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at the same time was suspicious, selfish
grasping and intense in his pretudices. Ne
made some notable improvements in the
city of Colorado Springs. He bought the
street car lines, consolidated. improved and
extended them. He purchased a large tract
of land on the outskirts Of the city and
made It into park. spending good deal
of money In landscape gardening and other
improvements. People say that he was ac-
tuated chiefly by desire to increase the
trafac on his trolley lines. but, neverthe-
less he furnished an agreeable and whole
some place OF resort and amusement He
erected the best business block in town, one
that would be an ornament to any city, and
he intended to devote all of his fortune to
the public welfare, but failed to carry out
that intention, and by his will 1t Is to be
used to encourage pauper1sm. He provided
that his executors should erect palatial
home for the poor of Colorado Springs and
support them In comfort. II not In luxury.
Any destitute person who has lived In the
town for two years Il eligible to Its bene-
fits and can remain as long as he needs food
and shelter. 6s sss.-
In his last days Stratton evidently dis
trusted the wisdom OF his drst intentions,
and had his lawyers prepare another wall. In
which he gave 81 .O00.O 600 to Colorado Col
Iege and made several other similar be-
quests He gave his park and the entire
street car system of Colorado Springs to
the city government, in trust for the people.
to be managed In the public interest. the
profits to be placed In a. sinking fund for
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Worked for Roosevalt.

Sergt. Matthew A. Maloney. late Of the
30 New Jersey Volunteers in the war with
Spain. and who is compositor In the gov.
eminent printing Office. has returned from
Trenton. N. j.. where he went to vote and
work for the election Of Roosevelt ana Fair
banks He reports that more than 30 per
cent of the Spanish War Veterans in the
state rolled UP their sleeves and worked
earnestly and enthusiastically to help roll
up the magnificent majority New Jersey
gave our comrade in the White House"
The Trenton Gazette spoke highly OF Seret.
Maloney and bis work at the polls on cleo
ton day. Some Of the Spanish war SOL
diers wore their torn and faded service uni
fo.ms In their wind-up work In the CAM
paign, he said.
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extensions and improvements; but for soma
reason or another he neglected to sign the
second and sensible will. and II Is worth
written.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Au DRUG.
gjsfs refund the money IL Il falls TO cure q y
Groves sigma ture IL on each box. 2be.
oc4-tu th&s l56t-s
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The Yield tor 1904 |
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-04-07
Charles {. Egan, the Kenosha TeIe.
phone Man, Makes an Invention
OF Great Value.
A RIVAL FOR EDISON AND MARCoNI
Kenosha Man Made the First Wireless
Telegraph Instrument in 1881 and May
Ask for Royalties From Marconi.

charles II. Egan, Kenosha's e1ectri-
cal wizard, has just sent to Washing
ton new invention which promises
to revolutionize the telephone world.
The invention is in the way of te1e-
phone receiver, which is a great i'm
provement on any of the receivers
now in use in this country. The re-
ceiver has just been connected with
the offices of the Citizens Telephone
company, and it is shown to be en-
tire1y practical. The patent which is
sought by Mr.. Egan is on a very sim
pie instrument, and it is uthought
probable that in the near future a
factory will be established in Keno
sha for the manufacture of the in
struments.
Ihe instrument invented by Mr..
Egan is much smaller than any of
those now IN use, but the little box
performs all the Offices of the more
complicated instruments now made by
other companies. The instrument
combines in one piece a condenser, a
ringer and sounding board. It oc-
cupies one half of the space of the re-
ceivers now in use, and can be manu-
factured for less than one-ha1f the
cost of the o1d-time instruments.
In speaking of the invention this
morning Mr.. Egan said: ''My patent
is now pending, and as soon as have
it properly registered 1 shall seek to
organize company for the manufac-
ture of the instruments. 1 believe
that Kenosha capital will be willing
to invest in such plant and my plan
is to build in Kenosha for this pur-
pose.
Few people in Kenosha recognize
the high place that Mr.. Egan holds
in the electrical world. He has over
twenty patents on different kinds of
telephone instruments, and nearly ali
OF them are paying him a royalty.
Mr.. Egan has further claim to
place in the hall of fame on account
OF the fact that he was the first man
to devise a scheme for the transfer
ring of messages by wireless te1e-
graph. The invention of Marcori is
an infringement on the idea of Mr..
Egan, and it is probable that in a
short time he will make an effort to
assert his rights in the matter. The
patent Of Mr.. Egan on the wireless
instrument was filed with the patent
office in 1881, and the model of it is
in his office in this city. It is almost
a perfect copy of the instrument that
is now being used by Marconi and his
associates.
Mr.. Egan is now at work on several
other instruments and great things
are expected of them.
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.SPOONER TO SPEAK
WiIIett N. Spooner, Son of Famous
Wisconsin Senator, to Deliver
Memorial Address.
GRAND ARMY TO HONOR HEROES

