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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-28

When it is known that large number,
perhaps thirty per cent. of the Govern
ment clerks are conspicuously inefficient
the far reaching potency of this order
will be appreciated. Heretofore when
the dismissal of a clerk was pro-
posed charges were preferred against
him and he was given time in which to
show cause why he should not be dis
missed. This gave him time to get his
Senator and all his Influence" at the de-
partment and before the service was rid
of him the question had become one Of
politics and National ISSUE 1t is not to
be imagined by the most prejudiced that
the Cabinet Officers are going to slay
right and left. They have not delivered
the order for the purpose of subyerting
the Civil Service rules of which every one
OF them is defendant; but merely taken
to themselves the right that the most
obscure employer enjoys to dismiss his
employees when they are inefficient or OBJ
structive to the work for which they are
employed. That the dismissed clerk or
officer will not be given hearing does
not mean that he will not be allowed to
know why he was dismissed. Hundreds
OF clerks who are bowling against the new
rule know that they should be dismissed
now and also know why. The distressing
part of it is that not half of these will be
reached. The small cases OF petty theft
from the time, services and supplies of
the Government that nine tenths of the
clerks engage in will never be heard of
by the Cabinet Officers. Only the most
flagrant cases Of inefiiciency and miscon-
duct can possibly be acted upon. 1t may
be supposed that few pitiluiy superan-
nuated clerks may have to give their
places to younger and more capable per-
suffering from locomoter ataxia and senil-
ity who comes to the office in chair
pushed by servant and who must be
assisted i'll eating cannot be very eff
cient servant of the Government and yet
there are such cases in each department,
retained there year after year because
they have powerful Influence" For
reasons of sentiment and pity it will be
hard to dispiace these clerks but there is
nc room for pity in Government business
fer which the public furnishes the money,
and the Government departments cannot
be run as charitable institutions or hos
pitfalls. In many of the department
bureaus there are chief and clerks who are
notorious drunkards and who could not
transact months work except for the as
sistance of other clerks who are afraid of
losing their places or OF missing promo
ton if they fail to cover up the tracks of
the inebreate
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-28
THE PRESIDENTS CABINET

The Presidents cabinet now is: Secre-
tlry of State, Elilu Root, of New York
Secretary of the Treasury, Leslie NJ. Shaw,
OF Iowa Secretary of War, William H.
Taft, of Ohio Attorney-General William
II. Moody, of Massachusetts ; Postmaster
General George B. Cortelyou, of New
York =; Secretary of the Navy, Chas. J..
Bonaparte, of Maryland; Secretary of
Interior, Ethan A. Hitchcock, OF Mis-
souri, Secretary OF Agriculture, James
Wilson, of Iowa Secretary of Commerce
and Labor, Victor B, Metcalf, of Califor-
mia. The salaries of the cabinet officers
are S., 900 each.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-28
TOO MUCH FOR ROOSEVELT

A Chicago paper suggests that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, having reconciled Russia
and Japan, might now try to reconcile
his only predecessor with the woman
suffragists. This would probably be too
big task even for our strenuous Presi-
dent. Moreover, Mr.. Roosevelt would
first have to reconcile Mr.. Cleveland and
himself on the question of woman suffrage.
Mr.. Cleveland's views OH the subject are
known; hes has expressed them with no
uncertain sound. But Mr.. Roosevelt
recommended woman suffrage in his mes.
sage to the Legislature when Governor of
New York, aud in his address last March
to the National Congress of Mothers he
said, 81 believe in the woman's rights
just as much as l believe in the mans,
and indeed, little more"
Mr.. Cleveland would certainly decline
Mr.. Roosevelt as an arbitrator, on the
ground that he is notoriously prejudiced
in favor Of equal rights for women.
ETHEL G. AVERY.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-28
WASHINGTON LETTER

