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Evening journal., 1900-05-19
PERSONS ARE SHOT
in ST. LOUIS STRIKE RIOTS

had another rough day Of It. Obstruc-
tions were numerous along the Cali
fornia avenue and Tower Grove lines,
and the cars PASSED through several
shower of stones and bricks.
Traffic was frequently impeded by
pile of rock, lumber, etc, along the
Market street and Choteau avenue
lines, and every now and then a stray
rock was hurled at the passing cars.
Two imported employees of the st.
Louis Transit company we're shot
while in charge of street cars. In
neither case is the assailant known.
Guy Fickes, of Decatur. Ills, was
shot through the thigh at Twenty-first
and Morgan streets. Fickes was en-
ployed as n guard on the cars. At the
hospital Fickes said the shot came
from the second story Of brick build
ing on the corner His condition IS not
serious.
John Kenna, a saloonkeeper in Gra-
tiot street, was probably fatally
wounded and Robert Nelson. colOred.
and Emergency Officer Jacob Hollins-
worth slightly wounded last night in a
riot at the sorth end Of the Fourteenth
street bridge. Kenna was shot four
times by the special officer and Nelson
was struck in the lobe of the left ear
by stray bullet fired. supposedly by
Kenna, who fired four shots at the
officer, one OF which struck him IN
the hand, causing a slight wound.
kenna has been drinking hard for sew
eral days and last night as car on
the Choteau. avenue division of the
Transit company was rounding the
curve at Fourteenth and Gratiot
streets he attempted to shoot the mo-
torman. The car was going too fast
for him and he missed his mark. he
then began shooting at the conductor
Evening journal., 1900-05-19

a district meeting Edward J. McNabb
was unanimously chosen as chairman
and Joseph A. Roney was made secre-
tary
MNABB ACTS AS CHAIRMAN.
McNabb proceeded to explain that all
that was done at meeting No. 1 would
be ignored by meeting No. 3. The
nominees Of meeting No. /. including
DR. Traynor, were again put in nomi-
nation by the secretary. DR.. Traynor.
however, was not declared elected. On
Detective McVey's motion the nomi-
nees are to be elected on May 26. The
question Of selecting polling places was
left to the Department of Elections.
Chairman McNabb was delegated to
notify the nominees OF their election.
Daniel O'Neill made a speech in
which he declared he had never heard
such rulings as those made by Mr.. Cas-
sidy. He said that it had been plan
ned by some Of those present at meet
ing No ! to elect delegates TO suit
themselves, and that Cassidy was be-
ing used 20 further their purposes. He
believed meeting No. would be recog-
nized by the county committee as the
representative meeting OF the district.
WHY THE TROUBLE AROSE.
Last nights trouble arose over the
apportionment Of delegates. Until this
convention, each ward was entitled TO
a delegate to the State Convention.
Patrick Neary obtained the passage OF
a resolution giving Wilmington three
additional delegates, and providing
there should be three from each Of the
five representative districts. Nothing
was said in the appOrtionment OF dele
gates among the wards.
The city committee made an appor-
tionment, but this did not suit and an
other was made. Under the second APP
portionment the Fifth ward. which Is
Neary's ward, has two delegates for
sure. and has a chance to get another.
IL is a Republican ward, and the
Democrats do not like the apportion-
ment. They think the extra delegate
should go to a Democratic district
FIRST DISTRICT GETS TOGETHER.
The Second ward trouble was ad-
justed at the meeting of the First rep
.resentative district held in the Demo
cratic League headquarters. The Sec
ond ward men first met and agreed ON
an organization that was satisfactory
John Mcdowell was elected chairman
Thomas /. Russell was elected a dele
gate to the city convention, and Chris
topher Pfrommer was recommended as
a delegate to the State Convention.
After this meeting the meeting OF the
representative district was held. and
these delegates were chosen From tn,
Second ward-Christ0pher Pfrommer
delegate. and Frank ]. Quinn, alter
nate From the Fourth ward-JchI
DOugherty, delegate, and John al
sentzer, alternate. Eighth ward
Frank Muldoon, delegate. and Georg
M. Gillespie alternate.
Evening journal., 1900-05-19

