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Evening journal., 1902-12-30
Revising Militia Laws

At the Armory last night, the COM
mittee appointed to revise the militia
laws. held its final meeting. A report
will be submitted to the Adjutant-Gen-
eral in a few days. The regular month
ly school for commissioned officers OF
the First Delaware Regiment was also
held at the Armory last night.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
Entertained Her scholars

Miss Islmlah Kelly. public school
teacher. entertained her class la even
ing at her home. nwenty-second and
Lamotte streets. The evening was
spent and an excellent pro
gram arranged by Miss Kelly was
given by the scholars. after which re-
we're served.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
TO RUSH WORK ON NEW CHUTE
Pennsylvania Company Will Load
Its Engines in Different Manner
Than Heretofore

The new coal chute which will take tha
place OF the one burned on Sunday night
will be different from the former one.
The coal will be brought up on an endless
chain, on which are buckets and dumped
into a bin. When an engine comes up II
will only be necessary to pull a lover and
let out as much as wanted. All the coal
ing. 90 Is understood will hereafter be
done from one track and the bridge.
which spanned the tracks before will be
done away with. Work on the new
structure Will be rushed to completion.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
Coke Car Overturned

car loaded with coke was "side-
ped" at Thurlow this morning and
lpletely overturned. The wreck train
n this city pulled it upon the track
in. Travel was suspended. the trains
ming around the obstruction on The
Unbound track.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
SEMI Coal TO Salem

The tug Laura B. this morning took
a big barge of coal to Salem, N. J. The
people in that town have been in a sad
plight for want of fuel, and the coal
sent them today will be received with
much joy.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
Injured by Fall on Ice

John Ackerman of No. 9i7 shipley
street. WAS removed 20 the Homeo-
pathic Hospital this morning. suffering
from injuries received by a fall on he
ice. He was bruised about the head,
hip and right elbow of his arm.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
Given Trial Trip

The auartermaster's tug. John VIII
son, built by the Pusey and Jones
Company for the United States Gov
ernment, WAS given a trial trip on the
Delaware river yesterday President
Pusey, Of the builders, was in charge.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
bedford Club to Meet

At its rooms, in the Masonic Temple,
on Friday evening. the annual meet
ing of the Bedford Club will be held.
The election OF officers will take place.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30

George a. Elliott Appointed Attorney
Sheriff.elect Emmett f. Stidham has
appointed George A. Elliott his attcr-
ney. His other appointments, he says,
viii be made after he has bonded.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30

Can't be perfect health without puro
blood. Burdock Blood Bitters makes
pure blood. Tones and inyigorates the
whole system.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
Mai for Iransfer Station

mail bag has been placed in the
postoffice at French street station for
the new transfer at Edge Moor The
bag is sent out on an accommodation
train.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
COUNTY FINANCES
IN GOOD SHAPE
Levy Court Held Last Meet
ing for 1902 This Morn
ing
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT WILLIS
Reorganization for COS viii be Made
Next Tuesdays. Frank Ewart viii
be Succeeded by Caleb Candy Hop
kins, Regular Republican

