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TURNING THE coLoRAno
Effort TO BE Made to Get II Raj.
Original COurne 70

OEAsAnaA course.
An army Of men will shortly -.
the titanic struggle with tho r,, Ign
Colorado river, attempting to cbacL ~
devastation which the chance a. .ue
rivers course has brought 70 ~. ,ue
states. Three hundred s0uara NIL ~
flooded, 200 miles Of railroad frs
washed out, a thriving Industry r,,nas
this Is the record Of the deStrro,i'u
caused by the river breaking tbrono,
its banks and flooding the surronndisn
country.
The Colorado river is the divid,r.
line between Arizona and the sortba-'
portion OF California. Most ~ ~
water has poured into the Yuma bastn
In Arizona, but the flood has all
brought destruction to the one indrs
try in the miles Of the burning soutb
ern California desert The SaIton sirI.
once a part Of the Pacifc's bed. but 70,
centuries past level bottom Of mr.,
salt harvested year after year for tbo
markets, has been flooded. and ,bo
unique salt farm has been wiped ont %
existence, temporarily at least. Honas
are held forth that the work which Tho
Southern Pacific Railroad comp.nv "a
to begin will make the salt industry
possible there again and that onca
more the little village of Salton. WHORE
the salt workers lived, will be ponu.
lated.
To operate this novel salt farm q
pillow was designed. drawn by a cable
attached to a small steam locomotive
This locomotive passed to and fro on
a miniature track, and by means Of a
big groOved wheel, set horizontally in
the fashion OF a street cable, the plow
was drawn at right angles to the On.
CINE. Plowed into burrows, the salt
was heaped in great cones, placed in
cars and shipped to the market, the
greater part Of 1t requiring no refining
process, so pure was 1t.
The salt farm was profitable indus
Try, and the operating company built
little settlement at the foot Of the
mountain. Here the salt was treated
:7hen necessary, and here were the
homes Of the workmen and their fam.
ilies. But at the present the village Is
wrecked and the farm deserted, for if
has become. literally, another Great
Salt lake-NAW York Tribune.
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EyexIaa.e. and Suffering.

Here is another dlscOvery-eyeglasses
are recommended for those who slut
ter. 1t Is stated that an improvement
in the vision brings an improvement
in the speech. Perhaps somebody will
next find out that an added refinement
in the sense OF smell win benefit the
sense Of hearing. At the same time
this eyeglass idea may be a good thing,
and every young man, for instance,
who means to ask the adored one to
'm-m-m-marry MINNIE" shouldn't fail
to secure a pair Of eyeglasses, or even
two. before putting the fateful ques-
tion.-CleTeland Plain Dealer.
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CHOICE MISCELLANY
The Navy. Mark.man.hIp.


The criterion OF target practice Il
the actual number Of hits per minute"
says Secretary Of the Navy BOnaparte.
MANY ships now average between 20
and 80 per cent Of hits with all their
main battery guns, whereas In former
days the percentage was rarely over
40, even though firing slowly at a tar
get more than seven times as large as
the present one. Then the target was
100 feet long and % feet high; today
It Is 81 feet long and IL feet high. This
increase in hitting ability is due to the
assiduous training In the target prac-
tees which have been carried out under
the new system adopted and also to
improvement In ordnance. Going back
to 1898. when the navy was using black
powder and when sights and other
parts OF the equipment were poorly de-
veloped, our firing was both slow and
sidered satisfactory II a twelve inch
gun fired one shot In five minutes. But
with each subsequent improvement In
ordnance the rapidity was somewhat
increased. and by carrying out sys-
tematic target practice the present
striking efficiency has been attained.
For example, the heavy turret guns
that were but few years ago allowed
five minutes In which to fire a shot
have recently fired three shots and
made three hits in one minute."-Har-
per's Weekly.
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The EnGIish Army Tailor.

