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Tinges, Sale Yesterday.

The personal property of the late AL.
bert II. Tinges, was sold at the Masonic
Temple yesterday by the executor, the
Security Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany. w. A. Hukill was auctioneer. A
number of the articles were valuable
curios, which had been brought to this
country by Col. j. HI. Jones of the ma
rines, who was the grandfather of Mrs.
Tinges. The receipts Of the sale were
between $500 and $400.
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SECOND WARD DEMOCRATS.

Select City Chairman and Delegates
to Conventions.
Second ward Democrats met at the
Liberty engine house last night and
made their selections for city chairman
and delegates. Hugh Wallace was elected
chairman, James A. Dugan, secretary,
and Edward Abbott, treasurer of the
ward.
James 7. McHugh was named as dele
gate to the hundred convention and
charles Cannon recommended as dele
gate to the State convention.
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Lodge Men Surprised.

Members of Industry Lodge, l. 0. O..
F., of Bear Station, were surprised on
visiting their lodge room on Monday
night to find it newly furnished. 1t was
clever surprise given them by the MEM
bers of the order in Wilmington, who
took that means of replacing the furni-
ture of the lodge, which was recently
destroyed by fire.
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Enronte to Georgia.

Company NJ OF the Fifteenth Regi-
ment, United States Infantry, passed
throug h this city about O'Clock lester-
day afternoon enroute to Fort McPher-
son, Ca, from Fort Columbus, N. Y. At
the French street station the soldiers
were served with sandwiches and cuffee
by John 7. Knots.
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Fine Suite of Rooms.

Hoffecker, Hoffecker & Wales sre oc-
cupyiDg their new suite of offices in the
Lore building, No. S47 Market rect
AS now arranged each member of the
firm will have private office, and there
will be an additional Office for the firms
stenographer.
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Thought to be Crazy.

1t is believed that Ella Davidson,
gainst whom true bill was found by
>e grand jury for the larceny of articles
pm boarding house on Lamotte street,
Eof unsound mind. She had number
fits in her cell. Attorney General
khite had the case nole pressed yester-
y afternoon. She will likely be eS-
p lined as to her mental condition and
IL be sent to Farnhurst. She is from
nl Iadelphia.
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SMASH GO THE HEAT RECORDS
1t was Just Like Dog Days in
This City Yesterday, Yet
It's Only May.
MERCURY REACH Sc DEGREES
Mondays Figures Were Passed But
Many Persons Were Better Pre-
pared For the Intense Heat,
Remained About the Same
Throughout the Night.

AS if not satisfied with the record
breaking of Monday, the weather started
in yesterday morning to make new fig
ures for May 10. The Thermometer at s
O'Clock registered 76 degrees as against
20 for the same hour Monday, and at 10
O'Clock the figure was S4 as against 81
for the day before. There was a cores
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Wanted to Keep Warm.

Some pity is felt for John Meehan, who
was indicted by the grand jury ester
day fer larceny of pair of pants belong.
ing to Jacob Goodfellow. He claims
that he was working for Goodfellow and
getting cold placed pair of Goodfellow' IS
pants under his own to keen warm, and
had no intention of stealing them. He
is said to bear good character as to
honesty
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A TATNALL STREET SHOOTING
George Fisher, Colored, Gets a Year
for Firing Two Pistol
Shots

At yesterdays session of the Court OF
General Sessions George H. Fisher, col
ored, pleaded not guilty to an assault on
Richard Smallwood with intent to COM
NIT murder but pleaded guilty to simple
assault.
The State allowed the charge to be
changed to simple assault.
The affair took place at No. 239 Tat
nall street, where Fisher resides. Small
wood testified that he was at No. 239
Tatnall street and had been asleep on a
lounge when some one sat ON his feet.
He then started to play a guitar, when
Henrietta, Fishers wife, told him to
stop.
A fuss started when Fisher shot him
in the shoulder. Ed. Garland, alias
Baltimore Bull" also testified as to the
shooting.
Fisher took the stand upon his own
behalf and said that some men who were
at his home commenced using improper
language and that his wife was being ill
treated. He told her to leave the room
which she did.
A fuss started and Smallwood and
Baltimore Bull" got him down on his
knees when he fired two shots in self de-
tense.
He was sentenced to 500 fine, one
year imprisonment and ordered to pay
the costs.
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Educational De partment Closes.

