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Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Marshal Law lor RaroeIona

Madrid, Jan. martial law will be
proclaimed tonight in Barcelona and
its vicinity. Already there have been
serious disturbances between the strik-
ers and the civil guards. Several per-
sons have been wounded and many ar
rests made. A general strike in all
trades has been decreed in support of
the striking metal workers. Bodies of
strikers are constantly parading the
streets and pelting the workshops and
factories with stones. necessitating the
calling out of cavalry to restore order
The tramways have suspended opera
ton.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
DRARER COAL IN PHILADELPHIA
Wilmington Merchants, However, Have Not
YET Increased the Price

Although an increase of 20 cents Der
ton hae been ordered in the PHILADELPHIA
market ON an grades of coal. Wilmington
dealers say no advance has been made
here. What the coming week will bring
forth is not known. howcvcrs The i'm
crease in the price of coal is due to short
age in locomotive.
In consequence many loaded cars are
at the mines instead of being in the yards
of the city dealers.
The coal situation was rendered acute
10y the December storm. which tied up
the collieries and the railroads and the
shortage in the stock of coal in this vi
cinity caused 10y the storm has never
been made up. There has been also an
Unprecedented demand for coal for
points on Lake Superior and the rail
roads were pushed to supply this de-
mand. But beyond special conditions the
general business prosperity has made a
demand upon the railroads which they
have been unable TO meet
The new anthracite coal quotations for
the Philadelphia market arc Selected
large sizes. S6.25; domestic pea $3.50:
steam pea, N.25. aud buckwheat. $3.50.
These prices will continue for three
months at least Soft coal brings prices
which vary according TO the time of de
livery. If the consumer wants soft coal
Immediately he will pay 81 q ton at the
mines and Si.i5 freight. If he is in no
hurry he can get IL for Sl.6O ton at the
mines and $i.45 freight. There has been
no general advance in list prices II is
that the large soft coal firms
were under contract and will really lose
money on the advance. TO fulfill certain
contracts il has even been necessary for
Pennsylvania companies to buy the coal
in the South from other mines and ship
il North.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
MAYORS ACTION
AGAIN EhDORNED
Mr.. Fisher Receives Com
mandatory Letters From
Many Citizens

Mayor Fisher is in receipt of many
commendatory letters from the people Of
the city for having refused 10 sign the
ten year contract for lighting the city.
From the Board of Trade the mayor hps
received the following:
Wilmington. Del. Jan. 3. 1902 Hon.
George NJ. Fisher. Mayor of Wilmington.
Sir. AZ regular meeting of the Board
of Trade held last evening the following
resolution was unanimously passed and
/ was directed to send you a copy Of
same:
Resolved That this Board of Trade
endorses and approves the action of the
mayor Of the city in refusing to sign the
contract for street lighting for a longer
period than six years
Yours very respectfully,
Daniel W. Taylor. Secretary.
Besides the above the mayor has rc-
ccived letters from the Rev. 4. y. Keig-
win, Millard II. Davis. Elmer T.. Taylor
and J. Newln Gawthr0p.
Directors of the Street and Sewer De
partment evidently are of the opinion
that the signature of the mayor is neces-
sary to any contract entered into by the
department On November 20. the de-
partment awarded Summons & Bro.
the contract for an vitrifed paving dur
ing 1901, and shortly thereafter some paw
ing was ordered done. The firm recently
finished the contract and when the bill
was presented it was discovered that the
original contract had been lost. A dupli.
cate of the original contract was sent
yesterday To Mayor Fisher for approval
and he signed H.
The mayor says that he never saw the
original contract.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
DAVID CLOUT INJURED
EudS Of Three Fingers impuiated as
Result Of Accident

David Ciout. aged 10 years living at
No 1918 Hutton street. had the ends
of three fingers of his olt hand ampu-
iatcd in the Delaware Hospital this
as the result of an accident.
Clout is employed in the Augustine
Paper Mills. and this morning. while at
work at one of THE machines, his hand
became caugh, badly mangling the
memher.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
THE cHAIRMANsnlP

