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The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
ARROWSMITH BILL
ri I: IS DISCUSSED.
Levy Court Hears Experts, Who
Say the Bill is Cor.
rect.

The Levy Cour. sat as BODY thlt
morning to examine into the bill o
the Arfowsmith's Electrical Com
pany, for electrical works done in
the Court House. which the court
believes to be cxorbitant.
10 support Of the Companies con.
tentlei that the bill is not excess i've
Ihe Arrowsmith's had Percy r.
Cross, Garret A. Valee, president of
the Vallee Electrical Company, Gil.
bert S. Smith. OF ]. Buchanan Com :
pany, Philadelphia, state that they
had examined electrical work done Ia
the Court House by the Arrowsmlt tn
Company. They did not thluk the
bill exorbitant. They usually got
from 10 to llopsr cent. profit o. such
WORK.
Mr.. Arrowsmith reiterated his
former statement that the bill was
JUS.
Concerning Third street bridge
Mr. Arrowsmith said the bridge
had not been out of service any
time in the two years he had charge
OF it. Considerable discussion was
made over the question of the tools
ordered for the bridge, but az Mr..
AIrowsiuih had waived the oues-
ton, the matter was dropped.
Mr.. Chandler said that the Will
mlps-ton City Electrical Company
was un1e." contract to furnish al
lights, power ,.c,ud cables to trans
init the current 70 Third Street
bridge. Mr.. Hayes, representing
the Arrowsmith Comp.ny, stes ted
that he also represented tie VIII
mington City Electrical Company |
and that the company was under no !
such contract. Mr.. Chandler said |
5hat Arrowsmith's bill had one item
'f $500 for cable and $1S6.1l for
putting the cable in place, which
came under the contract
If the Wilmington City Electrical
The contract was read and by it
ar. Hayes statements were corro-
erated.
Mr.. Chandler called attention to
b, items in the Arrowsmith COM
any's bill for 1872 incandescent lights
u Third Street Bridge notwith-
anding that there were only
velve lights on the bridge.
Mr.. Arrowsmith said he knew 1
othing about the bridge, as his {
anager, Mr.. Lemon, had had en- {
re charge Of the work there. He I
ld that he would send Mr.. Lemon +
answer the questions, if the Court a
ished. Q
He had charged forty cents an I
ur to the court for his men. Mr.. c
andler asked Mr.. Arrowsmith
W 1t was that the post Office was o
Ted for $4,000, including lights, G
q that through the work at the
urt Hous,, which was about one h
elth Of that at the post office, tt
t the county s2S00. fl
Considerable discussion. and a II
tied argument between Mr, Ar. W
'smlth and Mr.. Chandler on the &C
'iect followed. if
Ihls was terminated by motion tC
recess until 2, 30 O'Clock. t.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
Basket Ball Game.

The Wilmington basket ball team
met defeat on Saturday night, at St.
James Hall. Philadelphia, at The
hands ol Malgenwicks five by the
score OF 50 to 7. The Wilmington
men were Oft 10 their playing and
could not cover their men. The loc al
five will be given hard practice 10
prepare them for tomorrow nights
game with the New York team,
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
Sermon to OranEemen.

Local Orangemen speak in praise
Of the sermon preached to them by
the Rev. DR.. Jeferies of Calvary i.
Z. Church yesterday morning. His
subjects were The "Gunpowder Plot
and THE Birth Of King William"
The local members OF the Orange
Legion say that no laner discourse
upon these subjects was ever heard
BY them,
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
Hand IsnlllX Gnf

John Conner, Second and Union
streets, a car builder at the plant
of The American Car and Foundry
Company, had his left hand almost
cut off this morning. He was opera.
ting mortising machine and had
his hand caught in it. The Phoenix
ambulance was summoned and re-
moved Conner to the Delaware
Hospital.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
OPPOSED TO POLICY,
he-~is Smith Arrested by the Police on the
Charge.


Charge.
Lewis Smith was arrested this
morning by Sergent kelleher and
Special Officer Pierce on the charge
of being concerned i'll lottery policy
writing.
For the past woek or SO rumors
have been atloat that policy play
ing was being carried ON. Chief
Black this morning detailed Ser
geant kelleher and officer Piece to
look into the matter and after spend
ing severa lhours on the east side of
the city they arrested Smith.
lie had Il large sum Of money in
his possession. A number of color.
ed people were summoned to the
police STATEN where Deputy City
Solicitor Gafrott examined them in
relere nee 10 playing policy.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
TAX GASES GO OVER.
Chancellor Nicholson Hears Argument in
Matter OF Trustees Fees.

