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Evening journal., 1902-03-24
LETTING A nIr MILD

The Sunday Star in its attack on the
Welsbach lighting contract does NOT
hesitate TO SOW abuse with a prodigal
hand. Il would be more convincing
were It less violent, more worthy of
consideration, If less wholesale In It's
charges and innuendoes. It's abuse of
Messrs. Johnson and Melvin is gra-
nitous and unjust While politics does
not enter into this discussion, yet let
us say that MIR. Melvin is regarded as
Union Republican and Mr.. Johnson
a Democrat. and consequently the
Evening journal Is not a political de
fender OF either yet we are willing to
endorse their conduct in this matter.
because to us II appears the only
proper course. The Star wants their
resignations, but they will hardly re-
sign because some sheet has Thought
best to abuse them.
1t prints a poetical lubrication, too.
in which it manages to make certain
nasty filings at this paper and another.
To retaliate we might ask. what is it's
graft? But we are inclined TO let
that pass. II should not be necessary
to say-yet we say it-that the officers
of the Journal are i'm no wise interest
ed in this contract, and that our edi-
torial utterances on the matter haye
been made without consultation with
anyone.
We wanted to prevent a lawsuit
We wanted the Welsbach light. be-
cause it Is a good one. and worth the
money called for in the contract If
there had been trickery and any i'm
proper conduct on the part OF the old
commission, were the new members
supposed to act THE part of detectives? ?
And were they Obliged to throw over
board this contract which they be-
lieved to be a good one, because some
other officers had not done their duty? ?
Whether Il was good contract was Il
matter within the province of the
commissioners to decide, and their
judgment is certainly as good as that
Of the Star As to its morality, we
believe they are as competent to pass
on that phase as their critic
The Star wanted the whole matter
thrown out, and new bids called for;
why? Well, we feel rather sure that
II had already decided who the sue
cessful bidder should be, and doubt
less Il would have bounded and SLAM
dered everybody until its favorite won
out. The Stars case of rabies is de-
veloping
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
HEBREWS ENTERTAINED
Feast Of Purim CeIebrated-IntereSt
PapaS ON Jewish History

The Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
tion celebrated the Feast of Purim
yesterday by giving an entertainment
in the clubroom of the organization. j.
y. Cohen read an essay on "Purim, +"
which was one of the features of the
entertainment. J. II. Gordon read a
paper on judaism and It's Merits" 1t
was reported that the proceeds of the
recent dance and concert, held at
Giles Dancing Academy, were S65.
William Topkis entertained the so
cietv at his home after the meeting.
Those present were: J. II. Gordon,
Elias Welstein. J. B. Finkelstein. ]. J..
Cohen. Nathan Miller. Charles Podol-
sky. William Topkis. ]. Ephraim, NJ.
Holodsky. NJ. Goldberg, II. TOpkis, T..
Handelmann. p Krigstein. II. Hirsch,
c. Topkis. Mr.. and Mrs. b. Sacks, of
Odessa: Mr. and Mrs j. Faber. Mr.. and
Mis-. j. Ginns. of Coatesville; H. Han
kin. OIL Lewes; l.. Slonsky. L. Topkls
and X. TOpkis.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
NEW WSPAPER OPINION
ReeIproeIty. Not ConcessIon

neClpTOCitli NOT CONCESSION
From the New York Tribune.
Mr. Palma and other representative
Cubans say that the 20 per cent re-
ductiOn of the sugar tariff contemplated
In the bill now before the House Of
Representatives will not be enough to
relieve the industrial depression of
Cuba. 1t will not be enough to enable
tho Cuban sugar crop to be harvested
and marketed in the United States at a
profit, in competition with the bounty
cOddled sugar of Europe. That may
be. The best authorities upon the sub
iect in the United States, who have in
vcstigated and studied the matter
thoroughly, declare that the reduction
af tariff. to be efficient should be as
much as 80 per cent. or at least 33 1-3
per cent If the House does not see fit
to amend its own bill by raising the
percentage of concession the Senate
Will doubtless give that matter due
consideration when the bill comes be-
fore it.
Meantime it will be well to bear
constantly in mind that the measure
in question is not mere concession
to Cuba. 1t lis not intended to give
aims or bounty. The title of the bill
declares it's purpose TO be ito provide
for reciprocal trade relations with
Cuba" That is an accurate description.
The law and the agreement under it
will work both ways. With what
measure we mete to Cuba, Cuba will
measure unto us again. The percent
age OF reduction of our tariff on Cuban
sugar will mark the percentage Of re-
ductiOn of the Cuban tariff ON inn
ports from the United States. 1t is
therefore not merely a question of
what concession we are to make to
Cuba, but OF what concession we are
to get from Cuba
This will doubtless be borne in mind
| by representatives and senators i'm
/ perfecting the pending measure. 1t is
pertinent, and indeed essential, to in
quire what reduction Of our tariff will
enable Cubans to conduct their sugar
business at a profit. It is also per-
tinent and essential TO inquire what
reduction OF the Cuban tariff in ouI
favor will enable American farmere
and manufacturers to compete in thE
Cuban market with the Germans and
other Europeans who are now sc
rapidly driving them out At present
our sales to Cuba are falling at an ON.
inOus pace. while German sales tC
Cuba are rising still more rapidly
That is a process which should b'
Istopped, and this bill should be 81
framed as to stop it, Whatever con
cession we may make TO Cuban sugar
we should secure a sufficient concession
TO our own merchandise to give i
profitable access to the Cuban market
sit is really not a matter of concession
but OF reciprocity.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

