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Evening journal., 1896-06-23
oonslderInr the nR1ams. .

A meeting OF the Homeopathic Board
Of Medical Examiners was held at the
Clayton House this morning, with DR.. E
s. Anderson, Of Dover, presiding. The
examinations OF the five applicants for
admission to practice in Delaware were
considered and passed upon. They will
now 60 to the Medical Council for final
action and announcement. Il Is under
stood that the board will recommend the
admission of all Ave applicants.
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
Advance in Coal Prices.

Will your coal dealer guarantee prices
TO you as we do TO our rradel Call on us.
''phone"us or send us postal and We will
call on you and explain our special guar
Rntee good until September !, for your
winter supply of coal. Prices will advance g
soon. If you do not want to pay more. see
us at once. ]. 81 GOODING,
Yard and Office, Foarteeath and Scott
streets. Telephone No. 43O.
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
LongIand Was Fortunate,
Zip for job fl. jackson.

This evening City Solicitor Robert G
HrrmRn will deliver before the Board of
Street aud Sewer Directors an opinion
In the matter OF the open
ing of Seventh street through
the yards Of the Jackson aud Sharp Com
Dany. For several years there has been
question whether the company had
right to put gate across
the street leading 70 the marsh
road. The matter has been fought In
court and out Of court. Now the direo-
tors will take q hand In an endeavor TO
restore the street TO the public. Il Ia
understood that the city solicitor will
advise the board that It has perfect
right TO exercise jurisdiction over the
piece of street Ia controversy
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
MARRIED.

DICKERSON-NICH OLS-At Union NJ. E
parsonage. 505 Washington street. on We'd
&. Hanna. Henry b. Dickerson and Miss
Almira Nichols. both of Wilmington. -
HURLEY-MURPHY.- the NJ. e. par
sonage, No. 5Oj Washington street. on Thurs
day evening, June ls 1856. by Rev. John ID
G. Hanna. John Hurley and Miss Della
Murphy, both OF Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
sarorn nrenna RnaIne,n.

City Tax Collector Eugene M Sayers
has followed the example of Collector
Mitchell to eniorca payment of tax
arrearages he has instructed City
Solicitor HarmRn to sell the Browntow wn
property of the late Mary Bsrenbach, Of
which Wilmer j. Ellison Ia executor.
The amount due the city is $48.
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
They Will stilI Sell at steO.

CHICoPEE FALLS. Macs. June 10.
CLIFFORD GREEEMAN, Wilmington, Del.
DEAR SIR: We note yours of June 9Th,
inclosing clipping referring to the drop
i'm bicycles Ia reply will say that
Victor bicycles will continue 10 sell at
$l00 through o. Very truly,
OvERMAN WHEEL Co
Evening journal., 1896-06-23


Did Not Have an Earned Run while
-Four Of wnmington's Five Were Earned.
News Among the wheelmen.
A run on errors In the siglth inning
gave yesterdays Wilmington Hartford
game TO the latter. The score was 6 to
8 Hartford did not have an earned run
throughout this game. getting every one
on errors o. the other hand Hartford
did not make an error and WILMINGTON
had TO earn four Of It's five runs. Each
side got eight hits but Wilmington hs d
the best OF IT, jerry Nops made his
aecond home run of the season
yesterday bringing in KinsellA II
yesterdays game was OF any value that
value must have consisted In the fact
that it must have shown indutiably to
Mr. Long that the club makes too many
errors They have played but two error
less games In the season. and one OF
those was only made errorless
by the courtesy Of the scorers
In every instance whore Wilmington has
bean SeRten by close score IL has been
errors By the local players that has
caused 10.
Every player Ia the league Is Of the
NplhluA buAb ANvpb hhN hhlVic hIa bnt
best pitchers In the organic alton. Posi-.
bly, Seeds, OF Hartford, is In the same
GLASS.
Certaialy no others are BcCaifsrty,
too. has put up very good ball. He has
not yet, however, got sufficient coutrol
OF the ball sor a person to Judge
accurately just what be will do In q
given game.
just who the players are who are
holding down the team every fan and
every one connected with the team
knows and the sooner they are disposed
OF the better it will be for the organlza
tion.
AL this talk Of tho club not having
hitters Is not borne out by the fact.
The hit column shows nesrly every day a
larger number OF hits for Wilmington
than for It's opponents But sad to relate,
ike error column stands the same way
Yesterday 5 score
Hartford. .....0 0 O2 x-6 q
WilmlnRton....0 o 0 2 20 0 0 o. o
Batteries-Viokery and Smith; J.. Nops and
klnsella.
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
BLANKETS,
20 cents

