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Evening journal., 1902-05-17
COAL CARS DO DAMAGE
lGst Away From LsbOrGrS and Smash
an Engine

While in charge Of labOrers at the
boal chutes of the p, w. & b. railroad
about o'clock last night, two loaded
bars of coal were released and shot
ACwn the incline at lightning-like ra-
Didity. AT the same time engine No
B3 was coming from the roundhouse
Ind was struck with terrific force. Sc
great was the momentum gathered by
he heavy car that the engine, not
withstanding its enormous weight, was
|ierailed, and nearly smashed to bits OF
Bcrap iron.
The forward giant driving wheel on
The hit side had every spoke broken
ike pipe stems, the driving rods
broken in numerous pieces, and every
Fragile piece of mechanism knocked tc
pits. The pilot was reduced to kindling
wood, and from a general view the en-
|gine will be on the retired list for some
inc to come.
The coal cars were damaged but lit
/ lie, and were ready for work this
morning. No one was injured.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
SAY RODMANS
NEVER JUMPED
Wife Thinks They We're Too
Experienced Watermen
THIRD DROWNING IN FAMILY
Wife and Mother Of the Drowned Men
Almost IlCarthrOken Over
Her Loss

The bodies of Samuel Rodman and
his son, Harry, the fishermen who
were drowned in the Delaware river
on Thursday afternoon, have not yet
been recovered.
Mrs. Rodman said to a reporter for
the Evening Journal this morning:
My husband and son never jumped
from their boat Even if they had done
so, they would have held on to the
side or taken an oar in their hands.
Mr. Rodman often told our son
never to abandon his boat while 1t
lived, and they both were too good
watermen TO do so foolish thing.
"They were struck by the yacht or
flying pieces of wood from the side of
uheir own boat struck them I'm The head
and rendered them unconscious before
they ever touched the water. My hus-
band was always a careful fisherman,
and he taught THE boy to be cautious
Also / don't understand how a twen-
ty-one foot boat could not be seen in
broad daylight, at o'clock i'm the af-
ternoon. and how a yacht could not
avoid such a craft In a river three miles
wide"
Mrs. Rodman is almost heart-broken
over her loss. She has the sympathy
of the whole nelghborhood. and they
endeavor to comfort her as best they
can. IL is the third drowning accident
that has happened in her family.
About ten years ago she lost a young
son by drowning.
Counsel has been retained by Mrs.
Rodman, but she was unwilling TO say
what action she or her attorneys in
tend TO take In the matter.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17

returned to the Island of Trinidad for
more.
While the outbreak of the volcano
on the Island of Martinique killed more
people outright, more territory has
been ruined in st. Vincent, hence there
is greater destitution here.
The injured persons We're horribly
burned by the hot grit which was
driven along with tremendous velocity.
Twenty-six persons who sought refuge
in a room 10 feet by u were all killed.
One person was Drained with a huge
stone nine miles from the crater.
Rough coffins are being made to re-
ceive the remains of the victims. The
hospital here is filled with dying peo-
ule. Fifty injured persons are lying
on the floor of that building, as there
are no beds for their accommodation,
though cotsare being rapidly construct
ed of boards. Two days elapsed before
there were any burials, as the negroes
refused TO dig the necessary trenches.
although they were offered three times
the usual wages by the local authori-
ties.
The negroes are Indifferent to all
that is transpirfng and to what has
taken place. They expect to receive
government rations, but there have
been instances where they have re-
fused to bury their own relatives.
1t is estimated that the sea has en-
croached from ten feet to two miles
along the coast near Georgetown, and
that a section on the north of the
island has dropped into the sea This
is apparently verified by the report OF
the French cable ship Fourier Quertier
that soundings now show seven faith
oms where, before the outbreak, there
were SO fathoms Of water.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
Unknown Man KilIed

Philadelphia. May 17.-An unknown
man, aged about SO years. was struck
and instantly killed this morning by a
Philadelphia and Reading railway
train at Somerset and b streets. The
accident occurred at a. m. The man
was walking along the west-bound
track when he was struck by an engine
and caboOse going in the same direc-
ton. The body was taken to the
morgue. He wore brown striped trous-
ers and was 5 feet inches in height
Evening journal., 1902-05-17

