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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
WORK ON BUILDING PROGRESSING
Stone Foundation For p, B. & W..
Office Nearly Completed.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
weather has been unfavorable for some
time past, work on the foundations OF
the p, B. & w. railroads new Office build
ing is progressing satisfactorily
The work Of driving piles for founda-
tions Of the building has about been COM
pleted and the structural iron work viii
begin on Tuesday next. Stone bases are
now being built with a width Of six feet
at the bottom tapering 20 two feet two
inches at the top. These piers are OF an
average height Of eight feet and are OF
sufficient strength TO support the weight
Of the massive building to be erected upor
them.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31

The Board of Water Commissioners
lsignalized the outgoing Of the old year
today by deciding to build the proposed
new filtration system on the site select
ed some time ago at Rockland. In or
der TO decide this important matter It
became necessary for the board to en-
ter into an agreement with the DUPONT
Powder Company, the Joseph H. Ban
croft & Sons Company and the Jessup
e. Moore Company erlative to water
rights owned by these in the Brandy
wine. This was done this morning and
the amount involved in the transaction
will reach S216, 1925, divided as follows:
The Dupont Company, $95,9O3.75; the
Bancrofts. SIS. 1880, and the Jesus and
Moore people, $45,700.
Contract Opposed.
The contract for the water rights was
opposed by Commissioner Arthur H.
Garrett and City Solicitor Robert G.
Harman, who with Mayor Charles d.
Bird was present at the meeting.
Though Mayor Bird did not express
himself openly in the meeting, it is un-
derstood that he is also opposed to the
contract. City Solicitor Haman can
didly informed the board that he would
not approve the contract because of its
inegality His main objection was to
the clause in the contract which touch
ed on the village water systems of the
concerns along the upper Brandywine.
This clause reads:
For the village water systems long
since established, and now owned by
the party of the first part (the manu-
facturers), and for any extensions
thereof not now or hereafter abutting
on any public street of the city Of Will
mington, and for the factories now
owned by the said party Of the first
part. or which may hereafter be owned
by them, or their successors as owners
of the lands aforesaid, the party of the
second part (the city of wilmington
vii lslpply water from the city mains
to be metered by the party Of the sec
ond part as to other customers, at
prices not greater than the party of
the second part shall be charging 70
others taking like amounts Of water"
Gives His Reasons.
Mr.. Harman says by agreeing to this
clause the users Of water IN the city
proper would be Disseminated against
He said there is a schedule of rates fol
water and in consequence under this
above clause the concerns in question
would receive water at low rates and
would be able to supply it to people ir
their villages at the same rate paid bs
private individuals i'm the center of the
city. In years to come" said Mr.. Har
man. these villages will probably bi
much larger than they are now and
the city viii then find itself face to facl
with an opposition reservoir" He alsl
contepded that these concerns could no
take water from the Brandywine az
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
Services at St. Thomas Church.

BY special request the Christmas pro-
gram Of music at st. Thomas's Church.
Fourth and Grant avenue will be re-
peated tomorrow at the 10 o'clock mass.
Numerous and hattering compliments
have been expressed as TO the excellent
quality Of music rendered by this young
est in the sisterhood of city choirs. The
vesper service at o'clock in the after
mono will witness the solemn reception,
to the ladies' sodality.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
CALENDARS THIS YEAR
ARE NOT SO COSTLY
Many Beautiful Designs Dis
tributed by Business Firms
Throughout City

Wilmington business firms are be-
sieged with that annual "hend" known
as the calendar crank" whose sole
aim at present appears TO be to obtain
a miscellaneous collection Of date-re-
corders Of sufficient magnitude to stock
an art gallery.
Although the annual calendars this
season are pretty, many unique, in
design, they are not on as an elaborate
scale as in former years. Heretofore
many firms have paid as high as
thirty-fve and forty cents apiece for
their new years souvenirs when or
dered at wholesale prices but the de-
mand has become so great, especially
from persons who have no use for
them except that they are pretty"
that this season the grade Of calen-
dars has been materially reduced.
Many persons. the women folks
especially, have a fad Of collecting call
endars with which they adorn the walls
of a room in their homes which is
given up to their children as a play
room. and here the little ones are per-
mitted to gaze upon the pictures OF
"the pretty ladies'" Eventually the
calendars disappear one by one until
the walls are bare and ready for a
next years assortment.
This season. as usual, many Of the
calendars are Of artistic design. even
| If not so expensive as before. The
chief design is the woman, some of
which are artistic, others decidedly
"risque." This latter class is usually
reserved for the club room or the
apartments OF a bachelor where the
football Of the gentler sex is rarely
heard. In few weeks the calendar,
however, as an ornament will have
disappeared and only those which are
Of actual use will be In evidence.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
Ambassador Porter Wants to Retire.
By Publlshers' Press.

