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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07

1t was because his chance of saving the
property of a man he despised was be-
ing endangered.
Crailey stretched forth a hand and
touched his friends knee. Your side
of the conversation is a trifie loud,
Tom." he said. Miss Carewe is down
there, across the street, on a pile of
boxes"
Tom stopped in the middle Of word
for which he may have received but
half a black stroke from the recording
angel. He wheeled toward the street,
and. shielding his infiamed eyes with
his hand, gazed downward in stricken
silence. From that moment Mr.. Van
reve's instructions to his followers were
of a deccrum at which lot the meek
est Sunday-school scholar dare have
caviled.
The three men now on the long lad
der, Marsh, Eugene Madrillon and Will
Cummings, found their position unten-
able; for the flames, reaching all along
the wall, were licking at the ladder
itself, between Marsh and Eugene. 'I
can't stand this any longer" gasped
Tappingham, but can't leave those
two up there, either"
mot alone" shouted Cummings from
beneath Madrillon. Lets go up
Thus it happened that when the
water came again. and vanrevel let it
fall in a grateful cascade upon Crailey
and himself, three manly voices were
heard singing, as three men toiled
through the pillows of rosy gray. below
the beleaguered pair:
"Oh the noble Duke Of York.
He had ten thousand men;
He marched them up the side Of q house,
And marched them down again.
A head appeared above the caves. and
Marsh, then Eugene. then Cummings.
came crawling over the cornice in turn,
to Join their comrades. They were
gallant band. those young gentlemen
OF Rouen, and they came with the
ironical song on their lips, and, looking
at one another, ragged and scarified.
burst into hoarse but indonitable
laughter.
Two others made an attempt to fol-
low, and would not be restrained. 1t
was noticed that parts of the lower lad
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07

TOP OF the ladder against the wall, and
there he paused, waiting to pass up the
line Of hose when the word should come
that the force pump had been repaired;
but the people thought that he waited
because he was afraid to trust himself
TO the grappling-ladder. He was afraid,
exceedingly afraid; though that was
not why he waited: and he was still
chuckliRg over the assault of the axes
His situation had not much the ad-
vantage Of thai Of the chief: his red
shirt might have been set with orange
Jewels, so studded 1t was with the fy-
ing sparks; and, 6. large brand drop
ping upon his helmet. he threw up his
hand to dislodge it and lost the helmet
The great light fell upon his fair hair
and smiling face. and 1t was then that
Miss Betty recognized the Incroyabls
Of her garden.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07

7 n view of the surprising
dearth of really good books
during the past season
some of those that made
their appearance a year or more
ago are now enjoying a re-
markable new popularity; none
more so than The Two Van
revels.' by Booth Harrington,
which may, however, be better
accounted for by the fact that
this last creation is said to be
by far the best novel ever writ
ten by the talented young au-
thor Of Monsieur Beaucaire"
and "A Gentleman From Indi-
ana Il Is a stirring story. and
so great has been the demand
for IL that the Sunday Call, fol-
lowing its literary policy of Civ
ing It's readers the very best
American literature obtainzble,
has secured il by special ar
rIngements with the publishers.
Il viii therefore be printed
complete in the Sunday Call
Magazine in four installments-
Of which this Is the second
an offer never before equaled
IN the West. The Two Van
revels" cannot be secured any
where in any other form for
less than Eve times what it will
cost you in the Sunday Call.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
- Wzu
NNNtTTON

