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Evening journal., 1904-11-08
Masquerade Party

A masquerade and surprise party was
rendered Miss Dorah Chase. at her home.
No. 2l9 West street, last Friday evening,
in honor of her twentieth birthday The
evening was enjoyably spent in games
and several musical selections were rem
dered by the Cueisel Quartet. Of Phila-
delphia, and others. At a late hour the
guests were invited 10 the dining room,
where refreshments were served. Among
those present were Misses Dorah Chase.
Mae Taylor Mayme Forrest, Annie
Nelson, Jennie Downey, May Roberts.
Nelly Moford. Bessie Solloway, Bessie
Hornby, Agnes McAllistor, Winnie Per-
kins Mary Donohue, Mary Brown. Katie
Nelson, Florence Downey Bertha Horn
by. Harry Barnes. John Rhoades Robert
and Milton Chase Allen +. Lewis, John
Hart. William Macaleer. Harry Ennis
Emil Iiolveck. Harold Downey, Allie
Richards, John Charsha and Mr.. Brown.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
Social and Personal Notes

Miss Bullard of Media has been the
guest of friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ortlip Of this city
nave been visiting in oxford, Pa.
William Barton, who has been visit
ng his parents in oxford, Pa, has re-
urned to this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard NJ. Stayton
have returned from their wedding trip
and are spending a few days here be-
fore going to their future home at No.
sos North Fifty-seventh street, Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. ID. S. Rodney returned TO
Georgetown last evening after being
the guest OF her cousin, Mrs. II. 4.
Price in West Eighth street.
Miss Harriet A. BOlen has returned
to Elkton, after a visit TO Wilmington
relatives.
Miss Minnie Killarney started yes
terday for her home in Danvine. Va.
She has been spending several weeks
IN Wilmington as the guest of Mrs.
Millard f.. Davis.
Charles A. Williams, Jr., OF Chicago.
is visiting his uncle, Lewis Sasse, in
this city.
Mrs. Hester Gray Of Bridgeville, is
visiting her son, John G. Gray, in VIII
mington.
II. Chalkly Gilbert, formerly Of this city.
but now Of Coatesville. is spending the
day circling among his friends here.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
NEGRO JAIL BREAKER SHOT
Wounded Fleeing From Sisters Home
But Escapes.

Dover. Nov. s.-sheriff Melvin, with
several deputies, late Sunday night
visited the home OF a sister of Samuel
Barratt. one OF the negroes who es-
capped from jail here Sunday morning,
in expectation Of capturing Barratt.
Admittance was gained 10 the Bar
ratt home. but the inmates declared he
was not there.
Before the sheriff could get the
house surrounded by his deputies the
bolt of back door was slipped, and
Barratt, who had been in hiding In the
house, dashed out of the door across q
.cornfield toward the woods.
Sheriff Melvin. who was not more
than 30 yards from Barratt with a
double-ba -barreled shotgun, fired at Bar
ratt the load striking him I'm the back
Owing to the darkness Barratt es-
capped.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
FEARED
SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
Objected to Naming of John
Quinn As Election Officer
in Fourth District

