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Evening journal., 1904-03-03
POMONA GRANGE
IN SESSION HERE
Arrangements Made for Good
Roads Meeting to be
Held in Newark
IMPORTANT MATTERS DISCUSSED
They Deal With Milk Fever in Cows,
the Growth Of Alfalfa and Corn Ex-
pertinent Station viii Ascertain nieh-
est Grain by Test.

The New Castle County Pomona Grange
held its regular quarterly meeting at the
headquarters of DUPONT Post. G.. A. r.,
No. b0i Market street tod.y. Master
Charles w. Day Of Taileyvile presided
and about forty members Of the grange
were present
AT this morning session Il was decided
20 hold melting at Newark on Monday.
March "a to discuss the good roads law.
Abstracts OF the law have been sent to
eighty farmers with request from Joseph
Hossnger President of the Farmers In
sutule 70 be present at the meeting Tho
members of the grange expressed them
selves as strongly ln favor of the perman-
ont highway as built by the state and
county.
Three propositions were brought up at
this afternoons meeting and We're adopt
cd. The first was that in order to success
fully combat milk fever in COWS, farmers
having cattle suffering with the disease.
should send a sample OF the infected milk
10 the experiment station TOR analysts.
This TO be done in order that better
remedy Of hghlng the sickness can be
established
The second proposition concerned tho
rtN'ttn "a hNANAAs IhiHlfir ttI rtthIt
on application from tho experiment sta-
uon sufficient quantities Of cotton wool
TO assist in the growth Of alfma in places
OF medium fertility.
The last proposition was that each
grange should hold open meetings to
farmers-that the latter should bring
with them selected ours. of corn for tho
criticism Of their colleagues The grange
holding the meeting should then decide on
which seed Is best adopted for growth In
different parts of the State. This verdict
Iis to be announced TO The directors Of the
experiment station. He In turn will Sc
cure from each farmer a bushci of corn
and select the richest after making a
chemical test by cutting out one row OF
kernels from the cob leaving the remain
der intact for seed next year.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
FONDNESS FOR MUSIC
CAUSED WEASEL'S DEATH

Smyrna. March ga weasel who had
made It's home in a muskrat house and
annoyed "A year old Fred Bell, who lives
near here. by killing and driving the rats
from that part Of the marsh, was caught
in a novel way after many unsuccessful
attempts. The animals fondness for mu-
sic was his undoing. After all attempts to
catch it in a trap had been futile the
youthful trapper hit upon a novel way OF
outwitting the little animal.
Fred had heard of snakes being enticed
from their lair by music and he decided
to try it on the weasel. so producing a
mouth organ from his pocket he began
playing a lively tune. Soon the animal
thrust its head out Of the little burrow r.
had made IN the side of the rat house and
after a few moments was induced to leave
the house and its fur is now ready for
market. The animals are always white
during the winter months, but this one
had on his new suit of brown.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03

While it is true that this would not
be a great saving in distance, the cit
les that can be reached by this inland
route and the absence Of danger from
the shoals and storms would be a
strong point The insurance to craft
would be a great saving.
Asitatins Deep Canals.
Along almost all these canals an
agitation is on foot for their Deepen
ing and widening.
There Is no more important canal IN
the whole string than the one from
Delaware City TO Chesapeake City.
Even though the project TO enlarge the
others along the coast failed, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, two Of the most
important cities in the coasting trade,
would be brought 31S miles nearer to-
gether by the fourteen miles that con-
meets the two bays.
Bordering on these two waterways
are Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Mary
land. Virginia. Delaware and the Dis
trict Of Columbia. These now contain
a population OF twelve millions, or
about one-sixth that Of the United
States. Their land area. los, $40 square
miles, is nearly equal to that Of Eng
land. Ireland, Scotland and Wales COM
bined. which have 111,535 miles.
These States. grouped about Della
ware. have epormous resources and ac-
tivities. According to the United States
census of 1900 they have s9,S64 manu-
featuring establishments, with S2,405.-
1882 capital, employing l,20S,399 wage
earners, who annually receive S527,25S.-
921 in wages. turning out products val
ued at S2.9lf, f20945. and using raw ma
terials worth Sl,66S $50. .051. Their farm
property is worth S1,S21, ,557,2 and
their mines, city property and rail-
lways many times mpre.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
JAZZ Hold Railroad.

