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Evening journal., 1895-02-18
CHRIST OR PLATE, WHICH /?
Meeser Before Crowded House at the
\. M. O. A. Meeting.

An Able Sermon Delivered BY Rev. 8. y.
Meeser Before Crowded House at the
\. M. O. A. Meeting.
The Sunday afternoon meetings given
under the auspices of the Y. M O. A.,
seem to grow every week In popularity,
and yestel day afternoon hundreds were
turned away. Charles Baird acted as
chairman, the opening prayer was by
William K. Crosby, the scripture selec.
tion WAS read by Isaac T Johnson,
while the singing was under the direction
of Professor ]. T. Clymer.
Rev. s. B. Meeser preached an able
sermon from Matthew xvii, II: Whom
will ye that l release unto your He
drew a graphic word picture Of the
arrsignment of Christ before PLATE His
text showed the trait of humanity, the
throwing Of responsibility on someone
else In this case PLATE was trying to
evSde the most important question that
had ever claimed his Judgment, q crisis
not only in his life, but In the history OF
mankind To day Christ stands before
every man just IS he stood before PLATE,
and every man must judge him, must
make 3 choice bstu esn sin and righteous
ness, between Christ and the rabble
which Is crying for his death.
Daring the service two selections were
given by quartet from Central Church
and solo was sung by Miss Isabella B.
Wales
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
SHOT i'm HIS CELL.
A Crippled Negro DespeGRdo Killed by
Mob.


Mob.
KINGSTON, No, Feb. 1s.--A mob Of
masked men, supposed to DO negroes from
Hamilton. surrounded the sherid's bouso
and jail here caught ard bound Sheriff
Goldsworthy, whose deputy was away,
took tho keys from him and gained an
trance TO the iail corridor with the ayow-
cd purpose OF taking out and hanging
George Tracey. negro who shot and kill
cd bis wife at Hamilton in this county,
on tho morning Of Jan. a0
On the inside the mob was unable TO
get into the steel cell IN which no was
confined with two other negro prisoners.
Tracey ofawled under his bod, and tho
mob began shooting through tho bars Of
tho cell door. and ruooeeded In putting
six bullets into his body, killing him in
stantly Tho shoriff made oil the resist
nnoa he coulu, but WAS oyerpowered
Tho two prisoners in the cell with Ira
coy escaped unhurt Tracey was bad
character and bad lately served a inil sen.
tonoe for shooting o negro. He had some
years ago lost both OF his legs trying TO
board train to escape some Kansas Off
GERS
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF:

The Home for Aged Women will have its
annual donation and reception day February
Fl, when friends of the Institution may visit
the home and leave their donations.
"A slight fire in the store No. Y East Front
street Saturday night was extinguished by
ONCE Lyons and Maloney before much dam
age was lone.
The German tank steamer Burgermeister
Petersen. has cleared for Dover, England,
with 1885, 90 gallons Of oil valuei at S33,s75.
Her captain Is II. Bunger.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brownson
Library Association proposes to celebrate
Washington's Birthday with a MarthaWash-
ton tea In the association rooms. foe mu-
sical and literary prog am will be given.
without charge of admission. the Mission
Band of the Church of the hedeemer VIII give
a celebration in honor of Washington's Birth
day on Thursday evening.
-Drexel Institutes basketball team was de-
feated in this city on Saturday night by the
local Y. NJ. Q. A. team by score OF TO 2.
e Mason won the Wawaset Gun Clut
badge at the monthly badge shoot on the ciut
BILE 25
Market street bridge over the Christians
received thor ugh cleaning to-day for tbs
nrst time since the blizzard at the hands ol
Bridgetenders Green and Swan.
Fire broke out in the basement of st
Mary's Church yesterday morning but wa
promptly extinguirhed by Sexton Richard
Kelley as soon as discovered.
One fine Pullman parlor car was shipped
20 Jersey City to-day from the Wilmington
shops.
The Delaware S@ngerbund will give sub
scriptton masquerade ball at German Hall ol
next Monday evening.
-Fifty-nine men were present at the meet
ing OF the Sunday Breakfast Association yes
terday morning. eighteen men in the after
noon and fifty eight in the evening. Min
men pr0fessed conversion during the day
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
STRIKERS RETURNING.
The Cost of the Broolslyn Tieup BIAS Heer
About $1,000, 900.

