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Evening journal., 1902-08-21
ELIMINATE NAME
OF WILMINGTON
Action Taken BY P, W. &
B. Stockholders
RESENTED BY DELAWAREANS
Who Think That the Change Was
Needless and Will Prove an
IDiury 10 The CITY

AZ a meeting of the stockholders of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
.timore Railroad Company this morn
ing at the COmpany's Office. in this city.
it was unanimously decided that the
official name of the company shall in
the future be known as the Fhiladel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington Rail-
road Company. The Baltimore and Po-
tomac railroad was absorbed by the To-
cal company at the meeting.
The meeting, which was attended by
a majority of the stockholders, was
called at IL o'clock, and continued
about forty minutes. The entire stock
was voted either in person OF by
proxy.
The only change to be made in the
operation of the road is that OF the
name. In the future one set of books
will be kept instead of two, which sys-
tenn was in effect during the old in
corporation
Just what effect the elimination OF
It's name will have upon Wilmington
Is a matter of conjecture, but it is the
general opinion that IL will prove a
serious blow to the progress OF the city
In numerous respects.
AS the company was chartered rs the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad and has been histori-
cally known for years under that
name. many deem It an unnecessary
change.
There is no reason for the elimina-
tion of Wilmington, Wilmingtonians
feel. and they resent the action.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
WORK on THIRD STBERT BRIDGE
Machinery will Be OVerhauIed- Crowds
Who Cross Are 0rdtrIy

Machinists OF the Wilmington Machine
Company today started work ON the Third
street bridge. All the machinery win be-
taken out and cleaned and when the new
casting arrives, everything will be ready
10 set Il In place az once
Levy Courtman Moaley was at Third
street bridge today looking after arrange
tents. He said there win be no change I'm
the present plans and the two boats now
I'm operation VIII continue TO run. No
other boats win be chartered but n an
accident occurs three or four other boats
are az hand and can easily be secured.
The policemen stationed at tho cross
ings say thousand OF people cross IN the
boats every day, but they do not have any
trouble and the crowd is always orderly.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
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FIVE MORE
BODIES FOUND
5 O'CLOCK

At $3.50 o'clock TINS afternoon the
body Of William Scott, late of No. 100
Cedar street, was taken from the ruins
of the Delaware Mills of the Jessup &
Moore Paper Company. His is the
twelfth body to be found. Mr.. Scott
was a fireman in the room where the
explosion occurred. lie was married.
His body is being prepared for removal
to his late home.
4.3O o'clock-The bodies of Joseph E.
Henry. late of No. 4S1 South Jackson
street. and William Ruth have just
been recovered. They are mangled al
most beyond Identification.
45O-The bodies of f. H. Mousley
late of No. 226 Parrish street. and Ber-
nard sweeney, late of No. 21l
Maryland avenue, are the latest to BE-
taken from the ruins.
The known dead now number six
teen.
There is but one body missing, that
of Joel Hutton.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
SOME OTHER EXPLOSIONS
Two Others in City'S History Whose Death
List Mas Larger

Other explosions which have occur
red in this city in which the list OF
casualties was large are here given:
At Fourteenth and Orange streets
May 80, 1854, in which four men were
killed.
At DUPont's Powder Works, NOvem-
Der 20, 1860, in which eighteen men lost
their lives.
The last explosion occurring at Du-
Points was in Hagley Yard, 1898. There
were thirteen killed. among the mum
Der hcing men, wome nand children.
Some time in the 40's an explosion
perhaps the most disastrous one with
which the DuPonts had to contend, oc-
CURED on Garasche's lane. South Will
mington, in which thirty men were kill
cd and the plant totally destroyed. The
works were never against rebuilt
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
SCENES OF TODAY
Removing Bodies Home and Clearing AWAY
the Debris

