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Middletown transcript., 1897-11-27

THE United States Senate, as at
present constituted, contains forty-four
Republicans, thirty-nine Democrats
and six. Populists, with a vacancy,
making a total of ninety members.
The Republicans have one less than
half the whole number and one less
than majority at the present. II Mr..
Higgins had been returned when his
term expired, being the caucus nominee,
or had Col. dupont been elected when
he received SO often fifteen of the nine
teen votes of the men elected as Repub-
licans, the party would now be in con-
troll of national affairs fully. That it
is not, is due to j. E. Addicks aud it:is
for the purpose Of sustaining the pre-
tenti0ns Of this man that new party
has set itself up in this State. 1t has
taken off many Republicans, good
honest men who do not fully under
stand the situation bat it can never
succeed. It may defeat Republican
success In Delaware aud that is appar-
emily its purpose. There is occasion
here for thought.
Middletown transcript., 1897-11-27
DELAWARE CITY.

w. Jester Jr., spent Thanksgiving at
home.
Miss Bessie Price spent Wednesday in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Miss Frempt spent this week in,
Philadelphia.
Miss Mamie Morris was in Philadelphia
on Thursday.
Adelbert Beck has returned from a visit
to Chester, Pa.
Miss Matte Price was an over Sunday
visitor in Wilmington.
Mrs. s. K. Lofand, of McDonough, was
in town on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Wilkinson are
visiting in Kimbleville, Pa.
Miss Fannie Reeves and Julian spent
Wednesday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Metcalf, Of Lewes, Del, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. johnson.
Rev. L. A. Oates preached to The Jr. O.
U. A. NJ. last Sunday night.
Mrs. George O. Bennett, of Harrisburg
Pa, visited her mother this week.
Mrs. William T. Vail and Miss Nellie
visited in Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. Julia Brewer and Miss NJ. McMunn
are guests of relatives in Baltimore.
Mrs. o. B. Wingate and Mrs. William J.
Beck spent Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Miss NJ. Boulden who has been visiting
in town has returned to Chesapeake City.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Belville were en-
tertained Thanksgiving Day by DR.. and
Mrs. Belville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard MeMullen, Of
Wilmington, spent Thanksgiving with her
parents.
Rev. Geo. s. Gassner and family haye
left Delaware City for their new home in
Quakertown, Pa.
Miss Lucie Martindale and Miss Mary
Thompson were guests of Rev. and Mrs. H.
8. Thompson on Thursday.
The annual reunion on Thanksgiving
Day of the Bennett family was held at the
home of Mrs. Edgar Price in Millington.
Our public schools closed Thanksgiving
and will not open until Monday. In the
meantime the building will be thoroughly
cleaned.
Messrs. Gillingham and Nicholson, Pre-
sident and Secretary Of the Chesapeake &
Delaware Canal Co., were in town on We'd
desday.
The Women's Home Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian Church met in the
lecture room on Wednesday evening after
prayer meeting,
A fortune has been willed to the late
John Madden by a relative in Ireland. As
both Mr.. and Mrs. Madden are dead, it
will go to his next of kin.
Robert Mills, Jr., has entered as a student
at the Virginia Military Institute. Lexing-
ton, Va. Miss Bessie Mills and Mrs. Ogle
will spend the winter in Lexington.
Our Thanksgiving Day services were
held in the M. E. Church and as has been
the custom for several years the pastor of
the Presbyterian Church preached the
Thanksgiving sermon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Haman. Of Dutch
Neck road, have issued invitations to the
wedding of their daughter. Laura to Mr..
Buckson, on Wednesday, December 1st,
proximo, in the NJ E. Church, st. Georges
A reception will be held at the home of the
groom Immediately after the ceremony.
Middletown transcript., 1897-11-27


NOTWITHSTANDING the City Coun-
Gil made a childish kick, though ths
banquet fell through because of the
gcarity If FIVE dollar bills, and there
was more or less Jealousy, with or
without cause, at the selection, prices
given out sc. of the gifts TO the gum
boat Wilmington in honor of bearing
the Dame ofour enterprising metropolis,
yet the business Of Wilmington got
much advertising from the occasion,
and the money and time were without
doubt well spent to the future prosper
ity and success Of the city. 'Tis pity,
often q great pity, that affairs of mo-
ment as well as those OF minor import.
arce, do not run more smoothly.
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There i ! cIass of People

