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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.


Mrs. Ferris Giles and her two child
rem are visiting relatives in Chester, Ia.
New latches are being put on Third
street bridge, the old ones having worn
out.
Major Frederick G. Hodson, quar.er-
master, has been ordered to proceed from
Washington to Fort du Pont and Fort
Mott.
James B. Hickman, president Of the
Wilmington u Brandywine Leather Co.,
returned Sunday night from a trip to
the West.
Daniel Brown, colored, of New Castle,
was Admitted to the pest house at
Farnhurst, Supnday night suffering with
smallpox.
Notices have been posted at the Rem
ington Machine Co.'S plant stating that
on Saturday, May 4th, the Saturday half
holiday will go into effect.
David j. Wingfield, representing ]. r.
Cummings will attend the annual meet
ing Of Pennsylvania Photographers, to
be held in Harrisburg, Pa, three days
this week.
Yesterday morning Constable Charles
Green went to st. Georges and adjusted
the financial difficulty Of the Maple Va.
ley Fishing Club by selling their effects
on landlords warrant.
Owing to the dredging of the Chris
tiana river by the United States gov
ernment the police and fire alarm cable
across the Christiana river at Third
street bridge will have to be removed.
George b. Rodney of New Castle, who
was appointed to a first lieutenancy in
the regular army, conditional upon pass
ing the required examination, has failed
to pass and will report again to the ex-
amining surgeons in two months.
The sun., 1901-04-30
DELAWARE BUTTON CD.
Will Probably Not be Started Be ore
August l.

From present indications the Delaware
Button Company's plant in South Will
migion will not be completed and ready
for operation before August. The 400
spc ial machines which are being built
fol the p.ant are not expected to be
llnshtd for more than n month. When
the machines do arrive it will take some
weeks to have them all installed and
rrady for operation. About $50 Of the
machines are being constructed by the
Belts Machine Company OF this city and
the contracts for the remaining $50 are
hring built by various machine com
lanicS outside Of the city.
lhc larger part of the shafting in tho
interior Of the building has been iistled.
4 number Of the boilers have also been
Installed and will be tested in Il short
time. The Manufacturing Contracting
company Of Newark, y. j., which hatl
NE contract for erecting the building
completed theil work several weeks
ago.
The sun., 1901-04-30
BIG SALE OF SEATS.
Hundreds Of People Wait for Hours
for Tickets.

For several years there has not been
such a large advance sale of seats as
there was at the Opera House yester-
day for the performance OF Viola AL
len, who appears 'fIn the Palace of the
King" The play will be presented to-
morrow evening. 1t was announced
that THE box office would be opened
at 8 o'clock. Three hours before that
time people began to gather in front
of the building.
One man went prepared for a long
wait. Under his arm he carried stool
and calmly sat down ait the end of the
Line THAT had formed.
The line of people soon extended up
the stairs to the second story. The bog
office was opened an hour earlier than
usual but all morning the line re-
NAMED unbroken.
A few young men who were looking
for an investment purchased tickets
and sold them to the people near the
end of the line at an advance over the
regular price.
The sun., 1901-04-30
LINE WILL BE BUILT.
Energetic Men Secure Control Of
Concord Turnpike.
Wilmington City Railway Company
Can Now Construct Trolley
Road to West Chester

The announcement made yesterday
that the Wilmington City Railway Com
paDy mad acquired a controlling interest
in the Wilmington a. Great Valley Turn.
pike Company known as the Concord
turnpike, was favorably commented
upon.
This move gives the local company
control of the turnpike and will prevent
the Wilmington and West Chester Rail.
way co. from running its lines into
this city over the turnpike, which was a
portion of the route surveyed. 1t is
understood to hc the desire OF the vii
'mington City hallway Company to run
a belt line, Of which the Concord turn.
pike branch and the Vandever avenue
line will be part.
Recently the Wilmington City Railway
Company secured control of the vii
mington and -,ewport turnpike by buy.
ing controlling interest 1t now con.
trois nearly every approach to the city,
having tracks over Washington, Eleventh
and Market street bridges over the Bran
dywine and Third street over the Chris
tiana. 1t has tracks upon the Lancaster
turnpike, or Lancaster avenue to Green
hill avenue, lines on the Wilmington and
Philadelphia turnpike, which is Market
street extended, and owns the Whining
ton and Newport and Concord turnpikes.
It is now believed that since the turn
pike has passed into the hands of cner-
getic men that the line between this city
and West Chester will be built in a short
time. II is one that is greatly needed.
Several times it was announced that the
right Of way had been secured but for
some reason the company having the
charter postponed action until the people
along the proposed route gave up all
hopes of the line being built.
The Wilmington City Railway Co.
IS quick to take advantage and
4 is believed that il will loose little time
in putting down tie tracks. People were
laughing at thn officers of the Whining
ton aid West Chester Company for al
lowing the Wilmington City TO get the
best OF them.
The sun., 1901-04-30
JOHN s. HOFFECKER DEAD.
Stricken With Apoplexy While Of
fering PRAYER in Union Church,

