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Evening journal., 1900-07-28

a big catamount, which sits in her lap
and follows her about the house. She
had two Of them. but one died. Mrs
Link spends much Of her time in the
woods with a gun.
Mrs Link is the most remarkable
huntswOman in Eastern Pennsylvania.
She has skill to spot button with a
rife ball and daring to beard a lion
in his dent She and a woman friend
were hunting near Joanna Heights not
so long ago. Approaching a big tree,
they heard a noise like the mewing CT
q kitten. Mrs. Link climbed the tree
and from an opening drew two little.
splitting squirming,h fighting catamounts.
A third kitten made its escape by
scrambling up a tall branch
The little wildcats were taken to
Reading, where one OF them grew into
a big silky furred creature, but the
other one died of homesickness when
parted from its sister, which MIS-. Link
has named Josie.
In speaking Of her strange pet Mrs
Link says:
AS a fighter Josie cannot be beat
She will not permit a strange cat or
dog on the premises. If they stay any
length of time and Josie gets near
them, the fur flies Josie will kill rats
but never touches their flesh. She will
not eat a chicken head unless it is
fresh"
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
Birthday Celebrated

A delightful surprise party was given
last evening at the residence Of Mrs
Stirling. No. 1922 West Eighteenth
street. the occasion being in honor CT
her daughter. Victorines birthday.
A pleasant evening was spent with
games and other amusements, after
which the guests were invited to the
dining room. where refreshments were
served in abundance.
At a late hour the guests took their
departure, all agreeing that they had
spent q very enjoyable evening. Among
those present were: Mrs. Stirling, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Stirling. Misses Mel
lie Miller, Celeste Gentien, Jennie
Handy. Essie Connell. Edna Smith,
Clara Connell. Miss Wilson. Annie Say
ers. Lille Stirling, Victorine Stirling
and Minnie Taylor, of Camden ~ j.,
and Messrs. Walter Mortimer. James
Dickinson, James Maxwell, Jonas Mil
Ter, Frank Gentien, Joseph Gentlen
Fred Smith and Allen Grosh.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
Social and Personal Notes

c. G. Cook, of Washington, ID. c., b.
in Wilmington in the interest of Cuban
and Porto Rican college education.
Levy Court Commissioner John j.
Mealey and family are at Woodland
Beach.
Andrew e. Sanborn has gone to Cape
May to spend a short vacation.
Armon ID. Chayter, Jr. has returned
from a trip to Ford's Shore, on the
Elk river, where i'm company with sew
eral young Philadelphia friends he
.camped for ten days.
Miss Anna Smith, daughter of Marion
De Kalb Smith, the well-known Ches-
tertown attorney, is the guest of the
Misses Grise, at Union parsonage.
Miss Mary Culbreth will spent to-
morrow in Atlantic City.
Miss Mayme Gardner has returned to
Philadelphia.
Miss Agnes Thomas is visiting friends
in West Chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huxley Harvey have
gone to Thousand Islands to spend the
season.
Miss Ethel A. Riggs has gone on a
vacation, part of which will be spent
at her home in Smyrna.
J. Grant wilkins and w. Carl Field
melrer are sojourning in Atlantic City,
Mrs. Joseph Bradbury has returned
from Elkton
Mrs. Z. w. Emerson and Miss Retta
Emerson are visiting in Earleville, Md
Miss Lola Murphin will spent the
month Of August at Eagles Mere, Pa
Miss Mary Poole will so to Rehoboth
on Monday for the remainder Of the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Henderer have
returned from Elkton.
/ Miss Sue Metz, of Germantown, Wis
/ tied Mrs J. w. Scott yesterday.
Clarence Driscoll, Of Georgetown, is
visiting in THE city.
Miss Lena John. Downingtown. and
Miss Annie Woodcox, of this city, who
have been spending a few days with
the formers grandmother at Lionville
Pa. have returned home.
Miss Elsie Russell is spending the
Summer at Sands Bay Point, on Ja-
maica Pay.
Misses Elsie and Lola Thompson lef
this morning for Cape May They viii
be gone two weeks.
Paul Bright and family are spending
a vacation period in Cape May.
Mrs David J. Reinhardt is s3jOurn
ing in Ocean City
Alexander Guthrie. a candidate fo
coroner from Mill Creek hundred is il
, Wilmington to-day.
Misses Ella, Mary and Martha Zeigle
are spending the Summer in Cape May
Walter 5. Butler Will go to Rehobotl
this afternoon.
Charles II. Kittinger, of New York, Il
5 in this city
Harry j. Zeigler has returned from
g a trip 20 Cape May
L. Irving Handy has gone to Reho
' both.
Magistrate Dean, of Newark, is in thi
city to-day
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
NEW COMERS IN MILFORD
Town Wearing Its Gayest Air in
Honor Of Vacation Visitors
M 10 The llVcnlng JOurnaL

