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Evening journal., 1903-04-03
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH MEETS
Held Annual Session in Newark and
Elected offieers-Dr. Robin
Resigns Position.

At the annual meeting OF the state
Board Of Health held in Newark yes
terday, the old officers were reelected
as follows: DIR. T.. w. Cooper. presi-
dent and DIR. Alexander Lowber. sec
retary. DR.. Robin was reelected State
bacteriologist, but he resigned imme-
.diately but his resignation does not
take effect until May.
The board went over the new law
granting additional power to the board
and as a result, new rules and regula-
tions We're formulated
Among the members present We're:
Drs Frantz, and Dewitt, Of this city
DR.. Fowler, of Laurel. and DR.. Cahall
of Bridgeville.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
REPUBLICANS CLAIM
THERE IS BUT ONE BOARD

There Is much discussion among the pol
iticlans OF both parties over the squabble
in the election department. A number Of
prominent Republican attorneys recently
held a meeting when the matter was
thoroughly discussed. They were all Of
the opinion that the state Department, or
Five Commissioner Department had the
right to hold the coming election. and that
the Three Commissioner Department is
without legal status.
A Republican attorney, who attended
the meeting in talking of the matter this
morning said that the act Of 1901 merely
enlarged the board and that there is no
contention that there is two boards. He
said but one board held the last State
election and that but one board will hold
the city election.
you can read the acts through" he
said "and not a line would be found to in
dicate a division of power"
Robert II. Harman. who is counsel for
the Three Commissioner Department,
stated this morning that he had nothing
whatever to say on the subject at pres
ent.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
STRIKES BECOMING
POPULAR IN THIS CITY
Big Plants Tied Up By En-.
Ployes Refusing to
Work

Strikes and rumors Of strikes come
from all parts Of the city. The strike
germ is a busy little insect these days,
and seems to permeate the atmosphere
Of the manufacturing section. There
are three full-hedged strikes now in
existence, some have been Quelled this
week, and others are likely to follow
within few days.
1t was yesterday reported the latest
strike was among the seasoners at the
New Castle Leather Company,
who went out in a body because the
forelady, Kate O'Toole, had been dis
charged, but inquiry at the plant re-
vealed the fact that only the relatives
Of the woman went out with her.
At the Malleable Iron Company the
trike remains the same as yesterday,
and the day before. The strikers have
made NO demands upon the firm. and
the company has taken no steps to I'LL
their places.
An officer pf the firm said this morn
ing that if the men returned and asked
for work it would be given them under
the same conditions they formerly
worked. They will make no concession,
however and If the men do not return
it is not likely amy more work will
be done at the old plant, the company
waiting until they move to their new
works I'M South Wilmington before they
resume operations. They were only
working on such orders as had to be
turned out at the old plant when the
strike occurred.
The situation OF the striking spike
makers at the Diamond State Steel
Company has undergone no change
The men are still out. and the No.
mill closed.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
POWDER MILLS BLOW UP
Two Explosions Within Three Days ns
DuPont's Under Peculiar
Circumstances.

From some cause unknown two roll
ing mills in the Hagley yard of the
i. /. DUPONT de Nemours g. Co. ex-
ploded about $50 o'clock last evening
within a second Of each other. practi-
cally wrecking the mills. but doing lit
tie additional damage. No one was in
jured, the men having quit work.
The mills are so constructed that in
the event of an explosion the roof.
which is attached TO the building on
hinges, is blown of, allowing the force
to ascend. Little powder was stored
in the structures and the loss will
not be great
Two other mills in the yards blew up
at about the same time on Wednesday
night under the same conditions. but
no one was injured.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
STUDENTS VISIT
LOCAL LIBRARY
Nineteen Scholars From Pratt
Institute Library School,
Brooklyn, Here
v { ENTERTAINED At LUNCHEON
Girls Were Enthusiastic at the Hos
pitaIity Accorded Them and Hope to
Make Another visit to This
City.