About HS,oOU,oop.
BROOKLYN. Feb is. s. President LOWS
of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad com
pany, said that since tho trolley strike had
been declared of about 900 OF tho old
men had applied for work. A number Of
them, no added, had been received back
into the fold. and others had bad their
names put on tho eligible list Master
Workman Connolly is reported at his
homo as being very sick the result OF
the labors which he has undergone during
the past five weeks as leader Of the strike
The trolley strike. which has lasted 81
days, has cost an enormous amount Of
money. Three million dollars is consider.
ed by those directly involved moderrtc
estimate Whom tho strike started, 1t was
stated that District Assembly No, rs had
from $50 000 10 $50, 600 In Its treasury
About s65, 600 was subscribed by symra-
ihizers All this has beeri spent and the
$3.50, 600 wages the mon would have earn
ed has been lost
The Brooklyn Hoighui Railroad com
pnny was the heaviest loser among th,
roads II Is estimapd 60 have lost direct
ly 5000, 600 Tho other systoms have lost
close 10 $500, 600 The oilt to the city an6
the state for the troops is expected to OK
ceed $3.50, 600 The DANA go done BY carr
manned by nonunion n on Is placed a
500. 000 more and the Ia IS in earning ca
pacity by tho militia duri ng their stay II
Brooklyn Is eonspryatiyely estimated a
$3.50, 600
Special officers and doputies cost King
and Queens counties $50, Goo, and the losi
to the business men Of Brooklyn is con
sdered light when placed at s700 600
There were many losses 60 swell th
amount In addition to tho Inconvenience
and the suffering caused by tho big tieup
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
80 shnt la I cnmrnde.

CANTON, Mass, Feb ~. John Flcm-
ming the is-year-old newshoy supposed
to have been shot by Everett Ellis, bis "a
year old comrade, Is dead. flemmirg
was found unconscious ia q shed attached
to the house occupied by the Ellis boy
mother. Later he recovered sufficiently tc
nnme ellis as tho one who shot him. Ellis
was promptly arrested and held without
bail. During the night flemming again
recovered consciousness, md when ilsked
how tho shooting was done replied, Fool
inu %
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
BeAcHED ON HAYTPs SHORES.

The Hattie L. Sheets. a Effford-built
Schooner, Wrecked and Burned at
Azdino.
The steamer Alps, which arrived in
New York Saturday from Port.Au Prince,
had on board four sesmen of the schooner
Hattie L. Sheets. of Philadelphia, which
sprung Rleak and was besched on the
morning of January 20, at Azdino, Hsytl,
while on her way to Aquin 10 load log.
wood for Delaware Breakwater When
she first sprsng alesk her commander,
Captain Richards, tried to keep her sfost
but could not control the influx OF water.
so he beaChed her, stripped ber hull and
set fire TO It. The vessel was built In
Milford in 1882, and WAS a two mssted
schooner of IT'S tons
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
SPECIAL LENTEN sERvlcEs.

To Be Held Every Friday In Lent for
Business Men at st. Andrews Church.
The following Is the list Of speakers at
the special services for business men 10
be held in St. Andrews Church on each
Friday In Lent and on Tuesday and
Thursday Ia Holy Week, under the
auspices Of the Wilmington Assembly Of
the Brotherhood Of st Andrew
March /, Bishop Whitaker. Of Pennsyl
vaniA March 8, Rev. w. B Bodine, d.
D Of Philadelphis March IS. Rev I A
lidball, D. D., Of PniiAdelpAis; March 20
Rev. Leverett Bradley, D. d of Philadel
phia; March 29. Rev. w N McVicksr, d d
Of Philadelphia; April 5, Rev ]. Lewis
Parks, D D., of Philadelphia; April
Bishop Adams, of Maryland; April IL
Bishop Coleman, of Delaware Thes,
services will not exceed twenty minutes
in lanpth
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
Money to loan. iO3 ". EIGHTH street
rhe weather.

In the Middle States and New England to.
day partly cloudy, warmer weather ana fresh
southwesterly TO southerly winds will pre-
vail, with rain or snow in the lake region, ex.
tending eastward to New England, and pos.
sibly to the Middle Atlantic coast, followed
by clearing. On Tuesday in both OF these
sections fair weather will prevail, with slight
changes of temperature, and westerly wird
on " ednesday, cooler, fair weather
New York Herald Weather Forecasts.-The
depression crossing the lake region yesterday
viii maintain it's influence in giving mild
weather 10 this section to-day, and will movs
eastward TO the New England coast, accom-
panied by snow and rain in and near its main
track. The fall of temperature following 1t Il
not likely to be very great.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
A Piuokv Sussex Man.

