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Evening star., 1898-08-02

upt. f1LplaInS.
I'VE reached Cuba June l." said Captain
RISK OF the Concho. ''and the water we had
taken aboard at Tampa was pretty rotten
even then After we had landed the troops
and lain in that harbor for several days. I
asked to be allowed to pull out for King
sto.., Jamaica, to get some good water into
the tanks. The stuff we had was making
the crew sick General Shafter refused
per: Mission.
90! wo weeks later made application
aga n, saying that my crew was suffering
for ood and good water. General Shafter
again refused to allow the Concho to go to
Kingston.
when I received orders to sail with
The sun., 1898-01-25
Municipal Court Cases.

William Smart and Charles Taylor,
two boys aged IS and rs respectfully
were tried last evening in Municipal
Court for trespassing upon the premises
of George Altar, who has farm near this
city. The boys were hunting mice in the
fields and after being discouraged by not
finding any, they set fire to several large
stacks OF corn fodder. No charge but
trrspassing was brought against them
and Judge Ball stated that they were
very fortunate in that respect. They
were fined 50 and costs. Harvey Knight,
colorcd was charged with disordcrIy con-
duct. His case being somewhat sen.
sational from the fact that Venus SippIc,
colorcd, the one making complaint, was
reported as having pointed revolver at
Knight. Harry, cross examined Venus
on the stand and somewhat confused her
by his thorough examination. Case was
continued until tomorrow morning. j.
Wall, Annie Wall and Hugh Ward were
held under $1,000 bail andwaved hearing
They are charged with getting out poll
cics for lotteries.
The sun., 1898-01-25
THOMAS B. SMITH BURIED.
His Funeral Yesterday Afternoon
No Floral Tributes Dccked
His Coffin.

The funeral of Thomas b. Smith took
place yesterday afternoon at two o'clock
from his late residence, No. 9l4 Jefferson
street. Many of Mr. Smiths bushes,
and church associates were in attend.
ance. paying their last tribute Of rerncm.
brance. Rev. Henry Baker. d. d., pas.
tor OF Grace NJ. +. Church, assisted by
Rev. c. W. johnson, and Rev, Mr.. Lat
timer, an Episcopal clergyman Of Phila-
dclphia. who was personal friend OF
Mr., Smith, conducted services.
The honorary pallbearcrs were J. Tav-
lor Cause, Thomas jackson, Andrew G.
Wilson, George $. Capelle, William r.
Porter Preston Lea, Henry Evans and
G. Wesley Wcldin. lntcrmcnt. which
was private, was made in the Whining
ton and Rrandywinc cemetery.
The board OF trustees of Grace Mcthntl-
ist Episcopal Church, Of which the late
Thomas 3. Smith was Il member, adopted
the following resolutions ut II special
meeting yesterday;
"Wc the members Of the board Of
trustees Of Grace NJ. +. Church, desire
hereby to express oIr profound sorrow
at the recent removal by death of our
friend and fcllow-trustcc, Thomas T.
Smith.
"We recognize in his death great loss
to our board, and the church,; Il loss that
we share in common with the bcrcavcd
family and the entire community. Most
sincerely do we sympathizr with the
family Of our dear brother and we earn
rstly commend them to God, that divine
comfort and grace may be given in a
measure sufficient for their needs
The sun., 1898-01-25
An Interesting Suit That Has
More Than Local Interest.
RED HOT TESTIMONY PROMISED
The Litigation Involves a Good News.
paper, Popular Hotel and Two
Wcll.knOW Business Men.

