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Evening journal., 1897-08-31

All communications intended for inser
tion I'm 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., 1897-08-31
pm FOR FEDERAL WORK.

A. S. Reed and Brothers Company is
among the bidders for the Federal con-
tract to build the foundations for the
new mint at Philadelphia. The bids
will be opened at Washington Today.
Evening journal., 1897-08-31

Last nights meeting of City Council
was the last that will be held for elect
ing the city officers. The present city
officers will hold over until something
definite turns up.
Evening journal., 1897-08-31

The reunion of the members of the
General Assembly and delegates to the
Constitutional Convention at Rehoboth
on September 9 promises to be an ex-
ceedingly enjoyable affair. 1t is now in
order for the rump Legislature set up
by the Addicksites to reunite there On
the same day. Then and not till then
will the thing be complete.
Evening journal., 1897-08-31

John II. Harkins. Sr., celebrated his
S5th birthday at his home on the Phila-
delphia turnpike, to-day. A number of
his Wilmington relatives are partioi-
pating
Evening journal., 1897-08-31
CRANsTON's BARN BURNED.

Samuel Cranston's barn, near Mar
shallton, was destroyed by fire at an
early hour this morning and the con-
tents went up i'm smoke with it. The
loss cennot be ascertained. but it is
partially covered by insurance.
Evening journal., 1897-08-31
M prT.EASE LAURADA.

Negotiations for the release Of the
steamer L2urada are now going ON and
the vessel may be released this week.
Evening journal., 1897-08-31
Ac-FTSH-4c.

A carload of sea trout and croakers
at Delaware avenue station, 3. & o.
railroad. Wednesday morning, Sep
tember l. Z. NJ. MUhDhN.
Evening journal., 1897-08-31
81 TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN,
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5.

On Sunday, September 5. the BaIti-
more and Ohio railroad will run spe-
cial excursion to Baltimore. Special
train will leave Delaware avenue sta
ton at a. m. Returning, leave Balti-
more at $50 p. m. Excursion tickets
good on special trains cnly 81.
Evening journal., 1897-08-31

How would it do to have reunion
Of the regular Republicans, Higginsites,
Birdites and Masseyites, who ran
against ]. Edward Addieks for the Of
fee of limited States senator?
Evening journal., 1897-08-31

II the ameer of Afghanistan pro-
claims holy war, he will find that he
will furnish the war and that British
bullets will furnish the holies.
Evening journal., 1897-08-31

II Chairman Browne and Chairman
Alice are to have private conference
on the question Of harmony their
party friends should take the precau-
tion to put them in straight-jackets be-
fore trusting them in a room together.
Evening journal., 1897-08-31

The Haymarket massacre at Chicago
several years ago should teach the
Federal officials that Anarchists are
not wanted in this country. It is anus
ing to see Anarchists who wish to
come INTO this country endeavoring to
make use of the law, which they pro-
fess to despise, to accomplish their pur-
pose A government official who would
stretch the law for the benefit of Euro
pean Anarchists who seeks to make this
country an asylum and basis Of opera
tions, is himself a public enemy, and
entitled to little consideration.
Evening journal., 1897-08-31
IN A SOCIAL WAY.
Various Happenings Of Inter
est to Wilmington Folk.
IN AND OUT OF THE CITY

THE CLOSE APPROACH OF SEP
TEMBER BRINGS HOME MANY
WHO HAVE BEEN SPENDING
THE HEATED TERM AT THE DIFF
FERENT RESORTS.
Evening journal., 1897-08-31
KENNARD & co

