the Harlan and Hollings-
worth Company for the Philadelphia
firm. He also has contract fer twelve
22-foot and four 20-foot boats for the
Great Lake Steamship Company
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
MAY BE A WIIMINGTON NAN

A dispatch from Rochester. N. Y.
says; An unknown man was run over
and killed by a train in the New York
Central yards at North st. Paul street
Yesterday. On the body was found a
small pocketbook, upon which was in
scribed: Compliments of Joseph
Stoeckle, Diamond State Brewery. VIII
mlngton, Dell" and list of fire
alarm boxes in Wilmington.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
cAR coNTRAcr coMPLErEn.

The Jackson and Sharp Company
this morning shipped to the Boston
and Albany Railroad Company three
handsome passenger coaches and i've
combination baggage and mail cars.
This completes the contract recently
received.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
WOMAN MISSIONARY no SPEAK.

Mrs. Rudisil, wife OF DR.. w. A. Rudi-
sill, OF Madras, India. will speak in
Harrison Street. NJ. =. Church nexc
Sunday morning February is. and in
Brandywine M b. Church in the even
Ing Of same date at the usuai preach
ing hour
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
THIRD ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.

Jacob Poor made third attempt to
commit suicide at his home at Farm
ingtcn, Del, yesterday. The weapon
used was revolver. and when Dr. Day
was called to Poors beside he found
that the bullet struck Just above the
left temple, and running along the
scalp passed out az point two inches
beyond. Poor is . timber cutter. and
he has a wife and large family.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
HOUNDS, WATERY GRAvEs

During an exciting fox hunt at Sea-
ford yesterday five valuable hounds
were drowned in Nanticoke river. They
had a long chase and were nearly ex-
hausted, when the fox swan the river.
They followed and were swept down
by the strong current.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
no ASSIST TEACHERs.

A meeting was held in West Presby-
terian Church last night for the pur-
pose Of instructing Sunday school
teachers in the lesson. Mrs. W. X.
Crosby taught the intermediate class,
and Miss Harriet McLear and Miss
Mary Taylor the primary class. A
meeting will be held every Tuesday
night
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
A SLIGHT FIRE.

A slight fire, causing loss of about
$50, occurred last evening in the Del
aware Can Company's building. south
ci Market street bridge. A still alarm
was sent into the Washington Fire
company, and the chemical engine re-
sponded. The cause is unknown.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
FRIENDS SCHOOL LECTURE.

The third OF the Friends School
course of lectures will be given at the
school, at Fourth and West streets, on
Thursday by Professor Robert w.
Rogers, of Drew Seminary. His sub
ject will be: The Bible and the Buried
Cities Of the East"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
10 SUE ROAD CoMMIssIoNERs

A number Of New Castle workmen
nave decided to bring suit against the
read commissioners OF New Castle
hundred for wages due for work done
on the roads. William Michael Byrne
has been retained as counsel for the
men.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
GROWERS SIGNING AGREEMENTS

Farmers in the lower part of the
state are enthusiastic over the tomato
question and many meetings are being
held in the rural school buildings.
Many OF them are signing written
agreements that they will not grow to-
inatoes under a stipulated price.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
CARD OF THANKS

TO The President and Officers OF The
Economic Insurance Co.
Gentlemen: Kindly accept thanks
for the prompt settlement of claim on
the life of my late brother. William
Payton. MRS. ELLA GRANTJAND.
100 n. Jackson St., VIII, Del.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
PENSIONS GRANTEn

William F. Carrow, Of Delaware City,
has been granted an increase Of pen
sion from So to IS per month. Mrs.
Mary T. Lamplugh, of this city. has
been granted a special pension Of IS a
month.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
ESTATE OF DIR. VAUGHAN.

Letters testamentary on the estate
of the late DR.. Horace Vaughan, OF
Middletown, were granted this morn
ing by Register OF Wills Crossan tc
Edward NJ Vaughan. The estate l.
valued at about $4,000.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
ST. vALENTINE's DAY.

ST. Valentines Day Is. as usual, be-
ing observed today by no celebration.
The mails are a little heavier, perhaps,
though net great number OF valen-
tines were sold. The purchasers were
mainly children and wcmen.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
DIED SUDDENLY.

William Wilson. aged 73 years, died
suddenly yesterday at his farm near
Newark Of angina pectoris. Coroner
Nandever was notified and gave a GER
uhcate accordingly.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
BIT ONE CASE

Smallpox is gradually dlsappearina
in the city, there being but one case
at present, that Of James Corrigan. who
is rapidly Improving. Mrs. d. |. Nc.
Colley has fully recovered and the
house was fumigated yesterday.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
WOMEN TO Ply WHIST.

