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Evening journal., 1901-01-04
COUNCIL WILL OPPOSE
CITY BORROWING MONEY

Members Of City Council, at a meet
ing last night, practically decided to
oppose all measures which may be pre-
sented to the Legislature authorizing
the borrowing OF money by any Of the
city departments.
James B. Oberly, member from the
Twelfth ward. presented resolutions to
that effect, which were adopted.
Council elected vaccine physicians as
follows: Southern district, Dr. Emil
Hertel; Northeastern district, DR.. 4. d.
Cook; Southwestern district, DR.. f. p
Harris; Northwestern district, DR.. j.
w. Malcom.
The committee Of the whole report
ed in favor Of approving the bill to al
low the Phoenix Fire Company $500
year for its ambulance service.
The S. p. c. A. made its report for
December, and an order for $3.50 was
drawn TO pay its monthly appropria-
ton
Vaccine Physician ]. p. Malcom re-
ported 669 vaccinations in the past
year, and DR.. T. d. Cook reported / Gal
Coal Oil Inspector Kelley reported
1850 gallons of oil tested in Decem-
ber Building Inspector Cassidy re-
ported having issued eight permits foi
buildings valued at s29 300.
City Treasurer Hamann reported the
balance in First National Bank to be
S66, 6,680.79; received of Thomas S. Lewis
$1,000; Eugene NJ. Sayers, $500; l. c.
Pyle, $50; John J. Cassidy, SIS; Water
Department, S21,54473; Eugene Mas
sey, S4425; G. H. Boughman, s2O.45;
p, w & B. Railroad Company 500; L
c. Kent S11; First National Bank in.
terest, SS6.11; Wilmington STEAMBOAT
Company, SIS.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
TO BULKHEAD THE CHRISTIANA
And AMEND THE CITY TAX LAWS
Board Of Trade TireeSS iu Trying to Promote the IN
tcreStS Of The City Of Wilmington by New Char
ter and Better DaTbOr
BUSINESS FAILURES DECREASE
Last Years Numbered Three Below Re.
ports Of Preceding Year

According to a tabulated report mede
by Francis j. Williams, local agent
for Il. c.. Dun & Co.. during the year
1900. there were forty-elght failures,
with liabilities amounting 10 S227,147
on this Peninsula. as compared with
ffty-one failures with liabilities OF
S157973 during the preceding year.
The Peninsula district includes
Delaware. Cecil. Kent, Queen Anne's.
Talbot Wicomico. Somerset, Worces-
ter counties in Maryland and North
ampton and Accomack in Virginia
There are between 1900 and 5000 Arms
and organizations doing business there
A total OF 902 new concerns began
business during the year.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
BISHOPS SUDDEN DEATH
SHOCKS ALL METHODISTS

Detroit. Jan. 4.--Biahop w. X. Nlnde.
aged 6S years. OF the Methodist Epis-
copal church, was found dead in his
bed at his home here yesterday. It IS
thought the cause OF death was heart
trouble. He attended a funeral We'd
nesday and caught a cold. The Rev
Mr. Rinde had been a bishop OF tho
NJ E. church since 1884. and was
known throughout the United States
Prior to his election as q bishop he
was pastor Of the Central M. e. church
here and was at one time a missionary
In India.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
PROVIDED PRELIMINARY
SURVEY OF CHRISTTANA

Washington. d. c., Jan. 1.-The
River and HarbOr Committee OF the
House has completed the final draft Of
the River and Harbor bill. The appro-
priatons and contracts provided for in
the measure were given out just be-
fore the holiday recess, but the prelimi-
mary surveys provided we're not COM
pleted until Wednesday. They include
the harbor at Wilmington and Chris
tiana river with view 10 providing
bulkheads and widening and maintain
ing a channel twenty-one feet deep.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
Il. P. SCOTT SUES B. & 0.
Wilmington Stakeholder objects to Method
Of Declaring Dividends

Henry p. Scott, of this city, has
filed suit in the Circuit Court in Bal
timore. asking an enjoining of the B.
& o. Railroad Company from paying
larger dividends to the holders of COM
mon stock than is received by the hold
ers of preferred stock.
Mr.. Scott alleges the company takes
the position that the preferred stock is
limited to per cent, and AYERS that
he and all holders Of the preferred
are entitled to receive in each year not
only a dividend Of 4 per cent. on prefer
red stock but also. a share pro rata
with the holders Of common stock, IN
any additional dividends declared oui
of the said net earnings.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
PSymaStOr Defeats Miss Cole,
Ills Wife'S Companion
MRS. RODNEY TELLS HER STORY
SAYS She Married The Officer on Agree
meRt for Training Her
Voice Abroad

