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Evening journal., 1903-07-17
Arkansas.

From the Nashville American.
Natural resources mark Arkansas as a
great and glorious State. and yet IL is not
by these advantages that Arkansas has
alone leaped into fame. II Is by her pub
lie men that she is known I'm the hall Of
fame, patriots of lofty IDEAS prototypes
Of virpte. and gallant defenders OF the
Constitution. Who has not heard OF the
Hon. Jimsld Jonesovitch. OF Hope, Ark,
the lightning calculator OF political re-
turns before the polls open? 1t was
Jonesovitch who predicted the election Of
a young person from Nebraska twice in
succession. 1t Is Jonesovitch who viii dig
the Panama Canal with his own little
shovel. and 1t is Jonesovltch who Will
continue to throw out the life buoy to
save Miss Democracy, who struggles in
the waters.
who has not heard Of the Hon. JEFF
Davis. now governor OF the proud Com
monwealth Of Arkansas and ex-membeT
of She Baptist Church? Who has not
heard OF Senator Clarke. who IS called by
his anectionate constituents. "Old Cotton
Top?" And Yell county, Ark, is on th'
map. too. Marked Tree. Ark. has devel
/ oped into a nrst-class summer resort fol
Memphians. Laugh at Arkansas? Tut
tut. furthermore, pink tish. Long ma,
she wave.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
CAUGHT ATRANDOM


A woman who thinks that she IS
having her own way is just as happy
as II she was really having Il.
Pat-"Sure Moike and pour auld
Dinnis fell twlnty stories. Was ther'
no way av savin' him?"
Mike-"Begorra there was not. but II
there had been a saloon half way down
he nivcr would have been KILT"
The first thing that some people DO
as soon as they get their teeth fixed is
to chew the rag over the dentists bill.
Seventy per cent. OF the wo-
men and but 62 per CEN. of the men
taking the civil service examination
are able to pass it.
Senator Hanna seems to have taken
with him to the Roosevelt band wagon
the smile that won't come off. The
Senator has lost none OF his astuteness.
Son succeeds farue, IN the Presi
dency of Monmouth College. at Mon
mouth, Ill. The late Rev. J. b. Nc
Michael was the head of the institution
for nearly twenty years The Rev.
Thomas Hanna McNIichael ID. D.. is
The new president.
George ]. Gould's marble and bronze
court and electric fountain at Georgian
Court, in Lakewood, have excited the
emulation Of Royalty. The King of
Siam has requested the firm which
furnished them to give an estimate on
similar work five times as large for the
courtyard Of his palace. The prob
able figures win be about 100000.
Treat and the world drinks with you.
Dutch" II, and drink alone.
Treat and go to the poorhouse;
Dutch it, and keep your own.
Rev. Goodly- --Of course, Willie. you
believe there is such a place as hell:
Willie Kase--Yes, sir. That's what
pa says. anyhow.
Rev. Goodly- What did he say about
ito
wnie Kase--He doesn't say any
thing about it. He just says it.
Ethel (ecstatically) --oh. Charlie
would you just as leave propose all
over again. and do it into this phono-
graph?
Cholly- Why?
why 1 want to have something to
remember you by after you have gone
in and spoken to papa about it,"
A salaried man must part company
with much of his self-respect when hv
tries to cling to a job in which he
knows he isn't wanted.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
DECISION IN TAX CASE

Philadelphia, July II. - This city
won a substantial victory when the
long drawn out dispute over the fees
of the city treasurers Office was de-
cided in its favor by common pleas
court No. so far as the greater por-
tion of the amount at issue is con.
cerned The commissions for the col
lection of personal property tax and
tax on municipal loans, II is decided
belong to the city. the treasurer in
those cases acting as the agent OF the
city. In the collection of license fees
however, the treasurer acts as the
direct agent of the state. and the
court held that the question as &c
the right to commissions for that work
was one between the treasurer and
the state.
The opinion of the court was handed
down by President Judge Sulzberger
while Judge Wiltbank filed a concur
ring opinion Judgment is entered
against former City Treasurer McMi
chael for S49.S36.5O for commission:
on personal propety tax and municipal
loan tax with interest, and against
the present city treasurer, J. Hampton
Moore. for $33, 3,S40,01 for similar com
missions. Il is understood that the
cases will be appealed TO the supreme
court, so that final disposition car
be had of the dispute.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
Friday, July "a, 1908.
THOSE Filter PATENTS.

