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Evening journal., 1898-05-24
QUIET CELEBRATION

. GRAND ARMY POST DECIDE
HAVE A QUIET MEMORIAL
y OBSERVANCE.
n Watson Post, No. 5, G. A. r.,
late meeting, decided to have no
rate celebration on Decoration
This has been brought about by
JUS circumstances, first the mem
,Of the militia who composed the
squad and made this a most in
ing and solemn ceremony, are
g the volunteers and the scarcity
.Wers has been another drawback,
e members of the post will quietly
the flowers at their dispOsalon
graves Of their comrades without
6 or pompOus ceremony, but with
the less feelings of veneration OF
let. On Sunday morning next the
ID Army post will attend the
Odist Church in a body, where
orial Day service will be conducted
lev. Irving Watkins, the minister
large.
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PREACHER OBJECTS TO CALLS
THEMES.

Easton. Nd, May 24.-There is
rcuble in one of the public schools on
Tilghman's Island because calisthenics
are used in the school as "A mode of
physical culture. 1t is bitterly opposed
by Rev. W. w. Chaires, pastor Of the
Methodist Church, who is a patron Of
the school. especially when practiced
by the girl pupils, on the ground that
1t teaches children TO dance and in
duces them to become fond of dancing
which he considers immoral and which
is against the rules Of his denOmina-
ton. School Commissioners Nichols
and DodsOn invited the patrons of the
school to meet them i'm a school room
O few days ago 10 have the matter in
vestigated. Mr.. Chaires was there,
with others. The commissioners di-
rcctcG Miss Jackson. the teacher, to
put her pupils through the physical
culture drill When 10 commenced Mr..
Chaires at once left the building. The
commissioners sustained Miss Jackson
and commended the modest and gentle
Olsthentic drill she employed
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rIEY Will WELCoME TR0Ops.

rcuussrove. May 4-The citizens of
this place commenced to breathe easier
yesterday when word was received that
i've companies Of the Pennsylvania Vol
untcers had been ordered here 10 guard
thc big powder works which are 40 prose
dor for high explosives The blowmg un
of powder mills in various sections OF the
country has caused no little alarm in This
section. and the presence of the troops
win greatly lessen the fear of the timid
iGpnfe
Evening journal., 1898-05-24
ASSESSMENT COMPLETED.

/ ASSESSMENT COMPLETED.
ssessor Israel Riding has completed
assessment for the year 1898, and
it hanging in the mayors Office,
me it will remain until the goth of
2. for public inspection. The total
lite" assessment is S1,428,477, and
total "colored" assessment lis S34.-
making a grand total of 81 ,463 164.
. stock assessment amounts to s1l,-
Council will sit to hear appeals
the evenings Of June /, 2 and 3,from
ntil 9 o'clock
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MURDER At SEAPORD.
QUARREL AMONG BERRY-PICK-
Frs RESULTS FATALLY-CAR-
NISH IN GEORGBTOWN JAIL

NlSH IN NbOIVDN ON-N JAIL
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
Seafoud May 2i-AboUt 0 dozen
families Of colored bery-pickers ar
rived Saturday from Cambridge ito pick
berries for Thomas b. Giles, an eXten-
sive grower near here Farm hands
employed by Mr. Giles moved the pick
ers' household effects from the cars i'm
whloh they came to the tents intended
for them to occupy. The goods We're
Temporarily placed in The largest tents,
and as a result became mixed. Sauur-
day afternoon some Of tlhe men came
to town and returned TO THE grove in
an intoxicated condition Soon a quar-
irel resulted over a stove which had
been left in the centre of the grove. 1t
Evening journal., 1898-05-24

AMER ERICSSON REMODELED.
ae steamer Ericsson, which met
disaster some months ago OF the
tn of the Christiana, passed by yes
ay afternoon on her way to Balti-
e. 1t was noticed that most of
top deck had been removed and
r alterations had been made. She
ow much faster and perfectly safe,
he time she passed a strong south
gale was blowing but the Ericsson
in nOwise affected by it. Captain
Ia Grace is in charge OF the
.mer.
Evening journal., 1898-05-24
MoRRIs MEMoRIAL REsToRED

