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Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
International Convention Christian Endea-
v0r

For the above occasion the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad will sell tickets July 6,
7 and s, to Denver, Colorado Springs or
Pueblo and return, good to return until
August 81 at rate of $41.75. Tickets will
be good going one route and returning
another if desired. For tickets, reserva-
ton of berths and full particulars apply
to ticket agents, or write to Fl. A. Miller,
7. P. A, city Office, Market Street Sta
tion, Wilmington, Del. D. & A. Phone
75S A.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
National Educational Association, Boston
July Clio, 1908, Baltimore 4 Ohio Rail-
rnad

Tickets ON sale from all points East of
the Ohio River on July 3rd to 9th, valid
for return not later than July 18th, 1908,
inclusive. For full Information concern
ing time of trains, fares and stop-overs,
call on or address Ticket Agents Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
Inauguration of Reheboth Special

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad) announces that beginning
Saturday, July 4th, it will run the Reho-
both Special on Saturdays and Mondays,
between Wilmington and Rehoboth, as
follows -
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
cELEBRAT1N' THE FOURTH
NORMAN H. PITMAN

When the cats is still a-prowlin'
Round the corner of the fence,
While the dogs is still a-howlin'
Jes' for lack of better sense,
While yer gram pas still a-sleepin',
An you hear yer daddy snore,
Then's the time to 60 a-creepin'
Like mouse across the floor,
Till you find yerself peepin'
At the clock to see Il it's four.
When the baby's quit its cryin',
An yer mammy's gone to sleep,
Then's the time to be a-tryin'
How boy the Fourth can keep.
Jump into yer pants an jacket,
Go out barefoot in the dark,
Fer it's time to raise a racket,
An it's time to have lark.
Take yer cannons, crackers, rockets,
Pistol, drum an other toys,
Put some matches in yer pockets,
Fer it's time to make noise.
Then il no ones near to hinder,
Jes' beneath yer daddy's winder,
Keppin' ready fer to run.
Thund'rin' blazes, what huster!
Guess you'd better stop while,
Such giant cracker muster
Walked the people fer mile.
Hushl somebody's speakin': Sonny
Did vou hear the breakfast bell?
Seems to me it's very funny
That Won like your bed so well"
Hang it all! I've been a-sleepin',
Ole folks up ahead of me,
While dreamed I'd been a keenin
Fourth July since hap-pas' three.
-LlPpINco1H's.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04

Principal Conventions to be Held in Var.
ious Portions Of the United States for
which Special Rates will be in Effect
via Baltimore q Ohio Railroad.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04

Returning, special train will leave
Ocean City LAO P. M.
Children under twelve years OF age,
one-half the above rates.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04

Senator Hanna said that his chief pur.
pose in coming to Washington was to
confer with Secretary Shaw with regard
to the new post office building at Cleve-
land. Asked if he discussed with Mr.
Roosevelt the Craftsmanship of the Re.
publican national committee, Mr.. Hanna
said that Ire had no knowledge of his
own intention to resign that position,
which is taken to mean that Mr.. Hanna
has agreed to retain that arduous posi-
tion. Senator Hanna lunched at the
White House the day he was in Wash
lngton, other guests present being Sir
Thomas Upton and Mr.. George W. Per-
kins, the partner of ]. Pierpont Morgan.
After luncheon Messrs. Hanna and Per-
kins had long conference with the Pre-
sident regarding the proposed financial
legislation which is being considered by
Senator Aldrich's subcommittee. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Perkins presented
to the two statesmen the Wall Street
view OF remedies which should be ap-
piled to the financial system. As it was
through the influence Of Mr., Perkins that
the disclosures Of Irregularities in the
Post Office Department, which were
being made in Washington newspaper
last December, were hushed up, his pre-
sence at the White House gave rise to all
kinds Of speculation.
~
The most important developments in
the post Office investigation during the
past week have been the indictments OF
Edwin w. briggs and J. V. Miller, the
former an ex-member of Congress. 1t
appears that while member OF Congress,
briggs accepted 81 ,25O for his services in
securing the adoption by the Post Office
Department of an automatic change max
ing machine and that Miller paid tile
amount to him. This is a statutory
offense and punishable with fine and i'm
1t has long been suspected
that George W. Beavers was mixed up
in the same transaction but that has not
yet been proven. Ex-Postmaster Gem
eral Smith has issued lengthy state
ment regarding the TuIloch charges in
which he attempts to prove collusion
between Tulloch and Inspector Smith,
whose report made SO important a part
of the Bristow reply. Mr. Smiths
ground for charging collusion is that both
Tulloch and Inspector Smith use, in
many instances, identical phraseology
but that is explained at the Post Office
Department by the statement that both
the Tulloch charges and the Smith re-
port were based on latter of Comptroller
Of the Treasury Tracewell and that the
referred to was, in both in
stances, borrowed from him.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04