partment to arrange for the visit Of
the ENJOYS to the president and Sec
retary Hay
After retiring to their rooms Mr..
Fischer briefly outlined to the repre-
sentatives OF the press what they hope
TO accomplish in the United States.
1--WE are" he said, supplied with
credentials from our governments and
have full power to act I'm a diplomatic
capacity. It would not be proper for
us at this time to say just what our
course will be before we have taken
steps to communicate with those with
whom we expect to deal. We come in
the interest of peace and a cessation
of the bloody war which Is now raging
in our country. We are engaged in a
struggle with the country with which
your nation was engaged over a hun
dred years ago, and we feel that we
will have the moral support Of the
people who fought for and love their
liberty. The Beers Will not give up
the struggle; there will be no surrender
of what they regard their just rights.
"The Beers are willing that this
trouble shall be settled by arbitration,
and although an effort was made to
settle it in that way through the as
sistance of the United States before
the war began, It was without result.
We are still willing that the trouble
shall be settled by arbitration and
will be willing TO abide by the result.
We are anxious that the United States
investigate the question of difference
between the Boer republic and Great
Britain and use It's influence to put
an end to the war. We hope also to
get the moral sympathy Of the people
with us in the present emergency"
The ENJOYS listened with close at
tention while a reporter read TO them
the latest dispatches from South AZ
rica regarding the relief OF Mafeking,
the occupation of New Castle and the
conferences Of President Steyn with
the Transvaal authorities. They de-
cl,ned to enter into any general dis
cmssion regarding the effects OF the
latest British successes. Mr.. Fischer,
however, did take exception to a
statement in Gen. Buffers dispatch
chat the enemy had burned the chapel
at New Castle. saying In unequivocal
words that If Gen. Butler had made
such a statement it was a lie, as the
Beers were not engaged in that kind Of
warfare.
Evening journal., 1900-05-19
ADJUSTMENTS ARE TABOOED
BY METHODIST COMMITTEE;
PURE FOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT

Chicago, May 19.-The Methodist
church viii not. II the report Of the
committee is accepted, alter its POSI-
tion towards playing cards. dancing
and certain other amusements. The
amusement question Is settled, so far
as the committee on the state Of the
church IS concerned. By a vote of 45
10 25 the committee yesterday decided
to recommend that the section on pro-
hibited amusements be taken out and
that a new section be inserted in the
chapter on advices. The paragraph
to be inserted is as follws:
"Our church has from the beginning
Of its history insisted that dancing,
playing at games OF chance, attending
theaters, horse races, circuses, dancing
parties or patronizing dancing schools
and other amusements which cannot
be used IN the name of the Lord Jesus
are perilous TO the spiritual life and in-
fiuence Of the members of our church
and enervating to the spiritual power
of the church in the great work of saw
ing souls. The tendency In social
circles toward dangerous nmusements
was never stronger than II Is at the
present time. and therefore we deem
II wise to reafiirm our historic attitude
upon this subject and urge our people
to abstain from and bear their un-
wavering testimony against all amuse-
ments and diversions which endanger
Christian life and repress the spiritual
power Of the church. This advice
must not be interpreted as the waving
of the churches right to call to ac-
count any member who continues to
indulge In these diversions which can
not be used in the name of the Lord
Iesis -
Evening journal., 1900-05-19

