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Evening journal., 1900-06-09
BIRDS FLEW 400 NILES
Pigeons Made Remarkably Coed Time
From NtaieyiIIe. n G..

Birds of the Wilmington District of the
w. A. Of A. II. p. f.. were shipped on
May 81 to statesville n. c., a distance Of
400 miles. and liberated last Wednesday
at 5l5 a. m. Considering that they We're
confined in baskets for week owing to
threatening weather. they made very good
time.
The following are the first arrivals at
each loft.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Union Veteran Legion Paid Tribute
TO Dead Comrades

Members Of the Union Veteran Le-
gion, No. "a. met in their post room
Third and Market streets. last evening
and paid tribute to their dead COM
radcs.
-Four vacant chairs, heavily draped in
black, stood in the front Of the meeting
room. and the services. which were inn
pressive, were presided over by Com
.mander w A. Reilly. The choir Of
Harrison Street NJ r. Church sang
patriotic music, and the Rev. Moses
Bullock delivered an address.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
DTLAWARr DIVISION.

For New Castle. S15 a. m. 303 439 and
6.5S p. m. weekdays.
For Lewes and Rehoboth, SIS a. m. 40
p. m, weekdays.
For Dover. Harrington, and Delmar 913.
i106 a. m.. 439 6.5S and l2li D. m. Son-
days. 1911 p. m.
For Wyoming and way stations sos p.
M. weekdays.
Express for Cane Charles. Old PoiAt
Comfort and Norfolk. ll.06 a. m. week
days and 12I night daily.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
LEADERS In THE
BICYCLE CONTEST

SCHOOL CONTESTANTS.
Helen Lednum-School No. Is, resi-
dence 224 North
Franklin street.
Regina Bogan-School No. 18.
Nellie MorfOrd-School No. 20, resi-
dence 1922 Poplar.
Harriet M. Meginniss-SchoOlN No. 2.
Elsie hitehead-School No. 2, resi-
dence 1908 Wash
ington.
Maud Hayes-SchOol No. 9, residence
7O1 Adams street.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL CONTEST
ANTS.
Elsie Kersey-School No. l. residence
924 Pine street
Lena Foster-School No. i, resi-
dence 6l0 Poplar
Mary Moore-School No. "a resi-
dence zoos Market
Susie Watson-School No. 4, resi-.
dence 1912 Wes
Seventh.
HIGH SCHOOL CONTESTANTS.
Martha A. Dunn-High School, resi-
dence, Ninth an,
Pine.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
Cut it out and fill it
RAILROADS
pennsylvania RAILROAD
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AMI
BALTIMORE r. r.
Schedule IN enFect .T,,ne ,ooo

o.
Trains leave Wilmington as follows.
tor Philadelphia (express), 167 SOP 40.
$50. t42. $50, $50, S55. 9.35 955. iO.ll. 10.bs.
il.22' ll:s2. ll.i5 m, ''l2lG 1.s7. 500 am
D. M wv '~ ''AN
Accommodation. Clio 7.1O s14. 11.os a. m..
l29o' 232. 400. 5.26 and 1912 D. m.
Tor Chester (expressl 1.57. 40. $50 7.Se,
60 500, S55, 10.i1. i1.22. .11.32. II As a m.
LIZ, 300, ass, 6.07. $50 and s06 d. m.
Accommodation. 6.10. 710 814. ii.O3 a. m.
lzao 2a2. 400. 6.26. $50. and l0.4s d. m.
FOR New York Through express) 1B7.
SV2, 9.35 Dining Carr. 955. 1852. As a. m.
-lzl6 Dining Carr, 137 Dining Carr. 3a.
500, 1920 Dining Carl. III and 9l6 D. m.
connecting via Broad Street Station.
philadelphia. 420. $50. no 7.50. $50. 10.n.
1912 q. M. 1880. 1.37. 232. l31niA5s, 507, COZ.
659, 916 and 1913 d. m.
For Boston without change. 10 02 a. m.
and III b. m.
For Newark Center and interrnedin ~
stations, lN a. m. and G36 p. m.
Baltimore and Washington ass. SOS. -,
l0lS, and HOP n. m, 1905 1918 sel16 ~
sl. 52s, '6l0 GAG. 7o3. 7sG. s1l D. m. u
Baltimore and intermediate stations ~
4.f5, 55l D. m, l2lS night.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
TRAINS LEAVE BROAD STREET STA
TION PHILADELPHIA.
FOR THE WEST


