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Evening journal., 1903-01-28
BIG KENT COUNTY FARM SOLD
The Dover Gun Club TO Hold a Shoot
Tomorrow-Other Capital
Notes.
Special to the Evening Journal.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover, Jan. 2S.-The large farms of
the late Dr. Samuel T. Creadick. near
FELTON,, were sold yesterday afternoon
in front OF the county building. The
first tract. containing 81 acres. was
sold to S. A. Creadick. THE consider
alton was 1920. The second piece was
purchased by William Creadick for $2,-
$780, That tract contained 80 acres. The
third and last farm brought $1,375. 1t
contained AZ acres, and was purchased
by Merritt Lynch.
William Robinson was released from
the Kent county Jail yesterday after
noon. after having served three
months. Robinson has been sentenced
for stealing coal from John Behen, Jr.,
and pocketing the proceeds.
The Dover Cunning Club will hold
a shoot on Thursday afternoon ON its
grounds back OF the county Jail.
The mid-term examinations are be
ing held at the Dover public schools.
The examinations are being held in
every department, and will continue
this week
Pickpockets have been working in
the House cloak room for the last few
days. Yesterday several pairs OF gloves
were found missing and a thorough
search around the building failed tc
reveal them.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
COUNTRY WILL PAY
JUDGES MORE MONEY
House Passes Bill Adding
About IS Per Cent. to
Present Salaries

Washington. Jar. 2S.-Thc House de-
voted itself yesterday to tie considera-
ton Of bills reported by the Committee
on the judiciary and about a score
We're passed.
Among them were Senate bills in
creasing the salaries of the Federal ju-
dietary about 25 per cent. with amend
ments); authorizing an additional dis
trict judge for the district OF Minne-
sofa; fixing tho maximum penalty for
stealing live stock in the Indian Ter
ritory at a fine OF $1,000 and fifteen
years imprisonment; and House bills
TO amend the Wilson bin so as to give
the states jurisdiction over original
packages of liquor Immediately on ar
rival i'm their limits, intended to break
up Illegal traffic In liquor In prohibition
localities by importation from other
States authorizing ad additional cir
cult judge for the Eighth Circuit and
an additional district judge for the
Southern District CT New York.
The bill TO expedite cases involving
violations of the Sherman Antitrust
law was not called up by Chairman
Jenkins because he feared a discussion
of the trust question, which would shut
OF action by the House.
The amount of the salaries Of the
Federal judiciary is 100000 a year
The bill as passed yesterday. in
.creases that amount by $4,000. The
bin provides the following annual SAL
judges, $4,000; Chief Justice Court of
the United States. $4,000; associate
justices Supreme Court United States.
s12,500; Circuit judges. $1,000; district
judges, $4,000; other judges Court of
Claims, S6.500; other judges Court OF
Appeals, District of Columbia, S6.5OO;
associate justices Court Of Appeals
District Of Columbia. $4,000.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28

consummated last Wednesday. when
Elmer S. Barnett, Of Indiana county,
Pennsylvania, paid over to Mr.. Will
liams $1,000. the amount of the pur-
chase money. and received his deed.
This farm is located on the Ridge, three
miles northwest of Princess ANNE.
Judge Page is still on the sick list,
but is improving.
The Princess Anne and Pocomol1e
Telephone Companies expect to have
their wires in Crisfeld within the next
sixty days. and an independent ex-
change will be established in that town.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
New York May Got "Del" and Davis

There exists a small chance that both
Delehanty and Davis may be turned
over TO New York because of the
money advanced to them. Delehanty
has outlived his usefulness in WASH
ington, and It is not believed the own
ers OF that club would pay to New
York the $4,000 advanced TO him sim
ply to retain him in Washington. The
case OF Davis is somewhat similar to
that OF Delehanty Davis is dissatis-
fed with Chicago, and does not want to
play there. He received s2,5O0 advance
from New York. and II Is hardly likely
that Comlsky viii be willing to return
this sum in order TO hold Davis. Nego-
tiations may be opened with the WASH
ington and Chicago clubs in a few days
and II successful the outlook for the
New York club will take on a more
roseate hue.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
THE WORLD or SPORTS
TO FORM NEW LEAGUE
Four Clubs Secured to Make Up the
Circuit.


