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The sun., 1901-10-18
CITY SHOULD NOT ACT
HURRIEDLY ON PLANS
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company's Threat to
Abandon improvements Believed
to be All Bluff.
STREET AND SEWER DIRECTORS RIGHT

gone to far to back out Mt this stage.
The Street and Sewer directors are
only doing their duty by holding off and
looking into the matter before the plans
are approved.
'Thc Board of Trade saw the matter
in the right light when it appointed a
committee to call on the Street and
Sewer Department and requested that
body to have the railroad company enter
INTO an agreement to stop as many
trains here after the elevated road Is
built as are stopped here at present
If the railroad company intends to act
fair with the city il will willingly sign
such papers.
"Nobody believes for minute that the
railroad company is considering the
abandonment of the elevated road for
Wilmington. The first plans submitted
were manifestly unfair to several of
the manufacturing establishments Of
Wilmington and they We're not changed
until the Street and Sewer Department
insisted upon it. Now the plans have
been held up for short time, while they
nro hring examined by the city engi'
neerS.
Had the plans been adopted when
presented the Board of Trade would moi
have been heard on the important matter
regarding the stopping of trains here
There are other people who may want t.
be heard on the matter"
Other people who We're seen talked
in about the same strain declaring that
the matter was such an important on'
that the city should not be in too grea,
Il hurry TO grant.
The sun., 1901-10-18
HIS EYESIGHT FAILED.
Aged Pilot Sues His Brethren for
Pay.
Argument Heard in the Supreme
Court in Philadelphia Yesterday
and Held Under Adyisement

4 case of considerable interest to Della
ware river pilots was argued in the Su-
perior Court at Philadelphia yesterday
and held under adysement. This was Il
suit by James w. Marshall against the
Pilots Association for the bay and river
Delaware The facts as submitted to
Common Pleas Court No. /, We're briefly
as follows: Marshall, who was a pilot
and member of the defendant associa-
tion, became unable to follow his bust
ness because of the impairment of his
ryeSight, and on June 20, 1899. at Il
special meeting of the Pilots Commits
siOnerS for the State of Delaware. his
license was for that cause revoked. Mar.
member losing his license for any other
cause than intoxication shall receive pay
until reinstated." The association under
this rule paid to Marshall, from July
1S99 to March, 1900, one-half the amount
awarded and paid each month to the
pilots in active service. On April 8, 1900,
the association amended its rule as fol-
|lows: "Any member losing his license
Through accident to the vessel or through
any other cause except intoXication, he
shall receive one-half pay until rem
stated A member losing his license for
nor being capable of following his busi-
ness shall srcceive $50 per month. Ihe
lnssociation then rendered payment 70
Marshall at the rate of $50 per month.
hut he refused to accept it and brought
lsuit to recover s99714, the amount he
lclnimed under the unamended Rule II
los being due at the time his suit was
brought. Common Pleas Court NO
gave Judgment for the association on the
fncts as stated.
II was the appeal from this decision
which was argued. In support of the
appeal il was contended that the amount
Inf benefits to n member could not he de-
, creased after his right thereto had ac-
, crued. In reply it was contended that
the original Rule IA applied only TO tenn
porary disability, and at Narshalfs DIS
, ability being permanent. the asSocl.tlol
was compelled to determine whether then
resources were equal to making provi
: sion for such a case Those resources
were dependent on the earnings OF tn,
: vonnger and active pilots and they nae
h generously agreed to assume an ohllga
, tion that was neither specified nor pro
). vidcd for and to allow their permanently
= hlsablcd comradc 5000 per year ont Q
- thoir earnings. The amendment N ~
= lwisc diminished. it was contended. IN
h eases Of Temporary disability contem
~ plated by Rule IA.
The sun., 1901-10-18
FOR
THE MUMMERS
List Of the Handsome Gifts to
be Awarded.
THE HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
Will be Great Success and One
Long to be Remembered by
Wilmington PeopIe---The
Judges Appointed.
THE HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL

