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The morning times., 1897-01-24

1S-Inch imported black and gray
hafrcl rcloth-reduced from 3Sc. 70 25c-
yard.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

Black An-Inen Canvas reduced
from II lie to &C yard.
The morning times., 1897-01-24

% pieces OF all-woOl serges, jac-
guards. figured mohaiFs, and silk
and wool mixtures-w hich sold at
Bic. 35c., 39c., and 43c. a yard
have been punched in one lot, and
marked 20 cents.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
rnhcr-ronnn CITY.

In Galicia, in Austrian Poland, there
is a remarkable underground citywhich
bears out this description, as it has a
population of over 1000 men, women
and children, scores of whom havenever
seen the light of day. 1t is known as
the City of the Salt Mines, and is situ-
ated several hundred feet below the
earth's surface. II has its town hall,
theater and assembly, room. as well as a
beautiful church, decorated with
statues, all being fashioned from the
pure crystallized salt rock. 1t has well
graded streets and spacious squares,
lighted With electricity. There are
numerous instances in this under
ground city where not a single individ-
ual in three or four successive genera
tions has ever seen the sun. or has any
idea OF how people live in the light Of
daV
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
THE ISSUE IN MARYLAND.

lltE ISSUE IN NlAil1 I l4AINl.
without regard TO childish and un-
manly policy which can deceive no
body, and is valueless even from a
strategic standpoint, it may be inter
esting to inquire what practical results
for the public good are possible from
Democratic success in this campaign?
Even If the Democrats elect q major
ity Of the members OF the Legislature
to be chosen this year they will be
practically powerless to pass any legis-
lation to which a Republican govern
ment or a Republican Senate may OBJ
ject. The Republican governor cannot
be affected by the results of this cam
paign, and II is a remote possibility
that the Senate will be anything but
Republican, so that IL the Democrats
should elect so many members Of the
house OF delegates as to give them a
majority of the total membership Of
the General Assembly, their victory
would be a barren one so far asconcern-
cd their ability Ito carry out their
pledges of legislation for the popular
benefit. Their hands would be tied,
and they cculd do nothing for the peo-
pie without the concurrence of the
Senate and lhe governor. One thing
only they could do under these condi-
tions With majority on joint ballot
they could elect a successor to Senator
German who would, of course, be THAT
gentleman himself; but that could
hardly be called a triumph CT or bene-
fit to the people. In other words,
Democratic success, so far as the Leg
islal-ure is concerned, could only inure
to the benefit of Mr.. German. He
would reap the only advantage that
could come from the election of a ma
iority of Democratic assemblymen. The
people would have no part or lct in it,
except in so far as they would be in
mriously affected i'm the general af-
fairs by the election of a senator no
torionsly unsound en- the financial is
sue. In considering this aspect of the
campaign, the question whether a con-
summation is desirable which would
re-elevdte To political place and power,
the very influences and men who were
repudiated and overithrown two years
Ago. Baltimore Sun.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
PRIVATE STREET CARS.
One of the Recent Developments o
the Trolley Iden.

One AnG VI
the Trolley Idea.
One development of the trolley-car
idea is likely to be shown ere long in
the somewhat general fashion of own
ing private cars. At present a few,
though an increasing number, of rich
men own private railway cars. The
expense is enormous, all things con-
sidered. But a moderate expenditure
win suffice in the case of the trolley,
says the Boston Advertiser.
Only, in a little while, street cars
will no longer be propelled by means of
trolley attachments, but their motive
power will be applied from an inside
third rail, or by means of a storage bat
terry, or, possibly, there will be some
method invented Of which as yet the
public has not even a hint.
Anyhow, the rapid extension of ths
electrically propelled street car sys-
tenn. not only throughout all cities and
considerable villages, but into the sub
rrbs and far away into the country, SC
that in a long time, where population is
even moderately dense, there will be ar
electrical car line close to every mans
front door, will supply the conditions
necessary for a vast multiplication o.
the number of private cars.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18

An addition to the cemetery will
doubtless be required in course of time.
Boston Herald.
Chicago may yet learn what IT is to
be in close touch with nineteenth cen
tury progress If Inventor Stewards pro-
posed st. Louis-Chicago airship trolley
line pants cut all right.-St. Louis Re
public.
The falling Of That railway train
into the Chicago river shows that the
water is getting thinner. A month or
two ago the train would have smashed
itself instead of sinking
Bluffs Nonpareil.
Without saying much for Mrs. Mary
e. Lease, should she be elected COVER
nor of Kansas, the chances are that
she would make as good an executive
as that state has had in many years
Savannah News.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18