Closing sale of Shirt
w aistS.
We have left about
100 black and colored
Shirt Waists ranging
in price from 81 SO
to $3.50 each. To-
morrow morning we
will offer the entire
lot at 80 cents each.
We are also offer
ing an exceptional
value in bleached
Turkish Towels, size
21z48, at IS cents
each, or $1.75 a
dozen.
Have secured two
more cases Of those
twhiteSpreads,
full size; hemmed
ready for use, 90
centsinstead of $1.50
each. These will be
the last to be offered
at this low figure.
KENNARD dCO
GIL -623 Market Street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-08
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The Dervishes have evacuated
Berber and the town Is occupied by Souoa ls
who are friendly TO the British = Loro sans
burys proposal Of an international tnd NV
10 control Greek revenues. has peen acCeP'eu ~
the Powers - The Trades Union congress
In Birmingham, pledged moral ana hnahc'a 49, S,o
to the striking engineers. end laIo'eo an 20
hour day - The Marquis de Rochaihoeau
died al the Chateau Rochambeau. IN france oh
Saturday last. - The sentence Oh baIlI,' 90, tIIe
Anarchist was changed from Ior'y years c ,,i
prsonment 10 the death penalty Iou
from the Michpcoten district examnea a., a, -. Nc
Gill University has shown as much as S-fl w
ton.
DOMESTIC.-The text of Japan.s reply 20 me
Hawaiian Governments proposal FOR arolra'on
was received d: the State Department. =
The Government. through the Marine Hospital
service. is taking every possible precS Hnao,
Strings Miss - The President arrived I'd
Somerset Penn, on a visit 10 his brother Aoner
Mckinley. - Secretary Wilson talked on me
AGRICULTURAL outlook in the West. - Several
appointments by President Mckinley were an
nounced in Washington. - Important eF'-
dence against Luetgert was given by two Wilt
nesses in the murder trial at Chicago - Inc
state Board of Equalization met in Albany and
added nearly $50 CN0,,NC 10 the valuation or this
city: the city officials arc thinking of conestins
the matter in the courts. - The ProhipitiCh
state Convention was begun in Syracuse. -
The United States team was beaten at cricket
by the Canadian team in Toronto. - a foraI
fete, consisting OF parade. a battle OF MOWERS
and bail, was held in Saratoga
CITY AND SCBURBAN.-The Swayne-Brook-
field Republicans Endorsed Low for Mayor. ana
invited other anti-Tammany organizations 10
conference. Jacob Worth was shown on
vote 10 be in control OF the Kings County Re
publican Executive Committee. - Richard
Croker arrived from England. but refused 10 dis
cuss political matters. - Postmaster-Cenera
Gary was in the city investigating the local pos
tai service. - New-York won two games at
baseball from Cleveland Brooklyn lost TO Pitts
burg - Wheat again passed the dollar mark;
stocks were strong and active
THE Neutrality-suspicious. for to-day: FAN
and warmer. The temperature YESTERDAY: High
est 81 degrees; lowest. 49, average, IIl4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-08
PEiSOV TO DTSPLACE CUPID.

The people OF this world have been trusting
for long time past to having their matches
made in heaven. hut whether 1t be that the
orders SO far exceed the capacity Of the manu-
factory or for some other cause. the work has
not always given satisfaction. Some brilliant
social scientists Of Chicago have undertaken TO
remedy all this 10y supplying excellent facilities
for making matches right here on earth. every
article guaranteed for one year. Chicago has
long been famed on account OF It's excellent
facilities for breaking matches. and It has been
obYious that TO keep 10 the supply for the pur-
poses of destruction some fundamentally more
effective than heaven was needed in that town.
The Human Nature Club. with it's Matrimonial
Piouice" aims 70 remedy the deficiency.
This organization has decided to abolish Cupid
and set III Reason in his stead At the "Matri-
monaI picnic held in C-'cGgo last Saturday
forty women and sixty men gathered 1t was
an essemblace of those who for one reason or
another wished to leave the state OF single cuss-
c1noss behind them, and tho did not wish TO
trust To bicycling seaside trips ice-cream eating
trolcv nar:.ea ard other more or less conveh-
tlonal tests to find their ainties. A phrcnoogist
Vas employed by the c!ub. who examined tho
heads OF lnc blushng SWANS. and then sought
among the black haired blond-haired. straight
haired or cufIy-haired members OF the othcr
so,. g., tho gathering to find one who had holloWS
i'm her Uranium where the masculine Uranium
had bumps Two such being found their annuity
was established beyond peradvanture, ana they
were made acquainted and advised to enter the
more or less holy bonds Of matrimonv.
The Human Nature club : doing great
and good work or course. while mankind IN as
4, 10 some persons will be found who Will refuse
To follow the affinity Of their craniuns ana VIII
nersst in following the affinity Of pocketoooks or
the affinity OF ice cream and kisses. SUI. every
s,on thar is made 10 enthronn Reason In this
world is \ step toward that final perfection OF
humanity which Is being worked out through
seons Of time.
In passing. II occurs to US tha' aho'ner "t'
Gculty Will be experienced in the practical work.
FMS, out OF this splendid idea When young
man brings his lady love TO the professor TO con-
vince the unwilling fair one that he Is her
affinity and the student OF craniums decides
that the bumps and hollows don't match that
youth may fall to raising bumps on other heads
yb.re nature never Intended they should be. ana
80 confuse the workings OF the Whole sSs'e'"'
However Il IS our earnest hope that the human
No.ure Club may be successful IN It's eHoF's
IN make matrimony In Chicago as popular ana
as freouent as divorce. We feel that we are
watching an important step In the evolution or
humanity and when man has reached that high
,i,,e of DEVELOPMENT where ne Will universally
call in Reasons aid in selecting his life partner.
we ourselves may have the honor OF being looked
back 10 as a missing link.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-08
PERSONAL.
arC'c.