The last meeting OF the Levy Court
for 1902. was held this morning, and
as far as possible all business for the
present year was cleared up. Adjourn
ment was made until next Tuesday.
when uhe court will be reorganized for
1908. II Is thought that Merritt N.
Willis will be reelected president
There will be but one change In theI
members of the court. Caleb Candy
Hopkins. who was elected Levy Court
commissioner at the recent election,
succeeds S. Frank Dwarf, whose term
expires tomorrow. Mr.. Ewart was ap-
pointed by Governor Hum about one
year ago TO succeed John Lynn. The
retiring member of the court is an Ad-
dicks Republican. while his successor Is
a Regular Republican.
The quarterly bill OF Clerk OF the
Peace Quigley. which was $l,7375O,
was ordered paid Mr.. Ewart remark
ed that the bill was $500 less than for
the same quarter two years ago, and
outside of the election expenses, about
800 less than one year ago.
The bills of Charles G. Kurtz and L.
Scott Townsend, for auditing the county
finances, were paid. Each bill was for
$3.50.
The bill Of the Edge Moor Bridge
Company. for furnishing safety gates
for Third street bridge, was discussed,
but no action was taken. Mr.. Chandler
stated he thought the court had better
wait until Il could be learned how the
gates work
President Willis Statement
President Willis, who has been a
member two years, and chairman OF
the court one year. made a few remarks
In regard to the work of the court dur
| ing the past two years. Mr.. Willits
said during the two years he had been
a member of the court the floating debt
of the county had been reduced $4,000
and the bonded debt $40 900 There IL
a balance In bank TO the credit Of the
county Of s169 093. and the court prac
tically owes but about 10000 Mr.
Willis said: 81 consider Il good and
grand showing, and we can make ar
equally as good showing in the future.
During the past year the tax rate was
also reduced 10 cents on one hundre,
dollars.
Mr.. Willis stated that there is $47,
300, 900. assessable property in the
county. and he thought the county car
be carried with a tax rate aggregatinl
$250O00. He complimented the count,
officials for the economical way II
which their business had been conduct
ed during the year In concluding. III
wished the members OF the court
Happy New Year.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
RAILROAD MEN
CAN GET WORK
Enlarged Facilities of Penn
sylvania Railroad Demand
More Employees
TO BUILD ADDITIONAL SHOP

ms Nitl IN NuuitioH 10 lneir
Other Work--To be Similar to Al
toona Shops
The new transfer freight station has
been the means OF giving employment
to many railroad men, who have been
on the waiting list for some time.
The crews are now made up OF four
men, but eight are considered neces-
eary. as there have already been
twenty-five cars smashed on the
bumps. More men will likely be put
on within few days. Heretofore men
who desired a position on the railroad
had to be on the waiting list sometime.
as long as two years.
The Office at the new transfer sta
ton was run into by car and dam
aged. but It has been repaired
When the new yards at Edge Moor
are completed many more men will be
needed Il Ia the intention of the COM
pany TO have ninety tracks abreast,
which will make II one OF the largest
railroad yards I'm the East After they
are completed much OF the work now
being done In Philadelphia will be han
died here.
May Build Engines Here
Il is reported on authentic informa-
ton that another shop will be added
to the already long list Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company TO be built at
Todd's Cut This one Is a locomotive
shop. where engines OF the company
will be built. The plans for this adj
diticn, II is said. are being drawn in
Philadelphia, and It will be located
near Landlith station.
Signal Tower Completed
SIGNAL TOWER Completed
The new signal which replaced the
one at the coal chute. which was burned
on Sunday night, was put into service
yesterday at noon. This one is oper-
ated by hand. a telephone having been
installed In the switch box at Lombard
street crossing connected with the sta
tlonmaster's office. He gives the order
to b, n. German. who works the signal
In the day and John Clifford at night.
| Big Engine Repaired
The big engine. No. 147. which had
its boiler-head smashed at laurel some
time ago. was released from the shops
this morning, and made its first trip on
train No. 81, on the Delaware road, this
afternoon.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
slgnaI Tower CompIeled
BIZ EnEIne RepaIred

The big engine, No. 147. which had
its boller-head smashed at laurel some
time ago. was released from the shops
this morning and made its first trip on
train No. 81, on the Delaware road, this
afternoon.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30

All barber shops will close New
Years Day at noon.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
cold Eish Worth sseIng

At cartmells today. 9Th and Madison.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30

The Evening Journals News
the Brightest and Cleanest
Any Local Paper.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26

is Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland, with record of having raised taxes from fifteen to twenty per cent in two years. Reform does not look so brightly beautiful to Clevelanders as it did before they were personally in troduced to it by Mayor Johnson. It comes too high.-New Britain Herald. Captain Max Schmittberger of the Forty-seventh street police station in New York city, has spent night in observing the fast life of London, and declares that nothing like it has ever been seen, or is even possible, in our metropolis Tn this he is correct, but while New York may be apparent ly more decorous than London, the difference is probably in appearances only. In London the idea prevails that dissipated woman has just as good a right to use the streets at night as a dissipated man. In New York the prevailing theory is that the inn moral man can do as he likes, but that the immoral woman is 8 pariah who should go straight to the lookup. Hartford Times.
 
