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Evening journal., 1904-07-23
NOBODY SAW PATTON
THROW THE BOTTLE
Youth Charged With Assault
ing a Negress Discharged
for Lack of Evidence

Maurice Patton. a young white man,
was charged in city Court this morning
with assault and battery on Louisa Fish
err colored. The lattcr's head was swath-
cd in blood stained handages this morn
ing. She testified that some one threw a
bottle at her which landed with effect on
her head. The trouble occurred at Eighth
and Locust streets and being told that
young Patton threw the bottle she had a
warrant issued for his arrest. As there
were no Witnesses who saw Patton throw
the hottie. the court dismissed the case.
Margaret Saunders. an aged woman.
was fined s. and costs for creating dis
order at No. S33 Belnett street yesterday
William Stewart. the colorsd boy. who
was arrested on the Pennsylvania rail-
road yesterday was sentenced to thirty
days imprisonment on a charge of vag-
rancy. Humane Agent Frank Stout will
endoavor to locate the boys family. He
is of the opinion, however. that the
youngster escaped from some southern
institution.
The case of Clarence View. another col
ored sad charged with stealing a boys
express wagon. was continued until next
Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Gasman States Union Re
pubIicans VIII Name
Present Incumbent for
Governor of Delaware
Refuses to Give His Opin-
ion As TO Whether
There WouId be Com
promise or Two Tickets

without doubt the nominee OF mo
Union Republican party for Governor
will be John HUM"
This WAS the reply made by j. Ed
ward Addlcks 20 "a question asked by
am Evening journal reporter this morn
lng
The 'gas man" was seen IN the cor
ridor of his headquarters No 1905 King
street about n o'clock A meeting OF
the Union Republican County Commit
tee had heen called and Nr Addicks.
Senator Alice and Secretary of State
Layton We're in town TO see that every
thing moved smoothly although none is
a member of the County Committee.
Secretary of state Layton previous to
the meeting, visited a number Of his
friends Ia the County Court House and
held short conferences.
When reporter for The Evening
journal called az AddiclSs' Offices short
ly after II o'clock the gas man" was
met in the hail and seemed to be In
AN unusually pleasant frame Of mind.
lie was asked If it were true. as inti-
mated. that the Unions would agree
ITO any three electors named by the
Regulars, and I'm response said: I'VE
will take any three men for electors
that the Regulars choose to uame'
MIR. Addiclls. who viii the Union Re-
puhicans name for GOVERNOR
Without any hesitation ne replied.
we will, without a doubt, name John
Hunn."
The "gas man" was unable 20 say
when the Union state Convention would
be held. He referred the reporter 10
Francis s. Bradley when asked what
] the County Committee would do at
1.-THE meeting this afternoon.
! Mr.. Addicks was asked: do you
think there viii be two tickets or a
compromise ticket In the field this
Ifall?" lie answered chat is something
I cannot tell. but we will agree to the
ELECTORS named by the Regulars"
The Regular Republican Count,
Committee win hold a meeting at th'
5 Young Mems Republican Club this AZ
lternoon. The most important busines
Is the appointing Of inspectors for tn
primaries on Monday, August 8.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
DILLON FAMILY CAMPING
OUT NEAR WASHINGTON
Leave Wilmington Taking
Two Girls Under Charges
in City Court

Camping out somewhere near Wash
ngton. d. c.. is the Dillon family. of
which $50 much has been said recently in
connection with Daisy and Lille Dillon.
the ,wo girls charged in city Court with
being Ga danger of leading idle and vicious
lives Judge Edwin r.. Cochran was 90
nave given O. decision in the case yoster-
day but ass he held court at O'Clock in
the morning the girls. who We're out on
bail could not Doe found and consequently
he postponed the case until next Tuesday.
Investigation later in the day revealed
the fact that the entire Dillon family has
left the city. equipped with "a camping
outnt said 20 have been provided hy a
woman cnlmorod with the l6-ycar-old son
of the billions This woman, who is said
to be 40 years OF age. went with the Dir
Ion family, forsaking her husband am,
children TO be with her youthful lover
Chief OF Police Black said tnia morning
that the grandmother of tho boy cailcl
at mis- office last night ana roQueste,
him to take the youth away from the wo
man. bun as he had gone with the othc
! members of the family nothi1g could ID
done No effort Will be- made 10 have IN
Dnol girls brought back to Wilmington
A Front street horse dealer furnished Jh
ball $50 in each instarec-for the releas
of The girls
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
WILL STOP DISORDERLY
CONDUCT ON TRAINS
Four Offenders Arrested and
Fined for Ohense on the
Delaware Division