John ). Hoffecker, who was stricken
with apopltxy on Sunday night while
offering prayer in Union Methodist Epis
c)pal Church, died AT lie home M. l2lt
Market street early last night The de
q ased was about 65 years OF age and
leaves wife and several children.
Mr.. H,ffecser .had always enj yed
good health, which made the sudden
attack all the more surprising to his fam,
lily aud many friends Ho never regained
CONSEQUENCES after being stricken ano
grew weaker each hour.
The sun., 1901-04-30
SENTENCED DIAMOND THIEF.
James P. Hughes Given Three Years
by Judge Lore,

Dover, April 29-James P. Hughes,
who was convicted in the Court of
General Sessions last Friday OF steal
ing a diamond stud, valued at S4O0,
from DR.. R. Y. Watson of Milford. in
the State House, on March 8th, the
day the General Assembly adjourned
sine die. was sentenced this morning
to three years Imprisonment and 20
lashes.
Previous to pronouncing the SEN
tence Chief Justice Lore said Hughes
had not revealed his IDENTIFY, had not
told whence he came and had not
proven his past character, and that he
had sinned wilfully and intelligently.
The court, he added, intended to make
Delaware an unhealthy place for men
like Hughes.
The sun., 1901-04-30
|HOYT'S WILL IN COURT
Cousins Oppose Executors In Fight
Over Playwright's Estate.
UNDUE INFLUENCE ALLEGED
Contestants Also Declare That the
Instrument offered For Pro-
bate Is Not the Last VIII
of the Deceased.

New York, April 29.-Surrogate Fitz-
gerald had before him for trial the con-
test over the will of the late Charles
Hoyt, playwright. The suit to have
declared Illegal the will Of the play
wright was brought by n number Of
cousins and other relatives of the tes-
tator. The contestants asserted that
the paper offered for probate was not
the last will of the testator; that at
the time of his death Mr.. Hoyt was not
citizen or resident OF the state of
New York, but was resident of the
state of New Hampshire. and that for
that reason the suirogate's court in this
county did not have Jurisdiction in the
matter Of the will. The contestants
then made this additional attack on the
alleged will and said 1t was illegal 'be-
cause he (the testntor) was induced to
execute said instrument by undue in.
huence, overpersuasion and artful mis-
representations on the part of Frank
Mckee and others interested in MAX
ing Of said will"
Frank Mckee was Mr.. Hoyt's part
ner In the theatrical business. By the
will offered for probate, which was ex-
ecuted on Oct. 10, 1893, Mr.. Hoyt cut
off his cousins and any other relations
with these words:
I'm making this, my last will, at the
present time have no relatives nearer
than cousins to be considered by me.
and my cousins and distant relatives
have never shown by any act any de-
sire for my friendship or my good will,
hence have deemed 1t more consistent
with fair dealing and justice to dispose
Of my property to those who during my
life have been my constant compan-
ions and well wishers and to such char
tiles as In my judgment are more fit-
ting"
The Requests.
With this explanation Mr.. Hoyt pro-
ceeded to dispose of his property. To
the Lambs club OF New York he de-
vised his homestead at Charlestown, N.
H., in trust, to be enjoyed by the club
so long as 1t existed. He directed that
the homestead should be known as
"Hoyt's Pasture For the Lambs" He
also left to the Lambs club a large
share Of his residuary estate. He left
to the Actors fund share of his resid-
uary estate.
The testator directed that the theat-
rical business of Hoyt & Mckee should
be continued by Frank Mckee and that
Mckee should receive all Of his (the
testator's) share of the profits except
ing such portion as otherwise disposed
of. In the will the testator directed it's
executors to pay to A. H. Hummel and
to Herbert w. Bond $1,000 each with
the request that Mr.. Hummel and Mr..
Bond purchase with the money souve-
Mrs of the testator. The executors
named in the will were Frank Mckee,
Herbert Bond and Thomas B. Clark.
A. H. Hummel appeared as counsel
for the executors. He said that the
will was legal and had been executed
by Mr.. Hoyt at time when he was in
good health and before there had been
any suggestion that his mind had be-
come affected. Shortly before his death
Mr.. Hoyt was sent to retreat for the
insane at Hartford. He was subse-
quently released and died at his home
several months ago.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Will Begin Proceedings,

