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and Mrs. John III. Rodney of New Cas-
tle represented the Delaware Society of
Colonial Danes at the pilgrimage Of the
PENNSYLVANIA Society Of Colonial Danes
TO the landing place of William Penn on
the Delaware. near Chester, which took
place Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Ponder have
returned to their home on Rodney street.
The Harry l.. Evans left their beautl-
full country home at Claymont on We'd
! ncs,lay and returned to Wilmington for
the winter.
Miss Florence Bayard Kane of Phila-
I flplphia, has been selected as travelling
organizer for the State Library Com
mission. She will organize the Libraries
n Dover. The State Federation Of Wo-
nen's Clubs will assist both Miss Kane
md the State Commission in the work.
Miss Kane is daughter OF the late
Dr. John Kent Kane and niece OF the
.ate Thomas Il. Bayard.
Mr., and Mrs. William Nj. Field, VINO
nave been spending the summer abroad
will sail from Queenstown today on the
tcamer Oceanic and are expected to ar
i've in New York on November 6.
In the New Century Club building
Tuesday evening graduation exercises
If the Training School for Nurses OF tnt
tIomcopathic Hospital were held. The
.raduatcs were: Miss Sadie ID. smith
Miss Virginia j. Davidson, Miss ANNE
y. Roberts, Miss Hattie G. Chambers
Miss Susan s. Young, Miss ii. lren'
Markley.
The semi-annnal dinner of the Churcl
Club of Delaware will be given Thurs
; day evening, November 2lst, at the Nev
Century Club.
Miss Leech has been spending a fey
/, lays with her sister, Mrs. Georg
Sparks.
There was reunion of the Bett
family last Saturday. at which time the
were entertained ut dinner ut the HON
' of William II. Belts.
Barton Cheney of the Ladies' HON
: Journal, of Philadelphia, has been visi
! ing Mrs. James Bailey on Delawar
avenue.
Francis ii. Hoffecker has gone
. Chattanooga, Tenn.
= Lieutenant Ignatius II. Cooper. y.
!, !, ~. son of DIR. II. w. Cooper, of Dove
y president Of the Delaware State Board I
e Health who was placed on the retire
list several months ago owing to
: health. has been extended an invitatit
from Rear Admiral Belknap to becon
y naval instructor on the Massachuset
le schoolship Enterprise. Lieutenant Coo
Y pr. who is probably the youngest retir'
u officer in the navy, has recovered b
health and is anxious to again assun
70 active duty.
8 The Colonial Danes are preparing
:, play to he given in the New Centu
Club some time during December.
The sun., 1901-11-02
HAD MARRIAGE LICENSE.
John o. Rogers Did Not Get
Married,

Harry LeFevre, Charles Stepner and
John o. Rodgers We're fined IS each i'll
City Court yesterday for disorderly CON
duet. When Rodgers was arrested
among other things in his possession
was found license for his marriage to
Laura G. johnson. The same fine was
imposed upon James Valley and Albert
Strmple charged with trespassing on
the property of the b. Il o. Railroad
CO. The case against Theodore Lynch.
charged with committing an assault and
battery, was continued until Monday.
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NOW POSTMASTER HEALD.
II. H. BiIIany Will be Retained as Al
Sistant.

William II. Head, who was recently
,ppointed postmaster of Wilmington.
:ook charge of the Office yesterday morn
ing The effects Of the office were gone
over and an inventory taken, in order
that Mr.. Heald might know just what
is in stock. He was present and saw
the stocktaking.
When Mr.. Heald was asked whether
Harry III. pillany was to be retained as
assistant postmaster he replied in the
affirmative. That being the case no
,hanges hre contemplated, as the post
| master has the appointment of only one
man. and that is his assistant.
The sun., 1901-11-02
MAY REDUCE POLES.
Companies Using Wire Lines May Pool
Their Interests.

Companies having pole and wire lines
through the city are engaged in move
ment to pool their interests with view
TO reducing their taxes.
Formerly the city imposed tax Of
81 for each pole in use. Recently the tax
was doubled, and it is said there is an
intimation that it may be further in
creased. To overcome this some of the
companies are considering the advisable
ity Of all using the same poles, thus re.
,lucing the number of poles at least one
half. 1t is thought the Delaware 4
Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone Co,
is not interested. as it has extensive con-
duit lines which have resulted in a re.
uction in the number of poles formerly
in use.
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COUNCIL WILL NOT PAY.
Trustees Of the Poor Will Have to
Bear the Expense.

