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Evening journal., 1900-08-08
SLEW His SWEETHEARTS FATHER
Andrew GilligaH Sentenced to Eighteen
Years in the States Prison

Suffolk, Va, Aug. Sat Isle OF
Wight Court House to-day County
Judge Atkinson edAndrewC Garter
Glligan's motion for a new trial, and
formally sentenced the accused to eigh-
teen years imprisonment for killing c.
Beverly Turner, his sweethearts father,
on December % last.
After being sentenced the prisonr's S
strong nerve weakened and a few tears
came They were dashed away. Gilh-
gan's witnesses have not yet abandon
ed all hope of getting a rehearing in
the higher courts. The court will give
them till August 20 to file exceptions
The prisoner was taken to the Peters
burg jail last night.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08

meet his brother, John II. Wiley. Of
Houston, Texas. who Is East on a visit
TO relatives and friends.
Isaac Talley, Of Brandywine hundred,
sailed for Europe to-day ON the White
Star liner Oceanic.
Adjutant-General Garrett J. Hart is
home from Washington.
Miss Elizabeth Scott will return
from Odessa on Friday.
Marshall Hopes is visiting in East
Bradford, Pa.
George l.. Townsend. Jr., of Odessa,
was in town last evening.
William b. Sharp and daughter Miss
Mollie, are at the Waldorf Astoria, At
lantic City.
Mrs. A. J. Pearce is in Linwood, Pa,
visiting relatives.
Henry j. Krebbs and family and Miss
Charlotte B. Young are in Cologne,
Germany, at present and will go from
there to Switzerland and Denmark.
Miss Mary b. Wentz and Misses
Helen and Jennie Smith are in Kennett
Square, Pa.
Former Mayor Harrington and son,
George, are home from Jackson, New
Hampshire.
Leonard +. Wales, Jr, will leave for
Rehoboth to-day for a stay of several
days.
Mrs. James II. Hoffecker, Jr., and son
Douglass, viii leave for the Adiron-
acks tomorrow.
Elwood p. Pyle and Charles NJ.
Townsend are spending to-day in At
lantic City.
Attorney-General Robert G. White. Of
Georgetown, was in town yesterday.
Among the guests at the Hotel VIII
mingtOn yesterday were T. II. Arm
strong, Of Delaware City, and II. Hell
sci, of st, Georges.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Belts. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Andrews, and the Misses
Warner sailed this afternoon from
Philadelphia on the steamer Grecian,
for Boston where they will spend a
week or ten days.
Miss Maggie c. Ryan, Miss Helen
Jones and Master Edward Kiernan are
pending few weeks at Cohues. New
York.
Miss Florence r. Perkins is spending
the month of August in Atlantic City.
Robert G. Houston, of Georgetown,
was in town to-day for a short time.
Wilkin L. Strayhorn is in Onancock
Va, spending his vacation.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08
ENTERTAINING VISITORS
nyrna Folk Make Life Happy
for the Strangers

Special Dispatch to Evening Journal
SMYRNA. Aug. Miss Clara Honey
Philadelphia, is a guest of Mr. and
IS, Esley NJ. Rust.
Mrs. Agnes Carrow returned home
sterday from an extended tour OF
wv York and New Jersey.
Miss Sallie Pratt. of Philadelphia,
d Mrs. George Rees. of Chesapeake
BY, are spending a few days with
IS Lille Pratt.
Miss Fayetta Wilson. Of Baltimore, is
liking Mr. and Mrs. j. Z. Hoffecker
'isit.
Miss Ethel Suman. of Baltimore, is
ing entertained by Mrs. Alice Beck.
SIS Edith Beck gave a delightful even
b company in her honor. of which
cal and instrumental music was a
.ture.
Mrs. George F. Brown has been
'snding a pant Of the week with her
ter, Mrs. George Thomas. Of Phila-
Dhia.
Dr. c. NJ. Wharton, who has been
iting his mother. Mrs. William Ash
ut, has been called back to Asheville,
c.
Miss Lille Smith, of Philadelphia, is
guest of the Misses Wells. The
yn party given in her honor was
gely attended.
William Roe and Z. /. Clark, OF Cam
'l, have been guests of Smyrna
ends.
Miss Mabel Thomson is spending
|nctime with Dover friends.
Mrs. Amanda SDruance. Mrs. Robert
lnney, Mrs. w. B. Mogear and son
illiam. Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Hart and
p, Edwin. Miss Alice SDruance, Miss
it'll Collins. Miss Ethel Cooper, Clar-
lce B RAYMOND and HirOns Denney,
10 yesterday afternoon for Ocean City,
j., to spend two weeks at the Hotel
tina.
Mrs. f. B. Short and Miss Carrie
ort. Of PHILADELPHIA. are being enter
ned by Mrs. w. w. Hoffecker.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08
Social and Personal Notes