AT this time Mr. Chandler seems to
have the better chance Of getting the
of the court Both he
and Mr. Willis. however, disclaim any
solicitation on their part for the posi-
tion.
When seen by an Evening Journal
reporter this morning Mr. Chandler
said he was not asking for any votes.
but that if elected to the position ne
would accept.
do you expect any Of the Demo
cratic members to vote for you?"
NO. | do not
You would not refuse the position
If put there by the unsolicited aid of
the Democrats. would you?"
mo. / would not. / was elected To
the Levy Court by the people, and If
my friends put me in the chair l will
not object"
Do you think that Mr Willis will
be the choice of the caucus for chair
mang'
4 do not think that he will. Mr..
Megginson / understand. will not sup
port Mr.. Willis. so If there is a eau
Gus OF the present Republican mem
bers a tie vote would be disclosed"
If Mr. Megginson and the two Demo
Gratis were to favor you. that would
give YOU the majority. and mean you1
election to the chairmanship?"
Yes. that is what it would mean.
There was a meeting Of the four
Republican members Of the court this
morning and afterward MIR. Chandler
said that he had been approached BY
friends OF Mr. Willits. who wanted TO
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Match Ienltes a Couch

Two children Of Mrs. Sophia NJ Blaine
at No. 1925 East Thirteenth street. found
special delight yesterday afternoon i'm
shooting matches from an air rifle. One
of the matches struck a couch. which was
ignited by the exploding birthstone Pa
trolman Paulman rushed into the house
and carried the burning couch TO the
yard.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Referees eive WholesaIers VerdIet

In Magistrate Pritchett's court yes
terday. J. Jackson Peirce. William II.
Frank and William NJ jefferson, ref
erees in the case Of Hildebrand & Bro.
tobacoonfsts. Of Reading. Pa, VS.. James
n Harkins. Of thie city. gave the plain
tin judgment amounting 10 SOS for
goods which Mr.. Harkins had kept six
months and then returned. Christie
pher l.. Ward represented the plaintiff,
and William Michael Byrne the defend
ant.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Mr.. Morrison to Go South

Alvin r. Morrison viii go to Will
mington, ~ c., this afternoon to in
spect the proposed route OF a railroad
to be built from Wilmington to South
port, distance of twenty-six miles.
by DreXel Morgan & Co, Of Philadel-
phia. A big terminal station will be
built in Southport. with big piers.
There is a better depth of water there
than in Wilmington
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
stonewaIl jackson a Hero

Stonewall jackson. Young colored
man, employed by Undertaken James II.
Chandler. proved himself a hero yester-
day at the north side of the Brandywine
opposite jefferson street Three girls.
whose names could not be learned, ven
tured on the ice and fcll through Jack
son jumped into the lake after them and
conducted the girls in safety TO the shore.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
CAR FAMINE
NOW Is BROKEN
Many Freight Cars Are Re-
turning From the Lake
Ports

Officials of the p, w & B. railroad
say that the famine of freight cars
practically has been broken. The
shortage will continue, however. until
the companys contracts for cars are
filled. but the scarcity will not affect
freight transportation as it has during
the past several months.
The famine was due largely to the
fact that so many cars were used in
the transportation of grain to the lake
ports, but navigation there has closed
until spring opens, and the ears are re-
Turning.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
John shrIveler Is Dad

John Shriveler for many years sta
tion agent OF the Pennsylvania railroad
at Newark. died in mis- home In that
town at 1890 O'Clock last night. He
was about So years old. and leaves a
wife and five children. Funeral ser
vices Will be held in st. Thomas
Church on Tuesday, and burial viii be
made in the cemetery of that church
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Father and Daughter Dead in Fire

Bethany, Jan. Edmund Peck. a re-
tired Methodist clergyman. aged so years,
ana his daughter, Mary Peck. aged So
years. were burned to death early this
morning in a fire which destroyed their
handsome homestead on the Bethany
turnpike. Charles Peck. of Waterbury.
a son Of Edmund, was seriously injured
in jump from the second story.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Death Of Paul Ward

Word has been received here of the
death Of Paul Ward. in Brooklyn. He
was at work in the Navy Yard when
his skull was fractured by falling from
a scaifold. Ward was 40 years OF
age and was at one time a member Of
the Wilmington police force.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
INSTALLATION DATES FIXED
Pythian Ledge Grand Master will be
Busy This Month

Charles H. Lippincott, grand chan
cellor of the knights Of Pythias, will
install officers this month as follows:
Lafayette. No. ?, January 4 Wash
ington. No. T., 9Th; Lincoln, No. 3, 7th;
Champion, NO. 6, Sth; Clayton. No. A.
9Th; Excelsior. No. Z. 10th; Diamond
No. 16. 18th: Talleyville No. 10. 18th
Morning Star No 9, 18th; Oriental
No Is, 18th; Osceola, No. 3. goth; Adel-
phia No. s. 9th.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Giant at Police Station

