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MitIliIctOWI,,

MIDDlETowN. DEL, Nov. 3.-Thcrc are.
quite Il number OF church people in town
to-day in attendance upon the arrhdca-
conry of Wilmington. The services be-
gave last evening, after religious dcvo-
tions, with discussion of "Thc Ideal
Parish.' The Rev. John W. Brown, d.
d.. rector Of Trinity Church, New York,
presented in an eloquent and forccful
address "Thc Ideal Parish in its Wor-
ship" He was followed by the Rev.
Kcnscy J. Hammond, who considered
''Thc Ideal Parish in its Work. DR..
, Chas. f. Murray Of your city read Il
thoughtful paper on "'Thc Ideal Parish
in its Outside Rclations.' Bishop Cole
man closed the exercises with apprnpri-
ate remarks
This morning the early trains brought
number Of delegates and visitors. \
business meeting occupied the attention
OF the session from go to 1890 At the
latter hour DR.. Brown, whose first pas
torae was in this parish over thirty
years ago, and who is remembered for
both his personal worth and his pulpit
eloqucnce, preached from the words Of
the Psalmist, "Thou wilt show me the
path of lifr.' He held the closest attcn-
tion Of his large audience from the open
ingto his closing sentence.
This afternoon the first subject for
consideration was ''Our Duty to the BaE-
tislnal Child" Rev. Rollin \. Sawyer
considered "Thc Parents Duty" Mr..
Archer Richards "Thc Teachers Duty"
and DR.. F. NJ. Munson ''Thc Pastors
Duty The second subject presented
was "rhc Observance Of the Lords
Day." Rev. A. Il. Walker spoke upon
the question "As IIonoring to God,"
Chas. T.. Curtis. Esq, Gas Helpful to
Man Physically" and Rev. +. X. Miller
"As Helpful to Man Spiritually" The
missionary meeting and addresses this
evening will close the exercises.
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Yesterday the tug Rambler and the
oyster sloop Allen F. Dcaming collided
in the Christiana near the Wilmington
Steamboat Company's wharf The only
damage done was several broken blanks
on the oyster sloop.
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Sunday School Teachers Meet.

The tenth annual convention of the
New Castle County Sunday School Asso-
citation will be held at Delaware City to-
day. Officers of the association are:
President, William X. Crosby; recording
secretary, Charles II. Gray; statistical
secretary, Joseph $. Hamilton; treasurer,
John j. Hayes; musical director, Prof.
John X. Sweeney; executive committee
Charles Baird, c. II. Cantwcll, A, G,
Cox, William J. Miller, Mcdford II.
Cahoon, Mrs. W. II. Curry and Mrs. C.
F. Hendricks.
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PlArr will now occupy the legislative chambers at Albany
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didn't say much, but lie got there just the same.
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were onv faint traces of Tracy in Tuesdays election
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Mr. CROKER may invite the Prince of Wales to vi
York City, Mr. Crokers newly acquired town property
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Mr.. WHITNEY to Europe, Dr.. Parkhurst stayed in
Mr. Lorarl disgusted but the Tiger Ainched
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GENERAL JAMES H. WILSON is advertising his horses
Does this anything?
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IR MCKINLEY might take look at those fences.
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To receive prompt attention all letters should be addre
Tammany Hall, New York.
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the Union Republicans hold their convention in Dover to-day
it may be pertinent remark that occasion presents itself to
them enforce harmony in their ranks if they do
And they do that much and make the aalgaation
of the factions only possible but inviting they may be
credited with step toward party success.
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Solid vacation Erjoynont.