Mrs Martin e. Smith is visiting
relatives in Virginia.
DR.. Thomas E. Cook and Artemas
Smith we're at Cape May on Monday.
Misses Nan and Clara Buckmaster
and Miss Clara Lenderman are home
from a three weeks visit to friends at
Bowers
David T. Marvil is in Georgetown.
Fred Hunter. of New York City, is
registered at the Hotel Wilmington.
S. P. Pusey, of Chester county, Pa,
was in this city Yesterday on business
Miss Mabel Rettew and William H.
Saunders are being entertained by Miss
Lillian Nelson, of AppomattoX county,
Va.
MIR. and Mrs. William B. Currinder
Of Christiana, are in Atlantic City.
Alfred d. and Charles d. Bird left
here yesterday to spend the Summer IN
Petersburg, Va.
Miss May Lynch has returned from a
visit to Germantown, and will spend
the month of August in Cape May.
Miss Ethel Woods. of Philadelphia,
who has been visiting relatives in Will
lmjngton, has returned home.
Mrs. Charles A. Fell and daughter
| Miss Mamie. are at Ocean Grove.
Miss Miriam Lang. of Bristol, has re-
turned home after a visit to Whining
ton relatives.
Miss Helen Palmatary and brother
Roy are visiting relatives in Bristol
Pa.
The Rev. e. d. Newberry, Of Ashland
4 Md ie visiting in the CITY
Miss Virginia C. Roberts and Mis-
Fannie S. Porter are visiting in Sails
bury, Md.
Miss Matte Lamplugh is visiting il
Laurel.
Mrs. George Phillips, of Camden, n
H., is visiting in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Davis Sisler and Mis-
lSislcr have returned from Atlantic City
Building Inspector John ]. Cassid
a has returned from Atlantic City.
3 Miss Lola Johnson is visiting Mis-
Lidie Frazer, in EllxtOn.
+ The Rev. J. P. Otis is visiting Mrs
4 John E. Alexander in ElktOn.
Miss Nellie Layman. is visiting he
: cousin. Miss Annie Vaughn in Chesa
l. pealze City, Md.
. Miss Sadie Hickman, Of Chesapeak
+ City, Nd, is visiting relatives in Wi
mington.
y Mrs. George Hemphill and daughter
are visiting Mrs. Harriet Hemphill
10 Chesapeake City.
II Mr.. and Mrs. John McAvoy and so
are visiting Ephraim Whitaker,
r Fairton, n. J..
r. Mr. and Mrs. John w. lawson, il
n and Miss Lawson are spending a cor
pie Of weeks in Chester county, Pa.
is a. NJ. Ingram, Of West Chester,
registered at the Clayton House.
M George w. Roberts, editor Of the Wi
n mington Sun, is quite III, as also
n. John H. Bateman, editor CT the Dow
IN State Sentinel.
IS, Former Mayor Stansbury j. Will'
y, vent to Philadelphia oa Sunday
Evening journal., 1900-08-08
$500 Excursion TO Harper's Ferry
Via II. a q. II. r.