The President has left Washington and
from all reports is making himself solid
with wonderful effect among the warm
hearted Southerners but his reputation
right here in Washington among twenty
thousand Government clerks more or less
is in an awfully shaky condition. The
Government clerks love him as little as
did the politicians during the first months
of his first term when he snubbed them
right and left as they came to the White
House asking soft places and promotions
for their cousins, brothers, sons and nep-
hews in the army, navy and civil SER
vice. ellis upstart Accidency" denied
the requests of influential senators in a
loud voice, in full view of an audience
and in a most unMcKinley-like way.
The average Washington Government
clerk has no use for President or boss
who will make him work. About two
years ago when Cabinet officers were max
ing their animal reports and sending in
their requests according to immemorial
custom, for more clerks Roosevelt said;
"Make the clerks that you have do more
work" Such an unheard of simple rem
edy came like horrible revelation. 1t
completely upset the Capital of the
United States There was commingling
of yels and walls, encouraged by the
local press which is of course, largely de-
pendent upon this clerical clientele. They
would be too late for dinner if thirty min
utes should be added to the days work
those who lived in the suburban places
would not be able to catch their accus-
toned trains and would have no time to
shop and other reasons as grave and po-
tent were presented with futile impact.
But the additional half hour was added
and the poor Government eek is COM
PEELED to work, or to be more exact, must
be in or about his office for seven and a
half hours day. The dinner hour has
been showed down and the railway
schedules tinkered to accommodate him
and the bargain counters are still accessi-
BILE to the overworked civil employe.
But this Pharaoh was not through with
his expressions for just before he started
South he issued an order which though
brief is of startling import, the order
makes it possible for the President or any
Cabinet Officer to dismiss peremptorily
and without hearing any Government
clerk whose ineficiency may be brought
to his attention.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-28
Carpenters Wanted

The government is in quest of carpen-
tiers to go to Panama to work. Transpor-
tation will be furnished and steamer
sails every five days from New York
City. 1t takes seven days to make the
trip and wages are paid enroute Men
work but eight hours per day and Sc
cents per hour is the schedule paid. The
examination of applicants has been sus-
pended for short time. All that is re-
quired is for man to qualify as a good
carpenter.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-28

THE TRANscRIPr, SI.OO per wear.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Sugr0gateS Notices.

II PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON.
L Frank T Fitzgerald, Surrogate Of the County OF
New YORK notice is hereby all having
claims against Pierre L Boucher late Of the County OF
York deceased. present with vouchers
thereof to the subscriber his place Of ransacting
business at once OF ". B Coughtry, No % Broad
street in the City OF New York. or before the oath
day Of November
Dated New York. Path day OF May. 1905
SOPHIE HOLLAND BOUCHER EZecutri2-
WIN B VOUGHTRY. Attorney for ExecutTtx. 25 Broad
street. New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20
PIG IRON CERTIFICATES

Quotations for regular the a m and
o m calls yesterday compare with the final prices
of Monday as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20
TRADE IN CHICAGO.


CBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Chicago Sept 1s-Wheat had a setback late in
+o1av,s session Local traders had loaded heavily.
following the Armour lead. and when the break
came many of them sacrificed their lines The
market apparently in need of constant sup
port At the close prices were shade lower all
around Corn prices also reacted near the close
OE5 SantAnnber was unchanged finally at SIC,
while the new crop months were 1sgAc higher
Oats closed steady 10 a shade higher. Provisions
were easy and dull
Wheat had a struggle at the opening TO overcome
the bearshness of large receipts, but only with
,7teseran+ srccess at that time Foreign news was
also of rather bearish complexion but not alto
gether So Selling because Of the heaVy receipts
cost the price about 1zc in the nrst hour' puC
Armour came to the rescue, ana ouylng Tor that
house soon re-established values ana even caused
soma advance over the previous days closing
e,,Irse local receipts Of wheat were sixty cars
and four more were transferred from PRIV
ate to public houses A decloeoiy "eeA spe4i LILO
near the close when II was made known thae soIne
-. ~ 0uIuth wheat were bought to come
Cl-sOS - ,aoL, was prevented by Valentines
5ts+rtbr+trr about dozen buying ORDERS causing
,ooo+tor santeraber closed at S1sc, after selling
"a b,gb as gsstc and as low as S4c- DECEMBER
sold from ss11o to s4ssc, closing al SS'sSe4e-
The corn market was rather nervous 80 , -
,sr vt+b The recent heaviest holders OF the cash
- - 49, contracts for this months delivery
.r, Fraa1v earlv and later buying oack what
thew had sold Armour was ouTeF 0I AAAS cotu oH
liberal scale but # was rloI - % - 800.
his buying was on order FOR anotneF wen stown
bas,rv local sDecuIator, local rsceaPts "s-s -
nevy 10 - lars inspected being 657 The high
sss 5 aa ssDts M was o the lowest o Ths
go 80 E1zsc Old December closed At %07so 70
t5c after selling as high as $50 to s''.'' ana as
low $40 a+hs- +.,,n .or,
80. ~ +Taae the last week At the OPEN
S''-e1 800 selling BY the discouraged longs
a - - bo,,.as which forced the market lower
t6 on zrsneth II other gras prices rssained
thelr early losses, n+Sd 9he export demand being
a. stsnds hs range OF y Closed T a. 5E9
sszse 70 2s.se' g oaSA NC, and the lowest nc
Provisions rulco iieosi account. and this caused
s sr opsnhs Rs G sran oagss
Induced BY me 50 a higher level October PORK
sold at "a sa Octo9ns a soid from IS 50 Up 10 IS G.
g %. and OCTOBER TO soo head aad prioss at tia
rsrdx wsrs unchanged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20