each. Slightly imperfect.
These offerings are all re-
markable indications of the
demoralization of trade and
mean a great loss to the
maker. We bought them for
cash and you have the same
opportunity.
Evening journal., 1896-06-23

Feed the nerves upon pure. rich blood and
you will not he nervous. Pure bl, cd comes by
taking Hoods earsaparilla which is thus the
greatest and best nerve tonic.
Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick headache.
indigestion. biliousness. All drug gists. 25c
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
straw Hats

All new goods bought In case lots from
the mills direct, selling at prices
guaranteed the lowest In the city at
Ross's 2lO Market street. Popular styles
Summer Underwear at %, 80 and toe
the best values for the price ever offered
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Satan-'So you we're an actor, eh? What
roles Gid you essayY" Soul-"I touched moth
ing but Shakespeareau tragedy" Satan TO
aid)-"HeEe smoke this ham thoroughly,
please. New York Press.
Evening journal., 1896-06-23

Watts-"Been reading anything about these
Cuban atrOcitiesY' POtts-"Nos I've got a
box Of them Il home yet that my wife bought
three months ago. from an alleged smuggler. ."
-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
Othor qames Yestordny.

At Paterson-Paterson did not have
any the best OF the game with New Ha.
ven yesterday until the eighth inning,
whom by luckily punching Its hits, it
made four runs and won out. The score
RHE.
Paterson. ........0 0 o 2 O1 o4 O-7e O
New haven 80 2 1 D O-3 /
Batteries Gray and Elton; Garvin and
Hodge.
At New York--One game for Newark
aud a tie was the result Of the games
yesterday. Newark won the first game
In the seventh inning. when. an error
each By Hickman and Cohen lot In three
runs These we're the only errors made
on either SIDE but they came 1ss At the
right time for Newark In the second
game it looked as though the Jerseymen
had 10 all their way until the last half OF
the ninth. The score was 10 to when
the "Nsts" came 20 bat They Tailed
sIx ruus on three hits, three bases on
balls, two stolen bases ana q very bad
error BY Roaring BIZ" Hasssmer
The score:
RIM
Newark; ;:....o oIso o-s
Batteries -Bristow and A. Rothfus; Bowen
aud Hearfoss.
Second Game. RHE
Metropoliiiaiini..-,o Q 9 . Q S-iS 3
Batteries-llloyd and A. Rothfuss; Stand
ish, Seymour and zearfoss.
Evening journal., 1896-06-23

Make pharmaceutical and other light
machinery. sharpen, repair and clean
lawn mowers as No 5l1 Orange street
Fair prices and satisfaction
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
A MOTHERS INFLUENCE
It Saved Frank Smith From
Going to New Castle Jail.
OSCAR RoBIEsoE LOST HIs CHANCE

