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Evening journal., 1904-08-30
Wilmington, Del, Aug. 30.

Wilmington Del.s aug. ~.
To Frank l.. Speakman, Esq:
Dear Sir. In reply to the communi-
cation addressed to me as chairman Of
the Republican County Committee by
certain candidates for county and dis
trict Offices, ! can only say that ] have
issued a call for a special meeting OF
our committee for tomorrow CWednes-
day. al o'clock. We have been and
are now anxious for common primaries
and our committee viii / am sure go to
any reasonable length TO assure this
result, but as stated by letter sent by
our committee to Mr. $. Frank Ewart.
chairman OF the Union Republican
County Committee, last Saturday, the
Union Republicans want our commit
tee to do the impossible and force the
action of three bodies over which we
\ have no control and no influence save
moral one. I hope that at tomorrows
meeting some plan may be adopted
that will clear up the situation. our
primaries on September "a will be free
and open to all Republicans.
Very respectfully,
NJ n. Willis, Chairman.
In view Of the committee falling to come
to some satisfactory agreement it is
more than probable that second meet
ing of candidates win be called and de-
clsve steps taken to straighten out the
tangle irrespective Of party leaders.
Colored men in New Castle county have
determined 10 use every effort in their
power to bring about common primaries
and TO that end will hold a meeting to-
night at which all colored voters are re-
quested 10 attend. The meeting will be
held al No. 9l7 French street and city.
county and State committees will be ap-
pointed TO act with those voters of the
two factions Of the Republican party who
are in favor OF a common primary elec.
ton.
II Is said that for some time a colorec
Organization from South Carolina has
bene quietly at work among the colored
people OF the State and urging them to
get together and use every effort in theii
power TO induce leaders OF the waring
factions to declare peace II the Union
Republicans refuse common primaries
1t is probable that the strength Of the
colored vote viii be thrown to the Regu-
lar Republicans.
II IS probable that the Regular Repub.
lican County Committee will meet tomor.
row afternoon for the purpose OF express.
ing its recognition OF the action Of can
didates in expressing themselves in IA.
vor Of common primaries. The Regu al
Republicans have already gone on recorc
Of favoring such primaries and are viii
ing TO do all in reason to bring abou
such an end.
CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
Evening journal., 1904-08-30
Letters of Administration.

At the office of Register OF Wills, Ere,
Eden Bach this morning. letters Of ad
ministration were granted on the estat
Of Sarah Draper TO w. c. Draper. on tn
estate Of Mary Lehman to Charles b
Dougherty. The latter died at the Della
ware State Hospital recently and no heir
to her estate have so far turned up.
Evening journal., 1904-08-30
TokIo Expeets Ria Vietory.

Toxic, Aug. 30. $50 a. m.-The Rus
slams are concentrating at Liao-Yang.
either with the intention of giving a
general battle or retiring. They We're
beaten at Lung-Tu-Shan and retreaf-
ed from An-Shan-Shan and Anping.
An-Shan-Shan was the strongest de-
fence Liao-Yang possessed. and its loss
renders defence almost impossible II
is believed that General Kuropatkin
cannot now avoid fight and a crush
ing defeat.
Evening journal., 1904-08-30
Eauor One State Ticket.

At the conference held yesterday in
the office Of J. Edward Addicks those
present were ]. Edward Addicks. sena-
tor Alice. DR.. George w. Marshall. James
p. Jones, State Senator benjamin +.
Groves. Francis S. Bradley aid others.
1t is said the meeting 'just happened
and that the political situation was simply
discussed and no action taken beyond eN-
pressing a sentiment in favor Of one state
ticket.
Evening journal., 1904-08-30
FORGETTING PAOLI

Military officers Won't Cooperate With
Civic Society.
West Chester. Pa. Aug. sO.-The Paoli
Memorial Association held a lively meet
ing here yesterday, and as result there
will be no celebration Of the massacre this
year. The meeting was presided over by
the president, Colonel II. II. Gilkyson. OF
Phoenixvile, and among the members
present were William Wayne. of Paod;
II. Morgan Ruth, Malvern; Harry Sloy-
er and Secretary Quimby, Of Phoenixvi.lei
Mrs Abner Hopes and Miss Mary a,
stlle, West Chester. and John Detwiler
OF Malvern.
Evening journal., 1904-08-30
Jap Losses at Anpins 1000 Men,.