&TEw BLOOMFIELD ACADEMY College prsp4rnforT.
~ Bob sexes Separate buildings Small classes No
failures Good rooms Spring water malaria $500
a year Bloomfield Penn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20
For Boys and Young Men-countr
MACKENZIE SCHOOL

Lower School boys from 10 to IL. Upper school
10 and older Careful preparation Schools %
and for College and University The CO.
roiment Increased vefOld In the past four years.
DIT Albert Shaw. Editor OF the Review Of Reviews. .
Chairman OF the Council. Rev. James C. Mackenzie. Phi
D. Director; wyatt Randall. Phi D. Head Master.
Dobbs Ferry Hudson. N Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20

Quotations for foundry at the i a m and
N calls yesterday compare with the final prices
of Monday as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20
AUTUMN Resorts.
NEW-JERSEY.
THE ST CHARLES,

ATLANTIC CITY n J.
Most location fronting the Distinctive
for elegance exeusiveness, high class patronage and
liberal manasenent Sea baths Golf priv1-
Ieges plans, rates. be at 2se 4th-
ave Illustrated booklet. NEWLIN HAINES.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20

-..,-..,s Gas light CO ct SIS 1905, A s o---Ieo
z.stt-Sols Street Ry Co 6s. 1922. & J---llS
-. S-~yIce Cooperation c<fs-------- ns ~
T1ss notes, 1869 ~ %
&c kr-s-SIt street Railway S. I921..... los
k-s sSarsord q 3 Gas Co list es. 1911. u & s-leS
lee--.-.-s TsEhting LIST 5s. 1885 f. & A. %
ssclss-set Tnicn 4 Md L Co As 1913 D - -
sS---.S, Gas g. 7 Co fst SIS 1888 N & Io3 ~
49, cas- q EIec 90 Ist IS. 1899. N ; s--Ios los
--s,ton PASSENGER Ry list IS. 1881. 4 o.. ia
--.on street Ry CO LIST SIS. 1883. J & J lOo
zZ-rt.1s E-sct-fo % OF y is4s s. D. 70 't
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20
MO TIC LAT r

MO MTG = AIR HcEDAM7
Your Boy and Our school, a little book be
matter where your boy goes Tor na
schooIfnE Sent with illustrated catalogue
John G. McYicar A. NJ. Walden Pl. MOntcIafr. N j.
FLEETWOOD INsTITUTE.-Best facilities for physical
VI intellectual and moral Development Frepares Ior
coaga ~ business Military drill $3.50 800 Catalogae
80 = n BROWER Prtn W z. LAMB Head Master
Natawan. y. J.
A DFr TGBTFJTI HOME AND SCHOOL for little girls.
a .t~4ssnTh wear begins September 18th
- MISS JOHNSON and MISS ALCOTTt
Port Chester. " 7.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20

GeCTge z. Baers president OF the NeIiIi- ~
road q Eew-Jersey, says:
Gross earnings for the year increased SSSl,Ioe
about IS per cent over the preceding nsca ySSL'
and this increase applies 10 al classes OF trans
The average revenue tonnage Per mile was cJ'zf
Increase Of ~ tons while the average distance
each tan was carried G-10 miles, decrease OF
"a The maintenance OF the equipment at q hign
degree OF efficiency has been continued $50, 1so
having been expended for this purpose during the
year. The physical condition OF the property has
been greatly improved evidenced by replacing
Eoodsn and light iron bridges with stronger str1ct-
areEi additional signal and tnterlockng plants
s1dings and alterations IN existing yards. new
freight and passenger yards. improvements in
station buildings and grounds repairing and I'M
proving docks and wharVes, 1885 ties renewed
enc sixty miles Of track rebRlasted with broken
stone. G-76 miles Of track rela1d with steel rails
Of ninety pound section ss4 miles Of track relaid
with second hand rails, chiefly Of IS, 90 and 10
pound section. Two hundred and sixty-nve
thousand dollars charged against IN
come during the year for depreciation IN equip
ment. and q further sum OF s, 100000 has been set
aei6e out OF the surplus OF the current year to
the credit OF equipment depreciation fund
TIE general balance sheet as OF June 90 1906 COM
pGres as follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20
~ PrRsrANCE OF ~ ORDER oF HON

