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Evening journal., 1898-05-13
CARRIER PIGEONS IN WAR.
a Proposal Has been Made to Use
Them on the Scouting Vessels
or lthe Coast.

The experiments which the French
government is now making with carrier
pigeons are not novel, though from the
scientific way in (which they are being
conducted it is believed that new data
as to the efficiency Of these swift birds
as messengers in time of war may be
gathered. Similar experiments have
been made in this country recently, not
ably those under the management Of
Howard Carter, of the naval homing
pigeon service of New York, says the
Sun.
1t Is calculated that the pigeons fly
at a rate varying from 30 to 60 miles an
hour. This means that message from
q ship 200 miles at sea might be sent to
the home loft in from four to five hours.
For instance, if the pigeons were re-
leased from a scouting vessel TO give
warning of the approach of an enemy's
vessel or fleet they could beat the aver
age patrol boat to shore by ten or 10
hours over a 200-mile course. Such adj
vance warning would be of great value
in an emergency. 1t is proposed, in
case of war, to place crates of these
pigeons on board the fastest patrol
boats which moy be assigned to out
side duty.
Mr.. Carte1's method of training pi-
geons differs materially from that of q
few years ago. He flies his birds singly
or in pairs at distances ranging from
ten to 400 miles from the home loft.
When they are released in pairs he
sends u slow bird with q swift one. He
found that the old style of taking a
basket full of birds and releasing them
at varying distances in lots Of ten or
15 didn't fit the pigeons for swift flights
when they were released singly. The
New York loft broke the record for $50
miles in 1896, and it is believed that if
the necessity for using pigeons arises
those from this loft will do good service
10 this port.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
THE EAST SIDE or. NEW YORK

An enlightened official Of New
York said. the other day "The hap
piest people in town live on the east
side" The east side is associated with
misery, and is looked upon as a cOnse-
quence Of the imperfect apparatus now
I'M USE for distributing money. To sink
layer by layer down dhe strata of So
ciety, and finally to bring up in an
east side tenement Us THE conventional
well-to-do New Workers conception
Of an awful fate. Persons who might
live in a good part Of town, and who,
from piCus motives or because they are
tired Of conventional society and man
nors, 60 over and take up with the
east side, and live in tenements there,
are looked upon as people who have
made an enormous sacrifice. No doubt
it is true that the majority of east
siders don't live on the east side absO-
lutely from choice, but because life
there best suits their incomes and &C.
cupations, Most Of the people who live
east of Broadway and south of HOus-
ton street are poor and live where
they do, not so much from any special
prejudice against the Fifth avenue side
Of Central Park as to be near their
work, or because in the terement house
streets THEY get more for their money
They are not ali poor, by any means
Some east siders stick to the cast side
because they are used 10 it, and be-
long to it--yes, and because a good deal
cf IT belongs to them, as is the case
Of THAT cast side woman whcn
/ report, which seems yeraciCus credit;
with owning Cast Year, no less than
sitxy-four double tenement houses, the
| rents Cf which are said to run uD *
| 100000 a year. hTeir owner manages
her own property, collects her rents
| bosses her tenants. and personally post
| pones repairs en- her property; and q
suits her convenience as we'll as hen
taste 10 be a resident landlady. and TX
| live where she has her own under hen
eye. and can better appreciate the b.ess
ings fImeans.-Harper' Magazine,
Evening journal., 1898-05-13

cause they are in a measure trained
soldiers, but IL became apparent at Once
that If they did so they could not retain
their organizations and officers, be-
cause in many, II not most instances,
the regiments and companies have not
their full complement of men, and also
because Of the necessity which might
exist for breaking up regiments in the
organization of the volunteer army.
This applies to Delaware with the
same force that it applies to other
states. Our men were not towards, in
any sense, but they were 10th to be-
come parties to the breaking up of the
state organization.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
THE CIrBAN FIGHTERS.

