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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-19
RELIC OF THE WOODEN NAVY
Old Frigate Franklin vii. Soon Be
 Abandoned as Useless.


 Abandoned as Useless.
 From the Washington Star: 'sThe ancient frigate Franklin, a relic of the old wooden navy, which has been used for many years as receiving ship at the Norfolk navy yard, is soon to be 9 deserted hulk, said a naval officer. r.who has recently visited the Virginia naval station. She was examined not long ago by a board of officers and ft is be- Iieyed they will submit a eondemnatory report. The policy of She department, 0s is generally understood, is to de away with the timo-honorea bat am tiqaated and oat-ef=aa6e system oE ra eei9ing ships, substituting for them Eaafe barracks similar in general char aeter =to the quarters occupied by en~ listed men at army posts, The jaekies i ef the old school are much oanesad to this plan. They cling to their old fog8 ideas of seafaring life and believe 3 recruit should ee placed upon the water from the Vay first To break him ia en shore zaad have him live in bar raeks they say, will make the fellow 9 landlubber all of his natural life While the receiving ships of today are noth- ing more than great floating houses. there is nevertheless an ar oI the sea about them ands this tAe old dogs among the men love Dismantled and rooted over. the ships haven't much resemblance to seagoing craft. An other thing in connection with the re eeiYing ships is that the families Of commanding officers are allowed to live aboard. The Franklin is a historic old boat, and it has been suggested that one might buy her when she is put up at auction and place the craft on ex- hibtion in different ports. This would hardly seem 10 be L profitable under taking"
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-19
DOLLAR A POUND
Paid for Elk Meat in the KIondiIse
 Region ny Miners.

Paid for Elk Meat in the Kiondilsz
 Region ny NTiners.
 Elk meat brings $1 per pound in ths Klondike mining camps, and there arc three CT four deerslayefs in that ter ritory who are cleaning up tae tidy sum of s1,0o0 month above their living exp 5es. M I. 4. Kicker of Denver told me q good story of ons of these hunters, who ran across 3 couple of bear. promptly added them to his game bag and sog them into the yhearest settlement Raefe greatly to his disgust, he fca3. t3s tI5fala iaasz9 which he esteeEel dg.1ty in tAs East, a0a3d=not returned to his fa# a we iaalz gidHal ard thereafter aae
 ammunition on any more at sh2 spec eies. Tais de#f han5Ins seems $ pEetz ty good proposition for some o7 onf young men who would like to cofls5na chance at bis game and aa opp9z- tunity to make a small fortune. and il would be apt to prove a more certain bonanza that stalking out claim that might. on working, turn out anything but profitable The hunter would he sure Of a market that would pay top prices and hot haggle over 3 Teason- able degree of tonghness in the goods supplied. Far the benefit of any ener- getie young man who desires to try his chances as an elk proYidar in or dinary to Dawson and other budding towns of the newest gold regions, 1 would say that the 30-30 is the most popular rife in use up there at the present time, on account of it's long range and the =eompactness of it's aIo- munition.-NeW York Times.
 Irrigation in Siberia.
 If the winters are long in Siberia. and very cold, on the other hand, the summers are extremely warm and dry The small streams of water dry tip dur ing this season, and agriculture suffers much from this state of things. To remedy the evil, the inhabitants of certain districts in winter collect the snow and accumulate it at the bottom of some narrow valley. They press it and make it compact so that it will be more resistant to thawing. At the end of the winter they cover the enormous piles which they have thus formed with branches, straw or earth, in order to protect the snow against the rays of the sun and the exterior heat. Then. when after long days without rain the water of the streams begin to dry up, the snow, in spite of it's covering, commences to melt, and by means of a ditch made for this purpose, the water which runs down supplies the river un- til the return of winter.
 crulser Csed as Prison.
 The Spanish crusier Emperador Carlos V has been ordered to Barce- iona, where she will be used as prison for the instigators of the op- position to the payment of taxes
The sun., 1900-06-27
TEN GRADUATES.
Howard High School Commence.
ment at the Grand Opera
House Tonight.
Booker t. Washington or Tuskagee
Institute. Tuskagee. Ala. Will
Make the Annual Address
to the Graduates.