Through Failing to Profit BY the Kindness
Of His Mother aud Got a Long Term.
A Husband Tired OF His wife's Drink
Ing-other Cs Hunicipal Court
To-day.
The fact that Frank Smith has r good
mother saved him from being punished,
this morning, for being drunk aud dis
orderly. Officer Solomon, who made the
arrest, testified 10 this fact. and on his
recommendation. and Franks promise to
do better. he was given chance to show
his good Intentions.
Oscar Robinson also has good
mother, and on several occasions she has
inter ceded for him, even going so far as
to take him from the reform school,
giving bonds for his good behavior 10
place Of behaving himself he has been In
the habit of getting drunk and abueing
his mother and sister Saturday evening
be went to the house crazy drunk,
/ threatened to kill mother aud sister,
drove them from the bousa, and then
broke the dishes on the table and started
In to demolieh the dining room table,
| when Officer Eakin arrested him.
| Oacar is 20 years Of age next August
and will not work. He swore at his
sister from the dock, and there WAS a
certain grim satisfaction la Judge Balls
voice when he pronounced the sentence,
| $50 and costs and six months in jail.
The wife Was Intempsrate.
Nora Fshy, mother Of six children. was
charged with drunkenness by her hus
band, Michael He said he had stood her
actions long enough, land unless she
would take the pledge he wanted her to
be put away fer awhile. She said Mi
chael Was a good man, steady and hard
working but she declined to take any
pledge, as she did not think che was as
much q drinker as she was represented
TO be. Judge Bali told her there WAS no
desire OF intention TO force her to take
the pledge. and 6ned her s. and costs.
1t Was Stephens Fauit.
Stephen E Welsh, colored, was charged
by Andrew Young, colored, with assault,
on Jnne ID The best description was
given by Perry Turner, who said he saw
the serap. The two men had hold Of
each other when he went In the house
when he came back they were fighting
When Stephen asked If the witness did
not know both were in play no said
Deed, some folks might call it play, but
I'd call 1t 6ghtin' Dsy was 10th
tolebls cool when dey begin, but dey
got a'fghtin' Didn't seem to me dere
was anything to sue fur. only q shirt tore
up. an men a'makin' shirts every day
Andrew was mad. When man get hold
my collar done git scShed anyhow, an
when tole him to left 60, he left go or
someone git hurt. Welsh was Ia de
wrong and started de fuss"
Judge Ball fned him So and costs for
being the aggresaor
LongIand Was Fortunate.
The charge of drunk against T. p.
Longland was dismissed az the of snce
was committed out side the city and the
arrest made as matter of preoautior
rather than anything else.
Walter d. Hayes representing George
Drake, !cbarged with selling without
auctionssrs license, stated that he haC
a case In Orphans Court and asked foi
continuance until next Tuesday
George A Elliott. acting city solicitor
agreed to this and Judge Ball so ordered
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
beware Of OIntments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury.

As mercury win surely destroy the sense Of
smell ana completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it thrOu yh the mucous
surfaces. Sdch Articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable physi-
c.ane,ah the DAMAGE they Will q ts ten fold 10
The good you can possibly derive from them
HalIs Cotzrrh Cure. manufactured by y.
Cheney a. Co Toledo o., contains no mercury
ana is taken Internally. acting directly upOn
the blood nnu mucous surfaces OF the system
ln buyiny Halls CatSrTh Cure he snTe You
Eet tl~ gouoiue. ~ Is taken iniernallc and
msdei q Toledo. Ohio. by II. j. Cheney &sCo
Testimonials lrce.
= sold by Diuggists, price 55c per bottle.
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
whsre Thsy Play To-day.

Wilmington st Hartford.
Newark at New YORK.
New Raven at Paterson.
Baltimore at Philadelphia.
Pittsburg at Cleveland
Brooklyn at Boston.
Washington at New York.
50. Louis at Louisville.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
VIM. B. SHARP
81 CO
Fourth and Market Sis.

The Saturday reductions
were taken with a rush. Our
next Wednesday bargain op
portunity will commence at s
in the meantime many left
over odds and ends will be
cleared out at low prices-the
between time is worth good
looking.
Commencing Wednesday at
8 o'clock we shall sell one hun
dred pieces of those elegant
Evening journal., 1896-06-23
WILMINGTON DEFEATED
Hartford Won the Game BY
One Run in the Eighth Inning.
JERRY BoPs MADE A HOME BUN

Loose Fielding Loaf the GRme-Hartford
Did Not Have an Earned Run while
-Four OF wIImington's Five Were Earned.
News Among the wheelmen.
Evening journal., 1896-06-23

Through Failing to Profit By the Kindness
OF His Mother and Got a Long Torn.
Husband Tired OF His wife's Drink
Ine-other Ca Hunicipal Court
The herald., 1896-12-20
Sam M. Haskins Will Be Chief
Deputy City Clerk
Mr.. DRAINS APPOINTMENTS
An Official List Give1 Ont by the Street
Superintendent.El Elect
The Annual Report Of the Health De-
partment-A Very Favorable Show
ing-The City Clerks
Report.