Detectives Walter Witsil aud Bernard
j. McVey will this week bfgin man
danus proceedings in the Superior Court
of Kent county to compel the State to
pay them salary alleged to be due a.
State detectives. John Biggs will repre-
sent McVey. The action is to be taken
before the Kent county court go that tie
case may come up on appeal at the Ju1e
sitting of the Supreme Court. If filed in
tile Supreme Court OF tl.is county, rules
Of the Supreme Court would prohibit il
from being heard until January.
The sun., 1901-04-30
PARALYSIS OF THE FACE.
John Wallsmith Stricken on Sunday
but is Now Improving,

John Wallsmith Of No. 906 Monroe
street ,leader Of the First Regiment
Band has been suddenly stricken with
paralysis. Mr.. Wallsmith is also a
butcher in the city market, and he was
taken ill on last Saturday.
He managed to remain at his place
Oh business, thinking that perhaps it was
q cold that had settled in the side of his
face. Sunday he picked up his cornet
and attempted to blow it, but he found
that he was unable to do so. He then
went to a physician and explained his
condition. The physician told him that
it was case Of paralysis.
Mr.. Wallsmith was out yesterday and
is thought to be improving.
The sun., 1901-04-30
@Magistrate Bradley's First Duty.

Francis S. Bradley's, newly appoint
ed justice of the peace, first official
duty was to try George Cornish, col
ored, last night on the charge of homi-
eide. Cornish shot and killed his
friend Peter Grant, also eolored, on
Sunday morning near Hockessin, think
ing ne is a burglar. Magistrate Bradley
committed Cornish to Jail to await the
Pennsylvania authorities, the accident
happening in that State.
Coroner Frick held an inquest over
the remains of Grant at the City Hall
early yesterday afternoon. The jury
gave verdict OF death from gun shot
wounds, the gum in the hands OF
George Cornish, but stated that the
shooting was accidental.
The sun., 1901-04-30
WeisI,ard Murder CIewa.

New York, April 2o-Two Italians,
believed to have been concerned in the
murder of Meyer Weisbard, jewelry
peddler, on Jan. 10 last, are, it is said,
being sought in Pennsylvania by Cap
tain Titus men on evidence obtained
by Detective Joseph Petrosino, who is
convinced that the Italians were two OF
a gang which plotted the peddlcr's
death and slowed his body away in the
trunk in which it was found
The sun., 1901-04-30
PROPERTY CHANGED HANDS
Deals Closed by p, W. & B. Railroad
Co. for Several Properties.

Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., local agent
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany closed the deals yesterday with
Uhe owners OF several of the properties
recently purchased by the Railroad
Company. The deals closed were for
the property which was owned by
Henry d. Hickman, harness-maker at
No. West Front street and John H.
The sun., 1901-04-30
TO CONFER WITH BOSSES.
Machinists Select Delega es to Talk
O. Nj. Hour Law.

Meetings were held in all the ma
chine shope in the city yesterday and
committees selected to confer with the
employees about the nine hour move
ment. Three men were elected in each
shop to meet with the employers.
1t is not known when the confer
ences will be held as the men will all
low their employers to select the time
and places for the meetings.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Ground Broke for Power Houst

Patrick Fahey who has the contract
for erecting the Wilmington City Rail
way Co. new Dowerhouse broke ground
for the new building yesterday. rhe
work will be rushed and the building is
expected to be completed some time
IL June. II is to he erected along the
Brandywine between Hutton and Buena
Vista streets.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Returned From New York.

