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The sun., 1901-07-24
BAD LANGUAGE USED.
Frank Congo Fined So in the City
Court.

"All the language he was using it was
Il sin for anybody to listen TO-" said
Jacob Austin, colored, speaking of Frank
Congo. colorcd. who was arraigncd III
Municipal Court yesterday charged with
disorderly conduct. Austin testified
that Congo thaeatened him and acted in
very aisorderly manner. Congo denied
doing anything wrong, but he was fined
49,
Howard Clarke, colored, accused by
Policeman Flynn of acting in disor
derly manner Monday night at Union
street and Lancaster avenue was fined
50.
Andrew Cagnacci was arraigned charg'
cd with committing an assault and bat
terry upon John Capo. at the factory
of r. Blumenthal & CO.. on June 2Sth
last. cagnacci was represented by
James w. Ponder. Capo testified that
Cagnacc demonstrated with him for be
ing away from his work and then as
saulted him. lie alleged that Cagnacc'
caught him by the throat and pulled him
away from the machine at which he was
working. Cagnacci went on the stand
in his own behalf. He said he discharg
ed Capo, hut denied assauting him
The case was dismissed.
Mary Potter. colorcd, charged with dis
orderly conduct, and Charles III. Robin
ette. accused of being drunk. We're fncf
$5 each. Lizzie Scwell, colorcd. charged
with corner lounging. was fined 81.
The cases Of alleged violation Of th'
| fireworks ordinance were continuc'
until next Friday morning. Robert Fl
iiichards is counsel for the defendants
The sun., 1901-07-24
CONTRACT FOR RAILING.
Much Routine Business Transacted
by Water Department

The Water Commissioners at meet
ing held yesterday afternoon awarded
the contract for erecting railing grilles
around the new Rockford water tower
TO Charles Bancroft of Philadelphia.
Bancroft's bid was $3.50. Other bidders
were Belmont Iron Works, $517 and
John ID. Davis and Sons. SS07.
Mr.. Lewis of the Diamond State Steel
Company appeared before the board
and asked for the privilege of putting IN
Il fire plug at Buttonwood and LobdeH
streets on the company's property The
matter was referred to Chief Engineer
Bond to report back to the board A
petition Of j. A. .Josephson for water
service in new houses on Church street
and Twenty street was granted.
4 communication was received from
the Wilmington Bicycle Club stating
that the service at it's clubhouse was not
giving satisfaction. The matter was
referred to Chief Engineer Bond. Two
hills of Captain Williams amounting to
$1.255 for removing the water main
across the Christiana, on motion, were
ordered to be paid.
A communication was received from
the Street and Sewer Department re-
aucstng the board to make new con-
nections or change within the next ten
day on the following streets that are to
he repaired: Clayton street from Seventh
to Eighth. Rodney street from Gilpin
TO Shallcross avenue. Seventh from
proome to Clayton. Fifth from Spruce
10 Pine. Eighth from Monroe To- Rod
ney. Il
The sun., 1901-07-24
TWO ATTEMPTS
AT SUICIDE
Frank Conner Hanged Himself to
Cell Door.
DISCOVERED BY POLICE
First He Used His Suspenders and
Then Tried Shoe String.
Was Arrested for
Larceny,

