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Evening journal., 1901-08-21
ERUIT GROWERS
HEAVY LOSERS
LatOneSS in Delivery Serious
Matter to Them
DELAY in Trains Will Mean a Loss Of
MANY Thousands OF
Dollars


Laurel. Aug 21-Several years ago a
Chesapeake canal Trains were unable
10 pass through for some time, with the
result that fruit growers of the peninsula
lost many thousands Of dollars.
Usually the fruit is shipped from the
local stations, so as TO be sold in the city
markets the next morning. When held
over for one day, even, the fruit becomes
practically worthless.
The break in the canal happened I'm the
height of the peach season, and the loss
TO growers was a heavy one. Now comes
the damage to the bridge on the main line
Of the F., w. q h. railroad below New
ark. and the subsequent loss will amount
TO fully 100000.
That is the estimate given by a leading
fruit broker 10 a reporter for the Evening
Journal to-day. He says that the late de
livery of trains TO northern markets will
cost the farmers, truckers and fruit grow
ers an enormous sum. and that the loss
only in this section will be an least $780,
900. This will be readily understood when
IL it taken into consideration that there
are over fifty shipping stations between
Cape Charles and Wilmington.
This same broker received a number Of
dispatches from New York and Philadel-
phia commission men, stating that all Del
aware trains are late. Philadelphia mar
kets report a big glut there ON account Of
the late arrival of trains Wilmington is
the only city TO report a clear market
and demand for either peaches or
Twenty cars already have been loaded
here and fifteen are being loaded. for
10 northern points.
Evening journal., 1901-08-21
QUEBN Oh COAST
OBTAINS RELEASE
Larceny Charge Changed to
DiSOrderly Conduct, She
Pays Out

Upon request Of Acting Assistant
City Solicitor Phillip l.. Garrett, Judge
Townsend in City Court this morning
reOpened the case of Viola Gibbs, col
ored, who yesterday was held i'm $500
bail for upper court on the charge of
stealing s. from George Hamlet. col
orcd. Mr.. Garrett informed the court
that he had looked further into the
case and would ask that the court al
low him 10 withdraw the charge of lar
ceny and make charge of disorderly
conduct instead. Judge Townsend
agreed, to save the county the expense
of a trial in the upper court. Viola
pleaded guilty and was fined S. and
costs.
Samuel Cunningham, stOrekeeper at
Maryland avenue and Linden street,
was found guilty of disorderly conduct
and was fined SO and costs.
Spencer II. FOulk was fined S. and
costs for harboring an unregistered
dog.
John Joyce. one of the witnesses
against Joseph Snavely, charged with
selling liquor without a license. was
for contempt Of court by not
being present at the hearing Of the
case. The excuse he gave was that he
was drunk and could not appear He
was fined S. and costs
Emma Schaffer. IS years old. was
committed TO the Delaware Industrial
School for Girls.
Evening journal., 1901-08-21
DETECTIVES ARE
AHEAD OF GAME
Find Stolen Horse and Car
riage Before Reported
DISCOVER ELOPEMEGT As WE'LL
Horse Returned to Mr.. DOughtertV
but Miss BriSCOe and Mr.. Julian
Are Missing