A display of the work done in the
educational department of the Y. NJ. G.
A. will be made tomorrow evening and
that department will then close for the
season. A number of addresses will be
made and all who are interested in the
work are invited to attend.
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Arrested at Merry-go-round.

Robert Mckinney, who was indicted
In county court yesterday along with six
other boys, and for whom a capias was
issued, was arrested last night at the
merry-go-round at Eighth and Lombar /,
streets last night by Deputy Sheriff
Bradley. William Tucker, another of
the boys, was secured later in tie even
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Trolley Cars Wrecked.

While Jackson & Sharp Company was
shipping four of the large new trolley
cars to the Philadelphia end of the
United Power and Transportation Com
pany, over the B. & o. road, yesterday,
one OF the cars was wrecked on the side
track in the rear of the Mccullough iron
works.
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Derrickson Farm Sold.

George r. Townsend & Co., have sold
to George F. Stephens, of Philadelphia,
the 40 acre Derrickson farm, near Har-
xey station, on the B. & o. Railroad,
4alued at $1,000. Several frame cabins
IRE to be erected ON the farm, which will
ee occupied by artists and students from
Ne Academy of Design, of Philadelphia,
\ no desire to avail themselves of the
hne scenery and landscape visws in that
W ction.
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Judge Bradford Imprisoned.

During ME visit to his office on Sun.
~ in the Federal building, Judge Brad
~ ~ was imprisoned by the high picket
~ at the foot of the stairway. After
3nslderable difficulty Janitor Dumpson
to break the lock and release
'eIimpatient Judge.
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In whose interests the
Oxy-HydrOgen Gas Conn
pany's case, pc nding before
the Chancellor is held up by
the Street and Sewer Direc-
tors.
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WILMINGTON DELAWARE, WEDNESDAY MAYl6 1900

of this, the clerk said that the average
citizen, when he bought new straw
hat, wanted one that was in style and
that usually he preferred to wait and
learn just what the correct style was be-
fore making bis purchase.
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Who pays the attorney
fees OF Messrs. Hilles and
Spruance, counsel for the
Street and Sewer Directors
Ill the 0Xy-Hydrogen case :?
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A Lamp ExpIotIes,

A lamp exploded in The stable OF
Joseph Davis, southwest corner Fourth
and Scott streets, last evening. Officers
Ralston and Abrahams exlinguished the
flames. The damage was light.
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PETER LEONARD INQUEST.
Jury Censured Railroad Fer Rum
ming Trains to Fast.

A coroner's jury held an inquest last
night over the remains of Peter III.
Leonard who was struck and killed by
train at the Seventh street crossing Of
the F., w. & B. Railroad May Z.
The iurys verdict was as follows: Re-
solved that Peter H. Leonard came TO
his death by being struck by train No.
50, on the p, w. & B. Railroad, May,
1900, about 6.10 o'clock p. m. Al
Seventh street crossing. be it farther re-
solved that this jury censures the rail-
road company for running their trains to
fast through the city limits.
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Improving Reading Road.

Extensive and much needed improve
ments are being made by the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad Company
along the old w. q N. road. The Della
ware river pier is being rebuilt.
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Report That Was Untrue.

The many friends OF Superintendent
OF Public Schools David w. Harlan, were
startled last evening by report that he
had died while riding in a carriage, and
were much pleased 70 find upon inquiry
that il was untrue.
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Letter Carriers, Vacation.

Letter Carriers Sasse and Cannon leave
today for their annual vacations. Sasse
will be gone eight days and Cannon will
have a rest of fourteen days.
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Will be Here Saturday.

The ball team of the Castle Wheelmen
OF Philadelphia, will be here Saturday
afternoon and play the Brownson CLUB.
at Front and Union streets. The game
will be called at $50 O'clock.
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Taken Sick in a Drug Store.

Mabel Rice of Twenty-third- and Mar
ket streets, was taken ill with weak
spell in the drug store of DR.. Theo.
Becker, at Fifth and Poplar streets, last
evening. She was taken to the Delaware
Hospital in the Phoenix ambulance.
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EXCITEMENT ON WEST SIDE.
Screams of Woman Arouse O
Whole Neighborhood.

