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The sun., 1901-11-22
MANY PRISONERS TO
FACE BAR OF COURT
Sheriff Mcdaniel Ordered to Produce Eighty
one This Mornng--Decisioni in Work
house Case Expected.
CRIMINALS TO BE MOVED BY TROLLEY

I he permitted to serve out their terms
| III the jail,
Regarding the prisoners sentenced by
| the Court of Oyer and Termincr it is
| thought that similar order to the one
made yesterday will be made in the
Court of Oyer and Termner, which is
still open.
The order of the court threw both
Sheriff Mcdaniel and Warden Mcserye
into great state OF agitation. 1t made
Il complicated condition of affairs for the
sheriff to produce the prisoners in court
III the time given and Warden Meserve
had to hustle in making preparations
for the reception of the prisoners.
There was no recourse for the Sheriff
lut TO obey the order as not to do so
would make him in contempt of court
aud he Immediately set about making
Preparations for bringing the prisoners
over from the Jail. As to what course
10 pursue the sheriff was in a quandry,
bur he inany decided to transport the
criminals in electric ears and will bring
them over in two ear loads this morning.
He was scurrying about the city and
New Castle until late last night seeur-
ing handouts. He got six or eight pairs
NJ lllt Dbllte SIatlbn ana rpcplNPU nine
pairs that were sent to him by Warden
Acservc. In all he succeeded in getting
about thirty pairs.
warden Mcserve was equally as busy
and it was several hours before he COM
plcted his arrangements. He secured
thirty pairs of handouts. Mr.. Meserve
also arranged to have four special cars
IN waiting on King street in the rear
If the Court House in which to take the
prisoners to the workhouSe when they
arc given into his custody.
The order Of the court is to have the
rightS-onp prisoners before the bar Of
the court at o'clock. 1t is safe to say
that such number of criminals never be-
fore appeared in one batch before the
ruiirt, hut Sheriff Mcdaniel purposes to
have them In the court room as directed.
II is believed this will afford sight
worth seeing ana Judging from the inter-
est manifested the court room will be
crowded with spectators this morning.
The prisoners were busy last night get
ting their personal effects together and
otherwise preparing for the moving.
Some Of them made objection to leav-
ing the jail and il is said some, one be-
ing Cunningham. expressed their inten-
tnn Of voicing their objection in court.
/ When the prisoners arrive at the work
house Warden Meserve and his assistants
viii have Il busy time entering the records
~ each man, stripping them, sterilizing
and storing their clothing, giving them
shower baths ana distributing the work
house uniforms.
The sun., 1901-11-22
STOLEN BOOKS FOUND,
They Were Hidden Under Wood Pile
Near MarshalIton.

Several books which We're taken from
the Wilmington Institute Free Library
have been discovered and returned to
hat institution. The new find was
made by farmer residing near Mar
halton. who brought the books to town
and reported that they had been found
in woodpile. With them We're an
undershirt, pair Of drawers and a pair
# stockings.
The books comprised three volumes Of
Scharf's History of Maryland, a bound
Jolume Of the Pennsylvania Magazine
md u copy of Robertson's naval his
ory. These all had evidences Of he
onging to the Wilmington Institute. al
hough in some instances, an effort had
been made TO destroy such evidence. The
nan who found them said that he used
to see tall man with dark hair and
lark beard in the neighborhood of his
,lucc. and at times he observed that the
man was reading. 1t is supposed that
ne put the books where they were found.
The sun., 1901-11-22
BASKET BALL AND
BOWLING POPULAR
Crowds Saw the eWmington-Trenton Game in
the Pyle Cycle Academy Cage
Last Night
RIOTERS CHEERED AS THE PINS FELL

Teams Of the Wilmington Bowling
League met in the third game of the
series last night. The games were play
e,i on the Young Mems Republican Club
and the Young Mems Christian Associa-
zion alleys with the result that both visit.
lis teams We're badly defeated. 1t ia rvi
dent that ~, of the teams are much
stronger ON their own alleys, as
"y.ry team n the league so far hns Won
every game played on its alleys. To date
The Young Mems Republican Club and
ionng Mems Christian Association
teams have won two games and lost
one, while the other two teams ma ~ lost
two and won one.
The knights of Columbus team met
i!'e Republican Club on the latter's alleys
md was showed under by 2S1 pins. The
rAsult was never in doubt as the Wis tors
Npre badly defeated in each of the three
;,ames. Robertson carried off the honors
or the highest total score with 4y4.
l'linn and McGovern made the highest
ildi, idual scores for one game with
$50 each. The Republican Club prob
ably has the strongest team in the league
IN its own alleys. The result of the
s M. fnllnyys.
The sun., 1901-11-22