Toxic, Aug. 30, p. m.-The Japanese
lost two thousand men killed or wound
ed at the battle of Anping. The Rus
sian losses have not been estimated,
but are said to have been heavy. The
Japanese captured eight guns at An
ping and eight at An-Shan-Shan.
Evening journal., 1904-08-30
WEATHER BULLETIN

N
wilp
nohery
nothwery winds will preva partly cloudy weather
with slight
moderate northwest
Evening journal., 1904-08-30
Russian Ships pisarmed.

Shanghai Aug. SO.-The Russian
cruiser Askold and torpedo boat de-
stroyer Grozovoi finished Gisarming to-
day.
Evening journal., 1904-08-30
wilmington, Aug. 80, 1904.

Wilmington, Aug. 30, 1904.
Frank l.. Speakman;
Dear Sir: In reply 10 the cummuni-
cation just received and signed by the
various candidates for county offices,
as chairman Of the Union Republican
County Committee ! beg TO say that It
does not meet the approval of our peo-
pie. / refer you to the proposition
made by the Union Republican State
Committee bearing on the settlement OF
the differences OF the State ticket by
the State committees, and l would fur
ther say that our primary election on
September 10 Is open TO all candidates.
Yours very truly
s. Frank Ewart.
Evening journal., 1904-08-30
MR.. MEGGINS0N
CANNOT SERVE
Counsel SaysHc Is Ineligible
for Second Term in Levy
Court
OTHER CANDIDATES NOT EFFECTED

Charles H. Megginson will not be a
candidate for reelection for Levy
Court Commissioner from the Fifth
district, the decision having been
reached today by him upon receipt Of
the following letter:
Wilmington, Del, Aug. 20, 1904.
Charles Megginson, Esq., New Castle
County, Delaware.
Dear Strive have examined the
law relating to the question Of your
eligibility to serve as member of the
Levy Court from the district in which
you now live and we herewith submit
to you our conclusions. as follows:
We are of the opinion that Chapter
so, Vol. %. Laws of Delaware, common
ly known -as The Seven Commissioners
Act, does not contain within itself a
general system of laws relating to the
Levy Court of New Castle county and
that therefore any previously existing
statute relating to the same general
subject and not i'm conflict with said
Chapter so is still in force.
We are Of opinion further that Sec
tion 8 of Chapter 3S7, Vol. 20, Laws OF
Delaware is not inconsistent with,
reppgnant to. or supplied or manifestly
superseded by said Chapter so, Vol
22, Laws o delaware, apd that said
Section is, therefore, still in force
We are Of opinion further that, un-
der said Chapter so and also as con-
ltemplated by said Section 3. the Office
of Levy Court Commissioner is
Levy Court Commissioner of New
Castle County" and the fact that each
Commissioner is elected from a GER
tain district has nothing to do with
the office to which he is elected, and
that. therefore, the true Interpretation
of said Section is that no person
elected Levy Court Commissioner il
land for any of the districts of New
Castle county. and who has served on
term as said Levy Court Commissioner
shall be eligible for a second term o
the Office to which he was elected
namely. the Office of Levy Court Com
missioner of New Castle county; an,
we must conclude therefore. that tn
increase i'm the number CT districts an,
in the number of Levy Court Commits
sioners as provided for by Chapter so
Vol. %. Laws of Delaware. and thl
consequent change of the boundaries o
the districts of said county has n,
effect whatever upon the operation o
Section g. Chapter 3S7, Vol. 20, Law
of Delaware.
Holding the above opinions, we are
therefore, impelled to the conclusion
that you are not eligible under tn
law to again hold the Office of Lev!
Court Commissioner of New Castl
county.
We remain yours very truly.
ROBERT H. RICHARDS,
ANTHONY HIGGINS.
Evening journal., 1904-08-30
LOST. FOUND AND REWARD.

lost WHITE. BULL TERRIER
bitch. Friday or Saturday last. Answers
20 rame OF Bright" Rewar' II returned
to sterllth Bros. aug25-2t
Fly paper will catch flies, but
Evening journal., 1904-08-30
MeaainsOn,s withdrawal.

Mr.. Megginson's letter of withdrawal
reads:
Having received a written legal
opinion from two of the most promi-
nent members Of the New Castle
County Bar. on the eligibility of a
member of the Levy Court to serve a
second term, and that opinion being
adverse. / therefore withdraw from the
contest.
Thanking my real friends for. the
interest taken in my candidacy. I shall
still be I'm the interest of good county
government.
(Signed) CHAS. MEGGINSON.
Does Not Affect Hopkins.
The above letter and the decision of
Mr.. Megginson does not affect the
candidacy of T. Candy Hopkins as at
the time of the resignation of former
Levy Court Commissioner John Lynn,
$. Frank Ewart was appointed TO serve
in that capacity until the next election.
At that time Mr.. Hopkins was chosen
Ehis successor but as he has served but
two years whereas the full term of
Levy Court Commissioner is for four
years. he cannot be considered as a
full term commissioner and is, there
fore, eligible to reelection.
Evening journal., 1904-08-30

you must put it where the flies will
get on il.
Good advertising will catch Gus
toners, but you must put il where
they'll get "onto" it.
See pages two, three, four, five,
si~. seven and aioht-
Evening journal., 1904-08-30
THE WEATHER.

