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Evening journal., 1899-09-18
LETTERS TAKEN OUT.

Register of Wills Crossan Saturday
granted letters testamentary on the es-
tate OF Anthony Thielman, Of this city,
to Francis J. Thielman.
There has been some contention re-
garding the Thielman estate, the will
being contested by Mr.. Thielman's only
daughter. by his second wife, who was
cut out entirely. Thielman's first wife
died, and left several children, and he
unmarried, and was divorced from his
second wife, by whom he had one
child, daughter, and she it was who
contested his Will leaving all his
property to the children by his first
wife. The estate is valued at $4,000.
James w. Ponder represents the cave
ators, none of whom were present and
j. Percy Nields the Will S. Redmond
Smith and benjamin Nields were wit
nesses to the document.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18

tended lover of liberty and justice,
stands pilloried in the presence of the
nations, as an object of disgust and
Ioathing. Her shame and disgrace and
humiliation are complete. Poor
wretched, miserable France.-State
Sentinel
II these gentlemen. who have only
assisted Addicks by the influence and
vote, although opposed to him and his
methods, had used their influence
against Addicks, his political career
would have been at an end ere this,
and the Republican party would have
been a unit and fighting squarely in
support Of the principles OF the Repub-
lican party. Sussex Republican.
The Addicksites want harmony be.
/ cause they want Federal patronage
and besides they are very anxious tC
/ get seats In the next National Republi'
i can Convention. When they have ac
complished harmony on this plan The
Regulars may 20 to the wall; and they
will. The political promise of an Ad
dicksite does not amount TO much afte
he gets what he wants.-Sussex Jour
nal.
The sale of the Singerly mills re
Gently reported by the trustees, is Il
be vigorously contested. Several bill
of exception have been fled, present
ing strong reasons why the sale shoul
. not be confirmed. 1t may not be a vail
consideration in law, but the peopl
OF this community trust that the sal
will only be made to parties who vii
obligate themselves TO operate one o
J both Of the mills.-Cecil Democrat
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
SECTIONAL FEELING.
The old Man wouldn't Ride in the
same Car with such a Eel
lows Funeral wreath.

TIE other day an east-bound car was
jusr turning on to Erie street when u
natty young colored man climbed
aboard, bearing proudly before him a
wreath of red and white roses. twas
beautiful thing and huge in its dimen-
sions, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He laid it tenderly down across the
front seats and sat beside il, facing the
other people in the car. An old gentle
man sitting one seat back, who had
been watching the performance with
much interest, suddenly leaned for
ward.
"That wreath from Blank's?n he
questioned.
"Umph."
Thought so. Funeral?"
"Umph."
"Ye're mighty proud Of It, amt
yep
The colored man looked trifle sur
prised, but admitted that he was.
Which admission seemed TO rouse the
old gentleman to wrath.
81 know where that wreath's goin',"
he announced to the other passengers;
Its goin' up to John Dash's, and he
ought to be ashamed of himself too,
gettin' flowers from a downtown for
list. We've got plenty of good forists's
out n East Cleveland. lie amt any
more respectable dead n he was alive,
John Dash amt and won't even ride to
the car with his funeral WREATH"
With which remark the protector Of
East end merchants actually climbed
laboriously out of the car, leaving the
other passengers in a high state Of
glee, and the colored boy so astonished
he couldn't get his mouth properly shut
for four whole blocks.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
A GIFT CAUSED GRIEF.
The Girl for Whom the Queens Pres
ent Was Intended Never Got
Sight of II.

Perhaps no queen has been the re-
cipient of more amusing letters than
Margherita of Italy, nor can any mem
Der of royalty better appreciate a joke
than her majesty. A little note which
found its way into the royal correspond
ence recently has gone the rounds of the
court 1t appears that while taking a
promenade the queens attention was at
tracted by a chubby little girl She
called her to her side and inquired what
she could do in the way of needleworlS,
says the Pittsburgh News.
Il can knit stockings, signora," came
the confident reply.
DO you know who / am?"
Yes, signora; you are the queen"
"Well, then, make me a pair of stock
ings and send them to the palace"
The stockings arrived, and the queen
sent the girl by way Of reward a pain
Of rose-colored stockings, one contain
ing bonbons, the other money. The
next evening brought this letter from
the little l1nitter:
"Signora: Your gift has caused m,
tears My father collared the money
my elder brother the sweets, and my
mother put the stockings on herself"
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
"AN EASY MARK"

