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LEASE OF GROUNDS SIGNED.
JOHNSON WILL TELL TO-DAY
WHERE LEAGUE WILL PLAY.
Franchise VIII BE Awarded and stock.
holders Announcefi-Win Cost Amcri.
can League sl7s 900 10 Get In Hero
Angus Not Liable 70 Sell Detroit.

can League SI2SOOO 70 Get III Hero
Angus Not Liable TO Sell Detroit.
The lease for the new American League
grounds In this city was signed yesterday. ao-
cording to President Ban johnson. but the
location will not be made known until to-day.
The baseball men heldanother session at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel for several hours, and ad-
journed until II o'clock this morning. Presi-
dent johnson said last night to The SUN re-
porter:
The question OF grounds was settled to-day
and the necessary papers have been signed.
l shall not make the location known until
Tomorrow for the reason that wish to give
all the details OF the new club out at onoe.
Autonomous session OF the American League
the New York franchise will be formally
awarded and the stockholders and officers OF
the new club will be announced. Some OF
the stockholders are new to baseball. but
others are not. so that the club will be In good
hands. We have chosen the most advan-
tageous site that It was possible for US to Sc
cure and we feel well satisfied with the result
OF the deal We have selected man who will
superlntend the building Of the grounds. and
work will begin In few days The delay
has been caused by various things. but We
have made II q point to conclude all ends OF
the deal before making any official announce.
and most OF US ex pcct to get out Of town before
Pc H.s : nc s.a i 4. h s. A1 hs
had Sie, po.it9s pfor% % no .hs. the Amer
six Si2s suits Of clothes in BETS, The johnson:
ne es or 70 81 hs Hsm
ments It is known that, the sites johnson
are located as follows: Aston estate. Jerome
avenue and ieist street: the estate at Lenox
the estate at teeth street and Amsterdam ave-
nue., and Fleetwood Park. There Is also another
available site IN Tao Bronx.
club will have to shoulder a heavy rent. said
to be In the neighborhood OF $4,000 year;
to nearly 10000 while it viii cost probably
more 70 pSt shs 70 sS 9aTS n
sssm sss, Tss q the NJ
nsssn: nS ssi Ssy S Gf'y
that they will, MAKE big % e. Sod sat
protection, President johnson already holds
safe. so that he can keep the circuit intact
no Ssr S hsHP se held Eos
81 ms all Of the stock Will be held BY local
winning proposition. johnson a. Co. will
e q ne National League cities they have
4 deal has been hanging IRE for some time
past for the purchase Of the Detroit club
that Angus was not inclined to sell now in
view OF the strong team that has been s signed
sy Ed ar
ready to sell his stock In that club to W, j.
Lam bart and others providing he can buy
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SUIT TO HURRY CANTOR
With Extension Of Riverside Drive Il
Lafayette Boulevard.

Supreme Court Justice Mccall was asked
yesterday TO grant a peremptory writ Of
mandamus directing Borough President
Cantor to proceed without delay with the
completion Of the extension OF Rverside
Drive from Claremont across to Lafayette
Boulevard. The application was made BY
counsel for the Lansing Investment Com
pany. which has large real estate interests
around Audubon Park,
W. b. Hopping. counsel for the company.
told Justice Mccall that nothing bad been
done on the work for more than two years
and that over 5000 .o0o worth Of propsrty
Was affected Some Of the land had been
acquired by tho city In 1890. and tho In
tsrest on the awards made then IL accumu-
lAting at the rate 81 SEQ q day.
Assistant Corporation Counsel O'Neill
replied that President Cantor Was not do
laying the work but trying 10 push u along.
He ~ss preparing MAPS Of some changes
"a he made To- the PROPOSED improvements.
Ju-iio- Mc'all reserved decision. but rs-
marked that u Was not the provinces 81 any
public onlclal 10 delay an Improvement %
oafty oul hin osn ideas, The wofk should
be done a. the Legislature directed az
good resson foI slls delay should t- shown.
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FOOTsALL0UEsTION HANGS FIRE,
Ne peesAss - Neeslss q Harvard Aihlctie
Cossaitiss.