Tomorrow; Partly cloudy,
cooler weather with light to
fresh northwesterly winds will
prevail.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-04-21
A LARGE FUND.
1t Is Established by Mr.. Car
negie to Reward Heroes.
WILL RELIEVE DISTRESS.
Families OF Men who Are Killed In
the Endeavor TO Save Human
Life 10 be Taken Care Of
VIII Receive Medals.

Pittsburg, April 1G.-It was made
known here Friday that Andrew Car
negie has created fund of $1,000
600 for the benefit of 1.-The dependents
of those losing their lives in heroic
for the heroes themselves if injured
only" Provision is also made for
medals to be given in commemora-
tion of heroic acts.
The endowment is to be known as
"The Hero Fund and consists of So
OO0,OOO of ) per cent. bonds of the
United States Steel Corporation. The
trust is placed in the hands of a
commission composed of 20 gentle
men.
The commission held its first meet
ing here yesterday and made known
the project. The scheme was con-
ceived by Mr.. Carnegie Immediately
after the Harwick mine disaster.
In letter to the hero fund COM
mission, Mr.. Carnegie outlines the
general scheme of the fund.- which in
his own words is "To place those fol-
lowing peaceful vocations who have
been in iured in heroic effort to save
human life, in somewhat better posi-
tions pecuniarily than before, until
again able to work. In case of death,
the widow and children or other de-
pendents to be provided for-the
widow until she is remarked and the
children until they reached a self
supporting age. For exceptional chill
dren, exceptional grants may be
made for exceptional education.
Grants of sums of money may also
be made to heroes or heroines as the
commission thinks adviSable-each
case to be judged on its merits"
a medal shall be given to the hero
or widow, or next of kin, which
shall recite the heroic deed it COM
memorates. The medal shall be
given for the heroic act, even if the
doer be uniniured, and also a sum of
money, should the commission deem
such gift desirable.
The field embraced by the fund is
the United States and Canada and
the waters thereof.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-04-21
Russia LOST HNOTHER BOAI

st. Petersburg, April 15.-It was
officially announced Thursday that
the torpedo boat destroyer Bez-
strashni was cut off from the rest of
tn Russian feet at Port Arthur and
sunk by the Japanese, that her crew
of 4j men was lost and that the bat
tleship Pobieda accidentally struck
a mine while maneuvering. but was
able to return to the harbor with
out loss of life.
1t has been definitely decided that
Vice Admiral Skrydloff. commander
of the Black Sea fleet, Will succeed
the late Vice Admiral Makaroff as
commander-in-chef of the Russian
naval forces in tn far east Orders
have been sent to Vice Admiral
Skrydloff to come to ST. Peters burg
for the purpose of receiving instruc-
tions, after which he will leave i'm
mediately for the far east.
The official bulletin conveying the
intelligence of the loss of another
torpedo boat destroyer and the acci-
dental crippling of another battle
ship was almost as severe a blow as
the loss of the Petropavlovsk and
plunged the whole town anew into
grief. The Russian word in the text
of the official dispatch describing
the accident to the Pobieda means
either mine" or "torpedo," but the
qualifying verb indicates something
moving towards the ship. This dis
patch puts an end to the idea pre-
vailing here that there had been an
engagement following the disaster
to the Petropavlovsk.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-04-21
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

"The British cruiser Espiegle re-
ports that at 5:45 o'clock this morn
ing she sighted five Japanese war
ships engaging the Russian cruiser
Bayan, making for Port Arthur from
the direction of the Yalu The Rus
sian cruiser Aslold and another
cruiser issued from Port Arthur to
assist the Bayan. At 6:45 o'clock the
Russians got under the shelter of
the forts, but the Bayan was evident
ly damaged, as quantities of steam
were seen escaping.
"At o'clock the japanese ships
opened a heavy gun fire on the forts,
which did not reply, and after IS
minutes bombardment the Japanese
retired to the eastward"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-04-21
broke Hall.
Venice,

Venice, ILL.,, April 16.-Judd B.
Haynes, book agent arrested on a
charge of forgery, escaped from Jail
here Friday after knocking the aged
jailor, Albert SeYbert, unconscious
with a hammer. seibert is believed
to be mortally wounded Haynes
took the keys from the unconscious
jailor and unlocked the cell of two
negroes, telling them to escape They
refused to go. Thereupon Haynes
locked up the Jail and fed. The cries
of the negroes brought assistance
and Seibert, lying on the floor in a
pool of blodd, was given medical at
tentiOn.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-04-21
TRADE CONDITIONS.
Some Encouraging Signs are Noted.
Despite UnlavOrabIe Weather.

