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Evening journal., 1904-08-02
DESTROYED WATERMELON PATCH
Robert Rake Played Havoc Among
Former State Treasurer's Melons.
c,o.isI to the EVENING Journal
leclal to The Evening Journal.

Seaford. Aug. 2.--Robert Rake.
baker whose home is in Baltimore, and
who is employed by II. Oelrlch, raided
the watermelon patch Of former State
Senator and ex-State Treasurer VIII
liam NJ. Ross, on Friday night. The
negro standing guard over the patch
fired at the trespasser. whereupon he
fed saying he would return.
The negro reported this TO Mr. Ross.
and he went TO the field with his shot
gun. Rake did not return that night
but on Sunday night. it is alleged, he
came back and entering the melon patch
he proceeded 10 destroy nearly all of
them by the use Of a knife.
Mr.. Ross gave Rake five hours to
leave Seaford. saying that unless he
did so he would use every means TO
have him brought to the whipping post.
Mr.. Ross loss will exceed $3.50.
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
BIDS OPENED FOR
ODESSA ROAD
Stewart and Donahue and
Christiana Construction
Co. the Only Bidders
LOWEST PROPOSAL WAS S2O,5OO
Showing the Total Cost Of
the Elsmere Road to be s29,soo.54,
Submitted to the Levy Court This

Submitted to the Levy Court This
Morning.
Bids for constructing the road from
odessa to Middietown were opened at
the meeting Of the Levy Court this
morning. There were but two bidders,
Stewart & Donahue and the Christiana
Construction Company. The bid OF the
former was the lowest Il being S20,5O0.
The Christiana Construction Company's
proposal was s2l $50 The road is 2.lS
miles and runs from odessa to Middle
town.
1t is to be built Of macadam eight
Inches deep when compressed.
The bids were referred to the finance
committee and the contract may be
awarded this afternoon.
The items in the Stewart & Donahue
bid follows
one price per cubic yard. earth exca-
walton. 25 cents.
Two-Prlce per cubic yard, open
bitches. 30 cents.
Three-Price per square yard, eight
inch macadaf... % cents.
Four-Price per cubic yard, ordinary
shoulders. 30 cents.
Five-Price per cubic yard, carting
shoulders. 10 cents, half mile or frac-
tion
Six-For road when completee as per
plans and specifications S20,500.
All work to be done by Brandywine
granite as per samp'es submitted.
COST OF EI.sMERE ROAD.
Commissioner Hopkins submitted a
statement OF the cost Of constructing
Elsmere road which was recently COM
lpleted.
The total cost. including all extras
was 500 .S0O54. Mr.. Hopkins stated
that he considered the county had beer
saved about $4,000 on this Rad, as the
lowest bid received on the FIRST wal
lS32. 20. The contract price was S26,9o2.1l
u The road was accepted and the state
, ment referred TO finance committee.
on the Elsmere road the county ha
paid 81 200 and still saves S7.Slo.25. Tn
] The Elsmere road was built In siNt
, three days. The contract called for 4
] completion by August 1 and Il wa
done on July 22.
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
Personal Notes.

Mr. and Mrs. II. NJ. Torbett an
nounce the engagement OF their daugh-
ter, Armilda and Thomas Wilson. The
wedding will take place in October.
Miss +. Pearl Booker of this city.
has gone to Atlanta, Ga, where she VIII
be the guest Of relatives for some time.
A number Of her friends accompanied
her to the station and wished her a
pleasant visit.
House Sergeant Durney spent last
week i'm Reading. Pa. He thinks this
place the only spot on earth to have a
good time.
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
Attamnted 70 Rox Poor Boz.

Word was received here at 1.S0
o'clock this afternoon that William L.
Riley. aged % years, who claimed to
reside in Wilmington. had been ar
rested in Philadelphia for attempting
TO rob the poor box in st. Agatha's
Roman Catholic Church at Thirty
eighth and Spring Garden streets in
that city.
Door knockers are now fastened to up
to-daie bedroom doors in England. They
are considered both useful and orna-
mental.
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
PEEKE AND DE CILLIS
IMPRISONED TODAY
FORMED A HEALTH BOARD
Georgetown Stirred Up by Visit FROM
Official of Health Department.