The daily press is full OF gibes at the
British military tailor employed by the
war department to assist in revising
the cut Of the uniforms Of the enlisted
men Of the regular army. Scornful re-
marks on the ''swagger clothes" OF
English Tommy lead to "reminiscences
Of a glorious past. The ghost OF the
Continental stalks across the stage in
bis ragged regimentals" and looks re-
proachful. "Treason" the antique fig
'ure seems to say, or so our patriotic
scribes woHld read his expression.
Then they conjure up the soldier Of the
civil war In his blue contract slOps. He
also looks dlsapprovaI. Did he fight
less well by reason Of the sartoriaIIy
shocking garments he wore? In all
seriousness, much might be done for
the uniforms Of the enlisted men of
the army OF the United States. As
they are now built they are not oIay
ugly, but they do not look to be COM
Portable. And who can doubt that the
war department will know how to
profit by the experience Of the expert
foFeign artist without sacrificing any
thing OF the essentials Of adaptability
to real service7-Army and Navy Life.
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A very large and enthusiastic meet
ing of the stock holders of the Black
Diamond Development Company was
held at Bethel Church, goth and Dear
bonn streets, Thursday evening. Aug.
and. The meeting was graced with
the presence of F. A. Westcott, who
elucidated the affairs of this company to
the clear and lucid reasoning of all
those present.
Henry E. Linman who has been
connected for many years with the
highly honored legal firm of John c.
and William ]. King, 81 Washington
street. is a staunch admirer OF The
Broad AK, and he says, that 1t IS never
chucked in the waste basket. but it is
read BY all hands connected with the
law firm and then passed around to
some of its friends"
The newspaper man who can please
everybody has yet to be born. If he
neglects his duty, he has critics; If he
does his duty, he has other critics. The
only safe plan is to do what he believes
to be right, and to pay no attention to
idle gossip. which will die in course of
time. If he attempts to run down"
all the stories he hears about himself,
he will have little time for anything
else. The best journalist is least moved
BY popular hysteria Or the unreasOning
clamor of the multitude; yet is most
sensitive to the real voice of the people
when intelligently expressed-Richard
w. Thompson in The Freeman. In
dianapolis, Ind.
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Origin OF tAe WORD s.D1,,..s

Newfork's recent roof garden muir
der gave prominence to the term dope
nend" What Is the origin Of "dopeT'
Dope 70 an English dialect word for
q simpleton, but probably the dope"
N this case Ii another one altogether,
derived from the doping Of horses
and implying that the man was the
victim Of drug habit In this country
dope" has long slgnined any thick
uduid or semiliouid used as food or A
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Mrs. E. Bennett, 3546 Dearborn
street, is on the sick list.
Mrs. Gambalee, an old resident of
Chicago, is i'll in Provident Hospital.
Miss L. Bell, of Cincinnati, O., is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Harry
Duncan, 6448 Evans avenue.
Messrs. Fryerson and Pentergrast, of
the 10th U. S. Cavely, are visiting the
city for few weeks, stopping at Key
stone Hotel.
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, 1923 Wa
bash avenue, entertained a number of
friends with dancing party Tuesday
eve.
There will be some mighty hot fights
at the primaries today and no one can
tell how the black and white cats will
jump until Sunday morning.
Mr.. Eddie Moran, 3746 State street,
was struck in the face with a stone
Monday night and severely injured.
Thrown by an unknown person.
Mrs. Clifford johnson, z7I2 State
street. entertained at dinner Monday
Mrs. Lottie NJ. Cooper, of New York
City.
Mrs. Blanch Wilkins Williams. of
Raleigh, N. C., is spending few weeks
vacation in the city, the guest of Mrs.
J. Gray Lucas.
DR.. Robert Hardin and family are
camping out in the neighborhodd of
Casopolis, Mich, where they will spend
about two weeks.
Women and cats resemble a great
deal in the following manner: Both
are graceful and proud, both are do
mestic and both scratchL-Ex.
Butte, Mont, boast of a Negro mil
lionaire Charles F. Jones, who has
valuable interests in the silver and COP
per mines of the locality.
Mr.. Lloyd G. Wheeler, formerly an
old resident of Chicago, resigned the
position of business manager of Tus-
keege Institute and will hereafter live
in St Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Justice Chandler, 63s1 Rhodes
avenue, entertained several friends at
the White City Wednesday evening in |
hohor of Misses Bryant and Tompkins,
of Baltimore, Nd.
Mrs. Louise Webb, 471z Armour
avenue, will depart Sunday evening
for Quincy, Ill, where she will attend |
the sessions of the Grand Chapter Or
der of Eastern Star.
In honor of Miss Alberta Davis and
Miss Carrie Bryant, of Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. Hugh Buchanan, 4II6 Indiana ave-
nue., entertained large party of friends
Friday evening at his home. Dancing
and musical recitals, was INDUCED in
oy host and guest until 1 a. m.
Col Edward D. Green may not be
lble to spell quite as well as Col. Ed
ward H. Morris, but it is our opinion
hat the former would be a mach safer
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1. w. Washington, General Agent fo'
The Broad Ak In the Hyde
Park District.
PUBLIsED WKKKIx.

From on and after this date until
further notice to the contrary, L w.
Washington, s6I3 Jefferson avenue,
viii act as the general agent for The
Broad AK, and news items and adver-
tisements left with him not later than
Wednesday evening or early Thursday
morning prior to the day of publication.
will find their way into its columns.
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Enormous Value Of Our Railways.

