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Evening journal., 1900-12-17
LAW BREAKERS FINED
one Prisoner Gets $40 and Costs Tor
AsennIr and RatrerY


Judge Cochran had but little busi-
ness before him in City Court this
morning, only three cases being heard.
Clarence Lilly, for assault and bat
terry, was fined $40 and costs. John
Manluff, disorderly conduct, was as
.sessed IS and costs. For being drunk
Jola Reed received a fine of 81 and
'ccsts
Earl Lane, Harry Starr, Robert San
ders and Harry Brown, small boys.
were each fined 81 and costs by Judge
Cochran on Saturday night on a charge
OF acting in ad isorderly manner.
IN City Court yesterday fifteen pris-
oners were arraigned before Judge
Cochran. Most Of them were charged
with drunkenness and a small fine was
imposed The case of Clarence Lilly,
charged with striking William A.
Stout ON the leg with stone, was con-
tinued. John Manluff, charged with
stealing pair OF shoes from John
kaiser. was held in bail for a further
Nearing
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
IAnertr Lodre EIeots omcers

Liberty Lodge. A. o. u. W., has
elected these officers Past master
workman William Weisshaar; master
workman. Peter Walz; foreman, Anton
Steimle. overseer. Charles Yeager;
gulde, william Landthaler; recorder.
Charles Heinel finaneier, Gothold
Yeager; receiver, Frederick w. Heiss;
inside watchman, Albert Zuelke; out
side watchman. Frederick Bryner.
trrstee. Gothold Yeager: representa-
tives TO Grand Lodge. +. w. Heiss and
Charles Heinel
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
CONDUCTORS HOLD
YEARLY MEhTING
Officers Selected and Turkey
ExhauStiVeIy Discussed
ilyStcry Of The Guinea Was Not Ex-
posed by Mr.. COhcc Of No. 22i
as Was Expected

AT the annual meeting Of Whining
ton Division, NO. 224, order Of Railway
Conductors, held in Eden Hall yester
day. officers were elected and installed
after which the members and their
guests partOok OF a turkey supper at
the Merritt House The election le-
suited In the selection Of the following
officers. Chief conductor. r. w. Qun-
len. assistant chief conductor, j H.
Sweeney; secretary and treasurer Col
onel j. r. Layheld; senior conductor,
l. r. Powell; junior conductor, 7. O.
Tracy; inside sentinel, e. M Dunn;
outside sentinel. w E. Townsend;
trustees, w. j. Johnston. |. a. Parker
and c. Il. Wyeman Legislative Conn
mittee. l. r. Parker; delegate to grand
division, which meets IN St Paul,
Mimi, next May, Q. l.. Sweeney; alter
nate III. Y. Easom.
After the business session was fln-
ished the party proceeded to the Merritt
House and made a general assault upon
turkey. Assembled at the feast were
the following well-known railroad
men. c. r. Sherbmne. Josiah Bason,
c. T.. Sweeney. T. NJ Quillen, John T.
Sweeney, Colonel J. T. Layheld L. e.
Powell, T. o. Fray, u. M. Dunn, w. Il.
Townsend, e. M. Adams, II. l.. Lam
berts, II. Dickinson, G. A. Nelson, John
Flemming, l. NJ Cohee, W. H. Morris
NJ. L. Lessee A. b. Dance, b. +. Lou
den, Il. r. Hawkins, General /. r.
| Parker, n. V. Easom, c. 70. Wyeman
J. d. Phillips, j. G. Charsha e. c.
Cooper. James w. Hazard, W. j. John
ston, Il. 3. Ellis, j, j Restine, w. w
Guthrie and H. 3. Sweeten, of Will
mington Division. J. r. Mooney G. e
Waddington, d. f. Troy, M. W. Terry
| o. Williams, Colonel Rowland Mitchell
Nelson Kilgore,, J. Reagan and W. w
Tunis, Of Division No. 1862, Philadel-
phia, and c. f. Bradley, Of Division No
s7S. Washington, d. c.
A vote OF thanks was given to Pro.
prietor Mundy for his excellent enter
/ tainment
II was unanimously agreed that G. e
Wyeman Of Division No 224, had the
most healthy appetite, with j. H. Rea
gan, OF Division No. 1862, a close sec.
ond.
Mr.. Cohee. Of No. 224. refused to re
late the mystery Of the guinea be
cause he was engaged in digesting tn,
mystery Of the turkey" He referre,
those present to Detective William T
Jones for a solution Of the guinea prob
lem
A delegation from Wilmington divi
sion will attend the annual meetni
and dinner Of Philadelphia division OF
Sunday next, at their quarters In tn
Odd Fellows Temple.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
DIED