City Council does not feel under obli-
cation to pay any part Of the expense
FOR building the permanent pesthouse at
Fornhurst, and it is likely will not bear
my of the expense.
1t was stated when the matter was
first agtatcd some time ago, the then
building committee expressed its Will
ingness, if il could legally do so, to con
tribute $4O0 toward Il temporary build
ing. but when it was decided to erect Il
permanent building, Council dropped out
II the matter altogether.
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Services for Railroad Men.

Railroad mems gospel meetings Will
h,. held i'm the train mems room ut yard
masters Office, Third street and Railroad
oyenue every Sunday afternoon from 3.l5
10 4.3o II. m, commencing Sunday next,
November 3.
A special song service mas peeh ar
ranged for this occasion, and the popu-
lar pastor of Delaware Avenue bapt's.
Church, Rev. John Shape, VIII ADDRESS
the meeting. A cordial invitation is ex,
tended to all, especially railroad men ana
their families.
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Aid for Work men.

Wilmington Lodge, Ancient Order of
United Workmen has donated $500 TO the
'und for the suffers by the Delmar hre'
Industry Lodge has donated 500; l'eia-
ware Lodge $40, and Columbia Lodge
IS. Other lodges Of the order Will con-
tribute to the s265 already raised.
Grand Master Workman j. Il. Ellis Is
resident of Delmar, and his residence
md store were destroyed by the hre. All
told. about lis members of the order iiv'
there, and some of them were heav!
| losers.
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Hall Signal System.

The new Hall automatic signal system
On tbe b. & 0. railroad between this
city and Philadelphia, has been COM
pleted and will be put in service today.
The lines have been connected with tine
underground batteries, inspection OF
which proved highly successful. Ihe
| line is to be extended to Washington.
The sun., 1901-11-02
Brandywine Grew Laid or.

The Wilmington Steamboat Company
has laid off the entire crew of the steam
er Brandywine until the first of the year.
The mel were much surprised when
Informed that they would be laid on
as for mai.y years it has been custom
If the company to keep the men on dur
ing the winter months.
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II. Y. nj. O A Conference.

George Porter, Harry Christy, Ray
mond Nye and n. b. Underwood, dele
gates representing the Junior Depart
ment of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation, left yesterday morning to at
tend the Y. NJ. G. A. Convention in
Annapolis, Md. Secretary Williams
the delegates.
The sun., 1901-11-02
KILLED ON RAILROAD.
Struck by Express Train Near Mar
shalltOn

Coroncr's Undertaken Chandler receiv-
cd word early last night that man
whose last name was White, was struck
and killed by an express train on the
r. & o. railroad near Marshallton, short
ly before 6 o'clock. No particulars could
be learned of the accident. Coroner
I'rirk will go to Marshallton and make
an investigation today.
The sun., 1901-11-02
New Case of Smallpox.

4 new case of smallpox, the only ono
now in the city. was reported at the
health office Yesterday, the sufferer be-
ing Lawrence stcffenberg, aged 21 yea 's,
nf No sic East Ninth street. The ease is
n mild one and the patieL. Will he moved
TO the temporary pesthouse at farhhurst'
The sun., 1901-11-02
Fell From a Tree.

Howard Wallace, son Of William Ill.
Wallace of No. 1909 Van Buren, street.
fell from tree on Thursday evening
and for II short time was Knocked un-
conscious. AT the time of the accident
the boy was trying to rescue Il cat, when
Il limb broke.
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nr,saela Wants Conference.

Chrisield has invited the Wilmington
N. Il. Conference to hold its next annual
session there. The invitation was made
through the Rev. Il. II. Martindale, ID.
D.. presiding elder of the Salisbury dis
trict. The invitation will probably be
accented. The conference convenes in
March next.
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Jubilee and Smoker.

Blue Rock Council, No. SO, Legion of
the Red Cross will have a jubilee and
smoker next Monday evening in honor OF
the adoption of a new table Of rates by
the Supreme Council. The supreme otii-
GERS will be present and make addresses.
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Favor AthIetIcs

The High School Committee of the
Board of Education has decided in favor
of athletics at the school under proper
restrictions and conditions. The entire
matter has been referred TO Principal
Berlin and Superintendent Twitmyer to
arrange with the athletic association.
The sun., 1901-11-02
Insnected a Bridge.

Levy Court Commissioner Elliott yes
terday inspected bridge on the Ma.
man Creek road at Claymont. He found
the structure in bad condition and I'M
mediate repairs will be necessary.
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I1sed Fence for Fira.xood.

