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Evening journal., 1896-02-25
peath OF ! Younp rlrsman.

John Pagan. a young member OF the
Weccscoo Fire Company and brother OF
OK Councilman Peter A Fsgan, died at
his home. No. 223 Shipley street. yester
day, Of drcpsy.
Mr. Pagan had been III for some time
but hopes were entertained that be would
recover. Yesterday morning, however.
he WAS taken worse sud despite the
efforts Of Drs Wales and Shortlidge he
sucsumb TO the dreadful disease. Tue
deceased was we'll known. he was Of
g cheerful disposition iutenslY kind
OF heart. an affsctlonste son and loving
brother, aud will be mourned by large
nun Der Of friepds
The funeral will take place on Thurs-
dsy morning from the home OF his
parents, No 223 Shipley street High
mass will bs held at St Peters Pro
Cathedral Interment at the New
Cathedral Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
RicrnIn and nntinln

Court Stenographer e @. Hardesty Is
wearing several feet Of court plaster to-
day that he did not wear when he ap
pesred in the Superior Court yesterday
morning. Feeling Aush In pocket and
bouyaut In spirit yesterday afternoon he
purchased a bicycle Turning to his
friend, Artemss Smith, he said. Just as
he vaulted into the saddle. Don't you
wish you could ride this way" He rode
In excellent form until he tried to turn
corner near by. but a. that point he
and his wheel got terribly tangled, and
when they sep rated the wheel was as
fresh as ever. but Mr. Hsrdesty had
several feet less OF culicle on his left leg
than he had when he msds the boastiDR
remark to his friend Smith
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN GORE.


Charles ". Howisnd, Aged II Years
Passed Away Suddenly at Hts Home
Eighth and Broome streets. shortly
After Noon.
Charles w. Rowland, n years old, and
= well-known banker and retired busi-
ness man, WAS stricken while sitting al
bis desk at noon to-day and passed away
about IL 80 o'clock.
DR.. J. p Pyle was hurrisdly sum
moned. when Mr.. Howland's family dis
covered his condition, but arrived after
life had gone.
Mr.. Rowland leaves a wife, three
daughters and SON. The daughters arc
Mrs Msrg g,ret h Cookmsn, Miss Susan
Rowland and Miss Rachel Howland. The
son is Charles s. Rowland.
Mr.. Rowland WAS n stewart and active
member Of Grace NJ. e Church, director
Of the ArtIsans' Saving Bank, one Of the
founders and long time treasurer Of the
Wilmington Institute
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
Donation and Reception nay.

Thursday OF this week has been eel
aside as a day to receive visitors and
donations at the Home for Aged Women.
corner OF Gllpin avenue. Those who will
bs at the home during tho day will be
Mrs. NJ Louisa spruance, 1911 Delaware
avenue; Mrs Emma KittinRer. 724 King
street; Mrs. Anna Lea, 1901 Market
strest; Mrs Mary Chambers. 822 Wssh-
ineton street. Mrs Lizzie g. Wollaston,
1414 Van Buren, street; Mrs. Mary VIII
sou, Si3 franklin street. Mrs Estelle j
Carpenter. S2e Harrison street; Mrs.
Elizabeth Tstem. OIkland.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
speoIal Jarr fsr be Ll.bir.

The folloWing special jury was struck
yesterday afternoon to try the case OF
Daniels vs. the Liebig Manufacturing
Company Ia the Superior Court James
w Dsnning. ia nes A. Mulligan. Joseph
Heisel, William A Jester. Daniel Oush
J. Frank Elsson, Isaac j. Woods, Joseph
B Deakyne. Joseph Whittock. Andrew
Webster, william B Wilson, J Chandler.
Edward Woodward, Alfred d. Bid.
Eben Tslley. Cliuton G nbinon. Lswis
4 Lyman, John Nevin, Arthur Jackson.
Robert Molherall, Rufus Stewart, Ira g
Mclaughlin, H. H. McMullen. William
White. John Biggs represents the
plaintiff and Lewis @ Vandegiift the
defendant.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
they THREATEN SUIT.