The scene of the death dealing ex-
plcsion is not so narrowing today as
it was yesterday. The mass of debris
is there, however, but it is being re-
moved more easily than it Was yester-
day. Much of the shattered iron rails,
which made il almost impossible for
willing hands to get to the dead and
Injured, has been removed, but mass
of loose brick. stone and timber yet
entomb three. and perhaps five, more
bodies. One hundred employees of the
company are working herOically 10 re-
cover these dead bodies as they would
to recover manned fellOw-laborers.
There is little excitement about the
pace today Men are there to restore
human. bodies to their families, and not
to weep and mourn. This Is a day OF
work on the scene; weeping is con-
fined to the homes Of the dead and in
jured.
Extra squads of police kept back the
morbidly curious crowds of the morn
ing. and even the newspaper men were
denied admittance to the scene. Ohi-
cials Of the company were courteous,
however. and gave out the information
that no bodies had been taken from
the ruins up to IL o'clock. There are
several there, however, and every ef-
fort is being made to recover them.
In Some Homes of Dead
There is great grief in the late homes
of the dead today. Natural death brings
sorrow, but when sudden death comes
to those in the best of health, and at
time when least expected, heartrend-
ing grief comes on its wings to those
who are left tCbehind.
An Evening Journal man visited
many Of the bereaved homes this morn
ing. He found them modest little dOmi-
Giles; homes that indicated thrift on
the part of the busy housewives. Yes
terday morning their occupants were in
the best OF spirits; today all is sorrow
In one home loving neighbors consoleo
widow or child, and in others members
of the family anxiously awaited the re
turn Of the body Of their dead father
or brother.
There are but few of the families il
need Of the necessaries Of life, and the
wants OF these will be made known a
the proper time.
George w. Wright is survived by ;
widow and one grown child. He was A.
years old, and had been in the emplo,
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
SIXTEEN LIVES SACRIFICED in
EXPLOSION AT THE DELAWARE MILLS
OF the Victims, Eleven Bodies Now Lie in
Homes of Families--WilIing Hands
Working to Find Five Others

1t is now known that sixteen lives
were sacrificed in the explosion that
yesterday afternoon wrecked the di-
gester plant of the Delaware Mills Of
the Jessup & Moore Paper Company,
on the outskirts of the city. Eleven
of these have been recovered. 1t was the
(most horrible accident of recent years.
Immense iron tanks were sent whirl-
ing through the air as though they
were frail pasteboard; walls crumbled
and the earth trembled. while showers
of burning acid. followed by fire, added
to the horror of the scene, Which
moment before had been a bee hive Of
industry.
The Dead
The known dead are:
John Mccormick, of No. 900 Reed
street. emplOye OF the wash room.
William T. Burke. married, of No
400 South Franklin street.
Granville Walter, chemist, in the
lalkali room, married, Of No. 9OS Elm
street.
James B. Stokes, married. of No.
l1413 Oak street. employed in the
wash room, died in Homeopathic Hos
pital.
Franklin T. Harris, of No. 1920
Maryland avenue, employe in the al
kali room.
George W. Wright married. OF No.
902 Chestnut street, employe in the
wash room.
Joseph Laubacher, OF No. 219 Fifth
avenue, employe in the chipping de-
lpartment.
Joseph Nagle, married, No. 500 Ben
nett street, employe in the wash room
Zachariah Collins. colored, married
OF No 1905 Pine street, coal wheeler
in the digester room.
John Durham, unmarried, died IN
Homeopathic Hospital this morning.
James Jester, No. 314 Fifth avenue
died in Delaware Hospital this morn
mg.
| Supposed Dead
r. II. MouEicy, married, OF No. 22t
Parrish street, emplOye in the wash
room.
Bernard Sweeney. Of No. 212 Mary
llsnd avenue, employe in the digestei
room.
William Scott. married, OF No. 10C
Cedar street. fireman in the digesteI
room.
Joel Hutton, fireman in digester de-
lpartment, residence unknown.
Joseph F. Henry, No. 43l Soutf
jackson street, fireman in the digestel
room.
Injured
Thomas Reeves, of No. 22O Jefferson
street, skull fractured in two places.
John Collins. OF No BroOme street
burned and inhaled flames, and in
serious condition in Homeopathic Hos
lpiial He may recover.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
Mas bon Eather puRuyter

In st. Joseph's Church OF Eleventh and
French streets this morning. a requiem
anniversary mass was said by Father
Clancy out Of respect 20 the memory Of
Father DeRuyter, who has been dead
seven years.
Solemn mass was said BY Rev. Father
lsennog. assisted by Fathers Frank Comfy
and Joseph OBrien.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
WIFR-BEATERS GET OFF
Cases Which tame Up Before Deputy
Judge Townsend

Two wife beaters were arraigned and
dismissed this morning in City Court.
They were William Harper and w. A.
Greenley, colored. Their wives were
their accusers and both OF the women re-
Tented and the prisoners were dismissed.
John Mooney, arraigned by Patrolman
Paulman on the charge Of being drunk
and disorderly, was fined 81 and costs.
James Brown, charged with having car
ried concealed a deadly weapon, was dis
missed, as was Frederick Pipenbring
charged with violating the city ordinance
regarding dogs.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
Rescued Preacher From Danger