Manager William L. Dockstader OF
Dockstader's Theatre was in New York
on Sunday as the guest of the White
Rats Association of that city, and in
the evening was a guest of honor at the
great benefit jubilee Kostar and Bial's
Theatre, which was attended by many
of the most proficient people in the
business and was one of the biggest
theatrical events of the season,
The sun., 1901-04-30
Preparing for Registration.

The Regular Republican First District
Committee met at the East Side Repnh-
ican Associations club house last night
Arrangements were made for Saturday,
registration. A man will be stationed al
each Registrations place. Carriages and
street cars will be used in getting persons
who must be transferred to their prope,
registration places. A partial list ol
transferred voters was submitted at the
meeting.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Contract for Coaches.

1ne jackson x Sharp Company has
received contracts from the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company for IS passen-
ger coaches to he delivered during the
early summer months. They are to be
used for Buffalo, y. Y, business Incl
dent 70 the increase OF travel which i,
expected on account of the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Millionaire sh.powner a suicide.

Vienna, April 29.-A dispatch to the
Seue Freie Presse from Bucharest says
Caraevali, one of the largest shipown-
ers and grain exporters at Braila, has
committed suicide by shooting himself,
His alleged liabilities are 5,000,o0G
francs, TIE affair has caused intense
excitement at Bucharest and Braila.
which Is the principal port of Rouma.
nj
The sun., 1901-04-30
Will Serve Dinner in once.

Reginning today the clerks in the office
of the Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
will have their dinners served in the
office. The clerks have been getting
an hour and half for dinner but here
after they will have hut half an hour and
will stop work at o'clock in the after
noon instead OF o'clock.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Bank Robberr Unaucces,..L

Rockville, Conn.,, April 29.-An un-
successful attempt to break into the
vault Of the Tolland Savings bank in
the village Of that name has just been
reported here. When George w. Lam
sing, acting treasurer of the bank, went
to wind the time clock, he found that
burglars had tried to drill from the
directors room through mason work
into the side of the vault.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Big strike unlikely In France.

st. Etienne, France, April 29.-The
bureau of the Miners federation is ex-
amining the results of the referendum
held under the direction of the fedora
tion in all the coal basins on the ques-
tion whether general strike of miners
should be declared in support of the
miners on strike at Montceau-les-
Mines. A majority of the 10000
French miners abstained from voting;
SO general strike is improbable.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Engine House Dynnmited.

Chester, "a, April 30. = The boiler
and engine house at the J. NJ. Rodgers
& Co. quarries, three miles from this
city, have been wrecked by an explo-
sion of dynamite by some unknown
persons. Twelve sticks of dynamite
which were stolen from the toolhonse
are supposed to have been used.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Building Permits Granted.

Building ms, Tor Cassidy ye .terday
ganted the fn wing permits: To
Norris s. Luton. for an addition to the
dwelling at the northwest corner of
Seventeenth street and Mt. Salem Lane
A. F. Swan. edition to No. 709 French
street: Isaac Scott, addition to No.
1926 Heald street.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Bank omcials Arrested.

Seattle, Wash, April 29.-Frank Ole.
son, cashier and J. S. Stangroom, book
keeper, of the defunct Scandinavian.
American bank of New Whatcom, have
been arrested on warrants charging
them with receiving deposits after the
failure of that institution. Oleson was
arrested here and Stangroom at What
The sun., 1901-04-30
Valley and Hand Ball.

Members of the Y. NJ. G. A. are be-
coming much interested in the game
of hand ball and are practicing the game
daily in the gymnasium room of the
association. The game of valley ball
is also soon to be started at the asst ;
citation.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Inspector Ayars Measured Barge.

The barge Manayunk built by the
Eiocli Moore 4 Sons Company for the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company, has
been measured by Inspector Peter b..
Ayars.
The boat is 50 feet long, 2S feet beam
and 4-10 feet depth Of hold She is 142
cons gross and 1923 tons net.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Delaware College Graduates.

There will be seven graduates at Del
laware College this year. They are
john Emory Chapman, Henry Good
man McComb. Elisha Monroe Baker,
Richard Thompson Mccain, Charles
Daniel stockley, Edgar Byron Griffin,
and Cecil Clark Mcdonald,
The sun., 1901-04-30
ALLEYS BEING REPAIRED,
seven Bowling Teams Selected al
the Y. M. C. a.

The bowling alleys at the Y. M c..
A. will be closed until Thursday night
while repairs are made. The alleys
will be planed and put in excellent
condition. At a recent meeting OF the
bowling committee seven teams COM
posed of members of the association
were selected and they will probably
play series of games.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Edwin B. Saddles Father Dead.

