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Yiuuinia Female Institute.

The closing exercises of this schoO
for young ladies took place on Tues
day morning in the auditorium OF thu
school, and a large and appreciativ'
audience Assem- bled to witness the ex
ercises. At the conclusion of an en-
j>yable program Rev. R. G. Jett de-
liyered the prizes and medals to The
following young ladies:
Prizes-Miss Lucy Latane Baylor,
excellence in composition; Miss Frances
Jordan, greatest improvement in paint
ing; Miss Nellie Berry, greatest i'm
provement in drawing; Miss Nellie
Greer, greatest Improvement in pen.
manship; Miss Effie Butcher, greatest
improvement in calIsthenics; Miss
Mary Chambers, excellence in scholar
ship; Miss Mary Todd, greatest i'm
proyement in primary school; Miss
Mary Merrill, faithful work in vocal
music; Miss Fife Bucher, greatest i'm
provement in gymnastics; Miss OPP
bella Mcguire, greatest improvement
in elOcution.
Medals-Collegiate, Miss Carrie Con-
way; academic. Miss Halle Henkel;
primary, Miss Matte Taylor; music,
Miss Margaret Goodwin; gymnastics,
Miss Mamie COwardin.
Miss Blanche Palmer was the only
graduate in music.
The diploma Of the Institute was
presented by Maj. 7. g. Elder to Miss
Blanche Palmer
With the closing exercises the fifty
sixth session of this noted institute
ended. 1t was the first session under
the principalship of Miss Maria Pendfe-
ton Duval, and was one of the most
successful in the history of the school.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-15
Odd Fellow Offices.

On Monday night Lewiston Lodge
No. 1856, 1. o. 0. F. elected the follow
ing officers: r. A. Fauver, noble grand
Frank Smith, vice grand; Prof. B. F.
Humphreys, secretary; J. H. Doom,
treasurer, and ]. Booker Smith, chap
lain.
On Tuesday night Fidelity Lodge
No. ITO, elected its officers as follows
w. H. Asst, noble grand; Hugh a
Kerr, vice grand; w. A. Pratt, secre
tary; d. A. Butcher, treasurer, and J
w. Lovegrove. chaplain.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-15
Board Meeting.

The Board of Visitors of the Virgin
ia School for the Deaf and the Blind
held meeting at the Institution Tues
day morning and elected Mr.. F. M.
McGruder. president, and Messrs. b.
F. Hughes, G. W. Kinsey and Presi-
dent McGruder, from the executive
committee.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-15
Married in Baltimore.

Miss Carrie Opie, daughter of DR..
Thos. Opie, of Baltimore, was married
on Thursday to Mr.. Chas. r. Duvall,
at Mt. Calvary church. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Robert Payne.
The bride is we'll known here, where
she has often visited the home of her
uncle, Senator John N. Opie.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-15
Special Cnt in Prices.

At the Murray Carbon Studio for
the month of June only, we will fur
nish to all patrons our regular work ut
greatly reduced prices. Investigate
before going elsewhere. June 10 At
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-15

TOOWNERS OF MINERAL LANDS.-As
skilled and experienced chemist,
offer my services to those who have valua-
BILE lands containing ores or deposits. An
alysls and report thereon will be made to
any one desiring such services. Charges
reasonable. Laboratories at Victoria Fur
mace. o. NJ. STULL. Chemist,
may 2mx Goshen, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-15
AN ID

WinnerOf the four great traction engine
contests at the World IS Fair, Chicago. Also
the pulling contest at the Staunton Carnival
Our Brown Wagons have just arrived, the
finest in town don't buy till you see them,
They Outlast all others. Brown walking and
riding Cultivators lead III others, the finest
line ever offered ON this market.
We are still saving the farmers money on
plows and all kinds ofrepairs. A full line of
repairs to fit all plows sold in the county and
every piece guaranteed.
Don't buy corn planter till you haveseen
the wonderful"Black Hawk, the only ac-
curate dropper and check rover sold.
Our Saw. Plane, Lath and Shingle Mills
are the cheapest and best. Mccormick Bind
ers, Mowers and Rakes still to the 'front.' See
ad. on our Stump Fuller. Highest prices
paid for old castings. few extra wagon
beds will sell cheap. Call and see us.
dan26ly KENNEDY & CRAWFORD,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-15
Refrigerators, Ranges, &C.