Frank Conner, aged 10 years, who with
Edward Grace. aged q years, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon en- charge
of larceny. made two attempts at suiciie
in his cell in the Police Station. lie was
prevented from taking mis- life by Cap
iniu Black and the officers on dnty NJ the
station. whose attention was called To
linn by Grace. who occupied an adjacent
cell. -,
cnnnar and Grace are charged with
stealing a silver watch from William
.C. schwartz. engineer at G. Wesley
Wrludin's morocco factory on Conrah
street brtwccn Adams and Jackson. The
wntcl, was taken out of the engineer
cont pncket. Policemen Brown and
Shields recovered the tmepiecc in
n,wnsbop on Front street, and arrested
the men.
ma men had not been in the cells long
when Grace heard commotion in Con
Incr's cell. and looking in saw Conner
hanging from the door by his suspenderS
He CALLED to the police who rushed III
and foilcd Coner'S attempt Mt suicide.
The man was then put in another ee''
! About an hour later Grace heard strange
sounds IN ms tOIlHdlllOn WI "iN' 49,,
time discovered that Conner had tied
Il shocstring tightly around his neck. II,
again called the police and Captain Blacl
and Operator IIarkins quic"iy responded
When they reached the cell they foin'
Conner choking and wringing his hands
Operator HarLns held the man while
Captain Black cut the string from abou
his neck
Conner then became hysterical ara
acted like maniac. He waved NJ
arms about, cried and shouted, an,
glarcd wildly As Acting Police Surgeon
France could not be got immediatel!
Doctor Frank Roop Smith was sum
moncd. He examined Conner and bc
Ilicvcd he was taking. I.ineman Fran
IlIylnnd's small storage battery was pro
,,rnd and after several shocks from
Conner. became quiet.
Grace was afraid of Conner and woul
mot enter the cell. He said he had neve
known his companion to act so before
lie said he would call If Conner mad
any further attempts on his life. but tn
man remained quiet the rest of the day
The sun., 1901-07-24
LEMONS COMMENT.
Name of New Paper to be Started
Here.

l,ayd Lemon at the meeting of the
Directors of the Street and Sewed DE,
pnrtment yesterday called President
Webster to task for not giving him il
position he said Mr.. Webster had prom
ised him. Mr.. Lemon was at one time
employed at the department warehouse
He said the place he formerly filled had
been abolished, bur President Webster
had promised him on April Sth that Il
position would be given him.
MIR. Webster denied the allegation
hut said he had told Mr. Lemon he
would he given a position if there was Il
,lace for him. Mr.. Lemon insisted thai
hr was right and apparently satisfied
hat he was, branchcd off on the subject
If newspapers.
He said he proposed to issue weekly
paper devoted to local matters and to be
known MS Lemons Comment. He asked
,lcssrs. Webster and Carter to subscribe
tating that Mr.. Fahey had subscribed
and promised him $40 TO start the ven
ture.
President Webster and Mr.. Carter
promised to subscribe for the paper and
Mr.. Lemon departed.
The sun., 1901-07-24
TRIBUTE To
MR.. COOPER
Wilmington Press Club Adopts
Minute on His Death.
PAIL BEARERS SELECTED
ALI ale Members of the New Castle
County Bar Association and
Friends of the De-
ceased.
PAIL BEARERS SELECTED

Arrangements are about completed for
the funeral Of Peter Il. Cooper, which
will take place tomorrow afternoon from
his late residence, No. 1104 Jackson
street. Services will be conducted at
the house ut :. o'clock by the Rev. L. A.
IcCurly, -. d., pastor of Central
Presbyterian Church.
Interment will be made temporarily III
the receiving vault in Wilmington ana
Bradywine cemetery, and on Friday the
remains Will be taken to Philadelphia
and inferred in the Wagner family burial
lot in Ivy Hill cemetery, Germantown.
The pail bearers, who We're selected
yesterday afternoon, will be members of
the New Castle county bar, all of whom
were closely associated with Mr.. Cooper
in his business and social life. They will
be Charles b. Evans, j. Harvey White
man, Andrew @. Gray, Victor b.
Woolley, II. Bayard Heisel and William
5. IIillcs.
General Louis Wagner, Mrs. Cooper'S
father, Miss Sarah j. Wagner and Louis
II. Wagner, her brother and sister, and
Miss Young, all of Philadelphia, are AT
thc Cooper residence and will attend the
funeral.
The funeral will be one OF the most
largely attended in this city for years,
as Mr.. Cooper was one of the most
popular men in the State. A meeting OF
the New Castle County Bar Association
will be held tomorrow afternoon ut
1890 o'clock to take action on Mr.
COopel's death. At the conclusion OF
the meeting the members of the aSso
citation will march to the house in body
Many business and professional men
will assemble at the house and. after tht
services. will follow the remains to thf
cemetery.
With nobody was Mr.. CooGer more
popular than with newspaper men. The
reporters always found him genial AM
courteous and willing to aid them il
their work in any way that he could
Those in other departments of the bust
ness frequently came in contact with hin
md greatly respected him.
As mark of their respect for Mr.
Cooper the members of the Wilmington
Press Club held meeting yesterda.
afternoon and paid tribute to his mem
ory The following minute was adopted
"The members of the Wilmington
Press Club desire to express their feel
ing of personal loss in the death o
, Peter l.. Cooper. Jr.
"As Deputy Attorney General of tn
: State he was brought into frequent as
sociation with the newspaper men q
Wilmington. who found him uniforml
courteous and considcrate. though yea
Gus of the interests of the State et
trusted to his care"
A copy of the minute has been sen
70 Mrs. Cooper. The club will send
floral offering.
The sun., 1901-07-24