Washington, Jan. 4.-Robert Burton
Rodney, retired paymastcr OF the navy.
need not pay SCI claimed as wages to
Miss Elizabeth Cole. cousin and com
panion OF his bride. Justice Callan
yesterday held that the monopoly by
Miss Cole of Mrs. Rodney to Mr.. Rod
ney's exclusion made the contract
void.
Proceedings consisted in the hearing
Of the argument on both sides The
defense laid stress on the relations be-
tween Mrs. Rodney and Miss Cole.
Mr. Vorhees. counsel for Mr.. Rodney.
portrayal his client as an elderly man,
drawing a fair salary and with private
means, aud ended by saying he was an
easy mark"
Justice Callan created surprise when
ne ruled that the contract evidently
kept Mr. Rodney from his wife. and
that Miss Cole had no case. He re-
ferred TO the testimony Of Mr.. Rodney
that on the journey from Toronto
Canada. 10 this city Miss Cole had
slammed the door OF the compartment
in the train in his face and locked IL.
The court further said that Mrs. Rod
ney would have made an acceptable
witness. Mr.. Archer gave notice or a
motion for a new trial. and said he
would bring Mrs Rodney into court.
WOMEN MAKE A STATEMENT.
A statement was given cut last even
ing on behalf of Mrs. Rodney and Mis-.
Cole. According to q, Rodney frs
met his bride two years ago In Buffalo
and proposed marriage to her few
hours after they had been introduced
Mrs. Rodney has a good voice, an'
her ambition has been TO become /
great singer. To accomplish this sh'
was willing to make almost any sacri
fee Rodney is said to have profess
ed great admiration for her vocal ac
complishments, and promised that 4
she would marry him she should g,
to Europe fer two years for training
Rodney is alleged to have represent
ed that in addition to his salary as I
retired naval officer he had large in
come as a claims attorney and a larg'
private fortune. The girls family i
is declared. looked upon the match a.
a peculiarly desirable one, and he
mother urged her TO accept Rodney
cffer.
BLAMES HIM FOR TROUBLE.
One of the stipulations Of the mar
riage is said to have been that III
girls cousin and bosom friend, Mis-
Cole, should be her companion durnl
the two years she was studying II
Europe.
Emphatic denial Is made that Mrs
Rodney has failed in her duty as
wife. She asserts that she was true {
all her marital VOWS until she discov
cred, after coming to Washington, tina
her husband dill not wish 10 publicl
recognize her as his wife.
When Dumford Cole of Toronto.
brother OF Miss Cole, heard Of the trou
bic he left Immediately for Washing
ton. arriving here a few days ago in
tending to take his sister home. Afte
/ an Investigation he decided that sh
was i'm the right, and that he woul
leave her here to fight II out with Rod
ney. After supplying her with fund
he returned 10 Toronto.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
Sewerage Deposits May Cause
City Law Suit
CITY TO AID THE GOVERNMENT
CITY Council and General assembly
Will be Asked to Pass Favor
ably Upon Bills

The question Of revising the tax
laws OF this city by means Of new
charter, and the Improvement OF the
Wilmington harbOr are TWO matters
which the Wilmington Board OF Trade
is most earnestly devoting time, BRAINS
and money, and along these lines one
OF the most interesting and important
meetings that has been held by The
board TOR many months, was that held
ia the boards rooms in the Equitable
building last night.
There was a good attendance, and
the resolutions offered for con-
sideration were thoroughly discussed,
and Of paramount Importance 10 the
welfare Of the city OF Wilmington
William Lawton, presided over the
session, and Daniel Taylor was the
secretary. Little time was spent over
routine work, for every member was
keyed up TO the Importance Of the two
main topics
The committee on industrial Della
ware reported progress, and the COM
mite on the new city charter report
ed having made various changes and
alterations in the proposed new laws,
and also embodied the following in the
introduction to the main body Of the
report:
I'm Offering this report we desire to
mention the great industry, earnest
ness and intelligence In this work Of
uur late colleague George w. Bush,
and our sense Of the great loss VIII
mington has suffered by his death.
I fSigned1
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
WANT DELAWARE COLLEGE
REMOVED 10 WILMINGTON
Board Of Trade Receives Petition From Professor Man
ming, Requesting That Body to fSkt in
Changing Location Of School

and generously towards the college,
and gets it, the people OF the whole
State will see and take pride in its in
creased usefulness. The Legislature
may then be expected to contribute, as
many State Legislatures do, regularly
and even generously to its support OF
course the meteorological station will
be wherever the college is, and other
original and advanced works may be
expected to grow up with the college.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
Poor Trustees Hear Reports

