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Alexandria.
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
Ways and Hours of Getting in and Out
of Washington.

Departures From II. and p. Station.
For Boston.-2 pm, without change Of cars)
For New York; 20, o, II, and 1t.d0 m,
2,4.10 10, II 20 p m. On Sunday o, II 40,
am; 40, 10 and II 30 pm. Limited
express of Pullman parlor and dining cars
daily except Sunday, and 3.45 p m daily.
For Philadelphia 20, 8, II and IL 40 m;
DAY o. 10 sna M III 40 g. 70 and nd 1ga 20
pm. Limited express, parlor and dining
cars 9.do m week days and 3.45 IN
For baltimore 8. .a5, 7,oo 300. o.4o, $50,
II and II DO a m; 1900 2. 3.45 4.1O.
d.20, 40, @, 40, 10 and 11.2O p m.
On Sunday 9, 900, $50, LAO m; 2,
3,d6, 40, 81 40, 10. and IL 20 pm.
Baltimore and way stations. $50
For Chicago. Cincinnati and st. Louis and
m Qimited express and fast llne)
For Erie Canadaigua, Rochester, Buffalo
Niagara-10.0 p. m, daily except Sat
nrday, with palace cars Washington to
For Wiiiiamsport Lock Haven and Elmira.-
o.5Oa. m. daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis. 20 and o a M. .05, 4.20
and6 p m. daily except Sunday. Sundays
at am and 40 m.)
For Pope's Creek Line-7. 30 am, 40 p m
For rHiexandria-6, 6.S5, $40, o.45 daily,
1917 ~ em;12oa ~ 39o, e Al a;25 90 5.5S,
Sundays at Q. 9.45, 1867 IN; 2.30,
5.55 and 1905 pm.)
Accommodation for Quantico-6.OO p, m.
weekdays.
For Richmond and the South-6 and 1857 a
IN daily and 6.05 p IN daily except sun
day.
For Cincinnati. Louisville and st. Louis,
via Chesapeake and 0hio-5.30 p m. For
local points. 11.24 a. m, daily except
Sunday.
For Fort Monroe, Newport News and Norfolk
--10.b7 m Except Sundays).
For Leesburg, Round Hill and points on W.
o. and W.-9,O0 a m daily except Sunday
and 445 p m. daily.
For Manassas, Thoroughfare Gap and Front
Royal-236 p m, except Sundays.
For Warrenton-S.3 80 a M B. 80 p m (daily0
For Lynchburg, Atlanta and New Orleans
$50 and II "a a IN daily for Atlanta) and
IL pm via Midland
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HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.

GUINDoN HOUSE.
VI Choice wines, liquors, cigars and to-
bacco, wholesale and retail. Old Bakcr, Glib
son, Quaker City Malt, Monongahela aud
Sourmash WHISTLES speciality
DQl ID ST. n. W
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G. I. Beauregard,
j. A. Early,
CAPITAL PRIZE 100000.

| 100000 Tickets at Twenty Dollars each;
Halves $40; Quarters, s.; Tenths,
81; TwentiCths, 81,
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The Louise Home.

The Louise Home Is a beautiful building at
the corner of Massachusetts, avenue and
Fifteenth street, near Scott Circle. II has
extensive grounds, beautifully embelllshed,
and is a unique establishment 1t Is a
W. W. Corcoran. and Is intended as home
for ladies of education, birth and refine
ment, who have been reduced TO poverty
from aflluence. IL has accommodations
for fifty-hye inmates
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Address Registered Letters 10
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
Now Orleans, IN,

REMEMBER that the presence Of Gem
erals Beauregard and Early who are 10
souto fairness and integrity, that the chances
are all equal and that no one can possibly
divine what number will draw Prize,
"REMEMBER also, that the payment ot
AL BANKS OF New Orleans, ana the Ilokets
are signed by the President OF an INSTITUTION
whose chartered rights are recognized IN the
highest Courts; therefore, beware ol al mi
tations and aponymons sehemes,'
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The Geological Bureau.