Greas excitement was caused in the
neighborhood of Ninth and Van Buren,
streets about 1890 last evening by the
loud screams of woman.
The screams were heard for a long
distance. 1t was stated that Mr.. Evans
had come home intoxicated and had be-
come abusive to his daughter.
1t was said that a son.in-law a Mr..
S:rakly, interfered and was attacked bv
his father-in-law.
A call was sent to the police station
but when an officer arrived at the house
Mr. Evans had left, going into town.
The neiehborhood then quieted down
to its usual calmness.
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AcciEent to Ice Machine.

A small ice making machine located
in Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company's
Mills, broke down on Monday. The
cause was said to be the bursting of a
tank c)ntaiuipg ammonia. No one was
Iurv.
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Scientific PaImist.

Mrs. Adams reads your entire life,
my power is unsurpassed. Call and b.
convinced. ! take no money until per
fectly satisfied. Office, 203 Washington
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Held for Upper Court.

John H. Ross was given hearing be-
fore Magistrate Kelley last evening on
the charge OF nou-support, as prefer RED
by his wife, Isabella Ross. He " as held
il $500 bail for Juit.
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WALTER LEWIS BURIED.
Interment at Lombardy Cemetery
Inquest Held Last Night.


Inquest Held Last Night.
= Coroner Vandever held an inquest last
night over the remains of Walter n
Lewie, who was killed il the West Yard
Saturday night. The verdict rendered
was tnat he came to his death by being
accidentally squeezed between the freight
cars on the p, w. & B. Railroad Nav IL.
Lewis was buried yesterday afternoon
by Deputy Coroner Giles in Lombardy
cemetery. The funeral took place from
from his late home, No. 15ll Lancaster
avenue, and was largely attended by
relatives, friends and members of the
Railroad Relief Association,
He was member of Company A. N.
q. D., and at meeting OF that Company
Monday night, resolutions were adopted
on his death.
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Colonel Burton Here.

Colonel George H. Burton, inspector
general at Havana, CUBA, was in VIII
mington yesterday morning. With his
brother, Daniel Burton, of this city. he
paid visit to his old home at Mills
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Why the Oxy-Hydrogen
Company injunction suit is
not under the control of the
City Solicitor?
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The Weather Forecast.

The indications for today are that
,hnnder storms, cooler, westerly
.,tus will .eyaii.
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WATCHES Q AT
Ofall Make +! SassOWsky

A dispatch to the Times Democrat
dated Montgomery, Oct. 2nd says:
"To.day at 80 p. M, at the Baptist
Church, Rev. Z. {. Carroll Of Calvert,
Tex, and Miss Netlie Williams, were
married, DR.. Is. II. Carroll Of Waco,
Tex, officiating. A large crowd was
present, among whom was Mr.. and
Mrs. K. b. Williams Of Na,chiloches,
grandparents Of the bride. Rev. Mr..
carroll is one Of the leading Baptist
ministers Of Texas. He graduated at
Baylor University, Waco Tex, and
also studied at the University of
chicago. The bride is one of Grant
parish's most lovely daughters. They
!ett at once for Waco, Tex, where
They will spend several days, and be
AZ their home to their friends at Cal
vert after the 9th instant. Tie
church was beautifully decorated.
ihe wedding march was exquisitie!y
rendered by Miss Lena Williams, the
sister of the BRIDE"
Mrs. Carroll as Miss Ncttic Williams
was 30 we'll known in Franklin that
ner many friends here will be inter
esseu IN the above announcement,
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State Of Louioiana-Parish of St.
Mary Town Of Franklin.

