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Evening journal., 1896-12-16
OYER THE Dashboard.

When August KristensOn, Of Elev-
enth and Heald streets, was driving
down Market street this morning i'm his
delivery wagon a wheel caught in a
frog in the street railway at Ninth and
Market streets. The horse. lunged,
broke the single-tree and went out of
the shafts. Kristenson, who kept hold
board and dragged few feet over the
bed of the street. but sustained no in
juries. Leonard Il. Wales. who hap
pened to be on the sidewalk. rushed TO
the rescue and helped KristensOn out
of his difficulty.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
KISSING CASE IN COURT.
JOHN LEMON ASKED KISSES IN
EXCHANGE FOR A CHRISTMAS


JOHN LEMON ASKED KISSES IN
EXCHANGE FOR A CHRISTMAS
PRESENT.
If you will kiss me twenty times,
said John Lemon to May Moore, Il
will give you nice Christmas present. ~
This was the forerunner of a case
which occupied the attention Of Judge
Ball in Municipal Court this morning.
Last Sunday afternoon John was out
for ride on his bicycle. While pass
ing the house of Mrs. John Morris on
Union sreet, Mrs. Morris called to him
to stop, and he went i'm the house,
leaving his wheel outside. May Cook
and Nellie Pierce, two friends of
Lemon, came along and hid his wheel
for fun. They took it back into the
yard of Mrs. Morris, and there tn,
owner found it, Seeing the owne
coming, the girls ran, with John II
close pursuit. He caught MAY Cook
and said: May, kiss me and / will
forgive you" May refused. John per
sisted, saying: If you will kiss m
twenty times I will give you a mic
Christmas present" Still she refused
Then John became desperate an
kissed her forty times. May swore ou
a warrant for his arrest. Judge Bal
on hearing the evidence, dismissed tn
case.
John Carr and Frank Fitzgerald wer
fined 81 and costs each for bein
| drunk.
William Haman and Harry File
were held in $500 bail for assaultin
Hung Lee. John Clifford drunk, wa
fined SO and costs.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
oRDER OF sALE Issued.

Judge Kirkpatrick, of the Federal
Court In Trenton, issued an order of
sale yesterday In the admiralty case Of
John l.. Mills, of Camden, against the
British steamship Allegheny The
steamer sank with a cargo OF oil in the
Delaware river as result Of col
lision. She was raised by Mr.. Mills,
after which he filed a libel for dam
ages against her. The vessel will be
sold and the amount of salvage fixed
later The steamship is well-known in
these waters.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
STORM DELAYED TRAINS.

The snow storm last night and this
morning caused great delay to nearly
all Of the through trains on the Penn
sylvania railroad and its connections
Those trains which were south-bound
were especially effected, though the
north-bound Norfolk express this
morning was about two hours and a
half late. Train No 80 on the Delaware
railroad was also late.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
ONE CENT.
THE SNOW STORM.
HUGE DRIFTS IN VARIOUS PARTS
OF THE CITY AND VERY HIGH
WINDS.

II nOAb DlNlf 1 . IN hHlObD II AiNA .
OF THE CITY AND VERY HIGH
WINDS.
Christmas shoppers who braved the
storm and ventured out last evening
to visit the stores said the weather was
as II should be on the approach Of
Christmas. and slipped along the side
walks perfectly satisfied. But there
were few shoppers. On the coast the
wind blew a gale, and shipping suf-
fered severely. Orders were sent out
from the office of the chief OF the
Weather Bureau in Washington yester-
day afternoon TO display hurricane sig
nails at all stations on the coast from
Norfolk to Boston. This order was ac-
companied by the warning that the
storm was increasing greatly in en-
ergy, and that there wonld be winds Of
hurricane force from southern Virginia
to southeast New England.
The present storm has been moving
over the Southern Atlantic States for
the past two days, but early yesterday
morning It suddenly developed great
energy and began to move rapidly in a
northeast direction. Last night its
centre was off Cape Hatteras. The
storm caused high winds yesterday in
creasing in force IN the New England
and Atlantic Coast States. with rain in
Virginia and the Carolnas and snow
In Maryland and Pennsylvania
AT the Delaware Breakwater, Sandy
Hook and Nantucket, the wind yester-
day reached a velocity OF forty-twC
miles an hour, which is a pretty stin
gale In this city snow Legan to fall
about o'clock last night and continued
unabated all night and this morning
The wind piled It in deep drifts, and this
morning some ofthe streets were almos
blocked On the street railway the cleo
trio sweeper and a string of cars were
| kept moving TO keep the track clear
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
sWINDLER IN TOWN.

