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Evening journal., 1897-08-13
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

While one gOld-held explorer finds a
well-filled pocket" a dozen others will
doubtless give up in despair and long
for "hOme, sweet home" and get there
at the first opportunity. Ap-
peal.
The time has come when no man
should be naturalized who does not
read the language of the country. II is
no hardship to ask that an emigrant
coming to share our citizenship should,
in five years, become sufficiently famil-
lar with our language to read the laws
OF The state and Observation-Disclosures
Times.
An Ottawa paper says an old woman
died down there the other day with a
look of peace, joy and satisfaction
upon her countenance. There may
have been nothing more significant
than a coincidence in the following SEN
tence, which was this: She had lived
more than sixty years with the same
man. kansas City Journal.
Times win never become so prosper
Gus THAT able-bodied men can sit ON
dry goods boxes, denounce plutocracy
and get rich. The return of prosperity
simply means that men who are will
ing to work will have opportunity and
viii receive good pay in good money
The idle and shiftless will be as hard
up in good times as in hard times
There are no wages for laziness in any
sort of times.-Kansas City journal.
The vocabulary OF Uric Sloane
chairman of fine late Democratic State
Convention. is a strong one. Having
characterized THE gold Democrats as
dudes and dotards," he now Turns on
john r. Mclean. who ne styles a Cow
ard and traitor" According TO Mr.
Sloane, there are some very objection
able people going about the country
clothed in The raimeLl of Democracy
Columbus Dispatch.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
POISONED BY BUTTERNILK.
STEPHEN COVERDADE'S ENTIRE
FAMILY LAY UNCONSCIOUS
FROM 2 UNTIL 7 O'CLOCK p. M.

While Stephen Coverdale, who is en-
ployed Sby the p, w. & B. Railroad
Company and lives ait No. 1109 Lobdell
street, was at work for the company
near Philadelphia, he was called home
by telegram stating that his wife and
three children had been poisoned and
were in a dying condition. Upon reach
ing his home he found the alarm we'll
founded, and all four of his loved ones
were unconscious and had been so since
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Dr. II. w. Bryan was in attendance,
and by administering strong emetics
succeeded in restoring the wife to con
sciousness at Z p. m. and the children
were soon after brought cut of their
cbmatose condition.
Early yesterday morning a neighbor
had sent in a can of buttermilk which
she had churned, and had every reason
to believe was perfectly pure. The
children liked the cool beverage i'm
mensely. and Mrs. Coverdale, too,
drank freely Of it. They were all taken
with violent pains and cramps and
were soon unconscious.
This afternoon the family was great
ly improved. Mrs. Coverdale being able
to move about her household duties
but all have sworn off from drinking
buttermilk.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
THE BRITISH IN EGYPT.

Among other things, this expedition
entirely disposes of the pretence that
the British occupation of Egypt is pro
visional and temporary. 1t is a long
time since this pretence was repeated
by British ministry. Nothing is
easier than to cite the pledges which
Great Britain has made upon this sub
iect, and to found upon the citation
denunciations of perfidious Albion. But,
really in view Of the facts. such denun-
citation seems rather childish. IL was
necessary for some strong hand to take
held of Egypt. Not until llhe work was
actually entered upon could the great
ness of it be seen. ncr the imrossibility
of letting so until it was done. But the
results speak for themselves. Egypt
has never been so we'll governed, nor
the general mass of her population been
so little oppressed, in ancient or in
modern history, as under British rule.
The Frenchman CT the German, who
with knowledge of what has been done
now demands that the British shall
evacuate Egypt, goes near to exhibiting
himself as an enemy Of civilization
New York Times.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
BRILLIANT LAWN FETE.