FOR THE WEST
$50 a. m daily. Pittsburg. Chicago. Gin
clnnau, Louisville. and St. Louis. ODin-
ing Carr.
TO- IS a. m. daily for Pittsburg and Chi
caEo. (No coaches to Pittsburg) Linz
tied TO two Buffet Parlor Cars.
20 p. m, daily. Limited" Pittsbure
Chicago, Cleveland Toledo. Cincinnati
Louisville, and ST. Louis. Dining Carl
u 25 p. m, daily, Pittsburg and Cleveland
4 30 p. m. daily, Pittsburg, Chicago. Nash.
vile, (via CincinnatD. indianapolis, and
St Louis. Dining Carr
s % %. m. daily. pittsburg. Columbus. In
dianapoiis, Louisville. and St. Louis
$50 d. m. daily, Pittsburg and Chicago:
I for Toledo except Saturday
100 p. M, daily. Pittsburg. Cincinnati
and Cleveland.
n.aO D. m. daily. Pittsburg and Chicago:
daily for Knoxville. via Shenandoah
Valley Route; for Cleveland except Sat
urday.
I (s) Congressional Limited Express. All
Vestibule ParlOr Cars and Dining Car
No extra fare other than the usual Pull
man charge.
5.s) Limited Express. Vestibule Parlor
Cars. Vestibuie Passenger Coaches. and
Dining Car. No extra fare.
The Wilmington Transfer Company VIII
call for and check baggage from hotels
and residences
For further information. passengers are
referred TO the ticket agent at the sta
tion.
J. b. HUTCHINSON. J. R. WOOD.
Gen. Manager Gen Passenger Agent
Evening journal., 1900-06-09

Shipment will be made on June ls to
the 5oo-mile station for liberation the fol-
lowing Saturday
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
SUNDAY TRAINS.

For Philadelphia (express). i.57. S02 t.se.
S.55. 35, 9.55. 1852. 1i.45 a ~. 137. 800 t6a
6.07. III, 906. and GIG p. m.
Accommodation. 40. $40 a. m. 1914. 10A
400. 526 72S, and 10 f3 y. m.
For Chester (CNprcss). ISL 40. S55 Oh,
las a. m, 1S7. 800. f5S. 607 and 9.06 D. M
Accommodation, 40. $40 a. m. i2i4. zoo.
400. h.26 72S. and 1043 D. m.
For New York Ohrouch exprcss). l.51.
302. 935. Dining Carr. 9.55. 1889. 1l.s5 n. m.
i.W Dining Carr, 800 6O7. 500 Dining
carr, III, 9.l6 p. M, connecting via Broad
Street station, Philadelphia. 40 7l0. $40
a. m. l37, 800. 400. ass. 6.07. III and
10 i3 p. m.
For Boston. without change. III .. m.
Baltimore and Washington. 435. e.00.
l0lS a. m. 1906 1918. 1.50. S.5l. 400. So.
f6l0 i6. 1886. S.11 D. m and l. 05 night.
Baltimore and intermediate stations.
5.57 D. m. 12.iS night
Leave Philadelphia. Broad Street, for
Wilmington (express). $50. 720 1i.3. II 81
a. m. i.i3 3l3, 3.29. Al. sos COS. 655 7Si.
S.35, 1926 lbs p. m. and 1920 night.
Accommodation. SIS. 912. 1875 a. m.
1880, 2.s2 G.i3, SOS. and 1922 p m.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
PREACHERS CONTEST
sneIlenburg's Free Trip 20 Europe
for Clergymen

The vote for two popular clergymen
to go to Europe now stands as fol-
lows at the store OF n. Snellenburg &
Co., at Seventh and Market streets:
w Rerminghan 81 Iosanb,e
Evening journal., 1900-06-09
Newport 70 Have CeIcbration

Residents of Newport have decided to
hold patriotic celebration exercises on
Inlv
Evening journal., 1900-06-09

Wkles Blue Flame Oil Stoves Wilmington M HUTCHINSON,
E. 9th Street French Call operation
Gasoline Repaired Gasoline gallons 0c
Evening journal., 1900-06-09

MIR. and Mrs. Downes are visiting in
Chester.
Evening journal., 1900-06-09

Leave Philadelphia. Broad Street. &E
Wilmington (express), $50. 720. 7.n. aH
1910. lls3. i1.33 a. m, ''12a6. La, 20. G1f
6.h5, f.3l ll26 1l& y. M. and 1870 nie1R
Accommodation. 6N 730. 9.12. 10% a. ~,
i.a3. 30S, 40i, 44i 6.27. S.3S, 1922 and li.&
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24
WRESTLING AND BEES.
The Trying Experience of Henry Fitch
cfM Ouutain End, no.


