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Evening journal., 1895-09-21

KENNARD &CO
62l-625 Market Street.
The Domestic
Department
is in finer assortment
Of popular brands OF
Shirtings, Sheetings,
Flannels, Linens, Tow
elings, ETC., than ever
before.
Among the hest OF
values is a ines large
'Huck Towel at Is
cents, usual 35-cent
quality.
Visit this depart
ment, we think you
will be pleased with
t h e assortments,
qualities and service.
In addition to that
splendid fall-weight
White Spread we are
selling at 90 cents,
regular value $1.50,
we offer one case of
WHITE
MARSEILLES SPREADS
regular price $500.
At $I.9S.
There has never beer
better value shown il
Marseilles Spreads by
any house we know
of in this country.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
THE FREDONIA.

Tennessee avenue qnd Beach.
First class appointments. Fine ocean view
Special rates.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
THEY INSPECTED REEDY ISLAND.
The Members of the state Board of
Health Visit the Quarantine Station.
VIII Go to Lewes soon.

The Members of the state Board OF
Health Visit the Quarantine station.
win Go to Lewes soon.
The State Board Of Health made an ia
specting trip TO Rsedy Island the other
day and its members are loud in their
praise OF its excellent condition and
management. The party left Delaware
O.cy on the government tug In charge OF
Dr. A. H. Glennon, surgeon Of the
station, and Consisted Of president Dr. e.
w. Cooper, of Camden; Secretary 4. b.
Frazier, Drs Alexander Loeber aud + r.
Pierson, Wilmington; Irving S. Val
lsndinghsm, Middletown; JohnW Clifton.
smyrna; Robert G. Elligood Concord
Edward Fowler, surel, members OF the
board, and DR.. Frank Belleville, Della
ware City. and Mayor elect DR.. Charles r
Jeherls, Wilmington. as guests.
They reached Reedy Island at noon aud
were shown through the dlsinfectine
station and the other buildings A new
ooathouse Tor the use Of the small craft
used around the island proved q sourc,
OF interest. The quarters for the mer
and officers were. found to be com Portable
and elegantly furnished A foe dinner
was partaken Of aud the visitors left At
o'clock for Delaware City, then for home
On June % the board will 60 to Lewes
and the following day will inspect tn,
Marine Hospital at the Delaware Break
water, on invitation Of DR.. P. WorteR
baker, past assistant surgeon in charge
The board received an Invitation from
Charles Smart, chairman OF the American
Public Health Association, TO attend
convention in New York, June 81 %. II
the Academy OF Medicine, when a number
Of interesting questions will be discussed
notably that OF bacteriology OF water, air
soil and milk The board cannot ssnc
delegates owing to the Lswes trip. bur
has directed Secretary Frazer to ask foi
i copies Of all the discussions.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
BIDS on SINKING FUND BONDS

Those Submitted Somewhat Of = Surprise
TO Wilmington Financiers-For the I'm
provement Of Streets and Sewers in the
CITY.
Promptly at 12 o'clock City Treasurer
Adams began the reading Of the bids
received for the 1876, 600 abonds Issued
by the Sinking Fund Committee.
There seemed TO be no lack Of bidders,
aud the bids submitted we're something
In the way Of a surprise 10 the group Of
Wilmington fnancisrs who were present.
The bids sent In were as follows:
security Trust and Safe DeposiU Co..
3lOS 20 Blair and Co, New York, $751;
34i ;51; r. h. Robinson n Co., S1U4.3l;
E. o. Jones a. Co, New York, 5000;
Farson, & Leach, New York, t15l, 200; (;
10. h. White. New York, Si26. 400;
Dick Bros, fl3i, s6i 81; Jacob Kolb,
per cent premium on lot Of
z, 600; a. l. Evans, $i27. 6l2 90 ;
Hell and Major, Philadelphia, $l02 0s9 or
| $f27. .573 20 Tor the lot Street, White &
90, 1926, 406 25; HeAld & o., si29. .410
| Euuitable Guarantee and Trust Co.,
premium OF 81 per cent amounting TO 4
bid Of 1929, 5Sl 20; Scott q o.. tl26,
0l3 10
After reading them Mr.. Adams moved
that they be referred TO the Sinking
Fund Committee with power to act,
which was carried.
The amount realized Is to go toward
the improvement of the streets and
sewers OF the city.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
THIS TINE HG NAY SUFFER.