IN. gable and either jump or go down
with the roof
Since the world began. idle and in
dustrious philosophers have speculated
much upon the thoughts Of men about
to die: yet it cannot be too ingenious
10 believe that such thoughts vary as
the men. their characters and condi-
tions OF life vary. Nevertheless, pursu-
ant with the traditions OF minstrelsy
and romance, IL is conceivable tnat
v,ainr. unmarried men, called upon 10
face desperate situations, might at the
crucial moment, rush to common ex-
perience Of summoning the vision. eacn
Of his hearts desire, and to meet eacn
his doom. with her name upon his lips
An extraordinary thing occurred In
the present instance. for, by means OF
some fragmentary remarks let tah AT
tha time, and afterward recalled-sucn
as Tappingham Marsh's gasping: AT
least It will be on her fathers roof!
and from other things later overheard
an inevitable deduction has been
reached that four OF the Ave gentlemen
in the periIous case herein described
were occupied with the vision Of the
same person. TO wit: Miss EliSAosth
Carewe, 'the last-the prettisSt-es
come to town."
Crafley Gray. alone, spoke not at All.
but why did he strain his eyes toWArd
that empty pedestal with the grotesque
carvings? Did he seek Fanchon there
or was Miss Carewe the last sweet ap-
partition In the fancies Of all hve OF tns
unhappy young men?
The coincidence OF the actual appear.
ance OF the lady among them, therefors'
seemed the more miraculous. when.
wan and hopeless, staggering deSper-
ately backward to the gable-ridge. thsy
heard q clear eontralto voice behind
them:
Hadn't you better all come down
now?" It said. The stairway will be
on fire before long"
Only one thing could have been more
shockingiy unexpected to the i've than
that there should be a sixth person on
the roof. and this was that the sixth
person should be Miss Betty Carewe-
They turned. aghast. agape, chop
fallen with astonishment, stunned and
incredulous.
She stood just behind the gable-ridge,
smiling anniably, a most incongruOus
little pink fan in her hand, the smoke
wreaths partly obscuring her and curl
ing between the five and her white
dress. like mists floating across the new
moon.
3 Was it but kindly phantasm Of the
brain? Was it the incarnation OF the
last vision of the lost volunteers? Was
IL a Valkyrie assuming that lovely
likeness to perch upon this eyrie, wait =.
ing to bear their heroic souls TO VAL
halla, or-was it Miss Betty Carewe?
To the chief she spOke-aI of them
agreed to that afterward-but it was
Crailey who answered while Tom could
only stare, and stand wagging his head
at the lovely phantom, like a Mandarin
on a shelf
MY mother in heaven" gasped Grail
ley. How did you come up here?"
There Is a trap in the roof on the
other side Of the ridge" she said, and
she began to fan herself with the pink
fan. "A stairway runs all the way
down-oId Nelson showed me through
these buildings yesterday-and that
side isn't on fire vet. I'm so sorry L
didn't think Of it until a moment ago,
because you could have brought the
water up that way But don't you
think you'd better come down now?"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
Copyright By Mcclure, Phillips q Co.

FIGURE appeared upon It i'm
oistely. that. Of q gentleman.
barehesoed and in evening
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11

9 CIEKAWE RZECZY. 8


l[salby 1900 wiader j wazylaby
1900 milion6w pud6W. Gdyby.
cia}a poleglych lulozyc jednooo
IA drugie, to utworzylaby sic
drabina SO tysiecy mil. wy
sokosci, po kt6rej moznaby
wej6c ma ksielyc. Gdyby
Wrzucic ciala zabitych do ka-
nalu. La Manche, to utwo-
rzylby sic most pomiedzy
Francya j Anglia, kt6ryby
oddzielif: morze More Poi
nocne Cd Atlantyku. Gdyby
giowy poleglych polozyc jedne
obok drugiej, utWorzylaby sic
wstega, kt6ra szesc razy O.
pasalaby kule ziemska. Wy
mowne!
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
N0Wy proch.

Jak Times" donosi, wyna-
lazl p%u1kownik angielski Ho-
pc nowy proch bezdymny,
kt6ry nazwaI ,,Welocytem"
.Dop6ki wynalazek ME uzY-
ska patentu, ME MONA go o
pisac szeczeg6lowo. Co do
sk1adu swego ,,welocyt" ME
jest W niczem podobny do
dotychczasowych materyi wy
buchowych; pomysl Jest mai
prosciejszy ipufkownik ira
fiji ma niego iak to nal cze-
sciej bywa przypadkiem.
Pewien ma bye, ze nowy ten
proch zmieni cafy dotych-
czasowy system armat j ka.
rabin6w j sposoby strzelania.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
Samob6jstwo widow W In.
dyach.

Pomimo energicznych srod-
k6w, przedsiewzietych przez
rzady angielski holenderski
ably p~rzeciwdzia}ac barbarzy6-
,skiemu zwyczajowi krajowe-
-mu, zmuszajacemu wdowy pc
zmarlych hinduszach do
smierci ma stosie PREY zwlo-
kach MEGA, zwyczaj ten do
tychczas ME jest wykorze-
niony. TAX mp. dnia n paz-
dziernika z. r.. dwie wdowy
pc radzy Ngura Agungu z
bali spfone!y ma stosie po-
przebijawszy sic poprzednio
sztyletami w}asnerecznie, ably
ME dac w9adzom angielskim
powodu do p~odejrzywania,
re krewni zmusili je do
smierci ma stosie. Zmarly
radza liczy1 80 lat, wdoWy
vice ME pozbawi}y sic bez-
watpienia zyciaz miiosci ola
nieboszczyka, lecz jedynie
ola unikniecia pogardy jaka
otaczane So W Indyach Wdo-
wy, przekladajace zycie mad
smierc u boku mega, kt6re-
mu obiecaly wiernosc doz-
gonna.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
Rezolutna pracoWnica.

