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Evening journal., 1898-11-01
OCTOBER COLLECTIONS.
AMOUNTS RECEIVED IBY COUNTY
TREASURER RETTEW.

DICKEY AND DONAHOE WITH
HOLDING ADAMS TAX LAW coll
LECTIONS FOR THE PROTEC-
TuON OF THEIR BONDSMEN,
THE TAKES Betting PAID UNDER
PROTEST.
The county tax collectors have paid
over to County Treasurer Rettew the
following collections for the month Of
October:
Wilmington-John T. Dickey, 1896,
county and poor, s15S.O4; Horace G.
Rettew, county and poor, 1897, $44472;
1898, 81. 2.2S3.SO; colored school, 1897,
s1S.55; 1898, 1861.
Brandywine-W e. Husbands, 1897,
county and poor. $95.54; 1898, s179.72.
Christiana-George w. Mcintyre, in
vestment tax. ss4.42; 1898, county and
poor, S62.2O; road, $2S.42; dog, $3.50;
total, ss6.12.
Red Lion-Richard T. Cam, Jr., 1898,
county and poor, s65.S5; road, $1577;
dog, so cents; total, SS1.62.
Mill Creek-d. Z. DurnaH, 1895, coun-
ty and poor. $62.62; road, $4S.sS; dog
so cents; total, S1O695.
uinimink-Edward Hart, 1898
county and poor, s1S1.S5; road, $64.93i
dog. so cents; total $197.2S.
Pencader-Joseph B. O'Rourke, coun
ty and poor. 1897, sS51s; 1898. s42.59
road, 1897. $3.50; 1898, $19.42; negrU
school, 1897. 63 cents; dog, 1897, S
cents; 1898, so cents; total, s11517
White Clay Creek-John w. Morri
son. 1896. county and poor, s2S.92
road, s14.S4; dog, 81; total, $S9.26; in
vestment. 1898. $14.62; 1897, count,
and poor. $24.s7; 1898. s94.SO; road
l1Ss7, $1O.91; 1898, 1881; negro schoo
1897, SS.14; dog. 1897, so cents; 1S9t
50 cents; total. s17S.23.
? New Castle-John T. Hayes, 1891
county and poor. $2O4S; road, $6.6s
total, S27.17; county and poor 1S9'
$1S1. So; 1898. s1,9S6; road, 1897, 1881
total, s10O.52.
As taxables under the Adams tax lar
are paying under protest, Collector
+ Dickey and Donahoe are not turnin
:. over any money into the county trea'
e ury. but Withholding it for the BEN
c fit OF their bondsmen.
= NEIL Greek hundred-Harvey T. Bah
y win, 1898, county and poor, S70.42;roa
= s41.S7; capitation, sS.SS; dog, $1.5O.
n Blaclbird-R. c. BrOckson, 1Ss
county and poor. S14.14; road, $50
y negro schools, $5.SS; 1897, county al
> poor, s1OO.46; road, S46.5S; neg
b schools, $3.50; 1898, county and poC
n $7645; road, $3.50.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
TROOPS GOING SOUTH

THE MOVEMENT OF THE SOIL
DIVERS AT CANIP MEADE is WE'LL
UNDER WAY.
The movement of troops from Camp
Meade to Southern camps has begun
Yesterday the Eleventh Signal Corps
under Captain Hartman, followed the
two companies Of engineers who lefi
on Sunday for Augusta, Ga.
New roads Will be made as the Old
roads are in such bad condition, and
supplies will be shipped at once 70 Au'
gusta. The entire corps will be located
as near Augusta as possible. A de-
tachment Of each. division will start to
morrow to prepare the camps.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
PRIZE WINNERS.

The drawing Of prize tickets given at
the opening Of ]. H. Wright's clothing
store took place yesterday afternoon.
J. M. Whitfield and Herman Grier, Of
the Every Evening; Willard Vernon,
Of the Republican, and NJ. T. TOft, OF
the Evening Journal, superintended the
drawing, which was done by Clifton
Young, boy residing at No SOS Tat
nail street, Ticket No. Ss1 drew a suit
Of clothes, No. 1914 pair Of trousers
and No. 927 boys suit.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
rHE cREApIcK EsTATE.