Henry Fitch, young farmer living at
Mountain end, invited death for himself
and his two oxen the other day by whist
ling.
Young Fitch is whistler of much
ability. He has whistled at every farm
house and every gathering in the neigh
borhoOd, and when he is whistI1ng no.
body cares to listen to a piano, violin,
flute, guitar or banjo
The other day Fitch was blowing in
the feld-plough1ng and whistling. Two
sleek, sleepy oxen were drawing the
plough and neither they nor Fitch paid
any attention to anything but . the
pIoughing and the whistling.
Presently a swarm of thousands of
honey bees lowered over them. There
wss no use to run-still less to fight
them, ana Fitch kept on whistling and
plOughing while the bees settled softly
upon him and the oxen. They seemed
friendly enough as long as Fitch whistled,
and Fitch admits that he was willing to
whistle as long as they remained friendly
and seemed inclined to listen.
Fitch continued to plough along. His
patch led toward his home, where he
could see his mother in the yard He
caught the tails of the oxen and held
them SO the beasts might not anger the
bees by switching them. For the dis
tance of half a mile he held those two OK
tails and whistIed.
His mother looked up and saw him.
He and his oxen looked like they might
be covered with a soft brown fur. Fitch
stopped wh1stIing just long enough to say
bees, and then continued his team
without the bees realizing that he
dropped a note.
Mrs Fitch acted at once She knew
something Of bees and realized that I'M
less she got them h1ved in short order
they would probably sting her son to
death. For she argued that he could
not keep on whistling forever.
So she got huge tin pan and began
beating it vigorously. The bees stirred
uneasily at this interruption of their con.
cert, but they did not sting, and after a
few MON tents every one of them rose in
the air and started toward the tin pan.
Mrs. Fitch led the way to an empty hive
which had luckily been prepared for
another swarm, and by dint of much
beat ng and coaXing got all the bees into
it.
Fitch stopped whistling, sat down flat
on the ground and mOpped his face.
The sleek, lazy oxen switched their tails
vigorously to make up for lost time.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24
GORDON BENEFITS ANTICS.


(From the San Francisco Bulletin.)
Gordon Bennett of the New York
Herald recently perpetrated a good joke
on the English elite summering at Pau.
Mr.. Bennett is a very proud man, and
he snubs great many society people,
especially members of the English Club,
so the entire Anglais colony was finally
prejudiced against him.
They held grand fete and musical in
the Pau theatre. The best musical talent
in France was engaged for the occasion,
but Gordon Bennett was not invited. He
was at a loss to find immediate redress
for the slight, but the elements were
kind, and while the English nobility and
their friends were enjoying the grand
concert it began to rain, and when il
rains at Pau it pours, precipitation 40
In. year.
Bennett was quick to conceive an idea
lie despatched his coachnan and several
OF ms servants TO engage every cart and
vehicle in Pau, and he was particular in
requesting all of them TO line up in front
OF the Pau theatre, subject to the order
OF Gordon Bennett. The carriage men
were all paid double fare in advance II
ralned at l1.O5 p. N. When all of the
people came out they naturally went to
the carriages, but each driver replied,
Ihls carriage is engaged by Mr.. Gordon
Bennett"
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24

The London Graphic says that man y
years ago it was understood that the late
Mr.. Gladstone was prepared to take the
earldom to which he had become entitled
by precedent. but that he insisted upon
becoming Earl of Liverpool, proposal
which was opposed by the Jenkinson
family. At the death Of the late Pre-
mier it was expected that the Queen
would confer an earldom either on Mrs.
Gladstone or some member Of the family.
This was not done, and there is reason
for believing that the late Mrs. Gladstone
was not inclined to change Of name.
and that during her life time it would
not have been becoming for one OF the
family to assume the title. AS Mrs.
Gladstone is now dead the conditions are
changed, and it may be that Herbert
Gladstone will be raised to the peerage,
unless he wishes to retain the name
which his father has made historical,
Samuel r. Van SAINT, Republican NOM
inee for Governor of Minnesota, was born
at Rock Island, Ill, on May II, 1874,
where his father settled in 1887. When
the Civil War broke out the son was at
tending the high school. He enlisted in
company A, 9th Illinois Cavalry, and
saw active service in the South. After
being mustered out he completed his ed
ucation at a business college at Hudson,
N. Y, and Knox College, GaIesburg, III.
He has always been q Republican, He
was member Of the Minnesota Iegisla-
5ure in 1892 and in 1894, being elected
Speaker Of the House during his second
term. In 1895 and 1898 he was an un-
successful candidate before the Republi-
can State Convention for the nomination
for Governor.
'Lord Roberts has with him in South
Africa warm personal friend, who faced
death with him in India more than for
ty years ago, J." says M. A. P. s'The gray
haired veteran who rode by the side of
the Commander-in- Chief into Kroonstad
recently was Lieutenant General Sir
James Hills-Johns, of DoIan Cothy. in
Carmarthensh1re. The two old friends
have much in common. Both, curiously
enough, are very short in stature; both
have had in India veritable hairbreadth
escapes from death. There is a very con-
siderable personal resemblance between
them, and both have won the Victoria
Cross
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24