= Frank r. Fitzgerald Surrogate Of the County Of
New York notice given 10 all persons having
claims against Elizabeth A Babcock late OF the County
~ New, YORK deceased present with vouch
thereof to the subscriber place Of ransacting
business the Office OF Hand Bonney Jones. No. 81 Wall
street IN the Borough in City Of New
York on the twenty-seventh day Of January
.J ,oo-
MARGARET A. JOHNSTON Executr1x-
HAND BONNEY & JONES Attorneys for Executrix, 81
wan Street Borough OF Manhattan the City Of New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20
CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW-JERsEY

The fun pamphlet report Of the Central Bail
road Of New-Jersey fer the year ended June 80,
1876. Is Al hand. The income account compares as
follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-20
sFlas price quotations.
STOCKS.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

Furnished by Charles D Barney Co. No IS Broad-ss
s--rvork and Ne 122 South 4th-st.. Philadelphia
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-24
taarIppe and PnsumonIa.

Pneumonia often follows Ia grippe
but never follows the use Of Foley's
Honey AMI Tar Ii cures la grippe
coughs and prevents pneumonia and
consumption. Ask for Foley's Honey
and Tar and refuse any substitute Of
Tered Mr. G. Vacher. Of 157 Osgood
St Chicago. writes. NY wife had a
severe case Of "a grippe three years
ago. and It leE Ter with a terrible
couch. She tried a bottle OF FOley-J
Honey and Tar and IL gave immediate
relief. A 50 cent bottle cured her
cough entirely. Refuse substitutes
W. A. D'Alemberte. druggist and apot b.
ecsry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-24
THE RETURN OF
SHERLOCK
HOLMES

crimson with fury.
I'n trouble you TO walk ont OF my
house. slr" ssid he "Tou can tell your
employer. Lord 1Eount-James. that I
90 nor wish to have anything to DO
either with him cr with bis agents.
so s'r-not another wordr He rang
she ben furiousiv. tJohn. show these
Eentlemen cut" a pompous butler
ushered us severely 10 the door. and
we found ourselves in the street
Holmes burst ont laurhiur
.Dr leslie Armstrong IS certainly q
man OF energy and character" said he
CT have not seen a man who. n he
turns bis talents that way. was more
calculated to an the gap left by the
niusri0us Mo-igrty. And now. my
poor Watson. here we are. stranded
and friendiess I'm this inhospitable
town which we cannot leave without
abandoning orr case. This little inn
fusf opposite Armstrong; house IS
f'nrulgriv adapted 60 our needs. If
you would engage a front room and
purchase the necessaries for the night.
4 may have time 90 make a few In
Culries.7
These few inquiries proved, however,
90 Be more lengthy proceeding than
Holmes lad imagined. for he did not
return to- the lnn until nearly 9 O'Clock.
ie wac pale and detected. stained with
dust. and exhausted with hunger and
fatigue "A cold supper was ready up
GA the table. and when his needs were
satisfied and bis pipe alight he was
ready to take that half comic and
wholly rhiiOsophic view which was
rltural TO him when his affairs were
going awry. The sound OF carriage
wheels caused him 90 rise and glance
on of the window. A brougham and
pair OF grays stood before the doctors
door
"Irs been out three hours" said
Holmes. started at ESQ. and here It
is back again That gives q radius OF
Ten or twelve miles. and be does 10
cnce or sometimes twice q day"
$40 unusual thing Tor a doctor in
practice"
t'But Armstrong s. not really a doc
Tor in practice lie As q lecturer and
cansuiant bur be does not care for
general practice. which abstracts him
from his literary work. WHY. then.
does Dee make these long Journeys.
which must ho exceedingly irksome 10
HIN. and who Is Sd that he visitss"
IT'S coachmanr-
-Aiy dear Watson. can you doubt
that it was DO him that / first appledG
] 60 POT know whether Sd came from
his own innate dcparity or from the
prompungs az his master. but De was
rude enough 20 set q dog at me- Nei-
ther dos nor man liked the look OF my
stick. however. and the matter fen
through. All that have learned I
sol from a friendly native in the
yard o. our own inn. Id was be who
told me of The doctors habits and OF
bIs daily journey At thar instant TO
r.Ve point 90 bis words. the carriage
came round % the door,
-CcuIl you noi follow itg'
Excellent Watson. You are scin-
c1iatinE this evening. The idea did
cross my mind There IS. IS you may
have observed. a bicrcle shop next 10
our Ian Into this ] rushed. engaged e
bicycle and was able to ret starred be-
fore the carriage was quite out Of
sight, z rapidly orertc5k 81. ana then
keeping 1t discreet distance ct q hun
dred yards or So 3 followed its lights
unfl we were clear of the town. We
had rof well ouf Ca She country road
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-16

