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Evening journal., 1903-10-28
LIVELY HUSTLIEG IN
SCHOLARSHIP FIGHT
Four New Contestants Enter
Lists in Trial for Business
Education
Good untiI Noyemher 4. 1oos.

The Evening Journals free scholar
ship contest Is going on apace and the
different contestants are all ahustline
to see who can get the lead and keep
it, 4. J. Haley is still hanging on 20
first position. but some OF the others
are adding to their total vote with
speed, and IL win not be many days
before a battle royal IS on.
The excitement is about starting. and
from now on until eight o'clock on the
evening Of December 31st there win be
little cessation IN the way the votes
pour I'm at The Evening Journal office.
one thing that may need little ex-
PLANTATION is that the coupons clipped
from the Evening Journal must be
voted i'm accordance with the condi-
tions Of the contest. When the cou-
pom bears "a line saying good until
November Sd. 1909" 1t means that the
coupon must be voted before six
O'Clock on the evening OF that date.
This is an important thing for contest
ants to remember.
From now until January Isl. 1904 the
Evening Journal viii publish daily
voting coupon for a scholarship con-
test, the winners of which win secure.
entirely free Of all expense 90 them,
certificates emitting them to enjoy the
benefits Of the thoroughly practical
training which is given in the CONNER
cial department OF Goldey's College Of
Wilmington.
The terms of The contest which are
printed elsewhere, also provide that
new subscriptions to the Evening Jour-
nal, which are easily secured, count for
votes in the scholarship contest A
years subscription. paid in advance, Of
course, win count for four hundred
votes; a six months subscription will
count for two hundred votes; a three
months subscription win count for
one hundred votes; a months subscrip-
ton win count for twenty-six votes.
Getting subscriptions is the cas- st way
to run the total up rapidly.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
Gave Roarders a Reoeption.

A reception was given her boarders by
Mrs. Mary J. Dougherty at No. S19
Adams street last night. After an
evening spent in music and dancing the
participants were invited into the din
ing room they knew so well. but it
even surpassed itself on this occasion.
They all went away declaring Mrs.
Dougherty was even better at giving
receptions than she was at furnishing
meals, which they thought was her
forte.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
Funda For Lavton Homo.

IT, finance committee Of the lay
tc Tome wilt conduct a rally on Sun
afternoon at Ezion NJ r. Church
.aise funds to help pay off the float
ing indebtedness. The Rev. G. l.. Black
well, ID. D., pastor of Wesley Church,
Philadelphia, will preach, and the fun
choir OF sixteen members under the di-
rection Of Professor w. Harry Wright.
formerly of this city. will render sa-
cred concert during the afternoon.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
SEVEN KILLED AND
TWELVE HURT m WRECK

Salt Lake City Utah, oct. ss.-The sec
ond section of the Chicago Limited on the
Southern Pacific Railway. eastbound coll
.ided with a work drain two mfes from
Palisa6e last night. seven section men
were killed. Ten passengers and the en-
gineer and fireman Of the Limited were
injured. At am early hour this morning
two todiss had been recovered. and the
others We're seen in the wreckage. The
cause Of the disaster is not known.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
CHARM POWDERS
WIN IN COURT
OLD CITIZEN DEAD
Captain A. P. cropper, Veteran Of the
Civil War, Died Last Night.

Captain A. p. cropper died at his
home. No. i01 West sixth street last
night. He was one of Wllmington's
Oldest citizens. For four years he had
been an invalid.
The deceased came 10 this city soon
after the war; having been q captain of
n hospital boat during the civil war;
and it was always his boast that he
once carried such men as Abraham
Lincoln. Generals Mcclellan, Grant and
others. who figured prominently IN the
war OF '6i. He served on the police
force OF this city under Mayors Simms
and Whitley. and was given a good
scored by both. IN later years he acted
as private watchman. and the last place
I he worked In that capacity was at the
Rogers Press
Mrs. Minnie Pelham Of this city Is d
daughter of the deceased. and Mrs. S
X. Jones, Jr., is a grand daughter. They
being his only survivors.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
crushed 10 Death eetween car..

Chester, Pa, Oct. 2s.-Charles Gal
lagher. As years old, was crushed to
death between two trolley cars at the
car barn of the Chester Traction CON-
pany. He was employed as an oiler.
and leaves widow and seven small
children.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
Elite Club oraanized.

