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The sun., 1901-08-17
MATTER OF
PRISON GARB
Workhouse Trustees Now Con-
sidering the Question.
MAY DO AWAY WITH STRIPES
At New Institution Criminals Prob
ably Will be Attired in Suits of
Plain Material Decision
Will be Made Soon
MAY DO AWAY WITH STRIPES

With the removal of county prisoners
from the Jail at New Castle to the New
Castle County Workhouse will come, IN
all probability, the abandonment Of the
striped uniform for criminals. The qucs-
tion of prison garb the workhouse tru
tees now have under consideration and
the disposition is to 40 away with the
stripes
While this, no doubt, will he regarded
as radical move by many people the
trustees beIieve they have good reasons
for the change. The striped uniform.
they think is Of no particular advantage.
and has no effect upon the prisoners
should they find an opportunity to escape
And, again, it IS thought the stripes do
not hinder criminals IN getting away ny
the first thing an escaped prisoner does
is to secure change Of clothing. This
appears to be an easy thing to do NJ
criminals always have friends to aid
them.
The prison garb que sti0n has been dis
cussed NJ various meetings of the trlls.
tees and the feeling seems to he that
plain clothing would be better than the
striped material. This is in line with
the idea Of reforming rather than pun
ishing in the administration of the institu-
tion.
1t is held by some that to clothe the
prisoners in such a manner will serve
to arouse them, to some degree, II feeling
of self respect, which they could not
have while wearing suits of striped ma
terial. This is borne out by observations
of the conduct of criminals in reforma
tories IN other States. 1t is probable that
the matter will be settled soon.
Work Mt the institution is being pushed
ahead MS rapidly as possible. The work
men are still busily engaged in putting
up the cells in the west wing and car.
penters are laying the floor for the work
room in the east wing.
The sun., 1901-08-17
GOMPERs' STATEMENT.
Contest Could Have B en- Avoi ded
With But Une Result. $

Samuel Gompers has made public
tatement in reference to the steel strike
n which he says
''rhe iron and steel workers of Ameri-
II are face to face with the giant trust
If onr time. Many have been the in
luiries from the outside public ns to
our affiliated organization, th,
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel and Tin Workers could not have
avoided the conflict.
We answer without hesitation that
the present contest could have been
avoided with but one result. and that
the dissolution of the organization of
The workers. and with it the destruction
# the scale Of prices. Then reduction
after reduction Of the scale Of prices
would be inevitable until the lowest pos
'ible point had been reached"
The sun., 1901-08-17
ITALIANS BODY FOUND.
Was Drowned at Augustine Pier on
Monday.

While fishing in the Delaware river
near Cofield Beach, yesterday morning,
Benjamin Dem, Henry Schilling.
Mon Schilling and Joseph Gilkey, all Of
New Castle, found the body of an Italian
from Philadelphia, who was drowned ut
Augustine Pier last Monday. The body
which was drawn ashore in Il haul seine,
had been mutilated and it was at first
thought it was that of woman. Cor
oner Frick was notified and had the rn.
mains removed to the morguc in this city.
Deceased lived at No. 906 Annim
street below Ellsworth While on the
excursion on Monday he and several
others were bathing and it is believed
he got into deep water and was seized
with cramps. An effort was made to lind
the body hut without success. Relatives
of the man had offered Il reward of
$50 for the recovery of the body. 1t will
he sent 10 Philadelphia for burial.
The sun., 1901-08-17
NO PEACE TALK JUST NOW.
An omoiaI OF the steel Corporation
Says That the Fight Promises to
he a Very Long Drawn
Ont One.