FIT. WARE has on hand line of first
class Refrigerators; also keeps the Great
Majestic Steel Range, the best range made.
Cook Stoves and Furniture of every deg
criptiOn, at low prices. Jun l I'm
The sun., 1900-05-02
NOT HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

Every Evening is growing because
people do not generally appreciate" the
euormity OF the evil it alleges to have
exposed relative to the commitment ices
and feed bills allowed for dodgers at New
Castle Jail. For the third or fourth time
it is telling the story, and reiterating its
opinion about the law in the case. AS
usual, however, it is long on opinion and
short on law. The lawyers in this case
have not claimed, as Every Evening
does, that there ia no law for the COM
mitment or feeding OF these dodgers, but
agree that the law under which it is
done is bad one and ought to be re-
peaed. The facts are against Every
Evening on the law. There is law for
what Mayor Boyd and Sheriff Taylor
did;-if no other. the law that long Gus.
tom makes-Mayor Boyd's bill was pared
down because in making all these COM
mitments he had not complied with the
law. How cou'd such thing be done
if there was no law for doing it?
The fact is Every Evening ia disap-
pointed. 1t tries to console itself for the
failure of its expose in spectacular
scene. The people haven't cursed the
Levy Court, and praised Every Evening
as it imagines they should. Therefore it
resolves:
They are Indifferent, if not calous.
They do not seem to realize how they
have been robhed,
The fact is the people do not take
Every Evening seriously enough to get
. excited over what it says, and that is
what it is mad about.
The sun., 1900-05-02
THAT JUNE MADNESS.

Exit boilers from the Health Depart
ment. The Anti-Addicksites are weep
ing over the effects of the blunder they
made in the city election of June last.
They were 80 sure that there was not
Union Republicans enough in the city to
demand respect and consideration in the
make up of the city ticket, that they
undertook to gobble up everything in
sight They thought they knew it all,
had all the Union Republicans counted
and the election returns made up. Were
going to get all the offices, and make the
Uaion Republicans sick and ridiculous
by showing what small crowd they
were. This scheme failed. The sick men
were all in the other camp, and good
many OF them haven't got we'll yet
Whenever a Democrat slips into a petty
city office as the result OF that Anti-Ad.
dcis madness OF June last, there is re-
n4NaI oil the means and groans and
gnashinE Of teeth in the Anti-Addicksite
camp. The next tima-we!l there vii
not be any Anti Aidicks Republicans
next tine.
The sun., 1900-05-02
DELAWARE DIVISION