Edward Wardeli and Two Companions in
Custody Charged with Burglary and
Larceny at seaford-Captured Through
the Detectives.
Last Friday night three stores In
Seaford and several in Bridgeville we're
entered by breaking the windows, and
number Of articles stolen. The next
morning Detectives Witsil and Movey
went TO Reaford TO look into the matter.
While passing through Harrington
Witsil, who was looking cut the window,
saw three men running alongside of a
freight train. They had bulging pockets
and appeared TO have something under
their coats The detective recognized
one Of the men as Edward Wardsll, OF
this city, and knowing his record, notified
the constable 20 keep an eye on the trio.
When, on reaching Seaford, the detec-
tives heard Of the burglaries, they ct
once telegraphed back to have the men
arrested.
They we're found watching a game Of
baseball when caught. They were
taken to Seaford and placed inIjail, and
at once started In to break out by twist.
ing the bars Then they were hand
cuffed. They gave the names OF Ed
ward Wardell, Rogers and Burton,
although the last two names are be.
lieyod 10 be fictitious. On them were
found watches, and other property
stolen. They will be examined to-
morrow
Wardell Is the young man who was
arrested for shooting young colored
I girl, la South Wilmington but was
acquitted on the ground Of accident.
Again he was arrested on charge OF
larceny and after pleading guilty, was
released by General Sessions under the
now law which applies to persons con-
vlcled for the drst offense
The detectives are entitled to great
credit, especially Detective WitsiL.
The two companions of Wardell were,
later. identified az Theodore Travis and
George Davis, both Of whom are In
demand In this city for ofienses com
mitted here.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
DESIGNATING OLD SWEDES.
Boys who Trespassed on the Ancient
Cemetery Held In Bonds-other Gases in
the Municipal Court.

Boys who Trespassed on the Ancient
Cemetery Held In Bonds-other Gases in
the Municipal Court.
The citizens OF Wilmington count
among their most sacred possessions Old
SwedeB' Church and cemetery. IL Is
located Ia district far removed from
the now centre OF the city. but In it's
grounds lie the ancestors Of some OF the
most prominent families.
Numerous complaints have been re-
ceived lately to the effect that the lots
have been desecrated and the old
tombstones Injured by boys who
have made the old cemetery 4 play
ground. Railings around the lots have
bsen torn down, grave stones overturned,
| flowers plucked and ornaments broken,
aud the trustees have determined to
remedy the evil
Yesterday Special Officer Cannon
arrested four small boys whose names he
had leRrnsd, and this MOI ming they we're
arraigned In Municipal Court He testi
fed that almost every evening parties OF
boys aud young men are accustomed IL
/ FRI quent the cemetery, play cards on the
graves, stone passers-by steal flowers
aud otherwise deport themselves The
| pAltuth OF luo bo1b gave puudc III HAVA
each and they were dismissed.
officer Finn found George Mason OF
Pennsylvania avenue. lying under
shed, very drunk. Itwas bis first time
and he Was allowed to 60 with hns
Of 81 and costs
Robert Blackstone. eolored, wa
charged with assault by Maggie R
Walker She was not present ard b
was discharged
Robert Gibson. colored, charged will
assault on Dora Gibson. was Arraigned
The witnesses were not 10 court, and th
case was continued until this evening
the prisoner being placed under $40
bail
Harry Jefferis, boy, was charged viii
stealing a brass cutter belonging TO
groover. He claimed TO have found Il
It is numbered 1868 and appears I
have been used but short time
Inasmuch as no trace Of the owner hal
been discovered, the boy was discharged
The cutter Is at the police station await
ing An owner
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
CHILDRsN'S DAY EXERCISES.

Grace Church Sunday school and the
Epworth League Have an Enjoyable
Celebration Last Esening-Grace Notes
At Grace Church yesterday morning
Rev. Julius Dodd, Of Newport, occupied
the pulpit Ia Rev DR. Hulburd's absence.
He preached an able sermon from Timo
thy iv. 10 In the evening Children's
Day services were held under the Joint
direction OF the Sunday school and
Epworth League. There was a lara q
attendance and the chaucol and platform
were decorated with hJWers and potted
plants.
An excellent program was given,
features Of which were solos by Miss
Rogers. and Miss Pusey and q duet by
the Misses Rgden aud King Rev d.
4 Vishanof OF ThessRlonica, Macedonia,
nobleman Of that country. who has
been converted to professionalism and Is
studying for the ministry, spoke Of his
home and It's customs He was clad in
the dress OF Greek nobleman. He was
fellow student OF d. Wendell Hulburd,
at Hackettstown, N. j., and has since
graduated at Northwestern University
and Drew Seminary.
This evening a reception and musicale
will be given by the Sunday school al
the parsonage.
Rev. DR. Hulburd preached yesterday
In Calvary Church, Allegheny, Pa.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
HER LIFE The SACRIFICE.