The first step towards the formation
OF new league of baseball clubs was
taken last night, when an informal
meeting was held at the Hanover Hotel.
Philadelphia. There were only four
magnates present, but they talked
things over, and believe that a paying
league can be organized on an entirely
new plan from any of the minor
leagues.
AT the meeting last night Norris
town was represented by j. NJ. Hynes;
Professionally w. l.. Hynes; COatesville,
by $. V. Rosenberger, and Camden, N.
j., by X. W. Black. Another meeting
will be held next Monday night, at
which II Is hoped to have representa-
tives present from Wilmington, Ches-
ter, West Chester, Roxborough and
Reading.
In talking over the new league at
the meeting II was decided that to take
In any towns q distance away from
Philadelphia would be a mistake. II is
desired to make the travelling expenses
and time consumed in going TO and
from the home town as small as possi-
BILE.
Another feature OF the new league
will be that no championship games
will be played on Saturdays. All the
clubs of the league win play at home
Saturdays. The scheduled games will
be arranged for other days OF the week.
This is a feature that appeals to the
Camden team, for Manager Black has
nine Saturday games arranged with
the Gloucester team, and the champion
ship Will be the best fye out of nine
games.
A name for the league was not mem
toned at the meeting. II Is hoped by
the promoters that n circuit can be
made up OF Norristown, Pottstown
Camden, Wilmington. Chester, Rox-
borough, West Chester, Reading OF
| Wissahickon.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
MINERS CONVENTION
Believed Soft Coal Operators VIII
Grant Them Increase.

1I"efou coIt Coal operators Will
Grant Them Increase.
indianapolis, Jan. 28. - The Mine
Workers completed their work and
adjourned yesterday afternoon. The
convention has been most expeditions
and harmonious throughout. Many
Important measures have been con-
sidered and acted upon. Among them
are the formulation of the demand for
an Increase of wages of 12Ik cents
nat per ton. on run of mine basis.
and a nat differential Of seven cents
per ton between pick and machine
mined coal; a demand for an Increase
Of wages Of inside and outside labor.
ers. In proportion to the increase Of
the miners; the refusal to commit the
convention to Socialism and govern.
ment ownership; raising officers sal.
aries; the declaration against children
working in mines; the demand for an
anti-injunction law. and the plans for
defense fund.
The conference will be held with the
operators on Friday. Many members
Of the convention believe that the con
feFence win be short. The operators
have signined their Willingness to
srknt an increase Of wages in many
f1ztances. but have never given any
<zz2ssnafion as TO the amount that they
Assnid De willing to give.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
BASEBALL IS GROWING
Seventeen Leagues With 1856 Clubs
Employ Over 1000 Players.

Never before in the history of the
game have as many leagues
been in existence and players as scarce
as the case is today. In order to get
some adequate idea of how many play
ers are needed to keep the milestone
grinding away, only a look at the
monumental multitude Of leagues is
Among the organizations
that will flourish this summer are the
American League, National League,
American Association, Southern
League. Western League. Eastern
League, New York State League, New
England League, California League,
Pacific Northwestern Association,
Three I-League, Cotton States League,
Texas League, Central League, Ken
tucky-T Tennessee League (just organ
ized), Connecticut State League, Vir-
ginia-Carolina League, and a number
of other minor organizations.
This list stacks up a grand total OF
seventeen leagues scattered from the
Golden Gate of the Pacific to the Statue
Of Liberty in New York harbor. and
from PenObscot, Me. to Fort Worth,
Tex. or New Orleans.
Every League will average eight
clubs, which means that 1856 aggrega-
tions will rally in the springtime at the
call of the umpire's play BALL" Many
of these clubs will carry from fifteen
to twenty players on the payroll
Others will use only twelve or four
teen. The average, however, will easily
reach fifteen men to a team. One hun
dred and thirty-six teams, using fifteeI
players each, makes a remarkable to.
tad of 2,040 ball players who will scrib
BILE their autographs to contracts be
fore spring blooms out again. Thii
is figuring ON the professional class IL
league ranks alone. There are thou
sands of emi-professiOnal aggrega
| tions, who do not come under the heaI
lof league players.
This great total breaks all records II
the ANIMALS of the game. Never be
fore in the history of the sport in thi
country have as many leagues, as man,
teams or as many players fitted befor
the limelight OF public notice Thi
season will be the greatest and mos
profitable ever known to the damon
lsport.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
Men in the Ring.

