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The sun., 1900-06-30
DECISION IN TEST CASE.
Judge Ball Says The Bulletin is a
Newspaper.

NCWSUaDtrs
Judge Ball yesterday morning ruled
that the resolution recently passed by
the Street and Sewer Department pro-
hibiting the promiscuous distribution oi
circulars, &c, was not effective In cases
where such papers are placed under
closed doors. The decision was in a
case stated, where George I. Holiday
and Jonn L. Smith had been arrested by
Policeman Shields for violating the new
ordinance. Holiday, it was claimed,
was distributing a newspaper called
The Bulletin, at the recent hearing
in the case, the evidence showed
that the sheet had no subscription list,
had not been entered at the postofiice
as newspaper and was not on sale, and
on the strength of these facts Assistant
City Solicitor Cahoon contended that it
was not newspaper in his opinion or
in the eyes of the law, and, therefore,
not exempted. The judge yesterday ruled
that it was newspaper.
On the strength of the decision, the
case against Holiday was dismissed,
but, according to the evidence, Smith
was guilty of a violation OF the law and
fine OF " was imposed in his case. The
testimony had showed that he handed
Street Supervisor Frank Kendall clrcu
lar from a bundle which he was distri.
bnting on Eighth street.
The sun., 1900-06-30
ONE CENT
JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS.
what Judges Will Preside at the Dif-
ierent Terms in Different COMMITTEES.

iefent Terms i'm Different Counties.
The judicial ASSIGNMENTS for the wear
beginning with the September term of
court are as follows:
10 hold Superior Court, Court of Over
and Ierminer, and the Court OF General
Sessions in New Castle county for tbe
September term, 1900, Chief Justice Lore
ana Associate Judges Pennewill and
Boyce; Associate Judge Grubb. alternate
Ior the Chief Justice and Judge
Boyce; Judge Spruance. alternate for
Judge Pennewil. November term.
1Sou, Chief Justice Lore and Associate
Judges Spruance and Grub; Judge
1oyce alternate for chief justice and
Judge Grubb; Judge Pennewil, alternate
LOT Judge Spruance. February term,
I9oi, Chlef Justice Lore, Associate
Judges Spruance and Boyce; Judge Grubb
alternate for chief justice and Judge
6oyce; Judge Pennewill, alternate for
Judge Spruance. May term, 1901, Chief
Justice Lore. Associate Judges Grubb
and Pennewill; Judge Boyce, alternate
tor chief justice and Judge Grubb, and
Judge Spruance, alternate for Judge
Pennewill.
Sussex and Kent counties, October
term, 1900, Chief Justice Lore and AS
sociate Judges Grub and PennewilI;
Judge Boyce, alternate for chief Justice
and'Judge Grubb; Judge Spruance, al
ternate for Judge Pennewill. April
term, 1901, Chief Justice Lore, and AS
sociate Judges Spruance and Boyce;
Judge Grubb, alternate for chief Justice
and Judge Boyce; Judge Pennewill, al
lernate Tor Judge Spruance.
The sun., 1900-06-30
BAY CLUBS TRIP.
Twenty Members of the Club
Will Leave ON the Schooner Katie
c. This Afternoon.

About 2 O'Clock this afternoon
members of the South Side Bay Club
which is composed OF iron workers from
the Diamond State Steel Company and
Johnson Forge Company will leave the
Consumers Ice Company's wharf on the
two-mast schooner Katie G. for week 8
outing down the bay. The members
have made Lig preparations for the trip
and the schooner was at the Consumers
wharf yesterday afternoon taking on ice.
There will be about twenty members on
the trip. Professor Humcs orchestra
will be ON board and furnish music.
James I. Davis is captain Of the
schooner and Martin +. Clark will act as
steward. The first stop will be made at
Woodland Beach, where they will lay
over until Monday, and from there they
will 60 to Cape May and will stay at that
resort until after July 4. From Cape May
they will 60 to the fishing banks and on
returning stops will be made at all the
principal resorts along the New Jersey
shore.
The sun., 1900-06-30
Sent to Pest House.

