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Evening journal., 1901-04-13

The name OF Concord Nebraska.
soon viii have 10 be changed to Dis
cord, for Mrs. Nation is to run the town
according to her own peculiar ideas.
Before the temperance ticket was nomi-
mated there, Judge Mitchell, an aspir-
ant for mayoralty honors, and the
several seekers after seats in City
Council pledged themselves to make
the hatchet woman their adviser, and
If elected, to adopt no ordinance moi
approved by her. To make a Ions
story short. the temperance ticl1et wa,
elected. and Mrs. Nation will be paid Z,
formulate tha municipal policy. The
atrical performances and smoking cl
the streets are TO be prohibited, AM
public whipping CT ducking is to b
the punishment for drunkenness. j
is apparent that Nebraska has Who'll
townsful Of fool people, and that Mrs
Nation is a natural product Of environ
ment
Evening journal., 1901-04-13
Good Roads and Toll Gates
From the West Chester Local New

From the West Chester Local News.
6 c'is-s throughout New YORK State ara
NJ; nfD g nfronted with a ton gate al
which hey are compelled 20 oay trltuta
to cwneis 0f a highway CONSTRUCTED sn
RIA iaiaed by a corporation. Tbs evil tos
hsrii largely done away with IN the East.
In the West, however the tollman. who
pops out of his little shanty and reaches
out for the one or two cents toll demand
ed Of the rider is still an institution of the
so-called highway system. and it is only
within the past two years that county
authorities in States beyond the Alleghe-
MES, recognizing the evils of corporation
control Of roads intended for public use
have begun to purchase properties and
franchises for future county control.
With few exceptions, roads under cor
poration control are poorly constructed
and but indifferently maintained. Both
construction and maintenance represent
an investment Of private capital. and a
dividend must be earned; the larger the
dividend, the better satisfied the stock
holders, and the more secure the position
OF The manager. Hence, as a rule. repairs
are not infrequently delayed until they
become urgently necessary.
Bicychsts have been by far the strong
est factors in opening the eyes OF State
and county officials to the evils resulting
from private control of highways, and in
the East at least public roads are to-day
largely owned and controlled by their re-
spective counties.
That the West is fully alive to the stu.
alton Is evidenced by the large appropria
tons made by many populous counties in
ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and
Kentucky to the end of oustlng road cor.
porations and improving the Highways
at the expense Of these counties. In JET
ferson county. Kentucky, alone, $500, ,OOl
has just been appropriated to this end
and the good example set is spreading tc
adjoining counties. So earnest has beer
the WORK among the Western Go3d Road.
associations, in which wheelmen or,
largely in the majority, that county off
cials are being walked up as they hav,
never been before, and thus farmers
stock-raisers, automobilists, and man,
other classes are still further Indebted [,
the bicycle and to cyclists as a pioneer
in the good roads movement Of the coun
try
Evening journal., 1901-04-13
FOR OLD AGE

To the old, as to babies, the
even balance of health is more
important than anything else
in the world. The possible
health, in age, is not high and
strong; it is only even.
There is no end, but death,
to the trouble that comes of its
loss. 1t ought to be watched
like a baby's.
SCOTS emulsion of cod-liver
oil for very old and very young
in different ways-is thefood
to secure this even health.
Wen send you little to try, If you like.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 100 Pearl street, New York.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13
ANEsTHEr1cs ANN sAFETY

Ten years ago the British Medical
Association, perhaps the foremost or
gani0ation OF its kind in the world, ap-
pointed committee OF eminent ply
siclans to inquire into the relative
safety Of various anesthetics and tho
best methods Of administrator and CT
restoration. 1t has made it's ninth and
final report, a synopsis OF which, with
comment thereon. we find in the Phila-
delphia Medical Journal AS there are
few Wilmingtcnians who have no;
been under the influence Of anesthetics
in whole or in part, we believe that
certain matters contained therein viii
prove Of general interest.
The report is based upon an analysi.
OF 25.920 cases from hospital and pri
yate practice. OF which 1893 wer,
cases Of hloroform-anesthes "a. 4.59
ether. 2.911 nitrous oxide. 2.O7l gas an,
ether SIS A. c. y. mixture. ana n,
balance various combinations Of. o.
for example, mixtures Of chlcrofori
and ether. chloroform followed b
ether. and vice versa, nitrous oxide an
oxygen, etc. Although an immens
Evening journal., 1901-04-13
NEWSPAPER OPINION
Lobsters and Oysters

