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Evening journal., 1903-03-20
CITIZENS WANT
REPEALER SIGNED
Prominent Business Men Held
a Meeting and Took Action
in That Respect
RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED
Committee Of Ten Persons Will Wait
on Governor HUM and Urge That
He Approve Of the Bill

He Approve Of the Bill.
At largely attended meeting of rep
resentative men of New Castle county
held in the Historical Building this morn
ing, it was decided to urge Governor
Hum TO approve the act passed by the
General Assembly repeating the voters
assistant law. The meeting was held in
response to the following letter;
Wilmington, Del, Mar. is, 1903.
Dear Sir; You are invited to meet
with a number of prominent gentlemen
of New Castle county on Friday morning,
March 20, at 1890 o'clock, at the Della
ware Historical Society building, in the
city Of Wilmington, TO consider the adj
visibility of n movement TO urge upon
the Governor the approval by him of the
act of the General Assembly just passed
repeating the voters assistant law. The
desiability of the repeal of this statute
is too well-known to need discussion and
this meeting is called for the purpose of
enabling the substantial citizens of this
county to cooperate in giving expression
to the universal wish that this law shall
be repealed
We sincerely trust that you will be
present at the time and place mentioned.
Respectfully yours,
BENZ Nields,
Geo. S. Capelle,
Thomas ii. Savery,
Nm. y. Swift,
A. ID. Poole.
During the course of the meeting, the
following resolutions We're unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That Il is the sense of this
meeting that the public and moral well
fare of the State of Delaware demands
the approval by the Governor of the bill
passed at the present session of the leg.
islature, repeating the voters assistant
act.
Resolved, That the chairman of this
meeting appoint a committee of ten per-
sons TO arrange for delegation of citi-
zens of New Castle county TO wait upon
the Governor on a day to be arranged for
with him and TO urge upon him the ne
cessity of approving the bill repeating the
voters assistant law, and that this COM
mittee have further power TO take such
other steps in the matter as it shall
deem proper.
Resolved That the committee ap-
pointed by the chairman TO arrange for
the delegation to wait upon the Governor
communicate with those citizens of Kent
and Sussex counties, who are in favor Of
the repeal of the voters assistant law
and make arrangements with them for
the sending of delegations TO the Gov
enor, urging his signature TO the bill.
During the course OF the meeting a
letter was read from Colonel Henry A.
DUPONT expressing his regret that he was
not able 10 be present at the meeting,
and stating that he was strongly in favor
of the bill repeating the voters assistant
act.
Evening journal., 1903-03-20
COUNTY REQUIRED TO
REPAIR MILL DAMS
Dissatisfaction Ex
pressed Over Passage
OF Bill

A great amount of dissatisfaction is
being expressed over the passage OF
the mill dam bill during the last days
Of the session Of the Legislature.
The bill calls for the replacing and
repairing Of mill dams I'm New Castle
county by the county authorities For
the past fifteen years the law has been
for the owners 20 keep the mill dams
in repair, and If the county wished TO
use them as q highway il was required
to keep the surface OF the dam and the
planks and sleepers Of the bridges i'm
repair, but the owners were COM
PEELED to protect the water supply and
keep the body OF the dam I'm condition
themselves, as they were the persons
benefited by it.
There are in this county about a
half dozen dams that have been allow
ed to fan into bad repair, becoming
worse each year, until now Il would
cost the owners much money to get
them into shape again. and the bill viii
take the matter out Of the owners
hands and place the expense on the
county, the only thing being required
OF the owners being the keeping OF the
surface In shape.
AS an instance of how the county
win be required to repair and keep up
the property there is mill dam i'm st.
Georges hundred. known as the Shall
cross mill, which viii cost the county
many thousand dollars alone to get It
up to a point even with the surface of
the water as the dam has washed
away, and is now many feet beneath
water.
A conservative estimate of the cost
to the company i'm repearing these
dams has been placed at about $4,000
and the fact Of the company having to
keep them repaired win add much to
the expenses each year.
The bill is looked upon as an outrage
by many citizens. who are indignant
that the Legislature should pass bill
so obviously in favor of individuals
who engineered it through the houses
The bin applies to New Castle county
alone. Kent and Sussex counties not
being mentioned in It.
Evening journal., 1903-03-20
ORANGEMEN TO CONFER DEGREE
Grand Lodge Officers Will Be Enter
tanned BY William !.
Kirkland.