mcmbers Of the committee We're James
"A. Campbell and Arthur Jennings
krb;s committee was not only instrument
al IN settling the harlan iolilhgS-
n.orth Company strike but also conduct
oa tha entire local machinists' strike,
MI Blake by his congenial manner am,
f,;r,oss TO all, has won the good VIII
- tha STRIKERS and machine firms allke.
" Ue Is 81 years of age. having be"al
,orn in Baltimore. Md, on July Z. 1870
ia started to work as machihiS, ; ap,
nrenticc in that city in 1856 and was wa,
frsa in July. 1861. In September ls6i
he went 10 work for the liariai, y ~,
,nrsworth Company of this rity as a
mochinist. lie worked for that com
nnny until 1863. In taht year ne en
listed in the United States navy a"'
served as second engineer uhoer -
mirol Diagram until 1865.
After the Civil War Col blhRc paSN:n ~
an examination for marine ehgii,ee, -
the merchant marine service with hish
honors. He served in that chpari'S i"r
eighteen years, during which time ~
took several boats TO South America ron
the Pusey Il Jones Company of TINS
city. In 1878 Col. Blake gave up sea
life and accepted position as engineer
The sun., 1901-07-24

80. ...:.., j. ;ynicn case, Oh course, tne
newly organized men might refuse to
undertake it.
Reports are rife that the United
States Steel corporation will shortly
make an effort to start up Painters
mill Of the American Steel Hoop com
pany in this city. Emissaries are said
to have been among the idle operatives
of that plant for the purpose of induc'
ing them to come back and help in the
resumption of the mill. The result OF
this report has caused the Amalgamat-
ed men to redouble their vigilance at
this point. and they will do everything
in their power to frustrate the object
of the company.
The Amalgamated association has
very strong organization in the Painter
plant. The men, it is said, have u
code of signals prepared, and ut the
least sign of any activity on the part of
| the officials of the company the ringing
of a bell or the blowing of whistle
will bring the strikers to the scene
without the least dlay.
At the Lindsay & McCutcheon mill
Rebecca street, Allegheny, not whee
The sun., 1901-07-24

panied the bodies to St Georges cemc.
terry ut Kirlwood, drive of about -four
miles
Tie pail bearers we're: Henry II. Hg
gins. George McIntirr Capt. Samuel A.
Knphart hnd :. -. Townsend Of Della
ware City, William O. Lockwood and
ID, Frank Riggs of Mildl"iown. William
l.. Scott Of Wilmington, s. Harrington
Clark OF Chester. John Corht, Mr..
HUGHES nnh V. V. Cruycroft of Philn-
Ilcli,hia and the Bnv. I.uthcr A. Oates
Inr Ehamhprsh,lg Pa.
The casketS wer" plain and concealed
lwith black cloth AMI rested side by sidn
in the dnrkenrd pallors surrounded with
Ian abundance of floral offerings.
/ There was Il noticeable absence of that
morhid curiosity which usually marks
such scenes Of grief that follow tragic
deaths They who came were prompted
Ihy a desire to pny tribute 70 those whom
they had known and loved.
The employees Of tho a. Colhurn Com
Ipnny. Philadelphia. attended in body
II taxed the undertaking facilities OF
tho town to convey both the remains
nt the same time TTudcrtakers House
ihouer and NIicger Of this place furnished
the hnarscs while the director was from
Philadclpls. The bodies We're burie,
side by side.
The sun., 1901-07-24
HUNT FOR DOGS.
HUNT FOR DOGS.
Dog Cate er Kopf Secured South
Wilmington.
Early Morning Chase After Five
Yelplng Gurs-Three
Captured.