cAnsHIpoE. Mas. March s-The meeting
az the Harvard sthletio COMMITTEES tonight
did not bring about any debate result. but
several impsrtAnt matters ~ere up for die
cu.<len. and ~ is evident that tho sams ~
football ts still hanging IRE ~ Harvard The
ssrssn.ssi which sas tsntstlsely drawn up
With ala - spfinshsid i.si Saturday sas
not fstinsa. but tbs msmhsrs ef tis con-
ni,iss skpfss~sd no deus' but that tho Asfs.-
nest you'd - fstinsd ssfy sooa sLsh ois
az too sesiisss had tssss hssd W
hsn d bhlss ssss ~ sis ,asstiss aAA lAld
-. ..a a. e #. :. .s'sai ss: 90 a.
xa.Liss sss ssasiisl, ass., Lsi 10 u,
q. 49, !. az a.. 49,, p: ,s -. s's ~ 4. al. ~
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s.s s.i...1 q d. silis'ls ss'aaliiss u.
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80. - .....fl'r- itf-tf.s.s CO.. G.,
=. * go. . ~. -. =. =.
Etss,,sf A-...-s i III $780, as o.
So. ~ -. =. Z. -; = a. - 4. = :,
80 ,iss-... 49,, ~. -. 80. =.
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go 80 sss.ss tssi-sf = Aes.ss skrgs
s..s- t-.1- l>.ss- = y, 's-.-ss ,s.sss
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TROrTING MATCH ASSURED.
Trainers Of Lord Derby and Major Dcamar
70 Post Forfeits Tomorrow.

A match between the great trotters Lord
Derby. 2osk. and Major Delmar. 7oah. Is now
assured. and an agreement to that effect will
probably be made tomorrow. The only
point at issue was As to the division OF the
stake money. This was settled yesterday
by telegram from A. p. Mcdonald. trainer Of
Major Delmar. agreeing to the proposition
made on Sunday by George Spears. acting on
behalf OF z. Z. smsthers. that the winner take
The conditions mutually agreed on now
are that the horses trot the best two In three
heats on July for IS, 900 aside. OF this 81 900
is 10 be deposited with a stakeholder when
the agreement IL 4 med, 81 900 thirty days
before the date selected for the race. and the
balance Of 900 on the night before the race.
The following telegram was sent from Albany
by Mcdonald yesterday.
I accent Mr.. Spears conditions. WIN meet
him at Murray Hin Hotel neat Wednesday 81 .
A. p. MCDONALD
Secretary Reeves Of the I'm pire c ~ track
has made liberal oner for the race.
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DEE ssss "A s.sfsass Gss,sfass fss 500 tl-s
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s.~s 49, ssss>s 60 s'eA~sS~ss s~s-
esSsSz = zee $780,

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s.-l.'ssl-s ss.ssis.s fssa sssss-s ssas
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"l,fer S,t4kfaJf ~1A q mill.
dtffr dinner rfJf Svbik.

lfr dinner rsJf <~biA."
G. Come in and select your
suit, or overcoat, any time
before noon and it will be
sent home before dinner, if
you like.
q Whether you entertain,
be entertained or 60 to the
theatre, your mind will be
entirely at rest, if you are
the wearer of "Semi-ready"
hnished-to-order clothes for
men.
Il Tuxedo Tor dinner) and
Evening Dress Suits. SIS to SIS.
Il Sack Suits, $iS to $40.
q Spring styles opening daily.
SRMI.READY WARDROBE
Brosdwsy Eleventh St.
A. J. KELLEY COMPANY
Controlies form York.
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"A lnsaB bali -liis tournament 81 ths knisAsf.
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Established 1851
VAN TASSELL & kFARNEYy
Auction Ssles
OF HORSES AND CARRIAGES
ARE HELD REGULARLY EVERY
TUESDAY AND FRIDAY

AT THEIR HORSE AUCTION MART.
$50 and lJ2 Fast 18th ST..
Between Third and Fourth Avs. New Yoft.
Catalogues ready morning OF each sale. Pur.
cha scrs will always IND a large and Interesting
list to select from.
Those desiring to sell can make entries at
any time up 10 r. II. the day before the sale.
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BOWLING.

