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Evening journal., 1900-08-31
Old and Ynunr Dan RnIl

Altar boys OF ST. Peters Pro-Cathe-
dral and the "Old Men OF the parish
will play a match game OF baseball on
the grounds Of St Josephs Home on
Labor Day The game will be called
at O'Clock by Vicar-General Lyons.
The proceeds are for the benefit OF tho
church. Improvement fund.
Evening journal., 1900-08-31
Ininred in Nem Lerser

J. Rolan Haines, an employe OF J. e.
Rhoads & Son, was injured by a fall
from his bicycle in New Jersey near
Camden. sem
Evening journal., 1900-08-31

Chief Massey Gives New Order
Chief OF Police Eugene Massey has
issued an order that hucksters and rag
men must make less noise while going
about the streets. Hereafter their
songs must be sung In a lower key.
Evening journal., 1900-08-31
Morocco Factories Are Running

Nearly all of the morocco factoriey
in Wilmington are running with a fair
force of employees.
Evening journal., 1900-08-31
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Some may differ politically
from THE EVENING JOURNAL,
but all agree that it is the best
Wilmington newspaper.
Evening journal., 1900-08-31

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Not a day passes that the news
dealers do not increase their or
der for "EVENING JOURNALS.
Publishing a good newspaper does
this.
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0StNC THE
~. LtCAT

will have to suffer for what one an-
worthy fellow has tried to do
Mrs. Aguinaldo paused a moment, and
l took advantage of her silence to ask
her about herself.
Oh" said she, ''there is nothing in
tefestrng about me. 1 came of good
family and was educated in my own
country, but I have travelled quite a
deal, so that l ann SOMEWHAT don't
know wha to say-I believe your peo-
pie call it Cosmopolitan do you not?''
| told her yes, that was the word;
then she asked about the women Of
America. l told her all about them that
l could remember, which was "A great
deal, n When l mentioned their love
for athletics h interrupted me, say
ing:
OF, yes. We are very fond of sports
also, as | suppose YOU have learned. The
women of the Philippines love horse
back riding better than anything in the
Il suppose that that is your. fayorite
recreation, chen, is it not, Sonora Agui-
naldo?"
Mo" was the reply. 1T is not. I
nke strolllng along the saashore pick
ing up the beautiful shells better than
anything else. I nave a very large col
lection, some of which you see scatter
ed about this room. And next to gath
ering s. $ I am fond of flowers. But
am the exception to the rule. think
ar une rest OI my countryWOnen love
horseback riding With that She rose
AND ! knew that the interview was end
50. BeIore leaVlng the room, however.
MRS: Agubnaldo gave me permission to
stroll through the grounds, and praced
a guard, at my ssrvice to show me
through ;the place. Her home is GER
taln!y ore of the most beautiful spots
In Manila. and l thought what IAN ideal
country home it would make if 1T were
in America.
AS I passed the house on nv wav Tn
the, gate I saw Mrs. AguinaldO through
the window of what l suppose was her
room, standing over a table with her
head bowed down as if thinking upon
a problem which meant life or death to
her. l stopped and gazed at her for
only a moment doubling not that her
thoughts were with her husband; then
passed into the street with the pic
ture of that sad face so indelibly upon
my. memory that it will linger with me
to my last day.
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Mrs. ~14guinaldo's appearance was GER
tainly a surprise to me. 1 had expected
to see some one very young and at
tractive, as many of the Filipino women
are beautiful. To the latter require
ment Mrs. Aguinaldo answered very sat-
isfactorily. but in the matter of years
she was a great disappointment. 81
is a woman of about forty-five years of
age, fully fourteen years older than her
husband. She dresses in the graceful.
semi-tight fitting gowns which are the
prevailing Philippine mode. and her
dresses are all made of finest silk. Her
face is very pleasant and her hair, which
Is as glossy as satin, and very thick n
long, is worn brushed back from the
faEe and twisted into a loose knot at
the crown of the head. 1t is genuine
blhsphemy, those stories about Mrs.
Aguinaldo's being bald-headed. for the
luxurious mass of black hair that crowns
her head is certainly a triumph in hIrsute
glory.
HER CONVERSATION.
I rose as the lady and her secretary
entered the room. She bowed most
cordially, after which she motioned me
WELL said she. "what a I a to
interest you?"
ooh. I ann sure that anything coming
from your lips will be interesting, SEN
ora" your correspondent replied quick
1.-THE thing that is uppermost in my
mind began Mrs. Aguinaldo, slowly, and
seemingly nettled at the thought of con-
versing with a reporter. sis the welfare
of my people. You know. sencr: my nus
band is the only eater upon wnom Iney
can depend. Your people are good IN
their way. and think that they are doing
the right thing, but we cannot snare
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HOME WITH
AGUINALDO'S WIFE.