The Wilmington Whist Club card
committee has announced that the
dates for whist evenings with the wo-
men have been changed to February
IA, March Il. April II and May 9.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
HELD For COURT.

Mrs. Ida Heald. mother-in-law CT
Thomas Williams. brought suit against
him in Magistrate Kelley's court last
night for the non-support Of his child.
He was held in $500 bail for court.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
HELD ON LARCFNY CHAPCr.

Frank Johnson, colored, was held in
$500 bail for court by Magistrate Sasse
last night for the larceny Of a guam
itity. OF ircn at the Ferris Industrial
School.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
ROXYE FRAME
LOSES HER CASE
Jury Finds For the Plaintiff In
Suit of Standard Sewing
Machine Company.
MAxwELL-DE vALINGER SUIT

FORMER SUING FOR A BALANCE
or $500 ON A HOTEL DEAL-DE-
MURRER OF J. FRANK BALL
ovERRULED By THE COURT AND
A REJoINDER ORDERED TO BE
FILED.
The demurrer which was filed yes
terday afternoon by Judge j. Frank
Ball, as counsel for the defendant in
the case of the New York Life lnsur-
ance Company VS.. Samuel slesinger ct
al, was overruled and William S. Hill
les asked the defendant counsel to file
a rejoinder The court ordered Il filed
tomorrow morning.
A suit for s4OO balance on the sale
Of a hotel at Middletown OF Alexander
Maxwell VS.. Charles De Valingor was
begun with Edwin r. Cochran repre-
senting the plaintiff and Harry EN-
mons for the defendant De Valinger
purchased the hotel from Maxwell on
March Z. 1898. for $4,000. All but s4OO
was paid, and this balance De Valin-
ger refused TO pay, claiming an agree
ment in which a judgment against
Maxwell was to Offset the balance.
Maxwell denied such an agreement in
his testimony and De Valinger asserted
that lt was made.
In the case OF Thurber & Co. VS..
Elizabeth Williams, judgment for
S45.54 was entered for the plaindn:
Judgment for costs for the defendant
was entered in the suit Of Stackhouse
Bros. VS.. Charles Green. bailiff: the
case of e. T. Warner VS.. Sarah S. Eng
land was enjoined by the chancellor.
and the case of Anna NJ Daniels Va.
f. Blumenthal & Co. was discontinued
In the Superior Court this morning
the court charged the jury in the case
OF the Standard Sewing Machine Com
pany against Roxye Frame.
The jury in the Standard Sewing Ma
chine Company VS. Frame brought i'm
verdict for the plaintiff.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
RAILWAY SURVEY CoMpLErED

The engineers and surveyors have
completed the survey for the VIII
mington and West Chester electric
railway and have made plots of the
proposed route.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
BALTIMORE AND ONO STOCK.

Yesterday Baltimore and Ohio stock
showed a little life at New York and
exactly held its own at Lc1don, but
was not heard Of In the Philadelphia
exchange.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14

John F. Salisbury, Of Dover. was in
this city last night.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14

COMPELLED TO KEEP PEACE.
Magistrate Daley held Frank Tiliison
colored, in 500 peace bond last night
He wes charged by Julia Boardley with
assault and battery.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14

"A meeting for the promotion OF
holiness will be held at st. Paul's NJ.
3. Church tonight at 7.45 o'clock
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
.HEPTAS0PHS IN
ANNUAL SESSION
A Good Attendance Greeted the
Opening Meeting This
Morning.
THE LODGE IS PRospERINa

GRAND SECRETARY wINTHRop's
REPORT SHOWS AN INCREASE
IN MEMBERSHIP AND A WELL
FILLED TREASURY - GRAND
ARCHON OVENsHINE RETURNED
TIA AN<s ~ NENspupc
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
ADDICKS MEN
MAKE A CALL
Convention Held at Dover on
the Same Day as the Regu-
lar Organization.
PRIMARIES ON FEBRUARY "a

BOTH CONVENTIONS WILL BE
HELD ON THE SAME DAY-THE
UNION PARTY WILL CHOOSE
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
FIVE DELEGATES TO ITS CON
NENTION.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14
ENOUGH SAID

.-~e~cNs0~~0NS~OD4E
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-25
Disbursements