The Geological Sugvey. with Its thirty en-
ployes, In this city; is located on f street,
near the Ebbitt House. The Interior De.
partment building, immense as 1t Is, Is en-.
tirely too small for the accommodation Of its
bureaus, two of which, besides the Educa-
tional and Geological Bureaus(A agriculture
and Penslon) are located In other quarters
These two last bureaus are among the
largest under the GOvernmant
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FOrd's ola Thenter.

on Tenth street, between Z and F, round the
corner westward from Masonic Temple is
the structure which became famous as
''Ford's Theater. This building was once a
prominent Baptist Church. IL was converted
about the beginning of the war into a
theatre known as Ford's, and IL was In
private box there in April, 1865, that John
Wilkes Booth killed President Lincoln. The
latter was carried to q house, Just opposite,
where he died. A marble tablet In front of
the house, No. SIG Tenth street, commemo-
rates this fact. The theatrewas then seques.
trated by the Government and turned into
the Medical Museum attached to the Surl
geon- Generals Office. The Museum has but
recently been moved to the new building
on the Mall, Coming down Tenth street
the visitor will not fail to inspect the mas
siye and beautiful Post Building, In which
is situated the office.of The CRITIc. This
Is the largest newspaper establishment
south Of Philadelphia and east of the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers. Four OF the leading
and most influential journals in the coun.
try-two morning, one evening (THE CRITIo)
and one Independent Sunday paper-haye
their home In this establishment.
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THE TABLE

VIII be supplied with an abundance OF sea-
food, together with the best that the Wash
ington, Norfolk and Baltimore markets af-
ford. Norfolk boats stop daily at the point.
The Lake is supplied with feet OF row.
boats for the accommodation of ladies', free
Of cost.
Games and amusements Of every kind pro-
vided for the entertainment OF guests.
Professor Repetti's Brass and String Music
has been engaged for the season.
A good Livery, at reasonable rates, will be
kept on the premises
Fishing and Grabbing unsurpassed.
Steamer LEARY leaves for the Point Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Steamer LAKE on Saturdays and Steamer
SUE on Sundays at O'Clock p. IN. Leaves
Baltimore Friday at p. m.
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GLASS SEASIDE RESORT,
A New and Spacious Hotel

Has been erected, and newly and handsomely
furnished throughout. A number OF neat
cottages have been built and other extensive
improvements added.
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The Naval Observatory.
The AgricuIturaI Department.

This building is situated east of the Monu-
ment. 1t is inclosed by the most beautiful
and glowing flower garden In the country
and the grounds contain the most complete
arboretum probably In the United States.
Attached to this Department are the Exper-
mental Gardens, whose olnces are lmme.
Line cars go right western wing Is the libra
ry and the second past the grounds. On
the first floor of lie floor of the centre of the
building devoted to an extensive agricultu-
raj museum
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The Columbian University.

Coming down Fifteenth street from the Louise
Home, at the corner of Fifteenth and II
streets, the, visitor sees the columbian Uni,
yersity, which occupies the site of the old
Griswold mansion. This university was in
corporated as Columbian College in 1921,
and Is under the special supervision of the
Baptist Church. IL is an institution famous
for the discipline and thoroughness OF its
instruction.
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EnnCAIInNAI

CPLNCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE. cUH
- an and y ets. n w5 Tho first no0r over
the Bank Of tho Republic rDsontiv
new college Office rhreo ontire aOors now
occupied by this Institution. New classes for
spring session In six departments. ~ ictical
business Course; stonography and Tvlewrit-
ing; Practical English Branches. FIoutiou:
Bonn Pitman Photography; Rapif Fusncsa
Writing. Day and Evening sesslor. irl Gen.
temen and Ladies'. Tuition by Ono year.
free. III. g. SPENCER, Principal. sAHAA.
SPENCER, Vice Principal.
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old, dim English country Episcopal
churches.
Tho Treasurv Denortment.
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The Centre Market.

The Centre Market occupies the squares
south Of the Avenue bounded by b street
on the south, Seventh street on the east
and Ninth street on the west. 1t Is a very
handsome market building, excelled In
beauty, and probably In size by none in the
world. II Is the cleanest and the best
market In America. North up Seventh
street from here Is
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Masonic Temple.

Westward from the Patent Office, across Ninth
street at its intersection with +
street, Is the handsome Masonic
Temple, erected In 1868. This build
ing Is one of the most complete in its ar
rangemepts of any building consecrated to
Masonic uses In the country.
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The botanical Gardens.

Passing eastward over the railroad bridge
that spans Sixth street and the railroad
tracks leading TO the Is. and P.depot and
through the pretty park lying between
Maine and Missouri avenues the visitor
comes 70 the entrance on Third street, just
south OF Pennsylvania avenue, OF the Bo'
tanical Gardens. These interesting
grounds are open daily from In the morn
Ing TO Q In the evening. They We're estab-
lished 30 years ago, The Conservatives are
filed with the choicest and rarest foreign
plants. Around the gardens are extensive
collections of trees and shrubs In the cen
tire OF the lawn facing the centre conser-
yatory ls the famous Bartholdi Fountain
Philadelphia Centennial
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The U. n. Fish Commission.