Action in the case involving the ems
tody Of the county prisoners that came
AS n great surprise TO the parties inter
ested and the spectators III the court
room was taken by the Court nf Gen
eral Sessions yesterday afternoon. This
was the issuance of mandatory order
upon Sheriff Mcdaniel to brins before
the bar Of the court at . O'Clock this
morning cightyone named prisoners from
the Jail in New Castle.
This proceeding is OF entirely new order
IN this State ami, as has been said,
greatly surprised everybody in the court
room. 1t was expected that the court
would hand down ;in opinion in the
matter ON the motion made upon Sheriff
AlcDaniel by the court at the request Of
the workhouse trustees to show cause
why the prisoners should not be deliver
ed II the trustees aS demanded.
While the Thompson case was in pro-
greSs the report spread that the court
was to give its decision in the matter
of the prisoners, and when the jury in the
case was dismissed until this morning
many of those in the room waited for
further developments. CHIEF Justice
Lore announced that the court would
make an order in the workholSe case.
Samuel a. Mcdaniel, he said, stand
mp"
Judge Lore then handed the order tu
Clerk Of the Peace Quigley and directed
him to read it. The order was as fol
lows:
''In the Court of General Sessions in
and for New Castle county.
And now, to wit this twenty y-first day
of November, A. D., 1901, il is ordered
and directed by the court, that Samuel
A. Mcdaniel, Esq, Sheriff OF New Cas-
tie county, aforesaid, bring to the bar
of this court at o'clock A. NJ. on Fri
day the twenty-second day Of November,
A. d., 1901, the following named prs-
oners now confined in the public jail Of
said county, to witt
Eighty-one prisoners, including about
all sentenced for terms of one year or
more by the Court of General Sessions,
were named in the order.
After court was adjourned the Judges
were asked what was to be done with
the remaining prisoners in the Jail. They
said that matter had not been determ.
ined. Though it was not stated what
is to be- done with the prisoners it is
taken foi granted that they are to be
resentanced and committed to the GUS
tody Of the workhousc trustees.
The removal of cighty-one prisoners
from the jail Will leave Just fifty there.
Six Of these are serving life terms. A
large part Of the fifty are short term pris-
onrrsoners, sentenced FOR ten, thirty and
sixty days and it is believed they will
The sun., 1901-11-22
GRAND JURY 70 MEET.
Will Resume Sittings at Court
Today.
Expected That County Officers viii
be Indicted---Other Arrests
May Follow.

The grand jury will resume its sittings
I'll the Court House this morning and it
il expected will make report to the
Court OF General Sessions on the visit
10 the workhouse Attorney General
Ward will present to the jury the evil
dtnce gathered in his investigation of
county affairs.
Harry NJ. White, former Levy Court
man, aud John Lynn, president of the
Levy Court are under bail to await the
action Of the grand jury. Mr.. White on
charge of stealing 800, and Mr.. Lynn
on charges Of stealing s56 and obtaining
$3.50 under false pretenses, from New
Castle county.
Mr.. Ward il of the opinion that he has
sufficient evidence in hand to warrant the
grand jury in finding true bills against
th- defendants and in this event VIII in
sSt that the cases he brought to trial
rs speedily as possible.
The general impression seems to he
that the defendants will ask for con-
tinuance until the February term.
Many prominent men have been sum
mnned by the State to testify to what
they know regarding the alleged Illegal
transactions on the part of the prominent
defendants. II is not probable that Ut
turney-General Ward will produce all
tho evidence IN his possession before the
Grand Jury to,ay, but will only hiring
,nlt enough to make out case.
Mr.. Lynn and Mr.. White are raprr-
."n.td by Joha II. Rodne; and Walter
| IL Hayes.
It il believed that Acknowledgement
Warl will present indictments Of other
county officers and former county officers
10 the jury and that if true bills are
returned other arrests will he made. 1t
il said the AttorneyGcneral has war
rents for nineteen persons and that in
lictments against those named in the
warrants will be presented to the jury.
The sun., 1901-11-22
SHOT AT ESCAPED PRISONER
After Being Arrested Frank Schneider
Broke Away.

