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Evening journal., 1898-02-03
SURPRISED BY FRIENDS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jolls were
given a surprise party at their home,
in Wyoming, last evening, by Camden
friends. Those who formed the party
were: Mrs. Elma Townsend, Mrs.
Levin Caulk, Miss Lizzie Osmond, Miss
Julia Lord, Miss Annie Matthews, Mr..
and Mrs. Cullen, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Lindale, DR.. and Mrs. Crossmore, Mr..
and Mrs. Coke Chambers, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Jolls, Mr. and Mrs. William
Simmons, Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison, Mrs
Fisher, Mrs. Sarah Cooper, Mrs. Linda
Cox, Frank Jackson, Miss Edith Van
Ornam, Miss Maize Townsend, Miss
Matte Scott, Miss Carrie Scott, Miss
Carrie v Price, Miss Mary Simmons
Miss Nellie Simmons, Miss Della Sim
mons, Miss Justine Chambers. William
Radcliff, f. A. Ross, Albert Cooper
Kent Fisher, John and Harry Lyndall
and Jabez Jenkins.
The playing of games and the eatine
of nice refreshments were the chic
pleasures of the evening.
Evening journal., 1898-02-03
RUSSELL JOHNSON FIGHT.
MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED IN
TO-NIGHT'S CONTEST.

IV-ININII T = NNIN 10 =
The ten-round bout between George
Russell and Charley Johnson, OF Min
neapolis. at the Tuxedo Clubs show
tonight is expected to be one of the
best ever seen in this city. Johnson
arrived in town to-day at noon, and
registered at the Jennings. The six
round bout between Young Lenny, OF
Chester, and "Kid" Jones, of Norris
attention among Wilmington sports
Lenny has been in hard training al
Leiperville with Billy" Whistler, and
will arrive in town at 6 o'clock this
evening. A large delegation of Phila-
delphians and Obstetrics will come
down this evening to witness the
bouts.
Evening journal., 1898-02-03
STOPPING IN WILMINGTON.

e. +. Candy, formerly of this city,
but for the last twenty years connected
with a bank in Portland Oregan, is
staying in this city while attending to
some business on the Atlantic coast
for the bank He is the guest of Mrs.
Harlan Cause, Of No. 619 Delaware
avenue.
Evening journal., 1898-02-03
NEWS Of DEV CASTLE

Goodwin, all of Wilmington. There were
also donations from Eugene Rogers,
Mrs. Bullen, William Stroup and box
from Dover, sent to Mayor e. G. Boyd,
of this city.
Evening journal., 1898-02-03
I.EcrI1REn AN SIAM

Rev. Charles e. Eckles, a returned
missionary, delivered an interesting
lecture on Siam in the Presbyterian
Sunday school last evening, which was
largely attended Mr. Eckles will re-
turn to Siam in May.
Evening journal., 1898-02-03
CoMING HOME WEnnrNn

The marriage of Miss Elsie M. Foord
Of this city, and Andrew Lee, Of Pitts
burg, will take place on February 2S.
The ceremony will take place at the
home Of the bride, No. 800 Tatna,l
street
Evening journal., 1898-02-03
PLEASANT EAST SIDE PARTY.

A party was given by Miss Pauline
Mag last evening at her home. No.
422 East Ninth street. The time was
spent in games and dancing, and at a
late hour the party was served with
refreshments.
Evening journal., 1898-02-03
MEETING PnsrpnNEn

Owing to a misunderstanding, the
meeting of the wheelmen, which was
to have been held last week, has been
postponed until a later date.
Evening journal., 1898-02-03
FEBRUARY WEDDINGS.
Marriage of DR.. ]. r. Mahaffy
and Miss Crozier Last Night.
OTHER CEREMONIES TO COME
AN ENJOYABLE SURPRISE PARTY
DOWN IN CANIDEN-OTHER HAP
PENINGS OF A SOCIAL INTER
EST TO WILMINGTON PEOPLE
AND THEIR FRIENDS.

All communications intended for inser-
tlon 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., 1898-02-03
PUTTING IN A TELEPHONE

The Delaware and Atlantic Telephone
Company is replacing the telephone in
the office of the Delaware Iron Com
pany, which was taken out about the
first of the year.
Evening journal., 1898-02-03
SPORT AT HARE'S CORNER,

Joseph Quigley, the proprietor of the
Hare's Corner Hotel, liberated a fox to-
day. A lively chase resulted, in which
several persons from this city took
mart
Evening journal., 1898-02-03
dooD NEWS EoR SUFFERERS

PROF TOW HTSEHTR,
with his Electric and Massage treatment
with Prof. Hoke's Electric appliances.
who has made wonderful cures In VIII
mington. Delaware. and PENNSYLVANIA. Is
again at his office 6l5 King street Hours
a. m, 9 p. m. Sundays Q a. m, p, m.
Evening journal., 1898-02-03
AT A PHILADELPHIA BANQUET.