the Milwaukees, Belden Hill the Cedar
Rapids magnate and Patrick Lynch
the present Three-Eye league umpire
The Rock Island Baseball associa-
ton. which is headed by NJ II. Sexton,
is composed of. stockholders who are
business and professional men who are
promoting the sport for the sake of
the sport and not as an investment
They have been given liberal support
by the people OF Rock Island, and the
the result is a new park. which will
be the scene of the first league game
at home this season.
In view of all that has been written
in the past II would be superfiuous
to dwell extensively on the history of
baseball in Rock Island. AS else
where the game has had its ups and
downs locally speaking. This has been
true from as far back as the days of
the wapellos and Lively Turtles and
the Islanders through the semi-profes-
sional days. when T. H. Thomas and
others were the moving spirits and
the years in the early eos when
Charles McHugh. John Ohlweiler and
others landed two pennants in the
Western association with ease. under
Harry Sage's guidance, down through
the history of the Three-Eye league.
The first park Of any importance was
constructed out on the Tower line
nearer town than any since. Then
when Rock Island and Moline went
together in tie Western association.
the park known as Twin-City park was
near Columbia park in the upper end.
When baseball was reestablished in
1895, the Twelfth street park was laid
out and equipped and it remained the
center of baseball interest until the
close of last season when the ground
having been sold the land for the pres
ent Island City park was secured and
one of the best baseball parks in the
country provided. Island City park.
indeed which has heretofore been fully
described in The Argus. is the talk 10
day OF the Three-Eye league and many
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-16
AS A BALL TOWN
Rock island Has Always Been
Among Best in Its
Class.
NEVER YET HAS fLUHKeO
Big League Stars and Maanates De
VeioPed Here-Park Opening
Tomorrow.

Tomorrow Rock Island dedicates the
Island City baseball park. a realiza-
ton OF an Improvement that was only
dreamed Of when professional sport ia
this line made its appearance TO stay
in this city II years ago
II was that many years ago when
the first organization was formed in
this territory, the Western association.
Rock Island joined and has since been
known as one of the best baseball cit
les of its size in this section Rock
Island never tired of baseball and had
10 get out of the game TO rest. but is
always there with the boys wearing
the ''R. L." when the season opens.
Poor patronage has caused teams in
other cities TO be diSbanded, but in
Rock Island, never.
Two pennants were taken by the Isl
anders in the Western association, and
then when that organization was no
more. the baseball hackers were in
strumental in the organization of the
Three-Eye league. which is now enter
ing upon its fifth season NJ. II. Sex
ton of Rock Island was the first presi-
dent of this organization. and TO his eff
IOIlS tue league owes HuCn OF ftS
strength today. Retiring from the
head of the Three-Eye league last
year he remained as president of the
Western league, another Office he filled
with credit until this year. when he re
tired from administration of the AT
fairs OF that organization. He has
also served on the board of arbitration
of the National Association of Profes
siOnal Baseball clubs.
Some BIg League Stars.
Besides furnishing a competent Off
Ger to two leagues Rock Island has
developed several Of the major league
stars, among them being Harry Bay of
Cleveland, Frank Dillon of Brooklyn
Charles Case of Pittsburg Charles
Doom of Philadelphia. Hunter Hill of
Washington. besides developing such
players as Harry Sage in the olden
days together with Joe Cantillon of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-16
CEREMONIES TO
ATTEND FIRST
SCHEDULE GAME

The Three-Eye league season of 1905
in Rock Island opens tomorrow after
noon at $50. The Senators from the
capital city will participate in the
proceedings. which is appropriate in
aSmuch as the Islanders performed the
same part in Springfield when last years
league season opened. Upon this oc-
casion will be formally dedicated the
new Island City park, the improve
ments of which liberal donations have
been made by the people interested in
keeping the sport alive in Rock Island
and having suitable place in which
it may be enjoyed.
1t was a long time to wait for the
season to open at home, but the day
arrives tomorrow. and the boys will
take possession of their home grounds