Who are injured by the use of coffee. Re
Gently there has been placed in ell the gro
cery stores new preparation called
GRAIN-O. made of pure grains, that takes
the place OF coffee. The most delicate
stomach receives it without distress, and
but few can tell it from coffee. 1t does not
cost over as much. Children may drink
it with great benefit. 15cts. and 25cts. per
package. Try 1t. Ask for GRAIN-0.
Middletown transcript., 1897-11-27
Trnstaas nf the Poor

The Trustees of the Poor of New Castle
county met in monthly session at Farm
hurst. The payroll for the month, amount
ing to $39717, was. allowed. A warrent
was drawn in favor of the superintendent
of the Pennsylvania. Institute for the Blind,
in payment of the tuition for Delaware in
mates. Superintendent White reported
2O3 white inmates and 27 colored, total OF
230. Three deaths occurred during the
past month: Henry Glasgow of Whining
ton, John Othoson of Middletown and RI
becca KumpeI of Odessa.
Middletown transcript., 1897-11-27
FREE RURAL DELIVERY.


Perhaps the next point in the report
Of greatest interest to the people at
large is the Free Rural Delivery. This
is the branch of the public service pre-
sided over by Mr.. Frederick e. Bach
of this State and that the people may
judge of its Importance we quote from
the Postmaster Generals report:
In the experimental extension of free
delivery to the rural districts some inter-
esting results have been obtained. This
service, commenced in October, 1896, has
been carried on for a year over selected
routes in twenty-nine States under such
varying conditions as to give, the expert
ment the fairest and fullest test. Congress
placed $4,000 at the disposal of the De-
partment for this purpose in the fiscal
year 1S96-97, and provided $50, 900
for continuation of the expert
ment during abe present fiscal year. II
would be difficult to point to any like ex-
penditure of public money which has been
more generously appreciated by the people.
or which has conferred greater benefits in
proportion TO the amount expended.
The response from each community in
which rural delivery has been introduced is
that. rather than have it discontinued ar
ter once experiencing its benefits, most of
the people served would willingly defray
the cost themselves, either by paying the
salaries of the carriers or by submitting to
an increase of postage for rural delivery
"The advantages of being able to receive
a daily newspaper. so as to keep in touch
with the news ofthe world and with the
condition of the markets which regulate
the price Of their products, and the en-
hanchment of comfort in having the mails
collected and delivered daily at their homes
fl;stcad Of having 10 ride or walk in all in
Middletown transcript., 1897-11-27
VIM. B. Sharp & 20.
FOURTH and MARKET SrS.
Wilmington, Del.

We are offering splendid
line of Cloths at remarkably
low prices for Ladies and
Children's Coats and Capes.
Boucle for Children are very
desirable and come in green,
brown, blue, black and garnet.
They are 81 inches wide and
reduced from $I.a5 to. 75c per
yard.
Fancy Boucle Cloths-very
handsome, in green and black,
red and brown, blue and black
81 inches wide, for $3.50
per yard.
Very stylish Cheviots in
blues and blacks, and exceed
ingly wearable goods-54
inches wide for $3.50.
Some Muslins very cheap
for Saturday,
Hill, yari wide. bleached, is yards for
$L00.
wamsutta. bleached, yard wide, $40
per yart.
Fruit of l.oom, yard wide, bleached, 60
peryard.
All well known makes that
every householder knows.
Best quality Lancaster cling
hams, SC per yard.
If "a Nebraska blizzard or
any other blizzard should hap
pen to strike amid our neigh
borhood you'll wish you had
some of our fine California
Blankets. They are regular
IS qualities and we only have
about one hundred pairs left
for 1898 per pair. They are
all wide handsome bordersand
made of fine Southdown wool.
Five hundred White Or Tan
Blankets, finely made to imi-
ate wool but not an ounce Of
wool in them. Still they are
useful-25c each.
Middletown transcript., 1897-11-27
MARRIED..

evening, November 24th. 1897. in the Forest
Presby yterian Church, Middletown, by the
Rev. Francis Hardy Moore, Mr.. Thomas Clay
ton Frame, Jr, of Dover. Del, and Miss
Middletown transcript., 1897-11-27

Our Thanksgiving Day services were
held in the M. E. Church and as has been
the custom for several years the pastor of
the Presbyterian Church preached the
THANKSGIVING sermon.
Middletown transcript., 1897-11-27

Robert Mills, Jr., has entered as student
at the Virginia Military Institute. Lexing-
ton, Va. Miss Bessie Mills and Mrs. Ogle
will spend the winter in Lexington.
Middletown transcript., 1897-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Haman. Of Dutch
Neck road, have issued invitations to the
wedding of their daughter, Laura to Mr..
Buckson, on Wednesday, December 1st.
proximo, in the M. E. Church, st. Georges
A reception will be held at the home of the
groom Immediately after the ceremony.
Evening journal., 1897-09-18
STILL QUIET AT HA-L-rox.
General GobRn WIN Prevent Any Disor lei
at Tonight's Meeting.