City Clerk elect Hance yesterday an
nounced his selection for the. position OF
chief deputy in his office, to succeed
ment Is that of Sam M. Haskins. son Of
the late Rev Samuel Haskins, young
man who is in every way qualified for
the place. Mr.. Haskins is young law
yer, who for some time past has been in
the office of Judge Winder. He has al
ways been an active and consistent
Democrat, and was a member of the
convention which nominated Captain
Hance.
Street Superintendent-elec John H.
Drain yesterday announced his list Of
appointments. the more important of
which have already been published in
The Herald. AS has been stated, Carl
McStay will be the chief inside deputy,
j. L. Stine, at present deputy in the
office of the zanjero, will be the chief
outside deputy. taking the place now
held by Captain Hutton: A. r. Meserve
will be the bookkeeper succeeding Col.
". Z. MorfOrd, and " e. Ludlow Will
be assistant clerk; Frank E. Dominguez
will be the chief inspector, with Harry
Simmons and A. w. Sanborn, now of the
auditors Office. as official deputies; Fred
Haley will be foreman, with Captain
White holding similar position. There
will be a number of other appointments
of inspectors and laborers. but these will
be filled from time to time as they are
required.
1t was stated that the councilmen were
again in consultation, but If such was
the case they did nothing that was made
public.
The herald., 1896-12-20
THE CITY'S HEALTH
Dr. Steddom Has Completed His Re-
port for the Past Year

The city health officer, DR.. Steddom.
has completed his report for the past
year. The report contains a very large
amount of valuable matter, and will be
read by physicians and others with much
interest. All calculations are made on
an estimated population Of 100000.
The total number of deaths in the city
during the past year was 1866; IT'S of
these were males and 591 were females.
The annual death rate was 1856 per
thousand. ie
OF these 1866 deaths 2ss were caused
by specific infectious diseases. 10 by
diseases of the digestive system, 1884 by
diseases of the respiratory system, 73 by
diseases of the nervous system, 1872 by
diseases of the circulatory system, 78 by
diseases of the genito-urinary system,
50 by constitutional diseases, ia from
violence and accidents and 1873 from mis-
cellaneous diseases.
OF the total number OF deaths 291
decedents had resided in the county less
than six months, 81 less than one year;
more than 60 per cent of the decedents
had lived here less than ten years and
more than II per cent of them had lived
here less than six months.
There were S6 suicides, of which &c
were males and 10 females.
One hundred and eighty-one deaths
were certified to by the coroner.
There We're 1861 births reported during
the past year. classified as follows:
Males, white, S4S; females, white, 766;
males, colored, 25; females, colored, 1S;
males, Chinese, 4; females. none.
There were three cases of smallpox IN
the city during the month of March.
There have been reported 12s cases OF
scarlet fever during the past year. threl
The herald., 1896-12-20
PERSONALS