Another Corcan student has arrived in Salem.
Va. TO enter Roanoke College session. His
name Is Kiu six Kim. and he Is bright younS EEL
low. with pretty good command OF English ac-
CURED by three years study OF the language III
Corea.
The Rov. Dr. Lawrence Cofelt OF Philadelphia,
has decided to accept the call to the pastorate Oh
the North Avenue Congregational Church OF CAM
bridge. Mass.
The Rev Frank r. Vrooman. who says that he
has been frozen out Of the pastorate OF the Peo-
pies Church. Chicago, Is going TO the hIohuihe ~
direct Il mining company, and Will not return ~
the pulpit lie is q lineal descendant OF Count Eg-
mont. Prince OF Gavre, who was beheaded by inc
Duke OF Alva during the prosecutions OF me SIN
toenth century He IS a Harvard man. but mas
spent much t,ne At oxford and in Berlin and
studied sociology for year in London where Ie
lived at Toynbee Hall Whs ne was ngr DHyTt
Church when eventually gave him cal. but ~, NC
received at the same t,mo eau ero,r 70 sSfcu md
accented H. Alter filling this place for eighteen
months he returned to London Tor Thle gal
:, on accepted call to the Salem Street 'onsresa-
flonal Church OF Worcester. Mass. His difncu,!e.
In the Presbyterian Church arose from the ia St
doctrine OF the Trinity.
Mrs Conarroe Of philadelphia, has presented a
han some public library to the village Of osunquit'
Nc. in memory Of her husband, the late George l,e
" Conarroc. who spent many summers III O6u'i'
quit and endcared himself TO all tie people.
Count Bcrberana, Il wealthy nobleman OF spain
recently had narrow escape from death AT the
horns Of a bull Two animals when were pelhs
driven to Burgos 10 take part In bu! hght oroke
away from their keepers. Among the wealthy
young sportsmcn who started in pursuit was Count
Berborana on the back Of an Arabian morse lie
overlook one Of the anima.s after q race on nlne
miles shot at II. but missed ms marx. ne Detsl
turned. gored tho horse to death threw me Couie
IN the air badly wourdug him. and was aDout 70
lump on him again, when gendarmes Killed the Dull
IT. Connecticut are htty-sX daughters Of Revo-
lutionary soldiers ranging In age from lo5 down 20
nfty-cight years. ono OF these, Mrs Elsha b.
Avery who was born July l6 1889, Is the daughter
OF Solomon Lorine. who. when nearly fourteen
years old, entered the Revolutionary Army as ara
TO Colonel Bcs,, o. Massachusetts. Mrs. Avery was
born when her father was past seventy, ana at the
age Of sixteen received a minors pension
The Prince OF Monaco. on his steam yacht the
Princess Alice. Is In the Azores. pursuing MS
photographic researches. This year the Prince has
worked In the district OF Horta. which includes the
islands Fayal Pico and Flores. and 1t Is 10 Horta.
the principal town OF the island OF Fayal, wnch
possesses tho best anchorage in the archipelago.
that the Princess Alice will TO be rented ana TO
take on supplies. The work OF the Prince ana MS
collaborators IS nearly over for this season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-08

world. At any rate, this IL assured, that AFTER
The present year for innumerable years 10
come the two chief cities Of the world Will be
the two chief cities Of the English-speaklng
race
Two millions population! 1t is mighty null
titude reckcned in mere numbers; overwhelH-
ing in wealth and in business and social IN
terests. 1t is twO-thirds as great as the pOpu-
lation of the entire country at the time OF the
Revolution. It Is a great as the population
Of all the cities Of the United States put to-
gether half a century ago. II Is greater than
that Of most Of the States Of the Union; not
more than a dozen OF them exceed 1t. 1t ~
greater than that Of any of the States of the
German Empire, save four. II is as great as
that Of some nations Of antiquity which
swayed the whole known world II is a whole
world in itself in its vast diversity Of in,cr-
ests. and It demands the consideration due TO
such cosmopolis. For Its administrators II
should have no mere parochlal politicians but
men Of such breadth Of view and eXatstion Of
purpose as may we'll entitle them ~ rank
among the real statesmen Of the world.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-08
MR.. ORP'S LETTER DISCUSSED.