The Elite Club was organized at the
home Of Frank w. Dickey. No. $40 Van
Buren, street, last week. with a charter
membership Of twenty-five, The club
will soon occupy a fine suite Of rooms
on Market street
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
Mr.. ELKlES DYING
Has Sinking Spell Early This Morning
Which Means His Death.

Philadelphia, Oct. 2s.-Wslliam L. Elk
inns is dying. Dary this morning he be-
gan to sink. and the ned may now come
at any time. All his family. including his
brother. George Elkins. who lives IN the
West. are with him.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
WEATHER BULLETIN

rhe York Herald forecasts that New England
weather
cOuaness in he norhern ios with fresh northwey
Thursday fair
an with light westerly southwse MY winds generally fair
vsN
with partly cloudy
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
GROANS STARTLE
C0LORED WOMEN
Second Strange Occurance in
Brandywine Park Within
a Week Past
THOUGHT MURDER WAS COMMIT (EO

Man With Hat Drawn Tightly Over
His Face Dashes Out Of the Market
Street Entrance to the Grounds and
Disappears.
For the second time within a week
strange things have occurred IN Bran
dywine Park near the Market street
entrance and on neither occasion was
there patrolman or park guard about
to make an investigation. The latest
affair happened last night and for d
time 1t was thought that a murder hat
been committed.
While Mrs. Moses Holmes. "a colorec
woman. living at No. i0i West Nine
teenth street, accompanied by wo-
man friend, was crossing Market
street bridge which spans the Brandy
wine at this point the women were
badly frightened by "a man who sud-
denly dashed out of the entrance lead
ing into the park and with hat pulled
down over his face. He sped pasI
them, disappearing I'm the darkness
Mrs. Holmes and her friend walked &c
the park entrance and distinctly heard
I groans coming from within IN,
grounds. They waited until man h
passing came near them and informed
him OF the circumstances. but ne re-
fused to go into the park alone ant
as the groans ceased shortly after hi,
arrival all then left
A well-known citizen who rosidel
near the Brandywine, says that 70 (,
dangerous 20 walk with woman
friend in the park after dark. "Therl
is n certain class OF men, continued IN,
citizen, who make the park rem
dezvous and follow every couple tina
ventures into the grounds in the even.
ing.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
Just in atLvnob,s

New BuclSwheat, Maple syrup. PAN
cake Flour. Pickles, all Kinds. New
Cider, New Goldfish; Loose CraclSar
Dust SEC the ID. Two stores. Fourth
and Madison streets. Eighth and KING
streets
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
peserIptlon of Theatre.

The Romanasque style was followed
throughout in the construction OF the the
atre The two fronts on Glrard avenue
and on Marshall street were OF red press
led brick with red sandstone trimmings
over the main entrance on Girard avenue
was a handsome and speoious balcony.
supported by iron columns. which added
considerable beauty To the already ar
tistfc building. The arcade was a hand
some feature Of the structure. On either
side were candy booths and other orna-
mental and indispensable aijuncts to
.heatre.
The playhouse was buMt upon a very
.astefm plan. It was a small house, with
a snug seating capacity Of ! 500, distr-
buted with equal advantages as regards a
view Of the stage. Tho balcony curve was
less than a fun semi-circt and the boxes
were modelled upon the Alhambra style,
so that "a seat IN any part of the audi
torium had a fun view of the stage.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28

Miss Ida NJ. Willis and Leonard d.
Bowen. Jr. were married by ahe Rev. il.
S. Dulany at Asbury M. Il. parsonage
this morning.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
Kathlaen Mavouroen.

The choir and dramatic club OF ST.
Paurs r.. c.. Will present Kathleen
Aavourneean at tho Grand Opera
House on November H.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28

II you like music, be sure to order
The Evening journal sent to you reau-
larly. A music feature every Satur-
day.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
VOTES.

T.. ]. Haley, los Broome St........ 81.
w. J. Lilly. 220 Woodlawn Ave. 81.
Helen Crawford. 1927 Poplar ST.. 14l
Lena Frederick, s07 W. Srd St.. 13l
T. p. Martin. 212 n. Harrison ST.. n
Jos. Haggerty. COL w. Front ST.. I.
John Warren, 1924 Apple St..... 1.
Raymond b. Lang. GOA West ST..
Mary G.. Burke. POS S. Van Buren,.
VIM. Tucker 603 w. 7th St....
Louis Carrigan. 92S West St..
Jos. Burns. f02 Jenerron St........
Edward Pier, lice W. 4th St...
r. b. Kilvington. S21 Adams St.
los. Middleton, 622 w. 9th St...s
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
Cornwall Rock For coIdinos-

The British steamer Magma arrived
from Tunstall, England, this morning.
loaded witn Cornwall rock consigned 20
.Goiding and Sons Company.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
Gave Charm Powders
Comforts to peaden Noise.