Washington. March 3.-Information
has been received by the United States
through official channels that the at
tack of the Japanese by both land and
sea on Port Arthur, Russia's strong
hold in the East, win not occur for
two weeks. It IS generally believed
that Japan will eventually take Port
Arthur.
The Japanese plans regarding Port
Arthur are plain, military strategists
say. and it appears that her repeated
attacks upon the Russian fleet in Port
Arthur, which have resulted in the
practical blocking of the channels so
that none of the larger Russian ships
can leave, have been for the purpose
of preparing the way for a general land
and sea attack upon the citadel. Word
has been received here that Port Ar
thur is now entirely cut off from it's
base of supplies by the destruction of
the railway by Japanese forces and
that the Japanese have control Of the
line. In the meanwhile Japanese
troops, it is also learned, are being
massed around Port Arthur and the
Japanese feet is guarding tie harbor.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
DEEP CANAL WOULD
AID OUR SHIPYARDS
VESSELS THAT ARE REPAIRED ELSEWHERE COULD BE
BROUGHT WITH LITTLE EXPENSE-BESIDES THEY
WOULD NOTBE EXPOSED TO STORlfS-M4RINERS GREATLY
INTERESTED PROPOSITION

If the proposed Delaware and Ches-
apeake ship Canal bill passes Congress
Wilmington shipyards will be greatly
benefited. They are hampered now to
a large degree because big steamships
in Chesapeake ports, who are in need
Of repair cannot reach here without
going around a circuitous route.
The present conditions are much
against the local yards. 1t is a we'll
known fact .hat the shipbuilding firms
of this city can do repair work much
cheaper than the builders along the
Chesapeake and if the boats could be
brought here without being exposed to
the danger Of the coast wind more
would be done by the local plants.
Another point in bringing ships
through the canal aside from the dis
tance saved would be that they would
not be exposed TO storms and therefore
no insurance would be necessary. 1t
would mead but two or three men to
bring the craft through the canal, while
If the boat went around the coast a
whole crew would be used.
An Important Link.
One OF the most important links in
The chain Of canals that win ultimate
ly connect Boston with Norfolk is the
Delaware and Chesapeake canal. With
its enlargement the distance between
Philadelphia, and Baltimore Is reduced
from 4S0 to 112 miles.
With the completion of the proposed
canal between the waters Of Buzzard's
Bay and Cape Cod Bay. there will be
an uninterrupted inland waterway
from Boston % point below Cape
Hatteras. about 200 miles south Of Nor
folk. The outlet of this canal is in
Orokoke Inlet The entire distance
from Boston 10 the southern end Of the
canal is about $50 miles.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
NEGROES HOLD
MASS MEETING
Delegates in Dover Protest
Against Distranchisement
Proposed by Democrats
MONTaOSE THORNTON PRESIDES
Most of the Morning Session Was Spent
in Organizing and No Plan of Action
Was Outlined by the Dele
gates.
Special to The Evening Journal.

1hfNNAtNA " +AAN A@hNAAAAA6 u04A AAaAs
Dover. March S-Negroes from all
parts Of the State assembled here this
morning in Mt. Zion A. NJ. E. Church
to take action against the proposed dis
franchisement, as announced by the
Democrats. The Democrats Of this
state. in meeting at Wilmington, sew
eral months ago. through their spokes-
man. Joshua S. Marvel. declaxad if they
secured control Of the state next fall
that they would take from the negro.
his right of citizenship.
Immediately after the abrupt state
ment OF Mr.. Marvel, the ministers OF
the A. NJ. f. Church assembled here
and drew up resolutions condemning
any such action. A call at this meeting
was issued for a massmeeting today OF
all ministers, accompanied by two
delegates each from their respective
churches.
In the call for the meeting, Rev
Montrose W. Thornton, a Wilmington
minister, says: Let all who take any
pride in their birthright come to the
meeting and protest from such action
from the Democratic party. Let every
negro in this State pray necessarily for
an outlet for this proposed action"
This afternoon, the preachers contin-
ued their meeting. Addresses were
made by Rev. Zoar w. Nichols. and
Rev. George H. West. This evening
the delegates will assemble ard draw
up resolutions condemning the Demo-
cratic party.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
P, B. & W. STATION AFlRE

Shortly before o'clock this afternoon
tie p, B. & W. station at Front and
Trench stretes was found to be on fire. At
the hour Of going to press the fire depart
= ent was on thes Gene.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
Room Eor More sinners.

The next service of the Lenten series
for business people viii be held in St.
Andrews Church tomorrow. begin
ming at 1890 o'clock, and lasting for
twenty-five minutes. The speaker will
be the Rev. Peregrine Wroth, rector
of the Church of the Messiah, Balti-
more, which was burned out in the
recent fire. Men aud women viii be
welcome 10 these meetings, and the
goodly attendance at previous services
indicates that interest is being taken
in them. There is room in the choir
for several more singers.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
Soon Followed Family.

