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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-21
Fire in South Portland Woods.

Portland, Me. July pa woods fire
has been burning in South Portland,
this afternoon and evening. The flames
are not near any buildings. and the
blaze is not at present causing serious
apprehension.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-21

While boating on Little Pushaw pond,
East Corinth. Thursday. MIR. and Mrs.
Fred T. HILL Mrs. Stuart. mother of Mrs.
hin. ana their two young children were
thrown into the water, by the, boom
striking and throwing Mrs. stuart heavily
ia one side. Charles Miller. who was in a
VOW boat with young lady. about half a
mile Instant. reached them in time to pun
them into his boat, but the months-old
son was dead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-21
American Ice Co. Again Heard From.

Albany. n. Y. July 20.-At Plattsburg,
today. Supreme Court Justice kellogg,
heard arguments on the application of
Attorney General Davies to vacate the
stays granted by that justice in the pro-
ceedings brought against the American
Ice Co. The attorney general made a
motion on the ground that the decisions
OF Justice Chester We're non-appealable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-21
Another Body Found on the SaaIe.

New York, July 20.-The body Of a man
Deileved TO be that of a steward. was
found in the hold of the burned steam
ship Saale at Hoboken. today. 1t was
50 BADLY burned and decomposed that the
features were unrecogniZable. 1t Is now
sand that the company has decided If pos
sible to repair the engines of the Saale
to enable the vessel to be pro-
PEELED by her own steam and send her to
GERMANY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-21
Bow Drowned al Portland.

Portland. Me. July 20.-James O'Don-
NELL the 11-years-old son of Michael
O'Donneu of Greenleaf street. was
drowned in the Back Bay. this afternoon,
while in swimming.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-21
AUGUSTA Savings BANK.
ORGANIZED 1873.
Banking Rooms 235 Water
Street.

nsh, Lendal Titcomb Il. L. PARROT,
Treby Johnson.
Deposits are placed On interest the first
Of February. May, August and Novem-
Der.
Interest paid or credited on account on
first Wednesday Of February ana Au-
gust.
Deposits are exempt by law from all
taxes and accounts are strictly confiden-
tial.
Especial privileges afforded to Execu-
tors, Administrators. Guardians, Trus-
tees, married women and minors.
EDWIN c. DUDLEY. Treas.
The sun., 1900-08-30

Polish resident of Hedgevlle ana
Browntown are again greatly excleo
aver the II oubles at ST. Hed@ig's Cathn-
ic Church, Linden street near tia'ri'
lOn.
The excitement lie being caused by
forts of certain members of the hctl"n
,pnosed to Fat er Gnl z to have persons
cave the church and IN the Chnfch OF i
The Sacred Heart, southwest corner oil
tenth and Madison streets, VII rs
German church. The heavy hn-s I'M
posed by Judge Ball have taught them ~
e we'll not to resort to violence mere
after -
Anthony Markowski and Samuel sha-
kowski started canvass OF certain pnr,
ton of the Polish families and it is ssid
have secured the promise of twenty hye
families that they will leave the chvrcn.
Their purpose it is said ia t. get my
families when it is claimed that Polish
| priest will be sent to the Church oil the
Sacred Heat a. an assistant.
| Some of the families approached nave
eiused to leave The Church of th'
sacred Heart is euppied with prie't. o'
The Order OF St. Benedict Rev Hng'
Paff il the rector and Rev. ? jams il'
,-sis ant. The services are IN Gerp,a'
which are understood by many oi th'
Poles.
The sun., 1900-08-30
pNSH RESIDENTS AGAIN EXCITED OVER CHURCH TROUBLES
Members of Faction Opposed to Pas or OF 81 hedwgS Ohufc
Fndeayorng TO G. t Fifty Families to Leave
and Join Ano her Church