Special 10 the Evening Journal.
Milford. July 27.-G. Davis Grier, Of
Philadelphia, is visiting his parents,
near town.
DR.. f. r. Pierson. Of Wilmington,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Barker. on Sunday last.
Senator George +. Pierce and fam
lily are in RehobOth.
Misses Agnes and Emma Evans, OF
Newark, Del. visited Mrs. George NJ.
Marshall this week.
Mrs Emma and Miss Catharine Bid
die, of Philadelphia, have been guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Fowler, this
week
Colonel Theodore Townsend, of the
Cnronicle, and his wife and children,
have been spending the week in Reho-
both.
Mark Johnson, of Lincoln City. will
take Webster Warren's place as tele-
graph operator at the Western Union
Office here for the months of August
and September the former having been
transferred to Ellendale for that time
as assistant station agent.
Mrs. William II Mears. of Philadel-
phia, is visiting MIR. and Mrs r. J..
Mears.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28

Heretofore the Office of attorney-gen-
eral has been appointive and has gone
by governors favor. Under the new
constitution Il Is elective and goes by
party nomination and public favor. The
Democratic candidates for the office are
in a quandary. There being no prece-
dent to establish the right Of New Cas-
tie county to that place on the ticket.
they are not certain whether the Sc
lection will be made by the New Castle
county caucus or by the State Conven-
tion as a whole. In fact, IL is not a
sure thing that a New Castle county
man will get the nomination, although
there seems to be a tacit understanding
TO that effect Deputy Attorney-Gen-
eral Peter l.. Cooper, Jr., and former
Deputy Attoney-General Thomas Da-
Wis are preparing to meet whatever con-
dition may arise with respect to the
matter Of the manner of making the
nomination They are canvassing the
state from one end to the other In an
ticipation Of action by the convention
at large. Former City Solicitor Robert
G. Harman on the other hand believes
that the New Castle county caucus will
decide the matter and is devoting his
time and attention almost exclusively
70 Wilmington and the rural hundreds
in this county. Should the convention
decide TO establish the precedent Of ro-
tation by voting as a body to name a
New Castle county man, Mr. Harmar
will find himself at a serious dlsadvan-
tage by reason of leaving the two
lower counties to his rivals.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
INFANTRY BAND FORMING
Delaware National Guard will Soon
Have FirSt.CIaSS Music

Citizens Of Wilmington should be
proud Of the fact that in the near future
one of the finest bands in this section of
the country will be fully organized.
equipped and connected with the Ma
tional Guard Of Delaware, which will not
only help TO make the militia more at
tractive when it turns out on any public
occasion. but VIII also be credit to
state and city Band rehearsals take
place every Thursday evening on the
drill floor in the armory in which the
members are taking quite an interest and
new recruits are being added every week.
Too much cannot be said 10 the good
of this organization and it is ho1ed. that
by the first of September. the requisite
number of first class musicians will have
been taken into its ranks. They now I'M
clude Private Rittenhouse. who has been
leading musician in the regular army
in Manila. from which he was recently
discharged.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
Arrivals in Rehoboth
sneclal Do ID Evenlng Iournal

