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TAKEN UP IN THE HOUSE.
Consideration Begun of the General De.
fciency Bill.

Soon after conysning today the House
temporarily laid aside the ship subsidy
bill in order to take up the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill, the last of the
appropriation bills to be reported, Mr..
Littauer of New York announcing that
early disposal of it was necessary to in
sure it's becoming a law before the end
of the session. The bill carried $9,847, 900,
one Of the important provisions being a
reduction in the mileage paid senators and
representatives from 20 cents to cents
mile, and another that Cuba shall re-
imburse the United States for eXpendi-
lures made in connection with the inter-
vention of the United States in that coun-
try.
On a point of order by Mr.. Mann of Illi-
nois provision in the bill for the rem-
bursement of officers and enlisted men Of
the revenue cutter service for losses in
Cured while on duty in San Francisco after
the earthquake, was eliminated.
An appropriation of $4,000 for amuse-
ments in soldiers homes was added in the
House.
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Representative Lacey Of Iowa. chairman
OF the House committee ON public lands.
who will retire from Congress- on March
4, was presented today with handsome
silver loving cup by the members of hts
committee. Representative Mondell of
Wyoming. made the presentation speech
on behalf of the republicans, and Repre-
sentative Burnett of Alabama spoke for
the minority members.
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LIKE A THUNDERBOLT
Discharge of Employees of Mail
Bag Repair Shop.
FORTY-ONE WERE DISMISSED
Services of Aged Men and Women No
Longer Needed.
PATHETIC FEATURE OF THE CASE
Action by Direction of Postmaster
General-Large Amount of
Work on Hand.
FORTY-ONE WERE DISMISSED
PATHETIC FEATURE OF THE CASE

A sweeping discharge of men and women
the POST Office Department was made to-
day. Forty-one veteran employees of the
establishment were handed the fatal vel
low envelope containing in brief form
announcement of their dismissal from the
government service when they reported
for duty this morning at the shops on c
street between Az and 9Th streets. The
| wholesale dismissal was unexpected and
| is said to have come like lightning from
| clear sky"
The pathetic feature of the case is that
nearly all of those who were discharged
are elderly people. and a number Of the
women are said to be widows Of veterans
Of the civil war.
Sad scenes were enacted in and about
the shops when Mr.. Severe, the superin-
tendent of the establishment, handed out
the forty-one envelopes informing the
aged workmen and women that their serv-
ices were no longer required by the gov
eminent.
Those who have families dependent upon
their efforts were sorrow stricken at being
discharged without warning and while pitt
less winter Is still upon them, and not a
few of the number shed tears. One woman
became SO demonstrative in her despair
that 1t became necessary to send for the
police and have her removed from the build
ing.
Plenty of Work.
'There is plenty Of work in these shops
to be DONE" an elderly man with age
whitened hair and beard said, land 1 don't
see why our rich and powerful government
| hae mt ont 70 oh;
| in many cases.
II fought for this country when it needed
| soldiers" another venerable man remarked,
land now the country is showing its graft
| tude by Diminishing me from this place,
where at best received but pittance to
| support my dependent ones"
| 6till another-an aged woman-declared
that her husband died as a result OF wounds
i received in battle during the civil war, and
said her dismissal would mean that she
would have to depend upon charity unless
she was restored to her place. She was
| surrounded by several women who were
| said to be widows Of veterans OF the civil
war.
| When Superintendent Severe was seen by
q Star reporter to-day he said the dis
| charges were sent to him for execution by
the Post Once Department officials, and
missals. 1t was learned that they were
/ signed by Chief Clerk Chance by direction
of the Postmaster General It was also
| said that the dismissals follwed an invests
| CATION made into the personnel of the force
| employed at the mail bag repair shops.
1 The investigation is said to have been
started last October. and the commission of
Of Messrs. Theodore ingalls,. Carter B.
Keene and G. F, Shaw.
| OF Long Service.
A number of the aged men and women
dismissed today are said to have been em-
1
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NATTER Is DEBATABLE
Prolonged Discussion Now Can Defeat
Any Measure.
INDIGNATION IN THE SENATE
Sentiment of Many is That the Cues
ton Should Be Allowed to
Come to a Vote.