For New Castle, 8.13, a. m.; 2.35. 4.27
and 6.5S p. m., week days.
For Lewes, S.l3 a. m. 4.27 D. M. week
days.
For Dover, Harrington and Delmar
o.l3, .04 a. M; 4.27, 6.5S and l2.lI
m. Sundays, 1911 p. m.
For Wyoming and way stations, 2.35
p. M, week days.
Express for Cape Charles, Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk, 11.O4 a. m. week
days, and 12. ii night, daily.
TRAINS LEAVE BROAD STREET STA.
TION, PHILADELPHIA.
FOR THE WEST.
$50 a. m. daily, Pittsburg, Chicago, Gin.
cinnati, Louisville and st. Louis.
Dining Carr
1925 a. M, daily for Pittsburg and Chi.
cago. (No coaches to Pittsburg. \ Linn.
tied to two Buffet Parlor Cars.
1920 p. m. daily, Limited" Pittshuro.
Chicago, Cleveland Toledo, Cincin.
matt, Louisville and 81. Louis. (Dip.
ing Carr
1925 P. m. daily, Pittsburg, and Clevs.
4.30 p. m. daily, Pittsburg, Chicago
Nashville (via Cfncinnati). indianano,
~ ~~ ~ tfouios kDluluR Odr.
$50 p. M, daily, Pittsburg and Chicago.
Tor Toledo, except Saturday.
lU;S5 P. m. daily, Plttsburg, Cincinnati.
Louisville, Cleveland and st. Louis.
ll.2o p. m. daily, Pittsburg and Chicago;
aaliy Tor Knoxville, via Shenandoah
valley Route; for Cleveland, except
~ Congressional Limited Express.
All Vestibule Parlor Cars and Dining
Gar; No extra fare other than the usual
Pullman charge. ' N''''
~ Limited Express, vestibule Parlor
Cars, Vestibule Passenger Coaches and
Dining Car. No extra fare. N
Ihe Wilmington Transfer Company
VIII call for and check baggage from
For further information, passengers
are referred to the ticket agent at The
station. VIC
). B. HUTCHINSON, J.R. WOOD,
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent
The sun., 1900-05-02
DEADLY FOREST FIRES.
Finmes Threaten Towns In Wiscon-
sin and Michigan,

Marinettc, Wis, May Forrest fires
in northern Michigan and Wisconsin
have destroyed one village. and several
other towns are threatened. The dry
timber is easy prey to the flames, which
the high wind has spread over a wide
area.
AmeS, the town entirely wiped ont.
had Il population of 200 There were n
store, cedar yard, station and IL or 20
houses.
Along the right of way of the St poul
railway north of Ellis Junction tbe tirns
are still raging A passenger troin IN
the Wisconsin and Michigan road which
left Fisher, Mich. Sunday morning has
not been heard from since and il some.
where in the burned district. The wires
are all down north of Fisher.
Forest fires are said to BE- burning oll
along the 500 road to Minneapols rbe
property and timber destroyed already
VIII probably mean loss of over S1OO
600. FAoo'
A dispatch from East Tawss. Mich
says that forest fires are running throucb
timber lands and cedar swamps in tbat
locality.
Forest fires are raging in the vicinity
OF Wausaukee, Wis, and the property Of
farmers near that town is in DANGER
Several men were sent to CedaryilIe
about four miles north of here, to fieht
the ire. The wagon road between there
and Amberg is impossible.
The sun., 1900-05-02
JOHN LEDYARD.

THE following resolution was adopted
by the Union Republican State Conven-
tion. at Dover, April 5, 1900
"Thereiore, be it resolved by the
Union Republican party OF Delaware, IN
State Convention assembled, that the
Union Republican State Central Com
mttee of Delaware is hereby directed,
authorized and empowered to use all fair
and honorable means to secure for the
Republican electors OF Delaware, irras-
pective OF past differences, one set OF can
didates for ali offices to fill which the
general election of A. D. 1900, is to be
held in Delaware, but said committee
shall have no power to agree to any plan
or policy, in securing such candidates, by
which any elector, Union or Regular, So
called of the State shall be deprived or
excluded from the right OF laboriDg to
defeat the Democratic party, or deprived
of receiving any of the honors Of place or
office result;ns from such defeat
The sun., 1900-05-02
RAILROADS.