Willett N. Spooner, of Milwaukee,
the son of John c. Spooner, the United
States Senator, has accepted the invi-
tation of the Fred S. Lowell Post
G. A. R., to deliver the annual Mem
orial Day address in Kenosha. The
selection i@ one that will appeal to
all the people of the city. Mr.. Spooner
is one of the best known attorneys in
the city of Milwaukee, and as an
orator he has no sEperiors in The
state. He is firm friend of the SOL
der and, following in the footsteps Of
his distinguished father, he has done
much to aid the soldiers of Wisconsin
in securing proper recognition.
The members of the Kenosha Post
are arranging for grand, o1d-fash-
Toned celebration on Memorial Day.
There will be the usual march of the
old veterans in the morning after
which they will gather at the Soldiers
lot in the City cemetery, and pay
tribute to the memory of the soldier
dead. Every soldiers grave in Ke-
nosha county will be decked with the
emblems of grief and over each mar
row house the flag for which they
fought SO well will wave.
The members of the Grand Army
have asked that the day be day of
memories. To this end they will ask
that the people of the city give the
day up to recalling the glories of the
soldier dead, and that athletic sports
and similar arrangements for the day
which have prevailed in Kenosha in
past years, be abandoned. 1t is to be
hoped that all the people in the city
will join heartily with the old soldiers
in extending to Mr.. Spooner a greet
ing which will be characteristic of
+ha ci+v
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NO TRACE OF MCKJJNE
Wife of KenOsha Man who has Been
Missing Many Months Starts a
New Search For Him.
FOUL PLAY IS NOW BEING URGED

Mrs. Rose McKune came to Keno
sha this morning to make an effort to
find some trace of her husband, Con-
rad McKune formerly we'll known in
this city, who has been missing for
the last eight months. The missing
man is a son of John McKune former
ly in charge Of the business of the
Kimba11 Piano company in Kenosha.
AT the time of his disappearance
young McKune was working as a
salesman in Racine and Kenosha. He
left home one morning eight months
ago stating that he was going out to
sell piano. Since that time there
has not been a single trace found of
him. For time it was thought that
McKune was just an ordinary wife
deserter but as the months pass and
nothing is heard of the man his wife
has begun to think that he may have
met with some foul play. She visited
a number of the friends of McKune in
Kenosha and asked them to assist her
in making a search for tie man. Nc
Kune has not been IN Kenosha since
the time of his disappearance The
wife has been living in Racine with
her child. The parents of McKune
are assisting the wife IL her search
for her husband
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ANN UAL M EXITING
Members Of ST. Matthews's Parish
Meet to Elect Officers and Receive
Reports For the Year.
CHURCH SHOWS STEADY GROWTH

The annual meeting of ST. Mat
thews' Parish of the Episcopal
Church was held at the chapel of the
church Monday evening and large
number of the members of the church
were present to hear the annual re-
ports of the parish and assist in the
election of the wardens and vestry-
men for the ensuing year.
The reports of the different officers
of the parish showed that the church
had made substantial gains along all
lines during the year just closed.
The report of the rector, C.. L. Nal
1ory, showed that the spiritual growth
of the church had been a gratifying
one. The mem bership of the church
had been largely increased and the
financial condition is better than at
any former annual parish meeting.
The ladies Of the aid society submit
ted report showing that much had
been done by them to aid the various
interests of the church and added to
this work much had been done of
charitable nature. The ladies' auxi1.
larry IS now in better condition than
ever before and the report shows that
the ladies are taking upon them
selves some of the heaviest burdens
Of the parish work.
After the reports had been read the
new board Of vestrymen and wardens
was elected as follows:
Is Senior Warden-O M Ca11xinS
Junior warden-A. H. Lance.
vEs;TRvMEN.
James Cavanagh Charles C. Brown
w. H. Purnel1 ]. W. E. Rodgers
Peter Fisher James H. Charles
Henry H. Hastings Thomas Hansen
After the parish meeting meeting
of the parish was held and Charles 6.
Brown was elected president and1W.
FL. Perneu clerk.
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Harrington's plurality ga.
CITY TREASURER.
Steinn1etz DeHayen Wal
ASSESSORS.

