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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-09
FOR THIRTY
FOOT CHANNEL
Board Of Engineers Report
in Favor Of Deepen
ing River Channel.

After more than years work on surveys
plans and estimates. the B1ord of Engin.
GERS, consisting Of Celunel G. V. Lydccker
OF Detroit; Major W. II. Bixley. of Gin :
c;nuati, and Lieutenant Colonel G. w.
Raymond announced yesterday that they
had decided to report in favor Of deepening 9
the Delaware rivor channel O thirty feet.
The finding Of the Board with all the de-
tails of the necessary work will bs at onoo
submitted to Chief Engineer Junn NJ.
Wilson at Washington. The matter will
thon bo referred to Secretary OF the Treas
ury who is known to Le friendly to tho
scheme.
Colonel Rnymo ond last evening said the
report Of the Board OF Engineers diff
fered but little from the one submit ted by
him to tho department two years ago,
either as to tho details concerning the
work or tho estimated cost. The only
changes that tho Board had made wero
the leaving out of he rock work at Petty 5
Island aud the dredging out of about A.
900, 900 cubic yards Of additional ma aerial
through the Duck Creek flats. The esti-
mated cost of the work as agreed upon by
the Board was $5,sl0Oo). q slight advance
upon his estimate but still well within the
limit of cost pro c.ibed by Congress.
The changes made by the Bonrd in tho
plans at the lower end OF the river, he
said, were an i'm provement upon those
originally made by him in that they pro-
videl for strnighter and better marin @
:. channel, This, tho said, was in conform
ity with his ideas when ho made his origi
nal surveya and plans, but tho matter of
cost at that time caused him to adhere
moro richly to tho present Course uf tho
channel
Ono Of the most serious problems that
confron cd the Board, ouce its estimates
were completed, and found TO DO within
the $1,000 900 limit. WIS where to Eegin
the work with tho $500, ,oOl available for
that purpose.
1t was finally determined that the prop
er place would be through Dan Baker
Shoals. Colonel Raymond said it was
now too late in the season to begin the
work and that nothing would be done be-
yond the possible letting Of tho contracts
before next spring. The contracts under
the money now available he thought
would be lot by the time Congress assem-
bleG Under the os iratcs prepared by
th. Boa!d of Engineers. Colonel Raymond
said the deepening Of tho channel to 30 feet
would require tho excavation OF $4,000 coo
cubic yards Of oarth and s4U0l, 900 cubic
yards Of rock.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-09
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Dents Toothache Gum leads the world. Be-
ware Of n,itators. All druggists. 10 cents.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-09

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-09

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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14
LIGHTS OUT.


How often in our little bont
On summer evenings we would noas'
Careless OF time, of east and west,
Ceasing from idle talk and Jest
AS DER the waters restless flow
Drifred IN cadence sweet and low
That plain,ive buslo call
"Lights out!'
How through tho old fort 1t would ring,
Strange cnIiocs from the classmates oi'AS'
While we would wait, our oars Ut REST
Cpon the rivers peaceful breast a.
And watch the yellow lamp CLEANS c'o
At the silvey warning sigh
OF that plaintive bugle call
Lights out!"
From faroff camp, from land OF fears,
Der wastes of distance, parting toaf"
Cones the familiar sound OF old,
Our life in darkness to enfold.
Alone, upon life's troubled sea,
The fateful message comes to me-.
OF that plaintive bugle call
Lights outP
Gertrude r. Lynch in Chap BOOK
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14
Good Reason For 1t.