Hazleton, Pa, May 17.-The anthra-
cite mine workers in convention yes
terday, in order to win their strike
unanimously decided upon n plan that
If carried into successful operation
would practically tie up the industries
of the country, paralyze business and
inconvenience the people throughout
the United Statos II is their desire
that a special national convention Of
the United Mine Workers of America
be called as soon as practicable, for
the purpose of endeavoring to have all
the bituminous mine workers, both or
ganized and unorganized, involved in
the anthracite miners struggle. This
announcement was officially made by
President John Mitchell in a statement
giving the result of the deliberations
of the delegates in convention.
Notwithstanding that $4,000 men
have been idle for the last five days. no
disturbances Of any kind have been re-
ported here. The region is extremely
quiet. The coal companies continue
their preparations for a long struggle
Mine mules are being brought TO the
surface and placed at pasture. clerks
and other employees are being laid oft.
and other steps have been taken TO
keep down expenses. The coal-carry-
ing railroad companies are laying of
coal train crews every day, and the
local electric railway company, which
has lines to all the surrounding towns.
has reduced its service 30 per cent.
and placed its employees on half time.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
NINE WORKERS. UNION MAY
CALL OUT BITUMINOUS MINERS
Anthracite Delegates to Consider Calling Ont 100000
Soft Coal Workers -Pumpmen, Engineers and
FirVmel TO Work for The Present

adjournment of the An taacie Miners Convention
President Mitchell the United Mine
following
session the convention peiuoned
call national convention employed
United States for the of dng the situation the anthracite
the anthracite
mining will be All
strike the
national officers Definite plans Will be outlined within the
All adyedto
freQenng under an
Evening journal., 1902-05-17

would have 5000 men on hand Mon
day
The United Mine Workers officials
laugh at the idea Of the foreigners
making a break from the union, and
declare that the committee in ques-
ton is in the pay of the corporations.
Polish merchants who were inter-
viewed declare that their people are
talking of going back to work.
One of the biggest coal men in this
region stated uneQuivocaly that the
operators do not propose 10 allow their
collieries TO be idle for any great length
of time. How they will man them he
would not say, contentlng himself with
the rejoinder: you must remember
we have been expecting this thing foi
a year and a half"
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
NRCRRT' SERVICE
MAN ARRESTED
Lawrence RiCCi in Trouble
in New York
Detective Who Arrested John LeEOn
Accused Of Attempt 10 Break
in and Rob

Secret Service man Lawrence Ricci
who is well-known to the police here
because of his connection with the case
of John Lemon. who was arrested foI
being concerned in getting naturaliza-
tion papers illegally for a number OF
Italians. was arrested in Brooklyn yes
terday.
Policeman Dougherty, of the lower
Fulton street police station, noticed q
man fumbling at the door of Smith &
Co.'S warehouse, No. 81 Main street
and believing him to be a burglar ar
rested him.
Ricci, who said he was 10 years old
and lived at No. 155 West One Hun
dred and Sixth street. Manhattan, pro
tested vigorously against his arrest
declaring that he was a secret servic,
man. He said that he had been sent tC
New York by United States Disuici
Attorney William NJ. Byrne, of vii
mingtOn. to run down a band Of Ital
ians who had been robbing ware
houses in various places, and that n,
had reason to believe that he would
have found some trace of them at No
81 Main street.
Ricci had on him when arrested ;
bunch of false keys. a blackjack"
14-calibre revolver and a letter address
ed to Lawrence Hickey, Pcstoffice Bo,
No. 19, New York city. This letter pur
ports to come from United States Dis
tTfct Attorney Byrne is addressed {,
all whom It may concern. and recon
mends Hickey as a secret service maj
and excellent detective.
These articles are now in the handi
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
TO TRY 10 SETTLE STRIKE
National Civic Federation May Suggest
Arbitration Of Trouble

Washington. May 1.-THE National
Civic Federation has under serious con.
sideration the means whereby II may
be helpful in bringing about termina-
tiOn of the anthracite coal strike.
tender of the good Offices of the Fed
Grafton, with a suggestion of arbitra
tion Of the differences among Other
things has been discussed in a tentative
way. but no definite conclusion has
been reached, and several days Will b.
permitted to elapse before a detormi-
nation Will be reached as TO what
course the Federation should pursue
Ralph NJ. Easley, secretary OF the
Federation, came over from New York
yesterday afternoon and had confer
ence with Senator Hanna and Samuel
Gompers, at the senator's house last
evening. The strike situation was dis
cussed in all its phases in an en-
deavor to find a way by which an ad-
justment of this very serious labor dis
pute may be reached. Arbitration and
a tender of the good Offices of the
federation We're among the matters
considered. The whole subject was
canvassed tentatively and without
reaching a conclusion the conference
ended with the understanding that the
gentlemen attending IL would think
over the several views expressed in
order to be prepared to reconsider the
matter later should It be thought ad-
visable
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
ALFONSO ASSUMES
His KINGLY OFFICE