1t is n pleasure to learn from "The
Man Who Knows Things that James
T. Kelly and Charles A. Mason, en-
gagged for An Easy Mark which
comes to the Grand Opera House on
September 26, are faddish geniuses, -
and that Mason is literary and delves
in books, novels, magazOnes and other
high-class reading matter also that
"he has a facile or versatile pen, and
IL fun-making on the stage did not pay
him handsomely, he would devote his
talents to literary work. Look out,
Messrs. Stockton, Kipling, Harte
Pierce, ct al Mr.. Mason as a literary
person has you licked to death, and II
there ever comes a time when fun
making fails to pay him handsomely
it's a sixty-to-one shot he'll enter your
province. And then it'll be a case OF
Kitty, bar the door
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
ENGLAND,s sPINsTERs.
Many of Our Lady Cousins Across the
Pond Live I'm Single
BIessedness.

The number Of single women in Eng
land constantly increases. Many thou
sands of women have to earn their own
living in place of spending and hus-
banding the earnings of men. They
pass their time in an incomplete and
separate existence of their own, in
stead of completing and embellishlng
the existence of others. From the eX-
cess in the number Of women, thou
sands take service In factories, while
others overcrowd the ill-paid ranks Of
needlewomen and seamstresses.
Even in the richer classes, says a Lon
don exchange, there is the same in
equality of numbers, and those who are
relieved from the necessity Of working
for their daily bread have yet to seek
some occupation, some interest in life,
to relieve the tedium of an obiectless
existence. Some pursue pleasure mere
ly, though this soon pals upon the APP
petite; others take to charitable pur-
suits, doing, perchance, an equal
amount of good and mischief. Those
whose tastes lead them to literary OF
arusuc pursuits are perhaps the least
unhappy.
That a redundancy of unmarried
women exists is evident, but it must
not be regarded as caused wholly OF
mainly by disparity in the number OF
the sexes. This difference does not, al
the most, amount to six per cent;
whereas, the number of unmarried
women in England amounts not to six
but actually to 30 per cent--that is tC
say, only two out of every three WON
/ en- are ever married.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
SOCIAL ANp Personal NoTEs.


Miss Ella Ryan. of Philadelphia.
spent yesterday with friends and rela-
dves in this city.
Mrs. Julia Schunder is spending a
three weeks vacation at Townsend and
will also visit Betterton, Md.
Misses Ella and Virginia Roberts are
visiting in Smyrna.
Miss Helen Sparks has returned from
a visit to Germantown.
DR.. j. II. Chandler will entertain a
party of friends at his home at Cen
treville tonight.
Charles NJ Handy is visiting Neal
Graham, at Falls Church, Va. He will.
more on October 2.
Rev. Francis Burgette Short left
for Drew Theological Seminary to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Davis. Of
Philadelphia, spent yesterday with
friends in this city.
Albert Bothman spent yesterday with
relatives in Baltimore. In a short time
he will take a pleasure trip to Boston.
Millard Cook, of oxford, is regis
tered at the Clayton House.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Capelle and Miss
Mabel Capelle have returned from At
lantic City.
Miss M. Elizabeth Elliott is at Reho-
both until the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. McFee, of
Georgetown, have been guests of Judge
and Mrs. George Gray.
Miss Edna Nelson is in Allentown,
Pa.
Joseph II. Bailey is at Rehoboth
Miss Bertha Lewis has returned from
Atlantic City.
Miss Adelaide L. Jones is at Atlantic
City for a week
Walter Bennett has returned from a
visit to New York.
The Misses Thomson will remain al
their country home, near Cheyney sta
ton. until after Thanksgiving.
The Misses schwarz are visiting in
Boston.
] Robert Martin has returned from At
lantic City
Albion f. Pyle has arrived home
| from the Eastern Shore of Maryland
where he has been in the interest Of
the United States Department Of Sur
vey.
Ex-City Solicitor Robert G. Harmar
is home from an extended visit in the
West.
City Solicitor Henry c. Conrad il
home from Norristown, where he hal
been attending the funeral of his bro
ther-in-law.
Mrs. Mary G.. Foard, of Elkton, i
visiting Wilmington relatives.
Miss Stackhouse, Of Plainheld, N. J.
is visiting Miss Gertrude harrison.
George ID. Raughley. Of Lewes, regis
tered at the Hotel Wilmington on Sat
urday afternoon.
Lewis M. Brooks, OF Chadd's Fort
] was in town yesterday.
: Judge Grubb was able to be out 70
S a short time yesterday.
Gilbert S. Jones. city editor Of tn
Sun. who has been sick with malari
fever for two or three weeks, is sti
at Smyrna and will not resume his du
. ties until next week.
Francis H. Hoffecker spent to-day
\ Philadelphia.
William H. Lynch, of the Unite
4 States Fish Commission, of Wood
a Holl Mass, is spending a few hou
{ in Wilmington.
There is no appreciable change in III
state of health Of Eugene Harman, VIII
is In the West.
]. P Malcom, Jr., is on ten day
Il vacation in Pennsylvania.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
THE WEATHER.

