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The oasis., 1902-05-10
Saturday. May 10 1902.
A. D. T. System for Phoenix.

The district messenger service IS assured for Phoenix. Col. F. Il. Lamb. who is the assistant super intendent of the Western Union Telegraph company for the Pacific coast, has been in Phoenix the last few days arranging the details for installing the system, and incident ally, to inspect the local office. In a conversation with Gazette re- porter Mir. Lamb very gladly made the following explanation of the proposed system:
 "We propose" said MT. Lamb, "to establish a station in any part of the city where business seems to demand one The most suitable places, naturally, will be business houses, hotels, and the depot. The station will simply be a small box with key on the inside. These boxes will be connected by wire with the office and each box will be numbered. There will be key board in the office, and whenever a key at one of the stations is turned the number of that station will show on the keyboard in the main office. A messenger can then be dispatched to that station at once. Telegraph messages will be carried to the office free of charge. Notes, parcels, etc, will be carried at a nominal cost to the public"
 When asked as to how soon we could expect to begin the system here, Mr. Lamb said it would prob ably be in by the first of June. The material is on the way from Los Angeles, and the wiring is the only part of the work which will take some time. This system of messenger service is in use in most of the larger cities of the United States and has been great help to trade.-Gazette.
The oasis., 1902-05-10
KEEP COOL.
California Seaside Excursions.

There is no excuse for staying at home this summer. when you can make the round trip to Santa Mo- mica, Long Beach, San Pedro, New port Beach, San Buenaventura, Santa Barbara, San Diego, or Coro- nado Beach for $37 40, and to Ava lon (beautiful Catalina Island) for $39.65.
 Tickets will be on sale at Noga- les, beginning May lst., and on each Saturday. Tuesday and Thurs day thereafter during the season.
 You may stay until you get homesick, this year, as these tie kets are good until November 3Oth.
 H JORDAN, Agt.
The oasis., 1902-05-10

The late Cecil Rhodes not only was a bachelor, but fought very shy of the fair sex. Here is a story which is told of him in this con nection: While on a visit to Lon don several years ago he dined at the house of a very wealthy lady of title Later, when he was dis cussing the affair with his secretary, the latter asked. And whom did you take in to dinner2p "Oh, l don't know. Some Lady Somebody" was the reply. But what did you call herr" Didn't call her anything never spoke to her. replied Cecil Rhodes.-Ex Exchange.
The oasis., 1902-05-10

Sonora Time.
 Dining Stations.
 Pullman Sleepers are attached to these trains
 Trains maKes connection at Torres with Torres X Prietas Railroad, leaving at 500 as m. and D. m, daily for Colorado and Min Prietas.
 Close connection is made at Guayinas with Pacific Coast Steamship Company's steamer "Cul acao' sailing the 17h of each month for Altata, Mazatlan. Cape St. Lucas. Magdalena Bay and Ensenada; as well as with of the l.. A. Martinez Steamship Line, and other lines calling at this port, For particulars address
 J. A. NAHGLE. Gen'l Pass. Az t. GuaYmas, sonora. Mex.
The oasis., 1902-05-10
Mill for Sale.

A new 6ve-stamp mill, never been used, from one of the best makes of Chicago, Ills, for sale at Agiabampo, Sinaloa, Mex; com plete in every description; at a very low price. For information call on MT. E. von Borstel, Sonora Rail- way depot, Guaymas, Sonora, Mex.
The oasis., 1902-05-10
Sharpe 6 Co.
 Mining Brokers BUY AND SELL MINES.

II you have a good mine or prospect let us hear from you. We can place it, Also make speciality of exporting and reporting on mining properties survey ing. mapping etc. Thoroughly conver. sant with the Mexican language. mining laws and cus toms.
The oasis., 1902-05-10
Joseph de Luslgnan, Mechanical Engineer and
 Practical MiIIwrighl

With recci t of eighteen quartz mills and conct .trators erected in the state of Sonora in the pas, fourteen years. ADDRESS. Nogales. Ariz.. care of THR OASIS.
The oasis., 1902-05-10

United States Custom House manifest blanks for sale at TIE OASIS
The oasis., 1902-05-10

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Evening journal., 1902-11-04
MISS BIGGAR HAD TROUBLE
IN GETTING IN PRISON
Finally Succeeded in Surrender,ne
Herself to the Sheriff at
Freehold, N. j.

