Evening journal., 1904-07-12
TUBE WILL
Be REPAIRED
Steamer to be Tested at
Home Before Being Sent
to Shops
QUESTION Of EXPENSE DISCUSSED
Special to The Evening Journal.


question Of repairing tho fire engine seems
10 have dwindled to a great oxten. as be- /
yond members Of Council no one attend
ed the meeting OF that body last night TO
discuss the subject
The question OF cost was discussed att
length although members were a unit that
the engine must be repaired ag once.
Upon motion it was decided TO engage
william Morrison 70 repair the flues, after
which the steamer viii be given a test az
home before sending it away in order 10
determine IT possible what is the extent
OF the repairs needed. n Is said by some
that % win be necessary TO put IN a new
boiler as the crown sheet of the present
one b. burned. 1t is probable also that be-
fore the engine IS sent away a man from
the Seneca Fails, n. ". works will be-
brought on TO examine the steamer and
give AN estimate OF the cost Of the repair
work as Council does not feel disposed TO
send 4 away without first ascortainlng
something OF the expense attached to re-
pairins t.
Citizens League to Meet.
In the Town Hal this evening members
OF ,he citizens beaEue win meet in rcgu-
lar session and transact business pertain
ing ic the order.
The commlttec on by-laws win present.
a sct of rules for the government of the
league. portion OF which follow:
Section ., The object OF the league
shall De 10 promo.~ good government u
the city aad the Improvement of an pub
hc things pertaining thereto. to see|
that proper men be put In charge of the
city government; that the laws are faith
fully executed; that the finances OF the
city are wisely ana prudcntly managed
and 20 secure legislation TO the city's
interest and TO oppose legislation that may
De predjudiclal thereto.
Section s. A two-thrds vote shall be re-
Qured for the selection or endorsement of
candidate for city officers and also TO
determine an questions pertaining TO leg
islation.
Section .. Tho league shall act as a unit
in the support OF an candidates for pub
lic offices selected or endorsed by IL. also
with respect to an legislation affecting the
city and all the members Of the league
shall subscribe to the following pledge;
II hereby solomnly pledge that ] will
support and vote for an candidates for
city offices selected or endorsed by the
Citizens League Of New Castle, De aware
and that I will support an the work Of the
League ia requesting or advocating leps-
lation for the beneht Of the city or the op-
posing legislation that would be detrimon-
tai thereto"
The omitted sections provide for tho
officers and duties of same and other SUBJ
jects pertaining to the government Of the
organization.
Will be Buried Tomorrow.
The remains Of Albert J. Foster, who
died IN the Episcopal Hospital, philadel-
phia. on Sunday. were brought home for
buria yesterday by Charles Clewell. un-
der;aker The funeral will take place to-
morrow aftornooK at o'clock, services
at the home.
Captain a Crack Shot.
Captain Herbert Deakyne L. $. A.. OF
this city. stationed at Fort Leayenworth.
Kansas. has proved TO be the crack shot
+ with a pistol of the reservation. At a re-
cent time shoot Captain Doakyne. at a
distance OF twenty-five yards made five
consecutive bulls eyes in 80 seconds.
Played C,ose Game.
In a game Of baseball marked by as
heavy hitting the Ali-snrs defeated the
lanigans az Battery Park yesterday az
ternoon. It requiring ten innings 20 set
NlN ANN AAHRAANs II was ANI NirA NA inN
series Of games between the clubs for a
purse and the championship OF the city.
The score:
R.H.E.
Yanigans.. q. ..132211O110- Ole Is q
All stars. o.. ....01O51 "a
Batteries-Yanisans. J. p. Murphy
cavender; Ail-stars, John A. schuchardt
Jr., James McGrory; umpire. Thomal
Booth: earned runs. All Stars 8; Yani
gans. 8; home runs. Chase. Gordon Ciy
mer, James McGrory, Frank Winsiow
Peech; struck out, by Murphy. 10: b,
schuhardt. 2; time, hours.
Disposed Of All the Money.
The Citizens Building and Loan Associa
tion met last evening I'm the Town Hal
and disposed Of an the money on hand. I
was decided to aotfy al those in ar
sears that PROMPT payment is expected.
Many Recruits Taken In.
Captain +. n. Delano. OF the Unite
States Marine Corns. located IN Philade,
phia. was the guest OF Captain D.ison o
Sunday last. Captain Delano has charge q
the recruiting stations in Pennsyvani
and says the average cnlistments pc
month in that State is about fifty.
Catch Was PhenominaL
While fishing or Of one of the govern
ment piers yesterday afternoon Matthol
sullivan made a phenomenal catch of al
eel. 1t was about three feet IN lcngt
and six inches IN diameter al the thickes
portion Of its body. The eel Is the frs
OF its kind ever caught IN this vcinit.
and struggled so that X was necessary 4
use a boat 10 land H.
". G. T. u. meetings Discontinued.
The w. c. T. y. OF New Csstie has dis
continued its meetings for the sump.e
season and no more work will be donl
until the fan. At the home Of Mrs. El
wood Wilson on Monday night next tn,
regular meeting Of the Woman's Hon,
Missionary Society will be held.
News Of the Town.
Worlsmen Of the Now castle and South
ern Railway under the supervision of
Patrick Ahern are engaged in raising IN,
railway tracks to proper grade at In,
junction Of Hellowel street and the New
Castle road.
Some one played a practical Joke upo,
Councilman Andrew NJ. Gallagher. whio
he enjoyed as well as the perpetraior. Nh
Gallagher y candidate for Representa-
tive from the Tenth Representative dis
isict and has as his opponent on M
Democratic ffrlrcf Da.-i1 rTr,-1 -.