 doubts as to the true reason for her de- liverance from the brigands. She de- clares positively that ''the prayers of the world did more in securing her freedom than the money paid to her captors." It is our opinion that the world showed great acumen in offer ing the prayers to heaven and the money to the brigands; we fear that if we had offered the money to heaven and the prayers to the brigands, the result might have been different. We cannot help recalling, also, though we say it with the greatest reverence, that at the time we were doing our most earnest petitioning there was most embarrassing hitch in the proceedings, but the minute we settled on the price and paid over the money the deliver anee was effected. .- Chicago Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26

The New Haven municipal authori- ties have been having little troubles of their own, the outcome of certain boards purchased articles which the men that pay the bills think the said boards should pay. The board of regis tration is the one in question and a $4O0 dinner bill is still held up by the board of finance. A bill contracted by the same board for pearl handled knives has just been ordered paid. There are twelve men on the board and the bill was S15.0O, at the rate of $1.25 for each Knife. The Palladium points out that this incident is strong argu- ment against municipal ownership of gas and electric plants and street rail ways, and intimates that if the cities owned these things the various boards might have free fuel, lights and troll ley rides.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26
TRADE CONDITIONS.
Crop Prospects Strengthen Bushes
 Lack of Fuel Chief Obstacle.

Crop Prospects Strengthen Busincst
 Lack of Fuel Chief obstacle.
 NEW YORK, July 26.-R. c. Dun 2 Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
 Each day brings the agriculture products of the nation nearer maturity and as the possibility of any seriou injury becomes smaller the feeling c. confidence in fully sustained trade grows stronger. The threatened sym pathetic strike of bituminous miners has been averted, and, aside from 9 number of small disputes among gar ment workers, the labor outlook has improved. Storms destroyed much property in some sections, and the prompt restoration of structures has added to the activity of building trades.
 T Insufficient fuel is the one serious difficulty in the iron and steel indus try, interruptions and delays from this cause becoming more noticeable each day. Supplies of coal are curtailed by the strike, and, although coke ovens are marking new records of production, shipments are retarded by the car and motive power shortage. In a market where there is comparative dullness because deliveries cannot be made promptly the outlook for long contin- ued activity seems favorable, especial ly as scarcity of fuel cannot continue a factor indefinitelW aAn forms of pig iron have sold Far ahead, and there is. sno evidence ofAoverp rproduction in the snear Future at least ea
 There was less activity in the specu- lative markets for the leading cereals, yet prices were fairly well maintained. In July corn there was fear of a fur ther campaign against the short inter est, while the wheat market was sus- tained by the small percentage of re ceipts that graded up to contract. There was a striking increase in the quantity of wheat marketed, arrivals at interior cities aggregating 6,645, ,451 bushels compared with I, ,457, ,224 bush sels in the preceding week and 6,S9S,528 bushels a year ago.
 Meats were somewhat. weaker on larger receipts and smaller export buy ing.
 Footwear factories have returned to almost fullsoperation, contracts coming forward freely from wholesalers at the large cities.
 Z Failures for the week numbered POS in the United States against 198 last year., and in Canada IT against 2S last year.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26

Banker Henry Clewes sees good times ahead. In his last letter he says that with the three great banks of Europe holding oyer $4O,ooo,ooO more gold than a year ago, with Trans vaal supplies steadily increasing and with no special speculative activity in sight, there is little reason to ex- pect gold shipments so long as money continues in good demand here at profitable rates. Large sums of for eign capital are loaned in this market and repayment later on may compel gold exports, but these are likely to be deferred until after the harvest, ana the outlook now is that breadstuffs and cotton will go forward freely enough to largely liquidate these obligations, and so lessen our payments in gold Very shortly there will be a better supply of future and cotton bills, and this year the exchange market will not be called upon to suffer the $6O,0O0,O00 loss in corn exports which had to be endured last year.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26
A SPECIAL coMMIssIoNER.
China Decides to Send One to the St.
 Louis Exposition.