Enormous Value Of Our HaiiWnyss
The 10000 miles Of main track Of
the railways Of the United States rep
resent property to the extent Of &c.
OO0,OOOOOO, or as much as the total
value Of all the property in the coun-
try in 1850, the year, OF Llncoln's cleo
ton. Their income Of over $1,000. OO0,-
600 a year Is very nearly four times the
annual revenue OF the United States
government. The number Of men on
their rolls Is 100000, an army as
great as the combined forces that Oya-
ma and LInevitch had In Manchuria
at the time Of the peace OF Portsmouth.
The railroads are a vast interest. Any
thing which would hamper them In
their legitimate activities would deal
a hard blow to every important Indus
try In the country.-Leslle's Weekly.
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Black Diamond Development co,
Chicago July
Chicago, Ill.,, July IS, 1906.
Black Diamond Development Co.,
Prize No. 2.

Stock Holders the
Word has from the oil
In and It far exceeds In value and
These two wells will give the DOL
lars (2ooo day. The price
ninety cents confidently
Of the Company purchased
would be worth at least dollar
developed Is
The fact 10 that this Chicago
rich when eighty
field.
People who
mark, ought to avail themselves of he last chance
The foo~in telegram by Treasurer Dr.
Hams, Wednesday morning.
"chanus, Kans, July IS,
To A. Wherefore Williams
2s4o
Number two splendid we'll
control at midnight will arrive Friday M
Now the time to
Diamond Development cempan following
Of Directors have
Dr. A. J.
L Williams, 1874 st.
COL r. A. Ware
Fred weseot, f13t-15s LasaIIe Ct
Prof. n. z Healing SCI Pine Philadelphia, Penn.
Or A. wIIbsrforee Williams state st
me scare OF Directors are confident be In fun
operation ey Nov 1905 For the being will
noo meetings At $50 state 81, wishing concerning
he Company m Stock any the above gentle
men, Get stock while II l. low
Black Diam ond Development COW. W.
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THE MOON" GOES DOWN.
Another Negro Journal Goes to the
journalistic Graveyard-Said to
Have Had the influence Of Prof. Du-
Bois Behind Il,

The Moon, a weekly journal pub
lished here by E. W. Simon & Co., and
edited by Prof. WI E. B. Dubois of At
lanta, Ga, has set to rise no more, if
all signs are true.
Prof Dubois is secretary of the Nj
agara movement, and a prominent edu-
GATOR. 1t was supposed that with his
influence the journal would be a suc-
cess.-The Colored Citizen, Memphis,
Tenn.
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Wanted children, either White or
Colored to board and room. they viii
receive the care of a good mother;
charges reasonable. Mrs. L. Coleman,
283o Armour Ave, I'd fiat.
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Boiler Explosions In England.

Boiler Explosions In EnEIand.
During the twelve months ended
June 80. 1906, there were fourteen per-
sons killed and forty injured from Brit
ish steam plant accidents, smaller ne
turns than for any year since the boiler
explosions act Of 1892 was passed, the
average for the past twenty-five years
being twenty-eight persons killed and
sixty injured
On the other hand, the Locomotive
published at Hartford, Conn, gives 3S3
persons as killed and 6S5 injured IN the
United States. The number OF steam
boilers In America does not exceed by
90 per cent those In Great Britain;
hence the total number killed In the
states should not exceed forty per an
mum. whereas the actual death roll Il
nearly ten times this amount.
Heavy fines are imposed In Great
Britain on factory owners, engineers,
engine builders and others to whom
any blame attaches for EXPLOSIONS
From Report by Consul Marshal Hal
stead.
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broidery. from almost any material
that the individual may choose. In this
instance white linen Is trimmed with
lace appllQues and Is worn over a
waist OF lingerie material, but the little
silk coats are exceedingly charming for
wear over white or colored dresses,
while those Of lace embroidery are par
dcularly smart.
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n mpnrnu,. ne ScIenInc American
says that 1t once meant "a preparation
of pitch, taIlow and other ingredients
which. being applied to the bottom Of
the shoes, enables the wearer to glide
lightly over the snow softened by the
rays of the SUM-" 1t Is believed to come
from the Dutch "doop." dripping or
paste, which is from the verb meaning
to dip.
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Fashionable BoIero.