Special TO the Evening Journal
Rehoboth, July 2S.-These are the
arrivals at Hotel Henlopen: Alva e.
Day, Il. w. Whiteman, August j. OIL
meyer, Mrs. Grace Stocksdale, Dr. W.
T. Thayer, Charles Fitzpatrick, Dr. j..
~ Hobock. Miss Edythe Bent, Mrs.
Charles Fitzpatrick. Mrs. Benjamin
Hamburger, Miss Rose A. Gorfne,
Milton Van Leer. ID. MacLeer and
Philip c.. Baer, Of Baltimore. Md; f.
T Kilvington, Wilmington; Mrs. d.
Hirsch. Milford o. e. Fell, Whining
ton; James c. Turner and Charles
Welsh Edmunds, Philadelphia; ID. b.
Ford and J. ID. Lucas Chestertown:
T.. r. Lucas New York., IL. B. W.
Mitchell. Centreville. Md; Mrs. Edwin
S. Anderson, Mrs. Henry l. Beers, Jr.,
and Miss Elizabeth X. Beers, Dover:
Miss Edith l. Jones and w. r. Phillips
Miss Edith |. Jones, Georgetown; w
T.. Phillips and wife. and H. e. Nelson
Harrington; c. c. Waller, Jr, Queens
town, Md; Mrs. w. c. Saterheld. Mrs
T.. j. Shoemaker and Miss Lydia Car
ter, Greensboro. Md; Miss e. Greena-
baum and Miss Rose James, Seaford
G. ID. Ramsay, Washington, ID. G.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
SEND ON THE SHlRTWAIST

Wilmington needs more coatless men.
We have too many men here with their
coats on. They are to be seen every
where Many are hanging around cigar
stores; others Longing in saloons, aud
hundreds are loafng Z in the streets
They belong to the Society of Never
Work and Never Sweat. If the new
tangled shirtwaist for men will induce
these loafers 30 take off their coats and
go to work by all means let us have
the garment put on sale here. It will
relieve society OF a nuisance and labor
of a burden.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Susssx Wants the Goyernor


To the Editor Evening Journal
Sir: The Morning News says that
the Republicans of Wilmington want
the Republican nominee for Congress
because Of the interest of Wilmington.
We take it that a man who will work
after the interest of Wilmington will
look after the interest Of Delaware, and
the people Of Sussex are willing that
New Castle should have their choice
lor Congress and they ask that the Re
pubiicans give 10 Sussex unhampered
their choice for governor. They want
man who has been a worker in sea-
son and out of season. and a man who
mas not been too good to attend a pri-
mary at any time. The Republicans Of
delaware want, chance to win success
az this election. and they will hold
those responsible who abridge the will
OF the people in this, the most import-
ant election tc Delaware Republicans
II the voice Of Republicans is not heard
IN the makeup, unhampered. of a tick
ct that all Republicans can vote. those
who place the obstacles in the wav Of
success will forever be held resDonei-
bic, no matter to what party of Repub-
licans in the state they may profess TO
belong.
A Sussex Republican.
Laurel, Del, July q. 1900.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
ONE WEEK nE Trade

r. C. Dun & Company's weekly re-
view OF trade says:
Speculative activity in raw materials
is not present to discourage new busl-
ness. Producers and consumers are
getting together in more than one di-
rcction. although midsummer inactivity
is emphasized boy disturbed foreisn re-
lations and hesitation always attending
a national political campaign False
starts are to be feared, but the danger
ous optimism of last Autumn is lacking.
and new business is at lower prices.
Payments through clearing houses al
all points outside this city for the week
are 5.3 per cent. below last years, and
at New York 1871 per cent smaller.
Ii was not surprising that wheat de-
clined still further this week for the
price has been held far above the quo
aiion ruling at this date In 1899 ant
crop conditions are so generally salts
factory as to secure an abundance fol
all home requirements and the usua
amount for export
! Foreign commerce at this port alOnl
\ Indicates another heavy balance u
flavor Of the United States for July. II
lspite Of restricted shipments OF cotlol
Evening journal., 1900-07-28

