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Evening journal., 1900-05-31

Waltham. Mass, May 31.-The race
meet of the Massachusetts, division Of
the L. A. w. at the Waltham bicycle
track yesterday was marred by a
shocking accident in the second mile
of the four cornered international
motor paced race, the contestants be-
ing Everett B. Ryan of Waltham, Al
bert Champion Of Paris, Archie Nc
Eaehern of Toronto and William p.
Stinson Of Cambridge.
In the first lap of the second mile,
on the turn into the backstretch, the
four pacing machines were stretched
across the track. Champion swerved
into the grass and in avoiding him
Harry e. Miles, 25 years of age, Of
Lynn, and William +. Stafford, "a
years of age, who were riding the
Stinson motor pacing tandem, were
forced up the track and over the bank
Miles struck head first upon an cleo
trio light pole, receiving a fractured
skull The top of his head was crush
ed in, and as he was being removed
to the training quarters his brains ran
out upon the stretcher. He died in a
few minutes. Stafford, who was rid
ing behind Miles, was thrown bodily
through the picket fence, his skull
fractured, his nose broken and his
false teeth forced down his throat. He
died at midnight.
The big motor tandem which they
were riding was thrown over the
fence, upon the crowd which had been
watching the racing. 1t fell upon half
a dozen men and women. Patrick
Shannahan and George HILL both Of
Newton Upper Falls, each had leg
broken and two other men and a wo-
man were rendered unconscious.
The race, which was being run OFF in
exceptionally quick time when the ac-
eident occurred, was won by Archie
McEaohern, with Ryan second aud
Champion third.
Time: 35:40 3-5.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
CHINAMAN DEAD;
PLAGUE FEARED
San Francisco Worries Over
Threatened ScOurgein
Chinatown

San Francisco. May 3i.-The city
board Of health yesterday held an
autopsy on the body OF a Chinaman
found Monday night In a Chinese un-
dertahlng establishment. A member
OF the board stated that the result OF
the autopsy strongly indicated that the
Chinese died of the bubonic plague.
Dr. Shrady. OF New York. assisted In
the autopsy Dr. Kellogg. bacteriolo-
gist OF the board OF health, was asked
II the case was similar 10 the nine al
ready reported. He said;
'No, Il Is not. In fact we have not
yet had two cases alike. and this last
one Is different from any OF the for
mer cases. Il has not yet been veri-
fed, but all indications point to the
conclusion that Il IS another case OF
plague. After the cultures have sufl
flciently developed we will innooulats
a number of animals with the bacillus
ahat IS the only infallible test"
According TO DR.. Williamson, presl
dent OF the board of health. the cor.
don around the outskirts OF China
town may continue for six weeks.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
PRINCETON DEFEATS CORNELL
Coleman Made a Remarkable Pele Vault
EqnaIing Inter.COIIegiate Record

Elmira. N. Y, May 31-Two thou
sand 1--WE hundred people saw Prince
ton win the dual track and field meet
from Cornell az the Maple Avenue
Driving Park yesterday afternoon by
score of 66 10 3S. The most note
worthy event was the pole vault by
A. w. Coleman, of Princeton. He sue
ceeded in clearing the bamboo at a
height Of II feet inches. eQualing the
present intercollegiate record. J. r.
Crogan, Of Princeton. won the SSO-yard
run, one mile run and two mile run
After the two mile run he totally col
lapsed and required medical attend
ance.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
George Higgins, Prominent Young Man of Glasgow,
Lost His Life in the Delaware and CheSa-
peake Canal Yesterday at Buck Bridge
OH
MEMORIAL DAY
Several DruRkS Attended
Judge Balls Reception
This Morning