Dover, March S.--Frederick Morton Fox
80 years old, for several years a nromin-
ent resident of Philadelphia, died last
night at his summer residence here, where
he had been living in retirement. under
going Treatment for broken health. Mr..
Foxs wife and two children were burned
10 death in the Iroquois Theatre fire in
Chicago.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
Don't Like Raoeoon Law.

Smyrna. March 3.-There is consider
able dissatisfaction among trappers
over the protective law on raocoons
passed by the State Legislature In 1903
which prohibits the catching Of these
animals under a penalty of five dol
lars fine for each offence from Febru-
airy Is to October /. Trappers are at a
loss to know what to 90 with the ami
male caught in muskrat traps, which
is a very frequent occurrence at this
time of the year.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
COURT REFUSED TO
GRANT HON-SUIT
Case of Macfeat's Administra-
tor Against Railroad Left
in Jury's Hands
Both SIDES RESTED At NOON
Witnesses For Defendant Testified That
Macfeat Walked Across Tracks With
His Head Down Directly in Front Of
Train.

tram
When Superior Court convened this
morning Chief Justice Lore announced
that the court refused the motion for
non-suit in the case OF Waiter Macfeats
against the F., B. & W.
railroad which was made by counsel for
the defendant yesterday. The grounds on
which the non-suit was asked for was
.eontributory negligence on the part Of
Macfeat.
Andrew c. Gray, OF counsel for the rail-
road in his opening address TO the jury
said the defense would endeavor TO prove
that Macfeat ran in a zig-zag way down
French street and across the tracks direct
ly in front OF the 1.s7 o'clock train.
Frank Hyatt driver for the Washing
ton Fire Company was the first witness
Tor the defense. He testified that on the
lday Of the accident he was standing In
front Of the station al Front and French
streets. Some one. he said, bumped into
him and turning around he saw man
running in a zig-zag way toward the
tracks. In about fifteen seconds someone
told him a man was killed. He went TO
the scene and recognized Nacfeat who was
under the shifter as the man who ran
into him.
on cross-examination Hyatt said he
could not tell how the man was dressed
who run into him. Macfeat had his back
to him when witness first saw him.
William f. Lynch testified he was stand
ing near the watchmans box along the
tracks at Water and French streets when
he first saw Macfeat in front Of Blouth's
brewery running down French street. lie
was running zig-zag and never stopped
until struck by the train. Witness helped
pick the dead man up and found some
pieces of a broken bottle in his pocket.
When asked what the bottle contained
witness said he had something in y that
lsmened like what Is called whisky. Ht
thought the train was going probably eight
miles an hour. Several other persons testi
fled that Macfeat ran cross the track will
his head down.
Both sides rested. Argument will b.
heard this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
Tearing Down Old Roundhouse.

Almost all of the eastern wall Of the
OLD Pennsylvania railroad round house
has been torn down and worlSmen are
busy on the big Office building ad-
Joining it. Jones & Brother have the
contract. which is the largest Of any
of the buildings to he torn down. It
will require some time to demolish the
building
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
Waaon Ban over Helm.

George Mcdonald. while hauling logs
near Ashland this morning fell off the
wagon and it passed over his legs
mashing them badly. He was removed
to the Delaware Hospital.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
WEATHER BULLETIN

The New York Herald predicts that England
today partly cloudy
and followed by OF
the lake
In
and decide
Banks
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
Music In Wesley churoh.

Mrs. ]. A. Fitch, who is we'll pleased
with Wesley and her people. win sing
in that church on Sunday. March 13.
and participate in all the services.
Mrs. Daisy Burnham. the cornetist.
will play THE Palms on Sunday even
ing next.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
TAX COLLECTIONS
Returns Made by Collectors For Feb.
ruarv.

Tax collectors have made the follow
ing returns for taxes collected during
February: Horace C. Rettew. Whining
ton. for 1902. S25S710. and for 1908. ST.
404.0l; Red Lion Hundred 1922; Chris
tiana S20s16 Mil Creek. Sl75.s6; New
Castle, Si65.23: Mill Creek, sltl5; Bran
dywine. s266.o6; White Clay Creek
SlO5. .sG.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
p.nsion vouehers Exeeuted.