Fifth ~ard portion OF the district was
taken up.
DR.. Philip A. Traynor was nominated
by Charles II. Ten Weeges, who imme-
diately made a motion to close the
nominations. This act again brought
McNabb to his feet, and he made a
vigorous protest. In the midst Of this
protest, Chairman Cassidy declared DR..
TraynOr elected. Someone made a mo-
tion to adjourn. Whether 1t was sec
onded or not, or whether the question
was put, the confusion that ensued
made it impossible to understand.
ANOTHER MEETING DECLARED.
Every man there had a protest TO
make. Messrs. Cassidy and Ten Weeges
and a few others left the room Those
remaining, headed by State Detective
B. J. McVey. declared that they would
hold another meeting. Accordingly
McVey called meeting No. 2. It was
declared that meeting No. 1 was ward
meeting, and meeting No. would be
Evening journal., 1900-05-19
TO PAY CONFEDERATES
THEIR LOSSES BY WAR

Washington, May 19.-For the first
time since the rebellion the house yes
terday passed a measure to pay Con-
federate soldiers for losses growing
out of the civil war It was a bill in
troduced by Mr.. Cox (Tenn) to pay
the Confederate soldiers who sur
rendered at Appomattox for the loss
Of horses and other personal effects
taken from them in violation Of the
terms OF Lees capitulation to Grant,
by which officers and men Of Lees
army were allowed to retain their bag
gage, side arms and horses. The bill
originals carried 100000, but the
specific sum was stricken out and the
appropriation was made indefinite.
Evening journal., 1900-05-19
ANOTHER MONTANA SENATOR
NAMED BY GOVERNOR SMITH;
EVIDENCE AGAINST NEELY

Havana, May 19.-W. II. Reeves,
feputy auditor OF the island, has made
3 confession and given up $4,000 given
to him by Q. r. W. Nicely, the ar
rested financial agent Of posts at Ha-
vana, TO perform certain services the
day he left. II is claimed that 81, 400
more will be recovered. Those who
know the situation best say that the
confession of Reeves was the only link
required In the chain of evidence, al
though the principal statements he has
made will require investigation before
they can be acted upon, as it is gener-
ally believed that his accusation is of
such a startling character as to render
it unwise to proceed before being alb
solutely sure of other evidence to cor
roborate IL.
Another charge against Neely Is that
he has defrauded the customs out OF
several thousand dollars worth Of du-
ties by importing. nominally for postal
use, large quantities of paper, which
was afterwards sold to printing
house in Havana.
With the confessions Of Reeves and
Rich, supplemented by those OF the
stamp clerks and by the statements
of the Baracoa postmaster, It is con-
sidered that the evidence against Neely
is complete.
Gen. Wood says that the report from
Muncie, Ind, that nearly s2,000,0 900
worth Of stamps have been printed
there and sent for distribution TO Gu
ban postoffices can be regarded as a
canard. II is believed now that the
whole story is known and that the
amount of the defalcations will fall
between 100000 and S125.OOO.
Evening journal., 1900-05-19
FORTUNE FOR
FLORENCE FROST
Gets $500, 900 by the Demise
Of Her Grandmother
She is a Member Of The ReII-knOWn
McCauIeV Family Of Delaware
and Lived in Wilmington

From Chicago comes the following
story regarding former Wilmington
young woman:
Patrons and employees at the Sara
toga Hotel are discussing the good for
tune OF Mrs Florence Frost a cham
bermaid. Gilbert c. Ogden. q Chicago
representative OF a New York firm,
has notified her that she is heir TO a
fortune estimated at 5000, 600 Mrs.
Frost Mr. Ogden. and all the cham
bermaids were assembled In a room to
which she was called yesterday.
Mrs. Frost, you are heir 20 5000
000,' is what he said TO me" said Mrs.
Frost in telling her story. Il said.
Are you sure you are looking for Flor
ence Frost? He looked at the papers
and said, Yes. Florence Frost. Was
your name McCauley before You were
marriedg
Il said it was. and ne said. You ar,
the one. My grandmother. ninety-foui
years old, recently died IN New York
The money and property wereleft to my
grandmother 10 enjoy a life interest
and upon her death the estate was u
come TO me. She Is now dead. don
know what 10 do with so much money
but ! know I'm through with duster
and aprons"
Mrs Frost Immediately stopped worl
In the hotel upon hearing the news
She Is 80 years old She was divorce,
from her husband five years ago.
WAS FLORENCE M'CAULEY.
Mrs. Frost before her marriage wa.
Miss Florence McCauley, and OF a well
known Delaware family. She lived IL
this city up to the time OF her mar.
riage. With the granting OF her di
vorce. her child, boy. was given u
his father by the courts, and she speni
a large fortune. left her by her father
In looking for her son. After spending
all her means In a fruitless search, sh,
obtained employment as a chamber.
maid In a Chicago hctel.
Evening journal., 1900-05-19
Butler Entered Newcastle on
Thursday Evening
BOER REVERSES EVERYWHERE
Col. BrOadWOOd Has Occupied LindIey
and Gen. Hutton Captures
One Of the BOthas

