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Evening journal., 1902-05-30

as it did over a quarter of a century
ago.
Soldiers Up Early
Bright and early this morning old
soldiers could be seen hurrying
through the streets to their post rooms.
There they assembled under their va
rious commanders and marched or rode
to the different cemeteries. Wagons of
flowers and flags had preceded them,
and each soldiers grave was marked.
The firing squad fired q salute and
the post passed on to the next ceme-
terry to which it was assigned The
posts and the cemeteries they decorated
follow:
Smyth Post-OH Swedes, Riverview
and Asbury Cemeteries.
DUPONT POst-Grave OF Admiral Du-
Pont, st. Joseph and Mt Salem Gene
teries.
DUPONT and Smyth Posts-Lom-
hardy Cemetery.
Sheridan Post-Wilmington and
Brandywine Cemetery.
Sumner Post-Colored cemetery.
Grant Post-New Cathedral Gene
terry.
Reynolds Post-Pleasant Hin and
vicinity.
Watson Post, New Castle-New
Castle and vicinity.
The graves OF the veterans of the
Spanish-American War were also deco
rated.
Veterans on Parade
They met again in the afternoon for
the annual street parade. AS the bugle
fife and drum sounded, the veterans
seemed to be inspired with new life
The blood flowed more rapidly through
their veins. They forgot they were
tired. and seemed to be living the old
jscenes over again. The route of the
parade was a short one. Thousands of
people lined the streets over which
the parade passed The veterans pre-.
sented fine appearance, as did the or.
lganizations who hOnored them by
/ turning out with them. The paIad,
| formed on French street above Tenth
with right resting on Tenth. The sec
ond division formed on French stree
below Tenth, with right resting OF
Tenth. The third division formed OF
French street below Ninth. with righr
resting on Ninth The fourth division
formed on French below Eiehth, witf
right resting on Eighth. and the fifth
division on French street below Sew
enth. right resting on Seventh
The line moved at 3 o'clock
Formation of Parade
The formation was as follows:
Platoon of Police.
Chief Marshal. Daniel Ross.
Chief of Staff, p. b. Ayars.
Aids, Edwin Cain and Samuel oven
shine.
Department Commander John Gaine.
Evening journal., 1902-05-30
Wilmington Defeats BIoomburg

About 1000 people went over the
bridge this morning and saw the game
between Wilmington A. A. and the
Bloomsbury State Normal School. The
score was 6 to /. Bloomsbury will play
again this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1902-05-30
Circus Car in Town

The big and gaudily-painted circus
car OF Walter I. Main arrived in this
city today. Mr.. Mains advance agent
was with it to look after the grounds
and preparations for the coming cir
Gus.
Evening journal., 1902-05-30
DO YOU WANT 81 .nnn1

II so. every time you wind you
watch drop ten cents in The New
Idea" Savings Bank. Ask for booklet.
The Mutual Life, SS7 Market street
Evening journal., 1902-05-30

Decorated Employees With Flowers
Members Of the Railroad w. G. r. u.
were at the Pennsylvania railroad sta
tion today. and decorated all the en-
ployes with a little bouquet of flowers.
Zach bunch of flowers had a slip of
paper attached to it on which was
printed a Scriptural quotation.
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BLOSSOMS PLACED
ON The GRAVES OF SOLDIER DEAD
Batle-sCarred Loyal Veterans, With Faltering Step
but Undying Patriotism, Reverently Per-
form Their Self=impOsed Duty

With faltering tread and bodies bent
with the weight of years, but with
heads thrown proudly back, the Grand
Army of the Republic today marched
to the music OF bands. Once more these
boys Of 81. now old men, whose last
battle is almost fought, sailed forth
and lovingly and tenderly decorated
the graves OF their comrades, who have
'already responded to the last roll-call
and are numbered with the great army
.of the dead
Heroes for All Time
The silverthaired veterans who toiled
through the gate of the silent city today
we're youths 81 years ago They
had marched, shot. charged. hurrahed
land fallen into prison. When they
came home the nation welcomed them
with one mighty shout.
They were heroes then, and are he
roes now. They have been going home
ever since. the marching has never
ceased. The football has been light,
and no sound has come back from the
wide open gates of eternity. None but
the called has heard the muffled drum.
They passed away with the sweetly
Joined the army OF the immOrtals.
All the country today says peace.
The old scar caused by the terrible
war is seen no more. In 1898 the sons
of the men who fought each other
marched side by side There has been
an everlasting reunion; an eternal
| Friendship has been sworn.
More Than a Holiday
To the majority of people Decoration
Day means a holiday, but To these
brave men it means more. They,
when the country was in danger. vol
unteered their services, gave up home
and family ties to fight for the preser-
yation of the Union. How well they
succeeded history tells. Their deeds
( have been written in the books so that
the ages to come may honor them. The
rich and poor, the powerful and weak
Jan contributed 10 this mighty army.
Every cemetery was visited today
and a flag and a garland of flower.
placed on the graves, whether it b'
marked by massive monument or wood
en- slab. For years the custom has
been followed, and each year the
graves are more numerous and ths
baHd with flags and flowers is smaller
Many who went out with cOlors fly
ling last year are peacefully sleeping
under grassy mounds today. Mex
year the mounds will have increased
and the ranks OF the G. A. r. will be
lsmaller. Little by little the ranks oI
this gallant army have been thinning
out, until now there is comparatively
ibut a handful left
Although the eye is not so bright anC
the step has lost much of its elasticity
the spark of patriotism burned just a.
bright in each soldiers breast today
Evening journal., 1902-05-30