Dover July 23.-The Pennsylvania
railroad authorities yesterday started 10
break up the practice of rowdies taking
possession of their passenger trains, not
exactly by Wild West tactics, but by
boisterous and disorder.y behavior.
The Philadelphia and Peninsula even
ing express train was thus beset by two
big negroes. William Gibson and William
Donovan. Today the two men were APP
pretended by Special Detective Hutchins
ana mad preliminary hearing before
Magistrate Wood After hearing the tes-
umony the magistrate imposed fines and
costs amounting to Sli.lS and severely
reprimandej the offenders.
Color, however, did not figure in the
opening OF the campaign for orderly pas
senger trains for about the same time
at Glendale, two young white men wer,
arrested for practically The same onens'
and their fines and costs amounted 1,
Sl6.20.
The Ellendale offenders are Charles II
Lindale ANA George NJ Reed ard the.
picked "a quarrel with Joseph H. Kemp
who was returning from moonlight OK
curslon to Rehoboth as the escort of Mis
George Ryan. The two assailants. Lin
dale and Reed first tried to take ms
Ryan away from her escort by persua
sion
Failing. they became violent and ter
rorized the passengers of the train hl
first kicking ont the plate glass window
in such a manner that the flying glas.
cut and dishgured both Miss Ryan am,
her escort. The occupants of the cal
suffered slight injury from the nyng
glass. Special Detective Hutchins had
hard chase to capture the men.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
CITY MERCHANTS SCORE
DISCOUNT COMPANY
Scheme to Obtain a Foothold
in Wilmington Handled
Without Gloves

The Mercantile Association last even
ing handled without gloves the scheme
of the National Discount Company
which IS endeavoring 40 secure a foot
hold in Wilmington.
Figures were quoted TO show how the
scheme operates. The retail dealers pay a
small fee to obtain the privileges OF the
discount plan. The names arS listed in
small booklets and these are turned over
to housekeepers for their information.
The actual amount OF discount given is
published after each name in the book
lot, the amount varying from two TO ten
per cent. 10 obtain this discount pur-
chasers must use a special card obtained
from the Discount Company at "a cost OF
81 each and good for one year.
"The PAN" said one member of tho
Mercantile Association. merely means
that its originators take $4,000 OF Sl5.00t
out of Wilmington without spending any
thing here-at least, that's what It woull
mean if We allow them their way. II
means. too. that our customers would
have to pay more for their goods-cer
tainiy more than enough TO cover an dis
counts given. That would help no one
but these outsiders
Discussion of the proposition was yer!
one-sided practically every member be
ing vigorously opposed to it. 1t was re
ported that the representatives. Of th
Discount Company had $4,000 with whicl
TO push the scheme here ana that the!
declared they would make or break.
Local merchants. it was told al the meet
ing, had been offered bonuses of stocl
and free advertising if they would sigi
contracts TO use the scheme.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
ALLOWED TO BORROW
Receiver Of Kennett Square Railway
Co. to Improve Road.

Judge Mcpherson in United States
Court in Philadelphia yesterday, issued
a decree empowering Bayard Henry, as
receiver of the West Chester, Kennett
& Wilmington Electric Railway Com
pany. to borrow sums aggregating S29,-
O17.50 for the purpose of making re-
pairs and installing new machinery on
the road. Mr.. Henry in his petition set
forth that the indebtedness of the COM
pany. including mortgages, judgments,
etc. was S676.452. that the assets in
cluded only S453.4O cash in bank. and
that the road was I'm bad physical con-
dition. necessitating immediate ex-
pendtures I'm order that the line may
continue to be operated with safety to
the public. The order of the court au-
.thorizes the issuance of certificates,
bearing interest not exceeding per
cent. which will constitute a first lien
upon the companys property.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
LETTER FROM JUDGE PARKER
Expresses His Thanks to Dover Demo-
Gratis For Ratification Of
His Candidacy.
SPECIAL 10 The Evon7ng journal.


Dover July 23.-ln response to "a tele-
gram OF coneratulauon. sent at a recent
meeting of the Dover Democratic club hy
President Robert j. Campbell, judge AL
ton B. Parker, presidential candidate on
the Democratic ticket has written TO Mr..
Campbell and his fellow members of the
Democratic organization. Judge parkors
letter to the Dover Club is as follows:
Rosenount Esopus. ~ r.. July 3d. i9ol
"Mr. II. j. Campbell President Demo-
cratic Club:
Dear Sir. I beg you 90 accent my
thaaks and assurances of grateful appro-
citation for the notification you were kind
enough to send me of the action taken hy
your organization. Express 20 your Or
ganizauon, please, my gratitude and ap-
probation. Very truly yours.
"Aiton 3D. Parker"
The message which was SEM from here
was drafted after rousng ratification
meeting held soon after the return of the
National delegates 90 the convention from
this county A. NJ. DAILY ard former
Senator r.. Kenncy. a message was also
dispatched to Henry Grassaway Davis
the Wcc-presidenum nominee on 'the
Democratic Nadona, ticket.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
STEAMER TRAFFIC is GOOD
Many Passengers and Much Freight
Being Carried by UIrioa.

