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Evening journal., 1897-05-26
he GOT A FURLOUGH.
NELSON HENDERSON FELL IN
WITH SOME COAST DAMSELS TO
HIS SORROW.

NELSON HENDERSON FELL IN
WITH SOME COAST DAMSELS TO
HIS SORROW.
Nelson Henderson, a colored jay
from North East, Md, strolled into
town yesterday to see the sights. He
saw them. The first place he sought
was the famous coast. He wore a green
coat and vest, straw hat and heavy
top boots, and his appearance on the
rialto caused a furry among the cOlored
denizens of the coast. In his travels he
fell in with Annie w. Ventrie, Rebecca
Ewing and May Briggs. They visited
a certain coast saloon and the women
started in to do" the green coat man.
They fought inside and ended the bout
outside. Officers Ralston and Aiken
happened along, and the whole crowd
got the wagon. In Municipal Court
this morning the women were fined $40
and costs. Nelson was dismissed.
j. Edward Williams, colored, ar
raigned yesterday on the charge Of rob
bing the house of Esther Freklestein,
was held in 5000 bail for upper court.
Edward Mulvey signed for 81 and
costs for drunkenness.
James Kenney, an old soldier, who
had a good home in the Soldiers Home
at Hampton, Va, but didn't know it, was
ordered sent to the county almshouse
James told Judge Ball that he was out
on a furlough.
Richard Rowe and Edward Sewall
were each fined 81 and costs for being
drunk.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
STILL ANOTHER TICKET,
PROHIBITIONISTS DECIDE TO GET
IN ON GROUND FLOOR-H. T.
WALLACE FOR MAYOR.

PROHIBITIONISTS DECIDE TO GET
IN ON GROUND FLOOR-H. T.
WALLACE FOR MAYOR.
The Prohibitionists of Wilmington
having decided to place a city ticket in
the field next month, have agreed upon
the ticket, and here it is;
Mayor-H. T. Wallace.
President of City Council-I. Elmer
Perry.
City treasurer-William e. Rhoads.
Assessor Of the Northern district
Norris LuttOn.
Assessor OF the Southern district
Oscar S. Appleby.
Councilman from the First ward
Andrew M. Price.
Second ward-Hugh Toner.
Third ward-Wiliam z. Shumar.
Fourth ward-John w. Haley.
Fifth ward-Joseph II. Gibson.
Sixth ward-AlbeIt Sergeant.
Seventh ward-Richard w. Brown.
Eighth ward-Samuel L. Bowers.
Ninth ward-Alfred Wilson.
Tenth ward-F. G.. Richards.
Eleventh ward-John H. Harris.
Twelfth ward-Henry r. Erickson.
The cold water people met IN cOhNen-
tion last night at the Y. NJ. G. A. and
were pronounced and emphatic in the
opinion that ticket must be put up
and easily agreed upon all the candi-
dates except a city solicitor, and they
failed to find one member OF the bal
who is a Prohibitionist. They, there
fore. decided to leave blank this Office
on their ticket.
The convention adopted the home az
the Prohibitionists' device.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
nIcYcLE AS A PACK MULE.

C. -Applegate, a bicycle tourist,
rode into Wilmington last night look
ing like he was about to initiate Darius
Green. Applegate wore a yellow and
black sweater, make pack mule of his
bicycle, and is doing it all to win $50
bet by going from Washington to Bos-
ton. On the wheel he carries sixty
pounds Of baggage, including a tent
blankets, umbrella and clothing. On
the front Applegate had fastened a
grip filled with clothes and an UNI
brella, while in the rear was a shelter
tent and blanket. He left Washington
about the middle of last week, and is
in no hurry to finish the journey. Ap-
plegate found the roads bad between
Baltimore and ElktOn. but quite fail
between Elkton and Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
THEY TOOK HIM In
A WANDERING JEW RoBs HIS
BENEFACTOR OF MATCHES,
CLOTHING AND OTHER GOODS.

