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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
RAILROAD STATION IMPROVEMENTS.
Important Changes to be Made at French
=-s- street Station.

Important Changes to be Made at French
=-s- street Station.
Some important changes at the
French street station Of the p, W. &
b. railroad are contemplated. The office
of Trainmaster Il. @. Carlisle has be-
come too cramped for the amount of
business to be transacted and more
room is needed. Draughtsmen are now
at work on the proposed changes. One
of the changes contemplates the placing
OF the operators in the southwest corner
of the main building on the ground
floor now occupied by Supervisor La
trobe. The object is to secure an equit-
able division of the Office room on the
second floor. This means that the as
sistant dispatchers and their tables and
sheets will be on this floor with Mr..
Hates as superintendent Of telegrsphers.
Supervisor Latrobe's men may be
located in the office of Division Freight
Agent Kingston on the opposite side of
French street.
The removal of the old clock in the
Office OF Mr.. Carlisle and the substitut-
ing of window in it's place and the
removal of tho oupboards are contem-
plated. This will give room for three
additional men. Other changes in the
building are also contemplated, but
may not Ee made until next fau, when
several bay windows will be placed in
the building and additional Offices fitted
up in the fourth story of the building
which is to be erected as an addition to
give room for the, distribution of i'm
portant files and papers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
NOW FOR NEWPORT TROLLEY.
Wilmington 8 Christiana Turnpike Co
Give City Railway Co. Right of WAY,

Wilmington 8 ChristIana Turnpike Co.
Give City Railway Co. Right of Way.
The Newport and Stanton extension
OF the Wilmington City railway system
is to be built at once. Right of way
over the Newport turnpike was
given Monday morning and the material
has been received and is being dis
tributed. The road is to be built as
far as Stanton as soon as possible and
may be extended to Newport later.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Wilmington g. Christiana
Turnpike 20. was held Monday at
the Clayton House and at the request
of the railway oempany the right to
build the line on the pike was granted.
The railway company owns a con-
trolling interest In the pike and II. O.
Moore, OF Philadelphia, first vice.
president of the railway company, was
elected one OF the managers of the
turnpike company.
Officers we're elected as follows :
President, John Richardson, jr. !;
Managers. John Richardson, John r.
3ringhurst, John M. Mendenhall. John
Richardson, Jr., II. q. Moore, Preston
Lea, William T. Lyman, Reuben Sat
terthwaits and Edward Bringhurst,
Jr. (; Secretary and Treasurer, John r.
Bringhurst.
After the meeting one Of the officers
said, it was the intention Of the com
pany to improve the road and put it in
as good condition as possible.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
WATCH COMPANY CONSOLIDATION.

Chicago, ILL.,, May 7.-Offlcials of
the Eigin National Watch Co. in this
city declare they know nothing of the
details concerning proposed consoli-
dat!on of the different watch COM
panies. They admit that similar
rumors regarding the different watch
companies have been abroad at in
tervals, and that eventually. something
may come of the talk.
President Charles III. Hulberd is not
in the city, and it could not be a7cer
tanned whether he has gone east or net.
General Manager John M. Cutter
said : II can neither confirm nor deny
the report"
A dispatch from ElgIn says the Elgin
officials of the watch company. have
nothing to say regarding the reports of
the company going intoa combination
with the Waltham company.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
BOY DROWNED.
william Kelly Loses His Life by Falling
Infn the IhrIstinnn River

william Kelly Loses His Life by Falling
Into the Christiana River.
A crowd of negroes lounging about
the wharves Of tiorman & Co., at the
foot of Shipley street, saw William
Kelly, aged 8 years, who resided on
Connell street between Second and
Third, drown in the Christiana River
shortly before O'Clock Monday after
noon.
The little fellow had been watching
other lads fishing and losing his
balance, fell into the water. His cries
and thuse of other children along the
whsrves soon attracted crowd. Can't.
Terry Of one of the Charles Warner
90. g coal barges ran to the scene, but he
could not swim and stood on wharf log
and tried to catch the boy. His hand
touched the head of the lad as he sank.
Capt. Terry and Officer Shields, with
graphing irons, sent from police head
quarters, were soon graphing for the
body and after search of 20 minutes
caught it not far from where it sank.
Sergeant Lyons and Officers Pierce,
Connor and Fox were nearby and as
sisted in removing the body from the
water and plaood it IN the shade Of a
freight car and covered it until the
arrival of the Coroner's Undertaker
James Il. Chandler.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
COLLECTOR OF THE PORT.
No Credcnce Placed In the Report Tha
the Office is to be Abolished.

