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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
DELAWARE RIVER CLAY.
Plenty of Material for Making Good
Fire Bricks,

John NJ. Solomon has been elected
president Of the New Castle Manutactur.
ing Company. Back of this simple All
is likely in the near future TO have fire
bricks for paving purposes manufactured
hero on a large scale.
During the past week over 800 tons Of
tirstclass clay have been drcdged up by
the company from the bed of the Della
ware river opposite Riverside Park,
south Of New Castle. At thar point in
the river the clay has Il binding quality
equal to putty. Several outward holnh
vessels have run aground on the vein Of
clay and il required extraordinary efforts
to get the ships ailoat, fronting the Tay-
lor Dickinson farms owned by j. E,l-
waru Addicks. Experts discovered that
on the Ad'lirks farms there il dcptl.
of rs feet Of clay After boring that
depth it was deemed not necessary to go
any deeper.
The New Castle Manufacturing Com
pany during the week hired II mud digger
and secured larg" lead of ,ic clay from
tn. river bed. The company is not al
lowed to go within twenty-five feet .:
low water mark.
Patrick Nrary, who is II member Of
the company. said last evening: "lt is
true that we have secured 300 tons of clay
from the Delaware river bed. and We
propose to max" an experiment and If
we are successful in the test then we will
begin the manufacture of fire brick for
paving purposes. Until then W" must
decline To state anything about the COM
pnny or to tell who are the parties con
nectcl.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
DOG DAYS ARE OVER.
Much Variation in Calendars Re.
garding Limits of the Season,

According to the best authorities today
is the last of the season known as dog
days. a period Of from four to six
weeks in the summer, variously placed
by almanac makers between the early
part If July and tn" early part Of Sep
tembcr; canicular days. so-called in
reference to the rising in ancient times
of the Dog Star iSlius, with the sun.
Popularity, the sulry, close part of the
summer.
The conjunction Of the rising Dog Star
with the rising of the sun was regarded
by the ancicnts As one of the causes Of
the sllltry heat Of the summer and Of the
mnladlcs which then prevailed. But rs
tn" conjunction does not occur at tho
Same time in all latitudrs, and is not
con ant in the same region for a long
peri i. there has been much variation in
a!'ndars regarding the limits Of tho
dug days.
a popular American alamac places tho
beginning on July II and the ending,
August g6
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
C0L0RED FOLK
WERE HAPPY

"Bis Quarterly" which is one of th4
most important events of the year Ia
the colored people of Wilmington and
vicinity, was celebrated yesterday. From
| curly morning until midnight French
street from Fourth to Ninth was crowd
ed. 1t was Big Quarterly" the one
day in the year that the culorcd people
have for meeting together and all of
! them were happy.
The general fights loud and boi,tcrous
talking, running of spcakcasieS and
many other evils. which in past years
characterized big Quarterly" were hot
noticed yesterday. Many say that the
day is not as much of an event as It
formerly was, but the attendance yes
terday was as large. il not larger. than
it has been for several years. The pco-
pie enjoyed themselves in quiet way.
The police had no trouble whatever auI
to the credit Of the colorcd folk it can
be said that not a single arrest was made
during the day.
While the elder folk attended tho
church services. the gallant beaux and
duSky damscls We're much in evidence on
th" street They promcnaded up and
down French street making goo goo eyes
At each other and TO all appearances
thoroughly enjoying themselves. One OF
the most interesting sights of the day
was gorgeous costumes Many of thrm
evidently keep Il special "Big Quarterly"
costume and only wear it Oh that day.
The more tlashv the dress the better they
are satisfied. Between Eighth and Ninth
streets nS usual. was where the majority
of the cclorcd folk congrcgatcd. In this
block was erected most of the cnting
and rcfreshment stands. which made it
especially attractive to them. Those in
charge of the stands rcapcd harvest
WatcrmclonS were devonrcd by the hun
drcds. Sandwiches. soft drinks and cigars
We're also sold in abundance
The white folk were also out in large
numbers to watch the promcnaders anl
sec their loud costumes Everyone who
has n friend living on French street Is
sure to visit them on big Sundays. All
day services were held in Ezion NJ l..
and the A. L. NJ. p. Churches. both on
French street between Eighth and Ninth.
I'll" shouting of those in the churches
could be heard squares away all day
The colorrd folk began to arrive il,
the city by the hundreds as early as 7
o'clock. They came in by the railroads.
by steamboat. trolley ears and in teams
Many Of them came to the city on Sat
urday and stayed with friends over
night. They were from Pennsylvania.
New Jersey, Maryland and even from
Virginia.. French street station was
crowded with the arriving and depart
ing visitors all day. Extra coaches had
to be attached to many Of the trains to
got thn crowds afrIy hack IN their
bones. Travel OIL both the steamboat |
lines was also unusually heavy. There
was one excursion from Salem, y. !.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
SUGAR PLANT SOLD,
Will he Turned Into Fertilizer and
Chemical Factory.