A New Haven woman who built a
spite fence" to keep wOrkmen in a
factory next door from making goo
goo eyes at her windows, must put
ground glass windows in the fence to
afford light to the factory So the
court says.
THE professor says he never acts on
the impulse of the moment
81 don't know about that ! saw him
sit down on a bent pin once
MY friend, the authOress, has gone
to work in one of the big stores. she IS
in the hosiery department"
That's the place for her. Isn't she
a blue stockingY
The rage for little turnover collars
in different colOrs of linen, embroider'
ed in the same or contrasting colors
has spread among all classes and con
diti0ns of women. Cashiers in restau
rants work on them between taking II
money, and recently woman WAS EN-
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
EXPOSITION Wants Prize Fight.

Savannah. Ga, March 24.-Al Nc
Murray, matchmaker for the Southern
Athletic Club of Charleston, left for
New York this morning to make a bid
and post a forfeit for the Jeffries-
Fitzsimmons contest to be pulled off
in Charleston In this instance Nc
Murray acts as the direct representa-
tive of the exposition corporation. 1t
is proposed that the contest shall be
held in the exposition grounds, which
are beyond the corporate limits of
Charleston.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
BoERs CONFER WITH KlrcHE
TransVaal Officials Enter British I
Under FIaq of TrucA.

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Pretoria. March 24.-Acting I'll
dent Schalkburger, F. w. Reitz
secretary of state of the Trans
and COmmandants Lucas Never
Krogh, with their secretaries ant
tendants, arrived here yesterda,
BOA p. m. on a special train from
moral about so miles east of /
They came into Balmoral under a
Of truce.
Upon arriving here Mr.. Sci
burger and his party drove immedi
ly to Lord Kitchener's headuuart
where he had an interview with
British general The Beers afterv
proceeded to the railroad station
entrained at o'clock for Kroons
whence they will go out under a
conduct.
For a week past Mr.. SchalkbuI
and his colleagues have been
toned at Rhenoster Kop, north OF
moral, where they have been clio.
pressed by British columns. Dispa
riders entered Balmoral Friday nj
and notified the British of the
proach Of Mr.. Schalkburger and
party.
1t is reported that the Boer post
at Rhenoster Kop had become ain
hopeless, and that Mr.. SchalkbuI
once narrowly escaped capture.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
FOUND DEAD IN CREEK
Bodies Of Richard Albrecht and
EnlI..l L.. nnnrn.la CArna..

Bodies OF Richard Aibrecht and s
Found In Georgia Stream.
Brunswick. Ca, March 24-1
body of the boy who was seen W
Richard Albrecht, the New Brunswi
N. ], hotel man, drowned in a erd
on the SeabOard Air line near he
Saturday, was found yesterday
searchers. The child's body VI
within ten feet of the spot where .,
fathers body was found. 1t was on
partly submerged, as the water "
merely a few inches deep. The ne
was broken.
The child was apparently Z or
years old, and resembled his father
features and color of hair. While Z
boys neck was broken. there were
bruises to be found. 1t is now believ
that both the man and his son h
been dead several days. A theory @
vanced is that the boy fell from
trestle into the water, and that I
father in attempting to save him lC
his own life. The bodies, howevl
were not beneath the trestle. but we
some 25 feet away, a circumstan
that is difficult to harmOnize with
accident theory. No word has be
received from the wife of Albrecl
though she was notified Saturday.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
oId MINI Propertv sold.