No Credence Placed In the Report That
the Onice Is to be Abolished.
Collector of the Port William II.
Cooper places no credence in the report
that there is movement on foot at
Washington to abolish the office and
turn the work over to the Philadelphia
office. He believes, in the tirst place,
that the District of Delaware is too
important; secondly. that the kepubli-
cans are not likely to all,w the Office to
be abolished, and thirdly, that Della
ware is Justly entitled to have such an
office. He believes the rumor was
started for political effect.
There afe others who profess to
bt lieve that designing Republican poll
ticians are soheming. through jealousy,
to have the office abolished, as they
would rather see the office taken away
than have political enemy fill the
place, but 1t is belie7ed the plot, il
there is one, will not succeed.
The Office is more important than
many people suppose. During the fiscal
year ended June Both, last. the exports
we're valued at s5,679, 735 and the
receiEts amounted to S23, 779. The
annual compensation of the collector ia
abcut 81, 500, and he has an assistant
and two inspectors, which makes the
Office one of the hest in the State, from
financial standpoint.
For some reason the Wilmington in
ternal revenue Office was merged with
the Baltimore office in 1887 and now
the local office is simply an agency.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
THROUGHOUT DELAWARE.

The FrankIord campneeting will
begin August I'd.
: Frank Newman will manage the
Delaware House, Harrington.
Benson g. Hardesty of Frederick will
graduate from Dickinson College next
month.
DIR. Dawson, physician to the Seaford
Board OF Health. says there are no cases
OF smallpox in that town.
The Pension Bureau has appointed
DR.. L. a. II. Bishop of Dover an ex-
amining surgeon for the Delaware dis
trict.
Owing TO the death of John b. Dor
man, heavy stlckholdei, the Plant of
the Delaware Democrat,a at Georgetown,
will be sold.
he Lewes Board of Public Works
has elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, A.. L.. Burton; Secretary, Robert
Il. NAPLES; Treas urer, ID. W. Brereton.
Prof. Arthur M. Gates of the Will
mington Conference Academy has &C.
oepted the professorship in Latin at the
Genessee Wesleyan College, Lima, N. Y.
Coy. Hum has appointed Harry S.
Marshall q Justice of the peace and
hopohy bhpAtN op NNoi HcboN
K, Householder justice of the peace
and notary public at Delaware City. :
The Queen Anne's Railroad Go. has
hooked 6,000 exoursionists for Reho-
both. This time last year, 1t had
booked 400. A new engine ard num-
ber of cars have been purchased to ac-
commodate the increased travel.
Register OF Wills Causey of Sussex
l.
tration as follows: On the estate of
Charles q. Stookley, to Hannah L.
Paynter; on the estate of Margaret A.
Short, to Matt Ford Short; on the
estate OF Solomon Groves, to Margaret
+. Groves; on the estate of Layinia A.
White, to Eli N. White; on tine estate
of Sarah A. Walls, 10 BENJAMIN j.
Walls; on the estate of Robert Frame,
to Medford L. Watson, and on the
estate Of L. W. Carmean, to William E.
Carmean.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
WHAT WAS THE SCHEME ?
Moravian Clergyman Heard oi Allegc
Legacy which Doesn't Seem to EXIST.

NIoravian Clergyman Heard oi Alleged
Legacy which Doesn't Seem to EXIST.
It looks as II swindliug scheme was
tried upon the Rev. Clarence b. Eber-
man of No. 36 West Orange street, Lam
caster, Pa, but he is uncertain Just
what the schome was and has written
to Register OF Wills Calvin W. Crossan
in this city for information. He writes
under date of May 9th to inquire con-
cernine supposed legacy of Mrs. Mary
Hoke Fahes to the Moravian Sunday
school of Lancaster, Pa. He says that
the following are the facts in the case:
''Henry Lanius, representing himself
as resident of Hanover, Pa, called
to see me and informed me that he was
executor of Mrs. Fahes estate, as she
died in Wilmington, Del, in February.
Her will contained legacy to our
Sunday school for $500, and he had
called to pay it over.
"He rendered me check, made out
to his name for 5000, on the Central
National Bans, Wilmington, Del, and
signed by A. M. Gilman Il Son. This
check be endorsed on the back, and
made il payable TO my order.
'As he was about to leave me he
said that there would be charge Of
cz phyaDle 10 yUui DuG ne uhu phlu IT.
and when l received the money L should
send 50 to you.
II sent the check to Wilmington,
through the ConestoRa National bank,
ana it has been returned No such ac-
count. gave this Mr.. Lanius a
receipt reading Received of Fl. Lanius,
executor OF Mary Hoke Fahes the sum
OF $500 for the Moravian Sunday. .schuol,
Lancaster, Pa.
In seeking to verify some statements
of Mr.. Lanius, found that these
statements were unreliable, at the same
time | sent the check for collection.
As he did moi demand any money, we
are al loss to understand his actions,
and therefore write for any informa-
tion which you may have. MIR. l.. is a
small m'an, quite elderly, possibly 10
years of age, white hair and white
beard.'
Mr.. Crossan has written 10 MIR. Eber-
man, telling him that no such estate
has been heard of here 1t is supposed
that the stranger hoped Mr.. EberWan
| would give him the 81 fee. Mr.. Ebtr-
man is pastor OF the Moravian Church
at Lancaster and president Of the Penn
| sylvania Christian Endeayor Union.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09