Paris, Dec. a.-The American embassy
today confirmed a report that American
Ambassador Porter has asked to be re-
lieved Of his duties. It is his intention TO
return to New York where he can be with
his children mad attend TO personal af-
fairs. Having spent twenty-five years in
the service Of the American Government,
including eight years in charge Of Paris
Embassy, he is now anxious to retir.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
pemoerats . EIeet offeera.

The Hebrew Jefferson Democratic
Club will hold it's annual meeting to-
morrow afternoon at its rooms in the
Building, Fourth and French
streets, when officers will be elected.
DR.. M. Ostro will probably be chosen
president. The club is in goou condi-
ton and has so members on the roll
It recently secured a charter.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
ro Entertaln sunday School Class.

Miss Martha White will entertain her
Sunday School class OF the Baird Me-
mortal Mission at her home. No. 30 West
Eighteenth street between and s o'clock
this afternoon. Miss White will be as
sisted in entertaining by Miss Mamie Sin
cox. The class consists of five girls as
follows; Elsie Spoerl, Augusta Barnekow.
Fannie Peeky, Mabel Lynch and Ella
Starr
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
PREPARING FIR INAUGURATION
Delaware Soldiers Will Go to Dover on
January II.

As usual the National Guard OF
Delaware will attend the Inauguration
of the Governor oFl the third Tuesday
in January. Ofics0t of the guard have
not received tho l{ual orders as yet
in regard to the ts e,ls for the trip, but
they are expecterSp a few days.
Members Of the gwsh expect to make
a good showing os2dpis occasion and
are making preparations for it,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
TWO FUGITIvES CAPTURED
Men Broke Out Of Georgetown Jail.
Were Arrested at RridaeviIe.

Two Of the five prisoners who knock
ed Deputy Sheriff Charles Purnell
down and escaped from Georgetown
Jail on Wednesday have been/ cap
tured. The mon are Delaney Maddox.
IA life prisoner and William Burton
awaiting trial for disturbing religious
services.
They were captured at Bridgeville
and are being held TO await the ar
rival of the Georgetown authorities.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
Letters Granted.

Register Of Wills Bach has granted
letters testamentary on the estate Of
Sarah A. Simmons to Walter I. Sim
mons and on the estate of Jacob c.
Harris to lanes G. and Jacob c. Har-
ris Jr
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31

By direction of Levy Court new rail-
ings are being placed on Third street
bridge. which add greatly 20 the appear
ance and safety Of that structure. In a
short time similar work will be done on
Market street bridge.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
WATCH MeetIna Service.

Matchmaking services will be held
in Asbury M. z. Church this evening
from 10 o'clock until midnight. Re
vival services will begin tomorrow
evening at 7.sO and continue every
night thereafter until further notice.
The pastor, the Rev. Thomas L. PoW-
son, will be assisted in the meetings
by the Rev. Alfred T. Smith, ID. D.,
temperance evangelist Of the Whining
ton Conference.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31

While she was engaged in burning rub
bish in the rear of her home. No. 405 West
Second street. yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Sarah McCafferty's clothing caught fire
and before the flames could be extinguish-
ed the woman was badly burned about the
body.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
SHOT BY A COMPANION
Harrison Perkins Received a Bullet in
the Back.

on Locust street above Eighth yester-
day afternoon Harrison Perkins, colored.
aged Il. Of No. SIS Locust street. was shot
in ;he back by Charles Harris. another
colored youth.
A 22-calibre rife was used but the oul-
let aid not penetrate a vital part Of the
body.
Perkins was removed 20 the Delaware
Hospital in the Phoenix ambulance where
the bullet was removed without the neoes-
sity Of an operation.
The police were unable to find Harris
but his friend says the shooting was en-
tirely accidental
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31