Pittsburg, Aug. 16.-The reversal of
steel strikers more than any other
event of the week and their hopes
again are high. 1t has ended for the
time being all talk of compromise.
The strikers declare that they will
force the Milwaukee men to join them,
and that In the end the Chicago steel
workers, rather than lose their hall
mark Of union membership, will recon.
slider their action and swing. into line.
The 600 employees of the National
Galyanizlng works, an adjunct of the
National Tube company at McKees-
port, have joined the strikers. This
closes every plant in McKeesport.
A telegram from Mckeesport an
nOrulces that the fires of the MOn0nga-
hela blast furnaces will be drawn. and
400 men will be without employment.
The order to close down resulted from
the strike.
The strike organizers are working
among the Carnegie men Mt Homestead
and Duquesne and claim they have II
foothold. They may hold meeting al
the latter place on Saturday night. The
Steel managers say their position at
those two places is lmpregnable.
The American Tin Plate company
officials have plans for resumption at
some of their idla plants, but have car
r,ed no more Of them out yet. Ihe
strikers claim that the lower union
Carnegie mill and the Lindsay II Nc
CutcheOn mills are impaired, but this
the Steel officials deny.
President shaifer Talks.
President Shaffer arrived at strike
headquarters early. When asked II
Trustee Pierce had gone east to dt
some organizing, he said:
II will not talk on Mr.. Pierce's trip
"Will he 20 to DuncanvilleY
"rhe Amalgamated association nevel
sought to organize those men. The!
sent word for us to send an organize
there. We did so, with the result tina
ia already known. We have no
troubled ourselves about them since
They do not amount to row OF pins
and IL they come into the association
1t must be voluntarily. have receive'
a telegram from Mr.. Tighe, stating ina
lie Joliet men are out and that he VII
20 to Milwaukee"
''Have you any word from Vice Presl
dent Davis of Chicago"
81 have not heard from Mr. Davi
and do not know his position. kno'
what is going on in every mill In III
country and am satisfied with the ST
uation. have reports from the locf
mills supposed to be In operation and G
their failure In turning out work,
The sun., 1901-08-17
UNKNOWN MAN DEAD.
Expired at the New Gas le County
Hospit i.

at Fnrnhnrst on Thursday an unkncwn
man who was taken to the institution on
Tuesday evening from st. Georges in a
died. He was buried yesterday
morning. Tie man was found at St.
fiy9rges IN an unconscious condition aud
fled before a,ly one could learn his name
There was nothing ON his person that
wonld identity him. Death was probably,
.Meto a paraletic stroke.
The man was about 60 years of ago,
about feet 5 inches in height and
weighing 165 pounds. He had gray hair
and Wbiskers. The fingers of his left
hand had been amputated at the second
Joint.
The sun., 1901-08-17
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

4 special meeting of the East Side Re-
publican Club Will he held at head
luarte:s, No. 904 King street. Monday
,!ght.
Representative Frank Ewing who ran
/ nail in his foot on Thursday, returned
. work yesterday.
Mrs. Ella Truman. Miss Kate Dough-
rty and Miss Sarah Mclaughlin are
I the Brighton Hotel, Atlantic City for
wo weeks.
The Y. NJ. C. A. caInping party re-
urned yesterday from Bowers Beach
"hey enjoyed fine time while away.
John Stidhum, employed Mt the Dia-
,nond State rolling mills had his arm,
BADLY cut by a pair of shears yesterday
morning.
The sun., 1901-08-17
detective Jones stopped IL.

Detective William 4. Jones has put II
stop to the bombarling of r., w. II X.
cars with stones at Gray $
Ferry by capturing John Barrett, Is
years old Of No. "a st. Marks Place.
Philadelphia. who is believed to he thu
alleged ringleader of IL crowd of boys
that have been doing the throwing. Ben.
nett gave the names of his companions
and on Thursday the following boys were
arraigned before Magistrate Stratton
in that city, and held in bail: John Bar
rett, George Warren, No. 42O4 Woodland
avenue; James Curren, No. 752 st.
Marks Place; William Devinney, NJ,
1920 Woodland avcnue. ana George Flan-
igan, No. 7E2 st. Mark $ Place.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Wants Places 70 Fill Tank.

The Wilmington City Railway Com
mny has asked the Street and Sewer
Department to provide suitable places
where the new trolley sprinkler may be
filed as the company is not permitted
20 use the fire bydrants for this purpose.
Street Commissioner pierson was re-
qucstcd to notify the company to furnish
list of advantageous places for putting
IN pipes. This list is to be submitted 10
The Directors of the department who
will communicate with the Water De-
nartmcnt on the matter.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Many Children Poisoned.

An epidemic of poison has for severai
weeks prevailed among children in one
locality in the northwestern part of the
.ity. 1t is believed the trouble resulted
from contact with high weeds in a 10.
N the neigbborhood Some Of the child.
rem had been playing in the lot and haa
'ome in contact with poison weeds, which
'aused their faces and bodies to become
,wollen and gave them much trouble.
Secretary Cahill OF the Board of Health
IS notifying owners Of lots all over the
,ity where there are high weeds to cnt
the weeds down.
The sun., 1901-08-17
WILL ELECT NEW PRESIDENT.
Wilmington Turnpike Company to
Meet tt day.

A meeting of the Wilmington Turn
pike Company will he held at the office
of Secretary George A. Elliott in tho
Equitable Building at 10 o'clock this
Sone changes will be made in the di
rcctors 50 as to give representation to tho
United Power and Traction Company
which practically controls the stock. \
president will be chosen to succeed Ed
ward Belts who resigned.
The sun., 1901-08-17
FOUR SHOTS AT MIDNIGHT.
Policemen Taylor and McGarvey
Make an Investigation.