Col. Wainwright. notary public. will
be in his office. second floor. No
West seventh street on March 4. from
$50 a. m. 10 $50 p. m.. including noon
hour. Plenty OF clerks. No. delays
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
LICENSED TO MARRY
Letters Granted on the Estates Of the.
Dead.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Georgetown, March 3.-Clerk OF the
Peace James II. Wright issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses this week: Scott
Ellingsworth and Flora Donoway. Of
Dagsboro hundred; Thomas Cullen and
Bessie Hopkins. Of Baltimore hundred;
Victor l.. Steele and Nelie l.. james. Of
Indian River hundred. S J. Warren and
Bertha M. Jester. Of Broadkiln hundred.
Ebe y. Hastings and Goldie McGoe. Of
Georgetown hundred.
Register Of Wills d. J. Layton has
granted the following letters: Letters Of
administration on the estate Of Olandreth
II. Brittinsham. late Of Nanticoke hum
dred. 10 Thomas =. Birmingham; letters
testamentary on the estate of John r.
West. late Of Gumboro hundred. to
Charles d. West; letters Of admlnistra-
tion on the estate of John B. Walker
late Of NanticolSe hundred. TO William w.
Rawlins; letters of administration on the
estaSe Of George W. Dixon, late of Broad
Greek hundred TO Emory b. Riggin.
A C. Dorsey plufnber Dhono 1seA adv
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
Trustees Of Insane Meetina.

The trustees Of the Delaware State
Hospital for the Insane are in session
at Farnhurst today. No business Of
Importance was brought up this morn
ing.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
Public Sale.

At Stidham & Sons auction rooms,
No. Ill East Fourth street Friday af-
ternoon. March 4th, at 1.3O o'clock. par
Tor, bed and dining room furniture.
enamel bedsteads, couches, new and
second hand carpets. cook stoves,
chairs, dishes. also one National cash
register. one fire. proof safe. Goods can
be seen this evening. adv.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03

The route OF this ship canal will be
near the center of this Eastern group
OF States. Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey. to the north having $1,000 square
miles. and Maryland. Virginia and the
District OF Columbia to the south. ST.
$50 square miles. Delaware, In the
middle. is where 1t is proposed TO dig
the canal and establish a runway OF
trade and thus cut away the dividing
barrier which now obstructs the free
play OF. commerce between these sec
tions. bringing all places on the $500
miles of shore line into quick and easy
communication with each other, each
of which viii be within less than two
hundred miles of the canal; which dis
tance viii also include most of the
vast wealth and population of these
States.
Valuable in War Time.
In the event OF war with a foreign
country this inland waterway extend
ing along almost the entire eastern
coast would be Of inestimable value.
1t could be used for the transportation
of supplies beyond the reach of the
enemy. Even though the ships of an
alien power were on the coast they
could be blocked from coming In to at
tack the cities by the sinking OF stone
hulks in the rivers. This would in no
way interfere with the shipping which
could be carried on through the inland
canals if they were of sufficient depth.
Would Escape Storms.
The strongest point in favor
OF this chain of waterways
from the mariners point OF
view is getting away from the storms
along the coast. Up aloug> the New
England coast rocks make navigation
\ kContinued on Fourth Page.l
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
SAD of sieae Declared.

st. Petersburg. March 3.-Port Ar
thur. Vladivostock and the region trav-
ersed by the East Chinese Railroad.
and the Blagovestchensk and trans
Baikal and Amur territories have been
declared in a state of siege.
Captain Reitzensten. commander Of
the Askold. takes command of the
Vladtvostock squadron, replacing Ad-
miral Stackelberg, who has retired i'll.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
slinht Eire in ! salonn-

The Washington Fire Company respond
ed 10 n still alarm of fire at the saloon Of
Michael Kelly, on the southeast corner of
Third and Pine streets this morning. The
damage was slight.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
FEW CHANGES TODAY
IN PIANO CONTEST

There is no change again today in
vote in The Evening Journal
Piano contest. Bridgesille comes up
with several hundred and st. Paurs
and School No. show an increase.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
couneiIman TaYIor Improved.

City Councilman William Taylor who
has been confined to his home with the
grip for a week, was able to be out
today.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03

BLUE GREEN AND RED TRADING
STAMPS AT LYNcH's with. all purchases
except sugar. Save all pound coffee bags.
whea you have 10. we give YOU 1 pound
free. Same kind that You buy. We are
headquarters for good Tea and Coffee.
Fourth and Madison, Eighth and King SITS.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
Pension Vouchers Executed

John f. Daley, notary public, West
Seventh street. on March 4. Office open
from a. m. to p. IN.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
Careless Charged.