Detectives Ratledgc and Francis surely
are fin dc steele, twentiety century Off
cials. They are iar ahead of the game.
They have recovered a stolen horse and
carriage and discovered the clopcment OF
a young man and woman from Whining
ton before any complaint had been made.
Tho team belongs TO Charles Doughcrty
and the eloping couple is james Julian. a
barber in lower Market street. and Miss
Mary Briscoe. Of the same vicinity.
These two have been meeting clandes-
timely for some time because the girls
parents objected to her friendship with
Julian.
EIOPEMG1NT PLANNED
by means Of notes which were left at
a friends house, the couple planned to
depart from Wilmington on Sunday and
accordingly Julian hired a horse and car
riagc from Mr.. Dougherty's stable. lie
met his sweetheart at the corner of a
certain street. by agreement, took her
into the carriage and hade farewell to
Wilmington in defiance Of parents oh
iections. They drove To hillside, ina
Christmna hundred. and hitchcd the
horse 10 walnut tree ON the farm Of
Michael Mundy and went from there on
foot. Mr. Mundy found the horse late on
Sunday evening and put it in his stable.
DETECTIVES BEGIN OPERATION
Hearing i'm an indirect manner that a
horse and buggy had been found Acar
hillside. Detectives Ratlodec and Fran
cis quietly made an investigation. They
found the horse and carriage. One of the
rear wheels of the carriage was dished
and viii have to be repaired before il can
be used. In looking over the ground
where the team had been abandoned, the
detectives found a number of scraps Of a
letter that had been torn TO bits. 1t was
10y the aid of these bits OF paper that the
identity of the clopers was established
The officers put the bits of paper together
until they had parts OF love letter, from
which they learned the names Of the
lovers and their addresses. Having the
homes of the lovers located. the detoc-
tives came back 10 town aud discovered
that Mr.. Dougherty mad hired horse and
carriage 10 Julian ON Sunday. Mr..
Dougherty went 10 hillside to-day and
brought his horse and carriage hack.
MAY HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT.
There IS SONS doubt whether the horse
and carriage was abandoned before or af-
ter the wheel was broken. II may be
that there was a collision in which the
wheel was broken. which obliged the
elopers 10 leave the team. The wheel
might lave been struck while the horse
was hitched 10 the walnut tree. The lap
robe and three handkerchiefs were found
near the place where the horse was
hitched.
The elopers have not been heard Of and
no steps are being taken TO capture them
Evening journal., 1901-08-21

tablishment Of modern prison reform
1889. The bill named J. Newlin Cav
throp, Joseph l.. Carpenter Jr., J..
Frank Ball, Daniel w. Corbit and
George G.. Kerr as trustees, and from
the time of their appointment to the
present day they have been indefatig-
able in their efforts 10 give this county
the best institution as designed by the
bill it was possible to conceive Of.
That they have succeeded in their ef-
forts is plainly evident by the institu-
tion itself
Shortly after the passage OF the
act the trustees bought forty
acres OF the Finn farm and immedl-
ately the work Of constructing the
present building was begun. The in
PRODUCTION of manual labor. and ether
details Of modern prison life into the
institution no doubt will work reform,
but whether the undertaking will be at
less expense than is the present jail in
New Castle is a problem which will
solve Itseif iatrr Trustees OF the IN
stitution already believe Il will be, in
asmuoh as the profits to be derived
from the sale Of brushes, which the
prisoners will make, will be big item
toward conducting the workhouse. An
other source of revenue, they say. will
be the farm produce which will be
grown on the land adjoining the
building, and still another the stone
which the quarry will yield. As against
these items Of revenue is the increased
cost OF maintaining the prisoners. n
being the intention OF the trustees u
allow 40 cents a day for the mainten-
ance Of each prisoner instead OF %
cents. as the Levy Court now provides
Agitators ofgeneral reform in county
affairs may be disappointed when It /.
learned that the cost OF committing a
vagrant to the institution will be 81
cents, the cost which prevails at thir
time. or course the workhOuse viii
not be under the control OF any politi-
cal party and for this reason it canncr
be made the berth of Office-seekers. but
It will be a great expense because Of
the number Of employees. necessitated
at least sixteen men heine
necessary to instruct in contemplated
work maintain order and keep watch
over the inmates OF the place. These
officials Will be under the direct super
vision OF the superintendent, who has
authority to dismiss amy OF them al
any time
However, the workhouse is a model
institution. and when it's doors shall
open to receive violators Of the moral
law It's curriculum, no doubt. viii have
greater influence in reforming crimin-
ais than has any other agency, designed
for like purpose in this CT the neigh.
boring States. AS compared in all is
merits with the jail at New Castle il
is as a palace alongside or hsvel.
Evening journal., 1901-08-21