AS soon as possible an effort is to- be made
by Senator Hansbrough to obtain an ex-
preston by the Senate, by means of a vote
on the subject of the anti-smoke law in the
District of Columbia as applied to locomo-
tlves and yard engines. A bill to accom-
pllSh this purpose has been passed by the
House OF Representa- tives, and on the 18th
uitlmo was passed by the Senate without
amendment. The subject had been so fully
discussed In public hearings and otherwise
That 1t was supposed this action met practi-
cally unanimous approval in both the Sen
ate and House of Representatives. The
bill applying the smoke law to the steam
railroads appeared to be practically a law,
as at the time of its passage by the Senate
only the signatures of the President of the
Senate. the Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives and the President of the United
States were necessary to put it in force.
But about one hour after the passage of
the bill by the Senate Senator Kean arose
and moved that the vote, by which it had
been passed. be reconsidered apparently
such a motion could not defeat so i'm
portant measure, as the taking Of a roll
call Of the Senate consumes about ten
minutes of time. The real importance of
the motion, however, was in the fact that
1t involved filibuster. 1t threatened delay
Ing the last days of Congress filibuster
means defeat for almost any bill, how
ever worthy may be the one under con-
s.deration.
But the peculiar circumstances surround
ing this proposed legislation are of the
kind to excite opposition to this attempt to
defeat by filibuster a bill that has been
fully discussed, that was passed by the
House of Representatives almost year
ago, and that has been considered in public
hearings before the Senate committee on
the District Of Columbia and, after the
publication of the testimony given con-
corning its merits, has been passed by the
Senate itself.
Indignation in the Senate.
A good many senators believe that IL It
is just to enforce the smoke law against
private business establishments In the
District it II just to enforce It against the
steam railway companies. Congress has
appropriated literally to lessen the smoke
nuisance In government buildings In this
city. At this time the only yiolators or
the law who are free from all its pro-
visions are the steam railway companies.
In view Of thts fact = good many senators
feel incensed oxl = action 81 q sineis
sss ia y sh I'm Sc s 81 as msnsni
ws Ben ts x sss e 4 become g ne 81, sy
fore the senNfe G possibls and hsve III
eenNte vote upon + second time They
say that Il There are any reaeonable G1r51,
ss ea asa IS soos 81 WIN sg fsy bs
been stated they want the senate 10 vote
ma 4 Il sees At. t. vote down the leGisla.
ton they win be entirely satisfied With
- public expression Of the Senate and not
the result Of . flibuster by one senator.
Hearings on the Bill.
Hearings on this bill were held January.
Iay,.1ovv pay,rocn-, f.,r., III
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ONE ITEM IN DISPUTE.

Senate Action on Agricultural Bill
Conference Report.
The Senate today agreed to the confer
ence report on the agricultural appropria-
ton bill. The additional amount appro-
priated by the Senate for agricultural col
leges is still in dispute, and the bill was
sent back to conference on that item.
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OF Long Service

A number of the aged men and women
dismissed today are said to have been em-
ployed in the mail bag repair shops since
before President Cleveland's extension of
the civil service law to cover appointments
in the establishment This extension was
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Hearings on this bill were held January
Is and january % Representatives OF ali
the steam railroads were present. and I'd
them was givea all the time they desired to
express their views on~this proposed Iegis-
lation. Their testipony was reported and
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
TRANSPORTATION
Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
schedule in effect June .. 1907.
Trains Leave Delaware Avenue station
WILMINGTON. DEL