Miss Mary w. Plummer, director Of the
Pratt Institute Library School, Brooklyn,
and nineteen students arrived here this
morning to visit Wilmington Institute
Free Library and study its methods. The
party reached Wilmington at II o'clock
and were met at the French street sta
tion by Librarian and Mrs. Bowerman.
The special parlor car Of the Wilmington
City Railway Company was in waiting
and the party boarded 1t Immediately.
After going over several of the lines of The
company the party went to the Rockford
water tower. Some time was spent in
looking around in the Brandywine valley,
after which the visitors went to the home
Of Mrs. William p. Bancroft, where a
luncheon was served.
About o'clock they returned to the
library, which had been frightened by the
placing Of flowers, where they remained
until o'clock. During the time the
students were enlightened upon any sub
jects they asked of the assistant Librarians
and they were many. Librarian Bower
man made a short address to the visitors
in which he expressed himself as being
glad to have helped entertain the party
and hoped they had been we'll enough en-
tertained and benefited to come again.
The students were loud in their praise OF
the hospitality Of the city as a whole, and
expressed themselves as charmed by the
treatment they had been accorded at the
hands Of Librarian Bowerman and his as
slstants
The school from which the visitors came
is one Of four or five institutions in which
complete courses of study are offered for
training Librarians. The other important
institutions are the New York State Ii
brary School of Albany. tho University OF
Illinois. and the Drexel Institute, Philadel-
phia. Most of these schools. at least
once a year. visit the libraries in one
section OF the country for the purpose OF
studying their methods. TIE Pratt Insti-
tute School has been visiting the libra
rles i'm and around Philadelphia this week
and has included the local institution in
its itinerary.
The party came here from Washington
and left at O'Clock for Trenton. where
they will visit the new Carnegie Librs-y.
From there they will go to Princeton
where they Will inspect the Princeton
University Library. From that place the,
will return to Brooklyn.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
FALL DOWN STAIRS
CAUSES W0MAN'5 DEATH

While going down stairs in her home,
No. 2iS West Front street yesterday af-
ternoon, Mrs. Sarah Boyle slipped and
fell hoadlong to the floor below. She sus-
tained what was at first supposed lacer-
ated head and as it was not thought that
the injury was serious no physician was
summoned.
Mrs. Boyle retired early last night and
when a member of her family entered her
room about 1 o'clock this morning the dis
covery was made that she was dead. The
coroner was notified and removed the body
to the morgue. An inquest will probably
be held tonight to ascertain the cause OF
death, although it is believed that the de-
ceased came TO her untimely end from the
effects of O fractured skull.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
TO BUILD EXTENSIVE PLANT
Permits Issued to the Malelable Iron
Company Represents Valua-
ton Of $4,000.

Permits were obtained yesterday Of
ternCcn by the Malleabla Iron Gem
pany for Building Inspector Cassidy to
erect several buildings on the site of
the new plant Of the corporation. The
Tidewater Building Company, Of New
York, will have charge Of the con-
struction work. Concrete, brick and
iron will be the principal constructing
materials.
The buildings to be ere,ted are as
follows: Foundry. one story. 220 by
$50 feet. cost sSS,00O; annealing house,
one story, 220 by 400 feet, cost Ss0,O0O;
carpenter shop one story, 80 by 20 feet
cost $4,000; boiler house, one story
So by so feet, cost s15,0OO pattern safe
two stories, so by 20 feet; cost $4,000;
office, two stories, 40 by 20 :eet, COS.
$4,000.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
pETTINelLL ACCEPTS CALL
viii Become Pastor Of North Baptist
Church on May I.

The Rev. William l.. Pottingili, who re-
Gently declined an offer TO become State
Secretary Of Bible Work for the Pennsyi-
vanla Y. NJ. c. A., has accepted a call 20
become pastor of the North Baptist
Church In This city. lie will enter upon
his duties on May /.
Mr.. Pettingiil Is one OF the best known
Bible teachers In this country and pred.
Gus to taking up that work was a promi-
nent newspaper worker and writer In New
York city. He Is About forty years old
and has wife and one child. lie was al
one time O. general secretary for IN,
Young Mems Christian Association an,
was successful In that work.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
WEATHER FORECAST

The New York Herald forecasts that
i'm the Middle States and New England
today. partly cloudy to fair weather
and rising temperature will prevail,
preceded by rain in and near the lake
region, with brisk to fresh southerly
winds. On Saturday. fair to partly
cloudy weather will prevail, with
slight temperature changes and fresh
sogtherly to southwesterly winds,
probably followed by Increasing cloudi-
ness and local rain in this section. and
on Sunday. cloudy TO partly cloudy
weather, preceded by rain.
European steamers now sailing will
have mostly partly cloudy and hazy to
fair weather and moderate southerly
and southwcsterly breczes to the
Banks.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
TROUBLE ARISES
IN COAL FIELDS
Miners and Operators Cannot
Come to Agreement on
the Strike Award
NINE HOUR DAY is IN DISPUTE
Mine Owners say Escn hrc - Get Old
Ten-Heur Wares Fer Nire Hours
and Overtime For Longer Hours.
Men Themselves Are Divided.

