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Evening journal., 1898-04-18
ALASKA ANo THE YUKON.
From sea to sea by Opossing only
Thirty M11es of Land.


Alaska is a most difficult connLry for
travaing. even IN the only availsble
short season of It's arctic summer, there
being no roads; and even lndtsn trails.
on account Of the small number OF ma
tives, are very rare, says Outing. The
surface is rough, being traversed by
many ranges OF mountains. Even In
the more level portions travel is him
dered Ia the summer by the wet moss
which grows knee deep, and by the
insect pests; In the winter IL is made
impossible by the intense cold. In view
of all these difficulties, the peculiar re-
lation of the Yukon river to the coast
ia such that ono might fancy nature
had Arranged It especially for a high
way through this inaccessible interior.
in partial compensation to man for the
obstacles she has put In his way.
The headquarters of the network az
streams that ultimately drain into the
Yukon river fortunately lie within 30
miles Of the sea. just on the northern or
Inland side Of range OF mountains
which runs along the southern coast OF
Alaska. From this point tho river flows
north away from the sea, far toward
the Arctic ocean; then, suddenly
changing It's mind. turns west; and
finally, after traverslng the whole width
Of Alaska, arrives az the Behring sea.
its entire course being considerably
over 1000 miles For a considerable
distance 1t is a broad aud deep stream,
SO that one may go quite through the
center Of Alaska, from sea to sea, by
nrn-rinrr nnlr, 40 rnilna or % OF ln nd
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
"wHAr ARE WE HERE FORT"
Question a. 60 Sunday Fishing settled
by the Ministers.

Question a. 90 Sunday Fishing Settled
by the Ministers.
6oms two or three years ago party
Ot anglers. including minister as one
If their number, were fishing In the
North Woods, and when Sunday came
the question arose whether the party
other than the minister SHOULD not re-
frain from fishing, out Of respect to
his feelings. says Forest andStream.
One Of the party, however, made bold
TO ask him whether he thought that IL
was wicked to fish on Sunday, and he
declined to express any opinion, on the
ground that he was there as an angler
and not by virtue Of his calling, and
that every person must act according TO
the dictates Of his own conscience. He
referred, however, to the following incl
dent which had occurred not long be-
fore within his personal knowledge.
A man and woman called at the house
Of minister for the purpose of being
married. After going through the pre-
liminary part Of the service. the minis
ter asked the usual question: do you.
John. take this woman TO be your law
full, welded wife?" This was met by
the rejoinder: ''HYhat in thunder do
you suppose 1 came here for2"
The party other than the minister
went fishing, while he remained at
home with ample opportunity for rest
and meditation, Il
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
CAUSED BY VEGETABLE GERMS.

French Physician Says Rural PeO-
pie Suffer Most from Cancer.
A medical student, before he can
begin active service In France, must
write treatise on some medical sub
iecSswhich viii be approved by the gov
ernment experts, says the Kansas City
Journal, DR.. Noel, who recently OBJ
tanned his diploma, wrote a treatise on
cancer, which has attracted the atten-
ton of scientists. According to his
opinion cancer is due TO vegetables
germs, which infect the human sys-
TEN, either through manual contact or
through absorption or inhalation of
the poison with water or food. Ac-
cording to statistics cancer prevails
more in districts surrounded by for
ests and along the banks of rivers than
in places where vegetation is scarce.
DIR. Noel began carefri Investigation
around his home at Lyons. Birch. elm
and willow trees predominated. He
tested the sap from thousands of these
trees and In a score of specimens found
cancerous germs. A dog. inoculated
with these, in few days showed every
symptom of cancer. Dr. Noel states
that the percentage iof deaths from
cancer is much greater among persons
whose business it Isl to handle wood
and vegetation than those employed in
trades where wood Is not used.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
BLAKE,s HOMECOMING.