HAZLETON. Pa. Sept. 1S.-The strike
situation may be summarized thus:
over 10000 men are still out. with no
apparent prospect of settlement. spo-
radio outbreaks Of violence are occur
ring near the outlying collierles, and the
Withdrawing of troops is not only un-
thought of, but the guard lines of sew
eral of the camps are being constantly
strengthened. and the wisdom of bring
ing more cavalry is being discussed. II
was said that If the soldiers are kept
here much longer the Sheridan troop
Of Tyrone attached to the Second bril-
gade. will be ordered out.
A captain of General Gobin's stan Is
authority for the statement that an un-
easy feeling prevails at headquarters in
consequence of the little outbreaks Of
the past few days and the indication
they hold Of the underlying disturbance.
The brigade commander himself ad-
mitted that the action Of the raiding
women was giving him much perpex-
ity. He does not care to use force
against them and has instructed the
soldiers, in case Of necessity. to use only
the flats Of their sabers upon the anna
IONS. The story reached the general
that many men were in the attacking
crowds disguised as women. A call for
troops came from Cranberry yesterday
and was the act of a scared night watch-
man, who mistook the soldiers for strk-
ers. All the dynamite that can be found
in the region is being collected and
stored in Turnbachs powder house to
keep II from the hands of the miners.
and 100 mon from the Ninth regiment
were sent over to guard the house. The
watchman saw the lights and moving
figures, lost his nerve and telephoned
that an attack was threatened.
Another territory has been turbulent.
A body Of strikers Gt Lattimer, No. ..
quarreled among themselves, and blood
shed threatened, when company Il OF
the Thirteenth regiment which is camp
ed at Lattimer, restored quiet.
Deputy Coroner Bowman will begin
the inquest over the bodies of the dead
miners next Tuesday afternoon. over
100 witnesses win be examined.
General Goblin will not interfere with
toRight's big mass meeting unless high
ly colored speeches are made. The
principal speakers are to be p. ]. Ma
guire. vice president OF the American
Federation 4 Labor. and George Chance
of the United Labor league As a pre-
cautionary measure a guard Of soldiers
Will be pi esent Organizer Fancy and
other leaCers have asked that the militia
be withdrawn, and General Goblin has
advised them that the speediest way to
accomplish this will be to stop holding
mass meetings and thereby exciting the
people.
The only change in. the strike situa-
tion proper was the return TO work of
the 500 men employed at Coxe's Beaver
Meadow coliery. The miners say that
this is only temporary and that If the
other Coke men at Drifton and else
where decide at their meeting of Mon.
day to go out the Beaver Meadow men
will join them
Evening journal., 1897-09-18
Sleeping in an

awakened by the noise. He arose and
ran to the balcony, firing his pistol as
signal for help,
At the same time he called TO po-
liceman who was in sight to make an
attempt to detain the lynchers, who
We're making their escape.
The firing of pistols an id the whistles
of policemen brought other policemen,
who succeeded in capturing a score OF
persons.
It was net long before the Inspector
general and Inspector Villavicencio ar
rived on horseback. When the police
entered the room. they foUnd the body
OF Arroyo lying on the hoor.
1t was literally hacked with knife
stabs.
At his side were found door bar and
several knives and other steel instru-
ments
An examination showed that the panes
Of a window were broken. The men
who were captured would mot say any
thing A group of people Was found on
one of the side streets. They were talk
ing and discussing the lyno hing. They
appeared TO know all about the affair
but when approached by reporters be-
came suddenly noncommunicative.
On several other sire cts reporters
found persons who seemed! to know all
about the killing.
When Arroyo was surp rised by the
mob, he was sitting in a cl lair I'm pri-
vate office. There. mixeCt with frag-
ments of window panes, was Ions
pool Of blood marking tn spot where
Arroyo had been stabbed.
The body was removed tri the Fourth
ward police station.
The gendarmes who were guarding
Arroyo were unarmed. Ogar 200 persons
penetrated the building. When they
surprised Arroyo. he was I'm a straight
jacket and could make no resistance
lie seemed too terrified to speak.
Evening journal., 1897-09-18
Changes In Color Of stnmns.