Consul-General Lee said at one time
that the revolution in Cuba was large
sy cue ON paper, and, if the following
from Washington is true he must have
been about right
1t will be several days yet before the
main expedition to Cuba starts. Sup
plies and ammunition for the insur-
gents have been landed at several
points 1t Is said that much disappoint-
ment Is felt at the War Department.
over the difficulty OF finding the insur-
gents whom IL was proposed to arm.
The plan OF campaign, with 10000 or
10000 Cubans, as anxiliaries has been
abandoned, as II has been ascertained
that no such number OF Cubans, anX-
ious and willing TO fight, are likely to
offer their services. The army with
General Gomez reported at form TO-
600 to $1,000 men. has been ascertained
TO consist Of much less than 1900, and
the forces Of General Garcia are ne
ported on good authority to be even
less.
II this statement can be verified II
will prove conclusively that the cOun-
try has been the dupe OF the Cuba
Junta and fakirs 90 "a greater degree
than It ever imagined.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
THEIR ACCUSTOMED PLACES.
Ten of the Twelve DnnEerOus-LOOlS-
ing Jurymen File Into the
Criminal Dock.

81 have Just returned from a trip to
the southwest" said a lawyer, accord
ing to the New York Sun, "and when
ever happened TO be in a town where a
court was sitting l made 1t my busi-
ness to go and see how justice was dis
pensed. In one town, which shall be
nameless, the trial of a man who had
been accused of shooting a neighbor's
dog was about 20 begin. found the
courtroom crowded with local charac-
ters, each one of whom mounted at
least two rapid-fre guns, slick-oiled and
well loaded. Twelve of these fellows
had been drawn for the jury, and as
they staggered around it was easy 20
see that they felt their own importance.
BY and by there was an agitation near
the door, and in marched the judge.
Seating himself on the bench he raped
for silence, and, acting as his own crier,
he shouted, in a massive voice:
"'The court will now come to order,
and it came. Another thump on his
desk, and then the judge said, in a de-
cisive fashion;
1.-THE gents who have been drawn
for the jury will now take their ac-
customed places
Twelve heavily armed men arose as
one man, and ten of them filed into the
dock"
Evening journal., 1898-05-13

STATE TROOPS AS VOLUNTEERS.
The Savannah News, one Of the ablest
of our Southern contemporaries, makes
some sensible remarks ON the trouble
experienced by the Federal Government
in inducing National Guardsmen to
forsake their state organizations for
the Federal volunteer service. They are
as follows:
After the war with Spain is ended it
Is probable that a strong effort will be
made to 50 thoroughly reform the mill
tia law that never again will such
difficulties be encountered in creating
a Federal volunteer army as those
which have appeared since the presi-
dent called for 125,0O0 volunteers. Ever
since 1892, when the law was passed for
the organization of the militia, the de-
fects in our militia system have been
apparent. Many attempts have been
made to correct these defects, but with
out success.
Not very long ago an attempt was
made to provide a militia force that
would come somewhere near answer
ing the needs Of the country, but it was
defeated, largely by the efforts of the
National Guard. Militia cOlOnels and
the men insisted that whenever the op-
pOrtunity presented itself they should
have a chance for glory. No doubt they
were animated by patriotic spirit. but
the developments Of the past few days
in militia circles have indicated thai
they did not forsee the difficulties in
the way under the existing condition
of affairs, Of quickly creating a large
and effective Federal army
There is no lack of patriotism
among the organized militiamen of tn,
different states. There are about 115.
GOO of them, and II the president hat
called for them for any Of the thre,
purpc1es mentioned in the Constitution
they would have responded with re
markable promptness. but he did no
want an army especially for any one O
these purposes. He wanted one that h
could use as the situation demanded
that he could send out Of the o6untr
If it became necessary to do so. There
fore he had to call for volunteers.
Naturally. it was expected that th
members of the militia organization
would be the first to volunteer, be
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
n1rR nXPORT TRADE.

There Is some qualification, and not
q little disappointment, embodied In
the monthly report OF the Bureau OF
STA tlstics. which shows that during the
month OF April last the exports fromthe
United States OF breadstuffs, cotton,
mineral oils, cattle and hogs and provis-
Ions aggregated $61, ,646,S15. a loss as
compared with March OF about $4,000,
600, and gain as compared with April,
1897 OF over S1S,5OO,OOO. For the ten
months ended April 80, 1898, the ex-
ports Of these articles exceeded those
for the same months in 1897 by about
SiO4,OOO,OO0.
The exports during last April by
items and the approximate increase OI
decrease as compared with April, 1897
are given as follows:
Breadstuffs, S27 427, 1885,; increase
about S15,OOO,OOO.
Cotton, $14,O93, ,1O5; increase 500, 600
Mineral oils, $3,129,149; decrease
$4,000
Cattle and hogs, &2,56S $50; decrease
100000.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
Full Set Of Teeth, $500
COLONIAL DANES MEET.