Scranton, Pa. April 3.-Trouble has
already been experienced as a result
of the operators and miners not agree
ing in their Interpretation OF the strike
commissions award. The commission
adjudged that the men should be paid
''on the basis Of nine-hour day" with
out reduction of wages, and with a pro
rata increase fer overtime This the
operators say does not decree q nine
hour day but simply that they are to
get the old 10 hours wages for nine
hours work and overtime for each hour
worked more than nine
At some colliories, whore tSe com
panies proceeded to work 10 hours as
before. the men refused to work more
than nine hours. and the collieries had
to shut down. The men themselves
are divided as to the right interpreta-
ton. At the Green Ridge Coal Com
pany's colliery the adults wanted TO
continue working 10 hours, as that
was the only way they would be get
ting an increase in wages, but the
boys declared that a nine-hour day had
been awarded, and they didn't propose
to work more than nine hours, and
they didn't.
At Providence, Carbondale. Oily
phant. Plymouth and Wilkesbarre col
lieries Of the Delaware and Hudson
Company the men quit work at the
end of nine hours work. All the other
collieries of the company worked 10
hours. The Dickson colliery local has
passed a resolution declaring that nc
more than nine hours should be
worked
The Enterprise Coal Company, Of
this city. received word that its driv
ers at the shamoldn colliery hat
struck because the company refused tC
start up at $50 o'clock instead Of
o'clock Hon. w. L. Connell, recorder
Of Scranton, who is president of th,
company, said he expected the miners
to compel the drivers to return tC
work, as their action. in striking is il
direct violation of the Cancellation
board feature of the commission;
award.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
PRICES To SOAR
. WITH END OF LENT
When Fasting Ceases House
wives Will Pay More
for Produce
DEALERS PREPARING FOR EVENT
Eggs and Poultry Are Now Scarce and
Prices Are Going Up-Small Amount
of Southern Vegetables in the Mar
La

ket.
There Is an unusual slump dn the mar
ket these days. It IS attributed by the
commission men to the fact that each sea-
son just before the close OF Lent. before
ehe Easter vegetables como there is no
activity in the markets. This is partly
due to the falling of Of the demand dur
ing the Lenten season Of fancy vegetables
and fruits.
Next week. however, the market will
take on festive air and a season almost
as prosperous as that Of the Christmas
holidays is anticipated by the local deal
ers. who are making preparations for the
event.
OF course the coming of Easter viii have
tendency to raise the price OF poultry
and eggs. Indeed already both are be-
coming scarce and the prices beginning to
advance.
Eggs are now selling for 1e to 1sc per
dozen; chickens are scarce now. costing
IS cents a pound. and ducks are bringing
30 cents a pound. Butter ranges all the
way from 20 TO IS cents a pound according
to the quality.
There Is a small amount OF Southern
vegetables here. which are bringing IN,
following prices:
String beans 20 TO SOC a quarter peck
green peas. 20 10 zoe quarter peck; new
potatoes, 20 TO 3Oc quarter peck; Ber
muda onions. 3 for lOc; green onions 10,
dozen; spinach, 10 TO 20c half peck; Gale
10 TO l5c half peck; oyster plant &c each
cucumbers, 10 TO 25o each; egg plant. Il
Doc each; caulihower, 10 TO 25c each; rad
ishes' to Sc each; green peppers, 20 20 S5
a dozen; beets, TO Sc bunch; water cress
&c bunch; cabbage, TO &c head: toma
toes, 10 to 25c "a quart; celery, Ii 10 $50
bunch; rhubarb, to Sc bunch; pineapple.
Is 70 SOC each; grape fruit Is to 3Oc each
eoeoanuts, 5e each; orangcs Is 10 5Oc
dozen; bananas 20 zoe a dozen; lemon.
y 10 l5c a dozen: Strawberries. 25 TO 20
quart; grapes, Is to SOC a pound.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
MORE BOYS IN TROUBLE
Seven Arrai0ned in City Court This
Morning Charged With Larceny.