Easton, Nd, Aug. 13.-There was a
brilliant social function last evening
alt Llandlaff the country seat of Mr.
and Mrs. Jonn NJ. Elliott, on the ro-
mantle Peach Blossom river, near Eas-
ton The entertainment was given in
honor of Mrs. ELiott's niece, Miss
El1hel X Rose, of Atlanta, and her
nephew, c. Lewis Robinson, of Florida.
L2andlaff is one of Che preJaest places
in Talbot county in every particular.
The large and handsome house was
built by Mrs. Elliotts father, the late
John Robinson, a Mexican silver king,
and the grounds were laid off also un-
der his supervision. For this fete the
lawn and shrulbbery were brilliant with
electric lights. The dance went mer-
rily on until the small hours of the
morning. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Holden, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. T. Goldsborough, Colonel f.
II. Johnston and Mrs. Johnston, Colo
mel f. Carroll GoldsbOTough and Mrs.
Goldsborough Mrs. J. K. T. Robinson,
Mrs. Canfeld Mrs Nina F. Aldridge,
Mrs. w. c. Crawford, Mrs. d. N. Car
ringtOn, Mrs. Caleb ]. Morse, Mrs.
Charles e. Henderson, Miss Mabel Car
ringbOn, the Misses Johnston, the
Misses Ilcwndes, the Misses Dixon, the
Misses Goldsborough, of Orwell; the
Misses Hilleary, OF Philadelphia; the
Misses Causey, of Milford; the Misses
Adams, Miss Roberta Dixon, Miss
Madge GOldsborough, Miss Pauline
Bartlett, Miss Zoe Trail, Miss Mary
Jenkins, Miss Anna Taylor, Miss Neva
Farlett, Miss Fannie Hollyday, Miss
Leila Wooters, Miss DOgleish of Wash
ing.on; p w. Rose, G.. S. Darlington
Worth Holden, William H. Kemp
Thomas M. Bartlett. e. T. Nicols. A.
F. Haddaway, d. b. Hayward, J. H.
COvington, Edward Jenkins, George w
Wilson, DR.. n. r. Smthers, Frank H
Johnston, George L. Bartlett. Douglas
w. Stewart. James A. Stewart. James
Dixon. w. Thomas Kemp, DR.. J. l.. Nc
Cormick, DR.. Dunnott, Phil X. Wright
Guion Wilson. Denny Wilson, Wilmer
Adams, Henry 5. Trippe.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
THE MIcRoMoroscoPE.

A micrCmCtOscOp has been invented
which is a kinetOscOpe for photograph
ing shell life in molten as seen in the
microscopic field. The pictures are
taken by the gelatin film ait from 5000
TO $4,000 magnificatiOns and at a rate
of 16 10 $500 per minute. The images
being magnified thousands Of times
when projected upon a screen, the
views of some Of the families OF mi
crobes are very realistic. It has been
learned that some of them possess
great intelligence. The photographs of
blood in circulation i'm the thinnest
part of the ears and webs of the fing-
ers, showing its capillary and arterlal
motion and the changes going on in
the white cells. are of great interest.
They indicate something Of the nature
of life and disease. The stream of cir
culating human blood is so swift that
the eye cannot keep pace with it, and
the changes in tIhe white blood cells
are correspondence rapid. Some Of the
pictures show a white cell on the fast
moving stream, like white cap on
The sea, constantly changing its shape
1t throws out or takes in its arms like
an octopus, seizing the microbes in its
path. In disease this movement Of tht
arms takes place with much less en-
ergy than in health. These pid5ure.
cannot fail to be of great value in th'
| study of diseases. The micromO.OscOp,
will greatly aid in nhe investigation o
| phenomena OF action of amebOid life il
water.-BoSlon Transcript.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
THE vnLKsFEST

A German Vollsfest, or a fol
crowd" known as a pleasure &
among the Germans, was given vest
day and last night at Union Park
the Delaware Saengerbund. The {
was devoted TO athletic sports, sing
and ether events. A contest which D
voked much mirth and applause v
that in which the participants W
blindfolded and endeavored to breal
flower pot with a stick. Oscar FreI
won the event. The girls race was v
by Clara Steitz. Charles Elmer v
the boys race. The sack race was v
by Oscar French Charles Mamm
was second and William Beierl,
third. Peter Elmer and Joseph S
were the winners of the double S;
race. At night the Saengerbund, un
Professor Hartmann's direction, r
dered several selections. John w
smith had charge Of the musical 7
gram.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
DAUNTLESS HOYED TO.
AN ALLEGED FTLIBUSTERING
STEAMER STOPPED BY A SHOT
FROM THE WILMINGTON.

