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Evening journal., 1897-12-21
socIAL AND PERsoNAL MOVIES.

Yesterday afternoon cards were is
sued for the dance to be given by the
MiddletOwn Social Club, in the Opera
House at that place on the evening of
December 81.
William T. Lyman, Charles Murray
and e. Frank Sharpley have arrived
home from North Carolina, where they
have been cunning They left John NJ.
c. Rodney down there. Mr.. Sharpley
reached here about an hour after his
sister, Mrs. Humphrey had breathed
her last.
Howard Zebley and Joseph Bradford
expect to 80 to Philadelphia to live
after Christmas.
Ex-Clerk of the House William A.
Gum, Of Franlford, Sussex county, was
in this city yesterday
Representative J. Frank Eliason. Of
Mt Pleasant, and ex-Representative
George w. Reybold, of Delaware City,
were seen at the railroad station yes
terday.
superintendent Hancker, of the Della
ware State Hospital at Farnhurst, was
in Philadelphia to-day
]. G. Loftland, Of Dover, was in this
city yesterday.
James w. S. Ford, of Salem, n. j., is
visiting at No. 9O4 King street.
Captain Philip Reybold is still very
sick man, but it is now believed that
he will be about again in a few weeks
Or. Joseph r. Smith is attending him
Misses Alice and Blanche Wimple, OF
Danville, Va, are visiting Miss Flor
ence Hodgman, at No 1921 Washing
ton street
Roy Hart, Wesley Bum, George
MoultOn, Frank O'Donnell and Leslie
Nmndorff will spend Christmas ev'
with friends in Philadelphia.
Clarence Westhaner, who has beel
I visiting Mrs. James Crosby, No. 20
French street. has returned to hi
home, near York, Pa.
James Prentiss and family are visit
ing relatives in Cecil county.
Miss Mollie Wright has returned Il
Smyrna from visit here.
Mrs. John Saggers. Of ChesapealS
City, is visiting Wilmington friends.
Dorsey Potter, Of Baltimore, is Wis
iting friends in this city.
t Mrs Ida Hepbron, of Brooklyn,
visiting her parents in Wilmington.
Miss Kathryn K Burton, Of March,
Hook, is visiting Wilmington friend:
e Miss Eleanor Todd Is visiting Mrs.
Herbert Mullin in West Chester.
!. Miss Florence d. Collar, Of POI
9 Penn, and John l. Ubil, Of Delawar
y City. will be married next Thursda
evening.
Mrs. Ruth McGilligan and daughter
G have been visiting in Kennett Squar
:, Wilmer Palmer was in Kenne
!. Square yesterday.
Former Ambassador Thomas F. Bay
ard and Mrs. Bayard left this mOrnin
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
THE BEST REMEDY FOR THE DE
EICIH

1t can no longer be regarded as
mere theory, but an established fact,
that the Dingley law is a failure as
revenue producer. The deficit for No
vember will amount to millions and
the new tariff is proving incapable Of
reducing theseominousmonthlybalanCes
on the wrong side of the ledger. It is
now generally conceded that instead Of
producing q yearly revenue of $3.50, ,COO,-
600, as it's trainers predicted when the
bill was before Congress, this wonder
full embodiment Of high protectionism,
which was to put to shame its Demo-
cratic predecessor, will come many
millions short Of that fgure-in fact,
produce less revenue than the Wilson
German tariff.
These monthly deficits of receipts
over expenditures must bring before
Congress an ugly problem to solve
| How can these deficits be stopped
/ There are three remedies from which
| Congress and the administration seem
| ingly must choose. The Dingley law
| must be amended so as to increase its
! revenue-producing capacity, as Senator
Aldrich wanted to have done when the
bill was before the Senate Another
bond issue must be res0rted to, or tn,
! government expenditures must be Gu
| down
The first method could undoubtedl,
be made to work. A few staple articles
could be added TO the dutiable lis
which would largely increase the Gus
toms receipts. But this would meal
an additional burden upon the people
Besides il would have q tendency to un
settle business if the tariff question
were reOpened again so soon. even fl
an incidental way. The country /
heartily sick and tired of tariff agitation
: and wants nothing so much as a feel
ing of confidence that tariff schedule
are settled for a number Of years a
I least-Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

IT'S THE prudent Christmas Shoe
buyer that's bettering trade for us.
The careful buyers who 10 not
care for the kind of footwear that's
too cheap to be good, but want full
value for the money expended, and
they get full value at cur store to
the best Of our ability. Good Shoes
from good makers and a little less
than usual prices for them. There
is a touch of Winter in The air;
the boys and girls probably need
shoe attention. We were never in
better shape to meet your wants.
There is up-to-date footwear in
style and quality; there Is small
ness of prices that will give pur-
chasers better values than they
ever obtained before for the same
amount Of cash. Think about it
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
MRS. GRAY MARRIED.