In the year 1884, ne steel steamer
Accom- 40 was bought for 81, 05i OF.
IT'S true the above table shows that
the net revenues for the years 1898.
1899 and 1900 are larger, bat the table
also fails TO show the net revenue OF
$40 600 for the year ending September
Both IL fails to show that any year the
deficit was $40 600, bat on the contrary =,
from 1898 TO 1897 there was only de.
fioIt for one year (1897) and that de-
felt was $7l22 81, ARsin, for the
years 1898, 1894, 1895, 1896. 1897. there
was q clear profit to the State OF $29,.
455. IS. and add cost Of steamer Acoomac
making the profit S36 sos 10. The clear
profit for the years 1898. 1899, 1900 is
S66 030 43 This article is not writ.
rem to reflect on the Board Of Fisheries.
for the Board has Increased the reve-
nues very much, but l wish to show
that the statements above mentioned
that were in the article above referred
to, are absolutely wrong and the public
should know IL Why our 70 ,ple should
DO grossly misrepresented cannot see,
nor can / see where such erroneous i'm.
preston could have originated.
vouch the Annual Reports Of the
Auditor Of Public Accounts to the
Governor aud General Assem- bly, Of
Virginia for the years 1898, 1894. 1895.
1896. 1897, 1898, 1899 and for the year
1900, not yet published, obtained
from Auditor himself.
In the same article is the following:
THE report also calls attention to the
difficulty Of collecting taxes from tong.
ers taking oysters from natural beds on
account of the provisions Of the present
constitution on the subject points out
the wisdom Of the constitutional
amendments suggested TO the last Leg.
islature and recommends their moor
porations In the proposed new constitu'
tion."
Oan any human being imagine what
constitutional amendments were recon-
mended by the last Legislature about
oysters. that the writer of the article
desires TO be incorporated In the new
constitution? Only one constitutional
amendment about oysters was recon-
mended by the last Legislature and
that was 80 strike out Of the present
constitution section 10, Article x, of
the constitution. The writer Of the ar
ticle is mixed, much mixed. Inoorpor-
ate what?
Just on the line of incorporating
something In the new constitution,
with your permission i will reserve for
another article.
think your readers can clearly see
the great wrong done our people Who
wrote the article cannot tell. think
many papers that published the state
ments should make haste to cor.
rect them II they think the figures
have given are correct. II they doubt
the figures, go to the Auditor for infor-
nation. Jas. N. Stubbs.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-25
Mr. Stubs Thinks Differ ently.

Woods X Roads, Dec. 8, 1900.
Editor Sentinel: In your paper Nov.
30 appeared an article headed 1.-THE
Board Of Fisheries Makes q Good Show
ing" do not know where you re-
ceiyed the information contained In
the article, bat remember / saw Ia
the Richmond Dispatch similar ar
tiole. / wish TO show the statements
made about the revenue are not correct,
aud then call the attention Of your
readers TO the reference made about
constitutional amendments.
The article states The report, which
is now In the hands Of the printer
shows nes income to the State from
her oyster beds Of about $40, 900 for the
fiscal year ending September 80sh. "
Previous 10 that time Legislative SEES.
sion l897-0S) the oyster beds owned
by the State had cost much more than
they yielded in the way Of revenue
The deficit has amounted TO as much
as $40, 900 q year. In other words. the
Board has saved $3.50, 900 TO the State
during she thirty,months Of its( meaning
Board Of Fisheries) existence.
will show from the records OF the
Auditor Of Public Accounts that every
statement contained in the above Is
erroneous viz: net income for the
past fiscal year ia not $40. 600; that no
year has deficit been $40 900 the Board
has not saved $3.50. 900 90 the State dur
ing the thirty months Of is existence.
OF course all of the receipts aud dis
bursements by the Board must be re
ported TO the Auditor. and went to
the Auditors Office few days ago,
aud found the following reports for the
following years:
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-25

IT IS alleged that during the past
year the Treasury Department has
been defrsuded of a large sum OF
money by the washing of cancelled
revenue stamps. The parties engaged
in the nefarious business,it is said, Sc
cured cancelled stamps of all demon
nations, washed them, regummed
them and sold them. The Treasury
chemists, however, have put an end
to this flchipg from the government
by discovering a composition which
destroys the face of the stamp should
an attempt be made to wash out the
cancellation mark.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-25
River Approximations for virginia

