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Evening journal., 1894-09-04
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EVANS. In this city. on the lst instant,
Ada Evans. aged ~ years.
GRIFFlTH.-On the 3D. instant, Ricaard X.
Griffith.
The relativ. and friends Of the family are
rest ectfully invited to attend the funeral,
from his late residence. 7Ul Adams street, on
Thursdnv morning at O'Clock. High Mass at
st. Peters Pro. Cathedral Church. lnterment
at Cathedral Cemetery.
GALLAGHFR-In this city, on the 2Sth
instant. John Gallagher.
GRNEN-In this city, on the 2nd instant.
James, son Of Philip , and Elizabeth G..
Green, aged 10 months.
KOpF.--In this city. on August 81, Louisa
kopf, wife Of Benjamin kopr, IN her3ith year
MILLkR.-At Liti,z Springs, Lancaster
county, Pa. on Wednesday, August 2a, 1924
Susan e. Miller, wife Of Levi II Miller, aged
81 years.
ODONNELIA-In Philadelphia. on Thurs
day, august 80 at No. 1928 south Twenty
third street. CathariQe O'Dounell. widow Of
the late John ODonnell, Of this city.
paICE. In this city, on September 2, VIII
lism M. Price, in the 0eth year # his age.
Relatives and friends of the family, also
Humanity circle b. u. Lady Washington
Some Communion and the order in general
and employees of the Edge Moor Bridge Works
are invited TO attend tne funeral, from his
late residence, No. 1908 French street. on
Wednesday at crlo0n. services at First Pres
/ byterlan Church at 23J O'Clock. lnterment ai
| Riverview Cemetery.
| SHEWBROOKS- In this city. on the Isl
instant, Charles T.. son OF no -las and Eliza
1 beth Shewbrooks, in his l4th year.
| TAYLOR.-In this city, on the 81 instant
| Christian Louise, wife of John Taylor.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
PENINsuLA Ngws PARAeRApHs.

By the spreading Of a rail at French.
town yesterday an engine attached to
train Of freight cars was deIailed on
the Columbia and Port Deposit railroad.
delaying three passenger trains and in.
terfering with traffic for an hour and
half
The residence of the late Mrs. Eliza
beth Dsnney, in West Elkton. was sold
to Mrs. John I. Bennett Of Elkton. for
s., 200.
The work Of removing the rectoiy Of
Trinity Episcopal Church, IN West Xix
ton, to lot on Bridge street, to make
room for the Elkton, Middletown and
Mssseys railroad, is being rapidly pushed
and the work will be finished ia a few
ys. when active steps looking to the
construction OF the road will be begun.
The Seventh General Conference of the
African Methodist Protestant Church
will meet In EllSton TO morrow. This
conference is composed Of three districts
The middle district, with Rev p Hop
kins. president; the Easton district. J
II Nichols, president. and the Mary lanC
district. Q. w. Sides, preRident. Th,
conferences is composed Of about on'
hundred delegates
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
Grand opera Honse.

Primrose q West, who play here on
Saturday, have certainly introduced a
genuine minstrel revolution this season,
and one of such nature as will leave a
deep mark upon the future attempts in
that same direction. This season they
have secured forty white and thirty
colored artists and amalgamated their
talents so as to present the progress of
minstrelsy from its biroh to the present
day In such a shape as to pro-
vide two separate and district perform
Gnces during the same evening This
has been accomplished with results that
must be as gratifying to Primrose &
West as 1t is delightful to all lovers Of
wholesome minstrel entertainment Every
artist Of note was pressed into service
and each one individually contributes 9
fair portion toward the end aimed,
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
RALLY INSTEAD or 4 DEDICATION.