others quite frivolous. When they saw
that their only means of meeting the ag-
gressions was to organize an army with
improved weapons, then they would buy
guns and rifles and ships, and with the
aid of Europeans, who would always be
found ready to drill and organize them,
they would create a formidable army.
Of one thing Gordon felt quite sure. The
days when Europeans could march up to
Chinese troops in position, or in defence
of a position, and sweep them away like
flies, would soon be over. There would
be no more military prOmenades by a
few hundred British and French troops
through the country, driving thousands
of Chinese before them. Speaking OF
the authorities, Gordon said mandarin
was never to be trusted, and he was only
too glad when he left their service. The
English, in his opinion, made the mis-
take OF thinking they were welcome
wherever they went, but in Is or 90 years
they would find proof to the contrary
With all their superstitions, their vices
and their ignorance, the Chinese were. in
Gordon estimation, far too good to be
ruled by the class that governed them.
The governments of France, Russia, and
England. he emphat1cally declared, had
for the 40 years before the time he spoke
treated the Chinese most scandalously.
What Gordon foresaw has now come to
Dass
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24

The war in South Africa is SO far OBJ
scured by the China troubles that little
attention is paid to it, But yesterday
dispatches show that the Beers are still
active and are giving the English good
deal of trouble Apparently they have
succeeded in cutting off communication
with Pretoria, and have captured sup
ply train with a hundred Highlanders.
Judging from the meagre reports the
British are having more uncomfortable
time now than since the war began. Ihe
tactics thu Beers have resorted to seem to.
be puzzIing General Roberts, and on sew
eraI occasions he has been chagrined By
seeing considerable bodies of his troops
cut off and captured OF cou rse in time
his overwhelming force must sub1ue the
inferior forces Of the Beers, but appar-
emily he has yet good deal of hard
fighting ahead,
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24

None of the powers, not even the United
States, is likely to give a favorable an
swer to Chinas appeal for mediation
until it is definitely known just what has
taken place in that empire. 1t China
wants mediation she must inform the
world OF the facts in a way that Will adj
NIT OF no doubt. While it is uncertain
whether there has been a massacre at
Pekin no foreign government is likely to
commit itself to any scheme OF media
finn.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24
1t pszzIa s The WorIds

No Discovery In medicine has ever
created one quarter of the excitement
that has been caused by DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. It's severest
tests have been ON hopeless Victims OF
Consumption, Pneumonia, Hemorrhage,
Pleurisy and Bronchitis, thousands Of
whom it has restored to perfect health.
For Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Group, Hay
Fever, Hoarseness and WhOOping Cough
1t is the quickest, surest cure in the
world. 1t is sold by III. p. S. Goold,
577 Congress street, who guarantees salts
faction or refunds money. Large BOTTLES
GOO. and Sl.OO. Trial bottle free.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24
STEPHEN \. SMALL. President
$3.50. MARSHALL R. COOLING. Cashier.
JUST LIKE THEIR ELDERS.
(Chicago SUNDAY Chronicle.l


Coadjutor Bishop Anderson has a wee
daughter of four who is already stanch
churchwoman and who has inherited
much Of her father force of character.
The other day the family entertained
some friends from Denver. In the visit
ing family there was a little girl of the
same age as the Anderson child. Her
family were Presbyterians. 1t was pro-
posed that the two little girls share the
same bed, which was assented to by the
children. When bedtime came they both
knelt down to say their prayers in uni
son.
When little Miss Anderson was saying,
Forgive US our trespasses," she heard
her companion say, Forgive US our
debts, T" and she said sharply:
Its 'tTespassesl -
mo, it amt, said the Denver Calvin
ist. 1T S 'debts'
''Trespasses T.
"Debts!''
''Trespassesl -
"Debts!''
Out flew a chubby Anderson fist and
struck Presbyterian eye. There was a
mix-up Immediately.
Now 1t S 'trespasses, amt it?''
mo, said she st0utly. cit s
debts. " Peace was restored and the
two consented to go on with the prayer.
When they came to the end the little
Presbyterian said Amen giving the
flat "a Of the dissenters, while the little
Episcopalian inton3d 'Ah-men," with
the broad sound to the first vowel.
Amen, repeated the Presbyterian.
'Ah-men," said Miss Anderson, with
conviction
They were only saved from another en-
counter by being bundled into bed. AS
the door was closed upon them each was
still maintaining her idea OF prOnuncia-
ton.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24