The eighth annual commencement Of
the Howard High School will be held
this evening in the Grand Opera House.
The exercises will begin promptly at s
o'clock, and will be presided over by
DR.. Evan G. shortlidge, president OF the
Board of Education. The class of 1900
numbers 10, as follows: Elsie Priscilla
Anderson; Alice Ashton, Ralph Ewood
Brock, Ida Martina Caldwell, Sophie
James, Sarah Jane Nelson, Julia Lucia
Saddler, Mary Elizabeth Seeney, Charles
Lewis Spencer and George Thomas
Whitton.
Booker I. Washington of Tuskagee In
stitute, Tusksgee, Ala, will make the
annual address to the graduates.
After the commencement Miss Kruse,
the principal of the school, will enter
tain the Board of Education and the class
OF 1900 at her home, No. 206 East Tenth
street.
A large number OF Wilmington's rep.
resentative men have asked for an op.
portunity to meet Mr.. Washington, who
is regarded as one of the most intellectual
and philanthropic men of the present
time.
The sun., 1900-06-27
NEW SCHEME
70 GET MONEY
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
School Board in an UprOar Over
Resolution Presented by
Mr.. Turner.
TO ISSUE PROMISSORY NOTES
Idea is to Get Twenty-Five Public
Spirited Citizens to Go on Notes
for $4,000 Each, Which
Would Raise Enough to
Finish High School.

Members of the Board of Education
got into an uproar last night when Mr..
Turner, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, introduced resolution epbody-
ing new scheme for securing tie money
necessary 20 finish the High School.
Some personalities were indnlged in
for time and action on the resolution
was finally postponed till the next meet
ing.
The resolution was as follows:
'Resolved, That the Board of Public
Education in Wilmington borrow sum or
sums of money as may from time to
time be necessary to pay or liquidate the
liability incurred by it in executing the
duties imposed by the erection OF the
New High School Building on Delaware
avenue near Adams street and to that
end the President Of the Board be; and
he is hereby authorized and directed to
give the promissory note or notes of this
Board to the order of such person or
persons, individual or corporate, as may
be willing to loan this Board the money
necessary to meet said liabilities or any
part thereto, or to order of
such person or persons, corporate or in
dividual, as may be willing to assist this
board by endorsing said note or notes for
its accommodation, or by in any other
wise becoming security for this board in
meeting the liabilities incurred as afore-
said; provided, however, that the total
and aggregate amount of any note or
notes so given by the president of this
board shall not exceed the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars, and that each
note 80 signed shall be countersigned by
the treasurer of this board before it be-
comes of binding validity.
| Mr.. Turner said if this resolution were
passed, he would try to get twenty-five
individuals to go on pfemossory notes
for $1,000 each, thus raising $50, 000
which would beisuficient to finish the
building. He read a sample note which
was signed by J. P. Wales.
Mr.. Fraim precipitated heated dis
cussion by alleging that such resolution
was illegal.
Messers. O'Donnell and Adair spoke in
the same strain. Mr.. Ross said the
money could have been secured from the
last Legislature.
Messrs Turner, Carter. Morrow, Par.
ker and President Shortlidge favored it
The latter said that Mr.. O'Donnell had
favored the same sort OF action some
years ago, which Mr.. O'Donnell stoutly
denied.
Mr.. Fraim said all members who voted
for the resolution would be personally
liable. President Shortidge said he was
willing to be personally liable.
As there was barely quorum present
and on account of the opposition of sew
eral members action was postponed unit
the next meeting.
Mr.. Turner says the banks will honor
these notes if the board passes his reso
luton.
The sun., 1900-06-27
WILL NOT INTERFERE.
Young Americans Will be Allowed
TO Celebrate the
Fourth,

Chief Dolan does not intend to inter-
fere with young America enjoying the
Fourth of July or with dealers selling
fireworks. He will not allow dynamite
torpedoes and torpedo marbles to be
sold.
In an interview he said: "No, there is
no truth in the report that the Police
Department intends to prohibit the dis
charge of fireworks on July 4. The only
damper this department will put on the
celebration ia on that part OF it that leads
young men to explode what we call
dynamite torpedoes.
ga chemical analysis has showed us
that the ingredients of this particular
kind OF torpedo form an explosive six
times as strong as powder. We do not
intend to have the children of the city
injured by this article, and have ordered
dealers throughout the city to stop SELL
ing it. -.
the torpedo marble, not because it ia
dangerous to limb, but because it is a
poison which, if taken into the body OF
q child, would kill it in few hours"
The sun., 1900-06-27
ONE CENT
LOT OWNERS LIABLE.
City Solicitor Gives an Opinion in
reference TO Water in Lots
Below Grades.


