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Evening journal., 1899-06-07
MUST PASS EXAMINATION.
THAT Is "A CONDITION IMPOSED ON
CANDIDATES FOR APPOINT
AIENT TO THE CENSUS BUREAU.

THAT Is A CONDITION IMPOSED ON
CANDIDATES FOR APPOINT
AIENT TO THE CENSUS BUREAU.
Announcement is made from Wash
inyton that all candidates for app-int-
ment to THE Census Bureau must pass
tine preliminary examination prescrtb-
ed. There will be no exception to this
rule. After one failure a re-examina-
ton will not be allowed unit. a period
OF three months has elapsed This rule
was found necessary I'm order 10 enable
the department TO q. nduct the eXaml-
nations on some WE'LL defined plan, and
THAT every person selected may have
opportunity for examination Exami-
nations are now being made at the rate
Of about thdrty-tive every other day
Applicants residing east of the Ohio
river are being summoned to Washing
ton. ard the examinations are so or
dered and conducted THAT applicants
rrom a distance need not be detaimed
more than one day in Washington.
About zoo have Thus far been SUCCESS
full I'M the examinations, and have been
placed ON the ellglble hist The time
when e,igibles will be needed for duty
OF accuracy. but ft is probable conn
paratively few will he called upon with
I'M a year IL is believed TO be the
purpose OF THE director to app0rtlon
the appointments among the several
states and 10 give proper considera-
ton 10 applicants OF all p0Htlcal
parties, that being the intent OF the
law.
There has been considerable adverse
comment upon the stated purpose OF
the director 10 recognize the Democrats
I'm the matter of appointments. IL Is
stated in defense OF tlhis actilon that
Congress INTENDED There should he a
division. and THE percentages WAS agre ID
upon between the mernbers OF the com
mdttee having the census hiil Nh
charge.
I'm the matter OF the appointment oil
the supervisors. it IFS expressly stpu.
lated in the act that They SHALL be ar-
pointed with THE consent Of THE Senate
The Interpretation OF THIS is Chat th'
senator's OF the different states are *
agree upon the supervisors. Where
the senators are Democrats. 10 rs mel
20 be presumed THEY will nominate Re
ptihincans. To obviate all Disagree
nnents i'm this matter, Director Merriam
has nrhified senators and representa-
tives to submit the names they deslr
10 have appointed
When tIhese are agreed upon The lis
will be made out and sent to THE rresi
dent, who I'M tmrn. sends their name
TO the Senate in thIe form OF nomfna
lions Thus it will be seen the Senate
having already agreed upon these viii
pass them at once and the practlca
work OF taking the twelfth census wi.
proceed.
Evening journal., 1899-06-07
DELAWARE BOY In CUBA,
HOWARD E. PHILLIPS TELLS OF HIS
EXPERIENCE IN THAT CLINE.