Secretary Gage has formulated a plan
for the retirement Of the greenbacks by
issuing bonds, bearing a low rate of in
terest, so that hereafter the sole money
of the government will be gold and sill
yer coins, while the paper money Will
be issued exclusively by the national
banks. The design is to give the nation
al banks control Of the paper currency
and in order to effect that object the
country is to be subjected to a long sea-
son of discussion and unsettlement
For what purpose? In order that the
government may issue interest-bearine
bonds in place of the non-interest bear
ing greenbacks. Now, if the govern
ment is able to redeem interest bearing
bonds it certainly is able to redeem
non-interest-bearin greenbacks. This
is a self-evident proposition. SO it i.
manifest that the sole purpose OF this
mischievous agitation is to give the ma
tional banks a monopoly Of the paper
currency.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
CITY COURT OASES.

Judge Ball heard these cases to-day:
John Cavanaush, drunk. So and costs;
Robert Williams and William Cook got
SO and costs. John Olan, disorderly
conduct dismissed; Rachel and Susan
Sanders, colOred, disOrderly conduct
81 and costs; Sylvester Anchor, va
grancy, reCOmmitted; William Ander-
son, cOlored, disorderly conduct, 81 and
costs; William Curtis and Minnie
Toadwine, disorderly conduct, SO and
costs; John Halloran was fined $40 and
costs for an assault on John Mulhern
Joseph Philistine, a peddler, was ar
rested yesterday by Sergeant Black fOl
selling goods without a license. He
must give 500 bail as a guarantee moi
to seel goods in this city without a H.
cense
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
WEDNESDAY,. AUGUST rs. Is97.
FOR DEMOCRATIC REUNION.

William f. Harrity, former chairman
OF the Democratic National Committee,
has added his voice to the general judg-
ment of the Democracy in favor OF ex-
cluding from the politics Of this year all
reference to the question which divided
the Democracy in the presidential cam
paign. Although the immediate subject
OF Mr.. Harrity's remarks was the course
that ought to be pursued in Pennsyl-
vania, the reader will see by reading
the following, that what he has to say
is quite as applicable to the country at
large as to the keystone State:
In my judgment this is a good time
for the Democrats to get together. The
restless, the Disconnected and the bitter
people will give the new national ad-
ministration a year, perhaps. Of trial.
and the fight may be expected next
year, when a governor is to be elected.
It seems to me, therefore. that the
wisest thing for Democrats this year
is to forget their differences and come
together on a platform on which all can
stand. The Maryland convention, un-
der the leadership OF Senator German,
who championed the free silver ticket
last year, week ago adopted COM
promise platform. That seemed to me
to be the wise thing"
When we looked about us to find the
men who are opposed to having this
common-sense view Of the matter
adopted we find them to be either open
or half disguised allies of the Republi-
cans. There are, indeed, a few indi-
viduals who would rather be distin-
guished as destructionists than OBJ
scure in the work of rehabitating the
Democracy, but they are of too little
weight to count or affect the battle
either way. The real antagonists OF
harmony are the men and newspapers
who, while still protesting fidelity to
Democratic principles, have come to
an understanding with the Republicans
and have taken contract to keep the
breach OF 1896 open, either by pretend
Ing That II will be unsafe to trust the
Democracy until it has repudiated the
16 to / theory or going to the other ex-
treme and demanding that the Chicago
platform be reaffirmed this year. To
meet and defeat these emissaries of the
enemy, however, it is happily only nee
essary for the Democratic press to ex-
pose them, as 1t is doing. while the
level-headed members of the party
without reference to their course last
year, SO ahead in a conservative man
ner. Enough for 1897 is the campaign
OF 1897" should be the watchword OF
Democracy everywhere.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18