After long chase during which two
shots were fired at him by the police
men Frank Schneider was arrested yes
erday morning by Patrolmrn Gaynor
and Burns. Schneider was arrested on
4 charge of assault and battery pre-
rcrrcd by John Il. Sullivan of No. 600
East Third street.
He was captured near the ChriStiana
Glass Works, where 1t is said a fight
occurred. but broke away from the police
men and ran. The officers pursued him
and brought their pistols into play in
IN effort to bring him to n stop. But
SCHNEIDER ran all the faster because
Of the shots, and was apprehended after
, long chase near the works OF the Lob
llrl ,ar Wheel Company.
The sun., 1901-11-22

centre, has been moved to tackle posi-
ton; Roberts filling the vacancy at cen
tire. The work today will consist most
y Of signals and rudimentary principles,
such rs handling aud falling on the ball.
Tuesday q practice game will be played
with the Minquadale team at Newark.
The work Wednesday will be very
light. Lebanon Valley College has been
working hard for the past two weeks and
will come to Wilmington fully bent on
winning the game. Delaware is equally
determined and the game will be one
OF the best seen this season. Tickets are
now on sale at Julian B. Robinsons
store, 7lS Market street.
The sun., 1901-11-22
Whist Club.
High School Defeated

The Wilmington High School team
was defeated yesterday afternoon by the
Chester High School eleven at the Union
street grounds by the score of II to 0
The local team was badly crippled and
was also ont-weighed. The lineup Of the
Wilmington High School was as fol-
lows: Hackptt, left end: Eaton, left
tackle; Kienle, left guard, Way, centre;
I.acch, right guard: Hewes, right tnckle;
Srhrack, right end; Doherty, quarter
back: Hartman, left half back; Bren-
nan. right half back; Frederick, full
back. The High Schools next game will
be on Thanksgiving Day.
The sun., 1901-11-22
BACHELORS TO DANCE
ON THANKSGIVING EVE

The Bachelors will give their annual
dance in the New Centuhy Club on the
,vcning of November 81. These are
among the most delightful affairs of the
ocial season, and are looked forward to
with a great deal of plcasurable antici-
patton.
The committee is composed Of George
Z. Bissellc, Henry \. Candy, J. Rodney
cause. Harry G. Haskell and George Il.
!loifecker,
The patronesses are Mrs. w. n. Ban
nard, Mrs. Alfred !. du Pont. Mrs. James
A. Draper, Mrs. George Gray and Mrs.
James l.. Winchester.
The sun., 1901-11-22
To Open Big Dry dock.

Invitations have been issued by the
William Skinner and Sons Shipbuilding
and Drydock Company Of Baltimore for
the opening of their new drydock on
Monday afternoon next. The dock was
built by the Delaware Construction Go.
Of this city. Alvin Il. Morrisonu. presi-
dent, and is the largest of its kind in the
world, being 62S feet long and 22h feet
deep Many Wilmingtonians will at
tend the opening.
The sun., 1901-11-22
STAFF ENTERTAINED.
Interesting Inspection ut du Pont Post
Rooms Last Night.

J. W. Worrall Of the Department Of
Delaware G. a. Il. and his staff paid an
official visit to du Pont Post last even
ing. A reception was held in their honor.
The staff officers present were w. G.
Bangh, adiutant; G. a. Phillips. junior
vice commander; J. Rankin Armstrong,
chief of staff; John Litzenberg, judge ad-
vocate.
Addresses were delivered by Com
mnnder Worrall, w. G. Baugh. j. S.
Litzenberg, p. b. Ayars, G.. p. Phillips,
]. Il. Armstrong, y. Gimwei and others
Refreshments were served.
The sun., 1901-11-22
wilminytonians at Convention.

Wilmington is well represented at the
National Reciprocity Convention now be-
ing held in Washington. Those in at
tendance from this city are: W. Dew.
Dimock, of the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Company; Henry r. Thompson. Of the
Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company: Ed
ward Belts. of the Belts Machine Com
pany; w. w. Iobdell of the Lobdcl Car
Wheel Company. and G. w. Pusry, OF
the Pusey X Jones Company.
The sun., 1901-11-22
Minister Changes His Faith

The Rev. Il. +. Jester of the Maryland
Conference Of the Methodist Protestant
Church and for three years stationed at
hay View Church, Cecil county. viii
preach his farewell sermon next Sunday
aud win leave the Methodist Protestant
Church to join the Wilmington Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He will be assigned immediate
ly to a charge on the Salisbury district.
The sun., 1901-11-22
Wilmington Team Won.