We printed yesterday n statement
Of James p. Jones. one of the Water
Commissioners. that appears to be a
defense OF the commission for entering
into a contract whereby the city will
be obliged to pay FIVE per cent of the
total cost Of the new filters for the
plans and ten per cent. for certain pat
ents.
The whole 1oint of the contention is
over the value OF these patents, and
il looks to us as though this point had
not been sufficiently considered. Can
Mr.. , mes point TO modern filter built
without the form of construction con-
templated in these patents, and then
name a filter an operation that was
constructed under them2 II so, we
shall have something to go upon. We
may be mistaken. but we understand
that there is no filter I'm operation
where the construction contemplated
by these PATENTS ts-in use II that Is
true, the actual value of the patents
remains undecided, and there is a pos
sibility that while they might lessen
the cost. the whole filter might prove
faulty ana have 10 be built over
again.
II is natural for us to be sceptcal I'm
the absence OF proof, when we learn
that the great water engineers OF the
Fast who have constructed great filter
plants have never employed this meth
cd. and that il is claimed by a West
ern engineer whose experience in such
matters has not been very wide. We
do not wish to do anybody an injus-
tice, but we are amazed and really de-
sire Information.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
Traaedy and Comedy.
Ii Nem Ynrk World

From the New YORK world
Interviewed at Milwaukee. Mr.. Bryan Is
reported as saying Of the Cleveland
movement" that ut Is a comedy as it
now stands, but tragedy II St should
succeed"
Mr. Bryan prefers to reverse the pro-
cess. He has twice led the Democratic
party into two tragedies and Is now do
l'ing comedy role. His persistent Cleve-
landphobia seems really 10 give a SEM
blance OF probability 20 this amazing
suggestion by A. Uaurice Low in the
| current number Of the National Review:
1 II may seem fantastic 10 talk of Mr.
/ Bryan taking the stump for Mr.. Roose
/ velt and yet II Mr.. Cleveland or a pro
| nounoed Cleveland man should be nomin
ated nothing would be more probable
than Mr.. Bryan advocating the election o
Mr.. Roosevelt as a "rebuke" to recrean
/ Democrats.
| Other philosophic observers Of politica
conditions have called attention TO tn
fact that Mr.. Roosevelt's popularity a
the West has a striking similarity to tina
enjoyed by Mr.. Bryan IN 1856. and Is fo
mented, 50 to speak. among the sam
siAss VI N0'efst n lI.lA-sl -slA AL a. !.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
shlnbullslna Case AppeaIed.

Trenton. n. j., July l7.-Judge
Kirkpatrick, OF the United States Cir
cult Court, at his chambers in Newark,
has signed an order allowing an ap-
peal to the United States Circuit Court
Of Appeals from his own action in ap-
pointing receiver for the United
States Shipbuilding Company. The
appeal Is taken by counsel for the
United States shipbuilding Company
and number of errors are assigned
for review by the higher court. Among
them is these; The company is not
insolvent: that Judge Kirkpatrick was
without jurisdiction; that at the time
the receiver was appointed the COM
pany was not in default for interest on
outstanding bonds. and that II had nc
unpaid obligations.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
WE ARE OVER GOVERNED.

There is a sentiment at present call
ing for the cooperation Of all indi-
viduals and organizations interested
in greater Wilmington. For the city
to grow there are many things requi-
site. We have fine natural advan-
tages in the way OF situation and eli
mate. and we have already reached a
point when only natural expansion is
required. We have excellent transpor-
tation facilities, but unfortunately the
tax rate is high. and there seems little
prospect OF its being lowered mater
tally.
Taxes are rarely too high. providing
the people get in improvements and in.
efficient government an equivalent
but there is the rub. A Wilmington
man who owns two properties of equa
value. one situated in Philadelphia ant
the other in this city. pays a mucl
larger tax here, and yet the Philadel
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
MARTIAL DAYS AT REHosorH