Steinnetz' plurality 147.
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Myron Albright, of Racine, was
Kenosha visitor Tuesday evening.
A number of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Conrad Hansis gave them a
pleasant surprise on Monday evening.
Progressive cinch was played, the
first prizes being won by Mrs. Weyhe
of Chicago, and B. H. Larrabee; while
the consolation honors we're awarded
to Miss Viola Huck and Jacob Vo11-
amer. Refreshments were served at
midnight.
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J. K. Wheeler called on friends in
Chicago Tuesday.
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JEWEL FOR MISS HASTINGS.
Past Matron of the Eastern Star Lodge is
Honored by Her Fellow Members

Miss Helen Hastings was the guest
of honor alta special convocation of
the members of the Kenosha Chapter
of the Eastern Star, Monday evening.
The meeting was attendedsby large
number Of the members Of the order
and quite a number of members were
present from other chapters. Miss
Hastings has just retired as Matron
of the order in Kenosha, and Miss
Frank Stewart on behalf Of the mem
berssof the order presented her with
a splendid Past Worthy Matron S
Jewel. Miss Hastings in accepting
the gift thanked the members Of the
order for the honor they had confer
red upon her.
After the little presentation cere-
mony the evening was spent in social
intercourse.
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SENT TO WINNEBAGO.
Peter Willems is Adjudged Insane In the
County Court.

Peter Wi1lems, an old employee Of
the Balm Wagon Works and man
who had resided in Kenosha for a
number of years, was adjudged in
sane in the County Court before Judge
Slosson on Saturday. On Monday he
was taken to the State Hospital for
the insane at Winnebago.
Wi1lems had shown signs of failing
mental faculties for the past few
weeks, and recently he had suffered
intensely from me1ancho1ia and des-
pondency. His friends feared that
he would make an attempt on his life.
He was IN no way violent and it is
thought that few months treatment
will restore him to his usual health
again.
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BARLoW's MINISTRIES AGAIN
This Excellent Attraction Coming Again
Next Sunday.


Messrs. Warm & Turenne, Roman
Axe Manipu1ators, in their thrilling
and phenomenal, as well as daring,
act will be seen at the performance of
the Great Barlow Minstre1s who visit
this city again next Sunday night.
The wonderful ability displayed by
these gentlemen, demonstrates the
constant practice and concentration
of thought necessary to acquire such
wonderful proficiency of action in
their exhibition of amb1dexterity.
They have but recently been engaged
as one. of the features which forms the
strong Clio with this organization
Immediately upon their arrival in
this country from London, England.
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Lake navigation will open on mex
Monday.
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very Low Excursion Rates to San Franelseo
and Los Angeles

Via the North Western Line will be
in effect from all station April % to
May 1, inclusive, on account of Ma
tiona1 Retail Grocers' convention and
M. b. General Conference. Two
solid fast trains through to Ca1ifor-
MIA daily. 1.-THE Overland Limited
(electric lighted throughout less than
three days enroute. Another fast
train is ssThe California Express
with drawing room and tourist sleep
ing cars. Apply to Agents Chicago
& North Western R'y. wi
Evening journal., 1904-09-12
PROPOSALS.

PR0PosALs.-THE '1 UNDERSIGNED.
Auditor Of Accounts OF the State Of
Delaware. viii receive bids at Iewes, Del.
until Monday the 10Th day of October. A !.
D.. 1904 Y o'clock noon. for printing ana
binding Nine Hundred copies Of his ofn-
eial report. Said report to be printed in
q similar style to that Of the auditor !
report Of 1903. on paper Of like quality.
following the same general sty.e in typo
graphy, size, contents and manner Of
paging; 100 copies to be bound in cloth
$50 in paper. The work must be complet-
ed and delivered within 30 days from date
OF awarding Of the contract, unless time
Is extended by the undersigned because Of
necessary delay m furnishing copy. No
bids will be considered which exceed the
maximum Of $3.50 per page The Au-
ditor reserves the right TO reject any or
aiF bids ana TO require from the success
tui bidder bond with approved security
lor the proper performance Of the con-
tract. PURNAL B. NORMAN.
Dover. Del, Sept. 10. 1901. state Auditor.
se2tlO-2t
Evening journal., 1904-09-12
S P . r TIN G..
BRANOYWIHE POSTS
CHECK TO BIND GAME
Meeting Will be Held Soon
to Submit List of
Players

