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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20
APPOINTEE'S
i. REFUSED.

This morning the two Levy Court
commissioners appointed by Gov.
John Hum Merritt N. Willetts and
Isaac c. Elliott appeared before
the Levy Court and presented their
credentials, but President John
Lynn refused to seat them Com
missioner Chandler moved that the
two commissioners be seated. Com
missioner Armstrong moved that
the matter be referred 10 a COM
mittee of three which consists Of
Messrs. Lynn, Nealey and Meggin.
son.
Horace Greeley Knowles attorney
for the Levy Court made the follow
ing statement Tor publication. AS:
attorney for the Levy Court W as
asked by the court as to the proper
course to pursue in order that the
court might use any proper and
legal question that might arise con-
corning the validity of the new
seven missioner law or rather
section 6 OF that law. authorizing
the appointment OF two additional
commissioners to serve until the end
of the term of the present Levy
Court.
The court believes the law to be
defective in some respects, and rails
es question whether or not it
abolishes the old five commission
Levy Court and as the new Levy
Court to take effect in the year 1904
is to becomposed of 7 members from
defined districts.
The question therefore arises
thereto to the legal statues of the
intervening court.
The matter is not personal one
on the part OF the members OF the
Levy Court towards the new mem.
bers as any other similar body
would do under the same circum-
stances.
The action is simply to look into
the matter Of what the effect
would be in seating the two
new commissioners, The question
OF the legal statues Of the court is
raised and If upon investig alton 1t
is found that the new members will
in no way impair the legal statues
Of the Levy Court and the validity
of the same they will be promptly
sustained. If however the legality
of the court would be jeopardlzed
then the matter may be submitted
to the upper court for an opinion.
The committee to which the mat
ter was referred will report on Fri
day next. William S. lIilles, repre-
senting the two new members held
consultation with Attorney Knowles
this morning.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20
VERDICT FOR
DEFENDANT

In the Superior Court Judge Penne-
well charged the jury in the case of
Thomas Tulley, administrator for
Henry Tulley, deceased VS.. the Phila-
delpha, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad. In part Judge Pennewell
said: "This is an action to recover
damages for the death of Henry Tul-
ley, whose death the plaintiff alleges
was due to negligence on the part Of
the defendent, on the 25th day of Au-
gust, 1896 at the place where the &C.
cidcnt occurred. The defendent on
the other hand denies thatihe was
guilty Of negligence.
II the death of Henry Tulley was
due to his own negligence and not
that Of the Company then the plain
tiff cannot recover damages. But if
you decide that the company was
guilty Of negligence and not Henry
Tulley, then you are to find verdict
for the plaintiff for the sum of $780,
600.
At 1925 o'clock the jury retired
ana at III. 10 The balm announced tllau
the jury was ready to return.
When the prothonotary asked the
preliminary questions of the jury. cv-
efybody was on the tip toe of eXpcc-
fancy. because the plaintiff got q de-
cision in the case when it was before
the Supreme court, The foreman
arose and hush fell upon the court.
How say you Mr. Foreman, do you
find for the plaintiff or the defen-
dent:' asked the Prothonotary.
'For the dcfcndcnt' ans wcrcd the
foreman.
Court then adjourned until 10
O'Clock Tomorrow morning.
Two warrants proceeding were to
have been begun in the Cochran VS.,
Churchman case but on account Of the
absence Of Mr.. Hayes, the case was
continued until tomorrow morning.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20
MISSIONARY
ALLIANCE

