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Evening journal., 1897-12-29
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Comes now Richard Reddick, color
ed, aged l20 years, and asks the chari-
ties in Pittsburg for help, alleging earn
estly that he is too old to work to sup
port his family. The Old man has prob
ably brought on this premature decline
by the use of tobacc0.-lndianapolis
Journal.
William, the little emperor Of Ger
many, would very much like to kick up
a fuss with Uncle Sam over the situa-
tion in Hayti If he dared so to do. 1t
Will do no harm to have an American
warship in the vicinity of that country,
however, just by way of preparation for
any outbreak-Hayerhill Gazette.
Human life is the cheapest thing in
South Carolina. The dead man is al
ways in fault. The juries are organized
to acquit. The state is always at a
disadvantage in prosecuting those
charged with murder. The administra-
tion of the law Is affected by local and
class administration. We choose our
victims. It is the man without infu-
ence or money who feels the strong
hand of the law. 'Public opinion" is
with the man who reaches the hip
pocket first and gets the drop. -
Charleston News and Courier.
Senator orman is already pluming
himself for the presidency. That is
much like the act Of a man who would
attempt to ascend by q parachute after
he was thrown out of a balloon.-In-
dianapolis News.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29

ried ON December 1, at Wesley M. f.
parsonage, Rev. W. w. Sharp officiat-
ing.
Miss Emily Jennings, of Philadelphia,
has returned home after pleasant visit
to Wilmington friends.
Magistrate George Medill, Of Newark
was in the city yesterday.
Miss May Foulk, of Milford, is visit
ing Miss Ida Foulk.
Mrs. Flora Green is visiting relatives
at Kennett Square.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wood, of Chester
have been visiting Wilmington friends.
Miss Agnes Picking is spending the
holidays with her parents in York, Pa.
Edward Deputy, of Milford, is visit
ing in the city.
Mrs. Vera Parker, Of Pennington, is
visiting friends in the city.
Fred zeigler. OF West Chester, has
been visiting in Wilmington.
Greensburg Workman, Of Farming
ton, is visiting in the city.
William K. Brown has returned to
Marcus Hook.
Joseph Hayes, of Greenwood, is Wis
iting Wilmington friends.
Miss Flora Boulder, of New York, is
the guest of Mrs. Pierce Haines.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
LONDON SMOKE IN 1e44.


According to one Of those early
chroniclers who recorded his impress
slons upon parchment, this island is
noted chiefly for the beauty of the wo-
men and the prevalence of fogs." Hun
dreds of years have elapsed since the
remains Of this worthy were cremated
and laid to rest outside the walls OF
Rome, but, according to many authori-
ties, the description is as true to-day as
when il was first written. M. Zola
whose keen power Of observation no
man will question, is reported to have
used language very similar to
that of the pagan writer
when he referred to the ladies
of London as tires bellies" and
the fogs as simply "epouvantables!"
From the commencement of cur his
tory until the present time fog has been
a topic of perennial interest to British
ers in general and to the inhabitants Of
London in particular. In the time of
Charles II fog became so frightful a
nuisance, we are told. that one Evelyn
wrote a pamphlet inveighlng against
the absurd policy of allowing brewers,
dyers, soap-boIlers and lime burners TO
pursue their noisOme labOrs among
the dwelling houses of the city and
suburbs" He complained that the
gardens around London would no
longer bear any fruit, and cited many
1 Instances Of orchards. as, for example,
Lord Bridgewater's in Barbican. and
/ the Marquis of Hertford's, in the
! Strand, that had produced good crops
in 1914, the year in which Newcastle
/ on-Tyne was besieged, because only a
very limited quantity Of coal was then
| brought into London. "It is this hor-
| rid smoke" wrote Evelyn, (which OBJ
| scures our churches and makes our
l palaces lcok old, which fouls our
clothes and cOrrupts the waters" The
main difference between the. observa-
tlons Of cur Pagan friend and those OF
the later writers, Evelyn and NJ. Zola
appears to be that the first gentleman
referred merely TO the ordinary fog
which. as every schoolboy knows, con.
sists pricipally Of water particles
whereas the others dealt obviously
with that injurious compound lSnowI
as a london Particular" The scien.
l life description of the London Par
] ticular" would probably be- Fog plul
eertain products of combustion, and in
furious for two reasons. First, on ac
,ount of the tarry products present
which envelop the drops of moistur
and thus Obstruct evaporation. henc
The dryness of a London fog; second
because the amount of carbOnic acid il
The air is largely increased during it
prevalence owing to the smoky vapo
\ preventing its diifusion.-Iondon Tele
graph.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
LICENSE APPLICATIONS

