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Evening journal., 1905-03-09

Are VIC to have revival Of Laura Big
ger along with the Chadwick businessG
Is the pen mightier than tho political
axeY
Wonder If a reform wave viii strike
wilmingtong
Wonder how much chloroform old Me-
thusaleh could have stood?
Do you believe the sun spots cover g.
OOOOOO,OOO square miles?
Ever practice with the jiu jitsu-on pro-
nunciationg
DO you think the trusts are losing much
sleepg
Have we not already had eighty inches
of snow?
Had you almost forgotten what terra
frma looked like?
Need any chloroform. or do you doubt
DR.. Osler?
Have you any idea when this non
electing Senator General Assembly will
adjourn?
Who will be the candidates for Mayor
at tha city election in June and what ef-
feet will the Senatorial contest have on
the municipal electionY
Wonder who Mayor Bird will name as
Street and Sewer Commissioner to sue
ceed james ID. Carter?
What has become Of the Wilmington
Board of Education's new charter bill in
the Legislature?
What effect will the Board Of Trades
town meeting on Friday evening to dis
cuss the proposed city charter have on
the final disposition Of the measure?
Honestly. aren't yan glad that the Leg
islature only meets once in two years,
and wouldn't constitutional amendment
making the sessions even more infre-
quent be ratified by the people with a
whoop?
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
CITY WHARVES SOLO
Prices Obtained the Same as Now Be,
ing Paid.

At the committee meeting OF city
Council, last night. the leases for the
five city wharves were sold to the
highest bidders. The attendance was
small and the bidding was not very
spirited.
f. c. Stidham was the anctioneer
and the lenses are for a period Of
three years.
The priocs obtained were the same
as being paid.
shlpley street wharf. to the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company for
$50.
Tatnall street wharf. 20 the Harlan
and Hothngsworth Company for $50.
Lombard street wharf. 10 NJ. b. Fost-
er for $780,
King street wharf. 10 the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway Company
FOR $780,
French street wharf. 20 the George
W. Bush 4 Sons Co. for $3.50
The wharves were sold 20 the present
lessees except the Lombard street
wharf which Is now under lease TO the
Pusey & Jones Company. This wharf
is directly within the yards Of the COM
pany and there was considerable sur
prise when the company failed to make
a bid. The wharf lease was then pur.
chased by Mr.. Foster.
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
WANT ASSESSMENT
IN LEWES REVISED
Property Owners Appear Be
fore the Sussex County
Levy Court
Special to The Evening Journal.

Lewes, March 9.-Several persons
from Lewes and Rehoboth hundred ap-
peared before the Levy Court at
Georgetown yesterday and appealed
from the assessment Of their properties
by Assessor David Coverdale. This as
sessment has been the cause of more
dissatisfaction than any made for sew
eral years The cause Is not that
properties are assessed too high, but
that the valuations are unequal. The
court has already made a movement in
that direction and some changes have
been made.
The sale of the personal property OF
the late DR.. David Hall was held to-
day. It included much live stock OF
standard breeds.
The long ice jam in the inner har-
Dor at the Delaware Breakwater has
had a bad effect on shell fish. Persons
who go for clans, maninoes and razor
blades report them as being exceeding
ly scarce.
Joseph E. Virden has the contract to
build a boat house for the use OF the
lLewes Life Saving station. The price
is over $1,000. The plans call for hol-
low iron ping as encasement for turn
/ ed oak plllnE. w llldll A. IAhSNtllf VI
Lewes was. the only other bidder for
the work. his bid being $4,000.
Pilot James X. Rowland expects to
soon begin the erection OF handsome
residence on the corner of Fourth and
Market streets. He has a good sized
lot and the location is an ideal one for
a home.
The Society Of Loval Helpers will
meet this evening at the home of Mrs.
Fannie Marshall
The Lewes chapter NJ the New Cen
tury Club is in a flourishing condition.
The membership Is steadily increasing.
The chapter occupies the rooms re-
Gently vacated nv the Lewes Club.
The funeral Of Martin Pavnter was
held Yesterday afternoon from the res
idence OF his brother-in-law. John c.
Burton
The Poard OF Public Works fiscal
year vii end on April l. at which
time the citizens viii elect three COM
r-iesioners n succeed Colonel Robert
Arre'L William Maull and Frank C.
Maull.
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
eREAsoN's PETITION FILED
In II Kate Edwards Tells How She
Hammered Husband to Death.