den in the Ring.
Sam Bolen. the colored boxer. is
anxious to get on match with
Jimmy Briggs, OF Boston, or Jack
McClelland. of Pittsburg. Bolen will
take either man on at 1913 or l3O
pounds for any distance.
Griff Jones is trying to get on a
match with Willie Schumacher, the
ex-amateur bantam-weight cham
pion. Schumacher recently knocked
out Hank Hazleton and Dave Wilson,
and Jones thinks he can put IL on
him.
Jimmy Kelly. the East Side fea-
ther-weight, viii box fifteen rounds
with Jimy Gardner, OF Lowell, at the
Essex Athletic Club, in Boston, at
catchweights. on February 8. The
winner OF this battle win be matched
against Dave Sullivan.
'Pinkey" Evans the clever Yonk-
ers bantam, and Casper Leon, the ex-
bantam weight champion.sre TO meet
on February Tor twenty rounds at
120 pounds, in private. Leon has two
decisions over the Yonkers boy to
his credit.
II white fighters continue drawing
the color line the colored boxers will
have to go TO work. The latest
fighter to announce his intentions Of
never fighting colored man is
Young Corbett." A few days ago
"Corbett" was offered a purse by one
of the clubs in the West to meet
lightweight champion Joe Cans, for
twenty rounds in a handicap match.
Corbett wired back that he was
through fighting colored men, but
would be glad to take on any white
man.
Johnny Reagan, the clever ban
tam-weight boxer OF South Brooklyn,
and Jimmy Stone, OF the Avonia A.
g, Of New York. who recently knock
ed out fighting Joe Allen, Of Scran-
ton. in six rounds. viii be matched i'm
a few days to meet in six-round
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
Rowing.


Ellis Ward expects to have fair
number OF graduate oarsmen at work
on the rowing machines at Franklin
Field within another week. training
for the American Henley. Ward
thinks he can get together a crew
that win carry off the premier hon
ors.
Columbia University proposes to
emulate the University of Pennsyl-
vania, and will be represented in the
American Henley with a graduate
crew. The New Workers. are deter
mined not TO be outdone by any of
their intercollegiate rivals. Coach
Hanlan will train the graduate oars
men.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
Dover Gas Company Elects.

Special to ths Evening Journal.
Dover, Jan. 2S-The Dover Gas Com
pany elected officers for the ensuing
year at a meeting held in the Priscilla
Block. The following officers and di-
rectors were elected: President Harry
A. Richardson; secretary and treasurer,
Dupont Walker. Board of Directors
William Salisbury, Alden b. Richard
son and w. S. Wilson.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
Former Kent Sheriff III.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover Jan. 2S.-Former Sheriff Ben
jamin +. Blackiston is seriously i'll at
the residence OF his son. Herbert
Blaclkiston. Sheriff Blaclxiston is 73
years old, and is still very active. There
is very little hope Of his ever being able
to go out again.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
Acting as Mail Carrier.

Special TO the Evening Journal.
Dover, Jan. 2S.-Samuel II. CarsOns
is acting as substitute mail carrier for
Robert d. Simmons. Mail Carrier Sim
mons has been granted leave of alb
sence for two weeks. Walter T. Mas
sey is taking Carsons place as teacher
in the Oak Grove schools.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
DIED.

MIGGETT.-In Philadelphia, on Janu-
airy 26, 1908, Margaret.widow OF Peter
Miggett, aged 81 years.
Funeral services at her late home,
No. 1920 Kingsessing avenue, Philadel-
phia, on Wednesday evening, at 7.3O
o'clock. Intament at Welsh Tract
(near Newark. DELI on Thursday on
arrival of train leaving Philadelphia at
11.23, p, b. & w. railroad.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
Prominent Enaineer Here.

Civil Engineer Lewis X. Davis, of In
dianapolis, is in this city comforting
with members of the Water Depart
ment relative to the construction Of
the proposed new reservoir. Mr.. Davis
accompanied by President Belts, of the
board, visited the Weldin farm yester-
day and viewed the site selected for
the basin.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
Horse Receives a Shock.

The horse OF DR.. Leonard A. Kittin-
ger was knocked down upon Eleventh
street bridge yesterday by an electri-
cal shock. The animal was gotten 70
its feet by the doctor and his driver
but all the way to the stable II acted
like person under the influence Of
liquor.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28

at was almost a miracle. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me of a terrible
breaking out all over the body. / am
very grateful" Miss Julia Filbridge,
West Cornwell, Conn.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
SOMERSET FARMS SOLD
Judge Page on Sick List-other Prin
cess Anne Notes.