NOTICE., AUGUST II. VIEWEG, the.
tenant and occupant Of the house situated
at No. West Fourth street, in the First
ward in the city of Wilmington,
county OF New Castle and State of Della
ware, In compliance with the require
ments OF the acts OF the General Assem-
bly, IN such case made and provided, 90
hereby give notice that / shall apply In
writing TO the Court of General Sessions
of the State of Delaware, in and for New
Castle county, on Monday the 9TH day OF
February, 1898 being the next term OF
said court, for license for said house
as an inn or tavern, for the sale therein
of intoxicating liquors in less quantities
than one quart, to be drunk on the prem
ises, and the following respectable citizens
Of said ward, at least twelve Of whom
are substantial freeholders Of said ward
recommend the said application, viz:
Fred We'll, Sr., j. Rushworth,
Daniel McCusker, 4. G.. Holland,
=. j. Diamond, ID. H. Barry
-. j. McManus, S. J. Baeringer,
Morris Levy, Samuel Wolters,
A. Bickta, John Mcclure,
Patrick Mclaughlin, w. c. Morgan, .
Jacob Scheiber, Albert Neumayer,
Ludwig Hendricks, j. j. Mclaughlin,
Joseph Kelly, John j.. Dougherty,
John Wagner, George Il. Downey,
ID. Bubenzer, William Fl. Quinn,
George O'Neill
AUGUST II. VIEWEG.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
CONTEMPORARY OPINION
UNIFORMITY IN PARIS BUILDINGS

UNIFORMITY IN PARIS BUILDINGS.
A peculiar feature Of Paris is about
to undergo a change at the hands of
the present authorities. The uniformity
of the buildings in that city must have
struck every Observant visitor, the
houses being built strictly to one pat
tern. IL is now contemplated to re-
lax this iron rule and admit a varia-
tion of external decoration, subject to
official approval. It would be a bless
ing If some one high up in authority
could be persuaded TO do little for our
capital in this direction, say only in
the way of cleanliness. Take, for in
stance, that 'thoroughfare of palaces"
Pail Mall. / have no hesitation in say
ing that the external condition OF the
row of buildings occupied by the War
Office officials is a disgrace to any
civilized community. If the saving Of
outlay ON water and paint tended to
apreciably decrease the public expen-
diture there might be some reason for
the present state of griminess, which
casts n positive gloom upon one of the
finest streets of London. But is there
any appreciable saving
Truth.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
LAWYERS AT THE WEDDING.

There was a decided legal atmos-
phere at the wedding of Caroline Ham
ilton Pier to John II. ROemer this af-
ternoon. The bride is a member of the
Pier family of women who have been
admitted to the bar, and the bride
groom is a lawyer The most unique
feature of the wedding was the fact
that the ceremony was performed by
Mrs. Kate Pier, mother of the bride, in
her capacity of court commissioner of
this county.
All the members of the bridal party
were lawyers. The bride is a daughter
of the late Colonel c. X. Pier. In this
family four women are lawyers-the
mother, Miss Kate, Harriet and Caro-
line, the bride of to-day. For some
years all have practiced at the bar of
Milwaukee county, and they constitute,
probably, the most unique law firm in
America.
Mrs. Kate Pier. the mother, was
made a Circuit Court commissioner a
few years ago, an appointment which
carries with it authority to perform the
marriage ceremony. The ceremony
was performed at the Pier home. The
hest man was L. e. Whitley, a St Louis
attorney. The bride was given away by
Fl. M. Hamilton, Of Cedar Rapids, Ia
her uncle After the ceremony a prayer
was offered by w. G. Elliott, of the
Unitarian Church. The bride graduated
from the Wisconsin Law School, al
Madison, in 1891. The groom is a Yak
graduate.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
cANApA ANp HER TRADE.