Two weeks ago u very queer stranger APP
peared at ono Of the beach hotels on the South
Side. He was well dressed, well fed, and he
brought q very assuring quantity of baggage
with him. He was intelligent, genial. and hos
pitablc, too. for on several occasions he had
friends come to dine with him.
But he was queer.
Call me at 6 o'clock sharp" ho said to the
clerk. Have the boy SEQ to it that l am wide
awake before he stops knocking"
The clerk assured him that no wouldn't be
able to sleep after that boy got his knucklcs
against the door panels.
And no didn't. Every night for two whole
weeks the stranger insisted on a q o'clock call.
with urgent provision that he be awakened
thoroughly. Every morning the boy pounded
until HIS knuckles must have been sore:
At the first rat-tat the man in No. 2l2 would
Rrunt, Rroan. and mop over.
After fifteen seconds he would sigh and num-
Then he would sigh. kick out with both feet.
and call: ,
But the boy would hammer away until an OK
plosive voice would exclaim:
wsfs ID he en knSr ,I Let , up Ro, Till yOu' I've been
But the stranger. in allthose two weeks. never
once came downstairs before $50 o'clock.
The bellboy began to wonder first. Then won
derment spread In the dining room and out to
the clerk. Finally the stranger was stared at
morning at q o'clock. no always alto a 0 O'Clock
breakfast.
The other night he paid his final bill.
He was 80 pleasant over it that the clerks GU
riosity took rein.
"Do you know" said the clerk, you are Q
sort of nine days wonder here I"
You don't sayI'
And I've shared in 1t, he continued; "mayI
ask you a question T.
"Slre; fire away"
"Wcll. why the devil have you had us calling
you every morning ut u O'Clock when you never
got up till about 81"
= and the strangers face lighted up.
Say. that's tho greatest scheme! I'm on va
cation, you know, and Two been spending 1t in
Chicago. At home. you know, I'm called every
morning nj Il so az 10 get down TO work. And
say-you haven't any idea what a pleasure it is
to be called at q when you don't have to get up
till 0 That calling business every morning
was the very richest part OF all my vacation
And to this day tho clerk hasn't got any
further with that sentence.
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Married the Wrong Man.

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
sioux CITY. Ia. Nov. IA strange case OF matri.
monial duplicity came to light in the District Court
of Woodbury. county. A woman Of Sioux City dis.
covered that she had been Joined In wedlock with tho
wrong man, or at least not with the man she sup.
posed she was marrying.
In August, 1895. Emma B. Larson was married In
this city to q man whom she supposed to be Y. J.
Schultz. She says abe was not we'll acquainted with
him when she entered into the marriage contract.
but thought he was all right. She ~ ard learned
that Schultz and another man named Julius Karash
lived at Westneld. N. Y. and were distant relatives.
Although she did not know Schultz personally. she
knew OF him. and this became known to Karash.
Tho latter came to Sioux City. was introduced to
Miss Larson as Schultz. and finally married her UNI
der that name. She lived with him for several
months before she found out her mistake. and then
threatened him with legal process for his duplcity.
He promptly left her. and sho thinks he has gone
back to New York. However. before he left, she says
he took $500 OF her money. saying he would invest it
for her.
She now asks that she be granted q decree OF d.
vorce, and that she be p. Knitted to resume her
maiden name OF Emma b. Larson.
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rushed out Of the house. scising the srst
wheel no saw, his sweethearts ne or0ppco on
the drop -frame machine and pedallea hMny.
ou tai dEir an so We r,i hss o nosr Of the window just
in time 10 ace \ strange man-she didnt recog.
nize him In a SLOUGH h~at-junpinE on neI wheel.
t SnS Is !, q girl Of REORGANIZATION oS Nal. is.to.be. She
ran out Of doors. seized what she supposed was
MS wheel, and started in pnrsu,.s VIZ,
sSSettlSS o OF ,SS: a., s on whom 2 she 10 was S"S falling, and
ne, nearing the door slam. wontto nv ~ sEivp,ms
Just IN time to see u woman IN iohE sni.ls
imbg pcn n his wheel; nsS Ga nno.Ser minute Was
IN pursuit OF "a female bicycle THIEF. -
BY this time tho girl In bloomers hnu Louna
c SaU TI' t 1S5nx s, p%Ts% ny her I pupsaSr's watch chain
as he passed an electric light, and thinking 1t
was q badge and he an officer who hna seen ner
maxi INC hS, wheel. she redoS Sise ddy nSp on a drop
frame, but he pushed brayely on. once no
looked back and saw some one riuinE II iasJ as
he. a block behind. but he thought nothing o! y.
And his girl, behind, was pushing, tho pedals
haris, REGARDLESS of the lingerie ana rose wnien
inc diamond frame exposed, ana aeterninea 10
equally set on capturing tho q female bicycle
thief, I" the boy behind rode as 4 In q race:
Brayely the girl IN bloomers Kept on S,Inongh
Twice she turned and tried TO lose .hor pur-
suer, but no chung on but did not gain, as the
difference in wheels made the race nearly even
girls object was TO circle around, so as to reach
the starting point. whore she, knew she coniu
explain matters. SO shc turned west on Lihueli
boulevard and south on Taylor, and after a hard
half hours rido brought up at the starting point.
She had barely reached there than hor pursuer
arrived. and close behind him. iho two others.
but after a few words every ono began to laugh.
And the young man had to take the whole party
over to buy ice-crehm soda In an effort 70 hush
Lne matter up. But IL Is sui 10 DO oeciueo
whom the laugh In on.
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MARRIAGE Law OF SEAVES.
TechnicaIItiea Arise In u Case OF ALLEGED
BiEnmy In - Washington Court.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
Edmund Spiver, colored. who was arrested
last week and charged with bigamy by Anna
Spiver, who claimed that, being her lawfully
welded husband, he married Ella Davis, was
yesterday held in 81 900 bonds to await the
action of the Grand Jury by Judge Kimball.
Both Edmund and Anna are old colored
people. Annals story is that years before the
war, when she was a slave girl in Virginia, sho
was married to another slave named Mitchell.
who, three years later, was sold into a slave
gang and carried of South. shortly after his
departure, she received u message from ono of
his companions that he had thrown himself
Anna was sold herself some years after her first
husbands death and WAS taken to New Orleans,
where, twelve years later, that Is Dec. 2S. 1864,
she claims to have been married to Edmund
Spivcr. the defendant. by Chaplain Stone OF the
Forty-fourth Indiana Volunteers. The Spivers
and have lived here ever since AS man and wife,
and. being industrious and sa wing, have accumu-
lated some property.
The hearing OF the case raised several inter-
esling and important points, and Judge Kimball
the upper court. that u final decision OF the cues
lions raised might be had.
Attorney Peyton. for the dcfendsnt, claimed
mat a marriage performed by an army chaplain
in Louisiana In 1864 WAS not u LEGAL marriage
between slaves. and, Furthermore. that the Spi-
Vers were not nnlenable to the provisions Of tho
net OF July 25, 1866, which declared n state Of
legal marriage between all colored people In tho
District who had been living in that relation at
the time OF their emancipation. because thcy
had boon freed by the emancipation proclama.
ried at that time.
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TALE OF A PAyH OF GLOVES.
A Careless Clerk In an Iswa Post once Must
Huy a New Fair.
E.opi the Wa h IN gfon Post.