When the morning sun peeped over
the sparkling waters OF the ocean yes
terday. and touched up the spires and
minarets OF Rehoboth. an was peace.
Ere it went to bed I'm the West. while
the skies blushed rosy red at the per-
Torrance. Rehoboth had witnessed a
scene Of conflict that will not faie
from memory soon. Across it's sand
hills had rushed the flower of the Del
aware troops. only to encounter the
glistening bayonets of stubborn
foe; and when towards evening the
hugles sounded a truce and the hos
pital corps went forth on tine sad mis-
sion OF searching for those who had
fallen. they found lying behind a sand
hill the limp form Of the Judge Advo-
cate General. who at the first call for
volunteers has offered up his life in
the defense OF his State. Later the
searching party stumbled over the in
animate form OF a private--a mere boy
with the down OF eighteen summers
on his lip. lying on his face. still
grasping his musket.
They raised both tenderly-the Off
Ger and the private-and bore them L
the surgeons tent. There at last
under the ministrations Of the steady
handed surgeon. they opened their eye
and were admonished TO rest qutetl
and not mix cherry pie, soft crabs, Gu
cumbers, ice cream and liquid re
freshments again.
The morning train brought the Com
mander-in- Chief and his staff {
colonels II was brave show. Ma
poleon and his marshals at Arcol
Wellington and his generals at Watel
loo. Grant and his stan before Wick,
burg, and HUM and his colonels ontl
field OF Rehoboth. What a theme +
poetsl What a scene for painter
and lest no detail shall escape, let
set it down ere the smoke Of battle h
cleared away and the mosquitoes 7
turned to their wonted rendezvous.
The commander-in-c Chief was b
com.ngly attired in suit OF pale gr
cheviot, tan shoes with ribbon Ia,
and new derby, and Hon. Jan
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
War Aaalnst Imnure MILK.

Harrisburg, Pa, July 17.-Over 400
samples of milk have been sent to
the chemists of the pure food depart
ment for analysis, and there is to be
another war waged against impure
milk. These samples were gathered
in a number of cities and towns by the
agent Of the department, and il any
are found to be impure the dealers
will be prosecuted.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
CHINAMEN
TWELVE
KILLED
Explosion Of Fredamp Plays havoc
With Miners at Cumherland 8. c.

Explosion Of FIredamp Plays Havoc
With Miners at Cumberland, B. c.
Nanaimo, b. c.. July 17.-Word has
reached here that by an explosion OF
firedamp in No. 6 mine. Cumberland,
whore 50 Cinnamon and four white
men were employed. IL Chinese were
killed outright and eight injured. Very
little property damage was done.
Since the strike the mine has been
worked entirely by Mongolians, with
a few white overmen. The mine was
very gaseous, safety lamps being used
always. The explosion occurred just
after lunch, when the mine was in the
most. dangerous condition, as the shots
had been fired just before lunch. Moth
ing was known of the disaster at the
surface unit two Cinnamon came up
In an excl condition, followed by
others at shL.'t intervals, the explosion
having had no effect beyond q section
of the original wall of the incline be-
ing broken.
A rescue party headed by Manager
Mathews and composed of white over
men. went down to the scene of dis
aster, and proceeded to get out the
injured. but the deadly black-damp
made this a slow and dangerous pro-
sees.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
Body stuffed With straw.

Schenectady. N Y. July 1.-THE
authorities are investigating a case
that appears to be most mysterious.
The remains of Charles Stark. who
died in the Albany city hospital on
December 20, were disinterred In the
Polish Roman Catholic cemetery, and
it was discovered that the trunk had
been stuffed with straw. A dissecting
knife. with blood stains on it, was
found among the swaw inside the
body. The case openedlwith the dis
covery by George Stark, a brother OF
the deceased. Of blood upon the face
of the dead man. while the remains
were at a local undertaking shop. The
case will be reopened legally, when
an attempt will be made to ascertain
the exact cause of Stark's death.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17

Frank Alice wore White fiannels which
displayed his figure to good advantage
No one gazing on them would have
thought that a battle was impending
smiles wreathed their countenances
but a close observer would have no.
ticed I'm their eyes look which te-
spoke firm resolve and courage not
10 be daunted. IL is not recorded what
the Secretary of STATE wore, since no
one can gaze on his martial figure and
think of clothes. The colonels stood
-bravely forth. Some wore swords,
others had none. There was "A pleas
ing variety In the manner OF attach
ing these weapons to their persons.
Some had them at the left. others at
the right. and there were those who
strobe proudly forth with the deadly
weapons between their legs. But the
artist OF the fu4ure can fiji in the de-
tails.
It was q proud day for Delaware and
one that will live long in our history.
No one who was present VIII ever for
get II. and no absentee will ever cease
to regret that he missed the spectacle.
As show Cthe greatest on earth It
was worth every penny It cost the
state
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
Ebb and Flow.