Miss Laura Biggar for Whom war~
rant was issued for attempted fraud
in connection with the will of the late
millionaire Henry NJ Bennett, experi-
enced considerable difficulty In gain
ing admission to the county Jail In
Freehold, n. j., yesterday, when she
appeared at the sheriffs Office and an
nounced that she desired to surrender
herself. The difficulty arose over the
fact that the warrant was in the hands
of constable ait Asbury Park, and the
sheriff declined 10 take the RESPONSE
bility of locking the wOuld-be prisoner
up until the document had been formal4
ly served ON her.
Miss Biggar, finding the sheriff OBJ
durate, insistedSo waiting in the witt
ness room of the jail until the con-
stable arrived with the warrant, when,
tho sheriffs scruples having been re.
moved, he consented to receive Miss
Biggar as a prisoner.
Counsel for Miss Biggar said thai
since the accusation was laid against
her she had been living In New York
She would not, he said accept bail so
long as it was mot forthcoming for
Hendricks and Stanton. IL Is under
stood that no indictment has yet beer
found against Miss Biggar
She formerly lived i'm this city.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
TO SHOW RETURNS
BY STERE0PTICON
Evening Journal Will Give
People Of Wilmington the
Most Complete in City
DISTRICTS THOROUGHLY COVERED

The Evening Journal has made ar
rangements to get the returns of the
election tonight and they are the best
and most elaborate ever attempted by
a Wilmington newspaper. They will
include telagraphic service, telephone
messages from down State correspond
ents as we'll as our many friends there,
who have promised to give the news
from their own localities at the first
possible moment.
The city will be covered in a most
complete manner. a special messenger
being assigned to each polling place and
rural districts of the county will be
brought in by a corps Of messengers On
horseback and bicycles.
Reports from all over the country
will be received at the same time they
are in Philadelphia. All the principal
States, such as New York, Ohio, Penn
stlvania, Maryland, etc, will be COW
cred.
The news will be given to the public
upon a big canvas by a powerful stere-
opticon. one Of the best ever brought
to Wilmington, manipulated by an ex-
pert.
The canvas will be so arranged that
it can be easily seen from Market
street. This will be supplemented by a
megaphone, with a leather-lunged ex-
pert behind 1t. All the news will bs
flashed upon the screen Immediately
upon its reception.
This will be the most pretentious ef-
fort ever put forth to give the people OF
Wilmington the reports of an election,
and it will be done in such a manner
that everyone can see and the reports
will be received here before any other
place in the city.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
Gp@n Will Throw Returns Screen for Evening Journal at Fourth and Spg Street
EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS TO MEET
Will Hold Their Sixth Annual Session
in Unitarian Church, This City,
Next Saturday

On Saturday next the sixth annual
convention of the Equal Suffrage As
sociatlon. OF Wilmington, will be held
in First Unitarian Church. en- West
street, above Eighth, this city. The
opening session will be held at 2.30
o'clock I'M the afternoon and will be
presided over by Mrs. Martha S. GRAMS
ton. of Newport. the State president.
The business Of the afternoon will
consist of the appointment Of commit
tees, reports of president of local clubs
and reading of the minutes. Reports
also will be heard from Mrs. Mary II.
Thatcher. the corresponding secretary,
and Miss Emma Lore, the treasurer.
Otncers also will be elected. A feature
will be a paper by Miss Jane Campbell,
of Philadelphia on why Women Want
The franchise"
The evening session will be opened
with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Smith.
There will be music and an address bv
Henry w. Wilbur, OF New York.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
FIRE DESTROYS
TON OF TOMATOES
One Hundred and Twenty
Thousand Cans Burned
in FELTON,

The largest fire that hal occurred in
the southern part Of the State for some
time was that of the II. Maston Can
ming Company, at FELTON,. The total
loss will aggregate $4,000, which is
only partly covered by insurance. The
whole seasons pack Of tomatoes,
peaches and pears, amounting TO about
12O. 900 cases, was destroyed. together
with the building and machinery
The factory had been in operation
until 7.80 o'clock, and tho fire broke
out about half an hour later. There
is a hand fire engine in the town, but
the artesian well was located beside the
factory and it was useless.
The people could emily stand by and
see the building crumble into ashes.
The fire originated in the engine room,
and about one hundred persons are
thrown out of employment.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
ELECTION OFFICER WAS BEATEN
Citizens Who Alleged He MutiIatsd
Ballots Pulled Him From the
Voting Place

