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Evening journal., 1896-11-07
NOTING MACHINEs.

The use of voting machines at cleo
tiOns has been much considered in the
Northern States, and elections have
been held with them in towns in the
State of New York. At the last session
of the Legislature of Massachusetts an
act was passed providing for the intro
ductiOn of limited number of the ma
chimes at the election to-day The num-
Der of machines purchased this year
was limited to fifty, the cost being $3.50
each.
All kinds of virtues are supposed to
reside in the voting machine. The bal
lot box cannot be stuffed because there
is no ballot box to stuff, and the fig
ures cannot be added up wrong because
the machine adds them, and the ma
chine is infallible The citizen wishes to
vote for Mr.. Smith for the Senate, for
instance. All he has to do is to touch
a button with Mr. Smiths name on il.
The vote is instantly recorded, and
when the window goes down in the
evening there need be no watchers to
witness the counting. The machine
does that, and when the paper is taken
out it bears in printed figures the total
vote cast for each candidate.
lOuchlhB "a nullon uoeS not seem 10
be a soul-satisfying way 10 vote, but as
we write love letters by machinery and
have machines for nearly everything
else, perhaps people will soon become
accustomed to voting by machines.
These machines may take the place
Of other and more Objectionable politi-
cal machines. We look next for the
use OF the phonograph as a substitute
for the campaign orator, in connection
with the kinetoscope.- e.-Baltimore Sun
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
SHOT BY A WOMAN.

CHESTER, Nov. 7.-Nineteen-year-
old Hugh Devlin, of this city, was shot
yesterday while trespassing on the
Patterson farm, in Eddystone. The
load, which was fired from a double
barreled shotgun by Miss Mary Lykens,
took effect in Devlin's head and back,
completely peppering him. Devlin was
cunning at the time and was warned
off the premises. He did not respond
promptly and Miss Lykens secured the
gun TO frighten him and his compan-
ions off, and not to do bodily harm.
Last night Devlin was bleeding pro-
fusely, but it is thought by DR.. Will
liam Bird, the attending physician. that
he will recover. Miss Lykens is the
daughter of Israel Lykens, who farms
the Patterson place. She regrets the
occurrence sincerely. The shot was evi-
IDENTIFY fired from close range.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
SUIT AGAINST PIKE DISCONTIN.
UED.

About four months ago a suit was in-
stituted before Magistrate Sasse against
the Great Valley Turnpike Company
familiarly known as the Concord pike.
looking to a condemnation Of the pil1el
A commission, consisting of Samuel II.
Baynard, William Lawton and w. IA
Armstrong, was appointed to view thi
premises and make a report. This
morning, by order of William S. Hillesl
attorney for the plaintiff, the suit was
discontinued. and the commissioners
were discharged. It is understood that
the company has putthe pike in goodre-
pair.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
a - on.rote 1Yindnlll.

a sharp negative was indelibly i'm
pressed on the camera Of my brain whei
we caught sight of tho windmills of til
Campo &c Cfjitano, one Of which, it i
said. "the Knight cf tho Ruoful Fea
ture" met with in his celebrated adven
ture. Poor Quizote does not seem So
mad after all when one first sees thi
row Of mills set irregularly on the cres
of hill and looking like nothing on
has ever aecn--mere like q collection o
queer primitive toys stuck there by tn,
weird caprice cf 4 lunatic. As one ap
proaches and views them enc by on
these clumsy looking affairs, propped ~
like very aged persons, are quite fantas
tic. No wonder the worthy knight tool
them for giantsl-August t. Jacoaci il
Scribnor's.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
To THE HIGHEsT BIppERs.

The following properties were sold
by Sheriff Gillis yesterday afternoon
and purchased by J. Ernest Smith, at
torney for the Wilmington Savings
Fund Society, holder of the mortgages:
Patrick Walsh, $100; Edward H. Chip
pey. 500; Real Estate Development
Company, 500; James c. Murtha, $1OO;
Daniel w. Taylor, 800; Edwin II. Gay
ley, and Daniel W. Taylor, 500; George
w. Fincher, $1,000; William c. Murga-
troyd, $500; Diamond State Investment
Company, $500; Francis S. Bradley,
$500: w. Sherwood Haines, 500; Ed
win w. Jackson, $4,000; Francis S.
Bradley. $500; Diamond State Invest
ment Company, S1OO. Harry Emmons,
attorney, purchased the Robert A. Arm
strong property for 500.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
ADDRESSED kings DAUGHTERS.
MISS LOUISE PRICE, OF DELLA
WARE CITY, SPOKE IN PHILA-
DELPHIA.