Across Seventh street from the Medical Mu.
scum in the building known as the Old Ar
Commission. The building is an old one and
was used during the war as hospital. 10
contains the most improved scientific APP
pliances for fish Matching and is open TO the
nublio till H. m
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McdIcaI NIusemm

The Army and Navy Medical Museum is on
the corner of seventh and streets south
west, ad joining the NationalMuseum The
building was finished this year, and Is In
part occupied by clerks of the Surgeon .Gen.
erals office and the hospital records of the
late war. The Museum is on the second
floor and is full of interesting surgical rel
les of the war, and has the largest medi-
cal library In the world. Among the curl
osities within its walls Is the aTtculated
skeleton of Gulteau, the assassin of Presl-
dent Garfield.
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The Printing and Engraving Bureau

located at the corner of Fourteenth and B
streets southwest, southeast from the Monu-
ment and southwest from the Agriculture
Bureau. 1t is reached by theBelt Line Cars,
and is opened to visitors on Saturdays only.
Here are engraved and prin ted the paper
money, bonds, postage and revenuestamps,
ETC., used by the Government.
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81. EIizabeth's.

A ,ross the Anacostla River, due south from
e,pnenfs unsnit Il 1or the Iosane VI II Ias ON
the ton of hill having beautiful view of
the surrounding country, There are over
one thousand patients In this asylum. IL is
reached by n pleasant carriage drive and
also by street-Cars from the foot Of 9TH 81.
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The Bureau of Education.

The Bureau Of Education Is In brick building
due north of the Patent Office. The visitor
with scholarly tastes and instincts will not
fail TO visit this bureau, which contains a
complete collection of objects illustrating
the progress and condition of education
throughout the world. Thirty-nine en-
ployes conduct the work of this bureau.i
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Corccran Art Gallery.
Davy Burns' Cottage.

One OF the curiositles OF washington Is old
Davy Burns Cottage, on Seventeenth street,
near the river 1t may be reached by the
drive south of the Presidents House or by
the Metropolitan or Avenue line OF cars.
Next door to it is General Van Ness once
stately mansion, where he brought his bride,
Marcia Burns, one Of the original heiresses
of Washington.
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The old Soldiers Home.
INC Deaf AIute Co Ilege.

The Deaf Mute College Is on the north side Of
Boundary street, at the north end of Eighth
street northeast. IL is reached by cab or
the II street line OF cars It IL the most
prominent Deaf Mute College In the world.
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The Pension once.

The new Pension Building extends nearly the
entire width OF Judiciary Square from
Fourth to Fifth SITS. and from q, nearly to +
street. II Is the largest brick building in
the world and is devoted TO the examna-
tion and settlement of claims for pensions
II Is built of red brick, cost three quarters
OF a million dollars and In u are employed
over 800 clerks. In the court of this build
ing was given President Cleyeland's Inau
gutation Ball. II can be reached by the
Metropolitan and the Belt Line cars.
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The nistrict nniIdings.

The District Buildings, in which are located
the various departments of the District
Government, are situated on First street,
two squares north of the Peace Monument.
The editice Is q handsome four. story brick
building, In which 100 people are employed,
and repays a visit, having been admirably
reconstructed for its present uses. Pass
ing from here up First street and Indiana
avenue the visitor will come TO
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Across the Potomac, opposite Georgetown,
and reached by cab across either the Long
the home of the Lees, and now the largest
national cemetery In the country. Over
10000 soldiers are buried here. The place
Is exceedingly beautiful and Ithe view Of
Washington grand
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The District Jail.

on the reservation which lies Immediately
north Of e street southeast and fronts on
the Anacostia River Is a huge quadrangular
pile OF red brick known as the District Jail
This building Is especially noticeable for
being the one wherein the assassin of u
the City ksy1m win II Is rescbs2 'Im NV S chi ~ os ,s
carriage, orion foot from the termination Of
the railway and herdic lines.
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Lafayette sIuare.
1T. Johns T.. II. Church.

st. Johns p. E, Church, which has been often
called the State Church because more Presi-
dents have worshiped there than at any
other, stands at tho corner of III and Six
teenth streets. IL was built In 1916 and en-
larged IN la9O. In II have worshipped Presl-
dents Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Ad-
ans (though the latter was a Congrega.
tionalisD Martin Van Buren,, though he be
longed TO the Dutch Reformed Church,
HARRISON. Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore
Buchanan and Arthur. Presidents Lincoln,
johnson and Grant have also attended Di-
vine services here although not steadily. Its
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The National Museum.