Board of Health officers sent William
Hayes, colored, Of No. 1915 Wilson
street, who it was found was suffering
with smallpox to the pest house at Farm
hurst Thursday night. AS an extra pre-
caution the other occupants OF the house,
Hayes wife, child and brother, were
also sent TO the pest house. The health
officers have thoroughly renovated and
iumigated the house and served notice
on all of the people living in the neigh
borhood to clean up their houses and
yards and improve the sanitary condis
tions.
The sun., 1900-06-30
AN ELKS' SMOKER.
Lots of Praise for Talent From This
City at Chester.

A number of Elks of this city at
tended the smoker of the Chester Lndge
at Chester Thursday night. The Chester
Times had this to say OF Wilmingtonians
who participated:
"Messrs. Gilbryan and Mahoney. of
Wilmington, sang 'Larboard Watch"
and were encered. They had good voices
and Gang pleasing, sentimental songs.
John Finegan, of Wilmington, with one
of the sweetest tenor voices that many
in the audience had ever heard, was a
fayorite of the; evening. When he fin
isbed singing one piece he was called to
the front time and time again. Frank
Nice of Wilmington, recited, in
cuding the effort of boy learning to
play Shakespeare. He was very enter
taining and was called and recalled and
every time he had something better in
store. Professor Brown, organist of St.
Paul's Church, Wilmington, was the ac-
companist during the evening""
The sun., 1900-06-30
Epwopth League Convention.

Rev. Francis Bnrgette Short, pastor Of
Epworth NJ. E. Church, will leave at 6 80
O'Clock this morning for Stanford in the
Catskill Mountains. N. Y, to attend the
bi-annual convention Of the Epworth
League. which will be held at that city
the coming week. Rev. Short has been
invited to preach at the Stanford Baptist
Church tomorrow morning and in the
evening he will conduct twilight SER
vice at the convention. He will also
make an address before the convention
Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Short will be
away for about week.
The sun., 1900-06-30
FREIGHT RATE WAR.
Railroad Company Strikes Il Blow at
the River Steamboats,.

In order to compete with water trans
portatlon the Pennsylvania Railroad has
issued new tariff On merchandise which
went into effect on June 20. The new
rates are cut considerable and apply in
both directions between Philadelphia or
Wilmington and the following towns:
Middetown, CLAYTON, Smyrna, Dover,
FELTON,, Milford, Glendale and Lewes.
Some idea OF the reduction can be had
from the following rates from Pbiadel-
phia: Sugar, from lie to &c per 100 lbs;
oil, from zoe to 74c; flour, from l3c to
72c; meat. from l7c to l2c; cakes and
crackers, from 25c to Ice; molasses and
syrups, from lie to l0c; soda, from l7c to
SIC; fish, from 17c to l0c; cement, 20
bbls, from l7c. to &c. The regular sched-
ule reductions are as follows lst class,
from Soc per 100 lbs. to 26c; End class,
25c to 22c; 4th class, 17c to l6c; 9th class,
l2c to l0c.
The river boats will likely meet this
reduction and another cut is likely to
follow.
The sun., 1900-06-30
Innmest on James Quail.

Coroner vandever held an inquest last
night over the remains of James Quail,
who was killed last Sunday by bsing
struck by a Brandywine Springs car
while he was standing on the running
board of another car. The iury's verdict
was that he came to his death by being
struck by car ON the Wilmington and
Brandywine Springs Railway caused by
his own carelessness.
The sun., 1900-06-30
New Tax Office Hours.

In order to accommodate people who
can find time TO pay their taxes at noon.
there will be change in the tax office
hours. Beginning Monday, when the
city taxes for the fiscal wear 1900 1901
will be due and payable, the city tax
office will be opened between and 30
O'Clock each week day morning and re-
main open until p. m. Ordinarily the
office is closed duiing noon, but during
July it will be kept open continually be-
tween the hours named.
The sun., 1900-06-30
An Appropriate Celebration.

