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The sun., 1901-04-17

The twcnty-one proprietors Of five
cent pnrber shops in the city were pres
ent ut meeting of the city BARRIERS
held in X. of z. Hall last night. The
meeting was held under the auspices of
the BARRIERS Protective Association and
sixty-one BARRIERS were present.
The one five cent barber who has de-
clined to sign the new scale Of prices is
George Warner. Eleventh and Kirk
wood streets. The twenty-one former
non union BARRIERS present made appl-
cation for membership in the associa-
tion. Ten persons who had previously
applied for membership We're elected
Realizing that they cannot comply with
the new sanitary law without raising
The sun., 1901-04-17
STEAMER REPUBLIC.
To be 0verhauled at the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Co.. Yards.

The steamer Republic is expected to
arrive at the yards of the Harlan and
Hollngsworth Company in few days
to receive general overhauling. In
addition to being entirely refitted the
boat viii he provided with new iron
padle wheels. The Republic is owned
by the Cape May Steamboat Company
and will start her usual summer trips
between Philadelphia and Cape May
Oh huns III sstttaanpouu company mas entered
into an arrangement with the Reading
.ailway whereby passengers from in
terior points on that system will be
taken over the Wilmington & Northern
10 Pigeon Point, short distance below
Wilmington, where connection will be
made with the Republic for Cape May.
The sun., 1901-04-17

had the figures 1899 written upon it.
Mr.. Rettew did not appear as he is
Deputy COMPTROLLER Edwin G. Clark
next appeared and was followed by
Comptroller George ID. Kelley and
Clerk of the Peace Winfield s. Qulgiey,
who also carried package. Deputy
Attorney General Richards brought in
Il large bundle which apparently CON
tanned receipted bills.
The doors of the two rooms We're then
closed and the investigation started.
The first sitting did not end until about
Il o'clock yesterday afternoon. when adj
iournment was taken until 2.30 o'clock.
Those present declined to say anything
for publication. At 2.30 o'clock the at
torney general returned to the Court
House and the investigation was re-
sumed The officials present at the
morning sitting again appeared. This
second sitting continued until 6.45
o'clock. Again those present declined to
say what had taken place.
Mr.. Ward when seen last night de-
clined to make any detailed statement
of the days work. which was necessarily
of preliminary character. He will at
| this time confinc his Investigations to
i the accounts for the years 1899. 1906
/ and 1901. The investigation was the
subject of great deal of comment all
over the city yesterday and especially
in the Court House.
Officials and clerks who had not beer
summoned were curious to know what
was taking place upstairs.
Mr.. Ward when asked for his reason
for holding private investigation said
.'The investigation is of the sort thu
attorney-general would make with refer
ence to any charges. Such investiga
tions are necessarily preliminary AM
private"
The sun., 1901-04-17
VOTERS! BE TRANSFERRED
TODAY, IF YOU HAVE MOVED

Every who has right to vote at the coming city
election who has removed from the district in which he
voted the last general election, should have his name
transferred today The Department Of Elections will be
open every during April for the purpose of
transferring such voters from district to another At
least one of the election commissioners will sit at the de-
partmens headquarters at the southeast of Sew
erth and Shipey streets Do not delay Have your
name transferred today
The sun., 1901-04-17
ALBERT T. PATRICK.

rick and that the lawyer had forged a
second will of the aged millionaire in
order to get possession of his great for
tune
The only question on which Justice
Jerome had hesitated after the prelimi-
nary hearing in Patrick's case was
whether Jones' testimony had been ad-
equately corrob0rated.
His decision OH the question is as fol-
lows:
The Decision.
IAN examination of the evidence sat
isfies me that the witness Jones Is ade-
duately corroborated, within the mean
ing of section 800 of the code of crimi-
nal procedure, by evidence tending to
connect the defendant with the COM
mission of the crime charged. The de-
rendant must therefore be held upon
the charge OF murder in the first de-
gree to await the action of the grand
jury"
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
was much pleased at the decision and
said
Its just what expected. With the
eNluellce SuDHiltttu uoH STE INV thc
justice could have arrived at any other
decision. / think l have enough evi-
dence to convict Patrick on regular
trial. The next thing is to submit the
matter to the grand jury, when Patrick
will without doubt be held for trial."
Asked about the disposition of Jones.
Mr. Osborne added: "Jones will be kept
in the house of detention. AS to a
question about the significance of jus
tice Jerome's declaration that Jones
must sign his confession and statement
Mr.. Osborne replied, did he get il
signed?"
Patrick, who Is in the Tombs, refused
to see any one or to make any comment
on the decision of Justice Jerome. He
will see only his attorneys.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Mr.. WARD
BEGINS WORK
Investigation Of Levy Court is
Strictly Private.
TWO LENGTHY SITTINGS
Attorney-General Completes His
First Days Work at 6.45 O'clock
Last Might Nothing for
Publication.