Sensational testimony will be intro
ductd at the next hearing before Com
missioner England in the pending sui
of Edwards VS. Allen. The plaintiff
Charles William Edwards, is president o
the journal Printing Company an,
editor OF The Evening Journal TIL,
deiendent is John j.. Alien an aged anG
wealthy citizen OF W"dstown, N. J
Mr. Edwards prays for an injunction
restraining he sale oftwo-hundred stocks
shares Of the Journal Printing Company
Ills suit is resisted by the First National
Bank OF Wondstown which institution
now holds the shares as collateral for
loans made to Mr. Allen aggrcgatine
$4,000. Mr.. Edwards is represented by
Lewis G. Vandcgrift and Charles NJ
Curtis and Messrs Harry Emmons and
Benjamin Ncil,ls are counsel for tn,
bank. The facts in the case seem to Le
as follows:--
About two years ago lawyer Emmons
advertised for sale, on behalf of the
First National Bank Of Woodstown, New
Jersey, two hundred shares Of stock Of
the Journal Printing Company. Before
the sale was effected Edwards got out an
injunction restraining Mr.. Emmons from
selling the stock.
Chancellor Nicholson AZ pointed Howe |
$. England commissioner to take testi-
mony in the case and report the same
back to the Chancery Court
Briefly. this is the history Of a case
that bids fair to attract the attention of
two states.
Edwards in some way got indebted to
Mr.. Allen to the extent OF about 5000,
as security for this Edwards gave Allen
two hundred shares Of stock of the
Journal Printing Company, but he
reserved to himself, however, complete
control Of the same, in so far as the pol
icy of the newspaper was concerned, even
though the two hundred shares of stock
was within fourteen shares of the capital
stock of the corporation. Mr.. Allen
afterwards assigned this stock to the
First National Bank Of Woodstown, of
which Edwards was thoroughly aware.
Something over Il year afterwards Ed
wards, by some arrangement or agree
ment with Mr.. Allen, got that gentleman
to make an additional agreement with
him (Edwards) as if Mr.. Allen con-
trolled the stock whereby upon certain
conditions being fulfilled by Edwards,
the stock was to revert to Ed
wards, though Edwards only Il
few days prior to the last agree
ment, had been informed by the
cashier of the Woodstown bank, Mr..
Flitcrft that the bank still held the
stock, hence making the last agreement,
as to any disposal Of the stock by Allen
impossible except with the consent of
the bank, which consent was not given.
and which Edwards knew would not be
given except upon payment being made
to the bank. 1t apparently is on the
part OF Edwards, giving up of the con-
troll of the majority OF stock in the paper,
there being attached to such giving up,
however, Il string which has the strength
Of Il steel cable, and at the end OF it is
the sun Marcos Hotel ut Atlantic City,
y. j.
The sun., 1898-01-25
A Great Increase in Sunday
Nights Collection.
YOUNG MEN TURN OUT.
The Innovation Int rG( (luccd by u L.Oca
Minister Attracts Il Crowd and
Wins the Favor Of
Young People.

! \ hot time is accrning over the intro
duction OF pretty lassics as ushcrs anl
collectors in the First Methods Protest
ant Church ut Seventh and Walnu
streets, on Sunday.
| The success of the experiment has
given in pernlanance in the church. Rev
George l.. Wolfe. pastor Of the church, is
greatly pleased with the results OF the
experiment, which is th" first of Tie
kind TO be given trial in this city. sev-
cral times during tie time the collection
was being lifted by the pretty girls, he
said jokingIy, don't 60 too fast give
them time to get their purses out"
They took their time. and the result
was Il heavy silver collection. One young
man who had the nerve to give II cent.
kept it well covered by his hand and did
not look up when he dropped the same
in the box.
= Many Of Wilmington's young bloods
are saving their dimes for next Sunday
when they will 60 to the church and
drop them proudly in the collection box,
with the hope of winning smile from
the fair Protestant damscss.
1t is thought the church will soon have
to be rebuilt to hold the young genera
ton which will eventually flock to see
the fair collection ifers. 1t will be one
of the highest degrees Of pleasure ever
accorded the fair sex admirers Of this
citp by any church. Some of the best
looking danseIs of the church have been
chosen and they will proudly escort the
attending public to their seats. And
their smiles tighten each melancholy
young mau, who enters the portals and
desires a seat. The adoption OF such
plans are seriouslp objected to by the
level headed members of the church as
they believe it will call forth much com
mcnt from the outside world and they
believe many will come for the purpose
of Irritation only. Some left the church
as soon as the report was given out and
verified.
The sun., 1898-01-25
4 FIREAT pUlIMANS.
Little Damage Was Done But il Re.
uuircd Two Hours to Subduc the
Flames,

a fire was discovered yesterday about
$50 p. M, in the drying room of the
Pullman Car Works.
No blaze was visible, but dense vol
unics Of smoke were seen issuing from
the drying kiln. An alarm was struck
from box No. G4,thcir private alarm,And
the fire department arrived shortly upon
the scene.
The men worked continually for two
hours till it was under their control. The
Pullman Company have fire depart
mcnt OF their own, whicl, did some very
fine work. The works were temporarily
shut down and all employees gave a
helping hand, The damage was about
500, fully covered by insurance.
The sun., 1898-01-25

Mrs. ". n. Boggs Will Study at
Goldey'S College.
MSQUOTED IN INTERVIEWS
Recent False Publications Have Pre-.
vented Her From Obtaining
Certain Obligations