The will Of DR.. Samuel Creadick
common councilman from the Firsi
ward, Philadelphia, who died recently
leaving an estate estimated to be wortf
over 100000. was probated yesterday
Testamentary letters were granted e
his widow, Florence Creadick. His es
tate, made up largely Of real estate II
Kent county, this state. is apportione'
among the members Of his immediatI
family.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
A rnsEFuL LIFE ENDs.

"A native Of Wilmington, Mrs. Han
nah e. Kline, widow OF George M.
Kline, OF Lancaster, Pa, died Saturday
at her home. aged 7S years. She was
connected with the chari-
table Institutions Of this city, being
one Of the projectors OF the Childrene
Home and for years a member OF the
board OF managers. She was also
identified with the Ann c. Wdtmei
Home for Aged ladies and the Dor
cas- Society. Four daughters survive
She was a daughter of the late John
Finn, and a sister-in-law OF ]. Taylor
Cause.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDERS.

Sheriff Finn disposed Of several
yesterday afternoon. That
Of Benjamin f. Mcdaniel, on Sixth
street between Poplar and Lombard
was sold to Andrew e. Sanborn for ST.
900. He also bought the property OF
Peter Rounds on McCaulley street, for
$500. Two properties Of Thomas B.
Bradford, at Thirteenth and Market
streets, were sold to John Biggs, toI
$500. Thirteen acres on the causeway
belonging to the Bradford estate were
sold to John Blggs. These sales were
to make title. The property Of G. M
Bennett, OF Marshallton, was sold TO
William Heald for $4,000.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
MANY GO GUHEING
LEFlr YESTERDAY
FOR MARYLAND, WHERE THE
SEASON OPENS TODAY.


The Delaware and Maryland division
trains OF the p, w. & B. railroad are
carrying a great many sportsmen 10
points down the Peninsula, and the
hunters are taking with them a large
number OF dogs. Some parties that
went down on the Delaware train last
night had as many as fifteen dogs.
Prominent among those who went
from this city yesterday were Presi-
dent Thomson, OF the Pennsylvania
railroad; Horace w. Cause, of the Har-
Ian and Hollingsworth Company, and
Conductor George X. Morris, who will
accompany President Thomson on his
trip.
Stationmaster Thomas Blison yester-
day bought two high-bred dogs which
he will use on his cunning expedi-
tions.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
coNTEMPT OF COURT.

Me. Nena Columbo was fined So and
put under a 500 peace bond for con-
tempt OF court last night by Magistrate
Daley. The Columbo woman was the
defendant In a suit, resulting from a
quarrel over the right TO use a pump,
brought by her nelghbor, Mrs. Smith.
AT the hearing the woman called the
prosecuting witness vile names, and re-
fused to keep quiet when ordered
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
THE NOVEMBER JURORS
For Service in the County
Courts This Term.
PANEL FOR THE CAPITAL GASES

