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The sun., 1901-09-18
MISS LULU v ELLIOT DEAD.
Well.Known Local Sololst Died at
Her Home Yesterday.

Miss Lulu V. Elliott, who for several
wears has been one of the most popular
youpg women in the younger social set.
of Wilmington. died at the home OF hrr
parents, No. 7i3 Adams street, about :
oclock Yesterday afternoon
About !, month ago she contracted ~
phoid fever while at Rehoboth. and her
condition had been serious since shorty
after her return home.
She was attended by Drs. Wales an
Shortlidge. :.
Although Miss Elliott's serious conf
tion was wcll-known, her death was +;
shock TO her many friends. The &c
ceased was only about % years old, b',
had achieved wide popularit! as
singer, violinist and pianist.
As aoloist she had few equals am
her services were sought by man
lchurches and musical organizations. Sh
had been member of the choir OF tirar
NJ. II. Church. but about a year NJ
ioinel the choir of Central Preshytri
liam Church. with which she was ident
fed at the time of her death. She ha
an amiablc disposition and was high
popular among her host of friends. ~
was Il graduate Of the High School.
The sun., 1901-09-18
DEFUNCT LOAN
ASSOCIATION
Stockholders Meet and lConsider
Means Of Settlement.
NO DECISION WAS REACHED
Corporation Liquidating Company OF
Brooklyn Offers to Turn Over
Large Apartment House for
$4,000 Worth of Stock.

Members of The Republic Savings and
Loan Association which several months
ago went into the hands Of receivers,
held Il meeting AT the Office of Attorney
General Wafd last hight to consider a
pronnsition made by the CORPORATION
I.iluilating Company OF New York.
Tle Rev. Vaughn S. Collins of Dover
was chairman of the meeting and .Ier-
one II. Bell, secretary. About 100 stock
holders Of the Loan Association We're
represented at the meeting. G. IL. Leach
represented the LiQuidating Company
William Michael Byrne and Herbert II.
Ward, attorneys for the stockholders.
were both present.
When the Loan Association became in
solvent several months ago Il large aparl-
mrnt house on Beuford avenue, Brook
Ign. which was part of the assets OF thr
association was purchased by the Cor
poration Liquidating Company. The
proposition of the Liquidating Company
is that for 100000 of stock in the Loan
/ Association it will turn over the Bedford
avenue property to the stockholders ol
the association. The property has y
800, ,O09 mortgage on it, but it Is said te
have cosr $4,000. 1t is claimed that il
the proposition should be accepted tfi'
property in Il short time could protltabll
be sold for $4,000, which would be Sl5.
900 for the stockholders or SO cents on th
dollar on the 100000 of stock. In cas-,
the property conld not be sold for thai
amount it is said that there are So fat
in the apartment, the rents from which
the l4iquidating Company claims wo,llt
my per cent annually.
The I.iIlidating Company makes m
other proposition which is that it vii
pay l2k per cent. on any or all or TN
mid M stock Of the l4oan Association
The proposition in regard to the Bed
ford avenue apartment house was dis
cussei at length. Many of the stock
holders did not seem to he favorahl
impressed with the proposition wiki
others said they would rather accept
than leave il in the hands of the +,
ceiyers for settlement. ii is the gener;,
opinion that from ~ to 16 cents on tn
dollar il all that will be realized by III
stockholders il the matter remains i
the hands of the receivers.
On motion it was decided that all VIII
arhio YilliHsg to snbscrios. n ~. aserna
secretary. Jerome r. Bell At No. 9
Sl,ipley street before next Nednesd;
|, and STATE tie amount to ne Snoscrin'
! for sla, pnypose. If by neXf WeaneS'i;
!, $40. 900 is subscribe the proposition W
hc accented.
The sun., 1901-09-18
ANXIOUS FOR PRISONERS
If Not Delivered Friday Court
Will Act.
Worlkhouse Trustees Say building Ia
Ready for Convicts--Sheriff Has
Not Committed HIMSELF