PHILADELPHIA, week dave tso,
$40, *7o5, 7.8O, 1925, .9.sS, syS' +19 1o'G %
11.08 a. M; *12.19, 1884 3S An tV'9S ~ S2
1918, (all Pullman cars, @ 6S1 y IN
*lO.52 p. m. Sundays, s5.01. IA az
1879, l1.12, *11.35 a. M: #2 "a 9'o1 9o61
400, s5;l9 (all Pullman cara = S'SU' an
T.44, *l0.52 p. m. ' o'oo,
CHESTER, week days, s. 80, NJ. .O5 ? %
1925, 1899, *10.52, i1.OS a. M ,ooi 10 9'9V 9V
800, $50, #7.44, *1O.52 n. m s,o1' s,,a'
days, 7.30, $50, 1889, Ii. .12. Iii az Gun.
*2.34, 800, $50, *7.44, *105s a a. H.;
ATLANTIC CITY, week days. Tx III,
M; 1918, 2.34, 400 p. m. SunSavs
7.30 a. M; 400 p. m. uays'
Cape May, Ocean CITY and Son Tai.
City, week days, 7.05 a. m. 2.34 n Ana' 81
Sundays, 7.30 a. m. r ni'
BALTIMORE AND WASHINf.ToN
week days, *4.18, 200, 1904, sim y
M; t12.56, *2.09, 3.19, *3. 40. I'd. n * 90 20
all Pullman cars), 1904, sell n n0
Sundays, *4.1S, *8.04 a. m: Mo 5e 10 na na'
zig, *4.57, $3.50 (all Pullman cars9' ae9'
*8.04, *9.11 p. m. oa'sl'
BALTIMORE AND WAY STATIONS
zoo 2. M; daily except Sunday, 3.l9 D.
- NEWARK, u v, 4 week days, *4.1s, zoo.
1872, f9.11, p. m. Sundays, "a X 4eni
a. M; *12.56, 9,*4.57, 1852 *gii n 0Uf ~
PlTTSBURG, week DAYS, vs. O4 = y, ~.
*4.57, $3.50 (all Pullman carsl. x31l i M ~
M, Sundays, *S.04 a. M; VI 57 x5 5o
(all Pullman cars), *9. IL D. M.
CHICAGO, daily, 1904 a. M; AK
CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS. 4So4
9. M; *l2.56 and *9. n. m. daiiv 80
TOLEDO AND DETROIT *9 OF Il y -
aalIy to Toledo and daily except SUNDAY
sINGERLY ACCOMMODATION
we %ee5 Gays, go a: M; 3.19, 1872 p. m.
LANDENBERG ACC0MMonAr1ox (;
"eek + uays'4;oI al, m. Sundays, $50 p. m.
81 La y 4 MARKET STREET STATION
BTAALITI,IIMAoRE, T II,IAI week days, 2.55, D. m.
= LAaNspLENBERG, week days, 9.55 a.
m'; N E,o2, o.l0 p. m. Sundays, 9.55, a.
LEAVE FAVE PHILADELPHIA FOR Will.
aMiaaNoGION, NJ w week days, 1885, $50, $3.50.
70 agzo' ~ !i,oU ~ a. m; *l2.20, *1.37, 2.l5,
.S:ol' A;2O, 4.S0, *5.07 (all Pullman
cars1, .5.oo, $50, *7.30, 1875, al IS D.
H1o ID: sundays, gu f3.35, *7.30, 1l.0O a. M:
slT;20, ,f'l.S7, 2.15, 1920, 4.3O, s5.O7
q az ao fuilman cars), go, *7.3O, 1886,
Delmaiyia TelerltLs is3.
"a.es au s1 western p1ints Low tlan
+. D. UNDERWOOD o.B.ML TIN
,-eo Manager. Ben. If Pass. rrafio
The sun., 1900-05-02

men aud boys, also, who go about cut
ting and hacking at trees. in what ap-
pears TO lie Nanton delight in wound
ing and destroying plants, flow
ers and trees. Some means ought
to be found to punish these fools
and prevent their destructive work.
The Street and Sewer Directors ought
to protect the trees. We suggest that
an ordinance forbidding the hitching
of horses to trees, along the streets,
would be in order. 1t ought also be
lawful for any one to move horses or
teams when the horses are attacking
tree, and it ought to be the duty OF
policemen to move such teams so AS to
protect the trees. Any one who will
take the trouble to examine the crooked,
dying and dead trees along the streets
will find that nearly all of them have
been injured on the gutter or street
side. They need protection on that
side.
Protect the trees.
The sun., 1900-05-02
An nMlcinI stntcment.