HAS PLENTY or FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES TO EAT, AMID rs
LEARNING TO BE A REGULAR
ROUGH RlDHR-fIIs INTEREST
ING LETTER IN FULL
Fred. Eoidman, OF this city, Ihas ne
celyed THIS foilOwing interesting letter
from Howard t. Phillips. a Delaware
boy. who lis a member of Troop ID, Sec-
ond United States Cavalry now station
cd at Matanzas, Cuba
Matanzas, Cuba, May 30, lS99.-Dear
Fmand Fred: Your letter received to-
day, and was pleased to hear from you.
You know this is Decoration Day, and
we soldiers have molday just THE
same as citizens have In thu UNIFIED
States. We have nothing to do but lie
on Omr cots and smoke and read. Some
OF The boys have gotten up a baseball
team and aap lmt ON the field playing
the Cubans "a game. do not know how
| The game Is going, but our boys have
the best of &c from the way they are
shouting. Say, YOU ought TO see the
horse have. He KS just as fine an ami
NAL as yOu ever saw lie has been all
through the Spanish and American
war General Chaifee rode hm at the
battle of El Carney, and now i am rhd-
ing him I do not know whether
viii ever get a chance to ride in a fight
but | think | will ride him i'm tho
dewey parade at New York city IN July
There is runor going around camI
That we are going back TO THE states
labout the last on June. You ought u
see MS drill You would think you were
looking at a Wild West show. Why
I, am getting 10 be a regular Rough
Rider. riding at a trOt and a gallOp
picking hats and pieces on paper of
1.-THE ground. and an SORTS OF Things glk'
THAT We shoot with our pistols mount.
ed at targets at ten yards and THIRTY
!, yards also shoot with carhins mounted
lIt is very hot over here at present, ant
we expect the rainy season very soon
We get Plenty OF fruit of all kinds, alsC
/, plenty OF vegetables Cuba is a very
pretty place, and in the mountains arr
, a good MANY very large caves. Y0a
can see all kinds OF snakes. scorpions
, tarantulas and centipedos crawling owe
the ground about your feet. / wOul,
have liked to 60 to Washington with
the bows TO the peace Jubilee. III Won
see any OF them that / know aroun,
? the Armorv tell them to write 10 m,
and let me know how they are gettlng
along. ] am in perfect health and HAY
q ing a good time and getting plenty h
eat. ! weigh about 149 pounds. Il e
very hard to weigh much mCre THAN
that in this hot country. 10 is ius
I twice as hot as II was in Camp Tmn
nell last Summer. so you know ii mus
Tho prcffv hot We haWa "a o.oo1 r,fna
to take a swim. the water ian som
places being thirteen feet deep w
!, take good swim every day. I gires
this is all ] have to saw just now. as
ann getting roahy 10 go Ont ON targe
practice on the one Thousand yard
orange. / viii closd now. remainin
u your friend,
p HOWARD 70. PHILLIPS.
Evening journal., 1899-06-07
SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES

IMPORTANT ELECTION TAX ES
PLACE ON SATURDAY NEXT FOR
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEM
BEERS.
On Saturday afternoon next an cleo
tion for thirteen members ito SERVE
upon the Board OF Education i'm this
city will be held.
John Pyle, wh,se TENN expires as
member from the First ward, will be
a candidate for recollection.
In the Second wand John G. Kease
WIN be a candidate for re-dlection.
In the Third ward Davsd H. Coy.S
and J., Prince Fond will be candidates
I'm The Fourilh ward William nurne
viii be a candidate for recollection.
In the Fifth ward DR.. William G
Winner viii be a candidate In pace c
DR.. J. w. Crumbaugh. whose term ex
piros
In the Sixth wand. Samuel f. Bett
wiz DE a candidate for recollection.
In the NINTH ward DIR. Evan G.. Shout
lidge wiz be a candidate for reelection
In the Tenth ward J-hn O'Donnel
will he a candidate.
In the Eleventh. ward ALFRED G. Nc
Causland win be a. candidate for re
election.
In the Twelfth wand W3Eiam n. Fricl
VIII be a candidate for recollection.
Evening journal., 1899-06-07
REVOKE RuIJNG.

Acting Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue Williams has notified the To-
cal Offices THAT, 'alnter careful recon-
sideration of all THE facts In the case.
uas office revokes THE ruling Of May is,
1899, holding witch hazel to be taxable
as a toilet water and. ais heretof-re
witch hazel win be held to be taxable
only when ii lis held out or otherwise
advertised on the label as a remedy for
some a1ment and it Is so ordered"
Evening journal., 1899-06-07
OHuRCH FoR. A scHooL

The Board of Education is makang
inquiries into the ACCESSIBILITY OF pur-
chasing the church bui,ding on West
street below Third for the purpose OF
a schOolhouse The building was for
merly occupied by the Covenant Re
formed Episcopal congregation and. can
be purchased for $1,000.
Evening journal., 1899-06-07
MADE GOOD TIME