WASHINGTON Sept. 1S.-While on
account Of the agreement made by the
international postal congress there will
be no change in the color of the cent
postage stamp the colors of stamps of
some of the other denominations viii be
altered. That congress provided for uni
form cOlors for stamps OF certain de-
nominations or their equivalent in the
money of each country, applicable 20 all
the administrations of the postal union.
This will require a change in the cent
stamp, which represents the single rate
Of foreign letter postage. 1t is now a
light brown. but it will become a dark
blue. The 1 cent stamp. now a blue,
will be changed to ogreen. These changes.
which will become operative on the 1st
day Of January, 1899. were incorporated
in the international postal treaty con-
cluded by the postal congress. which.
when it shall be attested by the official
signatures of the postmaster general
and the approval Of the president. will
have the effect Of law. The president
and the postmaster general are expected
to sign the document within the next
few DAYS
Evening journal., 1897-09-18
CHAINEDIN The HOLD
italian Captain Claims One of His
Sailors Is Crazy.
THE NAN HIMSELF DENIES THIS.
Says That He Was Set Upon by tn
skipper and His Crew For No
Reason Whatever, Then
Beaten and Bound.

NEW YORK, Sept 1s.-when the
Italian bark Spena arrived here last
night, Captain MARITIME Frazego report
ed to the police that one Of the members
OF his crew had become violently insane
during the voyage and requested the
removal of the man to a hospital for
treatment.
Boarding the bark at quarantine. I'm
a little dark hole in the bow of the ves-
sci Police Captain Schultz saw what he
hrst thought to be a large dog chained
to the floor 1t was cropping about on all
tours and matted beard and long and
unkempt hair covered the face and
head. Captain Schultz was informed
that the covering object I'm the hole
was the crazy man. and as he descend
ed into the place there was a rafting Of
chains and piteOus means. A cold chisel
was required to cut the rivets which
held five-eighths inch chain about the
sailors arms and legs.
The sailor when questioned by an in
terpreter, said his name was Stefano
Spagnaio and that he is 2s years cid
and resident of ALASKA, Italy. He also
stated that he shipped on the Spena $50
days ago. On Aug. 8, the sailor said,
he was set upon by Captain Frazego
and his men without any reason, terri
bly, beaten and then, bound in chains.
was thrust into the dark hole His
hands were fastened behind his back.
He was given enough food to keep him
alive. Spagnaio said that when he
boarded the vessel he weighed about 100
pounds, but the III treatment and suffer
ing had reduced him to nearly 100
pounds and turned his hair gray. The
sailor declsres hc is perfectly sane.
At Bellevue hospital. to which insti-
tuition Spagnaio was removed, large
sores caused by the chains were found
on his ankles and wrists He Will be
examined as to his mental condition.
The police do not think the Italian
sailor is demented and wonler how he
survived the cruel treatment he claims
to have received during the past 55
days.
The Spena, which carried a cargo of
rice, coffee and sugar sailed from Sin
gapore for this port 1855 days ago.
Evening journal., 1897-09-18

Freight trains collided near Andover
last night, but no one was hurt
Four men were killed by a freight
collision near Chippewa Falls. Wis.
Striking coal miners at Ration. n. NJ.
are accused Of blowing up a building
with gunpowder.
Ethel and Florence Voorhees, were
suffocated by gas in their mothers ho-
tel at Atlantic City.
The Coal trust case has been post
poned until Sept "a in the appellate di-
vision, supreme court.
Coal miners at Diamondville, Ida.
have struck for more pay and the abo-
lition of company stores.
Samuel Sands. department command
er G. A. r. Of New Jersey. jumped
from a trolley car I'm Jersey City and
was killed.
Hoke Smith and Senator Penrose
called on President Mckinley. the sem
ator TO urge Hicks for postmaster at
Philadelphia.
Dr. Norgaard Of Denver believes he
has discovered the long sought cure for
cattle fever, which would revolutionize
the cattle market.
Following the expulsion from Brussels
OF the French anarchist. Louise Michel,
the police arrested Is persons suspected
Of being anarchists.
Inhabitants Of Krasnoyarsk. Siberia.
report that on the night Of Sept. IA they
saw what is believed to be Polar Ex-
plorer Andree's balloon.
| The executive board Of the bitumlnoos
coal miners says the strike was declared
/ off because the markets were being sup
piled and the men were in want
The Guatemala rebels under Prospero
i Morales have won a victory against
| the Barrios forces. and Barrios has
chartered a steamer, possibly to escape.
The shooting Of the colored postmas-
ter at Hogansville, Ga, may cause
further delay in the appointment Of the
negro. Mr.. Lyons, to the Augusta post
\ Office.
Evening journal., 1897-09-18
GEORGE GOULD HOME.
He Discusses the Angel Case and the
Financial Situation.