St. Hedwg's Church has congrega-
tion Of 500 or 900, represen ing alb ut $50
families. The church bui ding is too
small to accommodate the congregation
having seating capacity OF only about
four hundred.
AT one time St. Hedsig's Church was
under the control of the Order OF St.
Benedict, but about fanr vel RS ago, the
pulpit became vacant and the order was
at the time unable to procure a Polish
priest for it. !, ;,
The church then connected itself with
the other Catholic churches oi Delaware,
and priest was furnished 1t py the
bishop.
Conservative members of the church
sav they think it would be difficult to
procure another Polish priest for ST
Hedwig's just at present 1t is oelieveo
that Fat her Gulcz Will not iemain hers
much longer.
Ii is said that the woman who caused
the trnuole at st Hedwig's 'ome Sun
day'e ago. had been ~ the ~ curslon
tie Polish Libra, Society to Reading, ia
recently and were told how II embers .
the Polieh church there had liked TN
priest there some ten wears ago. J
said they adnptet the tactics Of the K' al
ing Poles.
The sun., 1900-08-30
FELL IN THE TRAP.
Butcher Martin Plays Detective on a
Thieving Employe.

Emanuel Thomas, colored, aged 25
years will be given hearing in City
Court this morning on the charge Of
stealing $S9. 30 worth of clothing and
other articles from his former employer,
James V. Martin OF No. 904 West Ninth
street, butcher in Third street market
The articles stolen included an over
coat belonging to Mr.. Martin and one to
his son, two dresses, one silk, belonging
to Mrs. Martin, a sweater, a pair OF shoes
and some silverware.
Mr.. Martin has been missing articles
for some time and set trap for the
thief. He placed a cigar on silver dish
in the dining room. A short time after
ward be found the cigar in another place
and the dish gone. Thomas was asked
about the disappearance of the dish but
professed ignorance. Later he was seer
to leave the house with two bundles
Mr.. Martin saw him at Third and King
streets and asked him about the missing
articles but he professed ignorance
When threatened with arrest he con.
fessed and said most of the goods had
been pledged at Levy's.
The sun., 1900-08-30
ONE CENT

voters, the rights o. citi1en. af his
great coniti% ana
Whereas Is they have used fl,air
papers % fight our BATTLES ii the sYlth
and
Whereas We are true Republicans
and wish to maintain the principles
that are in the Republican party and
Whereas we are a part of that great
party that has been organized for over
40 years. therefore be it
''Resolyed that we will not make any
change in that organization by organic
ing ourselves into Il separate political
body from the old party.
'Resolved that we stand with the Ma
tonal party as it now stands.
Resolved that we will &c to the polls
on November and help as one man to
serd 70 Washington as heads Of this
Nation William Mckinley and Theodore
Roosevelt.
.'Resolved that we elect in this State
George w. Marshall as Governor and
any man on the ticket named at Dover
on August 90 by the party known as
Union Republican which represents the
recognized true Republican organization
in this State"
About 20 colored man from this city
are expected 10 attend me conNentlons
Some Of the delegates selected are:
| From Wimington-Asbury Sterling,
]. II. Weeks. Charles Fl. Coulbourn,
John w. Nickson. John NJ. Kirkman,
D. b. Sharper. Ioheph II. Armstrong.
i From Rural New Castle county
Howard jefferson, George II. Jones,
Tohn Cuilinder David Shocllley and
Isaac Norris
From Newport ANTHONY Gaoding,
| William Rratton. William Lee.
From Kent county-W. G. Potts,
Reese Hill, S. Matthews
From Sussex county-G"orgc Waters,
Moses Coulhourn. $. I. Parker.
The sun., 1900-08-30
REFUSED TO MEET WALLACE
Strikers Would Not Talk of
Strike With President.
Had a Committee For That Purpose.
say That Any Who Desire to
Return to Steel Works
Will Not be Mo-
Tested.

