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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31

Erected on the Jetty at Mouth of
Christiana.

EFcCtCu VII thO oOhty 81 NAohNA -
Christiana.
4 large fog bell has been installed on
the jetty at the mouth Of the Christlana,
which will he a great help to boats dur
ing the night and in a log.
The work of placing the bell in position
was finished last Saturday. Lights were
installed ON Monday, and now everything
is in readiness.
The lighthouse keeper tested the bell
Oh Monday. and its apparatus was
found to be without flaw. Its ringing
could be heard for a vast distance up
and down the river.
The bell which is of copper and weighs
nearly 14O0 pounds is erected in tower
sixteen feet square and twenty feet
high.
Sitting in his light tower, the light
house keeper, by simply pressing an
electric button is enabled to set the bell
machinery in motion.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
Bought Paper Mill.

Edward NJ. Taylor of this city. prcsi-
dent OF the Delaware Hard Fibre Com
pany, has purchased of Hugh Mclnnes,
the Rebecca paper Ii lis in bridgeport,
Pa, for s3S,OOO. The sale is made with
the proviso that Taylor be given the
property on six months trial. at rental
Of 81, 500 to ascertain if the water supply
il satisfactory for the manufacture of
the kind of paper he purposes making.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
First Car Ride.

Mrs. William Rodgers. of near Geor
setown, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Burton Jones, of Central avenue, near
Thirteenth street, Chester, and upon her
visit there has inaugurated her first ride
On steam car or trolley. The latter
conveyance she never saw until arriving
Mt Wilmington. on her way there.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
STRIKE SITUATION UNCHANGED
Paper Mill Employees Standing Firm
for Shorter Hours.

There is no change in the strike situa-
ton at the Jessup and Moore Paper
Company's works. All Of the strikers
ure still out and are determined to re-
main out until their demand is granted.
The. demand for shcrter hours is also
being made by the same class of work
men at many other mills
Proprietors of McDowelrs and Nixon's
Flat Rock paper mills, in Manayunk,
have agreed to give n two weeks trial
to new arrangement of working, reduc-
ing the hours from seventy-two to sixty
week, at the former rate of wages.
Because of the refusal of the Philadel-
phia Paper Manufacturing Company to
grant demand for a like reduction of
hours without decrease Of pay, most OF
its enters and machine tenders are on 4
strike.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
Trolley at Newport,

The Newport trolley cars are now
running into the centre of that town,
the fiat rails having been laid. The
present terminus is Groome's Corner
where the Farmers and Drovers' Hotel
is. The road enjoys a large patronage,
II is rumored that five cent fare is to
90 into effect November 1st.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
Inspection of workhouse.

The New Castle County Workhouse
will be opened for inspection next Nom
day, when the officers will report for duty
Nv order of Warden Meserve. A visit
to the institution will be revelation to
most Wilmingtonians.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
Delegates Returning.

Archdeacon George c. Hall. Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. II. Warner and the other Dela-
ware delegates TO the Episcopal Conveii-
tion in San Francisco, with the exception
of Judge Bradford, are expected to re-
t,u n to this city next Monday evening.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
Postomce Change.

William H. Head, who was recently
appointed postmaster for this city. will
assume the duties as such next Friday,
which will be November list. He has
received his commission and bonded and
all of the preliminaries have been gone
through with. The change will MOT be
accompanied by any ceremony.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
PermItfor Building.

Building Inspector Cassidy yesterday
granted to Contractor William Nj. Con-
nelly permit for the building of
mansard roof on Andrew ]. Travis sta
BILE. S21 Lancaster Avenue, at cost Of
| $500.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
seventh street Bridge Tested.

Seventh street bridge was tested yes
terday, the structure being turned by one
man without the least trouble. The
bridge will be completed soon. The last
pilings for the approaches are being
driven.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
sneciaI sermon MT st. Paul's.

DIR. w. l.. s. Murray will preach next
Sunday evening on ''The Trials and
Triumphs of Peninsula Methodism." He
invites all in the city who were born on
the peninsula.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
Skinned Ice Making Machines.