Much interest was manifested in the
convention Of the Wilmington branch Of
Chistian and Missionary Alliance yestOr.
day. At the morning session the subject
discussed was The Necessity and Work Of
the Holy Spirit In the afternoon adj
dresses were de ivsrad by Z. ID. Sawtelle
ON The Lord God of Elijah, by the Rev.
II. A. Jatfray. on Mission Work in
China, rnd by Rev. Henry Wilson, DID.
Of New York on Tho Abunpant LiFe.'
The evening service:opensd with meet
dren's, conducted by DIR. Wilson. Rev. X.
A. Jeffray followed with an address on
China. He, with twenty others, arc lab
oring in tho province of Quang-si, having
100000 population.
Stations have been established
and many converts have been made. II
~ said that ~ 000 native converts have
laid down their lives for tho faith OF Christ
in China during the rebellion OF the past
year. He will speak again this afterno Don
aud evening. Another speaker will be
w. A. CralEer of the Congo, Africn.
DR.. Wilson closed the evening service
on The Divine Nation Tho Rev. Noah
Hess sang In tie Tuner Circle The con-
ventlon will close tonight.
This morning addresses wore delivered
by Rev. Noah Hess and Dr.. Wilson.
The speakers this afternoon wero DR..
Wilson, Rev. r. A. Jatfray aud Mrs.
Cramer.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20
TO LEGALIzE POOL SELLING.
Pennsylvania Legislative Committee
Makes u Favorable Report.

Pennsylvania Legislative Committee
Makes u Favorable Report.
Harrisburg, March 2O.-AmOng the
bills reported favOrably from commit
tee to the senate yesterday afternoon
was one which makes pool selling and
book making lawful and provides for
the appointment Of a state racing COM
mission to regulate horse racing.
The bill which permits agricultural
societies and driving clubs to carry on
horse racing and also allows them to
sell pools and make books, which was
on the calendar for final passage, was
laid over for the present.
The bill providing for bicycle side
paths in townships. and providing for
the election of side path commission
crs, was defeated.
The bill prohibiting the buying OF or
contracting for in order to sell again,
any poultry or other farm products
while on their way to public market
vas defeated.
A memorial was presented to the
house yesterday by Mr.. Bedford. OF
Philadelphia. from large number OF
citizens of Philadelphia urging import
ant changes in the present ballot sys-
TEN. The signers ask that the consti'
tuition and laws be so amended as to
accomplish these objects.
When the bill to prevent the pollu-
ton of the streams was taken up
speeches were made against 1t by
Messrs. Dixon, of Elk, and Van Dyke,
of Westmoreland. Mr. Harris. OF
Clearfcld spoke for the bill 1t was
defeated by a vote of l3l to II.
The Ford compulsory education Bill
was defeated by vosa of So to ~.
The bill creating separate orphans
court in Montgomery county, which
was beaten on Wednesday of last week,
passed finally by a vote of | 10 to AZ.
The game commission bill was de-
feated on final passage.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20

JACKS ON--In this city OH March Is, 1901,
Henry Z. Jackson. in his 55. year
Relatives aud friends are respectfully in vi.
ted to attend the funeral services AT the resi-
tence Of his sister Mrs. Edward Stroud. No.
5U5 West Fourth street, ON Wednesday after.
noon. March 2Oth, at O'Clock. Int.rment
private.
WEAVER, In this c ~ on Marsh 18th; Han
nah b. Weaver.
Relatives and frien Is are invited to attend
the fuucral services Oh lhure1ay morning, at
10 o'clock. at the residence OF her husband,
Isaac W Weave, No. l0Il West 4th streoJ.
Inturment MiddletUwn, Del. Co, Pa.
BECKMAN On March Eth, 1891, Frederick
ID. Becltmun, aged 50 ears.
Funeral private at the residence of +. s.
Bacon. No. 5ll L. Tenth street GU uesday af-
ternoon at O'clock. lnterment at lIvcrylcw
cemetery.
BYEHS-In this city on March H. 1901. Lizzie
A. Harris, wife Of Charles Byers, in her 39th
year.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
the funeral services ut her late residence, Pen
ny Hill, OF. thursday afternoon at O'Clock
In erment at Riverview Cemetery. Services
at the house Please omit flowers. Phllndel.
phia Record, Chester papers md West Chester
Local News please copy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20