A man giving the name of George
Seris, made an attempt yesterday to
swindle Rev. DR.. Mahon, pastor of the
German Baptist Church. The man said
he was from Missouri and wanted the
reverend gentleman to secure work for
him. He did not succeed and hurriedly
left
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
REAL ESTATE


FOR SALE OR EXCIIANGE.-A two
and one-half-story modern residence, To-
Gated at Newark, Del. convenient to
railroad station. Nine rooms and three
more easily partitioned on third floor
Bath. hot and cold water and hot water
heating Lot 60X20O. Beautiful lawn and
shade, fruit trees. etc. VIII sell or ex-
change for city property. Address II. ;.
GOLDEY, Eighth and Market streets,
Wilmington, Del
FOR RENT.
No. 1922 Kirkwood street, house and
store rooms and bath. S23.
Nos. 1303-09 Linden St, rooms bath, $40.
No Ill Lincoln street, rooms, bath, SlO.
Nos 725-727 Warner ST., rooms BATHS
No 1926 Lodge street, rooms bath, 49,
Nos 12O5-12l1 Pleasant street, rooms
and bath, s.
No. 2Os East 22d street. rooms, 81.
No. 7O6 Curiett street, rooms, 81
No. 724 T.. 11th ST., Z rooms, bath, Sn.
No w. l1th street. II rooms, bath, SIS.
No 3i5 South Van Buren ST., rooms, -.
No 2g27 Madison ST.. rooms, bath, s..
No S35 Locust street 3 rooms, s..
HENRY HOPES,
923 Market street.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
GRACE cHuRcH.s PAsToR

A number of the board of trustees of
Grace NJ. Il. Church this morning stated
to an Evening Journal reporter that
the board is not. as yet. in communiea-
tion with any other minister with ref
erence to the pastOrate of the church.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
Will ne A SHUTDOWN.

Arlington Mills, over in Brandywine
village. will shut down indefinitely the
first of the year The action OF the
company is caused by the depressed
condition of the market and deprecia-
ton in values. About 500 operatives,
many Of whom are women and chill
dren, will be thrown out of employ
mont
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
AT WnRK AGAIN.

The Constitutional Convention re-
sumed its sessions at Dover to-day
Several OF the committees met prior to
the convening Of the body. and some
partial reports will be made this after
noon. The report of the committee on
rules was adopted with few modifi-
cations
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
oFFIcEs REMOVED.

The Office of the secret service de-
partment at the p, w. & B. railroad
station, which has hitherto been in a
room adjoining the railroad post Of
fee. will be removed tomorrow to the
office recently occupied by DR.. Re-
vailles. relief physician.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
WHEN ON EAsT SIDE

Stop in Mitchells Lunch Cafe and try
their hot oyster pie, served with celery
sauce. Northeast corner Seventh and
Poplar streets.
Open every night until / o'clock.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
NEW oRGAN IA NEWARK.

A fine pipe organ is being placed in
the Presbyterian church at Newark
and il is hoped that it will be ready
for use at the Christmas service. 1t is
a costly instrument and one of the best
in the state.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16

p. A. B. Widener's yacht, Josephine,
was taken out Of drydock at the ship
yard of the Harlan and Hollingsworth
Company and was replaced by the tug
Atlas. the bottom of which will be
scraped
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
NOTICES

~--------------------- --------.-
NOTICE Is hereby given that on Satur-
day the tWenty-siXth day Of December,
A. d. 1896. at 10 o'clock, a. M, at the
County Court House, i'm the city of VIII
mington. State of Delaware, application
will be made to Hon. Ignatius G. Ch ubh.
associate Judge of the Superior Coul, o.
said state. for the Incorporation of THE
SUNDAY Breakfast Company"
MEDFORD II. CAHOON,
Attorney for Proposed Incorporators.
ELECTION.
Central National Bank.
Wilmington Del, Dec. II, 1896.
The annual election for directors of this
bank will be held at the banking house
on Tuesday. january u. 1897, between the
hours of - o'clock m. and o'clock p. m
H. p. RUMFORD, Cashier
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
wITsTr. Makes A DENIAL.