DR.. Alexander Lowber of this city,
secretary of the State Board Of Health,
went to Georgetown on Saturday and
stirred the people up regarding the
sanitary condition Of the town which
was in bad shape owing TO the fact
that there was no local health board.
A board Of health was elected as a
result Of DR.. Lowber's visit and some-
thing will now be done. Those elected
members of the board of health are
Drs. r. G. Paynter, ]. II. hammond
and w. f. Blackstone. PJohn T. Waga-
man and John T. Carey.
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
SWAMP SURROUNDED BY POSSE
Believes It Has Found Hiding Place of
SLAYER Of Driver.

Portage. Aug 2.-Fully 800 men sur
round Cedar swamp. near Dunio' where
The highwaymen who killed Driver Charles
Havs and dangerously wounded Pay
master Campbell on Saturday are sup
posed TO be hiding. Up TO noon yesterday
no ,ifort had been made TO penetrate the
swamp but the work OF the searchers has
been so systematizod that if the murder
ers IRE stni there it is believed it viii be
impossible for them TO escape.
A trail OF blood .eading to the swamp.
which was supposed last nisht to Indicate
that one Of the fugitives was wounded.
and was expected TO bring the posses 10
them shortly, was lost during the night.
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
viii Give an Excursion.

The South Side Baptist Mission will
give its annual excursion to Penns-
grove on Thursday and large attend
ance is expected. These trips will be
made on the steamer Ulrica at 7.SO a.
m. and 1890 and 8 p. m. so those not
desiring to spend the entire day may go
over in the afternoon and return at
7.3O in the evening.
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
Rain lnterfersd with outing.

on account Of the storm Of today the
annual outing of the Retail Mix Dealers
Association which was to nave taken
place at Coneid Beach today has been
postponed until tomorrow afternoon. A
special car will leave Fourth and Mar
ket streets at 1.S0 o'clock in the afternoon.
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
WEATHER BULLETIN

The New York Herald predicts England
partly cloudy
local rain in the coast districts with light and southwest northwest
winds on wednesday
westerly and westerly winds viii prevail Thursday fair weather and slight
temperature
cloudy to fair weather and light
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
Many Children pisappointed.

to-day because the rain prevented the
Salvation Army from giving its picnic
Ito Brandywne Springs Park. To-day
was the time set for the outing and
many little ones had been anxiously
awaiting the event.
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
WITH THE "CoPS"
Having an Immense Time on Their
Vacations.

Pa.rolmen John T.. Simmons, Frank
Jones and. Charles Morrow returned from
their vacations last night and immedi-
ately reported for duty. Simmons and
Jones spent their week wrestling with
mosquitoes az Penmsgrove and Patrolman
Morrow with his family, disported him
self a. Asbury Park.
House Sergeant Tucker and Mrs. Tuck
er win chaporone large party at Bow
er's Beach next week. In the party will be
about twenty young folks and there will
be something doing from the time they
land at the resort until the wind-up.
Evening journal., 1904-08-02

The reason people like The Even.
ing journal was expressed BY
Market street merchant the other
day, when he said: "rhs Evening
journal has all the news every day
and puts it in such shape that Il
can be easily seer. don't ike 70
hunt all over the paper to End out
What are the most important
shirss.'
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
KUROKI SMASHES russ"
DEFENSE IN TWO PLACES

Toxic, Aug. ?. Noon.-After two days
fighting General Kurol has defeated
the Russian forces in two separate ac-
tions fought at Yu-Shul-Ikzu and the
Yang-Tse Pass.
1t is believed that the Japanese have
occupied Simou-Cheng, thus cutting off
General Stackelberg from General
Kuropatkin.
(The town of Simou-Cheng is only
fifteen miles south- southeast Of Hail
Cheng. at the junction of the Feng-
Wang Cheng and Siu-Yen roads,.
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
WOMEN ASK FOR
BETTER STREET
Female Delegation Asks
Board to Remedy ely
Paper Thoroughfare
SAY HOUSES ARE BEING RUINED
Complaints From Many Sections of
the City Regarding the Condition Of
Streets and sewers-Board Of Health
Asks Department to Co Operate.

