Evening journal., 1904-07-09

physician. says his attention was first
attracted to the water by the num-
Der OF people who suffered from sick
stomach shortly after having drunk the
water.
News Of the Town.
Edgar c. Bross, editor OF The News,
has I'm his possession 4 unique speci-
men of an insect which invaded his
Office yesterday. Editor Bross says
he is versed upon the big bug
species Of insects and believes this one
10 be Of the genius tinbugabus" Fam
lily
Many persons gathered on Delaware
street wharf yesterday afternoon to
view the new cruiser Denver as she
passed down the river en- route from
League Island to the East where she
win join the Asiauc squadron. The
vessel passed New Castle at 2.30
o'clock
Much interest was manifested last
night in the result Of the balioting for
a presidential candidate by the ST.
Louis Convention and the telegraph
wires were consulted frequently. The
majority of the interested ones favored
Judge Gray although both Judge
Parker and Hearst had ardent adj
mirers. Bryan followers seemed to be
few and far between.
The Independent Yacht Club. Of this
lcity is now getting bids for a number
of new launches to add to the feet Of
the club at an early date. The annual
election Of officers will take place on
July II. The club is sound financially
and persons are now applying for adj
mission to membership.
The yacht Freya owned by William
! S. Hlles, a member of the New York
Yacht Club, was placed in commission
today. The yacht was disabled off this
city last November and repairs We're
necessary.
1t is probable that Lieutenant George
Bridges Rodney u. $. N. will be de-
tailed to Manassas, Va. during the
mobilization of the regulars and
militia at that point IN September.
Rev James l.. McSweeney. of St.
Paurs r. C.. Church, Delaware City, was
in this city yesterday arranging with
the Wilmington. New Castle and
Southern Railway for an excursion to
/ lBrandywine Springs next week.
Directors of the New Castle Water
Works Company held a meeting yes
lterday afternoon. Routine business only
was transacted.
Members of Company II, under COM
mand of Lieut.. Myers drilled In their
new kahki uniforms last evening. The
men presented a creditable appear
ance. They leave for camp at Cooch's
Bridge next Saturday.
! Those persons who were on the streets
shortly after ten o'clock last night were
startled at a series Of explosions FIVE
! in all. following one another in quick
succession. It was thought that the
noise resulted from the explosion of the
! DUPONT Powder Works. The noise was
caused. however, by the explosion Of
aerial bombs at the Layton Carnival
Co.'S grounds, Front and Union streets,
Wilmington.
Eugene Chase put his hoop built
skin overheard yesterday for the first
time this season.
New Castle was invaded by millions
OF gnats last evening and II was i'm
possible to walk through the lower
section of the city without having ones
nostrels, eyes and ears filed with the
insects.
Joseph Taylor and William Morrison
began the work of repairing the new
fire engine today The pumps will be
tested at the river this afternoon.
At Battery Park yesterday afternoon
the Yannigans defeated the All-Stars
IN game Of ball by a score of 4 TO ?.
Social.
Elwood Bacon, son of Mr.. and Mrs
George Bacon, spent last night with
relatives I'm Wilmington.
Mrs. Francis King is entertaining
Mrs. Curtis Page. OF Portsmouth, Va,
formerly of this city.
/ Richard Eckles, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. James
Morrison.