Levy Brothers, loan Office. Fourth
and Market streets. Money advanced
on all personal property.
Evening journal., 1902-05-30
TIE HANOVER $3.50 SHOE.

The greatest shoe value on earth.
Once wearer. always a wearer. The
Hanover 70f Market street
Evening journal., 1902-05-30

BEAUTIFUL WOOD STAINS.
All colors. at Cartmells, Sixth and
Madison.
Evening journal., 1902-05-30

Friday, May 30, Decoration Day, our
stores will close at noon. d. w. Lynch
& Co.
Evening journal., 1902-05-30
I'M is ALL OVER TOWN.

IT ID AIlIl UN III IUWN,
What? Felton-Sibley's Ready-mixed
Paints. Sold by Cartmell, Sixth and
Madison.
Evening journal., 1902-05-30

as it did over quarter of century
Evening journal., 1902-05-30

The Water Witch Fire Company held
a picnic in Bavarian Park this after
noon and evening. The committee in
charge was composed of Charles 4.
Wolhar. William II. Murphy and Dr.
II. 9. Moore
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14
Winds rage IN MISSOURI
The Severest in Fifteen Years at
Kansas City.
PEOPLE INJURED BY WRECKAGE
TIE Gale Blew Mt the Rate of Fifty
Miles nm Hour and Did Much DAM
nge In Kansas City-Rrports from
Other Missouri Towns.

Kansas City. Mo. Aug. IA storm
OF unusual severity broke over this city
at 4 o'clock yesterday morning. Rain
fell in sheets and the wind blew at the
rate of so miles an hour Many in
habitants thought a tornado had
struck the town, and the screams from
TIE frightened women. aroused from
s,umber by the roaring of the wind,
could be heard above the din of the
st..,m. The walls Of the old street
railway power house. recently burned.
on West Ninth street, were blown
down by the storm. wrecking two
frame buildings adjoining. The occu-
C..nts Of one of the houses had fed.
Mrs. j. II. Johnson and her daght-
bers and brick. but were released two
hours afterward. Strange to say, Meth
er woman was seriously hurt.
The brick front of building on Wal
nut street. near Tenth, was blown in.
A number of houses in the residence
district were unroofed. Plate glass
windows in Main and Walnut street
business houses were wrecked by the
storm.
In Kansas City Kan, the storm did
a great deal Of damage.
The local weather bureau reports
that the wind blew at the rate of 81
miles an hour for seven minutes, and
45-10Oths Of an inch OF rain fell in 10
minutes. The fire department has been
busy all day repairing damage, and the
fire chief estimates the loss at about
100000.
Mrs. James Crutcher. wife of farm
err who lives near Hardin, Mo-. was
brought here today to be treated for
injuries received from falling glass.
A boy picked up live wire at Thir-
ty-first street and TroCst avenue and
was severely shocked.
Reports from Liberty, Mo, and War
rensburg, Mo-. indicate that the storm
did much damage at those places.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14

Washington. Aug. 12.-The Commits
sioner of Pensions today gave out
the statement that an erroneous inn
preston seems to exist among many
eX Confederate soldiers regarding the
Interpretation to be put upon the re-
cent act of Congress relieving Union
soldiers fthe disabilities for having
previously served in the Confederate
army The idea seems to prevail that
under this act the Government is au-
thorized to pension eX-Contedcrl'c SOL
dlers. and the result is that the pen
SIGN once is being dc'ugCd with appli-
cations from the former wearers of
gray. The comm 'ssioIc, explained that
the law in question does not contem-
plate the pcnsioniuG Of eX-Confederate
sold c =. but that II was designed soc
~ to remove - disability which so
long existed in the case Of men who
were Impressed into the Confederate
service and later joined the Union
army.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14
AMERICAN FORCES MAY LAND.
Cruiser Topeka Ordered to Proceed to
Venezuelan Port.