An investigation of the charges that
have been made against the Levy Court
was started yesterday by Attorney Gen
eral Herbert III. Ward and Deputy
Attorney-G General Robert HI. Richards.
1t was held behind closed doors on the
second floor of the Court House and
was strictly private. The attorney-gen-
eral made Use of his own room and also
the grand jury room.
The investigation was to have started
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning but il
was after that hour when the county
officials summoned last week by State
Detective James r. Ratledge arrived.
DEPUTY Receiver of Taxes Robert NJ.
Burns from Receiver of Taxes Horace
G. Rettew's office, was the first to ap-
pear. He had with him a package of
papers and a book or two covering
transactions of the office. The bundle
The sun., 1901-04-17
BIDS FOR SUPPLIES.
Concerns Who Desire to Sell to the
Government.

Bids were received by Postmaster
Hugh C. Brown yesterday for supplies
for the postofiice for the ensuing year.
They follow: Coal, III. A. Brown,
1896 n ton: q. w. Bush & Sons, $4.9S;
Charles Warner Company. S..
Ice-Diamond Ice Company, 80 cents
a hundred pounds: Consumers Ice Com
pany, so cents; Hygeia Ice Company, 80
cents.
Current for running stamping machine,
Wilmington City Electric Company, 81
a month"; current for elevator, seven and
one-half cents per kilo-watt-hour; fol
lighting building. ten cents per kilo-watt
hour.
General supplies: Woodward Y Bro.
S134.35: William Iawton. $127.4S; sprinki
ing street around Federal Building
James Logue, 500 a month.
The sun., 1901-04-17

Two prominent citizens are claiming
the honor of being Wilmington pol.
musician. The matter is attractlhs
much attention and was brought peIoae 9a,,
the Board of Health at It's resuiai
weekly meeting yesterday afternoon. :a.oa
DR.. NJ. j. Hughes. who was appoinTea ns
port physician in 1893 to succeed ~. ~.
Willard Springer, who resigned me ,t
Office in that year, held the appointment
until several weeks ago. ~ cor
The appointment is made by the me uon. y,
ernor and Governor Hum recently up,
pointed DIR. J. w. Bastian to succeed leu
Dr. Hughes. DIR. Bastian received as n,s
commission on February 20. he was
sworn in by Magistrate Daley & anu ~ ,u
ceived months salary from City ooun'
ell several days ago. a;rad
It was said that DR.. Hughes feceiseu
his salary for the past month, but Mhs,
asked about the matter last night ~
stated that he had received no saiar'
for the past month. -,
The port physician is an ex-o,nc,' !"
member Of the Board of Health ana 70
The sun., 1901-04-17
CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
Republican Organization in Favor
of Fair Elections.

The Citizens Republican Committee
will open headquarters on the second
floor of the McVey Building, Eighth
and Market streets today. Former
Coroner A. ID. Vandever is chairman
and John #. Lynn is secretary. The
organization has about 200 members. Ii
will not be allied with any faction or
man and it will not place any candi-
dates in the field in the name Of the
committee.
The object of the organization is to
prevent fraud at the primaries. A man
will be placed in every polling place to
see that there is a fair count.
The object in establishing headquar-
ters in the McVey Building is to get Il
room in the centre of the city. For some
time meetings have been held in various
ward club houses.
The sun., 1901-04-17
BOARD OF HEALTH HEARS
CONTEST FOR PORT DOCTOR

ceives nav from City Council the same
Nc other members of the board.
Both DIR. Bastian and DR.. Hughes
were present at the meeting of the board
Yesterday when the matter was brougnt
mn. The board decided that It was
outside it's jurisdiction and thought the
matter should be settled by City Coun-
iii. There is no specified time men
toned in the commission for the port
nhysician to serve and DIR. Hugnes
claimed that he held over. He SAID that
II had always been customary for a, a
mort physician to hold the position until
he either died or resigned.
DR.. Bastian stated last night that Az
torney-G General Ward gave him an opln-
ion that from the fact that he. III
Bastian. had commission from Gov-
ernor HUM which was sufficient notlce
to DR.. Hughes that his term had ex'
pired. The salary of the port physician
is 800 per annum and is paid ny Wv!
Council by reason of his being ~
ex-officio member of the Board of Eau
cation.
The sun., 1901-04-17
National Guard Promotions.