pany Daily except sunday. Sum
..~ iol,K ana the East. '2.2s, .5.z
-soyai A.hiliied," si42. .l1.v p. N.
OulLADEl.PHIA, 1926, @5.26, 1880 10
esD 80, 40 QocaD. iS.00. fS.l5, sS.5t TO
oa), s9.3S, su.0S QocaD, 1915 OocaD Ills
sli.S5 a. m, f1.28, taos (,cs all, '3.So. sA5V.
uocaD f452 QOcal), fJ.1I Royal Limited
t6.2O (locaD, f7.o0. s7.o5 QocaD. ~, se'os'
llocaD, s11O0 y. m. - 81,
CHESTER. 1880 CocaD, t6.40 '12O 90
cal. 1900 isis, 1874 OocaD. 'ssS. sllC CS
QocaD. 1855 OocaD. sllS a. M; Tl:1s, ssc
FSO5 QocaD. s4.S0, QocaO, t4.5l QoeaD, le le1V
iocaD, 100. s7.05 (locaD, ''.42' 500 NOe14''
BNLTIMoRE & WASHINGTON. .t5S
$3.50. 'lO.49 a. m, '1.oG. $50, '44i, io.o''
s644 Royal Limited" '9.0s, "s.a4 y ~.
BALTIMORE and Way stations l'0V'
ts.ss a. m. 1915. s5.5S p IN.
NEWARK. $50. Ni0o gS.4s. tS5o a. m
ileW .L06. 1915, 1850. $685. tHOo' '9V9'
''..iS siNGtl.isLY. e t7oo $40, 1850 '(Expresss)
n. m. ii2lO f315. ts5O (Express)' 5000
r700. sli.3J p. m. an ,s
LANDENBURG and way stations 'lV'lo
a. m. 800 s1.25 p m. 80, .s IN
.iITTSRITRG a S. Hl0.19 a. m. s3fii i"'''
&C a ''Royai Limited" 's.54 p. m
CHICAGO. a455 f10.19 a. m, e2o0 2, m ~
CfNClNN ATT, ST. LOUIS LOOAS
VILE. Ass q. M. 'l06, .9.09 y. m. M, n
Del. ave. sta. De.marvia Tel. zl'S' - -
& 4 Tel i422-A City Ticket Othce' eoi
Market street, ID. g. a. Tel. lNS-A' -'''
marvla T'e,. 1925. -,
II. A. Miller. Travelling Passenger Assn'
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
WESTERN CONCERN
GETS CONTRACT
Will install New Accounting
System for the City at
Low Figure

City Council last night awarded the con-
tract for making an audit Of the city S
accounts and Installing a new system OF
accounting. 10 the Mutual Audit Company
OF Indiana. The contract price for the
work is $500.
In referring to the matter. Chairman
White OF the finance committee said the
city should feel fortunate at having such
a reputable firm do the work and al the
price quoted Ho said he was surprised
when he learned the sum asked for IN,
work was only $500, but added that on'
OF the reasons for this was because OF a.,
efficient clerical force of the various CT!
departments. These clerks Will and th
audit company which has ontaied william
II. Gleason Of that firm, to do the work
The latter recently paid a high compli
ment TO the efficiency Of the clerks in th
employ Of the city government
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
Androseoegin Grand Jury Returns
True Bill Against Sabattus
Liquor Agency.
TWO SEPARATE CHARGES MADE
Accused of Being a Common Seller anc
Of Maintaining Liquor Nuisance
"Bil the Hugeer" Is Also
Indicted.
Sennebec Journal. September "a.