The tallest man who ever sought lode-
ing at the police station appeared there
late last night and was given shelter
He is Frank Lippen, of Pittshurg, six
feet six inches, and "a years old He
weighs 22O pounds He has been oyster
ing on the Chesapeake bay. hut the cold
weather has been too hard to endure.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
coniraeL Ior LoeaI Comnany

The Pusey and Jones Company las
received contract from Captain G. II.
Holmes. of New York. TO build steel
hull freight and passenger steamer 1870
feet long, &c feet beam and o feet draft
The steamer viii ply between New York
and Greenwich. Conn
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Roers EaII Rritnin Prisoners

London. Jan. 4.-General Lord Kitch-
ener reports that General Bruce Hamil-
ton, who has been operating east of Er
melo, in the Southeastern Transvaal since
December 20 has captured 100 Beers. in
cluding General Erasmus.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
New ofeers Of Bayard Legion

The Bayard Legion Democratic Club
has elected the following named Off
GERS President Colonel William b.
Norton; vice-presidents, William Il.
Smalley, Jr., and John p. Dunbar; re-
cWding secretary Archie Dorsey; f.
nancial secretary, NJ II. Cooney; mar
shall Henry Long; aergeant-at-arms,
William II. Todd.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
TIME LIMIT FoR CASTRO
Germany Sends Venezuela an o.
fetal Note

Berlin Jan. At has been an
nounced here that the German Charge
d'Affaires at Caracas Herr Won Pill
grim -Baltazzi. has handed President
Castro a note in which the German
Claims against Venezuela are clearly
defined. and in which a limit of time
is set for President CastrO's answer.
This announcement at the same time
carefully points out THAT the handing of
the note in question to Che Venezuelan
President cannot be considered an ulti-
matum from Germany, since the note
does not contain any reference to Ger
manys future action with regard to
Venezuela.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
First Session Of Assessment Board

Last evening the Board Of Assess
ment, Revision and Appeals held its
first session to review the new city
assessment The meeting was not pub
lie, and future ones win not be, as
the work Of the board consists in go
ing over the assessments. deciding
whether they have been properly made.
and revising those not satisfactory.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
PhlIadeInhIa Has Big Fire

Philadelphia, Jan. 4.-Between $4,000
and $4,000 loss was caused by fire of
somewhat mysterious origin at the cor
rugated iron and tin manufacturing plant
of Berger Brothers, Seventeenth street,
north of Allegheny avenue. early this
morning.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
pied at Age Of 81 Years

Margaret Johnson. aged 81. died of
general debility, in her home. No. 710
Pine street. on Wednesday. She was
born in this State Her body was
shipped to Kenton yesterday for bur
ial
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
First Building Permits of Year

T9I UWIIUTTIE y TTITI7 UI UdI
Building Inspector Cassidy yesterday
issued the first building permits of the
new year. They were to the A. S. Reed
and Brother Company, allowing them
to make improvements to the stable Of
William c. Martin and to build a
greenhouse for G. Danforth Bush. in
Rodney street. near Eighth.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Many Italians Retnrn

A large number of Italians who have
been working on railroads and in quar-
rics about this city, returned to philadcl-
phia this morning on the steamer Bran
dywine Of the Wilmington Steamboat
Company
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Contract for BARGE

The Enoch Moore and Sons Company
has signed a contract with the Penneyl-
vania Salt Manufacturing Company for
a wooden hull tank barge. The hoat viii
he 1S6 feet long % feet wide and II feet
deep Two steel tanks will be provided
in which to carry ACIDS.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
win Lnioy Club Might

The House Committee Of the Sons of
Delaware. OF Philadelphia. has arranged
for a club night on Thursday evening
In the Betz Building. A number OF
members from Wilmington will attend.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
WE RECOMMEND

three kinds of canned goods: Honey
suclxle corn. 12c per can. Sl.25. per
dozen: Solid Meat Tomatoes. 10c. per
cam S115 per dozen; Mckinney Sifted
Peas. 15c. per can, Si.65 per dozen: at
D. w. Lynch & Co.'S. Fourth and Madi-
son; Eighth and King.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Local Bank Clearinrs

ing at noon today were Sl,24L2i0, COM
pared with 81 0S9 200 for a similar
period last night The c,earings of the
year we're S53,S96,0O0.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
ANTIMOMO