The regular meeting of the organiZa-
tions which are to take part in the mask
cd carnival was Held last evening at the
Wilmington Bicycle Club Much interest
is manifested and the different commit
tees are doing all in their power to get
out the full membership of the organiza'
ton to which they belong.
Twenty-Five organizations will take part
and will do much towards helping make
the evening one long TO be remember
I'd by the citizens.
Nearly twenty prizes have been secured
and will be offered by the committee for
he various attractions.
The list of prizes and the merchants
who have so kindly donated them is as
follows:
Organization having the largest num-
bcr of men, chair, NJ. Megary Il Son:
organization having the second largest
number of men, clock, Chas. Banks
organization presenting best burlesque
library table, Wilmington Conclave, No
lk, A.aO. A. NJ; organization present
ing best appearance, article of furniture
Il. L. Peacock Co.; organization present
ing second hest appearance. large 0rna
ment. VIM. Lawton; best marching or
ganization. Morris chair. j. 4 j. ".
Harman; best drilled organization, not
decided upon: hest float. not decided
upon; most comical float, box Of cigars.
samuel Hawkins most comcal costume,
pair 81 trousers. n. Snellenburg 4 Co.
second most comical costume. hat, j. II.
Mulln & Son; fattest man in line, set
Star Safety Razors, Woodward & Bro;
most unique costume in line. roosewood
hat brush. Jos. r. Montgomery: best in
livdua costume, gold cuff buttons, Wal
ter Roberts, second best individual cos
'umc, cane. Humphrey Bros; best dress
ID lady in line, gold stick pin.
Prizes have also been received from
lanes Kane, Granville +. Alexander,
Hanover Shoe Go. and Harry f.
| Thomas.
The prizes will be put on exhibition ii
/ few days in Il prominent window on
Market street.
There will he many handsome floats
| line as many business men have en-
tered ,ipta, the, .!sniHit fsras..'ii ,'i--'4i
| The Judges have been named and VII
;iew the parade from as many places
| ,s possible and award the prizes durin.
| he progress Of the parade. j.,
Chief Marshal w. w. Rice has al
dressed a letter TO the different organl
,ations requesting them to name thel
mnrshals and for the marshals TO NEE
him at the Wilmington Bicycle Clhb OF
Saturday evening. October 26.
The Wilmington Bicycle Club request
thcir friends to meet at the clubhous
md turn out with them. lnformatlo
yill be given them regarding the c0stuin
| =. ha worn The club will have two u
visions One for the comic element mn
thn other for those who will wear tn
.lub costume.
The sun., 1901-10-18
FRIENDS OF HOME MISSIONS.
Annual Meeting of the Young feopie
of the Society Held.

In the Sunday School Hall Of Grac"
N. T.. Church last night the young peo-
ple of the Womcns Home MlSslorars
society of the Wilmington Conference
held its fourth annual meeting. me
nlntform was beautifully decorated with
palms and ferns. Reports of the various
bands and circles We're read. lhey
we're very encouraging. \ feature Of the
meeting was an address by Miss her-
,tine Peterson, deaconess and MI
tive of Denmark.
The following was the program
"America;" prayer; minutes OF i.s'
meeting by Mrs. Benson; piano solo Miss
Graves: report of the various circles read
Inv Mrs. Benson; report of the various
hands read by Mrs. J. ]. Jones; voca
| solo, Miss Clara Mason. accompanied ps
| Miss Vera Leonard; cornet solo. MI
Riggs; piano solo, Miss Leila Benson.
The program was concluded with tn
,xrrcises within Our Gates" The pro
ram had been prepared by Miss Quigs
The sun., 1901-10-18
ROLLO DISCHARGED.
After Hearing Before Magistrate
Plank in Morgantown, Pa.
Detectiye Francis Had Him Held I'm
til Monday for Delaware
Authorities.