Below Grades.
At the meeting OF the Street and Sewer
Directors Yesterday an opinion was re-
ceived from City Solicitor Conrad stating
that lot owners are liable for water in
lots below the grades OF streets and they
can be compel ed by law to abate nuis-
ances OF that character. The board can
also curb and pave the sidewalks and
assess the cost upon the property own
ers. The Board of Health has received a
similar notice which was read at their
meeting yesterday afternoon.
The request Ct the Board OF Park Com
missioners that it be given control of the
planting and care of trees on Park ave-
nue. was granted.
City Councilman Smith asked that an
arc light be placed on Sixth avenue near
Maryland avenue. The directors will ex-
anime tue locality before acting on the
petition.
A communication was received from
Gideon Sibley, who has dental factory
at Thirtieth and Spruce streets, asking
that East Thirtieth street be opened and
stating that the company cannot make
contemplated improvements until this is
done. No action will be taken until an
opinion is received from City Solicitor
Conrad as to the city's right to open the
street.
Some residents of French street asked
that the thoroughfare be sprinkled twice
day in dry weather. The directors de-
ciced that they could not comply With
any such requests unless the property
owners are willing to bear portion OF
the cost. Secretary Wiley was dire cted
to notify the Wilmington City Il ectnc
Company to arrange so that the arc
lights will burn more regularly in she
future. Secretary Wiley reported bal
ance of 20,e04 .6l.
The sun., 1900-06-27
tIEN TSINS RELIEF
| CONFIRMED And AID
GOES 70 SEYMOUR
Pekin Relief Completely Sur
\ rounded Ten Miles From
Il the City.
CHAFFEE GOING TO CHINA
The President Has Assigned Him to
the Command of the American
Troops Operating in That
Country and He Sails
Va on July 4.
DHAFFEE GOING TO CHINA

n Washington, June 2G.-The navy de
Ipartment has received the following
Gable dispatch from Rear Admiral
kempff, dated Taku, June %:
N "Relief force reached Tien-tsin Odd
Loss very small. Peking relief force.
(which left Tien-tsn June 10, reported tel
Snniles from Tien-tsin, surrounded Force
left T'en-tsin 24th to render assistance. ;
n The secretary of state has received q
Nlispatch from United States Consul Johr
9Fowlcr at Chefu, saying, combined
Fforces entered Tien-tsin ODD"
The president has assigned Genera
Adna Il. Chaffee to the command of the
tmilitary forces operating in China. lie
fwas ut the war department receiving in
kstructionS and will leave for San Fran
a 4cisco in time to sail on the 1st of July
swith the Sixth cavalry. This detach
The sun., 1900-06-27
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

An A. o. U. w. Lodge will probably
be started at Millsboro very soon.
Bethany Baptist Sunday school will
day.
A commission appointed by Judge
Spruance will condemn portion of Park
avenue.
The steamer Foxhall, will be inspected
at Harlan u Hollingsworth yards this
morning.
P, w. q B. Railroad shops are ship
ping cars for the Baltimore & Lehigh
Railroad.
The lawn fete at st. Johns Church for
the benefit of the carpet fund netted
about $3.50.
The properties Nos. sol and 500 A
street have been sold by Alice E. Kirk to
Allen B. Clements.
John @. Singles, Jr., fell from his
fathers grocery wagon, on Monday after
noon and broke his arm.
Asbury M. E. Church Sunday school,
took an excursion to National Park yes
terday on the steamer City of Chester.
Noble B. McMullen, clerk at the post
Office, who was recently injured by being
thrown from his bicycle, is again on
duty.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke Churchman will
entertain the children of st. Michael's
Day Nursery at her home at Grubb's
Landing, July 4.
Capt. Alexander j. Taylor, having
returned from college, has resumed his
duties as an engineer with the Street and
Sewer Department.
The Hilles & Jones Co., shipped yes
terday to Worth Bros. of Coatesville, Pa,
one of the largest punches ever con-
structed by the firm.
At the meeting of Hopockohacking
Tribe, Imp'd o. r. NJ, Monday night,
six candidates for admission were adopt
ed by Mattahoon Tribes team.
William E. Linton has been presented
by John I. Rutter of Cecil county, Nd,
with part of the shoulder blade OF bear
which was killed in Wilmington in
1889.
Charles Gouert, NJ. Murphy, Harlan
Hudson, Roy Robinson and Marvin
Hanna of the P. A, c., will compete in
the bicycles races at National Park next
Thursday.
Grand Master Workman George NJ.
Stevenson of the A. o. U. W., was in
Wilmington yesterday for conference
with the finance committee in regard to
the July assessment.
Mrs. Mary E. Clark, who was forelady
of the well known Electric Laundry for
the past six years, has assumed the man
agement of the Eureka Steam Laundry
at Eighth and Orange streets. Mesers.
Girven aad Dillon having retired from
the same.
The sun., 1900-06-27
THOUSANDS TO ATTEND
Ratification of Mckinley and Roose-
welt Ticket to be a Big
Ono