Republicans in Washington are greatly
delighted at what they regard as an ex=
eeptionably able leadership on the part
of Senator Spooner who, ON his recent
visit to Wisconsin, obtained from Repre-
sentative Babcock pledge not to enter
the lists in the Senatorial contest next
winter and who successfully launched
the ''get together" movement in the
state. Mr.. Babcock's withdrawal from
the senatorial race ensures the reelection
of Senator Quarles ard makes for party
harmony. Whatever may be Governor
LaFollette's position in his own state,
Washington Republicans have been led
to believe that he is disturbing element
and that success of the party depends on
his elimination as factor in the politics
of the state. Governor LaFollette on the
other hand is reported to be intent on
the defeat of Postmaster General PAYNE
in the contest for membership on the
national committee and is reported to be
bending every energy in that direction.
~
Throughout the past week considerable
interest has been manifested here in the
platform to be and afterwards adopted
by the Iowa Democrats. Now that the
platform has been adopted Republican
sentiment takes two forms. On the one
hand qualification is expressed that the
Democrats have repudiated Colonel
Bryan and his 16 to l heresy; on the
other it is remarked that the Democrats
with common sense platform will not
be as easy to beat as they would be were
they to remain loyal to the Chicago and
Kansas City platforms. This does not
mean, however, that there is the slight.
est apprehension regarding the election
of next year as even the Democrats them
selves, at least the best posted of them,
admit among themselves that it will be
impossible to defeat Mr. Roosevelt.
The President left Washington for Oys.
ter Bay on Saturday and the residential
portion OF the White House is now closed
for the summer, only the new office
building remaining in use.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04

ADVERTISE IN THE TRANscRIPr.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04

The TRAsscRIrr $1.OO per year.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04

The President left Washington for Oys.
ter Bay on Saturday and the residential
portion Of the White House is now closed
for the summer, only the new office
building remaining III use.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
President CorneliusSub-
mitS Ultimatum to
Company.
Says Present Check System
Must Be Changed by
Tomorrow.
Men Assert They Would Prefer That
Vining Return Rather Than
Work for Chapman Under
Present Conditions.

San Francisco will be thrown into an
other street car strike next week unless
speedy adjustment of differences can be
arranged by the local street car union and
Manager Chapman of the United Rail
roads. President Richard Cornelius OF
the union, in making mis- weekly call on
Manager Chapman yesterday morning
Eanded him an ultimatum, which stated
that after tomorrow the men would not
allow the money they collected TO be
counted at the company's office, but de-
Tnanded that it be counted before them
when they turned it in at the carhouses
and that they then and there receive a
receipt for the amount turned in.
Manager Chapman accepted Cornelius
ultimatum and then informed him that
he had no idea of changing the system,
which he had recently adopted He fur
tier stated that he was willing to pay the
wages of one man from each of the thir-
teen car houses to come TO the company's s
offices in the Wells-Fargo building for one
week. and that he felt assured that at
the end of that time the thirteen men
would report that they could find no fault
with the new system of handling the
money.
Under the Nhirg regime the conductors
work, their money was counted out and
they then got receipt for it. Under the
new system, which is also in vogue in
many of the cities of the East the mea
iEelose their receipts in an envelope and
ii is then conveyed in large canvas sacks
to the treasurer's office, where II Is count
ed out by a corps of girls.
Both sides are at present very firm. 1t
is not expected that any active step will
be taken by the men Sunday, how
ever. The conductors, when turning in
their money Sunday will ask for a re-
ceipt and will also ask to have their
money counted in front OF them. If this
is refused them they will make formal
complaint to their union for redress. The
executive committee of the union is hold
ing lengthy sessions and forming a plan
of attack and unless the two opposing
factions are brought together within the
next twenty-four hours serious trouble is
almost sure to result
President ". d. Mahon executive head
of the street car unions of America who
came here from the East about two weeks
ago to give the sixteen expelled street
car men a TT hearing, has left the city.
Whether he advised President Cornelius
to take the present action in regard to
presenting the ultimatum is not known.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
WANT NEW SCHoOLHoUSE
IN RICHMOND DISTRICT
Improvement Club Petitions Board of
Education Which Shifts Re
sponSibility to Auditor,