Cruiser Topeka Ordered to Proceed to
Venezuelan Port.
Washington Aug. Eff American
interests In Puerto Cabello. Venezuela,
which town is threatened by revolu-
tiOnists, are endangered. Commander
Nichols of the cruiser Topeka. will
land 125 blue jackets to give protec-
ton.
Advices received at the State and
Navy Departments show that the revo-
lutionists are more active than for
month. and have taken possession OF
Barcelona.
Minister Brown notified the State
Department by cable that the cable at
barcelona was cut just after message
was received In Caracas. stating that
the revolutionists were just entering
the city.
The captors of Barcelona are the
same revolutionists whom President
Castro went to Barcelona to meet. but
did not meet.
No details are received regarding the
fghting there. The Topeka. this
morning left Guayra for Puerto Ca
bello, which Is 80 miles away.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14
MOB LYNCHES TWO MEN.
white Man and Negro Taken from JRil
ny IL Crowd of CiIItena.

White Man and Negro Taken from JRil
by IL Crowd of Citizens.
Myrick. Mo, Aug. 12.-Captain Will
ey, superintendent OF Lexington Coal
Company, telephoned here last night
that a mob of Is men took Charles
Sayers. white. and Harry Gates. ne
gro. from jail at a. m. at Lexington
and lynched them for the murder of
George Johnson. prosperous farmer
Of Lafayette County.
In con. ession OF the Salyers man
he stated that Harry Gates shot John
son IN running fight.
The prisoners confessed to the Off
Gals shortly after their arrest and the
incensed citizens of the county became
determined upon summary punish
ment.
An organized posse formed from
several parts of the county, centered
at Lexington last night and quietly but
determinedly took possession of the jail
and the prisoners.
George w. Johnson was one of La
fayettc County's most substantial and
wealth!est citizens. being worth $780,
900. and was a progressive and sue
cessful farmer and cattle raiser. He
left wife and three children.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14
TRACY'S BODY BURIED.
Thc Corpse Identified by Prison officials
and Convicts.

Tho Corpse Identified by Prison Officials
and Convicts.
Salem, Ore, Aug. 1.-THE body OF
Harry Tracy was received at the peni-
Tertiary at noon today, just two
months after his sensational escape.
The corpse was identified by prison Of
flcials and convicts. Immediately after
the Identification was complete the box
was moved into the chapel OF the pris-
on and the convicts allowed to view
the man. At . p. III. vltriol was placed
on the face, to destroy it in order to
prevent any attempt at stealing the
body and placing it on exhibition. The
Lody was then conveyed to the prison
cemetery and buried. The rifle of the
dead convict was delivered to Superin-
tendent Lee. The matter OF reward
was taken up his afternoon by Lee and
the men who brought the body
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14
Postal Clerks Oppose Aniintion.

Chicago. Aug. 12.-The postal clerks
of Chicago, by majority vote. have
instructed their delegate to vote
against the proposition to affiliate with
the American Federation of Labor
when it is brought before the Nationai
Association of Postal Clerks at the
convention to be held at Kansas City
the first week in September While
they are willing to pledge their heart
lest sympathy to the liberation. they
feel certain that affiliation with it
would not be TO their interest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14

New York, Aug. l2.-Coal will take
another jump in price this morning.
All domestic sizes of anthracite coal
will sell at SO a ton. No . nut will be
advanced to SO a ton and pea will be
advanced to $3.50 ton. Steam sizes
will not be advanced in price. This
action was ordered by the committee
appointed by the local retail dealers
association to watch the condition Of
the market This committee about ten
days ago ordered the advance of do
nestle coal to IS ton, and at that
time there was much dissatisfaction
expressed by retailers because the price
was not advanced still another dollar.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14
FlREBUG'S TORCH AT PEORIA.
Several Buildings In Heart of City Wiped
Out by Incendinrics.