When asked by Deputy City Solicitor
Springer how the stamping was done
the witness replied: "First two bed
comforts would be spread over the ta-
BILE then board and then a piece Of
carpet" This precaution was taken,
according TO the witness. TO deaden any
sound that might be made while the
stamping was going on. aud - 1T
ther security the doors lending to the
room were locked while this work was
being done. on October 9 Mrs. Walls
son could not be found IN time to do
the stamping and she did the work
herself. on examination the
witness admitted that she had been
living with West during all this time
but left him ON the 18th Of this month.
In giving her evidence she used all the
terms well known in the policy writing
and appeared to have a full knowledge
of the game.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28

Watch fer The Evening Journals
Sic feature in Saturdays issue.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
Given by Negro to Mrs.
Walls But Did Not
Ward Off Danger As
She Was Arrested
Woman May Escape,
However, As Judge Is
Considering Motion to
Dismiss Her

The case Of Mrs. Annie Walls. her
little son John Walls Mary y. Writ
and Robert G. Simmons, charged with
being concerned ia lottery policy writ
ing, was called for trial an City Court
this morning. A question in law arose
when former Judge j. Frank Ball. rep
resenting the defendants. asked for the
discharge OF his clients, and the court
reserved its decision until Friday
morning.
interesting Evidence.
The evidence submitted in the case
was the most interesting ever heard In
a similar trial. Lena l.. Tripley. col-
ored. was the star witness, and from
her actions while ON the stand IT was
evident that she had no especial liking
for the defendants. When Mr.. Ban be-
gan 20 cross-cxamine her. the court
was lohliged to caution her TO give
civil answers to questions asked by the
attorney. The witness testified that
she was present when Mrs Walls en-
tered into an agreement with William
West colored. OF No S13 Jefferson
street whereby the latter was TO rent
Mrs. Walls a room for Sc a month.
Gave Charm Powders.
The witness also said that West told
Mrs. Walls fortune at the time and
gave her some charm powders After
/ this arrangement had been made Mrs.
Walls little son brought basket OF
blank slips 20 the house. and from Sep
/ temher 20 to October .. with one excep-
tion. he stamped policy drawings every
might excepting Sunday. These draw
ings would be taken out by Mrs. Walls
her son and Simmons. one was lefi
every night on the table for West t'
ioolS over
Evening journal., 1903-10-28

One of the employees Of the theatre was
in the saloon eating at the time. and he
hastily ran no make an investigation. As
soon as he saw the smoke he hunted up
Policeman Swan. Of the Tenth and
Thompson streets station, who at 3.l9
O'Clock turned I'm an alarm. quickly follow
ing q by two others, which brought a
number OF FIRE engines and other appa
ratus TO the scene.
The entire centre Of the stage was a
mass Of fiames when the frcmcn brok,
INTO the theatre. and with hghtning-lks
rapidriy the flames swept through the en-
tire auditorium. eating away fhe roof ans
destroying the balcony and gallery. hon
Of which fell during the course of tn
IRE. The strong four feet thick fire wall
Of the theatre saved The adjoining prop
lorties on an sides and malorai'y assiste
.he iiremen In conhning fhe blaze to tll
aeatre.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
GIRARD AVENUE
THEATRE BURNED
Blaze Started on the Stage
at Early Hour This Morn
ing
HOUSES NEARBY WERE SAVED
Blaze Caused by Spark From "Realis.
tic" Fire Scene Sweeps Building in
Early Morning and Leaves Only
Walls Standing.