The ferTyboat b. NJ Shanley. bullt
by the Pusey and Jones Company for
Uhe Bergen Point and Port Richmond
Ferry Company, made the rum from
this city to New York In. twenty-five
hours on Saturday and Sunday This
is considered GOOD time far a vessel Of
her class.
Evening journal., 1899-06-07

Is the title Of an exceedingly wcll-print-
ed and finely illustrated booklet. which
has just been issued and distributed by
the Chicago q NORTHWESTERN R'y. de-
scrbing their electric lighted Goth century
train, THE Northwestern Limited" II
Is unique IN design and composition and
affords entertaining reading.
A copy Will be sent TO any address by
II. w. Beyers. col Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Evening journal., 1899-06-07
EXPENSIVE SHOES.

KING STREET. MERCHANT DOES
NOT LIKE DOSE ADMINISTERED
by A LOCAL. MAGISTRATE.
Bernard G.. Goldstein, a King street
shoe merchant, is "a-cussin' a local
merchant amid a constable. who, lhe
claims. beat him out OF s4.44.
Several days ago "a woman came into
the GOidstein store and bcmeiht a 9S-
cent pair OF shoes. The shoes wen.
taken h-me, but returned several hcur:
after The woman demanded hel
money, but the merchant refused TO ne.
fund w, Offering her an equivalent
therefor She refused 81, however, anr
left the shoes upon the floor, and g
half hour later a constable appeared
with "a claim of S444, which Goldsteu
paid under protest
Evening journal., 1899-06-07
RAILROAD SURGEONS MEETING

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Surgeons Association with meet on
JAIME 20 at Baltimore. Baltimore and
Ohio railroad physicians from all parts
OF the country will be present. From
this city DR.. Swlthin Chandler and
Or. John Palmer will attend. both be-
ing Baltimore and Chic railroad sur
geons IN This city.
Evening journal., 1899-06-07
rAKEN no FARNHURs-r.

The Phoenix ambulance yesterday
removed j. p. Wiltbank from his resi-
donce. Fifteenth and West streets. 10
Farnlhnrst he was suffering with
drOpsy, and was taken to the inststu-
ton for treatment This is the third
trip to Farnhumst the ambulance has
made this week
Evening journal., 1899-06-07
SMALL FIRE

BY the explosion of an oil lamp at
tine hrme of John Co.ish, No M Rob
inson stmeet, last nieht $l25 worth OF
damage was done Box n was struck.
but the blaze was ont before the APP
paratus arrived.
Evening journal., 1899-06-07
FINGERs ANIPrnArEn

An italian employed at Hughes Bros.
Bangs quarries at Rellevus. was
brought 10 the Delaware Hospital yes
terday with two fingers OF mis- raght
hand badly mashed. AFTER examinn-
tim by the physicians 1t was found
necessary 10 amputate the inquired
members.
Evening journal., 1899-06-07

The greatest lot of desirable mating ever offered
at an off price-$3.20 per roll of 40 yards for a
heavy chain mating that has sold for Sc Extra
heavy qualities of the best patterns; Sc and
@8 per roll Fancy japanese novelties at 25c
and 30c, that have been 40c snl SOC
Evening journal., 1899-06-07
HANsCoM's.

Special to-day. Hoosier Whole
Wheat Self Raising Pan Cake Flour
just the thing for mullins; etc, Sc
pkg.
HANSCOM'S, 7ths s and STRAIT.
Evening journal., 1899-06-07
HACK FOR LOMBARDy.