Occupants of properties between
Front and Water streets which have
been purchased by the F., w. a. b.
Railroad Co., have received notice to
vsoare on May 25th, which is taken as
an Indication that the company con-
templates beginning work on its i'm
provements about the first of June.
Nest of the property referred to is on
the line of the proposed elevated rail-
road while some is beyond that limit,
and it is possible that the company
expects to begin work on the elevated
road and also on freight station in
the neighborhood Of Front and Market
streets early in the summer.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
PILdT COMMISSIONERS.


semi-Annnal Meeting Here - Secretary
CarswelI Resigns.
The Delaware Board Of Pilot Com
missioners met in semi annual session
today ut the Hotel Wilmington. There
were present President John T.. Virden,
Secretary Jnhn N. Carswell, Alfred d.
Poole, Robert Chambers and L. G.
MARSHALL. Mr.. Carswell presented his
resignation ms secretary, and it was
accepted to tnke effect upon the expira-
tion of his commission in September.
The term of Mr.. Virden as COM
missioner win expire May 26tb.
A question which came before the
meeting was whether re rating of
pilots made vacancy. 1t was referred
TO counsel for decision.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
DISPOSITION OF BALLOT BOXES.

Law on the Subject Does out Bear Out
Statements of Some Republican Leaders.
Morning News Tuesday printed the
following, which was evidently in
spired by scme over-zealous Republican
politician:
Republican leaders say that one Of
the instructions Just Issued by the De-
partment of Elections for election
officers, who are to sit on June lst,
will be an incentive to crooked"
work, if any person is disposed to
tnmper with the ballot boxes. The De
partment In the instructions to election
officers, has printed on the back cover
this paragraph:
Notice to Inspectors Place one
ballot box within the other; lock same
and leave key in lock. Leave box in
polling place; will be called for by De-
partment OF Elections. "
The election law requires that the
boxes shall be returned to the Depart
ment of Elections after the count. Ry
leaving the boxes in the polling places,
it will be easy for fraud to be COM
mitted, and the ballots to be tampered
with before they could reach the Office
of the Department of Elections.
According to the law on the subject.
after the ballots are counted they are
to be publicly burned, except those
about which there is some question,
which are to be sent to the Department
of Elections in an envelopes; and, this
being the case, the ballot boxes are
empty, and it is difficult to see where
there is any opportunity to do any
"tampering" after the ballots are
counted and there ars no ballots in
the boxes. Neither is it plain where
the notice to inspectors, quoted above,
offers any incentive TO crooked
work. " The law is very plain. 1t is
as follows:
"When the canvass of the ballots
found in the box shall have been COM
pleted and the poll clerk shall have
announced that to the inspector the
total number of votes received by each
candidate, the chairman of the board
of inspectors of election, or in his
absence the inspector acting as such,
shall proclaim in loud voice the total
number of votes received by each ol
the persons voted for upon the ballots
found 10 the box, and the Office fol
which they are designated, and such
proclamation shall be prima facie evi.
dence Of the result OF the canvass Of
such ballots. And after the ballots
shall have been counted as aforesaid,
and the certificates duly made out, the
said ballots shall then be immediately
destroyed, unless any of the said ballots
shall be disputed or rejected, in which
case the said disputed or rejected
ballots shall be placed within the said
certificates 10 an envelope and sent tc
the Department OF Elections.
| 1t will be seen that there is no reasor
for saving the ballots after theyshavt
been counted, the certificates and dis
puted ballots only being of use.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09