Desplte "eathP
New York, April 16-R. G.. Dun &5
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Tardy spring weather following an
unusually severe winter makes it
difficult to restore satisfactory trade
conditions, but it is encouraging to
find at many points this ,unseasona BILE
weather the only cause of complaint,
and there is always hope that the
early losses may be made up, at least
in large measure, when thermal con-
ditions become normal. In the mean
time sales of dry goods are restricted
and stocks in all positions from pro-
ducer to consumer are larger than is
desira BILE. Aside from the cotton
states, where business is brisk, the
weeks dispatches indicate that early
gains were maintained, but little fur
ther progress occurred.
No definite check to progress in the
iron and steel industry is discerned,
although it lacks uniformity and in
some departments it is difficult to
find encouraging signs. In so far as
pressure for immediate delivery is
concerned, bar iron and steel are
most prominent, makers of agricul-
tural implements being notably inn
Fortunate. Not only is it difficult to
secure early delivery of bars, but
shipments four weeks hence are con-
sidered prompt and some orders run
up to the end of the year.
Failures this week number 225 in
the United States, against 212 last
year, and l6 in Canada, compared
with l6 a wear apO
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-04-21
BSeoseGoSSoseoessse
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STRUGGLE WITH
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Che Foo, April ia corresp pom
dent of the Associated Press at Teng
Chow, 40 miles northwest of here,
telegraphs as follows:
sounds of very heavy firing were
heard at 6:3O o'clock this (Wednes-
day morning. The firing evidently
was being done between here and
Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg, April 13-Gen. Kuro-
patldn, in a dispatch to the emperor
bearing yesterdays date, says that
Gen. krasnalinski, on the night of
April s, ordered a detachment of
sharpshooters to cross to the left
bank of the Galu opposite Wiiu. The
sharpshooters landed on the island of
SamaIind and surprised a patrol of
80 Japanese scouts just as the lat
ter were approaching the east side of
the island i'm three boats.
The Russians allowed the Japanese
to land and then fired on them.
Nearly all the japanese were shot,
bayoneted or drowned and their
boats sunk. The Russians sustained
no losses.
On the following day the Japanese
lowered their flag at Wiju and their
outposts fell back.
On the night of April 9 four Rus
slams crossed the Yalu to Yenampo
(Yongampho?) and made towards
Russian village where they found a
squadron of japanese cavalry. They
remained there II hours, when they
were betrayed by Koreans and found
themselves obliged to swim the
river, their boat having struck on a
sand bank One soldier lost his life.
The Japanese pursued the Russians
in a boat, but were in turn attacked
by a Russian boat which had come to
the rescue of the swimmers. The
Japanese were all killed and their
boat sunk
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-04-21
RUSSIHN BHTTLESHIP SUNK

st. Petersburg, April 14.-While GO
ing out TO meet the Japanese fleet off
Port Arthur the battleshIp Petropav-
lovsk struck a mine in the outer road
stead, heeled over, turned turtle and
.sandk. Practically the whole of her
crew were lost. Only four officers
were saved, among them being the
Grand Duke Cyril, the cars cousin.
The Petropavlosk was flying the flag
of Vice Admiral Makaroff, who was
drowned
According to later reports, Grand
Duke Cyril was more seriously in
jured than at first believed. He has
been removed to a hospital at Port
Arthur for treatment.
A dispatch from Viceroy AIeXieff to
the car says: "According to reports
from the cOmmandant of Pert Ar
thur the battleships and cruisers
went to meet the enemy, but in con-
sequence of the enemy receiving re-
Endorsements, making his total
strength 80 vessels, our squadron re-
turned to the roadstead, whereupon
the Petropavlovsk touched mine, re-
sultng in her destruction. Grand
Duke Cyril, who was on board, was
N7"''b' lC NllpIS Ol LIlcll le-
entered port. The japanese are now
off Cape Liao-Shan."
The latest estimate of the number
of men who lost their lives is 500.
The awful disaster to the battle
ship Petropavlovsk with the loss of
almost her entire crew and the death
of Vice Admiral Makaroff has been a
terrible blow. 1t would have fallen
less heavily if the ship and the com
manderin-chief of the feet had been
lost in battle, but to be the result of
another accident following upon the
heels of a succession of tragedies of
which the Port Arthur fleet has been
the victim has created something like
CONSERVATION.
II has Just become known that the
battleship Poltava several weeks ago
had a hole rammed in her by the bat
tleship Sevastopol while the latter
was maneuvering in the harbor of
Port Arthur.
London, April 14.-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent at Wei-Hai-
Wei telegraphing under date of
April 13, says:
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-04-21
AN ERRONEOUS IDEA.
1t Is Corrected by an Official State
mcnt from the Pension Bureau.