Joe Arnold increased his lead both In series won
and average In TIE Sus individual champion
tournament 81 the white Elephant alleys last night,
tallying 100 In seven Of the nine games Dlcts
defeated Starr three straight games. The scores:
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The vencomes scored double victory In the
Fifth Avenue Palace tournament of Brooklyn Ia st
night. The scores:
YRBT 0AAfE,
vendome-Douslass. ise: GIlen, no. Edwards
17p: Dowd 100: Smith, 1855 Total 49,.
Amersfort-R. G. BENNETT Ia. Remsen. i42;
B. Bennett. iee: ONiel. 100: Ryder. 40 Total
SECOND GAME.
Amersfort--R. c. Bennett. IT'S; Remsep, no.
M.
Brysni-F1ess. io7: Doweg. ic4; Klusmeier.
100: Miller. 1857: Leimbsch, :o4. Total. tel.
mryantaFiess. -: Blower. ls: Klrsmeier. 49,
vendome-Doufless. ia; Gi1en. i7i Edwards,
ie: Dowd. ios: Smith. ia. Total. $50.
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s-ss-s-s see sk-s-sa.sss.s SEES. lees.
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Ss.@s-ass s.%sasss a. $780,. s-s-s -s-s-.
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The Old Time TEEN lost two more games in the
Riverside Learue Tournament at Siver's alleys
last night. The scores:
FIRST oAMk.
Old Tme-Stmon. IN; Kohn. 49, woln. 1855
Hirsch. isS R',r. iSa. Total, 7SS
Morris-B O.. 100: Bassford, ISs: O'Neil, il7;
Thompson. al; .iscDonald. 49, Total. &C.,
Old nme-Simon, $50: Kahn 80; Wolff i<7:
Hnch. i1e: Bsar. ISs. Total. SO.
algonquin -Moynshsn, Isa; Fletcher. ieS Sey-
mour. 1917: Gum. ies Smith. III. Total. ss5
THIRD CAME.
Morris-Bnegs. III; Bsssford. 49, o'Neil. ics
Algonquin -Moynahsn, 100; Fletcher, i6s; Sey-
mour. 800; Gum, 1871; Smith, 2o7. Total, os2.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
WILMINGTON TEAM
ANNOUNCES PLAYERS
Season to Open on April
% With the New York
Team

The season of the Wilmington base
BAH club will open on April 20, and
Manager Connolly makes the an
that he has one of the
strongest independent clubs in the
country.
The lineup of the team will be as
follows: Sweeney, catcher; Wade,
Myers. Day. Russell, Mills, Hase,
pitchers; Conroy, first base; Mack,
second base; Rogers, short stop; Ran
dolph third base; Coley, Campbell,
johnson, Lindquist, Wagner, Derr, Kel-
logg, Rainn, fielders.
The first game viii be played with
the New York Eastern League team
and the other games that viii follow
are: April 30 and May 1, Cuban X
Giants; May and Z, Reading; May q
and 27, Harrisburg; Memorial Day
Philadelphia Giants; May and 8, Penr
Park; June H. Cincinnati Nationa
League; July II, Atlantic City; Angus
and T. Allentown; August IL, Cincin
natl National League; August IL an'
13, Homestead; September 2, Bostoi
American League; August 3 and
Williamsport; September ., Brooklyn
| National League September 10, Bos
ton National League.
The seating capacity OF the grand
lstand will be enlarged and grounds pu
In condition Immediately, as the play
ers will begin to arrive in few day
for preliminary practice.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
DIED..