Y A horse owned by W. L. Postles and
driven by three colorsd boys ran away
from Ninth and Washington streets
Monday afternoon. At Monroe street
the wagon to which the horse was at
sached was upset and the boys were
Thrown out One of them, William
Jenkins, was rendered unconscious.
'lle was carried into the recidence of
Mrs. Carter No. Sl4 West Ninth street,
where he was revived by DR.. Chandler,
!. ter which he was able to walk home.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09

While Edward Erwin, aged eight
years, was standing In front Of mis-
home, No, 800 Washington street,
about 5 O'Clock Monday afternoon an
Italian boy passed carrying an armful
of flowers and young Erwin asked for a
flower. The Italian boy refused and
became angry, aud, drawing a knife
from his pocket plunged it into Ervin's
back near the left shoulder. The blade
Game very near cutting the lung. DIR.
Morgan attended the injured boy. 1t
lis thought the lad will recover. His
|assailaut escaped.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
EASTERN snoRE or MARYLAND.


John Reed has been elected chief of
police at Northeast.
The Greensboro Town Council has
elected Il. p, Roe president.
The Northeast NJ. IL. Church will be
remodeled at cost Of 1000.
James NJ. Harrington has been ap.
pointed town baililf at Greensboro.
The Queen Anne's Railroad Co. will
erect 81, 900 station at Centreyille.
Swimming will be taught at the
Jacob Tome Institute, Port Deposit.
William l.. darrell has bought the
Wickes farm, near Chestertown, for
Sl3. $50.
Howard Watson of Elkton will
graduate from the University of Mary
land this week.
Joseph Coudon of Perryville will
graduate from the Maryland Agricul-
tural College this month.
The Easton Gazette suggests that the
next session OF the Wilmington Method
ist Episcopal Conference be held at
Easton.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09

Z James 4. Hartwell, a stranger, is to
be sent to the State Hospital for the
Insane Monday. He came here a
few days ago with tho property of AL.
Martins . Uncle Tom IS Cabin" show,
which is in summer quarters here, and
engaged board at the Hotel Whining
ton. On Friday he became sick and
was moved to the homeopathic Hos
.pital, but Monday his mind beoume de.
ranged ana arrangements were made to
send him to the State Hospital. An
effort is being made to locats his people.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
Ferris-Liegett wedding.

Miss Ethel G. Liggett Of Coatesville,
Pa, and Charles III. Ferris of Phi,a-
delpbia, were married IN Trinity
Episc opal Church, this city, at .
o'clock, Monday afternoon. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
II. Ashton Henry, rector of the
church, aud the bride was given away
Bessie L, Hammond was maid of
honor. The groom was unattended.
After the ceremony, MIR. and Mrs.
Washington and after n week there
they will live in Philadelphia.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
BOY RUN OVER.

John Grant Loses u Lcg-spends His Birth
day In Hospital.
John Grant of Kentmere was run ovei
Friday afternoon by Baltimore &
Ohio freight train on which ne had
been stealing ride. His left leg was
crushed and he was wounded on the
arm and head.
He and Charles Slime CT No. 1910
Scott street, boarded train at Sixth
street and rode across the B. IL o.
bridge past Augustine. About that
time Grant jumped from the train and
was injured. He was removed to the
Delaware Hospital, where the crushed
leg was amputated. He is doing fairly
we'll
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09

The steamer John Owen, bound from
Chicago to Buffalo with 112, 600 bushels
of corn, struck an obstruction in the
Straits of Mackinac Monday, and
wai beached at Chsboygan Point.
A passenger train on the burlington
railroad struck a freight train at
Thayer, Iowa, Monday, and was
badly wrecked. Engineer Brown was
killed and 30 persons were injured.
Part OF the bank Of tue Erie Canal,
at Rochester, New York, ras carried
away Monday, water Going much
damage to manufacturing establish
ments in the immediate neigh oorhocd.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09

Register of Wills Calvin W. Crossan
issued letters testamentnry Monday on
the estate of Ca:oline j. McClary, late
of this city, to her son, William j.
McClary. of Philadelphia. 1t is estI-
mated that the estate is worth S1G0, 600.
The legacies aggregate S.S,0G0. OF
this SUN, $4,000 is for the Hotne for
Aged Women, 50, for memorial
bedsat the Delaware Hospital, and $500
for West Presby terian Church.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09

Garrett s. Smith has resigned as
clerk in charge of postal substation No.
l, at Delaware avenue and du Pont
street and T. Harrison Chappeau has
been appointed to succeed him. Mr..
Chappeau recently purchased Mr..
Smiths drcg store. The sub station
will remain at its present location,
Delaware avenue and du Pont street.
Mr.. Smith is a sub.cerk at the main
postotllce, having passed civil service
examination,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
CIVIC EGATES To BUFFALO.