The Remington Machine Company
made shipment Of two large ice making
machines to the Repauno Chemical Co.,
in New Jersey.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
CAUTION.

All parties contemplating underwriting purchasing Sc
curities based upon the property Of the Wilmington Dela
aware Coal Gas Company warned to carefully investigate
the gas situation in Wilmington before doing The Oxy
hv nv friends Its works are practically finished it will
ultimately lay pipes in the City of Wilmington The
suit oubtedy be prolonged which will pre-
earnings applicable to dividends or interest
j. Edward Addicks.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
Letters Granted on Estate.

ns"lster OF Wills Crossan yesterday
ese haatters of administration on the
"nted issaames McKenna to John Me-
ate OF .fsaro
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-31
ROUTE OF PARADE.


taps of the City Hall bell; Eleventh to
King, to Ninth, to French, to Third, to
Market, to Eleventh, to Washington,
to Ninth, to Madison, to Fourth, to
Harrison, countcrmarching on Fourth
TO Washington, to Sixth, to King and
dismiss.
All that is wanted to make the masked
parade II success this evening is good
weather.
The final meeting of committees was held
last evening iii the Wilmington Bicycle
Club house. Reports We're received from
the various sub committees and after the
meeting il was announced that the affair
would be the largest ever seen in this
city.
Much money has been spent in cos
tunes, mauy of them being original
with the organization. Some Of the III
dividual paraders have expended con.
siderable money for dress and be-
sides being II humorous procession it will
be thing Of beauty long to be remcm-
bcred.
The managers ask the people through
The Sun to keep on the sidewalks SO that
the fancy drills that have been practiced
may be given on the streets without in
tcrruptOn.
There will be many floats in line from
the country and they will he placed in the
fourth division.
The formation of the parade follows:
FIRST DIVISION.
William w. Rice, Chief Marshal
Harry Il. Klund, Aid First Division.
George II. Cornell, Aid Second Division.
Ray G. I.invlle, Aid Third Division.
~ Platoon of Police.
Brunswick Fire and Drum Corps, 20
Pieces.
Wilmington Bicycle Club. William X.
Goodley. Marshal.
Band.
Water Witch Fire Co., No. s, Thomas
l.. Reynolds, Marshal.
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interest that is compounded daily.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-19
The maryland Election Law.
(From the New York Evening Post)

(From the New Nork Evening Postl
We have felt for some time that the
Evening POST was led into passing more
severe structures than were deserved upon
the new ballot law in Maryland, which
was passed at the recent extra session or
the Legislature. and We have awaited the
first trial of the system at the city cleo
ton in Frederick yesterday for test
which might clear up all doubt In the
premises. The substantial agreement of
the reports published by the Baltimore
American" the leading Republican news
paper of the State. and the Baltimore
Sum-" the chief Democratic journal. ap-
pears to furnish conclusive proof that the
new statute is a good thing. Names upon
the ballot are arranged alphabetically for
eaca office, the name Of the candidate in
every instance being followed by the
name of his party. This Is In a sense an
educational test. but it was proved at
Frederick yesterday that the illiterate
black Republican or the illiterate white
Democrat can be instructed so as TO dis
tinguish his candidate for each office by
the appearance of the word describing his
party-as. for instance, that Democratic
has round letter the fourth from the
start, and that Republican has one
letter which drops In part below the line.
talked with a number of old negro men
who were raised in slavery and never
learned to read. and that every one as
sured him that the new ballot was as SIM
One excellent feature of the new law.
Judging from its first test at Frederick.
is the f1ct tnat IL prDfnubts INDEPENDENT
voting The elector must make mark
against the name of one candidate for
every office IL he would do his full duty.
and there were many split tickets''-the
Republicans polling only 921 votes for
mayor, but 101I for city register, and the
Democrats 1854 for mayor, but only 926
for the registership. In a few cases Re-
publican tickets were marked only for
mayor, and 1t Is explained that these
were cast by extra duh negroes. who
could not be trusted to mark the whole
ballot and were instructed to vote for
the one name. so as to make sure of that
much" We can see no reason to suppose
tllat Yesterdays election was not a fair
trial of the new law. and we are glad
to believe that. whatever may have been
the motives of those who were credited
with desire to disfranchise ignorant
blacks without also ruling out ignorant
whites. the result has been statute
which is reasonable and just to both races
and both nartles.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-19
AN APPEAL FOR woLFsoN.
The President Strongly Urged to
Grant Him n Pardon.