From the New York Sun.
The practical failure OF nearly all
measures of protection for. the lobster
industry, to which the Federal Com
missioner Of Fish and Fisheries has
called attention, and especially the in
sufficiency OF efforts to increase the
output of lobster fry and the difficult
ties in getting the egg Holsters from
the fishermen, are in striking contrast
with the successful methods adopted,
especially in Maryland and Virginia
the two States which furnish the
country with the largest amount OF
oysters, for the maintenance Of their
quality and quantity.
Oysters, especially those from the
chesapeake and tributary waters, are
very much better than usual this yeal
than for several seasons, condition
in great part due to the existing oys.
ter law of Maryland, which went into
EFFECT in April last. Under it, tong
ling" or the collecting of oysters by
hand, is prohibited before September
/ / in any year and must terminate OF
April %. Bay dredging for oysters Il
not to begin before November ! ant
must end on MARCH 10. The Marylan,
law further provides that every pen
son who shall have oysters in his POS
session containing more than pc
cent OF shells and small oysters shall
be guilty of a misdemeanOr A fine I
Imposed ON anyone who purchases o
Receives oysters in the absence Of al
inspector, and also ON the captain o
an oyster boat. the cargo of whicl
contains more than per cent. of smal
'Cvstpf.s No oysters are to be discharge
r from a vessel between s o'clock 4
; the evening and s in the morning
Oyster packers as we'll as bay dredgeI
and "tongers" are TO be licensed. III
. proceeds Of fees and fines under tn
{ oyster law of Maryland are thus d
|vided: Two-thirds to the school fun,
1 and one-third for the maintenance
the oyster navy" or feet. which
made up OF two seeamers, ten schooI
ers and two slOOps. patroling IL
J, Chesapeake bay and streams leadin
d into It.
+ Systematic and comprehensive effor
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

ern wool markets manufacturers have
taken sufficient new material of late
to indicate better orders for goods and
news from the West suggests that
ranch owners are going to hold for bet
ter prices than now prevail. In the cot
ton goods division there has been
more buying for China, while Spring
dry goods openings make encouraging
Exhibits. The raw material lost most
of last weeks gain, spectators maxi
ing no resistance to the weakening in
Inuence of larger receipts and lighter
exports than a year ago. In silk goods
more activity is reported, and another
trifing advance occurred in raw ma
terial.'
Bradstreet's to-day says:
Crop and trade advices alike con-
tinue favorable. The seat of greatest
strength is in the iron and steel trade,
while the textiles evince the most ir-
regularity. Retail trade has been help
ed by better weather in most sections,
and, while Spring iobbing is smaller at
several markets, improved retail trade
conditions are expected to help recorder
business.
The low price of cotton is still de-
terrent to trade at the South, and talk
lof restriction of the anticipated in
crease in acreage is heard. Planting is.
however being actively pushed, and re-
tail trade is for this reason still
lquieter. Northwestern trade advices
are quite cheerful and large numbers
lof buyers are in the towns.
AT the East trade is better at retail.
while wholesale ines are quiet. Cotton
goods note some slight improvement in
tome, and it is hoped that the bottom
has been reached at the prevailing con-
icession in prices. Wool is quiet. and
some weakness in washed wcolisnoted.
Cotton is 1sc. lower again on large
movement, which is expected to heavily
exceed last YEAR Iron and steel are
laggressively strong.
Wheat, including flour shipments for
the week, aggreg gate 6,405,eOl bushels.
against 4,69S,693 last week. From
July 1 to date this season wheat ex-
ports are 162,227,O29 bushels, against
l5S, 9l9,2S6 last season. Conn exports
for the week aggregate 1923. .2S4 BUSH
els, against 2,99O,541 last week. From
July l to date this season corn exports
are l5l,l62,2S7 bushels, against 16s.-
Ol2,649 last season.
Failures for the week in the United
States number 225, against 1SS last
week, l52 in this week a year ago. 24s
in 1899, 215 in 1893 and 1876 in 1897. Ca
madam failures number %, against %
last week, S5 in this week a year ago
20 in 1899, 27 in 1898, and 80 in 1897.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

jected in a tide of mistaken feeling and
revolutionary rancor. This has not been
done
Every day of discussion, consideration
and conference reduces the prospect of
rejection and increases the probability
Of adoption. Business and property in
terests daily have a greater weight They
are all for the amendments. Mercantile
bodies are Of the same opinion. The con-
stitutional convention. as every one
knows, represents the extreme revolu-
tionary party. 1t is seeking conference at
Washington and proposing delay so as to
secure a valid reason for avoiding a con-
fiict in which the members of the con-
vention know that they are not backed by
the general body of Cuban sentiment.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13
BROKEN PROMISES