Some persons have carriet off for fro
wood fence built some ne ago by
the Street and Sewer Department. ',t
Twefty-eighth and Monroe streets TO
prevent people from falling into cut
vert there. A new fence is being built,
The sun., 1901-11-02
Buildiug New Bridges.

New bridges are being built by the
Street and Sewer Department under the
direction of Supervisor Curran at
Twelfth and Bowers streets and Twen-
ty-eighth and Tatnall streets.
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ION.

All parties contemplating underwriting lr purchasing Sc
cu1ities based upon the property Of the WILMINGTON
aware) Coal Company warned to carefully investigate
the gas situation Wilmington before doing So The oxy
Hydrogen Gas Company Of Wilmington Delaware is owned
bv nv friends Its works practically finished ana it will
ultimately lay it's pipes in the City of Wilmington The re-
suit will Undoubtedly be prolonged war which will pre-
vent the Wilmington Coal Gas Company FRI making any net
earnings applicable to dividends or interest
j. Edward Addicks.
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Mr.. Handy 20 Address Democrats
l.. Irving Handy will address Demo
cratic meetings in Dorchester county,
MARYLAND, today, speaking i'll the after
noon Mt Hurlock, and in the evening in
the Opera House in Cambridge.
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Bu,yd,ns work ofoctober.

Building Inspector Cassidy issued 20
permits for new buildings valued at
$s1, ,7S0 during October.
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A BUSINESS AXIOM.

From Pnnter'sInk.
Honey spenfin continuous adUer-
tisJns in the daily press draWs
interest that is compounded daily.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-21
HAD But FEW CLAIMS,
Savannahians Did Not Suffer Many
Losses by Troops.

Few claims against the government
grew out Of the establishment of camps
near Savannah for the United States
forces soon after the Spanish war. Only
two or three claims are known of, and it
is doubtful If there are more. The troops
were encamped in vicinities where there
was little chance of their doing material
damage. The claims committed were for
damages to houses and fences, growing
out of the occupation of the tracts for
the camps One house was burned while
occupied by the troops.
Macon had some 1900 troops encamped
near it for comparatively short while
Savannah at one time had $1,000 troops
and az one time or another there were
1900 in camp near this city. Macon pre-
sented' claims that aggregated nearly
5000, and they were granted by the Court
of Claims. The municipality engineered
the claims and secured comparatively
early recognition. Mayor Myers said
yesterday that no knowledge of claims
against the government held by Savan-
nahians had reached him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-21
SLOW WITH THEIR BONDS.
Green Grpcers Have shown No Great
Hurry 10 File Them.

Green Grpcers Have shown No Great
Hurry 10 File Them.
The green grocers have been dilatory
in fling their $500 bonds with the city.
These bonds are given to insure clean
and sanitary conduct of the green gro
ccries, and the ordinance requires that
surety be furnished by all the grocers.
The ordinance. however. has not been
strictly observed. and only thirty-six of
the grocers. thus far. have filed their
bonds.
Deputy City Marshal ]. Robert Dreamer
will allow the delinquent grocers untn
March l to submit their sureties. He
THINKS there are about 100 in the city
who nave not yet complied with the or
diuance. If, after March /. he finds any
who have nos made their bonds, he will
have them on the docket and matters
will have to be explained to the re-
corder.
The bonds also require that the grocers
report to the clerk of market, the
brands and marks upon all cattle they
kill This provision was regarded as
necessary as a safeguard against cattle
stealing. When the provision was strict
ly observed, cattle thieves were not In
frequently apprehended by means of the
reports of the marks
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-21

PatroIman and Others Chased Billy
in Forsyth Park.


Park Patrolman James Keane had an
exciting time in Forsyth Park yesterday
when he attempted to capture a stray
goat that he found nibbling the flowers
set out by the Park and Tree Commission.
The officer decided that the goat should
be sent to the pound, and calling several
workmen and small boys together he de-
cided to make the capture by superior
numbers. Although the goat was in the
minority, it did not hoist it's white head
as a signal of surrender. but gave the
patrolman and his aids about the hardest
struggle that they ever experienced. Al
though Billy had whiskers he was not too
old to run, and his pursuers found that
they did not have an easy task to accom-
plish.
The chase lasted for fully an hour, dur
ing which time reinforcements arrived,
and the lawess animal was caught on
Bull and Taylor streets. The goat was
taken to the patrol box and the officer tel
ephoned TO headquarters for the supply
wagon. While waiting for the arrival of
the wagon Keane had his hands full in
keeping his four-legged prisoner quiet,
and several highly amusing incidents &C.
CURED. When the wagon arrived the goat
was tied to the seat and preparations
were made to start for the pound. Billy
didn't like the arrangements and began
by butting the driver from his seat. The
animal was finally secured, and left for
the city lots to the amusement of a large
crowd.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-21
FOR WIDENING THE NARROws.
Committee to Collect Information
for COngresman Lester.