New York Herald's Forecast-ln the
Middle States and New England to-
day. fair to partly cloudy warmer
weather and fresh southerly winds Will
prevail. with increasing sultriness
probably followed by local rain near
the lakes.
On Tuesday, partly cloudy weather
will prevail, with fresh southerly ano
seutheasterly winds, and slight tenn
perature changes, probably followed py
local rain in the northern districts.
On Wednesday, probably parity
cloudy and slightly cooler.
Forecast for Monday and Tuesday,
Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Delaware and Maryland: Generally
fair Monday; showers Tuesday; fresf
southerly winds, becoming variable.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
TWO DOLLARS MISSING.

The members of the family OF Edwin
stradley, of No. ZIG Rodney street
were much surprised on coming down
stairs on Friday morning to find that
the lower floor had been ransacked
and that about 81 in money was miss
ing, from a china closet. The burglars
entered through one of the front win
dOWs.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

In New York city Reed may quietly
wait for 1904 He may be considered,
along with Theodore Roosevelt, as
one of the eligibles for the campaign
after the next.-St Paul Dispatch.
Aguinaldo can't help knowing from
these extra enlistments there are inn
portant movements afoot And when
II comes to movements afOst he's an
expert.-Philadelphia Times.
According to the Voll1szeitung, OF
Berlin, the month of July saw in Ger
many sixteen prosecutions for lese-
majesty. Three of the accused persons
were acquitted, and the sentences i'm
posed upon the other thirteen aggre-
gated about six years and three
months.--New York Tribune.
Pity for the victim is natural and
proper. but respect for the law is more
important still.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Kruger wears his whiskers spiked
but so far English threats have moi
succeeded in making his hair stand OF
end.-St Louis Republic.
Dewey can just say whatever ne ha,
mind to and nobody here will make
any fuss about IT, Whatever Dewel
says goes.-Topeka State Journal.
Where is Ignatius Donnelly? I'll
ought to be at Rennes with his cryptic
grams Perhaps Bacon wrote the Dor
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Spy.
The man who succeeds to Ton
! Reeds shoes will at last have his hands
full.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Dewey can say whatever he has
mind to and nobody over here vii
make any fuss about it. Whatevel
Dewey says goes. s.-Topeka State Jour
nal.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
Crime I'm ENGLAND.

Sir James Vaughan, for 80 years a
police magistrate Of London, notes a
wonderful decrease in crimes of bru-
tality and violence, and an increase, less
marked, in the crimes which require
brains and ingenuity. General educa.
tion doubtless favors morality and re.
finement; but there is In the cities a
limited crop of children with inherited
or acquired criminal tendencies; and
when these are gathered into school
unless great pains are taken to coun.
teract the influences Of the street and
of their wretched homes, the mere
quickening of the intellect only gives
new power for mischief.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
BLANEY's NEW PLAY TONIGHT.

BLANEY'S NEW PLAY TONIGHT
This and tomorrow evenings "The
King OF the Opium Ring" comes to the
Grand Opera House. The enthusiasm
manifested concerning this play is not
a cause for wonder when il is under
stood that the effects of the entertain
ment are bizarre and unusual, and the
story and intrigue OF the play are clear
and definite The several stage set
ungs represent various localities in
San Francisco's famous Chinatown.
The scenes and incidents are manipu-
lated in such O manner as to lead up to
certain climaxes which are stirring
and effective.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
STARTED TO-DAY

Howard w. Laws and Lewis An
drews to-day started on a trip to san
Francisco, the result OF a wager. Each
has $40 cash, and must return within
six months with 500 each. II they are
successful DR.. William P Miller will
forfeit to Dr.. f. p. Harris 81 900. and
II they do not accomplish the under
taking DR.. Harris is to forfeit $1,000 to
DIR. Miller In any event the young
men are to receive one-half of the win
nings.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
THE PARKER LIBELED.

The schooner William T. Parker, of
this city, which wene ashore on Bound
Shoal Point, off Cape Henlopen, on Au-
gust 27, and which was fioated and ar
terwards towed to the Philadelphia
port by the tug North America, after
great difficulty, has been libeled for
salvage.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
HoW,s THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
r. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo o.
We, the undersigned, have known y. ].
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable I'm all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
Waldlng. Kinnan & Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cOus surfaces Of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 75e. per bottle. Sold by
all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
WON THE BICYCLE.