The National Museum Is in the Smithsonian
grounds,a few yards east of the Smithsonian
building. II contains thousands of the most
in teresting curiosities, samples of the life,
open daily to the public from a. m. TO 4
N.
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UNHE BELvEDERE, Corner Sd So ana
Il Pa. ave-, Washington, d. G.. Rates, g.
TO So per day. First. class In all Of lis appoint
ments. HOADLEY & PAGE, Props.
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The Garfield Statue, which was unveiled May
Maryland avenue and First street, and Is
regarded by its famous sculptor, Mr.. j. e.
A.. Ward, as one Of his most successful
achipvements
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The city Hail.

This is:a large and commodious building, at
the head OF Four-and.a-Half street, built
pied by the District courts. Just in front
and to the south of the City Hall is q
column of white stone surmounted by q
marble figure Of Lincoln, executed by Mr..
Elannprv
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The Government Printing ONCE.

The Government Printing Office Is In a north
east direction from the Pension Ofice, at
the corner of II and North Capitol streets.
IL Is by far the largest printing establish.
ment In the world, and Is full OF interest to
visitors. The cost of running II goes up into
millions annually, and the money Is well
spent. IL would take columns to merely
outline the gigantic establishment which
employs In Its busiest season over 1900
people. IL Is reached by the Columbia line
of cars. Coming back downtown" TO the
City Postonice, which is at the heart Of the
business portion of the cty-on Louisiana
avenue, Jus. east of busy Seventh street.
the visitor will find across Seventh street
and on the south side of PennsYlYa mia ave
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Judiciary square.

The City Hall stands on the south front OF
Judiciary Square, one of the finest parks in
the city. The city jail used to stand on the
from Fifth TO Fourth and from ID street and
and Louisiana avenue to @ street-three
long full squares.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-12-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The societies Of West Presbyterian
Church will hold an anniversary celebra.
ton tomorrow night.
The Young Peoples Association Of ST.
Paul's NJ. =. Church win give an enter
tainmeut On Thursday evening.
The young people Of Brandywine NJ. f.
Church last evening organized a choral
society for the practice OF singing.
Charles H. Tindall has commenced the
erection of three houses on jackson street
between Seventh ana Eighth streets.
To-day pension day; the justices of
the peace and notaries are busy issuing
vouchers to the pensioners Of this city.
The purchasers of the houses Of w. T..
Straughn on Seventh and Eighth streets
near Adams street are completing them
A reception will be given to Rev. Mar
tin 3. Dunlap tonight Fat the residence
Of William Forest, Eighth and Button.
wood streets
The fire plug at the southwest corner
Of Ninth and Market streets is being re
placed with a new one which will be
placed out of the line of the street cross
ing.
The Young Peoples Literary Society Of
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church gave an
entertainment last evening before a large
audience. The bazaar Of the Mite Society
will begin on Thursday evening.
AT the anniversary celebration at West
Presbyterian Church tomorrow night.
J. 7. Clymer's singing class will take
part, double quartette Will render Sc.
lections and James J. Jackson will sing.
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MISS LAURA A. BloGAR.
Coming East with Her Company warn,
Praise From Newspnpers.

Coming East with Her Company Warm
Praise From Newspapers.
The Wilmington friends of Miss Laura
A Biggar Mrs. James W. McConnelD
will be glad to learn that she Is coming
East with her company and will probably
give them an opportunity to see her On
the stage before the season il ended
On November Is size pei formed az Fort
Worth, and eight days.later at san An
tonia, Texas. The company which had
very successful season up to this time
IN the southwestern part Of the country
is now bound for Chicago. They are pre-
senting H. Rider Haggards amazing
story Of She the Ammahagrar queen.
aged 1000 years The San Antonio Daily
Light gives glowing description Of the
stage setting, which is effectively brought
out by calcium lights The Fort Worth
Gazette is also eloquent on the magnifs
cence of the scenery and the beauty and
modesty Of Miss Biggar 1t saws:
Miss Laura Bggar as Ustane acted
well the part Of the ideal lover. who
would rather suffer death than part with
the one she loved Miss Biggar has a
sweet, unobtrusive manner about her
which won her much praise. One had
only to look around the house and see the
number Of opera glasses leveled on her to
tell the audiences appreciation Of her
beauty"
The San Antonio Daily Light SAYS Of
the acting:
Miss Anna Boyle, who supported Keene
and Warde, the tragedians. on former
visits to this city, made beautiful She.
commanding and grand. Her tragic
voice suits the role Miss Laura Biggar
Mrs. j. w McConnelD took the role Of
Ustane, and was beautiful. tender and
true The blasting by She and the
placing Of the white mark of death upon
her raven tresses was one Of the best
scenes in the play. Mr.. j. w. Mcconnell
as Vincey the father, and Leo. the son.
was very good Leo, was handsome and
lion-like as could be wished.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-12-04
BROWNIES ARE COMING.
They win be Here Chock Fun OF Fun on
Christmas Week