Owners OF the "Bloomsr GlrI" show want
$1,000 Damages From MANAGER Cam
pieiia, OF ths Bjou.
The members OF the ''Bloomer Girl
Company" are still sc the Clayton House,
Manager Campiglla, lof the B iou refu ses
to opsn his theatre TO them. aud, as
they have no other date until Thursday,
they are spending their spare time here.
Frank e Edwards. John r May and
Miss Madeline Watson. owners OF the
show. have instructed Josiah Marvll,
their attorney, TO Institute suit In the
Superior Court for 81 900 for damages.
He will not do so to-day. but expects to
do IL tomorrow or next day.
Manager CAmpiglia has retained
Horace @. Knowles He claims that the
show was below the standard and did
not furnish him with paper necessary to
bill the town properly.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
oArARRH CANNOT BE CURED

with I CAL APPLICATIONS, as they can
not reach the seat OF the disease. Cat6rrh Is
Halis CatRrrh Cure Is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous
read9cino IL w. oresc-,S M ~, ~ SeeSa
best physicians In this country for years, and
is a reeulsr prescription. 1t Is conpnsed OF
the best tonics known com bined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces The perfect combination OF
the two ingredients IS what produces such
wonc erful results curing Catarrh Send
for testimonials. free.
E. J. CHEYNEY q CO. Props, Toledo, o,
Sold By DrugKiCts, prlee 7be.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
Sustained a Fractured Ann

Charles F. Edwards, OF No. 1905 Clsv
mont street. a maohinist employed st the
Edge Moor Bridge Works, got an arm
caugAt In piece Of machinery on sstur-
day afternoon. A boy, named Till Tsy-
Tor, who saw his arm going Ia the
machine. hada sufh sient presence Of
mind to pull the lever. stopping the
machine, otherwise Edwards would have
been killed As 1t was, he sustained a
fractured arm.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
death Of Mrs. susan Cook.

The death Of Mrs. Susan Cook, aged
SO years, of No 603 Church street, from
burns received from her clothing catch
log Ere while cooking breakfast yester
day, occurred at the Delaware Hospital
last evening. She WAS burned about her
stomach aud back, hut death WAS i'm =
mediately due to inhaliug the fl lmes.
Her SOB was also severely burned while
attempting to put out the FIRE. She had
a daughter living In Philadelphia, and
had made all arrangements to visit her
when the accident occurred. The
coroner will hold an inquest.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
A change 10 staitionma,ters.

statlopmsster T B. Brlson, whose
illness is more serious than was at 6rst
expected, will be confined to the house
for 81 least week aud perhaps q fort
night. Assistant Stationmsster Hlck-
man has taken charge Of the day
arrangement at the p W. & station
In Mr.. Brlson's absence. and Nc No
Feddeu is In the plsos Of Assistant
StstionmssteF Hickmsn st night.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
rhe strest Lamp ImpFovaments.

Nineteen OF the patent lamp tops that
have recently been introduced TO shade
the improved gas burners have arrived 10
town and been placed in position
Twenty seven more are on the way from
the West and will arrive some time this
week The lights where these new tops
have been placed are now perfection
itself aud reject great credit on the
present City Council and the gas com
pany.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
THE FEDERAL BUILDING WORK.

Many Bids Are In and VIII BE Opened in
tho Treasury Department at washing
ton This Afternoon.
Bids for completing tho interior Of the
new Federal Building will be opened At
Washington this afternoon and the con
tract awarded shortly. The bidders. so
far as can be ascertalned at tho local
cfflce, are A. s Reed & Bro Calvin L,
Swayne, hubert Cassidy. William
r. Jones, j. R. ID Seeds &
Son and Armand Eckman. of this city;
Henry Shenk. OF Erie. Pa Joel Lane
Of Chester; Richardson & Burgess, Of
Washington. d. @. and j. J. Church
yard, OF Buffalo, n T.
There are few other bids. but they
are not known here. Wilmington con
tractors are very anxious that one Of
their number shall receive the contract
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
Ger one OF rhese nooI-s

We have few copies OF beautiful
work, handsomely bound, containing sew
eral hundred pictures OF high artistic
merit, which will be sold at 81. rs a copy,
which Is about one-fourth the publica
tion price. Also some copies OF Rand aud
McNally's Oyelopedis st 81 20, worth
four times the price asked Can be seen
at the EVENING JOURNAL ofice.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
Personal ExeDts.