After a hearing in Morgantown, IA,
yesterday, on the charge of being imph-
lated i'll postotiice robberies, John IL.
Rollo, who is wanted here on the charge
Of mutilating books in the wilmington
Institute Free Library, was discharged.
Detective Francis was present ut the
trial and had Rollo held for the Dehi-
ware authorities until Monday.
The hearing took place before Magis,
rate Plank and ltollo was represented
by William III. Sadler, colored lawyrr'
Detective Francis tried to have Roilo
turned over to him on requistion papers,
but the prisoners lawyer objected.
Rollo will have hearing on requisitlon
,apers on Monday and doubtless VIII
then be given into the custody OF De
tective Francis.
Francis got back to this city last night
| md expected to have brought Percy
smith, against whom there is charge OF
larceny, but he arrived in Phlladelphi'
too late to get the boy. He Will go u
Philadelphia to get Smith this morning
The sun., 1901-10-18
ENGINE HORSES RAN AWAY
Driver Doughefty's Head Gut and
Michael O'Toole Injured.
Animals in Mad Dash Collide With
Tree and Upset
Wagon.

Eight members of the Liberty Fire
Company figured in an exciting accident
yesterday afternoon which resulted n
Dri~or .Ianaoo Iao,-si, ests- having iiio fet1
cut. and Michael O'TOolc being sligntis
injnred All the others were badly shak-
en- M but escaped with bruises.
The men were out in "A large wagon eN-
rrcising Il pair OF the company's horses.
AT Third street bridge the horses got
: frightened at shifting engine ana ran
away. The spirited animals dashed
across the bridge and in front OF the
Herbert House ran into tree, upSettihl
tho wagon and throwing ont the occn
pants.
When the men recovered themSeiNe
sufficiently to ascertain the extent Of th'
damage it was found that Drive"
Doughrry had sustained a bad cut "i
one side Of his head, and that Michae
O'Toolc was slightly hurt. poughcrt'
was taken to Dr. Weiderman'S oilfcc
whrrc the doctor closed the wound VIII
three stitches.
The tongue Of the wagon was broke
III the smash-up.
The sun., 1901-10-18
Swedenborgian Meeting.

Beginning today and continuing until
Sunday the Maryland Association of the
New Church will hold its forty-first an
nual meeting in the New Jerusalem
church, Delaware avenue and Washing
ton street this city The association IN
nludes Delaware. Maryland, Virginia and
District of Columbia and all who hoid
the Swedenborgian doctrine within those
limits. The association has societies III
Washington, Richmond, Baltimore, Pres,
m an thp eastern shore of Maryland AM!
wilmington. There will be ahonttwenty,,
6vn delegates and many of them VIII
,rrivn tbis morning. The session today
viii principally he conference of min
;.tnrs The visitors are expected from
philadelphia and other points.
The sun., 1901-10-18
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

The Temple Male Quartet, assisted
~ Artemos Bartlett. elocutionist. and e.
I AIublhausen accompanist, gave an eli
tertainmcnt in Bethany Baptist Church
last night.
Andrew Marvel, of lower Delaware,
has entered the law office OF ms brothei
Ios;,h Marvel. as a clerk. Mr.. Marvel
ultimately will read law.
On account of the lateness Of the sea
son the work of ballasting the Delaware
railroad main line with stone has beef
postponed until the advent Of spring.
The wrecked steamer City of Trenton
NOW Mt Philadelphia. will be sold D.
United States Marshal Robinson octI
ber Goth. to satisfy a claim in whic
James NfcCaulley, a tugboat owner
one of the libelants.
The sun., 1901-10-18
NOON-DAY WEDDING.
Colonel Frank ID. Lackey and Miss
Amanda ID. Scott Married.