AN ALLEGED FTLIBUSTERING
STEAMER STOPPED BY A SHOT
FROM THE WILMINGTON.
Washington, Aug. 12.-According to
a dispatch from Jacksonville received
here the gunboat Wilmington, patrol
ing the coast of Florida after Cuban
filibusters, chased the tug Daunltless
Wednesday afternoon and brought her
TO with a blank shot. The dispatch
gives the following details of the al
legged occurrence:
"The Dauntless has been Trying to
get out of the river for some time past.
but the vigilance of the gun.boat has
prevented. She was halted last week
with a threat to fire. This afternoon
she moved out at the same time as the
small steamer Brunswick, that plies up
and down the river, hoping to pass out
unObserved on the further side of iihe
boat. The Dauntless showed ahead
and was seen by the Wilmington.
Instantly the shot rang out from one
OF her forward guns. The Daunt.ess
moved forward a short distance, and
then, seeing that preparations were be-
ing made for another shot, stopped
An officer was put on board. and she
was taken to her pier and tied up, She
has no arms on beard, but there is a
suspicion that a cargo is near by wait
ing for her to take to Cuba"
Although the Navy Department has
received no report Of the occurrence
he officials say they have no reason
to doubt the authenticity Of the story
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
GRAND OPERA HOUSE opENING.

The opening of the amusement sea-
son begins at the Grand Opera House
on Monday, August %. Among the
many new features offered by Charles
II. Yale's Forever DEVILS Auction" for
this season, is a new absurdity entitled
"The Bashful Maidens," a screaming
episode of songand pantomime produced
under the sobriquet of Weary Willie,
which, according to reports received
has met with, since its initial produc-
ton, greater success than Mr.. Yale's
famous theatric travesty. which he very
aptly dubbed "On the Rialto." Another
of this seasons hits is the timely bur
lesqus on "The Bicycle Craze. regard
ing which a writer has stated and
truthfully: There are bikes and there
are bikes, but it's dollars to doughnuts
no enc ever saw a more varied assort
ment as glided around the stage in the
bike parade in the Forever Devil
Auction
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
REPupLIcANs AVID THE NAVY.

We hope the Republicans, when Con-
gress meets again, win take up the
problem of naval construction in earn
est and proceed systematically with
the work. During the extra session the
party's attention was necessarily con-
centTated chiefly upon the tariff, and
its most judicious leaders were united
I'M agreeing that ether legislation
should not be attempted until the
prime object OF the session had been
accomplished. Next Winter this condi-
tion of things will not exist. The Re
publican party has hitherto been a
firm champion OF the policy of building
an adequate navy. We believe that
this policy is popular as we'll as right
eous; we are convinced that the masses
OF American voters are entirely willing
to bear the expense cf providing the
United States with the best possible
kind OF insurance against sudden ait.
tack by any ether power-a navy which
shall be strong enough to make an as
sault upon us an exceedingly dangerous
undertaking. This country ought tC
have ait least fifteen first-class battle
ships, with a propoI'tionate number OF
swift cruisers and torpedo bOas.-
New York Commercial Advertiser
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
their wheels yesterday and were the
guears of Mrs. Anthony De Soto.