Easton, Md, May 24.-Mrs. E. W.
Harrison, OF Philadelphia, is having
The tomb Of her ancestor, Robert Nor
rs. the father OF Robert Morris. the
anancier Of the revolution, in White
marsh Church yard, Talbot county, re-
stored. This is the inscription on the
broken slab:
In Memory Of
ROBERT MORRIS, a Native Of Liver
pool,
In Great Britain.
Late a Merchant at oxford,
In This Province
Punctual Integrity influenced his deal
Principles of Honour governed his Ac-
tions
with an uncommon Degree of SINGER
he Despised Artlhce and Dissimula-
ton.
His friendship was firm, candid and
valuable
His charity frequent, secret and well
adapted
His zeal for the Public Good, active
and useful
His hospitality was enhanced by his
Conversation
Seasoned with cheerful Wit and sound
Judgement
A salute from the Cannon of a Ship
The Wad fracturing his Arm
Was the Signal by which he departed
Greatly lamentod as he was esteemed
In the fortieth year of his Age
On the - Day Of July
NJ ID. C. C. L.
Sculptor e. II. Lachmar of Easton
who is doing the work, will copy this
inscription on new slab Mrs. Johr
lRidgely. of Towson. is also interested
| In this worthy work. Mrs. Harrison
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ADsctor for Nothing.

WHAT To EAT has now provided a
physician for its readers tornented
with dyspepsia or kindred ailments.
in no less person than the eminent
specialist, DR.. A. III. Hoy, NJ D., of
Chicago. All you have to do Is TO de-
scribe your symptoms. give your age,
weight, height and occupation, mot
necessary to sign your name), send
your letter to WHAT To EAT, Mime
apolis. and the doctor will prescribe
for you, without charge, in the next
number OF the magazine. This de-
par5ment will open in the number fol-
lowing the present, which is full OF
good things as usual.
Ii any young lady wants TO know
how to give Valentine Dinner that
viii amuse all her friends, she should
read the February number.
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be paid for as they were settled up,
and these small annual payments
would not be felt by the government.
Representative e Idly followed Sena
tor Nelson and told Of the conditions
in the Red River valley. The COVER
ment lands In that section, he said,
were subject to overflow and would lie
idle for years IL the government exact
ed lbs an acre for them. Under a
free homestead law, however, they
would soon be reclaimed by an in
dustrious and desirable class OF set
tiers.
The objection OF Chairman Lacey Of
the committee prevented report
being made on the bill today, but
friends Of the measure will endeavor
TO have it reported to the house on Fri
day. Speaker Reed has promised to
give time for It's consideration.
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Mesaba To Be In Pool,

If14.0o0, 900 tons be any approxima-
tion of this years production of iron
ore the difficulties confronting the
promoters of BeSsemer pool will be
greatly slmplified. This great TOM
age would leave two big Mesaba range
producers no ground on which to
quarrel over allotments, as the in
terests, it would seem, could easily be
satisfied. The prospects for an agee-
ment are much better than they were
a year ago, when an arrangement fer
1897 was being discussed. The tenta-
tive expressions are favorable.
The leading Mesaba interest has sig
nified its willingness. it is said, &c
enter price agreement.
Complete figures showing the ore
movable by rail and lake are now
available. The aggregate tonnage
moved during the year was Z, 49,. COZ
tons, shipments being divided as
follows: Marquette range, 2,7o2, 500:
Menominee, 1887 .0I3; Gogebic, 2.25s,.
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Masquerade Suits.

Instead Of securing your costumes
for the masquerade ball to be given
by the Ladies Guild on the evening of
the 18th. as heretofore announced on
the invitation and otherwise Of A. S.
James at the City Drug store from
list, you will be permitted to select
them personally from a large new
stock. A gentleman from Duluth
will be at the Commercial hotel all
the day Friday the 18th with 100
costumes from which to make selec-
tions. This will be boon for those
who dread the making OF an outfit
The arrangements for the ball have
been about completed. Invitations
have been sent out and those who
were fortunate enough TO secure one
should not fail TO attend as the affair
promises TO be one of the events.
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clared that the loss by opening all
the coded Indian reservations In Min
nesota TO homestead entry would not
amount to $1,000, 900. The govern
ment, he said had given away all the
best lands in the United States and
now was charging sl.25 an acre for
che worthless remnants. Much OF
this land would remain idle for years
unless thrown open to settlement un-
der free homestead law. The reser-
vations in South Dakota, many OF
which were In the arid belt, must be
paid for whether the land was settled
or not. The lands in Minnesota could
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Mat" Is Chief.