While most people We're in their beds
Yesterday morning about 1.30 o'clock
.Jog Catcher Kopf was securing South
Wilmington for stray dogs which it was
reported, were disturbing the slumbers
If the residents by their snarling and
yelping. The police on the district re-
ported that 50 dogs were running
about that they had to keep sharp look
out to keep from falling over them.
he dog catcher tumbled out of his
comfortable bed to start on the chase of
the troublesome CANNES. South VIII
mington was shrouded in darkness. and
the dog catcher could hardly see his
nand before his face. But he continued
his search and in his travels saw five
dogs. Three Of them he succeeded in
landing in his net. but could not get
within hundred yards of the other two.
He did not relish the midnight chase
and says he will confine his dog hunting
expeditions to the day time hereafter. ;.
The sun., 1901-07-24
FISH ARRANGED.
Will Answer Shooting Charge on
July 81.

,nomas Mulin, who was shot about
two months ago, appeared in Municipal
Court yesterday as witness against
Henry w. Fish, who is charged with the
shooting. The case was continued lntll
uly 81. Judge Churchman continued
the case because Deputy Judge Sylvester
ID. Townsend. Jr, who is Fish's counsel,
il away on his vacation.
Judge Townsend is at Asbury Park
and does not expect to return until
August Sd, when Judge Churchman eX-
poets to 80 away on his vacation.
should that arrangement be carried ont
Mr.. Townsend would be called upon tn
preside in the court Immediately upon
his return and somebody else would be
called upon to take Fish's case. In
order to straighten out the complication
Judge Churchman continued the case and
announced that he would notify Mr.
Townsend.
Fish was held in $1,000 bail for his
appearance at that time.
The sun., 1901-07-24
COMPANY WILL SPRINKLE.
City Will Pay for the Water
Used.

At the meeting of the Street and
Sewer Directors yesterday morning 4
letter was received from John A. Rigg,
president of the United Power and
Transportation Company announcing
the willingness of the Wilmington City
Railway Company to sprinkle the streets
along its lines ii the city furnishes the
water. On motion of Mr.. Fahey. Secre-
tary Wiley was instructed to notify the
company that the department Will pay
for the water.
1t will require from four TO siX weeks
for the company to have built u sprnkl-
ing car. which is to be ordered ut once.
The cost for the water will be about
81 80 per day.
Secretary Wiley was instructed to
notify the Peoples Railway Co. to
repave between its tracks whore the
pavement is defective.
The resolution requiring tenders on
street cars was given its second reading
after being amended so ms to provide
that the fines imposed shall be collected
the same MS other fines, the amendment
hcing added ar the suggestion of City
Solicitor Reinhardt. to whom the resolu-
tion had been referred { " an opinion.
The sun., 1901-07-24
REPAIR BILL REDUCED.
But Water Commissioners Still Re.
fuse to Pay.
Think the Street and Sewer Depart
ment is High in Its
Charges