A moisture ahsorbant for the protec-
tiOn Of pianos. organs. fine cutlery.
tools, etc, against damp atmosphere.
Office. Antimomo Co.. 515 Shipley St,
Wilmington. Del
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

sin to be a member of the Levy Court
Of New Castle county to succeed John
Lynn. resigned.
According TO the best Of authority,
IS Frank Ewart. the hockessin Union
Republican. is to succeed John Lynn
as a member OF the New Castle County
Levy Court. The appointment will be
formally announced by Governor HUM
on Monday and the new member will
be present at the meeting of the court
here on the following day.
Informal announcement that MIR.
Ewart is to succeed Mr.. Lynn, has
created considerable Indignation
among Republican leaders of this
county. inasmuch as they have been
ignored. and the candidate Of J. Frank
Alice, the Kent county Addicksite,
prOmisal the position Indeed, a
Union Republican was promised the
place three weeks ago" is what the
| Governor is reported to have told one
Wilmington Republican while in Do
yer yesterday. Whether Mr. Ewart was
slated for the Office then Is not known
A review of the scramble for the
vacant commissionership discloses
much of political interest 10 those who
make the study. and incidentally
places Governor Hum in a peculiar
position
The Governor and Senator Alice
] nu ma In fftttrn I,ft NNaTnnaIut nrT ...Itf.
the former was in conference with At
torney-Goneral Ward relative to the
vacant commissionership The latter
was losing no opportunity in telling
IAN the New Castle county Addicksitos
who came his way that Mr. Ewart
would get the appointment Notwith-
standing Mr. Allec's declaration Of the
/ Governors intention In the matter. the
State Executive requested friends of
lCertain candidates To- meet him in Do
yer on Thursday, when they would be
lgiven audience Tho engagcments
were kept, and at one 10 was inferred
THAT the selection of Mr. Ewart had al
lrcady been decided unon.
I'm view Of such a condition of local
political affairs Regular Republicans
feel that IL is time for the Governor to
put into practice his ante-election
pledge and especially the well-remem-
hered statement made in the Young
Mems Republican Club hcadquartors
which convinced everyone to believe
that the majority faction in this
county would receive the recognition
land that appointments in New Castle
county would not be dictated by those
living outside. So far out of an the
appointments made here the Regular
Republicans leaders say there has been
Just one of the majority faction ap-
pointed. Tho others have been Ad-
dicks men more or less disguised.
Politicians hold that if the appoint
ment of Mr. Ewart Is made IL will be
due largely to the efforts of Senator
Alice and Secretary of State Layton.
thus denying New Castle county in so
important an appointment TO select
her own official
Notwithstanding Allee's public in
terest in the matter. he Is said 10 have
told a Regular Republican this morn
ing that he was not for Mr. Ewart in
the canvass The cause of such a
statement is obvious TO political lead
ers here.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
TELEPHoNE aoLDEY coLLNGE.

When You need a bookkeeper or a
.stenOgrapher, or wish information
about the commercial or stenographers'
courses. call up either Of the Goldev
College telephones, d. g. A.. 74A.; Del
marvia, 1909.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Forest Fire Menaces Life

South McAlIister. /. T., Jan. A
forest fire is raging along the Frisco
railway, tributary to TuskahOma. The
section of the country is well settled
by small farmers. and il is feared that
there has already been loss of life.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
WAS HUNTER RoBBE0q
ArtillerYman Declares Comrade Re-
leved Him OF S36

Frank Hunter. am artillcrymam sta.
toned al Fort DUPONT, appeared at the
police station about 1890 O'Clock last
night and declared that he had been
robbed. His head was bleeding from a
wound which Hunter said was inflicted
by the man who robbed him. He said
his assailant was another artillcryman
from the fort and that his comrade
struck him with a rock and robbed him
of S36.
He was kept at the police station for
awhile and afterwards sent 10 Delaware
City ON the late night car.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
no Eleot A Lientennnt

There will he an election Of a second
lieutenant in Company X. next Wednes-
day evening TO succeed Lieutenant Eli
son.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
sIgns Of Christmas Disappearing

signs OF Christmas disappearing
Signs of Christmas are fast disap-
pearing, and holly wreaths are being
taken from windows Of shops and
dwellings Christmas trees are being
taken down and consigned TO back
Yards
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
10 Begin Work Eebrnarx 1

Under Jhe terms of the resolution
granting the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company permission 10 elevate it's
tracks in this city. work will be COM
menoed on February 1.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
SCHOOL TONIGHT.