Residents Of the vicinity of Second and
Connell streets We're aroused from their
SUMMERS and greatly excited about mil
night Thursday by hearing four pistol
shots. Policemen McGarvey and Taylor
who were some blocks away hurried IA
the place in double quick time. upnn
making an investigation they found
that the shots We're fired by Policeman
Raston who had found supposed mad
dog wandering about and had killed it..
He had fired one shot into it and then
after a short interval fired three more
to make sure it was dead
The sun., 1901-08-17
Arrival of Chain and Cannons.

The memorial which will mark the site
at Cooch's Bridge where the Stars and
Stripes were first unfurled in battle, is
being nut in position The chain and the
four cannon which are to enclose il have
arrived at Cooch's Bridge. The memoir
i'll is a shaft which, when erected, VIII
stand eight feet in height. 1t is of
boulderlike appcarance, vet neat and at
tractiye. The unveiling exercises will
be held on September 8.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Dog Causes Excitement.

On account of several logs being bitten
by Il rabid dog belonging TO James Barr.
much excitement prevails in South Viii
mington. The ranid animal appeared
there on "Wednesday evening and begaIl
to fight every dog that came its way.
hitting several. 1t wus not known ticn
that the beast was rabid, anu when the
fact became apparent. much alarm pre-
vailed. rs no one knows Just whose
dogs we're bitten.
The sun., 1901-08-17
CoIIided With a Firepiug.

4 horse belonging Ia VIM. Edwards of
1909 West street attached tn Il delivery
wagon ran away n 7.l5 last evening
from 7th and King streets. The horse
ram ms far as 18th and Poplar streets
where the wagon struck lire plug when
the horse was cangDt. Th" shafts AMI
front of the wagon am! harness w"r"
broken.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Rules viii stand.

1t is probable that the Board of Health
will refuse to again take up the BARRIERS
rules which recently We're amended. The
BARRIERS examining board will be present
in reference to the matter at the meet
ing of the Board of Health Tuesday
II has been positively stated
that the rules will stand as they are.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Searching for Charles w. shuII.

The police of Wilmington. Philadel-
phia, Reading and adjacent cities arc
pndcavoring to find Charles W. Shull Of
Philadelphia, who has been missing 'iilcc
May 10. SCHULZ is six feet tall, with u
smootoh face and dark complexion. and
is 26 years old He was married last
September and his wife is 55 years old.
She is wealthy and owns property in thi,
State
The sun., 1901-08-17
Visitor From India

The Rev. Mr.. Fuller. superintendent of
the Christian and Missionary Alliance
Work in India, was in Wilmington ana
allied upon John +. Almond. He is on
his way 10 Atlanta. Ga. to attend Il con
vcntion of the Alliance. Mr.. Almonds
laughter. Sarah. who with her husband.
Or. Charles f. Smalley. has been in
India in missionary work for s"v"rai
wears. is now matron Of the alliance
home in Bombay.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Nav Test the Law.

II is hcld by some members of th.
bar that Secretary of State lhyt"i's
Of the foreign Incorporation
law which has led to his demand for the
tax of all The agents or representatives
of the $50 foreign corporations whose Ger
titcntes are on file in the prOhOnotary's
office here, is unwarranted by the law
itself. A test may be made of the law SD
as to secure an Interpretation OF 1t by
the court,
The sun., 1901-08-17
COAL STRIKE AT PLYMOUTH.
Five Hundred Men Quit Work Be
cause Of New Order.

the miners of the Delaware X Hudsop
Coal Company to SO on strike owing to
III order to pile rocks at one sid6 OF
he chamber without extra pay went oui
Yesterday at the Red Ash mine, Ply
mouth.
There are 500 men out now and tomor
ow the number may be increased to
1000 unless the company retracts the or
Ter. At a meeting Of the men last night
was decided to strike il the order
vas insisted upon.
The sun., 1901-08-17
For Renefit of HOSnitaIs.

The employees OF the Augustine Paper
Mills will give an excursion to Atlantic
City today. The proceeds will he for the
benefit of the hospitals the same MS last
year. when each Of the local hospitals re-
rcived $40. The committee in charge
comprises William Black, chairman:
George w. Murphy, treasurer; David
Lindsay, 2d secretary, and William
Lynch, assistant
The sun., 1901-08-17
t,hrIstian EndeayOr,

Local Christian Endenvorers are sett
ing down to hard work and elaborate
preparations. sparing no effort to make
this years convention. which meets in
:. est Presbyterian Church, the best thar
has been held here. The various
committees are doing good work, though
more will be. accomplished next month.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Conference with Governor.