pEER.-in this city, on December Is
1901, Wilhelmina A., daughter OF Mar,
-. and the late John Deer
Relatives and friends of the family are
invited 20 attend the funeNel. at the resi-.
dence ot her mother. No $40 Lombard
street, on Tuesday afternoon. Deccmhe,
is al o'clock. Interment at Mt. Salem
Cemetery.
STERLING ON December l6. 1900 Eze.
kiel F. Sterling, aged rs years
SNOW.-On December l6. 1900. James
Pyle. son Of ella and the late George
SNOW. in his 9Th year. Funeral strictly
private
WOEkALL.-on Thursday afternoon
the 18Th instant at the house Of S
Mendelson Mechan, Dorset street, Ger
mantown, Philadelphia. Miss Mary II.
Worrall, IN her 30th year
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
rook roo Nrnch l.andannm

Mrs. Mary Clayton, living at No. 2lS
Madison street, took an overdose OF
laudanum while in the house Of Mich
oel Hare, No $40 Monroe street, last
night She became unconscious and
was removed to the Delaware Hospital
in the Phoenix ambulance and was re-
suscitated
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
Grading GreenhiII Avenue

Grading of Greenhill avenue from
Lancaster avenue to Third street is
being done by the Peoples Railway
Company for the purpose Of laying its
tracks. The avenue is low between
the points mentioned and fill some
places of three and one-half feet is
being made.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
"Father Of Conferences Is we'll

The Rev. Benjamin r. Price, retir-
ed Methodist minister of Elkton. has
completed his S5th birthday, and, not
withstanding his advanced years, en-
Joys good health. Mr.. Price for more
than sixty years was actively engaged
IN the ministry and is well-known
here
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
Watoh swindlers Arc Abont

Residents OF TINS city should be on
their guard against a watch swindle
that is being perpetrated in several
cities of the East. Two swindles of this
character were disclosed I'M Philadel-
phia last week.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
We are Giving
Watches Away

With Boys Clothing, Hats
and Furnishings. we Will
give them until Christmas
as a Holiday inducement
and advertisement. The
celebrated ''Ingerso1p
Yankee Nickel Watch with
chain with every SIS worth.
The Triumph" Silver or
Gun Metal Watch with
chain with every $40 worth.
The prices are the same. the
clothes cost you no more,
you get the Watches for
nothing in buying here.
Look at the prices.
For Little Boys 3 to 8 yrs.
yestee Suits, 81 to S..
Sailor Blouse Suits, S2. SO
to SO.
Reeter Coat Suits, 81 to 50.
Box Overcoats, $3 to IS.
Box Refers, 81. SO to IS.
For Boys 8 to 16 years.
Double-Breasted Coat
Suits, s.. so to So.
Box Overcoats, s. to $40.
Box Refers, 81. So to S..
Raglan Overcoats, IS.
For Boys 10 to l6 years.
Three piece short Pants
Suits, IS to SIC.
Boys Long Pant Suits,
10 to 19 years, Suits, S
to SIS.
Box Overcoats, IS to SIS.
Raglan Overcoats, $40
and SI2.
Refers, $3.50 toss.
Boys Hats, Caps, Wool
Toques, rs and so cents.
Wool and Knit Tams,
Boys Slippers, Boys Leg.
gins, leather and cloth,
Bows Suspenders, Boys
Gloves, Boys Shirts, Boys
Collars and Cuffs, in fact
everything they wear.
Latest styles and low
price.
Open evenings until
Christmas.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
wu, uold centnrv Service

In Grace Church on Sunday, Decem-
Der 30. "a Twentieth Century service
will be held. In the morning there
will be special sermon by the Rev.
DR.. William Writ King. and in the af-
ternoon the Sunday school will have
appropriate exercises. In the evening
a platform service will be held.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
sIoob Yacnt sagl,ta FIoated

The sloop yacht Sagitta, which
stranded near Assateague, Virginia,
aged and towed inside Of the harbor
at Assateague.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
Sent TO Insnnn Asrlnn,

John M. Humbert. OF No. 1908 Lom-
bard street, who was arrested after an
exciting struggle by Officer John F.
Welsh, on Saturday, was sent to the
Delaware Hospital for the Insane by
Police Surgeon A. B. Harris.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
Recoverlng WON the shock

A. L. Brown residing at No. 907
Chestnut street, who is employed at
the Repauno Chemical Company, is re-
covering from the effects Of a fall re-
celved or Wednesday. He is now con-
fined in the Chester Hospital.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
Fined for Disorder