From the House River and Harbor
appropriation bill 10 appears that Con
gresham Jones has secured an appro-
priation Of s25 900 for the Rappahan.
mock river. With no more attention
given the matter by our people than
there has been we suppose this IL as
much as could have been expected The
House bill will be buffeted In the senate
and IL behooves those interested to nos
only exert their efforts to prevent a
reduction Of the insufficient sum which
the House awards the Rappshannock.
but also In direction 30 have the SEN
ate increase these appropriations The
latter necessarily will be difficult TO
do, but the game IL worth the trying.
Here are some Of the appropriations
Of the House bill which Virginia will
receive:
The items In the rivers and harbors
bill includes q provision Of $50. 600 for
Norfolk hsrbor. The bill furthur pro-
vides $40 600 for Cape Charles City har.
Dor, 81. 900 for Milfordhaven $40. 900
for the removal Of H ,spital Point.
Norfolk and $40 600 for Middle Ground
bar, Newport News. The appopria
tions authorized for river improve
ment are: Virginia Appomattox
River. $500; James River, $3.50. 900
Pamunkey River. 5000; Rsppshan-
neck River. S25 600; UIbsnns Greek.
" COO Lower Mschodoc Greek 81, 100.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-25

THE expense account of our Com
missioner, Peck, to the Paris Expo
sition foots up about million dol
lars. The only reasonable item
which we see in the list is 81 Bronze
Lion, $780," For cab hire he jots
down a paltry $1,000; for experts
salaries the munifcent sum of 5000,
900; employees and laborers $5O,OCOi
travelling expenses a mesgre $685.
600; contingent expenses, whatever
they are, $4,000, and so on. If be
had juggled his figures better and
bought q few more bronzsd lions and
appropriated little more to lsbOrers'
hire Congress might have been in
duced to pass his accounts without
so much questioning.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-25

class is too prone to look lightly
upon the subject Of protecting the
woodland and propsgating timber
trees. The Sun lays it to the follow
ing reason, making the point that
railroad corporations, which are sup
posed to be perpetual, will look ou'
for themselves: 1.-THE main reason
why farmers and other land owners
do not plant forest trees as the forests
are cut down is that it takes so long
for the trees to grow that they would
in eff oct be planted for posterity, and
our American people are too busy
with the present to take much ac'
count of posterity." This is possibly
only too true. Yet there are provl-
dent farmers who do not neglect life
insurance or their bank accounts and
other investments, all of which are
dore with an eye to the good of their
pcsterity.
1t seems to us,in looking att from
a business standpoint, that there are
few enterprises which will return in
larger measure the money and
time INVESTED than judicious tree
planting. Every farm has within
its bounds some piece of land given
over to underbrush or scrub trees
which would be adapted to growing
valuable trees If properly placed
SO also would edges of ravines and
other portions which from their to-
biographical phases do not admit Of
cultivation. Seed Of the walnut and
scions Of locust can be procured
without expense. The only outlay
would con list in the little time oc
cupied in plsnting, the clearing
away of bushes and undesirable
trees in the first instance ard thu
slight trouble of annually keeping
down sll foreign growth. AS il
the case with orchards, if cultivated
occasionally it will advance thu
growth, but this is not requisite, 81
these n stive woods will flourish if thu
underground be kept down. Another
and very useful plan would be t
plant locusts along property lines
Cattle do not brouse upon Its. folisg
and it will DE but few years before
the trees will become useful in tack
ing strsrs Of wire to for fencing pur
poses. These in fifteen or twent!
years will become marketable tree
and can be cut for that purpose, ant
their places supplied by more scions
AS we have said the industry is ont
which will give large returns for tn
amount of capital and labor invested
and if the protector does. not live t.
reap the benefits his immediate pos
terity will, and IN a munifcent man
ner. Why our State Board of Agricul
ture does not take up the subject and
urge it stronger upon our agricul
tursl class we cannot understand.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-25
GENERAL NEWS.

The British have ordered more troops
to South Africa.
The Beers have suffered several de
feats In the last few days.
Emile lola re.opens the Dreyfus case
In another letter to the Aurore.
Elk Gov. Roger woloott of Massachu-
sets. who was recently offered the
post Of Ambassador 90 Italy. died in
Boston, aged 90 years
Andrew Carnegie has announced his
intention to donate $50. 900 for q public
library at Fort Dodge, Iowa. provided
she people provide q site and maintain
the library.
The first national bank failure in the
history Of Baltimore was announced
Friday night. when q temporary
receiver was appointed for the Ameri-
can National Bank, Of that city. Other
banks are affected by the failure.
Frank II Morris, of Ohio. auditor Of
the War Department, was shot and in
stantly killed Saturday in Washington
by Samuel Macdonald. also Of Ohio re.
Gently a disbursing clerk Of the Treas
ury, who afterwards shot himself
Cause unknown.
At the hast meeting Of the Senate Com
mittee on Military Affairs Secretary
Root made strong presentation OF the
necessity for immediate Legislation for
the relief of the army. He stated that II
Congress did not at once increase the
army In substantial accord With the
recommendations of the War Depart
ment the United States would be obliged
80 abandon large portion Of Philippine
Islands, where OWL Government is e.
thblished.