Chancellor Nicholson Hears Argument In
Matter OF Trustees Fees.
The injurstion proceedings
brought by the Creston. Land and
improvement Company and the
North Side Improvement Company
to prevent Tax Collector Levi from
collecting certain tax bills, were
laid over to-day by Chancellor Mich.
olson until December Stb.
Harvey Whitemau, receiver Of
the Thomas and Davis Company, Of
Newark, was given authority by the
Cha ncellor to make repairs 10 the
property.
Argument was heard in the mat
ter OF the compensation to be allow
ed to George II. Bates, trustes Of
the Morrow estate. The Chancellor
will givea decision later.
The Hodges case. and the Hygea
Ice Company cases are toleome up al
this afternoons 8 session.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
Merger Hearing In New York.

ST, PAUL, Minn.. Nov 1O-Somc of
the most important testimony that has
yet been taken in the case of the Unit.
ed States against the Northern Securi-
ties company ct al probably will be
taken this week in New York city be-
fore Special Examiner Frederick G.
Ingersoll Of st. Paul, who has left for
New York. The traffic officers of sev-
eral of the big eastern roads will he
called by the defendants. The hearing
is a continuation of the session held in
st. Paul three weeks ago.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
SUNDAY School COnyention.

The fifteenth annual convention
Of the New Castle County Sunday
School Association will be held in
the Methodist Church at Summit
Bridge tomorrow. Mrs. Janvier
Of Philadelphia, a returned mission
ary, will be the Principal speaker.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
Mrs. HOuck Coming Again

Mrs. Edna Little Houck Of New
York will give another recital in
West Church one night next mon tn.
Mrs. Houek Is great favorlte hero.
Her enterta Inment In West Church
last Friday might was themost de.
llQhtful Qt The kind aYlt Qlven thara.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE
Knocked From Car Roof by q Gir,ler In the
Train Shed. V M

About II o'clock last night a
brakeman on a through freight
train had a close call for his life at /,
the French street train shed. Tho.
train was stopped and upon exam I
ination it was found that the brake.
mans injuries We're not such as to
detain him here and he continued
his journey. 4,
Had he not fallen on the top of
the car instant death would have
been the result
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
l.ovAt k,teN Nv,

Republicans AMI Democrats agree
that The En;on CI,u4'ity and Surety
Company issue til b st Accident and
Health policies. NluIefer& Follans,I
bee, State Agents, i;oUm i04 Equlk.
able Bulldog. .'. = : N 4
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
EOremAn RaAixns.

Isaac Moore, OF Newark, foreman
OF the machine shops Of the Harlan
and Holllngsworth Company, re.
signed on Saturday, Mr. Moore had
been eonnected with the loeal frp:
Tor a number Of years.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
Hand Crushed In Machine.

While at work in the shop of the
American Car and Foundry Com
pany this morning, John Conuor had
his hand severely mashed by be
ing caught Ia 4 machine,
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
MOEulIiODs Institutinn

Grand Master Workman Groves
and Grand Recorder Woods, with
a delegation Of MogIllions, will go
to loves to morrow to institute
Marine Conclave. lot, A. D. A. M.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
OFFICERS HOUSE ROBBED

COrnish aud Secure Cash.
The house of Joseph Cornish, a
member Of the police force, was
broken into on Saturday morning
and $40 were stolen.
Mrs Cornish saw the burglar as
he passed through her bedroom.
An attempt was made on Satur-
day night to enter the residence of
Dr. Ogle but the thieves were
frightened away.
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
SUSSEX COUNTY
OFFICIAL FIGURES,

The official vote in Sussex County
at~iast weeks election for county
officers was lis follows:
The daily Republican., 1902-11-10
Weather Probabilities

Fair and colder: fresh northwest
winds, becoming variable
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
A COW ON THE RAMPAGE.
SHE TOsSES BOY. KNOCKS DOWN MAN
AND WOMAN AND RUNS INTO
AUTOMOBILE