Being under The impression that Sher-
iff Mcdaniel will not comply with their
order to deliver the prisoners IN biA
charge the trustees of the New Castle
County Workhousc, at their meeting yes
terday, considered the question.
II was decided that il the demand il
not complied with by Friday, when the
time limit i'll the notice expires. the trns-
tees will take the matter into court,
either On mandaE,us or habeas corpus
The sheriff has not officially
committed himself III regard to the rat-
ter. 50 far as could be learned, but it Is
understood to be his desire to have the
court pass upon the matter before he
acts. As court is now in session til,
action will in iii probability be taken
by the trustees immediately after thu
expiration Of the time limit in the no
tec. and the court will act without dc.
lay. MS the workhouse is about ready II
receive prisoners. and it is the desire Of
the trustees to have them there as soon
as possible.
| AT the meeting Of the board Warden
4. :. Mrserve was instructed t. have
the mattresses and other cell outfits snip.
ped at once. ]. ID. JaGuett of Newark
was appointed clerk. The position pay-
$50 per month and board.
The sun., 1901-09-18
MEMORIAL SERVICES
WILL DRAW THOUSANDS
Speakers Selected for the Opera House Exercises
Thursday Afternoon Services to be Held in
the Various Churches.

/ Arrangements for the memorial services
| morrow have now been about conf
pleted. The Methodist churches have
united and will hold their memorial SER
vices at Grace Church at 2.3O o'clock to.
morrow afternoon. The program Will be
rs follows:
Organ prclude-tieorge n. Maris;
hymn, ".America;" prayer, Rev. Robert
Watt, u. D.: Scripture lesson, Rev. w.
l.. S. Murray, ID. d.. hymn, LEAD Kind
~ Light" address, Hon. Chief Justice
Lore solo, ''Thy Will Be Done.' Horace
B. Harrison; address, Hon. Jonathan $.
Willis. hymn, 'Nearer My God, toThen;'
benediction, Rev. j. w. Easley; organ
postlude.
The Baptist churches will unita in a
memorial service at Second BAPTIST
Church tomorrow morning at II o'clock
in obedience to President Roosevelt.
proclamation. 1t will be chiefly prayer
meeting.
4 union memorial service will be he'd
in Central Presbyterian Church tomor-
row ut 1890 o'clock. 1t will be partc-
pated in by West, Hanover, East lake
ard First Presbyterian Churches. A
platform meeting will he held and ad-
dresses will be given by pastors and
others. The church choir will sing.
4 Churches Of other denominations are
preparing programs for memorial ser
vices to be held tomorrow morning and
afternoon, ont of respect to the memory
of President Mckinley. The pastors and
aymen of colored churches will also hold
memorial services in their respective
churches tomorrow.
4 Many OF the churches will hold me-
mortal services next Sunday. The Rev.
II. Burgette Short of Epworth Nj. IL.
Church is preparing for special memorial
services on Sunday evening There will
be memorial services at Harrison <reet
Church on Sunday
The sun., 1901-09-18
FX-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND.
Passed Through Wilmington From
Washington Last Night.

Ex-president Grover Cleveland and
party passed through this city early last
evening over the r., w. 4 b. railroad
a,..n5 H., ,he f fnnerl Il of ff"iHrasstlaaRan iHraslaaRantN st
Kinley. me former President and party
occupied the special Pullman car Yellow
stone. which was attached to tram Ne.
81. known as the Federal express nnd
due at French street station at 90
O'Clock. Although the train was de-
layed for six minutes at French street
station in changing engines, the facs
that Mr.. Cleveland occupied the specfll
Pullman car was only known to few oi
the railroad employees. He passed
through Wilmington on his way s
Washington on Monday.
The sun., 1901-09-18

The joint committee of the Young
Mems Republican Club and the Young
Mems Democratic Club which has In
charge the memorial meeting to be held
in the Opera House tomorrow afternoon
met in the Young Mems Republican Club
last evening. The program was not com
plcted but several speakers We're ar
ranged for.
General James III. Wilson will catl
the meeting to order. Governor John
Hum will preside, prayer will be said
by the the w. l.. $. Murray Of st
pauls NJ. Il. Church. Addresses will be
delivered by Judge George Gray, thu
Rev. +. Il. Briggs and Anthony Hig-
gins. The benediction will be pro.
nouncod by Bishop Monaghan. The
Philharmonic Band will play and say
era selections will be sung by the choir
of Central Presbyterian Church. The
Rev. ii. w. Wells Of st. Andrews
Church will sing Nearer My God, TO
Thee"
H 1t is expected that all the State, county.
United States officers in this district,
and city officials will he present. together
with nll the prominent men in this part
of the state.
The committee on invitation has issued
this notice:
The sun., 1901-09-18
FIGHTING WOMAN ARRESTED
Cora Alexander, Colored, Tore of
pohceman's Finger Nail.

