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Evening journal., 1903-05-16
TO BE GRADUATED
Commencement Exercises of Confer
ence Academy to Be Held June 10.

Dover. May 16.-The twenty-seventh an
nnal commencement OF the Wilmington
Conference Academy viii be held on We'd
nesday, June TO- when It is expected that
twelve graduates viii leave the inal,iu-
tion. one of the features of the commerce.
ment Will be dn the awarding of the 500
worth of prizes to the students of the
Academy for proficiency in the various
studies. The total enrolment at the
Academy this year has been ia, which is
one Of the largest records in the history
of the school. it being exceeded by only
three numbers. 175, 179 and ISL.
As soon as the commencement IS over
preparations viii be begun for the sum-
mer school. which is to be-conducted IN
the Academy for six weeks during hhe
summer by Professor Il. i. Cross.
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PROPOSALS.

OSALS.-PURSuANT TO THE
provisions OF law, section 4. OF Chapter
4, Of the Revised Code, 1898, proposals viii
be received for printing the Journal Of
the House Of Representatives of the STATE
OF Delaware. for the session OF 1903. Pro-
posals will be received up to ~ O'Clock
noon, Friday. May %. 1903. A bond OF
s2.0o0 for the faithful performance OF tht
work will be required. The bid must also
he accompanied with a certified check foi
$500 as a forfeit in case the bidder receiv-
Ing the award should refuse to do the
work. Paper used must not be less than
t-lb. book. Work 10 be completed and de-
lvered IN ninety days from day awarded
The right 10 reject any and an bids Is re.
served by the undersigned.
RICHARD HODGSON,
clerk or the House Of Representatives
AuuiesS. townsend. Del. m2-3w
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT Furnished country house,
with orchard, garden and lawn, ON
river road FIVE miles below New Castle,
on trolley line. Immediate possession.
For terms. etc, apply TO +. b. Rogers
lis Broadway, New York apr6-u
FOR RENT Tenant House at Rock
Springs" Cecil County, Md Fruit,
truck patch and garden. Good water
For information, inquire $, II. Durstein,
5 +. I'd ST., Wilmington, Del.
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Rushing Work on New Plant.

The good weather of the past two
weeks has exoediated the work upon
the new plant of the Malleable Iron
company IN South Wilmington. The
foundations are now about completed.
ana the frame work is on the ground.
ana may be raised next week.
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Odessa Man Sent 70 Jail.

Allen Brady. colored, Of Odessa, un-
der charge Of larceny, was sent to the
workhouse yesterday by Constable
Cleaver. Brady is charged with steal
ing $40 from Ella Benson, also colored.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

INVEST before price advances, develop
ment work has begun, ESSAYS show in
creasing values of gold and silver. Pros
pectus free. Mccormick Mining Co..
Box 67i Reno, Nev. II
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on the Darby Trolley Line.
Most Desirable Lots.
$40 down, then 81 per week.
T. per cent discount for cash.
Free Life Insurance.
Crushed Granite Sidewalks.
Visit the property any day.
Agents on the ground will
refund carfare.
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WANTED!

Carpenters at Brandywine
Springs Park. Wages $500
per day. Apply to manager Of
the Delaware Amusement Co.
at the Park.
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HELP MANTED-MALE.

WANTED Boy acquainted with gro
cery business Apply No 5o7 King
street. mIS-2t
Carriage and Wagon Paint
ers Apply, WENNINcER,
Front and Justison Sts
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WANTED.

WANTED Two Brooders. Address
" Purchaser, this Office, stating make,
size and price for cash. m7-tt.
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cory LETTERS at home SiSaweek.
Send stamped envelope sample let
ter. Neritzan Co, "a Park Row, New
York IL
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WANTED Trimmers and Blacksmith
fnishers Carriage topmakers
moot ]. II. Birch, Burlington \. J..
pAPER HANGER WANTED A good
man mas Sh"nNo iv' -.,,,,,,,,.,
shop that does a great deal OF summer
work SINcIlroN, 2o3 W. 9ih'
mayIS-5t
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HELP WANTED--FEMALE.