Governor Hum went to Washington
and attempted to induce President Nc.
Kinley 10 make j. Edward Addicl1s The
dispenser of Federal patronage coming
20 Delaware. His secretary CT State
DR.. Caleb r. Layton, went with him
They failed in the accomplishment oil
their purpose, for President Mckinley
is credited with having informed then
that they represented the interests OF
but one man. while the Regular Repub-
ncans seemed to represent the inter
ests Of the Republican party of the State
at large. At least that is the story
which comes from Addicks sources, and
the followers Of the gasman have nc
valid reason for intonsifying the cold
noes of their own reception by the
president
When the question Of the nomlna-
ton of Mr.. Hunn for governor was up
for consideration, he was asked to give
certain pledges, and did so. One was
that he would keep out of the sena-
torial fight and not attempt to use his
office and its powers and patronage
20 advance the interests OF Addicks
With that explicit understanding he
was nominated by the Regular Repub-
hcans and elacted. Without their en-
dorsemont he would not have had any
chance of an election.
After he had been elected his FIRST
act was TO appoint Dr. Layton his
secretary Of State IN the face OF the
protests OF the Regulars to whom he
was most Objectionable But the gov
enor gave assurance THAT he would
compel his secretary TO refrain from
meddiing in the senatorial contro-
versy, and announced that he had lait
down a lime which Layton would not
crQss.
q. But during the entire session thu
governor and his secretary were work
ing TO strengthen the position OF Ad
dicks. In fact, Layton spent more o
his time in the halls of legislation an1
in Addicks caucuses and conferences
than he did in his own office
And now, after the Legislature /.
over, the governor and his secretary &c
to Washington in company with the
chairman OF the Addlcks State Com
mittee, and work check by jow
TO get a Republican president to dis
grace himself by making Addicks pa.
tronage dispenser.
Fortunately for the people of tn,
State, President Mckinley has a higher
conception Of the duties OF his Office
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

amount OF time and energy have been
unselnsh.y expended by the committee
IN the pursuance of these invest iga-
tions and the collaboration of these
statistics. the report is, on the whole.
Disappointing.
AS TO the relative safety Of these
anesthetics, taking into consideration
only those cases OF danger (including
death) for which the anesthesia was
held wholly responsible, under chloro-
form there were IS or O.5s2 per cent. as
compared with under ether or 0O65
FER cent. The observation Is made
that although Excluding nitrous
loN.de) ehter may be accepted as the
safest routine agent. certain circum-
stances determined by the state of the
patient, the nature Of the operation,
ETC., may reEder the use OF some other
anesthetic or combination OF anesthet-
les both safer and easier The com
mittoe was able from the clinical evil
dcnco to draw no conclusion as to the
best method Of administering ether,
and as to chloroform. we are told that
while no method IS free from danger,
inexperience ON the part Of the admin
istrator rather than any particular
n-ethod must be held accountable for
the occurrence Of complications, fatal
or otherwise. in the great majority OF
cases
The committees was unable to throw
any light upon two important sub
1ects: The safest method Of administra-
ton and the most reliable method OF
restoration. Whether or not the COM
mittce in charge could have used to
better advantage the mass of clinical
evidence which passed through its
hands we are NOT in a position to Judge,
suftlce it TO say that It has contri-
buted little If anything to the know
hedge OF anesthetics already acquired.
That ether is the safest anesthetic for
routine work; that the alarming symp-
toms OF chloroform- are due
primarily to oirculatory failure; that
no method Of administration Of chloro-
form is free from danger; that, ex-
Guiding Infancy. the complications and
alarming conditions Of narcosis in
crease part passu with advancing age;
that the tendency for these complica-
tons 70 occur increases pari passu
with the gravity of operation; these, an
most CT the other conclusions, are but
confmatcry of long established views.
Az an exception to this general state
ment we might cali attention to It's
observations on the respiratory com
plcations Of aneHthesia. In its ex-
perience the complications that oc-
currcd under either were mostly OF a
titning and transitory nature. while
those occurring under chlorOf0rm were
grave and persistent.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