Foreign governments all continue to
doubt the genuineness Of the Conger
message, but Secretary Hay S faith is still
mistaken. The most damaging piece Of
evidence against it's genuineness is the
fact that no other foreign government
has received any word from it's represan-
tative. Presumably all Of them would
have had as good an opportunity to COM
nunlcate as Mr.. Conger, and their anx-
iety to do so could be no less than his. 1t
is pointed out too, that if the despatch
was sent on the eighteenth, as the State
department. believes, then there is an i'm
p0rtant variance between its statement Of
the situation and that of the ed1ct which
has just been published, which purports
to have been issued on the same date
While the edict represents all the minis
tiers as safe Minister Conger's despatch
alleges them to be. in great danger. The
State department is now making efforts
to get another communication from Mr..
Conger which will settle all doubt.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24
THE CHINESE OUTBREAK FORE
TOLD,

The attitude of our government toward
China was clearly set forth by Secretary
Hay long ago, and it has undergone no
change. We have sought no territory in
that quarter and we are seeking none now
OF course if our citizens have been killed
we shall demand the fullest reparation
and insist that a government shall be
created that shall be able to prevent such
occurrences in the future, but the scheme
of partition or spheres of influence we
have kept aloof from in the past and
shall, we believe in the future, unless a
different policy is forced upon us by cir
cumstances beyond our control. There is
little doubt that If the American policy
had been adopted by the European powers
peace would be prevailing in China today.
The present uprising is the natural out
growth of the various schemes Of plumber
which the powers have concocted, and to
a considerable extent put into practice
since the war between China and Japan.
Under a variety of flimsy pretexts the va
rfous European nations have been Selling
territory here and there or demanding ex-
tremely valuable concessions In the En-
pire. The spoltation began more than
fifty years ago when England forced the
opium trade pom the Chinese, and took
Hong Kong to compensate her for her ex-
penditures. 1t has proceeded ever since
at intervals, but since the Japanese war
it has. been greatly accelerated. The ease
with which Japan won her victory filled
the European powers with the idea that
l.
could not fight, and convinced them
that it was perfectly safe for them
to take what they wanted, and they
have been acting on this idea ever since.
Sometimes territory has been actually
seized, without any disguise whatever,
sometimes the 'sphers of influence" sub
terfuge' has been resorted to. In either
case the Chinese have been treated as if
they had no rights which any white man
was bound to respect If the government
demurred at any demand q bombardment
of some port was threatened, and in that
way it was coerced into submission. 1t
was inevitable that this sort of process
should in time rouse the dormant
national spirit, if it were notBentirely dead,
and produce just such an outbreak of
fanatical savagery as we have seen.
Twenty years ago Gen. Gordon, who put
down the Tai-Ping rebellion, foretold
just what has now happened Speaking
of that rebellion, and the courage of the
Chinese troops he denied that they were
towards, and then he pointed out the
danger of a general Outburst of the inert
mass of millions of men to overwheIm the
foreign devils. The danger Of such an
outburst, Gordon said, became greater
every year on account of the way the
Chinese were being continually harassed
by the European states with demands for
compensations, in some cases Just, in
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24

Troops have been ordered to move to
Cheyenne, Wyoming, where outbreaks
against the Chinese are feared.
Two grand nephews of Ii Hung Chang
are visiting in New York They paid q
visit to Grants tomb.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24

Subscribers whose papers arc not delivered
promptly are requested to notify the office Of
the DAILY PRESS. No. 81 Exchange street.
Portland Me.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24

Patrons OF the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may lave the addresses OF their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
notifying the Office
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24

Washington, July 23-The following
Maine pension changes resulting from
the issue of July 3, are announced:
INCREASE
FRANKLIN b, Foss. Harmony, SO.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
Special act. accrued July 8, Dora T..
Flye, North Brooklfne, S12.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-24

every morning to subscribers in all parts OF
Portland. and in WestDrook and South Port
land.
MAINE STATE PRESS (WeekIY)-
BY the year, ST. IN advance. or $1.25 at the
end of the year.
For six months, so cents; for three months,
2b cents