Paris advices tell of the marriage in
Paris last week of Mrs Andrew Gray
and Spencer f. B. Biddle, both of Phila-
delphia, and widely known among
fashionable people of that city and Will
mington. Mrs. Gray was formerly Miss
Mary Davids, and married Andrew
Gray, brother of Senator Gray, from
whom she was amicably divorced few
years ago. Mrs. Gray had great ad-
vantages OF early cultivation, her
father, Hugh Davids, being one of the
most accomplished and erudte men
Philadelphia has ever known. Mrs.
Gray has been for years a central fig
ure in the social world of Philadelphia,
and attracted attention especially a few
years ago. Mr.. Biddle, whom she has
now married, is an old acquaintance.
Mrs. Gray spent last Winter at the AL
dine Hotel, Philadelphia, and has made
several trips to Europe.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
DIED.
BURKE

BURKE.-In this city on December
90 Mary, wife OF Michael Burke
aged SO years.
The relatives and friends OF the fam
lily are respectfully invited to attend
her funeral on Thursday mornig at
O'Clock, from her late residence. No
800 Seventh avenue. West Wilmington
High mass at st. Paul's r. c. Church
Interment at Cathedral Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
A SHOE STORE CLOSED.

Sheriff Finn has closed the shoe
store of Mrs. Jennie Hopes, at No. z
East Third street, on judgments aggre-
eating between $4,000 and $4,000. They
were entered in the prothonotary's Of
fee yesterday afternoon. The first
judgment, fer S1,S0O, is held by Alfred
Nj. Hopes, and next to him comes
David Entriken, with one for $500. 1t
is believed these two judgments will
clean up about everything there is in
the store.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
EUGENE HARTMAN FEEIls BETTER.


J. Frank Peirce has received a per-
sOnal letter from Eugene Harman, of
this city, who is at Colorado Springs,
Col, for the benefit Of his health, which
was much impaired when he went out
there, and which is still far from being
restored. He says: 81 am doing splen-
didly; still / am far from being well.
But if l continue to improve as rapid
ly as / have been lately I will soon be
feeling fine. Yesterday and to-day the
thermometer has been around zero. and
/ am spending most of my time at pres
ent around the fire. We have had a
number Of snOwstOrms, and the noun
tains, especially Pixies Peak, are always
covered. Still, a nice part of it is that
the snow does not last long on account
of the sun. which gives US a great
many good days. He takes a drive
every nice day, and recently saw a dead
wildcat a few miles from town. Speak
ing Of this incident he declares that
he would not want to encounter one of
the animals.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

for q short visit in Philadelphia. On
Thursday next they will go to Boston
on a visit.
Miss Lizzie Sylvester. formerly of
Harrington, is sick at the Gibson
House in this city.
General Garrett J. Hart, Of n. G. D.,
who has been quite sick, is improving.
Miss Grace Null has returned from
Richmond Va. where she has been
spending three weeks with relatives.
James d. Carter spent to-day in Bal
timOre.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
AN EXAMPLE FOR wILMINGToN.

Here is an event in babydom the like
of which has never been paralleled. All
Of the chubby-fsted, dimpled little
darlings of Murray Hills Four Hun
dred are to be brought together in a
competition for baby beauty, states a
New York dispatch.
Infant scions of such Knickerbocker
houses as those of Pell, Camman. Gra-
ham, Sands, Aidee, Carey, Schroeder
and Dinsmore will be wrapped in soft
silks and laces and coddled and patted
by the soft hands of Murray Hills
mothers and sisters. Mrs. Fitzgerald
has rendered her mansion, at the
southeast corner of Lexington avenue
and Thirty-fifth street. for a threatre
for the occasion. January is the mo-
mentous day Of the show.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
BUT LITTLE WORK AHEAD.

When Superior Court reconvenes on
January there will be but little for it
to do. Only one case is left Tor trial,
and that is the action for damages
against the Wilmington City Railway
Company by Ellen lewis. Should that
be settled between now and the recon
vening of the court, there would be
nothing left for it to do but to adjourn
until EebruarY.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
HELP THE PEOPLES MISSION

The Home Mission, at No. III Ship
ley street, is in need and has requested
contributions of food, clothing, toys
and other articles, which will be dis
tributed to the poor of the city at a
Christmas festival being arranged by
Rev. c. II. O'Brien for Monday, De-
cember q.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
srATE AuDIToR An WORK.