MISS LOUISE PRICE, OF DELLA
WARE CITY, SPOKE IN PHILA-
DELPHIA.
The fourth national convention of
the Daughters of the King was con-
cluded in the Church of the Incarna-
ton, in Philadelphia, yesterday. Miss
Louise Price, of Delaware City, one of
the Delaware delegates to the conven-
tion, was elected a member of the
council of the order.
Miss Price read a paper entitled, "The
Use of Power-Service, in the course
of which she said:
Every true service is q prayer and
every true prayer is a service. In the
services of the church let us be more
reverent, more devout, more earnest,
taking care to be in our places in ample
time that we may not by our late en-
trance disturb the devotion Of others
Let us see to it that strangers in the
church are made welcome, supplying
them with prayerbooks and hymnals
finding the pieces for them that they
may take part in the service, and invit-
ing them most cordially to come again.
Let us work more heartily for the good
of the parish, remembering that the
service Of the Daughters is not one that
in its immediate results aims at an
outward show of good works.
"The visiting Of the sick; the striv-
ing to comfort those who are in sor-
row and affliction; the setting forth by
our example the fact that we,as Daugh-
ters, realize the responsibility that
rests upon us; the keeping up of our
courage and our endeavor, even when
others think we have accomplished
nothing because there are no visible
results, and the keeping of a good con-
science, void of offence toward God and
man. All of these things are true SER
vices, made possible for us only by the
use of that power of prayer which all
may use, no matter how small, how
feeble, how insignificant in the
worlds estimation"
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
GLAD ALLEE IS BEATEN.

SAID THAT ALLEE WAS WILLING
TO HELP GUST RETTEW FROM
THE TAX OFFICE.
j.. Frank Alice will never be seated
as state senator" said a prominent
politician to an Evening Journal re-
porter this morning. THE old clerk Of
the Senate swears in the retiring mem
bers, and he is Charles A. Hastings, of
Laurel, a Democrat. He will swear in
Meredith, and refuse to recognize
Alice"
"Allee would not have been of any
use to us, anyway" remarked a regu-
lar Republican politician, of New Cas-
tie county "a Democrat told me that
Alice was willing to pledge himself to
Oust Rettew from the Wilmington tax
office if the Democrats would only con-
cede his election. His overtures were
refused, as lney should have been.
Alice has made himself so obnoxious
that there is not regular Republican
in the state who does not rejoice in his
defeat"
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
THE DIFFERENCE.

The civil service has not yet sue
ceeded in purging the public offices
from those unsuitable to hold them. If
it had, there is no reason why the
post office should not be put on a pay
ing basis. as well as the Western I'm
ion Telegraph Company. This latter is
a private enterprise, and 1t reports a
surplus of S7,643,O0O, while the Post
Office Department shows a deficit, for
the past year. OF about SSOOO,0OO The
Western has rivals in every branch OF
its work and the Post Office Depart
ment none at all. We believe a pri-
vate corporation could, and would, do
the business Of the postal department
at the same rates as now, and make
money; and that the government, were
it TO run the telegraph business, would
lose largely by the operation.
Is not this an object lesson to those
who are so anxious to have the gov
ernment assume control OF railroads,
telegraphs and others enterprises now
conducted by private citizens? Evi
IDENTIFY there must he a very great re-
form in the civil service before the av-
erage citizen (who is not in politics.
can be made to believe that the govern
ment can do any kind Of business as
economically as It can be performed by
private individuals,
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
IN JUSTICE TO REY. ]. D. SHANES.
THE EVENING JOURNAL REGRETS
AN UNFORTUNATE OCCUR
RANCE WHICH ANNOYED HIM.