Professor George Albert and Mrs.
Albert bAve been visiting In town ss the
guest OF Mrs Hiett Graham and John
Ries At the Atlantic House.
J Elliott Rigg will spend the week In
New York city on 9 business trip
Mas d A Frazer, daughter OF Oapsain
Thomas fFrszer, now OF Wilmington,
has been Visiting friends in town.
samT. Bacon t. In the lead 10 con
test for dns rf offered by the New
Castle aews
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
Rs-Inforoements for Local Athletes.

The Columbia Athletic Club had q
spirited nesting last night and ton new
members we're proposed and accepted by
the Board They were Frank White,
Frank Case. Harry Timms George W.
Snavely. William G Norris James Smith,
Charles Mcclure William Bush. Howard
d Bush, Albert Il Naylor. Ths club is
in prosperous condition and will enter
upon the Spring season with healthy
memberehip
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
vessel In Possesslon Of Two Dors.

Arriving In New Castle harbor last
evening was the schooner Edward O.
Allen Captain Truo, from Port Tampa
aud bound for Wilmington. The captain
reports that at / o'clock Sunday after
noon, In latitude 81, longitude "A she
fell 10 with the abandoned Philadelphia
schooner H l. Slaight
The derelict WAS boarded and found to
bs badly waterlogged Two dogs that
were aboard we're taken of. aud then As
the vessel Was a dangerous obstruction TO
navigation. she was fred by the men Of
the Wilmington bound vessel. When
they left the derelict the FIRE was burn
ing on the deck and there was q moder-
breeze blowing.
The Slaight WAS bound for Philadel.
phia from a Southern port with . a cargo
Of pine lumber. She WAS badly damaged
BY storm aud wstterlogged, and her
crew was taken of by pilot boat aud
landed a few days ago. She was owned
by j. G McNaughton, alumber merchant,
Of Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
NOW a Tournament Of oamea.

Another pool tournament, begun at
the Columbia Athletic Club last night,
drew large crowd OF spectators. This
one Is being scored by games and not by
points, there being fifty points In each
game. The result Of last nights play
lnllnma.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25

Once Seventh and Hing. Phone 045.
b 7. Sergeant dealer In coal and wood
kW-Laree Das coal for family use
fU- Hickory wood for open CRATES.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25

The Arsdelphian Euchre Club will hold
a reception tomorrow night In Eden
Hall.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25

Special Correspondence Evening Journal
new CASTLE. Feb %. Presiding
Elder Louis e Barrett was here laat
evening and concluded the fourth
quarterly conference at the Methodist
Church This society in New Castle Will
be seventy Eve years old next April and
special committee was eppolnted 20
tale cogni2Rnce OF the fact, and act In
conjunction With tho pastor In arrang
ing an all-week celebration with eeveral
former pastors as the speakers For
this Important celebration these men
Will constitute the commIttes: Rev
James Nj Wise, A. Il. Davidson. ] y
Bggs, ) A Stewart and Thomas Frazer
In discussing the financial condition OF
the church the reports and remarks were
not 80 encouraging. 1t was shown that
the effect of wage depreciation is felt
severely In church finances and a cur
failing Of expenses seemed the only
plan
The conferences approved the following
church officials:
Board OF Stewards--Rev j M Wise
(recordine) Alexander Biggs, A. e.
Davidson. Thomas Frazer (districi). John
King, James Il. Matthews, James F.
Cannon. John AeRginson, e T Deakgne.
h A Dennison. DE- j. L Fish sr,. P. j.
Ahern, ] B Montgomery
Rev j. NJ Wise was elected lay dele
gate TO the ELECTORAL conference ct Dover
next month. John b. Manlovs was
chosen IS the reserve delegate
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
Feasted on PIe nnd Mnk.

