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Evening journal., 1899-07-03
THE PENINSULA PRESS.

me next Legislature should unuues-
tionabiy repeal the law which gives
local insurance companies privileges in
the way Of not requiring them to put
up collateral with the insurance COM
missioner for the protection Of its pol
icy holders. who are the creditors Of
the Insurance companies.-The sun
day Herald
NO town, large or small. can afford
70 be without the means of extinguish-
ing conhagrations It Is SURPRISING
nevertheless, how many there are in
every community who oppose any
progress which entails a small in
crease In taxation. Laurel had no
water works. True the town authori-
ties were about to construct one when
the fire overlook them, but Laurel
should have had it's water works years
ago. In the light OF it's present catas-
trophy, how trivial petty and selfish
seem the old cries against few doll
lars more tax. x.-Dover Index.
Experience is a severe school. but
fools will learn in no other.n Is a
homely truth which finds an illustra-
tion in the disastrous fire which prac-
tically wiped out the flourishing town
Of LAUREL For years the progressive
and level-headed citizens Of the place
have advocated water works, and an
adequate protection from fire. But
Laurel, like many other, if not like all
other towns. has been cursed by a
moss back element, who. because of a
little temporary increase in taxes, op-
pose any improvement The same ele-
ment invariably places itself across
the path Of progress and advancement
everywhere, and at all times. Dover
Sentinel
Laurel in her calamity receives our
deepest sympathy. Suggestions look
ing to improvement in apparatus and
other preventive measures, are all held
in allegiance while our hearts go out t.
the citizens OF our sister town. But
while we have no sermon to preach tC
them in their present trouble we mas
\ look TO our needs at home Should W.
have q great conhagration tomorrow
\ many next day could tell how it might
have been prevented Let us have al
suggestions ana make all precautions
now.-Milford News and Advertiser.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
CHAUTAUaUA.
LOW-RATE EXCURSION VIA PENN
SYLVANIA RAILROAD.
4 PENN.

On July the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will run a special excursion
from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Reading, Altoona, Bellefonte
Lock Haven, Shamokin, Wilkesbarre,
Sunbury and Williamsport, and prin-
cipal intermediate stations, and sta
tions on the Delaware Division, Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad, and on the Cumberland VAL
ley Railroad to Chautauqua, N. Y.
Special train will start from Harris
burg at 11.35 a. m. Connecting trains
will leave Philadelphia $40 a. m,
Washington 7.55 a. m, Baltimore 1855
a.. m, Altoona, 7.15 a. M, Wilkesbarre
7.30 a. m, Lock Haven 11.25 a. m.
Round-trip tickets, good to return on
regular trains not later than August 5,
Will be sold at rate OF $40 from Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington,
and at proportionate rates from other
stations.
Passengers from Atlantic City
Bridgeton, Vineland, Clayton, N. j.,
and stations on the Delaware
Division will use trains to Philadel-
phia on day preceding date Of excur-
sion.
For specific rates and time OF con-
Meeting trains apply to nearest ticket
agent.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
THE WEATHER.

New York Herald's Forecast.--In the
Middle States and New England to-
day, fair to partly cloudy, more sultry
and warmer weather and fresh south
westerly winds will prevail. possibly
followed by local rain in the northern
districts.
On Tuesday. fair to partly cloudy
sultry and slightly warmer weather
will prevail, followed by local thunder
storms in the interior of this section
and possibly on the coasts.
On Wednesday, partly cloudy, witt
slightly lower temperature.
Forecast for Monday and Tuesday
Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey
Delaware and Maryland: Fair Mon.
day, increasing cloudiness Tuesday
continued high temperature during The
day; light southerly winds.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
FATAL DRIVING ACCIDENT.
DIR. CHARLES D. SMITH Thrown
FROM HIS CARRIAGE AMI
KILLED

DIR. CHARLES d. SMITH THROWN
FROM HIS CARRIAGE AND
KILLED.
Cambridge, Md, July 2-Dr. Charles
ID Smith, of Hoopers Island, son of
the late Dr. Washington Smith, on
last Friday morning was thrown from
his carriage and fatally injured. He
died yesterday morning. DIR. Smith
started to drive from his home to
Cambridge, When he reached Black
water river he was taken very Ill.,
and turned his horse and started back
home AT Griffinstown his horse
turned through field and leaped a
deep ditch, and threw the doctor vio-
lently TO the ground. FIe was carried
to the house OF Israel Griffin, a col
ored man. and DR. Goldsborough, Of
Cambridge, was summoned His back
was broken and he died yesterday
morning in the Cambridge Hospital, tc
which he had been removed
DR. Smith was a prominent physi-
cian. He practiced for number d
years in Baltimore, and FIVE years age
located here He was one of the
election supervisors Of Dorchester
county He married Miss Travers. 4
daughter Of S. w. Travers, Of Rich
mond, Va.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03