The Colonial DANES held a meeting
yesterday at the home of Mrs. c. G.
Rumford, at Fourteenth and Market
streets. Mrs. John II. Rodney, Miss
Anna Stockwocd, Mrs. William T..
Johnston, Miss Alice r. Johnston, Mrs.
Elizabeth DUPONT, Mrs. William Lea
and Mrs. James Pennewill were chosen
as managers The officers elected
were: Mrs. John II. Rodney, president;
Mrs. William r. Johnston, first vice
president, and Mrs. Charles e. Nell
vaine, second vice-president. After the
selection Of officers Mrs. Rumford en-
tertained the DANES at luncheon.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13

II SPAIN had two or three hundred
warships ahcat in the Atlantic we
might credit the various reports sent
IN concerning the Spanish naval move
memis. The Cape Verde fleet lis small
in size and the several ships com
posing II are woll-known. Hence,
when WE hear of them being at Cadlz
Canaries, St. Thomas, off the Banks
of NefOundland, and in the nelghbor-
hood of Nantucket, we may take II for
granted that SEVERAL persons are guilty
Of ovrtaxing their imagination. AS a
matter OF fact THE United States does
not know where they are, what they
are doing, or what they propose to do
but it proposes TO find out, and II
may require some dFlys for II TO dc
so. Then win come the tug OF war
and with It many OF it's horrors, for we
cannOt hope to dispose Of the Cape
Verde fleet with tine same signal sue
cess which characterized our opera
tions in the Philippines.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13

Many a hardworking man and woman in
each days toll, is pulling tug of war
with death for an antagonist.
They fail 10 take proper care Of their
health When they suffer from indigestion
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After a while these disorders wear out the
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mon Sense Medical Adviser tells all about
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II is the great blood maker, flesh builder
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u had very severe pain in the small Of my
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began 70 Improve at once and got well. Now !
am In perfect hcalth,-u pain, no rheumatism. "
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book is a veritable medical library ~
I one volume.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
A Jolly Good Fellow

The doctors of Melbourne gave a din
ner to the city coroner recently, and by
way of q joke decided TO make the
morgue the banquet room. So the slabs
or which many lifeless bodies have lain
were utilized as tables, and the Gus
tomary depressing silence of the place
of death gave way 10 the merry pop
ping of champagne corks and the jolly
chorus of Hes jolly Good Fellow"
The higher officials of the city took the
levity with such an i'll grace that the
coroner is likely to lose his head.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
CrOsby&H
COS, 6O7 and 6O9 Market 81.

Not long until you say hot
weather. While you have it
moderate prepare for that not
spell which is coming-we do
our part all the time-looking
for something to add TO vour
advantage aud comfort. This
time it is a lot Of short pieces
OF Lawn and ChalIies, Lawns
that in the regular way would
bring more than four ines the
price that we will sell them at
on Saturday.
I,o4S yards fancy Lawns and
Challies; do not believe the like
has ever been offered before
anywhere near the price; most
'ly I2H Lawns. Saturday, &C
a yard.
Bleached Muslins, can only
mention one kind this time;
won't give you The name. but
will give you on Saturday 10
yards for 55 cents.
Ladies Japonette Silk Ini.
tial Handkerchiefs, very soft
silky material, pleasant to use;
you will like them, s cents
each.
\ ou will want a Sun mer
Corset, a well made corset, a
perfect fitting corset. To have
comfort our ACCENT Summer
Corset is just the right one.
Satine and Drill Corset,
white and drab, top neatly
trimmed, extra stayed hips;
makers call it XL, but we call
II a surprise. When you com.
pare 1t with any corset in the
market at soc you will say 20.
SO cents.
Corsels in the finer grades
are here and az prices that not
many attempt to name; short
and long hlDS.
10 inch Wash Silk, sold for
37Hc; big assortment of pat
terms and colorings; 29c yard.
45-inch b illiant MoLair,
black, of course, 55c a yard; no
better for 6oc
600 pairs mems seamless,
double heels and toes, fast
black Socks 3 pair for 2sc
instead of 38c.
24o pairs childrens fine black
Jersey rib Hose, all sizes, full
regular made, and at l6c a pair
instead of 25c.
24o pairs ladies seamless fast
black Hose; 3 pair for soc in
stead Of 75c.
200 pairs ladies full regular,
double sole Stockings, I3c a
pair, pair for 25c, instead of
25c a pair.
Ladies Suits. Separate
Ski,ts, Cycle skirts and Goats
right prices all the time
Standa q Patterns, the best
in the market and most reliable,
Sewing Machines-w h e n
you have one Of our new ma
chimes then sewing will be a
pleasure to you.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