Before Magistrate Kelley on Satur-
day night William j. Fisher, Mark NJ.
.Cleaver and Thomas Reardon, referees.
reserved their decision in the suit
brought by Joseph p. Nichols against
William Crow, for the recovery Of S5S
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
snIInter Wns Remnved

Isaac Palmer, employed by the r., w
& B. Railroad Company. in this city
had a splinter removed from his foot
at the Delaware Hospltal Yesterday.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
WIN Ask for Or. Kings Return

Officials OF Grace Church Will meet
in third quarterly conference on Fri
day evening, when the Rev. William
Writ King will be invited to return to
the church next year.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
nihln IfnInn NIeeta rn-nirhf

This evenings meeting Of the VIII
mington Bible Union in Y. NJ. G. A.
Hall will be the last one until Monday,
january IA.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
Missionary Women 70 Mo-,

Members Of Grace Woman's Home
Missionary Society will meet in the
home Of Mrs, Robert Wheeler. on
Wednesday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
MARRIED

PARTHiE-NEN Thursday even
ing, December lS, 1900, by the Rev.
George Lewis Wolfe. Ph. D., pastor of
the First NJ. =. Church, stephen j.
farthie ana Miss Henrietta Venn both
of this city.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
pridre Aenin ont on Gear

Again Third street bridge is being
turned of by hand. The frost and the
trolley cars combined have broken the
cog gearing of the bridge, and work
men are employed in putting in new
gearing.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17

Monday, December ~, 1900.
Watch to-morrow's papers for
our mammoth list of Christmas
specials. Store closed at 6.Is to-
night, but open every night until
9. 80 the remainder of the week.
aANSCOM'S, Market and Seventh SIS
Evening journal., 1900-12-17

Many attractions and funny bur
lesauers at Southern Country. Fair
Cycle Academy, this week.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
BIshop Monaghan in Rome

Bishop John J. Monaghan arrived il
Rome on Saturday and will remain
there until Christmas Day.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
Church " r..a IN Give Fair

The Ladies = Of the A. O
H.. will condl 81 r-r m Pyle's Cvcle
Academy for enc 5-e1, commencing
December "a.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
Piano Bargains

Store open evenings until 9 o'clock.
LUDWIG & CO.. 515 Shipley st.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17

Southern C9antry Fair, Cycle Acad-
emy
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
citizens league win Organize

In Union Church tomorrow evening
the Citizens League will meet and Of
licers will be elected.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17
Southern Country Fair.

Southern Country Fair.
All the features Of an old-time
Southern Country Fair. Many bur-
lesques.
Ka-za-za will be there.
Aunt Dina with her old man and her
pickaninnies will be there. The mighty
Midway, with its great attractions, in
.cludes Geosco. the wonder of wonders.
He eats 'em alive without salt.
The Goo Goo Pig is a Midway attrac-
ton
Benefit Of the reading room Of Eden
Lodge
Admission 10 cents.
Evening journal., 1900-12-17

For a Cold in the Head, Laxative
Bromo-Quinine Tablets.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-14
A CALL FOR VENGEANCE
The Massacre of at PaO
Ting Fu-Russia's Predominance i'm
all Things.

London, September 12.-The Times
publishes this morning additional ad-
vices from its Pekin correspondent, DR..
Morrison, under date of August 31st:
THE censorship, which is under Sir
Alfred Gaselee's control, makes it diff
fcult," says the correspondent, TO
convey a true picture of the present
situation in Pekin- Today the foreign
community was thrilled with horror at
h news Of the massacre of the mis-
Sionaries at Pao Ting Flu, who We're
under h protection of the imperial
troops. Children were butchered
before the eyes of their parents.
While women were ravished and car
ried into captivity. Parents were tor
tured and murdered.
RUSSIA PREDOMINANCE.
Since the relief of the legations one
feature stands conSpicuouS-the pre-
dominance of Russia and the over
ing here. The pageant in the Forbid
den city on August 2Sth was a tri-
umphant entry by Russia followed by
the other powers. Russia did the hon.
ors, greatly to the chagrin of the other
ministers.
Russian troops are pouring into Pc
kin daily. Nineteen hundred came
yesterday and $500 the day before.
Already the Russians outnumber the
japanese and they will soon out
number the combined forces. Their
stay is assuming every characteris-
tic of permancy. Cossacks daily
I raid the country n drive the
Chinese peasants and laborers in
herds through the deserted and dis
mantled city, setting them to build
their military camp.
"No one, not ever Sir Claude Mac
Donald, is allowed to enter the sum.
mer palace and the splendid palace
buildings within the imperial domain
which are occupied by the Russians
| without permission
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-14