TWO PANELS DRAWN BY PRO-
THONOTARY WOOLLEY AND
CLERK OF THE PEACE FOARiD
AT THE COURT HOUSE TFIIs
MORNING.
An the Court House this morning
Prothonotary Woolley and Clerk Of the
Peace Foard drew the following petit
and additional jurors for service at the
November term Of the Court of Gen
eral Sessions and Court Of Oyer and
Terminer, which opens on November
21, and Superior Court, which opens
on November 2S:
PETIT JURY PANEL.
Experimentation Naylor, James
|T. Holt, John r. Francis.
Blackbird-Frank BurchArd, John w.
Roberts.
st. Georges-z. Med. Roberts, Gray
Taylor, James d. Eliason. Y
randywine-Frank Petitdemange,
Sr,. Samuel Moore.
Christiana-John Peoples, Richard
+ H. Williams, Price Dilworth.
NEIL Creek-Samuel Allcorn, George
( Speakman, Thomas B. Chambers.
New Castle-Edward L. Davidson,
William Morrison. Giles Lambson.
Pencader-David A. Ward, Matthew
o'Rourke.
Red Idon-Samuel Kidd, John David
son, Clayton Won Culin.
White Clay Creek-Frank McLaugh-
lin, Frank w. Morrison, George M
Carter.
Wilmingson-H. 3. Lannan, Jane.
n IDowney, George A. Schanck.
4 ADDITIONAL JURORS-OYER AMI
TERMTNER.
Appoouinimink-N Nathaniel w. Rat
sedge, Joseph whittock, John Town
send.
Blackbird-James T. Webster vii
liam Armstrong, Mordecai Lurty.
st. Georges-Edward Sparks, Solo
men T. Davis.
Brandywine-Samuel NJ. Talley, Rob
ert Betty.
christiana-John S. Miller, John Fl
# b. Peoples.
Min Charles II. Mcdonald
Edward Pierson.
New Castle-John Refs, John J. Rey
. nolds.
Pencader-Agbert D. Racine, Geors
zlCh Brown.
Red LionJWashington r. Kin'
& William H. Roberts.
White Clay Creek-Eugene NJ Lewl
Frederick Currinder.
Wflmington-Nathaniel B. Hill, EC
ward H. Brennan.
Prothonotary Woolley is now pr
pairing for the printer his civil list
win probably be a big one. Thus II
this year one member of the New Ca
tie county bar has died and SIX ne
members have been admitted. M
Havard is the deceased member.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
s11RUCK A WAGON.

Car No. 2s, Of the East Eighth street
line, struck the huckster wagon OF Joe
Hanley, at Sixteenth and Claymont
ontswreiau otie Aaf
streets to-day at noon, breaking the
wagon and harness and throwing the
horse down.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
A ApuoNoGRlAPH SOCIAL.

A very pleasant phonograph social
was given last evening at the home ot
Robert Reed, No. 1914 Van Buren
street. The evening was also spent in
playing games, after which refresh
ments were served.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
DEsHREs TO RETURN THANKS.

DESIRES no RETURN ItiA4Nh4o'
The chairman of the general commit
toes Mrs. F. L. Gilpin, having charge
Of the Temple of Fame held in the
onera House last week for the beneht
Of the Delaware Hospital, has Issued a
letter of thanks to those VINO tooA
mart in the entertainment, and others
who contributed toward the success o.
yhe affair. The exact amount reahzeo
from the entertainment has not ye'
been ascer4ained, as reports are still tS
be received from the committees OF
tickets and booths.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
NEW TEMpERANoE oFMcERs.

The newly-elected officers Of the Y.
w. c. A. are Vice-president, Miss Mar
garet Shearman; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Lizzie Irwin recording sec
retary. Miss Francis; treasurer, Mics
Anne McLear. Miss Bertha Harlan, the
president. has consented to continue In
Office until successor is chosen.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
HEAvY rRAvEL YEsrERpAY.

There was a big rush Of passengers
from Philadelphia over the p, w. &
Is. and B. & o. railroads yesterday, as
the special rate tickets were void af-
ter October 81. Train No. 81, Of the
Delaware road, was run in two sections
and both were crowded.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
EnI1 INrn A cnIllAR.

While Mrs. Catherine Wiley, Of No.
8 West Eleventh street, was going into
the cellar of her residence yesterday
afternoon about o'clock she slipped
and fell the entire length OF the steps.
a .hea1y piece Of lumber falling on top
of her she was unconscious for over
an hour, and Dr. A. E. Frantz was
called in to attend her Mrs. Wiley is
improving to-day.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
GovERNMENr BOAT LOST.

Lieutenant George Williams, OF the
Fourth u. S. A., has offered a reward
for the recovery Of a barge, lost or
stolen from Fort Delaware on October
%. and known as the fort boat. It is
fourteen feet beam.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
awHArs TT MADE oF?n

Pure cream, selected with the great
est care. There can be no mistake re-
gardlng The purity OF A. & p. Elgin
Creamery Butter. Price to-day 23c.
Sold only by The Great Atlantic and
Pacinc Tea Co. 8l5 Market street.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
EPWORrH UEAGUE OFFICERs.