Miss Barr, of Havre de Grace, Md, is
visiting friends in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. A. c. r. Seemans and
daughter, Madeline, Of Clayton, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Std
ham, in this city.
Mrs. Polk Steele, OF Chesapeake City,
is being entertained by Wilmington
friends.
Harry Jester is visiting relatives at
Ellendale.
I. n. Barto, Of Philadelphia, was in
the city yesterday.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
SPRING STYLES

Derby Hats now ready at Ross
No. 210 Market street. Stetson "a and
So Hats for $3.50 and SO. The best val
ues .ever offered in Wilmington at 81,
SIPS, $3.50 and S2-uneXcelled for quail
ity and finish. The new soft Felt Hat
at 75c., 81, $12a.and S150, all cOlors.
Prices guaranteed the lowest. Largest
stock and best assortment.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
DIE RATTERY GONE.

Battery G. L. S. A.. one of the two
DUPONT powder works. received orders
last night to leave for Washington this
morning. BY $50 o'clock everything was
packed up ana before noon the artillery
men We're on their way to the national
capital. Captain Ennis expects that the,
win be ordered to Tampa. Battery nj
expects orders to move at any moment
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
K KENNARD&
69l-623 Market ShI
Summer
Ready-to-W
Garments.

Shirt Waists-If everl
spective purchaser of v
would view our line
would be convinced 0
superior style, make and
of those shown here.
5oc.-A beautiful lii
Lawn, PercIle and Gin
Waists-newest blouse
and perfect fitting.
Nothwithstandin
season has just started W
able by a fortunate pure
to place before our custo
a regular ST. Waist at 75c,
Gale, Chambray and Satin
ST.. An endless va
Pique, Lawns, both black
white. Percales, Chamb
all of most excellent qu
and style.
t5 g.,
In Derby" Waists we
showing our usual hands
assortment of these high
goods. We have been ass
by many persons that no
attractive display is shown
where. These garments
you no more than many o.
carelessly made Waists SO
quently placed on the ma.
ST. $I25, $3.50, $i.75,
$2.5o, So, So SO.
Pique Garments. T
promises to be a white Sc
with Piques decidedly in
lead of popularity. We
menced early our preparat
for a heavy demand and
make the first showing
Pique Skir's and Suits.
Skirts at ST. so, S2.25, S
So Is, So, 81 so, SIS anc
each.
Suits in Blazer, Refer
Eton effects at 81, SIS,
81. 50 and $40 each,
Crash Skirts from :
each upwards.
Crash Suits from $4 s.
wards.
1t is eedless TO stat
garments are perfect httir
We still have left I
styles of Wool Novelti'
aoc, from soc; suitable
skirts and suits.
Will have on sale SatU
and Saturday evening new
"Duchess of Marlboro
Summer Corset, at 3ec;
larly, soc.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
BAGLEY PLAYED HERE

Ensign Worth Bagley. who was killed
ball I'm this city with tho Annapolis team
when Il met the Warren team two or
three years ago. Some of the local adj
mlfers or the game. who saw him play
the best players that Annapolis had here.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
THE MAnN.E

A beautiful wall pocket Of the Maine
free to purchasers this Friday and Sat
urday CT. A & p. Tea Co., SIS Market
street
"A. & P. Elgin Creamery Butter, 2Oc
Evening journal., 1898-05-13

Fourteen recruits and two deserteM
were taken to Camp Tunnel to-day.
The oil tanker Maverick viii be
used by the government as a water
supply boat
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
CrOsby&Hill
HERES A LUCKY PURCHASE OF