Madrid. Spain. May 17-Alfonso
Kill. king Of Gibraltar, OF the East
and West Indies. and Of the Continent
of Oceania." was made reigning SOW
ereign Of his monarchy this afternoon
in the Madrid Chamber of Deputies.
One thousand people, including all
the members of the Cortes, the mobiles
and grandees of Spain, and the repre-
sentatives Of foreign governments.
were present at the ceremony.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
EVEN FACE OF NATURE CHANGED
BY THE FURY OF THE VOLCANOES
Islands Rent by Huge FSSureS and Part Of Land DSap-
pearS-PeGe Still in Eruption, But SOufricre
Subsidies LOOting Of Dead Continues

Great changes in the Caribbean
by eupons
Not has the
islands
New
s a o cndes
proportions Thirty
reported
S 0 the
Mount souere St. Vincent
Of The volcanic which
disappeared surviving
injuries which excruciatng
o Potomac,
which in 7OO
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
Dead Man Found

Herman Allen and Fletcher Phillips,
eolored. section hands on the p, W
r B. railroad. found the body Of John
Jarrett last night along the railroad
racks near Stanton. 1t is supposed
Jarrett was walking along the tracks
When he was struck by a train
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
COLORED RIOT IN GEORGIA
Militia Called Out TO QuelI the Dis
turbaHce

Atlanta. Ga, May 17.-Five police
men and Ave colored men were killed
this morning in Pittsburg, a suburb of
Atlanta. in a battle, as result Of the
attempt to capture some colored men
who had waylaid and held up a police
man.
The State militia has been ordered
out with artillery to attack the houses
where the colored men have gathered
and entrenched themselves. The en-
tire police reserve in the city is on
duty.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
viii Erect Big oirder

y. Smith Barclay, contractor and
builder. who is erecting the new Will
mington brewery. has received a contract
to put a thirty-6ve foot girder in the mo
rocco shop Of Garrett and Barr. The
work will have to be done while the shop
is not running. therefore the men will
work at night.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
THIRD STREET BRIDGE OUT
Jar Travel Was Tied Up for Several
Hours

What is known as the field Of the cleo
rical appliance on Third street bridge
burned out this morning and tied up
treet car travel. Men employed by the
Norris Electric Company and the Will
nington Machine Company are repairing
he damage 1t will be several days be-
ore the bridge will be in working order
gain.
In the meantime it will be turned off
nd on by hand. The trolley cars were
A,ermitted to cross the bridge this after
loon.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
PubIic Sale of Horses

Jacob Fullmer will have a public
ale Of horses at the stables OF Will
am Martin. Third and Orange streets.
Ehis afternoon. There are thirty head
u horses to be disposed Of. and among
hem are some speedy animals.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
WlIl claim aII Money pue

The Board of Education will not
rant the request made by City Coun-
III that the former body waive the
i've per cent increase in appropriation
o which it is entitled by law. A mem
Ter of the board said this morning
hat the board NEEDED all the money il
.ould get.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
Mrs. Rodman Retains Counsel

Mrs. Samuel Rodman has engaged
Levi c. Bird and Andrew e. Sanborn
as counsel in her suit against the
Dwner of the steam yacht Marietta,
which run down and drowned her hus-
band and son. OFF New Castle, on
Thursday afternoon. As yet the bodies
Of the two men have not been recov-
bred.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
Racing at Newark

Matinee races will be held in Newark
on Decoration Day. Local horsemen
there are greatly interested in the af-
fair. and have their horses in training.
There will be several trOtting and
pacing events.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17