a GREAT CHERRY ORCHARD.
How an Immense Crop Is Handled on
n California Ranch


Probably there is no better knownI
apd certainly there are few largerI
ranches in the state of California than
that owned by the Meek estate. 1t isl
situated little way outside the city of
Oakland and it covers huge tract oil
land between San Lorenzo and Hay-|
wards. 1t is spread over $500 acres oil
some of the finest fruit-beariLg untry
on the Pacific coast. A thousand acres
of this extent is in fruit, for the most
part cherries.
The ranch is owned and controlled by
the two Meek brothers and their sis
ters, how skillfully may be known from
the fact that in spite of hard times and
depressed market there has never
been year when it has not paid, and
paid literally. A full crop of cherries
from this wonderful orchard will bring
its owners anywhere from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The seasons cherry picking goes on
at a great rate, and a little army of
psclIers toll from tree to tree, stripping
the branches like swarm of locusts.
The sight is picturesque, for the
piclNers come by families and live in
the cherry orchard in q small village Of
tents. At the height of the season near
ly $50 pickers are employed. They are
of all ages and both sexes, as the work
is of such a nature that it can be per-
formed as well by women as by men,
as well by ten-year-old girl as by a
grown man. The pickers are, of course,
boarded at the expense of the ranch,
and besides are paid from 75 cents to
dollar a day, so that wife and two
or three children can make as much
money during the few weeks of the
picking season as the head of the house
can earn during the entire year.
after the picking the cherries are
taken over to the packing house and
handled at once. The ripper cherries are
sorted out and put upon local markets,
while the more backward are shipped
east. The force of packers can dispose
of 400 boxes per day. Two thousand
boxes go to the car load, and must be
hurried to their destination as speedily
as possible. for there is no fruit that
loses its flavor quicker by overkeeping
than the cherry. For the same reason
the boxes must be rapidly marketed,
for they will not keep many hours in
| the heat of an eastern summer. There
are plenty of difficulties in the way of
getting the California cherry upon the
dining tables of the eastern consumer,
but with ordinary care and fair season
the prices obtainable are not bad. In
Chicago ten-pound box of California
cherries can be made to bring a dol
lar if properly handled, while in New
York, though the eastern local market
comes into competition, the same quail
ity will sometimes sell for 10 cents a
pound.-San Francisco Wave.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
HER SECRET
Fs8'
Actions Speak for Themse1ves-Hel
Was Willing TO Read Her Mind.

was Willing TO READ Her Mind
For many years the young womanI
had called upon Ulysses. She had
brought him numberless packages of
choice cigarettes, as we'll as divers
specimens of the most expensive genus
cigar, says the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
She had repeatedly purchased tickets
for various celebrated prize fights and
after escorting him thither would see
to it that he had plenty of lemon cream
puffs to MUNICH upon during the inter
walls of slugging. Many and many an
evening had she assisted him in increas-
ing the numerals upon his poor hard
working mammals coal and gas bills,
and she had seen four several sets of
new springs added to the parlor sofa.
But hitherto she had not stood up like
a-er-woman and boldly declared her
love for him and requested to be al
lowed to pay all his expenses in the fu-
ture in consideration of his donning her
last name.
But upon this special evening in
question Ulysses had her dead torights.
1t may have been the witching golf cos
tune in old gold and baby blue that he
wore or the shy grace with which he
placed his tiny palm in hers. However,
be this as it may, she could no longer
restrain herself, but impulsively threw
her arms about his frail. shrinking fig
ure and drew him tenderly toward her.
As her lips rose from his she lovingly
murmured; This kiss tells you my
secret"
And Ulysses, as he furtively removed
some cut plug from his mouth, found
an opportunity to observe; "Would
you - observation-disclosures -
ngain 2"
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
IMPORTANT TELEGRAPH DEAL.

The Postal Telegraph-CaIble Com
pany signed contracts recently fer
twenty-five years with the Mexican
National and Mexican Central railroad,
giving the Postal Company lines over
those roads. Under these contracts
there will be a direct overland COM
munication between points in Mexico
and the Postal Telegraph stations in
the United States. The telegraphic
system controlled by these roads com
prises more than 5000 miles, covering
the whole republic. The Postal has
heretofore been without an inlet into
Mexico. The deal is sCoked upon as
one of the most important connections
made in years by Jhe Postal Company.
The lines of these roads were previous
ly connected with the Western Union
system. The Postal has also extended
its lines from Albuquerque, New Mex
leo, through the State of Texas Busi-
ness for the above points Is new ac-
cepted by the Postal Company.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
TRoLLEY Ne BEGINs.

Tho Wilmington City Railway Company
is no in arms against the granting of the
franchise of the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Springs Railway Company. Mr.
Webste. was the only member of the
Street and Sewer Department present last
night to hear the plea of Attorney w. 5
Hiiles for the granting of the franchise
of the new company. Among the numer'
Gus letters received by the board was 9
protest from the Wilmington City Rail
way Company against granting the fran
chise TO the Brandywine Springs railway
and one from City Solicitor Conrad givinl
his opinion as to the grant. meetnl
will be probably held this afternoon to ad
Just matters satisfactorily to all.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
Am ENJOYABLE OuTING.