The employees OF the Diamond STATE
Steel Company who recently went out on
a strike received word yesterday mora
ing from President Wallace saying, that
he would like to meet the strikers in a
body. The strikers refused TO meet
President Wallace in body as a com
mittee had been appointed to look after
their interests and confer with the com
pany when it was desired.
The committee however about IL
O'Clock held conference with General
Superintendent Brown, but could not
come to an agreement.
Mr.. Brown told them that President
Wallace was still willing for them to re-
turn to work at the same rate which he
had offered two weeks ago but the com.
mittee refused to entertain any such q
proposition.
The committee consists of two iror
workers from each OF the five. depart
ments as follows: William Comfy, Will
liam Murray, Charles Yohe, Henry Carr
William Quinn, Benjamin Sherwood
Matthew Valentine; Elwood Cornell
Patrick Burns and Grapt Houser
The strikers have been orderly sine
the strike started. The committee say
that any of the men who desire to returi
to work can do so and there will be n
effort whatever to stop them. The siriS
Ars are anxious to go to work but are de
termined not to return at tine reduced
wages,
Another one OF the two heaters VIII
went to work Monday morning whe
the ten inch mill was started, refused t
work yesterday.
The sun., 1900-08-30
SOCIAL AND Personal.

Miss Elsie Benson is visiting in Clay
ton. p7r
Mr.. Horace W. Cause is at Thousaai
Islands.
Mrs. Jessie Budge is visiting in New
Haven, Conn.
Misses Alice and Rhoda connor aie
It Rehoboth. t's
Thomas Johnson Of EXmorc, Va. is
visiting here.
Mss Kate Corbit has returned form
Wryttown, Pa.
Miss Pearla Cantwell is the guest of
'lkton friends.
l. \. Supplee and family are snAamer-
- nj Thousand Islands.
Mr.. and Mrs William $. ii.les have
eturned form Cape May.
Clyde Il. Thomas has gone to oAaha,
%eh.. for a months visit.
pr. j. w. Crumbaugh's family has re-
,rned from Ocean Grove, \. j.
Hy-y y Wish of South Wilmington,
la5 blower, will leave today fcr Mum
". diana.
John Bulge. superintendent "f the
pullman Palace Car Company'S works
| md Miss Emma Beck We're married at
he home of the brides parents No
| i32 Market street yesterday morning
Jr nn.i ,rr, P~'.~e 'nft on an early
rain for Niagara Falls.
The sun., 1900-08-30
wilI Rnssin Retires

london. Aug. IA special dispatch
from st. Petersburg contains the some,
what remarkable assertion thal husS,i .'.'
a,most Immediately will notify che pow,
az a,ng that She considers the relief of the
qss peRins me- legations as the final accomplish,
: ,,amt sM of the military task of the allied
,,asn. snrnes " There is nothing, however, in the
a@tsrn nfternoon papers here to confirm this. !,
The afternoon papers doubt INA ailat nn, tnI
rnmnrs Of peace negotiations are wei
fu',,, l','ia1 md anplaud General Chaffee'
r",,,l nrnaenre IN preparing for winter cam IN.
ppisp ppjrn. Is they regard the activity Of tn tn
allies allies nj Peking and the difficulty OF ;4, ais
soyerins al'Sss responsible Cinnamon en.nr wit
whom to treat unless n 4 Hung aamonientio Gaena
able to place himself IN coinnaa"ar a lao,,re ere
S5 with The fugitive court and secure ere ere
Tant;ols M,,t M satisfactory to all the powers n
dehi,''lS DC inaications that the solution Of tn tn
ohI@m as 'l,,"," viii be more prolonged and NOR
pit,irnIt ] than previously hoped.
The sun., 1900-08-30
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