Detective Witsil states that the Morn
ing News crls when it states that he
went to Seaford to look for the Milford
post Office burglar. His trip was made
in connection with another matter.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
PRESSED GLASSWARE.

Exquisite designs that cannot be had
in any other store in the city Bril-
liant pieces that make pleasing gifts at
a very low cost. l. Lewis Row, No. 4lS
King street.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
SNOW STOPPED WORK.

The heavy snow storm forced nearly
all the men employed on outside work
at the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany's shipyard TO quit work to-day.
About 800 men were affected.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
THE MOTION DENIED.

Judge Wales this morning denied the
motion to remand back to the Court of
Chancery the suit of John Hutton VS..
Joseph Bancroft Sons and Victor G.
Bloede. The motion stated that the
Circuit Court had full jurisdiction in
the case.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
WANTED

WANTED-Students to learn BoolSleep-
ing. Shorthand, Typewriting, Banking
hiring etc, at Goldey College. sth and
Market SITS. Day and Evening Sessions.
Graduates aided to positions. Easy month
culars free. Call or write.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
FOR RENT
FOR SALE
BICYCLES.

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE Five BIZ
cycles as follows: One little girls wheel,
cost $40: one woman's Rambler, cost $S5i
one mans Gladiator, cost $50; one Wav-
erly, cost $S5; one Stearns, cost SlOO. All
1886 wheels What have you to offer fol
Journal Office.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
GRAND oPENING.

There will be a grand opening at the
new back bar Of the Hotel Kirkwood OF
Friday evening, December IS.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
HEADQUARTERS FOR HOLIDAY
GOODS

Elegant and useful Christmas gifts
Umbrellas. Silk Muffiers, Handker-
chiefs. Kid Gloves, Neckwear. Sus-
penders, Sweaters, Plush Caps and
Furs at the lowest prices in the city, at
Ross. No 21O Market street. Largest
stocksi Best assortmentsl Agent for
Domestic Sewing Machine.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16

Great reduction in prices of all BIZ
cycles. making room for new goods.
Pyle Cycle Company No. S07 Market
street.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
INcLINEs TO THE PRAcTIcAL.

Dear old Santa claus. / want a doll
and a pear oh real sceats, and a black
dog, and a new dress and a new pear
OBJ shoes and a wee sleat and a school
bag and that is all want. Annie Nc
Dermott. Goog by Dear Santa Claus.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
TOY TEA SETS.

White or decorated, cents to s2.75,
second floor. l. Lewis Row, No. 4lS
King street.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
OFFICE. SEVENTH AND KING.

H. T. Sergeant, dealer in coal and
wood. Large pea coal for family use.
Hickory wood foropen CRATES. Phone $40.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
VERY FINE BANQUET LAMPS.

We show some charming designs in
gold plated. with onyx or Faince coll
umns. J. Lewis Row, No. 4l3 King
street.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16


YOU DON'T WANT TO LET
Christmas slip by without a new
Overcoat. No house has mo-
nopoly of all the good things"
in the clothing businessmen
WE haven't, but we have a mo-
nopoly upon giving you more real
value for your money than you'll
find at any other house in the
city.
Mems Overcoats. s. up.
Beautiful Overcoats, s. and SO
store open every evening until
Christmas.
Strictly one price and II dissat-
isfied with your purchase we Will
return your money.
NEW YORK
CLOTHING HOUSE.
s16 MARKET STREET.
MAX. EPHRAIM. Prop.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16

DR.. Fritts. 614iA Market St., surgical
specialist. Cures cancers in five days.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16

Pictures and Picture Frames at II
East Third street Hiram Yerger.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
HELP AN1Eo

Men and women out of employment and
willing to work can learn of a permanent
situation at good wages, by writing at
once to p. V. H., Box 2S3, Augusta, Me.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
sI,UArIoN4 WASTED

WANTED.-A lady desires engagement
as nurse and midwife. Address MIS-. Ih-
ligen, Edge Moor, Del.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
TAKEN OUT on DRYDOCK

Headquarters for Christmas Bicycles
Pyle's. No SO7 Market street
Evening journal., 1896-12-16