Frank Duncan, a Democratic clerk Of
the election in the Third election dis
trict, First representative district, was
treated to a severe drubbing at the
hands Of a number of irate Republicans.
It was charged that Duncan was mutt
lating ballots, and several citizens en-
tered the polling place and pulled him
out without ceremoney, at the same
tim administering a drubbing which
the victim will probably not forget
soon.
Another clerk was Immediately aP-
pointed in his place.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
BYRNE MADE QUITE A FURRY
Did Not Go Into Voting Booth Until
He Was Accompanied by Voter's
Assistant

William Michael Byrne, the Union
Republican candidate for Congress,
caused a dispute between the election
officers at the polling place at Elev-
enth and Jackson streets, when he
voted this morning, because he insist
ed upon the Republican voters assist
ant going in the booth with him, and
refused to allow the Democratic assist
ant to go in. Many people are now
wondering why Mr.. Byrne needed an
assistant.
On arriving at the polling place, Adj
dicks candidate for Congress, asked
for the Republican assistant, but was
told that the Democratic assistant
would also have to go i'm the booth
with him. Mr. Byrne made a kick, and
after a conference between the three
election officers two of them decided
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
BALLOT BOXES GUARDED
Every Precautlon Taken to Prevent.
RiotIng at the Polls

Dover, Nov. 4.-Extraordinary pre-
cautions have been taken throughout
Delaware to prevent the molestation
of the ballot boxes used in today's cleo
ton, the impression prevailing TIKI
previous attempts at riotous disturb
ance will be repeated.
Estimates from. many sources indi-
cate that J. Edward Addicks will be
unable to control the next Legislature.
The Regular Republican and Demo-
cratic leaders, however, assert that not
only will Byrne be defeated. but that
the Addicks faction will elect not more
than sixteen members of the Legisla-
ture. which would preclude the pos
sibility Of Addicks' election 10 the
United States Senate.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
POLICE ARREST GIBBONS
Attempted TO Vote in the Firs
ton District

Edward Gibbons who has served
time in New Castle Jail, was arrested
this morning for attempting TO vote in
the First election district of the First
representative district. Gibbons pre-
sented a receipt showing that he had
been registered on October is, but enc
Of the judges of election, Nicholas
Jenny refused to allow him to vote.
Gibbons was arrested by Officer Frank
Kain at the request of Mr.. Jenny, but
was later released on bail
Mr.. Jenny was removed by the
Board of Election Department shortly
before - o'clock and Charles Sparks
placed in his position.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
BISHOP ADDRESSED SCHOLARS
interesting Exerc ises Held at the Will
mington High School Yesterday.
Many Visitors Present

Bishop Henry Warren, of Denver,
Col, made an address yesterday morn
ing at the opening exercises Of the Will
mington High School, which was at
tentively listened TO by the scholars.
His subject was the Meaning Of Edu-
cation"
Under the direction of Miss Fletcher,
the students sang a number OF selec-
tions. After the exercises many Wis
itors spent considerable time going
through the school.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
MAY PUT ON ANOTHER TRAIN.
Passenger Traffic on the Delaware
Railrod Is Very HeavY--Cars
Are Crowded

The necessity OF placing another
passenger train upon the Delaware
railroad is apparent, and the matter is
being discussed by the officials in view
of the increased amount OF travel on
the road.
In case the matter goes through a
train will probably leave Wilmington
about o'clock in the afternoon, and,
returning, leave Delmar about s
O'Clock at night
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
RUNAWAY BREAKS GATES

A horse attached to a United States
Express wagon ran away yesterday
morning and completely demolished
two safety gates of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company at the West street
crossing. The team was in front of the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Office. the
driver being inside the building. A
p. & r. shifting engine frightened the
horse. 1t was caught at Front and
West, none the worse by the accident.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
Will be Tried Tomorrow

John Newman and Fred Stanton,
the two men who were arrested in Bal
timore recently with clothes in their
POSSESSION belonging 10 James Z. Null
lin & Son, of this city. were brought
here yesterday afternoon for trial by
Chief of Police Black and Detective
Francis.
They viii be arraigned in City Court
tomorrow morning charged with lar
ceny.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
STRIKE WILL CONTINUE

At meeting of the striking mould
ers, held in Shields Library Hall this
morning a communication from the
National Union was read IN which
they upheld the local union and said
THE minimum rate should have even
been higher. Both the strikers and
the firms are determined TO hold out,
and what the outcome will be is a mat
ter for conjecture.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
EXTRA POLICE FORCE ON DUTY
Captains Kane and Evans Respectively
Command Forces on West and
East Sides