The reed bird season bids fair to he
very good.
CITY Court will not meet until 10
o'clock this morning.
The census of Wilmington will not be
annuonced for several days.
STATE Detective McNey's son Daniel
is very i'll with typhoid fever.
This mornings session Of the City
Court will he held mt 10 o'clock lnsteau
of 8.
Frank Stahl of No. 7o4 West Sixth
street was overcome by the neat OF
Sunday.
air. Samuel +. Belts who was IN
iurpd by falling from car on suiiaas
night is improving.
The Remington Machine Compan!
will shin a five-ton ice machine to cam
| peache, Mexico, today.
Ii Next Monday will he Labor Day an'
| all negotiable bank business VIII ne cur
ried over until Tuesday.
The members of Sacred Heart ChulF.
will hold their annual Kirmiss at ia
,, yNrian Park this vening.
Anglers in the vicinity of Coatsvi'i
are making regular fight to extingnlS
the carp from the Brandywine.
The Trustees of the Poor met at til
h county hospital yesterday afternoon an
! transacted only routine business.
n William Cohee will succeed Willlal
= HinzM who has resigned as nlgf
!. check& at the F., w. X B. freight nous
e T. FAauk Pierce will enter the COLES
e Of dentEMy at the University Of PEN
svlvania sbout the middle of Septen
her. MI -
Tbe I1lek Fire Company Of Yor
$ "a will + kthe guests of the Phoenl
. FIRE sire Comp " Of this city on oetob'
N 10Th.
u, The Wilm tton Guards have deed, !,
lie h.,a thai \private quarters in Il
er west X T End r, Wing Room building
"h rha Rev. Y XIX. Galloway began
e. .o,;ns of reyiMsmeetings at Epwar
Church last eyesYgs
The sun., 1900-08-30
In Dangerous Predicament.

Two persons, man and woman, IN
q carriage narrowly escaped being struck
by train at Third street and Railroad
avenue about u o'clock last Tuesday
night. The gate was up at the time they
started to cross the railroad when'the T.
w. & B. railroad night yard master cal
| led for them to stop. BY the time the
team was stopped it was nearly half way
across the track. The man started iGc
back his horse at once and only cleared
the track by few feet when the train
shot past. The occupants OF the carriage
we're very much frightened by their mar
row escape.
The sun., 1900-08-30
coon FINANCIERING.
Police Commission Returned a Bal
ance or 81 Cents.

The Police Commission is making
quite d financial record for itself. At
tho end Of the lnst fiscal year it re-
turned to City Council balance Of 81
cents from its appropriation. At the
end Of the proceeding year S24.5O was
returned
President Pyle said yesterday that for
the past three years the board has paid
all its bills and returned balance TO
CITY Council notwithstanding the fact
that its estimate was cut down each
year. The record for last year is es-
pecially gratifying as they had extra
! ordinary expresses amounting TO about
s4OO and Council cut down their esti-
mate $3.50.
One Of the items of extraordinary rX'
pense was the repairing of the STRIKER
| in the City Hall tower, II portion OF
which fell. The commission for tht
currert year asked for an appropriation
Of $S0,014. but after a conference VIII
the finance and police committees @
Council, il was decided to make aI
effort to get along with $7S.9OG and TN
appropriation was set ut that figure.
The sun., 1900-08-30
MiddIetown Boy INJURED.

While riding his wheel II Tenth and
Jefferson streets yesterday moring
Pierce Donovan of Middletown. hoy,
who is visiting the family of Edward
Barry. at Ninth and Monroe s'repts,
collided with wagon No - of the Dinm-
ond Ice Company, driven by Hermnn
Husfelt. and the young rider was
thrown off. He was slightly injured and
The rnnr wheel and chain If the bicycle
were broken.
The sun., 1900-08-30
WATERMELON FESTIVAL.
Woman Sends a Melon to Girls
Locked Up at the Police
Station.

A watermelon festival was held at the
women's department ofthe police station
last evening. 1t was about s O'Clock
when small boz appeared at the police
station with a big melon and said
woman had bought it and told him it
was for the girls locked up at the police
station. He did not know what girls
size meant. It was supposed that it was
for Mary and Mabel Slaysman, aged II
and 13 years of age, who were arrested
for disorderly conduct on complaint of
neighbors.
Turnkey Neely received the melon
with open arms and carried it carefully
upstairs. He found there were four
women locked up in the women's de-
partment The melon was cut up and
each given q generous slice.
A small piece was allowed the turnkey
for his trouble.
The sun., 1900-08-30
Wagon Was Upset.