Chicago. March 20.-Sensational tes-
timony given yesterday by Gustave
Pollack at the inquest over the vic
tins CT the Doremus laundry boiler ex-
piosion controverts Proprietor A. F..
DOremus' contention that the boiler
was inspected year ago and that a
certificate of inspection mad hung in
the engine room since that time. In
the explosion nine persons were killed
and 50 injured. Pollock who was for
merly fireman in the laundry, declared
there was no certificate Of inspection,
that the boiler was unsafe and that
Engineer Phil, who was killed had
often reported the fact to Dorcmus. At
ter PolIack was discharged Phil had to
do the work of both.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20

Washington, March 2O.-The census
bureau yesterday issued special bull
letin on the manufactures of York. Pa.
1t is the first manufacturers bulletin
Of this census. There are AGA manu-
featuring establishments reported ag-
gregate capital 1854 GSi invested;
salaried employees. 40S; salaries, s442,-
95l total number of wage earners, r.
6S1. including AIS children. TO obtain
the total product, valued at sll .9J5, S36,
there was expended s2,G377Sl for
wages. SO. .GTl for materials and
S?S9 ,GSS for miscellaneous expenses.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20
GIN. bARRlSONS WILL.
His Widow and Youngest Daugh.
ter Well Provided For. -.....,
ELDER CHILDREN REMEMBERED.

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20
The Best Way.

Mr.. Editor Would it not be a good
plan for al BARRIERS who employ journey
men to ask them to join the journeymen
BARRIERS Union and let that association
represent them IN the United Labor
League. For some time he journeymon
have been trying to enter the League and
thUy know it is impossb Q. The best
thing thuy can do Is to join tho Union an d
make their shoDs Umon shop.
A Union Man.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20

J C. johnson Il Son nrc now located In
their new quarters Mt he Northeast corn
er or Sixth and King streets. They have
large stock Of stoves and huus,.furnsh
ing goods, and tho 0 de,iring supplies IN
these liues will DO well and promptly sery-
ed, Their leading stoves is the famous
Othcllo the sale of which has greatly ill.,
crca Cd during the fourteen years Of their
aIency.-N Nearly two Thousand are in Use
in Wilmington and vicinity alone.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20
PUBLIC SALES.

9O-Furniturc at GlS King street
20-Sale Of furniture No. 9O1 Shlplcy st,
.U--sale o. haal st ate Court House,
sU-F'urniturc 6Og " asLington street.
2l-Furuitur 400 Delaware avenue
2l-Ipwis BuiIen Brandvwinc lid,
al-W. II. klnirthristianu lid.
2l.-.A braha n Kelley, New Castle III.
2l--Furnitllra B0i W lGIh street.
.a-Estate Of J. j. Wilkinson, Christtana
Hundred.
g2-Snle Of Furniture, l)T Sth street.
g2-Furuiture 103 West l2th street.
.3-He Estate d and Head street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20
PUBLIC SALE.
Will be offered for cash by VIM II. Ains,ow
Cor. 18th and Tainnll stree Is, " lining on.
Del, Oh
SATURDAY, MARCH 2Id,
ut O'clock sharp,

good hor.es. furm wagon, 1-horsc art !.
! 2horse cart, i ! is of cart hnrness; NOW.
scoop, set OF double harness. forks. shovelS, |
Wizard plow. iron cultvater, | griudsl one 2
corn Knives: barley fork. $ ,readar. y ork
wagon nearly new; : sets cnrriage harm ess.
nearly new. | spt Of lead harne3s, | god
counter or bar suitable for store or restaurant
3go d 10 hcoped cider barrels. A lot of small
articles moi men toned hers. Terms cash,
FRANK C. sTlDHAM. Auciioheer.
g. a. Al3J UT
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20