NJ. E. Gleason who kept store at
Loretto. handled Uncle Sans mail.
acted as chairman OF the township
board and played ball between whites
for exercise and who went to Ely
Mimi, to conduct a hardware and
coffin shop. has recently been elected
chief Of the fire department and presi-
dent Of thr fireman's relief association
OF that place. Matt has the faculty
of getting to the front and staying
there and The Current would not be
i'll pleased to note continued success
Norway Current.
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236; Vermilion, I,27s,4 Mesaba, A.
2SO,s73. All-rail shipments were 24I.-
357 tons against 300, 4I0 in 1896.
City Hall Burned.
Fire Plays Sad Havoc with the City Hall
Early This Morning.


Again did the "screecher'' at the
water plant arouse the slumberint
populace at about o'clock this morn
ing. an alarm of fire having been
turned in from the Bank corner. fire
having been discovered in the city
hall building at the west end Of Chap
man street. The department respond
ed promptly, and after an hour of
hard fighting the fire was controlled
but it required an hour more to totally
quench the threatened confagration,
The upper story Of the building is a
total wreck and will require rebuild
ing. All the court blanks, library
and court room furniture, escaped
with but slight damage.
The fire originated, as near as car
be conjectured, from cigar stump
or pipe, dumped into a sawdust-flled
cuspidor where it smouldered until
il burned through the floor and to
the sides, the fire being confined be-
tween the studding from whence it
worked its way to the top. The build
ing being covered with tin accounts
for the persistent manner in which il
burned before breaking through, and
also for the length Of time required
to subdue it.
No blame can be attached to any
one. The city council met early in
the evening, but no quorum appear
ing the city fathers left at about 9
O'Clock. No one was in the room after
this and the popular immpression is
that cigar stub was thrown into thu
cuspidor at that time, ending with
the result as above stated
The loss TO the city amounts to
about s4oo. Until the next meeting
Of the council, it is not known what
will be done regarding the building.
The city at present is without court
room and the council without a meet
ing place
The prompt manner in which the
department handled itself and the
efficient manner in which the fight
was conducted fully demonstrated
that it is able to cope
with the destructive element with
the water power at hand. At this
mornings fire there were thres
streams playing. The usual crowd OF
spectators were at hand to jeer the
fire boys and lend valuable ~ assist
ance, with their mouths. To subdue
the spectators with good ducking
would materially assist the officers OF
the fire department. To the GROWERS
we will say that the same fremen
did the work before there was any
pay attached to the dangerous job
and why not assist them all you can
What are paltry few dollars where
a man risks his being TO save your
property and perhaps your life. This
''if | don't get no pay, do no work.
sentiment should not exist in a COM
munity situated as Ely is. If you
don't wish to do anything stay away
and give the workers a chance. BY
all means, keep your mouth shut.
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Lower Ore Freights.
The Democrats Propose to Regulate the
Ore Trafic

The Democrats Propose to Regulate the
Ore Traffic.
At meeting of the Democratic
state central committee at Minneapo-
lis last week resolution was pre-
sented to the effect of fighting the
freignJ rates on ore in behalf Of indie
pendent mine owners. The Duluth
Herald In commenting on the same
says:
Tilt is proposed to first tight the ore
rate question out before the state
board of railroad and warehouse COM
missioners, and failing Of success,
carry it in to the legislature. To Sc
cure action by the commission it will
be necessary for an actual shipper Of
ore to make complaint and this will
be difficult matter for there are very
few really independent shippers.
In fact ore shippers just now on the
Minnesota iron ranges are the most
dependent class of peoplesimaginable.
On the Vermilion range, for instance,
the only mines that are likely to ship
ore during the coming season are
those owned by the Minnesota Iron
company, the Pioneer, the Zenith and
section 26.
The Pioneer, which is now closed
Is controlled by stock company, the
principal stockholders IN which are
so closely associated in business way
with both the Minnesota Iron COM
pany and the Consolidated mines that
they dare not antagonize them by
making a fight for lower freightrates.
Franklin Rockefeller is in control Of
the Zenith mine He is brother Of
John D. Rockefeller, and while he
has done some very loud talking about
the injustice Of the charges7made for
lore hauling in Minnesota he is so
hedged about by other Interests that
he dare not make a fight.
Section 26 is owned by A. NJ. Miller
and John G. Brown, but il has been
leased to the Oliver Mining company,
and that'company controlled by An
drew Carnegie, is really in a partner
ship with John ID. Rockefeller and
would not for the world do anything
to disturb the income OF either the
Dulnth & Iron Range or Duluth, Mis-
sabe & Northern railroad companies.
A similar condition exists on the
Mesaba range, there being but one or
two actual shippers who are not held
so tightly in the grasp of one or the
other of the big corporations that
they dare make no move for relief
for fear Of being completely annihil-
ated. The independent mine owners
are not shippers for the very good
reason that TO open their properties
and ship ore means heavy financial
loss.
The plan that is now being arranged
is to form a pool Of this class OF prop
erty owners, secure sufficient money
to defray expenses of litigation and in
the name of one of the small shippers
institute proceedings before the board
Of railroad and warehouse commits
sioners."
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12,457,OO2
Represents she Total In Tonnage of Ore
shipped from Lake Superior.
GENERAL MARKET
Iron Trade Brighter Than was Expected
for the Present