Manila, January AIRS. Emelio Agui-
naldo, whose existence has been much
disputed, arrived here today, and it is
with pardonable pride that your corre-
coup dart N securing an interview with
this lady, o whom there centers
so much interest; for Aguinaldo certain
~ has a wife, and he Is very o of
her.
Your correspondent confesses that it
was with the greatest difficulty that an
Interview with Mrs. Aguinaldo was Sc
cured, as she is closely guarded.
Mrs. Aguinaldo for the past several
months has been leading an excitingly
nomadic life, as a result of her endeav-
ors to keep near her husband. But the
exertion has proved too much for n
SO delicately nurtured as this remark
able helpmeet of a no less distinguished
general. and she is glad to return to her
home and the comforts which surround
Mrs. Aguinaldo refuses to see any but
the most intimate friends; n there are
few, for the long period of suffering
which she has endured since the begin
ming of the revolution in the Philippines
has turned Mrs. Aguinaldo's confidence
into suspicion and kind regard into dis
trust.
A polite 1.-THE note ~conventiOnally
worded and scrawled upon the finest OF
satin finish paper came in respons to
lily IGlOcSl ~ sec 1CI, dlIllOuiNClAA6 VAANNs
Mrs. Aguinaldo would grant me a few
minutes conversatio at precisely half
past 2 in the afternoon. The note
was enclosed in an envelope deicately
perfunled and sealed with sealing wax
In a manner that suggested at least a
partial knowledge of European etiquette
of correspondence.
MY MEETING.
Punctually as the clock on one of the
government building struck half-past 2
knocked for admittance at the large,
queerly constructed gate through wnicn
an entrance to the Aguinaldo mansion
is granted. Slowly and noisily 1t was
opened by a native sentinel. on either side
of whom stood two other guards clad in
insurgent uniform and heavily. armed
acquainted them with the fact that Mrs.
Aguinaldo had graciously granted me
the privilege Of seeing her at that hour.
and they were presumably previously
Informed of the fact, for, as soon as I
mentioned her name they bowed respect
fully and motioned me to pass into the
garden.
After giving the customary signal, a
male attendant opened the door. and.
examining my card n the note from
Mrs. Aguinaldo, he led me into a spa
cious room. with high ceilings n splen-
did furnishings. which forcibly reminded
me of those which decorate French
homes. The floor was covered with q
handsomely designed French carpet and
the draperies n bric-a-brac would do
honorable service In any home.
Only a few minutes did 1 wait when
a rustling of skirts warned me Of my
hostess approach. She was preceded
by a man Of refined and eAntlamanly
bearing. whom I afterward found out was
a relative and cine Of the secretaries OF
General Aguinaldo himself. He spoke
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only five. He admitted that she was
correct, but said that he had supposed
that a six-pointed star could be made
more easily.
Nothing could be easier than to make
a star with five points if one only knows
how" was Betsy's reply, and quickly
folding a piece of paper, with one curt of
her scissors she produced a perfectly
formed ~five-pointed star. The matter
was then decided as she a advised.
and the design was re-drawn. She was
left to make the sample flag according
to her own ideas Of proportion, but it
was soon completed. 1t was submitted
to the congressional committee and was
accepted. On une IA, 1777, it was for
mally adopted by the vote of congress.
From that day Betsy Ross made flags
for the government. and the contract.
which was left to her daughter, Mrs.
Clarissa Wilson, was held by her until
1857.
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these thousands of subscribers are told
that the house upon which they have
been shOWering so much devotion is &C.
tually not the house in which the maker
of the first American flag resided.
OF course this fact is denied by the
officials of the association, but now that
a doubt has been cast upon the identity
of the building nothing short Of a legal
decision will satisfy the public that the
right building has been selected. Mr..
Frawen, the owner of the rival Flag
house, is inSistant that a mistake has
been made He had a blacksmith shop
in the building until a few weeks ago,
when he became convinced that the
structure he occupied was the real Betsy
Ross house. Thinking that such a dis
covery might be made profitable to him
self he engaged an attorney to investi-
gate the case.
Inquiry in the neighborhood showed
that while man of the residents had
heard of POI as the real Betsy Ross
house, nobody knew really which was
which. At last, however, a man was
found who protested to have that knowl-
edge. He was Peter MacMahon, who
has a large wholesale mill supply house
at 219 Arch street, and he agreed with
selected. He said that he had lived near
the place for forty years and hat the
blacksmith shop a always been re-
garded as the Betsy Ross house.
In 1870, during tne progress OI the
Centennial exposition. a man named
Charles p. Mund asked the owner of
the blacksmith shop If he might put a
sign in front of his saloon, which was
located at 239 Arch street. This sign
! was to state that the first American flag
was made in that house.
The necessary consent was give n
Mund's prediction that such a sign
would draw a great deal of trade to his
place was fully verified. During the ex-
hibition thousands visited the house and
after the celebration no one thought Of
taking the sign from the tree. There 1t
hung, but he knew n he supposed that
others remembered that 1t was in front
of the wrong house.
SAY IT IS NOT so.
In spite Of this apparently plain state
ment the officials of the Betsy Ross as
ISOLATION deny that it is correct. They say
that there is all necessary evidence to
prove that the right building has been
| selected. According to records that date
| from May, 1776, when she made the flag,
to the present day.: according to the de-
positions of the living descendants of
Mrs. Ross and according to the old d.
rectories of the city, the fact that the
first flag was made at 239 Arch street
is in~controvertible. All this evidence is
being gathered together and will be pre-
! scented to the court at the proper time.
In the meantime those who are inter-
ested in the preservation Of this great
historical relic will insist upon the ac-
ceptance of 239 as the proper house, for
ton hat there is to be no delay in the
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YACHTS N PEOPLE.