Sunday, August -, the people Of
Wilmington will be given an opportu-
nifty of visiting Harper's Ferry, one of
the most picturesque spots In America.
Harper's Ferry is associated with many
incidents in the war between the
States, and is celebrated for its
magnificent scenery. 1t is at the juno
tion Of the Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers. surrounded by mountains fif-
teen hundred feet high, from which
fine views Of Maryland and Virginia
can be had Tickets will be sold at
the very low rate Of 81 for the round
trip. Special train will leave Delaware
avenue station at 9.2O a. m, Newark at
80 a. m. Returning, leave Harper's
Ferry at 6 p. m.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08
White Clay Greek Republicans Meel
Special 70 the Evening journal.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Newark, Aug. S.-A meeting of the
Republican voters of White Clay Greek
hundred was held at the Washington
House last night.-Dr. Columbus Henry
was made chairman and e. w. Daw-
son, secretary. Delegates were named
for the convention as follows: Western
district, f.. w. Curtis; j. p. Armstrong
alternate, Middle district, Z. w. Daw-
son; William T. Colimery, alternate
The meeting was well attended.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08
nemoornts 20 Organize

Staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, Aug. S.--A meeting of East
Hundred Democrats has been called by
j. Y. Boyer and +. E. Clements for to-
morrow night in Dyer's hall The pur-
pose is to form a temporary campaign
club. A meeting was called about q
week ago, but so few responde dthat IL
was necessary to postpone organiza-
tiOn.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08
slight Blaze i'm Newarlk

Special to the Evening Journal
Newark, Aug. S-About 1 o'clock yes
terday the summer kitchen at the resi-
dence of Joseph b. Luton, on Main
street was discovered to be on fire. An
alarm was given, and the Newark Hook
and ladder Company quickly respond
ed. BY prompt work on the part of
the firemen. the main portion of the
building was saved.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08
Jaekson-Creamer Announcement

Announcement is made Of the mar
riage of Miss Margaret Theresa Cream
er, daughter Of Mrs. S. Jennie and the
late Rev Thomas Robinson Creamer,
of the Wilmington Conference, TO
Harry p. Jackson, Of this city The
ceremony will take place in the near
future.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08

The Macmillan Company. New York
and London, announce their new pub
licauon, the International Monthly. n
magazine Of contemporary thought The
essays published in the International
Monthly are intended to present in a
literary form, free from technical ex-
preston, the work and progress in the
several departments of knowledge. II
Is the purpose of the editor and asso-
ciates 10 furnish a journal which shall
combine the best features of the more
serious English monthly and quarterly
reviews and shall also revert to the
standard once set in America by the
scholarly quarterly The popular pre-
sentation Of topics now too exclusively
treated in specialist publications rs alsD
aimed at, In a word. the International
Monthly is designed 10 present contem-
pcrary thought in a permanent, digni-
fed, yet practically available form Es-
says on topics Of the day, music, and
the drama will also be published.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08
THE LITERARY WORLD