near Centreville, Md. on the Chesa-
pealze bay.
Miss Lucy Biddle and her guest, Miss
Moore, of Buffalo. are at Atlantic City
for a week
Miss Ethel Lea has returned from
Dobbs Ferry.
Miss Katherine Waltman has re-
turned to her home, at Bloomfield Vir-
ginia, after delightful visit to her
cousin, Mrs. S. Rodman Smith.
Mrs. j. Ernest Smith and Miss Re-
becca G. Smith are entertaining a
house party at their Cape May cot
tage. Among their guests are Miss
Bergen, of Denver. and the Misses
Cause, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Sparks are
at Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Davis Sisler are at
Atlantic City for July and August.
Miss Georgetta Kline spent yester-
day with friends in Newark.
George J. Kloberg will spend to-
morrow in Atlantic City.
J. Bail Pierce and George B. Nc
Clees went to Odessa to-day on pho
tographing trip.
Thomas f. Dunn, of the Dover In
dex, registered at the Hotel Whining
ton yesterday afternoon.
Miss Kathryn Luton is in Media for
a few days.
Misses Nellie and Mabel Casperson
will 60 to Chicago on July 10.
Jesse Hutchins is visiting his par
ents, in Baltimore county, Md.
DIR. W. g. Barnard, wife and daugh-
ter, Of Middletown, spent yesterday
with Mrs. v. S. Culbertson on West
Seventh street.
Daniel w. Taylor, who was injured
in New York by falling from a car, is
able to be out again.
William S. Prickett and family are
out of town for the Fourth.
T. Nelson Davis, of Philadelphia
spent Sunday with friends in this city
A. r. Ross and Douglass G. Valen-
tine spent Sunday with Wilmington
| friends.
Mrs. Howell S. England and chill
dren are at Northbrook, Pa, for q
month.
Alexander Mcleod, of this city, ant
his grandson, Lawrence Naylor,of Bal.
timore, will sail for Europe on Wed
nesday.
Charles Il. Curley, John f. Malloy
and Michael Doordan, who have beer
attending the Harvard Law Schoo
during the past year, are home for tht
Summer vacation.
w. L. Gray, of New York. spen
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John G
Gray, and this morning went t
Bridgeville to visit his mother.
James W. Ponder is spending th'
Fourth at Milton.
John G. Gray will go to Smyrna to
morrow and deliver Fourth of Jul,
oration.
i w. r. Keys, Of Clayton, registere,
at the Hotel Wilmington on Saturda.
afternoon.
Miss Louisa Reynolds, OF Middle
town, is visiting Mrs. d. p. Barnard
Jr. 8luMl
Miss May Clayton, Of Middletown
is visiting Mrs. James H. Burnham.
Miss Sallie Saxon is visiting he
) parents, near Camden, Del
w. w. Ingram, of Houston, will
spend the Fourth in this city.
Mrs. Samuel McColley and Misse
Martha and Elizabeth McCaulley viii
spend the Summer on Grennell Island
one of the Thousand Islands.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
BLEACHING A NEGRO.
A Strange story from Vienna De-
acribing the Wonderful Eff
feat of Electricity.

Two years ago, according to the VI
emma Fremdenblatt, a Viennese mer-
chant brought back from a business
trip in Africa a Soudanese negro 10
years old, named 1bual Lacho.
Ibual soon learned the ways of vi
emma, beginning with the German lam
guage, astonishing the bouleyards with
elegant costumes and finally acquiring
certain fashionable nervous disorders.
These famous homeopathic specialist
subjected to electrical treatment.
Strange to say, Ibual began to grow
white, gradually passing through the
coffee-and-millS stages until he became
in complexion Caucasian, though the
shape of his face remained unchanged.
Ibuars doctor thinks that the black
pigment in the boys skin was gradual
ly disintegrated and washed out, as II
We're, by the electric current. The chief
coloring matter, melanin, or pig
mentum nigrum, found in the eye, hair
and skin Of the negro, contains iron
and strongly reacts upon electrical ap-
plication.
American physicians will hardly
know how seriously to take this report
II IS well known, however, that negroes
are much more susceptible to the ac-
ton of electricity than white men
There have been several cases Of the
severe burning of negroes by the ap.
plication of the X ray, usually harm.
less to white skins. 1t is now general.
ly considered dangerous to X-ray a
black man.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
NEw FAcroRY ToR CAMBRIDGE.