their wheels yesterday and were the
guesrs of Mrs. Anthony De Soto.
Miss Katie Higgins and William B.
Taylor. both of this city, were married
at Union NJ. r. parsonage, No. sos
Washington street. on Tuesday even
ing, Rev. John d. c. Hanna officiating.
Miss Nellie G. Yarnall and Walter d.
Rutter were married last night. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. John
ID. Hanna, at Union M. E. parson-
age. No. sos Washington street.
Miss Martha Stewart and the Misses
Lucy and Anna Alsentzer are spending
two weeks in Clayton.
Mrs. John B. Lloyd and son, Carrick,
are all Brandywine camp for ten days.
Miss Sallie McElwee, of No. 3O5 Jack
son street, who has been visiting her
uncle, John p. Duncan, of Philadelphia
left there on Monday and has gone to
Atlantic City, where she will stay until
Sunday.
Joseph F. Combs and wife are
spending ten days at Atlantic City.
Michael Kelly and Miss Agnes Nc
Elwee were at Atlantic City yesterday.
Miss Annie e. Richardson is visiting
in Smyrna.
Mrs. r. Ward Springer, Mrs. B.
Frank Seal, Mrs. Courtland Rice, Miss
Iva "A. Saunders and Miss Elma Saun-
deIs will go to Atlantic City to-mor-
row to spend ten days.
Miss Lulu Chance is spending several
weeks in Chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ella Bartlett, oi
Salem, N. j., are registered at the
Clayton House.
Elk Speaker of the Senate E. d.
Hean, of Georgetown, was in Will
mingtOn to-day.
Mrs. William Mason, Mrs. John c
Hook, CT Wilmington, and Mrs. Albert
5. Hurtt, of Delmar, were visitors al
Ocean City, Nd, yesterday.
L. D. Townsend, Jr., went to Asbury
Park to-day fer a weeks stay.
David w. Mason spent yesterday a'
Ocean City, Md.
George P. Monck has returned from
Atlantic City.
Mrs. A. J. Steffenberg is entertaining
Miss Ella Roth, of Philadelphia.
Miss Cara L. Saxton will return
from Camden tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gray will spent
tomorrow in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Willard Salisbury, Sr., of Do
yer, is better to-day, and there is likeli
hood that she will recover, despite hel
/ advanced years.
Ex Secretary Of State ]. Harvey White
man, ProthonOtary Victor b. Woolle,
and DR.. J. E. EllegoOd left town thi
afternoon for a trip up the Hudson.
Miss Mary Donahoe, accompanied b,
Frances Mulhern has returned to he
home, the Oaks, near Galena, Nd
where the latter will spend couple o
weeks.
P. r. Layton, of Georgetown, is il
the city to-day.
AleXader Maxwell, of the Merritt
House, is on a visit to Middletown.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
BEE HUNT" MAY PROVE FATAL.
YOUNG DALRYMPUE'S VISIT TO
PORT DEPOSIT-SMART ALEC'S
MAY COST HIS LIFE.

John Dalrympe, living in the suburb
of Kenmere, went to Port Deposit a
few days ago to visit some friends. He
became acquainted with a number of
boys, and was right in for fun, so that
when they proposed a 'be hunt" in
tending to scare him to death with
this ime-wOrn prank he rapidly ac-
cepted the invitation to go.
He was taken out to a neighbOring
woods under the moons rays last night
and his associates met the usual noun
.ebank farmer" who shot at random,
they either falling apparently wounded
or returning to his fire.
One of the Smart Alec's guns, how
ever contained a ball cartridge in
stead of a blank. and DalTympie was
shot in the head He was taken into
Port Deposit, where he suffered al
night, and to-day he was taken to an
early train and brought to the De.a-
ware Hospital, where his condition is
now reported as serious.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
GOVERNMENT STAMPS STOLEN.
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL
DREDGING COMPANY ENTERED
BY BURGLARS.

A hold robbery was perpetrated re-
Gently at the office of the National
Dredging Company, at Fourth and
Shipley street. The door leading into
government stamped envelopes and a
the office was jimmied" and 500
check protector were stolen. There
were several other valuables in the Of
fee that could have been stolen by the
robbers, but they remained untouched.
The main door on Fourth street lead
ing into the building is open at all
times, and thieves have easy access to
the building. The police are working
on the case and several persons are
suspected.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
Will NOT Help THE FARMERS.