Governor HUM inspected the county
hospital at Farnhurst yesterday. The
trustees, whose regular meeting day 1t
was, heard reports which showed the
population of the building to be 211,
and that a payroll Of s39717 was due.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
MILK THIEVES OPERATING
Buxket and Contents Stolen From
Residence OF DR.. Jacobson

Dr. and Mrs. Jacobson are known TO
be charitable people and would, II ne
cessity required. share their last crust
or the last drop OF milk in the house
with any needy person, but they both
entered a protest this morning when
they found that some greedy thief hsd
stolen the mornings quart Of milk, can
and all
The milk was stolen from the porch
Of the house where the milk man has
been in the custom of leaving 1t. The
doctor still feels stocked with the milk OF
human kindness. but feels a little shy
on the milk from the dairy.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
wm bold speeIaI afeetlne

Tomorrow afternoon members of
the Park Commission will hold a spe-
cial meeting for the purpose of discus
sing the bill to be presented to the
Legislature providing for a loan OF
Sl5O,OOO for park purposes.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
To Cnre a cold in one Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
wIn Guard A galnsl EpIdemIo

AT a meeting Of the State Board Of
Health yesterday afternoon it was de.
cided to appeal to the Legislature foi
a revision OF laws so that more strin.
gent precautions can be taken to pre-
vent epidemics.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04

The committees report. along with
its recommendations were received BY
motion, and it was decided to hold a
special meeting of the board on Thurs
day night for the purpose Of discussing
the changes made in the proposed city
charter bill
TO BUIKHEAD CHRISTIANA.
That the sides and bottom OF the
Christiana must be looked after was
made evident by President William
Lawton. who informed members Of the
board that the river is fast shcaling
behind the dredging apparatus now
deepening the channel In introducing
the matter for discussion, Mr. Lawton
said that the river is filling up with
slipping mud and sewerage, and that
some action should be taken to pro-
tect the stream. and that in order to do
so an appropriation Is necessary, both
from the city OF Wilmington and the
United States government To provide
the money for this aud to show the
United States government that the city
Is willing to assist. a blll was offered
for the boards consideration, setting
forth that the city OF Wilmington
should pay ten per cent Of the 100000
necessary for the completion of this
work. The will is so wordsd that the
city would have TO pay from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year while the work was go
ing on, until the full $50 900 shall have
been paid TO the government engi-
neers which would leave the govern
ment to pay only $4,000.
In discussing the filling up OF the
river, w. w. Lobdell said that there is
40 doubt in his mind that the river Is
shOaled in a great measure by the
sewerage and also by the slipping mud
Of the banks. Mr.. LObdell spoke at
length ON the subject, and cited in
stances in his own experience where
shoals had been formed both by the
sewers and the loose marsh land. In
conclusion he said that In his opinion
the proper way to remedy this trouble
was to bulkhead the river
In explanation Of the bulkheading
process, President IawtOn said that It
was intended to build a bulkhead along
both banks OF the river for about three
miles, making six miles of bulkhead to
build at about $40 per Eneal foot Mr
Lawton further said that there Is a
firm so much annoyed by the sewers
causing shoals TO form on its property
that II had threatened to get out an
injunction TO prevent the sewers from
emptying into the river.
J. Newlin Gawthrop said that in his
opinion the shoals formed by the sew
orage were formed to a greater ex-
tent by the sand and dirt washed from
the streets than by the actual sewerage
itself. Mr. GawthrOp also was OF the
opinion that the city should assist in
raising the money for the needed
work.
G. d. w Dimock, OF the Harlan and
HOllingsworth Company. said that the
city engineers admit that seventeen
per cent. of the shoals in the Christi
ana river near the Harlan and Hol-
lingsw0rth shipyard were formed by
sewerage.
Henry F. Pickles was Of the opinion
CONTINUED on Sixth Page.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
Mr.. Salem Invites DIR. Morgan

Mt Salem NJ. Z. Church has invited
the Rev S. NJ Morgan, of Snow Hill
to become pastor next year.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
G. @. 1. Ii. @.

