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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-06
eANKINo AND FINANCIAL.
CAPITAL, 100000.
THE EQUITABLE
GUARANTEES and Trust Company,
Northwest Corner Ninth and Market SITS,
WILMINGTON, DEL.

Deposits of money received on interest
Rents and income collected and RENTED for
a moderate charge and estates OF every de-
scription carefully managed.
This company acts as executor, administra-
tor and guardian and receives and executes
trusts of every description from the courts,
CORPORATIONS and individuals and acts as
agent for the registration and transfer OF
loans and stocks of corporations and in the
payment of coupons or registered interest or
dividends.
This company also guarantees the validity,
performance and effect of any contract, be-
comes surety on bail bonds and courts and
officials are directed to accept it as sole
surety in all cases.
Executors, administrators or trustees Of es-
tates and ladies unaccustomed to the trans
action of business will find this company
convenient depository for money:
Wills receipted for and safely kept without
charge.
For further information, call at the office or
send for a circular.
WILLIAM BUSH, President.
PRESTON LEA, Vice President
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-06

NLECTION NOVICE.
IL CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK
OF WILMINGTON, Dec. 13. 1888. {
The Annual Election for Directors Of this
Bank will be held at the Banking House on
Tuesday the 14th day of January 1880, between
the hours of 2 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
John PEOPLES. Cashier.
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Telephone ls7.
nIvIDEND NOTICE.
AIOTICE-DIYIDEND d.

THE
UNION NATIONAL BANK OF WILMINGToN.. 7
DEL WILMINGTON. DEL, Dec. 81, 1889.
The Board of Directors have declared a
dividend OF seven and one-half per cent. for
the six months ending this date, payable on
demand JOHN II. DANDY. Cashier.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-06

Gen. Kelton says: 1.-THE canteen system OF
the British army is now regarded as among
the most important factors Of It's adminis-
tration. On its present basis il Is in effect
the cooperative store Of the regiment. There
is a wet canteen and dry canteen' The
former is practically the club room, and is
fitted up with library and reading room,
room for games and others for refresh
ments, Tor all which privileges the soldier
pays a monthly subscription Of two pence.
The bill Of fare is Of large variety, and the
charges exceedingly low; a cup Of coffee q
hnlf penny. penny for tea, cocoa or choco-
late. or boiled egg, pint Of soup or a her
ring; for two pence he may receive a plate
Of ham and egg, or liver, or liver and ba-
con. II be desires to purchase in large guam
titles be may procure cooked bacon for ten
pence pound, ham for a shilling and two
pence and cabbage for eight pence.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-06

'erhe dry canteen' is the same as the post
traders store in our service but where all
articles Of general merchandise are sold at
rates slightly exceeding the cost These are
managed by a committee Of officers and
non-commissioned officers, under the super
vision of the commandant; there is a treas
urer, an accountant and steward. Every
thing is sold for cash and the money is
lodged daily in bank, the amount Of profits
averaging some s., 900 year 60 each regi-
ment OF these profits every penny goes
for the benefit Of the soldier in supplying
extra dinners, papers and games for the
club room, prizes for the regimentai sports,
dishes for the messes. In short, the 'canteen'
is among the most important features OF
garrison life in Europe. In the French and
German armies the system is not so thorough
as in England, but in all the cooperative
features are permanent, and all are under
military supervision.
For the Soldiers Greater Benefit.
"Practically, this is the 'canteen' system
which is now being introduced into our
army, and which may ultimately supersede
the post trader system; not because the lat
ter is a special mark for disapproval, bus
because the 'canteen is for the greater benefs
Of the soldier, and because the two systems
are irreconcilable
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-06
'Ai0J, TouRNAr. PAINTING COMPANY,

WILMINGTON. Del, Dec. q. 1889.
Notice is hereby given that meeting OF the
stockholders of this company will be held At
the office of the company on Tuesday, Janu-
airy !, 1890. at 5 o'clock p. m. for the purpose
of electing directors to serve for the ensuing
wear and the transaction OF other business.
LOUIS DIETZ, Secretary.
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OTICE-ELECTION.