Canada, the most valuable of Great
Britain's American possessions, is ex-
periencing a revival of trade and the
reflex of 1t must, sooner or later, be
felt in this country, the commercial re-
lations between the two being so very
close.
The trades and navigation returns
soon to be issued will show the total
imports entered for consumption were
s1u, ,294 ,021, as against imports of $l10,-
5S7,4S0 the preceding year. The duty
collected amounted to s19, ,S91 ,997, as
against 500 O,2l9 O37 a decrease Of 1927
O4O Exports amounted to $123,95O,
S3S, an increase Of 1851, ,OS6.
There were exported to the United
States Canadian products to the value
of S4S,9s1, ASS, against $34, ,46O, ,42S in
1S95-6. Great Britain took of Canada's
exports SOS, $50, ,S52. Yet Canada's i'm
ports from the old country were but
$29, ,412,1SS a decrease OF SO, ,567 ,554, as
compared with the preceding year,
while from the United States Canada
imported to the value OF $61 ,649, ,041, an
increase of S3.O75,O2 over the imports
Of American products Of the year be-
fore.
Upon the total imports of British
goods there was collected duty to the
amount Of S6.2O5. .S47, an average rate oI
2l per cent; upon total imports from
the United States the sum of $S,147, ,075
an average rate of but 13 per cent
Even upon the dutiable portion OF i'm
ports the average duty on American
imports was only about 26 per cent, a.
against 30 per cent. on imports from
Great Britain.
The balance OF trade in 1867. as be
tween Canada and Great Britain, is n
Canada's favor by sac, ,121, 664 for tn
year. AS between Canada and th'
United States it is in favor Of Americ,
by $1I657,55
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
CLEVER JACK DAILY.
THE WILMINGTON BOY HAD ALL
THE BETTER OF THE go" WITH
EVERHARDT

THE BETTER OF THE "GO" WITH
EVERHARDT.
Jack DAILY outgeneraled and almost
conquered Jack Everhardt, the crack
lightweight, in the battle in the Tu-
lane Athletic Clubs arena, in New Or
leans, last night.
The men were to fight twenty rounds
for a decision, according to the adver-
tisements, but Mayor Flower would not
tolerate more than ten rounds of box
ing, and issued a,permit for ten rounds
only.
Everhardt, just before the call of
time, said he would not box at all un-
less it was understood that if both con-
testants were able to stand at the end
Of the ten rounds a draw would be
given. He gained his point. At $50
O'Clock Everhardt entered the ring
with Arthur Walker, Walter Griffin
and Charles Everhardt as his seconds.
Daily followed with Sam Fitzpatrick.
Dan CreedOn and William Harrison as
seconds. The official time-keeper was
Billy Chittenden. while John H. Duffy
served as referee.
At the outset, Everhardt, who weigh
ed about 1877 pounds, showed himself
the stronger, yet he was slow and SEEM
ed to be greatly in his own way. Daily
was in trim form and looked eager.
Everhardt realized that in point Of sci
ence he was the under dog, so he began
rushing DAILY met him with weak
counters, and almost every lead from
either man brought on a clinch. Dalys
left hand was useless and no blow
landed with it seemed to count.
Everhardt resOrted to every violence
to reach the jaw or weaken his oppo-
nent, and time and again the referee
was forced to tug with the two men to
break the clinch. The battle was more
or less an even affair until the seventh
round, when DAILY seemed to remember
that he possessed a right hand He
worked the right on the body quite Of
ten and now and then reached the face
with some steam. Still the blows did
not wear down Everhardt very much,
and up to the beginning of the final
round the Orleanian was strong.
In the last round DAILY went at Ever
hardt with great dash and fire. He
whipped up the right over the heart,
drove it on the stomach and banged it
on the jaw with freedom. All Ever
hardt could do was tn clinch, and hug
to save himself. The crowd yelled for
the referee to pull the Orleanian away
and make him fight fair, but the warn
ings had no effect. Everhardt went on
trying to squeeze the manly little boxer
into insensibiltiy. Daily fought furious
ly. He played every trick to reach the
jaw and once he did have his opponent
weak and tired
Another round of such fighting would
have stretched Eyerhardt on the can
vas, beaten man. The crowd clam
ored for a decision in favor of DAILY,
but the referee would not go behind the
agreeemnt and declared the contest a
draw
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
MORE ARC LIGHTS.
ONE HUNDRED ORDERED BY THE
STREET AND SEWER DEPART
MENT.