"The Review OF the Republic" for
August. contains an article by Col Rich
ard j. Hinton. what the Twelfth Cen
sus win Show" in which the author
declares
First, that the ratio OF wealth con-
centratiOn in fewer hands will have
grown more, proportionately. than the
total increase OF wealth itself. An ex-
animation I'm the recent past OF many
sources Of information for another pur-
pose would show that in two directions
there have been notable changes. One
is, chat. the increase is. on the whole.
mucn larger than might be expected in
view OF the years of panic during the
past decade. The great mineral discov-
cries especially OF gold and copper, the
remarkable crop years since the panic
closed and the stimulus OF production
which the war produced. coupled, too.
with the great export activiS,and the
new industries occasioned In the grow
Ing command by man over natural
forces or from utilitarian application
OF chemical, physical and mechanical
inventions and discoveries, are the real.
Sources OF our great increase Of surpmsl
wealth. The other Is that the panicl
period and its consequent wide-spread
insolvencies have accelerated concen-l
tration. as also has the trust combina-l
ton and the necessary wiping out ofl
obligations and values. Yet there will
be found TO be another side. though not
IN the manufacturing or mercantile eec-l
lions. states and communities. Con
centration of wealth and power will bal
most apparent therein. In the produc-
lhs states, proper. agricultural and
mining, there will be noted whom tbeI
fled ''''' are
great decrease I'm debt carrvine.
2 considerable increase of wealth from,
productive and not exploitive sources.
and notable addition TO the middiol
"lse on property and wealth holders. /
On the whole. 1t seems notable that
me volume Of private Indebtedness win
oe considerably lessened In the older
states this fact will probably be no.
'ompaniod by an equal ratio of owner
snip loss. in homes. etc. The rentera
.herein will be increased and the actual
nomeless-not necessarily tramns amt
industrial nomads-wil show. ip tbel
'laer states deplorable growth. But
westward and southwark the tendency
IS the other way. There is less debt |
Dut more homes and smaller farms
smaller perhaps in value. but securer in
character. This is certainly true in the
southwest 1t is as true also. In thel
Irans-Missouri center-Kansas. Me-
Draska. Oklahoma. Colorado. South Da-I
kota' Eastern Wyoming, etc. Econo-I
mic conditions are more secure and
certainly industrial results are more
widely distributed"
Evening journal., 1900-08-08
Nm Conduct Beaeh serrlees

STAN correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, Aug. S.-The official board of
Armory NJ. E Church has granted the
Rev. Frederick Spencer a vacation Of a
weeks duration. He will spend it at
Kits Hammock, and has arranged for
a series Of open-air meetings to be held
ON the beach.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08
win be Married Tonight

Miss Carrie B. Heltrlck and Frank n.
McAfee. both of this city, will be mar
ried tonight. The cermOny will take
place at the home of c. NJ. Murden, No.
119 King street.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08

Reduced Rates TO Chicago via Penn
sylvania Railroad---AccOunt G.. A.
X. Encampment
On account of the Thirty-f0urth An
nual Encampment Of the Grand Army
of the Republic. to be held at Chicago
August 27-31. inclusive, the Pennsylya-
MIA Railroad Company will sell excur-
sion tickets from points on its line to
Chicago. at rate of single fare for the
round trip.
Tickets will be sold on August %, 26,
adm q, good TO return until August 81,
inclusive; but by depositing ticket with
joint agent at Chicago prior to noon of
September ., and the payment Of fifty
cents, return limit may be extended to
September 30, inclusive.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08

Of Townsend, are guests Of Mrs. Hur-
bert Haynes
William Carey and wife, of Leipsic,
are spending sometime with Clayton
friends.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08

Go with Division No. A. A. o. H., TO
Washington Park. on Saturday next
August II. Boats leave Fourth stree
wharf 1.30, Ais. z p. m.
Evening journal., 1900-08-08

At the residence Of her parents No.
e West Sixth street this evening
iss Bertha Marwood bunker, and
AIRY Dunbar will be united in the
by bonds of matrimony.
Miss bunker is better known as
BERTHE Marwood" the charming SOU
ette at Brandywine Springs. Mr.
inoar is the possessor Of a herd OF
lined goats which he is now exhibit
3 at the Springs pavilion,
Evening journal., 1900-08-08
ACTORS WILL
WED TONIGHT
ofYoung Folk
Announced
ther Social Happenings Of In
terest to Women Readers Of
the Evening Journal

All communications intended for inser-
IN In this column should be addressed
Society Editor, care Of the Evening
,urnal Communications should be
,ltten on one side OF the paper only.
The age-herald., 1900-08-28
CANNOT AGREE ON ESTATES VALUE