Lookout for the brownies The% will
be here by Friday evening. December -.
the same young sprites who we're here n
year ago, but with a new equipment OF
fun and mischief. Where thev will mn.
pear must be left for a future number Of
the EVENING JOURNAL. That they ara
! coming is sufficient, not evil but GOOD.
Tor he day. oprovethat these brownies
are good fellows ana oven somewhat
plous IL Is only necessary to say that they
are going TO show themselves before NOR.
ta!s for the sole benefit Of the Unitarian
Church. II il was not for the church.
they would stay in No Mans land or in
some other happy unknown country.
The brownies are notwithstanding
race but they are thoroughly goad.nat
ured and harmless a browny that he.
comes malicious ceases to be 4 browav.
lie ~ converted into an imp Of darkne is
and is turned out hy an good fellows. lie
IS bounced. Tho brownies that are coming
mere On Christmas week arc a clever set
and will be disposed probably IL make
some fun of the stupid NOR
tails that are running this part
Of the earth For instance it is whis.
pered that they are going to have 4hos.
pital club Well as the brownies have
ne need of doctors and surgeons and
nurses one may guess that this will he n
t1ke-oit Ga the rather crowded condition
q hospital fairs. sales. teas. chapters
ere, etc, which now exists in Whining
ton This club has a president and
other officers, and pretty good fellows
they are Jamie Nields presides
over the club with his usunl Gravity
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"Americar in philadelphia.

The production at the Academy OF
Music next Monday evening Of the new
comic opera America has awakened IN
common interest in this city from the
fact that the libretto was written by Will
liam A. Smith, formerly connected with
Messrs. Bates and Harrington of this
city The music is by Ernst Pelter Of
Hartford, Conn, graduate Of the Leip-
sic Conservatory Of Music. It burlesques
the prevailing craze for marrying titled
foreigners The music is said to be par.
ticularly good and the wit is bright
and sparkling Some well known people
appear in the cast, such as Will S. Rising.
William Paul Brown and Miss Amy
Gordon. Tickets will be for sale in this
city at G. F. Thomas & Co 5, No. 421
Market street. at popnar prices.
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Henldmonr Rino Rnnre.

AT the Healdmoor Rifle Range the
scores We're as follows Revolver match.
10 yards-E. j. Darlington. 7S, 12, II:
J. +. McCafferty, s.. 62 E. jackson g.
81, 63 G. Heiuel Sr CD 80, s. +. vii.
liams, 80, 56; H. Simpson 49, Wilmington
Rife club monthly badge match.
200 yards Standard American target
Z McCafferty. 10; J + Seeds. 10: G..
Heinel ST., 6G II. b. Seeds, IS: w. a.
Bacon, 56 Il Simpson, 35. c. Fehren
bach, A. Continuous match-C. Heinel.
Sr., 81 20, al 2 F. McCafferty, ST, Is.
1s; Il. Simpson III; J. L. Seeds. IS, 81
u. b Saeds G3. 30.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-12-04

All the bids for the improvement OF
the inland waterway between Delaware
Bay and Chincoteague Bay, Va, have
been rejected by the War Department on
the recommendation OF United States
Agent General w. Il. Smith, on the
ground that they were too high These
proposals We're recently opened in Gen
eral Smiths office in this city and provided
for the dredging Of channel connecting
Rehoboth and Assawoman Bays and
Indian River and Chincoteague Bay The
bids for the improvement Of the Mispil-
lion river and Of Duck Creek were also
rejected on the same grounds that the
Others were rejected. New proposals for
the work are being advertised for