Today being election day and TO pre-
vent any trouble at the polls the entire
police force went on duty this morning
and remained all day.
The officers were as equally detailed
as possible under the circumstances
throughout the city and were under
command of Captain Kane on the west
side and Captain Evans on the east
side.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
ENTERTAINEp scHooL GIRLS

At the Industrial School for Girls
last evening an excellent entertain
ment was given by the Wilmington
School of Elocution and Music. under
the direction of Principal Miss Clan
T. McHenry. Among those who took
part In the exercises were Miss
Latchum, Miss Harvey Miss Reardon,
Miss Fox, Miss Page, Mrs. Price, Miss
Collins and Miss Kistler
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
ARRESTED FOR STEALING HORSES
Two Men Apprehended by the Police
at Marcus Hook Last Night and
brought to This City

Chief of Police Black and Detective
Francis, assisted by Detective Berry,
of Chester, arrested Thomas Samsell
and Robert Townsend at Marcus Hook
last night on a charge Of horse steal
ing.
Townsend was brought to this city
and locked up, but Samsell, who is
well-known TO the local police. is SER
iously i'll and could not be brought
along.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
Trustees foc lnsane WIII Meet

The Trustees Of the Delaware State
Hospital for Insane. will hold their reg
ular monthly meeting next Thursday.
II Is reported that all the members OF
the board win be present
The regular meeting OF the Board of
Trade will be held on next Thursday
evening. business OF Importance Will
be transacted. Al good attendance Is de-
sired.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
Will BUILD A STORE HOUSE

Building Inspector Cassidy issued a
permit yesterdsy to Dominica Sustillo
to erect a stcrehoue at No. 507 Tatnall
street The Improvements will 90 t
$1,000.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
MoRE cARs 10 eE sHlPpED

Four more cars were sent to the
Jackson and Sharp Company for re-
pairs by the Peoples Railway yester-
day preparatory to being shipped to
Jersey City. They are the large caIs
which are too heavy for the local
grades.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
Y. N. c. A. Managers to Meei

The Board of Managers Of the
Young Mems Christian \Aseociaticn
will hold lis regular monthly meeting
tonight at s o'clock .kGA
Evening journal., 1902-11-04

Ostrich plumes are the fevoiite hat
lave your old plumes made
equal to new at E. E Wells, J13 Or
ange street.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04

Member of Veteran Legion Buried
Patrick Fitzgerald, a member Of the
u. v. L., was buried yesterday from his
late home. No. S2S Pine street Inter
ment was made in the New Cathedral
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
CITY REPEATERS
IN PHILADELPHIA
Union%Heelers and Floaters
Vote the Quay Ticket in
the Quaker City
THEN COME BACK HERE TO VOTE

In consideration of help received from
the Quay machine in Philadelphia in
the past, certain Union Republican
leaders are doing all in their power TO
aid the machine in the Quaker City.
Last evening a large number of ward
heelers and hoaters left Wilmington for
Philadelphia They we're quartered in
a certain house on the tenderlOin dis
trict Thy were among the first TO vote
in that city today. Afl1or receiving their
pay they came to Wilmington and
voted here. From stories told by the
men it appears as If they had no trou-
BILE whatever in casting their ballots
in Philadelphia.
Repeated Before
Some of these men, It is said, have
been voting in Philadelphia for years
whenever their ballots were needed.
Arrangements were made to ship a
large number to Philadelphia early this
afternoon. The plan was TO first have
the men vote in this city, where they
were registered. Some of the ward
workers who were in the deal were
scurrying around this morning to get
men and vote them here before they
went to Philadelphia
Detectives Watched for Them
During the morning a message was
received saying that the ballot reform
Organization in Philadelphia had de-
tectives watching incoming trains and
steamboats,. The repeaters were given
orders to scatter themselves through
the trains and not to bunch themselves
in Philadelphia. Besides those who
went by train many boarded Darby
cars.
The police here did not receive any
complaint from the Philadelphia police
department, and say they know nothing
about the Union Republican repeaters.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04

The Happy Bunch of the Y. NJ. c. A.
VIII give a su-qer at Association Hall
on Thursday evening.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
VOTE HEAVY IN
MOSTDLSTRICTS
Attempt to Prevent Election of G. w.
Sparks by Failure to Put
StickerS on Ballots

that he could have the Republican as
sistant alone. Mr.. Byrne then entered
the booth with the assistant and voted.
Evening journal., 1902-11-04
Gave Men limo 10 Voc