HALLAM-In this city, on March q, 1903.
Charles Hallam, aged u years.
Funeral services on Tuesday next. at .
O'Clock y. m, at his late residence, No.
SO2 West fNfth street. Interment Will
mington and Brandywine Cemetery.
MOORE-In this city, on March q. 1903
Bella Purvis, wife OF DR.. Harry G.
Moore IN her 3lth year.
Funeral services at her late residence
No. 1901 Delaware avenue, this afternoon.
az 2.30 O'Clock. IntermeRt at Riverview
Cemetery.
PIERCE-In this city. on March %, 1903
Wellington f., son of Curtis IL. and
Elizabeth IT. Pierce, in his 21th year.
Funeral services at his parents resi-
dcnce, No. 230 West Seventeenth street
on Wednesday afternoon, April l. at
o'clock Interment I'm Wilmington and
lBrandywine Cemetery.
lTAYLOR-On the 2Sth instant, IllMe NJ.
Taylor, aged 80 years.
Funeral at the residence Of her brother
Frank Taylor. No. 923 jefferson street
on Second day. third month 30th, at I
O'Clock p. m. lnterment private.
WELSH-ln this city, on March 26. 1908
Bridget wife OF Peter Welsh. in her 65th
year.
Funeral from the residence OF her hus-
band No. 3e6 Chapel street South Will
mington, on Monday morning at $50
o'clock High mass at St. Mary's Church. /.
llnterment new Cathedral Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
A BIq Catch Of Seals.

St. Johns, n. F.. March SO-The seal
ing steamers Virginia Lake and Au-
rora arrived here yesterday from the
ice fields, the former with $4,000 seals
and the latter with $4,000. They re-
port tho following catches: Grand
Lake, $4,000; Neptune. $4,000; Van
guard, 21,00O; Greenland. 10000; Ice
land, $4,000; Southern Cross, 1900;
Tcrranova, 10000; Labrador, 10000;
Diana. 1900; Leopold, 10000; TriclS
5000, and Kite. 1000. The foregoing
shows total of 2SS,OO0 seals for two
thirds of the fleet, and this years
catch is likely to reach 100000 seals
altogether.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
STORM SWEEPS NORTH CAROLINA
Great Damage Done Near Newbern BY
Wind and Rain.

Charlotte. N. c.. March 30.--A spe-
cial from Newbern. N. c.. says: A Sc
we're wind and rain storm struck this
city Saturday night and ragged all Of
yesterday. The Neuse and Trent riv.
crs presented scenes almost equal to
the Atlantic on a rough day. being
white from shore to shore In some
portions of the city streets are i'm
passable. and down on Union Point
people have to be taken from their
houses IN boats, the tide covering the
first floors of their homes
, Grave apprehension is felt for the
fishermen who left the city Saturday
noon, as It is thought they were struck
by the gale when they were miles
from land. All prospect for a success
full early truck season are doomed, as
the wind has blown the peas fiat to
the earth. II is said by a prominent
trucker that the damage done to crops
in Craven county will amount TO $751;
000 Reports from Lagrange say that
snow was falling at $50 o'clock yester-
day morning A good deal of damage
was done 70 small craft around the
city as they broke loose from their
moorings and dashes to pieces and
sunk
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
BUILDERS MUST
PUT UP HOUSES
TO MEET DEMAND
Ccontinued From First Page).
Isl. vandever avenue and Seventeenth

