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Evening journal., 1900-02-17
PLAY FOR CHARITY

a big house Is anticipated for 'The
Vale Of Avoca," which will. by special
permission. be presented at the Grand
Opera House by the St. Anthony's Ora
matte Association. of Philadelphia. A
critical public has been very liberal in
its praises wherever It had a chance Ia
witness the play II is to be given for
a worthy charity, the orphans Of St
Jcseph's Homo.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
DELINQUENT COLLECTORS SET
TILE

Levy Court Commissioners Gallagher
and White have settled with William
G. Bigger collector OF delinquent taxes
for Pencadero hundred in 1895 On the
examination Of the accounts of Joseph
r. 0'Rourke, collector OF delinquent
taxes for Pencader hundred. for 1896
between 5000 and $500. was allowed fo1
errors
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
BALL AT TuRN HAIL.

The Young Mems Single Tax Club
held its second annual ball in Turn
plete success. Those in charge we're:
Master of ceremonies, Andrew J. Cross; +;
floor manager, Walter Smith; assist
ants, Harry Hance. Alfred Peeney.
Robert Woolery. Henry Saring and
Edward Chance; committee OF arrange
ments, A. r. saylor, Thomas Dugan. r.
II. Jacobs and Andrew j. Cross.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
GOVERNOR TO DRIVE FIRST
SPIKE

Dover. Feb. 17--McGlathery, Stone &
Co., Of Philadelphia, have secured the
contract for building the new road for
the Delaware General Electric Railway
Company from Woodland Beach to Mil
ford. and work viii be begun below Do
yer on Monday next Governor Tun-
nell viii drive the FIRST spike On
Thursday next.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
LEAGUE OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

A League Of Good Citizenship has
been organized by Miss Mary NJ. Tur-
ner. principal of grammar school No.
4, in the first, second and third grades
OF the boys department and about 100
boys have already joined. The object
OF the league is to work for clean and
healthful condition OF the city streets.
The following are it's officers: Presi-
dent, Frederick j. Queripel: vice-Dresi-
dent. Willard S. Springer; secretary.
Robert j. McAllister.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
INCREASE IN RECETpTs.

There has been a remarkable growth
in the receipts of the Water Depart-
ment since its organization in 1868.
During that year the collections
amoupted to S20.0S4.72. For the year
1899 .s16s,513.02 was received.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
FIRsr HEAVY snow.

The first real snow storm Of the Win
ter began last night and by daybreak
several inches of snow had fallen.
This storm promises TO all lovers Of
sleighing an opportunity TO indulge in
the exhilirating sport
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
TO DISCUSS FRANCHISE.

A meeting OF the Democratic League
of Delaware will be held in its rooms,
Fourth and King streets. tonight for
the purpose Of calling a meeting of citi-
zens in general to take action on the
matter OF the granting of
franchise 10 the Universal
Conduit Light, Heat and Power Com
pany. The meeting will be open to
parties CT ell political faith who desire
10 express their views on the subject
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
APPLICATIoNs FoR JANfToR.

Postmaster Casson, of Dover, has
received six applications for the jani-
torship Of the post Office. Those who
are eligible and who have applied are
d. A. Sterner, $3.50; Z. I. Abbott, $40;
Jesse S. Cooper, 20; George F. Jones,
1910; n. Fl. Dennis, 72.70; J. e. c. Hill,
7l.5O. The postmaster will select one
from the three highest averages.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
WILMINGToN NAN NAMED

Among the nominations announced
by s. 3. Dounelly. president of the
International Typographical Union. at
Indianapolis, Ind. yesterday, is that of
W. c. Walters, of this city. for vice
president.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
FARMERS COMBINE FOR PRoTEc
TTON

The farmers meeting to be held al
Dover viii organize as The Farmers
Produce Association Of Delaware, which
will be incorporated. The combina-
tion will include growers of tomatoes
and all sm9il fruits and vegetables
President A. ~ Brown. George Wal
heater, Jr. Of Woodside, and Z. G.
Packard, Of Dover, will look up new
markets.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
FORMER COUNCILMAN BURIED.

The funeral of Former Councilman
James A. Magee took place from his
late home No. West Eleventh street,
yesterday The pall-bearers were James
Megary. c. c. Montgomery, NJ. ID. Mur-
ply. S. S. Adams, Jr., Harry E. Bucher
and j. A. Mahaffy.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
GRAcE,s NEW PASTOR.

