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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30

fact that the lowest bid of the Wells
bach Go. originally was S.T rer lamp
for five years, and also asked whether
lead pencil mark, $3.50, which he
noticed there, was on the bid originally.
Mr.. Carter said he believed it was
not and he thought it was u mnmoran-
dun he had made there himself
Mr.. Reinhardt pointed out that the
difference between S27,' the original
rate, and a26. IS, the contract rate, was
only % cents per lamp per year, and
asked where the ST. 70 difference men
toned came in. Mr.. Carter could not
explain, but said he was under the
impression at the time that the diff
ference was Sl2o, and not % cents,
as it now appears.
Mr.. Reinhardt also pointed out that
| the minutes showed that at the meet
| ing of the board on December 3lst,
1.-THE street lighting contracts had been
awarded for periods of 10 years. and
| asked why he voted for the Welshach
contract then when it had already been
awarded. Mr.. Carter replied that he
| did not know the Welsbach contract
was under consideration that he
| thought he was voting only on the
1 electric light contract. Asked whether
an attorney had been consulted as to
| the legality Of having the contract
ratified at that time, he said he knew
of nothing of the kind being done.
He denied keeping information as to
the Welsbach contract from the public,
and could not explain why the matter
had not been made public. He said
he never told people, after the Wells.
bach contract had been awarded in
June, that the matter of botn con
tracts would come up later. lr
reply to Mr.. Reinhardt, Mr.. Cartcl
said the Wcl5hach company had beer
provided with list of locations foi
lamps, including old and new ones
probably numbering over LOCO Asket
whether the company considered tina
action a permit to proceed, he coult
not say, hut said he supposed the com
pany thought it was all right to e
ahead.
Mr.. Reinhardt said he had received
four or five requests for copies of tn
specifications from people who wante'
to bid for street lighting, and wantei
to know whether he should furnisl
them. Messrs. Melvin and Johnsol
said they saw no objection, as tn
matter was public, but Mr. Carte
, asked what use they would be unles
the board asked for new bids. He sal
he did not object, however. and it wa
decided to give the matter ont
Willard salisbury, who was present
asked for permission. on the part {
the American Street Lighting Co, I
bid, but he was told that the boar
, could not give him definite answe
/ until the Welsbach contract matte
4 was settled. He offered to save the cit
$4,000 year on the present figure
, and give the city the fixtures at ii
i expiration of the contract. Otht
q companies, it is understood, desire
bid il the matter should be reopenet
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30

Harrisburg, Pa. ,pan. %. Weston M.
KEEPER and Henry Rowe were hanged
at 10. 40 o'clock this morning in the
Harrisburg Jail yard, in the presence
of /, 600 people, for the murder of
Charles W. Ryan. The murderers went
to their death without shudder, and
neither made any statement on the
gallows or at any time since their trial.
The crush for admission to the jail
was SO great that it required the COM
bined efforts of the police force and
the sheritf's deputies to keep the crowd
away from the entrances. Several of
the Jurors were forced to fight their
way through the crowd into the prison.
The housetops and telegraph poles in
the neighborhood we're crowded with
people, eager to witness the execution.
Two men with camera secured ad-
mittance to the Jail for the purpose of
securing snapshot of the hanging.
Prison Warden Meetch detected them,
and took the camera away from them
until after the execution.
The bodies of Rowe and KEEPER will
be sent tonight to Lykens They will
be buried from the homes of their
parents, in that place, on Thursday.
| helper ana Rowe were eaCn ~ years
old. and for several years worked in
and about the mines at Lykens.
| During the morning of March 18th
last, they visited the Halifax Nationa
Bank of Halifax, and, with drawn re,
volvers, demanded of Cashier Charlie:
w. Ryan the cash in the vault. The
robbers quickly gathered into tele
scope satchel the loose money in the
cashdrawer, amounting to about IS, oo0
While one of them was fastening the
lid Of the satchel, he laid his revolver
on the cashiers desk. Mr.. Ryan seized
the weapon, and a desperate struggle
ensued between the desperados and the
cashier for the revolver. In the scufiie.
one of the desperados shot the cashier
in the breast, infiictinga a wound which
caused his death several hours later,
Mr.. Ryan's neighbors were attracted
to the bank by the shooting, and
KEEPER and Rowe we're quickly capture
by posse of citizens and turned uv"
to the authorities. They were hropEa
to the Harrisburg Jail, and within w
weeks were tried and convicted of iirS
degree murder. At the trial thoy :.
mitted the robbery, and claimed 'i.I
the shooting was accidental. frgr
B. Sholey, their accomplicc, plead"
guilty to accessory before the fact. an
was sentenced to 10 years in the East II
Penitenitary.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30
is IT A VALID CONTRACT ?
Weisbach Co. said Not 10 Have Filed a
Cnrtiii.ntc WIN Tie Pr0tllsimntArN.