In II Kate Edwards Tells How She
Hammered Husband TO Death.
Reading, Pa, March 9-Samuel Grea-
son, through his attorneys, filed a petit
tion Of 30 typewritten pages in the
supreme court In his effort to have his
case reopened so that he can have an
other trial for the murder Of John
Edwards. The feature OF the petition is
the story of Kate Edwards, in which
she gives, for the first time, the details
OF how she alone hammered her hus-
band to death. Her confession Of Feb
ruary IL merely told Of it in general
terms. Mrs. Edwards says that she and
her daughter Mary planned the crime,
and that she (Mrs. Edwards) alone
killed him.
Attorneys filed with the board of
pardons at Harrisburg Samuel Grea-
sons petition, in which he asks for an
absolute pardon. The board will not
take action until the supreme court
passes on the matter now before them.
The board will meet on Wednesday,
March IS.
Greason. with Mrs. Edwards. Is now
under sentence Of death for the murder
Of John Edwards. The application to
the board OF pardsns is made as a cons
tingency ia case the supreme COURT
gsss act efaHt him aew trial,
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
LIKE OLD FRIENDS.
The Longer You Know Them the Bet
ter You Like Them.

Doan's Kidney pills never fail you.
Wilmington people know this.
Read this case.
Read how they stood the test.
For seven years.
Mrs. Eliza'beth Il. Adams, wife Of
James f. Adams. carpenter, in the
yards Of the p. b. & w. X. r., and
living at 1924 w. Attn ST., Wilmington.
Del, says: Mr.. Adams has never lost
his faith I'm Doan's Kidney Pills since
he first used them IN 1897. AS stated
in previous testimonial given at that
time. his back had troubled him for
twenty years. The cause was a severe
strain. II he had much lifting to do
during the day he was worse than
usual and tossed about during the
night. arising I'm the morning tired and
languid. Reading how Doan's Kidney
pills had cured a Wilmington man he
got box at Danforths drug store
and began using them. The benefit
was immediate and the relief remark
able HIS back was made stronger. he
began to rest well at night and arose
I'm the morning feeling refreshed and
ready for his days work. During the
past seven years he has occasionally
used D01n's Kidney Pills when over
exention or severe cold has brsught
on slight attacks OF backache. and
this remedy mas always given him the
same prompt relief"
For sale by all dealers. Price Sc
cents. Foster =Miiburn Co., Bunaio,
Kew YORK. sole agents for the Unitsq
States.
Remember the Rame-Doan's-apq
take 10 other.
Evening journal., 1905-03-09

TRADE unionism of the last few
4 years has claimed as its corner
stone and one of its cardinal virtues
the principle Of arbitration
The constitution and bylaws under
which many Of the unions exist pro-
vide that consent shall not be given
to a strike order without first Offering
arbitration.
Provision is made by them for con-
ciliation and the settlement OF all diff
ferences between capital and labor.
Yet II is claimed that in the subway
and elevated dispute I'm New York the
men struck without Offering to submit
their grievances TO arbitration before
resorting to a strike.
We hope this Is not true. as It would
be step backward and take from
trade unions one Of the features which
has helped TO give. them standing in
the minds OF the disinterested public.
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
LIE PuRE Foop eILL.

THE Legislature can with profit de-
Il vote some time to the considera-
tlon Of the pure food bin now before
that body, and It should hnd It possible
10 agree upon some temperate measure
that would impose a burden on no
body, but act as a public safeguard.
Most States hauve found with the
modern habit OF adulterating foods that
some legislation is necessary. Indeed
as we pointed out some months ago.
Delaware because she has no such leg
islation IS the dumping ground for
goods that cannot find market else
where. This information came to us
from a large grocery dealer who knows
whereof he speaks.
The slight adulteration Of foods IS
bad enough. but what shall we say of
the adulteration Of drugs. which is all
too common? The physician. expects
TO get a certain percentage OF the prop
critics of a drug when he writes his
prescription, and the case is grave
enough when it happens to be diluted
and his prescription falls partially
But IN certain cases drugs are doctor
ed" containing ingredients the pre-.
scription does not call Tor. who is tn,
sufferer then?
Few Of our druggists wish to sci
anything but pure drugs, but there ar,
some who do not hesitate TO use arti
cles that bear the name Of pure" bu
which have only the me-:i OF beinl
cheap.
Most persons have no idea OF tn
extent to which articles Of food an
medicines are adulterated in these pro
gressive days. but the analyses OF tn
various experts show that the publ
cannot be protected save by vIgllano
and constant tests By experts
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
THE WORLDS NEWS