Rev. W. T.. King, d. d., pastor of
Linden Avenue Church, ST. Louis, Mo-,
will probably be asked to succeed Rev.
Henry Baker. d. d., as pastor of Grace
NJ. r.. Church, this city. Dr. Baker
has accepted a call to Christ Church,
Pittsburg. John S. Mullin, Jr., and
Charles w. Pusey. trustees Of Grace
Church, will go to ST. Louis on Febru-
ary 25 to hear DR.. King preach.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
WILL NOT PREACH HERD.

Rev. J. Sanders Reed. S. T. D.. was
to have preached in Trinity Church
tomorrow, but a telegram has been re
ceived by Rev. n. Ashton Henry from
him. stating that he could not come
here.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
CHILD's SUDDEN DEATH

Lee Andrew Cane, 2-year-old son OF
Helen and Thomas Cane, colored. Of
Newport, died suddenly this morning
|of pneumonia. The child was taken i'll
and died before physician arrived. The
coroner will give a certificate to that
effect
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
ORDER TO ATTEND CHURCH.

Washington Camp, No. 4, Patriotic
Order Sons Of America. will attend
services at Bethany Baptist Church to-
morrow morning. The pastor, Rev. o.
G. Buddington, will preach on Wash
ingtons Vision OF the Future"
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
GONE TO PHILADELPHIA

Milton Moon. formerly in the employ
OF the Pelmarvia Telephone Company,
has accepted a position with the Bell
Telephone Company in Philadelphia.
whero ho has beon lor several day..
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
EVANGELIST AT ASSOCIATION
HALL

William Frances Ireland, of New
York, converted actor evangelist.
will address the meeting for men at
the Y. NJ. c. A. Hall tomorrow after
noon. His subject will be IAN Unpar-
donable Sin" Mr. Ireland is said to be
a clear convincing talker and we'll
worth hearing. He spoke at Associa-
ton Hall several months ago. The
Central Presbyterian Church Quartet
will render a musical program, and
there will be the usual song service.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
Ross H. Rash of This City
Met Death in West Yard
Last Night.
MADE A BED OF cRossTIEs
CORONER VANDEvER AND HIS
DEPUTY. UNDERTAKEN GILES
KEPT BUsY-FRANK FOXCROFT
A TRAMP, FOUND DEAD IN MER.
RIFT HOUSE.


Coroner Vandever and Deputy Cor
oner Ferris Giles. have been kept busy
fer the past few days, and last night
two more cases occupied their atten-
tion.
Last evening about SIS o'clock Ross
II. Rash, aged 32 years, the well-known
clog dancer, residing at Eighth and
Duncan streets, met death on the tracks
Of the Wilmington and Northern rail-
road near Railroad avenue and Beach
streets, in the West Yard.
Rash had evidently laid down and
fallen asleep on the crossties between
the rails of the main line of the road.
At the time mentioned engine No. 319,
Of the Wilmineton and Northern, in
charge OF Engineer Frank Brinckley,
passed along the line and ran over the
sleeping man, crushing his body so
badly that death must have been in
stantaneous.
The sleeping man was not noticed by
Engineer Brinckley when he approach
ed the SPOT where the accident Oc-
Cured, and he knew nothing of the oc-
currcnce until he left his engine few
yards further up the track, and upon
going back discovered the body.
The remains were taken to the Will
mington and Northern railroad sta
tion, where Deputy Coroner iGles took
charge Of the body. and an inquest
will be held. The dead man was a mo-
rocco worker
TRAMP FOUND DEAD.
Frank Foxcroft, a tramp. was found
dead in a room at the rear of the Mer-
ritt House saloon late last night by
Patrick Mundy. the proprietor.
Foxcroft entered the hotel about Z
o'clock last night. and asked permis-
sion TO sleep in rear room. Proprie-
tor Mundy granted the request, but
when he attempted to arouse the man
at II O'Clock he found him dead
Edward Holt. who had been with
-Foxcroft early in the evening. stated
that he was a sufferer from asthma
and had said: Il am going to do some.
thing TO myself" Whether by this ht
meant that he intended 10 end his life
is not known.
In the dead mans pockets were
found two bottles. supposed to contain
medicine which Foxcroft told Holt b,
had received from Blockley Hospital
tion, where Deputy Coroner Giles tool
took charge Of the body and will hold
an inquest.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
LEWEs nlpRovEMENT coMpANY