The Rev. J. W. I1asley narrowly es-
caped what might have proved serious
injury on Tuesday night. He was at
tempting to board a street car at Shell
pot Park by crawling under the rail-
ing when another car was about TO
pass. lie was rescued from his peril
GUS position by the conductor of the
car.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
Gave a Trolley Party

Joseph Reese gave trolley ride TO
his friends today. The guests were to
leave Fourth and Market streets this
mirning for Riverside Park, where they
We're going to spend the day, but owing
to the rain the cars di mot leave until
lao o'clock this afternoon. A large
number enjoyed the trip
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
MANY Attend Lawn Festival

About 1000 people attended the
Lawn festival which was given last
evening al Third and Van Buren streets
for the benefit of the furniture fund Ol
St. Paurs Sisters Home. A fine musi.
cal program had been arranged. anC
was highly appreciated. The sisters
home was thrown open for inspection
The grounds were beautifully deco
rated with arc lights and Chinese Ian.
terms. The entertainment will be re-
peated this evening.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21

John Townsend begs to announce
that he has succeeded Thomas ii.
iardcastle as genera agent of The
Aetna Life Insurance Company, Acct
dent, Health and Liability Department,
and would be pleased to quote rates,
etc. Office. 1015 Market street
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
JUDGE SPRUANCE
HEARS COMPLAINTS

Robert G. Harman. attorney, appeared
before Judge Spruance this morning in
the court house, and gave notification to
the court that he as counsel for the Dem
ocratic registration officers who had COM
plants TO make regarding the regis tration
lists over which there was a difference.
The court then adjourned to meet again
on August 81.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
Trolley Wire Down

The trolley wire on the Wilmington
CITY Railway Company's line broke at
Fourth and Jackson streets this morn
ing about Z O'Clock, and delayed traffic
for some time.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
Fitting Up Engine House

The engine house OF the Union Fire
Company is rapidly being fitted up
with all the regular appliances. The
gong and striker have been put in and
the register will soon be set up.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
Two Bodies Located

AT , o'clock It was announced by an
Official Of the company that two more
bodies lad been located, and that
every effort is now being made to re-
cover item.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
River Casts Up Body

The dead body of an unknown white
man was found in the Christiana creek
late this afternoon. It is now at the
mOrgue.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
Nuns CeIebrate FeastpaY

At the Visitation Convent this morning
In kentmere, the nuns celebrated the
feast day OF the founders OF their order.
who was ST Francis de ChantaL
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
Asburs Trolley Ride

Fourth and Market to Clay
'op at Shellpot one hour on re-
'-cent trip for 25; this even
D.. zaiI T.. .Ei zESlH
Evening journal., 1902-08-21

ANY old hat blocked In the latest
style. by Saltgiver & Bupp, 106 West
Seventh street
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
Business School

Ast Eighth street, Beacon &
Proprietors, is open daily for
Dllment of students. The new
N begin September 1, 1902.
Evening journal., 1902-08-21
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
CAPITAL CULLINGS