/ walked beside the evening sea,
And dreamed a dream that could not be
The waves that plunged along the shore
Said only. Dreamer dream no more. ."
But stll tine leglons charged the beach,
And rang their battle cry, like speechl
But changed was the imperial strain:
IL murmured Dreamer, dream again.
Homeward / turned from out the gloom,
That sound / heard not in my room;
But suddenly a sound that stirred
Within my very breast / heard.
II was my heart that like a sea
Within my breast beat ceaselessly;
But like the waves along the shore.
II said. Dream on. and Dream n,
more"
George William Curtis.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
usefuI poa.
Nv York Press

From the New York Press.
We are accustomed to look among high
bred dogs for intelligence, but once in a
while there turns up a common old flee
with more sense than all the collies and
great danes in dogdom MY neighbor
missed his morning Press so many times,
and with so much regularity complained
to me about o., that I set a watch on his
front porch, where the delivery boy drop
ped II daily. At last the thief appeared
In ths gulse OF a little yellow dog that
resembled a fox. He picked up the paper
and ran OFF with Il TO his master, labor
er, who lived two blocks away. Every
morning for a week he stole st. After OBJ
tanning indubitable evidence the case was
presented to the laborer. who protested
that he did not know whose paper 1t was
but confessed that Quot good name fol
dog) was guilty.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17

"rhe wicked flea when no man pur-
sueth." Perhaps in polite society we
should say the "pulex serraticeps," for
that is what the scientists call him. His
name is legion. and while Il IS not
good form, yet an the cities of the
East are scratching. Where he came
from, bringing his myriad hosts, is a
problem the scientists win have TO solve.
But every house has been visited and
n wall is going up from Philadelphia,
Camden. Chester and Wilmington.
We don't know whether TO charge
him up to John Edward AddicHs. the
Street and Sewer Department or to
odd scratch"
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
England Asks An Exclamation.

London, July 17.-According to the
Daily Chronicle. the action of America
in anneXing the islands off Borneo
raises an exceedingly delicate situa.
tion. and the British foreign Office has
asked Washington for an explanation
The islands concerned. says the pa,
per. are a group of seven which orig
inally belonged to the sultan of Sulu
from whom they passed by a charter
in 1881 to the control of the British
North Borneo Company. whose officers
affirm that they are undoubtedly Brit
fish territory.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
NO cENsuRE FOR ELwoop.

Rev. r. e. Elwood yesterday told
the New Castle Presbytery that he
does not believe IN lynching, and the
Presbyi,ery formally expressed itself
as satisfied The Presbytery has a
right to discipline or to excuse it's own
members. and as Mr.. Elwood really
recanted nothing presumably the
Presbytery is satisfied with his utter
ances.
Bu. unfortunately, this is not mat
ter for the Presbytery only. Had the
discourse which has occasioned so
much comment been a doctrlnal SER
mon then the peculiarties Of creed
would have been matter for the
church alone But this was a dis
course touching our social fabric. 1t
involved the courts and the adminis-
tration of the law. and. therefore, the
New Castle Presbytery and Mr.. El-
wood must not feel aggrieved II others
refuse TO dismiss his onense ais lightly
Mr. Elwood found the public mind
greatly innamed over "A terrible crime
and he seems TO have seized the oppor-
tunity to still further inname It. BY
display advertisements setting forth
the fact that he proposed to preach on
most sensational theme he gathered
vast audience. Then with The skill
of Mare Antony, who exhibited the
bloody robe of Caesar he held mp be-
fore the eyes OF the people the leaves
stained with the blood OF the girl vic
tim II was a revolving spectacle, and
calculated to stir the primitive pas
slons OF men, ana no. to appeal TO
Christian feelings. Then when the
audience had been sufficiently lnnamed
he demanded punshment-ve Vengeance
really. The life of the negro hend
must pay the penalty but should JUS
tice fail, then the brute should be
lynched.
That constituted the real offense.
What right had he TO presume that
justice would fail and that the court
would not do it's duty? Who made
him a judge Of judges? Had Mr. Ell
wood been convinced that the criminal
would escape on a technicality. the
time for him TO preach mob violence
Of ever) would have been after JUS
tice had broken down. Mr. Elwood
may escape censure on technicality
but he is nevertheless responsible for
what he put into the minds Of that
congregation. He made them feel
that an immediate lynching would be
proper, whether he put IL that way OF
not Mare Antony said no wore
against Brutus. yet he succeeded by
innuendo and suggestion In arousinl
the populace TO frenzy. and sent i
forth bent ON the death Of Brutus. W.
have no desire TO be harsh towards
Mr.. Elwood nor to keep alive the stor!
Of this strange bit Of incendiary teach
ing, but something is due the truth.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
Four Dead In a Fire.

Bonner Springs. Kan, July l7-Four
persons lost their lives in a hre which
destroyed Bonner Springs Sanitarium,
at Bonner Springs. Kan, II miles west
of Kansas City. The dead are: Cap
tain ]. A. Mcclure, Miss jamie Camp
bell, Mrs. A. A. Cook and Dr. A. f.
Rogers. DR.. Rogers lost his life in
an attempt TO save a woman patient
There were 80 inmates in the build
ing. but all escaped except the foui
above named. Loss. $4,000. - i
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
EDITORIAL OPINION
An Ameriean WaterIoo.