Justice Mclean. Of the Supreme
Court OF New York, has rendered a de
cision on csculation, which is Of inter
est to all married men and women. II
Is that the fact that a man had kissed
another mans wife might occasion the
husband Of the woman to make an in
Quiry and enute him to an explana-
tion, but it would not warrant th'
court in granting to the husband a do
cree Of divorce from the woman VIII,
had received the kisses. This decision
was made in the Springer divorce suit
Just concluded in that State
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

It Is rather late in the day for the
Boer sympathizers to raise the point
that the shipment Of horses from the
United States 10 South Africa is a vio-
lation Of the neutrality laws, as the
animals constitute war supplies. II ad-
vices from abroad are true, Great Brit
ain has decided to discontinue the pur-
chase Of horses and mules here. condi-
tions existing in South Africa being
such as to warrant that course. With
out entering into the merits OF ths
controversy now existing In the Unite,
States Court i'm New Orleans. it is ap
parent that the BOer sympathizers an
attempting to lock the stable door az
ter the horses and mules have bee,
bought and most Of them delivered.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Answsr. 10 Correspondence

To the Editor OF the Evening Journal
Sir: WIN you kindly inform me through
your paper If the Baltimore Mutual Aid
Society and the Baltimore Life Insurance
Company. with office at No. $50 Market
street, are the same companies, and who
the superintendent is. A READER.
Wilmington, April 13, 1901
ION January 1, The Baltimore Mutual
Aid Society changed its corporate name
to The Baltimore Life Insurance Com
pany. L. d. Thompson is superintendent
of the local office.-Editorl
Evening journal., 1901-04-13
WHERE WAR THREhTRNs

Negotiations on the Hay-Pauncefote
labrogation OF the Clayton -Bulwei
treaty are progressing, says London
dispatch, though they have not vel
passed the tentative stage. A repre-
sentative of the Associated Press has
been informed that they are being con-
Quoted on a quid pro quo basis, and
that no other method Of abrcgation
viii be considered by the British gov
mnment. The Foreign Office hopes
that a settlement, satisfactory to both
the United States and Great Britain
VIII be arrived at before Congress re-
convenes.
The ministers at Pekin openly eU-
pr7ss their desire that the foreign
troops will leave Pekin. They are
seemingly as anxious for their depar-
tune as were the besiegad ministers
anxious for the arrival Of the troops.
A dispatch from Tlen-Tsin says.
Trade prospects are extremely gloomy
Chinese importers and Wholesale deal
ers are fearful, owing to the disturbed
state Of the country and the uncer-
tainty as to the future
The VOssische zeitung, commenting
upon the st. Petersburg Official Mes
lsenger's utterances, says 1T is evident
from both the form and substance OF
tine latest Russian publication that
from the outset differences existed be-
tween Russia and Germany"
The London Daily Express this molu-
ing says IL understands the govern
ment has decided to cease sending re-
Endorsements to South Africa.
The South African correspondent OF
the London Daily Mail says the ma
tive ministers in the British colony OF
Natal arc preaching this doctrine oi
Africa for Africans" and that a seri-
ous seditlous movement Is spreading
hord Kitchener reports two hours
Of hard fighting with the Beers and
the capture Of eight prisoners
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

The Democrats CARRIED ST. Louis, but
there is no honor in the victory, and
the taint of fraud of the grossest char
'acter rests upon every Democratic cam
didate elected. st. Louis is normally
Republican by from 5000 to 10000 ma
jority, and election returns show such
a falling off in the Republican vote that
am investigation has been instituted,
and astounding revelations are being
made. In enc precinct, for Instance,
Democratic repeaters voted on 104
names on the registration books. and
that, too, i'm the face Of the protests Of
the Republicans at the polls.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13
AddicksItes Are Pr.dloiInr
ON the Philadelphia Telegraph.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
Despite Chairman Hanna's denia
that he had threatened to punish Col
onel DUPONT for his "obstinacy" il
preventing the election of Addicks t,
the Senate, the gasman's followers arr
airily predicting that they will securi
the vacant collectorship of the port o
Wilmington for one Of their numbe,
before the present week has drawn to
close. The Addicksites, however. de
clare that there is nothing mean
about them, and that they will acqui
.esce in an equal distribution OF thi
polls between themselves and the Reg
ulars. But, as the French say, we shal
see what We shall see.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