Princess Anne. Nd. Jan &C. Wes-
ley Fontaine. Of Prince Anne. mas sold
TO his nephews. Charles and William
Fontaine, OF Westover district, his old
home farm. known as part OF Nor
mandy, and located on the south side
Of Back creek. near. jamestown.
The sale Of the Mauck- -Hodson farm,
owned by Charles x. Williams, was
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
MARRIED

MILLMAN-COOLING Epworth par
sonage, on Sunday night, January 70,
1908. by the Rev. Alfred Smith, Jesse L..
Millman to Sarah c. Cooling, both of this
city.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
Pictures Framed

At a reduction during this month. But
only at Yerger's. Look for sign. where
it reads like this-This Is Yerger's. 419
Shipley street.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
Room Mouldinqs.

Yerger's is the place to get it. the
price is right. But be sure and look for
4I9 Shipley street.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28

Mahan ..... defense. Smith. Shaffer
Goals from field, Mccullough, 1; Shell
don, 8; Tolmie, 2; Crossgroves, 2; Heal,
a.; goals from foul, Mahan. 81 twenty
minute halves.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
Jas. 7. MULLIN q SON.
A NEW
BLACK SUIT

Sack, Cutaway, Prince
Albert, Full Dress or
Tuxedo-F st Colors,
Good Rich Raven Blacks,
Latest Cuts, Best Trim
mings and Good Tailor
ing. Sack Suits, SS to
$40; Cutaway Suits, $40
to $a5; Prince Albert
Suits, SIS to S2s, Full
Dress Suits, Sl8 to $50;
Tuxedo Coats and Vests,
SIS. Odd Black Trousers,
odd Black Vests, Coats
and Vests sold separate
Of any Of the suits. Full
line Black Goods for suits
to order. Special Full
Dress Suits, $a5; Silk
lined at $50.
Closed evenings except
Saturdays.
Evening journal., 1903-01-28
CROWD MODS REFEREE
AFTER GAME IS OVER
Was Hustled Into Street and
Had to be Rescued
by Officers

BY the small margin Of &c to "a the
Wilmington basketball team was
beaten last night by the Camden aggre-
cation in Pyle's Cycle Academy. The
defeat OF lie local team was largely due
to the fa.t tn; they could not connect
with the csske. rn foIis and the roast
ing ubey received from 2sieree Rusea-
man.
The home team played ia hard luck
Throughout the game. Most OF the beet
players are on the hospital list and
Martward and PeninO, though injured,
stayed in the game.
The game had been in progress but
a few minutes when it was evident to
the spectators that the locals were be-
ing roasted by Referee Rutchman, and
at one time when he was standing near
tho side OF the cage some one spit upon
him. He turned and told the crowd il
that occurred again he would give the
game to Camden. This added to his
already rank decisions, set the crowd
wild and when he left the cage at the
close of the game he foOlishly went out
in the crowd and was surrounded by q
mob OF angry sports, who were mad
Through and through at the partiality
he had shown. He was struck by some
one, which was a signal for a general
assault. Ogle, a National Guard player
attempted to protect the man and he
was also struck All the time the mol
was bowling all kinds of threats, which
attracted Police Sergeant Massey and
PatrOlman Purcell who forced theii
| way through the crowd and hustled the
frightened referee into the colored Ode
Fellows Hall at Tenth and Orange
streets.
The referee protested all the time
that he had given fair treatment anC
the aggressive playing Of Wilmington
was responsible for the large number
Of fouls called upon them. The lineup,
Wilmington. Camden.
Newman &C.. forward ... Thomas
A White .... ... forward e. .... Dea
Penino e.. .... centre ..... .Bossar
Markward .... defense ..... Middleton
Hancock . defense .Kinkead,
McGinnis.
Goals from field, Newman, 2; White
, /; Hancock, 2; Thomas, 3; Deal, 2
Goals from foul White, IA; Deal, 1G
Referee, Rutchman. Commute halves
The Belmont and First Battalion Re
serves, who played the preliminar,
game furnished plenty of amusemen
for the spectators. The former win
ming by the score OF II to 3. The gam
was spirited one throughout an
many friends Of both teams were il
the audience to encourage their favor
Ties. The line-np:
Evening journal., 1903-01-28

Goals from field, Newman. 2; White,
l. Hancock, 2; Thomas, 8; Deal, 2.
Goals from foul, White, IA; Deal, 16.
Referee, Rutchman. Commute halves.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
DANVILLE NOT IN 1T.