ed with stone left the tracks at Madison
street and caused delay TO north and
south bound trains The cars were placed
ON the rails with the assistance OF extra
engines. Several gravel cars also jumped
the track in the West Yard, but no seri
Gus Inconvenience was experienced.
Wreck at junction
In addition TO the accidents there was
big wreck on the New ork division
near Germantown Junction about
o'clock in the afternoon. This delayed
the New York express train from four to
five hours.
General Supcrintedet Il. II. Brooks OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
who personally conducted matters yester-
day. said that the mix-up OF trains was
the worst in the history OF the company.
10 As probable that serious or even
fatal accident was narrowly averted
by the prompt action OF the watchman.
A train had just crossed over the
bridge below Newark In safety. but
few minutes later the watchman
noticed that the abutment had been
carried away and that Il otherwise was
unsafe He had timo to warn am on
coming train, just about two minutes
before It would have approached the
bridge
After about fortyeight hours of hard
work, the wrecking crew returned
from Newark early this morning hav-
ing completed the repairs 10 the main
line bridge. All trains began to run
regularly about 6 o'clock and are pass
ing through the city about ON time.
General superintendent Brooks, Super
intendent Barnard and railroad Off
cials are much relieved now that the
strain is on their minds. and every
thing is working smoothly.
Wreck on the q. & o
AT an early hour this morning ems
ginc No 129 Of the p, w. x d. rail-
road, hauling a sOuth-bound freight
over the b. d o. railroad, jumped the
track this side OF East Junction.
After a slight delay the locomotive was
replaced on the rails the train pulled
back TO this city and sent south over
the Maryland division.
Wreck &C Diamond State
While a carload OF pig iron was
being backed into the yards Of the Dia-
mond State Stees Company, at the en-
trance on the west side of Third street
bridge. yesterday afternoon. 1t jumped
the tracks. The gate was badly
wrecked. two large supports torn down
and tho car came near tumbling over
the water box. After an hours hard
work the car was placed upon the
tracks
Evening journal., 1901-08-21

BAD SMASHUP PREVENTED
MOtOrman's PrOmptnsSE Probably Saves
Three Lives

The motorman OF car No. 1873, Of the
Maryland avenue line, prevented what
might have been a serious smash-up
yesterday by his presence Of mind.
A closed carriage drove rapidly
down Tatnall street while car No 1873
was coming down the hill in Fourth
street below West. The driver of the
carriage drove his horses half way
across the track. stopped them sud
denly and then tried to back away
from the tracks. lie was bewildered,
and pedestrians looked for an awful
crash.
The motorman of the car knew his
business. however. and threw on his
brake. reversed his motors and stopped
the car within two feet Of the carriage.
Evening journal., 1901-08-21
MOST COMPLETE TTE=UP
in COMPANY'S HISTORY
Washout and Derailed Trains Completely
Blocked the P. w. & B. Railroad
System Yesterday
CLEARED AFTER HARD WORK