Philadelphia. oct. 2S.-Fire early thls
morning destroyed the Girard Avenue
Theatre located al Glrard avenue and
MarshaM street, ana caused loss to the
property, contents, and the company
which had been engaged for this week
playing THE Ministers Daughter. -
roughly estimated az between $4,000 and
$4,000. The origin Of the blaze has not
yet been definitely ascertained but ct IS
believed 70 have been caused by somo
defective electric light wiring underneath
the stage, although It might have been
started during the fourth act of the play.
i'm which an explosion scene takes place.
While there is but slttle fire Ga this scene
a spark from the burning OF magnesium
powder or from THE discharge of blank
cartridge IN a pistol may have lodged an
The dry flooring and smouldered until the
time the blaze was discovered.
IL was just about quarter past O'Clock
this morning when two pedestrians pass
ing oiong Marshall street, above Girard
avenue. discovered smoke issuing forth
from the forth story window OF the
stage end OF the building. They imme-
ldiately ran 90 Jean Laubach's saloon. al
The corner of Marsihan street and Girard
avenue, where they announced that the
theatre was on fire.
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
Charm Powders Slow.

william West corroborated the ev;a
dence given by the Tripley woman with
the exception of that part concerning
the charmed powders. He az first de-
MED giving Mrs. Walls charmed pow
ders, but upon being shown a little bag
some mealy substance. ad-
mitted that Il was a charm and that he
had given it to Mrs. Wahs.
Asked For clients' Discharge.
Mr.. BAH asked for the discharge OF
his clients on the ground that no evi-
dence had been submitted connecting
the defendants with being concerned in
policy writing, the charge set forth In
the warrant.
Mr.. Springer objected. asserting that
Il was only necessary to show In City
Court that the law was being violated
and that II remained with the Court OF
General Sessions to decide the case
Mr.. BAH offered TO substantiate his
claims the case Of the State VS.. Nc
Dowell, I'm second Marvel. in which he
asserts a count similar to the charge
against his clients was stricken out,
the court holding that a mere state
ment was not sufficient to hold a per-
son for being concerned IN lottery poll
icy writing. but that it must be proven
beyond a doubt that such a thing was
done. The court announced that it
would give a decision i'm the case on
Friday morning
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
Tribal Membership.

his report Edward Mcintyre. great
|ef of records. presents the following
|arding membership:
tembers last report. 4,024; adoption
ling great sun, 54S; admitted by
p, II; reinstated, 60; members with
|wn by card, 10; suspended, 267; de-
|sed. %; expelled, ]; present mem
ship, 1850; gain during great sun,
Evening journal., 1903-10-28
Aged and INDECENT Fund.

mount in savings fund last report,
'R.7S; received from great chief of
prds. s312; interest, S32.97; total,
s37.75.
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out Of rho State on account of circumstances