One Of Peter Ebncr's bottling estab-
lishmcnt wagons which was lriven by
George Mason was upset at Third street
bridge yesterday morning. Several
cases Of soft drinks we've DESTROYED nud
the wagon slightly damaged. The
driver escaped uninjured.
The sun., 1900-08-30
pr 7. 4. MartiudaIe speaks.

Ocean Grove. y. J., Aug. 29,-Rev.
DR.. Il. Martindnle. Of Wilmington. Del.
conference. preached the morning ser-
mon 1T the campmeetng, and Rev. nr.
G. Hudson, of Philadelphia gives the
second sermon of the day. Mrs. Mar
@aret B0ttome has been put In Charge
Of the o'clock meeting in the 'faber-
nnclp
The sun., 1900-08-30
signed Some Big Contracts.

During the last fortnight Frank 4.
Mitchell has received some large con-
tracts. some of which are given here:
100000 square feet Of Stag roofing for
one building for the Armour Co.'S ferti-
lizing warks ut Locust Point, Baltimore,
Ill the metal work for 16 huildn@s at
Fort NIver. and slate roof for - build
ingS 1T Fort du Pont.
The sun., 1900-08-30
Singers Peculiar Accident.

While swimming at Penns Grove, y.
j., on Tuesday afternoon. Frank II.
Mason met with painful accident.
In diving under boat he ran against
i ragged piece Of copper, which ripped
long cut in the top Of one Of his feet.
Several stitches were required to close
the wound.
The sun., 1900-08-30
Fell Through TrestIe.

William Logan OF Philadelphia, fell
through trestle on the tracks of the F.,
w. & B. railroad early last night and
dislocated his elbow. Logan and another
man was tramping along the railroad
when the accident happened. He went
to the Delaware Hospital where he is
now being attended.
The sun., 1900-08-30
Engine Slightly Disa bled.

Train No. 81, Baltimore and Washing
ton express was delayed about five min
utes at French street station Yesterday
afternoon. The engine which made the
run from Philadelphia became slightly
disabled and engines We're changed i'll
this city causing the slight delay.
The sun., 1900-08-30
Nave by the Jnps.

Berlin. Ang. 2a-Aceorains to-, to a tnn. a,n.
patch received here from Iien,.sin y hs Now Sa on
ame1e ahsi way from Taku to rao-Iing-fu, ltS ths
enf eanita Of the province Of Chill Nv wtn Iat,ey ,pe
Silcrt Si'l,..t object of occupying the latter
p'ag", The German vice admiral at Ta5u az ~ re-, !
1 ~ tha arrival at Peking Aug. - OF
Essf,aan fSn M convoy with provisions.
The sun., 1900-08-30
peaeh Brandy Crop Poor.

There is considerable disappointment
felt among the distillers because Of the
watery peach. The stock Of peach
brandy for this coming season Will ne
very small as it is Impossible to use the
majority of this years peach crop for
brandy
The sun., 1900-08-30
American women Reach Ticn-ts;n.

Tien-tsin. Aug. 2o-Fifty Americans
have arrived hero by boat from Picking,
The journey consumed five days. They
report that the Russians, Germans and
Japanese are constantly pushing troops
on to Picking. Among the arrivals arc
the Misses Condit-Smith, Woodward and
Paine. The American commissaly da
partment will establish an extensive win
ter hase nj Nongku.
The sun., 1900-08-30
Crack Reed Bird shooter.

Adair Konitzer of Third and Pine
streets is said to be one of the hest reed
bird shots in the city. Mr.. Konitzer will
take two or three days off thr first of
next month to enjoy the sport. He has
already received an order for five dozen
birds from j. NJ. Jester and expects
several more orders.
The sun., 1900-08-30
New Case of Diphtheria.