streets are INSTRUCTED by debris. dead
lima n wires in every part OF
he city; more than eight feet of water
in the stores and warehouses, damag-
ing stocks of goods and provisions.
thousands are homeless and wounded.
Some 500 are sheltered in the custom
louise. which Is practically roofess. All
railroad communication IS shut on,
M the wagon and road bridges lead
ing to the mainland are gone.
Ocean steamers to the number of
or eight are ashore and all small
craft demolished. The life saving sta
ton is supposed to be swept away;
there is no race of the crew. The
lightship is UP in West ba,. the occu-
pants supposed TO be safe. The old
custom house is roofiess and the win
dows blown out; all torvo merchan-
disc, principally Sugar, Is badly dam
aged We need tents and 80, 900 ratfons-
The citizens relief committee are doing
all in their power. put the stock of un-
damaged provisions is exhausted. With
all the people housed in the building
We need In extra force of six men TO
keep the building in sanitary condi-
ton. I have hired a boa TO take this
dispatch to the mainland for trans
mission. Relief is urgently requested"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-14
THE CRAIG LAW
Held by Judge PurneII to be Null and
Void.
Especial to the Messenger.)

Especial to the Messenger.)
Raleigh, y. c.. September 11.-Judge
urn this morning refused the mo-
ton to remand from the United States
district court to the Durham superior
court h cases Of the tow- OF Durham
and the Durham and Northern rail-
way Ghe latter being part Of the Sea-
board Air Line) against the Southern
railway.
The motion "a On tie ground that
the federal court had no Jurisdiction.
Judge PurnelI holds the Craig law TO
be null and void in that. no~twithstand-
ing the declaration on its face, It Ia
well known its purpose is to affect the
jurisdiction sf the federal court, and in
so far its power is beyond that of the
state legislature.
There was also another ground as
signed for the notion, this being that
there was no local prejudice against
the Southern railway In Durham. The
udg says that the Southern removed
the cases to the federal court for this
very reason and that there is positive
Of great influence on the
part OF the plaintiff and their attor-
neys. He says further that the burden
OF rebutttng both these grounds were
put On the parties moving TO emand
and mat they have failed to rebuff
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-14

share in the plundering, testifies that
looting was INDUCED in by the troops
OF b other nations. After graphical
" describing the entrance OF the city
amid raging fires, dense smoke. and
a hot fire from concealed Chinese
sources, he Says:
Il am confident that no other Amer
lean soldiers were in the city that day
and that no looting was done by our
men, though II seemed 10 be a general
thing among the other troops Of the
allied forces"
ENGLAND TO BE LEFT ALONE IN
PEKIN.
London, September 11.-France has
formally adhered to the Russian pro
posal to withdraw from Pekin TO TIen
Tsin- a representative OF the Asso-
ciated Press learns on unQ~uestionable
authority hat Geographic Instructions
were sent yesterday from Paris n St.
Petersburg, 10 NJ Pichun IND VI. de
Giers, respectively the ministers OF
France n Russia at Pekin. directing
both ministers. in conjunction with
Gems. Fry and LAnowitz TO take mea-
cures to withdraw the legations and
military contingents Of both countries
to Tien Tsin Immediately IL circum-
London are inclined to believe that
step will lead to similar action
upon the part OF the United States and
Japan and that while Germany
may hold out till Field Marshal
Count Won Waldersee ARRIVES in China
h will ultimately acquiesce, leaving
Great Britain little choice but TO follow
suit.
Taku. September 8 (via Shanghai).
The expedition to Pao Ting Flu Will
on Friday. 1t is made up as fol-
lows: British, two regiments OF cav
airy, a battery OF horse artillery and
l 800 infantry: Italians, 1000; Japa-
nese. 800: Russians. 500, and Americans,
500, in all 1000 men.
ITALY TO TAKE INDEPENDENT
ACTION.
London, September IA special
dispatch from Rome says the Italian
cabinet has decided to initiate imme-
diately peace negotiations with China
Italy Will formulate demands for an
and If they are accepted
Italian Intervention viii be considered
terminated and no proposals tending to
further warfare in China will be on
sidered-
London, September ia dispatch
to a news agency from Nagasaki, ia
pan, say it is reported that the
Dowager Empress of China has been
captured by the Russians at Johol CD.
A CONFLICT BETWEEN
AMERICANS AND FRENCH.
London, September ia special dis
patch from Shanghai gives a report
the Americans and French nearly
into conflict in Peki because the
former had insisted upon entering the
palace before the formal entrance Of
the international troops.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-14
We're shipped from here to Galveston
To-Day for temporary use on the island.
MANY OFFERS OF AID.