New York, March 2O.-At the funeral
Of the late Councilman Herman Sulzer
yesterday his father and sister and
Mrs. Ida Weiman, with whom he lived,
were seated near the coffin, while his
wife, his son and daughter were seated
further back in the church. Mr.. Sulzer
left a signed paper instructing that
they be excluded. but it was thought
best 10 avert a scene.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20

The Steamer Utrica Will resume
her trips between Wilmington aud
Pcnnssrove, on Saturday morning
President BessIcr' vice President
Voorhees, and Superintendent Nc
Causlaud lett on special tram
over the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad on an inspection tour.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20

Word was received shere this morning
that Sergeant j. a Otey. OF Richmond,
Va, h id foot cut off curing an acclueht
there on Monday night. Sergeant Otey
was n jrouuent vsitar to Wilmington.
The accident was caused by sh!ftcr
crashing into trolley car.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20

Tomorrow promises to be fair and
, IA her colder. Somewhat similar con-
ditions Will probably prevail! on FRI
day
The Thermometer ut W. c. Taylors
dag store 80 King stroet to-day regis.
tered as follows
T o'riock lOu'clock O'clock
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20
First by Trolley.

The first music al Instrument ever
shipped by trolley, was shipped
by the Ludwig Piano Co.. No. SIS
Shipley street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20

GOVERNORS ISLAND. N Y. H. MARCH
~ 70, 1901. Sealed proposals. In triplicate
for furnishing Fuel, required in Dept. OF the
East, during ii seal yea ending June 80, 1902,
W II DO received here and at posts and stations
indicated in instructions issued hereunder;
until l2M. Arrl 10 iyUi. u. S. reserves
right to reject or accept any or all proposals
or any part thereof. Information furnished
On application. Envelopes containing pro-
posals will BIZ endorsed Proposals for Fuel at
-" JAS. M. MOORE, A. @, M. q,
MO- q, 90, 20. all, Is.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20

Taylor's Magic Headache Pcwderscure.
headache and neuralgia every timo pro
pared By W. Z. Taylor, No 302 King 81
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20
Clearing Sale

Another One Cf Our Popular Price
Sales.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20

Spring Conf n G in
every da y;
Suits suits IS to
$40 for sack
And suits, $40 to
$25 for Cuta.
Overcoats way suits, SIS
to S25, for
Prince Albert suits. Beau.
tiful patterns in Worsteds
at $40 AID S12, Sack
Suits. Oxford Cheviots at
$40 and $l2. Black Clay
and fine Cheviot suits at
$40, $l2, and $l5. Black
Clay Getaway suits at
$3.50 and SIS. Big line
spring Overcoats 5000 to
S25; extra values in our
$40, $l2 and $l5 silk lin
ed Oxford and black Chew
lots, lined through with
silk. Short nobby box
Coverts for young men,
$40, $l2 and SIS.
Closed evenings at 6 except
Saturdays.
JAS. 7. MULLIN & SONS
Clothing, Sixth and
Hats, Market
Shoes. Wilmington.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20

INOR Rents ROOM HOUSE WITH A
Il good cellar sl5 Clayton street. Apply
SIC Clayton st, n204t+
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20

IVANTED-A Gill FOR CHOCOLATE
w coater to 60 to Chester 81 80 per week,
ana board, Ladies to subscribe for Butt ericl's
Delineator, 81 per yoar. Apply at Wilmington
intelligence Office. vs. Shipley street. ".
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-20
PREVENTED A TRAGEDY.

Timely llAl0rmatIon given Mrs. George
Long, OF New StldiJville Oniy, prevented
dreadful trnseiy and saved wa hives.
A frlghtIul cough md Ious kept her
awake every night SEu had tried many
remollpsurd doctors but steadily grcw
worse and urged . try Dr. KING New
Di, coyeiy One hottie wholly Gu "a her
and she wr.lui THIS marvellous medicine
also curot Mr. Long of .cycre at ack Of
Pncui OlIa, ourh cara, are positive
proof Of n mNichic55 mc:tr OF this 4rnDd
remedy Tor cIrnE all thrUat, chest and
lung troubles. nnly 1Oc. and {, o. Evory
bntt.o guarnnt ed YiaI %, Ito Tree w
n b 0uiurth doug store
/ Rev Y. l. frennd is making a
weeks visit to his parcms in
lii"c=loa N J.
Nr. A. BIchrlch is in d baltimore e.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-12-05
A Church Festival.