No doubt General Superintendent
Lugar, Of the Wilmington City Railway
Company, regrets as much as anyone
the serious rear-end collision on the
Riverview branch OF the system last
night. Since he assumed the surerin-
tendency Of the road he has devoted his
energies to making 1t safe, comfortable
and convenient for both passengers and
operatives, and 1t is regretted that
his work has been marred by the
blunder of one Of his subordinales OF
an imperfcciion in the mechanical ap-
pliances supplied for controlling the
motion of the Darby car which did the
injury and damage. It is fortunate
that no fatalities resulted from the ac-
cident, which fact must be consoliag to
all concerned.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
SUB STATIONS

The Evening Journal has established
the following suh-stauons where advcr
tiscmonts may be left.
Want ads. For Rent For Sale. Lost.
Found, or any Business notice costs one
cent "a word each insertion.
GARRETT S. SMITH. Druggist, Dela-
ware avenue and DUPONT.
II. B. CARTMELL. Druggist, Sixth and
Madison streets
DIR. THOMAS ID. COOK Druggist, 532
East Tenth street
DIR. HENRY r. SpRUANCE, Druggist,
Eighth and Lombard streets.
DIR ~ G.. MOORE, Druggist 1901 Della
ware avenue.
j. w. II. BOONE Druggist Lancaster
avenue and Franklin street.
DIR w. H. THOMPSON, Druggist, Lam
caster avenue and jackson street.
EDGAR r.. ALLABAND Druggist, A and
Hcald streets
DIR BuCkMASTER, Druggist Fourth
and Poplar streets.
NJ. -. SEEDS. Ncwsdcalcr Tenth and
Orange streets
W. =. SMITH, Druggist Fourth and Har-
risOn streets.
THEODORE BECKER. Druggist, Fifth
and Poplar streets.
J. j. GALLAGHER. Druggist Fourteenth
and Market streets.
DRS. EIBERT a. STEVENS. Druggists
Tenth ana French streets.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
MISS WALTON'S
LATEST STORY
A Dainty Sketch in a Phila-
delpIia Publication
Engagement Of Well-known
Dover Woman Announced
Other Social Topics

All communications intended for inser-
tion I'm this column should be addressed
TO Society Editor, care of the Evening
journal Communications should be
written on one side of the paper only.
Miss Eleanor Going Walton. Of this
city, is the author OF a dainty and in
teresting sketch in the August number
of the Ladies' Home journal. She has
written a number of the college stor-
les" for that publication this Spring.
but THE Old Muffin Woman" is the
first to which her name is signed.
Miss Walton, in addition to her
newspaper work, is busily engaged On
her new novel, which it is expected.
viii be issued by the publishers early
in the Fall. Those who have been for
tInate enough to sec the advance sheets
say it will make a more prominent hit
than her earlier success, "She Who
VIII Not When She May"
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
LOOKING OVER new SITE
Delaware Forge and Steel Plant May
Be Started Soon

John Fritz. president, and Julian Ken
needy. the engineer of the new Delaware
Forge and Steel Company We're in this
city Yesterday and went over the site on
which the plant for the company is to be
built 1t is expected that work on the
building will be begun shortly.
Mr.. Kennedy is an eminent engineer
and one of the hest known in the steel
business. His connection with the COIN
pany and the fact that Mr.. Fritz is ono
used to large concerns. indicate that
Wilmington may have large plant
shortly. something that probably may
eXceed any alreadY here.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
Wanted to Transfer Property to Bryan

Another incident that attracted much
attention in the city tax Office yesterday
was the desire of man to have his
property transferred to William Jennings
Bryan. Collector Sayers was busy at his
desk when an aged man who owns prop
erty In the southern district came in and
insisted that his property should be
transferred to the Democratic candidate.
Mr.. Sayers informed the liberal hearted
man that it could not be done but that ne
must pay the taxes. which he did
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
Sf.OO 70 Baltimore and Return Via
B. & O. II. II. Sunday, July 20