AS the result Of the appointment Of
John Quinn as clerk Of elections in the
Fourth election district of the First
Representative district trouble was
narrowly averted this morning.
When the Republican election officers,
Charles Josephs. judge and John Den
mis-, Inspector arrived at the polling
place at the southeast corner OF A and
Butonwood streets they were informed
by owen Palmer, the Democratic in
spector, that he had named Quinn as
his clerk. Being aware Of Qulnn's
reputation In previous elections and at
once scenting an attempt to debauch
the ballot the Republicans put up
strenuous objections to Quinns pres
ence in the room.
Fearing trouble would ensue, as there
We're about thirty colored men standing
in line awaiting their turn to vote. word
was telephoned to the City Hall and
Chief of Police Black. Captain Evans,
Police Commissioner Thomas n. Stay
ton and several officers hurried to the
scene, accompanied by Daniel =. Bar
nard Robert Edwards and Colonel
Chaytor Of the Department OF Elec-
tions, and Attorney Baldwin Springer
After some parley the Republicans
consented to allow Quinn to serve, al
though his actions during the day will
be watched closely. When this diff
Guilty which caused nearly an hours
delay, had been adjusted it became ne
cessary to paste stickers over the names
Of candidates who had withdrawn from
the ticket on twenty-five ballots before
the polls could be opened The initials
Of the election officer also had to be
written on the corner OF the ballot after
| it had been folded This proceeding
occupied another hour and It was 1890
o'clock before the voting began.
Trouble Before.
For the past two elections trouble Of
one kind or another has occurred in this
district on election day. Four years
ago an attempt at fraud was detected
on the part Of one of the election Off
cials and he was thrown through the
window. Two years ago a difficulty
arose from the same source and the
polls were closed for several hours.
Although there was no open attempt
at disorder this morning there were
mutterings on the part OF the colored
men and it would have taken but little
to have created trouble. In this dis
l 'AANti winch ~ olAOhhl9 lNtpuDlitdllf
there are about three hundred voters
about twenty-five OF whom only are
white. The fight principally is for Rep
resentative. William Stafford Republi-
can, being opposed by Michael f. Can
non, Democrat. Cannon is anxious 70
secure seat in the General Assembly
but Is being met at every turn by Mr.
Stafford, who Is making an active can
vass with chances OF election on a fair
ballot.
In the remaining six districts Of the
Second ward the polls opened at the
usual time and no trouble OF any kind
had ensued up to . p. m.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
ASKED FOR ANGEL
AND IT APPEARED
Negro Worshippers Thrown
Into Panic by Sudden Ar
rival of Spectre
It WAS MASQUERADER IN SHEET

Smyrna. Nov. May de angel oh dc
Lord descend among u.s." said the Rev.
Elijah Adams. pastor Of Scott A. NJ +.
Church in Thoroughfare Neck, Sunday
evening during heated revival meeting.
May de angel oh dc Lord descend
among u.s." repeated the pastor above
the rhythmical chants of the congrega-
tion. who had reached the stage where
they stand in circles and beat time 20
the quaint oampmoeting melodies Of the
southern darhies. Hardly had the pastor
uttered the words when the "angel" de-
scended. robed IN white and perched IN
window nearest the pulpit that had
been broken out during a recent storm
and it proved too severe a test for the
dusly congregation, over which "a death
like silence fell. as they beheld the
"hant" and made a wild stampede for
the door.
The angel who "a moment before had
been summoned was let I'm possession OF
the house but IN the excitement that
followed outside n pistol shot rang out
on the night air and then Il was the
specters turn 20 yacato, which he did by
tumbl.ng backward out OF the window.
When he gathered himself up the only
reason he did not fly away was because
he had no wings.
The pastor and a few Of his followers
returned later TO get their teams but
the lamps were left burning I'm the church
until the following morning when a part
Of the raiment OF the angel. IN the form
OF sheet, was found entangled In a near
by harbed-wlre fence while tracks I'm a
newly-sown wheat field showed that he
had taken nine foot strides IN leaving tho
place. This fact removes some Of the
supernatural from the incident. but some
are still skeptlcal and say that nothing
but a "hant' could fly across a wheat
field as this one did
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
WILL OBSERVE FOUNDERS Day
L. Irving Handy viii Deliver an Ad-
dress.

Founders day will be observed at the
Ferris Industrial School on Saturday.
A large number of invitations have
been sent out and 1t is expected that
the attendance will be large. Carriages
will meet all trolleys at Prices Corner
and convey the visitors to the school.
The exercises win start at 2.30
o'clock The Hon. /. Irving Handy will
deliver an address and the boys OF the
school viii render a program.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
and Ohio r. r. Only One
Dollar TO Baltimore and Return, Sun
day, November 18th.

Special train OF fine coaches will
leave Delaware avenue station at $40
q. m, Sunday, November 18th. Re-
turning. leave Baltimore. Camden sta
ton, at ESQ p. m, Mt. Royal station at
6.35 p. m. Only one dollar for the
round trip.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
DEATHS

DuPoNT.-At his residence. near viii
mington. Delaware, on the morning Of
November = 1904, Mr.. Francis &. DUPONT
in his 5lth year.
Relatives and friends are invited 10 at
tend the funeral services from his late
residence Wednesday afternoon.
BEADENI<OPF.-On November Z, 1904.
Mary E.. wife Of William Beadenkopf.
Relatives and friends are invited TO at
tend the funeral from the residence Of
her husband, Pennsylvania avenue and
Broome streets. on Thursday afternoon,
November 10. 1904, at 2.SO o'clock.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
MiddIetown
Special to The Evening Journ