A hack will leave corner Fourth and
Market streets at p. M, on clear
Thursdays and Sundays. for Lombardy
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1899-06-07

India Smyrna Rugs that are reversible good
bright patterns in three sizes:
9x12 ioet, $1,000
7-6x10-G feet Sta
6y9 feet 600
Evening journal., 1899-06-07
RefrigeratOrs
and Ice Chests,

Warm enough to make refriaerators absolute
cessty They're here in plenty; different appcara from
most of the ordinary kndbut from saving point of view
they different Keep the food better less ice than any
other refrigerator made
Chests from So upwards
Relrigemtors. IS upwards.
Evening journal., 1899-06-07

Pianos. s.. s. and s. monthly. Ludwig
Co, SIS Shipley street
Evening journal., 1899-06-07

HOWARD q. PHmMIPs.
The leader., 1899-12-27
British Killed in Africa Small
DN ComDariSon,

Still, these reverseS and battles lost
are small 10y comparison with the re
sources of a great, indeed the greatest,
power. We read a great deal about
awful destruction and loss of life. For
instance, the dispatches say the losses
in the Highland Brigade has plunged
all Scotland into mourning" The eX-
preston and the lists suggest how our
own country "supped full with hor-
rors,' under the war clouds of thirty
odd years ago. At Magersfonatein the
Highlanders had in killed and wound
ed one general, three colonies and
liene nant colonies, three majors, and
fourteen captains. Barksdale's Mis-
sissippi Brigade at Gettysburg, mum
herring doubtless half less than Gen.
Wauchope's, had killed and wounded
one general, six colonies and lieutenant
colonies, four majors, seventeen cap
tains. 1t buried $50 officers and men at
Gettysburg, or little over one in ten
engaged, and twice as many as Gen.
Methuen lost in killed at Magersfon-
tein of his whole force. And half a
dozen brigades, among the rest Davis
Mississippi, lost even more heavily at
Gettysburg than Barksdale's. There
was cause for mourning indeed, that
entered into every home in the land
IickSbHrg Herald.
The leader., 1899-12-27
STATE SCHOOL MATTERS.

The following statistical matter from
the report of the State Superintendent
of Education, is of general interest
Enrolment of pupils in 189S-99, ex-
elusive of separate school districts:
White 10000; colored, 1885,; total,
both races, 32S,264.
Average attendance: White, $1,000;
colored, "a ,843; total, both races, 1SO, 1903;
difference between total enrolment
and total average attendance, 14S,36l.
Average number of days taught dur
ing the term of 1S9S-99, 900 days. This
is exclusive of separate school districts.
Average salaries of teachers: White
5000 per month; colored, 1888 per
month; average salary per month, both
races, s25.O2.
Total enrolment, separate school
districts; White 17,079, colored 12,S03;
total enrolment, both races, 29,SS2.
Average attendance, separate school
districts: White 1919, colored 1854;
total 1923; difference between total
enrolment and total average attend
ance, 1853.
Total enrolment, county and sepa-
rate school districts: White 167,l7s,
colored 49,, 1858; total 1853, $40.
Average attendance, county and sep
arate school districts: White 81, 1873, col
ored l02,447; total 2O0,820; difference
between total enrolment and total ay-
erage attendance 1877
The leader., 1899-12-27
Negroes Shoot White Men Near
ROSela1e.

RoSEDALE, Miss, Dec. 20.-A bloody
this afternoon. about 400 o'clock, in
which I. n. McLemore, an extensive
planter and merchant, together with
his manager, O. b. Dumas, were shot
and probably fatally wounded by two
negro brothers, Bob and Wash Cade.
The trouble came about in settle
ment with the negroes, when hot words
passed. The negroes left the store and
soon returned, armed with shotguns
Finding Mr.. Dumas at his store, they
opened fire. shooting him several times
in the stomach. Mr.. McLemore hear
ing the shooting hurried to the scene,
when the negroes fired on him, shoot
ing him in the face with small shot.
The white men were not prepared for
any trouble and were unarmed when
the trouble occurred. The negroes, aft
er the shooting, stood on the railroad
and defed the whites to arrest them
The whites are at fever heat and
crowds from Benoit, Beulah and Rose
dale have repaired to the scene. Sher-
if Edwards, with large posse. left
here at dark for the scene of the
trouble. The last seen of the negroes
they were going east in the direction
of the main line of the Valley railroad
1t safe to say that before midnight they
will be completely surrounded and
captured tomorrow. If caught there
is likelihood of necktie party.
LATER.-The negroes were captured,
and on being carried before Mr.. Nc
Lemore, he protested against their be
ing lynched and saved their lives
Both of the white men will recover
The leader., 1899-12-27
OBITUARIES AND SUCH.