At Judge Balls regular morning re-
ception in City Court to-day, several
unfortunates who had imbibed too
freely OF the flowing bowl yesterday
We're "doctored" by the court.
Sarah Tucker, a middle-aged white
woman. became hilarious from over
drink near Second and Parrish streets
at 9 o'clock last night and the entire
neighbOrhood was aroused by her dis
orderly actions and vile language. Off
Ger Jonn Long appeared on the scene
and escorted Sarah to the police sta
tion. AS she did not deny the charge
this morning Judge Ball imposed a fine
Of So and costs.
JESSE JONES' SLEEP.
Jesse Jones, colored. an old standby
of the police, was found asleep on the
p. w. & B. railroad tracks at Water
and French streets early this morning
by Officer Sewell Scott. Judge Ball as
sessed Jesse 81 and costs this morning
FELL BY THE WAYSIDE.
William s. Murphy was arrested by
Special Officer John Gordy at the p.
w. & b. railroad station yesterday af-
ternoOn on a charge of being drunk and
begging. William said that he was on
his way home to see his mother, who
lived in Christiana. and whom he had
not seen for three years. He admitted
that he had been drinking, but begged
that the court would excuse him this
time. He was recommitted pending an
investigation of his statement by Cap
tain George Black.
GILPIN MORRIS ARRESTED.
Gilpin Morris, a small colOred boy
was arraigned ON a charge of larceny,
being accused of being implicated in
the robbery of e. c. GOOdley's grocery
store, in Eighth street market, in com
pany with Enoch Grissen and David
Adams, also colored boys. His case was
continued until tomorrow. Morris
gave Officer Harry Pierce a long chase
down Delaware avenue yesterday, and
as the officer expresses it, he can run
like deer.
OTHER CASES HEARD.
For breaking in the gate at Bavarian
Park during a picnic on Tuesday night,
Richard Tierney was fined IS and costs.
May Dorsey, a cOmely looking
woman, was assessed SO and costs for
being drunk yesterday afternoon. Will
liam Dorsey received a similar fine for
being both drunk and disorderly.
Joseph Mckenzie. drunk, was fined 81
and costs.
LAST NIGHTS COURT.
At last nights session of court Harry
Johnson was fined IS and costs for dis
orderly conduct. The case against Har-
vey and Rachael Blackwell. charged
with disorderly conduct. was continued
until Saturday. Walter lnglehart
charged with trespass, was dismissed.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
MORE BONDS STOLEN
Taken From the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Springs Line Yesterday Morning

Twenty-eight copper bonds of the
Wilmington and Brandywine Springs
Railway Company were stolen from
the tracks Of the line between Elsmere
and Lancaster avenue early yesterday
morning
These bonds are fastened to the rails
where the latter join each other, and
assist in the transmission of the cleo
trio current. While without their use
the transmission of the current and
formation of the circuit is not entirely
cut out, yet the power is weakened.
This is the second time that bonds
have been stolen from this line. and
each time they have been taken on the
morning or night before the day heavy
travel was expected. The absence Of
the bonds interfered with the handling
of the immense crowds that went to
Brandywine Springs Park yesterday.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31

StFA III - 4 "A I'D OOANoOh ia l.
public. but it is assumed that the press
advices are correct Most of the Lon
don morning papers, through the cOur-
tesy Of the Daily Mail, print Lord Ross
lyn's dispatch and comment upon It.
treating the war as ended. Some of
the more cautious critics think that
guerrilla warfare Is likely to be car
ried on for some time in various parts
of the conquered territory.
Although the BOer forces are dissolv-
ing, Lord Roberts apparently has not
yet taken any considerable quantities
of artillery arms OF stores. Large
bodies Of Beers must still be some
where in the field
WatervalbOven is 1870 miles due east
OF Pretoria, on the Delagoa Bay rail-
road. 1t should not be confused with
Waterfall, ten miles north Of Pretoria,
where the British prisoners are. Water
valboven is a small place in noun
famous country. The seat Of the Boer
government-what there is left of it.
will probably be Lydenburg, to the
north.
The Lourenzo Marques correspond
ents think the border trouble between
tho Transvaal and Portugal may come
to a head at any moment. Komati
bridge is strongly defended Yester-
day the Portuguese authorities were
preparing to resist a possible engage
ment
BY the release Of the British prison
ers at Waterfall full brigade will be
added TO the army of Lord Roberts. as
there were III officers and 4,1S2 prl-
Yates among them.
A dispatch from Lourenzo MARQUEE.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
IMP An EASY WINNER
In PARKWAY HANDICAP

New York. May 31-A holiday crowd
Of record breaking proportions stood
up and cheored with the widest en-
thusiasm as the great mare Imp gall
loped home In front in the Parkway
handicap, mile and a sixteenth, yes
terday at Gravesend. Kinley Mac was
second and Survivor third. Time.
1.46 4-5. Fully $1,000 people crowded
the grand stand and lawn and even
overfowed into the .nfield, and they
enjoyed a good days sport. in spite OF
the fact that Imp was the only favor
ite 10 win The Parkway handicap
was the feature of the card. II was
run as the fourth race.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
OF WALES HORSE
WINS ENGLISH DERBY