At meeting of the Board of Trade
rooms yesterday the Improvement of
Skidaway narrows was discussed. 1t was
the Unanimous opinion that the widening
and deepening of the narrows will open
a navigable way to a productive section.
and will afford better means of mar
keting valuable products.
After the meetings was called to order
by President Purse of the Board of
Trade Col. J. X. Estill was called to
the chair. Col. Estill reviewed the status
of the movement for an Improvement of
the narrows, and gave some facts and
aud correspondence bearing On the sub
ject
After further discussion IL was decid d
that a committee be appointed to gather
necessary data and forward to Congress s.
man Lester to be used by him to secure
an appropriation sufficient to carry out
the work. The committee comprises Col.
j. II. Estil, Mr.. T.. &. willy. Mr.. Ed
ward Demere and Dr. L. T. Fallgant.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-21
A SPLENDID SHOWING.
The Penn Mutual in Its Fifty-third
Year.


Year.
The annual statement of the Penn Mu-
tual Insurance Company appears in an
other column of this issue of the Morning
News. The statement is a wonderful rec
ord of the company for the year just
closed.
The increase in the business done in
Georgia is marked, and indicates clearly
that the company is creating a vast
amount of business by it's liberal safe
policies.
Mr. Julian Schley is general agent for
the company. His extensive acquaintance
with the people of Georgia peculiarly ca
pacitates him for the responsible place
he occupies. By review of the work of
the Penn Mutual it is seen that coincident
with the large increase in membership,
there has been a corresponding addition
to the premium and interest incomes, the
total income from all sources being s1o,-
9359S1.50 which is a gain of 81, 20
This gain naturally followed the COM
pany's gr with, and has been rea lied with
out any increase in premium rates, this
company standing firmly by the position
that there is yet no demonstrated neces-
sity to increase them in anticipation of re-
duced interest earnings. The interest in
come for the year was 81, ia. 4i2-S5 being
an increase of $165,521, and was favorable
and is in excess of the interest required
upon the oOmpany's high standard of re-
serve (31s per cent. assumption.) Policy
holders received during the year $4552,-
O41.76, of which 1907. O5O5O was allowed in
abatement OF the premium called for by
their policies or accumulated in various
funds for their benefit.
After providing for all liabilities of $751;
S59,562 the company has a gross surplus
of $5.745, 64l.S7
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-21
GUARDS ANNUAL SHOOT.
battalion VIII Try for Prizes on the
Range Tomorrow.

Range lO-mONrOW.
The annual rifle shoot Of the Savannah
Volunteer Guards Battalion will take
pace at Avondale range tomorrow. The
command win assemble ait the Armory
at oc.ock in the morning. and VIII
proceed soon thereafter to the range.
In order that those who will find it diff
ficult TO obtain an entire days holiday
may not be deprived OF the opportunity
to match their craftsmanship against that
of their fellows, the effort will be made
to conclude the contests by o'clock in
the afternoon. II is expected that by 8
o'clock the men win have retu. ned to
tho city and been dismissed.
The prizes to be contested for include
four handsome battalion medals, besides
battery medals and cash prizes In each
of the four batteries These have already
been described in the Morning News.
An additional incentive to effort In the
contests OF tomorrow will be the fact
that the season for rife practice, under
the regulations of the state service, began
on FEB. i, and the records made, there
fore, will enttle their makers to qualify
as sharpshooters and marksmen-if they
are good enough. The beginning of the
season OF rifle practice was advanced to
Feb. /, under recent orders from the in
spector general Of rife practice, Col.
George n. Cam, published in the Small
Arms Firing Regulations for Georgia
State Troops" and seems heretofore TO
have escaped attention.
out on the range the Guards will have
an oyster roast and other refreshments
for the inner man. An effort Will
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-21
WORKED A STRONG GRAFT.
White Man Arrested for Larceny
After Trust in Jacksonville,