Cambridge Md. July s.--William A.
Hubbard, Thomas G. B. Hubbard,
christopher Bachelor and two other
parties from Baltimore, have leased a
large lot in Cambridge, and will begin
this week the erection of a large fac
tory for the manufacturing of wooden
lard and butter trays, split baskets
etc. The building will cost $4,000 and
will be two stories, 30xS0 feet and viii
employ about 25 or 80 hands.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. ]. Carter, Mrs. APP
plegate and son, Arthur, and Miss
Mary Carter, of Newport News, Va,
were the guests of Wilmington rela-
tives to-day, stopping off on their way
to Smyrna.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
IN SEARCH OF A MURDERER.

Chief of Police Dolan yesterday re-
ceived despatch from Easton, Md,
requesting him to be on the lookout
for Malcom Anderson, who killed a
man in Easton on Saturday night. So
far Anderson has not been apprehend-
ed. OFFICER Pierce arrested man
last night who answered his deserip-
ton, but investigation proved he was
not the man wanted, and he was re-
leased.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
SIZE OF ANIMALS.
Certain Species of Our Day Are Much
Smaller Than They Were, In
Early Eras.

Mcss Of the gigantic animals of geo
logical eras belonged to species which
have completely vanished, and Of those
which have living representatives it is
difficult to say whether they have un-
dergone true change of size or wheth-
er their modern examples are merely
suryiyals of smaller contemporary va
rieties. The larger animals, says
the Cincinnati Enquirer, have a
tendency TO disappear first in a par
tial failure Of food supply. Gigantic
armadilloes closely resembling those Of
the present day were formerly abun-
dant in South America. The remains
OF huge sloths are found in Cuba and
North America. sharks attaining a
length Of more than 100 feet are found
in comparatively recent fossil deposits.
Another fish which represents larger
prehistoric species is the American
pony pike, which is one of the few
survivals of the enormous Ganoids Of
the secondary strata. The tiny nautilus
Of the present day had kindred ten or
twelve feet long in early times. AM
other small shellfish, the pteropod,
whose delicately complex structure is
packed in an inch Of shell, is found in
fossil remains to have reached the re-
spectacle length of couple Of feet.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
SOCIAL AND PERgoNAL NorEs.

Miss Edith Poole has as her guests
at Rehoboth Miss Edith w. Lobdell,
Miss e. s. Danforth. Miss e. V.
Thomas, Miss A. M. Gallagher ana
Miss Malone
Miss Sadie Green and Miss Joseph-
inc Schields, of Baltimore. are guests
Of Mrs. @. A. Brown at the Clayton
House
Ralph Stone, formerly Of this city.
who is private secretary to Governor
Pingree, of Michigan, IS receiving
warm praise for the manner in which
he has performed the duties of his Of
flee by both the politicians and news
papers OF Detroit
Miss Ethel OItten. of Townsend has
been visiting her cousin, Miss Julia
Truitt
Mrs. Mary E. Price is with friends in
Elkton
Miss Kate West is spending several
days at Barclay
Miss Emily Warner and Mrs.
Charles Kent are guests Of Mrs. Sam
uel Middleton at her Summer home,
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
queer piuuser At ! wedding.

A marriage of singular character
recently took place at the registrars
Office, Langport, England. The bride
and bridegroom, supported by the usual
escort, having presented themselves,
the registrar requested the witnesses
to be seated, and, addressing the bride
groom and lady, who remained stand
ing, elected from them solemn declara-
tions Of knowing no lawful impediment
to being joined in matrimony. Having
called those present to witness, they
took each other as husband and wife,
it remained only for the bridegroom
TO slip the golden hoop on the fair ones
finger, when, much to the astonish-
ment of the registrar, the bridegroom
mustered courage to calculate in the
Somerset vernacular: "Thic be the
young CONAN / wants TO get married
to over there" pointing TO one of the
patient witnesses. 1t was then discov-
cred that the bridegroom had married
his own sister. The marriage, of course,
was invalid, and after rearranging the
purties the ceremony was performed
with the proper principals.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03