w. A. Bryan of Denver, Col, is at the
Nadeau.
B. W. Blanchard of Stockton is at the
Ramona.
]. Mersten, from Hamburg, is at the
Hollenbeck.
Mr.. F. NJ. Moore of Randsburg Is a
guest at the Ramona.
Miss L. Berlin, from Yorba, is stop
ping at the Ramona.
N. A. Foss, from Honduras. registered
at the Hollenbeck yesterday
Allen Williams and wife are San Fran.
cisco guests at the Nadeau
c. X. Eddy of Saginaw. Mich. regis
tered at the Nadeau yesterday.
A. G. Towne of San Francisco register
ed at the Westminster yesterday.
E. F. Best and wife of Washington,
D. c., are guests at the Westminster.
N. w, Bacon and wife of Chicago are
among the recent arrivals at the Ma
deau.
l.. w. Blumgardt of Chicago has ar
rived for the winter and is at the Ra-
mona.
Mr.. NJ Burk. wealthy mining man
from Deming, N. NJ, is stopping at the
Ramona.
James F. Woodman, w. B. Andrew
and Joseph A Pallon, from Salt Lake
City, are at the Hollenbeck.
General Agent L. NJ. Fletcher of the
Missouri and Pacific. with headquarters
at San Francisco, is in the city.
Adolph N. Mateson, formerly Of New
York. is now associated with E. w
Campbell in the real estate business.
John F. Smith and wife, Miss Made
line Smith and G. w. Whitcomb com
pose a party of tourists who have ar
rived in the city and are stopping at the
Westminster.
J. H. Patrick and wife, R. NJ Patrick,
Mrs. Barber Mr.. Joseph Barker and A
c. Smith and wife and Miss Bessie
Yates, tourists from Omaha. Neb., have
apartments at the Westminster.
The following fasteners arrived in
the city yesterday and registered at the
Hollenbeck: Thomas F. Scott. V. Peter
son. S. e. George, F. H. Wilson, N =.
Nelson, Chicago; Mr.. Walter Taylor and
Miss Julia Taylor Atlanta, Ga. w. J.
Pollard, Augusta, Ca; G. r. Smith. New
York; George Orcutt and wife, Iowa;
]. F. Sullivan, Kansas City, Mo; John
Zehening and wife. Denver: J. T. Linds-
ley. st. Louis; T. L. FELTON,, Boston,
Mass.
Arrivals at Hotel Bellevue Terrace
Charles w. Sexton, DIR. w A. Smith,
| J. E Salkey and family. city; Mrs. S
Corker and family, Salt Lake City: w
l.. Thompson, wife and family, East
Liverpool. Ohio; Mrs. S. A. Johnson
East Liverpool. Ohio; Mr.. J. NJ McIn-
tyre, Riverside; Geo H. Neal and wifi
St. Louis, Mo: George c. Updegraff
Hutchinson. Kan: Mrs. c. W. g
Withee. st. Paul. Mimi; Mrs J1mes 3
Prather, Miss Bette Prather, Miss
Mary Prather, Marysvile, Mo-: A. A
Lankton and wife. Syracuse: Eliza J.
Minick. NJ. D. Cleveland. o.. Miss l.. s
| Codwise. Washsn gton. D. c.: j. c. Nc
Carthy and family. Fort Worth. Tex
! Mr. A. l.. Gibbs, wife and family. New
York City; Samuel Jarvis, Sarah A
Jarvis, Sarah F. Baldwin. Hanah T.
Baldwin, Pittsburg, Pa; Mrs E. l.
Johnson and child. Cleveland, O.
The herald., 1896-12-20
CITY CLERKS REPORT.
Matters That Will Come Before Il
Council at Mondays Meeting.


The city clerk yesterday filed his
weekly report to the city council, as fol-
lows:
In the matter of sewering First and
other streets, notice of street work was
published August 9Th. Time for pro-
test expired August 22nd. On August
18th the protest of Annie E. Jansen ct
al. was filed, which protest has since
been denied and objection overruled by
your honorable body. 1t will now be in
order for your honorable body to pass
the ordinance ordering the work, If you
SO see hit, which said ordinance is here
with presented.
In the matter of the improvement Of
Connecticut street, notice of street work
was published August 22nd Time for
protest expired September 7th. On
August 31st. the protest of T. H. Cortel-
you ct al. was filed, which protest was
denied and objections overruled by
your honorable body on the 14th of De-
cember, 1896. Proof by affidavit of the
posting and publishing of all ordinances
and notices required being on file, coun-
Gil acquired jurisdiction to pass the
final ordinance upon the denial of said
protest and the overruling of said OBJ
jections. 1t will now be in order for
your honorable body, If you so see fit. to
pass the ordinance ordering the work,
which said ordinance is herewith pre-
sented.
In the matter Of the sew,erine of Cen
tral avenue. from Ninth to Fourteenth
street, notice of street work was pub
iished September %. Time for protest
expired October IA. On October Q the
protests of A. We'll ct al, and e. BotelIe
ct al, were filed, which prote SITS were de-
MED and objections overruled by your
honorable body on December 8, 1896,
Proof by affidavit of the posting and
publishing of all ordinances and notices
required being on file. council acquired
jurisdiction to pass the final ordinance
upon the denial of said protest and the
overrulirg of said objections. 1t will
now be In order for your honorable body,
If you go see fit. to pass the ordinance
ordering the work, which said ordinance
is herewith presented.
In the matter of the opening Of the al
ley from Bailey to State street through
block Of the George Cummings tract
subdivision. notice of public work was
published November 16. Time for pro-
test expired December Z. No protests
have been received 1t Will now be in or
der for your honorable body. If you so
see fit, to pass the ordinance ordering
the work and appointing commission
ers.
In the matter of the widening of Macy
street from Main street to the Los An
geles river. the report of the commits
sioners. together with the plat of the
assessment district. were filed October
%. Notice of the fling of said report
and plat was published October 23 The
last day on which protests could be filed
was November 90. No protests
have been received. 1t will now be in or
der for your honorable body. if you so
see fit, to confirm and adopt the report
OF the commissioners. together with the
plat of the assessment district
The herald., 1896-12-20
CITY HALL NOTES.