The war department has just completed a yer!
exhaustive gazetteer and encyclopedia of the
Philippine islands. I. Il .
b.. One Of Congressman Tawney's constituents has
bitten; at the old Spanish lost-fortune distant
relative game to the extent of 500.
The W. c. r. U. will insist that the territories
seeking admission shall purge themselves or all
plural marriages polygamous practices s.
The senate adopted all the committee amend
ments to the immigration bill, with the exception
of one prescribing an educatlonal test, actlon on
which was postponed, E-... .-... - -. H.
Kichard p Hobson wants to be retired on hal:
nav that he may run for congress- 1t Is said. The
condition of his eyes Is the OStenSible reason fol-
his asking retirement. Z = ~4
There promises to be bitter fight in botl
houses over two measures in relation to the mill
tary establishment. One of them is the stan
bill proposed by Secretary Root and. the other
the proposition to re-establish the army can
teen: -. 3s.5=r'. -zr.
the president yesterday were the following
Pension agent, Richard F. Clarkson,l at Des
NIojncs: register Of land office. Thomas Scaddon
at Marquette, Mich; to be assistant paymaste'
in the navy, James S. Beecher, Minnesota.
Commander Wilson of the u s. s. Panther tel
cgra phed the navy department that Captain:
PORTER and Lemly, Eieutenants, Purcell. ant
Freyer. Ensign Case. Sergeant Smith and thirty
Ave :pryatps are suffering with malarfalt feve
and had been transferred from the Panther to th'
naval hospital Mt Norfolk. .
| senator pritchard of North Carolina protested
| to President Roosevelt against the appointment
| of Samuel Wick. the negro as postmaster a
| sition TO Wick was not based on the fact tina
/ Wick is negro, but merely on the ground tina
| tbe candidate has voted with the democrats ant
Ehas worked against tie republican party.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
RAZORs, GUNS, ETC.
Exciting Times in the American lie
cation at Monrovia.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The first. move of
the state department in the trouble that
prevails in the American legation at Mon
rovia Liberia, and which brought about
the shooting of Thomas j. R. Faulkner
by DR.. J. r. A. Grassland, the United
States minister there, has been the selec-
ton Of George w. Ellis of Kansas to sue
coed Robert Spurgeon Of Kentucky as
secretary of the legation. e..
Further investigation of the troubles be-
tween Grassland and Faulkner developed
the existence of a sensational condition OF
things in the American legation, From all
accounts In the possession Of the state de-
partment, the legation roof shelters a
+ number Of warning factions. All the par
ties concerned are American negroes.
=. Dr.. Grassland said in his report Of the
shooting of Faulkner that the latter tried
to cut him with a razor. Faulkner
charged the minister with attempting t.
assassinate him. Secretary Spurgeon re-
ports Dr. Grassland mentally unbalanced
It is also charged that the shooting wa:
! the outcome of too close attention paid b!
the minister to Mrs. Faulkner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
BLACK BART NUMBER. TWO
shawano Stage Robbed in the
Rough-and-Ready Style Of
= the Noted Bandit.

Green Bay, Wis, Dec. 9.-The shawno
stage was robbed while on it's way from
Sha wano to this city yesterday after
noon and the mail pouches and all rec
ords in the possession Of the driver stolen.
A man appeared in the neighborhqod
Of Louis Jois place, a saloon on the
edge Of the Oneida Indian reservation
and stopped the horses by jumping at
their heads. He then attempted to seize
the pouch, and when Louis, Tuck; the
driver. chung to it. the man slashed the
drivers hands with knife, cutting him
through his mittens. The man then. dis
appeared into the woods, carrying the
mail with him. -
Except for his mask and big revolvers,
the robber. did his work with the true old
rough ready style Of Ehe Black Bart
who made northern Wisconsin and Michi-
gan terror to the moneyed travellers
a few years ago.
1t IS said that the robber failed to Sc
cure much of value because the stage,
which sometimes carries the money back
and forth from the Menorninee Indian
reservation and the Green Bay agency
only carried ordinary mail yesterday.
| The postmasters at Shawano and Green
Bay both deny that the pouches con
tanned anything Of particular value. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
TOLD IN A LINE

-Cleveland-The ordinance favored by the. cler-
gymen of this city regulating dance halls on
Sunday was defeated in the city. council.
= Toronto-a1aud Hughes. Gertrude Harner and
Harry Brady. while on their way from: churca
were struck by train at Grimsby station ana
killed. - = - a =
St. Iouis-Vigorous massage treatment has re-
suited In restoration to seniconsciousness of Mrs
D., James Aberna thy, who went to sleep last Friday
morning: ::
Chicago-An icy gale swooped down upon Chi
cago yesterday and brought with 1T the first zero
weather Of the season.; The cold caused mucn
suffering among the poor.
in Jail awaiting transportation to the state in
dustriul school. hanged himself with a rope~nade
from his bedding rather than go to the school.
T New Worthwhile trying TO save the life of
her dog, Mrs. Margaret Boish was instantly
killed by the Chicago Express on the Erie raft-
road at the River street crossing, Paterson.
n. J:
New York-The trunk belonging to Victor
Bloom the Swedish butler who was arrested fof
robbinc his emplo. ers, opened by the police
and found TO cOntan $4,000 worth OF silverware'
/ jewelry and clothing -
Derby, Conn-In a fit. of rage because his
brother rebuked him and petted his younger
| brother, little James McSheehN.3 years OLE,
| threw himself into tub Of boiling water ano
| was SO terribly scalded that he died.
/ Chicago-Fire destroyed the four.story brick
building at 62-66 Canal street A panic oc'
| Cured among the 100 employees of the firm occu'
|. plying the building and number were 1ujureo.
! 1t is feared that some were unable TO escape.
! San Francisco-A number of prominent menu
/ bers including officials of the Red Cross So
ciety, have protested against the proposed REIN.
/ punishment by the government OF the management
i OF the transport service. They base their argu-
/ Inent ON the ground that the soldiers receive bet.
i ter treatment on the government vessels than q
i those under private control. a. 49, e
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
CAR A HEAPOF RUINS.
Many Injured in Accident on Min
nesota & international il the
Yards at Bemidji.
Chair Car Rolled Down an Embark.
Z ment-Twin City Men Among
the Hurt. d,