Asks Department TO Co cooperate.
Indignant and voiuminous, a representa-
tive delegation OF women from Thirteenth
street swooped down upon the meeting Of
the Street and Sewer directors this
morning and made vigorous protest
against the new covering made on that
street between Market and King, the
present being source Of constant worry
to them. They cali it the "hy-paper
block" on account Of its sticky condi-
tion and claim that the tar is running
the carpets in every house in the block
Those before the board were Mrs. d. H..
Megill, Mrs. Edward ]. Newell, Mrs.
Charles Anderson. Mrs William Barney
Mrs. George Mclaughlin and Mrs. l.. w.
Putty. Many others were expected, but
the heavy :ain prevented them coming.
The women asked that this covering be
removed from the street and either as
phait or fire brick be substituted.
Arre Megli said: 1--WE have nothing TO
say about who made the failure. What we
ask Is tha; you give us good street.
We pay taxes enough for hrst-class
thoroughfare" Several of the others
spoke in the same strain.
Conductor Makes Reply.
j. II. Aimes, Of the Aimcs Paving Com
pany Of Philadelphia. who laid the pave
ment said in part in answer 90 the pro-
test: II can't tell you how much I re-
gret the mstter We wanted 90 give you
the best street possible. You have the
highest art in paving II you will give II
time. Soon you viii have a perfect street
one that you will be proud Of. In sis
weeks the street viii be brushed and q
cement covering paced on IT.. II will ther
be dustiess and you will be free from th'
! germs that collect on brick pavements.'
Mr. Carter said: "Thc board had no in
tention of getting you ladies into thu
trouble. II the street does not prove sue
cessful we guarantee to make 1t right
Complaint Of Streets.
! Bernard Donahoe. a member Of tn
Board of Education from the South Sid
was before the board and stated that On
stead of changing the names Of tn
streets 1t would be wei for tine board t
improve them some. He told of the mis-
erable condition Of several streets in tina
section Mr.. Carter explained that IN
change in the names of the streets wa
only a suggestion and that the other mat
ters could be looked into.
City Councilman Joseph McCaffert
asked that something be done TO Val
Buren street between Front and Second
saying it was in a bad condition. He ais
called the attention of the board Il
Cherry street saying if something wa
not soon done it would be a subject 70
the Beard Of Health.
A communication from William II
( Jones was read telling of the bad con
/ diti5n Of Washington street from Twenty
third to twenty-ninth streets. The lette
stated that the street was unfit for travl
, and a detriment TO the health Of IN
{ neighborhood.
Z The weekly payroll was as follows
Labor, slo55 81; carts. Ss9l SO; colection
ss27 55; current. Slo.5o special fund, s.
1896.
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
LOST. FOUND AND REWARD.

ToUND.-A SILVER HAT PIN AT
she.lpot Park. Can d. A. 5l2A. jyg7-4t
Evening journal., 1904-08-02
THE WEATHER

Tomorrow: Fair, moderate
temperature, fresh winds.
Thursday, fair, slightly higher
temperature.
Milford chronicle., 1904-10-21
Nohodv Scared.

Parker says if he is elected he will
cut off the old soldiers age disability
pension by revoking Order 78. But the
old soldiers don't seem to be the least
bit scared!
Parker says he is in favor of proceed
ing with due diligence" in constructing
the Panama canal, but he thinks the
Roosevelt way was source of regret
to many" But Roosevelt is not trou-
bled
And Parker says that the management
Of our foreign affairs has excited serious
apprehension" in some quarters. But
the American people are not among the
apprehensive.
Then, Parker is in a bad way about
imperialism" but the citizens Of the
United States only smile when they hear
that word.
Also, Parker is distressed over the
poor Filipinos, but the Filipinos continue
to learn to read write and cypher. while
they live on three meals a day and talk
American"
Milford chronicle., 1904-10-21
DO NOT WANT A CHANGE.
People Are Willing TO Continue the
Present Administration.