Governor Tunnel will be present at
the banquet of the Philadelphia Shoe
and Leather Exchange, at the Hotel
Walton. in Philadelphia, tonight. Ii
is expected that several prominent VIII
mingtOn business men will also attend
Evening journal., 1898-02-03
MAcHINERY FOR FINN's POINT.

There are twelve carloads Of machinery
lying on the Pigeon Point track, heing
delayed by the cold weather. II Is in
tended for Firms Point and consists Of
gun carriers and other intricate machine
cry.
Evening journal., 1898-02-03

Make sure you are getting what you
ask for in the store. Examine labels
and trademarks, and you may save
yourself time and money.
Evening journal., 1898-02-03

MALLS CLOSE.
na m.-North-bound.
a. m.-6outhbound.
ls.ts a. m.-North-bound. Baltimore and
Washington.
ale .. m-North-bound.
l1e p. m.-south-bouud.
sic .. m.-North, Baltimore and Wash
ington.
The sun., 1898-01-24
HEAVY WIND STORM.
Big Blow Swept Over This City
Doing Much Damage To
prOperty.

A wind storm, one of the severest that
ever visited this city, swept over Will
mington yesterday.
The blow began just before noon and
lasted during the entire night. doing
great damage to property in every por-
ton OF the city.
Pedestrians were driven from the
streets by flying miss es and many lives
were endangered by falling signs and
limbs from the shade trees.
Telephone and electric wires were
blown down in severa! places and several
large trees were also felled. Swinging
signs at the following places were torn
from their fastenings: Charles Fell, }. J.
Bernstein, Max Ephraim, Adams 4 Bro.
and others. A tree in front OF 423 East
Third street, one at Third and Walnut
streets, and one at Ninth and Tatnall
streets succumbed to the fury of the
storm. A large board fence at Delaware
avenue and Dupont street, was de-
StrOVeu
The sun., 1898-01-24
THE PATRIOTS BALL.
Preparations For the Great Affair
Are Rapidly Being Com.

Preparations are nearly completed for
the great Patriots Ball, to be held in the
Auditorium on Washington's Birthday,
February %. -,
The ball will be the greatest ever held
in this city.
An elaborate scheme of decoration has
been decided upon by the Committee on
Arrangements, which will transform he
interior OF the big building into rose
bower.
A large promenade will be built around
the dancing floor, SO that the spectators
may watch the numerous dancers with
out being jostled about.
Professional and amateur qnadrille
dancers will execute their fantastic step.
in various quarters Of the floor every half
hour and prize has been provided for
the most expert of these. A ballet mas.
ter has been engaged to organize series
of tableaux and dances. Many round
dances will be upon the program and
lovers OF that particular kind OF dancing
will be at home.
After all these are over the dancers
will minglc with the thr"ng and then
will enslle confetti battle devised on Il
gigantic scale.
The orchestra which will furnish the
music for the grand occasion will be-
without doubt, the largest that ever
played in Delaware. In It's complement
will b. MANY lights in the musical world,
all Of which will tend TO give the great
est tone to the affair.
The sun., 1898-01-24
REPORTS ARE UNTRUE.
False Statements About Typhoid
Fever Scare Sent Out by the Gang
Wanting the Water Works.
Special to THE Sun.

7lN'h'i W M 'NN.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23-A dastardly
scheme is being operated in this city, in
relation to the alleged typhoid fever cpl
demic.
The statements that hundreds Of new
cases OF typhoid fever are appearing
every day are absolutely false.
They are instigatcd by the gang who
have lined up solid for steal Of the
Water Works.
The reports of the condition of the
fever say that the cause OF it is the bad
quality OF the drinking water OF this
city.
The scheme that is being worked
by those fellows who have laid their
plans to steal the city Water Works is
this: They have employed Il number
OF union physicians who have absolutely
no standing in the community, to pre-
pare any number Of papers on the
typhoid question, in which they state
that the city is visited by terrible cal
amity in the form Of an epidemic of
typhoid fever, and that the origin of the
fever is the drinking water.
This is not true. As matter of fact
the cases of fever here do not extend
beyond a few families and those cases
can be attributed to other causes, and
not to the city water
The object Of the parties interested
in spreading the false reports is to stir
up public sentiment against the
water plant,
The sun., 1898-01-24
EXPRESS HALTED BY A CON-
Animal Wandered Across B. 4
.. Bridge and Got Stuck.
DISCOVERED IN NICK OF TIME
Train Was Approaching and Joseph
Phillips Knew It..-He Gave the
Alarm and the Express stopped
at Approach to Bridge.