When the new wheat comes in prices
viii drop, and the farmer will he le1,
out in the cold as usual. He will have
gained little, if anything. The cream
will have been gathered off the market
by the spectators. Wheat and silver
will be together again, and the men
who have generalized from a special
case will turn their attention to other
seemingly suggestive phenomena.-De-
troit Tribune.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.


Miss Marion Bacon is spending some
time at Atlantic City
Miss Martha e. Solomon is spending
two weeks in Atlantic City, the guest
of Misses Emma and Mary Oickey.
Miss Anna Gross and Miss Nellie
Prettvman are spending a weeks vaca-
tion al. Cape May
Magistrate Daley and family have re-
turned from Atlantic City.
Magistrate Kelley has gone to Allan
lie City.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Dugan are spend
ing a week at Atlantic City.
A. Ernest Bowen, of Buffalo, is
spending his vacation With his parents
in this city.
T. X. jones, of Dover, was in town
yesterday afternoon.
Harry and Jerome Bell are visiting
| John Dill at WOOdside.
Captain Philip Reybold was in Balti-
more yesterday.
Miss Edith Rollins, of Oxford, Pa.
is visiting relatives in the city.
James B. Oberly. member of City
Council, will spend several days with
his family at Perkasie, Pa.
Miss Katherine Cleland is The guest
Of Miss Eva BOwden, ait Oxford, Pa
Mr.. and Mrs Charles HansberT
have returned from a visit to WOODLAND
Beach and to Cheswold.
Mrs. William Smith is The guest %
Mrs. Samuel J. Burton, at Marcus
Hook.
Miss Bertha Elliott and Miss Nelli'
Mcbride are visiting friends in Chester
Mrs. Edmund Burke and son, Allen
of Trainer, Pa, are visiting friends il
the city.
Miss Bessie Chapman, of this city
, and Miss Lola MOulder, of New York
are visiting their grandparents MI
and Mrs. James II. Williams, at Centre
vile, Md.
Mrs. Enoch Moore and daughter
Mrs. Alfred Russell, arrived home yes
terday from their Christian Endeayo
, convention trip to San Francisco.
@ MIR. and Mrs. George w. Bush. Ed
5 ward T. Taylor and Miss Taylor are a
p Monterey Inn, Blue Ridge Summit.
e Mrs. William Todd and daughter Mar
garot, of Brooklyn, are Wishing in tn
city. Mr.. Todd will spend Sunday wit
his family here.
q Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew r. Sanbor
n have returned from Cape May.
d Miss Anna Vernon, of Mt. Cuba,
d visiting her sister, Mrs. c. w. Kern
r. in Moline, III.
Thomas B. Smith will go to Reh'
\ both tomorrow.
Is A. n. Brown, of Dover, was a Cla.
ton House guest yesterday
Mrs. T. A. d. HutsOn is in Baltimor
being called there by the death OF h
le father, William c. Frederick.
!, Harry A. Richardson, of Dover, w
70 in tOwn to-day.
l. Miss Mccarthy and a girl friend
is Philadelphia. who are Summering
Kennett Square, rode to Wilmington {
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
THE CAMP AT REHoBoTH

Rev. Alfred Smith, who came up
Wilmington yesterday, will proba
leave TO go down the state again
morrow. The large camp at Rehob
will open tomorrow and continue
two weeks. Next Tuesday will be I
hlbition day, and Mr.. Smith, Rev.
L. White and Sam Small will m
speeches. Thursday will be EpwC
League day. About a dozen minis
are expected to cottage at Rehoh
during the camp.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
TRACK-WALKER KILLED.

William Boulden, a p. w. & B
track-walker. was instantly killed last
evening by south-bound train No. 25, at
WOOdlawn tower. near Perryville
Boulden, who was SO years old and had
a wife ana several children at his home
at Perryville. was believed to have
been intoxicated and was sitting on the
track holding his head when the train
came up.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
IN RINTEn FnRM.

