Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-02
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.


Sta1 correspondence OF Gazette ana Jourhai'
New Castle, July 30.---Before Mayor
Boyd, yesterday morning. John Kaslon-
sky, Hungarian, was charged BY
katronskie Sakronski, Polander. with
attempted murder. The case WAS dis
missed on Kastonsky paying the costs,
the testimony being quite different from
TINT which induced the mayor to issue
tho warrant, Friends had interfered
and settled the trouble, whereupon the
complainant talked differently.
The first trouble occurred Oh Thurs.
day, when Isatronskie, who Is a water
carrier on the New Castle 4 Delaware
City trolley line, refused to work until
after tho noon hour had ended. John
was thirsty, and when the carrier re.
him, with bolt In his hand, for a mile
md a half, Tho men reside 10 Dob
binsyille. and IL is alleged that John
drew d knife and won't after his man,
giving him II cross country run for
some timo, hut the pursued managed to
escape, and on his return secured o
warrant for the arrest OF the rursuer.
New Castle. July 81. 4 Yesterday sur
yeyors drove the stakes and lnid out the
plans nr Seventh street and Rnilrond
avenue for tho new crossing that Is to
| DO put there, over which the cars Of the
New Castle h Delaware City electric
line will pass. Today the work OF cut
ting the rails was started, and 1t Is Ok
roced that tho crossing will be com
pleted by tomorrow. The switch oui We
| from tho main line of the Wilmington
| & New Castle trolley to tho new cross.
| Ing will soon he laid. IL 10 expected
that the road will be IN operation by
Monday as far as Riverside Park, and
possibly by Saturday noxt.
Tho intention Of Superintendent King
IL thnt Ave cars shall be run 10 the
morning and six cnrs 10 the afternoon.
The lattor will giro n schedule OF Il
minutes, The trip from end to end o.
the line will occupy 50 minutes, ant
the ride will bH one Of tho finest In the
country. The park Is being lifted ou
with oil oonvcnienoss for the benefit O
tine public, aud IN provided with OK
oellent drinking watar. No spirituoui
Or malt liquors are to be sold on thu
grounds
M dciinito time can be scheduled 70
running the cars through to DelawnI,
City. but IL is mt believed that tn
rond will be In readiness for three o
four weeks.
The baseball team Of the New Castl
Athletic Club will DO romodelod 10
the game on Saturday next. Its battin
order will DO /: Duffy, 3b. 4; Countiss, Q.
Leach, 10. or L.. Ray Bacon, r.f.
Walter Bacon, Oh. !; Newloye, SIS.
, Bridgewater, p; Kirby, IL. or Id.
Scarborough, CT. Mcclure, Fritz. Var
tine, substitutes.
No taxes have been collected for th
year 1900. There Is no tax oollectc
and City Council docs not meet unit
Tuesday, August 9TH. There are ouI
! standing taxes amounting to severi
/ thousand dollars,
The booming Of guns at Front an
0 Delaware streets for several eyeninl
r has startled some Of the residents. Til
Q shooting was in front Of the bank an
4 was for the purpose OF clearing u
a trees of sparrows that have become
= nuisance This Is the only method thu
4 will clear the trees of the birds.
r Mrs. A. Goods OF Second and Dell
+. ware streets received word yesterday
4 the death and burial Of her fathe
4 joseph May. at Chicago, Ill. DeceasC
|. moved from Philadelphia about "
q years ago.
/ Matthew Sullivan. who has been
y walder at the local works OF the n
q tional Tube Co. for many years. al
4 wbo was one Of those that started II
VI immense plant in Russia, went to Pitt
d burg, Pa, on Sunday, to pursue b
/, | vocation.