The following letter has been re-
celved from Rev. J. d. Shanks. Of New
ark, Del:
NEWARK, DEL Nov. G. 1896.
To the Editor OF the Evenins, 1onrnal
Dear sif; respectfully ask that you
will put in Saturdays paper what will
put at rest the inquiries of NV neonle
and friends as to why NV name was
associated in the manner in u,b5o, A.
was in last Fridays paper None of
my people who saw IL seem ~ ba,,o
seen your editorial item about n and
have been asking why how sfor
what purpose, is that the character ~
our minister, etc. This makes il ve,-v
unpleasant for me. OF course they re-
gard it, | suppose, as a mistake of the
type-setter, but they don't seem to
know how in a well edited paper it
should be So and when l told them
what you had said in reply to it, they
did not consider it an adequate apol-
ogy, and | agree with them. There
was no regret expressed for such mis-
take. Hurting my feelings" is a
small matter. / respectfully ask that
you put the matter before your read
ers in such a way as will be satisfac-
tory to all concerned, and will likely
be seen and read by all who saw the
first item. Respectfully,
y. ID. SHANKS."
On the day following the publication
referred TO the Evening Journal ex-
pressed its regrets as follows:
''1n news item in yesterdays Even
ing Journal, two pieces of matter be-
ing wrongly placed together made it
appear that Rev. j. ID. Shanks, of New
ark, had been arrested, when it should
have read that he was in Wilmington.
1t was Rev. William Fisher, colored,
who was arrested for keeping a dis
orderly house. This is one of those err
! rors which occasionally occur in a
newspaper Office, which would be sub
/ timely ridiculous were it not for the
/ fact that it has quite properly hurt the
feelings of a very estimable man"
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
READY no TRY WILLIs.

On Monday the adjourned term OF
the Court of Oyer and Terminer will
convene. Deputy Attorney General
Peter L. Cooper, Jr., is getting his evil
dence in shape for the trial of Willis,
the negro child murderer.
Harry Whiteman has associated Jo-
siah Marvel with him in the defence ol
Willis. The court will also try Talbot
Henry for numbering a colored man al
Ebenezer camp, near Middletown. Jo-
siah Marvel will conduct the defense.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
A GREAT STANDING ARMY.

"A 0lAIA l. = AANllNN AIM
The people Of the United States have
always believed that one of their chief
blessings was freedom from the neces-
sity of maintaining a large standing
army. The trainers of our Constitution
were careful 10 provide for the COM
plete subordination Of the military to
the civil power, and there has been
no time, in peace or war; when any en-
croachment by the former on the do
main OF the latter would have been toll
Grated. Our people have believed that
their exemption from the burden of
supporting a great military force was
not only an assurance of better govern
ment and larger individual liberty, but
a grand contributor to national pro-
gress in every direction except the art
OF war; Thus believing, they have
been inclined to sympathize with the
toiling masses in those countries which
have with varying degrees Of success,
been trying to keep the peace on a war
footing.
But if the American people could be
induced to believe in the doctrines re-
Gently set forth by a German noble
man, they might reverse their tradi-
tional policy in this regard, and, cheer
fully foregoing the supposed advan-
tages Of geographical position, decide
to put a million or so of able-bodied
citizens under arms and into camps.
This German publicist is said to be a
statesman who is not a soldier, simply
"a far-seeing and philanthropic ci-
william"
He attributes the whole of Germany
industrial and commercial prosperity
directly to the army. He says the army
is a great national school of industry
that it takes a solitary human clod from
his slow field task. Having laid hols
on the clod and snatched him out oi
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
SENT AT sHIPPER's RTsK

The schooner Edward w. McLaughl
lin, from Milestone Point, Conn, blowr|
ashore on Hart's Island. on the Lond
Island coast, was loaded with granit]
consigned to the Delaware. Construct
tion Company, of this city, for worl|
being done at New York. While thl
cargo is worth $4,000 the local FIRM
sustains no loss, it being sent at thI
shippers risk.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
MIR. BRYAN DECLINES.

OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 7.-Mr. Bryan
to-day sent the following reply TO a
telegram from New York dry goods
house, Offering him $4,000 a year to
attend to the law business of the firm:
During the next four years l expect
to devote as much time as possible to
the advocacy of bimetallism, and there
fore cannot consider lie proposition
made by you. | appreciate the conf
dence which your offer implies.
wv j. Bryan"
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
MAY EXPEND PRINCIPAL.

Judge Grubb held Orphans Court this
morning. The Security Trust and SAT-
Deposit Company was permitted to ex
pend part of the principal of the estat,
of Lulu La Boubc,its ward. A simila
permit was granted to Mary E. Hand
guardian of Rachel Hand. Harry Dick
son was appointed guardian Of William
j. Sparks. Barbara Freeman, admin
istratrix Of Joseph Freeman, made re
turn of the sale of his real estate
which was confirmed.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
HAD NOT HERD OF IT.
RUMOR THAT JUDGE GRUBB WILL
BE ASKED TO DEMAND COCH-
RAMS RESIGNATION.