State Auditor B. L. Lewis, Of Har-
rington, was at the Court House this
morning. He spent part of to-day at
the Delaware State Hospital at Farm
hurs, going over the accounts of that
institution, and will now turn his at
tention to the books Of the office Of re-
ceiver of taxes and county treasurer.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
TWO PROPERTIES CHANGE HANDS

Daniel W. Taylor has sold a lot be-
longing to the McCloskey estate. of
Washington, to the Diamond Ice Com
pany for about $1,000. It is situated
at Fourteenth and Railroad avenue.
The property Of Edward w. Pyle. of
Philadelphia, being No. 2l4 West Ninth
street, has been purchased by James T.
Chandler for about S47OO. He proposes
to convert it into an office.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
THOMAS ]. LAWsON's HOME.

The dwelling-house of Mrs. Isabella
G. King, at No. 504 West Eleventh
street, has been sold to Thomas J. Law
son by Hawkins & Co., the considera-
ton being $500. Mr.. Lawson, who
now lives on West street near Elev-
enth, will make it his future home
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
HEARING SIBLEY'S CASE.

ARGUMENT AS TO WHETHER HE
PURCHASED THE FORMULAS OR
NOT.
Argument was heard in the United
States District Court to-day in the
case of Gideon Sibley VS.. the receiver
of the Wilmington Dental Manufacture
ing Company. The plaintiff alleges
that at the sale of the company's prop
erty, which took place sometime ago,
he purchased the effects and formulas
used in the manufacture of teeth, but
the receiver differs.
Mr. Sibley was cross-eXamined by
James H. Hoffecker, the receiver, and
said that he understood that the effects
were his property. William S. Hilles
represented Sibley. Judge Bradford
reserved his decision.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

Telegraph companies have many
enemies and obstacles TO overcome, but
the companies doing business in Japan
have an almost hopeless task in fight
ing a little enemy which is playing
havoc with their lines. It is nothing
mere or less than the spider which
spins webs on the wires in such num-
bers that there is a serious loss of in
sulation All efforts to defeat the Ut
tie wire-tappers have thus far proved
unavailing.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
HOWrS THfsg

We offer one Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of CataTrh that can not he
cured hy Halls Catarrh Cure.
T.. ]. CHENEY a. CO, Props, Toledo. d.
We the undersigned, have known r. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in AN business
transactions and financially able 10 carry
out any obligations made by their firm
Toledo, q.
Walding. Klnnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu.
cous surfaces of the system. Price 1ic
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists Tcsti.
monials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
PAPER COMPANY BUSY.

Delaware Mills, Jessup and Moore
Paper Company, are through receiving
wood by water, for this season, and
will not receive any more in that way
until about next August. The COM
pany's mills are very busy filling Or
ders they now have.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
AN ENJOYABLE sOCIABLE.

The social committee of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society Of st. Paul's NJ.
e. Church gave an enjoyable sociable
in the Sunday school room of the
church last night. A large number was
present, and refreshments were served.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

A man recently released from q jail
in South Carolina has applied for leave
to practice at the bar in that state as
an attorney-at-law. That man must
know the men he is living among, or
else he is endeavoring to convince the
people that the bar of the state is made
up of blacklegs like himself
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

The Philadelphia Times makes the
pertinent editorial remark that In case
defaulting Teller Boggs, Of Delaware.
returns and tells, Others interested may
think he's not making a very season
able gift in giving them away" But
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
LETTERS GRANTED.

Register of Wills CrOssan has grant
ed letters testamentary upon the estate
OF William Dougherty to Margaret
DOugherty, and upon the estate Of Alice
Chnch to DR.. John c. Fahey.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

While the English sparrows are de-
creasing steadily in New York city, the
anglomaniacs are steadily on the in
crease. There is no end to the pests
which England inflicts upon this coun-
try.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

That was a cold and calculating New
Yorker who went to an undertaken
establishment selected a coffin. bar
gained for it at the lowest price, paid
for it, and then went home and COM
mitted suicide. But New York has al
ways prided itself upon the bushes.
principles Of its citizens.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

The Christmas number Of the Cecil
Whig has reached our exchange table.
1t is profusely illustrated and full Of
reading matter relative to the various
industries in and about ElktOn. In
short, it is one Of the finest editions
printed by any Peninsular newspaper
this season.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

the Times errs in the assumption that
Boggs will come back in the merry
Christi has season. He has too much
respect for his own Yule-tide comfort.
There is in Florida an insect called
the grampus, or mule-killer. Rumor
has it that the regular Republican State
Committee has ordered several hundred
OF them sent to prominent Addicksites
in Kent and Sussex counties.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

There are fewer suicides among
miners than among any other class of
workmen, probably for the reason that
the miners know that all they have to
do is to be a little careless with their
lights in the mines and the fre-damp
will quickly put them out.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
WIIMINGTONIANs TO FIGHT.