The Fourth will be celebrated by the
people of st. Joseph's Church on the
Brandywine on the picnic grounds below
the church. The exercises will begin at
10 o'clock in the morning. John 0.
Dougherty has been selected to read the
Declaration of Independence. The Rev.
W. j. Birmingham, the pastor, will de-
liver the Fourth of July oration. The
ladies of the parish will have charge of
the refreshment table. Dancing and ath-
letic sports will be induldged in.
The sun., 1900-06-30
Contains Political Information,

The Young Mems Democratic Club hae
issued for the information of the public
small book containing the primary
election law, the Democratic party rules
for the city and county, names and ad-
dresses of the County Executive Com
mittee and City Committee and the
political subdivisions of the city and
county. The information is complete
The department. of elections has also
issued book containing the primary
election law.
The sun., 1900-06-30
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Postal Inspector William ]. Maxwell
of this city has returned from business
trip to Havana, Cuba.
The proposed races at Wawaset Driy-
ing Park for Fourth of Juy bave been
postponed until August.
John Haggerty, who has been in ser
vice in the Philippines for some time,
has returned to his ht me in this city.
The bridgetender's house on Third
street bridge is being newly painted In
side and ether improvements are being
made.
The sun., 1900-06-30
Can Repair the Houses.

Building Inspector Cassidy has granted
a permit to A. B. Anderson to make i'm
provements to buildings on Union street
near Second, at a cost of $1,000. The
houses to be repaired were recently dam
aged by fire. The public building COM
mitee of City Council consented to the
houses being repaired, provided slate and
tin should be used above the second
story.
The sun., 1900-06-30

l03 names of residents of Christiana and
Mill Creek hundreds. On motion of Mr..
Lynn the petitions were received and
filed. The petition of Daniel Slack for
the return of S4 SIS overpaid tax on prop
erty in Pencader hundred was referred to
committee.
The sun., 1900-06-30
Tried Suicide.

August II. Bierman, who at one time
conducted saloon at Fourth and Adams
streets, cut his throat in New York city
on Tuesday with suicidal intent. de
was taken to the Presbyterian Hospital
and later to the police station, where he
is now a prisoner.
The sun., 1900-06-30
RECEIVERS APPOINTED.
The Republic Savings and Loan As
sociation's Contention.

The Republic Savings and Loan As
sociation's Contention.
From the New York Herald.
''Judge Dckey, in the Supreme Court
in Brooklyn, appointed Edward q.
Riggs and Otto Kelsey receivers for the
Republic Savings and Loan Association
of Manhattan. A motion for the ap-
pointment of receiver for this corpora.
tion was made several days ago by the
encouragement, represented by Edward
P. Coyne.
According to the contention OF the
Republic Savings and Loan Association,
OF No. 207 Broadway, its troubles are
due to determination of Superintendent
Kilburn of the Banking Department, to
have every similar association in the
State declared insolvent.
Il am willing to go on record, said
Franklin B.. Case, Jr., first president
and general manager OF the association
''as saying that this attack on our in
sttutiop is she first step in campaign
OF Superintendent Kilburn against the
building and loan associations of this
State. New York Herald.
The Republic Savings and Loan Az
sociation has about 200 stockholders in
this city.
The sun., 1900-06-30
Demanded a Hearing.

Detective NcVey was in Harrisburg,
Pa, yesterday to get requisitlon papers
Tor Abraham Sessler who is accused of
having been concerned in the recent al.
Legged fraudulent operations OF the firm
OF }. Stern x Co., Vi Philadelphia, ural-
ers in fruits and larm produce. Sessler
ls represented by ex-Direcvur ki,er of
Philadelphia, ana demanded hearing.
Governor Stone set next Thursday as
the date for the hearing.
The sun., 1900-06-30
Trim Down the Bay.

A number Of employees Of the McCol.
Tough Iron Company will leave Will
mington this afternoon for trip down
the bay. The trip will lie made in a
eloop and the party will lrobably be
., ne our OF five days.
The sun., 1900-06-30
Back From Eurnne.

Mr.. and Mrs. John g. Sasse, Jr., who
were recently married, have returned
from Europe, where they spent about a
month. They visited the principal cities
OF Germany; also Paris, where they saw
the exposition; London, Manchester,
Leeds and Liverpool.
The sun., 1900-06-30
Twenty-fifth wedding Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Conner celebrated
their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary
at their home, No. $40 West Eleventh
street, last night. A large number OF
friends were present and helped to make
the occasion one of enjoyment Numer-
GUS handsome presents were received.
The sun., 1900-06-30
Work on Association Building.

The work of getting ready for the
alterations to the Y. M. c. A. building is
being rushed and much has beeu accom-
plished this week. All the partition in
the rear of the gymnasium room has
been torn out and part of the floor taken
IN
The sun., 1900-06-30
A Carnation Club Trip.