Unusual Exercises at the Opening Of Mar
shallton's New Public schooi-Three Re-
publican Candidates Flsurod Promi-
nently-News Notes
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
FAuLKLAND, Sept 4 What was in
tended TO be the dedicatory exercises o.
the new public school at Marsnallton. on
Saturday night. proved TO be a Repuhll
can rally. There we're present on inc
platform in the second story of the
school house where the rally took place,
Jonathan S. Willis Congressional candi
date, and Francis NJ. Walker and Harvey
Whiteman, candidates for state represen-
tative from Mill Creek hundred. OF all
the invited guests present, not one was
Democrat Mr. Willis scored Governor
Reynod6 Ia his speech He said that the
Democratic governor disgraced politics
by appointing party "heelers" as Judges
of the state courts and county suDerin.
tendents OF the public schools Ex Mayor
5. j. Wiley, OF Wilmington, made an
interesting address MRrshallton Inde-
pendent Cornet Band furnished music.
School began In the new building to-day
Charles H Mcdonald, the miller here,
was seriously injured on Saturday even.
| ing, in q runaway accident. He was
/ delivering -four near Newport, leaving
the horse attached TO the wagon. in th,
road. IL became frightened and Mr. Nc
| Donald ran TO catch 1t. His hold on tbs
bride We broken and he was knocked
senseleas, the wagon passing over hii
body. His beck was badly 8renched AUD
he was injured about the head Tn,
horse ran TO Newport and was caught.
The picnic Of the St. Patricks 4. A. B
society, at Ashland, on Saturday, was
successful event
Camp meeting was begun BY Cheste
county N = churches, In Stackhouse'
grove, at Landenberq, yesterday,
Mics Marie Hayes left here for Greer
Spring, on Saturday, where she will TAX
charge Of her former school.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
MURDER AT CaINCOTEAGUE.
Thomas BowdeD, an Unpopular Member
OF the "Chureh OF sanctification." Shot
and Instantly killed While Sleeping.

Thomas BowdeD, an Unpopular Member
OF the "Church OF sanctfncation." Shot
and Instant1y killed while Sleeping.
FRANKFoRD, Sept a Thomas Bowden,
q mem Der of the new Church of the
Sauctidcation, at Chincoteague Island,
Va. was shot and fatally wounded on
Saturday night The following day the
church building was burned for the
second time this year.
Il Is the custom of this Church to
have certain member act as dreamer
for the members, and to direct them
whom TO preach 'sanctifcatlon" with,
aud after receiving his directions the
male member proceeds to the house Of a
sister 10 religion and retires to room,
separated from the rest OF the family,
and proceeds to pray during most OF the
night.
The assassin of Bowden is unknown,
but Il Is believed the deed was com
mitted by one OF the dissatisfied mem
bers OF the church. as Bowdea and his
wife (who is a very pretty woman, d.
spite The fact that she has six children)
have incurred this enmlty of the other
members by refusing to preach sanctif.
cation with any other man or woman
belonging to the little band
B0wden had just retired to bed with
his wife for the night when be was shot.
the ball coming through rear window
Of the bed room and entering his head,
eansing instant death.
The founder Of this peculiar sect is one
Joseph B. Lynch. an ignorant man. who
claims to have been directed In q dream
TO draw up and found this religion y
The citizens Of Chncoteague Island
made fruitless search for Lynch last
Saturday night with guns and blood
hounds
There are about geo of these there aud
about 100 near Lmch's place. The
burning Of the chuc ch is believed to have
heen caused by some of the disgusted
Tsianderp
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
Inoldents of the par.

John McKavaher and Roy sipple, Of
Philadelphia, were down on a cunning
trip to New Castle until this morning
y Yesterday they killed eighteen dczsn
tne reed birds
Four into xicated Wilmipgtonigns after
driving recklesaly all through town last
evening, ran their carriage into a tsle
graph pole at the railroad station, smashed
up Che carriage and threw themselves
under the wreck. ~imely help saved
their lives
The w. G. 4. u will resume meetings
in its room IN tho City Hall, to morrow
afternoon.
Public scho Is OF this city reopened to.
day with nearly 450 scholars; some new
ones and many old ones The entire
morning was spent in planning and start
ing on the school work for the ensuing
year, which viii probably be the most
successful In New Castles scholastic
history.
Campbell and Kenney, Of the disbanded
Brownson Club, will probably be signed
by the Columbia a c management,
Leach Is improving in bis pitching
fielding and batting and ia three success
6ive games has retired the opposing side
on strke-outs. He ls batting for th1
Nallette cake.
Miss NJ. A Draper, who has beer
spending the summer at her home IL
6roton, N r., has returned TO this city
Miss Carrie Downey has returned from
months visit at Groton, n I
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
The FIRE HORROR
Continued from First Page.

the relief party on foot. Tho survivors
were secured and babes and small chill
dren carried back over the six mile trail
through tho woods. Ono nnndrod and
fifty people were left and second train
was sent out for them. Tho party had
20 cross from Miller station, ON the St.
Paul and Duluth, TO Sandstone, six miles
distant. Sixty bodies were found in the
little town scattered about everywhere.
No attempt has been made TO bury them,
and they are rotting in the hos sun. One
building is all that remains at Partridge,
on the Eastern Minnesota. Everything
was burned, but so far as can be learned
only one life was lost.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
A veNERAeLG PREAcHgR pEAp.