Covered with blood, fighting, biting anu
scratching, Cora Alexander. colored, wat
brought to the police station yesternaS
AFTERNOON by Patrolman Abrams. me
woman had been creating II disturbance
IN the coast ana was arrested by the po.
liceman for acting disorderiy.
When the policeman overlook the w,
man at Fourth and Shipley streets ana
,, placed her under arrest she ia'a "oMi
Intwe.n The street car tracks. After !;
hard struggle she was brought to tn
nnlice station and there made more
tranble.
| In he struggle TO get her into eel
She tore off part OF one OF Patrolmal
Edwards fingernails. When she wa
Handed in the cell she screamed ~ j cri"'
LOUDLY. The policeman did not know hnN .,
lher clothing became saturated VIII
blood.
The sun., 1901-09-18
sTREET AND SEWER BUSINESS.
Office Of the Department Will be
Closed All Day Tomorrow.

After passing the payroll, amounting
~ a 47O 40. and the bills for cart Hire.
s7oo.4o. tie Street and Sewer Directors
Yesterday morning adjourned n't Of rr-
sp,,.t To the memory of the lnte l'resideht
Mckinley. - ~,
John Riggs, attorney for me =. "
K Il. Railroad Company apheif'n p'i".'
the hoard in relation TO ne l,iahS W ~
elevated railroad and said the company
i. ,ny;ons for an early Settl ',nei,t of tilt
mnt.m. Mr.. Riggs wa+ informed tha
the hoard hal just received the plan
from Ciry Engineer R"nshlnan and ar'
not delaying action. Secretary " nr;
renorted A balance Of $62.S94.2a. and col
liections amounting 10 s!.o41.6s
II was decided, on motion of Mr.. Can
ter. to close the Office all day tomorrow
the day of President Mcl>inleyis fui
eral.
The sun., 1901-09-18
CAHILL.WALTHERs NUPTIALs
Secretary Of the Board Of Health
Married Yesterday.

Andrew A. Cnhill, secretary OF the
Board OF Health and Miss Nora '.
Walthers. daughter If Mrs. Ellabetn
Walthers. of No. 1926 West Fourth
street, were married at 5 o'clock yestei-
day afternoon in st. Iaul's X. z. church.
The ceremony was performed by me
Rev. Father Hughes. Harry + Grahan''
one of the executive officers Of the
Board OF Health. was best man ai'l Mass
Nettie Cahill. sister of the groom, WAS
maid Of honor. The wedding was very
quiet only the immediate families OF .he
bride and groom being invited. ihe
bridal couple left for Washington m
mcaiately after the ceremony where they
will remain until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cahill will reside ilt 10.
l22e West Fourth street.
The sun., 1901-09-18
LARCENY CHARGED.
Bonnie Crumlish Alleged to Have
Robbed Thomas Reardon.

Bonnie GrnmliSh was arraigned in City
Court yesterday on the charge of larceny
Of $50 from Thonr,s Reardon. an aged
man. The ease was continued until this
morning.
George w. Richards, colored, charged
with disorderly conduct, was fined So.
flle ease against Charles Anderson.
charged Will, assault ind battery: Frank
Mnkowitz. charged with trcspass: John
IIolli,ly. charged with corner loungng.
and Benjamin Tilden charged with as
sanltinS his wife, We're dismissed.
On account of the death of President
Mckinley, he court rcom has been
lraped.
The sun., 1901-09-18

uEARsE BEARING THE NATIONS DEAD |
CHIEF.
names are familiar the world over
came singly and in groups to pay thelf
tribute at his official home to the M
tiogfs illustrious dead.
Several members of the diplomatic
corps in court costume We're among
the early comers Former President
Cleveland and former Secretary OF
War Lamont arrived about $50 and
were shown at once to seats In the red
parlor, the members of the cabinet be
gan to arrive soon after and We're in
mediately followed by the members OF
the senate committee and the menbefa
of the United States supreme court.
headed by Chief Justice Fuller, III
their robes of office.
President Roosevelt arrived at S:ai
O'Clock. accompanied by his wife anu
his sister and went Immediately to the
blue parlor, where they We're joined
by the members of the cabinet. The
president wore frock coat, with a
band of Grape on the left arm. Mrs
McKin inley arose earlier than usual t1
DTtIHtt lbE lllt bIhtul. k'iN iihn iN'''NN
quite we'll during the night, but hei
pale face told plainly of her sufferingSi
She gave no sign of collapse, however
and her physician confidently believes
that she will keep up her strength ant
courage to the end.
Senator Hanna reached the Whit
House only short time before the pro
session was to move. His race looke'
drawn, and, leaning heavily on III
cane. il was painfully evident that h
was suffering.
General Brooke In Command
While the men of note We're arfiNlii
at the White House the funeral escoi
under commanu of Major General Jon
y X. Brooke. was forming Immediately
AZ front of the White House. Besid
& regular soldiers, sailors and marin
a tile escort was made up of detac
ment of the national guard, membe
a Of the Grand Army of the Republ
LOYAL Legion and kindred bodies al
civic organizations and representativ
of all branches Of the national COVER
Il ment and the governors of states Al
their stafis.
a The public had been astir early a
the streets were crowded with peop
Wire cables strung along the eht
route of march from the White Hot
to the capitol kept it clear for the
neral procession.
AT precisely o'clock a silent co
mond was given, and the body bear
silently and rcyerently raised to IN
stalwart shoulders the casket conta
ing all that was mortal of the illus
ous dead They walked with 81
cadenced step. and as they appeared
the main door of the White House
Marine band, stationed on the ave.
opposite the mansion, struck up
hymn. the dead president loved SO
The sun., 1901-09-18
Awards Made,