The President has under consideration
the application for pardon made on
behalf of Joseph n. Wolfson. of New
Orleans. Wolfson was tried and convict
ed of being implicated with certain frauds
in connection with the affairs of the I'm
ion National Bank, of that city. He was
social circles. He was convicted and SEN
fenced to eight years Imprisonment
While his case was pending on appeal
he obtained permission to enlist in the
army and served in Cuba and for fifteen
months in the Philippines 1t is said
that he placed himself in grave danger
upon many occasions for the purpose of
being killed in order to avoid any further
disgrace. His record in the service is a
very good one, and for this reason a
strong effort is being made to secure his
pardon.
The higher court has, however. decided
takes action in his favor he will be sent
to prison. Mr.. Griggs passed upon the
case shortly before his retirement from
the office of Attorney General and decIin-
ed to recommend a pardon Notwith-
standing this fact. the friends of Wolf
son have taken the matter to the Presi-
dent personally, and have strong hopes
OF securing favorable action. The Presi-
dent is said to have expressed no small
amount of interest in the case because of
the very creditable record which the ac-
cused has made in the army In case of
a pardon, Ii will be necessary for Wolf
out the remainder of his term of enlist
ment.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-19
STILL SOVEREIGN STATES.
The Postal Guide Hecognixes the
south African Republics.

That the United States Government has
not as yet taken steps toward the recog-
milton of the claim OF the British Govern
ment TO sovereignty over the Orange Free
State and the South African Republic" is
indicated In the April number of the
United States Postal Guide. In this pam
phlet. which is issued monthly by the
Postoffice Department. and which Is dis
tributed TO all postmasters and railway
postal clerks throughout the country, all
orders and rules of the Postofiice Depart
ment are published. II is the only official
guide of the Postoffice Department, as is
indicated on its cover page
II there had been a recognition of Eng
| lands claim 10 the two South African
| Republics by President Mel inley and his
| Cabinet 1t is claimed that Postmaster
| General Smith would have taken due no.
| tice thereof and would have worded his
orders in accordance with conditions.
| In the April issue of the Postal Guide Is
published table showing the rates of pos
| tage charged in certain foreign countries
| on articles sent by mail to the United
States, in which it states that letters per
| Is grammes equal to one-half ounce, from
the Orange Free State, or the South Az
| rican Republic. costs 2l4 pence. A single
postal card costs / penny. Other matter
| per fifty grammes, equal to two ounces.
| costs Y penny; for registration, pence;
| charge for return receipt. 2ss pence.
! Another article comprising the names OF
| the countries and colonies constituting the
! Universal Postal Union also contains the
/ names. under n separate heading, of the
Orange Free State" and South African
| Republic
| Captain Brooks. Superintendent of rof-
| eign Mails at the Postoffice Department.
recently received from the Imperial Japa-
nese Postofiice Department pamphlet
| containing all the rules. regulations, and
| postage duties and fees of that country,
revised up to date. In this pamphlet the
| japanese Government also recognizes the
| Orange Free State and the South AT
rfca7 Republic sovereign States and
] independent Governments.
| Captain Brooks said that there was no
| reason why mail matter bearing the South
I African Republic postage stamp should
| not be carried by the mails as long as the
| service of those countries was recognized
as such by the International Postal Union,
| which embraces nearly every civilized
| Government, including Great Britain.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-19
BAFFLED BY ELECTRIC LINES.
Unable to Determine the New Or
leans Magnetic Variation.