C. B. Tolbert, with many aliases, form
erly connected with a railway ticket
agency in st. Louis and other Western
cities, was arrested yesterday morn 'ng by
Detective Murphy on charge of larceny
after trust in Jacksonville Fla.
The Irwin Ticket Agency of Jackson
vile alleges that the man called there
and stated that he knew where three
tickets to New York could be purchased
for &5. He suggested that inasmuch as
he was unknown to the agency that a
clerk accompany him to make the pur-
chase. To.bert's frahkness threw the clerk
off his guard, and no hing crooked was
suspected. Tolbert tod the clerk TO- wait
outside an office while he went in and
made the purchase. He slipped out
through the rear and the clerk would be
waiting yet had he not "smei,ed a rat.'
The Jacksonville authorities have been
notified of TO.bert's arrest. When search
ed at police headquarters a number of
railway passes were found on him. and
the officers are of the opinion that the
man has been working his graft in many
cities,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-21
MATTERS BEFORE COUNCIL.
POt-POurri of Business That Occu-
pied the Aldermen.

The City Council spent an hour and
half in caucus last night before entering
the long room, where half an hour was
required for the transaction of business.
Mayor Myers, Aldermen Holland, Thorn
as, Horrigan. Schroeder. Frank, Dixon,
Watson, Fripp. Jones, Colding and Can
ty were present.
The expenditures Of city funds amount
ed to $33, 1885, Various petitions, acted
upon favorably and adversely. were re-
ported by the committees to which they
had been referred
Among the petitions submitted was that
OF Mr. A. b. Goodwin, who set forth that
he is an invalid, with a family dependent
upon him for support. and he is desr-
Gus that he be relieved from payment of
license to ply the trade of a mender of
sewing machines.
From the Plant System and from Gen.
eral Manager L. H. McIntire of the Sa-
vannah, Thunderbot and Isle of Hope
Railway were received petitions for the
establishment of an electric light at the
Gwinnett street crossing of the two lines,
where the accident of last Saturday oc-
CURED, a passenger train running into
a street car because of the signal tower
man having been unable to see the APP
preaching train.
a petition was received from property
owners for the opening of Thirty-ninth
street, east, across the tracks of the
Plant System
The ordinance introduced at the last
meeting of Council by Alderman Watson,
ordering the establishment of house drain
age connections by property owners with
in certain number of months for each
OF several sections of the city, was put
upon its second reading and passed. AL
derman Thomas offered an amendment
that the number of months be- IN each
case, doubled, saying that the difficulties
attending the earlier completion of the
work would be found insupera bic. The
amendment was lost upon a vote of five
to six, but Alderman Thomas called for
the yeas and nays upon the ordinance,
and Aldermen Holland, Horr.gan, Dixon.
Watson, Fripp, Jones and Colding voted
for and Aldermen Thomas, Schroeder,
Frank and CAVITY against the ordinance.
Alderman Horrigan's ord nance fer the
creation of the office of keeper for the
colored section of Laurel Grove Gem
etery and the election of a colored man
to the position was placed upon its sec
ond reading and adopted. Alderman Hor-
rigan said after the meeting that he did
not know who would be elected to the
position, but that he supposed appllca-
lions would begin to roll in today.
Alderman D xons ordinance to change
the names of streets mention of which
has appeared in the Morning News, was
put upon its first reading
A resolution by Alderman Thomas was
submitted, calling for the sale by the
city marshal of tract of the city's prop
erty in Rohertsville for not less than %
cents square foot, the property to be
put up at the Court House on the first
Tuesday in March
An invitation was read from Charles
ton to have Savannah erect a building in
the former city and make an exhibit for
the South Carolina Interstate and West
Indian Exposition
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-21
CLIMBED TELEGRAPH POLES.
Fire I'm odd Fellows Building but
Water Was Not Required.

small fire in the library, on the
fourth floor of the Odd Fellows building.
on Barnard and State streets, called out
the northern section of the fire depart
ment, at 1925 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Smoke was seen issuing from a window
casing on the northeast corner of the
building, and an alarm from Box 10, al
Whitaker and Broughton streets, was
sounded. The fire iaddies scaled telegraph
poles in the lane. and two lines of hose
were carried to the top floor in this way
but no water was required. stream
from the chemical was used to extinguish
the FIRE. supt. Mcguire discovered. after
an investigation, that the fire was caused
by a defective hue In the building Had
the FIRE broken out after dark the build
ing would probably have been badly Gam.
aged.