The passengers aboard b. & o..
southbound express which arrived in
this city at about half past seven last
night had small sized fright few rods
from the station.
Close to the northern end of the tall
bridge that spans the Brandywine the
train came to sudden stop. A dozen
or more heads popped out the windows
and several passengers got off the train
to investigate the suddenness of the stop.
They saw no red light ahead
and they were puzzled. A red light, as
every traveller knows means danger and
is signal to stop. All sorts of rumors
then began to float through the train,
though none of them hit upon the real
reason for the stop.
A broken piston rod was not the rea-
son, nor was hot journal The cause
Of the stop was, strange to say, Il cow-a
plain, ordinary COW.
Joseph Phillips, who lives in Brandy
wine hundred, has a sweetheart in Will
mington. Usually on Sunday night he
comes in to visit her. Last night his
route into town, included a trip over the
B. & O. bridge
When he neared the bridge he in
creased his gait for he suspected that
train was due at the bridge in few
minutes. He hustled and reached the
bridge only to find a COW to retard his
rapid advance. Approaching the animal
he found that its legs were caught be-
tween the ties. He heard from the dis.
tance the roar Of the approaching train.
He knew his duty Quickly he tripped
over the ties and ran to the B. 4. 0.
station, where he notified some of the
employees. He later got red lantern
and ran to the northern end of the
bridge. They arrived at the latter point
Just in time to throw the red light
against the train, which came to stop.
In the meanwhile Officers Gum and
McAteer learned of the accident and
Fastening to the bridge worked hard to
extricate the cow. Twenty minutes
were consumed in removing one of the
ties under which the cows legs were
caught, when finally the animal was re-
leased, it was found that its left leg was
broken and it was necessary to kill it.
The train was delayed twenty minutes
or more by the accident.
IHe WV Del'lSeu W llllaHl DTOWH,
a Brandy vine farmer, and it is supposed
jumped its pasture fence, and wandered
down the railroad to the bridge. 1t was
the second COW that has had similar
experience in the past eight months.
A Wilmington DOCTORS horses also had q
similar experience last Summer.
If Joseph Phillips had not discovered
the COW and given the alarm instantly a
disaster might have ensued. The train
was dashing along at a lively rate and it
would have been impossible for the en-
gineer to have seen the COW in its
crouched position in the darkness in
time to prevent striking it and conse-
quent derailment OF the train as we'll as
other probably disastrous results.
The cow, it is supposed, had been on
the bridge for more than an hour.
The sun., 1898-01-24
Dogs for Alaska.

BANGOR, Jan. 23.-Big, shaggy dogs
are in great demand in Maine, and there
il money to be made in filling orders for
dogs OF this description to be shipped to
the gold regions OF Alaska. So great is
the demand that many fine st. Ber-
nards and mastffs have been stolen.
The Chief of Police of Bangor received
this week a letter from II friend in
Alaska, who wants a carload Of dogs for
draught purposes, and offers good
prices for all that can be got here. This
week two carloads OF dogs from the
maritime provinces passed through
Bangor bound for Alaska. There were
24O in the lot, and on the way hither
they had many fights. The Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
stopped the train, and would not allow
it to proceed unit all the dogs had been
m,,zzlcd. This done, the dogs continued
on their way West.
The sun., 1898-01-24
FEDERAL SUPPLIES DELAYED
Freight Train Loaded With Cannon
Wrecked and the Battle Ship
Must Wait.
Special to THE sun

Special TO lHE sun
MIDDLErowS, Del, Jan. 23.--A serious
wreck was narrowly averted between
Mddletown and Townsend this morning
by the breaking of journal on one of
the cars Of Il freight train heavily loaded.
The train was making fast time when
the accident occurred. The Car upon
which the journal broke was loaded with
an immense cannon, weighing several
tons extsndng the full length of the car
which was Il flat one.
A short distance back of this train was
another freight carrying six cars OF armor
plate consigned for battle ship at
Charleston, $. {. A wrecking crew from
Clayton was sent for and after a delay OF
three hours the wrecked car was gotten
on a siding near the block.
1t took the greater part OF the day to
repair the car 50 that it might be sent to
the shops. There was no one hurt but
the accident will cause the cannon to be
several days late in reaching its destna-
ton.
The cannon and armor plate were
viewed bya great crowd living in the
surrounding country, many of whom had
never seen anything OF the kind before.
The sun., 1898-01-24
MUST NOT KISS YUM.YUM.
A Newspaper Man Objected, But Joe
Smith, Who Appears Here
This Week, Did 1t.