Fort De France, May 17.-Great
flashes of very bright light were emit
ted from Mont Pelee between 10 and
IL o'clock on Thursday night. They
were visible from here Thick, glow
ing red clouds, interspersed with
lashes Of light. are issuing from the
volcano. Showers of cinders. lasting
for 20 minutes. accompanied the ac-
tivity. The people in the districts Of
Lorrain. Marigot and Ste. Marie and
La Trinite are panic-stricken.
Kingstown, Island of st. Vincent
May ia correspondent of the AS
sociated Press has just returned here
from a visit on horseback TO the devas-
tated district of this island, during
which he travelled so miles and pene-
trated to within five miles of the Sou
friere crater. The ash-covered area
of ST. Vincent exceeds that of Marti-
niQue, which the correspondent had
also explored. The most conservative
estimate of the death rate here now
places the number at 100. About
1900 bodies have already been inferred
The entire northern part of the island
is covered with ashes to an average
depth of is inches, varying from a thin
layer at Kingstown to two feet or more
at Georgetown. It is estimated that
100000 tons of dust has fallen over
the island.
The crops are ruined, nothing green
can be seen, the streets of Georgetown
are burdened with heaps of ashes re-
sembling snowdrifts, and ashes rest SO
heavily on the roofs that in several
cases they have caused them to fall in
There are a hundred injured people in
the hospital at Georgetown, gangs OF
men are searching for the dead OF
rapidly burying them in trenches and
all that can be done under the circum-
stances is being accomplished.
The British cruiser Indefatigable
brought 25 tons Of supplies here and
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
Ennress Aeent Reslrns

]. W. Wetzler, of the United States
Express Company, has resigned to be-
ONE head bookkeeper for the steel
'llant in Chester. He viii be succeeded
.lY S. NJ. Suman.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17

From factory to wearer. - and ~
Hats. Saltzgiver & Bupp, LOG West
Seventh street
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
nn Yon WANr 81. .OOO7

II so. every time you wind you
watch drop ten cents in The New
idea" Savings Bank. Ask for booklet.
The Mutual Life. S37 Market street.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17

Any old hat blocked in the latest
style. by Saltgiver & Bupp, LOG West
Seventh street
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
NOTICE.

Newsboy tags and Sensation fronts
redeemed at Dlnstein's, 5 East Second
street. north side.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17

of the police. who will investigate the
mans story.
Mr.. Byrne, when seen this morning,
said he did not remember giving Ricci
such a letter. He said he knew Ricci,
and that he was a clever detective. His
work on the Lemon case reflected great
credit on the young detective. Il do
not know anything about the ware
house rObberies." he added.
Secret Service Agent Peek, who
worked on the CAKE with Ricci, and
who has been here for several days,
left Wilmington this morning.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
m. Hayes Wilson,
&C. @. Marshall.
Delaware j. Willis,
"Lea Elliott"

When the ballot was counted it was
found that sixty-six votes had been cast.
or these thirty-four We're favorable to
returning on Monday. Thirty-two were
in favor OF holding out until June ?.
After the result became known Jerome
B. Bell and ID. NJ. Wilson drew up the
following petition and presented it to the
faculty:
To the Faculty of Delaware College,
Gentlemen: We. the undersigned par
ents and friends Of the suspended stu
dents respectfully ask your body to con-
slider the question Of reducing the terms
for which said students have been sus-
pended We ask this in consideration Of
the action taken by the suspended stu
dents in their efforts to induce the other
students to return TO their duties.
This will probably be considered on
Monday.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17

New Brewery Nearing Completion
The new Wilmington brewery at Front
and French streets is rapidly nearing
completion. The contractors have nearly
finished their work and they expect TO
have it completed in about three weeks.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17

Snapper lunch tonight at Keller's.
Fourth and Shipley streets.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
STUDENTS TO RETURN
TO COLLEGE 0N MONDAY
Vote " End tho Strike Carried by
Two haiOrily-TO Consider
IIazorS Sentence

BY vote Of "a to 80, the students Of
Delaware College who have been out on a
strike because OF the suspension OF five
classmates yesterday afternoon decided
10 return TO the college ON Monday morn
ing and resume the routine. When the
young men met in the college oratOry in
the afternoon. il was decided that the
voting should be by written ballot.
While the balloting was in progress DIR.
Walter NJ. Steele entered the oratory and
addressed the students.
Hayes Wilson, George @. Marshall,
d. laware j. Willis and Lea Elliott, four
Of the suspended hazcrs, entered and sub
mittcd the following:
80 our loyal friends and classmates
We who have been suspended for hazing
our college mate, Mr. Brown, on Friday
night last, are willing to take our punish
ment, but think the faculty has been Sc
we're, as all have been subjected TO the
same treatment as Brown received. We
ask you as friends TO rturn to your stud
les for the good OF the college We real
ize the faculty cannot recede from their
decision. Approaching the loyal support
you have gwen us, and hoping our re-
quest will be granted for your own and
the good Of the college, we remain:
(Signedl
Evening journal., 1902-05-17

Snapper lunch tonight at Keller's,
Fourth and Shipley streets.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17

"The Kress." special brew. in bottles
at Fcord Bcttling Works Both phones.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17