Sunday July 20. the B. & o. railroad
will repeat it's popular Sunday excur-
sion to Baltimore. Tickets VIII be sold
at the low rate Of 81 for the round trip.
Special train will leave Delaware ave
nue. station at 9.20 a. m, Newark at $40
a. m. Returning. leave Baltimore at
$50 p. m. In order 70 prevent over
crowding of coaches, arrangements
have been made for special train to
Delaware avenue station for the ac-
commodatiOn of Wilmington patrons,
thus insuring everyone a comfortable
seat.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
OFFICERS INSTALLED
Last Of Installation VIII Be Held i'm
Milton

Grand Master Workman George NJ.
Stevenson. OF Smyrna. and Grand Re-
cordcr Charles Il. Woods. went to Cen
treville last night and installed the Of
hcers of Centre Lodge. \. o. L. W. AZ
ter the installation collation. was
served.
The members of the finance committee
of the grand lodge and Grand Master
Workman g. NJ. Stevenson are auditing
the accounts of the grand recorder 20
day.
Next Wednesday evening the last OF
the installations for this year in the Del
aware jurisdiction will be held when the
officers of Milton Lodge viii bc installed.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28

and wheat. and some timidity regard
Ing goods ordered for Chinese ports,
exports for three weeks exceed last
years by 45.6 per cent, while the gain
in imports was only 2.1 per cent.
Bradstreet has this to say about the
condition of trade
Important changes in trade and
speculation are notably lacking
this week. but counter currents
of demand in various sections and in
dustres lend a rather more than us
ually irregular appearance TO the gen
eral situation Among the favorable
features calling for notice are the prac-
tical assurance of an immense corn
crop by the resent copious rains IN the
further West, the continued cheerful
reports from The sections which have
gathered and are now marketing a large
winter wheat crop, advices of continued
Improvement in tone in the Northwest
with reports of renewals OF earlier can
celed orders for Fall goods; fairly sat
isfactory gains in gross railway earn
ings, less weakness in prices Of the
country's leading cereal products. based
apparently on renewed buying for OK
port and rather more inquiry for raw
wool by manufactures Trade in dry
goods. at the East particularly. seems
backward pending a clearer realization
of the cotton goods situation Bleach
ed goods have been reduced, but gray
goods and brown cottons are steady
Some reselling of their raw cotton by
Eastern mills for export is reported.
Satisfactory progress is reported as to
the growing American and Egyptian
crops, and the margin between old and
new delivery tends TO widen. Rather
more inquiry for wool at Eastern mar
kets is a sign of manufacturers getting
ready for the light weight season.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
nIr. nnIdwin NInking a Cnnrns

Frank D. Baldwin the Democratic
candidate for insurance commissioner
is in this city to-day. He is making
an active canvass for the position. lie
is well fitted having been secretary of
the Mill Creek Mutual Fire Insurance
Company for several years and is fam
iliar with the insurance business gen
orally.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28

We would warn Delaware farmers
against being victimized by a gang of
men who represent themselves TO he
agents for the "Ball-bearing Churn
Company" selling a churcn that will
make butter inside OF two minutes. The
men give demonstrations and sell their
churns at 81 each and also dispose of
territorial rights at a price as high as
5000. Farmers have tried to make but
ter with the churns and find that
they cannot do SO under an hour
tine. They have come TO the oonclu-
sion that the men who yictimlSed then
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
From Omce to Enplno

John Cavender, clerk in the Penn
sylvania railroad shops in this city, has
been transferred to the road as fireman.
Mr. Cavender was injured while a
brakeman on the road several years ago
and was given a clerkshir. becoming
dissatisfied with Office work he asked
for more active service, which was
granted him.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28