The Lewes River Improvement Com
pany held a meeting at Lewes recently
and elected the following board OF d.
rctors: Senator f. c. Maull and L. r.
Vessels. OF Lewos; David Connell, Mil
ton: T. Edward Killen. FELTON,; Frank
&c. Maloney, Dover. Captain S. M. Den
noy, Pennsgrove. n. j.. and Joseph
Hearn. OF Philadelphia. Following the
stockholders meeting. the board OF d.
rcctors organized and elected Senator
Maull president and secretary
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
ONE FROM THE CORONER

Coroner Vandever made use Of the
following pun. which is original with
him. in the Board of Health Office this
morning: Why does City Council favor
the Beers? Because that body is par
tial 20 slop
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
rHANKs HER FRIFNns.

Mra: D I Mccolley, wife of DR.. Nc
Colley, wishes. to thank her many
friends who sent her flowers and other
lux1s.c- during Aer geccnt illness.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
KNOCKED DOWN BY A DARBY CAR

a horse attached TO one OF the viii
mington Transfer baggage wagons
was knocked down but escaped being
injured this morning while standing
in front of the p, w. & B. French
street station by a Darby car.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17

Rev Father Burk CT New York city.
Ia noted Catholic missionary win be-
gin services in Hciv Crcse church,
-~y--. -9-,---1T
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
Charged With Committing an
Assault and Battery Upon
Samuel {. Hinton.
NEGLECTED HIS FAMILY
WHILE INTOXICATED LAST NIGHT
HE USED A KNIFE UPON THE
ONE WHO PROTECTED HIS WIFE
AND CHILDREN.

4ANb 1AlALGANi-ANs
George Sharp. charged with commit
ting an assault and battery upon Samuel
lC. Hinton, pleaded guilty before Judge
Ball in City Court today.
Hinton, who resides at No. S14 But
tonwcod street, testified that he and
Sharp had been friends for some time.
That yesterday Sharp and his wife had
gone before Magistrate Sasse and
~agreed to disagree" and that the hus-
band affirmed that he would not molest
his wife, who, with her three children,
were being cared for at the Hinton
house.
CUT ON THE WRIST.
Last night Hinton stated Sharp had
come to his residence in an intoxicated
condition and accused him Of harbor-
ing his (Sharp's) wife. Hinton tried to
expostulate, but found words OF no
avail and finally ordered Sharp out. He
refused to go, whereupon he opened
the front door and put him ont. Az
that time Sharp. in some manner, had
cut him on the wrist, and 1t was neces-
Isary to have several stitches taken in
the wound.
FAILED TO PROVIDE.
Mr.. Hinton stated that he had taken
Mrs. Sharp and her three children to
live with him when they were aban-
doned by the husband and father He
charged the wife and two children nc
board. but for one of the children he
received a small amount. Sharp, when
he came to his house last night. want
ed him to turn them out in the snow
and he refused to do it.
Sharp also has two children living
with a Mrs. Woodruff on Tatnall street
The case was continued until Monday
to allow Agent Stout, OF the S. p c. c.
TO investigate, and Sharp held in S2OC
bail.
OTHER CASES.
The other cases disposed of by Judge
Ball were as follows: Charles Robin.
son. colored, larceny OF banjo from
Oliver l.. Williams. 5000 for upper
lcouft; Edward Mulcachy. drunk ant
disorderly. SO and costs; Edwar,
Ryan. drunk, 81 and costs; Frank Mel
win. colored. assault and battery upol
wife $500 peace bond; Louis Sanyone
allowinl- goats to run at large, 81 an,
costs.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
RECTOR cUNNINGHAN IoPREAcH

Rev Henry Ward Cunningham. of
calvary Church this city viii preach
y reivary Church Erendywine hun
d-S- T. c'-.--z ---c-.-w .lt--.o-n.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
A MASQUERADE BALL

The Bonagee Athletic Club. Of this
city, will give its fourth annual ball
on Monday night in the Wilmington
Dancing Academy a prize waltz will
be given.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17
OTHER CASES.
POWDERMAKERS SUED
FOR ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF
PATENTS OF FOREIGN COM