PRESIDENT MCMILLAN TALKS or THE FATT
BOARDS ACTION on RAPID TRANSIT.
The letter written by Alexander Z. Orr. pres.
dent Of the Rapid Transit Commission. OH Thurs
day last 10 the members OF the Park Board VA
considered at the meeting yesterday. Although tie
Commissioners refused to state precisely what
action was taken thereon. II is understood that
reply will be forwarded Mr. Orr merely re.terat-
ing the arguments already advanced by the De
partment. In his letter. part OF which was printed
in The Tribune OF Friday last. Mr.. Orr po!ntediy
charged the Park Commissioners with lmper!ns
the whole rapd-transit scheme by refusing 10 give
their consent the plans. Mr.. Orr also expressed
his regret that question of few inches Of grad
ing over two grass plots in the Battery PARK, and
the preservation OF a tree more or less. should be
allowed TO bar the progress Of a work that would
give inestimable benefit to the community at large
In defending the stand taken by the Park COM
mlssloners In this matter, Samuel Mcmillan. presi-
dent of the Board. said yesterday TO Tribune re-
porter This is not question at all OF the pres
issue is extremely broad one. and involves the
safety OF practically the whole OF Battery Park
The plans drawn up by the Rapid Transit Commits.
sioners are SO general in character and the
powers given to them by the Legislature so ex-
that is wa hef ps 70 for apRR er
project To allow Mr.. Orr and his fellow Com
missioners to cut up the sr0TIsd or Inc
p fgS@ w viii utterly Destroy
Submitted to US are so general In construction a.
to bind the Rapid Transit Commissioners 70 moth:
definite s details saaI Should be placed Before u.s. When
that is done We shall be ready TO give our COZ
and @ oven eN ee ss
would not be consistent with the oath have taken
TO preserve the public parks TO agree 70 the plans
in their present FORM"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-08
TWO BILLIONS.

New-YOrk City now has two million inhnbi-
tants That is one of the most interesting ana
significant facts in current municipal stalls
tics New-York. two millions. 1t may not be
invidious to recall that few years ago, Inc
brated with enthusiasm at the rapid growth
OF their city, some citizens OF chicago organ
lied 1.-TWO Million Club" with the object or
raising that city's population to the two-million
mark by normal development, annexation. I'M
migration, booming" or other means That
done, they reckoned poor old New-iork would
be hopelessly outstripped, and the lakeside city
would be beyond dispute the American me-
tropolis. The world will bear ample witness
that all that men could do they and their fell
low-cir!zens have done to realize their dream.
But as yet they have failed. With all the
prairie settlements they have annexed, their
census roll still lags far below the goal While
to-day New-York, without material annexa-
ton and far in advance Of the consolidation
which is TO make the whole metropolitan dis
trict one mighty city. the old New-York alone,
considerably surpasses it. Consolidation was
not needed to keep this the largest city on the
continent New-York was bound to remain In
that proud place without 1t. But with 1t this
city may reasonably expect In the not distant
future to attain the updsputed pre-eminerce
Western Hemisphere.
For to-day this city alone the boroughs Of
Manhattan and The Bronx, stands easily third,
and is q hot competitor for second place, in the
list Of the worlds great cities. Its only rivals
are the great capitals Of Europe. The cities Of
Asia, once credited with enormous populations,
may be counted out. There is little question
that their size has been much exaggerated.
and that even Canton and Toxic. with all their
teeming multitudes, fall far below New-York.
Berlin and Vienna have made much growth in
recent years, but neither Of them is within
some hundreds Of thousands Of the two-million
mark Paris exceeds 1t by considerable
margin. But Paris. unfortunately. is making
little progress Her census figures are almost
stationary. At the present rate Of growth an
other decade will place New-York, within its
present limits. ahead Of the French capital,
while Of course, the consolidation which takes
place q few months hence will put New-YOrk
out Of all reckoning ahead. London alone Will
then surpass New-York, and will do so by
considerable margin. And London Is rapidly
increasing In population Yet New-YOrl is In
creasing more rapidly. and after consolidation
win increase still more rapidly, so that it
seems not extravagant to expect that men now
living will see London's lead overcome and
Nsw-York the most populous city In all the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-08
TIE FALL OF BERBER.