Weisbach Co. said Not 10 Have Filed
Certificate with the Protlldnotary.
After all has been said and done
concerning the execution of the CON
tract between the city and the Wells
bach Street Gignting Go, the question
is still raised: is it u valid contract!
The Superior Court gave n decision
in IL case at the November torn, which
is believed to indicate u similar result
should the Welsbach contract be called
in question before that body. The case
in which the decision was made was
that OF Leonard Kittinger VS.. the
Peoples Mutual Live Stock Insurance
Co., use of Frank b. Stockley, re-
ceiver. Tho question involved was
whether the doctor had to pay an
assessment, and the court decided that
as the company had not complied with
the law concerning a foreign insurance
corporation doing business in this
State. the contract was void. Hence,
DIR. kittinger was not required to pay
the assessment.
In The Wclshach matter, it is be,
| lieved that the contract can he attacked
because the company seems not to have
| filed q certificate, as required IN tht
! following section from the act in re
/ lation to foreign corporations, page o1:
| of Vol. XX, Laws of Delaware:
"That no foreign corporation shall
engage in, prosecute or transact an.
business OF any kind within the limit
Of this State on or after the first da.
of June, A. d. 1897, without, in I'D
dition TO what is now required by III
laws of this State, first filing certiti
cate under its corporate seal and tn
hand Of its president or head officer
attestcd by its secretary, in the otilc
Of the prothonotary of the Superio
Court Of the State of Delaware i
each of the counties Of this Stat
designating the name and residence {
some person or agent within this Stat
upon whom service Of process may /
made. y
The act provides for the keeping I
a record of such corporations. 1t ais
provides that for failing to comp
with the law, any foreign corporate
doing business here shall be guilty
misdemeanor and upon convictic
shall be fined 500 to $500, And !
agent of such II corporation shall
liahlc to a fine OF from 800 to $500.
Prothonotary SpealSman was ask
: Monday il the Welsbach Co. had filed
certificate. lEe was unable to find Il
! name OF the Welsbach Go. on I
: record.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30
Four hundred Miles an Hour.

Edward A. Kelly of Norfolk, has
invented car which he expects to be
adopted by the United States govern
ment for carrying mail. The car is
built of metal and will be run by cleo
tricity. 1t is shaped like ship and
the inventor in confident it can attain
a speed Of 400 miles an hour. The
power used comes under the magnet
system and conveys the current to the
car from large tapering iron plates, the
largest ends always pointing in the
same direction. The inventor has ex-
perimented with model which worked
very satisfactorily. 'sThis cnr will GO
from Washington to New York in an
hour" said Mr.. Kelly. IL should think
car for commercial use would be
about three feet high and run on q
guage of about the same width. NJ
man will be needed to go with the car,
as it will he run on an enclosed TRACK
and its speed will be checked whcr
it reaches the end Of one of the large
| plates. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30
JOHN A. HINSEy ACQUITTED.
The Pythian Not Guilty of the Charges
Preferred Against Him.


Preferred Against Him.
Chicago. ILL.,, Jan. 29. After %
sessions, a committee of five past
chancellors Of Interdomain Lodge,
knights of Pythias, has unanimously
voted to acquit John A. Hinsey of the
charges brought against him.
Mr. Hinsey is the former head OF
the insurance department of the
knights of Pythias. Charges of mis-
management and misappropriation OF
the department funds were made
against him at the meeting of the
Supreme Lodge in Chicago last July.
A few weeks ago he was tried on
criminal charges brought against him
before Judge Dunno, and acquitted.
The trial in the order, however, was
of different character. For II years
Hinsey was the head of the Endow-
ment Rank, and resigned year ago.
The Supreme Lodge, in session at the
Lexington Hotel last July, announce
| that a shortage of $500, 600 had been
found, that the loss had endangered
| the existence Of the department OF
which he was the head, and 6;
charges, including embezzlement, sub
| hitting false reports and misconduct
and mismanagemcnt of the insurance
| DEPARTMENT, were made. Five past
chancellors of Interdomain Lodge, Nc.
Cormick, Wright, Davis, Phillips and
Godding, were appointed to try Hinsey,
and they began the hearing of evidence
last September. At the 23d session
lust concluded, the verdict of acquitta
was rendered. The evidence which thu
defence produced was to the effect tina
$500, COO had been loaned on goot
security and since paid back to tn,
treasury. In another paragraph Hinse.
was charged with appropriating to hi
own use 81, 726 while he was secretar
OF a Milwaukee lodge in 1898, and thi
charge was also disproved.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30

