Evening journal., 1904-04-27

els McFarlain, Charles shearer. Bessie
Reynolds. Katharine McCaushan. JOS
eph Goodner.
The Railway Difficulty. sr
This is the first time / was ever
caught in the rain" said a woman last
night as she stopped through the mud
at the "cut" between the local trolley
road and the Wilmington City Railway.
With friend she had been shopping
in Wilmington and was on her way
home to Delaware City. The two
women were well laden with packages
and bundles and made the car reseihbie
a department store shipping room.
Will Stay at Home.
IF ever get back home think
shall stay there until this fight be.
tween the trolley companies is settelds'
said the one who did most OF the
talking.
me, too" chimed IN a young man
who was hunched up in one corner OF
the car like a bump on a log. This
seemed to be the general sentiment ex-
pressed by those who are not cornpel-
ed to travel every day on the cars
The regulars are anxious to know how
long the present state OF things Is to
last, but they receive no encouragement
for the general opinion Is to the effect
that it will be some time before an
agreement will be reached whereby the
/ New Castle cars will be able to get
into Wilmington again.
Work For Wilmington Merchants.
In speaking Of the effect the trouble
/ would tfts..t 3
New Castle man said last night:
THE Wilmington merchants have re-
Gently organized to look after trade IN
that city. Here is something for them
to work on right now. They are the
ones who should kick II anybody does,
for the disagreement will keep many
people from visiting Wilmington to
shop"
Raised the Fare.
Starting this morning the Whining
ton, New Castle and Southern Railway
Company raised the fare. Hereafter
they viii charge eight cents to the cut
from this place and as passengers will
be forced TO pay five cents from there
to Fourth and Market streets, the fare
will be thirteen cents as against ten
Scents charged heretofore. Three cents
/
"cut," or two rides. one each way, for
five cents when tickets are purchased.
Saw Trouble Coming.
Those familiar with matters OF the
road say they saw for several days that
trouble was coming. None of them,
however, seem to be able to give the
real reason which caused the break.
There has been much dissatisfaction
for some time on the part OF the Will
mington City officials because the New
Castle cars carried so many passengers
between Eden Park and Fourth and
Market. People preferred the more
comfortable cars OF the New Castle
company Crews on the Eden Park
cars Of the Wilmington City Railway
were told to get that business away
from the New Castle cars. This was
a task to which they were not equal
as people were free to choose the cars
in which they preferred to ride. -
The New Castle company is strivins
to make as little trouble as possible al
the 'cut." A car stands on the traci
at that point and is used as a waitins
, room by passengers. In wet weather
the tramp from one car to the other (.
, a very disagreeable necessity.
e Had Faralytic stroke.
I Mrs. Patrick Cunning, OF Claytor
street near Ninth, was stricken will
paralysis about noon yesterday whili
lgoing into her daughters house. shl
2 was conveyed to her home and physi
! clan summoned, who pronounced he
! condition serious
Mrs. Cunning is past nifty years O
4 age and has been in poor health 70
= some time.
Want the olympias.
Manager Kirk OF the All-stars is try
. ing to arrange for a game here on Sat
!, urday. He is in correspondence will
/, Wilmington amateur teams, but so IA
!. has not made any definite arrange
(. ments. 1t is thought, however, that
1. team may be secured.
Followers Of the game here are anx
ious to have the Olympia, as the at
traction, but so far nothing has bee
: heard from them on the subject.