Prom the Carthagenisn.l
Speak nothing of the dead save that
which is good" was the motto of the
old Latins. But this did not imply that
the truth should be perverted and
those who we're vile and wicked while
alive should be deified after death 1t
simply implied that if we could speak
no good of the dead, we should at least
refrain from telling their shortcomings.
We sometimes are led to suspect
that even the Romans erred on the
side of charity, and that the old Egyp-
tians had iuster and wiser, though
apparently harsher method of deal
ing with the dead. The man who died
then had to undergo trial. His life
and character underwent thorough
review. and his evil acts and his good
acts we're brought forward by persons
appointed for the purpose. If the
good predominated, his body was grant
ed the rites of sepulture; but if the
evil acts of his life overbalanced the
good he had done, his carcass was eX-
posed to the birds and beasts of prey
no burial was permitted.
If truthful obituaries were the rule,
such as the following from the Ripley
Standard would be seen in the papers:
DIED October 81, 1899, An
anias Hannah, aged 90 years, 4 months
and Il days. Deceased was one of the
grandest scOundrels that ever disgraced
Gods green earth. As finished and
accomplished hypocrite, liar and all
round puppy he had long since taken
the last degree and become a past
grand OF course he was a church
member, that being necessary, he
thought, in playing the clean-cut ras-
cal to a successful finish
Mr.. Hannah had, by lying, cheating,
misrepresenting, eXtortion and OPP
pressing the poor, accumulated snug
little fortune that his son, Judas, who
is drunkard and a gambler, will
have high old time in squandering.
But it mattered not how he got his
money so long as he showered the coin
of the realm into the contribution box
and eloquently led the congregation in
prayer"
He would take the last COW from
some poor widow and leave her chill
dren crying for milk, to satisfy debt
misfortune had laid upon her, and the
world will norate it throughout the
community that he is a splendid bust
ness man, just as if he wasn't lust as.
much thief in the sight of God as the
negro that visited your hen roost at
night.
But alas, he had not lived up to the
Bible standard and the verdict of the
world will not always hold in the court
of heaven; hence he is now mingling
with those of his kind in the region of
the damned"
The leader., 1899-12-27
The Penitentiary for Blind
Tigers.

Judge w. F. Stevens says he will stop
the sale of intoxicating liquors in every
dry county whose people will aid him
by furnishing evidence for grand and
petit juries. He said the lowest penal
ty for selling whisky that he will apply
is fine of 800 and thirty days on the
county farm and costs of court. Some
who say they innocently sold tonics or
the like that would intoxicate got off
this time for S25 and costs. They will
have to take warning also. else here
after they will be treated as regular
liquor sellers Lexington Advertiser.
Such fines as 500 and thirty days do
not stop blind tigers they would be
given the maximum fine and imprison-
ment if the idea is really to break them
up. 1t is very probable the legislature
will be asked to make the running of
blind tigers penitentiary offense-
that would put sure enough quietus
ON them.-JacksOn Nelrs.
The leader., 1899-12-27
The Oldest Mississippi Typos.