A very pleasing musicael was giver
Friday evening by the pupils OF Nj
Pearla V. Shakespeare at her he
Thirty fifth and Market streets
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
STAGE CARPENTER FOUND WATCH

Harry Hearn, the stage carpenter OF a
theatrical company now playing at the
Lyceum Theatre, found a gold watch on
Market street Thursday.
He advertised for the owner and yes
terday Governor-elect Preston Lea claim
ed it. The watch belonged TO his grand
daughter. Miss Phelps. The Governor
elect gave the stage carpenter a hand
some reward.
Night School to Open.
The night school at No. s School will
open on Monday evening at 7.3O o'clock
after having been closed for the holidays.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31

Some men never come to the front with
out some one to back them.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
SITE SELECTED
FOR FILTRATION PLANT
Water Rights Question Settled by Commissioners
Agreeing to Pay $216,75725 to the
DUPONT, Bancroft and Jessup and
Moore Companies
HARMAN REFUSES TO APPROVE

they claim they have been doing for
forty years and hold it in reservoirs.
After the meeting Mr.. Harman again
stated that he would not approve the
contract, but said that the board could
probably bring mandamus proceedings
against him compelling him to do so.
City Buying Its Own Water.
Mr.. Garrett opposed the contract from
a financial standpoint. He said that
the government estimate Of the daily
flow OF water in the Brandywine was.
$50 900. 900 gallons. "Talke S0,000,000 gall
Ions of this amount away" said Mr..
Garrett, "and you still have 200,OO0OOO,
half of which the city is entitled to.
BY paying S21s.OOO for rights you are
only buyin gwater which righttully be-
longs to the city"
Mr.. Lindsay interrupted Mr.. Garrett
by saying: THE trouble is, the city
don't own the water in the right place
Mr. Lindsay moved to adopt the con-
tract and Mr. Ford seconded the mo-
ton. Mr.. Garrett voted against 1t.
Before taking a vote on the water
rights contract reports on the water
sites in the city received from Samuel NJ.
Gray, the expert hydraulic engineer and
Chief Engineer Theodore A. Leisen of the
Water Department were read. Mr.. Grays s
report was lengthy and gave facts and
figures with respect to the different sites
favorably thought of from time to time
by the Water Commission. In conclusion,
he said that in his opinion the board was
fully warranted in adopting and con-
structing the Ninth ward project practi-
cally as suggested by Mr.. Leisen for the
purihcation and augmentation Of the local
water supply.
Chief Engineer Leisen in his report ad-
vised the board to construct the filtration
plant on the Ninth ward site and gave
plausible reasons for believing this to
be the best site both from a practical and
economical standpoint.
Council Gets Cash.
Following the action Of the board on
the water rights contract, President Ford
informed the members that the depart
ment had a surplus from last year, OF
$50. 799 and asked what action the board
desired to take with regard to disposing
of this sum.
/ Mr.. Lindsay moved that checks FOL
| $1,000 each be drawn in favor Of the Du
Pont Company, the Bancroft Company
and $500 for the Jessup and Moore Com
( pany as first payments to bind the con
tracts with these companies just entered
into for water rights. Mr.. Garrett i'm
/ mediately moved to amend the motion by
striking it all out and turning the entire
surplus over to the Mayor and Council
of Wilmington. Messrs: Lindsay and Fore
both objected to the amendment and th'
motion was carried as made by Mr.. Lind
say. The balance S4S.217.99 was then order
ed turned over to Council.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-12-31
THE WEATHER.

Tomorrow, fair to partly
cloudy, mild western wind and
nearly stationary temperature.
Monday, partly cloudy.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-16
ADJUSTMENTS.