The William G. Newport Company Of
Philadelphia has purchased the brci
sugar plant. located at Riverside. on the
Delaware river. near Gordon llrighs
which has been idle for some time. The
old building will be converted into Il fac.
tory for making fertilizers and chcmi
Gals. The now owners Will max" cN.
tcnSivc improvements to tn" buildings al
ready erected and will employ about 800
hands. A pier will be built out into the
river and Il warehouse will be erected.
he Riverside plant was formerly
known as the Kinrtic Motor Manufac-
turing Company, and WI, used for tn"
manufacture Of motors for railway cars
The William G. Newport Company has
general Offices in the DrcNcl Building.
Ph!lnG"lI hia.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
DIAMONDS MISSING.
Henry sewell, Colored, Charged
With Stealing the Jewels.

Spurrcd on by the revelations of two
fortune tclcrs. combined with her own
suspicious Mrs. Edwin Mountford of
No. 1928 West Seventh street has caused
the arrest of Henry Scwcll. colorcd,
charging him with having pilfcrcd pair
Of diamond earrings belonging to her.
Tie alleged larceny is said to have been
pcrpcilat.d while the negro was taking
up carpets for the Mountford family,
prior TO ITS removal to summer quarters.
Mrs. Mountford suspected him of the
theft and after consulting two fortune
trllcrs. who described rim accordingly,
had him arrested. Sewcll. however.
denies his guilt and even the swcatbox
could not extract a confession from him
For years he has been in the employ Of
the best families in the city and has al.
ways maintained a most reputable char
aCtcr.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
NARROW ESCAPE.
John KclIey's Carriage Struck by .
Train,

John Kelley of Mar>halton had mar
row escape from death while crossing
day night The rear Of the carriage
was struck by a tain and Kelley was
thrown ont He was picked up III nm
unconscious condition by several persons
who saw the accident with the blood
flowing front his head.
The Phoenix Ambulance was summon
cd but before it arrived Kelley was
sent 10 this city on train. The police
patrol wagon removed him TO the station
and friends sent him home in carriage.
kellpy's carriage was but slightly dam
aged. At the police station he complain
cd Of his left wrist having been sprained
and the right side OF his head was badly
cut and bruised.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
Taylor's Magic Headache Powders, cure
hoadachs and neuralgia every time, pre-.
pared by ". Z. Taylor, No. 3oa King st.
Officers OF Italian Society.

The second annual meeting of the st.
Anthony Catholic Italian Mutual Bcnc-
fetal Society was held in the ASkcw
Building at Seventh and Market streets
yesterday afternoon and the following
officers were elected; President, Carminc
Di Mare: vice president, pomcnico Bcr.
nardo: treasurer, Pasludle Lista: cor
responding secretary. Giuseppe Clam
pctro, financial secretary. Achllo hi
Gaiomo: trustees. Pas1ualo Ginoccfia,
Alberto Samtorc and Salvatore Papio,
board Of directors. Giuseppe tobhncri,
Giuseppe La Francesca. PasIualc Ricch-
init. Luigi Russo and Domcnico Bovc:
sergeant .at-nrmS. Giovanni Di Giacomo.
The election Of Chaplain in.,.cian and
fag bearers was deferred until the next
meeting.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
TEARING DOWN STABLES.
Extensive Improvements to be Made
by Bavarlan Brewery Company.

The work OF tearing out the stables at
the Bayaran Brewing Company pre-
paratOry TO making the proposed extern
Siyr improvements has been started. All
the interior OF the old stable is to be-
torn ont. Iron gildcrs are TO be erected
along the sides and other Improvements
are To be- mad" to make the building
more substantial. For the present there
will only b. two stories erected, but
tho structure eventually will he Il four
story building. On the first floor will b6
the rack, wash and cold storage rooms.
All of thr second floor will be used as
cold storage room. On the east SIDE Of
the building will ho erected large ship
ping platform. There will be Il shed over
tit, platform which will be large enough
to store al! of the company's wagons
under,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
Will visit l,xDO ttOn,

Local members of City Council who lrr
attending the convention of the League
of American Municipalities. ut james.
town, y. V. will wish the l'an-A American
Exposition today. whrl, is the appointed
day for til" representatives of city GOV
crnncnt>. Mayor Fisher rc,riyrl II
special invitation to attend from Iii
rrctorGcncral Buchnni. of the exposition.
but it will he impossible for him TO IL"
50, He and Mrs. Fisher will probably
visit buffalo in the latter part of Sep.
ten ,cr
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
STRIKERS WIN HALF AvICTORY
Wage Increase Will be Permanent if
Granted Elsewhere.