Nothing Is more pathetic than the
story of Blake's homecoming On an
August afternoon, in 1867, the fleet
the battered flagship, the George, lead
ing-was in sight Of Plymouth. The
green hills of DevOnshlre, the spires
and roofs of the smoky city, the masts
Cf the ships, were in full view. The
piers and shores were crowded with
thousands, waiting to welcome the
greatest sailor of his generation back
to England. All the church bells in
Plymouth were ringing. But at that
moment Blake lay dying in his cabin.
His captains, with those rare and re-
lrctant tears that brave men weep run
ming down their weather-beaten faces,
were standing round his bed bidding
farewell to their great chief. Just as the
slow-moving George dropped her an
chOr Blake breathed his last. Never
has England had a Drawer, a less sell
fish, a more simple and loyal servant
His corpse was rowed by his sailors up
the Thames, carried in state to West
minister Abbey, and laid in Henry Wis
chapel-the noblest bit of human dust
in even that mausoleum of kings. It
is one of the things to be remembered
against Charles ii that, after the res
tOration he had Blake's bones dragged
from their resting place and cast into
some nameless grave. The English
monarch, however, who sold Dunlzirk
and filed his pockets with French gold,
could hardly be expected to respect or
oven 10 understand Blake's fame Per-
haps, indeed, the fame Of the nOblest
and bravest of English sailors was a
secret sting to the conscience Of the
worst of English Cornhill
Magazine.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
CHrIn RInRnrn

Wilson NJ. S-year-old son of Mr.. and
rs. Thomas Cavender, died Saturday
orning at their residence on Front
rect The little fellow was taken
mo days agO with an attack Of the
4slcs, which was followed by diph-
critic Group that resulted in death.
wasadministered, but with
1t avail. Acting on the order Of the
lard OF Health relating to death by
disease, the child was
ried privately yesterday morning at
o'clock in the Presbyterian Cemetery
2 Undertaken Clewell
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
REMARKAeLE corn EleLo.
Former BED OF Lake Produces 200
Bushels to the Acre.

Former Bed OF Lake Produces 200
Bushels to the Acre.
Prof. Thomas /. Cox, who recently
returned from Morrilton, says crops are
unusually good in that vicinity. and
prosperity Is knocking at the door Of
every citizen. lie says there is one
cornheld near Morrilton that win pro-
duce zoo bushels TO the aero. This.
says the Little Rock (Arle.) Democrat.
Is a remarkable statement, and yet he
declares that It is true. Until year
or so ago there was lake near Morrill,
ton covering about 10000 acres. When
the big floods came two years ago, an
opening was made by the surglng wa
ters which carried off all the water OF
this Lake when the floods subsidized. The
bed Of the lake dried up and left the
richest soil the world ever saw. IL Is
ten feet deep, and nothing the River
Nile ever produced could excelit This
year Mills and HALEY have q crop OF
corn on about 1000 acres of this land.
They sowed the corn broadcast like
wheat. and the stalks are as strong as
saplings, and scores of Shoots" are
also loaded down. "It is the most re-
markable corn crop ever produced in
the world" declared Prof. Cox. and, 10
make the story even more interesting,
he ended 1t by declaring that COON
was caught between the stalks, and, be-
ing unable 10 extricate itself because
they were 30 thick. was killed by those
who came upon it.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
CAR DERAILED.
G.. 10. r.. R. CAR OFF THE TRACK
AT EDEN PARK.

AT EDEN PARK.
from Wilmington over
electric line on Saturday night last
're delayed for some time at Eden
rlI by one of the East Fourth street,
cars leaving the track at
lt place. The car lay directly across
E rails, and it was impossible for
New Castle cars to pass, either go
s % or coming from Wilmington The
cident occurred about 1890 p m,
d it was 1 o'clock before the wreck
E car arrived on the scene and the
structiOn removed 50 traffic could be
sumcd.
Two New Castle cars were held be-
'een Eden Park and Fourth and
arket streets and one on this side Of
K park. Passengers had to be trans
FRED and the cars returned to the
spective starting points. Superinten-
nt King ordered out an extra car
ON the p0wer-hOuse for the use of
.ssengers on the last two cars from
tt went as far as the
.rS. took on the delayed passengers.
ld returned to this city Consider
Pie comment was made by the public
the slOwness of the Wilmington City
lectric Railway Company manage
emit in getting the wrecking car out
ld many openly expressed their opin-
n that it was purposely held back to
use delay.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
socIsb And PERSONAL NOTES

Samuel G. Cleaver, of Wilmington,
visited his uncle, Samuel Guthrie, yes
terday
Or. Richards and Harry Houseman
were among the number who attended
the performance Of "Half a King in
Wilmington Saturday night.
Misses Nellie and Mamie Hitehing,
cf wilmington, were the guests Of
Miss Gemmil yesterday evening.
George Bull. Of Philadelphia, visited
here Yesterday. is E.s
Theodote FeTschke, proprietor OF the
Freie Presse; Ernest Otteni, Misses
Kathryne Grady, Mamie and Annie
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
Identified.

''Now." said the attorney for the de-
fcnse. "here is skull. Can you tell US
TO what species it belongs?"
TITS the skull Of a lawyer" replied
he expert witness.
How can you tell2"
by the cheek bones. ."-Philadelphia
North American.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
Our Easy Language.