The team representing Wilmington in
The American Basketball League de-
ttated the Trenton, \. j., team at Pyle's
uycle Academy last night by the score
Of 81 to q. The team has played but
two games here and has won both of
them.
The attendance last night was large
and the contest was one of the most ex-
citing ever witnessed in this city. Holt.
the local boy, again demonstrated his
ability as a good basketball player by
putting up an excellent game. Mayor
Fisher and City Councilman McCafferty
entertained n box party at the game.
The management Of the Wilmington
team has decided to play the games i'll
this city in the future on Tuesday
evenings instead of Thursdays. The line
up and score of last nights game fol-
lows:
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PLAYERS SHIFTED.
Several Changes Made in the Della
ware College Eleven.

The Delaware College practice yester-
dag afternoon was the most encouraging
YET this season. All the Varsity men
We're in their places and worked we'll
Captain Huxly was out and ran the
signal practice. His presence seemed to
inspire new life into the men who did
tho best and fastest work this season.
Several changes have been made rs fol-
lows: Mcdaniel has been changed from
tackle TO full back: Cooper, who has been
playing fun back, has been shifted 10
half. Ferguson, who has been playing
The sun., 1901-11-22
Repairs to Freight Steamer.

The freight steamer Fannie, of the
Wilmington Steamboat Company, which
has been undergoing repairs at the yards
of the local branch of the American Car
and Foundry Company, was hauled from
the marine railway yesterday. The boat
will remain at the wharves of the com
pany until spring, when she will be
placed in commission.
The sun., 1901-11-22
Heat for Cars.

At the r., w. & Is. car shops Il new
system has been started whereby pas
epiEer coaches may he put on the roads
I'm I'm the shops heated. The company i,
s"'l'iG nG steam pipe run from the pas
r"sst ,,ns repair shops to the siding, on
,,ni, Tn..h the coaches are run Mt the COM
pe.lon s Of repairs. In this manner cars
n'hF no put in immediate service.
The sun., 1901-11-22
New Building Open for Inspection.

The Delaware Hospitals new building
will he thrown open to public inspection
today and tomorrow from 10 o'clock n.
III. to 6 o'clock p. m. This will be the
only opportunity for thorough inspec-
tion Of the building, as patients will he
moved into it next week. During the
time Of the inspection managers and
others will be present to receive visitors
and show them over the building.
The sun., 1901-11-22
GospeI Meeting.

Robert Garry, foreman Of the machine
shops of the Holly Pump Company at
I.ockport. \. u. will he the speaker at
the Y. NJ. c. A. gospel meeting next
Sunday. The orchestra will be enlarged
and j. J. Gruhb, basso soloist, will rem
der number Of selections during the
service, which will commence at O'Clock
The sun., 1901-11-22
Barge Marion Departed

Captain Woodal's steam barge Marion
which was launched from the ways of
the Enoch Moore x Sons Company on
Monday afternoon, left the company's
yards for Philadelphia Wednesday to
have hor engines and boilers placed in
position by Neafle e. Levy.
The sun., 1901-11-22
CAUTION.

All parties contemplating underwriting purchasing
cuIties based upon the property o the Wilmington Dela
aware Coal Gas Company ed to carefully investigate
the situation in Wilmington before doing The Oxy
Hydrogen Gas Company of Wini gton, Delaware is owned
by my friends It's works practically finished it will
ultimately lay its pipes in the City of Wilmington. The
suit will undoubtedly be prolonged gas which will pre-
the Wilmington Coal Gas Company from making any
earnings applicable to dividends or interest
The sun., 1901-11-22
Miss du Points Debut.

Mrs. Lomotte du Pont and the Misses
du Pont will give reception and dance
in the New Century Club on the evening
OF November 80. the night after Thanks
giving. The affair is to introduce Miss
Isabella Matthew du Pont to society.
The sun., 1901-11-22

BY the small margin Of nineteen pins
he Wilmington Whist Club Bowling
team last night defeated the Penn Club
II. Chester, PA. The game was played
IN the WHIST Clubs alleys and on ac-
count of the closeness of the score II
was exciting from start to finish. The
score follows:
The sun., 1901-11-22
Negro Grabbed Goods and Ran

Early Wednesday evening a negro en-
tered the store of Mahon Bros, No. 2O4
East Sixth street, and grabbing up a
quantity of clothing started to run off,
but was caught by man named Poff,
who made him surrender the goods.
The negro escaped.
The sun., 1901-11-22
City Court Cases.

In City Court yesterday Frank Hill,
charged with disorderly conduct, was
fined IS. Frank Schneider was charged
with committing an assault and battery.
The case was continued until this morn
ing.
The sun., 1901-11-22
NEW COMPANY
HAS APPARATUS
Independence Purchased Ground and
Prepared to Build.