Several Buildings In Heart of City wiped
out by Incendinrics.
Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. IA bold at
the business portion of the city. The
losses include: Horace Clark's Sons
mills. 100000; Neumiler's livery barn
and horses, $4,000; O'Leary's under
taking establishment, S25, 900.
The Neumiller Livery Company's
fired by an incendiary and 20 horses
were suffocated Only one horse was
saved from the fire. The entire stock
of carriages was destroyed The
OLeary undertaking establishment
and contents are total loss.
Previous to this fire an attempt was
made to fire the storerooms and Offices
of the Val Blatz Brewing Company. a
few blocks away.
A residence was fired early this
morning. Inc frebug has played hav-
oc in Peoria for months. and the re-
ward OF $500 does not effect his cap
ture.
While the Neumiller fire was raging
the torch was applied to the roller
mills of Horace Clark's Sons. a few
blocks away. and the entire plant was
wiped out II il a singular coincidence
that the founder of the company died
early this morning of paralysis. In
the arrest of prisoner the police
think they have the firebug.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14

Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 12.-The for
tieth annual convention of the Inter
national Typographical Union began
it's session of four days here with all
the S65 delegates present and over
thousand visitors. After the welcom-
ing address, to which President James
T. Lynch responded, a resolution of
sympathy and support of the United
Mine Workers in their anthracite
strike was adopted The officers and
committees were then announced. The
Committee on Law consists of hast
ings. Crawford, Benton, Spiers and
Howell,
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14
would Keep Hoers Out of England.

London, Aug. 1.-THE arrival next
Saturday from South Africa of Gem
eIa,s Botha. De Wet and Delarey
promises to be the occasion of another
struggle between Boer and Briton.
The Colonial Office has made special
arrangements for the reception of the
visiting Beers at Southampton.
On Sunday they will be received by
King Edward on board the royal yacht,
and in the presence of many distin-
guished personages. and later they will
be loniZed in London, unless plans go
awry.
According to The Hague correspond
ent of the Daily .aail, former President
Kruger of the Transvaal and his par
~ are anxious to prevent Generals
Botha. De Wet and Delarey from land
ing in England. Members of the Kru-
ger party have sent urgent letters and
cablegrams to Madeira. in an effort to
d!ssuade the generals from accepting
British hospitality.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14
S0N-IN-lAW IS HELD.
Suspected With the Dead Farmer RiIcy's
Wife of Killing Him.

wire OF hHiinH MIN.
Murphysboro. Ill.,, Aug 12.-W. w.
Cowger. son-in-law Of w. II. Riley.
who was murdered at his home 20
miles southwest of here Thursday
night while asleep in his bed, and for
which crime his wife. Mrs. Ella Riley
IL in the county Jail here, was arrested
Sunday evening on a charge of being
associated with Mrs. Riley in the MUIR
der.
Evidence has been brought out that
warranted States Attorney Nenable In
holding Cowger as n consequence OF
the correspondence between hims If
and Mrs. Riley.
Some of the letters bear the ear
prints OF ardent lovemaking.
The remains of Mr.. Riley were laid
to rest here sunday. Mrs. Riley at
tended the funeral with Deputy Sheriff
Wright as an escort. She seemed
grief-stricken and bemoaned the great
charge against her while at the grave.
The meeting between mother and
the five small children whom she had
not seen since being placed under ar
rest was affeo tionate. and their actions
elected hearty sympathy from others
at the cemetery.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14

Lawton !. T.. Aug. 12.-The special
investigation conducted by officers a.
Fort Sill has resulted in the condem
nation of officers of the two troops Of
cavalry--A and (Which took part III
the military mancuvers Friday at the
course of the sham battle. in which
three horses were killed and several
cavalrymen were injured Two pri-
Yates were so badly hurt that they may
die. The commander of the fort has
conducted a special investigation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14
KNIGHTS CAPTURE THE CITY.
San Francisco Welcomes Over Twenty
Ffro Thousand Pythians.

Five Thousand Pythians.
San Frar -,sco. Aug. 12.-The yrand
carnival O. the Knights of Fythias
opens today, although the official bus
mess of the order will not receive at
tention until tomorrow. Thousands OF
visitors have arrived from the Ea
and 1t Is expected that by Wednesday
something like 25 900 visitors will be
in the city. The decorations will be q
scale never before attempted.
Tonight Market street will be COW
cred by a canopy OF glowing electric
bulbs the glare from which will spread
a halo of light over the entire lower
portion of the city. The grand court
of honor, at the intersection of Mar
ket, Kearney Geary and Third streets,
Is the most striking feature OF the
display. For some distance along the
curbs at either side of the crossing
there have been placed 81 tall, white
columns outlined by frosted lamps and
loops Of frosted lamps interlinking
them. In the center of the crossing
and $50 feet above the street has been
hung a disc 25 feet in diameter. The
inside of the disc Is studded with :
incandescent electric lights in the col
ors OF the order. red, yellow and blue
one string showing the Knights OF
Pythias shield, surrounded by ten
lamps. From the disc have been
stretched in every direction loops $50
feet in length of clear lamps support
ing six festooned with 16 lights each,
altogether about $500 lamps. This
elaborate AFFAIR is only feature OF
tho great Dlan of decoration
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14
Cotton Planters Combine.