"Uncle Tom Cabin like wine.
grows better with age. From its
first production at Troy Museum, N
Y, up OF the present time, it has been
one of the best drawing cards known.
Instead of falling off, the patronage
has increased to such an extent that
the theaters are too small to accom-
modate the crowds it draws. Not
only have American theater-goers sup
ported the drama but those of Eng
land, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
have sung loud their praise. While
the drama bears the distinction of
being the greatest ever written, it has
also been most shamefully abused.
Museums have presented it at the rate
of ten times day, one night stand
companies have butchered it and hui
morists have used it as foundation
for short stories, But in spite of all
it has proved that good thing can
not be downed.' Mr.. Al w. Martin
was the first manager to realize that
revival of the play, if properly
mounted and carefully presented.
would renew its former success, and
placed the production on a scale of
magnifcence which has never been
equaled. Many managers have copied
from the Martin production but have
failed in reaching its standard owing
to the lack of enough managerial sand
to invest their capital. Mr.. Martin
will bring his 100000 revival to the
Gennett theater next Saturday, mat
inee and night. The company num-
bers over sixty people and every piece
of scenery required to dress. the play
is carried Matinee prices 10 and %
cents; night 10, 20, 80 and SO cents.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-16
THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST.

generally believed
Of and short time
the first fired and each
Port Arthur OF
domed to fall before the STRAIT
and bravery of the little Jap
What surprises possibility of little island
victory after victory cncede all
the demands of Japan.
The results already of
these but weak united resistance against
might contend with the great
Of united anything that makes
absolute
The Russian soldier
much whether the
the Mkado No conquer
attitude its and the principles for which
about his daily duties be-
knife bullet of the Russia house d
against itself the fate of this condition to hanging
of ALL patriotic and to this they
military aenes that is the wonder and adj
this is all The Japanese have kept
of everything makes modern
colleges home and pafsnz the schools and
They tradition like the
neighb and profit every with other
civilized nations
Ia present Japs wonderful things They
able to
with that of Japan without Success
expecting to hearth thai PortA Arthur has fallen.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-16
) WHITEWATER. .
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Mahlon Hunt and son. of Pennville.
were here attending the Hunt reunion
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhodes and family. of
Canton. o.. are the guests of Mrs.
Susanah Rhodes.
George Rothermel. of Eden. Ind.
is visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Rothermel and family.
Quite number from this place ct
tended the entertainment at Pin Hook
Saturday evening.
Clayton Richards and family, of
New Paris, Ohio, were the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. O. E. Saxton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Banks and
family entertained Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Hyde. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Richards and families
Fred White returned home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Verne Moore. of Ar
ba, Ind. were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carrie White and family Sun
day.
rion, Ind, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan Graves and family.
Jessie Townsend, ST., who has been
sick for some time is able to be out
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Thomas, of
Bethel, wer the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. ]. Simpson Sunday.
Joseph Blose and Cleveland Pyle
left for ST. Louis Tuesday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
E. church will give an ice cream So
eial Saturday evening at Laurel Hall.
All are invited to come and spend the
evening. ..S
Mrs. Lizzie Gist, of Richmond. Wis
tied her father, Joseph Woods Sun
day.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-16
WEBSTER.
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An infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Williams was buried last Tuesday ev-
ening at the cemetery.
There was an ice cream festival at
the M. E. church last Saturday ev-
ening given for the benefit of the
church.
Miss Ida Plankenhorn attended the
quarterly conference at Greensboro
last Monday morning.
Mrs. Joseph Maybe from Richmond,
spent few days visiting in this place
last week.
Stephen Chinehens and wife from
Richmond. and Charley Williams and
family from Williamsburg, who have
been to Valparaiso, Ind, attending
the summer school, are here visiting
relatives and friends this week.
Quite number from this place will
attend the old settlers picnic next
Saturday at Centerville.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
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Richard Sedgwick to Mary Jones,
lot No. 226 in the Haynes Add. on
Lincoln street. Consideration $500.
Dickinson Trust company to Robert
A. Howard, lot No. 116 in Earlham
Heights. on Charles Ave. Considera-
ton $3.50.
Maggie Phillips to Hanah Schlenck-
err. part of section 3 in Boston town
ship. Consideration l "a acres. Con-
sideration 800.
Jane E. Gray to Josie L. Petro, part
of lot No. II in the c., c. L. & I. Co.,
addition to Cambridge City. Consider
alton 800.
Daniel E. Petro to Josie L. Petro,
lot No. 10 in the c. c. L. and I. Co.
addition to Cambridge City. Consider
alton s1.00
Jenniee E. Tiff to Payton G. Bly,,
part of lots 80 and % in Lamb and
Boslow's addition to Richmond on
S. w. 3rd street. Consideration $4,000.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-16
COLD STORAGE
PROVISIONS
Continued from LIST page.l