"Why do you consider him such re-
markable MANI
"Oh, he once wrote an anonymous
interview on question before the people
without ascribing it to "a prominent
man who objects to the use of his name
for obvious reasons '"-Chica3o Post.
The president has signed the treaty OF
peace.
The Spanish government has decided
not to sell the Caroline islands.
John Wirth Of Buffalo was found fro.
zen to death in sleigh near that city.
The cloth mill of James Pollock a,
FRANKFORT Pa, has been damaged by
fire.
Oxford university has accepted the
chess challenge of American universe
ties.
The Baxter Stove works of Mansfield
o., have been burned, with loss Of
100000.
Major Cravens, curator of the Uni
versity of Missouri, is dead at Spring
field. Mo.
John MacSee Of Boston was struck b.,
q train near Putnam, Conn, and dice
some hours later.
James Len han, the first Indian com
missioner Of British Columbia, Is dea,
IN San Francisco.
The Texas legislature has protested
against the cessation of work on the
Port Arthur canal.
The schooner Richard S. Leaning of
Philadelphia went ashore near Or
leans, Mass. Life savers rescued the
crew.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14
CONF NJ,

A evening settles down 'ons me , innT ..,ecn
And lamps blink and the wina ~ ''., noy We'd 70
Then through the smri' ''''>'
deep ,i..i,,, hand
Naet T from nature into ours as snnn no ,cop
s,idcs in tn" gias we drcn and af w','p
l MO n, r, init the dumb recorders Neap,
An INV va streams through and half we '"'''
stand,
~, .,,i,ioht is the spirits dwelling pace, ,
where mys,ery in,lts the slow di''"vins "o' -
And ghosts Of order step from nrnl ,. rcorcd
Faith that ST i'll Eove!s where i've ue" - ron;sh
Steals forth and bockons' ana ''o'" '""'@'
mcnt f,.o Ga pocc
Our denrcr selves we summon 'aoe w.
Harrison S. Morris III Harper 4'"e
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

As the day for tho completion OF the
city hall building dawns Oh the distant
norlzun, the wicked ones suggest thai
over the main entrance be placed the
inscription "lhe mistakes OF my career
nave been many"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

One Of the meanest things connected
VAN the whole conduction uf the recent
war is the way in which ARMY surgeons
Pronounced 50 many men III perfect
usaltn before tury were mustered QUE,
wneli facts III III NY cases, sn"Wed them
10 DC ulsouud in several ways.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

No place in Ver.uon' is more entitled
to /. federal building Than our own CITY.
vvrmon,s congressional delegation ought
" USE every possibIe means to yet Uncle
Sam to appropriate money fora govern
men, building in lhls city.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

Can CUR city council not compel the
-lactlic railroad company to remove the
.,a,,hs uf snow from alongside their
,a;k.p Does tine electric road Or th'
,:l,iZ rs own our streets.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

General Eayal is goinG TO Hawaii u"
s,an.l his few years vaca ION. tie Can
sci, afford tn t.ip on the larry he =
% dtAw Tor having been ordered y"
vacation.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

The steam railroads entering Barre
appear to be better friends vi our city
than do the Boston owners vi the stree
railroad company.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

The leasing of room for the postof'
fee i. likely TO keep The city in consd-
.rAble hot water for some years to
come.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

Let the good people of Vermont b"
liberal in their subscriptions for Dewe.
.iall. Norwich University ha. long been
a ere, ,it to the Green Mountain State,
md deserves our support.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

Let the pts>Wurs, tJr our HeS. ci'y
government he a 80 tax and no more,
op,rriuy IRE or floods This is the word
ha i, being spoken ali ,,."ny the lines
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

Dewey has much stronger force mn
der his control at present than he had
On that morning in May when he rode
into inm- rial fame in Mauiia's distan
bny.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

Young U. s. Grant does not seem to
be as lucky in his fights rs was his gall
liant father.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

Another prediction. General Miles
will come out Of the present beef inves-
,iration the same as he has from many
Indian fights unframed.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

For the next three days the "office
and store caucuses,' will claim much
attention.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

Entered In the Post Office ut Barre VT, ar
.ecoi,d-class matter.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14
Asthma Can fie Cured.