At o'clock last night Charles Anderson. OF No.
421 East Fiftieth-st, undertook 10 remove a COW
from latticed wagon at Forest-ave. and One-hun-
dred-and-sixty -hfth-st a number of boys were
playing cat" in the street near by Just as
the COW descended from the wagon one of the boys
struck the cat" a hard blow, nd it landed the
back of the COW. II with a crumpled
horn and with horn only. When the cat
struck the she whirled about suddenly and
ran at the group OF boys.
She caught her horn in the seat of one OF the
lads trousers and tossed him over a fence The
hoy gathered himself up and way, while
the COW ran the other. Swinging her head threat
eningly. she galloped up Forest-ave. 70 One-hun-
dred-and -sixty-sixth-st The block between One
hundred nd-s1xty-hfth and e-hundred-and-six-
ty-sixth sts in Forest-ave is favorite resort for
baby carriages at that time of the evening and
mothers and mcids who had their babies out for a
breath Of air ran into gates and dragged their
charges up the stocps wild efforts find safety
Mrs. d Shafer. of No 1904 Forest-ave., could not
get of tie way The cow knocked her down.
and a moment later knocked down Frank
Vending, Of No l1s5 Forest-ave- Mrs Shafer
received a severe scalp wound, and Vending es-
caped with an injury his right leg.
The COW ran 70 Boston Road and One-hundred-
and-slXty-sixth-st.. and there ran into automO-
bile. Then she was in the middle Of the street be-
tween the cartracks. trolley coming
from each direction, and she caught between
them. Anderson who had been chasing her came
up at this juncture with a rope and lassooed her
instead dragged him and ran with him down the
street.
Supreme Court Judge Hall sitting with his
family on the veranda OF his home at One-hun-
dred-and-sixty- y-sixth-st. and Boston Road and the
entire party ran into the house and watched man
and COW from the windows
Soon Anderson lost his grip on the rope. Then
Policeman NOSS, of the bicycle squad gave chase
on his wheel. He caused the change her
course many times, but could stop her. AT
last he got sedge hammer. in the hope of kill
ing her with IL
Police CAPTAIN Wiegand. who lives in the neigh
borhood. came along this tire. and. with Voss
and Anderson got ,he into a fence corner.
Wiegand caught the rope over her crumpled horn
and tied her a tree Anderson came with his
wagon, ropes were tied around her legs, and she
was dragged back into the waFOn.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
RUN DOWN BY FERRYBOAT
ONE BOY BROWNS, FOUR OTHERS SAVED
AFTER RowBoAT IS SMASHED.

Their boat overturned by a passing ferryboat
five East Side boys batted for life in the waters
Of the East River, off Houston-st., last night.
After they had given up hope all but one were
rescued and taken ashore so weak that they
were taken TO Bellevue Hospital. One. unable
to swim, sank.
Louis Bernstein ten years old. of No. 20
Broome-st.; Abraham Hitler. thirteen, of No. 1856
Attorney-st.; David Tomerantz fifteen, of No
81 Ridge-st.; Samuel Halpin, fifteen, Of No. III
Columbia-st.. and Jacob Goldman fifteen. of No
90 Pitt-st., hired the boat. They expected to
spend the evening rowing about on the river and
having good time. They made the trip across
the river and rowed a distance down the stream
but it began to get dark they decided to go
back to the pier. They had not calculated on the
tide. and when they rowed back they found that
it slow work
About 8 O'Clock they were off Houston-st, with
Bernstein at the oars. They were without
light. and were chatting, when suddenly there
loomed up before them the ferryboat Newton. or
the Houston-st. line Bernstein redoubled MS
efforts with the oars while another boy seized
an extra pair and tried get the boat out Oh the
way of the ferryboat. 1t was without avail.
The big hull of the ferryboat crashed into the
frail craft, smashing it and sending the boys
bruised and dazed into the river
Captain Anderson saw the trouble and re-
versed his engines. The deck hands and the pas,
/ SengerS on the DOdJ tore OIL lIle IlAC Co.
threw them to the boys struggling for their lives
Jacob Goldman was near the place whers tlls ne
bow of the ferryboat crashed into the SIDE OF
the rowboat and 1t is proba bic that he was IN
jured in the collision for after being thrown IN
the water he sank before a hand coulo De
stretched out to save him.
The other boys struggled to get to the ferry
boat. Lights flashed on them and they
were encouraged by the deckhands. Hitler,
who could not swim, managed TO catch hold OF
the upturned boat and pulled himself on her
The boat drifted near the Newton and a deck
hand, leaning the forward rail, seized
Hitler with a boathook and pulled him on deck.
Policeman Almond, of the Union Market sta
ton; William King, ot No. % Tompkins-st,
and Richard Lawler. of No 1S East Third st.
were on the Recreation Pier at Third-st. when
they heard the cries Of the boys in the water,
and jumping into small boat, they rowed out
10 the scene of the accident, about hundred
feet off shore
They picked up the three boys, who were
almost too exhausted to keep up their fight.
Halpin had already given up and was sup
ported IN the water by Chuck" Tomerantz,
who is an expert swimmer. Halpin was uncon-
scous when he was taken ashore.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
SAYS MUSEUM MULCTS CITY
ALDERMAN DOULL ASKS CONTROLLER
To HOLD Up NATURAL HISTORY
INSTITUTIONS BILLS PEND
ING INVESTIGATION
ING INvESTIGATION.