E.om the Washington Post.
First Assistant Postmaster.G General Heath yes
terday rendered q decision Of peculiar interest,
especially to ladies. Son days ago some one in
Sioux City. r., presumably q gentleman who
had lost a wager, mailed an envelope containing
a pair OF gloves to Mrs. Sarah ID. Tucker, resid-
ing in Worcester. Mass. The packet reached its
destination. but one of the gloves was 50 badly
torn that 1t WAS useless. The lady complained
To the local Postmaster and demanded that no
gloves 10 replace those which had been damaged
in transit. He naturally declined, but, tho re-
cipient OF the damaged gloves insisted that q
new pair must be forthcoming from some source.
To placate Mrs. Tucker the WORCESTER Post
master said: "Well. madam, l will refer tho
whole matter to the Post Office Department at
Washington. and there the responsibility for
redress"
This statement Modified the irate woman, and
the Postmaster at Worcester wrote the First
Assistant Postmaster-Genornl, explaining the
case. The matter was as carefully and thor
onghly looked into by the Post Oiiice officials as
though IT. had been the theft OF q registered par
Gel containing a large sum OF money.
II was developed that the clerk at Sioux City
who feeds tho machine used for The cancellation
OF stamps, grabbed up the envelope containing
the GLOW 8 o! Mrs. Tucker and forced the bulky
envelope through the machine. The stamps
were cancelled all right, but tho cnncellor am
putated several fingers OF ons OF the gloves con-
First Assistant Postmaster-General Heath,
after sitting In Judgment on the case, has writ
ten a lettor TO tho Postmaster al. sioux City
calling upon him 10 asseso his cancellation cierN
the price OF ono pair OF No. z LA Perle" tan
] gloves. and forward the same to Mrs. Tucker.
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QUEER QUESTIONS ASKED.
Some or tho Conundrums with which the
Smithsonian OmciaIs Are Assaulted.