ElNNlnA ~ AAN ANNNAiiih journal
Nfiddletown, Nov. S.-Allen Mcdowell.
Of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Mcdowell
near here.
Jesse Willis, os Philadelphia. spent
last week with his parents. Mr.. ana Mrs
Merritt n Willis. near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ID. Howell enter
tanned company from Smyrna over sun
day.
Mrs. II. NJ Jones was the guest OF her
daughter. Mrs. George Pindar. at Mt.
Pleasant last week.
John r. Metten. OF Philadelphia. visited
relatives here last wec~
Hugh g. Browne, OF Wilmington was
a Middletown visitor last week.
Miss Maggie Harvey has returned TO
her home after a visit 10 Mrs @. l..
Cochran.
John j. Hoffeckcr, Of Philadelphia. spent
Sunday with his father here.
Miss Blanche Roberts has returned
home after a visit with friends in WI
mngton.
Miss Gertrude McCronc went 10 Sennott
Square Pa, with the teachers on their
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
Celebrated Birthday

Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph C. Miller enter
tanned "a number Of friends at their home
No 2oi West Eighth street last evening,
he occasion being the birthday of Mrs.
Miller. Among those present were Misses
Minnie Thompson, Jennie Blackwood,
Susie Massey, b. Conway, Anna High
ield, Helen Rigney. Name Rigney, Ches-
,er; Messrs Morton, Driscon, Mckay,
Kane, Scott Palmer, Butterworth, Quint,
Parker.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
prIvlnn f!sarees Out.

Coal Greek. Colo. Nov. I. The
killing in cold blood OF Marshal Bates
by two negroes, Grant and Wesley
Thompson, who he was trying to ar.
rest for disturbing the peace. has
caused the white residents to issue a
warning TO all negroes to leave the
camp. Many negroes have already left
town. II any insist on remaining it is
feared that bloodshed will result. The
whites charge the negroes with nu.
merous crimes committed since the
latter were imported a year ago 10
take the places Of striking coal miners
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
Invitations to Reception

Several invitations have been received
this city to the third annual recep-
ion and supper to be given by the Old
Pupils Association of Friends Central
'ehool. Philadelphia. which viii take
place on Friday evening, November IS.
These affairs heretofore have been very
successful.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
local Physician Honored

DR.. p. A. NJ. Rovittl, OF this city. has
cen chosen associate professor Of
hemlstry at the Baltimore Medical
College for the present college year. DR..
2ovitu was a member Of the class Of
902 Of the college and is also a graduate
If the Brooklyn College Of Pharmacy,
class of 1898.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
ELECTION BETS

Arc urErtain and somebody must lose
You can't lose II you buy your ovorcoat
from u.s. these coats are unredeemed
pledges from New York pawnbrokors. We
have over 100 for working men low as
SOC 10 $500. Better ones that have cost
Si5 TO So for So, IS and $40. Open every
night Clothing department 10i-i0s q. Fifth
st. Mcmahon Bros.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD SPECIAL
TRAIN FROM PHILADELPHIA

To accommodate persons desiring to
hear the late election returns a special
train will be run on morning OF November
Q. leaving Broad street station at a.
m., for Wilmington and intermediate
stations.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08

Thoughts

According to private aA
vices turkeys will be expen-
sive.
All the more reason for get
ting one of our self-basting
roasters to cook it in.
They will save about 20 per
cent. in the weight and by
buying a smaller turkey than
usual you will save enough
money this year to get a good
ioaster, that will last you a
number Of years.
Basement.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
Arresisd Eor oambIlna.

Charles Hood colored who is Well
known to the police, WAS arrested this
morning ON a charge of keeping gaming
table. lie was arrested by patrolman
Morrow. and will be given hearing I'm
City Court tomorrow morning.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
Cut Class

Our stock of cut glass is
ready for your visit. If we
can get you to visit this sec
ton il will be an easy matter
to convince you that you can
save money by purchasing
here.
-First Floor and Basement
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
not too soon

to think of a carving knife and
fork to use on that Thanks
giving turkey. Our stock of
these goods was never In bet
ter condition to meet your de-
mands than now.
Basement
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
RESTAURANT.