NOTICE
THE UNION NATIONAL BANK,
WILMINGTON. Del. December IA, lbs9
The annual meeting of the Stockholders OF
this bank for the election Of nine directors
banEfngth8fRSTb Tbn ifsday. ~ jafidary ay IL. lt,
between the hours of and ip m.
JOHN fl. DANDY,
Cashier.
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Even after the alleged marauders with
drew Miss Purcell did not awaken him, nor
did she call his mother, but, presumably,
calmly went to sleep again. Indeed, she
seems to have made no mention of the
terrifying occurrence until she talked with
Mrs. Knifin in the morning. Then the
episode of the escaping gas in Mrs. Kniftin's
room, it was fortunate that Miss Purcell
should have left the window in her room
open, it seems not to have been her custom
to do so. There is, too, a coincidence in the
fact that on each of these alleged burglari-
GUS intrusions, DR.. Knifih should have been
away from home.
Alleged Sensational Evidence.
DR.. Edwin Fisher who worked for DR..
Knifln fur some time, told the reporter that
Mrs Knifin was very jealous Of Miss Pur-
cell, and that DR. Kniftin treated the pretty
typewriter wita more affection than he did
his wiz. / s-.-... ..eli i bit o. evidence
which the coroner says he will introduce is
show tba' Br. KnLfin and Miss pcrcan
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-06

NIoTICE.-IF YOU WANT TO SAVE
IN DOLLARS insure your property with
HAWKINS g. co, 7i2 Market Street.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-31

Japanese m residing at Toxic
n quite ignorant of the dress OF Euro
pean ladies. desired to array herself in
Partisan attire, say the London Fiyaro.
She was a lady Of high degree and she
pressed into her service n member of the
French legation, who undertook 10 pro-
cure for her from Paris a complete outfit
AN edition In fact. of 1.-THE Seen and the
Unseen" Promptly he did her bidding,
and there arrived from the Rhue de Ri
voli a mystic box full of weird things,
carefully arranged, as per request. in the
order, when the box was upside down, in
which they should be put on-the dress on
the top aud the rest below. The upside
down arrangement was somehow misun-
derstood. The lady put on the dress first
and other things as they came; and, ar
rayed In a symphony of lace and batiste,
h drove TO the French embassy to thank
her friend for his gallant attention. The
poor gentleman is said To have been IN for
some time after.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-31

In Captain Bond Skeleton, the quiet.
unassuming, elderly gentleman who as
sisted the other day at the marriage of his
nephew, Lord Louth, few people recog-
nized the hero Of one of the most heroic
deeds of this century. In 1852 Captain
Bond Skeleton, at that time "A cornet of
dragons, was with his regiment OH board
the i'll fated Birkenhead when il struck
on a rock. Boy as he was, lac never lost
his mposu for "a moment. There
were only three or fou boats, not tenth
OF those needle to save all on board
therefore, taking it at nee for granted
that the women and children at least must
be saved, he began with infinite tender
ness to help them into the boat. smiling
gently the while, as il he were doing the
most natural thing in life. by the time
the women aud children were safe IN the
boats the Birkenhead was sinking rapidly.
Captain Bond Skeleton marshaled hIs
men on deck, formed them into a line,
fired a royal salute-in a moplent they
were all in the water together. The men
all persisted, but the young cornct, being
a good swimmer, was picked up by "a stray
boat after long immersion in the water.
When the old Emperor William, then
king of Prussia, heard of this deed, he
ordered a parade of 10000 men in Berlin
% had thea account OF il read publicly as
a record of military heroism.
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WHAT A DROWNED MAN SAYS.