Frank HOffecker, John Glynn and
Jack" Ward have fights scheduled be-
fore the Tuxedo Club, in Chester, to-
morrow night. The Wilmington boys
expect to win their fights.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

1t is said that, with the exception Of
birds, mems legs are longer in proper
tion to their bodies than those of any
other animal. This is just where the
giraffe got it in the neck.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
I'm A SOCIAL WAY.
Marriage in Paris of Mrs. Gray,
Formerly Well Known Here.
AMONG THE SOCIAL VISITORS
SOME COME TO WILMINGTON
WHILE PERSONS LIVING HERE
SEEK DIVERSION ELSEWHERE.
NEW YORK SOCIETY WILL HAVE
A BABY SHOW AND WHINING
TON MAY FOLLOW SUIT.

All communications intended for inser-
tion 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., 1897-12-21

The roaring of gas escaping from a
we'll in West Virginia can be heard a
distance of six miles. which isn't cir
cumstance to the roaring of the Single
TaXer.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
IIIsT WHAT YOu WANT.

nice grain leather. leather-lined bag
for $500, at No, East Fourth street.
Dure & Townsend.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

"A New York paper once stated that
it was a wise little Bernhardt that
knew it's daddy, and Sarah never sued
IL for libel.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

Fine rabbit lunch this evening at
Frank Huck's, Sixth and Madison SITS.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21

SsitstHV ~ Shoe House
No. 10 East Fourth St.,
Between Market and King.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
IN WORKING ORDER.

Market street bridge is now working
nicely, having just been thoroughly
overhauled.
Evening journal., 1897-12-21
We Are Doing
The Jacket Bargains
The Cape Bargains

are something wonderful.
Beautiful and stylish garments
at half price and less, all be-
cause we closed out stock of a
cloak firm dissolving partner
ship. Now is your opportu-
nifty.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-08-07
Sc ha 1nodificado Ia formula

fin de ofrecer al pdblico una preparation it'll,
segura y rapida en- sus efectos, 10 que Sc COM
prueba por el uso tan generalizado que Sc hace
de ella en- toda la isla.
Con ell fin de precaverse de las muchas imi-
taciones que de esta formula Sc han hecho. Gu.
yas propiedades son inferiores,'' debe exigirse
que en- cada GAIA de legitima procedencia, este
la marca de fabrica, en- Ia tapa superior un sello
que dice: DIR. N. REvERON, Medico Cirujano,
Ponce, Puerto-Rico" en- la inferior, su hrma
jta:: Ponce, Agosto 80 de 1896,
AVlS() Siendo objeto de frecuentes imlta
nvIOV clones las PILDOEsAS DEL DR.
REVERON hago presente, que las legitimas
son las preparadas exclusivamente en- la acredi-
tada Farmacia de VALE y CANCIO, que son
los depositarios de la verdadera formula, Y l,s
dnicos que estan autorizados para usar mi nom
bre en- dichas plldoras.- DIR N. REVERON.
Dep6sito en- las siguientes Farmacias: VA
LIE Y CANCIO, Ponce. ETY.,
Capital-RIVERA, Arecibo.-ITURRINO, La
res.-ROvIRA y ELvIRA; Aguadilla.-RO-
DRIGUEZ, Yauco.-FONT, Adjuntas. lava
LA, Guayanilla. -FERRER Juana Diaz.-BE-
TANCES, CQA1no.-MARXuAGH Giales
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-08-07
?|Iltras Rattast!tgya1tes
Del Or. D. Nicolas Rever0n.
PRIvILE0IO EXCLUSIVE EXPEDIDO EN
MADRID Ell DE MAYO DE 1891 POR Ell
EXOMO. sR. M1NISTRO DE FOMENTO.
Preparadds en- Ia farmacja de Vale } cancio
PONCE, PTO-RlCO.