Alderman Reginald r. DouH yesterday for
maHy asked Controller Grout to withhold all
payments on bills of the American Museum Of
Natural History until an investigation has been
made Of how the museum has expended the
money that the city has already given TO it, Mt
Doull charges that the city has been mulcted
and that number of officials connected with
the museum receive large salaries for which
they practically do no work
The fight against the museum was started
by Alderman DoulI at the meeting of the alder
men on last Tuesday. when a resolution appro-
priating 100000 for a lighting and heating plant
came UP. Mr.. Doun declared then that the
museum had received enough favors from the
city. and that he was opposed to granting any
more until the officials explained why many
large salaries were paid to certain employees,
under three different titles in some instances
Alderman Douu in his letter to Controller
Grout says that an examination of the bills
rendered for material of every description fur
nished to the museum shows a reckless disre
gard of the contract the museum has with the
city. The city, he says has paid thousands of
dollars for labor in preparing and mounting
collections and exhibits which under the con-
tract should have been paid for from the private
funds of the museum.
In ending the alderman gives the following
table of salaries which are paid by the city. he
says:
Professor r. F. Whitfield. curator department
Of geology and invertebrate paleontology.
S291 81 a month.
Professor J. A Allen. department Of man.
Professor F. w. Putnam, curator. department
of anthropology. S416 90 a month professor
Putnam. the alderman asserts. is a professor of
Harvard College and is never in the museum
to exceed six days in any monthly.
Professor Franz BOas. curator of ethnology,
1921 65 a month. Gle also is a professor Of
college, Doull declares. and is never in the
museum 10 exceed ten days in monthly.
The alderman goes on down the list in the same
way, the names mentioned being the principal
ones.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
WALDORF GUESTS SEE FIGHT.
MAN WHO WIFE SAYS INsULTED HER
KNOCKS HUSBAND DOWN

A fight between we'll dressed man and another
whom he accused of insulting his wife was the
spectacle which caused the guests of the Waldorf
flock the street and interested the cab drivers
last evening. The fight, which lasted about five
minutes. caused much excitement and ended when
both fighters were taken to the West Thirtieth-st
station.
The said that she Mrs. Jennie
Barnaut of No. 1O5 Wills-ave., The Bronx. She
said that the we'll dressed her husband
Mrs. Barnaut told the police that she and her
husband passing the Waldorf in Thirty
st. when the other man. who was lounging near the
entrance to the hotel. stepped up her and made
an insulting remark. She also alleged that he at
tempted to seize her waist. She stepped back say
ing, How dare you, sir?'
It's easy. said the man. but before he could
get any further her husband took a hand, only to
be knocked into the hotel entrance. He quickly
regained his feet and went his assailant ham
and tongs-
The she accused said he was John Nolan a
laborer, of No. 4S6 West Thirty-fftf-st He sac
that he could not deny the fight but denied thar
he had insuted Mrs Barnaut ~
The police locked Nolan up charging hin, with
disorderly conduct and intoxication.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
THOUGHT JEWELS NOT DUTIABLE.
OBJECTED TO APPRAIsEMENT ON GROUND
NECKLACE BELONGED HERE
ORIGINALLY.