Woln & Co.. OF Prussia, have insti-
tuted a suit in United States Court in
this city against the DUPONT de Ne
mours Powder Company for alleged in
making process.
Wolff & Co. are extensive powder.
makers of Prussia. and in their bill
filed in the court they allege that tn,
DUPONT company is using a chemica
process in the manufacture Of their ex
plosives that is an infringement of an
exclusive process controlled by Wolf
Co.
The foreign company seeks to obtaiT
damages for the alleged infringement
and desires the court to fix the amount
Evening journal., 1900-02-17

snapper lunch tonight at Chambers
Second and Madison streets.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17

The merchant who
doesn't advertise in the
EVENING JOURNAL fails
to reach the homes the
paper goes into. Every
reader Of the EVENING
JOURNAL is a buyer.
ENOUGH SAD A
Evening journal., 1900-02-17

The advertiser cannot
cover Wilmington with
out using the Evening
Journal.
Evening journal., 1900-02-17

Increasing in circula-
tlon and patronage every
day.
Morris tribune., 1900-06-02
His Last Invention
It Failed Like the Rest to
Do It's Work.

Ralph Carbon strobe modify up and
down his workshop, which was Uttered
with the odds and ends of machinery
which represented the ruins Of hun
| dred castles in the air. He was always
| inventing, was Carbon; always spend
ing days and nights over the manufac-
ture of some wonderful machine or 9th
world and make him famous, only to
find after all his labor some irremedia-
BILE flaw in his plan which rendered the
completion Of the machine an impossi-
bility or prevented it working.
He gazed around him on the gaEnt
skeleton in wood and brass of past
hopes and clinched his hand fiercely.
"a failure! Everything in my life is
miserable failurep' he cried aloud as
he paced the floor.
1t was not the breakdown of an ordi-
nary invention, however, that wrung
the bitter words from him. He had
grown accustomed to waking in the
morning with an idea worth millions in
his head and going to bed at night with
the knowledge that it was not worth a
million match sticks and had become
quite philosophical over the failure OF
his plans for money making. But this
time it was AZ, different arrangement
that had broken down, an arrangement
by which the inventor hoped to make
himself a home and children, and the
handspring. in the shape Of Deborah
Dene, the woman he loved, had failed
him. In his clinched hand he held the
letter she had sent him abruptly an
nouncing that she wished to break off
their engagement.
There was revolver lying on the in
ventor's bench which had thrice had its
bright barrel pointed toward his fore
head, but three times the mans pur-
pose had failed him at the decisive mo-
ment.
The fact of his cowardice added to
the mans irritation against himself.
81 fail in everything that would make
life worth living and cannot even kill
myself" he went on in his despairing
soliloquy. Must everything l try
prove a failureY'
He took up the revolver once more
with sudden determination and, hold
ing the barrel between his teeth, pulled
the trigger. There was a click, but
nothing more. He had forgotten, after
all, to load the thing.
He had failed once more to kill him
self, and the nervous shock he had ex-
perienced had made it impossible for
him to repeat the attempt He must
think of something, he told himself,
which would make the last act easier
for him. He was determined on sui
eide and had committed himself by in
forming Deborah of his intentions. but
when the single movement of a finger
was in moment to make all the
difference between life and death his
physical courage deserted him and his
Morris tribune., 1900-06-02