Kennebec Journal, September "a
AUBURN. Me. Sept. 23.-(SpeciaD. -
The Androscoggin county grand jury
foday indicted Nathaniel Roberts, Jr.
the liquor agent at Sabattus. in the
town of Webster. on two counts. one
charging him with being a common
seller and the other with maintaining
"a liquor nuisance The indictment is
The result of complaints made by a
number Of the people of Webster, sew
eral of whom were summoned 10 ap-
pear before the grand jury and give
evidence before that body which led
lto the indictments.
There was considerable stir when
Roberts asked at the last town meeting
for a permit 10 run the agency. a
number of people made vigorous pro-
tests, asserting that the place was little
! If any better than a common rum shon
and that the granting of the permit 10
Roberts would simply enable him 10
violate the liquor laws of the State
with q cloak of legal sanction.
After the permit a number of the
people of the town set out to watch
the agency and those who had been
on the alert to discover the manner in
which the place was conducted gave
/ it such a bad reputation that numer-
GUS complaints were made by the citi-
zens OF Webster Several of these ex-
pressed a willingness to go before the
grand jury and present the facts which
/ had come TO their knowledge and they
were given an opportunity to do so
The grand jury decided that the facts
as presented were clearly a violation
Of the laws OF Maine and returned
the indictments.
The grand jury also returned indict-
ments for assault against Ray Gun
ningham. more Familiarity known as
I"Bll the Hugger." A few months age
la reign of terror existed in Lewiston
and Auburn on account Of many as
saults committed on the streets in the
night time on defenseless women
! These assaults were perpetrated in the
boldest manner and for a time women
did not dare TO go out after dark Ir
one or two cases at least, women VIII,
were left alone by their escorts wer,
held up and subjected to indignities
The police of the two cities kept
sharp watch for some time, and at las
Cunningham was captured. He ha,
since been held awaiting the action o.
the grand jury
The only express company agains
which a true bill was returned
by the grand jury was the Langle,
Transfer Co, which operates between
Lewiston and Boston.+
The Reform" Committee says: Ii
cense is a failure"
Well. from the DEVILS standpoint
prohibition must be a success.
II can raise more hell than any othe
known agency.
A vote for Prohibition is a vote TO
the speakeasy.t
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
REGISTERS ORDERS.
REGISTERS ORDER;

HEAflNIEA > OANAfA4ANs
,lfHce of the Register OF Wills
New Castle Co, Del. September H. 1907.
Irpon the application OF Marion Il.
Young. Administrator OF John r Young
late of Wilmington Hundred. In
ssfd county deceased. it is ordered ana
directed by the Register Of wills tbaf
the Administrator aforesaid give noiice
OF granting OF Letters Of Administration
upon the estate OF the deceased, with
cettsintr advertisements TO be posted with.
IN forty days from the dare or such Tot
fers IN six OF the most public places of
.fn county Of New Castle, requiring All
persons having demands sgainst the Cs.
tsfe 10 rresent tho same, Or abide bv an
nrovided. and also cause the same 10 be
t,esrffd within the same period in The
t,,enine Journal, q newspaper published
e., Wilmington. Del, and 20 be continued
therein three weeks &c. o. a.
OF Office Of tho Register OF Wiiis
aforesaid. at Wilmington, in New
fsEAL) castle county. aforesaid. the day
and year above written
FRANCIS NJ. WALKER,
Register Of Wills.
Notice IS hereby given that Letters OF
administration were I'm due form OF law
-rsnted unto the undersigned. on ths
ee,,enteenth day of September A. D.. 1907
- fh.t an persons having claims against
tbc estate OF the deceased must present
re same. duly attested, to the said Al.
ministrator, on or before the seventeenth
dav of September, 1895, or abide the Act OF
Nssemhiv in such case made and provided
MARION +. YOUNG.
Administrator.
Address Samuel Isenschmid, Esq, 90.
Market ST., City. slS-9t-eod
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
PUBLIC SALES
FOR SALE.

-
FOR SALE-35 white PEEK n ducks Apply
az 2ith and Claymont sts s9l-2t
FOR sALE-A lot OF locust fence p5sis.
also apples and pears from my own or
chards nine miles from Wilmington. An
ply to John Johns, State Road r. O.. ID.
and A.. l06. s1g-irn
FOR sALE-The public departments OF
the Turkish and Russian bath equipment
Of the DR.. Barnes Electro-Medical office.
These baths are in perfect working order.
and a great money making opportunity To
anyone with the time 20 devote TO their
management but DR. Barnes. from press
OF his professional business Is unable 70
do this and needing the space the baths
occupy will dispose OF them az real rare
bargain. The baths are strictly nrst-olass
in every particular being portable and
such as can be used in any home. hotel.
house or barber shop. An investigation OF
them is invited 70 prospective purchasers.
and their modus operandl viii be demon
strated. Apply 10 DIR. Barnes, Electro
Medical Office, sis shipley St.. Whining
ton. s25-st
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
He Did Say Il.