aEthhCiah4 y -
From the Washington Erenino Star.
The doorkeepers of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton have a hard time of iti In answering the ques-
tions propoundcd them by tho visitors to that
place. These questions are original. IL nothing
else, and cover all varieties OF subjects. One of
the men who has been there for a num-
Der of years has iccome SO accustomed to
hearing these that no would not be surprised
he said, II some one should ask him gravely.
where the right molar. tooth Of George Wash
ihgton's grandmother's, great, aunt could DO
found. Neither would he think that tho pro-
FOUNDER OF the question was n %lunatic.
Strange to say, though in some places 1t might
not be regarded as strange, most OF these pecu-
liar questions arc asked by the feminine portion
of tho visitors to tho institution. Some time
ago n lady. who had every appearance OF being
such. in addition to having an intelligent face
and cultivated manners. stopped up to a door
Keeper md inquired, in u tone OF voice which
showed that she was in earnest:
of the institution where l could find the relics
from the Garden of Eden. ] understand there
are !, number of them here, and l should like to
The doorkccpcr did not know whether she
wished to see the traditional fig leaves or tho
eofe OF w thS sPpbte d MaiG chs AGsn =, is sb related Smn,d to have have
was not possessed of such treasures. Tho lady
informed correctly, she Thought, that the relics
wero thcre. With an air Of disappointment she
went inside to sec what else she could unoarth.
keeper where the bottles containing tho ole
ments OF the universe were located. In spite OF
his experience in such + things the G, doorkeeper
Why. l was told that they wero hore. and
was also informed that they were kept in bottles
for inspection" the lady said.
The only elements of tho universe that 1
know OF" the doorkeer replied, ARE whiskey.
air. ana water. and they are common most every
where, belieye. madam. Further than these 1
know of none"
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o7l. SEQ MILES on n street Car.

From the 81. Louis Republic.
Mike Dooley. q st. Louis car driver. has travelled
al, $50 miles in thirty.one years, all on one street.
Practically his entire working life has been passed in
this way. Sixty days absence because OF sickness
constitutes the only interim in O long. monotonous
career on the front platform. For one other day he
was laid of because he was caught smoking q cigar
while on duty. He holds the record among the street
car drivers of the country for longest unbroken
service. He has worked 3e5 days in a year, and has
averaged twenty -four miles a day. or s.8TO miles a
year. His hours have been sometimes all day and
sometimes all night. just now no 10 driving an owl"
car. going on duty at midnight. He likes this work.
and wouldn't exchange it for that of any street car
man in st. Louis. He has mover received but one
price for his labor-s2 a day. He has therefore re-
ceived from the Missouri Railroad Company during
thirty-one years the sum OF 2 1850. He has trav.
elled far enough to have completed the circuit Of the
earth eleven times and a half.
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WORSE THAN A CENTURY RUN.
A Wild Ride Awheei Under Most Peculiar
CircuinAtancea


From the 81. Louis Globe Democrat.
For several days West Enders have been try.
ing to solve the mystery of a bicycle ride which
occurred one night last week, and that portion
of the town has been filled with strange stories
of the affair. Almost every theory except the
correct one has been advanced ms a solution of
the matter, and these theories have been that it
was an clopemcnt, a swift ride for a doctor, q
go-as- you. please race. and q chase after a female
bicycle thief. This latter comes very near hit
ling the mark.
Wheels are so common In tho West End that
they are used on nearly ovory OCCASION. and
therefore IL was not strange that when n GER
tain young man and his intended decided to
call on a mutual friend they should ride on
their wheels. Ho rode over TO her house, and
thon the two rode out to t'seir friends house.
which is near Forest Park. There they rested
their wheels agsins, the porch. where two
On the sane block lives a comely little miss
whose bicycle suit consists OF u derby nat ana
blooiners and some other things. she llad been
over TO see her girl chum, and, IL happehcd,
had on her wheeling. clothes. As she passed
tho house where the young people were calling
she saw the wheels leaning against inc porcil,
and believing that the diamond frame belongeI
to n l6.year old young man who lived there.
she decided to surprise him by taking a ride on
his wheel. u.
said 10 herself. as, she led the wheel over the
lawn and mounted 1t.
The young man and his sweetheart had been
girlish condolences 10 exchange, said he would
go To the library, where he could smoke. AS no
crossed the hall he looked out just In time 70 500
For Il moment he hesitated. Then he saw this
person mount and ride away. Hastily, picking
J up q hat, he tammed II down on his head ana
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EXPERT ELEVATOR WORK.
How tho Conductor Saved tho Life and Hurt
the Feelings of IA Typewriter Girl.
From the Chicago 7in,eo. Herald.