There is a rumor current to-day that
Judge Grubb will be requested, in a
few day, to demand the resignation Of
e. R. Cochran, Jr., as deputy judge of
the Municipal Court. The action is
said to be the outcome of the promi-
nent part taken by MIR. Cochran in the
disorder attending the sitting Of the
Board of Canvass at the Court House.
An Evening Journal reporter saw
Mr.. Cochran this morning and asked
him if he had heard of any charges be-
ing preferred against him. He replied
in the negative.
"Such action would be a shame. -
said one of Mr.. Cochran's personal and
political friends. "He is not to blame.
Other men set up the job and then
went off leaving Mr.. Cochran and Mil
ton H. Hawkins to hold the bag and
pull their chestnuts from the fire for
them"
Evening journal., 1896-11-07

Cstar,b sud colds Relieved IN 10 to 81
Mi"utrs - One short puff of the breath
through the blower, supplied with each
bottle Of DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal Pow
der. diffuses the Powder over the sur
face of the nasal passages. Painless
and delightful to use. It relieves in
stantly, and permanently cures Ca
tarrh, Hay Fever, Colds, Headache,
Sore Throat, Tonsilitis and Deafness.
so cents.
Sold by J. n. Griffin. Fourth and
Madison streets; n. B. Danforth, Sec
ond and Market streets.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07

Now that the election is over let the
commission appointed by the last Gen
eral Assembly to draft a new charter
for the city of Wilmington, settle down
to work and frame one which will be
acceptable to our citizens. We believe
that 1t would be but just to the people
TO let them have a fair knowledge Of
the contents OF the report of the COM
mission before II Is taken to Dover for
presentation to the General Assembly
for they are the ones vitality interested
in any legislation in that direction
The men who compose the commission
are actively engaged in business, and
we may expect TO see the new charter
drawn along broad business lines and
devoid ofpolitical tricks and shortcuts.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07

We do not wonder that the Junior
Order of the United American Mechan-
les of Delaware Is indignant that it's
fraternal organ should have been used
for political purposes, especially
against a brother mechanic. The order
processes to be non-partisan and has
many Democrats on its roll OF member
ship. 1t will be interesting to note what
steps will be taken against the men
who engineered the scheme to aid in
the defeat of Alexander Grow, Jr., the
peoples candidate for sheriff in Phila-
delphia. When a fraternal organ per
mits itself to be bribed by the Philadel-
phia Combine it sinks to very low
level.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07

Thememberso of our Board of Streetand
Sewer Directors should beelectiverather
than appointive and not only that, but
they should be elected from districts.
Never since the board was first Gre
ated has the eastern section of our city
had representation thereon. AS a con-
sequence the street and sewer interests
of the east side have suffered. Now is
the time for men who are interested
in an equitable distribution of the
benefits of the department to make
their grievances known and to take
systematic steps to procure representa-
tion on the board.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
VERDICT OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Rim DEREn

Deputy Coroner Chandler rendered a
verdict of accidental death in the case
of Thomas Mollock, the young colored
boy who was killed while cunning at
Blackbird station yesterday. No in
quest was held.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
MAKE VOTING EASY.

For years there has been a growing
sentiment that the tax receipt qualif-
cation for voting should be done away
with and some simpler method subsu-
tuted. This feeling has not been con-
fined to either party. II has been
widely prevalent in both, and especially
among the better classes of party men.
While we are getting a new Consti-
tuition and a new city charter we might
just as we'll have an easier and more
expeditions method of qualifying men
20 exercise the elective franchise. How
would a small registration fee do as a
substitute for the poll tax? 1t would
be very easy for the coming General
Assembly to so amend the law as to
be perfectly satisfactory to everybody.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
BURNED FACTORIES BEING RE
PAIRED.

Building Inspector Grubb issued per-
mits this morning TO A. S. Reed & Bro
for repairs to the factory of Charles
Baird, amounting to $4,000; also to w.
Jones & Co. for $4,000. Work will be-
gin at once.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07

It's not generally known to farmer
thstwhsst straw is a most valuable foo
for stock, containing almost as muc
nourishmcnt rs hsy.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07

The way to cure catarrh is to purify tn
blood. and the surest, safest, best way
purify the blood is by taking Hoods Sar
saparilla, the One True Blood Purifier.
ways reliable, easy to take, easy to oper
ate
Evening journal., 1896-11-07

We simply wish to remind the Every
Evening that it is not the Board OF
Canvass Of New Castle county and that
its election returns have no official
standing whatever. II does not know
who made them out. in the first place,
and in the second place it does not
know but that in their transmission
from the polling places to its office by
irresponsible boys they have not been
doctored by some interested persons.
For the Every Evening to declare that
its returns are official or should be
taken as the standard of measurement
when fixing majorities is absurd. II
cannot arrogate to itself official func-
tions of this kind or to make candi-
dates suffer in consequence of its own
incompetency. What the people want
are official returns when the title to an
Office is in question. Now that they
have them they are satisfied to abide
by the result.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
Her Te,ooer.