Lancaster, Pa. Aug. 25.-1hc Penn
Iron Works. closed for Il month because
of Il strike, will reopen on Monday nom
ing. The men demanded $500 a too
which was refused. Yesterday the COM
pany agreed to pay $500 for three weeks
and to continue at that r.te if compr,i.
tive mills increased their wages to 500.
and otherwise to fall back to 1915. Tao
men will 90 to work on these terms.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26

The men apparently are united. ana
mill officials are making no attempt to
start the plant. There may be impor-
tant developments next week after the
position Of South Chicago workers
finally shall be determined. Owing to
a scarcity of rods. due to the strike, the
night turn at the Enterprise works of
the American Steel and Wire company
was laid off.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
POSITION OF ENG1NEE-..s,
Both Shafer and Arthur Deny Re
ports of a Difference,

rittshurg, Aug. 25.--In regard to the
report that Chief J.. NJ. Arthur. of the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
had written TO him in reply to Il letter
asking what support the strikers could
expect from the engineers. and that Mr..
Arthur had answered that he could not
call his men ont or ask them to refuse
to handle non-union freight, President
Shaifcr today positively refused to talk.
All he would say was:
81 never wrote II letter to Mr.. Arthur
in my life
Cleveland O., Aug. ESP. M. Arthur,
grand chief engineer of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, said when
his attention was called to the refer.
ence to his organization:
"Mr. Shaffer has told the truth: have
never received letter from him or any
ono else connected with the Amalga.
mated Association
When asked about probable action Of
the engineers in the present strike, Mr..
Arthur added:
1.-THE policy Of the Brotherhood of To-
Engineers when others are in
conflict with their employers is ono Of
strictly neutral. That
Is our position"
NAVY YARD STRIKERS WIN.
WochioOtnn Ao~ O.-Tho s<,i1.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
Mr.. McEvilIy's Inventions,

Thomas Il. McEvilly of this city has
two applications for patents pending be.
fore the department in Washington. D..
q. The two inventions which Mr.. Me-
Evilly desires to get patented are an
improved filter to be used in water cool
ers and boiling pot.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26

L'ARM FOR SAI.E-A VERY PRODUC.
II tive farm In high state Of cultivation. .
containing about l68 acres with soud out.
bull din g thereon, suitabi Q for dairy or graz.
ing pur poses, about miles from Whining.
ton and ~ miles from Newport and u mile
from the proposed trolley line between vii.
mington and stan ton. On easy terms. Ap-
ply 10 Q. N. areoma Now port Dol:
Al6.2Wk
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
Isun Into by a Cab.

Harry Johns of Philadelphia, was run
into by a cab and slightly injured at the
Wilmington Steamboat Company's wharf
yesterday afternoon. He was removed
to No. ~ Curlrtt street In the Phoenix
Ambulance.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26

Immediately after the close of the
event. Rowe. who having sufficiently
revived from the affection of his heart,
began warming M in preparation for
two mile run against Dean. 1t was gem
orally believed by the spectators to be
for purse Of $50. hnt in reality. s25 was
put up by Dean. while Manager Charles
Smith mad" good the balance. At the
outset. il was agreed HAT Rowe was to
win the race. he needing the money to
care for an afflicted family. He finish<
ch in fin" style while Dean came in 4
lap behind. with a smile on his face
Manager Smith promises Wilmington
n six-day and night go-as-youplrase raca
nftrr the big event in Industrial Hall,
Philadelphia. on October !. in which he
is interested.
Dean goes from here to Shenandoah, 4
"a. where he Is entered in similar
contest. IT, will again meet Richards,
though. in Philadelphia on October z.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26

Go to Miller's No. stall Ia Second
street Market house for good roast ~
steak.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
NJ ATErNlTY PATIENTS
lM ADMITTED FREE ut til,
tots. MEOPAThlC HO>I'iT At

GASOLINE STOVES REPAIRED: NINE
~ years experiences Called for and deliver
Stoves HUTCHINSON. No, 1909 East Ninth
etreet. between King and trench streets.
aSO.smS
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
TIE CLOUD,

lisS Tennessee avenue Atlantic City,
N, j. Near ,h , Beach. Wrlto for booklet
MRS 9. HACKETI.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
THE WASHINGTON.