Pursuant TO an ordinance unanimously
adopted at a meeting Of the Board of
Aldermen of the Town Of Franklin. held
in the Town Hal. on Monday, October
Sth, 1900, notice is hereby given that a
special election will be held ut thc Court
House in the Town Of Franklin, on
Tuesday, the Thirteenth G3th) day of
November, 1909. under the general cleo
ton laws of this State, and pursuant to
the provisions of section PSI Of the Con-
stitution of this State and Of subsequent
statutes passed IN pursuance thereof to
vote upon a proposition for this Town to
incur an indebtedness of Twenty Thous-
aud Dollars (S2G, ,0nO.o0) and to issue
Twenty (2D negotiable bonds of the par
raluc OF One Thousand Dollars $1,000 900
each, payable Forty (40) years from their
date, conditioned to bear interest at the
rate of Five f5) per cent, per annnrn from
their date, payable >en,i-annualy. re-
serving to tie town the option of paying
off One TEousanh Dollars (Slo00.0O) of
the principal of said bonds each year
commencing Twenty-one years from their
date: which bonds shall be sold for not
less than their par value. and Seventeen
Thousand, Five Hundred Doliars (Sl1,-
JGo.o0) of the proceeds shall be used for
the paving and improvement of the
streets and roads of the town and the
balance Of said proceeds Shall be used
fer repairing and improving the water
works and electric light plant.
And at said election there Will be
also submitted to the property tax payers
qualified to vote under said Section 2Sl
of the Constitution of this State, prop
osition to levy and assess special tax OF
Four a. mills on the Dollar Of the assess
ed valuation of the property subject to
taxation within this town. 10 be levied.
assessed and collected for a period Of
Forty (l0) years: the salt! tax t. be
pledged to secure and provide for the
payment of the said bonds in principal
and interest.
All tax payers entitled to vote at this
election shall be registered voters quail
fed as electors under the constitution
and laws of this State, except women
tax payers, who may vote without regis
tration, and who may vote by proxy.
JOHN G. LEWIS,
Mayor Of the Town OF Franklin.
October 9, 1909
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THE THIRD WARD DEMUNRA,
TIC CLUB.

There was rOusing and cnthu-
sias,ic attendance at the ii :2ting %!
the Third Ward Democratic CLUB at
its Headquarters, Tuesday night, and
number Of new names were enrolled.
President w. T. Jones called the
meeting to order and proceeded to
routine business. The ,ncetin.. was
addressed by Senator NJ. }. Foster,
Judge A. G. Allen and Hon. P. p.
Sigur. Judge Allen and Mr.. SiSur
addressed themselves primarily to
local and State questions of party
organization, touching incidentally
the principles underlying The issues
in the national campaign. and their
remarks were we'll received
Senator Foster explained that i'm
pcrialism robbed us Of our liberty
and manhood, for in the event that
Repubicanism was triumphant it
would call for a large standing army
and the American people wolld no
lOL0eE UC SONttIc No - iiNS pIVpiS.
That Southern Republicans were ex-
pccting protection but the Philadel-
rhia platform is not pledged to it, to
the contrary theftrerd of RepubIi-
can policy was to remove the tariff
and put sugar and rice on the free
list through annexation of the newly
acquired islands and that our sugar
and rice planters would yet awake to
the fact that the safety Of sugar and
rice was in the triumphant of the
Democratic party which opposed the
holding or annexation Of Cuba,
Puerto Rico and PHILIPPINE Islands
that would as United States territory
come in competition with these
home industries.
Democrats should know that the
Republican party is an enemy Of
sugar AMI rice by lis own past
record as well as BY its present i'm
The St. Mary banner., 1900-10-13
MEETING Or THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN.

FrInE!t La. Oct. 5. 1900
The Honorable Beard Of Aldermen me
i'll special session with Mayor J, G.. Levi,
in the chair L :. Digler absent. The
Mayor explained the object Of the meet
ing was to again consider the bond
proposition
On notion Of Wilson i. P,terMan duly
seconded by Henry W. Weber, the fol-
| towing trl.uaucc was unanimously
adopted:
BE it ordained I,y the Mayor and Board
OF Aldermen of the Town of Franklin.
tha: a proposition be submitted to the
! property tax payers qualified to vote
under Section PSI OF th, Constitution of
this State and subsequent laws enacted
| IN pursuance thereof. to incur Il debt of
Twenty Thousand Dollars C320,0o O0)
and 10 is>uc Twenty (2o) negotiable
! bonds therefor. Of the par value Of One
Thousand Dollars $1,000 0o) each, pay
able Forty (l0) years from their date, re-
serving to the town the option of paying
One Thousand Dollars $1,000 0O) of the
principal each year commencing Twenty
one years from their date. conditioned to
bear interest ut the rate OF Five l1) per
cent, per aEntiln, payable seal-lnnualiy;
said bonds to be sUlu for not less than
their par value. and Seventeen Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars (9lI 800 o0) of the
proceeds thereof To be expended for the
paving and improving of the streets and
roads of the town. and the balance Of
Two Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars
(S2.500.o0) thereof to be expended on the
repairs and improvement OF the water
works and electric light plant; and to
levy and assess and collect u special tax !
upon all property subject to taxation
within this municipality, Of -Four a. |
mills on the Dollar, to run for Il period |
Of Forty (lOl years III order to provide |
for the payment of the pr.nc;pa, and in-
terest of said bonds
{. LAUNE, Secretary.
JOHN C. LEWIS.
Mayor OF the Town of Franklin. J
October s. 1900
On motion Of W. l. Petelman. duly
seconded it was unanimously resolved |
to accept the contract submitted by |
Mcssrs. r. R.Tuiton n Go. of Chicago for
the purchase of the proposed issue ot inn
provcment bonds
There being no further business, on
motion of II. W. Weber daily seconded
the Board then adj iurua..
{. LAUVE. JOIN {. LEWIS
Secretary. MaVor.
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perial policy. The first article upon
which the Republican party reduced
the tariff after the war was sugar and
the Democrats have always protected
sugar under tariff for revenue.
Let every voter think well before
casting his vote nD Nov Gth, for he
may regret it many years to ccme.
Democracy assures Il free govern
ment hy Tire people and for the peo-
PIE. Eepnblicauism sacrifices the
masses for the benefit Of the classes.
Assert your privilege hy voting for
Bryan and Brousaarl.
The St. Mary banner., 1900-10-13
NOTICE.
FRANKLIN. La. AUG. 3lst 19t