ANANrED-Persons desiring to take
W Railway Mail service examination
can obtain valuable information by ap-
plving. $. b. n, this office.
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NA1ANTED-A competent white girl ior
general house work Reference re-
ouired Apply evening before Q O'Clock
al No. I4I5 Delaware Avenue.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-6co shares Kenross Mining
Stock, 500 share. G., Box I37,
Marion, Ind
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FOR SALE SPLENDID COUNTRY
home, situated on the Lancaster
pike, three miles from Wilmington, one
mile from trolley line. Fine house, large,
airy rooms, large porch, large shady
avn, stable, 10 acres ground, abundant
selection apples, peaches, pears, plums,
cherries, grapes, curranrs and goose
berries. Call on owner
OTLEY VERNON,
aplS-eod Marshallton Z. o., Del.
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all teas Cfe over.
Trading 25c of Coae Baking Powder
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-03

garans, 1874 Italians and 1859 Russian
Jews. These elements not only consti-
tutod ca per cent of the newcomers but
they also made nearly So per cent of the
increase during the month as compared
with the same month last year.
a grain of comfort is to be extracted
from the immigration figures, however,
in view of the fact that there was a
wholesome increase in the number of Eng
fish and German immigrants, these two
natiOnalities as rule making desirable
citizens. The English immigrants during
July numbered 3,2S3 as compared with
1879 during the corresponding month
in 1902. while the number of German i'm
migrants increased from 1928 in July
Of last year, to 2.710 last month.
1t will be noted though that the number
Of objectional aliens focking to this
country still remains largely in excess
of the desirable immigrants, and Com
missioner General of immigration Sargent
has done well TO warn the nation what
to expect in this direction unless our
national lawmakers enact restrictive leg
islation in addition to that already on our
national statutes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-03

Commissioner Ide for the duties of the
appointed is a long experience in business
affairs Before coming to the Philippine
islands Secretary Ide has served for years
as director or president of important busi-
ness corporations. among which may he
mentioned the First National bank of ST.
Johnsbury, Passumrsic Savings bank of
St. Johnsbury, Trcdegar National bank
of Jacksonville, Alabama, Ely Hoe & Fork
company of st. Johnsbury. Dupon PAYER
Hammer Co. of St Johnshury, Jackson
Vile Oil Mill Co. of jacksonville. Ala
bama Glenwood company of Chattanooga,
Tenn. and Upper Coos & Coos Valley
railroad companies of Vermont.
His last professional work, before tho
appointment as commissioner of the Phil
ippine islands, was in administering and
closing out the affairs of the dcfunct Ma
tional bank of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
lie, for many years. was the confidential
adviser of the f. & r. Fairbanks Scale
company and of the Connecticut River
Lumber company, two of the largest cor
porations in New England besides acting
in the same capacity for many smaller in
dustrial enterprises, and conducting a
large general practice of his profession
Judge Ide's service a the head of the
department of finance and justice in the
Philippine government, has been arduous
and of very high value. To him has large
~ fallen the formulation of the body of
laws enacted and put in force by the Phil
ippine commission for the government of
the islands. He has stood high in the
confidence of Governor Taft. and there
can be no doubt of his success in this posi-
ton Of vice-governor, to which he will
soon succeed.
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'Walloom saC" or Bennington. w hich?

Some twelve years ago the Hon S. D.
Locke of IIoOsick Falls, y. y, in an
elaborate contribution to the Troy Times,
afterwards published by him in a pamph-
let, undertook to change the historic title
Of the Battle Of Bennington to that Of
the Battle of Walloomsac. The basis of
his claim that the name of the battle
should be changed. was the we'll known
and undisputed fact that the battle in
question was not fought in the village Of
Bennington, but was fought Just outside
the Remington and State line, on ground
in the valley of the Walloomsvo DIX.
or WalloOmsac river now a part of
the town of Hoosick, n. Y That Baum
was marching upon Bennington when
Stark marched out from Bennington to
meet him; that the British wounded and
prisoners were taken to Bennington; that
the battle naturally took al the time
land has held ever since) its title from
the name of the place of most conse-
quence nearest to it. is equally indisput-
able; and the title is not likely to be
changed In a hurry. Mr.. Locke cited in
made certain statements of alleged facts
without citing any authority. His atten-
ton was called to the one, and a request
for his authority for the others was made
by the editor of this paper and by some
other persons; but no reply or reference
! to his authority for the statements call
ed in question was ever received from
/ i'm a
body. His paper however made some
sensation among his ncighbors, and on
{ the 10th inst. a so-caled celebration Of
the battle of Waloomsac" was held at
| Hoosick Falls. There was a firemen's
/ tournament which was a success and a
so-called historical address delivered by a
! Judge Tierney, which is so far as it at
tempted to support the claim that the
name of the battle should be changed,
was a failure. Some attention was paid
to Judge Tiorney's effort a few days
/ later by the Rev. David N. Beach, ID. D.,
president of Bangor Theological Semin-
airy, formerly a Bennington boy, in an
: address, delivered during Old Home Week.
in the old First Church in Bennington.
! IreSldent BeaCn, as reported IN tne BAN
! ner, said:
WHOSE BATTLE WAS 1T?
The village of Hoosick Falls was pla-
rarded last week with announcements of
"A function in celebration Of the Battle
of Walloomsac."
Was there any village Of Walloomsac
when the battle was fought?
| What was Baum lighting for but TO
get Bennington?
What was Stark fighting for but to de-
fend Bennington?
Would it not have been a battle of Ben
nington beyond even and removed from
Hoosick's challenge, il Stark had been
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The Tide of EMANCIPATION Growing