Mrs. William n. Boggs Yesterday ap-
piled at Goldey's Commercial College for
a term Of study at that institution.
Mrs. BnggS will take Il short course
in this school in order to brush up on
book keeping and other studies in which
she was at one time proficient. She has
received assurances from parties in the
west, from where She has jlst returned,
that her services along the inc of work
which ne Is studying, will readily be
accepted Immediately after she has COM
p!ctcd hcr course ut Goldcy's.
THIS step of the wife OF the missing cx-
teller is a noble one. In taking it the
broken-hraltcd woman has exhibited a
llial affection and love for her familv Y OF
little ones, which has been dcepened by
the absence of IL husbands affection.
At one time this woman had her own
home, her family and loving husband
to provide ior ALL The husband made
Il fatal mistake and as result his
family was left destitute. The wife
now prepares herself to Join in the
great tide Of Iie's business affairs and at
tempt to steer her family safely down
the stream.
Mrs. Boggs has been subjected to much
injustice recently by publications in sew
era papers purporting to be statements
made by her.
That she has been seen by those who
wrote the articles is not denied, but.
that the statements contained therein,
were M d by Mrs. Boggs i, false.
She has been quoted as saying that she
did not hold certain documents. and the
TACT that these statements were made has
prevented Mrs. Boggs from obtain ing
certain obligations due her.
These misquoted interviews have been
quite detrimental to Mrs. Boggs.
The sun., 1898-01-25
Wanted to be Sworn In.

James J. Kelly upon being refused by
Marshal Short the opportunity Of being
sworn in as the elevator conductor, said
he would report for duty each morning
to which the custodian said he would
not receive any salary until he was
sworn in. In speaking of the matter
this morning, Marshal Short said that
the custom was for the custodian tC
recommend some persons for the posi-.
ton and the appointment to be made
upon such recommendation; but in the
present case he had not been consulted.
Meanwhile the elevator is being operated
by other employees Of the Federal Build
inv
The sun., 1898-01-25
IMPORTANT TO DELAWARE.
Congressman Parker Asks for an
Additional Federal Circuit
Court Judge.

Congressman Parker, ni New jersey
has introduced in Congress a mcas,re OF
much importance to the States OF Penn
sylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, com
prising the Third Judicial Circuit. 1t
provides that there shall be in that dis
trict an additional Circnit Court Judge,
who shall be appointed by the president,
and who shall possess the same quaIiti-
cations and shall have the same powers
and jurisdiction now prescribed by law
in respect to the present circuit Judge,
and who shall be entitled to the same
compensation. Mr. Parker believes that
another judge for that circuit is abso-
lutely required by the business Of the
courts.
The sun., 1898-01-25
Ep.voith League Officers.

Scott Chapter Of the Epw"rth League
elected the following officers on Saturday
evening: President, &. Edgar Fonlk;
First cc-Prcsidcnt, ?. Harry Overdecr;
Second Vice President, Mrs. W. f.
Drummond; Third NiccPresidrnt, Mrs.
Cora Bartlett; Fourth Vice-Prsident,
Miss Ella Pierce; Secretary, Miss Stella
Green; Treasurer, l.. B. Dickcrson.
The sun., 1898-01-25
Il Biz Blaze.
Special to TIE Sun.

SALISBURY, Md, Jan. PA fire start
ed in the buildings Of the Salisbury
Manufacturing Company at 8 o'clock to-
night. The Water Works buildings also
caught but were cxtinguished by the
fire company before much damage was
done. The town was threatened for a
while but by hard work on the part Of
the fire company and citizens the fire
was confined to the crate factory and
sevaral small buildings adjoining. Loss
estimated at $1,000.
The sun., 1898-01-25
GlyIln Is Anxious.

Johnny Glynn, the Wilmington feath-
or. weight, writes to the Chester Times
that he il in first class condition for his
contest tonight with Eddie hnny, Of
Chester. He says the call OF tire can
not come too sorn. Lcnny boxed fifteen
rounds with Johnny Biack on Sat.
urdoy night just to get his wind. The
fight will take place in Chester.
The sun., 1898-01-25
Remembered by Friends.

Chief of Police Dolan yesterday was
presented with Il very handsome and
valuable gold star. The magnificent gift
bears his name at the top and the words
Chief Of Police, Wilmington, Del"
Philip Plunkctt, president OF Central
National Bank, presented the gift. say
ing 'This is from myself and your many
friends The chief was delighted. not
only with receiving the badge but from
the fact that his many friends are SO
thoughtful and generous. Mr.. DoIan
showed his appreciation by pleasant
smiles and many thanks.
The sun., 1898-01-25
Assessors to Sit,

Assessors Mccoy, Early and Whann
will sit ut the Court House today and
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday for the purpose of making correct.
ions and additions to the assessment
lists. They will also answer questions
in relation to the Adams Tax law.
The sun., 1898-01-25
THE STRIKE CONTINUES.
The l.. Blumcnthal COMPANY
Morocco Works are COntending
With u Great Financial loss.