Bernard Sollinger "a Hebrew, keeps
little shop at No. Ill Ea-o Front street.
About two weeks ago a stranger. and a
Hebrew, came to his home and applied
for lodging, which he secured
The stranger went out TO look for
work, which he found at Blumenthal's
morocco factory. Last night the
stranger disappeared, and this morn
ing Sollinger awoke to find that sew
eral watches, clothing and other goods
were missing. He informed Chief of
Police Dolan OF the theft, but there Is
no clue TO the thief.
Sollinger went to Philadelphia to-
day with the hopes OF apprehending tho
man.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
SUPERIOR COURT TO-DAY
THE HARTMANN JURY BEING OUT,
COURT TOOK A RECESS UNTIL
o IN


2.30.
Superior Court convened this morn
ing at the usual hour, and on account
OF the jury in the Hartmann case being
out, took a recess until 2.30 this after
noon. The only business transacted
was Mr.. Harrington's making return,
and recommendation that the divorce
of George e. and Jessie Hilyard be
granted, which was done.
The Superior Court general jury will
probably have nothing more TO do,
and this week will be consumed in spe-
cial work before the court, as the spe-
cial jury cases do not begin until next
Monday. Yesterday afternoon the case
Of Mealey against Smith, IN which
Messrs. Hayes and Prickett are coun-
sci, was to have been tried, but was
settled.
Mr.. Bird yesterday stated that the
case of John G. Sauter against the
WILMINGTON City Railway Company
had been settled, and it was discontin-
ued as was also the case of Charles
Caldwell against the same company.
Both cases were stricken from the spe-
cial jury calendar.
On application Of J. H. Hoffecker, a
Superior jury was yesterday drawn 70
hear foreclosure proceedings CT the
Kensington National Bank. Of Phila-
delphia. against the Sussex Land and
Cattle Company, a corporation Of the
State of Delaware. After beng en-
panelled with George w. Currinder as
foreman, the jury was discharged until
next Friday at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing 70 hear the proceedings.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WIN.

The High School baseball team de-
feated the Goldey College team yester-
day afternoon at Riyeryiew by the
score OF IA 10 4. The battery work OF
the High School was feature Of the
game. The High School team will play
the Delaware Field Club nine on Thurs
day at Elsmere.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
TAKING CHANCES
WITH YOUR EYEsIGHT

lis downright recklessness. Your eyes
are entitled to the best OF care. They
should be properly attended TO as soon
as they show any need OF care; They
40 show IL sooner or later. If you
need the services OF an oculist, ] tell
YOU so II your case is within the scope
OF the optician ! can fit you with the
classes YOU need. An examination OF
your eyes is absolutely FREE OF
CHARGE.
S. l.. M'KEE, Graduate opucian. with
NJ +. DAVIS.
No. r. Second Street,
Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
OF THE room MEETING

The New Castle county Trustees of
the Poor met in monthly session at the
almshouse at Farnhurst to-day, Chair
man c. Harry SalmOns presiding. su-
perintendent David Mccoy reported on
several important matters OF alme-
house management, and his monthly
statement showed a slight decrease In
the population OF the almshouse on ac-
count OF warmer weather.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
MEGARY's NEW BUILDINGS.

The new buildings for NJ, Megary s.
Son, Immediately adjoining their at0reh
at Sixth and Tatnall streets, have been
planned and placed on the boards
by Architect Rice for bidding
on May 20. The buildings formerly
known as the Wilmington Boarding
Stables, now on the site of the new Me-
gary buildings, are being torn down to-
day.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
rHE BOOK RECoYEREp.

Some unknown thief entered the Y.
M. c. A. building On Saturday and
stole a Webster's Dictionary valued at
SIS. It was recovered at Leyy's pawn
shop this morning by Officer DiMare,
where it had been sold for 81.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
THE DAY RECALLED.

Next Sunday marks the forty-third
anniversary Of the great DUPONT gun
powder explosion, which occurred IN
this city in 1854, which blew up the
residence Of Bishop Lee and killed
seventeen men.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR MARCH TO
CHURCH.

Tomorrow being Ascension Day,
the services at Trinity Church will be:
1890 q. M, holy eucharist; 7.45 p. m.
evensong and special sermon to ST
Johns Commandery. Knights Templar
The Knights Templar will march oui
Delaware avenue to the church.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
BICYCLIsTs no LOsE A FRIEND.

Augustus Negendank, Who has been
selling soft drinks to bicyclists along
the Centreville road, was arrested this
morning and will be tried before Mag
lstrate Kelly The charge is desecrat-
ing the Sabbath and making a nui-
sance OF himself. IL was preferred by
Rev. Samuel Irvine, pastor OF the
church at Centreville, who intends to
have tho practice stopped.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
TEI EPHoNE CONNECTION BROKEN

There is no communication with New
Castle telephones to-day because the
wire tying together the two cities is
broken about half a mile beyond Rose
Hill school-house. Binemen went out
to repair the damage this morning.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
FTNGER BADLY CRUSHED.

William Russell. of No. 14O9 Marsh
road. had the index finger of his right
hand badly crushed in a wagon-pole
this morning. The injury was attended
by DR.. e. G. Joyce, of No. 1919 West
Fourth street.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
WouLp WORK FoR UNCLE sAM.