The Delaware Game Protective Asso-
citation has had applications for live
quail for propagating purposes from
different parts of the State, but not
having enough funds in hand to buy
the demand, has decided to make an
offer OF selling live quail to parties
needing them at S3 80 per dozen, to he
distributed throughout the State, to
paties who would be willing to pay for
them in advance; not over one dozen
birds to be delivered 10 one person.
These quail cost the association 50 per
dozen, and the association feels that
assist some parties who wish to stock
their covers, and at the same time be
assisted in the interest of increasing
the game in the State, Communica-
tions may be made direct to the Secre-
tary, j. ID. Bush, Wilmington.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30

The funeral of Jesse B. Cam, son Of
7. Allibone and CliYia B. Cam,
took place yesterday morning at IL
o'clock from his parents home at
Kirkwood. Services over the remains
were held at the house and inter
ment made in st. Georges cemetery.
The death of Mrs. Melvne H. TUX
bury, wife of Col. Warren Y. TuShury,
occurred at her home, No. Si3 Morrow
street, Monday. She was 80 years of
age She was active in the work and
organization Of lodges of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Union Veteran Legion
and was a national officer
Thomas Harbine of Maryland died
recently at Tacoma. Wash. His death,
it is said. removes the last survivor OF
the Maryland Constitutional Conven-
ton of 1851, in which the most notable
| figure was Louis Mcl4anc. II native ol
| Smyrna, this State. Mr. Mcl4ane arose
| from mdshipman in the United
States navy. He was private soldier
| in the War of 1872, and afterward be
| came one of the leading statesmen o
| the past century. He sat in the Fif
| teenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eigh
teenth and Nineteenth Congresses; il
| the United States Senate from 1927 tt
1929, was minister to England, an,
afterward Secretary of the Treasur
| (1s31 -33), then Secretary OF State unde
jackson; president of the Baltimor
& Ohio railroad from 1887 until 1S47
minister to England for second time
under Polk, 1SI5-46 and retired to hi
estate in Cecil county in 1Sl7 wher
he died 10 years later, in Baltimore
His last public service was as a men
ber of the Constitutional Conventio
Of 1851, to which he was a delegat
from Cecil county, with Albert Cor
stable, B. B. Chambers, William Nj
!; Cullough and james nj. Miller, Franc
Thomas, William Grason, Thomas Ho
, liday Hicks, Samuel Sprigg, who befoi
or afterward were governors of Mar,
! land, and former Omitted States SEM
tor Ezekiel Forman Chambers of Ken
, were among the many distinguishe
! colleagues of McLane. Mr. Harbir
was a Federal regiment commandan
i mayor of st. Joseph, Mo-, a Nebrasl
} railroad promoter and banker, and
] Tacoma business man lie was
! years old,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30
GEORGE DOUGHERTy INJURED.
Found Along the u. y o. Railroad Track
Between Lowering and tShallcroSs Avenue


Found Along the u. n q. Railrond Tracks
Between Lowering aud Shalicross Avenues
George Dougherty, living on Lover
ing avenue near du Pont street, was
fund unconscious along the B. & O.
railroad tracks. between i5hallcross and
lowering avenues, about 2 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, by Policeman John
McAteer, who notified the railroad
company and DIR. Palmer,
The physician attended tho injured
man, after which he was sent to his
home, having regained consciousness.
The injuries, which are not serious,
consist of gashes on the nose and
temple. 1t is thought that while walk
ing along the railroad tracks, which
are elevated at that point, Mr.. Dough
erty fell down the embankment anc
was injured in that manner.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30
Y. M. C. A. CALLS SECRETARY.
The Rev. +. Burgette Short Receives
Unanimous Invitation.