The members Of Star Of Bethlehem
Loyal Orange Lodge. OF this city, are
looking forward to the comforting of
the r.. A. p. NJ. Degree by the degree
STAFF OF the Grand Lodge of Pennsyl-
vania tomorrow evening at 61Oh Mar
ket street. During the visit of the
Quaker City officers they will be en-
tertained by w. j. Kirkland. of this
city. who is supreme grand secretary
of the order in the United States.
Evening journal., 1903-03-20
Philadelphia Minister to Preach Here.

On Sunday the Rev. William AIcFar-
land. minister OF the Carmichael Me-
mortal Church. Philadelphia. will
preach at both services at Rodney
Church. The Rev. Mcfarland was for
merly pastor of the East Lake Presby-
terian Church. Of this city.
Evening journal., 1903-03-20
SAYS COLLINS CONFESSED
To Murder in Prayer-Dr. Robin Gives
Expert Testimony.

St,.iI Correspondent Evening Journal
1eorgetown, March 20.-By far the
most important witness that has been
cailea IN the case of Elmer Collins.
VINO rs on trial here for the murder of
ms Wlfe, was heard yesterday after
nooon, when Henry Niblet. S3 years
pa. on the witness stand told how.
whiie he was in the Collins carriage
house in July last he head Collins
IN the loft praying for the forgiveness
for the murder of his wife. No man
ner or cross-examinatlon on the part
Evening journal., 1903-03-20
BIC sAT,D CONTINUES

The big sale OF cook stoves, cooking
and. in fact. the whole stock
Of Riggs & Berrell. 226 Market street,
which was bought by Mcmahon Bros.
continues, and buyers say the prices
are exceedingly low.
Evening journal., 1903-03-20
Noon Day Meeting.

The Rev. Richard II. Nelson. d. D.. Of
Philadelphia. was the speaker at the busl-
ness mems meeting in st. Andrews
Church at noon today. The meeting was
In charge OF the Wilmington Assembly OF
the brotherhood OF St. Andrew.
Evening journal., 1903-03-20
Electric Press Sold.

The Electric Press has been pur-
chased by the Democratic Printing and
Publishing Company The latter COM
pany publishes the Delaware Jefferson
ian, the new Sunday paper.
Evening journal., 1903-03-20
TWO HEAVY FINES IMPOSED
Assailants Of Women Given Full Pen
aIty Of the Law in City Court.

Only two cases were called in City
Court this morning, but heavy fines were
imposed on both prisoners. Horace Rob
inson, colored, who assaulted Martha
Duckery with a razor on Wednesday
night, was given a hearing and fined $40
and costs, the largest penalty imposed
for assault and battery in some time.
Frank Forest objected to Mary Dur
ham keeping company with another
young man and upon arriving at his
boarding house last night in an intoxi-
Gated condition, became abusive and end
ed up by beating the woman for having
company in the house. The court inn
posed fine of 500 and costs.
Evening journal., 1903-03-20
MiIitarx soeiety 10 Meet.

The German Military Society will
hold a general meeting in Turn Hall on
March %, at p. m. The organization
was instituted about two years ago,and
has a large membership.
Evening journal., 1903-03-20

OUR cREEDi To publish aIl
sne news that ought to be pub
llshedS to put it into Attractive
iormi to discuss fearlessiy
what ought to be discussed, and
20 disseminate wholesome
views of life.
Evening journal., 1903-03-20

Inns making in the loft of tho stable.
The Evening journal also outlined the
defense.
Evening journal., 1903-03-20
THE WEATHER.