At the civil service examination
which takes place in this city on June
s, there are twenty applicants for posi-
tions. Fourteen Of these want be car
rlers, and six clerks. Two OF these are
women.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26

Don't forget when in want OF Furni-
ture and Bedding that Adairs, 207
Market street, is the place to buy If you
want bargains.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26

OFFICE, SEVENTH AND KING.
II. T. Sergeant. coal and wood. Larg
pea coal for family use. Oak or pine
wood. $3.50 a load. Phone $40.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
GASOLINE sToYEs RENTEp.

If II Is not convenient for you to buy
Gasoline Stove at once, we win rent you
stove Tor from 20 to 40c. per week ac-
cording to style. AS Gasoline will cost
Only 2oc. per week, you can see that you
VIII save enough from your coal bill to
more than pay rent of stove besides hav-
ing cool house all the time.
Gasoline Stoves repaired
GASOLINE TIVE GALLONS, soc.
HUTCHINSON
Sixth and King streets, Wilmington, and
Ill Delaware street, New Castle.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26

d. w. LYNCH & CO., GROCERS.
Try Gold Standard Spring Wheat
Flour. For sale only at our stores, 3Sc.
the sack. N. w. Cor Madison and
Fourth Sts., S.W.Cor. King and Eighth.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
SEWING MACHINES.

SEWING MACHINES.
Wheeler g. Wilson. $500. The Singer
s16OO. Domestic, $500. Standard, $500
Household, $500. Other makes at $l6,, SIT
$40. Oak or walnut. Ten years guaran
tee.
secondhand machines at $500 up. Re
pairing, 70 cents. -
No. Il e. Seventh St. wilmington, Dei.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
BUSINESS CARDS.
]. L. DAsHIELL,
J. B. COOPER.
PIANO TUNER.

p. o. Box 274, Wilmington, Del. Grad
uate Of the Tuning Department, New
England Conservatory of Music.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
WANTED.

BICYCLE WANTED.-Wnl exchange
fne clothing to order for secondhand
Columbia SO model. Address II, Evening
Journal office.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
BOARD AND ROOTS.

FOR RENT.-Furnished front rooms at
No. 509 West street
NICELY furnished rooms, for gentle
men, sos Market street.
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Evening journal., 1897-05-26
FOR SALE.

FUK SALE.
registered Jersey COWS, delivered daily.
wholesale or retail in any part OF city
RED LION DAIRY, 1924 Walnut street,
city.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

FOR SALE.-Good-will and fixtures OF
a licensed saloon, centrally located. Pos
session Immediately. Apply to William
Baxter, Fourth and Shipley streets.
Evening journal., 1897-05-26

The House Committee on Revised
Statutes reported a substitute for State
Insurance Commissioner Fowler's bill
ompelling all solicitors of insurance to
come within the provisions Of the pres
ent law. The substitute is as follows:
Section /. Amend section 3. chapter
%, volume 10, of the Laws OF Delaware,
Evening star., 1897-03-20

is remarkable. when you come to think of
it-narmonized perfectly we'll I'm it's various
cider little differences with the Dutch En-
doublct and fancy tights costumes Of the
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. as may
l." noted in many an old portrait. 1t was
then of soft felt almost the only differ
ence.
Evolution of the SiOvepfpe.
Then for 80 years the high hat (referring
always to the .'stovepipe'' form in generaD
seems TO have dropped out of a mans
ideals. Experts in costume find the origins
of the present high hat in the brim-short-
eniag and crown-heightenina of the felts
which were restlessly changing year by
year between 1916 and $500. Certainly the
opening of the present century saw the
nigh hat in full march to its present per
fection. in the .castors. which. 1t is true
only came to be made with silk in 1870
Before that date. in 1S2L the very high
water mark was reached in the enormous
inverted bells. which rejoicsd the hearts OF
high. high. onward-and- upward silks ard
hearer5 of their day supported the varying
eccentricites of the neck whiskers of 1870.
the yelowdoE scrubbiness of 1879. the un-
tidy. rolling back-hair and short, woolly
s!deburns' of 1890. and the face-circling.
der-the-chln- -and-up- again whisker-strap
denominations of 1875. with all the clumsy
rolling collars. the high chokers and enor-
nous "dickies.' the frogSed, double breast
ed coats. the loud-voiced. lurid vests. the
Evening star., 1897-03-20
WASHINGTON TYPES.
Impressions of the Capital That Are
First Made Upon Visitors.