Biddeford Record
The Record hastily looked over the
Civic League Record OF the last issue
and failed 10 note the promised refer
ence Of Editor Pringle to the. famous
toast by Governor Cobb at Cape Por-
poise. But there is such a reference.
The reason The Record did not notice
it was because of the headline put
over which was. ron 10 .Bangor.s The
Civic League Record says:
In the August Record we reprinted
three short editorials from the Water
Vile Sentinel. Sanford Tribune and
Bridgton News which doubted, denied
or ridiculed the reported utterance OF
Governor Cobb. ITO hell with the
Sturgis law"
We have investigated the report and
persons present tell us that tho COVER
nor said it, and the governor doesn't
say that he didn't say 1t, and there
fore we believe that he did say it,
The Waterville Sentinel and other
papers had an earlier opportunity tc
record their changed view regarding
the truth of this report. There is a great
difference of opinion as to what the
governor meant by the exclamation
and under what circumstances il was
mades
The above refers TO banquet given
by the State Liquor Agent Of Maine at
Cape Porpoise. at which the usual
stimulating liquids were dispensed in
unlimited abundance. In bumper
of champagne, it is charged. Governor
Cobb drank the toast ITO hell with the
Sturgis law" The Sturgis law is the
special enforcement act of Names pro-
hibltion.t
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
EDUCATIONAL

Young man. iisteni have an educa-
tiona course IN cne OF the most re-
putable schools IN the country which
viii sell you cheaply. You may think
you can get through this world without
brains and knowledge. but you're mis-
taken. Educate your Brains. Don't
be the Jack Horner Of your town Get
educated. The course : have for sale
Is we'll worth investigating.
Address p. .. Box. 1921.
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
CONTRASTS.

From the Biddeford Record, Sept. %.
1907
Returning from a call upon County
Attorney Hobbs at South Berwick Sun
day. the writer had to wait for a train
at Dover n. H., for two hours and
had an opportunity to contrast Sunday
conditions in licensed Dover and in
prohibition Biddeford.
An acquaintance was encountered
who stated that close time was strict
~ observed Sundays and that no liquor
was sold, either openly or on the quiet
by the licensed places. And they are
numerous enough. Particularly in the
section near the depot il seems as
though about every other place was
engaged in the liquor business, from
the signs and window displays. The
writer took more than ordinary notice
Of these places. They were all closed
for the day. and closed in reality. No
body was in the saloons nor was there
anything to indicate "a back door busi-
ness or secret selling.
The streets were lively with people
and in all the time but one drunken
man was seen and he had come in OF
one of the cars from some other place
and was at once taken charge Of by q
policeman. AS he was being led away
he received a good deal more attention
from people on the street than drunk
would attract in Biddeford. The OFF,
Ger who made the arrest passed anoth.
er officer who exclaimed to "A bystand.
er Il wonder where he got him." Thai
was the sum total of drunkenness seer
in licensed Dover in two hours on
pleasant Sunday, with everybody on tn,
streets and the cars bringing IN crowd.
from Somersworth and Portsmouth
also license cities.
In coming over from Saco to Bidde
ford at o'clock this morning. whel
few were on the streets. one man. reel
ing drunk was being led across Factor,
Island from Biddeford by two othe
men who had all they could do to ge
him along, while on Laconia Hill anath
er was seen so drunk that ne had 4
hug trolley pole to keep his feet'
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
Harunst Home Exeroises.

Sunday will be Harvest Home" day
at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. The
church will be decorated with fruits
and flowers and at both services the
Rev j. H. Main will preach sermons
appropriate TO the occasion. The sub
ject OF the morning sermon will be
The Feast of Harvest" The even
ing sermon will be on the subject "A
Basket OF Summer Fruit"
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
Best Results-Least Cost
Eye Work, S24 Market ST.
P. S. Of A. Honors Delawareans.