The cause OF the disaster generally ac-
|cepted is The overlooking OF the floors.
Foreman James Halpin OF the New York
Construction Company. IN charge of the
Iironworkers, says there was "a large guam
tlty Of cement and other building material
on the fifth floor, and that on the ninth
floor were eighty-three iron beams which
were to have been used IN constructing
the remaining floors Of the building.
That criminal carelessness IS chargcabie
TO somebody IS shown by the fact that
the building department had placed repeat
ed violations" against the building.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
Fish and Fish.

Nelson has opened his fish market
again at 62T Madison street. All kinds
of fresh fish. Both phones. adv.
Cummings, the photographer, s07 Market.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
Officers of the Gar Are
Wondering What Has
Become of the War
ships of the Little Men
1t Is Expected That First
Big Fight VIII Be
North of YaIu-Japan-
ese Hold Port Arthur

St. Petersburg, March 3.-Since the
disappearance Of the aJpanese fleet
from before Port Arthur the Russian
authorities have been awaiting anxi-
ously for the next move Of the Japan
ese on sea. There is an inclination
here to believe that the Japanese have
been discouraged by the failure Of their
attacks and perhaps by losses they
have not announced. 1t is evident even
from the meagre information regarding
the Russian dispositions in Northern
Corea that the plan for checking the
Japanese land advance is perfected and
that heavy reserves are being brought
up to the Yula River
Will Fight Above YaIu.
Toxic. March. Notwithstanding
popular belief that there will be i'm
portant fighting south of the Yalu
River. it is improbable that any en-
gagements Of consequence Will take
place in that part of Corea. The Rus
- SLAMS, it is thought, will make the river
their first line of resistance against a
japanese advance.
The Russian force near Antung is re-
ported TO number 1000 men. The main
body is at Liaoyang.
Russia's Hope in Her Cavalry.
Russia's one hope for a final victory
by land is, it is thought, her remark
ably fine cavalry force. Japan, it so
happens. has no cavalry, and will have
TO depend upon her infantry and light
artillery TO meet the onslaughts of the
Cossack brigades Cavalry officers of
the United States army regard this de-
hciency of Japan as most serious. Not
withstanding this fact, however, many
military officers who a few weeks ago
were saying that Japan had no chance
whatever on land are changing their
opinion as the information regarding
the relative strength Of the opposing
armies daily comes from authentic
sources. 1t is now generally admitted
that Japan has at least on even chance,
and that up to the present time she
she has certainly shown herself Rus
sia's superior in the tactics Of war.
Toxic. March IA telegram was re-
ceived here yesterday in official quar-
ters stating that the. Trans-Siberian
Railway between Harbin and Nixolisk
(Nikolskoe on some maps) has been
destroyed for a distance of a mile and
a quarter. The telegraph to Vladivos-
took is also interrupted.
(NikOlisk is seventy-five miles north
of Vladivostock and 400 miles from
Harbin. Japanese were reported 10
have landed at Possiet Bay several
days ago. and it was predicted that
they would strike north for the pur-
pose of interrupting communication
with Vladivostock. The cutting of the
railroad is probably the work Of this
raiding party)
Evening journal., 1904-03-03

the Use Of Poisonous Drugs.
Father Johns Medicine Cures Cold.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
Workman's Terrible Fall.

Many Of the workmen We're on the
ninth floor when the crash came. They
were carried 10 the cellar.
OF The employees who were killed the
only one Identified is Frederick Morrfls
foreman Of the Roehling Construction
Company.
Efforts TO recover the bodies of the dead
and rescue those imprisoned IN the wreck
were begun by the hremen Immediately
after the crash. Owing 10 the enormous
mass OF metal wreckage days may olapse
before an the bodies are recovered.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03
SCORE KILLED BY
HOTEL COLLAPSE
Skyscrapers Fall the Fault of
the Builder Shown by
Investigation
BODIES ARE YET IN THE RUINS
Big Apartment House in New York
Collapsed Of It's Weight and Many
Lives Are aerifieed-oFurteen Bod
les Found.

New York. March IA score of work
men were borne TO death by the collapse
OF The Hotel Darlington, a ten-story build
ing Ia course OF erection az 50 West Forty
sixth street yesterday.
The only victim who was not one Of
the employees on the construction was
Mrs. Frank Storrs, Of Rye n. Y. She was
in a room at the rear OF the Patterson
Apartment Hotel, which extends from
Foriy-hfth street TO the lot on which the
Darlington was building A girder was
hurled into the room and struck her. kill
ing her instantly.
Forty worlmen are known TO have been
in the building at the time OF its fal.
-Four were dead when found. 'three OF the
injured have died, and the condition Of
others Is serious.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03

cartmelrs Vinegar of Tar
VIII cure a cough in day.
Evening journal., 1904-03-03

Cloudy,
brisk winds