NJ EINTE AMOS de experiencia han de-
" mostrado las propiedades t6nicas recors
tituyentes de estas plldoras curando rl
pdamente todas las nfermedadessque ependen
del empobrecimiento de la sangre por una ali
mentacion POGO nutritiva, por habitar en- luga-
res h1medos NAL ventilados por enfermeda-
des anteriores.
Su acci6n curativa es muy efcaz en- las pal
pitaciones de coraz6n, dolores de cabeza, inape-
tencia debilidad dolores las piernas, hi
dropesia, cansancio, sorderas, zumbidos de Oh
40, marcos, palidez de la piel, q la que restitu-
yen su color natural; neteorismo flores blancas,
grandes perdidas de sangre, falta de menstrual
el complete desarrollo de las ;6venes en- la pu-
bertad, debilidad general, convalescencia de las
enfermedades agudas cr6nicas con tai que es-
tas alteraciones morbosas sean sfntomas de una
cloro-anenia simple no de una affection gene
raj de una lesi6 organica que reclamaran
tonces otra medicaci8n.,,
En- vista de los progresses de la terapeutica
de algunos inconvenientes que Sc notaban
la practica
The herald., 1897-01-09
Placed the Muzzle in His Mouth
and Pulled the Trigger
SUICIDES WHILE DERANGED
Imsgiued That People Were Circulating
Lies About Him
A Well Known Horseshoer Who Has Re-
sided Here for Years-Leaves no
Note Nor Intimation of Intention

Dead in his bed with the whole top
of his head blown off, shotgun with one
barrel discharged lying across his body
John Swanson, horseshoer, was found
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in his
room at No. 23O West First street He
had committed suicide, probably some
time during the night as the body was
cold when found, life having evidently
been extinct some hours.
Swanson was native of Sweden, AZ
years old and single. He ran a shoeing
shop at No. 21S North Broadway, next
to the court house, and was we'll known
to the turfmen, of which class he had
a large patronage, as he was an ac-
knowledged expert in his line For
seven years he has occupied rooms in
the same house. OF late Swanson has
acted queerly and talked so strangely
that his friends suspected that he was
losing his mind
Thursday afternoon he was around his
shop and to a couple of employees said
that certain persons We're circulating
evil reports and Slandering him. He
talked wildly and seemed to be men
tally unbalanced. To his landlady, Mrs
r. w. Stoltenberg, Swanson also told
the same thing and said that he could not
bear to have lies circulated against him.
No one susrscted that he would make
an attempt upon his life, however, and
his act was an entire surprise to all who
knew him.
He had evidently come home, late at
night and undressed ready for bed. The
suicidal impulse probably came in an
instant, for he had risen, taken down
his shotgun, removed it from the case
which he threw on the floor, assembled
the gun, placed cartridges in the cham
bers and then returned to bed
Lying on his back, his head propped
up In the pillows, he had held the butt
OF the gum between his knees, placedIthe
muzzle in his mouth reaching down and
pulling the trigger with his right hand
The charge simply shattered his head
to fragments, death being instantan-
eous. When found he still clasped the
gun in his left hand, his body lying on
It's back in bed, the feet projecting a
trife.
No one in the house heard the report
of the gun although woman who occu-
pies the next room to Swanson's said
that at o'clock in the morning she heard
a muffied sound as of a lamp breaking
but thought no more of 1t. The body was
discovered at 10 o'clock and had evident
ly been dead some time; and as the gas
was still burning it is thought the deed
was committed during the night.
The body was removed to the under
taking rooms of Kregelo & Bresee, where
an inquest will be held by Coroner
Campbell this afternoon. A thorough
search Of the room failed to disclose any
note or other indication that Swanson
had intended to take his life, and his act
was undoubtedly committed on the i'm
pulse of the moment while temporarily
deranged. He has no relatives in this
part of the country so far as is known,
but Is said to have sitter in Chicago
Swanson was well known and has
borne good reputation as an honest,
hard working man. His remains will
be looked after by friends
The herald., 1897-01-09
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.
Looking for the Porch Climber in the
Southwestern Section.

The police force just at present are on
the alert and vigorous effort is being
made to capture the second-story burg
lars who have been operating in the
southwestern section of the city for the
past three weeks. officers are out in all
directions and suspicious characters are
closely scrutinized
Last evening about 9 o'clock two men
were held up by policeman in ST. James
park, who halted them at the point of
revolver and inquired their business
One of the fellows carried a ladder and
thinking they might be the porch climb
ers. they were rounded up. While the
officers kept them covered with his gun
a coachman from one of the nearby
residences searched the men, but found
nothing discriminating.
They claimed to be honest mechanics
on their way home from work, the lad
der being used in their business. Their
residence was given as Twenty-ninth
street, and it was not until they had
proven that the stories told were true
that the men were allowed to go. Just
at present any one whose business calls
them west of Seventh street and who
carrier a ladder in the evening hours
would do we'll to have credentials ready
to produce on an instants notice and
have his life insurance assessments
paid up