The Sensation Very Unpleasant AT First,
Merges Into Deliciousness.
"In one sense at least" said the hero to
the Detroit Free Press man as others gath
cred around him, II may be said To have
died and now have come to life again.
"How was that?"
"Why, last season while out yachting i
was spilled into the river and went down
for good, but at the last moment | was
resuscitated and restored TO earth"
"How does il feel to get drowned ?"
asked one of the party.
"Boys, il is The strangest sort of feeling
in the world. Being SO unlike anything l
am acquainted with in my daily life. am
at a loss for n comparison. l went down,
of course, three times, the way
all drowning people do. The
first time / went down had
no thought of death, simply of life, for
which / strue gled with all my strength.
But no help came, and as l saw the shore
Jade from my view as the water closed
over my head, "A sudden transition i'm
thought and feeling came over me. In a
flash | realized that i was doomed, that
my hour had come. and that a wide
illimitable future would ~momentaaily he
revealed to me. Then began b strug-
gle of mind and body against the ele-
ttt hu,
not ready to die. My life had been so
short and so much remained unfulilled.
In one great and overpowering Hoo of
feeling there suddenly rushed over me all
my deeds of other days, all the wrong |
had ever done, all the evil of my life, all
the shortcomings, failings and weak
ness of my past career. IL seemed to me
that l stood before some terrible bar of
Justice and was just about to be o
demned to eternal punishment. A dread
! full noise Of waters filed my ears,
translated. in my frenzy, to demons
bounding me to death. Great streaks of
red and blue light flashed before my eyes,
and everything tool on the hue of death.
Then came sudden transition from the
horrible to the ecstatic. The waves be-
came soft as downy pillows; the noises in
my ears were changed to delicious, sleep.
inspiring harmonies, while my thoughts
themselves became sweet and soothing as
in some vague, enchanting dream The
numbncss that stole so softly over my
senses was the dull, cold touch Of death
but to me il was also the fullness and the
ecstacy of life. When l was finally resus.
citated they told me ! had been down
sever minutes, and even the bravest
among them had given up hope. But
am this much of n ~fatalist, boys, for 1 be.
lieve h a he who is born for the gallows
will never be d~rowned-so / am here with
you to-day"
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Tn. L.arr.., Check Ever Drawn.

From the Financial News.
Up to h present day Vanderbilt's
check for 10000 was enormously sup
posed to be the largest ever drawn. This
has been eclipsed, as one drawn by the
Indian and Peninsular Railroad company
for fl,250,0o0 on the London and County
Bank Of London has just passed through
the clearinghouse. In 1883 the PennsyI-
vania railroad drew a check i'm favor OF
Messrs. kidder, Peabody & Co. for over
Sl4 100000 i'm payment OF the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore stock. The
check was framed and hung up In the Of
flee Of the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-31
Could Have Saved LIncoIn's Life.

NlsillhItpn Slpfhh 10 thlcaso Times,
The one man i'm the world who could
have prevented the assassination Of Pres
ident Lincoln il dead. John Frederick
Parker. born in Winchester, Va. came 10
Washington some time before the firing
upon Fort Sumter and soon found EN-.
ployment upon the metropolitan police
force. When in 1862 it was decided 10
strengthen the regular force of doorkeep-
ers and watchmen at the white house with
"A squad of policemen. Parker was one of
those selected. Ii thus happened that
when President lincoln and party en-
tered the old Ford theater on the night of
Good Friday. 1865, they were accompanied
by Parker as guard. He tool his position
at the door TO the private box from
which President Lincoln watched the
performance, where he was expected
to remain and prevent the entrance Of
every one except members of the party.
As the play proceeded, Parker, from his
post, could hear just enough to arouse his
curiosity. and il was not long before he
left the door and edged his way toward
the auditorium. He finally took a seat i'm
the orchestra, or ''pit' as il was then
called. where he had scarcely settled him.
self when the whole audience was sur
prised by the report OF n pistol shot. The
assassin, Booth, had stealthily approached
the door of the presidents private box.
where finding no one TO challenge him,
he entered -unannounced and fired the
fatal shot. There Is no question ia the
minds Of those who are familiar with the
details that had Parker remained al his
post Lincoln could never have taken
President Lincoln
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HlNCT