Washington. May /. The statc depart.
mcni aHtlori1ts hc declaration lhdt it
AaS never recognized auy indiii,lnal III
connection with the proposed acquisition
hy III tritHl States nf The Islands Of
The Danish NcSt Indies: that il has no
knowledge that any private person has
over intcrposrd in the negotiations on that
subject, and finally thai the negotiations
have never bccn influenced. directly or
indirectly, by unofficial persons. This
statement is called forth by the pubic;l.
tion of the details of what is represented
TO br an attempt on the part of persons
connected with the Standard Oil com
pany TO force the Danish government
to pay them n commission ON the sale
of the islands to the United States gov.
ernmCnt.
The sun., 1900-05-02
New Trial For Litbu,pi,n.

Pottsvilc, Pa, May 1.-The long de-
layed decision of the court relative to a
new trial for the seven I.ithuanians. An
drew Coras, John, Anthony md Peter
Stenkavage, Anthony Machulis. Mike
Borzoski and Joseph Schushenslii, who
were found guilty in November 1899, of
the murder of Joseph Rutowski at Will
liam Penn. has resulted in an order for
a new trial, which will be held at the
May term of criminal court, commenc.
ing next week. Rutowski's death, it is
claimed, was decided upon by the "Zu.
kos society. secret organization Of
which the convicted were members.
The sun., 1900-05-02
PROTECT THE TREES.

The trees that adorn the streets of this
city were never more beautiful in their
early foliage than now. One hardly
looks at them when the full foliage over
shadows their limbs and stems, or when
stark and bare they show the blight of
frost and the chill of winter. But now
the whole tree attracts attention. The
SCARED and unshapely trunks in strik..
ing and ugly contrast with the beauty
and brightness of spring blossoms. These
scars are the result of abuse of the trees,
almost invariably the result of wounds
inflicted by horses tnat have been
hi,ched to, or near enough to the tree to
bite and bark it. Every such wound
makes scar and deformity,. and short-
eas the life of the tree. There are fot
The sun., 1900-05-02
DERE3T IN TURKEY.
scnsntion Caused ~ i'e Disnppcnr-
aTce Of lsma.i Iic.su1 fsry.

Sensation Caused n t'.e Disnppcnr-
aHce Or lsmaii Escmn1 Bay.
Cunsiautinorlo, Auy -ismuil Kcmal
hey' wen known TOR li~ fIirullincss Tor
'dcat l;rituin, who was retr4tly appoint
ed vu'i Of Ifplli Nhi,h appointment
~ tAntamout tu rNilp. HAS, nystelipllsly
disappeared. lie embarked with the
German Colnuc Won i.p l4iSrh who is
also going to r!ipol for the purpose of
leor%"niling Tho military defensive works
there, on board the dispatch boat Fuad.
Ihc captain or the vessel not having
received imperial ant n-ization to sail,
lsmnil Kcnal Bay ANA Colonel Won Rued-
gisrh landed during the evening.
subsequently the newly appointed vail
disappeared, and no one knows his pres.
cnt whereabouts. 1t is believed that he
had been planning to escape abroad with
his three sons.
Ihc affair has produced a great sensa.
tion at the Yildiz kiosk, because the
flight of lsmail is hardly less important
than that of Alahmoud pasha, the sui.
tans brother-in-law, who disappeared
from Constantinoplc on Dee. II last. and
1t is considered another symptom of the
state of affairs in Turkey
A circular issued by the porte relative
to increasing the customs duties states
that the raising of the duties TO IL per
cent is more in the nature of project
than Of decision, it inviting the EN-.
bassies to acquesce. The circular main.
tains that provisional measure is rem.
dered necessary by the exigencies of the
financial situation and requests the EN-.
bassies to appoint delegates to conclude
new treaties.
An trade has been issued prohibiting
the importation of all electrical appa.
ratus, including bells.
The sun., 1900-05-02
RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
PHILADELPHIA WILMINGTON AND
BALTIMORE R. R.