N. Y Letter in the Chicago Tribune.
 The estate of Cornelius Vanderbilt is tied up because of a disagreement over its ap praised valuation between the State Con- troler and Anderson and Anderson, who have had charge of the Vanderbilt legal affairs.
 The State Controller, who is represented by G. B. D. Hasbrouck insists that the valuation placed upon certain artilces of the estate is entirely too low. There is a difference of several million dollars in the appraisement as made by the executors of Cornelius Vanderbilt and their attorneys and the appraisement by the State Control Ter. This will affect the State tax.
 Charles D. O'Connell, the regular ap- praiser agreed upon by both parties has been willing to accept the valuation made by those representing the Vanderbilts as fairly correct. A meeting of those concern ed took place last Monday, when it was thought final understanding would be reached as to the report of the appraiser to be filed with the Surrogate. On account of the difference with Mir. Hasbrouck the filing of the report was postponed.
 According to the inventory supplied to
 
 sonalty amounts to $40,926, ,965. What the report of MT. O'Connell is has not been made known, but 1t Is said to be near the figure given. This is too low, the State Controller thinks. The tax of this would be about s5o0.0oO. The executors has al- ready paid ss7s,500 on the transfer tax. This was their estimate, made last Janu- ary, when it was paid early to take ad- vantage of the 5 per cent reduction.
 The realty of the Vanderbilt estate is not subject to taxation under the transfer tax law It is said to amount to $20 OOO GOO. There was much impatience among mem bers of the Vanderbilt family over the de- lay It was arranged for the report of the appraiser to be filed last spring The heirs do not want to contest the State tax Whether serious stand against the State Controller will be taken probably depends upon Senator Depew when he gets back Mr Hasbrouck insists that the securities left by Cornelius Vanderbilt were gilt edged The executors and Anderson and Anderson, he says, have fixed the value of many bonds too low.
The age-herald., 1900-08-28

of a suboltern, that there are 25O known species of mosquitoes, leaving his readers to infer that there are unknown species, some of which may be more bloedthirsty than those of Alaska or New Jersey But of the known species only thirty have been found in the United States. This Is some consolation at least, provided of course the other 22O species do not cross the Rio Grande, or are not brought over in ships from all parts of the world. The present stock of the country is altogether sufficient.
 The entomologist of the agricultural de- partment has no new remedy to offer against the pests. He suggests the burning of pyrethrum powder, and the catching Of the pests in kerosene cups, and the screen- ing of doors and windows, but the veteran mosquito laughs at all these remedies. As to the bites that she leaves, the depart ment suggests glycerine, lump indego' anu household ammonia. These, says the official entomologist, should be used externally.
 The last-named at least would, however
 cure the pain if used internally. It cannot be said that the department of agricultural has added to the stock of knowledge pos sessed by the public, but it has discharged its duty, has kept within the truth, and has sounded the fame of the New Jersey va rety of the pest, and that is quite enough.
The age-herald., 1900-08-28
Cant. Merchants Action.

The Second Regiment of Alabama Ma tional Guards presents to the eye of the wayfarer and civilian many points of ex- cellence. The companies are well filled, and order and discipline. and some, at observable in camp at East Lake. They certainly impress visitors favorably. Dis- cipline is impossible in such camps of the National Guards, and it is plainly discern able at Camp Lawton.
 The incident of Sunday is doubly regret ted on that account. The Phenix City Rifles, commanded by Captain Marchant, arrived ct the camp at 2:3O o'clock, and three hours later they were called out for dress parade and regimental drill. In the course of the latter Captain Marchant or dered his company off the field on the score that the men were fatigued by travel and needed rest.
 This raised an issue between Colonel Wiley, commanding the regiment, and Captain Marchant, commanding the Phe- nix City Rifles, or Company l. of the Sec ond Regiment. To civilian Coloney Wi ley seemed to have had the better case, because it is soldiers first duty to obey his superior officer The case plainly called for adjudication by court-martial, and such a court certainly would have been organized if Captain Marchant had not written a note to Colonel Wiley, which the latter considered satisfactory.
 The Age-Herald congratuates the en- tire regiment upon this ending of the in cident. The Second Regiment is an honor to the State, and Captain Merchants com pany Is one of the finest companies in it. It is not believed the incident will in any manner lessen the discipline of the regi- ment, and the weeks study of the military art will proceed without friction or inter ruption. Good sense has intervened, and both sides have come together as brothers in arms should.
The age-herald., 1900-08-28