Rennen- -Kampf and Linevitch. A more
or less disorganized fight began at
once.
Paris hears a report that the Rus
sian fleet under Rojestvensky has left
Madagascar waters bound for Jibutil,
French Somaliland.
MISCELLANEOUS
The strike on the subway and ele-
waited railroads in New York city
caused little inconvenience. as trains
We're run on nearly schedule time; a
few delays were caused ON the elevated
by slight accidents and the desertion
Of the strilSe-breaking train crews. The
Mayors mediation was declined by the
marlborough Company.
1t was shown at Mrs Chadwick's g
trial In Cleveland that while she had
not a cent In the Citizens National
Bank of Ober'lln, drafts for $4,000 and
a check for $12.50O were drawn and
cashed by her.
Questions OF the Attorney General at
the Coroner's investigation of Mrs. Le-
land Stanford's death i'm Honolulu sug-
gested the probability Of suicide. The
jury may bring IN a verdict to-day.
The San Francisco police say no
strychnine was foud In her residence
in that city.
W. J. White. OF the Canadian emf
grafton service. said $4,000 settlers
would leave the United States this year
for Canada.
A mob at Tullahoma. Tenn, lynched
a negro for theft.
Revolts are threatening Nicaragua
and Guatemala.
Holder Of Chicago traction securities
amounting to s1O5OO0.O00. are anxious
20 know what. the city viii pay for
tho securities II the municipal owner
ship election ticket wins.
Wheat for July delivery broke 8 cents
! in Chicago.
-Four miners were killed and ten seri-
oUfly injured by the parting OF a cable
/ ara Charleston, w. Va, coal mine.
Indictments 10 the number OF 2OC
have been found against the STANDARD
OIL Company In Kentucky.
Two members OF the sophomore class
at the University OF Michigan were
stabbed by a freshman. whose hali
they tried 10 cut.
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
OOVfR'S AMATEUR TafATRGALE
Interesting Entertainments Will Short
ly be Given in Opera House.
Special to The Evening Journal.


Dover. March 9.-Ever since the
new Dover Opera House was opened
last year, the fad for amateur theatri-
calls has reigned supreme at the State
Capital and several clever perform
ances, have been given by local talent.
With the approach of the Lenten sea-
son the fad will necessarily diminish,
but several interesting entertainments
are being planned to be presented with
in a short time.
One Of the most interesting will be
the play, "Charleys Aunt" to be given
by members OF the Young MEMS Chris
tian Association on Tuesday evening.
March 21. Every effort will be made
to have this one of the best perform
ances ever given here, and a teacher
OF elocution from Philadelphia, Miss
Mary Cloud. who is instructing a class
at the Wilmington Conference Acad-
emy. Is coaching the performers.
Another entertainment Of interest
will be that given under the auspices of
the Kings Daughters who recently ap-
peared in the humorous "Old Maids
Conference" 1t is the John Knox en-
tertainment. given by Mrs. Munro. OF
Washington. The music viii be fur
nished by a large chorus OF Dover's
best singers and the soloists will be
well-known singers OF the state Capt.
tai.
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
Beef Trust Profits.

From the New York World.
While the Wall Street Journal calls
Commissioner Garfelds BeefTrust report
"a triumph for the principle OF publicity.
the New York Commercial insists that
the average consumer will be slow to be-
iieve tnat the trust is struggling along
for a bare business existence with starva-
tion profits"
As the Commercial points out a proht
Of per cent. on the gross business OF
the trust foots up about siG,5O0OOO, or at
least IS per cent. on the capitalization OF
the six companies. When the profits OF
the private-car.li lines are added, in some
cases % per cent. II is plain that the
trust Is not an object OF public charity.
The consumer viii never be convinced
by The report that there has been no eN-
cessive increase in the retail price OF
meats since the trust came into existence.
His pocketbook filed a counter-report
long ago. He is more likely 70 agree with
the Kansas Senate than with Mr.. Car
field.
The Supreme Court OF the United states
seems to have no misgivings as to the ma
ture of the Beef Trust, and the courts S
opinion is what the Administration
should be guided by in enforcing the
Sherman law against the combination.
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
His own.
From the New York sun.

From the New York Sun.
OF the eight members Of Mr.. McKin-
ley's Cabinet who were in Office when
Mr.. Roosevelt took the oath as Presi-
dent, September IA, 1901. only three,
John Hay Ethan Allen Hitchcock and
James Wilson, stil sit i'm the seats OF
counsel
Mr. Hays consent TO remain Secre-
tary OF State for four years more was
"a great satisfaction to the people and
Will continue to be a great strength
TO the administration.
Mr. Wilson has been the busiest Sec
retary of Agriculture that ever dis
pensed the government blessing to the
speeders OF the plough. He is sup
posed to be solid" with them
Mr.. Hitchcock is an honest. out
spoken, rather peppery gentleman.
whose public life recalls General
Braggs' epigram on Grover Cleveland;
and "A Secretary of the Interior can
make enemies faster than anybody else
In the world
One efficient administrator wise ad-
wiser and confidential friend returns
to the Cabinet. The Hon. George
Bruce Cortelyou. the first Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor, will succeed the
Hon. Robert John Wynne as Postmas-
ter-General We believe that he can
manage that laundering big establish
ment the Post ONCE Department, as
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
uNExPLAINARLE.