From the Chicago Tintes. Herald.
You fellows have got your business down to
quite an exact science, the eighth-ioor passen-
ger remarked, observing that the elevator had
been stopped with its floor to an exact level with
the floor OF tho hallway.
YES" the elevator man assented, "a person
gets SO used to that sort # thing that he doesn't
notice it much. A rather neat piece Of work
was done in that next shaft the other day" he
continued. Probably nobody except me would
have paid any attention to it., but 1t struck me
as u very good illustration OF tho skill that can
be developed in this profession"
"Yesf"
Eyes. 1t was this way: Tho twenty-second
floor door OF this here shaft where the thing
occurred had been left open, and n stenographer
girl gots absent-minded and steps in. The car
was then al the twelfth, coming UP, and the
elevator man sees the stcnoCrapher just as she
starts. Here. this'l never do.' says he. and
with M that Il he reyerses and &C St, starts his car q Sni r
throws everything open to Keep aionRsidc OF
her, and watch what happens. At the rate she
was going i judged she'd hit the roof OF the
car under her with an awful bump. but she
didn't. The elevator man KEEP his eye on her
and gauged the speed OF his car SOS to fall just
q ~le.e.etle bit slower than she did. Shed almost
caught him at the seventh, and they was going
like fun. IL 1t hadn't been Il pretty high build.
Ing his calculations would have been upset, OF
her for q floor or two. Kept just out OF her
reach, you know, SOS to keep her guessing.
b mh pull sG th See IsV ne : o ESast iust p the ie. esosS TO- b St't "md
she lights on the roof Of that car just as easy,
sir, as II she was setting down on an easy chair.
floor and the stenographer opens the door and
steps out. She'd never speak to that man again.
she vowed, because he'd joshed her that little
bit on tho way down: Funny how touchy these
women are, amt it2'
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B1LL-RAIsING By Il NEGRO.
Successful work Carried On for Months By an
Ignorant Lab0rer.
FROM the TndianapoIts Sentfn

From, the Indianapolis Sentinel.
1t isn't always the sharp, shrewd, genteel
criminal that Is the most successful. Take. for
instance. the case of George Lindsey OF 438 East
Pearl street. Lindsey. to all outward appear
anccs, is an ignorant negro. yet he has for six
months o. more worked a game in this city-that
of passing raised bills-that has completely baf-
fled the police. He worked in cvory part Of tho
city. and passed scores of two-dollar bills raised
He was arrested last night by Bike Cops Holtz
and Wallace. and landed in the police station
one Of the bbifIis Bills on s. s. Osborn, ago q grocer ira pnsSe at
North and Liberty streets. Last night he went
to tho same place and attempted 10 get rid OF
another one. Osborn recognized him, and wnen
Lindsey handed him the raised bill he pretended
that he had no change, Osborn told him to wait
changed. Lindsey evidently suspected nothing
and waited. Osborn hurried to a telephone and
S Sh.s he up Pa the p shey lost snd NO ~ tsmo i IN ge ishTRe I'd
the store. Lindsey was there when they ar.
rived, and the sight of the brass buttons almost
He fought like a wild man and the officers
were forced 70 use their clubs; The3 could
not want to beat him to death and they merely
tried to oyerpower him. They struggled with
him for fully ten minutes 5 b before orr they susceodcd
he was ironed he tried TO fight them. Merchant
Policeman Dave Cleary searched him and found
ono of the bike cops rode with Lindsey to tho
%station. During the ride 1t was NOTICED that
LlnuSey 1nudo several attempts TO get MS right
hand In his hip pocket. Nothing was thor TT
a out 1t at tho time, but when the police station
was reached and the turnkey found a revolver,
the reason for his frantic efforts to get TO his
pocket were made plain.
Lindsey, is evidently a desperate character.
and would have stopped at nothing to get away.
He is AZ years old and q laborcr. The police say
he has passed raised bills on people living in
pass on Osborn last night was secured by the
police. The work is very well done and the bill
would have been accepted by almost anybody
except an expert, especially when busy maxi
ing change ana waiting on customers. In nearly
every instance the bills were passed In tho oven
ing. when they would be less easily detected.