Night session o. the Wilmington
Business School recpens tonight. Ills
O'Clock. Beacon & Dutton Props.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

You will not fear Group or Grip if
you keep Brazilian Balm on hand.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

A BRIGHT WOMAN
ses Cartmell's Stove Enamel
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

Be sure You get Allaband's Anodyne
Expectorant for that cold.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
WART FOR
LEVY COURT
Governor Appointed HOckeS-
sin Nan Today
COMMISSION ON WAY HERE
Members Of Court Meet Here Today
and Discuss Craftsmanship
Question
speeIaI 10 the nvenIns Iournal.

Dover. Jan. l.-Goyernor HUM has
appointed S. Frank Ewart, of Hockes-
sin TO be a member of the Levy Court
of New Castle county to succeed John
Lynn. resigned.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-09

For some reason, the State Supe rim
count for it, the school population of Kan
is less this year than last year. Ac-
cording to the statistics collected by Mr..
Nelson. the school population of the state
this year is 500, 1913, while in 1900 it was
90s,S5 The number of pupils enrolled
in the schools this year is 1913. 175, practic-
ally the same as last year. IL the number
of children of school age has decreased,
slightly increased In 1900 instructors
numbering II ,513 were actively engaged
in the practice OF their profession, while
this year IL ,536 were employed. The
total amount paid them during the year
in wages is 81, 2I1 ,45I7O; an average of
S43 month for the men and $50 month
for the women, this being an increase in
both cases of a dollar n month over the
houses in Kansas, which, roughly esti-
mated at an average value of $500 each,
represent Investment of over seven
and one-half million dollars. The aver
age length of terms in the various public
schools OF the state is twenty-sfx weeks
Capital.
Ford county in the report has 1898
children of school age No of teachers
So. Average pay-males, S4I, females.
S3S-
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-09
LAND GRAB BILL.

IF Congressman Bowersock's Land
Grazing Bill should become a law, it
would certainly be great injustice to
ell property owners in Western Kan
Bas.
TLis bill provides for the leasing
of all government land at the mig
gardly sum of 2 cents per acre for a
term of ten years, thereby placing a
rental OF lease value on all western
farm and ranch property. The
property owners are now sell
ing their land in Western Kansa as
from $500 to $500 per quarter section,
and if a law is passed placing the
rental value of adjacent government
land at 2 cents an acre it will destroy
the present land values; besides the
State and county will derive no bene-
fit, as the land will never be decided,
for it has already been demonstrated
by special laws that land covered by
lease bars out the homesteader
While there is but little government
land in this county, in Gray, Finney
and Meade there are hundreds of
government quarters and the emf
grant who is coming in now is bay
ing from one to three quarters joining
the land he has filed on.
If Congress will delay action for ii
few years, this question will settle
itself to the satisfaction of all And
instead of few men controlling the
public domain, many home-seekers
will come in and build up prosperous
homes and farms.
Mr. Bowersock is certainly not ac-
quainted with the western part of
Kansas. He does not know that
Missouri and Eastern Kansas have
sent their cattle to the feed fields of
the west to carry them through the
present winter. However, by intro
ducing such a bill he has demonstrate
ed the fact that he will not be u can
didate for Uuited States Senator
Petitions in remonstrance to the
proposed bill can be found at the Of
flee of w. T. Coolidge.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-09

Suggestive Program for Kansas and
Mckinley Day, Jan. 20. 1902.
ssStand up for America and America
viii stand up for you.''-William Nc
Kinley.
SIT is Gods way. His will be done,
not ours.-William Mckinley.
l. Chorus, stAmerica.''
?. Short address of welcome, by
teacher or older pupil.
g. Biography of William Mckinley.
4. Lessons from the life of Mckinley
by teacher or some other person
5. Recitation: Lincoln's Gettysburg
address.
6. Quotations. If possible, from
McKinley's patriotic addresses
Z. Patriotic song.
8. stOur Governments an essay by
some pupil
g. Address, ssKansas.:'
10. Song, 'sNearer, my God to Thee. -
H. Recitation. by pupil of the school.
r. Collection for the Mckinley Me-
mortal Fund.
Ad Astra per Aspera.
The above program is merely sugges-
tive, and teachers can vary it, if thought
advisable.
w. E. STANLEY,
FRANK NELSON, Governor
State Supt- Public Instruction.