Both the Wilmington A. A. and Bran
dywlne baseball teams have posted their
$500 side bets with the sporting editor OF
The Inquirer for the big match game
which is to be played at the Athletic
grounds, on September p. Brandywine' 5
certified check was received on Saturday.
and thus the last serious hitch. outside
the naming Of the two teams, has been
settled.
Early this week the two managements
viii meet at The Inquirer office and pre-
sent their list Of players. From what is
gathered from both towns there is apt
10 be a large howl by both sides because
each team has, it is said, secured aa-
ditional men. Wilmington has been Grip
pied for week or so, and with Faulkner
suspended, they are in a worse fix than
ever. Managing Owner strith am
nouneed at the recent meeting at The
Inquirer that he would positively insist
upon adding men 70 his team and the
Brandywne management was equally
strenuous III their determination not to
allow any man to play in that game who
was beyoni the calibre OF the two teams.
IL Will be recalled that the same trouble
was experienced IN getting the teams to
agree IN the negotiations for the big game
in 1902, and it is probable that the kick
viii break loose again
Manager Jess NJ. Frysnger announced
yesterday that a special train will be run
over the B. & o. railroad on the day OF
the game.
Evening journal., 1904-09-12
BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN
GET AWAY WITH $4,000
Canadian Pacific Eanets Get Away
With $4,000.

Winnipeg, Man. Sept. 12.-At point
four and a half miles east OF Mission
Junction. b. C., on the eastern slope OF
the Rockies. the Transeontinental ex.
press on the Canadian Pacific railway,
westward bound. was held up by -four
masked men. Three of the men came
over the tender and at the muzzle OF
Teyolvers intimidated the engineer by
threats against his life into stopping
the express, after which they left one
man on guard over the engineer. The
other two took the fireman with them.
They compelled him to unconple the
mail and express car while the fourth
stood guard over the train. As the
train came to a standstill the conduct
or came forward to ascertain the
cause. lie was threatened by the
fourth man and was forced to return
to the train.
The robbers when the express car
was cut from the balance OF the train
proceeded west with it TO point half
way between Ruskin and Silverdale.
The express messenger at first refused
to open the car door, but on being in
formed that the ear would be blown UP
by dynamite he complied. lie was dis
armed and forced to open the safe.
The bandits secured about $1,000 in
gold dust and $1,000 in currency.
The mail clerks were compelled to
open the mnil car which was rified of
the contents Of the registered mail
sack. The engine, express and mail
car were than run 10 n point east Of
Whanock, where the robbers left the
train and took to the woods A special
train with posse Of police left Van
couver for the mountains as soon as 1t
could be made up, but no trace Of the
robbers has as yet been discovered.
Evening journal., 1904-09-12
DOLAN'S CURVES WERE
PUZZLING TO LEBANON
The Wilmington Sluggers
Touched Stecher Up for IS
Hits Netting 81 Bases
In Harrisburg today and tomorrow.

- Atef fa0Ai9 hpASy anu bOfHoIfoWs
That Manager Frysinger has se-
cured a find in Young Dolan, the local
southpaw was again demonstrated on
Saturday when he let the Lebanon
bunch down with five hits, winning
from the Dutchmen by the score of 10
to ?. Mccoy in right field let a couple
Of balls get away from him in the last
inning and it was this that gave the
visitors their two runs.
Stecher was in the box for Lebanon
again and was touched up for fifteen
hits sor total of thirty-one bases
Dowling covered third and put up
good game. Tom caught and Re
menter played first base and both men
did good work. The score by innings:
Wilmington ....2 2 O1 1 0 4 x-1p
Lebanon ... .....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 p 2
Summary Earned Wilmington,
5; Lebanon, 2. Two-base hits-News,
Sweeney, Dolan, Dowling. Three base
hits-News, Maher Hartley. Mccoy,
Mcdonald Tibbetts. Home run
Campbell. Sacrifice hits-Maher, Hoff-
man, Campbell. Hit by pitched ball
News. Bases ON balls-Of Dolan. 8;
off Stecher. >. Struck out-By Dolan,
s. by Stecher, .. Stolen bases-Pleiss.
Left on bases-Wilmington. 8; Leb-
anon, s. Umpire-McNamar. Time
1926.
Evening journal., 1904-09-12
Frank kramer greaks ! RECORD.