FROM Leslie Weekly.
The first note that strikes visitor to
Washing ngton-tEat is, a visitor from the
north-is that the south has been reached.
Evidence of this is present on every side
and ii continues to accumulate so long as
the visit lasts. At the railway station In
the street cars. in the hotels, even the
houses to which one goes. this note of the
sunny soLth. with its polite and amiable
people, and most of all with its children
cf a former slavery. is ever present That
this should strike one on first coming is not
so strange. but that the ofservant person
who thinks about what is seen should have
this note always present IN his mind il
matters not how frequent may be the visits.
shows that it sounds true and has a GER
tain kind Of abiding melody
l. must not be Understood that all that
one sees in Washington is OF the south.
Fifth avenue, Chestnut street. Piccadilly
AMI the Rue de la PAX have sent many OF
their best fashions to the American capi-
tai for the benefit Of the people of wealth
and fashion there. But these carefully
clad people. when they promenade keep
themselves tiresomely near to Connecticut
avenue and Scott circle. The others, the
men with the wide-hrimmed, soft ft-crowned
hats. the men who punctuate their polite
ness with many graceful "sirs,'' they are
everywhere. And glad those who like
an old-tlme gallantry to see them. too
But there are others besides. For them
We choose another paragraph. for fear of
offeuse to those We admire most heartily
These others are the dGrkieS. They too
are everywhere. Always smiling nearly
always polite, they give the bit of color to
the street scenes without which no town
can be picturesque. none cosmopolitan
They are the household servants OF the
city. and in great measure the laborers
well. They are property owners. too, and
the chances are nine in ten when a tumble
down rookery is found staggering In a
nj nSfn hat fh..
owner OF 1t is a negro-a negro of abnor-
NAL independence and foresight. or an un-
fortunate lame duck with a title that Will
not pass scrutiny. Yes. the first note and
the abiding note of Washington is that it
is the very south. with all that the south
implies.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
verbal The House costs the government

verbal. The House costs the government
only about twice as much as the Senate.
although Its membership Is four times As
great as that of the latter. The men who
watch the doors to the Senate galleries sc.
81 ,440 year. and those who lift senators
from floor to floor IN the elevators get
S.200 Men who fold Senate documents
get $1,000 a year. The Senate fremen
get s1.O95 and the Senate locksmith and
rpholsterer 81 40
On TIE House side salaries are much
smaller. and there are fewer siaecures.
House messer gers do not receive over
$1.2O0 a year. Clerks TO committees get
5000 S2.0W or 81 100. Conductors of ele-
vators on the House SIDE get 81. 100.
Members of the Hot are not required
to appoint any regular private secretary 10
appear on the rolls. Some of the poorer
members arrange matters so that they
may receive altogether s62Oo a year. by do
ing their own correspondence. Some pay
for their correspondence by the folio, some
by the hour: some allow various sums for
various lengths of service day. A num-
Der have employed their sons. One member
of the last Congress used his wife as his
private secretary. Representatives Of
wealth. however, generally give the full
81 300 a year to young men regularly en-
ployed secretaries Few have ever gone
over the full allowance, however, as In the
Senate
Evening star., 1897-03-20
A Negro Colony in Maine.
the Lewiston Journal.

fFotH tne Lewiston Journal.
Unlike most of the African settlements in
Maine, the negro colony at Warren did not
originate from the underground railroad or
the anti-slavery proclamation; 1t antedates
Names admission to the Union, and
sprung from single colored man named
Amos Peters. who came from Plymouth
Mass, in 1877 or thereabout, and his wife
Sarah a slave from Guinea brought to
Damariscotta by a sea captain. The pro-
geny of this pair had increased to eighty
people in 1850. but their numbers have
since dwindled down to fifty. They be-
came successful farmers, their focks and
herds increased, and one of them accumu-
lated fortune of 5000. They have been
good citizens on the whole. the burglar.
Joseph Henry, recently sent to prison, be-
Ing the illustrious decadent of long line
of honest and Industrious Peterses-the
mischief. perhaps. being due to the motor
lously liberal admixture of Knox county's
white blood in years agone
Evening star., 1897-03-20
FRONTIER JUSTICE.
\ Texan Judge Whose influence fs
Widespread.