Ocean front and Georgia avonuo, At
lnntic City. Steam yacht connected for
fishing parties. Bathing, boating and
fishing from hotel. u to S12 weekly,
", PERRETT
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26

The situation at Joliet.
Joliet, Ills. Aug. 25.-The steel strike
situation reWQins the same ct Joliet
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26

NAVY YARD STRIKERS WIN.
Washington, Aug. 25.-The striking
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
HOTEL RICt1rIOND.

Kentucky Avenue. Three doors from Beach
aud Boardwalk. Steam heat. elevator. sun
Inrlor, Appointnlcn first class IN every par
Hjtular NJ h. Magers Of Baltimore Nd.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
THE BINGHArl

Pacific aid New York Avenues
New management: return ished every thin Z
Aode,n near beach. X. r. depot and K. z.
Church. Rates IS TO $l2 per week.. A. u.
SINK, formerly Vi the AltcmoAt Altoona
"a
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26
WANTED.

\kIANTED-AT ONCE. A YOUTH NOT
wv under 10 for light duties; opportunity
to get n business education without cost ;
must bring testimonials as to character and
industry. Call at once on H. $. Holdcy, Gold.
cy College, s.h and Market streets. city.
0nJ-jt
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26

w ANTED hI.EDGERS, DHlI,I.ERS.
w and laborers at the Braudywine Granite
Quarry. Apply to Office, al9 6t
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-26

IANTED.-A GOOD STRONG BOY TO
w make himself generally useful in the
store; reference required. Apply TO +, Nit.
ohcll, 2i9 Market street. a23
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-17
is AGAIN IN NEED OF FUNDS.
Only $3.50 in Treasury of the Asso-
ciated Charities.

The beard of Associated charities is
again in need ot money. Treasurer
Kelly at last nights regular mee ling
reported that there is III present but
the paltry sum of S,.50 in the treasury.
Outstanding against the BOARD are bills
amounting to over $50 and the agents
salary for the month of March is yet
unpaid.
An earnest effort will he made with
in the next few days To collect from
regular subscribers, whose subsclip-
tions are already overdue, the amount
OF the same,
Mrs. Dussan, the boards agent re-
ported having investigated siXty-seven
of the 1O5 applications for relief made
to her. or this number forty were
found to be worthy AMI twenty-sevcn
unworthy. TIE commitments to char
liable institutions during the month
were as follows; 81. Joseph's Found
ling Home, 4, LaCkaWanna hospital, 3;
st. Patrick's Orphan Asylum 1.
The secretary was instructed 10 Wi
to the department of charities and cor
rtction of PittsburG for the purpose
of ascartainlnS just what institutions
are under the control of that DEPART
mcnt and just what duties devolve up
VI the director, with the view of dis
covering Just what Director Fullers
powers viii be If he ever actively as
sun es the duties of his uilicc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-17
C0LLIERYCHANGESHANDS
Oxford Purchased by James L. Craw-
ford and James G. Shepherd.

A deal has been consulnmated be-
tw cen tha Peoples Coal company on
the one side and James l.. Crawford
and James G. Shepherd. on the other,
as q result OF which the Oxford col
liery. on Tenth street. will be operated
by Messrs. Shepherd and Crawford.
The entire stock of the Peoples COM
rary was purchased 100000 being the
consideration.
Nr. Shepherd, VINO has been district
superintendent Of the Temple Iron and
Coal company since the organization Of
that concern, will tender his resigna-
tor, to &c into effect May /, and will
devote himself TO the new venture.
The greater part OF the stock OF the
Peoples company was controlled by
the seven following directors: John A.
AIears. {. &. Rcland. W. p. Bcland,
f. j. Robinson, w. NJ. Finn, John Van
Bergan and !, NJ. Boland.
Mr.. Ntears was president and w. F..
BOland, secretary. 1t is only recently
that they operated the Oxford, pur-
chasing it from the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western company. The col
liery employs about two hundred men
and has IL daily output of between three
hundred and fifty ana four hundred
tons of coal.
The new owners declare that few
changes will be made in the manage
inent of the colliery, with the exception
OF the departure of Messrs. Mears and
Boland. Both Mr.. Shepherd and Mr..
Crawford are well known figures in
the anthracite mining field.
Mr.. Crawford, who was for many
years general superintendent OF the
Temple Iron and Coal company, re-
tired two years ago from active work
on account of i'll health, but has since
been identified with the concern in an
advisory capacity. Mr.. Shepherd has
established an enviabe reputation for
himself by his attendance to the duties
of district superintendent. 1t Is not
set Known who will succeed him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-17
The scores follow:
SOUTH SCRANTON
TdOSE BUNK ANU CIALL MEN,
Not Enough Money to Pay Them
Even if They Are Secured.