Today: Fair, with rain by
night. Tomorrow: Fair and
considerably colder, with light,
variable winds.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17

The state superintendent of pub
lie instruction has announced new
set of rules governing state aid tc
seni-graded and rural g, schools.
Hereafter rural schools will not re.
ceive aid unless there is an average
daily attendance Of II pupils, and
unless SIS worth of books are added
to the school library annually.
Semigraded schools must purchase
500 worth of books~a year. The
school house must also be kept neat
and clean and proper provision
made for heating and ventilating
the same. A system of ventilating
that will furnish a constant supply
Of fresh air without causing draft
must be provided. A stove placed
in the body Of the room without any
enclosure, will not be considered a
satisfactory manner OF heating.
Ventilation by doors and windows
will be considered inadequate.
Good blackboards must also be pro-
:vided and the school grounds kept
neat and clean. -
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17

A very simple method of keeping
dirt roads in repair, described in
the Municipal Journal and Engineer,
consists in dragging them, after
every rain, with drag made of q
split log, say a foot in diameter and
nine feet long. The two pieces are
set on edge, with the fiat sides both
facing the same way, about thirty
inches apart and pinned together.
The lower edge of the front piece
is protected with iron-say an old
wagon tire. A team is hitched sc
that the drag will move the dirt tc
the center of the road. Dragging
every time, after rain, not only
makes it smooth for travel, but dis
tributes the travel all over the road
packing it evenly, and thus increas
ing it's ability toshed water. Prac
tical tests of this method are said t.
show marvellous results. The Jour
nal article is worthy of study byoul
roadmasters. Pioneer Press.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17
CONGRESSMAN STEVENSON is cred

CONGRESSMAN STEVENSON is cred
tied with the following interview
anent the money question: Tin our
part OF the Union there isn't the
slightest clamor for financial legis-
lation such as the East appears to
want SO frantically. We have all
the money we desire, and if the East
hasn't money enough to pay for the
crops produced in the Northwest,
our bankers will advance the mon
sey. The crops must be moved, and
the West has the necessary cash.
The cry for Legislation falls on deaf
ears SO far as our part OF the coun-
try is concerned. We think we
have very good system OF currency,
one that is not apt to be improved
by congressional action. On the
money question we are quite willing
to stand pat. ..-z.a.:: s>:..
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17

SOME people occasionally grumble
at the climatic conditions,in the Red
River valley, not knowing that they
escape a great deal of bad weather
by living right here. Very fire.
quently, when we think we have
bad weather in this locality, the tel
egraphic news.in next days papers
will tell us that it has been much
worse everywhere else. The heavy
rains last Saturday and Sunday
have interfered greatly with thresh-
ing, but certainly have not brought
the inconvenience and disaster that
the snow storm did that was then
raging in the Canadian northwest,
' Dakota, Montana and other western
states, where about two feet of snow
fell, nor that the rain storm did in
the southern part of the state where
five to ten inches Of rain fell in a
few hours, nor the hurricane that
was causing suffering and loss in
ba]my Florida. Farmers in the
southern part Of the state can t pillow
because their fields are too wet,
while here the farmers are speeding
the pillow without any trouble. In
stead Of complaining about the
weather we have reasonto be thank
full that it is as it is.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17
EVERY little while a startling and

EVERY little while a startling and
freakish announcement is made by
some professor at the University Of
Chicago, and the latest is thealleged
discovery of new subtance that
will place the whole category O.
breakfast foods in the shade
and make 10Th men and animals
grow fast and to enormous size
Wonder if that's the food Rockefeller
feeds upon that he has grown 81
great and mighty.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17

A BEAR invaded the sacred pre-
cints of Duluth the other day, and
had even the boldness to take look
at the classic surroundings of the
Normal School. It is not safe for
Mary McFadden to be out after
dark, and yet she never admits in
News and Comment that Duluth is
a wild and woody town. -
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17

WHEN Mckinley was young law
yer, he defended surgeon for hav-
ing set leg so that it grew crook,
ed" The man with the leg on him,
was brought into court, and made a
strong impression on the jury, until
Mckinley made him show the other
leg, and it was discovered that il
was crookeder than the one that haC
been broken. IT,. - e. =.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17

Phil. A. KAUFER has sold the Red
LakeiC County Gazette to L. A. Dautre-
mont and SIS Harriet, who will con-
tinue to make it the same good paper
it always has been. Phil. was one of
the brightest newspaper men in the
northern part of the state and we
will miss him very much.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17

SECRETARY SHAW has deposited
81, 100000 with banks in different
parts of the country to help move
the crops. He will have to do bet
ter than that to move the crops in
this vicinity as long as it rains.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17

Second hand Elevator Machinery,
consisting Of 40 feet sprocket chain
and grain cups, wheels and pullys,
and a large steel pit, good as new,
sold at half price. Apply to -.
LUNDGREN, WIrTENsTEN & Co.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17
Official Paper Of
Marshall
County.
Sl.OO Per YEAR.