At meeting Of the Board of Water
Commissioners held July 10. objection
was made to IL hill of the Street and
Sewer Department for $l,663lO which
the board considered an unreasonable
amount. The bill was for repairing
streets damaged by the bursting of the
Rodney street reservoir several months
ago. Members of the Water Depart
mcnt thought the hill was too large and
Chief Engineer Bond was instructed to
communicate with the Street and Sewer
Department in regard to the matter.
At a meeting of the Water Board held
Yesterday afternoon the following COM
munication was received from the Street
and Sewer Department: I'VE beg to nc.
knowledge receipt of communication
from Mr. Bond concerning a certain
a.n of expense for resurfacing certain
streets and made necessary by and on
account of your reservoir accident We
have carefully considered the question
of the condition Of the streets immediately
rrior to the accident and from our re-
norts on the matter we are satisfied that
The streets could have been placed in q
first class condition Tor u sum of money
equal to onc-third of the expense W.
were compelled to put upon them by the
unforeseen accident of the reservoir
winch made the new work imperative
| We have an exact account of this work
IN detail, such rs is our practice in al)
If our undertakings. and it will shosv
that the amount expended was for the
streets mentioned. We ara. however
satisfied that our proper proportion oi
the account should be the sum of S554.S1
which would leave an item of $1.1Os.7;
rs your share"
Althouah the amount apnortioned th'
Water Department in yesterdays com
nunication was $554.37 less than th'
hll received two weeks ago. member
or the board were still of the opinion
that the charges were too much. TIL
hoard thought $500 would cover the dam
orcs done by the reservoir bursting
Chief Engineer Bond was instructed t
again communicate with the Street an
Sewer Department stating that tn
Water Board would he willing TO pa
one-third Of 81 .66S1O. the amount whic
is claimed that the work cost.
The sun., 1901-07-24
SUB-CONTRACTS
For Pullman Plant Will be Given Out
ina Few DAYS.

Contractor Sollitt will I&pMhly give
ont Sub-contracts for the Pullman Palace
Gar Company's new shops in few days
The work Of removing the old lnmher
she'd is progressing. The building has
been jackcd up and 300 rollers placed be-
meath it. Ii will be moved ninety feet to
the west, and $50 feet southward. where
il again will he used for storing lumber.
On the spot where the shed stood the
new cabinet and woodworking shop will
he erected. In the rear will be the ma
chine shops.
The company is rapidly disposing Of
old stock, and already sixteen Pullman
ears have been sold to theatrical and
circus people. About 400 men are still
employed at the shops.
The sun., 1901-07-24
BODY IDENTIFIED.
The Man Killed Near Landl''h Was
Evan Williams.

The man who was struck and killed
hy Il train near Landlith station on
Monday has been identified as Evart
Williams. He was well-known char
actcr in this city and for the last seven
years had made his home in q coal box
at the railroad crossing at Edge Moor.
He was pnddlcr by trade but had not
worked at his trade for number OF
years.
The deceased was native Of England
and belonged to well-to-do family
there He is said to have n sister Twins
in Coatesvilc or Pottstown as he has
often been heard to speak of her. Cor
oner Frick will hold an inquest.
The sun., 1901-07-24
QUIET AT READING.
Both Sides in Railway Shops Strike
Resting and Awaiting
DEVELOPMENTS.

Reading, Pa, July 23.-Thcre We're no
whatever today following
the conference of the Reading Railway
officials and II committee of men, which
lasted until midnight last night. cN-
cept that the employees told the other
side that they would not go back to work
unless they secured better terms. In
non union hands brought here are sti!l
ouartcred ON the upper floor Of the ma-
chine shop. ana the men who stuck 10
the company so far are still at work.
Nome of the men on strike have gone
back.
The strikers think that more new men
NAV be brought at amy time. If thr
company starts any new men nj work,
the remaining machinists, they say, will
quit, and if they do not put new men 7"
The sun., 1901-07-24
SKETCH OF
Belief That Reading Strike Will
End Soon.
OUARRYMEN ON A STRIKE
Man From Buffalo Here Trying 10
Get Hands to Do Scab Work
There---Will Not Get
WorkmCn.