1t is fully expected that about 5000
people from this city and various sections
OF the State will attend the ratification
meeting of Mckinley and Roosevelt to be
held under the auspices OF the East Side
Republican Association at Augustine
Pier tomorrow.
This will be the first organization in
the State to ratify the nominations made
at the Philadelphia convention.
A large platform, which las been
erected in front of Augustine Pier Hotel,
will be used as the speakers stand. The
addresses will be made by Hon. Charles
B. Landis, of the Ninth Congressional
district OF Indiana; Hon. Marriott Bros
ius, of the Eighth Congressional district
OF Pennsylvania; Hon. Lewis E. Nc
Comas, United States Senator from Mary
land, and Hon. Charles F. Warwick,
ex-mayor of Philadelphia, all speakers Of
national prominence.
National Committeeman J. Edward
Addicks will go from Claymont in his
steam yacht Vision. The yacht will stop
at New Castle where it will be boarded
by the members of the Union Republi-
can State Central Committee and several
local leaders. They will be entertained
at the residence of Sheriff Taylor until
the arrival of the yacht.
The sun., 1900-06-27
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27. 100

,:"s :.ia miles from Tien-tsin. where nt
was surrounded and hard pressed by a
great force of Boxers and Chinese regu-
lars. 1t is believed that Seymour and
his companions will be safely delivered
from their plight
According tc the report of a Chinese
refugee who has arrived at Shanghai the
condition of Tien-tsin is horrible. Every
where in the streets are the bodies of
massacred men and women, of Ameri-
cans as we'll as other nationalites. The
Hongkong and German banks, he adds,
were both destroyed early during the
bombardment. Shanghai also reports that
the American-Russan relief force in the
ambuscade last week was obliged to
abandon several field guns and much am
munition. About $50 Russians, accord
ing to this report, and II Americans were
killed or wounded.
The German gunboat Iltis and q Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyer are patrolling
the Pei-Ho river and raking with ma
chine guns the native villages on the
river banks, which were filed with con-
cealed "snipers."
A dispatch from Canton says that city
remains quiet, but the women mission
aries from the outlying districts are COM
Ing in owing to the warnings of native
Christians. The missionary hospitals are
being deserted by the students and serv-
ants.
Although it is officially said at Canton
that Ii Hung Chang will not go to Pc
king, he continues his preparations for
departure.
\ telegram from the governor of Kiao-
Chou. dated June %, which has reached
Berlin announces that according to re-
ports from Chinese sources, Vice Admiral
Scymours force has reached Peking.
This is probably merely reiteration Of
the previous reports on the same subject.
Request For Delay Not Granted.
The six great viceroys of China, acting
through the Chinese minister here, have
renewed their efforts to have foreign
troops kept out of China until Ii Hung
Chang reaches Peking. The request was
formal document. signed by the six
viccroys. including Ii Hung Chang.
The answer Of the United States gov
ernment was the same as that to the in
formal request Of Minister WI and
amounted TO n deelination.
The war department has received the
following cable dispatch from General
Macarthur:
"Ninth infantry sails 9th, thoroughly
equipped and well supplied with every
thing"
The navy department announces that
the armored cruiser Brooklyn, with Rear
Admiral Remey on board, will take 300
marines from Manila to Taku, stopping
at Nagasaki en- route. The gunboat
Princeton has been ordered to Swatow,
Annoy and Fuchau, thence to Shang-
hal to install an electric plant, keeping
always ready for immediate active serv-
| ice.
1t is reported that the British govern
ment has assured the Chinese authori-
ties that it will not land men in the
Yang-tse-Kiang valley except to assist
them in quelling disturbances.
The Chinese Merchants company has
decided to place its fleet under the Brit
ish flag.
The sun., 1900-06-27
HARLAN's RESIGNATION.
1t Was Accepted by the Board of
Education Last Night.