for the Present.
The total OF Lake Superior iron ore
shipments in 1897, as gathered by the
Iron Trade Review from mine officials
and checked in large part with the
figures TO sales agents, Is l2475, oo2
tons. The common prediction would
give a record Of about Il, 600. oeo tons
in 1898; if this be an approximate
OF the actual, the problem Of the Bes-
semerpool organizers will be simpli-
fed. The two Hesaba interests that
locked horns over tonnage last year
can both be satisfied in the matter
Of allotment, it would seem, without
any prejudice TO other interests. The
leading consuming producer on the
Mesabi is understood to be favorable
to price arrangement, and the pros
poets for agreement, with only tenta-
tive expressions in conference thus
far, seem better than at the cores
ponding date last year. 1t is under
stood that all Of the Metropolitan
Iron s. Land Co.'s stock is now in the
hands OF the Oliver interest, the last
Of it being acquired in the latter part
OF December.
Guaged by the volume Of current
business the iron trade goes quite be-
Yond what could reasonably be expect
ed of January. and in some quarters
an ordinary January business has been
done in the first third Of the month.
Apparently the general predictions
for the new year are being realized
more promptly than the prophets had
thought. Yet we find little in the
present conditions to justify the san
guine prophecies concerning prices
that are heard here and there. Salts
faction with so heavy a business is
natural, and memory need not turn
far back to find a time. when such a
demand would have sent prices sky
ward. As things are, the increases
In raw material costs may be the ex-
tent OF market advances for some time
to come. The railroads continue to
be large buyers. The Pennsylvania
Co. g order for loo, 900 tons taken in
connection with its 40,ooo-ton pur-
chase in the last quarter Of 1897, tells
OF the direct effects of enlarged earn
ings upon the iron trade. The mills
are reaping the benefits in tonnage,
of the use Of heavier rails: for the
100. 900 ton order Of last week means
no more mileage than 10000 tons
would lay under the old regime. The
distribution Of the latest order gives
the Pennsylvania Steel company, 25,-
600 tons; Cambria Iron company. U.s.
600; Carnegie Steel Co., Ltd, $4,000:
Lackawanna Iron i Steel company,
5000; and the Illinois Steel company.
Is, 600 tons. 1t is safe to say that the
rail tonnage now booked for 1898 is
not far below LOCO. 900 tonS-an
amount entirely beyond record at the
second week Of the year, The car and
locomotive works are in better shape
than in several years. Pittsburg mills
especially are seeing the effects Of
acquisitions In these lines. On the
prevailing price basis the concentra-
tion Of orders in the hands OF mills
favored with lowest cost is contin-
uing feature, and the east is giving
further evidence Of the advantages
enjoyed by Pittsburg and farther
Western plants.-Iron Trade Review.
To N DooI
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Free HomeSteadS.
senator Nelson and Representative Eddy
Urge the Passage of the Free Home Bill

A dispatch to the dailies of yester-
day says: Senator Nelson and Repre-
sentative Eddy today appeared before
the house committee On public lands
in the interest Of the free homestead
bill which has already passed the SEN
ate. Senator Nelson characterized
the statement that the government
would lose s35, 900, 900 by the passage
OF this measure as absurd, and de-
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Clothiers. 3ts 9th IT.