A great many Of the large firms Of
this city closed their plants at 1
o'clock to allow the men to vote today
Others were shut down for the entire
day, butt the majority of the companies
allowed their men an hour in which to
cast their vote. The street car COM
panies also gave their men an hour,
as did also the stores and other busi-
ness places.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-24

much in the papers about "our brothers
in black going over to possess their an
cestral lands, was moved to speak on
the subject to a few colored sisters of
my acquaintance.
Imagine my surprise when my longtime
washerwoman, Kitty Marshall. told me
she had sister who had lived in Africa
for sixteen years and was now resident
of Macon, Ga.
1 exacted a promise from Kitty then
and there to bring that sister of hers to
see me, to tell me all about her African
experience the first time she came here
on a visit.
That is how came, soma time ago. to
see Juno" and to hear brief account of
her life in Africa She is a very intelli-
gent yellow woman. perhaps 60 years old,
but still robust, erect and WEI. dressed.
She wore quaint rings on her fingers and
gold watch with the tiny golden chain
and slides that our grandmothers wore.
She looks somewhat like that Lilly of the
Sky" who came here some years ago as
queen of the Hawaiian islands
found that Juno had married a veal
thy free negro merchant in her 18th year,
and soon afterward had gone to Liberia
to live. They carried furniture, provisions,
seeds and money with them to that far
off land.
Soon after their arrival in Africa Juno's
husband was Frustrated with fever and
was III for more than year. She herself
had only slight fever and never went to
bed, her youthful vigor, her energetic ma
ture and devotion to her husband uphold
ing her During the long months in which
she was becoming acclimated she sewed
busily and made money. She had been
trained as a seamstress by her American
mistress.
The African landlady that was engaged
in the business of caring for immigrants
suggested to Juno that IT would be we'll
to begin the erection of a house, so as to
have a home ready for occupancy when
her husband should be restored to health.
So the house was built by slow degrees
Of mahogany and other fine hardwoods,
from the fruits of her needle. The first
floors were of bamboo thatch. Imagine
house with kind of wicker floor! After
ward a plank floor was put in and many
years afterward her husband made OF 1t
a nice nine-room house.
Juno told with much enthusiasm Of the
fine corn they raised. as well as the many
native food plants-the sugar cane, coffee,
oranges, lemons and plantains. No
peaches, apples or plums would grow at
all.
Africa is the home of the negro race"
said Juno with emphatic mods; 1T Is
land that richly repays labor. To be sure,
idleness in Africa meets with the same
TGWdIQ dc II uOCb III <AhACA 49, ONAN q
can work half as much in Liberia as he
does In Georgia and make twice or thrice
as much
After the death of a-er husband Juno
longed to return to America and live
near her relatives and frienus. Against
the advice of her lawyer she sold all her
property in Africa and returned to Ma
con with her two children.
she was still equipped with her faithful
needle, and life regained for her much of
the comfort and peace of her youthful
days. Juno believes a woman Of her race
can earn money with needle rightly used
In almost any corner of the world. Her
experience in Liberia is worth remember
ing. A. L. G.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-24
ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR
EDUCATION IN The SOUTH

Preparations are rapidly maturing for
the meeting of the Fifth Annual Confer
ence for Education In the south, to be held
at Athens, Ca, April "a to q inclusive.
1t Is expected that there will be an even
larger gathering of educators and citi-
zens from all over the south than there
was last spring at Winston-Salem, n. c.
Mr.. Robert c. Ogden, of New York,
president of the southern education
board, which is the outcome of these con-
ferences and which recently started the
general education board to finance this
great movement in the south, will bring
on special train a number of distinguish
ed educators and philanthropists from the
north and will be greeted at Athens by
a large number of prominent teachers, cit
liens and public men from the south.
All persons interested in educational
advancement in the south will be cordially
welcomed. The railroads will give rate
of one and one-third fare on the certifi-
cate plan south of the Potomac and Ohio
and east of the Mississippi
The program which follows shows the
high character of the discussions and in
cludes a number of prominent speakers.
The conference will open on Thursday
afternoon, the oath. with a business ses-
sion: 8 p. m, the address of welcome will
be made by the Hon. Clark Howell. of
Georgia.; the presidents annual address
a response. by Prof. c. c. Thach, OF the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Friday,
April 18th, 10 a. m, business session OF