4 wedding Of much interest to the
social set Of this city was solemnized nt
noon yesterday in Grace M. Il. Church
when Miss Amanda Deal Scott, daughter
Of Mrs. Catharne Scott and the latU
John NJ. Scott, and Col. Frank ID. Lackey
were married. The church was decorated
with palms, ferns and cosmos.
While George N. Maris played the
bridal chorus from Maanerss Va. earnsssred the
eG,, Church. ''Tf TheP P'1h 1nshers, who We're Charles
NJ. Townsend GApin s. Woodward ana
Charles G. Matchttt of this city, j. Scott
AIcI.anc Of New York. II. Herbert Mayne
of baltimore and r. George Buchanan
OF philndelphia, led the way for the bride
Who was proceeded by her niece, Ruth
Ochiltrce, MS flower girl. and was hs'
.ortcd by Ii i brother-n-law, J. Edwin
| Rudolph. At the altar, the bride was
Emct by Tie groom. who was accompanied
nv Ills brother, William ]. Lackey, as
hest man.
The ceremony was performed by thu
Rev. William w. King, ID. D., pastor o.
,hc church. During it, the organist play
cd SOFTLY, so. Promise Me-" Mr. Ru
dolph gave the bride saway. She wore
rrny creme de chine and carried bria
roses, and the flower girl wore whit
Paris muslin and carried basket Q
cosmos. As the bridal party march"
from the church, Mendelssohn's triumph;
march was played
4 wedding breakfast followed at IN
Scott residence, 1905 West street. Atte
the reccption. Col. and Mrs. Iackey lei
on their wedding trip. They Will be +;
home Wednesday evening, November
$ md 27 at 1910 West Tenth street. Man
i beautiful gifts We're received by u
+ bride. Col. Iackey is member Of 6o
e Hunn's staff, and of the firm of +.
; g.ackey & Co., bankers.
The sun., 1901-10-18
READY FOR SATURDAY.
Delaware College Played a Sharp
Practice Game.
Suecial to The Sun.

Suecial to The Sun.
Newark. Oct. 17.-Another strong Serum
ana another hard afternoons practice
nuts Delaware one day nearer Haveriora
ynme. Delawares outlook for victory Is
brighter than ever before. With every
mnn in excellent condition.; with fast
accurate team work and plenty of self
confidence. She will force Haverford TO
play her hardest.
After short, sharp signal practice a
,O-minutp half was played with the scrub
With the usual result. Once Kyle OF the
scrub got away with a clear field, b'u
was caught and beautifully tackled bS
Powell Of the Varsity. Scheabnrger was
tried ut centre in the game this afternoo;
and did very well. He handled the p"i
quickly and with fair accuracy.
Delaware is gradually rounding int
shane and before the season is over Wi
rive Wilmington some football OF th'
big four variety
The sun., 1901-10-18
FELL FROM ENGINE.
Fireman III. l.. Slawter in the Chester
Hospital.

II. l.. Slawter Of this city, extra fire
man on the Maryland division Of the T.,
w. K Il. railroad, is at the Chester Hos
pital suffering from injuries received ~
falling from his engine. The accident
happened shortly after o'clock yestor-
lay morning. near Lamokin. Slawter
was firing on engine No. 142 which was
attached to freight train southbound'
When near the above station he in some
manner fell from the engine. lie was
picked up and taken to the Chester Hos
pital. where ii was found he was suifer
'ny from serious noully injuries.
The injured man until several months
ago was employed as telegraph ope.a
tor in the west yard. In August las
he resigned that position and accepted
the one MS fireman. His parents i've q
No. 22s West Twenty-third street, hu
since he gave up his position as operator
Slawter boarded ut No. 4OS East SecoIt
| street
The sun., 1901-10-18
VISITING
ENDEAVORERS
Delegates Who Have Already Sent
Names to Committee.
HOMES ARE BEING SECURED
Convention Which Meets Here in
West Church on Wednesday
Night the Largest Ever
Seen Here.
HOMES ARE BEING SECURED