by series Of wrecks, washouts, broken
bridges aud derailed cars, the T., w. 4
B. branch Of the Pennsylvania railroad
experienced the worst tie up in thehistory
of the road yesterday, when all trains on
the line ran many hours late.
The direct cause of the trouble was the
washout which took place ON Monday
night at the bridge on the main line near
Newark. when one OF the spans OF the
structure was completely carried away
by the force Of the waters and the foun-
dations so weakened that the trucks col
lapscd, blocking all travel.
As soon as word Of the disaster was re-
cciNed in this city the wrecking crew was
dispatched TO the scene and nt once be-
gan the work Of clearing away the wreck
agc The washout necessitated T.. w. *
II. officials 10 arrange with the r. 4 O.
railroad FOR the passage Of trains over its
lines. Although the trains were sent ms
rapidly as possible great delay was ex-
perenced as many trains had TO be held
at French street station until the services
of Il. " O. pilots could be obtained.
Engine Jumped Track
TO add TO the troubles Of the company.
a wreck occurred at Water and French
streets about 3 o'clock yesterday after.
noon As train No. &c, norihhound. a
Washington and Philadelphia express,
was approaching the station on the Il. n
o. tracks engine No. 40 which was haul
ing the coaches jumped the rails directly
opposite George w. Bush 4 Sons Com.
pany's office. The locomotive ploughoi
its way over sieepers aud through the
earth and crashed into the safety gate al
the south side of the crossing, completely
demollshing it. Had it not been that Eh.
gineer pnmmer had complete control OF
his engine. II would have dashed into IA,
oil store house OF the railroad company
and a serious. il not fatal accident, would
have occurred.
Owing TO the fact that the wrecldn,
train WIS in Newark the trainmcn weI,
greatly handicapped in clearing away tn,
tracks. IL was necessary 10 call out sia
engines from the round house and after
several hours hard work. the derailed On.
gine WIS replaced on the tracks and sent
TO the shops.
During this time all north and south
bound trains were held at the French
street station. General Superintendent
Brooks, superintendent Barnard an,
Stationmaster Brison were on hanl
and gave material aid in getting IN,
tracks clear. The direct cause Of the ac
cdent is due 10 the fact that the b. 4 O.
tracks from this city to Delaware juno
tion are not heavy enough 10 carry the
Pennsylvania railroad engines, and con
sequently the rlils spread
Madison Street Wreck
To add TO 'hc mix-up several cars load
Evening journal., 1901-08-21
POLE BEATS RAILROAD COMPANY
Wanted Him to Iacate House in Robinson
Street But lie WOuIdn't

Michael zukarski. a Polish resident
of Robinson street, has beaten the
mighty Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany i'm an effort to oust him from the
premises, which the company wants
RACED to make room for railroas inn
provement there.
The trouble between company and
individual began two months agO,slnce
which time every pan by which Zu-
karski could be elected from the prem
ises was put into execution, hut failed
OF success. Now the company, weary
of the fight, has consented to a truce
until March 25 of next year.
Evening journal., 1901-08-21
Ninann Moonlirht romorrn,r

A good day insures a large crowd on
Minqua Tribes combination day and
moonlight excursion tomorrow TO
Washington Park. Arrangements have
been made with the park management
for special display Of the fountain
on arrival of excursionists I'm the
evening, and as the Wilmington Steam
boat Company has agreed TO honor
tickets on all boats except the 7.30 a.
m, this insures a double treat to those
going on early boats. The Philhar-
monte Orchestra will furnish music
and a pleasant time is assured those
wishing 20 dance.
The excursion in the evening leaves
at 7.30 o'clock
Evening journal., 1901-08-21
sereraI F1euraions Booked

That the Wilmington Steamboat
Company is having its share of Sum-
mer excursionists is demonstrated by
the number of parties carried by the
steamers, although the season is nearly
over the company has several excur-
sions booked. as on August 81 the City
Of Chester will carry the Diamond
State Relief Association on a moon
light to Washington Park, and on Sep
tember 3. st. James COmmandery. No.
3. Knights Templar. will go to Allan
tic City, via the steamboat company
and the Pennsylvania railroad.
Evening journal., 1901-08-21
Work f. ComnInted

Work Of dredging the Christiana
river by the government has been en-
tirely completed. and the dredges used
in the process have departed. p. f..
Causey. who has charge of the local
Office. is winding up the affairs of the
Office. and win shortly leave the city
10 take charge Of other government
work. There vii, be no local office
here.
Evening journal., 1901-08-21
TO FURNISH MATERIAL
Mr.. Carter Makes a Motion That Will
Stop GOSSip