London. May 19.--London's millions
spent half the night in the street. and
even at 4 o'clock this morning troops
Of young men were promenading.
singing and cheering. and there were
crowds In front of the Mansion House.
Marlborough House. the clubs on Pail
Mall and the war Office and in Parlia-
ment square, waving flags and joining
ia the national airs. Gusts of patriot
ism have set the town quivering twice
or thrice before during the war. but
nothing has quite equalled last nights
hundred square miles OF almost furi-
GUS demonstration. II was a curious
thing for the onlookers to see solemn,
grey haired men toss their opera hats
into the air and Join in the hurricane
OF cheers when q wrcath-crowncd
banner, with the portrait OF Col
Baden-powoll on II, was borne along
piccadilly. Smart women In brough-
ans waived Union Jacks out OF the
windows. Conventional family parties
stopped az street corners TO take part
in singing God Save the Queen" and
Soldiers of the Queen" Everywhere
were abandon. good feeling and an as
tOnishing roar of human voices.
IL was all brought about by a 20
word telegram from Pretoria announc-
ing that Mafeking had been relieved.
Although The government has not
word, and although nothing confirma-
tory has been received from any Az
rican source except Pretoria. nobody
apparently questions the news Mr..
Arthur j. Bnlfour, government leader
IN the house OF commons. speaking
from the government bench late last
evening, said
"Tho only news I have Is through
the courtesy OF the press. We have no
information at the war office. Nor
could we have Il as soon as 1t would
arrive through other channels. There
fore the fact that we have not re-
ceived Il neither confirms nor disproves
the accuracy OF the Information.
need hardly say that we all trust and
we have good reason 20 think that 1t
Is probably true"
Mr.. George Wyndham, parliamentary
under secretary for war. replying to
several members of the house who had
privately interrogated him, said.
Although the government has moth
Ing. / am disposed to believe the Boer
bulletin. Il may be tonight, and per-
haps even Monday. before the govern
ment would get dispatches from our
military commanders. even II the siege
were raised some days ago. as the
news would need 10 be conveyed over
verv long distance by messengers on
Continued on Third Page).
Evening journal., 1900-05-19

In A WRANGLE
Meeting in Shields Library
Hall Ends in Confusion
BOLTEkS LEAVE THE ROOM
Detective Mtley Calls Another Meeting
and Nominees We're Chosen
a Second Time