Arrangements are being made for the
entertainment of Christian Endeavorers
who will attend the annual convention
OF the Delaware sicieties which opens in
West Presbyterian Church next We'd
nesday afternoon. The entertainment
committee of the society of which Miss
Isabelle j. Crawford is chairman held a
meeting Mt the Y. NJ. G. A. last night
to discuss plans for entertaining the
delegates.
1t is expected that more than a hun
dred delegates will be in attendance from
all parts Of the State. Already homes
for large number Of the expected dele
gates have been provided for and by early
next week accommodations will have
been made for all who attend the con.
yrntion outside of the city. Those who
desire to entertain delegates during IN,
convention are requested to notify Miss
Crawford. No S0S Jackson street. chair
man Of the entertainment committee
The delegates will be assigned to tht
homes provided for them as soon as they
arrive in the city. To date Miss Craw
ford has heard from the following en-
deavorers down the State who will at
tend:
Miss Lulu Warrington, Miss Sallie u
Fields of Milton: Mrs. Sara r. Pretty
Imam. Miss Ella 7. Smithers Of Smyrna
Miss Margaret Mccoy, Mrs. Derickson
Miss Negendank, Allan Morrison
White Clay Greek; Mrs. Alice Cubbage
Miss 4 NJ Garlick. Miss Susie Pruit
Of Newark; Mrs. Annie Norman. Miss
Margaret Norman. Miss Emma Lnb
ker. Miss Martha challenger, Miss Eli
Marshall. Miss Margaret Paynter, Mis-
| Jennie Paynter of I4ewes; Rev. Franl
Bryan. Miss Florence Short, Miss +. j
tIIolson. Horace Swain of Georgetown
| Miss Eflie Davidson, Howard q. Weisl
| # Milford; Miss Florence G. Hall, Mis-
Bessie Hall, Miss Ethel Eaton. Por
Penn: +. II. Dill. W. Il. Clark Of Feltoi
Circuit: Miss Ethel Reybold. Mrs. Wilk
Iinson, Miss Matte Reybold. Miss Marth'
Price of Delaware City: Levi s. McCo!
| md wife OF Dover: Rev. w. Sherman
Phillips, yennaiah Tharp. Sr. and j. +
Legates Of Harrington; Rey. II. l. Tau
Rey T. p. Otis Of Newark: Rev. Josep
Brown Turner OF Dover. There stili re
mains about twelve societies to be near
rom.
The sun., 1901-10-18

there for treatment.
The prompt action of the trustees in
adopting measures for coping with the
disease is encouraging and is generally
commended. 1t is an indication that the
health authorities are alive to the stn-
alton and will do all in their power TO
stamp out the disease.
Though further outbreak was expect
ed there We're no developments yesterday.
and neither of the existing cases are
malignant. Elliott's case is the worst.
Gwynn has mild form of the disease
| Vaccination is being urged by physi-
clans and the health officials think all
should adopt this means of protection.
As a result many people are receiving
i injections of virus. i.
] Fearing an epidemic of the disease
New Castle has ordered all the sewers
in the town to be cleaned out and that
work has been started. The latest report
from Fort DUPONT where the disease
broke out among the soldiers, is to the
effect that there are now six cases of
lsmalpoX there.
The sun., 1901-10-18
CITY COUNCILS SESSION.
Was Brief and Nothing but Routine
Business Was Transacted.

Little business was done by City Coun-
iii last night. The session was short,
o o.cupying but twenty-five minutes, twelve
IF which We're taken up in reading the
minutes.
The report of the law committee
recommending the purchase of law books
for the Municipal Court was adopted.
Application for the books was made by
Clerk Harry p. Joslyn at the request of
Judge Churchman.
City Treasurer Feaster reported MS
follows: Balance in First National Bank
TO the credit of current expenses. $63,57T.-
Sc; S15.750 in each depository bank; re-
cived from Eugene NJ. Sayers, $1,100;
Thomas S. Lewis, $3,0OS; John Bough-
man, $255.46.
Mr.. Kane reported that Robert G..
Harman and Herbert Fl. Ward had been
engaged to look after the interests of the
city in the matter of the disputed pur-
ha SO, af. .laptt ~ al, ,sahvt my "a ~ i 80 s
copies of charter laws and ordinances
ror the use of the members of Council.
The sun., 1901-10-18
TEMPORARY PEST HOUSE
TO BE BUILT in TWO DAYS.
Trustees of the Poor and City Board OF
Health Work Observation-Disclosures to
be Taken to Farnhurst.
NO NEW CASES OF SMALLPOX REPORTED