Colonel Theodore Townsend of the
National Guard of Delaware has issued
II bulletin announcing the following pro-
motions: In Co. A, Harry V. Fairlamb,
to be a corporal: Co. B, J. Harry Latch
um, James II. Fl. Marvel, Abner Il.
Wiley. Frederick III. Wilson, and Wal
ter J. Hammond, TO he corporals: Co. F.,
Edward Leach, Walter M. Watson,
Frederick X. Lang, James r. Corrigan
and George Emmering, to be sergeants.
and Thomas Butler. A. NJ. Vaughan and
James Il. Cole, to be corporals.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Century Run KeviyaI.

Another sign Of the revival of cycl-
ing is the fact that the Century Wheel
men, of Philadelphia, the leaders i'll all
things pertaining to the sport, have de-
cided to revive the famous Newark
Philadelphia century run. 1t is pro-
posed to so over to Newark on Satur
day. June s, on the cars. and ride home
M Sunday, June 8. There will be no
prizes. but il is likely that other clubs
will be invited to go along, and arrange
mpnts may also he made regarding un-
attached riders. A number of the mem
hers Of the Wilmington Bicycle Club
will probably take part in the run.
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and Thirteenth completed at

Eleventh and Thirteenth completed at
once.
White Bros. complained ahaa'trr.tltass
condition a. Iape;;assit q, land avenue
Street Commissioner Pierson is to look
into the matter.
Bids were received as follows for
furnishing broken stone to be used on
the causeway south of Market street
bridge: Brandywine Granite Co., from
s1.15 to $1.s5 per cubic yard; Delaware
Granite & Mining Co., $1.15; J. Mer-
rick Horn, $1.19; John I. Dyer Quarry
Co. of Norristown, Pa, 95 cents.
The Brandywine Granite Co. bid
$3.50 per yard for furnishing about
ZOO cubic feet Of Belgian block for
Lombard street.
No contracts were awarded, the matter
being held under advertisement.
The sun., 1901-04-17
BRIDGE rs UNSAFE.
INSPECTOR Turner Presents Report 10
Levy Court

The Levy Court yesterday received
tba m,injon of John o. Turner of the
Edge Moor Bridge Works concerning
Washington street bridge. He said he
tbourht the bridge was unsound and
gave his reasons in the following letter:
SIN reply to yours of March 30 would
say that have been over the priage'
made Il superficial examination OIL the
structure and find one bottom lateral
strut. one bottom longitudinal strut and
vertical brace in very bad shape and
would suggest that they be replaced.
From the practical standpoint, would
not consider the floor beam safe for
trolley tracks without some extra still
eners underneath and would suggest
that YOU employ a competent bridge
engineer to figure the strain in the
beams before the bridge is used fo. the
above purpose. | find the track Goes
rot come over intersection points OF
dioponals which causes an unusna! load
IN the upper chord of floor beam.
Hoping to hear from you in the near
future, I remain
Your very truly,
John A. Turner,
Inspector.
Mr.. Chandler said he had been told
hv ey-Commissioner Gallagher that an
cxne,t had been engaged to examine
the bridge and found it sufficiently
strong. He thought Mr.. Turner ought
TO he given orders to go ahead will
Tho work. Mr.. Turner was called upon
and addressed the commissioners IN re-
gard to the bridge. The matter was laie
over until today. Court adjourned unti
10 o'clock this morning and went to III
snect Third street bridge.
William II. Culinary of Mill Creel
hundred and John 7. Money of Pen
ca,ler hundred were re-appointed con
stables.
The sun., 1901-04-17
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

The British steamship Oriole entered
This mort yesterday to load oil.
Alexander Lewis, colored. was fined
s5 in City Court yesterday on the charge
of committing an assault and battery
upon Mrs. Angelo Palese.
Managers of the Sarah White Home
for Aged Colored Persons, will hold a
meeting on Friday evening, when the
matter of changing the name of the
institution to the layton Home will he
considered.
John w. Stetser and William H.
Jones have annuonced that they will be
candidates for the Republican nomi
nation for City Council from the Ninth
ward.
The sun., 1901-04-17
FIVE CENT SHAVERS CONFER
WITH TEN CENT BARRIERS

prices the low priced BARRIERS have
signed the following agreement:
''On and after May 8, 1901 this shop
by per agreement with the BARRIERS
Protective Association will charge the
following prices:
Shaving. 10 cents; beard trimmed, 10
cents: hair cutting. Is cents; hair sing
ing. 25 cents; shampooing, 25 cents; sea
foam or dry shampoo, 25 cents; hair
and face tonics extra, 5 cents; hot ottowels.
extra, 5 cents: face massage with coco
butter. Is cents; mustache dyed, 80
cents; head of hair dyed, $1.5O; beard
and mustache dyed, $1.0O; razor honed
25 cents
The sun., 1901-04-17
Letters on old Estate.