Awards rs follows have been made
by the commissioners appointed TO con-
acnn Rodney street. from Front to Ban
hing, Third street from Lincoln to Union,
and Clayton street. from Fifth to Front
Rodney street, Philip Flunkett, $4,000
II. G. Banning, 10000; Patrick Fahey.
81 600, DIR. Read j. Mckay. $500; Bayasd
estate. DIR. Bush estate, Proyident Ian.
and Loan Co. and ]. w. Bush. each sin
cents: Third street, Enoch Jefferson IS
tate. $500; Clayton street, l.. Plunkett
six cents The returns are to be mad'
to Judge Spruance today.
The sun., 1901-09-18
Women in Mourning.

II is expected that the request OF Mrs,
Russell Sage Of Nsx York that the W.,
men of the land wear some emblem OF
mourning for thirty days will be followed
by many of the women of this city ~
ready many have been seen wearing
narrow band Of black on the arm Others
are wearing u small picture of the dead
President draped in black.
The small band of black on the arm
seems 10 be the most popular, however
The sun., 1901-09-18

Daniel O. Hastings was admitted to
practice at the bar Of New Castle county
Upon the application Of l.. Irving
Handy, counsel for the wife in the
Jameson divorce cilse, an attachment
was issued for Charles w. Jameson il
being claimed thar he had failed to pay
alimony and counsel fees.
The grand jury ignored the hill chafg-
Ing Maggie Egers with assaulting John
Webb on July 4th with murderous IN.
font
The sun., 1901-09-18
Illustrated Sermon.

The Rev. A. \. Kcigwin will preach
in West Presbyterian Church SUNDAY
evening on the '.Consolation OF Religion.
The sermon will he illustrated Win
views of the funeral service i'll Bnffalo.
Washington and Canton
This evening the Rev. A. Edwin keis'
win will have charge of the weekly pray
| ~ meeting.
The sun., 1901-09-18
Mr.. nonahoe Seated.

Robert G. Fraim. chairman Of the cleo
ton committee of the Board of Educa-
tion. announced last night after meet
ing OF the committee that a final rerort
in the Green Donohoe contcs, will he
made at the meeting Of the board next
Monday night. After a thorough ines
tigation the committee finds that Ny
Donohoe is entitled to his seat in tfc
board and the committee will 50 report.
The sun., 1901-09-18
". %. T. U. Convention.

A call has been issued for the 22d an
nual convention of the Delaware w. G.
II. u. TO he held at Dover, October l6, Y
and is. Mrs. lillian NJ. n. Stevens Of
Maine. national president; Miss Anna
Adams Gordon, vice-presidcnt; the Rev
Anna III. Shaw of PENNSYLVANIA; Mrs.
ELLA NJ. Thatcher of New Jersey, ma
tional superintendent of work among
soldiers and sailors. are expected I" he
present during the day sessions and will
address the evening mass meetings.
The sun., 1901-09-18
witness Receives Fees.

Annie Kelley, witness in the case
against Walter Osler, Chester Gillnn
and George Welch, who We're convicted
yesterday Of larceny. was III lnil le2
days. Yesterday the woman received
rrcm the clerk OF the neace $Sl.eo. the
smn due her for The time she had been
detained.
The sun., 1901-09-18
ASSAULTED HIS FATHER.
Patrick Thornton OF Rising Sun.
Beat HIS Parent Numerically.