Realizing the necessity of immediate
action the Trustees of the Poor held
a meeting for the purpose Of dealing
with the smallpox situation. A special
meeting of the trustees was called and
it was decided to have erected at Farm
hurst temporary pesthouse, for the
reception Of the patients pending the
completion of the new pesthouse which
is in course of construction and will not
be finished for about three weeks.
The temporary structure will be forty
by twenty feet, covered with paper and
will have three rooms, one for nurses
and two for patients. 1t will be one
story building. Preparations for build
ing We're begun Immediately after it was
decided to have the structure erected.
Some of the lumber was delivered on the
ground during the afternoon, and the
building is to be completed in forty-eight
hours after the work of erection is be-
run this morning.
As soon as the building is finished the
two patients in this city, II. Il. Elliott
and George Gwynn, will be removed
The sun., 1901-10-18
Why Are Bids a Secret?

,rs keep this information from those theS
are, or ut least should be, serving. Whv
do their employers, for they are III TN"
position of hired servants, want TINS III
formation? -,
These are pertinent questions. The
first is for the commissioners to answer;
hit will they? The second is easy to an
,wer The reason the people want 10
know the figures of the bids is that WIN
ter is fast coming on: they are paying
"a 20 +, Inn for coal and the price may b.
raised Mt any time.
When public bodies receive bids foi
coal the people are interested III know
ng what figures are given on quantltie'
more than one ton. And when con
.ract for seventy tons at $50 per ton Il
awarded they wonder why IT is that coa
is sold in this quantity at $3.50 per to'
and they have to pay $3.50.
The sun., 1901-10-18
Conference at Calvary.

4 conference of the members of the
brotherhood of ST. Andrew of this city,
will be- held ut Calvary Episcopal
Church. corner of Third and Washington
,trcets on next Monday evening ut 5
o'clock.
An outline of the work for the coming
.euson will be taken up and matters OF
,reot interest to the members VIII I've
discussed.
The visiting chapters will be entertaln'
ID by Calvary Chapter and refreshments
will be served ut the close of the meet
ing. -, \.
Calvary Chapter was re-organzea II
Junr of this year and now has member
| .biu of Fifteen persons. 1t has dom
very good work for the Rector OF th'
.bnrch and the coming season will prov
very fruitful through their efforts
The sun., 1901-10-18
MEMBER OF "TINCUP" GANG.
Horace Stevenson, Colored, Com
mitted to Jail in West Chester.

Horace Stevenson, colored, who was
arrested recently in this city by request
of Chief of Police LETTERS Of West ChrS
ter. is said to he Il member of the
notorious "Tincup" gang. which IS he
licved to have committed deprcdatlons y
The vicinity of West Chester. The po
lice have been looking for him for more
than Il year,
Stevenson was taken to West Chester
Tuesday morning by Chief of Police u
o. .Iciferis and Wednesday was given
hearing before Magistrate PaNSon 81
charges of robbing Harry Clover and M
other man of West Chester. In defaul
of bail he was committed to jail.
The sun., 1901-10-18
viii Attend Dedication.

Governor HUM and many members Of
The Delaware Society, Daughters Of the
Rcvolntion. will attend the dedication Of
thc Valley Forge Memorial tomorrow
AFTERNOON. The memorial is shaft, with
bronze tablet. erected by the Daughters
of the Revolution to the memory oi ,h'
heroic dead of Valley Forge. The
Color Guard of the Sons Of me heNo,"-
tion and large representation or 'h'
latter body, will attend the exercises Y
which the public are invited. 4 specil'
train is to leave Broad Street station
Philadelphia, at 1890 p. m. for ButZw"on
ana will be met on its arrival ny coach'S
The sun., 1901-10-18
Truitt-Burk.

Arthur T.. Truitt, of Dover ILL.,, and
Mary H. Burke OF this city, were we'd
lrd Wednesday evening at 3O9 South
Van Ruren street by the Rev. O. g.
f,uddincton, pastor Of Bethany Baptist
chureh. The ceremony was performed
before large number OF guests from
this city, and other places. Among those
present at the reception following the
ceremony were two meccs or the GROOM
from Dover, III. Mr.. and Mrs. Iruitt
will make their future home at me
above place.