The Rev. f. Bnrgette Short, pastor
of Epworth Methodist Episcopal
Church, was Monday unanimously
called TO be the general secretary OF
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion. special meeting of the dlrec-
tors was held, President Alfred Cav.
throp presiding, and q committee of
which George W. Todd was chairman,
reported the recommendation of Mr..
Short for the vacancy made by the
resignation of William II. Williams.
The hoard unanimously accepted the
recommendation, and then went to
Mr.. Shorts residence. 10 Fast Thir-
teenth street, where the call was per-
sonally extended. Nine members of
mony, namely Mr.. Gawthrop, Mr..
f. +. Slocomb, S. j. Horn, Charles
N. w. Bard
MIR. Short expressed his gratifica-
| tion at the unanimity of the call and
promised to give it his consideration.
| His pastorate at Epworth Church will
continue until the meeting of con
| florence in March, and should he take
|
| look after his church until that time
after conference, his whole time would
be given up to the association work.
The announcement that call had
baon extended Mr.. Short pleases the
members and friends of the organiza,
tion, who believe that he is equipped
for doing great work there. His success
in the ministry has been pronounced.
Mr.. Short is native of Sussex
county. studied in Sussex schools anc
graduated from the Wilmington Con.
ference Academy, 1889. and from Della
ware College, 1891. Last year he re
ceived the degree of Doctor of Sacred
Theology from the American Universit!
at Hartman, Tenn. He has beer
preaching for u years, two at Mt
Pleasant, Cecil county, Md, FIVE year.
at Harrison Street Church and is clos
ing his fifth year at Epworth Church
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30
the vacancy was referred to the COM
mittee on teachers.
- 1 Il. ~ a

the vacancy was referred to the COM
mittee on teachers.
President Shortlidge brought up the
matter of vaccination of school chill
dren. He said it had come to his
notice that the necessary blanks had
been filled in after children had been
vaccinated; not waiting for the vac
cinations to take. He advised the
visiting committees to bring the
matter to the attention of the prin-
cipals. The principals should see that
all school schildren are vaccinated
properly before the blanks are filled.
The matter was finally referred to the
committee on health, to take appro-
| priate1actio in the matter.
The matter Of the duties of the
supervisor was brought up by Mr..
Carter, chairman of the committee on
repairs, and as a result of an under
standing between him and DR.. Frantz,
chairman of the new building and fuel
committees, it was decided that the
supervisor should make weekly report:
| to the doctor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30

Chester, Pa, Jan. 2S. Charged with
murderously assaulting and robbing
Thomas j. Martin, the aged proprietor
of the Steamboat Hotel, Sunday,
James Pratt, Albert Morris and Will
liam Paxson, negroes. after hearing
yesterday, we're, without bail, com
mitted for trial. After the hearing
Paxson, it is said, confessed that all
three men were guilty, but asserted
that the other two got the money. Mr..
Martin was able to attend the hearing,
but his nose is broken and his face is
covered with cuts and bruises,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30
BLIZZARD IN MICHIGAN.

Muskegon, Mich, Jan. 2s. This city
is in the throes of the worst blizzard
which has visited this section this
season. The snow has been falling
steadily since Sunday, and is driven by
fierce gale, against which pedestrians
can hardly stand.
The Thermometer has registered
around zero, and is now going steadily
down ward
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30

The Wilmington Industrial and Inn
movement Co. held its annual election
Monday night at the office of William +.
Smalley, Jr. These were elected dl-
rcctors: William Iawton, ". W. Lob
dell. Alfred d. Warner, Andrew l..
johnson, William r. Smalley. .lr, y.
8 Reed. Alvin r. Morrison, Walter p.
Brah, w. ID. Mullen. William c.
phillips and JOSEPH L. Carpenter J,r.
I " rcrorts showed an exceedingly
prosperous condition Of aGairas
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30
REVOLVER FOUND.
which Strengthens the Theory That Israel
v. Cornell Committed Suicide.

The revolver with which Israel V.
Cornell shot himself last yesterday
week at his residence, No. 207 Jefferson
street. was found Monday evening in a
cupboard in the kitchen Of the house.
1t was found about $50 O'Clock by
Coroner's Undertaken Chandler 1t was
among some old paper bags and other
rubbish
The pistol was a 32 -calibre weapon
and had two cartridges which had not
been discharged. One was an old one
and the other new. There is every
reason to believe that Mr. Cornell hid
the revolver after shooting himself.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30
INFANTS BODY FOUND.
Discovered in the Sand in Shipley Ru
Sewer.