At the pie party" given by Absrn 9
Sunday school class last evening. pie and
milk, Sussex style. was served during
the evening and this program was rem.
dered
Address OF welcome, P. J. Abern ;
song, Joyful Tidings," class: quartet
aud chorus, the Misses Matthews. O.
Ferris and Harry Jemison; recitation,
"Pious Dan, Miss Jennie Lam
caster; song, "GIpsy Girl" Miss
Blanche Hughes; select reading,
Miss Katie Mcguire; duet. Acclaimed
Of Jesus, Miss May Mills aud @. Ferris
Jemison: song. "The Drunkard's Child, "
Miss Blanche Hughes: recitation Busy
Little Fingers" Miss Msy Sylvester
song, Never Say Good bye. class; solo,
Miss Elizabeth Collins; song, Good
Night" class.
Evening journal., 1896-02-25
EVENTS ABOUT TOWN.
Election of Church Officials
and Committees
10 PLAN A 18TH ANNIVERSARY

1uenty-seven New Western street Light
Globes 20 Arrive This wsek-Activity
Among Local Athletes transactions OF
the Methodist Fourth Quarterly Con-
ference.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

THE annual report of the third as
sistant acknowledgement for the past
fiscal year shows the total expenditure
for the year was 500, 626, 296, and re-
ceipts, $50 499, 2Os, leaving a deficiency
of So, 127, OSS. The number of postage
stamps, stamped envelopes and postal
cards issued was 4, 195, 665, 523, an in
crease of seven per cent. over the is
sues of the previous year. The total
number of pieces of mail matter regis
tered was Is, log, $50.
A WASHINGTON dispatch on the 14th
stated that there was high authority
for saying that Secretary Carlisle is
likely to succeed Senator Black burn in
the senate, and that deal to that ef-
feet had been arranged between the
sound money democrats of Kentucky
and the republican leaders
THE October fruit report of the ag-
ricultural department at Washington
showed a heavy apple crop and an
especially fine quality in the northern
tier of states, but prices were extremely
low.
THE 18th annual encampment of the
National Union Veterans legion was
called to order by Commander George
C. James at Washington, with about
1000 delegates and as many more mem
bers present as visitors. They had a
parade through the streets which was
viewed by President Cleveland. John
o. Donahoe. of Wilmington, Del, was
elected national commander and Co.
1um bus, o., chosen for the next meet
ing.
ADJT-GEN. RUGGLEs has made his
annual report to the secretary of war.
He stated that there were S,49S enlist.
ments in the army during the past
year and ], 375 assertions.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY WILLIAM e.
CURTIS, of the treasury department at
Washington, has written a letter to
Assistant Secretary Dabney, of the de-
partment of agriculture, in which he
defends the New York bankers from
the allegations often made that they
are interested in the Withdrawals of
gold from the treasury.
BARON FAvA, the Italian ambassa-
dor, visited the white h ~use on the 10Th
and presented to the President, by di-
rection of the king of Italy, testi-
monial of esteem in the shape of a set
of IA volumes, being a collection of
papers relative to the discovery of
America and the enterprise of Christie
pher Colum bus, we'll as the Italian
explorers in the hemisphere who pre-
coded the great navigator.
CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM A RICHARD
SON, of the United States court of
claims, died at Washington on the 10Th,
aged rs years. He was formerly secre-
tary of the treasury.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
KANSAS ODD FELLOWS.
xAe seth Annual sessioa Mt Leavenworth-
Omcers Elected and ReEorts Made.