PHILADELPHIA WILMINGTON AND
BALTIMORE R. R.
Schedule in effect January 16, 1900.
Trains leave Wilmington as follows:
For Philadelphia (express), 1.57, 3.02,
4.20, $50, 7.42, 7.50, $50 8.55, 9.35,
9.e5, 1903, 1852, 11.25, 11.32, 1l.45 ai
M; 216, 1.37, 800, 3.lI, 4.58, 5.O4,
6.W, S30, 6.57, 1928, 9.O6, and 9.16
p. Z.
Accommodation e.10, 7.1O, s.14, 11.O3
a. M; 1890, 2.32, 400, 5.26 and 1913
p. m.
For Chester (express>. 1.57, 4.2O, $50,
7.42, 7.50, $50, S.55, 1913, 11.25, 11.32,
ll.45 q; M; 1.37, 800, 4.5S, 6.07, 6.57
and 9.06 p. m.
Accommodation, $40, 7.10, s.14, 11.o3
a. M; 1890, 2.S2, 400. 5.26, 6. 80 and
l0.43 p. m.
For New York Through expressly, 1.57,
3.O2, 9.S5 Dining CARY, 9.55, 1852, Il. .45
q. M; Sl2.16 Dining Carr l.37 Dining
Carr, 3.11, 6.07, 1920 Dining Car), 7.23
and 9.l6 p. m., connecting via Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia, 4.20, 6.3O,
7.10, $50, $50, 1908 1852 a. M: IL. 80,
l.S7, 2.32, 3.l1, 4.5S, 5.04, 6.07, 7.23, 9.16
anu lU.fo ID. III,
For Boston without change, 1912 a.
m. and 1928 p. m.
For Newark Center and intermediate
stations, 7.37 a. m. and 6.36 p. IN.
Baltimore and Washington, 4.S5, 500,
$40 1913, and HOO a. M; 1905, IL. 10,
SL15, l.50, $50, 5.23, 1910, 6.46, 7.O3,
1856, s. IL p. M, and Los night.
Baltimore and intermediate stations,
y Rp a d2 X kT N ,,..l4
Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street, for
Wilmington (express), $50, 7.20, 7.25,
1892, 1920, 11.23 l1.33 a. M; Sl2. 36,
Lib, 1.52, 3.12, 3.46, 4.01, 4.4l, sos, 5.34,
$50, 6.05, $40, 6.55, ISL, ll.16, ll.2t
p. m., and 1920 night.
Accommodation, 6.34, 7.3O, 9.I2, 1926
a. M; 1.23, 3.17, 4.04, 4.44, 5.4l, 6.27,
S.3S. 1920 and 11.38 D. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Philadelphia (express), 1.57, 3.O2,
4.20, 8.55, 9.35, 9.55, 1852, Ill a. M, |;
l.S7, 800, 4.5S, 6.07, 1928, 9.O6, and g.
p. n.
Accommodation, 7.1O, 1926 a. M. 1914
zoo. 400, 5.26, 1928 and 10.43 p. m.
For Chester (express), 1.57, 4.2O, s.55,
lao q: M; l.S7, 800, 4.5s, 6.o7,
| anu o'oo y. III.
200, 400, 5.26, z. 2S, and 10. 43 D. m.
For New York, (through expressly
1.57, 3.02, 9.35 n ming Car5, s.55,lO.52,
ll.45, q. M; 1877 Dining Car), 800,
e.o7, f6.2o, Dining Carr, 7.23, 9.l6 p.
M, connecting via Broad Street Station
Philadelphia, 400, 7.10, 1926 a. M: I.37.
800, 4;oO, 4.5s, 6.o7, 1928 and 10. 43 p. m.
For Boston, without change, 7.23 D. m.
Baltimore and Washington, 4.35, 500,
lo.lS a, M; 1905, 1918, i.5O, $50, 5.23'
night. o'
Baltimore and intermediate stations
5.57 p. M, 1900 night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street Sta.
ti9n' on, for Wilmington Z M (express), $50,
1.2o LIB / .3S, a. m; LIS 3.12, AL,
p. M, and 1920 night.
Accommodation, S.35, g. 10, ,10.35 a. m. {;
1880, 2.S2, 6.l3, S.35, and 1920 p. m.
The sun., 1900-05-02
pHILADELPHIA's LABOR PARADE.
Protect the trees!