Married More People aud Preached More
Fonerais Than Any Other Eastern shore
Preacher.
DENTON. Nd, Sept 4 Rev James
Rich, of Denton, died last evening Of
typhoid fever, aged S4 years He was
we'll known on the Peninsula and married
more people and preseL ed at more funerals
than any minister on the Eastern Shore.
Ia his early manhood he was sheriff OF
Kent county, Md, but had been a resi-.
dent Of Denton for aquarter OF q century.
He was unmarried
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
Politicians Day at the Delaware State
Fair,

Wednesday. September 12 is TO be
great day for the politician. at Fairview
Park, Dover. A special effort has been
put forth attract large crowds Of
people. This occasion offers an oppor
tunity for politicians from all over this
state to meet one another, and look after
political interests while taxing in the
many attractions offered by the Fair
Association. The entire Democratic
ticket will have been made out and
Politicians Day at the fair will be just
the time for the various candidates to
meet together and make votes. Every
one will wish to see the different
nominees and this will be the day to
have their desire. In this direction,
gratifed. The railroads offer special
rates to the fair. All teams will be ad-
mitted inside the grounds free Of charge.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04

Both the method and results VIXEN
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the eys-
lem eiectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is tho
Dnly remedy of its kind ever pro
nuced, pleasing to the taste and &C
eoptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy 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 SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Amy reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand win pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup CO.
san FRANCISCO. Cal.
LOUISVILLE. H. ASw Toak. NJ
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
MARRIED

AUsT-HURLOCK.- At the Union par
sonage, 5l3 jefferson street, on Wednesday
evening, August 20, 1894, by Rev. John d. Q.
Hanna. Robert r Faust and Miss Mary v.
Hurlock, both OF this city.
STURGIS-CANPE AT the resi-
denee Of the brides parents, No. 1911 West
Eleventh street. on August ~, by Rev. III.
Heath. Lee d. sturgis and Miss Mary Cam
person, all of this city.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
commodore RsndIe on shore Duty.

CHRsTRR, Sept 4 Commodore win.
lam P. Rapdle, OF this clty, who has had
charge Of the steamship Paris for num-
Der Of years. has been ordered to shore
duty He will inspect the building OF
the great American greyhounds that are
PhilRdelphia for the international Steam
ship Company.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
More Men want to BE Policemen.

mission last night, the monthly reports
and chief OF police were received W. III.
Durham was appointed special officer at
the Academy Of Music Applications for
positions on the polics force we're received
from Robert McGsrvey, William Windish
ar0 Michael Burns.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
A spaeIal sleener %

A Special Sleeper TO Plttsbarg. Sept. 9th
A Pullman Sleeper fer the accommoda
tion of the G. A. Il. and friends will
leave Delaware avenue station, & o.
+ r., Sunday September 9th. at 4.34
p NJ, for Pittsburg Bsrths 81 90, can
now be reserved Apply to Peter B.
Ayars. Custom House or to Il. A Miller,
City Passenger Agent, Delaware avenue
station, Wilmington, Del
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
y. NJ. o. a. Nnten-

William e. Hoffman had large class
in the gymnasium last evening for the
FIRST time this season. They were as hale
aud hearty lot Of young men as could
be gotten together In the city. From the
large number Of spectators it would appea
that there is considerable enthusiasm in
athletics among the members. and a
prosperous year is predicted by all
The members of the football team will
meet for practice at Riverview this after
noon.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04

The blood is the source of health. Keep It
pure by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, whi IN is
peculiar to itself. and superior in strength,
economy. and medicinal merit.
Hoods Pills are purely vegetable, carefully
prepared from the best Ingredients. 70 cents.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
William .. mocor withdraws.

To the Democratic voters of New Castle
hundred:
l hereby withdraw my name as a can
didate for nomination for the Legislature
from said hundred l return my thanks
to my many friends who promised me
their support Very respectfully,
WILLIAM b. MCgoY.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
Notions.

Now is the time for these small artI
cles. We name numberless articles just
for reminder You may find something
there you need and the price is as low as
is consistent with good goods.
Sale price
Feather stitch braid SC, &c and 10c.
Hair pins, 1c package; steel points, &c.
Shoe buttons, l gross, &c package
Corset laces, 1e each; better &c each
Pins, lc paper, best, 4c.
Holyoke cotton, &c spool; Clark's 4c
Tooth brushes. DC, 10c each,
Side combs. 10c set.
Bone hairpins, 1c. &c and 2 for &c.
Curling irons, 4c each.
SILK necktiss. 10c, 25c
Assorted pins, Be paper.
Hair pin cases, 80 and 4c each
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
DID WHIPF KILL HIMSELF
Physician Thinks Alcoholic
Poisoning and Heart Disease
oAUsED HIs sUpDEN DEATH TODAY