London. Nay sl.-At the second
days racing OF the EPSON summer
meeting yesterday the race for tha
Derby stakes OF 6,000 sovereigns was
won by the Prince OF Wales Diamond
Jubilee. 1l4a enthusiasm Of English
men over the event shows the popu-
larity of the prince. Everywhere he
and the princess were received with
thunders of applause, while the thou
sands Joined in singing God Save the
Queen" The victory is worth $1,000
TO the Prince OF Wales. Diamond
Jubilee has won for him nearly e17.-
600 this season, and the horse has four
great races ahead. three Of them car
rying 10000 each.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
SUITS FOR PARADERS
Young Mems Republican Club BeceiVes
Uniforms

Suits for those who will accompany
the Young Mems Republican Club TO
participate in the National Republican
parade, in Philadelphia, on June is,
arrived yesterday. The uniforms con-
sist of a bronze cap. bronze cape and
white leggins. Each man will carry a
torch. The suits will be given out to-
morrow night.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
Sow wheeIs ror Hose cnrrinre

Members OF the Friendship Fire
Company are having a new set OF
wheels put on their hose carriage. The
wheels will be ball-bearing. OF the
most improved pattern. and are being
constructed by Caleb S. Watson.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
Missed Thcir Destination

On account Of boarding the wrong
trolley ear in Media yesterday the
West End Baseball Club, OF Whining
ton, was taken so far out Of its way
that it could not return to Media in
time for the game.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
HELD FOR FURTHER HEARING
Case Of Mrs. Sherman Comes Up Again
on NatnrdaV

Mrs Harriet A. Sherman. Of New
York, charged with obtaining $500 by
false pretenses from Miss Sarah j. lie
Carpenter, of Rockiand. was held for a
further hearing on Saturday at 4
o'clock by Magistrate John A. Kelley
yesterday afternoon
Miss lie Carpenter is represented by
Lilburne Chandler. while Mrs. Sher-
man conducted her own case and de-
MED any illegal transactions.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
Plnmhers Mn plcnic

Employees OF the plumbing depart
ment Of the Harlan and Hollingsworth
Company will picnic in Carney's woods
near Rockland on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
CIose or sewing EahIbit

From 10 o'clock this afternoon
the final exhibit of sewing of grammar
school pupils will take place in Wash
ington street school. No. "a.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
State Board Of Health Meets

Routine business was transacted at q
special meeting of the State Board Of
Health, in this city. to-day.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
Not a Shot Was Fired by
Beaten BurgherS
BRITONS OFFICIALLY RECEIVED
Remnant Of BOer Government May ES-
tabliSh Itself at Lyndenburg.
Kruger is at WatervaIbOVen

London, May 31.-Advices received
here to-day confirm the rumors that
the British have captured Pretoria.
and that the British flag floats over the
Transvaal capital
The war practically is over, and the
terms Of peace only remain to be agreed
upon.
Great Britain viii annex all conquer
ed territory.
London. May Yesterday at noon
the British were only about two hours
march from Pretoria. and the Boer
military forces had abandoned the
city. This intelligence comes from tho
Reuter- agent at the Transyaal capi-
tai and from the Earl OF Rosslyn, in
a press dispatch The two messages
left about the same time.
The Earl of Rosslyn was a prisoner
at Pretoria, but, as a civilian. appears
TO have been released. His dispatch,
dated Pretoria, May 80. 11:40 a. NJ,
is as follows;
AANAoiih Will ht ottulltu IN ABOUT
two hours, without resistance The
president has goneato yVntervalboven.
burgomaster De Souza IS authorized
TO receive the British He, with an
influential committee Of cieizens, in
cluding Chief Justice Gregorowski, has
been appointed to preserve life and
property during the interregnum.
Everything is quiet, but crowds arc
waiting expectantly. in Church square,
the arrival of the British. Fearing a
pcrsible disturbance and bloodshed
among the prisoners Of war at Water
val United States Consul Hay and
Leigh Wood insisted upon 20 officers
being liberated on parole to 20 to the
men. Their action cannot be too high
ly praised"
AT 2 o'clock this morning the war
ofice had received no news from Lord
Roberts which the officials would make
Evening journal., 1900-05-31

You Can't Miss Them
American Minstrels, Shellpot Park,
June 7 and 3.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31
Remington Team Defeated

Remington machine shops baseball
team was defeated by the Riverview A.
A. team. on Riverview grounds, yester-
day. The score was % TO Z.
Evening journal., 1900-05-31

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Three Columbia Chainless
Bicycles given away to school
girls. Read the plan on the
sixth page.
Sharp County record., 1900-05-25
STARVING INDIA.