The Vicksburg Herald, in referring
to the article headed coolest at the
case" says: when it comes to the
oldest typo in the State it will not do
to leave out John w Ward. of the
Greenville Spirit, and John w. Bryant,
of the Woodville Republican. If they
can be induced to take the stand there
will be records shown up, we think,
running back to the days of Tippe-
canoe and Tyler too" The claim of
Balance to be the "oldest at the case"
was intended in its literal sense, sat
the case" However, he is glad to be
reminded of an old friend, John w.
Ward, who he thought had long since
''got his nose out of the space box"
and if Ward puts in the claim he will
probably take the honors; at any rate,
he is an "old timer" and good one
Mr.. Bryant is an old and honorable
typo too, possibly outranking Balance
in age and in the number of years
spaced out" since going to the
stand" but we believe he is not at
the lease" now. There may be others
to share in the claim, and tell stories
of other days. when stakes" were s'phat-
ter. "-CentreriHe Jefersonian.
Mr. John w. Bryant informs US that
editors Quinn and McNeely are away
off in suggesting that either himself or
Mr. Balance is the oldest printer in the
State. Mr.. Bryant commenced work
on the Woodville Republican about
the 1st of February, 1853. But Mr..
w. Bonney, of this city, began work at
the business in Holmesville in 1889 or
1910. Mr. Bonney is now 79years old
and we regret to say that for many years
his eyesight has been defective and is
now almost entirely gone. He only
retired from the case several years
since and is no doubt the oldest typo"
in the State. Woodville has the
oldest printer and also the oldest
newspaper in the WOodriAe
Republican.
The leader., 1899-12-27
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J. A. SCARBOROUGH, Field Editor.
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The leader., 1899-12-27

D. L. Moody, the great evangelist,
died on Dec. %, at his home in North
field, Mass. The evangelist broke
down in Kansas City, Mo-, where he
was holding services about a month
ago, and the seriousness of his condi-
ton was SO apparent to the physicians
when they were called to attend him,
that they forced him to abandon work.
1t was not expected until just the day
before the end by the members of Mr..
Moody's family and immediate circle
of friends that death would be the re-
suit of his illness. The cause of death
was general breaking down, due to
overwork.
The leader., 1899-12-27

Hon. Marion Butler, chairman of the
National Executive Committee of the
Peoples party, has addressed circular
to the members of the committee, to
ascertain the sense of the committee on
the date for holding the next National
Convention of the party, which, under
the Omaha agreement, is to be set
sometime before the meeting of either
of the old party conventions.
The leader., 1899-12-27
Speaking of Congressman Williams

Speaking of Congressman Williams
resolutions touching expansion the
New Orleans States says she should
Aandon the absurd resolutions he in
duced last Thursday in the house
introduce a new and fully revised
-. He should demand that the
sressntatives of the American people
dsnounce the UBIQUITOUS war of aggres-
sion and conquest instituted by the
president, and call for his impeach-
ment for the precious blood he has
shed and the immense treasure he has
wasted In q fruitless and causeless war
which has brought neither glory to our
arms nor trade to our marts, and which
he has prosecuted solely to advance
his interests among the jingoes and to
oocnre second term to the presidency,
Which be hes befouled and disgraeed. /"
The leader., 1899-12-27

Hugh-Lupus Grosvenor, duke of
Westminster, one of the richest men in
the world, died in London on Dec. %.
His income was about 100000 year.
Fortunately for the great city in which
he owned so much property, he was
one of the most liberal and charitable
of men. In fact, he divided his time
between investing his gains and con-
structing neat houses for the poor.
The leader., 1899-12-27

At Quincy, ILL.,, on the 22nd, while the
school children at st. Francis Parochial
School were rehearsing for an enter
tainment, the dress of one of them
caught fire from gas jet, and in ten
minutes four of them were burned to
death, two died an hour later and five
others died before midnight. Half a
dozen others were burned more or less
severely.
The leader., 1899-12-27

The first general officer of the Amer
lean army has fallen in the Spanish
and Philippine wars. Gen. Henry w.
Lawton was shot to death before San
Mateo in the Philippines on Tuesday
of last week. Gen. Lawton served
with distinction ON the Union side in
the civil war, but won his greatest
fame as an Indian fighter.
The leader., 1899-12-27

Chairman Mark Hanna has issued a
formal call for the meeting of the next
National Republican Convention, to
convene in Philadelphia Tuesday, June
10Th. The representation from the
several States and Territories will be
the same as heretofore.