out Of the State on account of circumstances
over which | had no control.
Il added that still carried reminoer
of that visit, and If perchance the gentle
man who was the ca,ise OF it was present
| should like to meet him. in order TO assure
him that, notwithstanding the incident
| bore him only the good will of comrade-
ship.
"Ihe audience sat under these WORDS
immovable There was not an indlca-
ton that what | had said had made
any impression, favorable or otherwise
They just sat there like so many images. :,
Il then quickly recalled that when took
my stand there had been no greeting
such rs a Mort bern audience always gives
speaker when he IL introduced My
reception was 30 chilly that | almost broke
down. | tried again.
at is indeed a great privilege | said,
TO stand on the soil of old Virginia, the
Mother of Presidents: the State in which
the eloquent voice of Patrick Henry was
heard in the first dark days of our beloved
country
Il paused a moment, but there was not
a nurinur. | continued The State that
gave ~ tho genius which triumphcd in
the struggle for Independence, and which
when the conflict was over WAS selected to
guide US in our first steps as country
Washington of Virginia
10
in the audience, and here and there demon
STATIONS by the hands. | felt that the
CONCEALED condition Of the atmosphere
was giving way, 1t was encouraging,
! made another charge while the melting
process seemed to he present. ! said
"'TNc State which, later, gave to the
world an example Of patience, loyalty TO
his State, and vdlor, whose name COM
mandcd the respect and admiration of our
whole country As wei! A. OF all nations
the Christi ian soldier, Lee
A whoop from the back benches greeted
this. | recognized in ii the yell with which
we all became familiar in tie greatest
of civil wars. 1t was contagious 1t swept
the old court house like a prairie fire. 1t
seemed as If tho plastcring had been looH-
cncd from the ceiling.
The rest Of my speech was necessarily
confined 10 the campaign, ] spok" of II
as a business issue, dwelling upon the fl
rahciBl question invoi we'd. II received
respectful attention, bat hot of II demon
strariye character.
AS | WIS leaving the building there was
another demonstration which WAS very
nattering. ! felt az IL | had been tuc-
Cessful, All public speakers like to have
that feeling after their Sort
81 learned though after left the build
ing that the noise / heard was in honor
OF the appearance OF another speaker,
local celebrity, who had date to follow
me, and TO answer me. IL was his audience
that | had been trying to work up
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Instead of seeking a new channel. it LEFT
succession OF holes acrcsS the isthmu~
some of them sixty feet t,eep- in o, he
words. it half did its work. i few weeh'
more of high water and il would have corl-
nected these holes ard established a new
channel If the Mississippi should pour
across leland Neck another year. all th"
engineers in the world cannot save he
town from its commercial doom,
Renee ne attention this point j. now re-
celving from the United States and stats
engineers. Not only will i, he uece-snry
to protect the land from the washing OF thA
river by means of a new and higher l"vee,
but the authorities must constr;i.t a spur
'eNee that will turn the current OF he river
and prevent, it from eating iIdotu. shore
The problem is difficult one from m
engineering point of view and ~'ill moo
difficult from financial point, File United
States has made all its allotment for l"vo'-,
and il cannot now take TIE non"y -e' aside
Tor other levecs to complete thi- one, no
METER how Important il may l". An an
peal was made to the Secretary at War .
Permission to anticipate revenues for 'H'
purpose but, willie it received IN" approval
OF tho Mississippi River Commission, Nr'iT-
tary Root refused to grant the request
On the other hand the STAT" r Nu~-'1.
Sippl and the Town of GTe"uV.iC. "hi tI@'N
most deeply Interested, cannot ~" lr"I'N
for improvements in Arkan-"n tln'N,
the lenses l.evee Board, which lrl- ch1iHs
of the district wherein l.rlauf N'rH
situated. is prohibited from huiGwg l'''"
intended to affect the channel O. ~ I'VE,
It's levceS are only for ~" protection W
land from overflow II j. not Ht'rs'',' VI,
the preservation of Leland N"ch, when -
uncut waited and not worth "aNlrG ,.,
II looked at first as though tn pr"hr''
could not be solved and that Nr"''rL
a n A
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touched by my own remarks My voice
had the shivers. My audience was in tears.
"While had 'em on the mourner's bench
cautiously referred to an old white haired
man who, always an enemy to the South,
forgot his bitterness, went to the prison
and broke the shackles from our down
fallen hero. Working a handcar on an
NO grade was loafing compared with that
effort. After it was over | sat down.
The chairman of the committee got up
and said the speak er-meanirg me-had
inadvertently forgot to mention the name
of the old man who had broken the shackles.
He said he was New York man, and that
his name was Greeley Horace Greeley.
There wasn't murmur in the audience.
The chairman explained that Mr.. Greeley
had tcen endorsed by the Democrats as
their candidate for President, and out of
consideration for what Greeley had done
in striking the shacl,les from Jefferson
Davis he proposed three cheers Tor Greeley.
Quicker than fly an old Confederate
who had been soDbng over the picture
which | drew jumped and said: Boys,
nary n holler for Greeley. ! move that
we substitute the name of Jefferson Davis
for Horace Greeley
w eli, OF all he torn-down stGmpedes
you ever saw thGt WIS the hottest and it
kept getting hotter l raised the back
window and the chairman dropped out
OF sight | never saw him atterwi rd
but after the election | received Il letter
from him.
"Hc was in Butte Mon. II" wrot" tia.
politics was not his game
THAT YVES my first political speech
When the votes were counted on election
day in the town where | made The speech
every Greeley eleClor was scrai cEed.'
Col Charles H. Denison, Chairman of
the Republican Clubs Committee on Ma
tionaI Affairs and one Of the National
Committees effective speakers, said he
/ knew sonnet hing about rounding up u
Southern audience himself
lie Was sent into Virginia duliIs he
1T Presidential campaign to talk The
business end Of the Mckinley Roosevelt
ticket 10 the Southerners who had baIhsd
at Bryan. The first meeting he addressed
WIS in "A court house IN typical Virginia
town Coz. DcuiSons account Of the
ing Is appended
II began by saying that this WAS my
second appearance in the State of the
Mot her Of Presidents. My first visit, |
said, was rather under orders than Of my
own voIition ] remarked that that visit
was brief, and that ! had almost hurried