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Evening journal., 1894-12-01
The Gaiety Girls at the Academy.

The Paris Gaiety Girls entertained q
full house last evening The program
was an Improvement over that Of the
preceding evening, aud everything moved
smoothly This evening the company will
complete It's engagement here. During
thsir stay in Wilmington the beauties
who constitute the company have
made number OF conquests
among the susceptible youth OF the
city and their departure will be met
with regret, The engagements-has proved
successful one in every sense
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
MORTON'S STAFF.
New Yorls's Governor Elect Appoints III,
Military Aids.


Military Aids.
RHINEcLIFFE, n. ", Dec. 1.-The fol-
lowing appointments Tor his military
staff were announced by Governor Elect
Morton, all the persons designated hay
Ing signifled their acceptance OF the DO.
sitions offered to them:
Adjutant general and chief of staff
Colonel E. A. MoAlpin of Sing Sing.
with rank Of major general; inspector
general. Lieutenant Colonel Il G. Iewee
of Now York with rank of brigadier gen.
eral commissary general and chief OF
ordnance To succeed the present incum.
bent at the close Of his term in February
next Captain Benjamin Fluglar, United
States volunteers. od Niagara Falls, with
rank Of brlgadier general; judge advocate
general, with rank of brigadier general,
William Q. Wallace OF Brooklyn; surgeon
general, with rank Of brigadior general.
M. Q. Terry, M. d., Of Utica; chief OF
engineers, with rank Of brlgadier general,
Colonel Edmund Hayes G. e., OF Buffa-
10; chief Of artillery, with rank of briga-
der general, Howard Carroll of New
York; quartermaster general, with rank
Of brigadior general, W. S. O. Wiley OF
Catskill; paymastor general, with rank
Of brigadier general Colonel James M.
Narnuln Of Now York; commissary gen
eral Of subsistence with rank of briqa-
dier general, E g. O'Brien of Plattsburg:
inspector general OF riao practice. with
rank Of hrigadier general, General b. M.
Whitlock Of New York (reappointed);
aids -de-camp, with rank Of colonel, Arch
ibald Rogers Of Hyde Park, Charles Fran
els James, John Jacob Astor of Rhine
beck, George w. Turner George Bliss
Agnow and Herbert Livingston Satterlee
of New York, representing tho state ma
val militia Mr.. satterlee being navigat
ing officer OF the First Naval battalion.
Tho governor elect has also decided to
roappoint Colonel Frederick Phisterer as
assistant adiutant general I'm recognition
Of his long experience and capability in
that position and his highly creditable
war record.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Personal Events.

Miss Bessie Allen, daughter Of ex-
Sheriff Allen, gave very pleasant tea
at her home, just outside this city, last
night In honor OF her guests from Dover.
Miss Lulu Forbes and Miss Helen
Slaughter. Among the guests who
participated Ia the festivities were: w.
w Mckee, OF Wilmington; Frank
Tunis, Of Clayton; Harry @ Hunter and
Edward w Whitnack.
Lieutenant Edmund r. Rogers. OF
Company Il. First Infantry. OF this city,
attended the annual inspection OF the
Wilmington infantry companies nc the
state arsenal In that city last night
Harry II George, the genial head OF
the haberdasher firm of H. II. George q
Co, OF Wilmington, and former New
Castle man, was visitor here last night
Herbert 5 Dungan has returned TO his
home in this city TO spend the Winter
Mr.. DUNCAN has been studying naviga-
tions and especially coastwise voyaginR.
and has spent nearly three years on the
high seas He has not been at home for
year Last Spring he Travelled through
the West, going 500 miles on horseback
In California and Lower California.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. ARMSTRONG
Stricken with Paralysis while visiting
In CentreViIIe.