for fine OF $500 for the yio-
Iatlon Of the law, but further providing
that the fine could be levied by the Off
GERS Of the law only once in any year.
Everybody will remember that the
newspapers all over the state severely
|criticised the act and the dire ven
geance of the law was promised to be
visited upon the person who was re-
sponsible for tampering with the gam
bling bill could he be found. Some ar
rests We're made and legislative in
quiry was had, but the culprit was not
landed, though there are well-grounded
suspicious as to who he is. But the
proof was lacking.
Last week the local papers here all
contained a regular roast Of the Wa
wasset Driving Club, which had race
meet at its driving park on June q
and %. and Notwithstanding the pres
ence of officers of the law and state
detectives. gambling Of one sort anc
another was openly carried on. includ
ing sweat" shell games, pools, anC
what not.
Other forms Of gambling are rife il
the community Those who know th'
ropes have no difficulty in playing pol
Icy, poker and other games Of chance
and the schilling Dry Goods Company
is daily openly and fagrantly violating
the law In carrying on full-ledge'
lottery The states officers are eithet
unable or unwilling to cope with th'
law breakers, and the gambling goe
merrily on.
What is to be the outcome Of al
this? We have laws on our statut
book covering all these transgressioni
and they should be enforced to the let
ter. II the people really want gambling
they should have it, but so long as tn
laws are in existence they should b
enforced. General Grant once said tha
the best way to repeal obnoxious lay
was to enforce 1t, and IL the anti-gam
bling laws Of this state are obnoxiou
we would like to know 1t.
Our own idea of the matter is that !
the people really want gambling the
should legalize It in some manner an
make it a source of revenue to th
Estate, but we have no notion that the
do want IT, But that they do hav
gambling. day in and out, openly an
secretly. there is no question.
And the law-breakers coolly lay bac
and say: What are you going to d
about it?" The answer Isl Enforce tn
law-rhe Sunday Herald.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
no sFLECT a sITE.

This week the trustees Of the New
Castle county workhouse will prob
ably close negotiations for the site for
the institution. While the members
OF the board will not state just where
the site will be, it is known that it
will be in the immediate vicinity Of
the city.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
CAMBIINc m DFLAWAFT,,

a great fuss was kicked up a couple
of months ago over the discovery that
somebody had 'snaked' through the
Legislature, or altered after its pass
age, bill which purported to fix a
penalty for gambling in the State OF
Delaware, but which had for its real
lobiect the licensing Of gambling by
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
LATEST VICTIM. OF KISSING
BUG"

Harry C. Kellar, the wsll-known sa-
loon-keeper, of Fourth and shipley
streets, is the latest victim of the
kissing bug" On Friday evening ar
ter Mr.. Kellar had retired the bug
got in its fine work, and on Saturday
morning when he awoke his lip was
swollen to unusual proportions.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03

The entire country shares the indig-
nation Of Maryland over the persecu-
tion Of Admiral schley by the Nc
Kinley administration, and the deter
mined action Of the public men of oul
sister state in going to Washington
and plainly informing the president
that the outrage must stop will nc
doubt have salutary effect.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
DANCE All ODESSA.

The young men at Odessa will give
dance in the Opera House this even
ing. The committee in charge is com
posed of G. l.. Townsend, Jr., Alexan-
der Corbit. Reed MaeIntire, DR.. Dor
sey Lewis and Frank Watkins. Among
the patronesses are Mrs. Frank Wat
kins, Mrs. Reed MacIntire, Mrs Alex
ander Corbit and Mrs. Clarence Poole
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
TO BUILD A SEA WALL

From the Board of Lighthouse En-
gineers the Delaware Construction
Company has received notice to begin
work on the Sea Isle City contract
this week. The project is to build a
sea wall.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
TOTALS For MONTH.

Building Inspector Cassidys report
for the month Of June shows that
twenty-eight permits aggregating $780,
923 were issued during the month of
June. This morning permit was
issued to Elwood I. Sharpe for the
erection of two-story brick back
building at No. 1928 Walnut street, to
cost $780,
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
MAY InsR INrEREsT

Secretary of State Hughes has dis
covered that another bill was missing,
although it had passed both houses. It
provided for the investment Of S22,0S5
OF the school fund, and unless the bill
is found the interest on that amount
viii be lost to the state for two years
at least.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
MUST CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT.

Chief of Police Dolan has issued in
structions to his officers to- close all
disorderly houses in the city promptly
at midnight. All those refusing to
comply with this order will be rigor-
ously prosecuted.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
,uANr a sIIR-srArInN

Persons residing beyond Third street
bridge are anxious to have a sub
postal station established there. A
concerted effort will probably be made
in a short time to secure such an es-
tablishment.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
NOTICE TO MARINERS

Notice is given by the Lighthouse
Board that the buoy marking the ledge
|of rock in Philadelphia harbor, Della
ware river below Cramps shipyard,
has been carried from its station. The
buoy will be replaced at an early day.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
FROM KANSAS TO NEW YORK.