At Dover on Thursday there was
between Governor Hum and
Adjutant General Wickersham on mill
tary matters. II has been generally
agreed upon to ask the next General
Assembly for an appropriation of $l5.O0o
annually to provide FOR an encampment
Of the state militia, and for an increase
# the present State appropriation of
81 900 for tie maintenance of two new
companies which are desired to complete
the First Regiment Of Infantry.
The sun., 1901-08-17
New City Assessment,

Work on the new city assessment will
he started in earnest in few days.
Assessor Mccall of the NOr'hern distric,
il already at work. Assessor Sayers oi
III. Southern district and the new as
sistants will start On Monday. 1t il
expected that the new assessment will be
completed by April /.
The sun., 1901-08-17
To Charge Entrance Fee.

1t has been decided by the executive
committee OF the Brandywine Summit
Campmeeting Association to have a
superintendent on the grounds the year
round. Howard Pyle, who lives ON the
grounds has been selected for snpnrn-
tendent. The executive committee also
recommends the charging of admission
to the grove on Sundays during camp.
The sun., 1901-08-17
ALLEG ED HIGHWAY ROBBERY
Dennis Vaughn Charged With Re
lieving a Strange OF $1.4S.

Dennis Vaughn was arrested last night
by Policemen Shields and Wintrup on the
charge Of highway robbery.
1t is alleged that Vaughn went through
the pockets of Geo. r. Harrison,
stranger on ''the corst" ana secured
$1.4S Harrison was drunk. Both men
were taken to the police station.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Magistrate Bradley's . cases.

Before Magistrate Bradley last night
Dennis Murphy was charged with assault
and was required to pay the costs.
Amelia Harris was charged with breacl,
of the peace and was required to give a
prace bond. Louisa Gross was charged
with abuse. Robert Mclaughlin with
pn,bezzlement and Nellie Ivory witt
breach of the peace and We're dismissed.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Murdered Girls Mother Dead.

Mrs. Catharine Dugan. mother OF
Katie Dugan. who was murdered in this
city about eight years ago. will he buried
this morning. High mass will he held
Mt st. paul's Il. G. Church, and inter
ment viii. he made in st. Joseph's ceme-
ferry. Mrs. bugan died several days ago.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Cub Grounds win be Open.

The new grounds at the Wilmington
Country Club will be open for the nsc
of the memners today, James G Camp
bcll. noted professional golfer, will
have charge of the links and give lessons
to all who wish instructions.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Plans nfY. M. @. A.

Plans for the fall and winter work Of
the y. NJ. C. A. are being perfected.
The prospectus for the season is now be-
ing made up \ new feature in the
gymnasium will he the institution Of y
students class which will meet certain
afternoons each week. Several new
games also will he introduced.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Machinery All Removed.

The Anne rican Die and Tool Company
removed the last of its naciliner! to its
new factory al Reading. la. yesterday.
Until the end of the month, the Will
mington Office ut No 1870 Market street,
will be continued in order to wind up the
Wilmington affairs Of tie company.
The sun., 1901-08-17
PROF. Powell to Go to Washington

position IN the pomological section of the
Department OF Agriculture in Washing
ton. He has for years been with the
agricultural experiment station ut Della
ware College and mas been prominent ut
Farmer Institutes throughout the State
The sun., 1901-08-17
Want Paid Drivers.

Some of the tiremen are agitating the
plan Of having paid drivers for the hose
carriages. aS recommended by Chief
Welsh in his annual report. II is hardly
likely that anything definite will be d"'ir
at present, hut plans for the future arr
now bcing laid.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Hun Over by Train.

Nehemiah Roack of Burlington, \. j..
was run over by train at Georgetown,
yesterday. Both feet were badly injured
He was brought to Wilmington and
taken from the station to the Delaware
Hospital in the Phoenix Ambulance.
1t may he necessary to amputate both
feet
The sun., 1901-08-17
Mayor viii Not Go.

Mayor Fisher is suffering with II sever"
cold and for this reason will not acconl-
pany the members OF City Council and
other officials to jamestown, New York
on next Tuesday where the annual meet;
ing OF the League of American Mnnici
paiticS will he held.
The sun., 1901-08-17
city or Chester ON a moonlight"

Take the steamer City of Chester this
evening from Fourth street wharf for Z
delightful moonlight ride on the Deia-
ware River. The boat will not stop at
Washington Park, but will stop at Phil.
delphia, leaving the latter city at $50
o'clock.
The sun., 1901-08-17
New Roof for Armory.