Once there was a congregation that
needed money for repairing the church,
so the women got together and decided
to hold raspberry festival. Sister
Frisbie invited them to come and ca
rouse on her front lawn. Some % mem
beers of the flock few out and bought a
few things to wear, the outlay for
washable tinery running to about IS
per head.
Mr.. Frisbie got 50 worth of Chinese
lanterns and strung them around. He
wanted to do the thing up brown so as
to get puff in the weekly. The paper
came out and said that the Frisbie front
yard with its myraid twinkling lights
was a veritable fairy land. That kind
of notice is worth 50 of anybodys
money
Mr.. Frisbie and three other pillars of
the church devoted 81 worth of valu-
able time to unloading tables and camp
stools.
The women folks ruined s14 worth of
complexion working in the hot kitchen
to make angel food and fig cake.
On the night of the raspberry orgy
the public came and trampled down S45
worth of shrubbery.
When it came time to check up the
linen and SliverWare 1T was found that
ST. worth of spoons with blue thread
tied around them had been lost in the
shuttle.
The drip from the candles ruined 500
worth of summer suits and percale
shirt waists.
-Four children gorged themselves and
each was tied up in q true lovers knot
with cholera morbus before another
sunrise.
After clearing the wreck, paying the
drayman and settling for the ice cream
and berries it was discovered that the
church was $3.50 to the good. So every
body said it was grand success.
Moral-Anything to avoid dropping
it in the basket.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-12-05
YELLOW JOURNALS AND THE YOUNG.

In an editorial ON THE New Pace for
Children" the editor of the Century de-
plores the effect OH childish minds of
the too early reading of newspapers,
especially those that are run for revenue
only.
1t is deplorable fact that of late
years, for lack of support. a number of
excellent magazines for children have
been discontinued-in the latest i'll
stance with the frank statement that
the vogue of the newspaper had short
ened the term of childhood so greatly
as to make it impossible to sustain
such magazine, the proprietors saying,
in effect, that boys and girls. in the old
sense of an audience for juvenile peri
Odical literature, exist no longer. The
fault, perhaps, is not with the child,
nor with the editor. but with the busy
parent of these latter years; for the
newspaper reading child is the product
of the last decade. The boy of ten or
twelve, at the age when he ought to be
acquiring taste for good literature, is
too often left to the ephemeral contents
of the Illustrated newspaper. Even
when the newspaper is a good one he is
being startled from the repose of bis
proper ag4. He is made man before
LID tlult. Il6 10 dliONeu W SudIo lll0
rapid pace at which modern life is set.
Not for him should be
the heavy and the weary weight
OF all the unintelligible world.
And if the newspaper be conducted
without conscience his mind becomes
the breeding ground of false jdeals-in-
Tested by the microbes of envy, social
discomfort, ambitious greed, scandal,
desire for luxury and disbelief in vir-
tue. If he be a child of the tenement,
with little other reading, is it any Won
der that he should grow up into the
criminal classes? And yet such news
papers are tolerated in the houses of
decent and intelligent people!
The death of President Mckinley has
set people to thinking as to the insid-
ious influences that may have operated
on the mind of the wretched and pitia-
BILE assassin, little more than pervert-
ed boy; and, as a consequence, healthy
reaction has set in against the senSa-
tional newspaper. 1t will be well if
this shall extend to all newspapers of
the class But it will be best if the
country can be aroused to substitute
for them decent newspapers, magazines,
and books, and particularly to study
carefully the kind of reading which
goes for the formation of the character
of children.