We recently called attention in these
columns TO the remarkable increase in
undesirable immigrants from European
countries during the last fiscal year
Figures issued by the national authorities
at Washington show that there has been
no diminutlon in the allen tide On the
contrary the menace Is increasing in pro-
nortlons, undesirable classes having pour
cd into this country at an alarming rate
during the first month of the new fiscal
year.
If appears from the statistics issued that
the number of immigrants landed on our
shores during July was GLOSS as compared
with 5O7S2 during the corresponding month
last wear, an increase in thirty-one days
of no less than 1876. 1t is to be noted
I'm this connection that if this proportion
of increase is maintained throughout the
Remainder of the fiscal year, the number
of immigrants will aggregate nearly one
and a quarter millions
The character of the vast majority of
the aliens who are coming to our shores
&c the chief ground for apprehension, how
ovor. II transpircs that Of the GG5}S i'm
MIGRANTS to this country during July
AZ 319 were Hungarians, Italians and Rus
khan Jews, there having been 1886 Hun
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-03
Henry CLAW IdP.

Judge lde Of Vermont, who is TO be vice
governor Of the Philippine islands, was
born in Barnet, in the county of Gale
donia, in the State of Vermont, on the 18th
day of September, 1874 Prepared for col
lege at ST. Johnsbury Academy. Entered
Dartmouth College 1862. Graduated in 1866,
as Vaedictorian of his class. Principal of
the st. Johnsbury Academy st. Johns
bury, VI, from 1866 to 1865 Master of the
Getting high school, Arlington, Mass,
1858 and 1863. Studied law in the office of
Judge Benjamin HI. Steele, at st. Johns
bury, Vt. Admitted as a member OF the
bar of the supreme court Of Vermont, De-
cember, 1870, Commenced practice of law
at st. Johnsbury, October, 1871. State S
attorney for Caledonia county, Vt, in the
years lS1G-1S77, and 1873 State senator in
the years 1852 1888, 1854, 1855 and 1856 Dele
gate to the republican national convention
Mt Chicago, 1SS Appointed by President
| Harrison to represent the United States
as commissioner to the Samoan islands tc
act in conjunction with commissioners ap-
pointed by the governments of England
and Germany, in 1891. In 1893 appointed
by the three governments. constituting
the protectorate of Samoa, as chief JUS
tice Of Samoa. Served in that capacity
| until 1891, when resignation was accepted
In February, 1900. was appointed as one
| Of the United States Philippine commits
| sioners, together with William II. Taft
Dean C. Worcester Luke =. Wright and
Bernard Moses, to organize civil govern
ment in the Philippine islands. on the
first day of September. 1901, was appoint
ed by President Mckinley as secretary O.
finance and justice for the Philippine isl
ands, having executive control of the bu
reaus of banking, currency, treasury, au
dltins, customs service, internal revenu,
service and the administration of justice
Still acting in that capacity in additio,
to duties as commissioner.
Among the qualifications that equil
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-03
Vermont Monuments at Antietan.