Discovered in the Sand in Shipley Run
Sewer.
Tho dead body Of white male infant
was found in Shipley Run sewer, Tues
day by Arthur Sullivan, foreman
Of sewer inspectors, and a number of
assistants, while they were at work
cleaning the sewer.
Tho appearance of the body indicated
that it had not lived long after birth.
It was evidently thrown into the sewer
during the past 4S hours.
Mr.. Sullivan reported the matter tc
the coroner's office, and, acting upon
instructions, the body was buried.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30
CHARTERS ISSUED.

Dover. Jan. a. The following COM
panies filed their certificates of lncor-
poration here today
The Santa Eulalia Development Co.
Of Chicago: capital stock, 500, 900.
The Pioneer Cereal Co. of Akron,
Ohio: capital stock, 500, 600.
Dover. Jan. 25. The following COM
nanies filed their certificates of incor-
poration here to-day:
The Consumers Brick Co. of Colwyn,
Pa, capital stock, $500, COO
The Electro Blue Printing Machine
Go. of Philadelphia; capital stock,
500, 600.
Tie Enterprise Publishing Go. Of
Brockton, Mass, to publish the Brock,
ton Daily Enterprise: capital stock,
S75, 600.
The Watson Manufacturing Co ot
| Philadelphia, to manufacture paten
novelties: capital stock, $50, 0OO
Dover, Jan. y. The following com
panies filed their certificates of incor
poration here today:
The Mexican Eastern Railway Go.
capital stock, $1,000, 900.
! The Giant Oil Producing Co. Q
Akron, O. capital stock, 1000. 900.
The keystone Mining Co. of vii
mington. Del ;capital stock, 81, 800, ,00(
The America Foundry and Machin
Co. of Cleveland, O.. capital stock
5000 600.
The Era Exploration Co. of Ne
York fled certificate showing til
payment Of its capital stock, ,amountin
to 800, 200.
Dover, Jan. 2S. La Compania Mex
, cano De Tomen of New York today il
, creased its capital stock, formerl
{ 81, Geo, 600, to S5,000,000
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30
Mnnts be a poIlcemnn.

A youth from the country called at
the police station Monday afternoon
and asked House Sergeant Durney
whether there were any vacancies -, on
the police force. He was informed that
there we're no vacancies at present.
.sWell = ne said after making inquiry
as to the qualifications Of applicants,
~ will call again next week. And he
went his way, evidently with some
hope.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30

James Holland of Milton has been
granted reissue, restoration and in
crease of pension of $l2 per month.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30
h ECONOMICAL MOVEMENT
lrd of Education Wont Buy
4 Scissors This Winter.
FUNDS ARE GETTING LOW
|posed Expenditure is NOT
Advisable. }

|on Indefinitely Postponed on me
8end,nent to Prohibit the President OF
d Board. Except In the Case OF iie'
,om Voting on Committees OF Mh'ch
il is an ex-ofiicio Member.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30

The most fashionable thing in heaven
is realism in religion on earth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-09-18

The Buckskln Bill wild West show
gave two performances in the city
yesterday. The attendance In the ar
ternoon was estimated at 5000 and
the night performance was witnessed
by about the same number But for
the heavy rain In the forenoon the at.
tendance would probably have been
much larger. as many country people
were kept away on that account
However. the rain was probably bene-
fetal TO them as but few people who
attended the show seemed satisfied
The riding OF the Cossacks and the
work Of the cowboys being the only
part Of the show worthy OF note
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-09-18
THE SHORT CHANGE SCHEME
At s1ekskin sHrs Show Did Not
work IN This Instance.

At s1ekskin sHrs Show Did Not
Work In This Instance.
Cas- Pollard, who conducts a gro
.cery store In South Ardmore. IS the
only party We have yet learned Of
upon who the short change people
with the Buckskln Bill show attempt
ed 10 get In their work. Mr.. Pollard
vent 20 the ticket window 10 p1rchaas
a ticket and gave a 80 bill In pay
ment- The ticket man showed Mr.
Pollard a s. bill and four 81 notes
and 50 cents in silver as mis- change.
In hsndlng him the money. however.
the Snowman slipped the s. bill back
into the wagon. When Mr. Pollard
counted his money a few minutes lat.
or he found that his change was s.
short. He then applied 10 the ticket
seller for the balance Of his change.
No attention, however, was paid 10
his demands until two officers we're
telepboned for, when his money was
quickly refunded to him. No arrests
we're made.