]. R. Niblo, ex-school supcrinten,ien'
of Rochester, Pa, says: ~ have been ;
great sufferer from asthma for years, bu
I have had a splendid winter, owing t.
the surprising efficacy of Brazilia'
Balm" A lady In Cincinnati, who ha
suffered with asthma for II years, coul,
not lie down; was perfectly erred witt
Brazilian Balm.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14

1t is plain "Teddy", So says the able
governor OF the great Empire State.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-14
MRS. S. NJ. YORK,
CHlROPODIST,

CHlROPODIST,
Manicure Hair Dressing and Shampoo
Ing Parlors, Morse Block, Main Street,
Barre, Vt. Office hours from q. m.
10 8 p. m, except on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings. Hours Sunday 8 80
.. N. to 10 80 q. m. Telephone 1884.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
A New England Delegation.

The representatives. of the New Englan'i Newspaper league have been spontaneously and warmly welcomed to this city These representatives are real newspaper men, and their home papers are among the best in a section that knows a good paper when with an eye single to the advantages it of- fcrs to home seekers and to investors. They will study today the ore, coal and Aux de- posits of this section, and they will con- slder whether or no the preparations for working these deposits are equal 10 their excellence, or to the markets that await ration is to be studied; for Birmingham stands for the mineral district, of which it is the center.
 These newspaper people should be madc to feel at home in this town. They should be taken everywhere. The actual accom- pishments of Bessemer. the nearly-real. .zed undertakings of Ensley, and the bright possibilities of Gate City should be shown and explained to them. But there is much here for these gentlemen of the press to visit and see and investigate, and The Age. Herald feels sure that all will cooperate i.' rendering their stay in Birmingham pleasant and profitable
 These clever men of the pen do not como in a junketng way. They come that they may be able to tell their readers what the south contains The mineral south has beep pretty freely explained, but 1t will stand much more work of the same sort, and no opportunity should go unimproYed This
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
Ballot Reform Sadly Needed.

The finding of S4 votes in the Fifth ward ballot box beyond the names recorded by the clerks of the election. is an object les son that all may consider. The thirty-four votes did not drop down from tte sky; accident was not an element in the case; the votes were put in the box by parties unknown for selfish and fraudulent pur- poses.
 It Is not an exceptional case. Such casas occur in almost every election in the state. Perhaps it is not exaggeration to say that they occur in every county in the state in every election held therein. To such an ex- tent has the evil been carried that hun dreds, if not thousands, of otherwise good men refuse to go to the polls on that ac be manipulated or overcome, and they do rot propose to be parties to or victims of any such work. They withdraw altogether from the exercise of the right of suffrage. And the number of such men is increasing, and after a while the polls would be aban doned to the interruptions. That is tho any other form of corruption, grows upon what it feeds From cheating one class the manipulators on occasion proceed to cheat each other, and the public generally.
 The excuse for all such irregularities ana corruption should first be taken away, as the democratic state convention has pledged taken away, then must be begun q cam paign of education, both moral and intel- lectual, that will drive out of the state all of this lamentable Reorganization and de- moralization. It cannot be done in a day. and for that reason the suffrage should be speedily amended, and all excuse for | corruption taken away.
 The thirty-four ballots found in the Fifth ward box affect no material issue, but they well illustrate the dangers to which the ballot is exposed in this state. A pure bal. lot is the first essential of an American state, and constitutional convention is needed above all else in order to restore to the state the conditions that prevaile before reconstruction brought in a flood of ignorant voters and interruptions leaders. The people of this city need no better ob ject lesson. A new suffrage clause is needed as basis for campaign of purif- cation and electoral honesty
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
A Call to Democrats.

Robert J. Lowe, State chairman, desires to remind all members of the democratic executive committee of the state that they are expected to be present in Birmingham on Saturday, April 8.
 Chairman Lowe would farther urge that the constitutional convention, whether from the state at large or any one of the various countless be present in Birming- ham the eighth day of April.
 The matter is of the utmost importance to the democratic party of Alabama.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07