A Young Woman Attempts to Gross the
Tracks Ahead OF an Express with
Fatal Results.
Miss Annie Cleaves, aged % years,
residing with her uncle ~ No. S22
Walnut street. lost her life under
peculiarly sad circumstances last evening.
She had been spending the day with
relatives in Christiana, and. after
attending church, started for The depot
in company with her cousin, Harry
Olaaves
They drove to the depot and, finding
that they were too soon for the train,
concluded to drive to Stanton. On their
return they found the safety gates down.
Miss Cleaves, thinking that It was her
train that was due, undertook to pass
under the gates and her cousin tried 70
detsln her, but unsucoessfully.
She passed under the gates and was
crossing the tracks when she was struck
by train No 64 the fastest on the
division, and hurled thirty feet In the
air Her death was instantaneous
The body was brought 10 this city
shortly after 1 o'clock this morning.
Deputy Coroner Chandler will hold an
inquest this evening.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
RICHARDSON STILL FIGURING.
The Bie Legal Fight Between Curry and
the warmers Renewed In the Superior
Court To-day.

The Big Legal Fight Between Curry and
the warmers Renewed In the Superior
Court To-day.
The legal battle between franklin
Curry and the Charles Warner Company
was resumed In the Superior Court this
morning. John Richardson resumed his
place on the stand. with a pile Of the
eompany's books before him for pur
poses Of reference John Is a npRtient
and long-sufferlng witness and should
have his wages raised
Colonel Nields, attorney for the
defense, had large blackboard brought
into court for the purpose Of showing
losses which did not appear In the books
The court ruled IL out and said that
the testimony must be confined to
matters found In the books The testi.
mony OF the witness brought out that
the books show profit Of S25. 600 for the
twenty two months, against the s. 00C
loss claimed by means Of figures on the
blackboard and not in the books.
He said that the gross amount OF the
sales Of mortar during the period OF
twenty two months was $50 038 AZ
mortar returned, rebate and commits
alons, So 6O5 II actual receipts from th,
sales OF mortar, f4S 330.76 These items
Of expense we're not included In his orig
iual statement. The total sales from
March 90 1892 to December 81
s02, were $24 9S5 "a expenses dur
ing the same period. SIS 3i5 81; tota
sales for 1898, $25 337 o.; expenses
$l7. .32i.i9 Total sales for January snC
three days OF February. 1894, $3.50 ss
expenses. $261 73 Portragee. from
March 20. 1892, to December 3, 1892
Il "a 448 "a
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
cHILDREN's DAY AT UNION.
Fine Music. Speeches and Decoration
at the West Side Sanctuary.

Fine Music. Speeches and Decorations
at the West Side Sanctuary.
Children's Day was observed at Union
Church yesterday, all the services bsing
devoted TO the interest Of education. At
10 80 q. m. the pastor preached on "The
Education Of the Young" defining edu.
cation and showing the responsibility
Of parents and the church in the train
ing Of the rising generation At 2p
m the Sunday sch COL session was held
when the collection amounting 10 over
$40 90 was given TO this cause.
At As, the Childrsn's Day service
WAS held The church was crowded In
every part. many standing through the
whole services and hnnd eds were turned
away. The service was one Of the finest
ever seen at this chuch The arch
representing "The Golden Gate, with
its twenty five electric lights was tainR
Of beauty, the recitations were rendered
so'that all could hear distinctly. and the
music was very fine. George w. Van
degrift had charge Of the service and H.
H. Mcdaniel led the singing The col
lection during the day amounted to $40
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
A Sunday Morning Flrs.

Shortly before 3 o'clock Sunday morn
ing FIRE was discovered in the one story
frame building No. 703 West Ninth
street, occupied by John I. Colt as q
butcher shop and Joseph Ernest, cobbler.
The department responded quickly and
the flames were soon sxtinguished. Loss
not 70 exceed $500. covered by insurance.
The cause is unknown but as there
was no FIRE In he building incendiarism
Is suspected The neighbors were much
alarmed for fear that the flames would
reach an oil shed adjoining occupied BY
S. F. Marshall, but the fremen pre-
vented that
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
JOSEPH LOPEZ GOES EREE.