For pluck and perseverance, D. s
Purnell, of this town, who is teaching
"the young idea how to shoot" at Tor
bert's Hill school house, about two miles
from here, takes the cake, says the
Georgetown Sussex Journal During the
past week, with the thermometer down
to zero, aud the snow piled as high as the
fences, he has faced the enemy and
taught school every day, and has never
been ten minutes late on arriving To use
his own words, he says, the snow may
blockade the railroads. but ''his train
always goes, although slow.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
SHIPPING ON THE MOVE AGAIN.
All the ohristiana Tugs Start Out foi
Business To-day.

All the Christlana Tugs Start Out for
Business To-day.
The welcome LSpring warmth OF to day
seemed to arouse as flom sleep the ship
ping interests along the Ohrlstisna and
even freight packets we're moved about
as though no Arctic blasts had been
whistling through the city Of late,
freezing the little river as hard as stone,
Early this morning the tug Taurus was
moving about at q lively rate. cracking
the ice and helping 1t ont the Christians
until clear channel lay In the little
towboat's wake all the wsy out from
Orange street wharf. Then the Emily
went out on an errand acres to New
Jersey for the Dupont Company. The
tug Meteor was sent to Philadelphia after
delayed freight packets.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
Knled by FallIng FROM a clln.

NEW HAVEN, Feb 1s.--The body Of an
unknown man. apparently about 2o years
OF age was found at the foot Of a cliff at
Fast Rock park. The skull was crushed
the face badly smashed and tho loft leg
and arm broken. The police and the med
ical examiner are Of the opinion that
death was accidental, the victim having
become dizzy and fallen while looking
from the top Of the Cliff, 125 feet above,
the place where the body was found
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
Bishop Curtis Busy on the Peninsula.

Right Rev Alfred A Curtis, bishop Of
Wilmington. has had very little time to
spend at his home in this city since the
New Year was ushered in. The bishop
left here for Onancock, Va. this morn
ing, to begin important church work
there this week He left at IL 03 o'c lock
after having only been in VIII.
mington an hour to day. He ar
rived from Chesapeake City about 10
o'clock this morning. Bishop Curtis was
down the Peninsula as far as Ridgely,
Nd, when the blizzard came on, and
was storm stayed for days Last Thurs
day, when coming up the Delaware road
he was, unfortunately, on the train that
stalled In the snow and was delayed so
| long.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
Lady someraet III.

Members Of the w. G 7. U. ore much
disappointed by a telegram from Lady
Henry Somerset, announcing that she
will not be well enough TO speak in VIII
miDgton this evening No meeting will
be held, and money received for reserved
seat tickets will be returned on applca-
tion to Miss NJ. s. Hlllss. Mrs g s Ca
pelle, Miss Semple and Mrs M A. Tag
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
OId GIory at 10. 4.

On Washington's Birthday the pupils
of No school will participate in an
interesting event, that Of unfurlIng Old
Glory on the school house The flag was
made by the scholars and is q fne piece
of work Past Commander OF the State
Department G. A. R Peter B. Ayars,
will make the pres ntation and an inter
estiDg progrs will be given Of y
patriotic nature
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
Two Aspl,yxIated.

BR0oKLYN. Feb. IS s-Henry Knope Of
12 Hudson street, Hoboken, and Henry
Semis Of 81 Willow street, Hoboken, both
youths about 20 years of ago. were found
dead in a room in Miller's hotel at Is
Broadway. They had been asphyxiated
by gas. the burner in the room being dis
covered Open.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
OIty Editor King on JournaIIsm.

The seventh of the series Of lectures
given under the auspices Of the Brown
son Library Association will be- on Monday
evening, February 20. bY James King,
city editor Of the Philadelphia Press, on
Journalism These lectures have been
largely attended aud were very interest :
ing and instructive
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
saveI From DrownInr.

The following communication was
received at the EVENING JOURNAL office
this morning:
Editor of EVENING JoURHAL-SR |
wish to state thus that my daughter was
saved from drowning in the Brandywine
on Sunday, February IL, BY the bravery
Of Arthur J. Emerson, who rlsked his
life for her and pulled her out OF the
water. Yours. J w. NJ, Ninth ward. +"
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
Reception and Donation Day.

Next Thursday will be the annual
donation and reception day at the Home
for Aged Women. corner Of Harrison
street and Gilpin avenue The friends OF
the institution are cordially invited to be
present with their contributions.
The committee is composed of Mrs
Emma Kittenger, Mrs M Louiss
Spruance, Miss mary r. Chambers, Mrs
Elisabeth J. WolIaston and Mrs Eliza
beth Bringhurst.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
ssI1sd Their Trunks and BAsrArs.