From Leslie's Weekly.
Texas is big state and has a large pop
ulation, including many men of great prom
inence. But there Is no man in that whole
sovereignty with a more refugent glory
than Judge Roy Bean of Langtry, who de-
clares that he is the law west of the
Pecos." And he is. The picture We print
of the judge was taken when he was in his
Sunday clothes. which is a pity, for these
hand -me-downs' detract 80 per cent from
the pictureSequeneSS of this shining legal
light. West of the PecoS river in Texas
there are no limitations to Judge Beams
Jurisdiction, and he does not, II has been
hinted. let mere statutes. las in such cases
made and provided influence him to any
great extent in his desire to make the pun
iShment fit the crime. There is an anecIote
told Of him when he sat as coroner and
held an inquest on the body of a man who
had met violent death by falling from the
great railway bridge that spans the Pecos
river. An examination showed that the
man had a revolver and $40 in cash in his
pockets when he was killed. After swear
ing in a jury and looking over the effects Of
the dead man. Judge Bean said: Gentle
men of the jury, there amt no doubt how
this man came to his death; that's all plain:
but what 1 would like to know is why in
the name of thunder he carried that gun.
Now. gentlemen, It's agin the law to carry
a concealed and loaded gun in the state Of
Texas, and jist because this gentleman took
1t into his head to get killed l don't mean
10 let him offend the peace and dignity of
Texas 1 fine him forty dollars" This is
an example Of Judge Beans efficient ad-
ministration. Some day his decisions will
nrst time clear understanding Of the law
of the frontier
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Are We to Follow the London Styles


Follies repeat themselves. It was Ed
ward " who decreed that a shoemaker
making peaked toes more than two inches
long should be fined twenty shllings. Now
untrammeled by such laws. one of our
most fashionable bootmakers has intro
duced long-pointed toes. which have to be
filled in with cork at the tips, and are
mostly carried out in the finest patent
leather with small buckles on the instep,
illustrating the utmost perfection of work
manship. Being so. 1t would be wiser to
reegate them to our cabinets of curiosi-
ties. In the Tudor and Stuart time wo-
men desirous of rising in the world borrow
ed inordinate tely high heels from Italy and
these went by the name of .choppines''-
Evelyn in his Diary calls them "scaf-
folds"-and the ladies who wore them 10
walk abroad had to have a servant on
fashion is not likely to have any great
following; but some beautifully made
shoes. with heels varying from three to
seven inches In height, are TO be seen al a
modern Shoemaker'S rendered in the most
costly stuffs such as floral brOcaded velvet
on cream satin. and gold and silver bro
cades introduced on the high heel as well
as on the upper part of the shoes. 1t seems
almost impossible that the wearers could
walk in them, but they do. The prepos-
ferrous heel gives height and considerably
reduces the apparent size of the foot: but
the wearer must be treading on the very
points Of the toes.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
A QUEER SALOON.
Rum by Still Queerer Rum
seller.

the We" 1otk sun.
One Of the first sights that greet the
stranger as he alights at Ottumwa Ia.
is the sign over Stormy Jordau's estab-
lishment. The Way to He'll is what the
stranger reads. Perhaps ne may pass on
with shudder. If he enters the place he
will find notices on the walls conveying
further warning. Nose Paint Sold Here
reads one. Hell Fire on Tap says an
other "Beware the Drunkard's Death and
D9mraticn' is the warning of a third.
ferhars, toe. an advertisement of the kee-
ley cure hangs on the wall
Inc customer seats himself at a table
ana takes up paper Ii is quite likely
10 be temperance tract not. John +.
cough $ Platform Echoes may be al one
elbow and Ten Nights in a Bar Room at
the ether. A little bit dazed the customer
marches up to the bar and says:
Gimme the best you's got
The man behind the bar is Stormy Jor-
Dan himself. He draws down his brows as
ne locks at the customer. scanning him
closely from head to foot Then, without
SAYING word. he walks over to the water
coo.er and draws a glass of the sparkling
mud He shoves it across the counter and
says severely:
There. young man. that's the best drink
1 krow Of
If the customer doesn't swear or laugh
he probably says:
Here: what yer givin' US? 1 want some
w
There is no good whisky" answers
stormy, with the air OF a Sunday school
teacher.
Wen. some bad. then retorts the GUS
TONER Gimme some hot stuff or I'll find
a joint where 1 can get it,
f0uu be hot enough some day II you
keep On this way" answers Stormy. and
ne snakes his head sadly. IF you're bound
10 nave II. though, l may as well sell it to
you as let some one else do it, But it's
poiscn. L tell you. that'n send your body TO
tne grave and your soul tic perdltion Stiu.
II 5 as good poison as they make and II
you re particular about the taste OF IL
You may as well get 1t here
son etlmes Stormy actually converts q
man 10 his way of thinking. though each
conversion is money loss to him. No one
seems TO know how he got his name. Its
appropriateness was recognized when he
waS figuring frequently in stormy court
scenes during the ten years or so that Iowa
had law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic
drinks Stormy Jordan fought that law on
principle. 1t seemed to him unwise and
unjust. He didn't propose to submit to IT,
he was willing TO join hands with the
temperance people, but not with the pro
hibitionists.