The constitution of the United States
requires an election for President ana
Vice President every four years. The
provision is mandatory and cannot be
escaped. Under It the people are called
upon to vote for President and wee
President every fourth year without re-
gard TO politics. the record, or the work
of the administration in power. The elee-
ton must be held whether a change Is
desirable or not
There is reason to believe that a large
majority Of the American people do not
desire change in the national admins
tration at the present time, and that II
it were a matter Of choice with them no
election would be held this year. A ma
tional election always interferes with
business more or less, and as the business
of the country grows the feeling increases
that, in the absence of any reason for
a change. a presidential election is dis
turbng factor that might well he dis
pensed with if the constitution permit
ted. That is the situation at present
The great mass Of the people are so
well satisfied with the present admins
tration that they do not desire a change
ana IT tue CONSTITUTION ulu l't AtNHAN s''i
election to be held they would regard 1t
as unnecessary.
Who wants a change? Not the farm
ers, for they never were more prosper
Gus or better satisfied than they are at
present Not the business men, for busi-
ness is satisfactory Not manufacturers,
for American manufacturers are outstrip-
ping those of all other countries Not
wage-earners for there are more men
employed at good wages to-day than ever
before in the history of the country. Not
railroad men, for the transportation busi-
ness has grown enormously during the
last few years and still gives promise Of
future growth. In short no large class
of ou varied population can be named
hut has good reason to desire q con
tinHance of present conditions. If it
were not for the constitutional require
merit the people would have preferred
that no election took place this year.
Tho only exceptions are the Democrat
ic party leaders and those unfortunate
people who have not the sense to let
well enough alone.
Milford chronicle., 1904-10-21
HINDsIGHT.
One Of the Strong Pecnlinrities of the
Democratic Party

One Of the Strong Pecuinrtties "a '"S
Democratic Party
The Democratic party has been aptly
compared TO a man sitting in the last
saot in the last ear of railway train
apd riding backward He never saw
ANYTHING until he had got by it. rms
striking popularity Of the party is as
copspicuous to-day as it was in the SIX
ties seventies. eighties and nineties.
The Democratic party lives to pro-
fest to warn, to oppose. 1t never ap-
preciated what the war for the preserva-
tion of the Union meant until it was all
over. Even now a large section OF It
has not arrived at the civilized view OF
slavery II takes about a half century
ia get anv great event into correct focus
for the Democratic eye. OF late, some
of the Democrats have begun 10 feallAe
the greatness of Abraham Lincoln but
these Democrats are men who have re-
ceived their education in Republican
communities. so obtaining the benefits OF
M 10 date schools, colleges and churches.
The fun significance Of the American
occupation and control of the Philip
pines has not yet dawned upon what
takes the place, in the Democratic make
up. of understanding. Neither has the
omen door in China affected the same
set of nerve tissues and atoms, in the
least. because Of some constitutional lack
of poyyer in the combination to compre-
hend what is going on at the time when
the thing is happening.
For the same reason the immense I'M
portance and significance of the estab-
lishmcnt Of the new department of Com
merce and Labor with Bureau of Cor
porations has not dawned upon the Dem
ocratic mental machinery.
Well. never mind When the living
thinking, working world has whirled by,
the Democratic brethren will see, in
hazy manner. from their perch at the
end of the train And they will. as us
ual, protest. warn, oppose and then
dream on
The Democracy always wears long
distance glasses and looks backward over
the track. If by chance it takes off its
"far-aways" and looks ahead. it turns
into Repubicanism. This happens, some
times. Witness the many recent cOnver-
Sims
Milford chronicle., 1904-10-21
population should share in the Improvement

I population should share IN the improvement
/ Of this service.
RoOsevelt's Recommendation.
In his last annual message President
Roosevelt again called attention TO the
importance Of the rural free delivery
service. saying:
! The rural free-deliyery service has been
/ steadily extended. The attention Of Con
/ gress is asked to the question Of the com
] pensatiun OF the letter carriers and clerks
! engaged in the postal service especially on
| the new rural free-dellvery routes More
/ routes have been installed since the lst Of
/ July last than in any like period in the
/ Department. history. While a due regard
4 TO economy must be kept in mind in the
I tension Of the rural free-deivery system
! must be continued for reasons Of sound
/ public policy. No governmental movement
1 OF recent years has resulted i'm greHter i'm
mediate benefit TO the people Of the cOuu-
! try districts. Rural free-delivery. taken In
/ connection with the telephone. the bicycle
and the trolley, accomplishes much toward
lessening the Isolation Of farm life and
making II brighter. and more attractive
In the immediate past the lack Of just such
facilities as these has driven many OF the
more active and restless young men and
women from the farms TO the cities for
they rebelled at loneliness and lack OF
mental companionship. Ii is unhealthy and
undesirable for the cities 10 grow at the
livery Is not only a good thing in itself,
but Is good because IL Is one OF the causes
which check this unwholcsome tendency
toward the urban concentration of our
population at the expense Of the country
districts.
The foregoing quotations are sufficient
to show that Republican executives real
lied the Importance of the rural delivery
system to the farming communities and
lid everything in their power to extend
il. During President McKinley's first
term establishment of routes had been
given such an impetus that by 1900 the
service had passed far beyond the expert
mental stage and Congress had approp-
RATED S450,000 for maintenance of the
routes then in operation These routes
numbered 1876 at the close of McI(in-
lcy'S first term. but many others had
been surveyed and were ready to be
established. The service became so pop
ular that farmers flooded the pOstofice
department with petitions for new routes
Corps of inspectors were appointed, divi-
sious were created, superintendents plac-
ed in charge and the service was put on
q methodical business basis.
Routes Now in Operation.
The system has been so rapidly ex-
tended under President Roosevelt that
Congress this year appropriated S21 ,OOO,-
600 for the service, which now en-
braces approximately p 800 routes,
either in operation or about to be estab-
hshed. These routes are scattered over
all the States and territories. as will
he seen by the following table. which
gives the total number of petitions re-
ferred for examination and investigation,
the routes in operation on September
10, 1904, and the number Of petitions
pending on the same date:
Milford chronicle., 1904-10-21
The "Imperiar, Bogev-s1an,