We are indebted to the Hon. Cassius
Peck of the commission which has had
charge of the erection of monuments to
the Vermont troops which took part in
the battle of Antietam, for some hand
some photographs of the Vermont monu-
ment which now stands on that famous
battlefield. They are three in number,
being blocks Of Barre granite each ON
suitable base and bearing the name
vermont IN heavy block letters ON the
base. The monument to the First Vermont
Brigade stands where the right of the
skrmish line of the brigade stood in the
afternoon of September II, 1862, TO the
east of the bunker Church, about which
the heaviest fighting Of the battle took
place, and near the "sunSen road" so
prominently mentioned in descriptions Of
the battle. It bears at the top the Greek
cross of the Sixth Army Corps and the
following inscriptions; "Old Vermont
Brigade 1S6l-1S65, Brig.-Gen. ". y. H.
Brooks, Second Division Sixth Corps Sec
ond Regiment, Major James II. Wal
bridge. Third Regiment, Major Thomas
o. Seaver, Fourth Regiment. Lieut.-Co
Charles Il. Stoughton, Fifth Regiment
Col Lewis A. Grant; Sixth Regiment,
Major Oscar S. Tuttle."
The monument to Co, f, First T. s.
sharpshooters, stands on the Keedysville
pike. 1t bears the corps badge of the
Fifth Army Corps, to which the rogi-
ment was attached in the Maryland cam
paign, and the following inscription "lS6l-
1864, Company f, First Regiment, U. S.
sharpshooters; First Sergt Henry f.
Kinsman, enlisted III; killed and died of
wounds 80; died OF disease 70; wounded
49,"
The monument to the two Vermont
companies in the Second regiment Of
sharpshooters, stands on the avenue near
the Hagerstown pike and in the rear of
the bunker Church. 1t bears the badge
of the First Army Corps to which the
Second sharpshooters was attached sur
mounting the following inscription: Sec
ond Regiment, U. S. Sharpshooters, Sep
TENDER II, 1862. Company L, Capt, Homer
r. Stoughton; Company II, Lieut.. AL
bert Buxton"
The monuments were made and erected
by Wells e. Lamson of Barre. They oc.
cupy conspicuous positions on the field
and will tell to many generations to come
the fact that Vermont troops had a some
what important part in the bloody anc
indecisive battle of Antietam.
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Macedonia,

The Turkish province, which is occupy
ing so large a place in the attention of
the civilized world contains according
to the best authorities, something more
than 100000 inhabitants. One-half of the
population arc Bulgarians, one-third
Turks, the rest Greeks, Jews, Albanians,
Servians and Europeans. Many Mace
domains have fled from their own land
to Bulgaria and very close sympathy pre-
walls between the province and the prin-
cipality. The Christian population of
Macedonia belong to an ancient church
which they call the Eastern Orthodox
Church. Prayers to the Virgin occupy
the chief place in the liturgy. Prayers
are offered for the dead, and the scriptures
have little or no place in the service. The
Bible is not forbidden, but is little read
or regarded. The lot of the Christians
under Moslem rule is hard one. The
Rev. j. II. House. who has spent many
years as missionary in Macedonia is
authority for the statement, that in the
courts the testimony of a Christian does
not count against Mohammedan and
the accused Christian is treated as guilty
unless he can prove his innocence The
taxation is fearfully oppressive. The
officials are venal, and INSCRIPTIONS, and
the Turkish government is in straits. for
money and does not pay their salaries
they prey upon the Christians, who are
thus i'm actual and terrible bondage.
/ At present they are ground between two
mi'lStones, the Turks on the one hand.
and TIE Macedonian revolutionary com
mittce ON the other. This committee
levies heavy taxes for the support of the
Instruction against Turkey and collects
them by force when they are not paid
The Turkish tax upon farmer is
nominally a tenth; but may be and often
is a half of his produce. If man has
raised beans one year; he may be made
to pay the same tax on beans the next
year although he may not have planted
any that year, and so of other crops
Under these conditions agriculture and
horticulture languish. The military tax
levied on all males of the subject races
| furnishes another means of oppression,
the dead arc often added to the living
to form the basis Of this tax. a still
greater cause of hatred to their rulers
is the violation Of their women to which
they arc always exposed when the viii
lagos are visited by Turkish policemen
and soldiers,
"The problem Of government" says Mr..
House, in these regions is rendered more
| difficult by the fact that every race keeps
itself as far as possible distinct from
every other one thing seems certain, that
no government not guaranteed by the pow
ers Will ho able to meet the difficulties of
the situation and bring about peace. At
present it is next to impossible to foreca st
the future. The strain upon the people
has become so great and the uncertain
tics for life and labor SO continuous that
something must be done, and it may be
that war would be considered by many
as relief and in the end it might clear
the air."
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ed in Vermont.