A bicyclist en- route from Kansas to
New York, passed through this city
yesterday afternoon. In his posses
sion was book containing the names
Of prominent persons OF the various
towns which he has passed through.
He expects to arrive in New York in
time to witness the Fourth Of July
celebration.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
RAcHs pI.Acn nF EXILE

Frederick E. Bach will commence
his exile work at Havana. The exclu-
sive announcement Of his transfer by
the Evening journal on Saturday Gre
ated quite a stir in political circles.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03

Camden secures the new shipyard
We congratulate her on her good for.
tune. Wilmington offered every In.
ducement to Henry G. Morse and
those associated with him in the en-
terprise, but they felt that their in
terests would be served best by locat.
ing on the Jersey side Of the Della.
ware. Such a large enterprise Is d
great benefit TO any community. i
employs many skilled workmen anC
places large amount Of money in cir
culation. For these reasons Whining
ton was desirous Of having the ship
yard. She did everything in het
power to get it, and. now that It il
beyond her grasp, she must reach on
for something else.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
The Pullman palace car Felicia
has been sent out from the local shops.

There Is more Catarrh in this section 81
the country than an other diseases put
together, and until the last few years
We supposed TO be incurahle For a
great many years doctors pronounced ft
local disease, and prescribed local RENEE
dies and BY constantly failing 10 cure
wioh local treatment. pronounced II IN
curable. Science has proven catarrh to
be a constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by r. j.
Cheney q Co, Toledo. Ohio Is the only
constitutionai cure on the market. Ii Is
taken internally in doses from 20 drops 10
a teaspoonful. IL acts directly on the
-Ishev o3Fe,. rce bnn.t,...7 arli,Ns ~, ., i,,
ease II fails to cure Send for circulars
and testimonials Address
r. J. CHI ENIsY & co, Toledo @.
Sold by Druggists 75c
Halls 5 Family pills are the best
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
EXcuRsIoN no REAnING

Christian Ploesser and Frederick
Schrank are making active prepara-
tions for the excursion to Reading on
Sunday, July Is. From present indi-
cations there will be large crowd in
attendance.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
Various Matters of Interest
to Wilmington People.

All communicat tions intended for inser-
ton 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., 1899-07-03
RETURNED no WHITE SULPHUR.

Professor c. Victor zebley, Of Rich
mond, va, who has been visiting his
brother, ex-Councilman zebley, Of
No. 919 Orange street. has returned to
he White SULPHUR Springs. Va. Pro-
.fessor zebley is well known in this
city.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03

Frederick Eden Bach has been ex-
lied to Cuba One Of the consultations
attending his exile is lucrative salary,
but he has ben exiled just the same.
and the friends and co-laborers Of Col
oneI Henry A. DUPONT in the field Of
Regular Republican effort are breath
Evening journal., 1899-07-03

The next General Assembly had
better employ a stan Of expert detec-
tiyes to assist in keeping the run Of
passed bills. That there should be
SO many scandals in connection with
our legislation is shameful.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03

A cheap substitute for a standard
advertised article may prove 10 be any
thing but a bargain. Be careful TO get
what you ask for.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03

When Rev. Francis Burgette Short
says that for twelve years he has not
played game with cards the public
will believe him, all statements to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Mr.. Short
is young preacher who enjoys the
confidence Of the public to such q
marked degree that he can afford to
smile at his would-be traducers.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03

The dredge Vim. which is removing
the rock IN the Christiana creek, IS
now opposite the Diamond State Steel
Company
Evening journal., 1899-07-03

The people Of Wilmington are still
anxiousIy looking for the report from
Insurance Commissioner Fowler of the
affairs Of the Economic Insurance Com
pany, which was to have been made
public some time ago, and has not yet
materialized Is 1t possible that the
company is afraid to take the people
into its confidence? No. perish the
thoughti The company must be all
right, for didn't it bid for that county
loan Of $4,000 at a price which the
company knew precluded them from
receiving the award from the Levy
Court? Meanwhile we understand that
very few new policies are written and
many lapses are occurring pending the
sitting Of the Economics affairs by In
suranee Commissioner Fowler.-The
Sunday Herald.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03

Just one year ago to-day Admiral
schley destroyed Admiral Cervera's
feet at Santiago, and Admiral samp-
son tried to steal the credit for it.
Evening journal., 1899-07-03
w. & N. c,s ANNUAL

This afternoon the annual meeting
Of the stockholders Of the Wilmington
and New Castle Railway Company will
be held at No. East Ninth street.
The old officers most probably will be
reelected.