College, AT Worcester. Mass, where he
dents, he beat the champion more than
once He was with Washington for
while last year. but suffered from mex
peTience.
Tony Mullane has been advised by
President Young TO try another season
as an active worker. Tony has taken
Uncle Nick's advice, and viii sign again
with Comiskey.
IL is more than probable that ex-Cap-
tain Anson, Of the Colts, will be doomed
politically. He has a vast number OF
friends In Chicago, Republicans and
Democrats. who would vote for him Tor
anything from county constable To mayor
of all Chicago. A proposition 10 run him
this spring as an independent candidate
for alderman is receiving serious consld-
Grafton. His friends don't mean that he
shall sink into obscurity and they say
they will make him mayor within hVe
years.
Pitcher Bert Cunningham, or the
Louisville Coionels, was very agreeabiy
surprised when he read his next sea-
sons contract the other day. Accord-
ing 10 il he is TO receive $500 more IMAM
he was paid last year. President Pui-
liam told Cunningham a the close OF last
season that he would be raised as re-
ward for his hard work for the team
success. "Cunny" never dreamed that
the raise would be over 500. and need
less to say he signed the contract in a
hurry
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GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Holm Jacob Astor and a party Of
friends viii sail from New York on his
Yacht Monumental for Honduras, on
Monday.
Francis J. Coffin. Of South Orange.
Y. j.. was yesterday appointed manas
81 Of the Princeton freshman baseball
team. Games viii be arranged with
the freshman nine of Yale, Harvard
and Brown.
In the first of a series Of three races
Joe Donughue last night defeated W
Let's in Brooklyn very easily i'm the
fast time of 3:i6la FOR one mile. Let's
WAS outclassed and it WAS almost 4
foregCne conclusion from the $ ara. but
he stuck gamely to the work. He was
beaten by about half a lap.
The racing board OF the /. 4. W.
has reinStated five racing men who
were blackIisted for participating in
Sunday racing at san Francisco last
year. The ruling practically reiustates
every man who took part IN the sun
day sport on the coast.
Isaac r. Potter had little trouble in
sweeping aside the opposition al ST
Louis and polling the handsome vote
which was predicted for him. Mr.
Potter has made an excellent president
Of the l.. A. W, and his election was
very gratifying 10 nine-tenths q the cy-
clists all over the country.
During the time i'm which Charley
Golf has been laid up with a bad hand
while the RuLlin-Gon combination has
been showing in Cincinnati. Billy Mad
Gen has taken the young Californian's
place against Rubin. Nobody has
been willing To try to earn 500 by
standing before Rubin FOR four
rounds.
Col Charles LUscomb. president Of
the Military Athletic League which is
composed OF more than twenty military
organizations Of New York. Connecticut
and New Jersey has been notified by
James r. Sullivan, secretary Of the Am
ateur Athle tic Union that the articles Of
alliance between The two organizations
have been ratified by a mail vote
W. J. Morgan. Of the National Cycle
drome. New York. has received a dis
patch from T. w. Eek who is now in
Paris. stating that Eek had signed
several well-knOwn riders for this
country. The most prominent is Jaap
Eden, the Dutch rider. Amnng the 9th
er riders who viii come are Henry
tissac, middle distance rider of
France, and POntecchi. who has been
the Italian champion for the last four
wears. and has defeated most of the
European riders. Pontecchi once was
an editor. Ii is likely that the riders
VIII be accompanied To this country
by Nj. Suberbie, president OF the Union
Nelocipede Franchise. a wealthy pat
ron of French cycling.
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ing Europe: but you see how it is. I
am always at work, and there is very
much To do.
His COMPANIONS of those days are
now Count lnouye. of Korean fane, anu
giscount Yamao. the engineer and au-
thor Of many OF Japan's greatest mod
ern public works. They all speak IN
the highest terms of the effect on their
lives of the fatherly care Of the Chris
tian Scotsman who took so much IN
terest i'm them when they were no
bodies" Another of his proteees, now
professor in the Toxic University,
recounted To me with a real depth Of
feeling how. when Mr.. Matheson heard
that he was lodging in place where
temptation was like to be specially
keen, he came down himself from
Hampstead To remove him and his be-
longinss To d temperance hotel, and bid
him welcome to his home. Such
kndnesses are never lost.
Our presence in a spacious double
drawing room in severe European
style. seated before an open English
fire in armchaiTs that-like every
other piece of furniture in the room.
including the tables-were covered in
brown holland, having suggested the
subject, / expressed regret that the
uniquely artistic native style should
have been 50 far departed from in gov
eminent circles in favor of much
less suitable imitation Of things Euro
pean.
i agree with YOU" he answered.
and everyone who speaks to ME says
what you do. but they do not know
my reasons When | was in charge of
the Household. and il was my task to
introduce a new European system of
etiquette and ceremonial, / found it
absolutely necessary to change the
costumes and all surroundings. or I
should not have succeeded. However,
as you see, the new buildings now go
ing up are Improvements on the first:
but We. like others. live and learn