Try 1cc. bottle of Brazilian Balm.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
STUDIES:
ELOCUTION, ORATORY, DRAMATIC
AND PHYSICAL CULTURE.
STUDIES

TUITION RATES.
Glass Lessons, $1,000 year for physi-
cal culture.
Evening journal., 1896-12-16
BUsISEss oARDs.
DELAWARE
SCHOOL OF ORATORY,

EDEN HALL, WILMINGTON, DEL,
R. STANLEY BURLEIGH, President
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
FORT|ETH DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN CLUB.
Richmond Stands Up for
the Grand Old
Party.
PROVED ITS LOYALTY.
Democracy Does Not Thrive in
a Progressive eli.
mate.
G. R. FLETCHER Is POPULAR.
His Aggressiveness Against Corpora.
tion Greed Is Sustained by the
People of the City.

Laurel Republican Club is the name by
which the Republicans of the Fortieth
Assembly District chose to designate their
club. The significance OF this cognomen
is that the Richmond district carries away
the laurels in all contests in which the
people of that section take part.
The boundary line of the Fortieth Dis
trict is from Avenue B, at the ocean, to
First avenue, to Turk, to Broderick. to
O'Farrell, to Van Ness avenue, to Sacra-
mento, along that thcrouehfare to Cali
fornia street and back to the Cliff House,
or ocean, taking in, as already shown, the
Richmond valley.
Yet the real active political work of the
district is done on the more western in
habited portion. Coakley's Hall, on the
corner of Geary street and Central ave-
nue., is the recognized rendezvous of the
Republicans of what is termed the Laurel
Club.
George r. Fletcher, who has made
himself so conspicuous in movements OF
progressive improvements in the Rich
mond District as president of the Point
Lobos I'm provement Club, is the pres
ident of the club. As superintendent
of the Odd Fellows Cemetery he
was always ready to advocate modern
lQeaS ana 10 urge OtuOiS W AoiAoW LIS ca
ample. 1t was he who organized the fed
Grafton of Improvement clubs started
the 21% cent carfare crusade in this
City, and it is he who has started the
fight against granting franchise to the
Geary-street Cable Company seven. years
before it should be asked for, and it Is he
who filed his bond with the County Clerk
to en- nioin the "Soiid Seven from granting
that franchise.
1t was he who by his magnetism and
good Judgment organized perhaps the best
Assem- ply district Republican club in the
CITY by inducing the young men of
Richmond to enroll themselves with
the party of progress and plenty. In
recognition OF all those good deeds the
patriotic Republicans made him president
of the club, and if general sentiment goes
for ANYTHING they will try hard to have
him nominated as Supervisor from the
Twelfth Ward, which he has done so much
to build up as the Republican fortifica-
tion OF the Fifth Congressional District.
Nor is MIR. Fletcher alone in all this
labor for the district and for the Republic
can party. His associates, the officers of
the club. are in full accord with him, and
each possesses an influence among his
associates, so that when Laurel Republic
can Club holds meeting Coakley's Hall
is filled with as fine set of young and
middle-aged men as can be found in any
political club in the United States.
The men who have assisted the presi-
dent so faithfully in organizing the Laurel
Club are: Joseph Laib, first vice e-president;
John Forsyth, second vice-president;.
George Magoonis, recording secretary
Samuel McKelvey, financial secretary;
Chris Mohrmann, treasurer; Edward Msa-
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
He Swore That His Pretty
Young Wife Was Eighteen
Years of Age.
SHE LACKED A FEW MONTHS.
It Is Said the Complaining Witness
Has Been In fuenced by Dis.
carded Lover.