These officers have been elected by
the Epworth League Of Union Church;
President, e. A. Watson; first vice
president, w. H. DOwden; second vice
president, Mrs. ]. May Barlow; third
vice-president, Miss Effie Shumar;
fourth vice-president. Miss Lille Tay-
lor; treasurer, e. w. Midlam.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
sOIyENTRs 10 PURCHASERS

AT our annual opening Saturday, No.
veu,lber 3. Not only the finest teas and
coffees that have ever been seen in the
city, but chinaware Of the best makes
and up-to-date in every respect. Grand
Union Tea Company, 600 King street.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
TRTNTTY PARTsH IIEAGUE.

last night the quarterly meeting Of
Trinity Parish League was held
in the parish house. The regu-
lar reports we're received and an in
tereEting program was given.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
uonrRs MADE SHORTER.

The employees of the p, w. & 8.
railroad shops began on Monday 10
make only nine hous day instead OF
fen. as they have been heretofore been
dniup
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
AN Illustrated LECTURE.

a Rev. J. d. c. Hanna will give an IL
Illustrated lecture in Olivet Presbyterian
Church on Thursday night. The choir
will render several selections.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01
ANrrT-slATOON MEFTING.

Rev. James Grove, Phi. D., pastor Of
AsI5ury Church, will make an address
at the Anti-Saloon League Of Union
Church, which will hold a meeting
next Friday evening.
Evening journal., 1898-11-01

People who use good judgment buy
the Ludwig Piano. SIS Shipley street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-15
AGAIN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
The New CASTLE jail GLASS Eater Makes an
Attack on the winuow Of His Cell

The New CASTLE jail GLASS Eater Makes nm
Attack on the winaow Of His Cell
Benjamin Hopkins, who il confined
10 tho county Jail at New Castle for
hearing at the upper court on the
charge of uttering worthless paper,
ami who has statsd on several occasions
that he would not be tried, appears TO
he OF the same opinion, and he may
yet suocesd in freeing himself from the
cares OF this world,
"A fter his arrest and while at the
police station In this city be attempted
to sni his existence by eating one Of
hi8 eyeglasses. On his arrival at New
Castle Jail he was giren back the
frame which contained one eyeglass 10
it. This be attempted to dispose OF in
the same manner and had the glass
pretty we'll ground up by hin teeth, and
1t was thought that he bad swallowed
some of the pieces. Gt
DR.. Black, prescribed for him a milk
diet and soft food. Ilswas seriously
i'll for several DAYS and twas feared
that no was going to die. He recovered
and was granted the freedom OF the
corridor.
Lest night week Hopkins again tried
tbs experiment Of eating Rlass and
succeeded 10 dispnsing of several pieces
OF glass from ther window in his cell
before the wardens knew that he had
again become anxious TO commit
suicide. After compelling him to dis
gorge that which was in his mouth ht
was placed in ironu and will be kept
iroued until he is brought to Whining
ton for trial.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-15
sALUrEs ON A VAR SHIP.