Such a little bolero as this one makes
q most charming adjunct to any toilet
and can be made from silk from rib
bon, from linen, from lace, from en-
The broad ax., 1906-08-04

The city council at Boley, Greek Ma
ton, Indian Territory is Negro
throughout from the Mayor down.
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Col Edward D. Green may not be
able to spell quite as well as Col. Ed
ward H. Morris, but it Is our opinion
that the former would be mach safer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-27
HOIEL EIRE AT lowell

The Financial Loss fs Estimated az sixty
THOUSAND Dollars.
Lowell, Mass. Jan. n. .-IhTes lives
we're lost by the burning Of the Rioh-
ardson Hotel, early today, and several
persons sustained injuries, one Of
when IS likely to die.
The dead. II. .. Harding, Somer-
willie, Mass. Christine Nelson, pastry
cook, Boston Miss Josephine hennes-
ten, nurse, FRANKLIN Falls, n. II.
More than 40 guests were IN the
building when the tirs broke out, and,
as the hotel register was not available
for hours, 1t was feared that many had
lost their lives. A search Of the ruins
made this morning, however, revealed
the fact that only three had perished.
The two upper floors Of the hotel
were burned out. The two lower ones
we're wrecked by falling debris and
smoke and water.
Those injured we're either burned
cut by falling glass or received in
iuries in jumping from the windows.
There we're many thrilling escapes, in
cluding that OF A. 5. Anthony OF New
Bedford, who hung from a window
ledge as long as his strength would
permit. Several guests leaped mo q
iife-net held by the tiremen.
The hotel was owned by Thomas ~.
Hohan, who estimates his loss at
SEQ 90
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-27
rnneral ID Robert c. Knowles.

The funeral of Robert c. Knowles, aged
70 years. father OF w. w. Knowles, took
place yesterday afternoon. Services were
held in the Methodist Church at Gales
town and interment was made there.
The deceased died on Wednesday at
his home, near Seaford. lie was a far
mer and was well known throughout the
lower part of the State. lie is survived
by eight children, as follows: w. w.
Knowles, of this city; Annie l.. Knowles,
of Philadelphia; Mrs. Maria G. Larri-
more, of Seafordj Mrs Lavina i. Rey-
nolds, of this city; DR.. J. G. Knowles, Of
Seaford; Joseph j. ID. Knowles, of Green
wood; Robert II. knowles, of Galestown
and Sopronia L. Knowles, who lived with
her father.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-27

The great demand for modern houses,
which demand the local real estate
agents we're unabla to meet, has
brought about the natural result.
There is now, 90 the real estate agents
report, a general increase in the rent
ais. which however, as yet is very
small.
The lists for March 25th, the legal
moving day in this county, have been
placed on the boards in the real estate
offices. The large majority Of those on
the boards will probably be re-Tented
by the persons now IN them.
The real estate Uihces are besieged
daily with persons who want to rent
houses, and most OF them have to be
turned away.
Few new operations are repurted for
the current week and but few large
sales. Louis Lichtenstein is erecting
four houses at Broome and Linden
streets. Two have already been sold,
The following transfers we're recorded
at the City Registry Bureau:
House No. 6l0 Orange street, by Eli
Mote, executor, TO Margaret Morgan
Tor $3.50.
Two-story brick house at Second and
Lincoln streets, by Anna M. Taylor to
JOSEPH Kelley for 81, 200
No. 10 South Clayton street, by
Brandywine Real Estate Go. to Henry
A. McSwiney for S2, 500.
Two-story dwelling, at Fifth and
Franklin streets, by William B. Whar-
ton to John +. Filleben for So 300.
Property at Sixth and Madison
streets, by Neal Donnell to John A.
p. Donnell for 81, 200.
Property at Sixth and Franklin
streets, by William H. Farnsworth to
Joseph l.. Campbell for $3.50.
Dwelling at Eighth aad Harrison
streets, by Robert A. Justis to Frank
L. Harra for So, 325.
Property on Madison street between
Tenth and Eleventh, by William +.
Kurtz to Ada Wyatt for 90, 800.
Property at Bayard and Shalloross
avenues, by the Kentmere Land %. tc
Elsie S. Satterth waite for $4,000.
Property at Twenty third and Tat.
nall streets, by Home Real Estate Co.
10 Johu N. Talley for 81, $50.
Dwelling at Twenty seventh anC
Tatnnll streets, by Newton II. CLIQUE
10 Victor K. Pyle for "a, 600.
Property at Seventeenth and Wash
inoton streets, by William ID. Black
burn TO John J. Goodman for $1,000
Dwelling at Twenty fifth and Wash
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-27
TWO HOURS WERE GIVEN
To The Consideration Of The Work Of
the Committee on Moroccan
Revenues.
THIS SUBJECT IS INTERESTING
The Sultan is Always in Need
of Money.
HE IS FOND OF FOREIGN LUSURIES
A'soelaiod rros1 DIgnatoh BY Special wIro,.