O4N1 AAO-NOAAAAAt OINClliAA4D
STREET AND SEWER DEPART
MENT.
At the meeting of the Street and
Sewer Department last night the pay
rolls, amounting to $1,62S.52, were or
dered paid. The secretary's collections
were reported to be $67797, and the
balance in bank, $94 44016.
On suggestion of Mr.. Simmons the
secretary was instructed to secure esti-
mates Of the cost of wagons for collect
ing ashes. There have been many COM
plants about the ash collectors, and
the department may do the collecting
in the future.
One hundred new arc lights were or
dered from the Wilmington City Elec-
trio Company.
The secretary was instructed to make
application TO City Council for $4,000,
the balance due on the loan provided
for by the last Legislature.
A communication was received from
the city solicitor calling attention TO
the fact that in the future the Street
and Sewer Department must make ap-
plication to the Court of General Ses-
slons for the vacation of streets instead
of to the Legislature.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
PLEAsANT DOVER sURPRIsE.

Mrs Agnes Cole, wife Of the mama
ger OF the Hotel Richardson. Dover,
last evening, was rendered an enjoyable
surprise party by Misses BERTHE Frank,
Lucy Richardson, Virginia Harrington,
Flora Babbitt and Fannie Walker,
young women who are home from
school on their holiday vacations.
Mrs. Cole had been invited out to
spend the evening with friends. and
upon her return was ushered in to the
spacious drawing-room of the hotel by
her husband, where she was greeted by
the assembled party in a very pleasant
manner, and was altogether taken by
surprise. The evening was spent in
games, dancing and music, and fine
collation. was served. Among those
present were the Misses Ethel Heverin,
Helen Slaughter, Nellie Rasch, Priscilla
Walker, Ethel Millington, Mary Graph,
Mrs. Lydia Watson. Mrs. Mary Att
wood, William Richardson, II. r. Har-
ringtOn, A.. B. Richardson, Victor
Clark, Henry Jones, S. Maxwell Har-
rington, Frank Casson, John Kellem,
Alexander Wolcott, James Salisbury,
Carl Fleming, Horace Culbreth and
Roy Jackson.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
I'M HONOR OF GnEsrs

A delightful social was given on
Monday evening at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Deveeny, No. 1901
Spruce street, in honor of Misses Jennie
Pometery and Bertha BOggs, of Dover,
who are spending the holidays with Mr..
and Mrs. Deveeny. Selections were sung
by Misses Mamie Gold, Josephine Egle
and Lille Schwartz, and piano selec-
tions by Miss Annie Deveeny, Miss
Mary Ryan and Miss Josephine Egle.
Among those who participated were.
Misses Jessie Pometery, Bertha Boggs.
Lille Schwartz, Mamie Gold Mary
Ryan, Florrie Rommell, Annie De-
yeeny, Josephine Egle, Rosie France;
JamEs Wilkinson, James Bradford.
James McCusker, Abner Hopes.
Charles Adams, Walter Deveeny, irwin
Deveeny, Mr.. and Mrs. James p. Jones.
and Mr. and Mrs. John Deveeny.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
WILLEY-ALLEN.