Johnny, do you know where those
pills are that were on my closet shelfT'
Yes. ma; I took them"
''You took them; what do you mean ?
How many did you take?'
II didn't take any; 1 gave them to
sister TO take. but nurse took them
uway from her. so she didn't take any"
--Brooklvn Life.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
PUATFORM REMOVED

b z. Lank on Saturday removed the
clined platform used for taking car
agcs,to the second story Of his shop
Fifth and Delaware streets. The
ructure has been in danger of falling
.r some time. Skids will be run up
id carriages taken up on them by
clus eff a winch. The work was
lre by Contractor John Wise.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
A WATCH LOST

While some parties were driving
cm Newport to this city yesterday af-
rrocn a woman lost a valuable gold
atcl on the rold bstween the two
oints. The article was not missed
y her until New Castle was reached.
ld She desired to know the time. The
lwiago at once returned over the
)ul and a search made, but without
lccCss.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

White, all of wilmington, spent Sun
day as the guests of James McIvor, at
his residence on Wanamaker's corner,
Sixth and Delaware streets.
Lieutenant A. Brown Lancaster and
Harvey Stewart spent Saturday in
Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
RAW RECRrmrs

Now that the war fever is at its
sight it would be a good time to
ing Company II up to its full compile
emit by opening the enlistment books
" those desiring to join. Captain
ogcIs would like to have his com
my no doubt on an equal footing as
numbers with the rest of the com
mics of the state militia, and would
glad to see good men apply for en-
stmeut
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
IAIL SERVICES

One hundred and ffty-seven members
{ Ezion African Church, Ninth and
rlnch streets, Wilmington, came over
lHJay afternoon and held services
d the JAIL Some of the party thea
TcceoJed to Zion A. VI. r. Church, this
ty "a total number of 1872, white and
oiored. attended the meeting in the
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
An EeI That WhistIcs.

A remarkable eel has been discovered
in the Fiji islands. It has peculiar
formation in its THROAT which causes il
TO whistle when in an exsitSd state.
The eel is IS feet l@slg aud ss-~~Ai inches
IN glrth.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
TROIIIEYs CROWDED.

The electric cars were yesterday fill
d to their utmost limit with visitors
rom Wilmington, who thrOnged the
lects here. Many cyclers were also
ver. The Summer Sunday rush has
cgun, and it is probable that next
urday an extra car will be put on.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
REPAIRING NETS.

AN animated scene was witnessed on
be river front yesterday when some
twenty-five or more fishermen were
usily engaged in hanging in" and re-
airing their thirty odd nets prepara-
lIy for this weeks fishing. A large
ora cf snad is predicted for the coming
rreE
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
A BAD SIDEWALK

a portion Of the sidewalk in front of
he jail yard en- Second street is in bad
ondition, and should be put in order
% once. Ever since the new water
connections were placed in the Jail
cmc six weeks ago, the pavement has
icsn torn up and no effort has been
made TO relay &c.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
SCHOONER BEAcHEn

THE thrce-masted schooner Fostonia.
which was brought in from the capes
leaking badly one day last week was
On saturday taken in tow by the tug
Mary Louise and run aground
The hnll viii be overhauled and thor
Oughly caulked.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

The Security Trust and Safe De-
posit Company has filed appeals with
the clerk Of City Council relative to the
assessment Of properties which II has
in charge.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
T. s. SOLDIERS.

A party cf some eight or ten of I'm
Gle SANS soldiers, from Fort Delaware.
were visitors In the city yesterday
They expressed themselves as much
pleased at the beauty Of the city.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

A manufacturer with a reputation 10
lose must keep his goods up to a high
. andard Imitators don't care. Sea
that you get what you order when you
20 70 bay.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
PROF. MUNYoN Made AN 1L ID

The American University Of Tennes-
see, recognizing the scholarly attain
ments of Prof. ]. M. Munyon. has con-
ferred upon him the distinguished and
very honorable degree and title of Doc
tor of Laws.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
OLD POINT CoNrToRr AND WAsH
INGTON - PERSONAIlLY-CON
QUOTED TOUR VIA PENNSYLVA
MA RAILROAD.