The uiemoer OF the C.In.lh Ii Soc'y
a dance ciup " ich has been ve,, ., 4
cussf II daIng. the p NJ winter mr.
undertakings, Ill haze qun ime
among themssi, on "trip t1 lal. May
July 4. ,
The sun., 1900-06-30
Preached Preparatory Sermon.

Rev. Loyal 7. Graham, Jr., of Mar
berth preached q preparatory sermon at
First Presbyterian Church last night be-
fore good sized audience. Tomorrow
morning there will be communion and
reception of new members.
The sun., 1900-06-30
Being Shipped TO Baltimore.

The American Pipe Co., which has
closed he pant of the Wilmington Pipe
and Foundry Company is shlpl ipe the
fleets of HE pl mt 10 Baltinue. rianf
to use the building as an eiec,ric lant'
are being discussed. q
The sun., 1900-06-30
New Gang Plank.

The Wilmington Steamboat Company
put in service yesterday at their Fourth
street wharf new gang plank which at
tracted much attention. The gang
plank is on wheels and has safeguards
on each side, which are painted green,
The sun., 1900-06-30
Camp at Bowers Beach.

Julius Mansky and family, john Ford
a I'D Arthur Woolrich, all of South Will
mington, left yesterday for Bowers
B Zach. The party will camp at the
beach for about week.
The sun., 1900-06-30
Schooner to be Repaired.

The three-msst schooner Edward b.
Burning arrived at the wharves of the
jackson d Sharp Company yesterday
morning. The schooner will be repaint-
ed and other repairs made.
The sun., 1900-06-30
Office Being Enlarged.

The office of Henry B. McIntire at
the p, w. q B. Railroad Company's
freight house is being renovated and en-
larged. 1t will be big improvement
when comuleted,
The sun., 1900-06-30
The Weather Forecast.

The indications for today are that
fair, cooler, wester winds will pres
va.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-09
Aow oLoRAFFEcrs rsrNpusrRY
One Reason Why American Machinery
 Is Not More PopaInr.

One Reason Why American Machinery
 Is Not More Popdiar.
 A gentleman who has travelled much and has very large interest in Amer ican export trade said, in conversation che other day, that the principal draw- back to wider extension of American commerce in certain parts of the world Is that manufacturers in the United States do not sufficiently study the wants, the customs and the tastes Of their prospective customers. For ex- ample" he said, "a certain American firm sent some electrical goods, which were decorated in green, to Japan. They did not sell any. No Japanese would bring such things into his house; it would mean an invitation to the evil deities. Green is an evil color in Japan. What Japanese wants ia red things. Upon this simple matter oF color rests the failure of that manu- facturer to succeed in export trade" 4 German eml lover of labor S. [: 'I like American machines so far as their performance of their work is con- cerned, but they demoralize my men. They come here in sober colors of paint and with no bright parts The men who attend the machines do not have any brass to, keep clean or any surfaces to rub, and they get lazy, The German workman needs to be kept busy with things of this sort" Here now, are some practical instances ot what the American manufacturer must lear> before he can attain the widest success in the new field of foreigp trade. Do not send to Germanay cata- logues in the English language or to Japan things decorated in green, or to the isthmus of Panama anything with blue spots in it, It looks as if We need in this country a commercial kinder garten in which such information as the above may be taught to those of 8 curious and inauiring mind for their everlasting ba9ee arofit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-09
Nations IS Merchants

America sells three times as much z. she buys; Germany buys over s25Q.S 9oo000 worth more every year than she sells; while Great Britain last year bought twice as much as she sold
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-09
ZAP
 Ol UMN Advertise Your Wants.

MfANTBD. AT oNoF-A neat. intelliqen. w lady Work light, plsasant and profit corner 5th and Main. tomorrow Tt S:30 2. I'm
 N. NJ. JORDAN,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-09
SEA &IoN
Uapsized Boat and aave TWO Fisher-
 men an Exciting Experience.