"That Mrs. Naglot has the worst al
round bad temper / ever knew.
eyes, even her hair snarls. ''-Cleve
land Plain Dealer
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
sMALh CHILn InST.

Paul Baton, a small boy of z years|
strolled away from his parents at Sixti
and Market streets this morning. ThI
police are searching for him.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
AN HIsToRIcAL AppREss.

Colonel Peter B. Ayers delivered an
interesting illustrated address to the
scholars of public school No. "a yester-
day afternoon on the history OF the
United States.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07

The first factory for the manufactur
of Gotten sewing thread was located a
PnWtnokri W l1a4.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
PLEAsANT SOCIAL OCCASIONS.

A pleasant social occasion with the
senior class of the High School is the
weekly meeting, held on Friday after
Moons by the Senior Literary Society
Those periods spent in music and liter
ature are looked forward to by the
members OF the class, and there are
always alumni visitors present. me
program given yesterday afternoon was
this Piano solo, Miss Louisa d. Van
Trump; defamation, "The Necessity
of Labor" Harry X. Hyland; High
School Review, Part /, Miss Elizabeth
l.. Hellings, editor; select reaung.
There's Business for ALL" Miss Jennie
NJ Driscon; defamation, "The Home g"
r. Frank Swartz; recitation, "The De-
serted Inn Miss Elizabeth l.. Hell
lings; vocal duet, "SiHlg Back the Old
Days" Miss Edith M. johnson and Miss
Anna w. Simmons
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES


SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.
Mrs. Robert b. Wilkins is visiting
her parents in Georgetown.
William A. Mode has returned from a
visit to West Chester.
Hoyt P. Jones has been visiting rela-
tiyes in Georgetown.
Mrs. George woodward is visiting
her sister Mrs. Ella King, at George
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Joseph have re-
turned from Georgetown.
o. H. Ladd is visiting relatives in
West Chester.
Oscar Burton is visiting his parents
at Georgetown.
f. S. r. Butler has returned from
short visit to Georgetown.
Miss Carrie T. Dudley, of near Ingle-
side, Md, is visiting Miss Eta Il. Nc
Way, at No. 1904 West Ninth street.
Leading members of Grace NJ. e.
Church will give Chaplain Milburn, of
the United States Senate. a reception
at Mrs Matlack's home, No. Sl9 West,
street, this evening.
Dr. Ellegood contemplates a gun
ming trip in Virginia.
Thomas c. Frame, Jr., Of Dover, was
in Wilmington this morning.
W. O. Merrick, telegraph operator at
the Delaware railroad headquarters in
Wilmington, left this morning on a
two weeks vacation, several days of
which Will be spent in New York T..
] Of NT,s
| Merrick's place in his absence.
J. T. Layfield, of the Delaware rail-
road, is off duty on a two weeks vaca-
ton trip.
J. c. Byce is filing the place of Con-
/ ductor Owens on the p, w. & b. rail-
road while the latter is on his vaca-
tion.
Miss Virdie Gooden, of Willow Grove.
was in Wilmington to-day.
Miss Alzada Wells has returned to Dover
from two months visit in Whining
ton and New York
William Prouse is visiting friends in
Frederick.
Chief Justice Lore, Willard Sauls-
bury, Jr., James L. Wolcott, John f.
Salisbury and William II. Boyce are all
talked Of for United States senator.
Judge Grubb has returned from New
York, where he has been visiting
friends.
Ex-Governor Charles c. Stockley, OF
i Georgetown, was in Wilmington to-
day.
Mrs. f. II. Kramlioh has returned tC
Milford, after a visit in this city and
Philadelphia.
Frank Kelley has returned from
Frederick.
George Biddle is acting for Conductor
Evans on the Delaware railroad during
the vacation of the latter.
Evening journal., 1896-11-07
IN A SOCIAL WAY.
Wilmington Young Folk at
Pleasant Dover Party.
SOME OTHER SOCIAL DIVERSIONS,
A PLEASANT SOCIAL OCCASION
AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE
SENIOR CLASS OF THE HIGH
SCHOOL, WHICH OCCURS WEEK
LY-PERsONAL MENTION.

All communications Intended for inser-
ton In this column should be addressed to
Society Editor, care of the Evening Jour
nal. Communications should be written
one side of the paper only.