The journal Of proceedings of the
Alumni Association of Haverford Col
lcge has been printed in pamphlet form
and Is being distributed among the
members. 1t contains the annual ad-
dress Of Howell S. England. of this
city. on Eugene Field as a Poet"
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
RUNAWAY SMASHEs sTBPs.

a horse attached to a wagon of the
Consumers Ice and Coal Company ran
away this morning from Second and
Van Buren streets. The animal dashed
on the pavement on West street, carry
ing away the steps of the houses Nos
1912. 1914 and 1916 The horse was
caught at Second and Jefferson streets
The driver, William Preston, was
thrown out and injured.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13

The greedy haste of the Dominion
Government in trying TO gobble as
much as possible of the Klondyke gold
by an unprecedented system of taxa
ton strikes the people OF the United
States dumb. The whole business is so
unlike the liberal and hospitable meth
DDS Of our country that Western men
are unable to comprehend It, Under
the new system. n miner will have 10
pay SIS TO register his claim, and then
pay TO the government a royalty Of ten
and twenty per cent. of his mines out
put. In addition to this, the Dominion
Government proposes to reserve every
alternate claim to be worked by itself
That 1t will be able to carry out this
extraordinary plan the American min
ers do not believe. But that It will in
evitably lead to disorder and nationa
friction is as certain as that the hard!
class Of men now flOcking to that re
gion will try by every means to evadl
a law that is unjust and oppressive.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13

The Dingley bill has a section design
ed to permit President Mckinley to ne
gotiate treaties with foreign powers,
emitting one-fifth OF the duties on any
OF their exports, but these treaties must
be ratified by the Senate. Thus this sec
tlon is merely a resolution of Congress
for the president has such right under
the Constitution. and it is not increased
nor diminished by the passage Of the
bill
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
DIVER WILL FINISH ON MoND

DIVER WILL FINISH ON NiOND.
Captain John II. Williams, the S
marine diver who has been at w
for The city at Third street bridge
pairing the water main broken b.
dredging machines scoop, has suspe
ed work until Monday, when he q
put the finishing touches on the
and leave Monday evening. He 70
the broken section twelve feet i
and twenty inches wide in DIANE
and had to take out two entire
tiOns.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
REDUCED RATES TO OCEAN CITY
MD. VIA PENNSYLVANIA r. r.

On account of the aquatic sports a
Ocean City, Nd, Monday, August 16
the Pennsylvania railroad will sell ex
cursion tickets from Chester, Whining
ton and principal stations on it's Della
ware division to Ocean City, Nd, an6
return at rate of Single fare for tn,
round trip. These tickets will be sOlt
Angus. IA and 16, good to return
within five days, including date of is
sue.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13

Mrs. Mary c. Spicer who gave as her
residence No 23O East Second street.
went to the police station this morning
and said that her son, William Spicer,
had left home on Monday last, presum-
ably TO look for work. He has not been
seen since, and Mrs. Spicer thinks that
he may have met with foul play The
police will endeavor to locate him.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
THE SOCIAL WHIRL
Brilliant Outdoor Entertain
ment at Easton.
IN AND OUT OF THE CITY
MENTION OF WILMINGTON FOLK
WHO INCREASE THE SUMMER
RUSH TO SEASHORE, MOUNTAIN
AND COUNTRY RESORTs-VISIT-
ORS IN TOWN.

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
on one side Of the paper only.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13

An exchange says that, just as soon
as some people can make enough money
to live comfortably. they want to live
styllshly. Our city is full Of just such
people.
Evening journal., 1897-08-13
QUIET WEDDING AT NEWARK.

John Pilling Armstrong and Miss
Regina Angela Pie were married on
Wednesday evening at the residence of
Mrs. Mary M. Pie, at Newark, hy Rev.
George L. OFT, in the presence Of imme-
diate relatives. The ceremony took
place IN the west parlor, which was
profusely decorated with cut and potted
flowers and plants. The bride wore a
beautiful gown Of white material and
was unattended. Her brother, Pierre
r pie gave her away. The honeymoon
Is beiag spent at Niagara Falls and in
Canada. At its conclusion Mr.. and Mrs.
Armstrong will reside in Newark.