Is Cartmell's Cold IN the Head Cure.
No catRrrn if you use It.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
snapper Lunch

Saturday night at w. 3. Mann's
Eighth and Orange street
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
CONTEST GROWING POPULAR
Votes Coming IN Fast for the Free
Scholarship

The contest for the free scholarship
is becoming more and more interesting
every day. AS each day passes the
votes become more numerous. those al
ready in the field receiving additional
votes while still others are entering
the list
Contestants should send i'm Their
votes as soon as possible, and not rely
too much on the spurt on the last few
days. as someone is thereby pretty sure
to get left. IL is generally the steady
consistent worker who wins out I'm a
contest OF this kind. BE wise, there
FORE and send your votes In carly and
Oftonl
Tho vofao fc au foIloyu.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04

p. w. White. 81 Rockford Road. .173
j. N. Doto, 1923 Pine. ITO
Charles Morris, 230 Monroe. ....... 63
John q. O'Donnell, 3O2 Rodney ... AZ
NJ n. Haynes, 406 East Sixth.. 26
Kerop Khourmiam. 81 West. ....... IA
G. w. Atkinson, New Castle Ave. 13
r. Dolan, 231 Broome. me............... ~
Lewis Moore 419 East Ninth..... IL
W. Galloway, Gil S. Harrison. ..
j. r. Byron, city. 6
George Raymond, 1904 Pine. ....... 4
J. y. Merrill. 735 E Sixth. .......... 8
IT. NJ Stidham, 1885 West ....... ]
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
For a cold IN the IEcad

LaaaiIve Br0mo-Qulnlne Tablsls.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04
WILLIAM P. BANCROFT
"A. S. REED,
PATRICK NEARY.
JEROME b. BELL,
"IOHN s ROSSELILn

The committees report, along with
its recommendations, were received by
motion, and il was decided to hold a
special meeting Of the board on Thurs
day night for the purpose Of discussing
the changes made in the proposed city
charter bill.
Evening journal., 1901-01-04

(C0ntnued ON 8ixth Pagsl.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-28

bis back to the ars. ~wn you marry
mez
no. promptly
"Wul yo7 state your Obieeii0ns?' he
asked. courte0usly.
Too young Miss Cairns spoke la
conically. Like Lillian Bell. she pre-
ferred men at least thiriy-hVe.
What eise77 be questioned
Too slim. Not tall enough.
What DO you admire in a nan
'Fearlessness and gentieness- Ine
answer came without hesitation.
Wont you grant me these" he
stood over her with laughing eyes
Remember the calves I've Weaned,
and the sitting hens I've conquered.
The idea Of marrying you. Why,
We have dug up the violet beds, strung
beans. shelled peas together. Good
ness. mani want some romance In
my marriage. What put such a thought
N your head2" She looked at him
scrutinizingiy. 4 thought as much.
You met Miss Nancy. and she told you
that positively you were my last
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-28
THE TINrs or COIN.



Some tine ago a Frenchman placed
together a number Of gold coins Of
French mintage Of the beginning, mid
de and end Of the last century. He
was much surprised 10 see that they
differed in color. He set about finding
out the reasons for this difference and
the results Of his investigations have
been published In La Nature. There
is a paleness about the yellow Of the
10 and % frame pieces. which bear the
emgies Of Napoleon I. and Louis
XVIII that is not observed in the gold
pieces Of later mintage. One admirer
Of these coins speaks Of their color
as a beautiful paleness' and ex-
presses regret that It is lacking IN
later coins. The explanation Of It Il
very simple The alloy that entered
into the French gold coins Of those
days contained as much silver as cop
per and il was the silver that gave the
coins their interesting paleness. The
coins OF the era Of Napoleon III. we're
more golden in hue. The silver had
been taken out Of the alloy. The gold
coins OF today have a still warmer and
deeper tinge Of yellow. This is be-
cause the Paris mint. as well as that
in London, melts the gold and copper
alloy In hermetically sealed boxes,
which prevents the copper from being
somewhat bleached. as II always Is
when It Is attacked by hot air, so the
present coins have the full warmness
Of tint that a copper alloy can give. II
the coins Of today are not so handsome
in the opinion Of amateur collectors,
as those issued by the first Napoleon
they are superior TO those Of either OF
the Napoleons In the fact that It costs
less to make them. The double opera
tion of the oxidation Of the copper and
cleaning it on the surface OF the coin
with acids is no longer employed, and
the large elimination OF copper from
the surface Of the coins, formerly prac-
ticed, made them less resistant under
wear and tear than are the coins nov
in circulation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-28

y am no longer young" said an
Alaska pioneer the other day. but !
expect to live to see a continuous
line Of railway from New York to ST.
Petersburg by way OF Bering Strait
In fact, work on one Of the connecting
links viii be begun within a year. The
line he referred to will extend from
Port Valdez on the sea to the Yukon
river az the mouth Of the Tanana.
From this point another road is pro-
jected 10 Nome, and II that should be
built. a railway across the strait to
Siberia might become at least a possi-
bility. II expanding trade should de-
mand such a road. neither the en-
Rineering nor the financial difficulties
would be insurmountable. Il is an
interesting thing to speculate about
at any rate.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-28