- &fhhtSNlAtta
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEWARK, Dec News has reached
here that Mrs Norma Armstrong. wife
OF John Armstrong, of CoDcL's Bridge. die1
Of paralysis ~ the residence OF her sou
In law, David p, Smith, la Csntreville
Nd after short illness, aged SO years
Mrs. Armstrong went 10 Centreville on a
visit TO her daughters. Mrs David p
Smith and Mrs. Samuel I. Bouchelle
and was apparently In excellent
health. While dressing to attend
prayer meeting, she was stricken with
paralysis and gradually grew worse untn
death came The deceased was the
daughter o. z Med Roberts, Of ToNn
send, and WAS sister or Dr. s r..
Roberts. Of Church Hill, Md. and
sister Of Mrs Thomas Sudler, OF Balti-
more.
a company Of travelling artists drop
ped into town Thanksgiving Day aud
undertook TO give performance in Cas-
key Hall IL there Is one day in the
whole 1865 to keep away from Newark.
Thanksgiving is the day be audiences
numbered nine persons, and probably
part Of them we're dead-heads There
was no performance The troupe left on
q late train, glad to get away from the
town.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Ah,nt Namnrh,aEnIl-s

Specisl Corresponuence evening journal
NEWARK, Dec. ! -Miss Virginia Pie
Is lying very III at the residence OF her
parents, MIR, and Mrs J. j. Pie with
pneumonia
Mrs. Alexander Williamson and chill
dren, Mrs Charles Blaudy and Miss
Emma Blandy, of the West End, have
returned from Wilmington.
Walt p. Conaway. class "a, Delaware
College, now Of U. Of p was in town
this week
aiiss Halle O. Choate Is visiting
friends Ia Philadelphia and Frankford.
Miss Irene Brown. OF New London.
has been the guest OF Miss Matte
Lewis.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
nrummer's Long Chase After ! Thio

PROVIDENCE, Dec George Moore OF
this city disappeared last September, leav.
iag with $500 worth Of iewolry intrusted
to him as agent for Wallace q Simons
unaocounted for. He suddenly presented
himself at the firm 8 headquarters yester-
day and explained bis absence, furnish.
ing documentary proof that he had fol.
lowed an Armenian who had robbed him
Of his samples TO Boston on the day he
disappeared and thence to New York, Lon
don, Southampton, Alexandria and
Cairo, whore the thief was ovortaken, the
samples recovered and securities for Sl75
to cover Moores expenses obtained.
Moore was reinstated as an employee Of
the firm.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
The noys nrade GamanfH HIm

The letter.carriers in the local post
office are making it decidedly uncomfort-
able for one OF their number who is noted
for his gallantry to the fair sex, and who.
II is claimed, has fallen victim to the
smiles of one Of the Paris Gaiety girls.
now at the Academy of Music. When he
made his appearance this morning he
was greeted with a chorus OF Beware.
She's Fooling Thee" and similar pleasan-
triaa
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Harvnrd stndrnt KIM nin,anlr

CAMBRIDGE Mass, Dec l-Pierre J.
Gulick, Harvard student whose home is
at Springfield, Mass, committed suicide
by shooting himself in his room In Divin-
ity hall. Gulick was member Of the
class Of 1897 and was hard classical stu.
dent. The cause Of the act is q mystery.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Murderer HANGED.

BELLEvILLE, Ills, Dec. /. - George
Centrell was hanged here. Ho was exe-
outod upon his own plea of guilty of mur-
der in the first degree Ho and Annie
Kahn killed the latter's husband. Mrs.
Kahn is in jail waiting for her trial. She
was at tho hanging and shouted goodby
to Centroll. TO which he remarked to the
sheriff "Oh, that woman makes me
firad
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
JAZZ Prennrc rnr Ninter Inch1inn

LONDON, Dec Ia dispatch to The
Times from Kobe says that Japan seems
intent upon the prosecution of the war
with China. Preparations are being
made for a winter campaign. There is
universal rejoicing throughout the coun-
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Lord Aberaeen IN New Ynrl,.

New York, Dec. 1.-Tho Earl of ber-
deem, governor general OF Canada, was
the principal guest at the banquet Of the
St Andrews society, when the one hun
drod and thirty eighth anniversary Of the
Inauguration of the st. Andrews society
OF New York was celebrated at Delmon.
ico's. Lord Aberdeen has been for many
years member Of the society and attend
cd the annual banquet OF the Now York
branch four years ago.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
THREE FATALLY SHOT,
Mrs. Eckhardt Tried to XIII Her Father to
Save Her Husband.