Register of Wills Crossan has granted
letters testamentary on the estate of
William Curran and Mary Currsn to
Mrs. Sarah McCafferty, daughter. Mf.
curran died about 20 years ago, and ms
widow n few years later Their estates
were administered, but the administra-
tors have died since then. Recently some
property in the name of Mr.. and Mrs.
Curran was discovered, and it became
necessary again to grant letters on the
estate to dispose of the remaining prop
prty.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Hurt while Bicycling.

A telegram was received in this city
last night saying that Miss Jennie Yea
mans who was to appear with the White
Rats show at the Opera House on FIJI
day night, fell from her wheel on Mon
day in New York. She was so serl-
ously hurt that she will be unable to
appear here. Bonnie Thornton has been
The sun., 1901-04-17
Died in the Philippines.

The body Of James I. Watson late
private of Go. II, Twenty-fourth United
States Infantry, who died September
IL at the regimental hospital at Tayug.
Philippine Islands. of typhoid fever, ar
rived at San Francisco on March 80.
and is expected to reach here this even
ing. The funeral services will take place
at the home of his mother. Mrs. Fannie
Watson, at No. 701 Wollaston street
with nterment Mt Mt. Olive cemetery.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Sewer Wall Damaged.

Recent storms have damaged the
stone wall over the Price run sewer on
Market street between Twenty-eighth
and Twenty-ninth. and yesterday
City Councilman Mousley ap-
peared at the office of the Street and
Sewer Department and reported the
matter to Street Commissioner Pierson.
pointing out the danger TO children. and
Mr.. Pierson will have the wall rebuilt
Mt once.
The sun., 1901-04-17
LAWYER PATRICK Held.
Decision by Justice Jerome In the
Famous Rice Case.
CASE FOR GRAND JURY NOW.
Evidence of Valet Jones Considered
to Have been Sufficiently Corrob-
GRATED In the Preliminary
Hearing, Says jerome.

New York, April 16.-Justice Jerome
announces that he has decided to hold
Albert 4. Patrick, the Rice will claim
ant, to await the action Of the grand
jury on charge of murder. Patrick s
chief accuser is Charles It. Jones, the
late Mr.. Rice's valet, who in confess
sion made to Assistant District Attor-
ney Osborne declared that he had kill
ed Mr.. Rice at the instigation of Pat
The sun., 1901-04-17
Pioneers Association Dance.

The Benevolent Pioneers Association
gave their first after lent dance in Eden
Hall last night. The association will
give hut two more of their weekly
dances this season. The committee in
"harge of the dances is as follows: Will
liam +. Donahoe. president: William
Hanley. secretary and William Nc
KpolIyh treasurer.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Contract for Pest House.

Bids for the construction of the new
outside hospital for the use of the conn-
ty patients who have contagious dis
eases. were opened yesterday afternoon
ut the office of Architect Rice. The
bids ranged from $35OO to $4,000. The
bidders were David bangle & Son.;
John Il. Haley Haley. Seeds & Son and
Thomas Samworth.
bangle 4 Sons whose bid was $S500
received the contract Work will prob
ably lie started on Friday.
The sun., 1901-04-17
orphans, Court To-day.

Exceptions will be heard in the Or
phans' Court today in reference TO the
will of the late Ellen Glare Cornog, Will
liam II. Horn, accountant: also in the
ease of Martha 7. Wilson, deceased,
with William Il. Wilson and William H..
Horn. for IN accounting of the same.
Messrs. Bringhurst and Sanborn for the
plaintiffs and John Riggs for the de-
PENDANTS.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Getting Ready for Conrt.

Special to The Sun.
Dover. April 16.-The case OF Daniel
Bending. charged with the murder Of
George d. Hearn at Harrington on
March 12 will be presented to the grand
iury when it convenes here on Monday.
On account of the publicity given the
case it is expected that the court room
will be crowded. There are NUMBER
of minor cases to be tried. Inc VII
nesses are now being summoned.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Broke in a Door.

Frank T. Blades was arrested by
Officers Burchinal and Bower about mid
night on the charge of disorderly con-
luct preferred by Harry Caldwell. who
boards mt the house of Mrs. Atkinson.
No. 923 Bennett street. 1t is alleged that
Blades broke in the door of Mrs. At
kinson's house and had an alteration
with Caldwell.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Mercantile Club Raided.