China Decides to Send One to tIae St.
 Louis Exposition.
 PEKING, July 26.-The emperor an nounced today that he has decided to send an imperial commissioner to rep resent China at the St. Louis exposi- tion instead of placing China's inter ests in the hands of the Chinese minis ter to the United States, as had been intended
 The United States minister here, MT. Conger, had secured an audience with the emperor for John Barrett, the com missioner general of the exposition for Asia and Australia, when the an- nouncement was formally made.
 MT. Conger last night entertained at dinner the members of the council and of the foreign office, who discussed the exposition with MT. Barrett. Inciden- tally they thanked MT. Conger for the apparent sincerity of the United States assistance in bringing about the with drawal of the foreign troops from TientSin.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26

conceived in iniquity and died aborning'' is the epitaph truth would have to write upon the gravestone of the republican antitrust bill of the Fifty-sixth congress, which now lies mouldering in the dust of congress siohalt pigeon-hole where with weep ing seyes aRd sadened hearts republi-i dan dup3ieity laid it away says an ex-# change. What was the true inward ness of that bill? Was it framed with any actual, bona fide purpose of having it become a law? Did the republi- cans actually want any trust legisla- ton in the Fifty-sixth congress? If they did and that bill represented their idea of trust legislation why was it pigeon If that bill reflected the sentiments of the republicans what excuse under high heaven can they offer for it's pigeon -holing? {? They controlled every branch. of the government, then why wasn't it passed2 If it was wise and benefi- cent bill as they with all their fervid eloquence declared it was, who is to be censured because it didn't pass? None but the densest brain and the blindest eyes can fail to see that the republicans never intended that bill to become law. Then what was it's purpose? What other purposes could there have been? Surely but one, to make campaign literature. The trust question was confronting them. They had to answer it after some fashion
 What should the answer be? No sooner was the question propounded than it was solved by the resourceful
 majority of the judiciary committee. "Draw up bill whose terms are such as by their very nature will prevent
 it's passage. Then turn the flood
 gates of your eloquence~A ~Asgse on the trust question and curse the demo- crats out for not voting for the bill" The racket was worked and the people 1 again, honest and unSuspect1ng them selves, were fooled by republican du- plicity Such is the real incontrovert- l ible history of the trust legislation of the Fifty-sixth congress. The ques- ton then arises, do the republicans
 really want trust legislation now if they didn't want it then? Are their
 protestations more sincere now than
 they were two years ago? Are they against trusts for aught but campaign
 purposes now? Imagine the devil re-
 buking sin Imagine your right hand | conspiring against your left. So soon
 will you see the republican party ac- 1 tually fighting the trusts. Who fur
 nishes the keep of the G. o. F. ele-
 phant? Who puts up the sinews of
 war when the campaign comes? Who
 filled the barrel in 1896 and 1898 and 1 1900? Who but the trusts? Then expect relief from these very trusts | at the hands of the republican party
 BosI!!!
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26
re1enhone Men coa1an.t Agree

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, July 26.-Pur- suant to aall issued about hundred representatives of independent or non Bell companies operating in the state of New York convened here for the purpose of forming a state association. Owing to some rivalry springing up be- tween the two long distance compa- nies, each of which seeks to furnish long distance connections for the inde- pendent telephone companies in New York and elsewhere, split occurred in the convention, and after many tur- bulent scenes which approached close upon personal encounters the adher- ents of one of the companies bolted after the friends of the other had se- cured the temporary organization. Eighty-five per cent of the delegates then went into convention at the Pow CTS hotel
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26
Cost of England,s Wars.