An interesting meeting OF Brandy
wine Lodge, No 52S. b. Of r. T., was
held on Saturday night, at which VIII
liam Cochran, of No 4i5 East Eighth
street, won bicycle which was
chaneed OF. He held ticket No 1880.
Harry DuRoss. OF Oakland, Cal, who
was formerly resident of Whining
ton, and is here on visit, attended
the meeting on Saturday night.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
High Opinion of the Hub.

Col. Ingersoll used to tell a story Of a
Boston man who asked his advice as
10 what TO read. The colonel recon-
mended Shakespeare. After a year or
two the Boston man came back and
thanked Col Ingersoll for his advice.
THE plays are first-rate," he said. Il
tell you, Col Ingerson, there are not
ten men in Boston who csn write Ike
that man Shakespeare"
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
sToPPEp A RuNAWAY.

Early yesterday morning Reuben
Richenberger displayed great nerve
and activity in stopping a pair of run
away horses belonging to the Whining
ton Transfer Company. Although the
horses dragged Mr. Richenberger about
a square, he finally succeeded in sub
DUNG them.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
cAKEWALK by SMART SET.

On Saturday night the Brandywine
Golf Club had a cakewalk and dance at
its clubhouse, on the links near Bran
dywine Summit. Ten couples partici-
pated in the cakewalk, most Of them
being members of the club. Some OF
the costumes were so striking as TO
elicit loud applause. Mrs. Joseph Mar
tin, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Smith, OF
Brandywine Summit, won the cake
About 200 persons participated in the
dance which followed.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
POPE LEo'S COMMAND
CONSIDERATION OF THE SACRED
HEART By ROMAN CATHOLICS
HELD YESTERDAY.

All the Roman Catholic churches
held services of conservation to the
Sacred Heart last night in accordance
with letters sent to the Roman Catho-
lie clergy of this diocese by Bishop
Monaghan in obedience to the COM
mand of Pope Leo XIII.
At the vespers service at St. Pauls
R. G. Church Bishop Monaghan Off
ciated and read the form Of cOnsecra-
tion, which was issued with the letter
of the pope, dated May 20, 1899, on the
conservation of mankind.
Rev. NJ. X. Fallon delivered an ad-
dress on Mercy" at st. Patrick's r. c
Church. He took his text from Hosea
6, 6: 81 desired mercy and not sacri-
fee; and the knowledge Of God more
than holOcausts."
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
REsOLUTIONs FOR DREYFUs.

Moses We'll, Cody Anfenger and DR..
A. d. Jacobson were appointed com
mittee to draft a resolution of sympa-
thy for Captain Alfred Dreyfus, and a
denunciation of his prosecution, and
cable it to Captain Dreyfus, at meet
ing of the Montefiori Mutual Benefit
Society, held yesterday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
SPECIAL AT r. & O.

Clarence A. Darby has been appoint
ed special officer at the Delaware ave
nue. station of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, and was commissioned by the
police board on Friday night. He is
the successor Of Benjamin d. Bowen,
who. after the death of William Nc
Bride, became baggagemaster.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
SECRET SOCIETY NOTES.

Division No. A, A. o. H.. will hold
their third annual ball and reception
at Turn Hall on January u, 1900.
The Knights of ST. Lawrence will
give a reception and banquet in the
New-Century Club rooms on the even
ing of October 16.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
pARK AVENUE GRADED.

The upper end of the park driveway
is being graded. Fifteen feet are be-
ing taken from the western side Of Mt.
Salem Cemetery, and thrown into the
street, which is now being graded
south Of the Wilmington City Railway
Company's tracks.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
PUT UNDER PEACE BOND.

Frances Marion. colored, was ar
migned before Magistrate Daley Satur-
day, on a charge OF disorderly con-
duct, preferred by Thomas Clark At
ter hearing the evidence. the squire
placed Frances under a peace bond, in
default of which she was conducted to
the police station by Constable Harry
Smith and locked up
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
AROUND THE FLEsH-POTs.