The police made raid on the Mer-
camille Club. No. I'll Market street late
last night. Harry South, the alleged
proprietor of the club was arrested on
the charge of keeping a gaming table
and held in s., 900 bail for hearing this
morning. Three men found in the club
were summoned as witnesses.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Held annual Meeting,

The annual meeting of the alhranch
of the st. .J6seph's League was held at
the home on French street last night.
w. Michael Byrne is president and j..
Smith Brennan, secretary of the league.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Bond Renewed.

Henry G. Long of Lewes. charged
with tampering with the mails, re-
newed his bond yesterday in the United
States Court. his case having been con
tinned from the April to the June term
of court His bondsmen are William J..
Thoroughbred and L. L. Layton Of
Georgetown.
The sun., 1901-04-17
To Launch Can Garda.

The new yacht Can Garda, building
for A. !. Cansfield, of Michigan, by the
Pusey & Jones Company, will be
launched at the wharves of her builders
on Saturday. She is 125 feet long, II
feet beam and II feet depth of hold.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Scott Church Trustees.

Trustees were elected by Scott NJ, F.
Church last night as follows: Three
years. General |. 4. Parker. n. III.
Grautland. ]. n. Locke; two years, Ab-
ner Ovcrleer. r. A. Gael, n. Il. Drum-
mond; one year, II. 7. Overdeer.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Athletic Club Smoker.

The North End Athletsic Club gave
another smoker at the clubhouse at
Fifteenth and French streets last night.
There was an interesting program m
Guiding several boxing bouts.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Ienope 1ripe Anniversary.

The thirty-third anniversary of Lenape
Tribe. No. 6. /. 0. r. NJ, will be cele-
brated on April 20. A pleasing pro-
rram has been prepared.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Yacht alyina to Leave.

The handsome steel yacht Alvina, be-
ing constructed at the Harlan Y Hol-
lingsworth Company for Charles !.
Fletcher of Providence, X. l., Is about
completed. The Alvina will leave the
wharves of her builders on Saturday
The sun., 1901-04-17
Charles DangeI Dead.

Charles bangle. aged 81 years, son OF
Contractor David bangle, died at the
Homeopathic Hospital Monday evening,
of typhoid fever. He leaves Wiie ana
two children.
The sun., 1901-04-17
Students Dance.

The students of Delaware College VIII
give n dance i'm the college auditorium
on Friday evening. These dances are
always enjoyable affairs.
The sun., 1901-04-17

had the figures 1899 written upon it.
Mr.. Rettew did not appear as he is
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-27
The Dodger Folly.

The wastefulness of attempting 10
advertise bv the dodger medium was
teIlinglv exposed in the address before
merchants and others
rerently at Montreal by Advertising
MANAGER Lamalice of La Presse. Inc
noint was well covered in these para
graphs: 49,, a.1or,or
7 am Going to relate to you little an
ecdote which cannot fail to be peril
nent to the question. Punch, OF Lon
don. uublished sometime ago PIC
ture representing a gentleman IN cold
weather. his hands in the pockets OF
his GREAT coat. and who said to the
voung bov who offered to him a clrcu-
lar. NV friend, will you have the
kindness to throw it yourself on the
sidewalk This gives you, gen ntleiileh' en-
the sad but inevitable end OF the piece
of paper which is put into your hailo
on the street corners ana WhlGn .ou
throw away with the right mana IL you
accept it with the left. ,
ASK your wives what they thlhs ..
the great handbills slipped under theli
doors almost every day. ASK tIeit
how many of these circulars theH rtau
How many OF lneil dO Hoo
read in the evening after supper 10
examule: That which happens to oth
ers' circulars will inevitably happel
to yours: but no matter what one ma!
r saw vou will find every day some mer
chants who will 90 to a printer IN OF
der ia have made 5000 to lO.Wo Glrcu
lars. which they will have distrlbute'
in their locality and who VIII say L
YOU with pride: 4 have placed my
self before the public and my Stor
will be filed tomorrow; l am an adNer
tiser: | make publicity
Il do not say that no one reads thIs
circulars. but / do say that ior IN
amount expended, the results VIII .
more slow and expensive. III Is 'he
essential for a merchant to STUDY an
to adopt the least costly ana mo- .2
rapid means to make known to IN
nublic not only the name OF his houst /;
but the variety and price Of ~ ~
goods. In a word, to set on the q!
Tantages that he offers to the pnolii
bnver of his locality and of the ell!
general. ''-Newspaperdom.