Seven Arraisned in City Court This
Morning Charged With Larceny.
Fred. Stewart. Solomon and l.. Bloom
berg, Samuel Goldstedn. Nathan Gold
stein, Samuel Knox and Frank Massey
seven small boys. We're arraigned in
City Court this morning. cahrged with
larceny OF dry goods boxes from viii
liam b. Sharp & co. Patrolman Brown
|deposed that he apprehended Solomon
Bloomberg and Stewart last night
carrying a box down King street The
former turned States evidence. and in
formed the court that all OF the defend
Iants with the exception Of his brother,
Louis Bloomberg. had helped him at
one time or other TO steal the boxes.
Franklin Stout, an employe Of the Will
liam B. Sharp & Co.. testified that the
firm has been missing a number OF
boxes of late, which were taken from
in front of the building after closing
hours. The court instructed Agent
Frank Stout. of the s. p. c. c., to in
vestigate the case. and make a report
next Friday morning.
William Driver, colored, employed
previous to last might as chef at Both
mans restaurant. called on his am-
ployer at the cafe last night in an I'M
toxicated condition and used vile Ian
gulage in the presence OF a number oi
women and children In the dining.
room. He was fined s. and costs.
Hugh Fox. charged with drunken.
ness, WAS fined SO and costs, and John
Vagdo 81 and costs for disorderly con
duct.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
strawberrIss Are in Bloom.

Centreville, Nd. April BIN the low
en- part Of Queen Anne's country peach
trees are in bloom. Along the banks
of Chester river strawberries are in
full bloom. This means that If frost
does not nip the buds berries will be
ripe by the 7th Of May, two weeks
earlier than usual.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
RAILROAD OFFICIALS HERE
Went to Washington, But May Stop at
Todd's Cut on Return.

A special train bearing General Manager
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad w. W.
Atterbury. General Superintendent e. f.
Brooks, Assistant Engineer Franklin
Duane, Superintendent Of Maryland Di-
vision w. N Barnard, Trainmaster f.
Carlise and other minor officials left this
city at 11.sO o'clock this morning. The
party inspected West Yard and went tc
Washington. II they arrive In this city
on the return trip before nightfan the
building operations at Todd's Cut will be
examined.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
WOODMAN, SPARE THAT TREE.
BY GEORGE P. MORRIS

When but an idle boy
l sought its grateful shade;
In all their gushing joy.
Here. too. my sisters played;
Ny mother kissed me here,
Ny father pressed my hand;
Forgive this foolish tear,
But let that old oak standi
My heart-strings round thee cling
Close as thy bark old friend!
Here shall the wild bird sing.
And still thy branches bend.
Old treel the storm still bravel
And woodman. leave the spot!
While I've q hand 10 save.
Thy AK shall hurt it not
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
MILHAM DECLARED INSANE
Sheriff stidham's Jury Of lnquisitiOn
Hears Witnesses.

A jury OF inquisition appointed by Sheriff
Sudham this morning TO investigate as 80
the insanity Of Russell Milham after hear
ing several witnesses judged him insane.
Milham is now in Farnhurst and his af-
fairs will be looked after by his brother.
The jury was composed as follows: Will
liam H. Murphy. John Conahan, Harry
stidham, Joseph Mason. Elwood Grlsom
John Levy. William +. Clayton, Nathan
NJ. Clowney. John p. Ruth, George Bald
win, Robert Burns and Thomas Holt.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
10 BEGIN WORK ON BuLEBEAD
Dredse Towed to Mouth of christiana
to Begin Making Big Wharf.

Work on bulkheading the Delaware river
will begin within a few days. This morn
ing the tug Pilot Boy towed the dredge
Argus, to the mouth Of the Christiana,
where the work will begin, together with
several barges.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
win Run Aqain for Council.

Councilman Thomas Monaghan de-
cided last night to become a candi-
date for reelection in the Third ward.
Previous to yesterday he announced
that he would not run again for office.
but his friends prevailed upon him to
come out for a third time in Council.
and he decided to do so.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03

Woodman, spare that treei
Touch not a single bought
In youth it sheltered me,
And I'll protect it now.
Twas my forefather's hand
That placed itlnear his cot;
There, woodman, let it stand
Thy Ak shall harm it not.
That old familiar tree,
Whose glory and renown
Are spread DER land and sea;
And wouldst thou hew 1t down?
Woodman. forbear thy strokei
Cut not its earth-bound ties;
Oh. spare that aged oak.
Now towering to the skiesl
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
REQUEST REFUSED
Five Commissioner Department Will
Not Give Up Its Books.