Nailsburg. \. j.. Sept. 12.-vails-
burg's annual Handicap day" produc-
ed a new American record for one
mile, Frank L. Kramer winning the
handicap at that distance from scratch
in :49 %, only two-fifths of a second
slower than the worlds record for the
distance, made by Mcfarland in Aus
trala several months ago. Kramer was
alone on scratch and had twenty eight
opponents strung out to 1s0 yards. He
was forced to keep close TO the top of
the bank to pass the others. but man
aged to win from Bardgett by a length.
Evening journal., 1904-09-12

SHERlEFS SALE.-BY VIRTUE IN, .
NJ WI o- Levarl Facias TO me directed
VII be exposed 60 public sale IN tb
15eurt House. on Market street. bstu. en,, ~
is-lh ana Eleventh streets, in the civ
81 81 wilmington, New Castle county
,r,,r, 60 ON SATURDAY.
Af1E nth DAY OF SEPTEMRER tao4
~. s.,, at 10 o'clock a. m
ehs ,o4iQwlng described real estate VIZ.
~ that certain iot or piece AZ lana
WI tHe three-story brick dwell. .inr hruee
~ it,n erected, situated in the said citv
follows to wit. ttuSu a.
beslnnlng al a point on tho yvesfsri,,
sue oI FRANKLIN street at the distance ~
pene hundred and forty feet norfheri,.
rom the northerly side Of Eighth street.
e!lshse westerly parallel with Eighth
stLeel one hundred and 6ftv feef fo d
corner thence northerly p3raIIei Wyita
!, I Is'hkiin Kun street forty feet to another cor
sLs lleLs thehce easterly parallel with Eighth
seLeet one hundred and fifty feet fo 4
Roiht IN the said westerly side of Frank
IN w street, and thence thereby souther;v
forty feet to the place Of heainnine ~
the contents thereof what tbev maS
Under ana subject nevertheless 10 the
regulation ana restriction that NOT any
building shall be erected on said lot Of /
iand az a less distance than twenty-five
ieet from the westerly side of Franklin
street ana that the whole front on saii
an open ornamental space for the free
passage OF air and light forever
Seized and taken in execution as the
property Of James p. Prentiss ana Eliza
N. =. Prentiss. his wife. mortgagors and
It's, and to be sold by.
EMMtT q ertDTrAM. sheriff.
!, sherin's Office Wilmington. Delaware.
September l. 1904.
Evening journal., 1904-09-12
rRI.srATE LRAGuR srANp1Na.
The standing Of the teams in the Tri-
State follows:
scheduIe For This Week.

Today Williamsport at Altoona
Wilmington at Harrisburg York at
Lebanon.
Tuesday Williamsport at Altoona
Wilmington at Harrisburg, York at
Lebanon
Wednesday-Ha Harrisburg at Altoona,
York at Wilmington, Lebanon at Will
Transport.
Thursday-H Harrisburg at Altoona.
York at Wilmington, Lebanon at Will
Transport.
Friday-Harrisburg at Wilmington,
Lebanon at York, Williamsport at Al
toona.
aturday-Harrisbur at Whining
ton, Lebanon at York, Winiamsport at
Altoona.
Evening journal., 1904-09-12
EXCITING RACING
Mr.. Austin's New Mare, Miss Russell,
Won One Event,

Some idea Of the exciting racing at
the Gentlemen's Driving Park on sat
urday can be gained from the fact that
out Of six events there were five split
heats. Mr.. Austin appeared with his
new flyer Miss Russell and won one Of
the events. The track record for dou-
BILE teams was broken by Mr. Wallace
with Barney G and Casselton in 2.3l
the track record being 281ik.
Evening journal., 1904-09-12
BLACK HAND" BOMB
THROWN IN BARBER SHOP
Fire Follows Explosion In a Barber
Shop.

Shop.
New York, sept. 12.-The barber shop
of Joseph Stravelli at AIT Third ave
nue., near Twenty street was
wrecked BY an explosion. and twenty
families living in the five story tene-
ment house, in the ground floor of
which was the barber shop. were
thrown into such a state Of panic that
many OF them were taken down on
ladders by fremen who responded to
a still alarm.
One Of the tenants. Anna Blake, six
teen years old, who lived on the fourth
floor, ran to the roof of the house and
IN her fright tried to escape by cross
ing to the roof OF 410. This is about
one story lower than the roof of AT,
and the girl jumped. She fell and
broke her left arm. received several
bad scalp wounds and possibly internal
injuries. She was removed TO Bellevue
hospital.
Joseph Strayelli is the Italian who
about six weeks ago received a letter
signed by a erudely drawn BLACK
Hand" in which he was ordered to
deposit $500 between two stones at
First avenue and Thirty-eighth street
The letter closed By saying. If you
do not leave the money you take care
of yourself"
Stravelli at that time reported the
case to Captain Shire Of the East
street police station and
got permission to carry a revolver. The
police said they investigated, but moth
ing was done.