Philadelphia, March 24.--Felix Is
man, acting for a syndicate headed by
Lit Brothers, and of which he himself
is a member, Saturday secured a SO
day option from the secretary Of the
treasury, under which the syndicate
is given the right to purchase the old
Mint property at Chestnut and Juni
per streets and South Penn Square
for $1,000, 600. It is said that S15O,OOO
was deposited to secure the purchase
and that title will be taken in the
name of a corporation to be formed
by the members of the syndicate.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
OLD TIME REPORT
OF PROMINENT CHURCH WOMAN

The late Mrs Sarah p Mason, OF
Smyrna. was one of the best known
women Delaware has ever produced.
She was possessed Of keen intelligence
and delightful charm of manner.
which won for her friends everywhere,
and her death was truly lamented by
many. She was an ardent church
woman and an enthusiastic worker for
charity. In a report she kept for the
Smyrna Benevolent Society in the year
1869. appear the names Of Smyrna wo-
mon. who like Mrs. Mason, have gone
TO the great beyond.
The report is as follows:
"The dawning of the year just closed
found us almost without cent in the
treasury and without resources to ill
it. No expedient that presented itself
to replenish our Golfers seemed as prob
able of success as a festival. And yet
IL was thought by some that even il
could no longer be utilized to our So
ciety, as its novelty had ceased-or as
some had expressed it in common par
lance, played out"
"On January .. 1869, an election for
NJ. E. Church. which resulted in the
reelection of Mrs. Ellen Cummins, for
president: Miss Sarah Cummins for
vice-president; Mrs. Catherine Glenn
ents for treasurer. and Mrs. S. p. Ma
son for secretary.
"Mrs.N. r. Jerman was elected as sole
distributor of our charities among the
poc., with the power to choose an as
sistant.
"As our monthly subscriptions were
wholly inadequate to meet the demands
upon the society, festival was again
proposed at this meeting, as the only
resource to replenish our depleted
treasury, but still was not concluded
.uDon. II was resolved to meet again
on the fifteenth to determine what
could be done. which we did After
much deliberation we resolved to make
an effort to have a little festival and
we said that we would be thankful If
we could realize a clear gain of only
hitY dollars.
Committees were appointed to per-
.ambulate the town to obtain help from
the friends of the cause. and l. am
happy to say. that everywhere they
met with kind treatment. and success
beyond their expectations. A commit
tee waited on the Odd Fellows to OBJ
tain leave to use their hall. which was
politely granted, free of charge Other
.urhane attentions bestowed by them
.at that time toward MS we gratefully
Evening journal., 1902-03-24

OF the requirements for the schools for
colored children that differs essentially
from that OF the white children. The
schools together constitute a system
under one head. and this is as it should
be. To create a superintendent of the
colorcd schools. would deprive them of
that high order of supervision which
they now have, since the city would
not pay a sufficient salary 10 secure a
person of equal merit for superintend-
ent There is no need Of this useless
expense.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
CONFERENCES ON CUBA
Arranging tc Turn Control Of Govern.
menc over to Natives.

menr over to Natives.
Washington, March 24.-Matters in
Icident to the transition of Cuba from
American To Cuban control formed
the subject OF a conference Of sew
eral hours duration at the White
House last nfght Those present in
cluded the president, Secretary Root,
Postmaster General Payne and Gov
ernor General Leonard Wood General
Woods visit here will be very short.
and officials desire to lea6S every
thing possible about the condition of
affairs while he is in Washington. The
subject IVES gene over in many Of it's
features and a very general inter
change of IDEAS expressed.
Pcstmasscc General Payne had his
first opportunity to meet General
Wood last night. Mr.. Pane believes
that the change in the two govern
ments. SO far as postal matters are
concerned, can be accomplished very
easily, although he thinks il will be
necessary for time at least to retain
some OF the postal officials OF the
island IL their present places until the
business OF the department is in a
smooth running order.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
FLORENCE BURNS RELEASED
Evidence Was insufficient to Hold .
Lonna cI..-.r ~ AAL.IA.r lrnnL.