Save Her Husband.
CHICAGO. Deo. 1.-Throe people-fa-
thor, daughter and son-in.law = were
probably fatally shot in family quarrel
at the home OF Frederick Friesch, car.
penter, 1870 North Ashland avenue.
Friesch and his son nin-law, Thomas Eek
hardt, after a bitter quarrel, clinched,
and in thoir struggles fell to the floor.
Mrs. Eckhardt, fearing that her husband
would be badly beaten, secured a revolver
and opened lire. wounding her father.
Friesch wrested the revolver from her,
fired two bullets into her body, shot her
fleeing husband and ended the affair by
sending bullet into his own head. The
three were taken to neighboring hos.
pital, where tho attending physicians said
that all would probably die
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Struck Rx - Train.

PoRT DEPOSIT. Md, Dec. IA Col.
umbia and Port Deposit train struck
man named Barton. who tried to cross
this track with a two horse team. near
Washington, Lancaster county. Pa
yesterday Both horses were killed,
The wagon was completely wrecked and
the man hurt so bAdly that he.will not re-
cover. Hs was removed TO his home In
State HRrbor
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
----I Band Conoert To-nlrht.

TO night at the Opera House fair, the
City Cosnet Band will play It's first con
cert Of the exposition. It will begin at s
o'clock and will be as follows.
March "Sooond Regiment NJ. Hall
Waltz, 'Love's Dreamiand, d,n......... Aoedeo
Polka, Mammals Baby Pet" NDesorip ivel
Selection, Among the overtures,n
Meyrelles
Descriptive Overture, Country Picnie,n
snyder
Synopsis Morning dreamland is disturbed
BY the cicck and r0Osters. The first approach
Of daylight awakens the dreamers. Reminds
them OF the picnlc and puts new song In
their mouths. suddenly their attention Is ar
rested By the ringing OF the church bell, they
20 10 church and march TO the woods, hoade 81
BY band. Upon arriving at the woods they
start the favorlte play "Bingo.m aud as night
approaches they ioggle toward Home Sweet
Serenade, 'Stars Are Twinkling,~ CLANS
Descriptive Polka, "KazoO,M oO,M.............C Casey
lntroducing-A grand chorus 0f kazoos
whips, &c.
kfalty neAi an ............ Bepnett
march. Good Night, '.......,............Ha Hail
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Fair 10 Dnnraven.

LONDON. Dec 1.-The Field, comment
ing on the answer Of the New York Yacht
club TO Lord Dunraven s suggestions rel
atiye to further races for the Americas s
cup says that the conditions conceded to
Lord Dunraven are most fair and salts
factory. The paper adds that the rumors
that Lord Dunrayen and Mr. Watson
have disagreed are nonsense
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Georgia IeglsIntor - ! s,,,.,,,

MACON, Dec. LII. J Collier, a repre-
sentative in the Georgia legislature from
Echols county, got on drunk here and
was arrested and arranged in police court
for disorderly conduct A pistol was
found on his person, and after being fined
So he was committed for trial on charges
OF CARRYING concealed weapons.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
I1xporters and importers, rrust.

NEW YORK. Dec. Am exporters and
importers trust Is the latest thing heard
of in the way Of mercantile combinations.
The report Of the consolidation Of half a
dozen leading commission houses for tho
purpose of controlling branch Of that
line Of business is going the rounds Of
Wall street
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Nav Law in Erect TO-DAY

To-day the new law regulating the
tenure of office and the salary OF the
county commissioners of Cecil county.
Md, went into effect There is much
in crest over the new law and its devel.
o9ments
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Cook Bandits sentenced.

Fort SMITH, Ark, Dec. Thurman
Balling, alias Skeeter, Jessie Snyder and
VIII Ferris, al members OF tho Cook
gang. were sentenced in the United States
court. Skeeter received 80 years and Sny-
der and Ferris 20 years each in the House
of Correction at Detroit.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
President congrntulates lie car.

WASHINGTON, Dec The president
has oabled TO United States Minister
Breckenridge at St Petersburg instruo.
tions 60 convey TO the car the presidents
iincere congratulations upon his recent
marrlane
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
A $4,000 Transfer.

7. Howard Lewis has purchased,
through transaction, fifteen houses on
Tulip aud Lincoln streets, from j. II
Coffin. builder. The consideration Of
transfer is about $40. 600.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Canadian Indians In Montana.