4 would ioyfully. many a time. "
said q famous singer the other day.
exchange all my public ovations for
ms mothers knowledge how TO prepare
a palatable meal" Nevertheless. SO
fashionable have culinary and house
hold subjects become. that my moth
er's pies" have formidable rivals in
my daughters doughnuts Even
collegiate straws shows which way the
wind blows. Themes recently chosen
for senior theses in several leading
womens colleges include The Servant
Problem" Household Economies" and
Foods IN Relation toIntellect and San
ity." and stand in marked contrast
with the poetic and piatitudinous
graduating essays Of only a generation
ago. TO be "a good housekeeper." said
Shakespeare. goes as fairly as to say
great scholar" Today. az
never before. the two accomplishments
walk hand in hand
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-28

The young raiah Of Jhind. who is
lord OF the third biggest native state
under the Punjab government. has cell
ebrated his coming Of age BY marrying
a European girl Miss Olive Monalesen.
daughter of Mr. Monalesen OF Bombay
The wedding took place according to
sikh rites. and was to some extent a
runaway one. II the match can be 80
described where the bridegroom Is al
ready the husband OF al least two ma
tive ladies. Anyhow the British po-
litical officer was not given time TO
interfere effectively. The marriage
contract is drawn up In accordance
with sikh usage. and provides the lady
with a definite income. besides making
stipulations. with reservations. as 70
how many other wives the poteniate
may also possess The existence ma
haranis are reservations. The lady viii
be knoun as her highne9 Juswani
Kuar.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-28

and people had got into the way Of
inviting them out, and associating
their names together.
Miss Cairns got up and walked into
the house. Il was dark when the
young scotchman came in from the
village. He went straight TO Miss
Cairns father. They talked at length,
and at some low-voiced request the
old man answered heartily. Aye.
aye. lad"
The young scotchman ate his supper
IN silence and smoked thoughtfully
afterward. Something has evidently
upset him. Miss Cairns watched him
furtively. She liked the determined
set Of bis chin. It indicated chsrac-
ter
When the girl who moved about the
room and had token OF The tea things
he crossed TO the other side q the fire.
place where Miss Caifna w. busy with
some needle work
Kiss Cairns" be stood before her
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-28
"kEEPlno FAMILx rooErAEa.. !.
Circular Letters Seat TO Her dauaEssn
Psrpetuatea Record

A novel idea has been originated by
the widely scattered Ohioan Riggs
family IN order that It's members may
keep in touch with each other
branch Of the family originated "A
Portsmouth. o.. &c years ago. WI e.
Joseph Riggs and his newly married
wife settled there. Their ten children
grew to manhood and womanhood and
the rapidly increasing circle Of cous-
ins made anything more than sporadic
correspondence impossible The Rlgg.
family letter was devised to meet this
demand and every six days a bulky
envelope arrives at Portsmouth. .
where a single representative Of the
family still lives. The Riggs family
has left its mark upon Ohio. ana has
the proud distinction Of being without
a single black sheep The family had
reunion IN Portsmouth about ten
years ago. Long before that time
they had adopted the scheme Of
family letter. for keeping In touch
with each other. The circuit OF this
letter originally Included the fCsi, -
ond and third generations Of ne de-
scendants OF Joseph Riggs. and ss
younger ones grow up or are married
they are taken into the circuit. When
the first letter was written the one
writing Il simply indited the news Of
his own household and whatever might
be OF interest to the relatives al large
and sent II TO the relatives living IN
the town nearest him This person
read the letter, then wrote one himself
(or herself). placed It In the envelope
with the other and sent It 70 the next
one on the circuit, who repeated The
operation. and 30 It went. each one
adding letter addressed 10 the family
in general till It got around to the one
who started Il. BY this time it wa'
a pretty big package. The original
sender then takes out his own % lei.
I ter and puts in a new one. The circuii
is a long one. including Boston, New
York. Pittsburg. Cleveland. Cincinnati
Chicago. Florida. California and scores
OF other places and states-s0 manl
that It takes just two months for th'
letter to complete the circuit. For sew
eral years the circuit included Rome
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