Officials Of the Wilmington and Penns-
grove Ferry Company report that busi-
ness Is exceptionally good at this season
of the year and that many passengers and
much freight is being carried.
A number of excursions have been
booked for the coming week by the local
agent among them being the following
Tuesday Old swedes Church Sunday
school, Pennsgrove: Tuesday evening.
Mems League OF the Second Baptist
Church moonlight; Wednesday evening.
moonlight given by r. E. Petscher:
Thursday, Hebrew Society. excursion to
Pennsgroye.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
TO FIGHT ExTRADlTG0N
Alleged Murderer of George D. Farra
Denies Charge.

Before John Boser, alias Charles Thorn
the negro In prison at Harrisburg
charged with The murder OF George ID.
Farra of this city, IN 1897, can be brought
here for trial the local authorities will
have to face a protest against the honor
ing Of the requisition by Governor PEN
nypacIer.
Boser has been identified as Thorn by
Ralph Farra. son of the murdered man.
Detective Ratledge viii not take reQuisi-
tion papers to Harrisburg until the local
authorities are confident that Boser Is
the man wanted. Photographs of the lat-
ter win be sent from Harrisburg to this
city to show TO persons who knew the
prisoner when he lived here.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
LITTLE CHILDREN
co ON AN OUTING
Nineteen Small Girls From
Baltimore to Spend Week
on the FARMS

with sparkling eyes and merry laugh
nineteen little girls. laden with pack
ages ana parcels OF AN descriptions.
romped about the p. B. q w. railroad
station this morning awaiting the arri-
val of the Delaware railroad train.
due at IL o'clock, which was TO carry
them to points down the Delaware di-
vision where they will spend a week
among the big-hearted farmers of the
Peninsula.
The little ones. whose ages ranged
from six to twelve years, were from
Baltimore and were the guests of the
Fresh Air Society Of that city, which
yearly sends the poorer children to the
country for healthfu exercise. The
children were under the care Of Miss
Katherine Parsons. a bright and en-
ergetic young woman member of the
society who did not appear TO be the
least disturbed by the fact that she
had so many little ones I'm her charge.
Yes said she in response 10 "a aues-
ton OF the reporter, "the little ones are
quite a charge but then they give me
but little trouble and mind every word
say, and I'm used to the work and
enjoy IT, Last week I took thirty-fve
boys ana / tell you ! had to keep my
eyes open to keep them out Of mis-
chief. I also took eight little girls for
n trip TO Boston. which was quite a
long journey for them"
one little girl whose age was about
six years was brimful of anticipation.
She said: Were just goin TO have a
good time for one whole week and go
where we please when we get 70 these
good peoples farms We're goin' %
milk the COWS. feed the chickens and
do lots of things that's nice, and,
glancing up with a bright smile, ''we're
goin' to be good. too. and mind what
people tell us-least 1 am, cause mann
ma told me / must and 1 know that all
the rest win be good. too
Arrangements have been made py
the society whereby the little ones VIII
be distributed among the farmers in
the vicinity Of Dover FELTON, ana wy
loming, who will look after them during
their stay. Miss Parsons returning to
Baltimore as soon as she has distri-
buted her charges at the different farm
houses.
The Fresh Air Society is one Of those
y Institutions supported entirely by char
ity which does so much good in tn,
way of anording the poor children o
large cities an opportunity for weeks
breathing spell during the heate.
months.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
LARGE FIRM GIVES IN
sohwarzsehld 6 sulzberser to Employ
Only Union Men.