I1lLA lila . LA DUN lAhADE. |
The labor demonstration made in the |
streets of Philadelphia on Monday even
ing was silnificant and imposing civic
function. Twenty-Five thousand men
in marching line and one hundred thou
sand men, women and children watch
ing them from the sidewalks and cheer
ing them enthusiastically made func-
tion significant of great truths, and OF
great power. The men in line and the
men and women who watched the pa
rade from the side walks were the people
Of that city. They were the people VINO
make its government, who pay its taxes,
who earn the money that makes it one
of the wealthiest cities of the United
States-they were the people from
whom, under the American system of
government, consent must be asked for
the establishment of any government,
and behind these who were yisibly in
evidence on Monday night were more
than a million more people who in
thought, opinion and sentiment agree
with the men, who paraded, in their de-
mand for shorter day and for more
pay. In no other cause would this man
Hesitation of power go unheeded; what
these men represented would in any
other cause be accepted as truth, and
their demands be recognized as reason
able and in accord with public interests;
such an exhibition of power, in any other
domain OF human interest would have
elected at least discussion of the right
or wrong OF the demand to follow the pa
rade. But singular as it may seem the
newspapers, nowadays, have given M
abstract discussion of labor is
g, sues. This is significant. Either
the newspapers have no arguments
against labor's proposition that capital
: can offord to pay more wages for shorter
: days, or they are afraid to oppose the
great power resident in the more than q
! million Of working people in tile city Of
: Philadelphia. In either case labor has
:, the advantage, and can congratulate it.
sell upon having won a great victory.
When once the righteousness OF a cause
, is admitted It's success is asaued; and
. when lis old time opponents who do not
u admit its ghteousAcss are 50 lar de.
!. lea;ed as to fear to voice opposition, the
bait e SEEMS almost won.
The strike Of which the parade was the
beginning will doubtless win what the
wOrkmen demand. In this the fight be.
gun more than twenty years ago will
c have been won, and in the chief indus
{ trial city Of the Union the principle o.
= long pay, for the short day, will be prac
" tically recognized. That has been the
: point at issue in the fight for a short day
Z Employers have been willing to adopt
. the short day, but wanted labor to lose
y the time lost in the adoption Of
: the short day. This labor could not do
+ Primarily the fight had two objects
:. First, it was for an increase of pay. Sec
= ond, to reduce the amount of labor avail
70 able and thus increase first the demand
for it and afterward its value. lBoth o
, these points have,now been won. Tlt
y news indicates that the strike will soor
: be off and that the men will win botl
a short day and higher wage.
= Hurrah! let the band play.
The sun., 1900-05-02
Need More Water.

At the meeting of the Water Commits
siouers yesterday afternoon. j. H. Lewis,
representing the Diamond Steel Com
pany, asked for additional water supply
for the new plant in the shape OF four
inch pipe, which will likely be laid 10
the plant from Lobdell street. J. NJ.
Harvey, druggist, asked for specisl
rate for water for his distilling plant.
The payroll of SS3l.32 was passed. The
balance in bank $S9, 1920. Registrar
Grohe collected $l2, 2,627.50 during April.