Frederick l.. Peet, n prominent lawyer
Of Tacoma, has fallen heir to $4,000 by
the death Of a Minneapolis relative.
Superintendent Simpson of the Port
Blakeley Mill company said. during "A re-
cent interview: "The Port Blakeley Mill
ing company, when the site for the COM
ing worlds exposition was selected, de-
cided TO sent there n stick of the
pride of Washington mill men, the
states fir lumber. ! cruised around
among the %company's timber for weeks,
and finally came across what / wanted, In
the shape of a magnificent fir tree, stand
ing upon "a clump down below Elma. We
have already felled the tree. The stick
will be $50 feet i'm length,5 2 inches square,
containing 33,sOO feet of cumberland
there is not q knot, q break or a flaw in
the stick. The Northern Pacific Railroad
company has agree to carry the stick to
Chicago for us. IL will take a train of five
ordinary Hat cars to do this"
David Il. Latin, the convict SEN from
Tacoma to serve 70 years for murder,
made another attempt 10 escape from the
~penitentiary at Walla Walla Saturday.
During the hour when the convicts
marched from the cells to the brick yard
Latin jumped into a large water tank un.
, noticed by those at the yard, but the guard
standing on the stockade witnessed the
and informed the overseer.
Latin was discovered ~crouching down in
a corner of the tank. Beneath his
prison clothes was n suit made OF
gray blankets, and IN one of his
pockets there was a false NOUS
tache. From some source he had OBJ
tanned a pair of scissors and worked
during the night i'm his cell making the
novel suit of clothing. The m~oustache
was. manufactured from hairs he had
picked up in the prison barber shop, and
the means of sticking il Pm the lip was a
piece of belladona plaster he had obtained
from DIR. Alban on the pretext of a weak
back. He had intended To lay in the tank
until nightfall. take of his prison suit,
disguise his face and effect his escape.
This is his second attempt to escape. The
first time, by means Of a rope he threw
over an electric light wire, he was enabled
to climb over the stockade.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-31
NEWS OF THE CAST.

A fatal stabbing ARRAY occurred at
Portland Sunday, resulting in the death
Of a young machinist named thomas
Vaughan. The man who did the cutting
is L. ]. Sprague of East Portland.
Yam Foo, a Chinaman arrested q few
days ago in San Diego, Cal, for q murder
committed three years q In CORTLAND,
committed suicide I'm the Sacramento
prison Friday by hanging himself with his
sash.
A Victoria, b. c., dispatch says: The
keel of a fast steamer was laid on Stew
EMS shipyard Saturday morning for
Stuart, the smuggler, whose boat Alert
was seized by the American customs au-
thorities at Port Townsend a week ago.
This steamer will he Of about thirty-five
tons register and IN all probability will be
used in the same service as the Alert has
been employed. Poney Gray, son of the
late Justice Gray Of the supreme court of
British Columbia, is interested with STU
art i'm his operations and will be part
owner of the new steamer.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-31
The GREAT NORTHWEST
Topics Of General Interest In the New
States and Elsewhere.
While a Rancher Was Taking a Bath
His Team Ran Away With His
Ciothes-MIstook q Hydrant
for a Telephone.
MONTANA.

The Glasgow Herald, after a suspension
Of several weeks, has again resumed pub
LEGATION.
Dan Dougherty had his lef. hand
crushed while coupling cars near Grants
dale Tuesday.
Tommy Strong, while travelling from
saltwater to Billings, was thrown from
his horse and striking on his head, was
rendered unconscious, In which state he
remained for several days.
Monday morning q teamster named
Nelson, employed by Woods, Larson d
Co., while working lei the divide on the
! Cour d'AIene extension OF the Northern
Pacific, fell underneath q heavily loaded
wagon and one of the wheels passed over
his left arm, terribly crushing it.
Final settlement in the Otto divorce
case was made at Missoula Tuesday, Mrs.
Otto receiving $500 cash. The court
costs and sherif's fees amounted TO over
500. Woody, Marshall x Crutcbtield re-
ceived 5000. the largest attorney fee ever
paid in Missoula county.
One hot day last week &. ", n well
known rancher of Flat creek, while out
with his team espied a cool. clear stream
by the road side and at once decided upon
a swim. No one being in sight, quickly
d%isrobing, he carefully laid his clothes i'm
the wagon and started for the water.
Hardly had he reached Il when off started
the team clothes and all, with the man
close behind. Fortunately there were no
ladies' out that day, and after a hard chase
of two miles he caught the horses.-Het
ead Journal.
Sheriff Gleason of Dawson county made
what in all probability will turn out an
important capture last week, at Glendive.
II appears that about last November a
man named John Nelson killed his part
ner at Superior, Wis.,, n made his es-
cape. For about six weeks past a man
calling himself Charles ohnson has been
working on the steel gang at Glendive,
and the sheriff noticed that he answered
the description of Nelson. and Swallowed
him for several days, finally arresting
him. Two men who knew Nelso have
identified him. and the Wisconsin author.
ties nave telegraphed to hold the man al
all hazards.
A very racy story is told of an old
mountaineer who had n practical joke
played on him on the street the other day
This man Of whom We speak was seri'
ously DESTROYS of finding the central tele'
phone station by which means he might
he enabled to consult with certain parties
in Stone Station regarding the condition
of his mines located in that vicinity. In.
stead of going to the central ut Glider
sleeves store, the boys persuaded him
that the hydrant, Ia new department un'
observed oy the p~ioneer) was the right
place atwhich he might dispatch his
message. and accordingly, the old gentle
man got down oD his knees, and placing
his mouth over h projected pipe, formu'
lated his message with eloquent grace,
In the midst of boisterous laughter one OF
the b~y-standers was on duty to receive
message fees, ~whereupon the old man had
il charged to the county.-Grdnte Noun
tain Star.
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WYOMING.