Miss Katie d. Allen, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Allen, Of near Seaford,
and Fred Wiley, of Brldgeville, were
married in st. Lukes p. E. Church,
Seaford, at o'clock yesterday after
noon.
The ushers were Edward Layton and
Edward Brown, of Bridgeville. and
Charles Satterfeld and Charles Robin
son, Of SeafOrd. Harry Layton, of
Bridgeville, was best man, and Miss
Ida Allen, sister of the bride, was
maid Of honor. The bride was given
away by her father, and the beautiful
and impressive ring service of the
Episcopal Church was used by the rec
tor, Rev. l.. r. Combs. After the cere-
mony the happy couple took the Nor
folk express for a tour Of the Northern
cities. The bride was the recipient OF
many beautiful and handsome presents
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
OUR NATIONAL TROUBLE.
WHAT We AS A PEOPLE. sHOUL
REALIZE AND GUARD AGAINST.

WHAT WE. AS A PEOPLE, SHOULI
REALIZE AND GUARD AGAINST. /
Have you noticed that there are norl
broken-down men and weak women oil
our streets to-day than ever before? Hav!
you not noticed that certain of you'll
friends, whom you have always known "A
be strong and healthy, are for some real
son, weak and low-spirted? Is is not posi-
sible that you yourself feel a trihe les|
vigorous than in the past? Is it a facl
that the American people are growind
weaker or is It due to some local cause
There can be little doubt that II IS owind
to the increase Of dyspepsia in the COM
munity. We have been called a nation o|
dyspeptics and there can be little doubt
that il is true.
When people are in such a state, wher
nature is weak and broken, what would
common-sense dictate should be donei
Precisely what phSsicians say should he
done, viz: Assist Nature stimulate her
tagging faculties build her up. How? BY
using a pure medicinal stimulant, and fol
this purpose there IS nothing equal &c
pure whiskey. There is no Whiskey &c
IL stimulates healthily and builds uI
wasted tissues. IL assists the stomach. and
restores the health. 1t is popular BECAUSE
II is so efficient Great care should be
taken, however. to secure only the genu-
Inc. DiStrust any dealer who for any rea-
son seeks to induce you to buy something
Just as good
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
WANT RETTER RnAns

The first meeting Of the officers of
the Delaware Division, League of
American Wheelmen, was held in the
office of Willard Hall Porter, and was
We'll attended. The matter OF better
roads was the chief subject OF discus
sion. During the vast year the mem
bership has increased 4551a per cent.
The bylaws were amended, giving one
representative to the annual meeting
fer every 400 members, instead of 2OU.
This was done to make the bylaws OF
the Delaware Division conform to
those of the national organization.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

Miss Allie Lang has returned from a
visit to her parents. at Bristol Pa.
Thomas Hall, of Bristol, Pa, is
spending several days with his sister,
Mrs. Edward Booker, OF this sister.
Senator John NJ. c. Moore, of Bethel.
was in Wilmington yesterday.
Miss Mamie Hitch is spending the
Christmas holidays with relatives near
Bridgeville.
Miss Anna H. E. Regan. accompanied
by her sister, Ellen S. Elizabeth, are
spending a part of the Christmas holi-
das with friends in Newark.
Miss Ola Worth of Newark, was a
Wilmington visitor yesterday.
Leslie Baird is spending the holidays
at Harrington.
Miss Estella Kingsburg and John
Grier were married at the home of the
bride in Dover last night.
Miss Margaret Blandy. of Newark,
was in the city yesterday.
Edward Todd, of Milford, and Miss
Eta Alexander, of Rising Sun, Nd,
will be married this evening.
John F. Huey, Of Chadd's Ford, Pa.
was in the city yesterday.
William Bancroft has returned from
/ Europe.
B. f. Hughes, of Philadelphia, was in
the city yesterday.
c. e. Davis, Of Laurel, is Clayton
House guest.
Professor J. e. Carroll, Of Dover, is
registered at the Clayton House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Workman anC
son, of Pennington. are visiting in th'
city
Miss Name Gill has returned to Ian
caster after a visit here.
Miss May Struffer of No. SSS Popla
street, is entertaining Miss Bessi
Richter. of Chambersburg, Pa.
James McCOllom and Miss Eli
Il Gamble, both Of this city, were mar
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
TO SEIZE A VESSEL.