The strikers at +. BlumenthaI Com.
pany morocco works are continuing the
strike.
As each day passes the matter grows
more serious and the firms loss in
creases.
The strikers are as strong in number
and as firm in standing as the day the
existing trouble arose.
No new startling developments have
been made, but the firms financial loss
shows gain for the men. Yesterday
many men left the works, not to strike
but through Il lack OF work caused by
the strikers. 1t was stated by some Of
the men that if the strike continued
many days, 1t would ncccssitate the
laying off Of many men, and eventually
close the works.
The men who left through lack of
work, made no complaint against the
strikers but peaccaby made their way
homcWard, The report was also circu-
lated yesterday that the new hands
which were employed to take the
strikers places were very unsatisfactory,
as they were new IN that department,
and could not succ, sslully do what is
required. Two foreigners yesterday re-
ccivcd injuries which may end in tie
loss of several OF their fingers. The ac.
cidrnts happened to inexperienced men
only, they not being acquainted with
the working Of the machines upon
wIich they had been working
The strikers antici pate good result
providing the men keep united as Il
body, as they have done the past srv
eraI days.
The sun., 1898-01-25
\ DastardIy Murder.

pocoNoKE Cry, Md, Jan. 2+.-Amer.
lea Holland, colored, an aged and res
pcctable citizen of this city, was shot
and instantly killed between the hours
of five and six this morning, his step
son being accused as the SLAYER. 1t is re-
garded by all citizens as one of the most
cowardly and brutal assaults that ever
occurred in this city. Holland died in
Simultaneously after being shot,
as the wound was inflicted
upon the mans neck, severing his
spinal cord. The following coroner's
jury was empanellcd, with A. II. King
foreman: W. A. Stroud, Charles L.
Payne, Samuel Maddox. Thomas Ian.
ford, Samuel Schotield, William CatheIl,
Thomas B. Walters, William II. Tatrm,
Benjamin A. Bonniville, Thomas Davis,
and James Z. Towsend.
The evidence is very conflicting, but
suspicion points to the step-son, who is
but Is years Of age. Two of the most
important witnesses, brothers Of the ac-
crlsed, have been prompted and intimi-
dated until it is almost impossible to get
a true state Of affairs. The jury while in
session could hear the shouts of the angry
crowd outside their place of meeting,
and they feared to state the verdict. II
the boy was guilty, as they felt positive
lynching would be resorted to. Citizens
are indignant and wild and are crying
forrevenge.
The sun., 1898-01-25

sewal Morris yesterday removed his
family from this city to Greenwood,
Sussex county, where he has engaged in
the commission business
The sun., 1898-01-25

Frank G. Stidlam visited in Phiadel
phia yesterday.
The sun., 1898-01-25
Isaac Il. johnson Lectures.

AT the Second Baptist Church, Ninth
and Franklin streets, Prof. Isaac T.
johnson, Principal of the Friends School
gave an eloquent lecture on the Land
of Scott and Burns" His lecture was
one Of the best given the church. A
musical and literary entertainment pre-
ceedcd the lecture. The program was as
follows;
Violin and DianO diet
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-24
MONEY-EARNING LEGS.
A Guest Who Served Strange Pur-
pose at Hunting
Party.

Here is rather amusing incident in
the artistic career of Sir Francis Grant:
When that portrait painter was at his
zenith he had hunting box at Melton.
An inquisitive Scotch baronet was in
vited there for the hunting. Sir Fran
els had another guest, as it appeared,
| on visit. He was dull, fat old man,
who took snuff and looked the other
way when the table talk ran on hounds
| and horses. The sight of a foX's brush
| awoke no enthusiasm. He seemed to
take no earthly interest in anything
but his snuff and his meals.
The Scotch baronet at last could con-
tain no longer his excited curiosity. 81
say, Grant" he said. "what motive
have you in keeping Mr.. Y on a
visit? There are so many good chaps
who would like to come down here jus;
now. My fellow guest does not seem
to care a farthing for the things you
are SO keen on. l find that he does not
know the difference between a thor.
oughbred and an Irish hunter. nor does
he look a person to fancy your por-
traits"
'You are puzzled, my dear fellow"
returned Sir Francis, 'to know why /
keep him here. l brought him down
for his legs"
For what?"
For his legs. You see, am doing a
full-length portrait of the duke of Rut-
land (the late). He is weak in the
knees and shrunk in the limbs and
lazy. He will not be at the trouble of
sitting for them, so l have secured
x to sit; his legs are exactly like
the dukes. The poor fellow is glad to
earn little money and to be out at
grass here for a short time. ."-London
Truth.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-24