New Orleans. La, Aug. 12-The
leading cotton planters of Louisiana
have organized themselves in to the
Cotton Producers Assoc alton, with
Shreveport as headquarters. The men,
bers pledge themselves not TO sell or
dispose of any cotton seed during TIE
season of ls02-03 except through the
exchange at Shreveport-thatis is, I'll"
do all the selling being thus able to
fix prices which will be uniform.
The schooner Notice. bound from
Cape Verde Islands to Providence. r
l.. is picked up by an Italian steamer.
while disabled in midocean, and towcd
into New York harbor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14
JUSTICE GRAY HAS RESIGNED
o. w. Holmes of Boston His Success
sor Upon the Supreme Bench.
is ON ACCOUNT OF lLL-HEALTH
Aftrr n Service of Nearly Twcnty-Onc
Years Justice Gray quits the supreme
Bench-Importnnt Opinions written by
the Retiring Juri-t.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, Aug 12.-Presl-
dent Roosevelt. late yesterday after
noon. announced that he had appoint
ed Oliver Wendell Holmes, Chief JUS
tice OF the Supreme Court Of Massa-
chusetts. to be an Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court of the United
States, vice Mr.. Justice Gray, resigned
The resignation OF Justice Gray was
due to Ill health. Several months ago
he suffered stroke OF apoplexy,
which some time later was followed by
another. He mas not appeared on the
bench since he was stricken the first
time.
is advanced age-74 years-told
against his recovery with serious force.
Realizing that he probably never
would be able again to assume the
place which he SO long had filled with
distinguished ability and honor he de-
cided short time ago to tender his
resignation to the President.
With the exception of Mr.. Justice
Harlan he served on the bench Of the
United States Supreme Court longer
than any of his present co leagues. He
was appointed an Associate Justice by
President Arthur on December 10, 1891,
his service extending. therefore,
through a period OF nearly twenty-one
years.
Judge Holmes. whom the President
has selected as Mr.. Justice Grays sue
Cessor. is one of the most distin-
guished lawyers and jurists of Massa-
chusetts. His career on the bench,
particularly as Chief Justice Of the
Massachusetts Supreme Court. has at
tracted wide attention. Like Justice
Gray, he Is n native of Massachusetts.
He is a son and namesake of the late
Doctor Holmes. the poet and essayist.
Justice Gray has been at Nahant.
Mass, his summer home. for some
time. During his long career on the
bench of the Supreme Court Justice
Gray delivered many important opin-
ions. He was remarkably exact and
deliberate and frequently spent consid-
cradle time in the preparation of his
decisions.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-08-14
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Miss Clara Barton returns from Rus
honors from the Car.
Two revolutionary generals and
colonel are shot to death in Colombia
by order of a court-martial
Americans win all the sets in the
first days matches at singles in the
international tennis tournament.
Outlaw Harry Tracy commits suicide
in wheat field after he had been
wounded and surrounded by posse.
Judge Vale Reyburn is nominated
by reclamation by the Democrats for
a place on the Court of Appeals bench.
Mrs. C. A. Spreckels has been ROBBED
of $4,000 necklace in London. She
offers a reward of $4,000 for its recoy-
cry.
Supposed dead man, Charlie Taylor.
a negro, rises from a slab in the East
St. Louis morgue and asks attendants
Where am L."
John Forest, a merchant of Grove
Springs, Mo-, died from the effects of
the stone wound inflicted by John Ran
delphi in a quarrel.
Thirty masked men raid Perryvills.
KY, and soundly thrash three of its
citizens, their actions creating a .gn
of terror in the town.
Great Salt Lake is six feet lower
than 1t was in 1894. and several years
of excessive rain VIII be required to
raise it TO its original level.
Six masked men rob a Burlington
passenger train near Savannah, ILL.,.
and escape with $4,000 in silver coin
after one of their number had been
killed. .., ....- ......
The Archduchess Marie Annonciade
of Austria. displeased at the habits
and tastes of her flance. Duke Sleg-
fried CT Bavaria. has the engagement
broken.
Ambassador White at Berlin has Of
fered his resignation, to take effect
next November
In an electrical storm at Muscoges.
I. T.. the wife Of United States Marshel
Bennett was stunned by a bolt, which
tore pictures from the walls of her
home and just missed her two chill
dren.
The San Stefano camps nile at Ven
ice is about TO COLLAPSE. and the suEN
rounding houses have been abandoned.
. The building is gradually moving fur
Their out OF plumb and It is impossible
to save it.