NFHN--N - 49,
Largely Attended Funeral Of Hiett
Graham This Afternoon Wilmington
Societies to Join the Procession at the
Bridge-openiDg Of school To-day.
other Events.
Special Correspondence Evening. journal.
NEW CASTLE, Sept A - Frederick
Whipf. a well-known German carpenter
who removed here with his family few
years ago from Delaware City, died at
midnight and it is believed that he had
adopted Inaersolls belief that suicide
was no sin aud killed himself At any
rate. his family and ueighbors heard
him threaten Yesterday afternoon that he
would destroy his own life before morn
ing and his prophecy came true almost
to the minute. He had been drinking
heavily since Saturday ana when Dr g.
lie Roy Fisher was summoned to attend
him early last evening he found enough
alcohol In bis system to kill half dozen
men o. ordinary temperament The
doctor believes that alcohol poisoning,
followed by heart disease, caused death
and that the man did not commit suicide.
Mrs Whipf and others who wero qnes
toned on the case said that. COON after
going to his room early last evening
Whipf sried out: Now I've drunk
the strychnine, let me die, whereupon
DR.. Fisher was hurriedly summoned As
soon as medicine was prepared Whipf
refused to take it. saying that he had
drunk strychnine and vented to die.
The doctor threatened 70 call in men
enough to make him take It and this
threat proved successful His heart be
came active, however, about IL o'clock
and death soon followed. Whipf was
about So years old and leaves large
family.
Hundreds at the Graham Funeral.
Notwithstanding the threatening
weather to-day, the funeral of Hiett
Graham, the hotel keeper who was
drowned off q pleasure yEoht eff Stony
Point, n J fortnight ago, and whose
body was Just recovered on Saturday,
was one of the largest aver seen in New
Castle. In addition to the large number
Of friends and relatives of the deceased,
two secret societies assembled at the
house Of / o'clock this afternoon, and
representatives from several organiza-
tions Of Wilmington, Of which Mr.
Graham was member There were
beautiful floral decorations covering the
metallic casket's satin lining, and the
funeral director, though III from attend
ing TO tho unfortunate mans remains.
managed the affair with marked sue
cess Rev A. R Walker. OF Calvary
Church, Wilmington, conducted the ser
vices at the Atlantic House. whore tbs
casket occupied a space Ia the spacious
sitting.room The body was carried out
Of the house by Pallbearers 4. g Morgan
Jacob Wright and John Kern, Of Seminol'
Tribe. No. z, l 0 r NJ, aud Patrick J
Ahern, John B. Nining aud Joseph Fritz
of Adelphia Lodge, h Of P.
When the procession left the house,
telephone message was Immediately sen
TO Wilmington and the various societie
to which deceased belonged proceeded t
Market street bridge 90 await the arriva
Of The cortege.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
PIECE
HIM OUT
HERE.

as you want him to be as
well dressed as his fellows, you'll
get what he wants.
We would like to have you
get here, whatever that need
may be, you'll like the place
and its methods. Carrying
everything the 3 year-old boy
to the 50-inch man needs for
wear-Clothlng, Tailoring,
Furnishings, Hats and Shoes
and buying for cauh makes it
to your advantage to come to
Sixth and Market to look at
least. In Boys Shoes-not
girls shoes for boys-shoes that
fit and wear, are the kind
our department handles. We
would like to sell you one trial
pair. viii you let us?
Evening journal., 1894-09-04

JAMES L. WILLIS,
Manager.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
The Greatest Knock down
Back down Price Sale YET.
HandkePchiefS.

We start the list with what we con-
slider one of the best bargains ever Of
fered- that is a handsome embroidered
cambric handkerchief, usually 25c or
more-an inspection will give you a
better hint,
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
With the Milliner.

Getting ready for the early fall with
our Hats. Straw hats trimmed In black
and white. tips and birds. velvet and
ribbons. Choice of styles, $145
We put on sale to-day fine black
bird, OF the usual SOC style, jetted wings,
25c each.
Jetted coque wings, los.
Aigrettes, 10c.
Quills. &C.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04

Your boy going to
school now likely
needs q new pair
OF pants, a new
suit or perhaps a
cap or shoea and
Evening journal., 1894-09-04
For 12A Cents.

Good muslin, ladies handkerchief,
colored borders, our usually Sc and Sc
STYLES. a. each.
Evening journal., 1894-09-04

largely Attended Funeral Of Hiett
Graham This Afternoon-w wilmington
Societies to Join the Procession at the
bridge Opening of school To-day
other Events.
The evening world., 1894-03-06
HILL TO The ATTACK.
Presents a Resolution Aimed at
the Wilson Bill.
Instructing the Committee to Leave
Out the Income Tax.
Republicans Would Supplant the
Tariff by the Silver Bill.
my Associated Prcss.)