legged Slayer Of Walter Brooks.
New York, March 24.-FlOren6
Burns. for several weeks past a pri
oner held on suspicion of killing he
sweetheart Walter S Brooks, WI
on Saturday night discharged froi
custody by Justice Mayer, who hel
that the district attorneys office ha
failed signally to supply enough eV
dence to warrant holding her. \
Justice Mayors decision was reT
dered after a hearing which laste
nearly all day, and the most sensi
tional feature of which was the NEE
ing face to face for the first time c
Florence Burns and Ruth Dunn. tn
young woman for whom Brooks
said to have thrown over the Burn
girl Miss Dunn's appearance in cour
was for the purpose of testifying G
Walters alleged fear of his forme
sweetheart. Her evidence was reject
ed by the Justice.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24

April Q viii be Presidents Day at
the Charleston Exposition, and Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be there. A sword
will be presented to Major Jenkins,
but it will not be the original one in
tended. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tillman
has this. and since his insulting letter
to the President, the people of South
Carolina have decided That he may re-
tain it, and they have provided another
of superior workmanship and value. Il
is hard to see what glory young Till
man expects to get out of this.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
: THIRrY sTRIKERs KILLED
Soldiers Fired On Mob That Tried to
Release Lenders From Prison.

Soldiers Fired On Mob That Tried to
Release Leaders From Prison.
' Tiais, Trans-Caucesia, Russia. March
24.-The Official Caucasus Gazette re-
ports a strike among the men en-
ployed at the Rothschilds petroleum
works at Batoum. on the Black Sea
According to this paper. 500 strikers
went last Friday to the police station
and demanded the release of the ring
leaders. who had been arrested the
previous day. This demand was re-
fused. The strikers reassembled the
following day Saturday. attacked
the jail and attempted to release the
prisoners. They fired at the soldiers
who were guarding the prison. The
latter in turn fired on the mob. Thirty
of the rioters were killed and one sol
der was wounded.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
rEMpERArE, PLAN, CONVINCING

The reply OF the Republican State
Committee to the letter of che Addlcks
men is temperate, plain and convinc-
ing. Il recognizes that, while an end
OF factional strife is most desirable
yet there can be no merger of the
two organizations 50 long as the causes
which led to the separation continue to
exist
The proposition was intended pri-
marily and secondarily to land Ad-
dicks In the Senate. over that point
the party was separated into factions.
and while IL remains the Regular Re
publlcans cannot give up their organi-
zation: neither do they propose 90 be
led into any trap which has been set
by Addlcks for the purpose OF captur-
ing them.
The statement that their committee
has no power to enter into a joint pri-
familiar with party machinery. The
state Committee was constituted for
the specific purpose of conducting the
affairs of the Republican party. It
would be a strange use Of these powersI
for il to agree TO a plan fer the aban-
donment of its organization. and on a
termination of the party which con-
sttuted il.
The answer points ont the fact that
the two organizations together control
the entire Republican vote OF the
State. while a single organization
could not do this No one can doubt
that proposition. If a single State
Committee were formed, it would
be controlled either by Republicans OF
Union Republicans. The people of the
minority faction would not tamely
submit. and there would be a loss OF
votes at the polls. We are confront
ing an actual condition, and whether
right or wrong. there are many voters
who win not submit to any action po
litical leaders who assume to arrangeI
the principles for whioh they shall
vote, or who attempt to set up any
form Of organization which they sub
seQpeRtly are asked to endorse
The gist Of the answer, then, lies in
two points-the committee cannotarro-
gate to itself the powers it is asked toI
exercise, and a single organization
with the old bone of contention re-
manning. could not poll anything near
the full Republican strength.
Others will read in the answer that
there are many earnest Republicans
who will not he led into any trap
whereby Addicks might accomplish
his purpose and consummate our dis
grace. Perhaps, after all, this is the
true Interpretation. Perhaps 1t is as
we'll to raise the standard anew and to
inscribe on our banner, "Addicks shall
never so to the Senate by virtue Of
Republican votes" This has nothing
of hatred in ii for any Republican, but
we believe that there win always be
found a sufficient number OF men in
the ranks of the party to keep that
banner aloft, to live by 1t, and TO die
by it, If Addicks loves himself more
Than his party, or if his friends love
him more than they do party success
It must be regretted. but cannot be
helped by Regular Republicans.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
Payne TO Replace the Rosedale

The new side-wheel steamer William
e. Payne. building by the Harlan and
HOllingswOrth Company for the
Bridgeport Line, will replace the Rose
dale. The vessel is 256 feet long. 36
feet. 10 inches beam. and Ia feet, 6
inches deep. She is intended solely as
a day boat, and will accommodate 1900
passengers. The Payne will be COM
pleted in May. She is designed to
make twenty miles an hour.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24

the Regular Republicans. We suspect
ed him of harboring such a motive,
and the desired show up has been
ACCOMPLISHED Mr. Alice thus admits
what everybody knew, that the propo-
sition was not intended TO secure har-
mony and that II was only a bluff. The
Republicans will hesitate long before
placing the management Of the party
in the hand of this sleight-of-hand per-
former.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24