At a meeting of the Street and
Sewer Department yesterday afternoon
J. ID. Carter made a motion that the
secretary be instructed to advertise
in the future for bids on paving and
other work of the department along
that line. setting forth that the bid
ders should bid on work and material.
The intent of the motion is to stop
the reports that the board had favor
ties in the matter of giving out con-
tracts for furnishing material. The
motion unanimously was adopted
Evening journal., 1901-08-21
Barbers Enter FormaI Protest

At the meeting Of the Board Of
Heath yesterday. the committee from
the BARRIERS Association, accompanied
by their attorney, Harry Emmons. pro-
tested against the amendments to the
anitary regulations of the local shops
The matter was held up for two weeks
by the board. Nothing was done in ref
renee to tuberculosis.
Evening journal., 1901-08-21
OIncer FInda sIok Nan

Officer Michael Maloney yesterday
noticed a man sitting upon q step at
Fifth and Orange streets AS the man
did not seem to be we'll. the OFFICER ap-
preached and learned that his name is
James McVcy. of Rhode Island. He
was sent to the Delaware Hospital in
the Phoenix ambulance.
Evening journal., 1901-08-21
...FREE WANT ADS.

Persons are beginning to IN
derstand the free want ad Of the
Evening Journal. with the result
that the column Is showing a
gradual increase i'm growth.
The offer Is not temporary. but
is a permanent thing. and made
in good faith, in order to bring
employer and employe together.
We wiz insert absolutely free of
OF charge. your al three times.
II. after week. you are not sue
cessful in obtaining work, come
to us again. and we will insert
another notice. Employers. only.
viii be charged for the insertion
of their ads.
Evening journal., 1901-08-21
Work on Power House Rusbsd

Work is being pushed on the new
addition to the power house OF the
Peoples Railway Company by Con-
tractor Patrick Fahey. The brick
work is more than half finished, and
in the course Of a few days the new
building will be ready for the roof.
Evening journal., 1901-08-21
Pleasure for Indians and squawH

Members of Wawaset Tribe, I. o. R.
NJ. and of Pocahontas Council. d. Of
r.. will go to Chester on a trolley ride
this morning. the cars to leave Rising
Sun at 7.30 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1901-08-21

Thirty Wilmingtonians left for
Buffalo over the B. & o. railroad yes
ferday 70 attend the Pan-American
Exposition.
Evening journal., 1901-08-21

Ask your druggist for Cartmell's
Blackberry Compound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
SHERIFF FAsIG COMMENDED.
Little Prospect of Punishing Men Who
Lynched Indiana Negro.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 1.-The au-
thorities of Vigo county are now learning
where they come in on the action of the
mob that hanged and burned George
Ward. The county council has appro-
priated $4,000 for repairing the damage
done to the Jail by the mob
A move has been started to raise a fund
for the widowed mother of Miss Ida
Finklestein The mother was almost en-
tirely dependent upon the daughter for her
financial support.
Sheriff Fasig has been holding sonnet ling
like a public reception. stream of people
calling to commend him for telling his
deputies not to forcibly oppose the mob.
1t is evident that public sentiment Is not
fully aroused to the horrors of the lynch
ing and burning of George Ward. and the
demonstration at the sheriff's Office today
indicates that will be punished for
the lynching
The lynching of George Ward has Gre
ated wild CONSERVATION among the negroes
in this section of the state. AS the excite
ment decreases among the white people 1t
increases among the negroes. They are
loud in their condemnation of the Terre
Haute mob. Many negroes have fled from
Terre Haute, fearing a mob may take
them in hand. Nearly all who have left
this city have gone to Brazil There is a
large negro population there and the refu-
gees have been given shelter there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01