THAT the Russians should be in
u fun flight from the victorious
Japs without making that last desper-
ate stand which was to have been ex-
pected from a general and his army
who were IN such a tight place and so
far from their base Of supplies does
not speak we'll for Russian valor.
It may be claimed that It was sim
ply impossible to hurl back the Japan
ese, but brave men knowing the dan
ger Of their situation and led by cap
able generals would never have start
ed In such race as they are now en-
gagged In, or at least not until they
had put up such a tight as would have
gone down into history as the battle
OF brave men.
The Japanese are OF course fighting,
as they say to expei the invaders,
which gives them sentiment in addition
to their natural bravery, but it was
thought that the Russians. having en-
tered into the fray would at least quit
themselves like men.
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
AltoonaIs eTam sianed.

Altoona. March 9.-Manager George c.
Smith, of the Altoona baseball team. to-
day made public the names of the play
ers he has signed for the coming season.
At this distance the players look good
and will no doubt give a good account Of
themselves in the hunt for the pennant.
The pitching staff will consist Of Pear
son. of last years team; Ira Plank, OF
last years Norwich team. and a brother
Of the Athletics pitcher: Daniels. of New
Jersey, and McNeeley, of Colorado
Springs. Another one is considering terms
and will likely be landed in a few days
Crisham and Grubb have been secured for
the inheld, and the outfield will consist
Of Bates, McCrossin and Cooper all fast
left-handers. Among those of last years
team who will be retained are Fisher,
Zaluskey, catcher, and Carson, short
stop. Daniels. Bates and McCrossh have
had little experience I'm big baseball VEN
lures, but come highly recommended.
McCrossin in particular is fast. Grubb
lead the Cotton League as a third base
man and also in long hits batting .2SO
He was purchased by Mike Finn last fail
when manager of Little Rock. with tho
purpose of taking him to Toledo, on
whose reserve list he is now held.
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
SCHNAB To BUY !
TIDEWATER PLANT
He Will Secure Control of
the Steel Works in
Chester
SAYS It IS A PERSONAL DEAL

The plant of the Tidewater Steel Com
pany at Chester, Pa, is expected TO be
sold within the next few weeks, the re-
ported purchaser being Chas. NJ. Schwab,
head of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, which controls the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Company in this city. Mr..
Schwab confirms the proposed lease OF
purchase Of the property
lie states that the transaction is for
himself personally. and not on account OF
the Bethlehem Steel or any other cor
poration or person. In an interview he
declares himself optimistic as to the fu-
ture of the steel trade and said he pro-
poses to keep abreast of the times in pre-
parations to supply the demands of the
trade
Negotiations for the deal have been un-
derway the greater part of the year. and
both Mr.. Schwab and the Tidewater man
agement expected to consummate the
transfer of the plant. Terms have prac-
tically been agreed upon, and attorneys
representing the parties have been en-
gagged for some days in drawing up the
necessary legal agreements. There will be
no delay in completing the deal beyond
that required on this account
Ihe IldeWater plant at chester covers
about thirty-five acres Of ground. and has
not been in operation since last summer,
following the extreme depression in the
iron trade. Several times it has been in
spected by engineers in behalf of prospec-
I tive purchasers, but no offer to buy was
made until Mr. Schwab entered the lists.
The reported terms Of the deal are 4
per cent. return on the preferred Stock
and 1 per cent. on the common. increas-
ing to llz and then to 2 per cent.
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
WASHINGTON.