At the annual meeting of the Patri-
otic order, Sons of America, which ad-
journed yesterday at RichEand, New
ton l.. Grubb, of Grubbs' Corner, was
election national guard and Thomas
F.. Dunn. of Dover, press agent of the
order. The national constitution was
amended debarring persons from the
order who are engaged in the sale o.
manufacture Of alcoholic or spirituous
liquors
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
BLACKBIRD CANNERY
IS FL0URISHING
Better Patronized Than Anticipated and
is Now Running TO Its Full
Capacity.

BLACKBIRD. Sept. 27.-The new can
merry. which was built last June at Black,
bird Station. is running TO its full capa-
city. on Tuesday last there were over s.,
900 baskets Of tomatoes stacked on the
ground at the establishment, and there
was stin a long string of teams awaiting
to be unloaded The capacity Of the plant
is 5000 filled cans a day. In another de-
partment Of this establishment catsup i'
made, the output being seven barrels pei
day.
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
Hinhland club After eames.

The Highland football team has or
ganized for tho season and would like
to receive challenges from any team
in the city. All clubs wishing to do so
will please notify Manager Joseph A.
HALEY. No. 2616 West Eighteenth
street, or at the Water Tower grounds
Saturday afternoon
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
REAL EsTATE FoR SALE


FOR SALE OR ExCHANGE-Dwei
with nine rooms and bath: an convent
ences, Tor one OF two smaller houses Ap-
ply % South Clayton St. sls-im
FOR SALE OR RENT-A new nine
room house with hot and cold water. batn
anu 9u cement walks, at Elsmere Apply 10
Mlilam Frederick, Prices Corner. or
warren Ellis, No. 40 Madison st. s26-st
FOR SALE-The factory at Delaware
avenue and Scott street recently occi,-
p.sy py n. A. Heinel Co. Building 90x6O
~i.' e-hurse power gas engine and 100
rect shaitng. Apply
Wilmington Trust Co,
Tenth and Market SITS.
HAMILTON PARK co. have a few lots
az special price The houses uufidinc
@ @rlt pe ready for buyers TO examine FrI-
ot 91'utday and Sunday. Branch Office
H 'eo ground open Tuesdny Thursdav
tu Satufday. An East Fourth street car
WI iahu you ON the grounds. New Castle
aFNnut beyond Eden Park An officer II
W. W. company can be seen evenings a. the
flthsfON, 9ii King st.
FOR SALE-Houses. Lots, Nrannfaci,,r-
inb sites. Farms and business proposi-
lions or all kinds. We make terms to
sut purchasers. Rents collected. monthly
i4ents, mortgages placed We aeil
- i-te' ACC dent Health, Plate Glass
ttnu casualty Insurance. III you wish to
""ue sell or buy consult
eos -. +. Il. McEVILLY CO..
| On~, Hftest tourth st., Wilmington Del.
/ 6tfr' fninss Both Phones.
DN ~! .i.s,!DslNESS COVERS EVERY
! ue-.., STATE IN THE UNION.
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
BUSHLINE

Freight received for ali pOlnts' slsSH
ners IA. afternoon. and forwarded prsmpl-
iv al lowest rates and by best routes.
Boats leave both Wilmington ah9 me- "a
delphia at eco y. m. daily, SUNDAY "a
through rates and bills Of iadins IS
GEORGE W. BUSH & SONS CO.;
PIER g. North Wharves. Philaoel l1,r,, P,l.n'
French Street Wharf. Wilm'hs'0 '0''
Evening journal., 1907-09-27
christian Endeavor RalIy.

The Christian Endeavor Society of
East Lake Presbyterian Church, will
give a social rally in the lecture room
of the church, this evening Among
the speakers will be the Rev. Boudi-
not Seeley, Jr., OF philadelphia, former
pastor of the church.