Gen. John B. Gordon, In July Scrbner's.
Wellington at Waterloo and Meade at
Gettysburg each held the highlands
against his antagonist. Wellington on
Mont-Sains Jean and Meade on Cemetery
Ridge had the bird's-eye view Of the
forces OF attack. The English batteries
on he plateau and the Union batteries on
Gene tery Heights commanded alike the
intervening undulations across which the
charging columns must advance. Behind
Mont-S Saint Jean, TO conceal Wellington's 3
movements from Napoleons eye. were the
woodlands Of Soignes. Behind Cemetery
Ridge. to conceal Meade's movements
from the neld-glasses OF Lee, was a sharp
declivity protecting and helpful depres-
sion. As the French under Napoleon at
Waterloo. so the Confederates under Lee
at Gettysburg held the weaker position.
In both cases the assailants sought to ex-
pei their opponents from the stronger
lines / might add another resemblance in
The results which followed. Waterloo de-
creed the destiny Of France, of England
Of Europe Gettysburg, not so directly OF
Immediately. but practically, decided th'
fate of the Confederacy
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
MuItI-Murderer Convicted.

Hamilton, o., July II. - Alfred A.
Knapp was convicted of murder in
the first degree for the murder of his
wife Hannah Goddard Knapp by Judge
Belden's jury here. To the surprise
OF everybody, there was no recommen.
dation of mercy, and Knapp must go
to the electric chair. Knapp has con.
Tessed TO killing nve womez.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17

The Philadelphia Press says that
yesterday while the Pennsylvania
troops We're being reviewed by Cover
nor Pennypacker. a young soldier un-
able 10 endure the stern executive gaze
tainted away. The governor should be
not only muzzled but compelled to
wear binders. No man can look on
Jove and live.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17

Russia has refused 10 either accept
or consider the petition OF the Jews
which the State Department was asked
TO transmit TO the Gear. II has served
its purpose, however since it has
made Americas position evident.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17

THAT is the LATEST man 1 ever met"
said the old narson.
How SOP" asked the friend.
why. 1 told him he could reach the
seventh heaven if he only tried, and he
asked II there was an elevator
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
Dress Parade After aattls.

Dress parade followed the sham battle
and many remained to see II although
dhose on the excursion train had to leave
lt was busy day for the soldiers and
that they were thoroughly tired when Il
was over was plainly evident.
1t would be difficult to distinguish the
tanned faced soldiers whose precision Of
marching remind one OF regulars as they
swung across the parade ground in .hcir
KHAKI uniforms, as the same pale faced
men who marched down Market street
last Satnr,l.,N.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17

phia government Is regarded as waste
ful and corrup.. But in Philadelphia
he pays but one tax. the city and the
county being one and the same. while
here they are separate. requiring taxes
for EACH two sets Of governing officers.
and permitting leaks from more
sources.
We are governed TO death. There Is
the county government ANA the city
government, and the latter has its
council and it's numerous commissions.
Most modern cities of any size have
been erected into counties. and It
would greatly simplify our government
reduce the number OF officials and re-
duce taxation were Wilmington made
a separate county. or course there
are objections. many OF them founded
on reason, but the economy in a sim
plfied governemnt would be vast.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED-BriclSlayers at New Plant,
Malleable Iron Co. 90 cents per
hour. jyI7-2t
WANTED-Good girl for general
housework. Well recommended.
Apply 52I West St. lyI7-2t.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17

When the Mississippi River is at food
one can drink fresh wafer from the
gulf ten miles from the rivers source.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17

The New York Sun has this head
line: Lodge With the President"
Who win oldge with the President?
Why the junior senator from Massa-
chnse.ls.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
C. F. RUDOLPH
WE HAVE

WE HAVE
some beautiful pieces Of
TOILETWARE, CANDLESTICKS,
CANDELABRA, &c,
in new Ant line which are destined 10
become very popular.
They are reasonable in price but ele-
giant in style.
Evening journal., 1903-07-17
Great Sham RattIe.
Ran Among Spectators.

In their haste to get away from their
pursuers the First Battalion ran among
the spectators and between the tents. One
young woman who was very much fright
ened' ran screaming between the tents
and IN her haste to get away caught her
foot under guy rope of a tent and fell
sprawling upon the ground. AS she fell
her low shoe came or. but she did not
stop to get it An orderly afterward re-
turned II to her.