compllshed.
From the present outlook the men
who are to be the subjects will be in
a greater part, clerks III the bureau
of chemistry, who have offered them
selves as sacrifices on the altar of pa
triotism. They are all enthusiastic,
healthy young men, and are willing to
be "fed and suffer- for the sake of
humanity.
The sacrifice can not be appreciated
by the ordinary being, but to the in
trepid twelve it means untold mar
tyrdom. The first meal will be 'sft
for king" but after that it will be
different story.
The first meal will be given some
time next month. It will consist of
| class will be given a taste of the first
article, and then the whole will be
put away in cold storage for month.
Sparat packages will b made of each
article Of food, so that at the end OF
the second month a certain quantity
of each can be extracted without dis
turblng the other portions. This will
be served to the class-and it is then
that the trouble viii! begin.
The first meal will be the real. first
article, but the second meal will be
OF food kept in cold storage for thir
ty days.
The student will be expected to eat
heartily Of each article of. food and
give his impression as tc the taste
whether it is better than the first ar
tlcle or whether it is inferior. This
process will DC continued for nine
months, the monthly supply being
regulated SO that new packake will
be opened every thirty days.
No restriction will be placed upon
the class. Each rcmber will be in hon
or bound not TO cal of any food out
side that supplied by the department.
The department trard of expert
chemists vii. determine the condition
OF the food from time to time. The
substance of thc experiment is to de-
termine how long certain articles of
food will remain in good condition
after being paced III ccld storage. Elk
aminations will bc made every thirty
days. 1t is said that the discoveries
to be made will be Of great calue to
cold storage dealers also --,~-~-~--4-----
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-16
Do You Want a Home?

If SO, the elegant residence corner
of Main and Twenty-frst streets.
must be sold during the next 80 DAYS.
An existing encumbrance of $4,000
at per cent. can run for years, with
privilege of prepayment.
We want cash offer for the equity
the greatest kind of bargain can
be secured; prompt attention given
all inquiries.
A. j. VAN DENSE & co.
Indianapolis. Ind.
$50. $50 -26t
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-16
. S. McKennett. 927 Main. 81

Mr.. J. S. McKennett. 927 Main, ST..
Richmond, Ind,
District agent Union Central Life In
surance Co., Of Cincinnati. O.:
Dear Sir:-In July 1888, I took
out ten-payment life endowment
policy in your company for $4,000.
L paid to your company the sum of
$4,000, or $4,000 annually in pre-
NUNS the first ten years which end
ed the payment of any further pay
ments. On the Goth anniversary Of
my policy, your company paid me
$5.165.O5. l did not only have abso-
lutely guaranteed protection to the
amount Of five thousandd ollars from
the day I received the policy but have
had in addition thereto a good invest
ment, having received very nearly 4
per cent. compound interest on the
money paid to your company. These
facts lead me to commend your COM
pany in the highest terms and worthy
of the fullest confidence of the pub
lie. Yours respectfully,
GEO. H. KNOLLENBERG.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-16
Through Coaches to Niagara Falls via
c., G. & L.

To better accommodate the travel
ing public the c., C. & L. will place
one or more of their comfortable high
back seat, wide vestibule coaches on
the Niagara Falls excursion which
leaves here 10:45 :. m, Thursday,
August 18th, running through to Nj
agara FalE, without change.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-16
DO RICHES PAY?

Call of the opinion that riches good deal of
the following editorial from that
The Call
life the oo happiness This be found
their happiness
securing wealth.
conditions questionable whether
wealth if thereby the hope is to gain happiness.
wealthy trembling night and lest
of their children be kidnapped.
of
being held
herd they
$3.50
guard duty keep burg
lars from carryig off the siverware.
of being murdered time dark alley
passed.
housemaid vauables
this the keeping
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-16
Wheat Market.

Wheat Market.
price paid by the Richmond Roll
er Mills.)
Wheat
No. 2, $O.S5.
Inferior, S3c up. .-ts...
Corn
No. 2, Sc lbs. (shelled) to bushel
44c per bushel. .uA