President Mckinley always does the
right thing at the right time. Just when
the Democratic newspapers and poll
ticians are attempting to make political
capital out Of his policy with respect to
Cuba, he confounds them by pursuing
a course which meets all their objec-
tions and at the same time conserves
American interests. He orders the call
ing of a constitutional convention and
the withdrawal of the troops from the
island as soon as it is over. and then
the former object of Spanish oppres-
sion and cruelty viii possess national
life and be left to work out it's des-
TIMES under the friendly eye and kindly
protection Of the nation which deliver
ed It.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
nled of Llghtninr shocI,

Salisbury. Nd, July 2S-Marion c.
Leonard, who was struck by lightning
in Salisbury on Tuesday, died last
night At times ne was partly con-
scious, but at no time since the stroke
did he fully rally from the shock He
was about 81 years of age and the son
Of G. w. Leonard. In 1890 he married
Miss Ella Messick. and she, with three
children, survives.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
Exccpts to Executors Accounts

Ellen c. Cornog has filed exceptions
to the first accounts of w. II. Horn,
executor of the will Of Martha J. Will
son and also to the first and second ac-
count of w. f. Wilson and w. II. Horn.
executors for Norris Wilson. The ex-
ceptant is q beneficiary under the will.
Argument will be heard in September.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28

With such man as Perry S. Heath
as it's secretary the Republican Nation
al Executive Committee should do an
excellent work in this campaign He
is a man OF marked executive ability
and possesses a grasp upon and com
mand of matters Of detail which are a
revelation to many of his colleagues on
the National Committee
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
on DUTY Again

Health officers yesterday afternoon
fumigated the residence Of Officer John
Fox No. S04 Madison street, whose
child has been suffering with diph-
liberia. Mr.. FOX's daughter has now
recovered, and he went on duty last
night
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
LIKES FEROCIOUS PETS
Mrs. Helen Link Of Reading, Is q
Remarkable HuntsWoman

Mrs. Helen Link. who lives along the
White House road, near Reading, is
Ike Nero. I'm enc way. She likes fero-
cious pets. but, unlike the Roman em-
peror. she enjoys going out and catch
in them herself Hrs. Link now has
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
WfI Camp on PoweIps Island

From this city a party composed of
William Mousley Ward Hammond,
William Keene and Charles Perkins
will leave on Monday for Powelps Is
land, at the Delaware end of the Della
ware and Chesapeake canal, for a
weeks outing. A colored cook accom-
panies them, who will attend to the in
ner mans wants
Evening journal., 1900-07-28

used chemicals 20 make the butter
gather. They now fnd the papers Civ
en- the men have been negotiated. Tie
shapers cleared about s2,50O over
in Maryland and it is fortunate for
our farmers that they can profit by the
experience Of their brethren
beyond the line.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
Chaperoned Cape May Party

Mrs. Frank Woolley chaperoned a
party Of young women on trip to
Cape May yesterday. They were Miss
MAY Blake Miss Bessie Stoner and
Miss Doughten.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
lnformation Wanted OF Quinn

Postmaster Hugh c. Browne has re-
ceived letter of inquiry concerning the
whereabouts of Patrick Quinn, painter
who Is supposed % be IN this city. No
'trace OF him has been found.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
OmciaIs Go 10 Wnsbington

In his private car. No. 2SOl, w. n.
Barnard, superintendent Of the Mary
land division Of the p, w. & b. rail-
road, and a party went over the line
between Wilmington and Washington
to-day.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28

has disappeared.
The barometer is
low in Minnesota
and North Dakots.
An area Of high
pressure covers
the lower lake re-
gion. and the ba-
rometer is above
the seasonal aver
age in the middle
Mississippi ana
OhiONalleys. Fore
Dnats H.s..w.fI.s
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
Eonnd a Rnhx Can

AT Front and West streets this morn
ing q baby cap wrapped in paper was
found. The owner can recover the arti-
Gle by calling at the police station and
proving property.
Evening journal., 1900-07-28
no IIoId Tent Services

Services viii be held i'm the tent az
East Lake NJ. e. Church lawn, on sun
days There viii be preaching by the
Rev. C. E. Simmons. subject, supper
on the Grass"