xAe seth Annual session ut LeevenwofsA-
Omcers Elected and Reports Made
LEAvENwoRrH. Kan. Oct 15.-The
Kansas grand lodge, L O. O. F.. elected
w. NJ. Glenn grand master; w. L
Brown. deputy grand master; D. w.
Kent, grand secretary; L. e. Beai.
grand treasurer; w. T. Taylor. repre-
sentative The terms of secretaries OF
subordinate lodges were made one year
instead of six months Grand lodge
officers will hereafter be chosen by
grand lodge delegates instead of by
the mem beps of the subordinate lodges.
The membership has fallen off eight
during the year, the present member
ship being 22.Os6 The total amount
paid out in relief to INDECENT members
and fanil es amounted to SIS, 693. Sc; of
this amount Sc, ESQ So was for the burial
of the dead. The expenses for con-
Quoting the grand lodge amounted to
SO, 4O5, which includes salaries of Of
ficers, mileage and per diem of the last
session. But two lodges have paid
the special tax for the mainte-
nance of the orphans home at
Ottawa, and there is due on this
tax S3. PAT. 40. The grand treasurer re-
ported the amount on hand and the re-
ceipts from all sources during the year
as being S23, al. IA and that he had paid
out S16,54a ~, leaving a balance
on hand at the opening of the
grand lodge of SC, s67.72. The in
surance feature of the order re-
ported having paid IA claims, amount
ing to Slo, 49,. As, and having collected
SIS, 454. 81. Since this feature was or
ganized, Novem Der 1, 1892, the amount
of S74. 946- As has been paid to the heirs
of deceased mem bers.
In the Rebekah lodge officers were
elected as follows: President, Mrs.
Blanche M. Dryden. of Spring Hill;
vice president, Mrs. Ida E. Fladon, OF
Waterville; secretary, Mrs Lydia Shep-
herd, of Wichita, reelected for the
fourth time; treasurer, Mrs Ida M.
Blum, of Kansas City, Kan. The Re-
bekah degree will meet in Topeka next
year with the grand lodge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
SUIT AGAINST ODD FELLOWS

Mrs. Martfnella Wants to Recover Title to
Property Donated for the Erection of an
Orphans Home.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct 15.-Mrs- Mar
tinella, of France, has instructed her
Topeka attorneys to bring suit against
the Odd Fellows organization of Kan
sas to recover title to SIT, 900 worth of
property in Franklin county which
was donated by her brother for an Odd
Fellows orphans home. The grand
lodge at one time refused to accept the
gift, for the reason that the will pro-
vided that the first board of trustees
should serve for life, and this refusal
is made the basis of the suit by Mrs.
Martinella, who seeks to obtain posses
sion of the property as her bro others
heir.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

A SPECIAL from Washington to the
New York Herald slated Postmaster
General Wilson for the vacancy created
by the death of Chief Justice Richard
son. OF the court of claims.
Mrs. Con REARDoN and her nine-year-
old SON were burned to death at Potts
vile, Pa on the Goth. The mother
had escar ed from the burning build
ing, but hea ring that her child was in
the house she rushed back to reccue
him.
THE first car load of California
oranges was shipped to Chicago from
Los Angeles the 10th, four weeks
earlier than usual
Gov. CLARKE, of Arkansas, recently
pardoned an 1S-year-old convict, whose
mother, Mrs. Chilean, had tramped over
200 miles with petition and a letter
from the judge who convicted the
youth.
THE fourth annual convention of the
National Spiritualists' association be-
gan at Washington on the Goth.
j. G. PINKERTON, master of transpor-
tation of the Kansas City, Memphis &
Birmingham railroad, attempted to
| board moving train at Sulligent,
Ala, on the Goth, missed his footing,
fell beneath a Pullman sleeper and was
killed.
BY decision of the court of appeals
the San Francisco & California railroad
has secured the title to 200. 600 acres of
land near Portland, Ore The victory
means a clear gain to the railroad and
corresponding loss on the part of the
government
RoBERT NOE, farmer near Harlan,
Ky, became violently insane and at
tempted to kill his family One of his
children was beaten into insensibility
and will die. The man was committed
to the insane asylum
| PROF. BEHRING and Herr Knorr, of
Berlin, have announced the discovery
of a tetanus anti-soxine which is ex-
pected to greatly reduce the number
OF deaths from traumatic tetanus-
THE big distributing reservoir at
Oakland, Cal, broke its walls on the
goth and :, ZOO, 900 gallons of water were
let loose. Beyond flooding the streets
no great damage was done The Off
Gals suspect the walls of the rcser-
voir We're blown up by dynamite by
malicious persons
THE steamer Arago was driven on
the rocks of the jetty at Cooshead-
Ore, on the Goth and while boat
with load of passengers and crew at
tempted to land it was capsized and IL
persons were drowned The accident
occurred during a heavy fog.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
GENERAL NEWS.