Bemidji, Mimi, Dec 9.-The chair car
or the north bound passengerstrain Of the
Minnesota & tInternational railway left the
track jim the yards atsSouth Bemidji last
evening while switching fEomsthe on
the main track.
The car, which was filed with people,
rolled down the embankment. No one
was killed, but nearly evrey occupant of
the car was more or less bruised and the
shock that went through the train threw
| the people in the other cars, and passen-
gers in every section Of the{train were VIC
Tins Of minor injuries $500, &.l
The accident occurred practically within
| the city and medical aid was on the scene
instantly. 49,
General Manager Gindmell Of the railroad
Ecompany had his special ca at the station
and he'personally looked after, the comfort
of the wounded, who were removed to the
| st. Anthony hospital.
| There is no reason assigned for the
accident. The train was rounding q
curve at a.: slow, rate of speed when the
chair car, which was the last COACH
rolled off without striking any obstruction
4 1t is a miracle that no lives were lost, as
the car was reduced to heap Of wreck
age. = =, -, ~ y! u: = ~.
The most seriously injured were: -
Mrs. w. D. Smith, on her way from Lit:
| tie Falls to Blackjack, where she was t.
meet her husband, who has a homestead
i near Phena. She was accompanied BY
/ three little children, the youngest of whom
| was also severely injured about the head
Mrs. Smith herself was hurt about thu
head, besides internal injuries.
4 :: Gust Hanson, a lumberjack, suffered {
broken ankle. y. - DE-,
Tom McGivern Of Brainerd,, roadmaste
of the Minnesota & International, broker
arm and dislocated shoulder
B. P. Brooks, Brainerd, a travelling man
head cut and leg injured.
" Among others injured are Mrs. McIver
Farley; E. G. Williams. Bemidji; Howar,
Bailey, Bemidji; John McGrath and Pete
Roe, West Superior; Rev. Mr.. Higgins
Bemidji; J. P. Billings, j, Brainerd; Mrs
Cornwall, Bemidji; J. NJ, Hatfield, Mime
apolis; A. P. Turner. st. Paul
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
ANTITRUST LEGISLATION i
' . w..
Senator Nelson's Amendments An.
other District judge.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Nelson has
introduced an amendment to the Sherman
antitrust law, which provides that any
contract. merger or undue capitalization
of corporations in the form of trust or
otherwise, restraining or injuring trade
or commerce among the several states. or
with foreign nations is hereby declared
Illegal and any person who should make
any such contract shall be deemed guilty
or mlsdemeanor and punished by a fine
not exceeding $1,000, or by Imprisonment
not exceeding one year, or both.
Every corporation engaged in trade or
commerce among the several states or
with foreign nations, shall be required to
file articles of incorporation with the in
terstate commerce commission, also a
statement showing the number and par
value of all shares of stock, and to whom
issued in the first instance, whether such
stock was issued, given or sold for cash
or for other property, and if for cash at
how much per share. ~
The amendment also provides that
every such corporation shall, on or before
July 2 each year file with the interstate
commerce commission a staten ent show
ing the. value Of business transacted
gross earnings taxes and fixed charges
and also, the character and value of the
property owned or controlled by lease Of
otherwise.
the committee on judiciary, and the whol<
substance Of it is summed up to give
trusts and large corporations publicity.
Senator Nelson also introduced a join
| resolution for an amendment to the con
! stitution, so as to give congress the poWe
to control trusts, reading as follows:
Congress shall have power to define
regulate, prohibit or dissolve trusts, mo
nopolies" or combinations, whether exist
ing in the form of a corporation or other
wise; congress shall also have power t
license, regulate and control all corpo
rations engaged in trade, commerce o
other business among the several state
or with foreign nations"
| United States Judge for Minnesota.
| He also introduced a bill for the crea
ton of an additional United States dis
trict Judge for Minnesota. The bill pro
vides that the Judge created shall hav
the same power, as the present judge:
Representative Morris is Slated for; thi
judgeship in tho event of the passage {
the bill. :;