sales-regular call. IL o'clock ND c. 3,65s.
at at iIsA = seEsseTsd Is s. at at IL
Washington Traction and Electric 4ias. $1,000 at
ma s. sss sa at '3S r5 a" S
Trust and Storage, 10 at l0sa. at 1osts, 10 at
at aeS iSs at at ls 10 ca at u.s. a -
20 at los. ?, al lOo 20 at l0s. 20 at lo5, 10 at
r III 'GD a1 nSs 10 at g Ts
ance, 90 at ~ Washingto ton Gag 20 at SIat' 20
t et e' IL at 49, Is at st 10 at 10 at 1875
10 at 1888. 10 at 1885 Lanston Monotype. SO at
caii-Mergenthaler Linotype 10 at 1881.
District of Columbia Bonds.-Funding currency
and Electric. coll 4z4s. esN bid. COS asked. Met
ropSa Rairoad cert indes 10 BID Metro
poan E E1rosd cert ,S 7 PIN iSs
Suburban a RAILROAD s. s. I'D; washington Gas
light DEB. imp. 6, lo4 bid; United S stes Eiee
snd seF' Teepsone S.
American Security and Trust As, loo bid. Wash
. b la e. S
Graphophone deb. IS. 9s bid.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies -Nationat
enrty , and Trust rus aso BID 2ss asked washington
1854 bid. 1888. asked.
National Bank Stocks.-Bank Of Washington, 40
bid, 400 ask d. Metropolitan, 700 bid 500 asked.
Central 21O bid. Farmers and Mechanics 21O bid.
Second 1856 bid. Citizens. III bid Columbia. 179
bid, 178 asked. Capital 100 bid. West End. 11Sh
bid. 100 asked Traders, 1872 bid. Lincoln. 100
bid 1872 asked.
asked. City and Suburban. 20 bid
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's, 80 bid. Franklin,
40 bid. Metropolitan, IS bid. So asked. Corcoran.
90 bid. Potomac. " bid. Is asked. Arlington. 100
hid. 81 asked. German American, 200 bid. Ma
tional Unior. 8 bid. 9ls asked. Columbia lOIs hid
Riggs, ~ bid, 81 asked. Peoples. bid, 61k ask
ed. Commercial. AZ bid. asked. Colonial. no
bid, lie asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title SO bid.
Columbia Title, AS bid. 51s asked. Washington tt
tie. 81 bid. Az asked. District Title. AZ bid.
I'D. "a asked.
Gas Stocks.-washington Gas, 57Ss bid. 57M ask
ed. Georgetown Gas, IS bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Nergentha'e Linotype.
1879 bid. 1874 asked. Lanston Monet gpp. 14hs bid,
14h asked. American Graphophonr nfn.. &9% hid,
oN asked american Graphophon p-ef.. 10ts bid.
lis asked. Pneumatic Gun Cariia NJ bid, IL
asked. Washington Market 14ls bid
Elk dividend. New stocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
THE SENATE.

At the opening Of today's session of the
Senate a bill to establish Lowelltown Me-
a SUPPORT Of entry, was passed.
A conference report on the bill to permit
Pima county, Ariz.. to issue fifty-year per
cent bonds 70 redeem certain indie edness
was agreed 20.
Mr.. Plat Comm submitted report from
the committee relations with Cuba
upon its investigation OF expenditures in
Cuba. !: was permit. ed to lie on the table
MIR. Money C1lss-) a member of the COM
mittee. reserved the right TO present a min
orily report. II after reading the statement
OF The majority he deemed such report de-
sirable.
The resolution of Mr.. Pettigrew to dis
charge the committee interstate COM
merce from consideration of what is known
as the car coupler BILL which requires
sworn statements Of all railway accidents
10 be flied with the interstate commerce
commission. was laid before the Senate In
support of the resolution Mr.. Pettigrew
taid he could no. understand why The COM
mitee had not made a report upon the
measure. unless the railroads want TO de-
! The bill and control the committee
chairman Of the committee t.nr Cullom),
but the members of the committee ought
10 be discharged because they would not
attend to their duties. He presented many
memorials from various organizations of
railway employees urging the passage of the
biz
should Remove Causes of Complaint.
Discussing the proposition, Mr.. Hoar