in the lobby an absolutely new story on Sam Jones was brought out by Col A M Shook, one of the small group. MT. Jones was at Monteagle, Tenn, the other year and telegraphed to Col. Shook to ''come at once" Col. Shook, who has county resi- dence at Monteagle, hurried down the next morning. He found the evangelist out in the wild woods walking about amongst the trees.
 What is the matter?" demanded the colonel.
 T am starving" answered the evangelist. Come home with me-" urged Col. Shook. With the greatest joy" said MT. Jones. But before we leave these woods I'll tell you a story. There was man in North Georgia who was proprietor of a watermill. At low water in summer the mill ran very slowly. A farmer came to the mill riding astride his bag. The corn was poured into the hopper. The meal came out so slowly that the farmer declared he could eat all the mill would grind. How long could you do it?' demanded the indignant miller. "Till l starved to death.' That's the way with me- said MT. Jones. T could eat this Monteagle grub till I starved to death.' '
 
 Julian s. Carr, a famous tobacco manu- facturer of North Carolina, Is in town. MT. Carr was in the great deal with the Ameri- can Tobacco company, and is said to have cleared over a million dollars by the trans action. He Is one of the souths wealthiest and most eminent citizens. MT. Carr is now largely interested in mineral proper ties; and proposes to sell to the great steel plant at Ensley the magnetic ore that will be required in fuxing. Personally, MT. Carr is one of the most agreeable of men, as he is one of the, most advanced develop CTS in the south.
 State Senator Frank S. Moody, of Tusca- loosa, the famous author of the Moody liquor dispensary law, is in Birmingham. Representative w. c. Davis. of Marion, one of the ablest and most popular mem- bers of the legislature, is in town.
 Hon. Sidney J. Bowie, of Annston, was in town yesterday.
 Former Representative Thomas. E. Knight, of Hale, one of the strongest young democrats in the state, was In town yesterday.
 Captain E. W. Booker, state convict in spector, was town last night.
 
 Louis c. Cardinal, travelling freight agent of the Mobile and Ohio, is in town.
 
 Colonel B. H. Tompkins, of Atlanta, is in town.
 B. J. Well, of Montgomery, is visitor to Birmingham.
 MT Paschal Shook returned last night from Detroit, whither he went to take part in the De Frunak-Quinby wedding cere- monies.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
Aquinaldo Out and Luna In.

The reported deposition of Aguinaldo, who has natural repugnance to the firing line, and the selection of Gen. Antonio Luna, who is belligerent if he can put other belligerants in front of him, is a piece of information that is perhaps well founded. and Aguinaldo is not warrior of renown. His battlefelds have always been in the rear.
 General Luna is the commander-in-ch of the Filipino forces, and he is the man who was chased all the way from Manila to Malolos. That he retains his popularity and standing in the face of successive de- feats shows that he personally did the best he could and that the insurgents are satis- fled with his action. Nothing is known of his earlier career, and very little has leaked out as to his education and fitness for command.
 The appointment of General Luna and the deposition of Aguinaldo goes to show that armed opposition of some kind is con- leIHpldteu, uIIeSS, ulueeu, ASulnalQ0 VOlun- tarily resigned and Luna was put in to fill gap. In that event Luna would be as apt to surrender the entire outfit as AguinaIdo would have been.
 Speculation is, however, useless. The rainy season sets in in June, and all mill tary movements must be concluded within two months. April and May will deter mine the conditions of government in the Philippines up to the meeting of congress, at least; and the change from Aguinaldo to Luna probably will not materially change the course of events, Gen. Otis plans are not, it is claimed, known in Washington but he knows full well what the task is he has been sent to accomplish, and he knows too, what time is left in which to com plete the task, if that be possible. Two months of active work seems to be ahead but not two months, let us hope, of red handed war and slaughter. There has been enough of such work already.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07

Is their first day in Alabama. They came down through Virginia. passing into Ten. nessee, where they spent a busy week. This week is devoted to Alabama, and t-.e first day is properly given to the states commercial and mining center, which is really Jefferson county, rather than the contracted limits that legally and officially bound Birmingham. They have come to see Greater Birmingham, which is Jeffer- son county. Give them room and every possible attention and courtesy.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
WORLDS LARGEST COAL FIELDS From Tid-Bits