The West Richmond Improvement Club
and a number of residents in the district
have petitioned the Board of Education
10 expedite the building of new school
house to replace the Bergerot School on
Twenty fourth avenue, near Clement
street. The petition states that the rented
building is in a very unsanitary condition
ard any one who obstructs the building of
the school should be held responsible for
the consequences of an epidemic of dis
ease. Children are unable TO attend
school owing to lack of accommodation
Harry A. Knox of 443 Twenty-fifth ave
nue. has also requested the Mayor to take
action in the premises and says if the
scho0lhouse is not built soon he will take
the matter to the courts. The Board of
Education has informed a delegation from
the West Richmond Improvement Club
that II is perfectly willing to build the
school named and others, but so long as
the Auditor refuses to audit demands on
the special levy fund of ~ cents it is
powerless.
The teachers Of German in the public
school department met yesterday in the
Office of the Board of Education for the
purpose of agreeing upon uniform meth
Cd for the teaching of the language.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
W. L. WALL REELECTED
CAPTAIN OF COMPANY g
Soldiers Present Their Comrade With
Sword as Token of Their
Esteem

The members Of Company G. First Reg
iment Infantry, n. G. c., formerly Com
pany NJ. First California Regiment, n.
G. c., held a meeting last evening in the
armory. corner Page and Cough streets.
for the purpose Of electing a captain
Former Captain William L. Wall, who
so bravely served with Company NJ, now
Company G, in the Philippines, was unan-
imously reelected by his fellow soldiers.
As a token of their esteem for his past
services the members OF the company pre-
sented Captain Wall with a beautifully
mounted sword, with the following in
scription upon it:
Presented to Captain Wall by the
members Of the company for past SER
vices, as a token OK their esteem"
Lieutenant L. Graham made the presen-
tation and Colonel Thomas T. O'Neil de-
ivered an address. Captain Bush also
addressed the company.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
Copper Wire Thief Escapes.

John Hodges who is employed in John
Doyle's stables, 327 Sixth street. saw
man early yesterday morning taking a
sack of copper wire from a wagon kept
on the premises. When the man saw
Hodges he dropped the sack and crawled
under some wagons. Hodges notified the
police and Corporal Shanahan and Po-
licemen Barrett. Rordan and Guerin
We're soon on the scene. They made a
thorough search of the premises, but the
thief had made his escape by a window
opening into Clara street. On the nights
of January 19, 20 and % sacks of copper
wire were stolen from the same wagon
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
FRENCH H-AMERICAN BANK
Is GRANTED A LICENSE
New Institution Has Capital Of
100000 and Begins Busi-
ness Next Monday,

The State Board Of Bank Commission
ers issued a license yesterday for the new
French-American Bank to conduct trust
ard commercial business in this city at
315 Montgomery street. The institution
has an authorized capital of Sl,000O00, all
of which is subscribed and 81 per cent of
which is already paid in. The bank will
open its doors for business on February ?.
It's officers are: c. Carpy, president;
A. LegalIet, vice president; l.. Bocqueraz,
secretary; J. Ginty, cashier, and DR.. j,
Z. Antiques, Q. Bozio, Leon Bocqueraz, J.
a. Bergerot, c. Carpy, J. B. Clot, j. NJ.
Dupas, J. S. Godeau, J. Jullicu, l.. Kauf-
mann. A. Legallet and S. WE'LL, directors.
No treasurer has as yet been chosen.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
COMPROMISE
ENDS FIGHT
FOR ESTATE
Sisters Of Late Joseph
O'Hare Divide His
: Wealth.
Mrs. Rogers Gets Two-Fifths
Of the Decedent's
Property.
Burbank Gets $500 and Mrs Goudy
and Mrs. Lally Each Receive
$12,75O of the Resi-
due.