Saturday evening Constable Windish
levied on the baggage and psraphernalia
of the Royal Vaudeville Company which
has been showing at the Academy Of
Music for three days to empty benches.
The claim was for bill OF $26 due the
Diamond Printing Company. The com
pany left for Middlstown and the stuff
Was taken to an auction rom.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
Thnr Hnd onnrreled.

AKRON. o.. Feb 1s.-During the prog
ress OF a small fire Firemen George But
ton. Frank Nieswander and Harry Town.
send were caught by falling chimney.
The two first named were so badly hurt
that they will probably die
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
rn Rerire the nlrmnInn Cames.

ATHENS, Feb. 1s.-The committee on
the revival Of the Olympian games intends
20 invite the chief corporate bodies Of Eu-
rope and America TO witness or partake
In the games in 1896.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
nlne Inus In InnIsrillc.

LOUISVILLE, Feb 1s-The police, un-
der instructions Of the board OF public
fafety, were busy yesterday taking the
names of all offenders against the Sunday
nlOsinV law
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
rnll IN ! rramn prlntnr.

MoNiCo, Wis. Feb. 49, &c. Il. Bennett
a printer claiming Baltimore as his home,
lost one OF his legs while mounting q NOV
ing freight train here. He was otherwise
crushed and bruised and will probably die.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
Tic walters ESTATE.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1s.-The inventory OF
the personal estate OF the late William Il.
Walters has been fled with the register OF
wills The total appraised value Of the
estate is s4 53T, 4s0 Of which 81, 327, 10 is
invested In stocks and bonds.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
oenerol nooth In BOSTON.

BosToN, Feb. ls-General Booth, COM
mander-in-chief of the Salvation Army,
addressed three big mass meetings at the
Mechanics building
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
a nrave rIreman's Funeral.

LYNN, Mass, Feb. 1s.-More than 3, 600
persons attended tho funeral of Captain
Henry l.. skinner OF chemical No. 3 who
was killed in the Munroe street fire last
Wednesday night
Evening journal., 1895-02-18

that the Republicans will certainly carry
at least one county two years hence and
that the only hope of the Democrats ia to
carry two counties aud regain control of
the lower branch Of the General
Assembly.
Senator Records returned to Dover
again on Saturday, and expressed his
Intention of coming here to day and re-
naming the entire week
Legislative, Notes.
Governor Msrvil weighs 220 pounds
An act TO incorporate the Beaver Dam
Ditch Company will be introduced by
Representative Townsend.
Representative Syrherd gave notice OF
an act to amend and renew the charter OF
the Lebanon Hail Company.
bill to divorce Cecil r. and Martha
A. Cole was introduced by Mr. Walker.
The House passed the bill for the re
lief Of schoo' district No. 1903 Pencader
hundred, allowing the commissioners to
increase the taxes to pay for school
house and lot
The Senate passed the House bill pro-
yiding for the laying out Of = new public
road In West Dover hundred
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
Married Women versus single ones

Three married and three single women
will debate the question, Resolved. 7 lat
married women nave done more for the
elevation Of women than single women,
in Gilbert Chapel, Thursday evening.
February %
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
nnnors Tor nIsmnrcI..

BERLIN, Feb. 1s.-MuDich, Bavaria
and rs towns and cities in Saxony will
confer their freedom on Prince Bismarck
On the occasion Of tho coming anniversary
Of his birth
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
Passed a Forged Check.

SAVANNAH, Ga. Feb ls.---C. E. Barr
Of Boston has been arrested charged with
passing forged check at Wsycross, Ca,
tor S1.26c.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18

Duet Misses Emma and lizzie SchwaDb
THE Loan OF Lover"-Lady Ernestiue, a
countess, Miss Mary McCafferty; Gertrude,,a
Omersfort, In the Navy, John Mahoney;
Swyzel, a steward, John g. Mines; Delve. a
gardener. NJ. Cannon; Peter Spyke, far
mer, Nj. J. Conway.
The entertainment will be under the
management Of NJ. J. Conway and w. NJ.
s. Brown.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
Fan and Broke His Arm.

While on bis way to work yesterday
morning G Walburg, of No 1ll7 West
Second street, slipped on the ice and fell,
frscturing bis left arm at the wrist Dr.
H. R Spruance reduced the fracture
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
musicale in st. naary,s Church.