OTTAWA, Dec. 1.-The department Of
Indian affairs was informed by telegraph
from Butte City, Mon, that 500 Cana.
dian Creek Indians were up in arms
against the whites and cattle war being
killed and stolen.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
The RfIIkmen Have spoken.

Again the dairymen OF this vicinity
have put their heads together and have
decided not to work themselves to death
this Winter. They have unanimously
agreed and have so notified the public
that they will not serve one drop OF milk
before o'clock in the morning and that
they viii make but one tour Of the city
each day. This action will save much
bad feeling and an immense amount OF
hard work in frigid weather. The milk
mems action takes effect on Monday.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Flower Protects RockefeIler.

ALBANY, Dec. l.-Governor Flower re-
tnsed TO grant requisition papers forJohn
y. Rookefellsr and others to the governor
" Texas on tho ground that the papers
presented are not sufficient.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Woman I1atalIy nnrnnd.

WASHINGTON, Doc. Mrs. Thomas
Russell, patient at the Garfield hospi
tai, died from the effects OF burns due to
her night clothes igniting from gas let
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
New W. Float Ready 70 he Launched

At Moore's shipyard the new car Rost
for the w. & N. railroad company has
about been completed and Il will
be launched on Wednesday The new
vessel is 1875 feet long % feet beam. 8
feet deep. and she will be known as No.
: In shipping circles. She will 60 into
commission at once.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Hole and nnprr stolen.

John McOarns who lives on George G
herr's farm, near Newark, had valua-
BILE horse and buggy stoien from him
last night There is no clue to the thief.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
ONE EITOY@

~ ~ y ~ - - N-l@
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; i is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
lem eiIectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
1nly remedy Of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
,eptable to the stomach, prompt in
Its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
lealthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in 50e
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand win pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO rot accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FTe SYRUP CO
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.
LOUISVILLE, KK NEW YORK. NV
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
The uItr.s Rnlnncn.

At meeting of City Council last tven-
lug the city treasurer reported the bal
Rnce In Union National Bank to be $57,
l47 So; in each of the four depository
banks, $3 52I Al.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01

Arthur Dewey. of East Lake" spent
Thanksgiving with his friend j. M.
Roderiek. Of this city.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
Chestnut and
18th Streets,
Philadelphia.

old; another, a comic rural scene near
New Castle; landscape painting and a
scene off Cape Henlopen.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
CHANGES AT The JAIL.
Quarterly Whippings Com
pIeted BY Sheriff ellis.
CHIEF FRANCIS FOR DETECTIVE

The wardens All Give Way 10 Their Sue
cessors Except Warden Foster. who
Succeeds Himself. and Chlef Francis
wnI4ry Cor sTr. syeve5's Place Other
Events About Town.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Dec Sheriff Glliis
finished up tue quarterly whippings to
day by hogging quartet Of
criminals who were brought out IN
cold rain to receive their
corporal punishment. Fortunately for
them, the whipping post is under the
pillory floor and they could st and with
their backs barred but sheltered from
the rain II not from the chilling
damp. The convicts all shivered as they
stood at the post moment before the
lashes fell Then they trembled until
their teeth chartered
The two colored boys, Benjamin Tafs
and Frank Reed felt the punishment as
much as any untortunates who have stood
at the post in recent years Taffs
received twenty lashes and Reed ten
Reddy Powell was whipped with twenty
light lashes and Thomas Mitchell got of
with ten Of 3 similar kind. Both the
lhlleF are Wnlte.
JAN onfcials Give way 20 Successors.
At noon today the old Jail officials
surrendered the keys and full charge OF
the county prison to the new sppointees
Of Sheriff Gillis-exoept Night Warden
James Foster who has been appointed TO
succeed himself Mr. Foster is the New
Castle warden as IL has been the custom
for many years to have one man in
charge who Is a resident OF this city
Yesterday Hugh Mcdonnell the new
stone pile boss was shown about the
place and instructed by Chief Francis.
and all this morning the chief had his
own successor taking him about, show
ing him the rounds Sergeant Stetser
completed his term this morning. and
gave way to his Wilmington followers
and returned to his home ia Brandywine
on The early morning train
Chies Theodore w Francis, who has
made an enterprising and conReniai
official, returned TO Wilmington this
afternoon, where he will reside at his
old home He will begin active work at
once for the position Of state detective
now held by Bsrnard J. McVey. and
already has splendid support for the
place The chief claims tnat his long
experience with the Wilmington police
department and in handling all the
celebrated crooks aud less notorious out
laws, and learning their habits and
haunts, entities him TO first place In the
9aoe.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01
MARRIED