THE state board of equalization is
making many changes in the assess
ments of the various counties. In
Marshall county, watches and clocks
have. been raised 300 per cent, sew
ing machines % per cent and pianos
Is per cent, besides many other
chanpeS
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17

!: If you want loan on your land at
lowest rates of interest, without. de-
lay andon the on or before plan, see
L. Lamberson, Cashier of the Bank Of
Warren, Warren, MINI. 49, s.szs
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17

Get your: lumber bills figured at
the Office of the St. Hilaire Retail
Lumber Co. They. sell lumber
cheap. W. S. DAY,
H. Manager.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17

-WANTED:--A good girl for gene
raj homework. Apply to G.. G.
WINCHESTER.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17

Farmers you will save money by.
buying your harvest supplies from
the Peoples Trading Co.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-17

Typewriter carbon paperat SHEAr
Office. -. .>s,z ..l s.:., 4 .-.S
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-04
DRAINAGE CANAL FIGHT.
Manufacturers Along the Big Ditch
Say the State Must Keep 1t Up.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Aug. 3.-Judge
Creighton, in the Sangamon Circuit Court,
to-day heard arguments on the motion of
the commissioners of the Illinois and Michi-
gan canal to dissolve the temporary injunc-
ton issued by Judge Thompson some time
ago on petition of Representative Burke, of
Chicago, restraining Auditor Mccullough
from issuing warrants State Treasurer
Busse for payment to the commissioners of
any part of the appropriation made by the
Legislature for maintenance of the canal.
The answer of the commissioner was &C.
companied by affidavits of number of mill
ing and other interests along the line of the
canal, which are furnished with water pow
to operate their works, in which they
state that they would be compelled TO retire
from business IL the contract between the
United States government and the State of
Illinois TO maintain the canal is not carried
out. The answer ayers that the State hav-
ing made this contract, and taken the prop
erty in question, has not the right to abro-
gate ii, and must make an appropriation to
protect it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-04
FEDERAL COURT ACTIVITY
BRIEF FILED IN WESTERN UNION
TELEGRAPH TAX CASE.
Suit That Involves the infringement
of a Patent-Other News of the
Local Courts.

There was considerable business in the
Federal Court yesterday
A demurrer in the case of the Manganese
State Bank was filed The suit is an al
legged infringement of letters patent. The
demurrer claims that the bill of complaint
does not sufficiently allege an infringement
of any patent.
In the case of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company against Winfield T. Durbin
ct al. a brief for the appearance of the
defendants was filed. The suit of the West
ern Union is to enjoin the State Board of
Tax Commissioners. including Governor
Durbin, Daniel E. Storms, J. c. Wingate
David z. Sherrick and Parks NJ. Martin,
from collecting taxes to the amount as
sessed by them. The case will be heard at
the opening of the fall term of the court.
request for the oral argument of the
brief OF the Consolidated Traction Company
on the motion to remand in the case of the
indianapolis & Northwestern Traction Com
pany against 1T was filed in the Federal
Court. 1t is claimed that the brief in sup
port OF the motion is in error not only al
fact but in equity.
In the case involving the infringement of
a patent, of Henry A. Dennison against
Samuel Kaufman, a brief in opposition to
the petition for leave 10 file a supplemental
bill was filed yesterday. The defendant al
legeS that the complainant knew the facts
the original bill was filed, but he was not
able TO get them in full. He claims that the
court should not allow the filing of the bill,
as a supplemental bill should contain only
facts that have come 10 light after the
filing of the original bill
A voluntary petition in BANKRUPTCY was
filed in the Federal Court yesterday by
Edwin NJ. Small, OF Yeddo, Ind, lumber
and grain dealer He has creditors with
claims amounting TO s1O,6OS.56. His assets
are $7,14S.90
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-04
FORTUNATE INVESTMENT
LAKE SHORES EXCELLENT CREDIT
AIDING NEW YORK CENTRAL.
Baltimore Anxious that the wabash
Have Its Terminal at that Point
General Railway News.