A tempting and dainty menu served
each night in the parlors of the club
house. EVERYBODY CoME.-Teachers'
Bazaar.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08

will make your Thanksgiving
dinner more inviting than nice
table linen. Nowhere can
your wants in this line be bet
ter and more economically
filled. Nowhere will you find
a more practical variety of
fine linens. And to brighten
the table you will need a few
Dieces of
Evening journal., 1904-11-08

Roosevelt or Parker7 Get your an
swer at The Evening Journal office to-
night.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08

Come down and see the moving pic
lures tonight at The Evening journal
Office.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08

Red fire Of Roman Candles at Bader's
Seventh and shipley streets.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
SOCIAL NOTES
trim last Saturday

trip last Saturday.
Mrs. f. j. Pennington spent several
days in Wilmington last week.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
If YOU

give US your order within the
next few days, we will be able
to make you a new suit for
Thanksgiving. T b c more
time we have the better work
Our tailors can do, and it does
not cost you one cent more
for the extra time.
Third Floor.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
THE SWELL

overcoat is not born--it's made to
order. No clothier can fit every
man, no matter how large his
stock of garments. The overcoat
we will make for you will fit, will
be constructed of high grade
fabrics, and will be up to the
minute in style. Our prices are
not men frighteners.
Evening journal., 1904-11-08
Infants Co-CartS

to be sold for actual wholesale
cost. To make room for
Christmas goods we want to
sell all our go-carts this week.
We have them from the sim
pie fold up kind, to the more
elaborate and expensive ones,
and we have marked them at
the actual wholesale price to
make them move. Some are
marked as low as
5000.
Basement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18
". &. Y. T.. rs INDIGNANT.
Proposal to Label DisordcrIy UOmfa
-lrnnscS Wrx. Grnham.

Ms Frances ". Graham. president 90 she
Wouan'S Christian Temperance UL.cu OF tHe
State. is making Inquiries about q proposition pre-
sented 10 the Board of Aldermen 70 compel dig
orderly women to- wear Il badge of their calling in
this city
1t seems thar Charles NJ Skinner. OF Brooklyn,
dramatic critic sent out circular. &" which ne
.isned his name. stating. an part. IS Follows
Tie aldermen ~ New-IorI have uude~ consid-
tf0u a ura~ur. Iv-iSteruG dlSprueriE women
ANA for cOmV~liius them tn wear stuffed birds or
feather millinery a l-.dE' "t lGclr calling az
or refuse TO comply with tho ordinance and COM
pelS every abandoned woman wa" iia- served .
term in prison to- denote that fJrt by We2rtu@ 2
plume or lisrctte In the interest % morality amt
noath desirable TO distinguish deU-1ved
women and keep them under police and sanitary
observation as il label the salgoHs- VIII y1u
your influence to secure TIE passage Of TINS
ordinance. and to extend other cities the PrTt:rr
of causing diSOrderly women 70 declare their pro
feSS!oa and tuoiv by wearing dead birds Wings
feathers in their hats
When NI~s- Graham received "a copy of Mir. skin
uers circular couij EIrdI- credit and at
began making inquiries.
While I doubt jhe truth OF this statement
says Mrs. G~ah;.m. vet. president of tho WCll-
ans Christian Temperance. Union Ct this STATE. !
feel my duty inquire II there is any II udItio1
Tor such . repCrt- Can e. be- pnSSi"i" That women
The street al. uu- only To- be permitted ~ I've
in shame hun expected To- advertise their cali
irs- We. in common with al Cthe~ good women.
believe that The social vice should never he toler.
sted. much less recognized. aad W are opposed -
any measure that I'm any degree HP1oldS, sanctions
or recognize ii.
When Mr.. Skinner was seen yesterday he adj
nittvU authorship If Jh- circular
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

EHort to start 4notker SUit OK
ReDudiated Debts
IsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE 7