were shipped from here to Galveston
today for temporary use on the island.
MANY OFFERS OF AID.
Governor Savers received upward of
l,WO kilograms during the day from
parties in the east and west offering
assistance TO b food sufferers at Gal
weston and from various portions of
n state, reporting the collection of
money and supplies. During the day
Governor Sayers estimated that the
receipts in money from collections in
this state would amount to SIS, 900
though, from reports, a great a of
money has been sent direct to Calves
ton instead of coming through the gov
ernor, and the amount may be much
larger than that stated. Governor
Sayers will not make known the total
amount until tomorrow.
Quite a number of eastern newspa-
perS are wiring n governor Offering
to establish themselves as bureaus for
relief funds if desired and asking what
they can do to relieve the situation.
A telegram from New York inform
ed the governor that two relief trains
of supplies has left New York for Gal
weston.
The Cincinnati chamber Of com
merce wires that it will send any re-
lief desired that it can give. Chicago,
Philadelphia. St. Louis and several
other points did likewise.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-14
LOOTING IN CHINA
No American Soldiers Engaged In 1t,
While General With Others.

Washington, September 1.-THE
telegram of inquiry sent by the var
department on July 21st last to Lieu
tenant Coolidge, commanding the
American troops at the occupation Of
Tien Tsin regarding the reports Of ex-
tensive footing in that city. The mes
sage vas ent through United States
Consul Fowler at che Foo, as follows:
Fowler, Che Foo,
Send following cablegram to
Coolidge, commanding United States
forces, Tien Tsin. Reported here ex-
tensive footing in Tien Tsin. Report
Immediately whether American troops
took part. If SO punish severely, re-
press sternly. Absolute regard for
life and property of non-combatants
enjoined.
by order of secretary of war
"CORBIN."
On July 29th, the department receiv-
ed the following reply from Colonel
Coolidge, denying that American
troops took my part in the pillage of
Chinese city:
Che Fee.
"C0r5in. washington.
'Tien Tsin, July 25th. Looting by
American troops in walled city of Tien
Tsin unfounded and denied. Silver
taken from burned mint under direc-
ton of Colonel Meade Cmarine corps)
commanding. who was invalidated to-
day. No property destroyed except
under military eNigency. American
troops a orders TO protect life and
property of non-combatants in Amer
lean (southeast) quarter Of the city
assigned them. Will forward reports
Of commanders of American guards
in the city.
COOLIDGE"
Supplementary 10 the above, Colo
mel Coolidge also transmitted everal
reports and also an additional report
signed by himself, all OF which beal
witness that United States troops had
no hand in the footing of Tien Tsin
Colonel Coolidge took from the Chi
nese ordnance storehouses military
stores that were necessary for hi.
troops, and a quantity OF silver from
some of the burned vaults Of The mint
This latter was turned into the Hont
| Kong bank, and placed to the credit o
the United States and both seizure
were authorized by Colonel Meade.
The report of Major Foote, Will
excluding the Americans from an,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-14
POPULIST CONVENTION
OF Fourth District NomiDates j. j.
jenkins Letters for and Against
KinSauls.
Especial to the Messenger.)

Especial to the Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., September lib. F.
Montague resignes as chairman Of the
board of trustees of the blind institu-
ton. Thomas y. Womack is elected to
succeed him. Montague also resigns
as trustee.
The corporation commission calls
for a statement Of the condition Of
banks up to the close Of business, Sep
tember 5th.
The governor is receiving letters by
every mail, for and against commute
ton OF the death sentence Of Kinsauls.
The populi5ts of this, the Fourth dis
trict, today nominated J. J. Jenkins
for congress. Their convention declar-
cd that there was a large increase in
the circulation of capital and a CORE
spending increase in prices Of farm
products; also hat as new markets
were needed it favored commercial ex-
panSion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-14

Poisonous toadstools resembling
mushrooms have caused frequent
deaths this year. Be sure to use only
he genuine. Observe the same care
when o ask for DeWitt's Witch Ia
Eel Salve. There are poisonous coun-
terfeis. DeWatt's Is b only original
Witch Hazel Salve. It Is a safe n
certain cure for piles and all skin dis-
] eases. Robert R. Bellamy.