st ASiehoiau@
No salute exceeds 81 guns. and no
salute is ever fired except between aun-
rise and sunset, when the national
coIors must be displayed; but it is also
usual not to fire salutes before s a, nj,
Whenever the President ia embarked
IN ship OF war flying his flag, an
other United States ships of war, and
naval stations near which he passes,
will fire the national salute.
Side-boys are detailed usually from
the apprentice boys. They stand zach
side Of the gsngway, in line, and salute
by touching their caps as visiting
officials come on board or leave. Com
missioned officers board and leave a
ship by the starboard gangway. War
rant officers, naval cadets and enlisted
men nss the port gRngway.
After nigbtfall, all boats coming cloae
to the ship are hailed by the marine
sentry or by the quartermaster With
the words, ''Boat ahoy!' A flag -ntlicer
answers, Flag; commanding officer
answers the name of his ship; other
commissioned officers answer, AYE.
uye;' warrant officers and naval cadets
answsr, "No, no;" while enlisted men
answer, "Hsllon'
Every officer and man, on reaching
the upper deck, salutes the national
fay, and this Salute ia returned Ivy the
officer of tho watch at hand.
Flag officers are addressed by their
titles OF admiral or com modore; cap
tain and commanding officers are called
"CRptain;'' oil other officers are called
"Ms.", and not by their official tiilas,
though in addressing them in writing
these titleH nra always used. The sur.
geons, however. are usually onllei,
"Doctor. - and raymasrers of my
grade Paymaster.
Boat salutss ara given by tossing
oars, which means holding them up
right In the air with tho blades fore
and aft; or by lying ON oars, hy which
is meant holding the oars horizontal
as they rest in the rowlocks Cox :
swans of boats stand and salute whom
passing boats containing officers. MI
officers and men. whether in uniform
or not meeting senior a!loat or
ashore. salute by touching the cap.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-15
Awrnl ratr or ! l,asnfnl alnn.

Chicago Herald.
Those who know Mr.. Watson bsst
insiat thatAhe is tho shyest young man
roOming on the north aida, lie is
afraid to go out OF en- evening, dread.
ing the ordeal induced by the presence
Of others of hia species, and especially
is lie fugitive from young women.
Downtown he can talk In tho pursn.
ance Of his vocation like an inspired
aucti0neer, hut In the houses where
people live he In red aud dumb anil
miserable. by some fashion of hyDnot-
ism Mr.. Hussey induced MIR. Watson
to como cut to his house for dinner the
other evening, ami for two hours the
Husseys and the two NJ isses Marsh and
Mrs. Bryce. young married friond Of
the family, tried to make him fesl at
aurh ease as would cause him to talk,
for previously Husaey had toll his wife
OF the real sterling ouaities nf Watson,
who had been everywhere and had seen
all but throe of tho things OF this
world which ARE worth seeing hut ii
was a hopeless Gaze. Watson sat by
with his tongue oleaving TO the roof of
his mouth, In agony because no was In
company. He realized the situation
and wished he could say or do some
thing to sonebody and thus provo that
he was alive and had vocal organs. AT
last he thought ne saw chance. The
conversation had rescued point
where the day of tho week figured.
~ don't know what day today is,
but / know what day tomorrow is
going to be." cried Husasy's little s.
| year old girl.
"What day will tomorrow BIO, dear?"
inquired Mrs. Bryce.
| "We' nsday.'
"And how, !" said Mr.. Watson, speak.
ing for the first time In the evening,
and only daring to do go then because
he did not fsar so ANAL girl" and
how do you know tomorrow Is Wsdnes.
dayr
Because very cheerily."I change
my underolothes on We'nsday.''
Mr.. Watson retired form the conrer-
sation for good.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-15
=, :, D.,, easy to buy. easy to tats
Hoods Pills easy to operate. CSC.
BACHELORS AND SPlNSTERS.


Baltimore Sun.
There are nearly twics as many
bachelors 10 the United States as
spinsters. although tine popular i'm.
PRESTON is that "old maids' out
number the bachelors 10 about tho
same proportion. A recent publication
by thu government, however, gives the
exact figures, to wit: o,a27, 767
bachelors aud 1924. 49a spipHters.
Even 10 Massachusetts,, where it was
thought that "old maids" constituted
a great proportion of the population,
they could euch find husband and
then not exhaust the stock Of
bachelors, fur there are 1896 085
bachelors in the Goldfish State, while
only 2l9, 255 females have declined to
enter into the bonds of holy matrimony
and still remain in condition OF
eingle blessedness In Maryland there
are 81. TIC men who have not taken
into themselves coniugal mates, while
the ladies who have resisted all
temptations to enter into the state Of
mstrimuny number, oil told, 7l,876.
New York has 100. 600 more bachelors
than spinsters, and thu only State. in
fact, which has an excess of female
estimates over male celibates ia Cali
fornia, in which there ars 50, 456 Of
tue former and p, 500 of the latter. Iu
the West there are golden oppor.
tunities for ladies who are willing TO
abandon single bessedness. In Idaho
there are 1854 bachelors and only
1,412 spinsters; in Colorado, 83,44S
unmarried males and 16. 100 unmarried
females: in Wyoming, 16, 1888 bachelurs
and l,457 maidens. In the State OF
Washington there are So, 537 forloru
single men, with only 9.lSl sninsters
to select from when the lords Of
creation desire to establish coniugal
relations. Kansas, Michigan, Min
nesota, Missouri, New Mexico, North
Dakota, South Dakota. Oregon, Texas,
Montana and Utah all show u lnrgs
excess of unmarried men and to the
lonely spinster, who seeks domestic
Joys may confidently be given the
advice: go West, young lady, 60
West. The field iH most inviting and
manageable women ought to be at q
i great premium.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-15
DE1AW>@ARE GAZETTE AND STATE JoURNAL-WII