Bernard Pouchan, a cook in the Palace
Hotel, was married to pretty Hannah Ber-
gret on Monday afternoon and yesterday
afternoon he was arrested on a warrant
and taken to the City Prison on a charge
of perjury. His attorney, P. Alexandra
Bergerot, at once secured his release on
$500 bonds.
His pretty young wife came to the
PRISON just before he was released and she
seemed heartbroken at the unhappy inter-
ruption of their honeymoon, but she dried
her eyes and frightened up when Attor-
ney Bergerot arrived with the order for
her husbands release.
The complaining witness in the case is
Jean Batiste Bergret, 20 years of age, who
is employed in a laundry and is the
brother of Mrs. Pouchan. He Charges
that Pouchan in swearing when obtaining
the marriage license that his sister was 1S
years, committed perjury, as she wants a
few months OF being that age.
Pouchan is "a years OF age ard met Miss
Bergret three or four months ago. They
met frequently afterward and last week
Pouchan proposed marriage to her and
found to his delight that his love tor her
was reciprocated.
for the marriage license. In answer 10 the
question as 10 the young lady's age he
said he did not know of his own knowled ee
but she had told him she was IS and so II
was inserted in the license.
Attorney Bergerot in speaking of
Pouchan's arrest said: According to the
Code Napoleon the consent of a girls
parents or guardians must be obtained to
her marriage till she is 25 years of age.
Miss Bergrets parents are in France. but
Pouchan, although he had no occasion To
do so, went to her brother with whom he
had been on the most friendly terms. and
told him that he was to marry his sister.
Pouchan asked him to attend the wedding
and he said he would. They had couple
of drinks together and parted on the most
friendly terms.
"Bergret did not attend the wedding.
which was disappointment 10 his sister.
but instead went out to the City Hall and
swore to the omplaint charging Pouchan
with perjury.
MRS. Pouchan will admit that she told
Pouchan her age was Is, and he had no
reason to doubt her statement, as she
looks more like 2l or %. She was in love
and was anxious to get married, and never
thought that a few months would make
any difference.
III cannot understand Bergrets action.
as he was always on the most friendly
terms with Pouchan. l suppose he has
been instigated to take this step by some
discarded lover of his sister at least that.
is what Mrs. Pouchan believes"
The case will come before Judge Joach-
imsen this morning, and it is not ex-
pected that under the circumstances Pou-
chan will be held to answer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
SUPERVISORS OODG|NC,
Seek to Evade Accusations of the
People on Legal Teohni.
calities.
Demurrer to the Charges Preferred
Entered by General J H.
Dickinson.

General J. II. Dickinson, attorney for
the indicted membe of the Board OF
Supervisors, yesterday filed demurrer to
the accusation of the people of the State
of California charging the certain mem
bers of the board with corrupt practices in
having reduced the tax assessments of sew
eral corporations.
Yesterday was the last dav on which the
accused Supervisors could file an answer or
demurrerto the Grand Jury's Indictment
The latter document was presented to
Judge Slack and by him assigned to Judge
Seawell for hearing.
The demurrer to the accusations is based
on the following grounds:
That the accusations do not state facts sufi-
cient to constitute a crime or public ofense
committed by said defendants, or either or
any of them.
That said accusations do not substantially
conform 10 the requirements of sections $50,
951 and 952 of the Penal Code, or OF either or
any of them.
That the accusations do not charge the de-
PENDANTS with willful or corrupt misconduct
That they do not state facts sufficient to
warrant judgment removing the defendants
from Office.
That the accusations are indefinite and in
direct in the statement OF facts and particular
circumstances OF the offense charged.
That accusations do not state an offense
under section 75S of the Political Code, in
tnat it does not allege sufficiently that any
thing done by the defendants in their official
capacity as Supervisors of the City and County
| of San Francisco was done with corrupt par
! tial, malicious or other improper motives, or
with knowledge that it was unlawful or
wrong, or that anything done as such public
officers was an unlawful act.
That accusations are insufficient in that it is
not alleged in nor does it appear from them that
the acts of defendants were illegal or unlawful
acts, the defendants having jurisdiction and
authority under the law to do the said acts.
and it being their duty under the law to act
in the premises, and in that behalf to exercise
their judgment and discretion in respect
thereto.
That several causes of action have been i'm
properly united in said accusations or COM
plants, to wit: several cause of action
against each OF the several defendants appear
action against each OF the other of said de-
PENDANTS.
That several of the causes of action have
been improperly united, in that said accusa-
tion contains three separate counts and at
tempts to set forth three separate or distinct
crimes or offenses and alleges willful and cor
rupt misconduct in three separPt te and distinct
causes and undertakes to JON and unite them
all together in one charge and accusation.
There is defect OF parties defendant herein,
in that the action set forth in the accusation
in the reduction OF the assessments was and is
the action OF the entire Board of Supervisors,
consisting of twelve, and but seven of those
twelve are made defendants herein.
Wherefore, 1t is prayed that the defend
ants be dismissed.