NEW ORLEANS, April lS.-William
Wernpech, jr., sent here by the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey to fix
the point of magnetic variation in this
section, started for Alexandria, La, today.
having completely failed in his work, in
consequence of the electrical disturbances
due to the trolley car system of the city.
II have telegraphed the department in
Washington for instructions regarding
New Orleans" he said today. Il never
was placed in such a dilemma before. l
have spent a week here diligently looking
for station to make my tests. but the
trolley lines are too many for me. On ac-
count of the electric waves everywhere
around New Orleans, caused by the cleo
tric street railway lines, ] have been I'M
able to make any tests.
There were as many atmospheric dis
turbances in Audubon Park as anywhere
else. In fact, I have traversed the city
from end to end in all directions, and
visited the outskirts, but nowhere is there
a spot to be found to determine the decli-
nation, the dip and the intensity OF the
magnetic force.
II have been in no city where there are
so many. electric lines. The only sugges-
ton | can make to the department at
Washington is to establish station on
the Government reserves along the lower
river at one of the forts.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-19
TAKES NoRTHRUP's PLACE.
John barrett Appointed Delegate to
the Pan-American Congress.

The President has decided to appoint
John Barrett. ex-United States Minister
to Siam, as a delegate to the Pan-Ameri-
can Congress, which meets in the City of
Mexico next October Mr.. Barrett was
at the White House yesterday in COM
pany with Senator Hanna and after dis
GUESSING the matter with the President an
nounced that he would accept the APP
pointment.
Mr.. Barrett Is to fill the place in the
United States delegation originally ten
dered to Prof. Cyrus Northrup, the Pres
ident of the University of Minnesota, who
has declined TO accept. Prof. Northrup
was candidate for membership on the
Board of Commissioners for the St. Louis
Worlds Fair. but it was found impossi-
BILE to tender him this honor. Instead the
President named him as one of the dele
gates to the Pan-American Congress. 1t
is said that Prof. Northrup declined for
the reason that his acceptance would re-
quire too long an absence from the in
stitution of which he is president at a
time when his presence there is most
needed.
The official announcement of Mr.. Bar
rett's appointment will be made within a
few days. When seen concerning the
matter last night MT I.arrett sad.
1T is true that the President has offered
me the appointment as delegate of the
United States to the Pan-American Con-
gress. to be held at Mexico in October. in
place of President Northrup, of the Uni
versity of Minnesota. but this honor was
entirely unexpected and unsolicited by
me. l am not seeking from the Admins
tration any office now vacant or soon to
be vacated. and / am engaged with per-
sonal business affairs. Coming to Wash
ington on private business matters con-
nected with an extended trip South, to
New Orleans. where / have been invited
TO deliver an address on our interests in
China, / was, to my absolute surprise,
rendered this position.
After considerable hesitation l have
decided to accept it. because of the i'm
portant and interesting work before the
congress and of my interest in foreign
affairs. Although most of my time and
diplomatic experience have been devoted
to Asia, l consider the field of South
America no less important 1t has been
in Central and South America, and for
tunatey | have working knowledge OF
Spanish. acquired in the Philippines.
Another point that has weighed with
me in accepting this responsibility Is the
fact that up to the time of my appoint
ment the Pacific Coast had no representa-
tive in this delegation. Our Pacific States
have, perhaps greater interest in the de-
velopment of closer commercial and polit-
ical relations with the Central and South
American countries than any other por-
ton of the United States
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-19
CHINA AND OUR SILK MILLS.
Mr.. WI Tells of the Harm to the In
dustry by the War.