Bloomsbury won from Danville
at tennis on the Y. NJ c. A. court
Monday afternoon. There were
quite a few spectators present and
the frequent clever plays were en-
Enthusiastically applauded. In the
opening event Rishton and Dentler
were opposed by Watson and Clark.
Two sets were played, Rishton and
Dentler winning both. Scores is
and 6-S. The players i'll the second
event were Prof. Peck and Ent for
Bloomsbury and Jenningsand Gosh
for Danville. The first set was
easily won by Danville, by the
score of S to I. In the second SET
however the locals picked up won
derfully, and won 6-a. The last
set was the most hotly contested oI
the day. Both sides put up good
game and Bloomsbury only won
after the hardest kind of playing
rs. The sport was thoroughly
enjoyed by all those present. An
other match will be played at Dan
vile OH Monday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
FOR SALE BY
j. J.G.WeHS,
General Hardware,
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
DECISION FAVORED BERWICK.

Berwick and the Friendships
played a pretty game Of ball on
Normal field Saturday afternoon.
By grace CT Mr.. Splain the umpire,
Berwick left the field at the close of
the ninth inning with the victory,
though it was apparent to the spec
tators that this usually fair and i'm.
partial official was wrong, and the
score was tie at 3-3. 1t may be
that the decision which gave the
visitors a run in the seventh inning
after two men were out and the bases
full and the batter fielded out at
first, was misinterpretation of the
rules on the part of Splain, but he
has been in the game long enough
to know better, and if we are not
mistaken the same thing has oc-
Cured frequently before in games
in which he has oficiated, and his
decisions have invariably been the
opposite from that of Saturday.
Aside from this one point the
game was hotly contested, and the
spectators though barely more than
a handful, were given their moneys
worth. The score by innings toll
lows
Friendship. 80 oIoI 100 o-3
Berwick. -. 20 100 90 o o=1
Battery for Bloom, Rabb and
Rinker; for Berwick, Smith and
Chamberlain. Hits Bloom 7, Ber'
wick 7. Errors Bloom 4, Ber'
wick 2.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
Wanted For Murder.
William MerdoCk Now In Jail
Awaiting Trial Answers DeS.
Cription of Missing Man.
Crime Committed at Altoona.

A crime far more serious than
that of highway robbery, for which
Joseph Rhone and William Mer-
dock are now in the Columbia
County Jail awaiting trial at Sep
tember term, may be hanging over
the latter.
Some months ago murder was
committed at Altoona, and he is
suspected. r. c. Jones, of Wilkes
Barre, formerly a coal and iron
police, now detective for Lnzerne
County, was in town on Monday,
with description of Merdock. In
company with w. w. Black and
photographer Beagle, he visited the
Jail, and the latter took snap
shot of the prisoners, which will be
used for the purpose of identifica-
ton by the authorities at Altoona.
The prisoners would no doubt have
objected to having their photos
taken, but it was done so quickly
that not until it was all over, did
they realize what had been done.
Mr.. Jones says that Merdock
answers the description Of the want
ed man. He is to all appearances
a desperate character, and has every
phase of accomplished villany at his
fingers ends.
The robbery for which he and
Rhone are being held is that Of
Henry Obi. which was committed
short distance below town on the
2Sth of last month. With them at
the time were two women, Maggie
Coons and Alice Smith. The wo-
men were arrested and given hear
ing before Squire Jacoby but were
released. They have since disap'
/ peared.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27

The Bloomsbury public schools
will open on Monday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
HANDSOME NEW FRONT.

The improvement at the F. P.
Pursel store which have been going
on for the past few weeks is work
ing a complete transformation in
the appearance of the building.
Four large plate glass windows now
beautify the building. which will
afford the best and most commod-
ious window display in town. A
concrete pavement is being laid on
both sides of the building. When
the improvements are completed
the store will present decidedly
metropolitan appearance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
HUNTING COATS

At money saving prices. Don't expect these
coats at these prices all season, but now.
The old favorite hunting coat that you
have always paid 81 90 for now SI.o5.
The regular SIa5 hunting coat in this
sale at 9S cents
Leggings from $r.a5 TO 50 cents pair.
Hunting Vests and belts so cts to IS ct.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
ANOTHER TELEPHONE COMPANY

c. B. Ent is now canvassing the
rural districts of the county solicit
ing subscribers for the Columbia
County Telephone Company. 1t
will be a stock company and will
give the service to homes at $500
a year, and business places at $500.
1t runs into the upper end of this
county and into Luzerne and Ly-
coming. No doubt the south side
of the river will also be included
eventually. 1t will not be many
years before it will be within the
reach of every farmer to have tele-
phone connection.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
WORK BEING RUSHED.

The time is not far distant when
the Christian denomination which
has quite a following in town will
yet have to be dependent on the
favor of other people for building
in which to hold their services.
Work on their new church on West
street has been commenced, and the
excavations are moving along with
considerable speed. Just as soon as
the foundation is ready the WORK OF
construction will be started.