Deputy Marshal Clark will go to
Lewes this afternoon to seize a vessel
there On a big libel which was filed in
the United States Court this morning.
The officers refuse to say just what the
libel is based on, but Marshal Short
said that it would be served. The YES
sci was expected to have come to Will
mingtOn to-day.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29

The New York World is in error
when 1t states that if Ratcliffe, the
wife-beater, had been convicted in Del
aware he would have been subjected to
corporal punishment at the whipping
post In this state the cat is only used
upon felons, and wife-beating is not on
the list of felonies here, although il
ought TO be. In Maryland a wife
beater is whipped at the post, and in
some other states the same punishment
Is inflicted.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29

The Emperor Of China was carefully
educated by an American missionary,
and can speak and read English flu
entity What a pity that he did not re-
ceive his early training from John l..
Sullivan. AT this critical juncture it
would be far better for him to know
how to fight English and American
than to know how TO speak the English
tonquq
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
RECEPTION AND EUCHRE

Miss Ella Turner gave a delightful re-
ception and progressive euchre at her
home, No. S22 Adams street, last night
in honor of Miss Tatum, of Richmond,
Va, and Miss Ogdon, of Ohio, whom
she is entertaining. The women's s
prizes were won by Miss Tatum, Mrs.
j. S. Beetem and Miss Elizabeth Black.
of New Castle. The mems prizes were
won by S. S. Ward John G. Gray and
John G. Pennypacker.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
GOOD CHEER AT CLAYMONT

Bishop Coleman is at Claymont to-
day making an address to the children
of the Church of the Ascension Sunday
school, who have their Christmas en-
tertainment and receive gifts. An ad-
dress was also made by Rev. j. Harry
Chesley, the rector. An unusual fea-
ture Of the day was the baptism of a
child of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cochran.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
FIRST IN THE STATE

Mrs. Scott, wife of Conductor Scott,
was buried to-day with the rites of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen. This is the first
secret society funeral that was ever
conducted by women in this state. The
order pays the bereaved husband $3.50
death benefit. There was a large crowd
of people at the funeral.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
BELL AND -BRoKE HIs LEG.

Special Correspondence Evening Journal
New Castle, Dec. 29-Henry Hols-
ex-president Of Council,
while going to his home on North
Third street, last night, fell in front of
the residence Of the late Mrs. Downey
and broke his leg. He was removed to
his home, and is now resting easy un-
der the care of DR.. ]. J. Black.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29

PILL-DOSED.-With nauseous, big
burgers, prejudices people against pills
generally. DR.. Agnew's Liver Pills are
revolutionizing the pill demand
They're so pleasant and easy to take
The doses are small and so is the price
10 cents for 40 doses. Biliousness.
sick Headache, Constipation dispelled.
Work like a charms. Sold by Miller
Drug Company, 402 Market street; n
B. Danforth, Market and Second streets.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
IOnKING FnR A WmI.

A sister of John Wesley Mcbride, the
man killed at Stanton crossing, applied
TO Register of Wills Crossan this morn
ing for letters of administration upon
his estate. She was directed to see if
a will could not be found and left the
office.
Evening journal., 1897-12-29
THE SHORT FAMILY REUNION.

United States Marshal John Cannon
Short and Mrs. Short have returned
from their home, near Bridgeville,
where they had a family reunion on
Christmas Day. Their children and
grandchildren present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin G. short and Morris Short
of Lewes; NJ. and Mrs Albert p Short
and their two sons, Harold and Albert,
Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Mack
lin, son Frederick and daughter Es-
telle, OF this city Mr. and Mrs. Norris
S. Short and daughter May, Of near
Brldgeville; Misses Anna L., Lille f..
j., Mary, Alice and Harry c. Short and
Edward Jacobs, who live at home. Rev.
and Mrs ], r. Van Burkalow, Of
Georgetown, were also present.