San Rafael (Cal.) Spec, San Fra1@ cisco =Bulletins John Bartini and Joe Lafranky, two Italian fishermen, came very near meeting their deaths the other morning off MeNear's Point, ip San Pablo Bay. Bartini and Lafranky had their nets set for the purpose of catching founders, and when the tidq started to turn they proceeded 10 pull in, when they noticed that the nets were harder to handle than usual. They thought they had an unusual large catch of founders, but when they had fully 40 fathoms of net pulled into the boat a large sea lioD was noticed splashing the water at furious rate. Bartini called to Lafranky to get an oar and hit him, but just as he had said the words the sea lion stuck his head out of the water and, seeing the boat and it's occupants, made a lunge. capsizing the craft, Bartini, who is a good swimmer, immediately jumped for his partner and, seizing him by the arm, dragged him to the boat and fin. ally managed to get him on the bottom When the boat capsized the anchor fell overheard and the craft was made fast The sea lion continued splashing the water at terrific rate. and the Itel. fans were badly frightened They called for help, but their cries were of no avail, as their voices could not be heard hundred yards. the wind blow ing 8 terrific gale. Finally, after they had been in the water for fully three hours, q schooner was sighted coming from the Patent brick yard, and the crew lowered small boat and went to the rescue of the Italians, who were almost exhausted from fright and cold After about an hour the boat was righted, the lion being killed with q shotgun from the schooner. It proved 70 be large one, weighing fully 1000 pounds. The lion was probably follow ing shoal of herring up the bay and ran foul of the Italians net and suc- ceeded in getting tangled up in it. The net is complete wreck. This Is the second time that sea lion has been so caught in San Pablo Bay and almost at the cost of life.
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 wonderful old Bible has ju>t been discovered in Venice, the fortunate finder being Leo s. 0lscbki. a we'll known antiquarian of Florence It is ln five large volumes. and was printed In Rome In the printing house of Don Pietro Massimo in 147l and l472. Sooa after itScame from the press it was purchased by patrician family Of Venice, and it was in the archives of 9his family that OlschEi disco1 cred t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04
DEFINING THE UNITED STATES.

The majority of the Ways and Means Com
mittee Of the House of Representatives declares
itself to be of the opinion that the term United
States in the Constitution, or in that part of
the Constitution referring to duties, imposts and
excuses, means the United States, or the States
which constitute the Federal Union, and moth
ing more. That Is to say, the Constitution
means precisely what ii says. We really do not
see how men can nationally hold any other opn-
ion.
1t may be of interest to recall that the pre-
amble of the Constitution says explicitly that
1--WE, the people of the United States
do ordain and establish this Constitution for
1.-THE United States of America" and the clos
ing article of the original document provides
that 'the ratification of the conventions Of nine
States shall be sufficient for the establishment
"of this Constitution between the States so rati-
flying the same" Thus in the beginning and
at the end 1t is a Constitution for the United
States, and for the United States alone It was
ratified by States, and by States alone The out
lying territorial properties of the United States
had no part lot IN It. Nor were It's pro-
visions extended to them in the act of ratifca-
ton, nor at all until by due act of Congress,
long afterward. 1t was a Constitution for the
States, not less than nine nor more than thir-
teen in number. 1t was not meant ever to be
extended to more than the original thirteen
States, excepting those States should by
their own volition, so extend its operation.
There was not hint in it of automatic or of
compulsory extension. To paraphrase the words
of Lincoln, 1t was a Constitution of the States,
for the States, and by the States. Such it was,
and such it remains to this day, one OF the
latest amendments to 1t, the XIIIth, emDha-
sizing the fact by referring not only TO the
United States, but also TO ''any place subject to
their Jurisdiction" the unmistakable purport
being that there or might be territories
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
which were not part of the United States, and
were not, therefore. under the Constitution ex-
cept as specifically provided.
This, we repeat. seems to us to have been
the plain intent of the makers Of the Constitu-
ton. 1t Is well known that such was their
actual practice in dealing with outlying terri
tories as they from time to time acquired them.
And we judge that such will continue to be
the practice of this Nation as long as it is a
nation, with all the powers and rights Of a SOW
eregn nation. When the time comes when 1.-The
''tail must wag the dog, for the horse is drawn
"by the cart" the sovereign may be ruled by
the subject and the owner be owned by the
property. Until that time this declaration of the
majority of the Ways and Means Committee,
that the United States is the United States,
must stand, solid as cube, in the strength
of simple sense and truth and reason.