When that Addicks organ the Mill
ford Chronicle, last week made the dec
laration that the Union Republicans
were not hunting the "nesh-pots of
Federal patronage" it threw itself wide
open to and defenseless against at
tack. On Saturday we replied in gem
eral terms, and It is now our purpose
to go into particulars.
In the fight for the Office of United
States Marshal State Senator Robert j..
Handy. an Addicks man Of Addicks
men, was an out-and-out aspirant He
was defeated by John Cannon Short,
Regular Republican, OF Sussex
county.
After the death and burial of Judge
Wales both the Regular Republicans
and Union Republicans made strenu-
GUS efforts to secure his successor. The
Addicks strength was found back Of
Herbert H. Ward, but the president ap-
pointed Edward G. Bradford. a man
uncompromising In his opposition to
the gas man.
A brother OF Representative Frank
Ewing wanted to be postmaster at
Rockland In fact, announcement was
made by the Addicks men that he had
secured the commission. Sad to relate,
Colonel Dupont ended the matter by
appointing a Regular Republican, and
Ewings hopes were destroyed
Both Walter H. Hayes and II. H.
Ward figured in the contest for the dis.
trict attorneyship--the former actively
and the latter passively. From the
start William Michael Byrne, Regular
Republican, was slated for the position
Congressman HoGecker. Chairman AL
lee, Senator Abbott and other Addlcki
leaders did their best to break dowr
both Mr. Byrne and Colonel Dupont
and Mr. Addicks went to the extrem,
OF personal participation in the fight
But it availed nothing. Mr.. Byrne sue
ceeded Lewis c. Vandegrlft.
d. Mifhin Wilson made break TO
the Dover postmastership. He had tn
entire Addicks machine back OF him
Colonel Dupont recommended John W
Casson and he was appointed
II we mistake not. Mark Davis, sr
OF Milford, figured in the fight for tn
postmastership In that town. That h
failed to reach the goal was due solel,
TO Regular Republican influence.
And then we have Dr. MessiclS, o
Georgetown. and Thomas Jefferson, O
Smyrna. Both these Addicks adher
ents aspired to sell stamps and handl
mail matter and Colonel Dupont noor
ed them both. To add to the bitter
ness Of the dose, Congressman Hot
fecker was not even permitted I
name the postmaster for his own HON
town.
Representative satterheld, ma
who had voted for Addicks from stal
TO finish. was bowled out for censu
supervisor. and Former Congressma
Jonathan S. Willis, a man hated b
Addicksites, was named for the piac
Out at Marshallton there is an A,
dicks postmaster. He found the fesl
pots on recommendation Of the thr,
electors Down at Georgetown d
Caleb r. Layton signs himself "Pel
sion Examiner Both these men sill
ped in before the Regulars knew It, an
it is to them that the Addicks contil
gent points with pride
The tracks Of Union Republicans a
TO be found all around the fesh-pots
Federal patronage. Their finger-mar
are to be seen on the outside Of eve
vessel. But they have no meat where
to eat, while the Regular Republica
are gorging with the good things viii
the fesh-pots contain. It is an aggI
waiting situation to men who are star
ing.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
INnEX FINGER CRrsHED.

Thomas Vanpelt, living at No. S62
Bennett street, and employed in the
dex finger crushed this morning while
chucking a car wheel His injury was
dressed by Detective William T. Jones,
after which the man returned to work.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
WRECK Az PERRYYILLE.

A slight wreck occurred on the p. w.
& B. railroad ON Saturday evening near
Perryville, caused by two freight cars
jumping the track. They occupied
such a position that the north and
sOuth-bound tracks were completely
blocked. All trains were run over the
Baltimore and Ohio tracks to Balti-
more while the wreck was being clear
ed by the wrecking crew of this city,
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
TO CALL APAsToR.

The congregation OF Delaware Ave-
nue. Baptist Church will meet on We'd
nesday evening 10 call a pastor. Sew
eral names have been mentioned In
this connection. The church has beer
without a pastor for some time.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
ONLY $500, WILMINGTON TO BAL
TIMORE, VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.

On Sunday, September "a, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will run a
special excursion to Baltimore, Md.
Special train viii leave Wilmington az
9 a. m, and returning. leave Baltimore.
Union Station. at $50 p. m. Round-trip
tickets. good only on special train in
each direction. will be sold at rate of
S100 from Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18

Halls was wholly unjustihable, and
that there was an element Of personal
spite in the affair with which the city
should have had nothing to do, and to
the satisfaction Of which it should not
have lent its corporate powers. Now
il has two suits on its hands, and the
taxpayers must bear the expense.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
HOME FROM ABROAD.

Edward Bringhurst, Jr., and family
are home from Europe. They came on
the Lucania, and encountered some
heavy weather on the voyage.
Evening journal., 1899-09-18
THE ASSOCIATIONS ACTIVITY.

The board OF directors Of the Y. NJ.
C.. A. will hold a meeting this evening.
A meeting OF the mortgage fund com
mittee will also be held tonight. An
important meeting Of the members will
be held tomorrow evening.