The legal battle for the wealth of the
late Joseph O'Hare has come TO an end and
the money is being distributed to the va
riOus claimants. After a period Of bitter
litigation, which lasted for about two
years, the beneficiaries of the three wills
of the aged capitalist decided that the
lawyers would get most of the bank ac-
count if new suits were to be constantly
instituted and agreed TO divide a part OF
it among themselves. The story OF the
struggle is an interesting one and is filled
with plots and counter-plots enough to
furnish material for a dozen dramas
In the early part of 1901 an old man,
who had long been familiar figure on the
streets of the business section of the city.
suddenly disappeared and it was rumored
that, contrary to the suppostions OF his
associates, he was possessed of consider
able wealth. The old man was Joseph
O'Hare and when his three sisters learn
ed that he was no longer TO be found In
his accustomed haunts they caused a
search to be instituted. He had been liv
Ing for some years with a family of which
the head was Thomas Jacques. In the
height of the excitement over the disap-
pearance of the old man the Jacques
family announced that all of his property
had been decided to them.
This was another terrible blow to Mrs.
GCu0y of minneapolis, Mrs. Rogers OF
this city and Mrs. Lally of New York
who were the sisters. Incidentally W. Il.
Burbank an alleged lifelong friend of
the missing man, and the daughters of
Mrs Lally and Mrs. Rogers were also
much wrought UP over the affair. AS
fast as steam could carry them they came
here to find the lost relative and inciden
tally to combat the claims of the jacques
family in the courts.
O'HARE APPEARS ON SCENE.
Nothing could be discovered in relation
to the whereabouts of O'Hare for many
weeks. He took a hurried trip through
the East at the alleged behest of Thomas
jacques and was subsequently hidden for
scme time in various towns and cities Of
California His relatives finally charged
the Jacques family with kidnapping the
owner of the desired bank account and
the old man was produced when the case
was being heard in the Police Court. The
sisters then instituted civil action to have
their brother declared incompetent so that
bis property might not go to strangers.
The poor old capitalist was beset on all
sides. His relatives wanted him to ad-
nit that he was insane and his supposed
friends wanted him to show that he was
ccmpos mentis. Whichever party won
was to get him and incidentally the bank
account. Many lawyers gleefUlly entered
the fray and not the least prominent of
these was one Lavinia Lally, daughter of
the sister of that name. Besides setting
forth the law she INDUCED in many per
sonal thrusts, which made choice morses
for the gossips. Then there was q COM
promise.
The estate was found to be worth about
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
MTemple of the HOLY citx .

Samuel Adelstein of Pacific Lodge. F.
and A. M, will lecture tonight In King
Solomon's Hall. Masonic Temple. before
the Past Masters Association The sub
ject is ''The Temple of the Holy CITY,
The lecture will be illustrated with stere-
opticon views obtained by the lecturer
while in Jerusalem. The lecture will be
interspersed with vocal selections
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
Committee Postpones Action.

The joint Committee on judiciary and
Health yesterday postponed action on the
bill 10 extend the limits in which
the maintenance of more than two COWS
is prohibited until such time as Judge
Murasky shall have decided the alleged
contempt Of the Board of Works i'm re-
fusing to obey the courts order to take
down fences in the University Mound dis
trict.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
Convicted of Simple Assault.

George p. Beach Jr, who was tried be-
fore jury in Judge Dunnes court yes
terday on charge of assault with a
deadly weapon, was convicted of simple
assault. He cut L. ]. Sullivan of II How
ard street with "a knife on November 10.
He will be sentenced next Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
ST. LOUIS FREIGHT RATE
CASE Is WITHDRAW
William Sproule Returns From Chi
cago and Says Railroads Granted
Nun Der OF Concessions

william Spoule. freight traffic manager
Of the Southern Pacific Company, VINO
has just returned from Chicago, where
he went 10 attend the hearing OF the case
versus the railroads operating west of the
Missouri River, says the case has been
withdrawn from further hearing before
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The ST. Louis merchants claimed that
the merchants Of the Pacific Coast were
being favored on freight rates, especially
IN regard 10 the shipment of hardware.
The railroad companies have granted sew
eral concessions and the case has been
dropped finally.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
SUES FOR DIVORCE.

Finally the climax was reached when
the young Englishman brought suit for
divorce on the ground of cruelty. 1t was
stated at the time that the couple strove
in vain to settle their difficulties quietly
but the matter finally leaked out and the
trouble was taken to the Superior Court
Mrs. Anderson said at the time the suit
was filed that she would contest every
inch of ground and show that she was
entitled to a separation from her husband
and also large amount of alimony. Soon
after the suit was filed Anderson left for
this city, saying that he was going to
Los Angeles on business.
The case never came to trial. 1t was
delayed repeatedly and severals cofltinu-
ances were granted. The suit is still pend
ing in the Superior Court of Santa Cruz
County and the tragic death OF Mrs. An
derson closes the final chapter in the dra-
matte case.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
Restrcins rnrther p.coaedincs.