They were both in splendid fettle,
They were ready for the rum,
they couldn't show their mettle.
Ere the setting OF the sun:
They were fit for demonstrations
To astonish high and low
And increase the joy of nations,
But the wind refused to blow.
Oft you'll find a man who started
In the race of human life
With the purpose honest hearted
To be noted in the strife.
He was watchful, he was ready
For each chance that fate might show
He was upright. tru lie inc steady,
But the wind refused to blow.
washington Star.
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He-It takes II men to decide a mani
fate.
She-But it only takes one woman
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LULLABY

Bed times come flu little boys,
Po' llttle lamb;
Too tiahed out to make a noise,
Po' little lamb.
You gwin' t. have tomorrer. sho'?
Yes. you toll me dat befo':
Don you fool me, chile, no mo-,
Po' little lamb.
You been bad the livelong day.
Po' little lamb:
THROWN stones and runnin' way,
Po' little lamb.
My. but you's a runnin' viii,
Look jes' like some po' folks chile,
Nam gwine whup you after while,
Po' little lamb.
Come hyeah. Yo' mos tiahed to def.
Po' little lamb;
Played yo'se'f clean out O. BRET.
Po' little lamb.
See dem hans now-such a sight!
Would you evan b'lieve days white7
STAN still twell I wash 'em right,
Po' little lamb.
Jes' CANT hol' yo' haid up straight,
PO' little lamb:
Hadn't oughter played so late.
Po' Ettle lamb.
Nanny do know what she'd do.
Fl de chilluns all lax you;
Yo's a caution now. flu true,
Po' little lamb.
Lay yo' haid down in my lap.
Po' little lamb:
Y'ought to have a right good slap.
Po' little lamb.
Yo' been runnin' round a heap.
Shet dem eyes and doan' yo' peep;
Dab. now-dah-go to sleep.
Pc little lamb.
Paul Laurence Dunbar in Indianapono
Press.
He-It takes II men to decide a name
fate. i
She-But it only takes one woman
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which 1t may be found necessary 70 con.
.centrate there, with suitable sites for
dry docks, magazines and coaling docks
which can be easily defended and made
impregnable. The entrance to the har-
Dor is ten thousand yards wide. and it
is here that passing ships take refuge
during the disastrous hurricanes that
frequently visit h coast Of the West
India islands.
st. John and st. Thomas form two Of
the group OF the three islands known as
the Virgin Islands. The other is Santa
Cruz or St. Croix, which is the largest
of all. st. Thomas. however, which en-
joys the advantage of a distributing
center, is the most important. It has an
area of twenty-five square miles and an
average breadth of three miles. Its
greatest length Is seventeen miles. The
last census showed a population of over
fifteen thousand Inhabitants. lve-sixths
Of whom live in the town Of Charlotte
Thomas call it, Charlotte Amelia. The
Island has q rugged and elevated sur
face which has its greatest height to-
ward the center, and whose descent COM
bines gradually, but often abruptly, with
the shore.
WHY so POOR.
Only a shadow of the commercial
prosperity of st. Thomas remains today.
Various causes have contributed to her
decline. Among the principal ones was
the application of steam to navigation
and the ease of communication with for
eign countries. Many of the islands that
were formerly unable to send their prod
ucts abroad without using st. Thomas as
a distributing center are able now to
communicate directly with foreign mar.
kets and in this way save the middle
mems receipts that were paid to st.
Thomas; in this way the islands COM
.mercial activity has been materially les
sened.
Nevertheless, a fair remnant is left;
for the other islands, no mater how
great their prosperity. have not been
able to Dust from st. Thomas it's posi-
tion of distributing center which must
always continue as long as a distribut-
ing center Is needed. Thus the impor-
lance of establishing a station there af-
fOrds a fertile thought of contemplation
for the merchants of this country who
ship to points in South America. the
East Indies and ports in the Pacific.
The people, two-thirds of whom are
colored, are hospitable to a fault and
strangers to the island. particularly
ROM A SHIP TO TAKE OBSERVATIC
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work of purchasing and repairing the