The reports from India
are to the effect that the
famine district now com.
prises within it a population
of IS, 500, 900, or 4 fourth
more than are in the United
States, and that nearly all of
them are slowly starving.
In addition to the starvation,
cholera and the bubonic
plague are both at work kill.
ing the people by the thous.
ands. The scene is too hor.
rible to contemplate with
composure. While this one
Of the British possessions is
thus afflicted, British soldiers
are engaged in the subsection
of another people in South
Africa, and at the same time
reports come of an unusually
gay season in London, and
dwell particularly on the hi.
larity of the future king of
England. Exchange.
Sharp County record., 1900-05-25

General Grosvenor has re.
sumed his old rule as a polit.
ical prophet by giving Nc.
klnley a majority of thirty
six votes in the electoral col.
lege. This is a reduction of
eleven votes from the ma.
jerity of four years ago. An
old stager like Grosyenor
ought to know that this isn't
the way to begin the brag.
ging. The rule is to start
out by claiming the earth,
coming down to the cold facts
subsequently. : Boston Her.
ala. ,.t
Sharp County record., 1900-05-25
A POPULAR DELUSION.

We have been so long &C.
custOmcd to boast that in this
land of liberty one man is as
good as another; that before
the law neither wealth nor
influence, but only manhood
is considered; that we are
10th to surrender the pleas.
ant fiction. When this coun.
try was poor and public vir.
tue was her recognized stat.
us, there was some ground
for the tlattering JUNCTION.
Now no boast could be more
absurd. Before the courts,
legislatures and congress, the
man of wealth and influence
gains his suit, is acquitted on
a technically, or secures the
passage of his bill" while
the poor man pays the cost,
goes to the penltentiary, and
is ignored by all Legislative
bodies from the National
Congress down to the mean.
est municipal council. The
musical clink of golden coin,
or the stress of political
pull actuates the wheels
of Justice and legislation.
Nowhere is the invidlous dis
tinction more manifest than
in our national pension legis.
latior. A crippled soldier,
tor instance, who risked his
life for years at $3.50 a
month, carries the scars of
battle and needs help, re-
ceives a pension from a CRATE
full nation of $40 per month,
while the colonel, who re.
ce;ved $3.50 per month, is well
provided with the comforts
of life and needs no help,
gets a pension of $50 per.
month. In civil service, off.
GERS who have been we'll paiG
for years, are pensioned at
the equivalent of a liberal
salary, while the laborer who
has served the country with
equal fidelity, with honest
toll, at a rate of pay that
prohibits any provision for
old age, is set adrift with
never a dollar as soon as his
strength and efficiency fails.
Farm and Ranch.
Sharp County record., 1900-05-25

The activity of Mt. Vest.
vius is becoming more form.
liable, and the observatory
officials announce that the
seismic instruments are ex.
tremely agitated. A thick
column of smoke is rising
from the crater, and the
earth shocks are violent.
Sharp County record., 1900-05-25