The junior choir of st. Mary's r. c..
Church we're given an enjoyable outing
at Shellpot Park yesterday afternoon
and evening. The merry party consist
ed of Misses Annie and Jennie Ford,
Agnes Traynor, Rose McElwee, Katie
Walls, Lizzie Carter, Ella Pinkerton,
Gertrude Schwab, Mamie Ford, Nellie
Murphy Mary Schwab, Mary Casey and
Others Miss Elizabeth Schwab and
Miss Mary r. Murphy chaperoned the
little band and before their return
home all rendered a vote of thanks for
their delightful trip.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
PTERsnN LEYYS ATTACHMENs.

William II. Pierson, who for a long
time was identified with j. Ford Fox
in the sale of pianos, and who claims
chat he cannot get a satisfactory settle
ment for services performed, has taken
legal steps to secure what he thinks
his due. He has laid attachment on
money in the hands of Edward p. Wal
ter, Bhzabesh p. Walter, the Best Tele-
phone Manufacturing Company and
about twenty-five other debtors Of the
piano establishment, and Sheriff Finn
and his deputies are now busy serving
the writs.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
HOLD A NET FOR A BEAR.
Drum Makes 1t Lively for n Couple
of Up-to-Dnte Hunters.

OI lD-tO-DulG hunters.
The following is vouched for by re-
liable citizen of the locality where the
event occurred, near Disco, 10 miles
from Black River Falls. Wis, says the
Chicago Chronicle. The farmers had
been annoyed by wolves and one of
them found a den that he thought
would hold a dozen or more. Four Of
them went there with a large fish net.
a long tin tube and a double-barreled
gun. They had heard of soaring ami
mails from their den by putting tube
in the hole and then shouting through
the tube. Two of them held the net
over the mouth of the den and another
stood ready with the gun. while the
fourth cne managed the tube. He gave
a fearful screech into a funnel fixed in
the end of the tube and after an effort
or two there was a rush and growl and
out came a black bear as though pos
sessed of nine demons.
He plunged into the net and the two
men and the bear had a merry time.
The man with the gun didn't dare shoot,
for he could not tell where there was
the most bear and the least of the men.
The net broke and let his bearship
through and he made for tall timber
at n marvellous rate, but the net men
looked very discouraged and it will be
a cold day when they try it over again.
The informant was very reticent
about telling who the men were, but as
he had double limp, his face scratched
and was in the city for a new suit of
everyday clothes it looked as though
he knew who helned hold the net.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
Inhi.nn Crnn nennrtn.

Reports on the Indian wheat crop
are beginning TO come in. From the
central provinces we learn that the area
of wheat is only 1.s9s,O22 acres. as
compared with 2,714,454 acres for 1896,
and a ten years average area exceeding
10000 acres. The estimated out-turn
IS 324,475 tons. against 36s,3Ss for 1896,
and 7s4,s02 as the ten-years' average.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

The thing that appears to be The mat
ter with Kansas is the inadequacy oi
all outdoors as a storeh0use for heI
wheat crOp.-Detroft Free Press.
In Leadville a cemetery has had Il
be surrounded by "a guard Ito protect
1t against invasion by claim jumpers
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
HIS FATAL MISTAKE.
A WILMINGTON MAN SWALLOWS
HORSE LINIMENT, WHICH
CAUSES HIS DEATH.

CAUSES HIS DEATH.
A special from Trenton of yesterday
says. Charles e. Jones whose home, ac-
cording to papers found in his pocket
is at Wilmington, died here yesterday
afternoon from the effects or taking
medicine. intended for horse liniment
Jones was unconscious when found,
and l. is not known whether the medi-
cine was taken with suicidal intent. He
was employed as a hostler for j. O..
Clayton a tobacconist. In Jones pocket
was a letter from his brother, Oscar
Jones, of No 406 Franklin street, VIII
mington, Del.
There was also a paper which indi-
Gated that he was member OF Brandy
wine Commandery, No 81, Ancient and
Ilustrious Order knights Of Malta.
Jones body is at the mOrgue awaiting
claimant
An Evening Journal reporter called
this morning at No. 406 South Frank
lin street, the home of Oscar jones, the
dead mans brother It was learned
from the family There that Jones was
a wayward young man. He was bar
ber by trade and worked in several
shops in this city. He was about thir-
ty-three years of age, and was at one
time a member of the Jr. o. u. \. Nj
His mother, who lives with her SON
Oscar, is heart broken over the affair
Jones was well-kncwn in Wilmington
Oscar Jones sent a telegram to ',he coro
ner of Trenton advising him to hold
the body until tomorrow, when it viii
be shipped here for burial. 1t is MOI
known whether Jones is a member o.
good standing in the knights Of Malta
J to which he belonged, or not.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
coMPLIMENTED DIR. MURRAY.