The country has OutgrOwn the witch
craft frenzy, the spirit-rapping frauds,
the blue-glasS cure, the greenback and
free silver crazes, and it is rapidly re-
covering from other more or less harmful
fads. These forms of popular enthusi-
asm having had violent and almost un-
obstructed sway for a time have. like
certain acute diseases, made their run
departed and left not wreck behind"
But the Bogey-man, Imperialism
haunting but few, and not seriously in
conveniencing even that few, stays longer
with us than any of his wild-eyed and
more commonplace brother phantoms, de-
lusions and bugaboos.
Washington was accused Of a wish to
create an empire, and was roundly abus-
ed during his Presidency for his alleged
ambition. He was described as a men
ace to the country he had fought to make
into nation. He only smiled and went
on his glorious way.
Washington, to begin with, and since
Washington every President of powerful.
firm and just mind who has ever sat in
the executive chair has been accused of
imperialism" Jackson. Lincoln. Grant.
Cleveland, Harrison, Mckinley and
Roosevelt-against every one of these
Presidents the same wild. foolish and
groundless cry has been raised.
1t is the cry of babies and weaklings
in civil government, not the utterance
of men of experience and sense. How
long will it be before we hear the last
howl over the long lived Bogey-man,
imperialism
Milford chronicle., 1904-10-21
ROOSEVELT FOR PEACE
President Il Now Negotiating New
Arbitration Treaties.

Arbitration Treaties.
Charles Cheney Hyde Lecturer on in
ternational law at Northwestern Univer-
sity, Chicago, says:
During his reception to the members Of
the nterParliamentary Union on Septem-
ber p. President Roosevelt made a state
mput which vitally interests Intelligent
citizens throughout the country, irrespective
Of their party affiliations. lie said: I'VE
are even now taking steps TO secure arbi-
tratiOn treaties with all other governments
which are willing To enter into them with
us. Those who oppose him viii admit that
the President would not have spoken in this
way If he were not making the attempt
In good faith to conclude with friendly
nations treaties which provide for the set
Element by peaceful methods of differences
Of a serious character which diplomacy may
fail to adjust. Those who admire him are
reioiced to hear him express in no uncer-
tain tone his desire to substitute arbitra-
tion for the sword as a means Of settle
ment Of disputes to which the United
States may he party.
Equally significant was the Presidents
promise to the erParliamentarians to
call another conference Of the powers at
The Hague. The whole world knows that
that promise will be kept and that repre-
sentatives from the several nations will
meet again al The Hague, possibly in 1909
In order TO solve some problems which stil
YeX civilization and alarm commerce. The
results to be anticipated are far-reaChing
and practical International agreement as
to what constitutes contrahand Of war may
be secured. also the rights Of neutral ship
pers may be established In short. the
law of nations may be clearly determined
whore now there is yagueness, and the
rights Of states fixed where there is still
uncertainty. II such work be accomplish
ed through the direct efforts Of Theodore
Roosevelt not only the United States, but
every other civilized nation as well, will
have just cause to be profoundly CRATE
ful TO him.