AS PRETTY AS A PICTURE.
The house painted with Felton-Sib-
ley's fine paint. Cartmell, Sixth and
Madison.
Evening journal., 1902-05-17
5SaSlSH IS1sssI Want Ads S:si S:st 9 on; Word

No charge for headlines
or signatures.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-07
SALT LAKE
MAN LOSES

g W Johnson waH taken into Gus
toby lat. this afternoon by Detective
Adams On a charge Of having swim
died John smith. a recent arrival
from Salt Lake cts, OFT 81 sao Ia AN
alleged business chance bunko game.
smith told The police that he yes
tetday went 70 4 house on Seventh
avenue 20 answer an advertisement
for a partner In a legitimate business
enterprise. There ne found johnson,
who proposed 10 sell him an interest
Ia a medallion picture scheme.
The territorial rights for the sale
OF the pictures eefe 10 cont smith
si2k. ana he vas asked TO pat up $50
as a guarantee Of good faith. Smith
says II Was agreed that the tso was
10 be returned u for any reason the
scheme did no, look seod on lnvss-
fiEatiau.
To-day Smith concluded 90 back
out uf the deal and asked johnson 10
return mis- money. He says johnson
informed him that the $40 vas a
forfeit and ~as loet TO him when the
sale fell through.
The parties are now before Prose-
cutting Attorney Fulton. Who Ia In
VeHtlEaiinE the case before issuing n
warrant
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-07
C0MPERS, LEADER
OF LABOR, Is IN SEATTLE
A HOUSING WELCOME EXTENDED rHG GREAT EXPONENT
OF UNION MISUNDERSTANDING AT ARMoRY roNIoAr.

when Mr.. CoHnners got off the bnat
there was q representative waiting
10 e him from every union In the
city. and a hearty cheer went up
from the waiting crowd. lie bowed
aud smiled 10 the crowd and was
Immediately afterwards taken Ia a
carriage 10 hts hotel. Members Of
The unions waited around the hotel
for some time 10 grasp the hand Of
the famous labor leader. Later In
the afternoon he was taken for n
trip on the street cars TO various
points Of interest. Mr.. gompsrs was
surprised at the growth Of Seattle
and expressed himself time and
again at the amount OF work going
on In Seattle and the harmony
among the labor untunk.
Tonight q mass meeting VIII BE-
held AZ the Asrnnry and Mr. Com
pefn and the other members - the
party viii address the inhos people
II Seattle upon questions o. import
Auce Go the iaburtnE people. Tnmurs
row the visitors viii be shown about
the city and viii BE- taken for a trip
90 the Puget Sound navy yard They
leave for Spokane tomorrow night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-07

Samuel Gompsrr. the famuua lead
er OF the labor party n America and
president Of the American Fedora
tton of Labor. arrived IN seattle this
afternoon and was given a fouaiag
reception by the union people OF se-
attic. lie csme on the Flyer from
Tacoma and Was met at the BOAT by
a committee from the Western Cen
trail Labor Union. A hard made up
Of members Of the Musicians Union
greeted him upon his arrival here.
MFR. 0ompcFs was accompanied by W.
d Mahan. president q the American
Street Railway Employees Aasoeia-
ton. and Max Morris. secretary af
the National Retail Clerks AsHocIa-
ton. A COMMITTEES composed OF ".
Pciver and r. A. Rust. Of the West
ern Central Union, Secretary somer-
field. A. NJ Sommera and w. J..
Aksrs q the Retail Clerks rnion
and Gordon A. Rice. Of the Typo
graphical Unfun. met Mr.. Gompess
and his party At Tacoma.
When the Flyer landed at the
wharf At Seattle an inuensr hand.
made w ~ nearly every union masi-
elan IN Seattle. struck m a lively air,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-07

risht foot WAS somewhat crushed
The boy a not scen by the motor
man until the car struck him.
The ear was brought 90 IA stand.
Htlll A. quickly as possible. bat not
until too late, Then the little fellow
rtised ON his knees and looked az the
car IN a sort OF a dnEed manner lie
apparently felt no pain at the time.
city Detective Jim nyrnen aud fus
liceman Mcphee wefe on the "a at
The time 81 the accident The lat
ter picked the injured chiid ~ and
carried him 10 a drug store near bY.
He WA later removed q IA seattle
General Hospital In the ambulance.
The boy. with his parents. Walter
and 1.ikEie Mellow. live Ia Portland.
but his mother and himsrif at pres
cnt are visiting friends in North Se-
attic. The mother was almost pros.
trated when she heard Of the acct
dent. The vas In charge Of con-
tttctor uiihanA.