The Independence Fire Company which
was recently organized in the Ninth ward
received its charter from Dover yester
day and in few days will be one Of
the most active companies in the city.
An angular lot bounded by Twelfth,
Railroad avenue and Claymont St., near
the Pullman works, has been purchased
and a building will be erected on it at
once. 4 hose carriage and several hun
,lrcd feet of hose has been purchased.
The apparatus will arrive in this city in
a few days.
The incorporators have already been
promised the sum of $1,000 from several
of the manufacturing interests in the
Ninth ward.
The sun., 1901-11-22

The Bicycle Club played poor game
On the u. NJ. G. A. alleys and conse-
luently the visitors were defeated by 3os
pins. The game on account of the poor
howing of the Bicycle Club was unin-
teresting. The Y. NJ. G. A. has good
seam and when kilmer and Baird start
playing they are capable Of, it will be II
hard team to beat. The score Of last
Nights game follows:
,liNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSO-
The sun., 1901-11-22

Goals from field, Holt, 8; Titlow, g;
Walker. 3; Purnell A; Brennan, 2; Giser,
3; Franey. S; Reilly, 1: goals from foul,
Brennan. 8; Reilly, /; Franey, 2.
The sun., 1901-11-22

From Pnnter'sInk.
Money spenfin continuous adUer-
tsing in the daily press dYdWs
interest that is compounded daiIy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-24
FLOOD suBs|DINc
The Waters in Tennessee are Reed.
ing Revealing Extent Of
Damage Done.

Knoxville, Tenn, May 23.-The
Tennessee river reached 35.S feet al
this place this afternoon at 8 o'clock
and is now slowly falling. It's tribu'
taries in upper east Tennessee, where
the greatest loss has resulted from
the food, have rapidly receded, reveal
ing w%reckage of houses and bridges
and ruined crops. The loss of life
thus far reported is IA, although it is
not improbable that there are others
Those who r reported dead are
as follows:
GREEN SOUCHONG, colored.
MRS. M. c. CARSON.
MAUDE RANKIN.
MOLLIE TALLEY.
MRS. GREGG.
UNKNOWN MAN, all of Elizabeth.
town.
SAMUEL DURHAM and WIFE, OF
Wautauga.
MILTON BOYD, of Wallace, Va.
HENRY MUSSICK, of Sullivan
county.
THREE CHILDREN of Joseph Hill
of Ripley's Landing.
THOMAS MATHES, of Maynard.
vile.
At Knoxville the steamer Omega,
the largest vessel plying the
Tennessee above Chattanooga, was
wrecked this afternoon and is a total
loss. The steamer was locked for
repairs to her hull. The flood had
nearly submerged the boat when a
loosened raft of logs crushed her into
kindling wood and sent wreckage
floating away.
Traffic over the Southern railway
via Bristol, over the Norfolk & West.
ern may be delayed for a month until
the bridges r replaced. The South.
ern hopes to handle trains by Ashe.
vile and Spartanburg to and from the
east tomorrow, while the road through
Asheville via Salisbury will not be in
use for several days.
A special from Elizabethtown,
Tenn, where the flood was felt with
terrific force, says: Relief comes to.
night, report about $50 persons in the
town and 1000 in the country home.
less because of Tuesdays flood. The
more fortunate people of the town are
furnishing food and clothing, but un.
less outside help is secured, much
suffering will result.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-24
FOR TRADE FACILITIES
Want Number Of Treaty Ports In
creased and Restrictions
Removed.

Washington, May 23.-The position
of the United States government, as
understood here, has been, Ghat if the
Chinese duties on imports were i'll
creased, and government regarded it.
as likely that ar increase in these,
duties must be made in or,1er that
China could meet the demands of the
powers for indemnity, that attendant
upon this increase should be meas
ures providing for greater freedom
of trade between China and the out
side world, abolition of the likin tax
and possibly other taxes. This gov
eminent is strongly in favor of a con-
siderable increase in the number of
Chinese treaty ports and removal of
trade restrictions at some of those now
open. Mr.. Rockhill has confirmed
the news from Pekin to the effect
that the foreign ministers have de-
clined to accept the suggestion of the
United States that the total of the
indemnity to be collected from China,
shall be limited to 5000, 600, 900.
1t is expected that he will continue
his efforts in the direction Of keeping
Gown maximum Of the claims, even
while abandoning, for the sake Of har-
mony, the figure named, and it is be-
lieved that the outcome will be q c0m-
promise upon q figure between $780,
600, 900 and maximum Of 1881, 000. 000>