MA IAAllllAO4A1.
The last Of the present series of four
day tours to Old Point Comfort and
Washington under the Personally-Con-
Quoted Tourist System of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad will leave New York
Saturday, April %. The party will
travel by the Cape Charles Route to
Old Point Comfort, where one day
will be spent; thence by boat up the
Potomac river to Washington, spend
ing two days at that point. Round
trip rate, including transportation,
meals en- route, transfers, hotel ac-
commodations, berth on steamer, and
all necessary expenses, $22.00 from
New York; $2100 from Trenton; $3.50
from Philadelphia. ProportiOnate
rates from other points.
OLD POINT COMFORT ONLY.
Tickets to Old Point Comfort only,
including one and three-fourths days
board at that place, and good to return
direct by regular trains within six
days, will be sold in connection with
this tour at rate of $1,000 from New
York, $500 from Trenton, $14.00 from
Philadelphia, and proportionate rates
from other points. At a slight addi-
tiOnal expense tourists can extend the
trip TO Virginia Beach, with accommo-
dation at the Princess Anne Hotel.
For itineraries and full information
apply to ticket agents; Tourist Agent,
1886 Broadway, New York; 7S9 Broad
Street, Newark, n. j.; or George w.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadel-
phia.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

It is easier to criticise a president Of
the United States in such trying times
IS the present than to advise him
DALLAS News.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
Ladies Tailor and FlTPIaP

Repairing Fur Garments in the
latest style. Dyeing and Cleaning.
Fur Bicycle Suits and Riding
Habits. Evening Costumes.
All work guaranteed to be satis-
factory.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
z. wrSLrN,

Practical Tailor, 1909 Market st
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
LICENSE APPLICATIONS.

NOTICE.-L ANDREW u. CASEY, tho
tenant ana occupant OF tho house situated
90 No. 10 East Front street, I'm the Second
New Castle. and State or DelQwaro, In
compliance with the requirements Of the
acts of the General Assembly In such case
made and provided, do hereby give notice
that / shall apply In writing TO tho Court
OF General Sessions OF tho state or Del0-
ware, I'm and for New Castle county, on
next term OF said court for license for
said house as an inn or tavern
for the sale therein OF lntONi-
eating liquors IN less quantities than ona
quart, TO be drunk on the premises, and
the following respectable citizens OF aaid
ward, at least twelve OF whom are sub
LnDnl LLn .lll annl-naLlnn VIZ
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
License APPLIcATIoNs.

notice.. DAVID J. CHAMBERS.
tne owner and occupant OF the house situ-
ated a. the northwest corner OF Second
'-iis i'i'i'ii1vii SiT55t7J. tho fflifd
Nafu, IN the city or VIII
mlngton, county OF New Castle and
state OF Delaware, IN compliance with the
requirements OF the acts OF the General
Assembly In such case made and pro-,
yided, do hereby give notice that / shall
apply In writing 10 the Court OF General
Sessions OF the State OF. Delaware In and
Tor New castle county, on Monday. the
10th day OF May 1898. being the next term
or said court. for a license FOR said
house, as an Inn or tavern, FOR the sais
therein OF intoxicating liquors in issa
quantities than one quart to be drunk On
the premises, and the following rerpect-
able citizens OF said ward, al least twslve
or Whom are substantial freeholdera OF
tion, viz:
Patrick Dillon, Thomas Monaghan
James Monaghan, James O'Hara
M. j. Hamilton, Geo Wittem,
| Henry Witsll, q. l.. Hilder
Geo. II. Huber Frank Garner.
| j.. W. Lynch, Geo H. Iewia
| Daniel ltanly. James H. Fuhr,
John IT. Spragg, John w Johnson,
/ Solomon Slaughter, B. h. Ruttsr,
| Philleme j. Ritchc, Emanuel McElwee
| Hugh McGinley J. III. Spruance,
| Henry Eislcr Geo. w Witeelda
| John spragg. John Il. Hanly
r. Il. O'Hara,
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

notice. JOHN L. BRADLEY, THE
tenant and occupant OF the house situated
az the northeast corner OF Lowering ave-
nue and Riddles road. In the
Seventh ward. In the city OF VIII
mington county Of New Castle, and
state OF Delaware. I'm compliance with
General Assembly I'm such case made and
provided. do hereby give notice that
shall apply IN writing 10 the Court OF Gem
eral Sessions OF the State OF Delaware, In
and for New Castle county.on Monday the
18th day OF May. 1898, being the next
term Of said court. for a license for said
house. as an inn or tavern. for the sale
therein OF intoxicating liquors In less
quantities than one quart. to be drunk on
the premises, and the following respect
able citizens Of said ward. AT least twelve
Of whom are substantial freeholders OF
said ward, recommend the said applica-
ton, viz:
Paul Mark. John G. Hartmann,
George Black Max Sheing.
VIM A. Bacon VIM. II. Heine.
Frank Nansant oswald Ontz,
Edward J. McGittgeMichael Donahoe,
Chas. r. Wolhar, Joseph Sell,
John ID. Kelly. John Bornou.
Frank NJ Sevier. Frank - Rose.
Thos ConcannOn. Geo. w. Patterson,
Patrick nougherty, Clemens Stolz,
John Hartmann. r. Kane.
Hamilton Stewart. $. Garland.
rdw. r Davis. Geo. w Maxwell,
JOHN f. BRADLEY
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