Judge de haven of the United Sta.es
District Court issued Yesterday an order
of restraint from further proceedings in
the case row pending in the Superior
Court IN which the trustees of the estate
of Wilifrcd A Foran have fled u cross
complaint 10 the action of the French
Savings Bank in its effort to collect A
mortgage of the bankrupt Winifred
Foran.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
Postnone Turning the Sod.

The ceremony of breaking ground for
the new gymnasium at St. Ignatius Col
lege was necessarily postponed yesterday
owing to the inclemency of the weather.
If weather conditions allow, the ceremony
will be performed this morning by the
Rev Father Frieden, assisted by the Rev.
Father Hickey the Rev. Father Woods.
the Rev. Father Butler and others of the
clergy connected with st. Ignatius Church
and college.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
dollar Gloves
- At HnLe'S-

Better than some.
Equal to most SI.2s gloves-wear
as long-ht as well-and give just
as much satisfaction-especially oul
II. B.
The standard of $1.oo glove excel
lence.
Fine lambskin, 2-clasp overseam
Paris Point embroidered on back,
stitched-cvery pair guaranteed fully.
Sizes 81 to II; black, white, mode,
tan, brown, red and gray.
p. K.-2-clasp lambskin, splendid
gloves; colors tan, red, gray, blue,
brown. white, black, and all sizes
CAPE GLOVES-In the Dent cut, 2
clasp, finished with PriX seams-it's a
good. durable glove-comes in tan, oak
and Havana.
MOCHA GLOVES-2-clasp. has Paris
Point embroidery stitched; co-ors tan,
black. gray and mode.
For Mi; SeS-
2-clasp lambskin, stitched-comes in
red blue, brown and white-a splendid
glove and one hard to equal in mt,
wear and comfort
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
For the toilet

Some unusual savings-First,
Tooth Powder and Brush, I5c.
And it's a large bottle-the electric
saponaceous kinda splendid pre-
server and cleanser. The brush
alone is worth Ioc-and fine value
at that.
Tooth Powder, 15c can-Dr. Lyons
it's perfect powder.
Toilet Soap, 10c barzand 1a-lb bar at
that. It's made from pure glycerine.
Borated Talcum Powder, &C box. and
perfumed-Think of that for a fine
value.
Bay Rum, 25c an S-oz bottle-It's Brad
ley's double distilled.
Violet Ammonia. 10c for large bottle
Has all the good qualities Of ammo
mia, but lacks the odOr.
Josephine Face Powder, 25c boX-It's a
superior powder made right here In
California. 1t has been used and rec
commended by Florence Stone, Calve
and others.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31

$50 900. of which Thomas Jacques and fam
lily secured approximately S12G0O. But It
didn't do them any good, said 1. {. Jud-
kins, attorney for Mrs. Rogers, yester-
day, "for knight s. Heggerty and jim
Budd, their lawyers, took most OF II for
fee" The sisters secured $4,000, minus
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31

Many actors and Singers use Piso's Cure to
strengthen the voice and prevent hoarseness.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
ARIsToCRATIC LINEAGE.

Her real name was Beatrice Maude de
Coursey- -Corbett. and she was member OF
the arIstocratic De CourseyCorbett fam
lily of Bray on the southern coast of Ire
land. She left home TO become an actress.
Anderson is said to be the son Of
multi-millionaire merchant of Liverpool.
He fell in love with the actress at first
sight. The courtship was short and
few months after the first meeting the
dashing young Englishman and the Irish
beauty were joined in the bonds of matri-
mony.
They sailed at once for California and
finally located in the town of Ben Lo-
mOnd. Anderson purchased a beautiful
estate and spent money with a lavish
hand. He imported fine horses, carriages
and the latest road wagons and dogcarts
from England. He fitted up the estate in
magnificent style, until it was said TO
be one of the finest residences in Santa
Cruz County. Fifteen servants waited on
the pair. A string of thoroughbreds was
Anderson's special pride
Two children were born to the couple
and they lived happily nntil last Decem-
ber when domestic troubles arose and
the residents Of the town were sur 9rised
to hear that Anderson and his wife had
separated.