The commissioners on revising and
changing street names held an informal
session in the mayors office yesterday
afternoon. Those present We're Com
missioners Lummis. Forman, Burke,
Washburn and Lummis.
The friends of "Uncle' Cyrus Vena.
the venerable janitor of the city hall.
are making strenuous efforts to have
him retained in his present position.
Uncle Cy has been in charge of the hall
ever since it was opened. He has been
faithful and conscientious employe.
and he would be greatly missed If his
services should be dispensed with
The land committee of the council yes
terday reported recommending that pc
tition No. 1924, from NJ. Autuner, asking
to be allowed to lease lot of Alfred
Moore's subdivision, be granted, and
the city attorney instructed to prepare
and present the necessary lease for the
term Of one year at an annual rental of
SO, payable in advance.
1t was stated yesterday at the city
hall that there had been a switch and
that DR.. Stones would be health officer
and DR.. Edelman police surgeon
So far City Engineer-elect Dockweiler
The herald., 1896-12-20

Mount Pleasant Council. No. 147, of
the Fraternal Aid association Of Boyle
Heights> held a very interesting meet
ing in the A o. U. w. hall last Thurs
day evening, when the following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing
year: Sam Kutz. past president; j.
Will Dick, president; Mrs Mary Nc
Clure, vice president; Charles f.
Young, secretary; e. l.. Everts. treas
urer; Mrs. Emma Lane, chaplain; Mrs.
Myrtes E. Young, guide; Mrs. Minnie d.
Lynn, observer; j. S. Stribling, sentinel:
DR.. A. b. Newkirk, medical examiner:
Charles w. Lane, trustee: delegate to
state council. Charles F. Young; alter
nate to state council Sam Kutz.
The council will hereafter meet in the
Masonic hall. Hendricks block, and the
first meeting will be held on Thursday
evening. January 7th at which meet.lg
the above officers will be installed.
The herald., 1896-12-20
ESCONDIDO is GROWING

The rich lands at Escondido, which are
sold at the low price of from s35 to s65
per acre, with free water right. are at
tracing much attention. There are no
better lands in California and the eli
mate there is uneXcelled. Escondido is
substantial and growing little city,
with some thirty or forty substantial
stores and shops, good churches and
schools and very cheap fuel. 1t offers
special inducements to settlers. The Es-
condido Land and Town company has
lately opened an office at 305 West Sec
ond street, in this city. under the man.
agement of H. w. Cottle e. Son.
The herald., 1896-12-20
MYERS TO BE PROSECUTED.

A complaint was yesterday filed in
the police court by A. ]. Corey of Wells
Fargo Express company, charging
Frank Myers with obtaining from the
company by false and fraudulent pre-
lenses a telescope valise and contents
the property of c. Fl, Davis. Myers was
arrested last Monday by Detective
Goodman and has since been in Jail. H.
will be arraigned on Monday
The herald., 1896-12-20
A NEW RAILROAD

The North Pole and Arctic Circle rail
road will run its first train from Simp-
son Tabernacle direct to Santa Claus
home Tuesday, Dec. 22d. a. 7:30 p. m
Fare, 10 cents; children under 10 years
of age, free.