In fight between two co1ored men
named William Leach and Jacob
Holmes at Waco, Tex, the latter
struck the former on the head and
killed him.
THE body of a man, supposed to be
Henry Schumacher, of Spring field,
Mo-, was taken from the river at Chi
cago on the 10th. The police believe
he was murdered as his pockets had
been tempered with.
A GIGANTIC Swindling scheme carried
on in America for the last five years is
said to have been laid bare by the
Chicago police. Seven men have been
arrested in connection with the charges
of fraud The name under which the
allied manipulators of the scheme and
their agents are said to have been
operating is the Royal Spanish Lottery
Co. of America, which the police say
has no connection whatever with the
foreign concern.
The Portuguese bark Venus, which
sailed from Cardiff, Eng. for Lisbon.
foundered in gale off Sl1ermer island
and 20 persons were drowned.
CARDINAL SAToLLI, sailed from New
York for Italy on the 18th.
A HEAD-END collision occurred at the
trestle across Little Cypress bayou, So
miles north of Orange, Tex, on the
Southern Pacific, by which John
Clancy, from Unionville, Ia. was killed
and the engineer, A. T. Toler, of Hous-
ton, who was running the westbound
train, sustained a fracture of both
thigh bones and dislocation of the
right shoulder. Five horses and some
other farm stock in the car with Clancy
Were killed.
THREE masked highwavmen held up
the stage between Rock Springs, Wyo,
and Hopkins on the nth, but got moth
ing for their troub BILE.
DUN's review of trade gives the num-
Der of failures for the week ended the
10th in the United States as 3aS, against
263 last year, and 40 in Canada, against
10 last year.
JOHN ISLAND, Creek counselor was
shot and instantly killed at Oaktaha,
by Buz Hawkins. Island had driven
OF p head of cattle owned by Haw-
kins and was preparing to ship them
when Hawkins found them. Some
words ensued and Hawkins pulled out
his pistol and killed Ireland Both
men are prominent Creek citizens, and
the killing has created great excite
mcnt-
J. d. KENNEDY, a banker of Man
chester. Ia, hanged himself Bad in
vestments said to be the cause.
THE county workhouse prisoners a.
Chatta ooGa. Tenn, mutinied while at
work and IS of them made a rush on
the guards The guards opened fire
and wounded half of the men. all ne.
groes- The rnutiny was ouelled Fonr
negroes escaped. however. and four OF
the wounded may die of their wounds.
A RAILROAD train on the Saar- Fife
Ane- IN Germany. conveying d large
number OF recruits, was thrown from
the tracks and so persons killed and
many more injured
PITCHED battle occurred at Hunts
vile. Tex. between six negroes over
family matters and two on each side
were killed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-24
Had the Bulge on the Old Lady.


There was a new baby in the family
"a funny, little helpless creature that
five-year-old Myra and three-year-old
Burton admired with condescending
wonder. That mamma sat all day in
a chair in the room with the baby, and
did not wander all over the house, as
was her custom, they also learned as a
surprising fact, to which they soon be-
came accustomed. They liked. how
ever to play in the room with mamma
and the new baby, and they were not
always quiet. tChildren,' said mann
ma. one day when they had been more
than usually noisy and she was tired,
''if you are not more quiet I shall
punish you" Myra regarded her
mother some time from across the
room with a thoughtful air. Then she
turned back to her play and to her
little brother. "Dou't you mind her.
Burton" she said with a wise air, s'sh g
can't waikiki. Y. Times.