convinced that he Is right. That is almost ludrlcons. It remains for the committee to say in positive terms what all Democrats should accept as just"
 "The drygoods trade Is most excellent
 just now" said William K. McNeill who
 represents in the Birmingham district a
 large Mobile house. Trade is even better than it was a year ago, and then it was as good as one could reasonably wish. Mer- chants a-e feeling good and the farmers are feeling good The cotton crop may be little short; but merchants and farmers ex- peet to get eight cents a pound, and that is to them very encouraging. Hence trade
 is good, and promises to continue good throL ghout the fall and winter.' 
 Hon. Basil Manly Allen has returned from the east after an absence of month. He reports that Mayor Drennen has gone to Boston to preside over the national con-
 mittee of Elks on the selection of local
 ity for the proposed national hall of that
 order. Mayor Drennen is the chairman of that committee, and it is an enyable dis tinction in the practical respect that 1t re- quires him to take four or five long and pleasant trips a year and provides that his expenses be paid.
 Former Justice T. W. Coleman of the State supreme court is at Blount Hon. Ed DeGraffenreid of Greensboro is also there. Circuit Judge John c. Anderson of Ma rengo, who Is with Mrs. Anderson at Blount, is again in strong health after much suffering from a complaint of non- organic nature.
 Pat McGauley one of the leading young
 men of the Montgomery Silver Club, and
 recently a delegate to the National Con- vention of Silver Clubs at Kansas City, is In Birmingham.
 James S. Fuller. representative-elect from Montgomery County, is at the Morris. Mir M. " Joseph has returned from a ! months vacation on the North Atlantic coast which greatly benefited him. Senator Hugh Morrow has taken apart ments at Byars cottage, Blount, and he and his family will spend the better part of fortnight there.
 Hon. John Mcqueen is at Blount with his l Hon. J. P. Mcqueen of Greene. Hon. Alfred M. Tunsstall of Hale and his | brother, Solicitor Wiley Tunstall of Cal I houn, are in town.
The age-herald., 1900-08-28
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Many a poor man has died of love-of drink.
 Organized charity uncovers a multitude of sins. .=4 The debater who refuses to sit down stands to reason.
 where it is not
 The more you see of some people the less you are satisfied "
 Most wives think their husbands are smarter than other men. "
 Our failures are due to ourselves more often than to other people. 't.s The inventor of the electro-magnet at tracted a great deal of attention.
 It's climbing hills before they come to them that makes some people tired.
 With the exception of railway brakemefl trained speakers articulate distinctly.
 When a woman is i'll she summons a physician; when man is sick lse sends for a doctor.
 married man says his home is run by the rule of three-baby, wife and mexser- in-law.
 KentucIlians are averse to rainy weather. The average Kentuckian is averse to any, thing with water in 1t.
 Confidence is like china plate; if brolx- en it may be mended, but it invariably shows where tlo crack iA
 A physician says the use of starchy foods causes badness. Probably the starch also accounts for the glossy pates.
The age-herald., 1900-08-28
Mosquitoes Officially Considered.

Dollar Wheat Wilson, of the agricultural department has let go of politics long enough to consider in bulletin, just issued, the mosquito, his habits, and how to fight him, or rather her, for the male mosquito is altogether harmless, If not beneficial The ferocious Alaskan mosquito is considered, and so is the danger to the whole country of freight cars that are sent out from the New Jersey coast loaded with New Jersey mosquitoes. All parts of the country are in that way supplied with New Jersey mo- squitoes, and they are the largest and busiest of the mainland. working both by day and night They put In full tine, and are experts In extracting from all other creatures the highest possible amount of nutriment. They are out for blood, and any portion of the country can hsxe them ke opening freight car direct from New Jer- sey
 Secretary Wilson says. through the pen