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
Dover, May THE following civic
delegates to the Pan-A American Bxposi.
tion, at Buffalo, have been appointed
by Gov. Hum:
New Castle county-W. s. Hilles, s.
H. Baynard, John S. Resell, II. O.
Conrad and William Lnwton.
Kent county L. Wolcott and
Charles Brothers.
Sussex county Joseph T.. Cahall,
Daniel j. Fooks and J. B. Gilchrist.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09

While John Sheehy, aged 81 years,
of No. 426 East Seventh street was
crossing the r., w. & u. railroad
tracks at Water aud French streets
Monday afternoon his toe caught in
one of tine switches and he was thrown
to the ground and slightly injured.
His wounds were dressed at the rail-
road emergency hospital.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09

Jacob Hauser. aged 70 years, died
Monday at Farnhurst.
Sarah Thompson, aged 70 years, died
on Saturday at Farnburst.
Sister Xavier Huott, aged 73 years,
died at the Convent of the Visitation,
Gilpin ard Grant avenues, on Satur-
day.
John James of West Chester, Pa,
died Monday. He was an uncle of
Mrs. Frank Woolley OF this city. The
funeral took place yesterday.
Mrs. Julia A. Miller, widow of Caleb
P. Miller, who at one time owned the
White Horse Hotel, Second and Tatnall
streets, died suddenly on Sunday at
the residence OF her son in law, Will
liam Turner, No. 3l1 East Third street.
Death resulted from rheumatism OF
the heart. Mrs. Miller had been sick
about three days. She was rs years of
age and leaves three daughters, Mrs.
Turner, Mrs. Samusl j. White and
Mrs. Coleman b. Harris.
John G. Glatts, aged Go years, died
Monday at the homo of his son, in
Upland, Pa. He had been ill for some
time. He was former resident OF this
city and went to Upland to take charge
Of the store of Lukens & Compton and
afterward engaged in business for him
sslf. In politics he was Democrat.
He leaves four sons. The funeral will
take place on Thursday morning.
Services will he held at st Michael g
Church, Chester
Miss Elizabeth Starr died yesteid day
afternoon at her residence, No. 1910
King street, at the age of 96 years. In
the last three years she had had falls
in which sho broke her shoulder, her
hip and her wrist. She was sister OF
Captain Thomas Starr, who sailed
vessels out CT the Brandywine many
years ago. She is survived ty the
following nieces and nephews Mrs.
Charles W. Stigers, Mrs. Marion Ben.
nett of Embreeville, Pa, Captain Will
liam Starr. Havre de Grace, Md,
Harry f. Starr. Denver, COL, and
Thomas S. Starr OF this city. Her
funeral will take place this afternoon.
E5,nrd M,,1Iip bao roopa +o Tbop,au
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09

annie Bevis, a child, living at No.
2312 West Eighteenth street, was badly
burned Monday afternoon. While
playing abound the stove at her resi-
dence her dress caught fire. The flames
were extinguished by Policeman Nc
Ateer and Frank II. Law, but not until
her arms and body had been badly
burned. DR.. Palmer attended her. Her
condition ia not considered serious.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
SNOWFALL IN ENGLAND.

London, Eng, May There was
heavy fall of snow in North Devon
shire and Dartmoor to-day endangering
the spring crops.
The change from the almost tropical
heat Of the past month is most marked
and promises to continue for some
time
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09
UNABLE TO MEET OBLIGATIONS.

Chicago, ILL.,, May Jameson &
Co., 65 LaSslle street, one of the
largest stock brokerage firms in the
West, have suspended.
They were unable to meet their
obligations on the New York Stock Ex-
change.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-09

Ireachers' Associatioh Eiects oicers'
At the semi-annual meeting of the
Wilmington Preachers Association
Monday the following officers were
elected: President, the Rev. q. W,
Prettyman; Secretary, the Rev. Il. s.
Thompson; Treasurer, the Rev. E. e.
White; Curators, the Reys. r. II.
Adams, E. N. Cantwell and I. A. II.
O'Brien. The Rev. John w. Jones
will rend the paper before the meeting
on Monday next,