work of purchasing and repairing the
property.
The story of Betsy Ross and how she
came to be the mother of Old Glory"
Ahas been told M retold so many times
since the present work Of collecting the
dimes of the patriotic was inaugurated
that it is a familiar tale to both old n
young. She was born in Philadelphia,
of Samuel and Rebecca Griscom. Her
parents were members of the Society
of Friends, and her father. a noted
builder, assisted in the erection of In
dependence Hall. Betsy was a bright
girl and she grew to be a beautiful wom-
an. Skilled with the needle, she was
fond of embroidery and other work Of
that character.
Among her many admirers was o
Ross, a young man who, though poor,
was possessed of such qualities as to
make him wor thy to aspire for the han
of fair Betsy Gciscom. He had come OF
fine old colonial stock and his uncle,
George Ross, was afterward one of the
signers of the Declaration of Independ-
ence.
In December, 1878, John and Betsy
were married, but as Ross was an Epis-
copalian the Society of Friends disowned
her for having married out of meeting.
From hat day she attended the serv-
ice with her husband at Christ Church.
occupying a pew near that in which
George Washington %worshinpad.
The young couple sooE moved to
this house on Arch street, where they
embarked in The upholstery business.
Here, from injuries received while guard
ing military stores, John Ross died In
1776. The young widow h%eroically de-
termined to continue the business alone.
THE FLAG.
When Washington wanted a sample
flag made Betsy Ross was recommended
by George Ross. and Washington. accom-
panied by Ross and Robert Morris, went
: at once to the little upholstery shop.
Imagine the young woman's surprise at
the entrance Of such distinguished GUS
toners Her uncle explained the pur-
pose of their visit and, as they wished
to avoid publicity, she invited them into
her little back parlor. There they asked
her If she thought she could make q
flag.
She replied: Il DOM know, but I can
try
General Washington then drew from
his pocket a small piece Of paper on
which he had made a rough sketch show
, ing the outlines Of a flag of thirteen
stripes with q field dotted with thirteen
stars. Betsy noticed that the stars as
drawn by Washington had six points.
! n she suggested that they should have
IT THE BETSY ROSS HOUSE WAS IN
HE TITLE, BUT NOW A NEIGH.
A RIVAL LAIN.
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DANISH WEST
INDIAN ISLANDS