HERE'S A LUCKY PURCHASE OF
Mems Shoes this week that will save
money for careful buyers. Two styles,
new coin tee tip, and plain, square
toe, made from fine calf leather. dom
COLA tops. pump soies, full valUe at 81,
and we bought them SO we can sell
them for $3.50, It's a bargain wei.
worth looking up. One of Philadel-
phia's best shcemhkers wanted room
and sold us quite a lot Of Ladies'
Shoes at almost half price. Abou1
four dozen pairs. Some are cloth top,
patent leather tip, c,5th top, dongola
tip, dongola laced, newest coin tee and
buttoned, with patent leather tips. A
good 50 value, and our spscial price
on this lot is $3.50. And, by the bye,
have you ever tried us fer boys and
girls shoes? We can save you money
every time.
FORM rs,
No. 10 East Fourth ST.
Between Market and King.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13

Order your bottled beer, wines and
liquors at Lynch's, northwest corner
Madison and Fourth streets.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13

Now as troops pass through Balti-
more they are greeted with cheers. The
United States sis" the United States
nOw.-Council BLUFFS Nonparell.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
Insr A EINGER

William King. Is years Of age. employed
at the P.. w. q r. machine shops, met
with an accident that cost him a finger
this morning DR. Ogle was summoned
and dressed the wound.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13

On holidays in Eng
land two parties Of
men or boys will fire.
quently get hold of
opposite ends of a
rope and pull on
1t, as a test Of the
strength of the two
parties. They call il
the tug Of war. %
Evening journal., 1898-05-13

If Spain likes these "sad but glorious
days we can give her all she wants Of
them.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13

Spain will kindly note that this coun-
try is big enough to supply two sets of
patriots-one about the war bulletins
and the other about the baseball
boards-ChicagO Times-HeTald.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
NEW MARKET STREET RESTAU
RANT.

For a first-c,ass meal or light lunch,
at moderate prices. go 10 Sallie E. Ma
lOney's, No. 704 Market street.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13

During the next twenty-five years
there will be nothing but bullet-hOles
In Spain's retrospection.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money n IL fails. 25c
Evening journal., 1898-05-13
anIcrIcnn TnlInrs.

Mexican tailors bring the new clothes
OF their patrons to their Offices or
heues to be fitted.
Evening journal., 1898-05-13

1t can be said for the American D
pie that they rush to defend the co,
try as enthusiastically as to fill its
fices.-Kansas City Journal.
The herald., 1898-03-21

believe the nation can without suffering
irremediable loss put up for few months
more with this angWshing indecision and
enervating uncertainty?"
The Liberal is Of the opinion that the
clouds continue to gather. 1t adds: "A
fresh cause of alarm about which much is
said but little is known Is added. 1t Is ru-
mored that the Bank of France has threat
ened our government, demanding that It
shall settle the question of payment to the
railway companies within fixed time. 1t
is added that Senor Castillos visit to Mad
rid is connected with this matter. There
may be some truth in all this, but we i'm
agne the drop on Monday arose from the
report that Capt. Brownson was at once
going to France and England to examine
the ships offered for sale to the United
States, and to the knowledge that the re-
public was hurrying forward in all haste
its military preparations. In appearance
the messages passing between the cabinets
of Washington and Madrid are very friend
ly and calming, but everyone sees that
deeds do not correspond with words. The
solution of the problem lies in the pacifica-
ton of Cuba. When thatis accomplished
all the clouds that now arise from the
The herald., 1898-03-21

Nevertheless, it would not be wise To
take for granted that Don Carlos de Bour
bon has decided to surrender his pretend
ed claims to his son, Don Jaime, in whom
the Carlist enthusiasts place their homes.
Although 1t Is certain that many wish
again to set civil war ablaze without re-
gard to antagonized states of affairs. such
a criminal intention will find no echo in the
country nor within those circles of tradi-
tion which still follow Don Carlos.
1--WE therefore hope that fresh news NAV
correct or clear up that sent by our corre-
spondent In Paris which is undoubtedly
grave, although it may only refer to plans
which may fall through
The Liberal says: "Ministerialists saw
there is absolutely no ground for the belief
that Don Jaime de Bourbon proposes short
ly to visit Spain in order to declare him
self pretender. But 1t Is clear that should
Carlos son came to Spain he would do so
by hoodwinking the vigilance of the au-
thorities-a thing not difficult to do. It is
not in that vigilance the government base
their denial that Don Jaime will enter
Spain. They have information as to the