The demand of the three commits
sioner Department of Elections for the
election books in the possession of the
enlarged board was refused last night
by the latter department.
The clerk of the five commissioner
board was instructed to secure the
same polling places as were in use at
the last election.
He was also instructed to ascertain
If any of the registration officers had
removed from the confines Of their re-
spective districts, and to advertise the
days the department would be open for
making transfers.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
MRS. DICKSON is DEAD
Welcomed Death After a Life Of Hard,
Grinding Poverty.

Mrs. Emma Dickson is dead. Death
came TO her as a welcome relief after
the hard struggle with an adverse fate.
and yesterday afternoon passed into
the unknown without a struggle.
Though wretchedly poor, she was not
improvident, as one fact shows, and
that is that she managed to keep up a
small life insurance policy, and there
fore provided for herself respectable
burial.
What is to become of her son, who
is a cripple, is not yet known, but It is
thought probable that the aged sister
of the dead woman will look after his
wants.
Mrs. Dickson is the woman whose
pathetic story was told in the Evening
Journal last Saturday, and which Gre
ated much sympathy.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
DR.. NEGENDANRS FUNERAL
Services Conducted at His Late Home
This Afternoon.

The funeral Of DR.. August Negendanlz
was held this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Services were conducted at the house
by the Revs. p. B. Cabell and w. l.
Worcester, the latter of Philadelphia.
The honorary Rall-bearers were Col
onel w. A. LaMotte, William H. Swift,
George S. Capelle, Samuel Bancroft
Edward Andrews, w. w. Pusey, James
H. Banning, William McGeorge, Jr.,
Drs. J. Paul Lukens. Irvine NJ. Finn
Lewis w Finn and II. w. Howell.
Intermen twas made in the Whining
ton and Brandywine Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
Franklin Gun Club Holds Shoot.

At live bird shoot held in Franklin
City yesterday, under the auspices of the
Franklin Gun Club. II. T. Mifnin. Of this
city, killed nine out often birds. Only one
other man. IL. D. Travers. made as good
score.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
one AppIieatlon for Position.

Captain Peter b. Ayers, deputy collector
and inspector Of port, will hold an exami-
nation for the position of opener and
packer on April 16. There is only one sp-
pllcant for the place.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
Reeeption 10 New Paator

A reception will be given the Rev.
DR.. Lightbourn by the congregation of
Epworth M. Il. Church tonight. Tile
exercises win be held in the church
and the public is invited.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
creditors HoId Meetina.

The first meeting of the creditors Of
Robert II. Scott. who was recently de-
clared a bankrupt was held this morning.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
Mine Workers to Amend Constitution,

Hazleton, Pa. April S.-The mine
workers of the seventh district will
hold a convention in this city the lat
ter part of the month, probably the
21st, to amend their constitution to
conform to the finding of the strike
commission.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03

You could pay conisid.zzpiy more and
not get so good a y as the La
France. Boots, s.; oxf5Vds. $2.5e.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03

Wear La France Shoe. They are
undoubtedly the best at their rrice.
Boots, 50; Oxfords. $3.50.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
ITALIAN BADLY INJURED
Struck BY Derrick Boom at Front and
Orange Streets.

Rocco Cicello, an Italian living in
Sixth avenue, employed by Ryan &
Kelley, was seriously injured this
morning at Water and Orange streets
by being struck with the boom of a
derrick used fer hosting stone He
was sent to the Delaware Hospital for
treatment and will recover.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03

Easter Flowers at Simon & Bro. s,
105 Z. 4th St., on April z. g. 9, 10 and II.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03

There's pleasure in wearing the la
France. Thirty styles. Boots. SO; Ok
fords, $3.50.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
rde WEATHER.

Today. Partly cloudy to
fair, fisfsS tsmpsrnturs. To-
morrow: Fair to partly cloudy.
rain, fresh winds.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03

OUR cREEOs To pubIish all
the news that ought - be pub
llshed; TO put il in;o attractive
ferni to discuss fearIess.v
~hat ought to be discussed, and
to disssminats whelesems
views of life.
Evening journal., 1903-04-03
peerease b Membership.

The annual report OF the treasurer was
read and showed balance OF sl2.6f.
The Membership Committees report
showed decrease during the year At
the last annual meeting the membership
was lf9. During the year three new mem
bers Joined the board, Ave resigned and
fifteen were dropped for non-payment OF
dues. The present membership is 1872.