The resignation of Superintendent D.
w. Harlan was accepted by the Board of
Education last evening. His letter OF
resignation was as follows:
ITO the Board of Public Education:
Gentlemen: Please accept my resig-
nation as superintendent of the public
schools of Wilmington to take effect
August 81, 1900. / offer this resignation
because failing health renders me unable
to do the work of the office as we'll as
have been doing it. My relations with
the members of the Board, the teachers
and the scholars are and have been for a
long time of the most pleasant kind.
Working together we have built up fine
system of schools, one that has won the
praise of all the visitors who have
acquainted themselves with it.
Yours most respectfully,
d. w. HARLAN, Supt."
Messrs. Morrow, Fraim and Carter
were appointed to draft resolutions on
the resignation.
The sun., 1900-06-27
DeIightfnIlx Entertaincd.

A reception in honor of Madame
Ysidora Clarke, one of the foremost
teachers Of singing in New Yors was
given at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
G. Hartmann, No. 92O Franklin street
last evening. A number OF singers of
this city were entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Hartmann during the evening.
Among those taking part were James Y.
Harbert, E S. Haynes, Frank H. Masc n,
]. Frank Ayres, A. L. Muhlhausen, Mrs.
H. L. Pyle and Miss Elsie Springer.
The sun., 1900-06-27
viii Ratify.

Bayard Legion has appointed CONS
mittee of ten members to make arrange
ments for the ratification of the DEMO-
cratic platform and candidates for prsss-
dent and vice-ptesident to be determined
at Kansas City on July 4. The placs-of
holding the ratification has not yet been
selected.
The sun., 1900-06-27
Search Light Amused Citizens.

The steam yacht Rittenman OF Phila-
delphia, tied up at the Pennsylvania
railroad wharf Monday night. The
search light on the yacht was keps in
motion during the greater part oi She
evening and was witnessed by layge
crowd in tie vicinity of Third street
bridge. -.
The sun., 1900-06-27
A Northumberland.

The contract for macadamizing the
streets of Gloucester, N. j.. has been re-
ceived by the Delaware Granite and
Mining Company. The amount OF the
contract will be about $4,000. Michael
Donohue, of this city, has been awarded
the sub-contract for 60, 600 cubic yards OF
grading for the Delaware Granite and
Mining Company.
The sun., 1900-06-27
Is Nearing Completion.

LYNN & Phillips will today complete
ali Of the stone and brick work OF the
power house, on the New Castle county
work house site, at Greenbank. The
carpenter work will require several more
days to complete.
The sun., 1900-06-27
Grand Recorder Woods Married.

The wedding of Charles E. Woods,
Grand Recorder of A. o. U. W., of D.la-
ware, to Mrs. Mary E. Turner has been
announced. The ceremony was perform
ed on June iu Old Swedes Church
the Rev. NJ. B. Dunlap. Mr.. and Mrs.
Woods will live at No. $40 jackson
street.
The sun., 1900-06-27
Overcome by the Heat.

While Tony Carosso was working at
James H. Beggs' brickyard, Twenty
morning, he was overcome by the heat.
He was taken in the Phoenix ambulance
to the Delaware Hospital, and at late
hour last night was recovering,
The sun., 1900-06-27
Delawareans Get Pensions.

The following pensions have been
GRANTED to Delawareans: Reissue to Will
liam Greble OF this city, IS per month;
original widows pension, with special
accrued interest, to Sarah M. Matthews,
Laurel, $s per month, and to Naomi
Massey of Henry Clay.
The sun., 1900-06-27
A Coming Wedding.

The engagement of Henry w. Zm-
norman and Miss Name A. Reed, boIh
of Omaha, Neb., is announced. Mr.
Zimmerman is son of Mrs. Katherine
Zimmerman of this city, and is now
visiting here. He is bookkeeper in The
First National Bank of Omaha. The
wedding ls to take place in the near
The sun., 1900-06-27
.Kevst,ne TO be Launched.

The barge Keystone being. built by the
jackson & Sharp Company Ior the Sir-
ard Storage Company Of Philadelphia
will probably be launched next week.
The lighter recently launched for the
National Lead Company of New orK'
will proceed in few days TO Hooosen
Nee her macl.nsry MI. be irssal!ta'
The sun., 1900-06-27
Opera House to be RenoyatesI.

The Grand Opera House will be reno
waited during The summer. work Begin
ming on Monday and the house will be
reopened ON August 25 by minstrel
troupe, and on the following Monaay
the Kathrine Rober Co., will begin .
weeks engagement at popular prices.