Advices from Chicago state that
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger, the larg-
est packing house in that city, have
given in to the striking butchers TO
the extent Of discharging an non-union
men and agreeing TO employ union men
only
When an official Of the local branch
OF the firm was seen this morning he
stated that beyond having seen the
report in a morning paper today but
could not speak officially what effect it
would have on the branch here The
company expects another shipment OF
beef on Tuesday next and that win be
an probably until the regular ship
ments begin again.
Local wholesale houses report plenty
OF beef. dressed and on hoof. on hand.
and anticipate no rise in the present
price unless the railroads become in-
volved in the trouble and refuse to
handle beef killed by non-union men.
I'm that event beef win naturally be-
come scarce and prices raise. compell-
ing them to advance their prices ac-
cordingly.
Johnson & Brother viii kin seventy
seven head OF cattle today and on Mon
day and have 200 halves OF dressed
beef in their refrigerator, beside a
number farmed out
Wilckens and Staats have $50 halves.
fine specimens Of beef. IN their ice box.
They received a car from Phila. to-
day and on Monday last a car from
Chicago was shipped. Armour & Com
pany's supply is limitSn
1t Is estimated that in all there are
about 500 head OF live and dressed beef
in Wilmington and that the local de-
mand for beef per week is about $50
head.
Retail butchers are still supplying
regular customers at anti-strike prices
and viii continue to do so untu prices
are further advanced. They claim that
at present they are selling at a loss.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Porto Ri.sn reaehsrs Poisoned.

Ithaca. y V. July 23.-More than a
hundred Porto Rican teachers who are
attending the summer session Of Cor
nell university were taken in as a re-
suit. il is believed, of eating tainted
meat. Among those most seriously
affected were several American in
spectors All the men Of the delega-
ton have been boarding at the Campus
tavern. At dinner a meat hash was
served which it is thought was respon-
sible for the poisoning.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Wanted For Chester crIme.

Acting Sergeant J. r. Scott and Pa
trolman Morrow last night arrested
Frederick j. Nandever on a charge Of
attempt to commit murder His wife
is the complainant. The assault took
place in Marcus Hook, Pa. some time
ago and it was at the request of the
Chester authorities that Vandever was
arrested. He viii be returned to that
city
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Exnert stenoaranher Dad.

Washington. July 23.-David Wolfe
Brown. for more than forty years one
of the official reporters Of the house Of
representatives. has died here, aged
sixty-nine years Of Brights disease.
A widow and two daughters survive
him. His remains probably will be
taken TO Lewes, Del. for interment.
Mr.. Brown was a Pennsylvania by
birth. lie was one of the foremost
stenographers of his day.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
HUM, WITHOUT A DOUBT;
SAYS J. EDWARD ADDICKS
TO OPEN NEW HOTEL
Palmer Jacobs Will Conduct House for
colored People Only.

Within a few months Wilmington will
have It's nrst hotel devoted exclusively
60 ooiored people the obi Klondyko
House in French street above Second
having been rented for that purpose
Tho proprietor of the place Is Palmer
Jacobs. one of the hest-known and re-
spcclcd colorcd men in tho city and one
who mas worked ass chef Zoo many prom
ineut hotels and private families In this
section.
II is Jacobs proposition TO cater to only
the better GLASS of co,orcd trade aud the
now hotel will prove great accommo-
dauon 10 the many colorod artists who
yoatly appear on the stage of local thee
aires and who find 30 hard TO be able TO
get respectable boarding places IN the
city
Several prominent white mon are behind
Jacobs Ia the enterprise.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Have Enaaasd wsII.known sInaer.

Harald Matthews. the well-known
English baritone. has been engaged to
sing az the services conducted each
Sunday i'm the Garrick Theatre by the
Christian Science Church. He has
won am enviable place In musical cir
cles in Wilmington and the members
of the church are well pleased to have
obtained his services. The engagement
viii begin ON sunday July 81.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Elected Honorary Member.

At convention Of the Pennsylvania
Shorthand Reporters Association held inl
Philadelphia this week, J. +. Fuller,
principal of the shorthand department Of
Goidcys College was elected an honorary
member.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
LlbeIIed I'D Eor Towaae.

Deputy Marshall Hawkins yesterday
Ihellod the schooner Samuel r. Hubbard
on claim for towage of $50 filed by
james McCaulloy of Philadelphia The
vessel was lhelied IN mid-stroam as she
passed out of the Delaware river but
was released upon setting the claim.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23

Good advertising works twenty-five
hours every day-One hour extra just
fsr good measure.
Beauty is only skin deep. If you
want your advertising to get under the
skin make it strong rather than beausi-
fuI.
The best advertising is the pIainess
talk-iust what you would say yourself
if you were talking to a customer.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
EvannoIist to sneak.