A CoroneTis Jury Exoneratss Him From
the Charge OF Numbering John Quincy
Adams.
Saturday evening Deputy Coroner
Chandler held an Inquest on the body
Of John Qlincy Adams, the colored man
whose death In Farnhurat was believed
to have been the result Of foul plsy.
OF which q colored companion, Joseph
Loper, was suspected.
Drs. Draper and Hughes testified IS TO
bis injuries. and W. T. Timmons, fireman
on train No SO on the Delaware road.
said that he found Adams lying between
the tracks Sunday morning.
Loper sWore that he and Adams went
to New Castle on the Saturday night
preceding the accident and had several
drinks. Then they started for their
home near Hsre's Corner, walking on the
railroad. Adams was drunk and sat
down on cross-tie. aud when Loper
tried to get him to 90 on tried TO strike
him. Loper left him there, but when he
got q short distance further on laid down
in field and slept till morning. Next
day be heard that Adams had been strnck
by train.
The jury rendered verdict that Adams
came to his death by being. while In an
intoxicated condition, struck by train
on the Delaware road They exonerated
Loper and he was discharged.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
UNFORTUNATE VOMBT CANDIDATES.
They Were Defeated at the Election for
Members Of the Board OF Public Kdu-
cation on Saturday.

They Were Defeated At the Election for
Members Of the Board OF Public Kdu-
cation on Saturday.
Miss Mary d. Slsson and DR.. Josephine
NJ. r. White are now numbered among
those who have run and lost They ran
for places In the Board OF Education on
Saturday and were defeated even though
backed by New Century Club influence.
They made a good showing but will have
to wait for at least two years before they
realize the height Of their political
ambition. The vote throughout the city
WAS heavier than two years ago
The new board will be composed as
follows:
First wHrd-Jssso K. Bsylig, John
Pyle.
second-M. D. CroSsan, John c. Ksr-
Third. D. Carter. David q. COyls.
Fiith-L B. Morrow, DR.. J. w.
CrumbauRh
FOurth-John R. Hartman, William
Turner.
siIth-s. H. BsyHnrd, Samuel F.
Belts.
ssvsnth-Dr. John Palmer, Jr.. Charles
Baird.
Eighth. F Baldwin, Q. NJ. Lsitoh.
Ninth-Dr. E. shortlidge. and a va
cancy to be filed.
Tsnth-ThOmAs Husy, Samuel h.
Mcdaniel.
Elsvsnth-Cbristisn T. Frederick. AG.
McCsusland.
The Tenth ward bowlsd out Thomas
r. ODonnell, who ran for re election.
be was defeated by Samuel H. Ne
Daniel
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
Paid tho Rent In Roses.

LANCASTER Pa, juno TO-" Tho Feast
Of Roses was oommemoratod in lions
Lutheran church, Mannheim, this county,
Sunday The ceremony consisted Of pay
ment Of ono rcd rose to the lineal descend
ant of Baron Henry William Stiegel, who
decided plot Of ground TO the congrega
tion IN i702 with the stipulation that an
annual rental Of one red rose should be
paid 20 his heirs forever whenever same
should bo legally demanded Tho church
was profusoly decorated with roses, and
the payment Of tho rose was made by the
pastor, Rev. J.. J. Lohr, TO Mrs, Reheooa
X. Boyer Of Harrisburg, tho Oldest living
descendant OF Baron Stiegel.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
Busr par IN the sundar sehooI..

The month OF roses is always q bright
era in the lives OF Sunday school chill
dren and many OF the churches yester-
day celebrated the festive Chldren's 8
Day. There were fine floral decorations
and plenty of music OF joyous nature
helped TO make tho occasion enjoyable
indeed. 10 Presbyterian churches the
service-"rhe Cross, the Country, the
Chlld"--was nicely rendered, and in the
Methodist churches the cRntRta service
THE Golden Gate"-was the attrac.
tion. Many infants were brought "a
the altar for baptism.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10

The report Of Secretary w. O. R.
Colquhoun for last week shows 90 dea tbs,
of which 10 were males and IL females
20 we're white ard six colored 13 were
adults and 13 were minors; % were
native oorn and 3 we're foreign born.
The causes were: Accidental drown
ing, apoplsxy abscess, Bright's disease
bronchitis, cholera iniantum. commissions,
cysnosis, emesis Of pregnancy, heat ex-
haustion. inanition, intussusceptioE,
cerebrale meningitis, tubercular mem
ingitis, old age, paralysis, pneumonia
premature BIRTH suicide and typhoid
fever. l each; consumption and men,
ingitis 3 each. The number Of births
was 43; 2S white males, 10 white females
colored males and / colored female
There were 10 marriages, 8 Of whites and
OF colored persons.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
FOUND In THE DELAWARE.