ed in Vermont
Another consideration that will have
considerable weight with many people is
that a presidential contest will come next
year, and that as many States have sep
SO Vermont should not mix it's Distinctive
ly local issues in a national campaign.
Vermonts verdict in September has come
to he regarded as the opening gun in the
presidential struggle. and the republican
leaders will of course make a strong cf-
fort to roll up as large majority as pos
siblo
On the other hand there will he little
oncoura cement for another bolt on the
liquor issue, like that of last year, since
in view of the possibility of a change in
the control Of the national government,
which always exists, Vermont democrats
will be ANXIOUS to retain what little regu-
larity they have in order to share in any
distribution Of political plums that would
naturally follow tho election of a demo
cratic president If it could be shown, for
example, that democratic applicant for
postmaster had boted the party's nomin-
alton for the governorship, as would in
evitably be done were regular demo
crat also a candidate for the office, it re-
qures no prophet to say what the out
come of such a contest would he. SINH
lar influences would naturally appeal to
republicans also.
These are the considerations which are
being taken into account in connection
with the State campaign of the coming
year, and while it is too early to predict
what policy will be adopted by the rcpub-
lican leaders, it would not be surprising
if the various influences mentioned should
result in the mutual avoidance of strug-
gle over the liquor issue in the next State
! convention.
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The people of Georgia are congratulate
Ing themselves on the success Of their
new vagrancy laws. In accordance with
the provisions of this statute all adult
persons who can not prove themselves
to be employed at some occupation are
liable to arrest and Imprisonment in the
chain gangs employed in the improving
of the public highways. Ut is stated
that within two weeks no less than 1000
arrests have been made in the Empire
State Of the South, and the perman-
ent highway movement has increased
Il pace. This law must have whole
some effect in abating the tramp nuisance,
and incidentally solving the good read
problem. If Vermont ever adopts this
system, however, we shall have to be
careful to distinguish between genuine
millionaire summer visitors who do not
work. and the professional tourist
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willing to deht a defensive fight? Did
it not get upon Hooscl's soil only because
Stark went out to meet the enemy? Did
not Stark. too. on August fourteenth, of
fer battle before Baum established him
self upon his Iioosick fastnoss. ana did
not Baum decline it? should such aggres-
siveness forfeit its name because it was
thus aggressive?
You learn that your house is to be
hurglarized. You do not permit the thief
to reach your doorsteps. You encounter
him in tho street before your house You
offer him fight then and there. He falls
back into your ncighbors backyard. You
ionoW, Artcr q nara S'r'St'' you cap
Whose is that nght with a burglar? Is
it your neiShbors because the back yard
Is owned by MN Nay IS II nov yours
because II was you whose "''''iuih'SS,
enter PliSc; courage an" P'""'9S Iac'u
me burglar chaSed MN i""Eht MIN
oIcrV"'i' i,iIn ana iooh MN 10 p,iS"n
II Is pIlIul TO o'h'Id Su'n inNHhoSS
/" III" pIdiH"Hl lactS' Suoh srUdelA- OF an
hohor n"uEht win n'""d, Such "LIHhS-
hoSs T." impose ON inc l,,-li"'r,"'d ana
PI'I"'"Vo"' anu "ppN' 'Il' SUN IEH"I-
""ce 81 t'' p''i"''hU meaning ~ oNe''s'
dii"HN t'L' Hl"Nt Impressive u. t"e "HoI"
iHst"IN Oh am iic"' out OF "Hlth II came
70 Ia9S li'' 'h'Ic was ever any "a're
oI i'e"ll'lt'"h taIk'
nero Is one conclusive cohSldoraton
mat should hlnoer our nelShhor town
II cer'HlilIE Wouiu iHhder most towns
rom ever MAKING Fr'h cldIHl. Nol'
iS'er' WHO Is peneNet TO nave cofhmahd-
"a me ioiH prc'st"oth' anu whose
9,eI"ins up ma ne LOT ms coHE'ctions
alohg win Baum nave received tnelr
me-" "l praise was d tiooSlck man ms
loFY company was III part recruited from
ilppSlNh tltIZtlH' llp'Slth tNuH ilHu IN