News from the Soudan Is better than was
hoped for Berber has fallen. giving the Egyp-
tiaus control Of the Nile all the way to the
junction Of the Atbara. The Dervishes have
retired to Metemneh, which Is entirely untena-
BILE, and will doubtless soon retire still fur
Their TO Omdurman itself where their last
stand will be made, II, indeed, they muster
up a sufficient remnant Of their former valor to
make a stand at all. One more engagement,
then and the shameful work OF dozen years
ago will be, so far as 1t can be, undone, and
Nubia and the Egyptian Soudan will be re-
deemed from the rule Of alien savages and rc
stored TO their proper owners.
Not the least satisfactory feature Of the news
Is that which relates TO the manner Of the fall
Of Berber. That important city, the most inn
portant in the whole region after Omdurman
since KhartOum no longer exists, was not
captured by the Anglo Egyptian army, which
has halted at Abu Hamed. 1t was taken by it's
own people and the surrounding tribes, who
have been encouraged by the Anglo Egyptian
advance TO rise against their Oppressors and
throw of the hateful Dervish yoke. The ma
tives are therefore cooperating with the Brit
ish and Egyptians. whom they hail as their
deliverers, and the latter will therefore make
the rest Of their march 10 Omdurman through
a friendly and sympathetic country. That fact
will vastly facilitate their work, and IL forms
the complctest vindication of the righteousness
of their mission.
The rule Of The Khalifa has never been ac-
cepted by the people Of the Soudan except m
der compulsion. II has been ndcscriblhly
cruel and unjust The people have been en-
shaved industries have been destroyed tho
land has been laid waste Since the fall cf
KhnrtOum and the martyrdom Of Gordon there
has been little less than universal orgy OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-08
TO USE THE MONEY FOR A HIGH SCHOOL.
THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE. AT SPECIAL
MEETING. VOTES TO TRANSFER $l6e.5
FOR TIE PURPOSE

A special meeting OF the Board Of Estimate vas
held yesterday at the Mayors request, the main
object Of II being 10 transfer the sum OF $6,225
appropriated for common schools SO as TO make It
available for repairing Grammar School No. g..
Th,rd.ave and one ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
in order that the latter might be used for a high
school At the last meeting Controller Fitch and
President Barker % the Department Of Taxes
voted against he resolution and 1t was defeated.
They said that no money appropriated for COM
mon schools could be used lawfully for high school
purposes At yesterdays meeting Controller Fitch
was not present. and President Barker raised the
nont that the Controller had not been legally
served with notice Of The meeting, Therefore the
ferred the question TO Corpora ton Counsel Scott.
vino held that the meeting was in all respects
a lawful meeting of the Board. The so:ution
was thereupon considered and adopted. the Mayor.
president Jerooman OF the Board Of Aldermen
and corporation Counsel Scott voting for It, and
President Barker of the Tax Department refusing
TO vote. Controller Fitch afterward said that mad
he been present he should have voted against the
transfer as he had done previously.
1T makes possible the using OF the funds OF the
common schools for: purposes not intended By the
law" he said. and. besides. II is bad bookkeep-
ms" The resolution appropriating ssN.O for
Bota meal Garden was laid over until the next
meeting OF the Board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-08
a mnaements.

=
ACADEMY OF Observation-Disclosures. x,-.,~,,
EfIOii THrATRE-2~s:l5-The Wrong Nj Wright
Cas- O--S:i6--The Whiri % the Town
DALY'S-2-S:l5-The Circus Gin. ..-.. .rh Cine
EDEN MISFE--Wax Works. Grand Concerts ~"
matogrsph. -,..
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-s:2c-A oou'he'" "
-, ~. p.s,
GARRICK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Good Mr. sess,
GRAND OPERA HOCSE-2-S.A Soh,en.eIr r,ona"nce
HAHI,FM OPERA HOCSE-S:1S--Captal
HOYT.S THEATRES :30-A Bachelors Hone! moon mo,
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-2-e:lo-lhe I'm "O'"
KSicK ERBocKER@s:l5-In Town. ,...s. cor
x.Iu - n aEaCH-4NSousa's concert-s:4S-fobin
observation-disclosures Happened 10 Jones.
CI.YMPIA ROOF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ,,,.,o..
PASrONS12:S0 20 IL 2. m-Continuous 1,ns
WEBER 4 rIELDss MUSIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
l4rH STREET NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. We Forgive
Her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-08

of course. the effect Of arousing certain dis
trust OF legislation of all sorts looking toward
an enlargement OF the functions OF the Postoffice
Department. Under the restraints OF tradi-
tional American theory the powers OF the cen
trail departments Of the Government have been
augmented and extended only by very gradual
processes. and the institution OF miniature
system of National banks under the sheltering
care of the Postmaster-General Is. perhaps. a
step for the taking Of which opinion in Con-
gress is not yet sufficiently prepared and edu-
oil