CHARLOTTE, N c., April 1s.-Wu
Ting-fang. the Chinese Minister. was the
guest of the Manufacturers Club of Char
lotte today. He came here early this
morning and visited the cotton mill plants
of the city. This afternoon reception
was given, and more than 500 ladies called
and shook hands with Mr.. WI
This evening he was the guest of honor
at a banquet. Mr.. WI, Senator. McI.au-
rim, of South Carolina: E. A. Smythe, OF
Pelzer. s. c., and DIR. Charles W. Dabney,
of the University of Tennessee, made
speeches. In part Mr. WI said:
1T might be supposed that lions
share of the trade between China and
the United States would naturally fall
to the States on the Pacific Coast. There
the Chinese have established themselves
in business. Portland. San Francisco, Los
Angeles, and other cities in California,
Washington and Oregon have colonies of
Chinese called Chinatown. bits of the
picturesque Orient set in the midst of
the busting and modern Occident.
Indeed. the Chinese have come to iden-
tify California with America, but the re-
cent disturbances In China have made
some unexpected revelations. The unset
tied state of things in North China is
found to affect seriously the cotton in
duStry In the southern states OIL tne
United States.
In a memorial from the cotton manu-
facturers of the South. addressed to the
Secretary of State in November last. COM
mendng the open-door policy in China.
the statement is made that a large part
of the production of the cotton drills and
sheetings manufactured in the Southern
mills is exported TO North China. and
that the interference in China by any
European Government would tend Sc
riously to injure not only the cotton manu-
featuring Industries but other important
products of the United States which are
being shipped to China II is not only the
manufacturers of cotton goods that would
be seriously affected, but the Southern
planter and cotton grower, who finds
ready cash sale for his products at his
very door: and also the thousands of en-
ployes and laboring classes who are en-
gagged in the cotton mills and depend on
the success of these manufacturing indus
tries for a livelihood.
This is a new bond of sympathy be-
tween China and the United States. I
say a new bond because II is of COM
paratively recent growth. The trade has
practically sprung up since 1896 Statistics
will bear this out China imported last
year more than five times the amount
of American cotton goods, measured in
dollars, than she did in 1895.
THE value of American cotton goods
imported into China in 1893. according to
the imperial maritime customs of China,
is even larger than that given by the
United States Treasury Department, 49,,
$50, 026, instead of s9,SH. j65'
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-19
COMPLAIN OF CUBAN MAYORS.
Political Parties Say Inc Election
Law IL Arbitrarily broken.

HAVANA, April 1S-General Wood has
received n number OF petitions from po-
ltical parties regarding the arbitrary and
despotic behavior of local mayors who
completely ignore the electoral law when
IT suits them to do so.
The law provides for the proper repre-
sentation of all the parties on the boards
of registration. but the mayors often ar
bitrarily refuse to allow members of the
opposite parties to have representation,
making the excuse that these parties are
fictitious. This is an old story When
anything goes wrong with the Cubans,
whether they are politicians or business
men, they always go to the American au-
thorities.
At public meeting of the Constitution
al Convention today the resignation of
Senior Berriel as member of the COM
mission to visit Washington was accepted
and Senior Betancourt was appointed In
his place. The commission will sail on
Saturday.
The sentence of two men who were con-
demned to death last June in Matanzas
has been committed to imprisonment for
life. Had the original sentence been car
ried out the culprits would have been
garroted. They would have been the first
to be executed under the military gov
| eminent. General Wood decided to COM
mute their sentence on the unanimous
vote of the Council of Secretaries. The
previous executioner of Cuba was big
| negro, who received a Spanish ounce for
every person he put to death. He was re-
garded as a sort of outcast-
A contract for dredging the channel Of
the harbor at Cardenas has been awarded
to Michael Dady, who will be paid $3.50, 900
for the work. The channel is to be
dredged to a depth of twenty-five feet.
The resent minimum depth is seventeen
feet. Much of the dredging will consist of
the removal of rock. The work will re-
suit in great saving in lighterage. as
after the channel is deepened vessels will
be able to load and discharge inside the
harbor.
Regarding the refusal of the Jacobin
element in the convention to accept the
Plat amendment La Lucha" says this
is no fault of General Wood, as these
delegates are thinking of the salaries
they are enjoying under the Americans
Their refusal. however, is good thing,
as the conservative and lukewarm ele-
ment of the population is being forced to
come out of its shell and agitate in favor
of the acceptance of the amendment
The paper says that n vast majority OF
the people want the amendment accepted.