WASHINGTON. March G.--There was
evidence during the progress of the rou-
tine business in the Senate this morn
ing of purpose on the Republican side
OF the chamber to displace the tariff
question with a silver discussion over
the Bland Seigniorage bill.
There were but few Democratic Sena-
tors IN the Chamber when the Vice
enei interest by offering the following
resolution and asking its reference to
the Committee on Finance:
Whereas The Secretary OF the
Treasury has announced deficit of S7S.-
OOO:N0 for the current fiscal year.
as the Wilson pill. proposes to discard
s76,O0oO0 revenue from present tariff
taxation and to meet the double def
cheney by new internal and direct taxa
ton therefore.
- Resolved. That the Senate Finance
Committee frame amendments to the
said bill. emitting the said internal and
direct taxes newly proposed, and in
stead thereof make provision for suffi-
Client revenue by tariffing other foreign
imports and otherwise revising the
tariff without creating a deficiency.
The. silver. storm cloud which had been
l9wering all the morning. broke over
see, moved the second reading of the
Bland Seigniorage bill In doing so, he
stated to the Senate, and especially to
the Senator from Nevada tMr. StewarD
that the latter was not more earnest
advocate of silver coinage than he. But
he Harris) believed that there was one
question, which should take precedence
over this. and without any breach of
confidence, he could state that the Fl
nance Committee was on the verge of
The evening world., 1894-03-06
STRIKERS USE DYNAMITE.
Hut Only to Terribly NOn-UniOn Car
Men mt Youngstown.

NY Associated Press
YOUNGSTOWN. o., March Cat noon
to-day the Youngstown Electric Street
Railway Company, which has been tied
up by n strike since Sunday morning,
ran out the first car manned by a nom
union crew. The streets were crowded
by thousands OF IDLE mill men, who
greeted the appearance Of the car with
loud cries Of BLACK sheep" and hurled
epithcts at the men on the car
No passengers were on board. When
the car reached the public square wild
rush was made for II by the crowd. and
In an instant every window pare was
SMASHED to atoms.
A heavy explosion occurred soon after,
and 1t was feared that the mob had re-
sorted 20 dynamite to blow up the cars.
The explosion proved to have been
clusel by a large dynamite cartridge.
u injured no one. and was merely eN-
Uloded to lntimidat. the nOn-unlOn men
who have taken the places of the strikers.
4 second car was run out Of the barns
shortly after noon The windows we're
demolished by stones thrown by the
strikers or Their sympathlzcrs. motor
man had his face Gu; by flying glass.
Al o'clock the Company decided to
abandon the attempt to run cars for The
present, and the two cars that had been
started out were returned To the barns
Everything IL now quiet and no further
trouble Is apprehended to-day.
The evening world., 1894-03-06
HOT WORDS IN STATE SENATE.
If Bradley Called the Bridge
Trustees Thieves He Meant It.
Bill to Abolish the Old Board and
Make New One Progressed.
By Associated Press.)


ALBANY. March g." The bill is de-
signed to abolish the disreputable Board
of Trustees OF the Brooklyn Bridge. and
1t has the approval OF every reputable
citizen OF Brooklyn and Is Endorsed by
the local authorities of New York." said
Senator Bradley, when the Brooklyn
Bridge bill to abolish the present Board
of Trustees and establish new Board
came up In the Senate to-day.
Senator Coffey rose and excitedly said:
II demand that when the Senator from
the Fifth makes charges against the
characters of the Bridge Trurtecs. men
who are his superiors In every way. he
shall present proof"
on, have IT," said Senator Bradley.
IF you're the only honest man In
Brooklyn. and your, province here Is to
accuse everybody else OF fraud then
think we had better shut up shop" said
Senator. Coffey. These trustees are
theft are made they should be substan-
tiated."
Senator Bradley-!The gentleman from
the Second is too excited. IL said the
idea OF theft may be different to others.
l believe that when a trustee allows
others under him to steal. he himself is
thief. l charge that these people are
doing their duty to the people.
Senator Coffey said that the purpose
OF the bill U1ls to turn out Democrats
and put Republicans In. There were no
amendments offered to take from the
Board any of it's powers.
The present Mayor of Brooklyn" con-
tinued Mr.. Cofrey. lis n hidebound Re
publican. almost as good a one as Sena-
tor bradley. and that's saying good
deal"
The bill was progressed.