During this week the Waite Comedy
Company will hold forth at the Crane
Opera House.
With the company is Joseph SIN ~
the celebrated tenor, who has proven
great favorite with American audiences.
The Waite Company while here will pro-
duce ''rhe Mikado," and in that opera
Joe Smith is at his best.
Smith was recently touring the West
with an opera company, which had in
its repertoire this famous opera. The
character of Yum-Yum was taken by
Miss Laura Moore. When the company
reached Yankton, Da., u newspaper
man Of that city, fell desperately in love
with Miss Moore, and violently objected
to Yum-Yum being kissed by the tenor.
'The Mikado'' was to be pre-
sented, tattered and torn by its transit
from tirst-class theatres in the East to the
western playhouse. The audience had
heard Nanki-Poo as he had sung about
being a thing of shreds and patches, and
had heard kO-kOs announcement Of his
theories and ideas, and were getting
along fair y well in the listening wnenthc
kissing song was reached. Then Joseph
Smith, who was singing Nank-Poo ad,
vanced to the footlights.
"Ladies and gentlemen the tenor
singer began, this is mighty poor
place in the show to interrupt the pro-
ceedings to make speech, but as certain
things are about to happen, | think it
only fair that you be put on. | have
heard that a certain newspaper man,
who is known and generally hailed and
greeted as the eventful husband Of Miss
Laura Moore, who is taking the part OF
Yum-Yum, has announced to all con-
cerned that if l followed out the direc-
tions of the book OF this play and insist
on kissing the lady, there will be five
different kinds OF trouble. hereby an
nounce that | am going to begin kissing
the young lady in about three minutes,
and shall keep right on kissing her
through the whole blamed song;aDd fur
ther announce that shall do that kissing
in full view of the audience"
Moreover, it may be of interest Jo
you to know that have secreted in
these long and flowing robes two first
rate six shooters right ready for business.
l am also armed with the fact that this
journalist is sitting in seat No. l67, which
is in plain view from the stage. As the
scene which is about to be presented is a
cross between a delicious love song and a
homicide, and as ! shall caress the young
woman with one eye on her beauteOus
charms and the other on seat No. l67, l
hope YOU will overlook any little short
comings in the affair. l hate to men.
ton such low, coarse things, but the gun
which shall use first is.a self-cocker and
has been recently oiled. Thanking You
for your kind attention, the show will
now go on
The people listened to the rendition OF
the kiss-kiss song with great interest,
especially those who were in range OF
seat No. l67. Nothing happened, how
ever, the newspaper man remaining
statuesquely y mute.
The sun., 1898-01-24
They Installed Officers.

At a recent meeting OF st. Andrews s
Council, No. 81, Legion of Red Cross, the
following officers were installed: Past
commander, William Robinson; COM
mandcr William Lindsey; vice COM
mander II. Howard Carver; recorder,
George II. Taylor; treasurer, J. L. Hig-
gins; preIate, l.. b. Church; marshall,
II. S. Farlow. After the installation of
the above officers by the officers from
the Grand Council, refreshments of ice
cream and cake and cigars were served.
For two hours the members were enter
tained by some very fine solos by Messrs.
Carver, Church and Deering. Others
also added to the pleasure OF every one
by toasts and stories OF very entertain
ing character.
The sun., 1898-01-24
Mayor Harrison Cleans Up.

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 23.-Mayor Harri'
son has issued instructions that saloons
where women congregate must close al
midnight. Chief Ripley sent the WORD
along the line last night. Some obeyeo
the order and some did not Music III
saloons is also under the ban. No cause
is assigned for this sudden action beyond
the fact that the Mayor wishes to i'm
prove the moral tone Of the city. There
was n great outcry from the saloon
keepers who pay regular assessment
for police protection, especially those II
the downtown district. Threats ni re-
vengc at the next eAction were hecl!
malc,
The sun., 1898-01-24
Yesterday at the Y. NJ. G. A.