The Rev. Phillip Sadtler, a retired
Lutheran minister Of Philadelphia, died
of heart disease at Atlantic City on
Sunday morning Several children sur
vive him, among whom is Edwin B.
Sadtler, naval instructor Mt the Harlan
& Hollingsworth Company, this city.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Preachers Association Meeting.

AT the meeting of the Wilmington M.
Il. Preachers Association yesterday
morning an interesting paper was read
by the Rev. A. L. Scott. The semi
annual election will be held at the
meeting next Monday.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Suicide OF Oil city Man.

Seattle, April 29.-H. B. Darnell of
Oil City was found dead In his room at
the Perrin House. He had blown out
his brains with revolver. From let
tiers found in the room it would appear
that Darnell was in destitute circuin
atancpa
The sun., 1901-04-30
Concert at Grace.

The annual spring concert of Grace
Sunday School orchestra will be held in
Grace Hall on Thursday evening. The
proceeds are for the benefit Of the Sun
day School.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Brakeman's Foot Mashed.

Frank Blyman, freight brakeman
on the Delaware Railroad had his right
foot badly mashed near Clayton yester-
day afternoon. He was brought to this
city and sent to the Delaware Hospital.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Larceny Cold Ring.

Edward stsats was arrested by Ca. >
tain Kane and officer England on the
cnatge Of the laraeAt of gIld ring, the
property of Harry Cau-en.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Schooner of Yellow Pine,

The three masted schooner Nellie d.
jackson Il Sharp Company yesterday
afternoon loaded with yellow pine. The
schooner halls from Savannah, Ga.
The sun., 1901-04-30
-Four Cars ofRaiIs.

The Wilmington City Railway Com
pnny received four car loads of rails yes
terday. Tho cars are being unloaded at
the foot % Buena Vista street.
The sun., 1901-04-30
VIII Marry at Noon.

Miss Isabella Kyle and John Holden
will be married at noon today at the
home of the brides parents at Third an 1
Broome streets. The Rev. O. G. Bud
dington will perform the ceremony.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Meeting OF RepubIfcans.

A special meeting of the Republicans
of the First and Third wards will be
held at Front and Jllstison streets to-
morrow evening at o'clock.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Wilmington Bible Union.

The regular weekly meeting OF the
Wilmington Dlble Union was held in the
lecture room Of the Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church last evening at 7.45
o'clock.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Iaid New Garnet,

portion nf the rev crpet was laid
in the main court om n the county
court house yesterday.
The sun., 1901-04-30
Washington lodge rntertainment.

Washington Lndge N. l. X. of p.
will give an entertainment in the hail,
Seventh aud King streets on May 6 An
inter es,ing program has been prepared,
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GETTING READY FOR TROUBLE.

For the past month the Santa Fe
company has been storing enormous
quantities OF coal at all division points
in Kansas, and ever unloading on the
ground after having all bins and
chutes filed. At Emporia more than
300 cars have been unloaded on the
prairie; at Florence more than 200
ears, several hundred cars at Ottawa,
and like amounts al all division points.
The cause of this has not been ex-
planned until recently when the report
came from Indianapolis that the mine
workers union have some differences
10 adjust with the union operators in
The Kansas field. IL IL rumored
thai the union operators are thor
Oughly disguised with conditions as
existing at the present time and the
indications are that they are DESTROYS
OF a chance 10 repudiate all agree
ments and ignore the union entirely
and the slightest p~royocation on the
part Of the union will bring on a
clash.
This will mean that the union com
panies will experience the same kind
of a fight which the Big -Four fought
50 persistently two years age II WA
predicted at that time that the com
panies signing with the union would
eventually have TO make the same
fight or be governed by the union, and
the indications now are that II ID the
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The Boer War.

The latest news from South Africa
indicates a speedy and peaceful ter
mination OF the conflict that has been
raging for the past two years. VA Is
a terrible thing and has slain thous'
ands, but stomach troubles, we be-
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condition by the use OF Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. The next time you
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ton, biliousness. constipation or any
other disorder of the stomach do not
fail to give 1t a trial. 1t will cure
these ailments and prevent malaria,
fever and ague. Insist on having the
genuine with u private revenue
stamp over the neck OF the battle.