This evening musicale and dramatic
entertainment will be given in the base
ment Of St Mary's Church, under the
auspices OF the st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety. The program is as follows;
One act play. ........... THE Five Old Maids
Misses Flynn, Fullmer, Duffy, Walters
and Sullivan.
Fssay. ay.........,......,.M Miss Mary McCaferty
Baritone solo ................... Self tcted
James Gillespie.
Soprano solo. .....,...:,...;." "CooiDg Of Birds"
Miss Lizzie Schwabb.
Tenor solo.... Then You n Remember Me-
John g. Mines.
Baritone solo. ...-.. ;............. Selected
John Mahoney,
Bapjo solo ..,.................. ...... Selected
Joseph Cannon.
Bass solo....... .............."A Answer
Mark TraYnor.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18

Housss f0r ale. lO8 W. EIghth stI BED.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
NOTICES.

NOTlCE.-THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
IN the stockholders of the Mutual Loan AS
ISOLATION will be held on Tuesday next, Feb
ruary 10. at O'Clock, when the annual report
will be submitted and officers and directors
elected, and first payment made on new
stock. GEORGE g. MARIS.
Secretary.
NOTICE MUTUAL LOAN AsSOCIA-
IN tion is now issuing a new series of stock.
First pas ment on or before February 10Th.
SAMUEL +. BELTS, President.
GEORGE @. MARIs, Secretary.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN tn at IN
1N tend 20 prefer q petition TO the General
Assembly for divorce from William II. koarrs,
nv husband. BETrINE Nick. ROGERS.
February 18th, 1896.
MOTT E Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN undersigned will apply to the Legislature
at its present session for divorce from her
husband Ulysses u. Simons.
Feb. 18th, 1895. SARAH A. S1MONS.
NoTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT l
IN shall apply at the present session of the
Legislature Tor a divorce from my husband
Walter M. Watson. LOTrIE NJ. WAITS IN
II ROSIE A. REED. HEREBY GIVE NO
H. tice that ! will apply to the General As
eembly of this state. during the present ses-
sion, for divorce from my husband, Walter
w. Reed. ROSIE A REED.
Wilmington. Del January 10, 1895
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
BUSINESS CARDS.

IT HoEGELsBERGER. ID.
IL sl6 MARKET STREET.
in the Universities of Vienna, Austria, and
New York City, in the Philadelphia Poly
clinic and Wills Eye Hospital.
He EXAMINES EYES FREE and guaran-
fees satisfaction.
GOLD GLASSES. $500.
STEEL GLASSES. 80 CENTS.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18

MISS MABEL FOWLER,
WI TEACHER OF BANJO AND GUITAR.
1917 KING STREET.
MO- ICE.- SPECIAL TREATMENT OF
IN CArARRH. DIR. J. H. MORGAN, T20
French street. to and to p. m.
CEWI>G MACHINES - O'DONALD. 6l8
~ Market street, leads them all in low prices,
Brand new $50 machines reduced to SIG, SIS
and $50 All makes 10 select IRON. Singer,
Wheeler a. Wilson, New Home, Domestic,
White and all other makes. Any machine
sent on trial, free, SIX months for cash, two
years on installmentH. Send postal.
j. II. O'DONALD.
8l8 Market street.
NOTICE E. LEvY's CONFIDENTIAL
IN LOAN OFFICE. toons and 3, Exchange
Building. corner Seventh and Market streets
ADVANCES MONEY ON PERSONAL
PROPERTY Of all descriptions Of low rates
q Interests buys by and sells MHAApSSHEs HApS w
JEWELRY.
Private consultation room attached. Oper
evenings until 8 o'clock. Also furniturs
stored at lowest rates.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18

The session is a month and half
gone and the Senate COMMITTEES on
Elections has done nothing In the matter
of the contest against t''5sBators Moore and
Pierce. Republicans. Of Sussex, by viii
liam II. Stevens and Edward Hsarne,
their Democratic opponents at the late
election This indicates that the two
Republicans are not to be unseated, and
the contestants have not even been seen
In Dover for several weeks
This non action on the part of the
committee ensures the Senate to the Re-
publicans two years hence They will
have four holding-over members, with
only one necessary TO elect TO have
ms ority. The Democratic leaders admit
Evening journal., 1895-02-18
MANIAC ON AN ENGINE.
DR.. Barney of Boston Became
Demented While Travelling.
HE WANTED TO RUN THE TRAIN,

Tried TO Throw the Fireman Into the Fire
box and Grabbed the rhrottle--ft Took
the Engineer Conductor and Porter to
subdue HIm-He Is Harvard Man.
Evening journal., 1895-02-18

Arrested In Niue Minutes After the Alarm
IL Sent out-They Are Old onsnders and
Are Held for the Upper Court Chicken
Thieves In Quod- Other Municipal
Court Gases.