Sioux city. Iowa Dec IA mysterious tender
was received to-day by Governor CumInns
from John James, of Philadelphia of $4,000
of bonds of a Southern State. name not men
toned. on which, it is said, the interest. delin-
quent for thirty-nine years, amounts to 1876 per
cent of the principal This offer is purSUan nj of
the big plan OF ex-senator Pettigrew. OF South
Dakota. who has made contracts to collect be
tween $1S.OOOOO0 and $20OJOWFp of Iepudiated
bonds of Southern States. issued in the recon-
struction era for railroad building
An individual cannot State. but another
State can. PettigreWs plan is to have few of
the bonds of each delinquent State given To
some other State and have that State sue; then
the private bondholders may intervene in the
action and force judgment for their claims. The
first gift was to South Dakota. for the benefit
of the State University. Pettgrew then
Senator. He had the state accept the bonds
and bring suit and as a result he secured judg-
lnert against North Carolina for the principal
and accrued interest This will ultimately force
that State TO pay. over $1.eGe.o00 for repuGiated
railroad bonds.
Claims of bondholders against other southern
States have been gathered under PettiSreW, who
will earn an immense commission IL he col
lectS them. These Southern bonds win Dc Of
fered To several other Northern States as the
price of helping collect these old debts. Ii is
expected that Iowa will decline tae offer with
thanks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18
4 RUNWAY TO SUBW4Y
To Connect Trinity Building 7cith
RecfOr-St. Station.

William Barclay Parsons chief engineer of the
Rapid Transit Commission, in a letter the COM
mission recommends that the owners of the new
Trinity Building. the north side of Trinity
Churchyaid, be allowed to run passageway under
the Broadway sidewalk south to the northerIy end
81 the Rector-st. station platform OF the subway
HIS recommendation is seconded by Albert B.
6oaEdnan, counsel 10 the commission who has for
warded proposed agreement between the commits
sion and the corporation, known as the Number
one Hundred and Eleven Broadway Company. Mr.
Parsons says with reference TO the agreement:
This agreement provides for the use Of a pa TT of
Inc lower portion Of the building a means Of
lngress and egrcsS through said passageway in
station may be esta blished for the benefit of the
public. Ii provides that the Rapid Transit Subway
construction Company is TO construct the aSSage-
way, and according the portion of the Specifica-
IN the contract for the construction and operation
or the BrOOklyn-M anlattan Rapid Transit Rail-
ever, of such construction 10 be borne by The Num-
Der one Hundred and Eleven Broadway Company
nat company further agrees to construct. at its
own expense the starWaES entrances and exits i'll
use OF passengers. il clean and sulta bic condition.
and brilliantly lighted with electricity whenever
Hundred and Eleven Broadway Company further
agrees 10 pay to the Rapid Transit subway Con
STucuCn Company all expense incurred 10y that
company IN constructing the ticket booth. ratings
the pasSaSeWay or entrance in question. and 20
make provision, AT its expense, Il the sale of
LfkttS: also 10 Pay TO the Rapid Transit subway
Construction Company the sum of $1,000 on account
OF the expense Of maintaining ticket chopper and
OF Keeping the platform lighted and in good repair
the point where the ticket booth be located
agrees that it will maintain ticket chopper, and
keep the platform lighted and in good repair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18
THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT LOAN
Ready Response in Investment Circles
Subscriptions Open Tomorrow

Little surprise is expressed il Investment circles
at the ready response which the public Offering OF
the latest Mexican government loan has met. The
bankers state that subscriptions from small in
vestors are coming in not only from New York
and it's vicinity, but also in large numbers from
the West and Southwest. II IS weI-knowu fact
Chicago and 81 Louis and adjacent territories
have for rnary years taken large interest In
Mexican government loans.
The credit of the Mexican government has al
ways been considered Very strong, as Is shown by
the rapidly declining rates % interest which this
government mas paid for its external debts. The
old per cent external debt was issued In ISIS ana
was chiefly placed in England and Germany, but
the conditions Mexico al that uIne We're rot
the government able to convert ms loan into
the present > per cent external debt.
The stability of silver in the last rev years has
helped Mexican enterprises and Mexican railways
materially and has been reflected in the large in
erest that Is being taken in this country IN many
commercial enterprises OF various KINDS IN MEXICO
This active interest Of the business community
in the railroad. mercantile ana lhduStildi ne or
siderable impetus in consequence OF the ,pasS,,se
or laws which paving the way Tor bringing
the financial affairs OF the country 10 Il SOit paSls
Large amounts of the loan are beng placed IN
which cases the investing public rcaCuy appre-
ates the opportunity Of securing per CEN
government loan of such recognized merit at such
an attractive price.
The subscription for the new bonds viii be
opened the offices OF SDcycr x Co and Harvey
Fisk & Sons at 10 o clock December ~. ana W'
he closed 1T O'Clock on tho same day or carrier
the right being reserved to reject any application
Payment for bonds allotted is be made an New
York funds or before December D.