According to computations made by
Director of Public Safety Hitchcock
and Chief Zizelmann of the fire depart
ment, the $4,000 which the appropria-
ton ordinance proposes should be set
aside for bunk and call men will only
go a third of the way towards meet
Ing that expense.
1t Is figured that there is an average
of one alarm day and taking last
Sunday mornings fire as criterion,
1t will cost S2S for bunk and call men
for each fire, or Sl0,320 for years fires.
Director Hitchcock will ask for an adj
ditonal appropriation.
The examination of the applicants
for the new places in the fire depart
ment has been completed and the board
is at work on its report.
Out of the i50 men comprising the
volunteer department, only ~ made
application for the ll5 positions and
only 32 of the ~ applied for the bunk
and call places. the other 65 being can
didates for the - new full paid per-
manent places.
Under the terms of the ordinance 1t
is permissible to draft recruits from
outside the companies ii the present
firenlen do not come forward in suf-
ficient number to fill out the quota.
Recorder Moir and Director Hitchcock
both say this will be done if necessary,
They believe, however, that after the
twenty-five full paid positions are iilied
a large number of the disappointed
candidates will be content TO accept
the bunk and call places.
Al present. there are thirty-fve full
paid men I'm the fire department. The
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-17
GROUND WAS BROKEN.
Excavating for the Foundation of the
Colliery Engineer Printing
Plant Has Begun.

Ground was broken yesterday morn
ing for the printing Office Of the Col
liery Engineer company and Wlthfn
few days work on the sub-Structure
will he begun with a. vim, as between
forty and fifty teams will be busted
and over one hundred men employed.
NJ. j. Ruddy is the contractor who IS
In charge Of the work and the con-
tract for the work Of erecting the
superstructure of the big edificc Will
te open within the next few weeks. as
soon as various necessary detail draw
ings are completed. The site OF the
building is on Wyoming avenue, te-
tween Ash and Poplar streets. ana
when finished the printing plant will
be of mammoth dimensions and fur
nish employment to hundreds of hands.
Yesterdays breaking OF ground was
attended by no ceremonies Of any ma
t,lre. but it is likely that when work
on the superstructure Is inaugurated
there will be opening exercises. Ground
was broken in the center Of the lot
about 10 o'clock. Jerry Foster. son OF
President T. J. Foster, was present,
and to him was accorded the distinc-
ton OF putting the first spade into The
earth.
In the course of the next three days
Contractor Ruddy will have full force
Of men at work. He Is under contract
to complete the basement by July 10
OF this year. a high class quality OF
blue stone is to be used. Those pres
ent yesterday morning when ground
was broken were Architect W. S. COL
lins, OF the .Colliery Engineer COM
pany, from whose plans the building is
to be erected: Surveyor Milne. Con-
tractor Ruddy and Jerry Foster.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-17

cluded not only the one hundred and
more delegates In attendance at the
sessions Of the Presbytery. but also a.
gocdly sprinkling of people from our
local Presbyterian churches. The meets
ing was in the interests of the Board
of Freedmen and was presided over by
Rev. DR.. Moffat. chairman of the Pres
bytery's committee on freedmen's work.
Following the invocation the scripture
lesson was read by Rev. j. r.. Zeigler,
OF Maltby. and prayer was offered by
Rev. Dir. Sawtele, of Athens.
DIR. wEAvER's TALK.
After well rendered anthem by the
choir. Rev. Dr. w. II. Weaver. of Balti-
more. the agent OF the Presbyterian
Board of Freedmen OF the United
States, was introduced. DR.. Weaver
Is himself an eloquent illustration OF
the great work that Is being done by
that church in behalf of the colored
people of the south. He Is all eloquent
orator and by the aid of the stereopti-
con lie gave an intensely interesting
and Instructive lecture on the history
and work Of the educational instftu-
fions of the south. He delineated on
the canvas more than two hundred
scenes of buildings. grounds. reclta.
ton rooms. workshops. professors
houses. grcups Of students, Industrial
shops of Biddle and other universities
which have been founded for the col
ored people by the offerings of the
churches to the Board of Freedmen.
DR.. Weaver also gave an interesting
canvas lecture on Brainard university
of South Carolina. This evening the
address will be given by Rev. Dr. Char
les S. Thompson. of the Home Mission
ary Board. He will speak on missions
n, Toorfo r leo