one More Unfortunate Who Met His Death
In the Waters of the River-His Identity
Unknown.
Special Officer Howard Feaster and
Edward T. Wilson while on duty at
Gordon Heights yesterday saw the body
Of a man floating in the river. They took
boat and towed 1t ashore and then
notified the deputy coroner.
The body was that OF a man about 60
years Of age, feet s inches tall, wore
dark striped pantRioons, two coats, the
outer one light Summer one. white
shirt, no collar, congress gaiters. In
his pockets we're found a half pint OF
whiskey, three bladed pocket knife,
pair of scissors and six cents He had
full beard, Just turning gray. and the
body looked as though In the water
for two weeks or more.
An inquest was held last evening when
the verdict was that the man came to his
death In a manner and by means unknown
to the Jury.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
THE SUNDAY BREAKFAST ASSOCIATION.
Flatterlng Reports Made for the Six
Months Ending May 3O-A Marked
Increase over 1894.

Flatterlng Reports Made for the Six
Months Ending May 30-A Marked
Increase over 1894.
This evening the semi annual meeting
Of the Sunday Breakfast Association will
bs held, aud some very interesting
reports will be made. The officers Of the
as collation. are: President, James r
Kiug; FIRST vice president, william
Tstnsll; second vice president. ]. W.
Rsikes; secretary, Mas Leila Mynieh !;
assistant secretary. Miss d. r Farns-
worth tr asurer, K. NJ 0cheltree.
The reports show the following figures
as compared with the work Of the entire
year Of 1894 In 1894 there we're ops
men, workers and visitors present at the
meetings with POL requests for prayer.
and 233 professed conversions During
the six months ending May 80, 1895 there
were l9l meetings held, with s 705 iD
attendance, ga requests for prayers and
210 conversions. twenty six breakfasts
were served during the six months
to 99l men as against 46 break
fasts TO 637 men In 1894
there we're 20 teas served TO Ol2
men as against 20 teas to 265. For the
meals In six months the cost was; For
1913 rolls S3S 62 225i pounds corn
beef, SIS &c; 77i pounds coffee, &t9 80
74i pounds sugar 81 "a; % gallons
milk, SO 20: total cost OF fs3 90 or an
average OF 4 10 cents per meal per
man, or sbout 10 cents Ices than the
costs at the Philadelphia association
During the past year. 1924 the cost
was as follows: 09v rolls, $50 33 20e
pounds corn beef, SIS 90; G5 pounds
coffee, 50 l6; 70 pounds sugar, 81 81;
81 gallons milk, sS.l3; a total of e64 81
for ], 0O2 men or 81 cents per meal, per
man.
Ia the lodging house there we're 3 AIS
men lodged and 66s fed, costing $40 0S
the amount received was S469 10, and
the collections amount to $2s 81
Az the Sunday afternoon meetings DIS
were present, OF which 80 we're workers
and 36 visitors; there were "a requests
for prayer aud conversion. Up to dat,
there have been about GOO pledge signsrs
The treasurer's report shows receipts
Of $7lS 50, among which is sos SO indi.
vidual receipts, $40. 81 from societies ant
$469 10 from the lodging house. Th,
expenditures we're $661 So, leaving
balance OF 500 a.
The employment and ladies' com
mittees also make fattering reports.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10
4 VICTIM OF The SHIRTER.

Fred CANT jumped From Freight In
the West Yard-rhe Inquest VIII BE
Held This Afternoon.
Shortly after / o'clock yesterday
morning, as north bound P. w. & b
freight pulled into the West Yard. a msn
who was riding on one of the cars
jumped of Shifter No. 10 was lust
passing and he landed IN front of it
Bis head was crushed aud when
no was picked up he was
unconscious he was at oLce taken
to the dead room in the depot and Deputy
Coroner Chandler called. He lived until
3 OS O'CLOCK but never recovered con
sciousneHs.
From an Identification card found on
him It WAS ascertained that his name was
Fred Cant OF No 1910 State street
Chicago. An inquest will be held to-
night
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-06-10

Lsmborn Craig, a wsll.known Rockford
resident who died at his home on Sat
urday as a result Of becoming overheated
during the recent tropic weather, was
buried this afternoon with the honors Of
war in Lombardy Cemetery after services
in Emmanuel Church, Highlands. Mr.
Craig was 90 years old aud driver for
the Bancroft Company for years de
was member of DUPONT Post No. .. G.
A r WGwaset Tribe, Red Men
brandy yWine Lodge. l. o. OF.