Democrats OF the Fourth representa-
tive district had a good time and two
meetings last night to determine the
nominations for delegates from that
district to the State Convention. The
same set Of candidates was nominated
by each meeting.
Meeting No. / was called pursuant to
a published notice that all Democrats
of the First and Third wards, and that
part of the Fifth ward lying south OF
Eighth street and east OF Adams,
should meet at 8 o'clock in Shields Lii
bIary Hall The notice was issued and
signed by John ]. Cassidy, James j.
Finn and Charles II. Ten Weeges.
TROUBLE BEGAN EARLY.
Trouble began as soon as Chairman
Cassidy raped for order and an
nounced that the election of one OF the
ward chairman as chairman OF the dis.
trict committee was necessary. After
considerable wrangling, Cassidy was
elected, and from that time the meet
ing ran away from the chair.
MACHINE WAS PLAYING A HAND.
1t was limited that Patrick Neary,
who was not present, had arranged to
have the meeting elect. his delegates To
the convention.
Delegates from the First ward were
nominated as follows: James II. Har-
kins, James J. Riley Harry Ahrens and
Daniel O'Neill. 1t was evident that a
determined effort was to be made by
the machine" to elect a delegate from
the Third ward, and an effort was made
tOclOse the nomination on Neil Kennedy
Those who wanted Kennedy elected
said the ward did not want a contest
This brought to the middle OF the fiool
Edward j. McNabb. who declared tha'
the Third ward did want a contest, anS
was going to have it. And It Will, To-
McNabb clinched his declaration by
nominating James Crozier and Isaac
Dillin, and both Of these were record.
ed as nominated.
ADJOURNED AMID CONFUSION.
When this had been settled tn,
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London Goes Wild Almost When 1t Hears the Joyful Tidings
Reported in Kroonstad That Kruger May Surrender When
Lord Roberts Crosses Transvaal Frontier
Mrs. HOPKINS
HEAVILY FINED
Charged With DiSOrderly
Conduct and Neglect
Ing Her Children

After listening 70 testimony pro and
con for over an hour, Judge BAH. in
City Court this morning. fined Mrs.
Minnie Hopkins $40 and costs for dis
orderly conduct
The case was n lengthy one, and a
number OF witnesses were heard on
both sides. Mrs. Hopkins was also
charged with neglecting her two chill
dren, and in dispOsing OF the case
Judge Ball stated there was no Ques-
ton that the children had been neglect
ed, but, owing to their tender years,
il was a question whether II were bet
ter to take them from their mother or
hold the case up Mrs. Hopkins lives
with her husband at No. 1910 East
Fourteenth street. She addressed the
court for fully fifteen minutes I'm her
own behalf. Several neighbOrs testi-
fed that Mrs. Hopkins frequently got
drunk and used language that was un-
fit for anyone to hear
OTHER CASES HEARD.
Other cases disposed Of were: George
w. Taylor. disorderly conduct, $40 and
costs: William, alias "Togie." Johns
colored, assault and battery on Jacol
Fryer, $40 and costs; Benjamin White.
ley, colored, assault and battery OF
Patrick Maloney, S5 and costs; Johr
Corkan. drunk and disOrderly, 50 an,
costs; William Moore and John Thomp
son, colcred, drunk, 81 and costs each
] Edward Anderson, colOred. assault an,
battery, dismissed Savoy Evans. as
sault and battery, dismissed witt
costs; Edward Hallman, cruelty TO
horse, continued until Monday even
ling; Thomas O'Donnell, assault an,
Evening journal., 1900-05-19

st. Louis. May 19.-There was no
formal conference yesterday between
representatives of the striking street
car employees and of the St. Louis
Transit company, although President
Hawes, Of the board Of police commits
sioners, tried to get the two parties
to the strike controversy together in
still another meeting. President Whit
aker said he was willing to meet the
committee from the strikers at any
time, but the company had no further
proposition to make, standing on the
offer of Thursday rejected by the
strikers.
Rioting broke out afresh yesterday
in various parts OF the city and sew
eral casualties of a severe nature re-
suited. At noon a crowd of 400 or
more men, women and boys congre-
gated along La Clede avenue, between
Grand and Theresa avenues, and piled
obstructiono on the tracks AS the
cars came to a standstill rioting be-
gan, persons in the crowd throwing
rocks, and some shots were fired. One
Of the bullets struck j. r. Richard
son, a conductor, in the head. A spe-
cial officer on one of the cars was
dragged off and badly beaten, and sew
eral other motOrmen and conductors
were assaulted. While the turmoil was
at its height a detail of police came
dashing up and charged into the
crowd. They struck right and left, but
they had no clew as to who was respon-
sible for the shooting. Richardson
is probably fatally wounded
On the Bellefontein line distractions
were numerous and when the men left
the cars to remove the barriers they
were made the targets for rocks,
broken bricks and pieces Of iron.
The employees on the Easton cars
Evening journal., 1900-05-19
The Weather