Proposals for re-rooting the state
Armory at Twelfth and Orange streets
will bc received at the adjntant generaf>
office in the building until one o'clock this
afternoon.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Issued Building Permit.

BuilIiig Inspector Cassidy yesterday
granted 10 NJ. Il. Grubb X Co. a permit;
for the erection of two-story back
building mt the rear of 727 Pine street,
for $3.50.
The sun., 1901-08-17
H A, MiIier's sister Dead.

Mrs. Bessie NJ. Steele OF Elkton, wifi
Of Prof. George 4. Steele and sister Of
Harry A. Miller. of this city. died in
her home yesterday morning of typhoid
fever, after Il brief illness.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Heavy Fine for Drunkenness.

James Gallagher, who was charged in
City Court ON Thursday with drunken.
ness and released upon promising I"
leave the city, was again 4 prisoner IN
court yesterday on the same charge. lie
was fined $40.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Presented With a Parrot.

Captain Peter h. Aynrs, United States
customs officer, has been presented with
a pretty South American parrot by II
friend who is a sea traveller.
The sun., 1901-08-17
prenarine for Peach Crop.

The p, w. 4 B. Railroad Company
is preparing to handle the peach crop.
Extra freight trains will be run ami
extra brakemen bav; been
hired.
The sun., 1901-08-17
Friends, school Opening.

Friends School will open for the fall
term on September Is. Herschel A. Nor
ris will remain as principal. There will
he n corps of fourteen teachers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-07
AFRAID OF FRIDAY.
Mrs. Nation Wants Her Trial on Some
Other Day.

Other Day.
Wichita, Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Carrie Ma
ton, the W. c.. t. u. woman from
Medicine Lodge, who broke the mir
rors in the Carey hotel bar-room, ap-
peared for trial in the city court yes
terday and announced that because
her lawyer disappointed her at the
last moment she was not prepared to
answer to the charge and desired to
have the case continued.
What day would suit your conyen-
ience" asked the court.
Almost any day the latter part of
next week. was the answer.
How would Friday do?"
mot at all, your honor Christ was
crucified on that day, am afraid my
enemies will cruelty me, also, if were
tried on Friday"
The case was then continued until
Saturday, Jan. 5. John G. Woolley,
late presidential candidate on the pro-
hibition ticket, has been wired to de-
fend Mrs. Nation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-07

West Point, Dec. 29-The taking Of
testimony by the military court OF
inquiry in regard to the death OF
former Cadet Oscar L. Booz will be
finished at the West Point military
academy this afternoon. Yesterdays
investigation brought out testimony
to the effect that cadets had been
hazed to a degree of exhaustion. The
victims mentioned particularly were
Cadets Douglas Macarthur Of WiscOn-
sin, son of Gen. Macarthur, command
er of the United States forces in the
Philippines, and Cadet Haskell. Young
Macarthur, himself, denied that he had
| had commissions but acknowledged
| that he had been exercised to such an
extent that he had had cramps in his
muscles so that he lost control of
them. Cadet Haskell is not in the
corps now, SO his testimony was not
available.
Cadet u. S. Grant, grandson of form
er President Grant, told of the ordeals
through which he was put as a fourth
class man and said that he felt no ill
effects from the treatment afterward.
Several of the present fourth class
men told of what forms of haZing ex-
listed during last summers encamp.
ment. While there are few cases OF
men being made to stand on their
heads there was very little exercising
done, which would show that a major.
ity Of the cadets are living up to the
class agreement made last year to
abolish severe hazing methods.
Young Phil Sheridan was recalled.
He added the name of Cadet Brenton
to the list of those who had tainted at
ter the exercising. He also said that
Cadet Haskell was only shamming the
night he was supposed to have tainted.
Lieut.. George Blakeley, an instructor
in the department of mathematics,
said Mr.. Booz called on him in the
summer of 1898 and said his son Oscar
who was in the academy had been in a
fight but did not talk Of it as serious
injury. Lieut.. Col. George B. Davis,
deputy judge acknowledgement of the
United States army, gave the result
of efforts made by the authorities at
the military academy to eradicate the
practice of hazing during the last 80
years. The witness said that various
means of stopping hazing had been
tried, until now in 1900 these efforts
were crowned with very substantial
success through the cooperation of
the corps of cadets. Lieut.. Col. Otto
L. Helm, commandant of the cadets,
lproduced several extracts from his
records for the last three years. show
ing that the penalties inflicted for haz-
ing in 1898 had been much greater
than in previous years. Cadet Booz.
he said, never made any complaint OF
the treatment