After the excitement of the Harlan u
IIollingsworth Companv's machine shop
on Monday, caused by two non-nnion
men who deserted the strikers, being ap-
pointed ever them as forcmen, things
were unusually quiet with the local NH
chnists yesterday. There was no
change whatever with the j. Morton
Pool Compnny's strikers. The men are
not complaining and say they can, II
necessary, remain out all summer Or
until their demand is conceded.
BUFFALO MAN AFTER SCABS.
s. II. Crocker Of Buffalo arrived in
this city yesterday and is trying to
secure scah machinists. Crocker repre-
ScntS the Holly Machine Company OF
Buffalo. the machinists of which com,
pany are now on strike. He is after
machinists, lathe, plancr and slotter
hands. lie offers to advance money for
fare to Buffalo with the understanding
that he is to take charge of the men''
tools until they arrive there. Mr.
Crockcr is said to have put IN adj for
machinists in several local papers yeStcr.
day. lie attempted to have an ad. pnt
in The Sun but was refused the space
for such an advertisement. One of tho
local union machinists called on Crockci
last night at the Clayton House wher'
he is stopping. The machinist after &
few minutes conversation found ont
Crocker's mission in this city and dc
parted saving he would return this morn
ing ready to 80 to Buffalo. Iht
union machinist reported to his fellow
workmen what Crocker was in this city
for. The Buffalo man is expected Il
have little success in this city in sccnr
ing scahs.
QTARRYMEN STRIKE.
The Baltimore Stone and Marble Com
pany's 1,arrics at Wooddale We're shu
down yesterday on account Of Il strike
Sevcnty-fivc italians employed by TIN
company went ont on n strike for ~
increase Of fifteen cents. or daily wag
rate of $1.35. instead of S.2O. The com
panv will allow the increase.
The company has contract with tn
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company to fnl
niah ballast for all the lines of the con
pany east Of the Ohio river. Sewers
hundred tons Of tha ballast are needle
every week. hence the Importance Of tn
operaton Of the quarrics.
The sun., 1901-07-24
BURIED SIDE BY SIDE.
Funeral of the Colburn Sisters at
Delaware City.
Rody Of the Father Arthur Colburn
Has Not Yet Been Re-
covered.

Special to The Sun.
Delaware City, July 23.-The double
funeral of Misses Ida and Annetta Col
burn, who were drowned in Long Island
Sound last Thursday BY the capsizing
of the yacht Nrnitza, along with their
father. Arthur T. Colburn, took place
nj their home here ut . o'clock this
afternoon.
The services were under the direction
of Bishop Coleman assisted by the Rev
w. r. Hamilton. rector of Christ Church
Of this place, where the Colburns wer"
accustomed to worship. None but the
relatives and Immediate friends accom-
The sun., 1901-07-24
LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRIKE SITUATION
Steel Workers Trouble Apparently Long
Ways From Being Settled.
LOCAL STRIKE LEADER

with the Puscy x Scott Company, y
morocco firm ut Third and Madison
streets. He was with that company for
twenty consecutive years. In 1898 he
went back to the Harlan Il Hollings-
worth Company and has been with that
company ever since.
Colonel Blake represented the Third
ward in City rnunni, from 1873 to 1889.
lie was also il member OF the Board Of
Education for one year. He was th"
father Of the present local fire alarm
telegraph system which was put in oper-
alton July 3, 1880.
The sun., 1901-07-24
Refused TO Change schedule.

\ reply was received by Josiah Mar
yel yesterday from the Pennsylvania
Rairoad Company in regard to the
l,quest that better time be made by the
l!chohoth special of Saturdays and Mon
lays. The company refused to change
he present schedule. The company ex-
lains that the special train is run 10
relieve the regular Delaware railroad
train of the Rehoboth travel, and that to
ran train on such schedule as Mr..
Marvel and other Wilmingtonians have
suggested would be at a loss to the
company.
The sun., 1901-07-24
CONTRACT FOR LAUNDRY.
Cells at County WorKhouse Inspected
Yesterday

At meeting Of the trustees of the
New Castle County Workhouse yester-
lay the contract to construct laundry
department at the institution was award
ed To the American Laundry Company,
of Cincinnati. Ohio.
II. l.. Lippincott. vice president Of the
Pauly Jail Company. which has the
contract for putting in the cells, was
lnrescnt at the meeting and made an in
ercction of the work with the trustees
/! IN the afternoon. Good progress is be
] ing made.