Rev. DR.. Baker, of the Grace NJ. T..
Church, delivered an eloquent address
at the Y. NJ. c. A. yesterday. The Rod
ncy Street Presbyterian Church quartet,
composed of Misses Welden and Jones
and Mess's. Ayvs and Wales, rendered
highly appreciated music. Next Sunday
Rev. W. +. Lewis, nf the Rodney Street
Presbyterian Church, will address the
Y. NJ. G. A., and the subject will be,
"An Inch OF Time.' The Oriental
Troubadors. colored quartet OF Phila-
d"lph;a will be present and furnish!
the music. They are said to be one Of
the best quartets in that city.
The sun., 1898-01-24
ANOTHER KLONDIkE VICTIM.
A Rut hcrtDrd Youth Tries to Get Ia
the Gold CieIdS--Dics at Home.

RUTHERFORD, N. j., Jan. 23.-lIarold
pfeffer, IS years Of age, the son OF
George T.. Pieiffcr, weIl-known artist
of Rutherford, died here yesterday.
Harold, when he read accounts of the
abundance OF gold in the klondikc in
August last, decided to 60 to Alaska and
seek his fortune. lie stole out OF Rltlcr-
ford and by means OF riding on freight
trains reached Salt Lake City, Utah.
There train on which he was riding
was wrecked and young Piciffer had his
leg broken besides being hurt internally.
His leg was set OF the Salt Lake hospital,
but the work was not properly done, and
when he arrived home it was decided to
break the leg again in order to set it
right. The shock, however, proved too
much for the boy and caused his DEATH
The sun., 1898-01-24
MURPHY NOT THERE
The Report That the BriGantine Jen.
mic Hubert IL Filibnstering Not
True.-.MaseO Did Surrender.


True.--MaseO Did Surrender.
The optics of the marine observer are
proven to be again all right as he was not
mistaken and did see the American
brigantine Jennie Hubert pass the
Hook, on Friday afternoon.
Captain II. +. Rudick, who was in the
Mariners Exchange when he saw on the
bulletin board that his vessel had sailed,
expressed surprise, and rushing out he
hired the tug Lone Star, and finding that
she had really sailed, the tug was run at
full speed, overtaking her a considerable
distance down the bay. He got aboard
and assumed command.
1t was runIOrd that she was on fill
clustering expedition, which was denied
by Charles Mailman, Of the firm OF Elwell
& Co., the consignees Of the vessel, stat
ing she was on legitimate errand,
bound for Savannah, in ballast, coast
wise, for a cargo Of lumber for New
York.
The clearance authorities not know
ing she had coastwise lice nSe, sent II
revenue cutter on the chase, which
failed to ovcrtakc her, and caused the
suspicious reports to be circulated.
There was rnmor that there had
been difference between the skipper
and Elwell Co.. and that was why the
brgatine sailed from the wharf without
the skipper. 1t is pretty certain that
she is on peaceful commercial mission,
and not as reported Saturday, tillbuster-
ing.
The report that Captain Murphy, late
of the Iauradc tiIbustering fame, had left
this city and taken charge Of the Amer
lean Brigantine, Jennie Hubert, which
is thought to have taken tilbustering
expedition to Cuba, is positively false, as
Captain Murphy was in this city until
l.3O p. IN. Friday, and to have gone on
said vessel, should have necessitated his
being in New York at 1890 Il. m. on that
dav.
The report that Maser had surrendered
his forces is true, but it was not President
Maser, neither was it any relative of his.
The sllrrenderer was nothing but cap.
tain with very small company OF Cuban
soldiers. The Cubans and Cuban sym
pathizcrs in this section are still conf
dent of Cuba's ultimate independence.
The sun., 1898-01-24
Gave Iau(lanum to Her Child.

New ALBANY, Ind, Jan. 23.--Mrs. Seth
Coffman, aged 40, wife OF one of the
wcalthiest citizens of this county, about
eight miles north of here, cut her throat
Thursday and died. Before committing
the deed she gave laldanum to her three
year-old child, who is now unconscious
and beyond recovery.
The sun., 1898-01-24
Michigan Bank Fails.

MARQUETTE Mich. Jan. 2'.-1amees
M. Wilkinson, Il private banker, made
an assignment yesterday. 4. =. Miller,
his son-in-law, and +. {. Wilkinson, his
son, are assignccs. Sickness is given as
the cause OF closing. He expects to pay
all depositors in full The bank holds
all Of the city money.
The sun., 1898-01-24
ThnmnS II. Smiths Funeral.

Thomas b. Smith, ex-treasnrer of liar.
Ian & Hollngsworth, will be buried
from his late residence, No. 0l4 Jefferson
street, this afternoon at two O'Clock. In
ter,nent will be private.
The sun., 1898-01-24
Nathaniel Burris Dead.

MIDDLErowN, Jan. 23.-Nathaniel
Burris, II rctivd farmer of this place and
father Of Martin Burris, late delegate Of
the constitutional convention, died here
tDuav.