New York Heraid's Forecast-The west
ern disturbance, now covering most Of the
country east OF the Mississippi. will drift
slowly east, causing occasional rain and
local thunderstorms I'm the Atlantic
States. a slight fall Of temperature will
follow in the northern and western dis
tricts Of this section.
In the Middle States and New England
to-day, cloudy to partly cloudy, sultry
weather and light to fresh variable winds
will prevail, with occasional rain and
local thunderstorms and slightly higher,
followed by falling temperature and clear
ing south OF the lake region.
On Sunday partly cloudy 90 fair. slight
ly cooler weather will prevail. preceded
by local rain on the coasts, with light
northwestcrly winds.
on Monday, fair with moderate tenn
perature.
European steamers now sailing VIII
have mostly unsettled weather and light
southwesterly breezes to the Banks.
Forecast for Saturday and Sunday
Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Della
ware and Maryland. showers Saturday.
with cooler weather; showers Sunday;
winds shifting TO fresh northerly.
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and Special Officer HoillnswOrth, who
was standing on the rear platform.
The officer jumped from the car. and
walking toward the intoxicated saloon
keeper, began shooting at him. Four
OF his bullets struck Kenna's body.
Kenna continued to shoot at the Of
ficer, and the last shot he fired struck
Hollinsworth I'm the left hand. One
bullet which went wide passed through
Nelson's ear. Kenna was taken to the
hospital, where the physicians offered
no hope for his recovery.
Patrolman Henry e. Barton was
shot and painfully wounded on Jeffer-
son avenue, near Geyer avenue. Bar
ton was on a car OF the jefferson ave-
nue. line as a guard.
Shortly after noon the cable of the
Fourth street railway was cut When
the free end Of the cable arrived at the
power house Il was found tnat all the
strands had been severed, presumably
by a steel saw. The task OF splicing
the cable and running ii through the
conduits will be a difficult one, and the
road probably will not be in shape for
a lay or two.
The house OF delegates yesterday af-
ternoon passed the bill TO revoke the
franchises of the various street rail-
way companies in st. Louis In case
they failed to run their cars I'm com
pliancc with the terms OF the city or
dinances.
The federal grand jury was IN ses-
sion all day yesterday. II had under
consideration the hindrances and OBJ
structions to the United States mail,
caused by the present street car strike.
Numerous witnesses were examined,
and some important evidence present
ed. A final report will be made To-
day.
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battery, dismissed with costs; Otto
Neese, assault and battery, continued
until Monday night.
FilipO SabatO, charged with cm-
bezzlement. was dismissed. Howard
Woodall. charged with the larceny Of a
ring, valued at S12. from Mrs. Amelia
Russell. Of No. 615 West Second street,
was held in 5000 bail for upper court
Evening journal., 1900-05-19
Address bv Mr.. Conrad

City Solicitor Henry c. Conrad will
speak at the annual dinner of the
Alumni Association of the High School
at the Clayton House on Thursday
evening, June Z. Members of the grad
uating class of the High School will be
the guests of the association.
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Failed to support His wife

In default Of 5000 bail, William II.
Forrest. charged with deserting his
wife. was committed to New Castle
Jail by Magistrate Sasse yesterday ar
ternoOn. IL is alleged that he has con-
tributed but $40 during the past year
10 the support of his wife.
Evening journal., 1900-05-19
WANTED.

Bright young men and women
10 canvass for the Evening Jour
nal. Must make application this
week.