Washington, April 16.-To make
clear the actual effect of the recent
age pension order of Commissioner
Ware, about which a large number OF
inquiries are being made, the follow
ing official statement was made FRI
day:
"There appears to be an impress
sion among many old soldiers that all
lowances Of pension under the age
order of the commissioner of PEN
sions are in addition to pensions
allowed heretofore. This is an
er neous idea of said order. The
lay Tohibits the payment of more
tlis 'e pension to a person for the
san .'iod, and the effect of the or
der upon those having a pension all
ready, only will be to increase such
pension up to the age limit if the PEN
sion already drawn is below that
amount"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-04-21
PennsylVania
II RAILROAD.

:, ,PPIH1ILADELPHIA AND ERIE RAIL ROAD
TRAINS Leave n feRt snPSa2IiM Hs3 Fl go9
10 A. M.-Week days for Sunbury,
Wilkesbarre, Scranton, Hazleton, Pottsvilie.
harrisburg sndintermediatest stations, arriving
At Philadelp lia 623 2. NJ, New York 8. 80 p M,
Baltimore 90 p. M, Washington 7.l5 P NJ
pullman Parlor car from Williamsport to
phlsdelphia andpassengercoachesfr from Kane
TO Philadelphia and Willamsport to Balti-
more and Washington.
l2:25 p. NJ. Emporium Junction. daily for Sum
stations, arriving at Phiadelphia, 7:32 D. M:
New YORK. 1923 .. M; Baltimore, 1880 p. m;
washington, 1886, D. m. Vestibuled Parlor
delphia and Washington.
70 P. M.-daily for Harrisburg and
ihtermediste inter stations arriving at PhiladeL
baltimore, 2:2O A. NJ. Washington, $3.50 A. M,
Pullman sleeping cars from Harrisburgto Phil,
adelphla and New York. Philadelphia uas.
sengerscan remainin sleeper undisturbed un.
10 IS ?. M.-Dany for sunbury, Harri.
Durg and intermediate stations arriving al
Philadelphia III A. M, New York 9.33 A. M
weekdays, l0.3S A. NJ. Sunday;) Baltimore rs
a. NJ, washington $50 A. M. Pullman sleeL-
Phlladelphia and Buffalo, Williamsport to
washington. Passenger cars from Erie to
Philadelphia and Williamsport to Baltimore.
LID A; NJ emporium Junction., daily for sun
bury, Harrisburg and principal intermediate
stations arriving at Philadelphia, 1882 a. m.
~ ~ ''oD u il'i week days; klU3S sun
Gays; Baltimore, 7:25 a. m; Washington, s:4a
a. m. Vestibuled Buffet Sleeping Cars ami
and Washington.
WESTWARD.
o:lO A. M.-Emporum Junctton- daily
Tor Erie, Rilgway, ana week days for Du-
Bols, Clermont and intersne ediate st atoms
10 80 A M.-Daily for Erie aud week days
= Tor Dubois and ntermediate stations
o 70 +. NJ. Week days tor Kane and
intermediate stations
RIDGWAY AND CLEARFIELD R. r. CON.
NECTIONS.
Week daysl
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-04-21
A Banner Year for Racing.

New York, April 15.-The state re
ing committee, composed of August
Belmont, f. ID. Morgan and John
Sanford, has submitted its eighth an
nual report to the legislature of
New York. 1t is pointed out in this
report that the year 1903, in racing,
exceeded in prosperity all previous
years. The state tax paid to the
Agricultural society amounted to
$2OO,74l, which was in excess of that
paid in 1902 by more than $50, 900. The
public patronage of race tracks ex-
ceeded that OF 1902 by $615,1l5. Last
year there was paid out to owners of
horses N this state $2,165,4S7.