nnSef became pOWerleSS he must
prepare some plan for killing himself
in which the exact moment of his
death would be decided by chance or
the action of machinery.
The idea pleased him by suggesting
the need Of invention, a need which his
mind was always ready to meet, and
he set himself with melancholy pleas
ure to think out the details of killing
machine which should fulfill all his re-
quirements. Death must be painless
and instantaneous, of course, but must
act at different moment from that at
ton which would make his fate certain
and Interchangeable He drew out plan
rapidly, making rough sketches of the
mechanical details on the back of De-
borah Dene's fatal letter.
Then he went down to his forge on
the floor below and worked hard at the
manufacture of the instrument he had
invented. 1t was finished by midnight,
and in grim sort of way Ralph Gar
don was proud of his work.
The invention was in the form of a
dynamite bomb which would explode
by the slow action of an acid eating
through a barrier of cement. One of
his past failures had left him with the
dynamite on his hands. 1t was inclos-
ed in a carefully welded iron case join
ed strongly, so that once the case was
closed it could only be opened by the
exercise of considerable force. 1t was
connected as strongly to an iron chain
which the inventor fastened around
his waist joining the two ends with 8
Yale paddock When he had locked it,
he laid the key on his anvil and with a
stroke Of his hammer beat it out of
shape.
To get away from his anvil and tools,
with the chance they still offered him
of changing his mind and breaking the
chain round his waist as we'll as to
save the empty house from needless in
jury. the inventor put on his hat and
walked OFT into the country road that
stretched in frost II dis lonely dwell
ing.
He walked along rapidly, anxious
while his determination remained firm
to place as great a distance as possible
between himself and any chance of w.
doing his handiwork. There was not a
soul abroad, Of course, at such an hour.
and Carbon had no fear of injuring
anybody but himself by the explosion
that now he was expecting every mo-
ment. When the road took him near
any habitation, he made wide circuit
to keep it outside the range of the dy-
Mantle bomb round his waist. With
the same thoughtfulness for others he
stopped when after about half an
hours walk he caught sight of the fig
ure of a woman approaching him. He
was like man with the plague, whom
it was dangerous to approach, and
Ralph was about to turn precipitately
and get out Of the woman's way when
something in her figure struck him as
familiar. The night was moonlight
one, and in the middle of the road
where she was walking it was as clear
as MONDAY. A second glance told him
that his suspicion was right 1t was
Deborah Dene hurrying along the road.
In the complete surprise of seeing her
in such SPOT at such an hour the
Morris tribune., 1900-06-02

This story was told to me as true by
q friend of mine who knew the interest
l take in the subject Of suicide. He
stopped when he had reached this point
in his narrative, as if it was concluded.
"And were they both killed." asked
Morris tribune., 1900-06-02
jaIIer-ls your mistress in?

CaMer-1s your mistress in?
Servant-Faith, OF dunno. She towld
me this mornin Oh wuz enough to put
saint out However. judgin from thot,
ma'am. guess she's in.-Philadelphia
Record.
Morris tribune., 1900-06-02

Earthquake shocks nowadays are
comparatively slight compared with
those that shook the earth millions Of
years ago.
Morris tribune., 1900-06-02

Lazy men always hurry when they
dodge opportunities to make them
selves useful.-Norfolk Virginian-P Pilot.
Morris tribune., 1900-06-02

1t is easy to say, Don't mind it, but
we all do.-Atchison Globe.
Morris tribune., 1900-06-02
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! thought of his invention went clear out
Of his head. 1t was due to go off at
any moment now, but Ralph was so as
tonished that he actually forgot its ex-
istence
He hurried forward.
"Deb," he said, what are you doing
here?"
For answer the girl flung her arms
round his neck and burst into tears.
could bring her to him Immediately on
receiving his letter with it's hint Of sui
eide and had walked from the nearest
station, three miles farther up the road,
expecting to reach his house only In
time to find him corpse. She sobbed
for five minutes on his breast without
being able to speak word in the relief
of finding him alive.
The letter which he had received and
which she was supposed to have writ
ten she had never heard of except
through his reproaches. 1t was a for
gerry, no doubt, concocted by some
spiteful acquaintance of his or hers to
ruin their happiness. She loved him
with her whole heart and soul, she
sobbed, and could never dream Of CIV
ing him up.
1t seemed to poor Ralph Carbon, who
loved her more than his life, that the
gates of paradise had opened. To find
that all the h ntal agony through
which he had passed Lad been without
cause or basis made him feel the hap
piest man in the world.
1t was actually not until he clasped
his sweetheart in his arms with every
doubt and suspicion removed that the
consequent pressure Of the bomb
against his flesh reminded him how in
a few minutes at most it would blow
him to atoms. S'a-<-.,,a""'""ssasa-:
This story was told to me as true by
friend of mine who knew the interest
take in the subject of suicide. He
stopped when he had reached this point
in his narrative, as if it was concluded.
"And were they both killedT' asked
with interest, -~.s"%ss'sssss"--".
"Oh, no. They were married shortly
afterward. Carbon gave up trying to
invent from that night and became
pretty successful when he found his
real forte-tale writing"
"But the bomb"' / asked. was not
interested in the mans subsequent ca
reer. My friend pretended to look sur
prised.
my dear fellow, you don't think a
machine could possibly work when
Ralph Carbon had invented and made
itW-Chicago News.
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