The Cheyenne Leader. in honor of the
statehood celebration. issued a very hand
some special edition printed on book pa
per.
j.. c. Coble, a r%anchman. was seriously
stabbed by a neighbor Of Iron Mountain,
ON the Cheyenne a Northern railway.
Kels p. Nickells. who did the stabbipg,
was arrested and jailed. The affair was
the result of n quarrel over some stray
cattle.
A workman on the Hall ranch, near
Lander, found the following note in a bot
tic floating in an %irrigating ditch a few
days ago: Amy person finding this will
notify the newspapers that ] got tired OF
living. and shot myself near Lander. !
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have no people living that I know Of. and
you need not 60 10 any trouble 70 find the
body. There is s75 In my vest pocket and
q gold watch and finger ring. So good-by
TO ALL" The note was signed "Tom
Green" and bears every appearance OF
being genuine.
The residence OF Adam Johnson in
Cheyenne narrowly escaped destruction
by fire Thursday night. The occupants
are certain IL was fired by an incendiary.
They were aroused by the fumes Of burn
ing oil, and found some waste shoulder
ing near where the fire started.
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A Hint of Their Value.

From The jewelers. Weekly.
Manager ITO e stag carpenter "A
part OF your duty will be occasionally to
steal the leading lady's diamonds."
Carpenter: II suppose | shall be liber-
ally rewarded for returning them"
Manager: ''Rewarded? No, sir. IL you
are not willing 10 take the diamonds for
your services | will hire somebody else
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-07-07

Copper has at last come to a momentarv
halt. The price OF Il cents for lake at
New York seemed to the buyers rather a
giddy altitude, and they concluded by a
large majority to wait until their necessi-
ties forced them them up to such a high
level before buying. Asa result the sales
at New York have been OF the lightest
nature, and will not foot up over 800 900
pounds lake at $3.50 $16.75. The lake
companies are nominally asking Il cents,
but no one pays it, and as they are not
pressed for sale they make no concessions.
Lead has held its own very firmly, but
New York has been somewhat below the
parity OF the west, owing to the ssuppy
there of the old stock lead. 1t often
looks as il this condition OF affairs was
the result of manipulation, but the fact is,
that whenever the western market gets
down lower than the east, heavy buying
sets in. This creates surplus
at the east, and together with the stock
steady there tends for q considerable pc
riod to keep the eastern market lower
and thus the see-saw continues. At New
York sales were made at 81 AZ d, while
Chicago recorded $40 and $4.45, and st.
Louis 81 25, and yet the freight from st.
Louis to New York was close to 20 cents.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-07-07

When | went to Washington many sen.
ators and representatives seemed to regard
the proposition as a joke, and did not
think we were prepared for admission.
The proposition has been opposed on the
ground that we had not enough popnla-
ton, but the census will settle that Nv
showing that We have at least 10000.
This is moderate estimate Then many
eastern congressman had the idea that
the population was not ready for seli-goy-
ernment, and they were surprised when
shown conclusively by figures that over
half our population consisted Of men who
had moved from eastern states where
most of them stood high in their com
munities.
In the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
this government guaranteed to all Mexi-
can residents who became American citi-
zens, as nearly all did, all the rights OF
citizenship, which necessarily include
statehood.
II think there is no doubt that a Re-
publican delegate will be elected this fall
II good, strong man be nominated. The
present delegate is Democrat, who was
elected by 300 majority owing to split
among the Republicans. The legislature,
however, is four-fifths Republican. San
Francisco Chronicle.