LONDON, July 26. ..- Sir Michael Hicks-Beach was the guest last even ing of the lord mayor and city bankers and merchants at farewell dinner at the Mansion House. In an address dealing with national finance the chan cellor said that the Chinese and South African wars had cost Great Britain 9228, 100000, of which amount the tax payers have already willingly contrib uted G75,OOO,0OO. The expenditure had been borne without serious injury to commerce, and E150,OO0,O0O had been borrowed on easy terms, which Great Britain's continental neighbors enyied, but could not initiate.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26
Medals For Four omcers.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Now that the list of the officers and men of the navy who are to receive the West In dian campaign medals and bars has been completed the naval board on awards is busying itself with the "mer- itorious service'' medals which are in tended to go to those officers who rem dered particularly telling services in the West Indian naval campaign. So far only four persons have been decid- ed upon for the meritorious service medal These are. Lieutenant Rich mond Pearson Hobson, for his well known feat with the Merrimac; Lieu tenants Ward and Buck, for their peril ous secret mission into Spain, and Lieutenant Victor Blue, for his famous work in connection with the location of the Spanish fleet in Santiago har- boz
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26

Mrs. Chas. Freitoy, Moosup. Conn, says: 1T have taken two bot ties of Burdock Blood Bitters and am feeling better than I ever did i'm my life. For many years I suffered with severe sick headaches and general debility. Lost all ambition and went about my duties in an aimless manner. Had a tired, wcrn- out feeling all the time, but before I had taken half bottle of B. B. B., felt relieved and am now feeling like new woman"
 Mrs. A. w. Ham, Cambridge, Me, says: 1T was in poor health for a long time. I was unable to be around or attend to my work, was troubled with constipation, neural gia and poor appetite, in fact, every trouble that attends a rundown condition of the system, and have taken two bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters and the Pills. The first dose set the machinery of life to work, and can say never took any medicine that gave such immediate relief and set me gaining, for which I am truly thankful"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26

People talk of being all run down, overworked, out of fsorts generally.
 Nine times out of ten it is the blood that is out of order. The blood is the life of the system, you knew. lift becomes thin or lacking i'll strength the sys- tenn naturally suffers and with a weakened system disease finds an easy mark.
 Burdock Blood Bitters is one ofnature's remedies. A purely vegetable compound. It is . blood maker; it strengthens and builds up the system; drives out the disease by removing the cause.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26
Recefved sad News at Sen.

QUEENSTOWN, July 26.-Clarence H. Mackay, son of the late John w. Mackay, who was a passenger on board the Cunard line steamer Cam pania, from New York July 19, which arrived here yesterday, received the news of his fathers death by wireless te1egraphy at p. n. July 24 from the westbound steamer Saxonia of the same line. MT. Mackay received large number of telegrams here. The wire less news created the greatest sympa- thy for MT. Mackay among the Campa- nia'S passengers
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26
Lovely Had Un1ove1y Ways.

NEW YORK, July 26.-Under indict- ment for misappropriating more than $1O,0OO of the funds of the National Co., operative Building and Loan associa- tion, the secretary, John E. Lovely, has been sought by the Brooklyn police for more than month. Lovely lived in Prospect Park South, Flatbush, with his wife. Lovely was trusted implicitly by the officers of the association. He was man of exemplary habits and was prominent in a business way. He was in the glove business at 504 Full ton street, Brooklyn. He left his store June 14 and has not been seen since.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26
HEARD H PASSING

Assistant Secretary W. F. Prince of the Law and Order league tells Bridgeport audience that. brought up in Maine, he was Is years old before he saw a man who had sprayed his tonsils to xcess.-Hartford Post.
 Sad is the path and gloomy are the ways the reformer has to travel. Here
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26
Twn Minern KiIIed.

NEW CUMBERLAND, w. Va, July 26. The premature explosion of shot which occurred in the Clay mine of the Black Hawk works just below here i'm stantly killed John Carnahan, aged forty five. and Thomas Sheets, aged thirty, both married men with families Their. bodies were blown to pieces.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26
A Pot of Gold Dug Up.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 26.-- There is on exhibition at the Hotel Ru- dolf an iron pot containing $250 in gold which was buried four years ago by John McDowell Paget, an actor, at that time working in the hotel It has just been dug up under the hotel pi- aga. v