One new case Of diphtheria was re-
ported to the Board Of Health Office
Yesterday. William McQuaid of near
Townsend and A streets is the patient.
The house ut No. 1915 West Second
street has been fumigated.
The sun., 1900-08-30
DIN Pont and Churchman.
Properties Change Hands.

Theodore A. Leisen has sold the prop
critics No. 10 and II Liberia street to
John II. Wooden and the dwelling No.
S37 Kirkwood street has been sold by
Mary G. McColskey. widow of George
w. McCoskey, to John Craven.
The sun., 1900-08-30
son,uel Prito.laId Dead.

Samuel pritchnrd aged rs wears of
Stanton. died at his home early Tuesday
evening. His death was due to injuries
received by falling from ladder Mon
day afternoon
The sun., 1900-08-30
Injured by scaIding Water.

Mrs. ID. T.. Barnard. .Ir.. who is visit
inc her father near Middletown was
terribly scalded by falling with pan
of hot water.
The sun., 1900-08-30
Juniors to Meet.

The Junior members Of the Y M c.
A. Will hold a meeting in the association
hall Saturday morning. Their work for
the coming fall will be discussed.
The sun., 1900-08-30
WILMINGTON DELAWARE, THURSDAY. AUGUST 3D. 1906

me ralnoau from llel-Ism 10 1nig-
tsun is working, hut from the latter place
to I'elling TIE road il in bad shape.
The sun., 1900-08-30
alice SAYS DU PONI
MUST TAKE MARSHALL
FOR GOVERNORSH|P
Them Union Republicans win
Support Powder Man
for Congress.
MASS MEETING FOR HARMONY Y
1t May be Held in the Grand Opera
House Next Week and Will
Demand Common Pri-
maries Through
out the Entire
State.

The frantic efforts of the inSurgent
Rcpuhlica, press to bolster UP the cause
of the Anti-Aldicksites has led to di-
rect misquotation and wilfu lying
about the Union Republican leaders,
Tie position of every Union Republican
remains the same and the leaders can
only emphasize that position. State
Chairman j. Frank Alice has been
quoted MS saying tllat he would "vote
for Colonel Henry A. du Pont as the
Dr. Caleb II. Layton and is sllre every
Union Republican would"
A dispatch to The Sim last night from
Dover gives an interview with Chair
man Alice in which he says that the
above declaration credited to him is Il
lie out IF the whole CLOTH Chairman
every Union Republican and that is il
Colonel du Pont be placed on each Re
publican ticket Mr.. Alice would support
him but only after du Pont has agreed
to support DIR. George w. Marshall for
Governor
That Harmony Meeting.
| In political circles yesterday there was
considerable talk of proposed mass
meeting among Republicans for the pur
pose of adopting resolutions demanding
common primaries for the coming cam
paign. The time and place for the pro
posed meeting have not been selected
Those who are agitating the matte
have under consideration holding th
affair either Wednesday or Thursday o
next week in the Grand Opera House.
One of the leaders of the movemen
said last night that the purpose of tn
mass-meeting would be to demand com
mon primaries in the Republican part
throughout the entire State in an etfol
TO seal the party in every county. ri
said that the masS-meeting would y
addressed by members Of each Repuhl
cop faction and Republican husineS
mon who have not been identified wit
either faction. Harmony i'll spots woul
he opposed and demand made for eac
State Committee to agree to commo
nrimaries throughout the State.
du Pont and Churchman.
{ Colonel du Pont and the du For
! State Chairman Phillip q. Chlrchna
s held Il, lengthy conference III thc latter
office Yesterday afternoon. At the con
florence du Pont met several Anti-A'
dicks leaders who went to inquire abo'
the reports that the powder man M
refused 10 contribute to the campais
: fund If Il said that du Pont still poin
{ 10 ex-senator Higgins, William ,: Hiil
and Horace Greedy nnowles as the n'
!, to whom the Anti-Addicks people ml
: look for money.