NEW YORK. Sept 1s.-Georgc Jay
Gould the millionaire, who with his
family and a personal retinue. arrived
here last night on the steamship St.
Louis, from England, said there is alb
solutely nothing in the rumors about
the selling of the Gould and Sage inter-
ests in Manhattan Elevated stocks He
said that the proposed suit against his
fathers estate by Mrs. Angel had been
completely disposed Of by the affidavit
of the latter. He knew from the first.
he said, that the whole matter was a
fraud. When asked IL he intended to
prosecute the parties implicated in the
conspiracy. Mr. Gould said that he
would let that rest with the public
prosecutor.
Regarding the financial situation, Mr..
Gould said he is greatly pleased with
the fine outlook. He declared that there
has been material improvement I'm the
country's condition and said that in
England and on the continent there is
a very good idea of the improvement
here and that the general impression
there is that the good times have come
to stay. He believes in this himself
Evening journal., 1897-09-18
ON CAPTAIN RAYS REPORT.
That Is Why Our Government Is Sending
Soldiers TO Alaska.

WASHINGTON, Sept lS.-The report
from Captain Ray. the army officer who
was sent to Alaska to investigate the
condition of affairs there. formed the
basis of the cabinet decision 10 send
small force of soldiers to St. Michaels
at the earliest moment. Captain Rays
advices We're dated Aug. %.
He was then at St Michaels. about
to take the steamer up the Yukon for
Circle City His report showed that
without doubt great suffering must be
expected in the Klondike region this
winter owing to the lack of food sup
plies. Further details on that point
We're promised at a later date. He re-
garded 1t as essential that some kind OF
force acting under lawful authority be
placed at st. Mlchaels to restrain the
lawless element. Secretary Alger late
yesterday afternoon gave the necessary
orders for the sending of troops There
will be only 25 infantrymen, and they
will be sent from Fort d. A. Russell.
where Captain Ray had made a seec-
tion Of hardy men to accompany him
when he was about to go north before.
Those men will be under the lead of
Lieutenant Colonel Randall of the
Eighth infantry. at Cheyenne. wy, and
buelt Will ne a SUI btpli anu lultt ultll-
bers of the army hospital corps, because
of the report Of prevailing sickness in
Alaska.
Secretary Alger has managed to over
come the difficulty in the matter Of
transportation by means Of telegraphic
correspondence with President Weare Of
the Alaska Transportation and Trading
company. That gentleman has informed
the secretary that the company win
start another boat from Seattle for st.
Michaels within the next seven days.
This boat will take up mainly food and
clothing supplies, but the troops will be
taken also If the war department so de-
sires
Evening journal., 1897-09-18
IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS.
Some Fear Reaction, but buns Review
Does Not Think This Probable.

NEW YORK. Sept lS.-R. G.. Dun G.
Co.'S weekly review Of trade says
The end Of the bituminous coal strike
and The return OF many thousand men
TO work at advanced wages adds 20 the
purchasing power Of the people, and the
anthracite region affects not a fifth as
many workers. The starting OF many
mines and works. the enormous exports
of wheat ana corn the favorable news
as TO those crops and cotton. the fall in
sterling exchange and the report show
ing that gold imports began I'm August
exceeding exports by s. $50 $50. while
merchandise exports exceeded imports
by Si0.953. 1853 have all contributed to
forward the Improvement i'm business
The replenishment of stocks cannot be
half finished though some who could see
no sign of improvement a few weeks
ago are now finding IL so vast and rapid
I that they fear reaction. But reasons
for apprehension are not urgent. When
the tide rises after four years of de-
preston. Il does not fall again after four
weeks.
The wheat market has declined ovef
cents on account Of crop reports which
promise larger prosperity. and corn and
cotton are both a little lower for like
reasons yet estimates of the highest
financial authorities regarding require
ments from this country are not SMALL
er, but larger than before, while better
prospects in Argentina, Australia and
India hold out no promise of large Eu-
ropean supplies. or Of any until winter
Is about over Atlantic exports OF
wheat -four included. are more than
double last years each week. Corn de-
clined over cent, with growing belief
that the yield will surpass estimates.
Cotton was depressed from "a to Iis
cents. with favorable news OF yield. al
though the mills are now consuming
( with great rapidty.
Failures for the week have been 20i
i'm the United States against Sli last
year. and 40 in Canada against 80 last
year.