sculptor, dilating with the youth that
in art is never old, blinked knowingly.
"Betram has a story he is bursting to
tell" cried the city editor. Mrs. Weth-
erell has given him the cue. i wager
choice public is about to be supplied
with a revised, annotated, up-to-date
edition of Jane Austen"
Imagine Jane Austen of the Latin
quarter!" smiled Mrs. Pentland, with
an encouraging nod.
For once the clever Mrs. Pentland is
in error" said the sculptor, settling
in his chair with the ease of a raconteur
sure of one telling arrow in his quiver.
Nothing could be more remote from
the Latin quarter than this story which
the drift of the conversation makes SO
timely. To be candid, my chief pur-
pose in accepting Mrs. Pentland's hos
pitality was to recount Hillhouse's ro'
NANCE"
He was my best friend" continued
second significant twinkle; 81 may say
lifelong friend. About year ago
Hillhouse was called to harrington to
work on the equestrian statue of which
you may have heard. He took studio
in back bay house that had outlived
not only prosperity but gentility. The
studio confronted formidable row of
dwellings in very similar state. These
houses were occupied for the most part
by lodgers and mealers of various ages
and colors and conditions of servitude.
In intervals of inspiration, and they
were not infrequent with Hillhouse, he
fell, between whiffs of his pipe, to spec
ulating on the daily occupation and the
heart stories of his heterogeneous
neighbors. One of his studio windows
looked almost impertinently into a
ballroom of the most imposing house
in the row. To Hillhouse's surprise,
pant, who riv.ted his attention with
a fascination almost as irresistible as
that which wrought the ruin of Paul
Pry." Betram paused. The interest
in his auditors eyes urged him on.
"She was a frail little woman" he
said. at length, with a certain faded
splendor, the splendor of brilliant au-
tumnal flower that defes drought
and frost, and with color and perfume
of its own. holds sway long after It's
garden companions lie withered and
dead. She rarely went out save in the
flush OF the morning or late in the twi-
light. Her room, like herself, bespoke
faded splendor, discernible even from
Hillhouse's studio. A window garden
of old-fashioned bloom and a plentiful
ly-stocked bookcase that crowded the
small apartment almost to suffocation,
absorbed her days.
Certain hours she was wont 10 sit
In the window, an open book in her
lap. her heayily-fringed gray eyes lost
In Invisible worlds know not whether
II was the style of her dress-the white
null ichu, closed on the low bosom to
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-24

'The telling, you mean; but love-
not bit of it. It's as young and as
full of vitality as this King of Love
Feasts-Christma itself"
|. Mrs. Weatherell was one of those rare
women at peace with self and the world
despite the fact that the latter per-
sisted in believing her wretchedly un-
happy. AS pretty n woman as one
meets in n long days walk was Mrs
Wetherell; nature and art fitted her to
shine in brilliant society. But Mrs.
Wetherell's beauty was of the spirit as
well as the flesh. Never was she known
to complain. The husband whom the
world dubbed a miserable failure was
still to her the Prince Charming who
won her heart when she was toasted
the loveliest girl in her set"
AT five and forty Mrs. Wetherell
judged all marital relations from her
own vantage ground-the love that is
eternal. 1t was this refreshing, Ar
cadian strain in her nature that at
tracted and held the affection of Eliza
beth Pentland, whose knowledge of
"men and things" had come from hard
knocks with the world.
~ am sick unto nausea" sighed Mrs.
Wetherell, "of the problems involved in
the modern love story. How refreshing
it would seem to meet once more in
print love on the old familiar grounds" 4"
Fancy" laughed Miss Dashaway,
sketch artist of Good Form, 1.-The tag
end of this century wading through
Jane Austenl"
Notwithstanding the speed and
spirit of the times" said Return Be-
tram, sculptor who had outlived his
contemporaries, consequently his fame,
material for Jane Austen stories is not
wanting in our own day."
mo, not while you are with us, Be
tram" chuckled the city editor, replen-
ishing the patriarchal chiseler's glass.
The ox-like eyes of the sturdy little