FRANKLIN, La. Aug. 3lst 1900.
At a special meeting of the Franklin
Masonic Building Association, held on
Aug. 31st. 1900. it was resolved that the
interest due on Sept. lst, 1900. OF the
bonds issued by this Association, be paid
on presentation of the interest coupons,
payable Sept. 1st, 1900, at the First Ma
tional Bank of Franklin; AMI it was
further resolved, That bend numbered
1871 of said issue, drawn as provided in
the Act Of incorporation Of tho Associa>
tion, be paid with the interest thereon
due, on presentation Of said bond and
interest coupons at the said Bank.
WILL I. JONES, A. G. ALLEN,
Secretary. President,
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Social Gieanings.

Mr.. }. \. Sanders spent the frs
part OF the week ia New Orleans.
Miss Helen Todd has returned
from Il long visit to friends in Wash
iDgton.
Miss Underwood entertained :
few friends informally On Friday
evening.
Miss Fannie Wise spent severa
days On Belleyicw the guest of Miss
Underwood.
Miss Matte Bateman left On We'd.
nesday after few days visit to
friends in town.
Messrs. &. Ii. Cambrc and Il. +.
Milling were in Morgan City ON
business "Wednesday.
Mcssrs. Hugh aud Byrnes Young,
of Morgan City, spent Sunday at the
home Of Mrs. J. y. Sanders.
iIr. Wallace Trowhridgc returned
to Franklin lately from quite Il long
stay in 'enezue!a. South America.
Rcv. Mr.. Philson. Of ThiUolauy,
left on Wednesday. accompanied! by
his granddaughter, Miss Edith
Going.
Miss Alice Louapr", Of New Or
leans, is the guest of the Misses
Sanaren. Of Charcn;on. for Il few
weeks.
Miss Goss. VINO mas been visiting
Mrs. Norman tor snnle time. left
for her home in New Orleans or
Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles \. O'N.ell enter
tanned at dinner on Monday Mr.. and
Mrs. I. NJ. Norman. Miss Coos and
Miss Neville.
Miss Angelo Decu;r who is visit
ing the Misses Tallton speat a few
days in Baldwin, the guest Of Mrs.
Jos. Chapron, this week.
Mrs. ". o. Posev. of Amte Civ.
is on Il visit to her old home near
Franklin, she is visiting her brother
and sister, Mr. G. Il, and the Misses
9 ibbon.
Miss Carrie Mciluyh has resigned
her position as principal Of the
Camperdown school and LETT on Sun
day to accept position rs stcno-
graphcr on Belle Isle.
Mr.. Sinclair Adams. of New Or
leans. the Young orator who can
vasse,l the State during the gubcr-
Material campaign and who is now
on similar business in the Bryan in
tercst. came to Franklin on Thurs |
day rs the guest Of Mr.. J. Y. Sanders. |
The Ladies Euchrc Club met on
afternoon and the fol
loving ladies played: Nine r. +. |
Q Nell. J. \. O'NieIi. Jr., Pacide
z. Sigur and the Misses Tarlton,
Cordelia Kent, Neolie Sigur, Helen
Smith and Eoisc Gcncres. Tie
prizes were very pretty and We're
won by Mrs II. f. O'Nicll and Miss
Neolie Sigur.