Patrick Thornton OF Rising Sun brut-
ally assaulted his father last night at
thu Rising Sun station of the Whining
tvr,'. ;i..s., hrnakinu- his pi.ri,. L.
III in H!HPiui III ti.t,t ri.>.. .L-R-sfhar AMI
the son met ut the station Mr.. Thornton
upbraidpd his son for coming to his
house and eating the food he proyide,
when he was not working. Then thu
son set upon his father and beat him
Numerically DIR. John Palmer ATTENDED
Ito Mir. Thornton's injuries.
The sun., 1901-09-18
,nst,,,a ion Of Rev. G. b. Dubel,.

The installation of the Rev. Charles
Bratton Dubell will take place Mt st.
andrews Episcopal Church at II o'clock
this morning. A memorial service in
honor Of the late President Mckinley
will be held in the church at ii a, M.
tomorrow.
The sun., 1901-09-18
The heir,.uiiI Case Settled.

agreed upon il cofIlr.-- w vArn.n have
10 he proven today. The compromise =
that the eight sons who receive the lie.
publican Building in fee simple on con-
lition Tint they pay Mrs. Vernon sse !"
week. will pay that amount. The fonf
older and the four younger, each naSms
$40
The sun., 1901-09-18
Money for ststers Of Charity.

Letters testamentary on the estate OF
Margaret Keegan have been granted TO
Anne Keegan. The will contains be
quest Of s1o0 for the Sisters OF Charits
| at Sixth and West streets.
The sun., 1901-09-18
saloons May be Closed.

The. Retail Liquor Dealers Associa-
ion will hold a meeting in German Hall
/ $50 o'clock this afternoon TO con-
der the question of closing saloons to-
nlorrow.
The sun., 1901-09-18
FUNERAL PROGRAM MME.

$50 a, m.-AIassing of troops anu eiylc
organizations near the White House.
Il. m.-Start Of procession escortlns
the Ii, dy of the hate President from the
White House to the Capitol.
10 a. m-Rcligious services in the ro-
amntla OF the Capitol. invocation J!
Rev. Henry r. Naylor, u. H.; funeral
address by Bishop II. q. Andrews. y. D.:
Ihcnediction by Rev. w. II. Chapman,
ID. D.; hymns sung by choir of Prcsi-
dents church: Lead. Kindly Light,
"Somc Time Wen Understand ! Nearer
My God, TO Thee"
Nnnn to p. Remains lie in state
ut tne Capitol.
I y. Body escorted to the Pennsyl.
wanna station.
Sp. m.-Departure of train for Canton.
Washington, Sept. II. ~ The second
stage Of the late presidents Journey
toward the waiting grave at Canton
WAS begun few minutes after o
O'Clock. AS early as ali hour before
that time the chief officers of the gov
ernment, civil, military and judicial.
began to arrive, and many others whose
The sun., 1901-09-18
Governors Proclamation.

With the purpose of promoting unison
IN the ge,.er;,l church services Throughout
The state of Dcla aure, and III conform
jty with the Proclamation Of Presui 'ht
Roosevelt requesting memorial service
throughout our land on Thursday, the
tgtn e;ly ~ September, on Wh,cn haS
oJr beloved and martyred President VIII
he laid To rest.
Now therefore, /. John Hum. Govef-
nor Of the State of Delaware, ito rInest
that On that day III; places OF phi.iie
business he closed. the bells of all the
churches and of I'LL our public mstitu-
tions throughout the State be toiied NJ
the hour of 2 O'Clock p. m, and that me
people repair to their respective pia,fs
az worship in memory of anu rrsl~et TOT
our distinguished dead. and with prayers
for our country, our Commonwealth ana
the Administration Of our succeeding
Itrsi,l mt.
lii testimony whereof, |, John Hunn.
Governor of the State of Delaware, nav"
herrunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State to be hererhto
affixed this seventeenth day OF Septem
ber. in the year CT our Lord one tho'ls
and nine hundred and enc, and Of the
Indcprndcrce Of the United States OF
A1aeriea the one hundred and twenty
sixth
BY the Governor,
JOHN HUM.
G. X. Layton,
Secretary of State.
The sun., 1901-09-18
MRS RUSSELL SAGE CALLS UPON
ALL WOMEN TO WEAR MOURNlN

Of Republic badge
INN. +, who made nome s"''e
devotion domestic fidelity 1901
Mrs. RUSSELL SAGE
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NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT.
A List of Appointments and Promo
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