Evangelist Robinson, Of Pi-tsburg will
speak in Gilbert Presbyterian Church.
Thlrteeuth and French streets tomorrow
at 1890 a m and 7.3O p. m. At $3.50 p. m.
he VIII also speak IN Alliance Hail, 60
Adams street.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
RUSSIANS STILL
CAPTURE SHIPS
Take Two More British YES
sells in the Red Sea for
Examination
HAMBURG AMERICAN CAUGHT

She Arrives at suez With a Prize Crew
in Command and Flying the Rus
sian Naval Flas-Wnl Enter the
Canal.
sucz. July 23.-The Hamburg-American
line steamer Scandia, seized 10y the Rus
slams i'm the Rcd Sea, has just arrived
here. She flies the Russian naval flag. Isl
commanded by a Russian naval officer
and IS manned by naval crew. She Will
enter the canal. Her destination is not
known.
CNone of the marirme registers availa-
bic publishes the name Scandia as shat of
"a Hamburg-Amcrican Lane steamer. Ii is
believed that The vessel referred to may
be the samba of that line though she
was reported to have passed Perrin, at
the southern entrance of the Red Sea,
Thursday evening, and this was taken TO
disprove the report of her capture by "a
Russian volunteer fleet vessel.)
Port Said. July 2S.-The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon
homeward bound. from Yokohama and
Penang has arrived here. She reports
that the cruiser 81. Petersburg, of the
Russian volunteer squadron, signallcd her
July is, when twenty-five hours from
suez asking her where she was from
and where she was bound. after which
the Ceylon was allowed to proceed The
/ st. Petersburg at that time was convoy
[ ing a German merchantman.
/ CThe vessel which the St. Petersburg
was conveying possibly was the German
/ steamer Scandia. referred TO I'm a.despatch
from Suez early this morning as then
having just arrived at Suez flying the
/ Russian naval flag, commanded by a
/ Russian navai officer and manned by a
naval crew. The Scandia halls from HAM
burg and passed Gibraltar. July s. on her
way to China)
Loadon July % 14s p. m.-Couni
Benckendorn, the Russian Ambassador
has received official notification from ST.
Petersburg reporting the capture of two
more British ships in the Red sea anC
instructions from his government to no
tify Great Britain that the same pro
ccedure Will be followed as in the cast
of the Malacca, namely. the vessels vii
be taken to neutral port for examina
tion of the Consuls of the two nation
concerned.
RUSSIAN Raiders near Yokohama.
Toxic, July %, II a. m.-The Vladivos
tok squadron was seen al noon yesterial
FridIy) eight miles off Huachi Province
The squadron was going south.
Milachi Province is about 4J0 mike.
south OF the Tsugaru Straits through
which the Russians sailed I'm the dasl
from Vladivostok. 1t is only about lO
miles from Yokohoma, which has giver
out as probably 80 danger Of lombard
ment. Moreover the vessels are dan
gerously near the courst takon by Ameri
can ship bound for Japan.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Danny Maher Wins LIVERPOOL c

London. July 23.-Bachelors Button.
ridden by Danny Maher, the Ameri-
can jockey. won the Liverpool cup, OF
1900 sovereigns, for three-year-0lds
and upward. one mile and three fur
longs, at the Liverpool July meeting.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Plaoina New switoh sianals.

Workmen are engaged in placing new
switch levers and signals along the
tracks OF the r., b. & w. railreed be-
tween Shpley and Taman streets.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Fighting Extradition to Wilmington.

John d. Whitcraft who is wanted In
this city for assaulting his wife, is
fighting extradition from Chester to
Wilmington. a hearing in the case
win shortly be held at Harrisburg, Pa.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
MILLIONS SPENT IN
PROMOTING COMMERCE
TNDELAWARE'S CONFINES
FIRE DESTROYED NEW HOME
Residence Of Mrs. Reynolds at Middle
town Totally Destroyed.

Fire of unknown origin totally des-
troycd the new home of Mrs Samuel
Reynolds on South Broad street. Mid
dletown last night. The fire was not dis
covered until it had good headway and
it was then beyond the control of the
Volunteer Hose Company which respond
ed
1t was a new building and was just be-
ing completed. The loss is probably So
900 covered by Insurance.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Report Of Vital statiatios.

Secretary Hamann Of the Board OF
Health reports s6 deaths, sS births and
4 marriages for the week. For the cor
responding period Of last year "a deaths.
80 births and 10 marriages were recorded.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
To Practice in Montana.

Charles Lee Horsey of seaford. "a
graduate OF the Law Department of the
University of Virginia. was in Whining
ton today On his way to Montana where
he will practice Jaw.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Poor saturdnv Bnaineaa.

Building Inspector Connolly issued but
one permit this morning. Alfred Doun-
Ward was granted permission TO make al
tcrations 20 No. S3S Van Buren street
10 cost $50.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
Mom.n charnod with Lareenx.

The police this morning arrested Lcr.tta
Hoffman on charge Of larceny of wear
ing apparc, from Alice g. Sherwood. she
viii re arraigned in City Court tonight.
Evening journal., 1904-07-23
WEATHER BULLETIN

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