The customs officials made some of the pas
sengers Of the Campania, which arrived here
yesterday morning. feel uncomfortable before
they left the pier.
Miss Fowler, who gave her address as No so
East SiXty-eiglth-st., had an encounter with
The officials which she did not enjoy She
brought with her necklace of diamonds and
pearls, valued by the officials somewhere be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000. according TO the quail
ity of the stones which is yet TO be determined
There were thirty stones in the necklace. Half
were diamonds and half pearls. The stones We're
Set alternately. Miss Fowler declared the neck
lace but set no valuation on il. When her bag
gage was examined she explained to the in
spector that the article was an heirloom which
had belonged TO her grandmother. Her grand
mother had taken il TO Europe. where she died.
On the ground that il had been taken from this
country she objected to paying any duty on it,
She could show papers 10 prove her state
,nent The necklace was held for appraisement
at the Appraisers Stores, where, the inspector
Informed her. she could take any evidence she
might have 40 prove her claim. She in
dignant at the action Of the officials, as was
her brother. Arthur Fowler. who was with her.
They went TO the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria.
InspeetoE Timothy Donahue has a shrewd way
of discovering small packages on the persons
OF Incoming passengers, which has stood him in
good stead many times and has been the un-
doing Of many a wouid-be smuggler. Yester-
day he brushed against passenger named John
Hawkes. after his usual manner, and thought
that he felt something like a small box in one
of the mans pockets.
Il must search you" said Mr.. Donahue.
Mr. Hawkes. did not like the idea OF being
searched. but submitted TO the inevitable. Three
articles of jewelry valued by the customs Off
cials at about $500. found and seized.
They had not been declared. The articles were
woman's watch, gold bracelet and a cor
sage ornament. The latter was found in Mr..
HAWKES. hip pocket. Mr.. Hawkes. was said
10 be an Ohio importer.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
THIEF CHASE IN BROADWAY.
SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE PURSUE YOUTH
WHO SNATCHED BAG-WoMAN RE-
LENTs AT STATION

There was an exciting chase in Broadway last
night after boy accused of snatching a chate-
lalne bag from woman by policeman and a
crowd of several hundred persons crvtnr ..S,ov
thief!'
Miss Lillian Pollack, of No. 81 West Twentv-6ftb
ST., was returning with a from the thsatrs
when at Twenty-hfth-st. and Broadway n vorr,
man man dar'ed out OF doorway and grabbed her
ehateleine bag. He secured IL before her eop,na
Ion could interfere and ran up Broadway
POhceman Betz heard the cry OF the I0nmar an,
started after the thief So did every ona rs.s -
Inc man ran up Broadway to Twentv-sixtb-st
ua..eu Oehnd surface car doubled and went
opposite the Cafe Martin. h up pursuit
Inc man ran to the Fffth-ave ar,r.~.. - =. -
sOn square, where he was caught N0 ~ MAUI
VS. 1SilaSh luentiied him, and all went 70 ~.
t. tWeSe InHtletn-st station. There the ~ .ise
oesseo sergeant Shies to discharge the prfsnnsn fnan
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
NO POLICEM4N THERE. WHY NOT?
DELAYS AT CHAMBERS-sT. AND
PARK ROW.

The perpetual fault finder is not likely to get
himself listened TO after a time yet 1t Is true
that in city the size Of this the perpetual
fault finder may always have justice in
his attacks. especially if he sticks TO the street
railways and other traffic problems And if one
sets forth occasionally TO point out an evil and
its remedy he doesn't need to go far from City
Hall Only let him leave the bridge problem
aIone-there have been remedies enough for
that. The way traffic is handled, or, rather, is
allowed to handle itself. at Chambers-st and
Park Row may well serve an objective point.
This intersection Of streets forms one of the
bad places in the city, one Of those spots that
are a continual cause of blocked traffic and
vexatlous delays. yet there is not a single po-
liceman delegated to the place to take charge Of
affairs, and only occasionally does a street
railway inspector get there. The nuisance is SO
patent and the remedy. far is possible.
so simple that there be possible ex-
cuse for present conditions.
Chambers-st. at this point is the only direct
crosstown thoroughfare for some blocks and
traffic over it, especially at the days end, is
very heavy. and consists largely of trucks
which cannot step lively" Another cross street
also pours its traffic through the intersection,
while in Park Row itself there are two car
tracks for several lines of cars and much team
ing. The situation is still further complicated
by the fact that Park Row here slopes down
hill, making it difficult for drays and the like
to start up rapidly and cross the choked space.
The Dry Dock, Chambers and Madison-st. and
Avenue Is horsecars and the Third and AmsteT-
dam-a trolley cars all pass the point inter-
fering with each other and with the teaming. In
late afternoon it is daily occurrence for south
bound to be delayed from ten to thirty
minutes and those who wish to get to the
bridge often get out and walk. And there is
not a single policeman there to facilitate the
passage OF traffic. one good head under a
helmet might save hours in a week.
Yesterday haDDeneQ
accident, to be an inspector at the place Just
as a pushcart. rammed between two Third
ave. cars going in opposite directions. In d few
moments the block stretched back a long way
But the inspector ordered motorman to re-
verse his car. stopped team one side moved
one on on the other. helped the bewdered Ital-
Ian TO pull his cart TO the curbstone and traffic
was resumed. The lesson plain.
Why in the name OF common sense don't
they put couple of cops here every night ?''
said bystander.
That's just IT,; why don't they?