Professor Sanderson, entomOlOgist of
Delaware College Experiment Station,
sends out an excellent paper on "Agr-
cultural Extension Work for Della
ware"
Among other things we notice that
he insists upon a farm for the station.
He makes It very plain that land is
needed to do the work incumbent upon
the station.
II has always seemed very strange,
indeed. not to say absurd, to undertake
to carry on an agricultural college and
experiment station without at least a
moderate quantity of land.
Unless this desideratum is acquired
lit will be impossible to attract the at
tention and awaken the interest of our
farming community.-Delaware Led
ger
Evening journal., 1902-03-24

The Smyrna Times persists in its en-
deavor to place DR.. Bali in false
position because Irving r. Cooper was
not retained in the Census Bureau. 1t
charges that Dr. Ball did all in his
power to obtain Mr.. CoOper's' dis
missal, in order to secure the place for
political follower. In our issue OF
Saturday last we gave an absolute de-
nial from DR.. Ball, and we prefer ia
believe his statement. The Times, In
homer has but one thing to do; apollo
gize.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
phlIIies Are Al praotiee.

Norfolk, Va, March 24.-Manager
Shettsline of the Philadelphia Base
Ball Club, with ID players, reached
here over the Clyde line from Phila-
delphia yesterday, They left this
morning for Washington, N. c., where
they will engage in practice. All are
in good shape.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
SIoo

Chicago to ST. Paul or Minneapolis
for double berth in Tourist sleeping
cars Of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railway. each Tuesday and Fri
day during March and April, 1902, on
train No. 1 leaving Chicago, at 63O p,
m.
For further information apply to
the nearest coupon ticket agent, OF ad-
dress +. A. Miller. General Passenger
Agent. Chicago, or Edmund Janeway
Passenger Agent, SIS Chestnut street
Philadelphia. Pa
Evening journal., 1902-03-24

There is now an effort to reunite the
two great branches OF the Methodist
Church, North and South The church
was split asunder by the issues Of the
Civil War: these are a thing of the
past, and as there are no differences in
doctrine or government to be adjusted
the two branches of this great religious
body should come together. 1t would
be another evidence that section strife
has been bupried.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24

So Addicks thinks the membersof the
Republican State Committee are mere
puppets Of George V. Massey" does
he? Well, whose puppets are the mem
bers of the Union Committee? The Re
publicans are prepared for complete
harmony with Addicks eliminated;
VIII the Unionists agree to complete
harmony with Massey eliminated? Sup
pose the Unionists tender a harmony
proposition with both of them left out
would there be any doubt of its accept
ance Addicks knows that Mr. Massey
no more controls. nor seeks to control,
the Republican organization than does
Julius Caesar, who has been dead some
years.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24

William J. Bryan wants the Democratic
party 20 make fight on imperialism
I'm the canvass of 1902. Such Democratic
papers as the Atlanta Constitution, the
Nashville American. and the Memphis
Commercial-Appeal tell their party to
steer clear Of flag furling in any shape,
and to advocate the retention of all
the terntory we have. on expansion. as
we'll as on nearly every great question
the Democracy is split near the middle.
Mr. Bryan is a hypnotic man. but he will
hardly be able to commit his party to
any such suicidal policy as the abandon
ment Of the Philippines. The Repuhli-
cans hold the winning side on an the
great questions which will be before tho
country this year.-St. Louis Globe Demo-
crat (Rep)
Evening journal., 1902-03-24
Missed Husband, Then Shot Herself.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 24.-Birdy
Ashinsli, wife of Joseph Ashinski, OF
Coraopolis, fired two shots from a re.
volver at her husband last evening,
but missed him. Turning the weapon
upon herself, she put bullet through
her heart, dying instantly. The hus'
band attempted to whip a young son
Of his wife's by a former husband.
This enraged the woman, and the
shooting followed quickly.
Evening journal., 1902-03-24

Achilles ]. who recently died in
Paris, il is said offered his Kingdom
TO Carnegie for a small consideration.
1t is seldom that crown is refused,
for even Caesar in putting it by, ac-
cording to Casca, was 10th to lay his
fingers on IT," Wanted: a monarch to
sit on the throne of Patagonia.