THAWLEY- McCALLEY.-At the brides
residence. No. 1915 Poplar street, November
%, by Rev. John II. Howard ID. ID Charles E
Thawley and Annie p. Mcgalley, both Of this
city.
ER-DAVIDSON-O On the 28lh in
stant, at Epworth NJ, e. parsonage, by Rev
u. W Layiield, Joseph II. Walker and Vir-
ginia Davidson, both Of Kent county, Del.
ttA2I
AGNEW.- Ellen E. Aonew. wife Of the late
David Agnew.
services at No. 2206 Brown street, Philadel-
phia, Monday evening, 3rd instant Inter
ment at West Nottingham, Cecil county, md,
tuesday.
1HoM s, Suddenly, on November 80, Mrs
DR.. w. w. Thomas.
Won UULIN.-On November 20, 1884,
Everett VonCulin, aged Al years.
WORTH. On November u, 1894, Mary A.
Worth, aged 36 years and months.
Evening journal., 1894-12-01

The wardens All Give way TO Their Sue
cessors Except Warden Foster. who
Succeeds Himself, and Chief Francis
wnl Try for Nr. nvcves's Place other
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-28
A Rings Own Story.

Picking up from the sidewalk the
other morning what appeared to be a
gold ring, with empty claws showing
the removal of stone, the finder took
it to jeweler for inspection. He ex,
amined it few minutes under a
magnifying glass and said: eyes, this
is gold ring of fourteen karats. The
stone it contained was three karat
diamond 1t was worn number OF
years on slender woman's third fin.
ger. Then it changed hands and was
enlarged by the insertion of piece OF
gold of inferior alloy, and may have
been worn on the third finger of a
stout woman or the little finger of a
man. The diamond wasyremoved by a
clumsy hand, probably by thief, who
either accidentally dropped the ring or
threw it away where you found it,
never saw the ring before, but plainly
read its history by the same process Of
observation, analysis, and deduction
that an Indian unconsciously employs
in detecting the testimony of forest
trailv'-Philadelphia Record
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-28
Travelling Mems Convention.

MILWAUKEE, June 22,-At the ma
ton convention of travelling men TO-
dav the accident benefit was increased
from $4,000 to $4,000 and the $4,000 nat
ural death benefit was abolished, The
election of officers occurs tonight.
The Travellers Protective assocla-
ton elected officers tonight and al
iourned. The election resulted as
follows: John A, Lee OF ST.
Louis, president, reelected; Jos'
Walderstein of Richmond, Va,
first vice president, reelected;
II. Grandall of New York, second
vice president; Charles n. Duffin OF
INDIANAPOLIS, third vice president;
II, H. Petterman of San Antonio,
fourth vice president; Earl A: Al
drieh of Chicago, fifth vice president;
chairman national commit
tee, Neil McCoult, Chicago;
chairman national hotel committee,
P. Sheehan, Lafayette, Ind.
chairman national legislative COM
mittee, J. Olsen, Lincoln. Neb.; chair
man national press committee, T. j
Deinish, Houston, Tex; chairman
national employment committee, w.
c. Reevy, Jackson, Miss.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-28
At the Concert.

He had gone to the symphony con.
cert expecting to hear after the Ball
with variations and "Daisy Bell" with.
out them, but when they turned a
whole raft of con motos and scherzos
and APP. 27s and appoggiaturas and
other chromatic dingbats loose on him,
he began to wonder what he was there
for and to spar for an opening to get
out. He found it at the first intermis.
sion, and before the well-bred APP
plause had risen as far as the balcony,
he was in the lobby.
Hello, exclaimed friend coming in
"the concert isn't over, is it?'
ITS over my head" he responded
and hustled himself on into the open
air.-Detroit Free Press.