manners or purer arts. The subtle de-
lights connected with our favorite dishes
would all evaporate; we should never
look forward with joy to that pleasant
and well.earned dinner which crowns the
successful tolls of the day. That there
would be the largest displacement Of
labor ever known goes without saying;
that life would be reduced tn its lowest
terms is clear. But the thought that pur-
sues us is--how terribly flat, stale and
Improbable life would become We
should all feel like the tenant of sick
chamber surrounded by nur bottles and
mixtures; the wine of life would have
been drained to the lees. We should
soon discover by actual experience what
an enormous factor food is, and was EVIL
IDENTIFY intended to be, in daily life
Human labor would be CELEBRATED"
il will he said, but liberated for
whats We cannot all be poets, and
philosophers, and sages, and mathema-
| ticlans, and heaven forbid we all should
be; humanity finds its real satisfaction in
| cooperating with nature for the supply
of wants common to all. That is how
the homely graces, the fireside attributes
of human nature grow. And is not the
significance of a meal dependent ON the
| human skill and care which have gone to
its preparation? Life would indeed be
robbed of some of its dearest interests
were our food to be manufactured by
chemists and doled out TO US in the form
of pills.
Happily, however, there is not the
slightest reason to fear this dismal pros
pect. The invention of DIR. Lilienfeld
| will probably, even if in all respects sue
cessful, prove to be little more than an
extension of discoveries already made,
and "Lilienfeld's Food" will take its
place with Liebig's Extract and other
convenient concentrated food-essences
already known. The notion that in some
mysterious way food can be extracted
from the earth and distributed freely oI
tanominai cost among countless billions
SO that the world can be peopled up to an
indefinite limit, is as great delusion as
that of Fourier about the oceans being
converted into delicious lemonade. We
do not suppose that any scientific man
entertajns such delusion, but 1t is de
lusion which might easily spread among
ignorant people who were told that foot
could he manufactured independtly at {
merely nominal cost, and who forget thu
old saying that if we would take bach
the wealth of the Indies we must carry
with us that wealth or its equivalent
There is, in word, no way by which thu
! food of man can be indefinitely multi
piled. That is the economic aspect o
the question suggested by the reported
discovery. Its more human aspect il
that, were it generally adopted, life woul'
lose so much of its grace and interest, 81
much art and industry, that it would be
come monotonous and dreary to degre
hitherto scarcely known.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-15
WATCH AND RING STOLEN.

George Crawford Robbed Last Night at
Eleventh and French Streets.
Police Sergeant Lucas and squad
of officers curly on Thursday arrested
Frank Patterson aud Georges Forrest,
young men. on the charge Of COM
uniting highway robbery, George Craw-
ford, a middle-aged man, having COM
planned that u watch worth about $40
aud ring worth 81 had been stolen
from him earlier in the evening. When
Patterson was arrested part Of the ring
was found under him on the floor and
the other portion on his clothing.
The accused men were arraigned in
the city court and Crawford appeared
against thsm. He said the ring was
stolen ut Eleventh and French streets
and the watch was missed afterward.
He also alleged that Patterson knocked
him down. Patterson was held 10 5000
bail for. the upper court and Forrest
was discharged. 5,g