Associated Press DISPATCH by special Wires.
Algeciras, Spain, Jan. 27.-The
plenipotentiaries of the Powers Te-
sumed their sessions today and spent
two hours going over the work Of the
committee on Moroccan revenues. The
Powers have several important objects
10 examining the Moorish system of
taxes, OF rather lack OF system, and
trying to regularize it. The Sultan is
always in need Of money and will be
in a better humor to cooperate with
the Powers IN the work OF reform if
be Is supplied with more cash for
foreign Injuries, of which he is fond
and which are a scandal to pious sub
iects
You have only left me the poor to
tax, said the Sultan to the foreign
ministers at tez when the subject was
discussed there some tim ago. You
have taken all the rich men under your
protection and out of my reach. -
Part Of the plan under consideration
today is to limit foreign protection
and to introduce land taxes. 1t was
proposed in committee 10 tax land
lords
mo, d" said Sid MohBmmed ell
Mokhri, the second Of the Moroccan
delegates to the conferenc. Tax the
tenants We can never find the land
lords The occupants Of houses always
say they are tenants. -
N. Revolt, chief of the French mis-
sion, who formerly was governor of
Alpiers and who. therefore, is familiar
with North Africa conditions, re-
marked:
Tax them hoth, then you will
oatch one OF Thar
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-27

ineton streets, by Harry /. GILES to
Mary h. M. Holmes for 81, 600.
No. $50 Poplar street, by Charles Q.
Powell to Michael j. Burnes for 81, a25.
No. 1lO5 Cade street, by George s.
Robinson to Cornelia NJ. Aimes Tor
5000.
Property on Vandever avenue, by
william y. Hilles to George X. Webb
for S22, 500.
Property at Front ond Pine streets,
by the Lobdell Car Wheel Co. to the
Pusey & Jones Co. for 500, O0O
Property on kiTkwood street be-
tween Eighth and Taylor, by Daniel
Bickta to Charles W. Gooding for
81, 600.
No. S0s East Eighth street, by Oar.
roll W. Griffith to Daniel Z. Buckley
for $3.50.
johnson Forge %. plant, South
Wilmington, by Charles II. Lehndei
to the Wilmington Iron Co. for e349, 600
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-27
BOLD HlGHWAYMtN.

Three hold-ups in one night is the lat
est from the east side. Two Of them oc-
CURED near the iute mill and one Of them
at Nandever avenue and Jessup street.
At about ll.45 o'clock Thursday night
Eugene Jainison, an engineer on the Ps
b. & w. railroad was returning to his
home from a run. when he was attacked
by large man near the jute works. but
several railroad men were drawing near
and the man released his hold and dis
appeared. He was accompanied by a
shorter man.
A call boy for the railroad, named
Parish, was held up near the same spot
on the same night His pockets were
cleaning up the ground of the p, B. & B.
rihed, but the highwaymen received no
booty. w. C. Smith of OH Nandever
avenue, was held up at Nandever avenue
and Jessup street By two men, who took
35 cents from his pockets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-27
TROUBLE OVER A CHICKEN.
Woman Alleged She Had raid tor IL and
Market Man Said She Had Not.

woman Alleged She Had raid for It and
Market Man Said She Had Not.
Thomas ID. Crossan Of Landenberg,
who has been standing in the local
market for about 20 years, had the ex-
perienoe Of his life this morning.
Shortly after be opened his stall a
well-dressed woman, probably Oef-
man, appeared at the stand and asked
to see some chickens, lie showed her
some small ones for so cents. She said
that they we're too small and he told
her that he would have some larger
ones 10 later In the day.
This afternoon the woman appeared
again at the stall and was shown a
larger chicken, which, Mr. Crossan
says, be told her would cost 60 cents.
he SAYS that she put the chicken in
her basket and bad some conversation
about a smaller one. The latter she
decided not TO take aud started to go
away. 81 told her that she had not
raid me for the e5-cent chicken" said
M. Crossan, "and she declared that
she had paid me for it during the
morning. l then took the chicken
from her basket. I"
The woman went TO the police sta
tion and made complaint against Mr.
Cfossan. Officer Cornish was sent
with hei to see him. Mr.. Crossau
told his side OF the story to the officer
and consented to 60 up to the police
station aud tell il at headquarters.
lie went to the police station and told
his story, after which he was released.
The woman, declaring that she could
nroduoe a witness TO the transaction,
/ oeparted ana said she would return
later in the day aud swear out war
I runf