That the West affords good opportu-
mites for the advancement Of men OF
sturdy character is demonstrated by
fact that Ezra p. Savage. who. by vir-
ue of the election Of Govesnor Diet
rich to the United States Senate, be-
comes governor of Nebraska, is a typi
cal Western ranchman, and twenty
years ago occupied a sod house" ON
the plains near Custer, Nc0.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13
THE Ex nNIEG JOURNAL. SATURDAY April .la 1901

to the Russian government is that the
little empire OF Japan was made the
instrument whereby a serious blow was
inflicted to Russian prestige in Asia.
Heretofore the Russians have affected
to treat Japan with contempt, but in
this diplomatic struggle he has been
forced to recognize hen as an import
ant factor in the affairs Of the East,
and to withdraw from the Manchurian
convention. DR.. Morrison and other re-
liable correspondents in China say
that there is little doubt that Russia
will renew the struggle in some shape
but they all agree that the prominence
given to Japan in forcing the Rus
slams to halt in their southward march
is one OF the most startling things i'm
recent diplomacy in the East.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

Japans determined attitude in op-
position to the Manchurian treaty car
red with it the conviction that she
had the moral support of Great Brit
ain and other Powers, and that. in
event OF war ensuing, their material
support would have been thrown in the
balance in her favor in dealing with
Russia. The japanese are a p.ucky
and resomceful people, but they
scarcely would have braved the dangers
OF single-handed struggle with sucl
gigantic Power as Russia But what
makes the matter particularly CALLING
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

According to a statement given out
by the War Department, the FMpinos
have suffered terrible punishment by
reason of their temerity in opposing
the authority of the United States. It
is the belief that the Filipino losses
aggregate $4,000, and that Of that
number more than $4,000 were killed.
The number OF rifles captured or sur
rendered is 1867, while COS, ,152 rounds
of ammunition have been seized. Dur
ing the twenty-seven months ending
November 80, 1900, 1S,46S Filipinos
wera captured OF surrendered. Since
that time 5000 officers and msn have
been captured or surrendered. There Is
no doubt that the great mass OF thg
natives realize that they cannot cop,
successfully against our troops, anC
that they are tired of the struggle. Bu'
there are certain leaders and their fol
lowers who apparently must be whip
ped into complete submission bsfor
the islands win enjoy the blessing
Of peace.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

Frederick Rutherford Harris, the
confidential agent Of Cecil Rhodes
was unseated as a member Of the
House Of Commons on the charge OF
publishing false statements regarding
his opponent for election to Parlia-
ment III such a course as that were
taken in the United States there would
be a good many vacant seats in Con-
gress. .t.Wu
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

]. P. Morgan & Co., Of New York
who have engineered so many big com
binations Of capital and business in
terests, are engaged now in forming a
combine Of the prominent retail stores
in the country under the name Of the
Associated Merchants Company, capi-
talized at s2O,O0OOOO. Several New
York stores already have been ac-
quired in whole or in part, and it Is
likely that nearly every big city in
the country ultimately will feel the eff.
fects Of the operations of this new
trust.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

1t has been decided to start a new
newspaper in Easton, to be named the
Peninsula Democrat It is to be under
the editorial management of A. w.
LightbOurne. The policy of the paper
Will be devotion to Jeffersonian De-
mocIacy, freedom from boss dictatfon
and ring rule. 1t will be a curiosity
in the Democratic journalistic field in
Maryland, where so much newspaper
subservlency has been shown OF late
in the matter Of the outrageous Cor
man election laws.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

True to its Bryanite principles, the
Texas House Of Representative has
defeated, by vote of 6S to SO, a resolu-
ton extolling General Funston for his
bravery and congratulating him upon
the capture Of Aguinaldo. 1t is now in
order for Texas TO denounce Aguinaldc
for taking the oath of allegiance to
the United States.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

tion. Nothing would afford the Repub-
lican managers greater pleasure than
10 have the. Democratic National Con-
vention select one OF these men for the
party's standard bearer, for the people
of the nation are not ready to make
either a Free Silverite or a Single
.Taxer their chief magistrate.
Evening journal., 1901-04-13

Thirty lashes have been inflicted upon
the bare back of a Worcester county
tMd) man as punishment for wife
beating. 1t has been said that the whip
ping-poSt is a relic of barbarism. So
is wife-beating. Therefore, assuming
for the sake of argument that the post
lis such a relic, the punishment fits the
OffenEe most admirably.