us NlstoIy'O1 the past. ""H
An act was past by the last
General Assembly and approved
by the Governor onnthe Sth' day
of May 1899, which provides that
the people in each county in the
state at the general elections in
September may vote tax not to
exceed 3 mills on 1.-THE dollar for
the purpose Of building roads
and bridges. This means that at
our coming Septembec election
the different counties of the state
are to vote on the adoption or
rejection of this act. "'
The following are some of the
most important provisions Of the
law: 1. That the county court
together with a majority Of the
justices of the peace in each
county in this state, when a ma
jority of the electors Of such
county shall have voted a public
road tax at the general election,
LEVY the same on all the taxable
property of the county. 2.rThat
the county court and a majority
Of the Justices of the peace lshall
at the time of making the levy
appoint and employ s-road COM
missioner for the county. 8. That
the said road commissioner shall
not receive more than So per day
for his services. 4. That the
county court and justices of the
peace shall divide the county in
to road districts. 5. That the
said commissioner shall give
bond in the sum of $500 for the
faithful performances of his
duties as such commissioner.
6. The county court has the
power to open new roads, make
necessary changes and to classify
the roads into first and second
class. 7. In addition to the tax
levied all persons between the
ages of q and As years are re-
quired to work on the public
roads days in each year. 8. If
the parties warned do not wish to
work they may pay to the over.
seer Is cents for each day they
are required to work. 8. Each
taxpayer is allowed to work out
his tax on the roads at the rate of
IS cents per day, and the road
overseer shall give such party a
receipt showing the time worked
which receipt shall be received
by the tax collector in payment
of the road taxes of said person.
10. All public roads running
most centrally through the county
and most used by the public shall
be designated as first.class roads
and all other public roads as
second class. II. The commits
sioner is required, under the di.
rection of the county court, to
examine all the first class roads
and bridges in the county, give
estimates of the W ork to b. done,
repairs or changes to be made,
and cost Of the same. They shall
also make a report at the October
term Of the county court of all the
work done on roads and bridges
of the county. u. The county
court shall appoint and employ
one road overseer for each road
district in the county who shall
receive for his services q sum not
to exceed $3.50 per day. 10 The
overseer is required to give q
bond in the sum of 5000 for the
faithful performance Of his duty
IA. The overseers Of their dis.
tricts shall not employ or worl,
more than u hands at any one
time on his road unless SO ordered
by the county court and roat
commissioner. Is. II is tn,
duty of the overseer to cause al
public roads and bridges in hi,
district to be kept in good repair
Sharp County record., 1900-05-25
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GOOD ROADS DEPARTMENT.
BY u. II. WILKERSON.
A ROAD TAX,

personal experience that our
present road system is a failure !;
that they are annually growing
worse instead !, of better, 'and,
since roads are an absolute nee
icessity and their'improvement an
imperative demand, and, since,
too, this reatlrespcnsibiiity is to
he met by the people, we will now
consider other methods which
have been tried in other states,
in order that We may reach a
proper judgement to guide US
intelligently when called on to
vote upon this questions. .
Since gratuitous labor has
proved a failure there must be
other means adopted to procure
labor. 1t requires money to build
roads. Just how to get this is
the all important question. In
some sections a road tax has
been voted by the people for this
purpose; others have ! issued
bonds. For the present we will
consider that phase ofour subject
by which a road tax is levied and
collected. | take it that the
readers of the RECORD are in
earnest on this subject and will
gladly profit by the experience of
Others. Many states have within
the past 10 years changed from
the Egratuitous labor system to
that of a money tax, viz: Nilsson.
ri, Louisiana, New Jersey, Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina,
Indiana, New York and others
now have a road tax. In all
these states both sytems, labor
and money tax, have been tried.
Following are a few communica-
tons from citizens Of New York
state who have seen both systems
thoroughly tested. These COM
munications are taken from data
published by the Good Road De-
partment of the Department of
Agriculture, in answer to inquir-
les sent out seeking information
on this subject. &c q
Chas. Mcdonald of Westchester
county, N. ", istatess that they
changed, their system Of several
years ago, from d labor to the
money, tax system, and that it
has proved to be decidedly the
best.
Charles Kelley of Washington,
Derctches county, N. Y, writes
that the roads arc much i'm
proved in every way under the
money system and give salts
faction.
Phillip Pearsell of Huntington,
Suffolk county, N. Y, states that
the money tax system is much
better than the old way Of labor
tax.
John E. Sells of Walton, Della.
ware county, New York, states
that the money system Of working
the roads is generally conceded
to be great Improvement over
the old way.
E. L. King Of Smyrna, Che
mango county, New York, says
that under the money system
they have much better roads.
It is useless fer US to add
further statements as to the great
difference between the labor and
money tax system for road build.
ing, We have only to make q
casual investigation Of the matter
to find that all the good public
roads which have been built, al
the splendid throoughfares ant
beautiful streets in all tie cite.
OF this country as we'll as Europe
have been'built by a tax leviet
and collected in money off Of al
the property both real and per
sonal within the road district
county state or municipal cor,
Sharp County record., 1900-05-25

Arrangements are being
made to establish a bank at
Green Forest,