The Danish West India Islands, St.
John and st. Thomas, are on the bargain
counter, and the United States govern
ment has gone shopping for them pro-
vided Denmark will release her control
of the islands for : 3. 1000, 900.
st. Thomas and st. John having been
oHered to this government before, and
negotiations for their purchase were ar
ranged and agreed upOn, but for state
reasons "the plan was thrown into the
waste paper basket" az a diplomat of
thirty. years g expressed 1t. It was
Thought then that the United States had
lost the best chance that it ever had of
subsequent events proved that Denmark
was still willing to get them of her
hands, n now so eager is she to dis
pose of them that she has marked down
the original price to less than half. The
sum first asked was ST. SOC, 900, but since
the recent Spanish-American war has
given to the United States coaling sta
tiOns in Cubs and Porto Rico, the ISL
ands have been rendered less valuable.
With a modern navy Of such excel
such a rapidly increasing commerce,
the necessity of a coaling station at
convenient points is apparent to every
Intelligent person. and this necessity Is
more appreciated by the present adj
ministration and officers Of the navy than
by s~hipbullders and merchants who
would introduce American products Of
farm, factory and mine into foreign mar
kets. and develop and increase the de-
mand OF these products in markets where
they have already been supplied.
LARGE COMMERCE..
The island of st. Thomas 10 immedi-
ately in the track Of vessels sailing
from ports in Europe and the United
States and engaged in in South
America. the East Indies and Pacific
ports, n possesses a safe harbor large
enough to accommodate all the vessels
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FOR YEARS 1T WAS SUPPOSED THAT THE BETSY ROSS HOUSE WAS IN
BoR1NG HOUSE HAS EsTA BLIsHED A RIVAL CLAIM.
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HOUSE Of
BETSY ROSS,

II the assertions of p. H. Frewen Of
Philadelphia are found TO be historically
correct the sentiments of patriotism that
have been inspired by the building known
as the old Playhouse ave been gross
~ misplaced. According to his story
Betsy Ross lived at 221 instead of 239
Arch street, and he insists that he is
right in spite Of the fact that the
American Playhouse and Betsy Ross
Memorial Association have accepted 239
as the place where the maker of the first
American "Old Glory lived. So confident
is he that he can prove the validity of
his claim that he has engaged an at
torney to establish the fact.
While this question would once have
attracted little attention, it is now a
matter of the greatest moment to the
thousands who have contributed their
dimes to further the WORK Of the associ-
alton. For years the old house has been
practically neglected and it has only been
within the past few months that the
preservation of the building was assured.
Fol nearly half a century the press of
Philadelphia has at intervals attempted
to arouse public interest in this matter.
Twice the subject has been brought be-
fore the council and fully half a dozen
Betsy Ross" associations have been
formed.
N le Of these efforts. however. were
fruitful OF result and 1t was not until
the present association was formed and
1T was decided to collect the necessary
funds in small sums from the people of
the nation that there seemed to be any
chance of success. Nov the work is
practically completed, enough money has
been raised to restore and preserve the
Playhouse as well as to erect a suitable
memorial to Betsy Ross, the mother Of
the flag. To 10 all his requires a large
amount Of money, but practically all that
is needed is at hand and every penny Of it
h00 hann ornfvihr1fo 7 fn <fc1Nn a,yhrorfn-
tons by the people.
is IT A MISTAKE?
AS the result the certificates that were
sent to each subscriber hang on walls in
the houses of loyal Americans in all the
states and territories as well as in our
newly acquired possessions, and now
FOR YEARS IT WAS SUPPOSED TN.
UNDISPUTED POSSESSION OF
BORING HOTJSE HAS EST
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their opinion. We would like our liber-
ty, our absolute liberty. We are capable
of ruling ourselves. Many of our citi-
zens are graduates of the best European
schools and have a thorough knowledge
of political economy and the laws of gov
eminent. 1t seems to me that the Ameri-
canos ought to accept u terms"
II assure you, sonora, thAt your peo-
pie will receive the utmost consideration
at the hands of the people of the United
States" your correspondent ventured, In
a c~onsolatory tone. Now, will you mot
tell me something about your husband
that is, his home life?"
"Semor Aguina!do at home is the kind
est mar in the world, but lhe is ambi-
tious. 1t has been the dearest wish Of
his life ever since I knew him to see
his people independent, and when we
were enjoying the blessings of peace he
used to spend nearly all OF his tune
framing memorials and petitions ito Spain
which he hoped would bring about the
accomplishment of this wish. At home
he is just like any other business man,
kind and thoughtful of the welfare of
those around him.. But he has been away
from home SO long that I imagine his
good disposition will be spoiled If he Is
ever able to return to domestic COM
forts.
TRIED TO KILL HIM.
'Of one thing l am sure. He will be
very careful of the servants, If not sus-
picious; for, since the war broke out one
of our cooks tried to add to my sorrows
by an attempt to kill my husband. He
put poison in the soup one evening, and
it was only by accident that j. was dis
covered. And this has made the gen.
eral very distrustful and I'm afraid all