Gust. vandever avenue and Seventeenth
street.
on other sections Of the same tract
Max IAchtcnstoin has contracted for the
erection OF fifteen and Frank S. Zane for
the erection of seventeen dwellings MAX
ing a total Of 2i9 dwellings on land
formerly owned by the Landlith Improve
ment Company, which have been con-
tracted for.
Representative William M. Connolly is
now erecting about twenty-five houses in
various parts OF the city and it is ex-
pected that James B. Oberly will also
erect number Of houses in both the
Ninth and Twelfth wards. This viii make
"A total Of more than 500 houses for which
arrangements TO build have already been
made not esunting various groups of
two three or a half dozen houses in
various parts of the city which are now
IN course of erection or are TO be erected
shortly.
William l.. Pettingill has declined the in
vtation 20 become ''Blble Study secre-
tlry' for the Pennsylvania State Com
msttee OF the Young Mems Christian As
sociation. Mr.. Petungnl is now consid-
ering a call to become pastor OF the North
Baptist Church, this city.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30

20 Years of Vile catarrh.-Charles o.
Brown, journalist, OF Duluth. Mimi,
writes; Il have been a sufferer
from Throat and Nasal Catarrh
over 20 years, during which time my
head has been stopped up and my con-
dition miserable. Within Is minutes
after using DR.. Agnews Catarrhal
Powder / obtained relief. Three bot
ties have almost if not entirely, cured
me-" 50c--37.
For sale by Miller Drug Company,
and N. &. Danforth-
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
NATIONAL LEAGUE RACE
Wilmington Cannot Hope to Finish
Higher Than Second.

As far as the National basketball league
championship is concerned Camden has
that honor tucked away in its lap, the in
terest now largely 'centering in the strug-
gle between Burlington and Wilmington
for second place.
Burlington is coming along at a terrific
clip and had the brace THAT the Shoe Pegs
are now playing under been sprung I'm
February there might have been another
claimant for the championship Whining
ton is badly crippled and unless the team
spurts they may be beaten out for second
place. New York has hardly any chance
TO boost themselves higher in the race.
Vff,n atanTiua.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
DOINGS IN THE LABOR WORLD
Organization Of Trades and Coming
Conventions Of Interest to
Wilminutonians.

A new gold sign was hung out in front Of
the Central Labor Union on Saturday.
steps will be taken to organize the paper
hangers in this city. A meeting win be
held on wednesday evening at SIS Market
street for that purpose.
The local cloth cap makers have or
ganized branch of the United Cloth
Hat and Cap Makers of North America.
Joseph Cohen is the secretary.
A concert and ball will be held in Turn
Hail on April % TO celebrate the fftieth
anniversary of the Arbeiter Saengerbund.
Patrick Dougherty and Mr.. Carney were
elected delegates by the Bartenders
Union TO attend the convention in Phila-
delphia on May /.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
cape May Postmaster Dead.

Cape May. N. j., March 80. Dr.
Walter S. Leaning. postmaster Of this
city, died yesterday. aged 40 years
DR.. Leaning was a member of the
New Jersey assembly in 1883 and state
senator for the three years following
and was three years president Of city
council and one year city treasurer.
He was a son of ex-senator Jonathan
i. Leaning. and was a prominent Bap-
tist and member of the Masonic fra
ternity.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
CUBAN SENATE
ACCEPTS TREATY
Result of President Roose
velt's Promise to Call An
Extra Session
TINE LIMIT DISPENSED WITH