The largest coal field in the world is in the Chinese province of Human. Baron von Rchthofen, who investigated the min eral wealth of China, reported that the whole of the southwestern part of the pro- vince of Human may be called one great coal field, covering in all some 21, 700 square miles. Over a large area of this the coal measures are visible on the surface, and a good proportion of the coal is of excel lent quality. At the present rate of con sumption the world could be supplied with coal from Shansi for 10000 years.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
ALL DEMoCRATs ARE PLEDGED

From the Camden New Era.
 The convention was also charged with the adoption of a platform for the party, and of speaking the voice that shall attune all the campaign cries of the party. A plat form was adopted declaring, for the purifi- cation of the ballot box without disfran- chising white men, for the maintenance of the limit of the tax rate, for the holding of the convention and the submission of the result to the people for ratification. By this platform the democratic party in Ala bama is committed to a new constitution framed by the convention to be elected in July and voted on by the people when finished.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
PASSING OF BERRY WALES wAIsrcoA1

fTOm NeW 1Ork Letter.
 The "horse blanket" waistcoat-that ma!e garment of prodigious thickness and as- founding hues, which has enjoyed an in- applicable popularity for some years-ls go- ing out of fashion. The "horse blanket waistcoat, so-called from its exact resem. blance, in texture and pattern, to that use- full stable adjunct, was first introduced to New York by Evander Berry Wall. Some five years ago that young gentleman was in the full flush of his fame. It iourished amazingly until last year, and people with shaky nerves or doubtful eyesight are not likely to forget the shocks to which they have been subjected at times in hotel cor riders or on the avenue, by waistcoats that chanted barcorolles or spouted orations as their wearers passed along. The vocifer. ous things were worn at matinees, at s o'clock teas and even at weddings.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
THEY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW

From the Evergreen Courant.
 An interested public would like to know just why the Montgomery Journal is op- posing the constitutional convention. It is now the only democratic paper in the state in open opposition to the convention since the state convention met and adopted platform and declared it party measure Perhaps the Journal is opposing the con- Vention because the governor himself is
 agin' it. Better line up, Brother Hood
The age-herald., 1899-04-07

These figures are the figures of 1890. The present population of the British West In- dies may be estimated at about two mill lions. England would gain in area and in population and in eastern possibilities, but America would gain in proximity of terri tory and in ease of benevolent assimilation. All in all it would be a pretty fair ex- change from an American viewpoint; but the long-sighted English people might not like to have the Caribbean sea turned into an American lake, especially when that lake Is to hold one of the entrances of an :nter-oceanic canal. The proposed ex- ,hange will remain a purely speculative uestion until the views of Lord Salisbury and MT. Chamberlain concerning it have
 ecome known. But the speculative stage may precede the diplomatic stage, and it must be conceded that stronger things than the proposed trade have happened in this world. The recent convention between France and England for the partition of African territory was not more probable a year ago than the proposed island bargain between England and the United States is now.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
SENATOR MORGAN,s SUCCESSOR

From the Talladega Mountain Home
 All this talk and newspaper discussion about a dark horse, of a horse of another color, defeating Senator Morgan for the United States senate next year is waste of atmosphere and printers ink. As the case stands, the "Great Alabamian" will suc- ceed himself, or. the people will know why.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07

A full and complete Anglo-American al- lance is improbable, because William Wal dorf Astor would have to move to still an- other country
The age-herald., 1899-04-07
NO PLACE FOR LERR1
the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune
 The King of Siam has decreed that all persons hereafter entering his palace must wear socks. That would appear to deba- the Hon. Jeremiah Simpson from becoming minister at Bangkok.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07

The pessimists are always with us. Carl schurz had his prototypes one hundred years ago. But none of their predictions are ever fulfilled.
The age-herald., 1899-04-07

From the Camden Progress.
 Who are you going to support for gov ernor, Shelley or Stallngs?
The age-herald., 1899-04-07

If we trade the Philippines for the British West Indies all the land would be kept in the family at any rate, even without the consent of the governed