The New York Central purchased control
of the Lake Shore road in 1898. and the ex-
cellent credit of the latter has enabled the
Central TO carry out necessary plans,
eral Western lines on the credit or by earn
ings OF the Lake Shore ROAD. Among the
lines purchased are the Lake Erie IL West
ern common stock, $5.940,000; Lake Erie &
Western preferred, IS, $50 900; Big Four COM
mon, 81, pa 900; Indiana, Illinois & Iowa COM
mon stock, A,773,200; Lehigh Valley 50, 20O,-
600; Philadelphia & Reading, SIS, O00, 900; Lake
Erie, Alliance e. Wheeling. 1000. 600: Hook
ing Valley, 100000. A feature worthy of
note is the fact that the last three pur-
chases are still practically floating debt,
representing an unfunded debt of SIS 600, 900,
for the funding of which the Lake Shore
has at the present time no authorized
curities. The mystery that has surrounded
the execution of all three deals has not
helped to clear the understanding either of
these isolated deals or the present policy of
the Vanderbilts as to the financial position
of the Lake Shore The acceptance Of the
S2S,0OOOO0 a known amount of Lake Shore
outstanding Indebtedness, to be redeemed
in the near future, seems to give some
ground for the statement that the Lake
Shore will soon announce new issue of
securities which will have no connection
with the terminal plans of the New York
Central.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-04

Business men and shippers of Baltimore
are showing considerable anxiety that Mr..
Gould should make that city the terminus
for the Wabash system. believing that it
would be followed by the granting of differ
entail rates to that point. Differential rates
would necessarily mean the delivery of
freight at Baltimore at a less rate than is
now charged by the Pennsylvania and the
Baltimore & Ohio companies. Baltimore
claims that that point. being much near
er the Western shipping points, is entitled
to a differential. Its allowance, however,
by any one Of the trunk-lne roads without
the concurrence of the others would neces-
sarily result in the cutting of rates, so that
it is hoped that an agreement may be
reached among the trunk line roads that
the Wabash's claims to a differential may
be recognized Work is now being pushed
the extension of the Western Maryland
road, and il seems certain that the line
will be completed from Pittsburg to Balti-
more. if TO no other tidewater point. Bal
timore claims that it would give that city
another grain and coal road.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-04

WANTED-MISCELLA
wANTED-BRILL DYEING AND CLEAN
ING. S21 North Illinois st. Established 1871.
WANTED-Song Book-Copy Harper's Franklin
square Song Library, No. 2. Box 76S, Journal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-04
Aug z Ia13


Sealed proposals will be received by the Board
Of School Commissioners of the city OF Indianap-
oils at the Office Of the business director In the
Public Library building, until p. m. Aug 25
1908. for the erection OF the foundations for an
addition to the Shortridge High School, on the
lot corner North and Pennsylvania streets city
Of Indianapolis. according plans and specihca-
items on file In the Office OF vonnegut Bohn
architects.
Each proposal must be accompanied by certi-
Ned check payable 20 the Board OF School Com
mjssioners of the city OF Indianapolis for the
sum OF $500.
Checks must be certified good by bank or
trust company IN Indianapolis, and in case the
bidder whose bid shall be accepted shall not.
within I'VE days after notice OF acceptance, enter
into written contract with the board TO per-
form the bid and secure the contract by a bond.
IA q form and with sureties to the approval OF
The board. his certified check and the proceeds
shall be and remain the absolute property OF the
board as liquidated damages accustomed by such
failure and the bidder shall be liable for nothing
Beyond the proceeds OF the check for such fall
ure. IL being impossible TO anticipate the exact
amount OF damages such failure would occasion
% the board.
The right II reserved to reject any or all bids
submitted JOHN r. CLELAND.
Business Director
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-04
THE WIZARD OF MERLIN.


MERLIN, Ore, Aug. 3.-J. Lark, chemist
and metallurgist, has made silver from
gold and developed a new metal from slate.
from which ne expects to produce gold.
From his notes, which were scanned by the
government inspectors, it seems he has de-
veloped new metal from commercial slate.
abundant here, which has an affinity for the
atom of gold and silver. which he calls
'rixum." The theory he has been working
on is the disintegration of the atom into
unitions to the silver atom.
The process consists of strong acid solu-
ton combined with powerful electric cur
rents and long exposure to their action.
causing the destruction of portion of the
atom by electrical conveyance into similar
solution of rixum.