In the closing remarks at Brandy
wine Summit camp yesterday, Rev.
Ezra Tinker. ID. d.. pastor Of Asbury
NJ. e. Church, addressed the tenters in
commendation of the efficiency of DR..
w. L. S. Murray, pastor-in-charge OF
the camp. DIR. Tinker said he knew OF
no minister more competent to succeed
Or. E II. Stokes at the great Ocean
Grove religious enterprise than DR..
Murray
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
PREPARA-
BIG QUARTERLY"
TIONS.

The colored people of Wilmington are
preparing for big Quarterly" which
will be held on the last Sunday in this
month. The attendance at those cele-
brations has been falling OFF for num-
ber of years, and not over 5000 visitors
are expected this time
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
REcToR RANsoM COMING.

st. Mlchaels new rector, Rev. Henry
Ransom, CT Philadelphia, is expected TO
arrive in Wilmington and preach his
first sermon on September 3. The rec
tor was born in England and thirty-two
years ago came to America at the age
Of p and engaged in missionary work
in the West
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
SUCCESSFUL FISHING "TRIP.

George Lodge, William Cloud, Joel
Cloud, William G. Lodge and George L.
Cloud returned home Monday after ten
days of splendid fishing at Maurice
River Cove, N.J.They brought home $50
trout, averaging fifteen inches long,
and distributed them among their
friends. One day they caught 1875 fish
before Z O'Clock in the morning.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
RED MEN ACTIVE BELOW

There will be a grand turnout OF the
Improved Order of Red Men tomorrow
afternoon at the Hotel Atlantic, Ocean
View. Del. Invitations have been ex-
tended to Dagsboro Gumboro, Selby-
vile and Williamsville Tribes.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
LFNI GREEN DEAD.

Levi Green, colored. who cut his throat
ago with a case knife. while
confined in a cell at the City Han for
stealing s. from Rose Dorsey died this
morning at the Delaware Hospital. An in
quest viii be held.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18

No matter what one may think of the
policies of Premier Canovas, the feeling
against Michel Augiolillo must be one
Of universal destestation. The civilized
world will commend the action of the
cOurt-martial which tried the cowardly
assassin and convicted him. When this
Anarchist finds himself in the deadly
grasp of the garrote, with the steel
point pressing into and separating the
spinal column he will find little COM
fort in the thought that he permitted
himself to be made the tool Of an or
ganized effort to overthrow society and
institute a state Of anarchy.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18

Having no dry dock Of our own ca
pable Of holding our men-of-war, the
only thing for us to do is to wait until
war with Great Britain breaks out and
then capture the large dry dock at Hall
fax, Nova Scotia, together with the big
fortihcations surrounding it.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
snnshine I'm snnin.

Spain has more sunshine than any
other country in Europe. The yearly
average in Spain is 5000 hours; that of
Italy, $500; Germany, 100; England,
1.4OO,
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
IN A SOCIAL WAY.
Young Singers Pleasant Outing
at Shellpot Park.
IN AND OUT OF THE CITY
SOME WILMINGTON FOLK WHO
ARE IN SEARCH OF COOLING
BREEZES AND, OTHERS WHO
REMAIN HOME TO ENTERTAIN
THEIR FRIENDS.

All communications intended for inser
ton In this column should be addressed to
Society Editor, care of the Evening Jour
nal. Communications should be written
on one side Of the paper only.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18

At the Y. NJ c. A. on Sunday after
noon Physical Director c. r. II. jack
son. who has accepted the directorship
of the Y. NJ. c. A. at Wilkesbarre. will
say farewell to his Wilmington friends
and co-laborers.
Evening journal., 1897-08-18
currency

The New York World says that BIZ
metaliism is not ripe yet. OF course not,
nor will it ripen, we presume, until the
sun comes out from under the cloud of
Republican rule at Washington