JOHN F. BRADLEY.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-11-25

was graduated from that then foremost
school in Europe as doctoY Of philos-
ophy he has. acquired an education
which it IS given to few men to possess.
Young Muravief was learned not
only in Latin and Greek and methe-
matics and the theories and history OF
philosophy and science, but he also
spoke iuently every important Ian
guage of civilization. That accom-
plishment, by the way Is usual with
the cultured Russian. He can always
speak the language Of his vis-a-vis.
who can never speak to the Russian IN
the Russians tongue. But Muravieff
was not only doctor in philosophy ana
history and languages. He studied in
tcrnational law and social and politi-
cal science and government in general
and government in particular. On
leaving the hillsides Of Heidelberg nc
was even then capable of stepping into
diplomatic position in any part OF the
earth and filling it capitally. Mula-
vieff, after his graduation, travelled far
and wide through Europe, seeing the
peoples he had learned OF out Of his
books and preparing himself for the
great work for which he was destined
from his BIRTH
1t was only in 1864 after having
become perfectly fitted for his career,
that he entered upon it. In that year
lie was given subordinate place in
the ministry Of foreign affairs and was
after little made secretary Of the Rus
sian embassy at Berlin. The appoint
ment was a deliberate one, Tor Mura-
Heidelberg with the flower Of the Ger
manic nobility. Two years he acted
as secretary in perfectly satisfactory
manner, after which he was given the
same appointment at the embassy TO
Stockholm. In 1867 he was transferred
to Stuttgart, and two years later back
to Berlin. There, in the court OF Prus-
sia, he met the diplomats Of the world
and for six years he remained in Ber-
lin, not wasting a drop OF time in
acQuainting himself with the great
movements OF nations and absorbing
up to one Of the loftiest positions in
the world OF diplomacy.
In 1878 the count was removed 10
Stockholm, where he was already aC-
Guainted. The next year he made a
departure to The Hague, and three
years afterward, in 1877, we find him
as the Russian delegate in Bulgaria,
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-11-25

brain of Russian Macchiayelli was re
quired to bring forward such bold
proposition, and diplomats say that
| were it possible of realization it would
| be the best and most enterprising plan
ever carried out for Russia, in consid-
Grafton Of the present delicate situa-
ton in which that great government
finds itself.
Who, then, is this Count Michael
Muravieff, who has imbedded himself
in fame as everlasting as that of the
founders of great telescopes and the
discoverers of principles in science?
| Muravieff comes of one OF the most
ancient and most powerful families in
Russia, and has inherited from his an
cestors those qualities of mind and
heart which have given him the near
est and most confidential place to the
throne Of the Russias. The family of
the Muravieffs, or the Murajeffs. while
historically important in Russia from
the earliest times, was brought into
| extreme prominence in the affairs OF
the empire by Catherine H., and mem
bers Of the family have made dis
tlnguished regulations for themselves
in China, Poland and Turkey. The
Murajeffs were originally Polish fam
lily, which had the wisdom, if such a
lack of unselfish patriotism can be so
called, to ally themselves with the pow-
erful and conquering Russians. One of
the most distinguished members OF the
family was Muravieff Amurski. so
named because he forced the naviga-
ton of the Amur and seized that re-
gion. It was finally through his indi-
vidual efforts annexed to Russia by
treaty with China.
In 1855 it was Muravieff (surnamei
Karski) who took as prisoners General
Williams and his entire staff at Kars
on the capitulation of that stronghold.
The present adviser Of the czar and the
supposed originator Of the worlds
peace notion and army dsmantlement,
is the grandson Of General Count
Muravieff, who suppressed the Polish
revolution Of 1863 with such prompt.
severe, even cruel means. The Mura-
vieff of to day was born in 1S45 and
from his very birth was destined for
diplomatic career. His first lessons
were taught him in the gymnasium at
Poltava. He was afterward sent to the
University Of Heidelberg, and when he