Havana, March go The treaty oi
reciprocity between CuSan and lie
United States was approved at 8
O'Clock Saturday night IA tne Cuban
senate w vote of l2 TO .. This up.
provaf is absolute. aad is I-t ham.
peged by any conditions, the question.
a1,Ie time limit amcndmcSt having
.Meen dispensed with af,or the receipt
f'of a message from Secretary Hay, ia
which 1t was positively declared tlat
President Roosevelt would call q spe-
cial session Of congress prior to Dc
cember j.
The purport OF this assurance was
transmitted TO the senate by presi.
dent Palma and read at tie beginning
Of the session, an understanding hay.
ing been reached previously with Sen.
ators Bustamente. Capote and DOLE,
composing the majority Of the foreign
relations committee, that the ohjec-
tionable condition in TIE report be
eliminated.
Final action was delayed for a Ions
time by the discussion of an amend
ment offered by Senators Sanguilly
Tamayo and Recio. requiring the house
to pass upon the treaty. Senator San
gully argued that while the constitu
ton was not explicit upon this point
that the Representatives IN congress OF
the people ought TO be consulted as
well as the commercial interests
whose opinions the committee had
sought eagerly. Hyzy-.l~ Lbs -Hctian'
of the United States. and Said Cubs
was afraid that the treaty would be
defeated if submitted TO the house
Senator Dolz admitted that this was q
good reason, and quoted the eonstitu
ton to show that reference 10 the
house was not required.
Senator Sanguilly, in a long and i'm
passioned speech against the ratifica
tion Of the treaty, impressively pic
tured the gradual absorption of Cuba
by the United States. in which he said
the present action was one STEP He
argued that II was practically dis
graceful for Cuba 20 be a party TO such
q scheme. The speakers wit and elo
Quence caused occasional bursts OF
approving applause from the specta
tors. and when he concluded he was
greeted with a roar OF applause, IN
which all the senators Joined
The amendment requiring The
house 20 pass on the treaty was de
feated by vote Of to is.
The vote was taken separately OF
each section OF the substitute report
The vote on the unconditional ratin
cation Of the treaty was 10 70 0; on the
recommendation to the executive II
was IL TO 2.
The present session of the senate
then adjourned The ratiacations will
be exchanged by cable.
United States Minister Squiers said.
'The ratification OF the treaty with
out amendment Is due almost entirely
10 the assurances given by President
Roosevelt that he will call an extra
session Of congress before December
!. This action Of the president vii
be appreciated and accepted by tn,
Cuban government and people as az
additional evidence of the most sin
cere friendship and interest on thr
part Of q man in whom they have eve
had unbounded faith and confidence"
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
WOULD-BE OFFICIALS
MAKE THOROUGH CANVASS
Contest for Positions in Coun-
Gil Grows Warm-Other
News OF New Castle
speeIal % be Evenlng Journal.

New Castle March 3O.--A house-to-
house canvass Is being made by the
candidates for Trustees OF the Com
mons. Chauncey r. Holcomb, Francis
Dell. Janvier and William Dealxyne
are the present candidates. IL is safe
to say that the vote will be the largest
polled at an election for trustee.
The New Castle basketball team win
reorganize this season and a commit
tee has been appointed to collect
money towards buying the suits. The
BAH game win be played on the bat
terry. and they viii depend on the pub
lie for the support Of the expenses
since the fence has been taken away.
The Bacon Senate basketball team
has arranged a game with the st.
Annes team, OF Wilmington. to be
played I'm the Opera House on Friday
evening.
AZ the regular monthly meeting OF
the Board of Education tomorrow night
the resignation OF S. Atwood Stewart,
who has removed to Woodbury., win be
received.
The City Council election contest Is
getting warm. Messrs. Reynolds, Gal
lagher and Schuhardt. the retiring
members, who are candidates for re-
election, will be opposed. The present
arrangement is to have two Democrats
and two Republicans placed on the
ticket
The Rev. G.. W. Prettyman preached
his first sermon in the M. E. Church
here yesterday, and had large congre.
cations at both services. He win NOV,
to this city on Thursday
The funeral OF william b. Dyer, o
South Wilmington, took place this az.
ternoon. Interment was made in tn,
Presbyterian Cemetery here.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
WeII.Known EdItor nead-

Philadelphia, March 30. ~ William
V. Mexican, who for neprly 80 years
was editor-.n-chief Of the Public
Ledger, died at his home here yester-
day, at the age OF SO years. Although
Mr.. Mexican prepared himself to
study law. he took up journalism in
1850, when he became associate edi.
tor with John w. Forney on the Penn.
sylvanian. IN 1864 MT Mexican be-
came editor-in-chief of the Ledger and
retired in 1891 owing to old age.