Representative Livingston charges
the increase i'm expenditures to the
militarism of the Republican party
The president will shake up the Canal
Commission. retaining only General
Davis and William Barclay Parsons. Of
the present Commission. Chief Engi-
neer Wallace viii become the active
head OF the canal construction.
Jerome Quay was appointed Consul
at Florence
The President VIII appoint Repre-
sentative Tate, ef Georgia, to sucseed
Republican District Attorney.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
mlttee amended the Dominican treaty,
and may report it to the Senate to-
day.
Ladrones have looted the office of
Governor in the Province Of Cavite
and committed other outrages Troops
have been sent against them.
Al the sale of their ponies the cow
boys chipped ins and bought an outfit
for young Teddy Roosevelt,
FOREIGN.
In debate led by Winston Churchill
a futile effort was made i'm the British
House Of Commons to force the free
AN'' t-iA'ii4s'ho ANAh tlif .IdllhH OF tile
Opposition.
The Porte has forbidden Turkish sub
jcots TO attend General Booth's SAL
walton Army meeting in Jerusalem.
THE WAR.
kuropatkin has been defeated and is
din fun retreat from Mukden. trying to
save his army. This the Japanese are
trying to prevent. They have cut in
on his line of retreat north Of Mukden.
and fighting of a very heavy nature
.ts going on in the vicinity of Imperial
Manchu tombs.
st. Petersburg admits the defeat, and
hopes that Kuropatkln can perform
another Of his mastery Withdrawals
Reports show that the conditions
which beset him are much more serious
than at Laoyang The chances are
against his success.
Kuropatdn's defeat was chiefly
brought about by General Kuroki
smashing the Russian right. wing and
showing a wedge Of Japanese between
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
HOW TO KEEP WELL
Strengthen the Stomach With Mi-o.na
and Get Perfect Health.

Strengthen the Stomach With Mi-o.na
and Get Perfect Health.
The source of health is the stomach
and the digestive system. When acting
as Nature designed they should. the or
gans of digestion do their work regu-
larly and unconsciously, like a perfect
machine.
Those who use Mi-o-na do not have
"a sallow complexion. sunken cheeks
nor fiabby flesh. Their skin has
ruddy glow, the eyes are bright the
breath sweet and the step elastic. In
short, the users of Mi-o-na have the
maximum of good health and are
plump, rosy and robust.
Nine-tenths of all sickness comes
from a weak stomach, causing loss Of
flesh, shattered nerves. fatulencv
heartburn, sick headaches. baclxacbes
spots before the eyes. rheumatic trou-
,bles. and general weakness and debility.
Take a Mi-o-na tablet before each
meal, and all irritation, congestion ana
Inflammation in the stomach or bowels
viii be Immediately soothed and re-
iieved. In fact, the stomach will become
we'll and strong and the whole system
filled with strength and vitality.
Even If a weakened stomach has
brought you TO chronic stage OF
IN health, where life is one long drawn
out pain, do not despair. Mi-o-na will
effect a cure If the simple directions Ia
each soc bex are faithfully followed.
Read ths guarantee given by The
Miller Drug co. with every package OF
Mi-O-as it sells. IL pledges itself in
this guarantee to refund the money
should Misesna fsil 10 help
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
GREEK.

r 9TH oxford and Cambridge have
~ been considering the advisability
OF eliminating Greek from the list OF
required studies at those institutions,
but both have decided I'm the negative
There Is feeling that the traditions
OF academic life went far in influencing
these decisions since the number Of
Greek scholars in England could almost
be counted on the fingers on the two
hands
There are so many requirements I'm
modern education that something OF
necessity must be crowded out. and
the tendency Is towards substituting
the modern languages for those that
are no longer employed. Naturally
Latin is retained, since our language
has used It to such a great extent as it's
basis. But Greek-nobody pretends to
carry a knowledge Of It beyond the
college. save a very occasional profess
sor.
It is indeed a dead language. It Is
said that there are not ffty men in
America who keep up their Greek. who
read it and enjoy IT,
And what did the Greeks do when
they were at the zenith OF their great
ness? Did they cultivate foreign
tongues and study the languages that
then were dead? No; the Greeks
thought in Greek, studied in Greek and
wrote In Greek. They were to the an
cient world in force, vlrlllty and enter
prise pretty much what we Americans
are TO the modern world.
But it is said that the study Of Greek
is necessary for culture and discipline.
But nobody has made It clear why this
dead language secures these ends more
than the study OF language that is
spoken today. and which has some
practical use. But. anyway. Greek Is
disappearing as a college requirement
Evening journal., 1905-03-09
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Never judge a woman's age by her
store teeth.
When you begin to tell your trou-
bles to a man he nearly always inter-
rupts you. for the purpose Of telling
you his.
About a year after marriage when a
mans wife comes and sits on his knees
and kisses him he always wonders how
much Il is going to cost.
Mamma-Well, Margie, what do you
think of your new doll?
Margie Caged 5)-Oh. guess she'll
do. Her hair is all right, but I'm afraid
her complexion isn't natural.
Papa-What. sneezing again, Fred
die? How did you manage to get such
a cold?
Freddie don't know. papa. but ]
'spect the freely weather must have
busted my pipes.