Znany %humorysta amery--
kanski Mark Twain opowia-
da nastepujace zajscie pomie-
dry naczelnikiem biura a
,,panna maszynowa", to jest
piszaca ma maszynie. Naczel-
mix przyhywszy do: biura W
z1ym humorze, napad}, jak
zwykle, ma ,,panne maszyno-
wa" %zarzucajac jej, re polo
zy}a mark pocztowe ma jego
biurku. Parma. kt6rej to cia-
gle .znecanie sic mad MIA ma
> czelnlka dobodfo do zywego,
zapytuje: 60 mann zrohic 2
markami?" Szef ~odpowiada:
Go cheese, byle ich tylko O.
czy mole ME oglada}y". Pam
ma zwilzyfa mark i przylepi-
la ma. }ysinie szefa. Nastep-
ME uk1onifa sic i rzek}a:
,,Dziekuje "a s1uzbe".
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
Maszyna latajaca.

w Kittyhawk, W stanie
:karoliny P6}nocnej, bracia
Orville i Wilbur Wrightowie
dokonali bardzo -udatnej pro-
by maszyna latajaca swoje-
go wynalazku. Zepchnieta re
zbocza cory, maszyna uniosla
sic w powietrzu i leciala z
szybkoscia 8 mil angielskich
ma godzine, kierowana do
Wolnie "a pomoca motoru.
Przeleciawszy try mile an
gielskie ma wysokosci so
stop, kierujacy maszyna Will
bur Wright opusci} sic bez
wypadku ma ziemie. Bracia
pracowali. mad maszyna cd r.
1901. ~.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
Najstarszy student.

p #ss I'd. xxi sl wG=L rs
Najstarszym 2 student6w we
Francyi,a prawdopodobniei "
ca}ym swiecie, jest p: Maury-
cy Bielawski. Liczy obecnie
}65 lat, jest b. poborca podat-
i kawalerem Legii ho-
norowej. P. Bielawski zapisa1
sic obecnie w Clermont. Fer
rand ma .wydzial nauk PREY
rodniczych.
P. Bielawski jest s.ypem
wychodzcy polskjego. " 23
roku zycia wstapn do adm1-
nistracyi dr6g j most6w ]
wziai. udzia1 W kompanii 1870
r. Raniony W boju, otrzy-
mai krzyz Legiii posade po-
borcy. Wolne cd zajec chwile
poswieca1 zawsze piracy nau-
kowej. Wydal kilka dzief,
traktujacych 0 florze faunie
przedpotopowej, a opartych
ma dokonanych przez sic wy
kopaliskach. w wieku, W kt6-
rym zazwyczaj ludzie szukaja
spokoju i wywczasu. p. Bic
.lawski postanowi} scis1emi
badaniami dope}nic swa vie
DE.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
|zdrowiiu# ludzkiemu niebez--
lpiecznegoballk,:c a Jaw mel
,Peroteus'.
w MOnachium

lET7E-sH .&Vs5SSsfa S%AH
.zastanawiala sic Izba hand[ll'o1-
wa mad kWestya:: CIV podar-
II weksel ma jeszcze waz-
nose? Pow6d byl nastepuja-
cy:: Przeciwko peWnemu kulp-
cow wystapiono ;ze skarga
wekslowa Q 700 NIX. Obroh-
ca oslkarzoneego za1naczy1, ze
weksel utracil Wafnosc, gdy1
byl przedarty ma 2 czesci ]
p6zniej zlepiony. Sad skarge
odrzuci1 j koszta sadoWe ma
1ozy1 skarzacemu.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
Zegarek OLGA sw. Piusa x.

Jak opisuje ,,Gaulois",
]przyjmowal W tych dniach
Papiez monsi. Scalabriniego,
biskupa Piacenzy. W toku
rozmowy Ojciec sw. wyjaf
sw6j zegarek, starry niklowy,
zupefnie juz poczernla1y.
Spostrzegfszy to biskup, u
smiechnaf sic, a wobec d}u-
goletnich bliskich st6sun-
k6w, jake go laczyly 2 daw-
nym kardynalem Sarto, O.
smielil sic powiedziec: ,,Ojcze
sw., prosze Q pozwolenie "a
MANY zegarka mego ma ze-
garek Waszej Swiatobliwosci..
Obaj ma tenn zyskamy". Przy
tych slowach wyja} 2 sultan
ny remontoir j podaf 60 Oh
Gu sw. Go! ia mialbym sic
rozstat z moim zegarkiem nj
klowym? ,zawolal Ojciec SW.,
,,Nigdy! TO pamipatka, Pc mat
CO mojej, wskazal godzine jej
smierci. Ma ola mnie nieo-
szacowana wartost j ME roz-.
stalbym aie Z MIN q mic v
6wiecie.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
& wi niebOsZ'c,Zycy.
0Oo,oQDo,0oeD

Wedlug praw, ~obowiazuja-
cych Manili, ciala str ''3''c
nych przestepc6w wydane ga ga
krewnym celem pogrzebaniilaaA.'
w tych dniach " Ommulingull
" poblizu Manili zaszedf wy
padek, prawie niepodoc,bny
do WARY. Skazano ma smierc
czterech przestepc6w. Kat
wykonal wyrok, duszac ich
,,garotta" Zoos " rodzaju ar
kanu) Stosownie do zwycza-
ju, ciala skaza6c6w byiy O.
des1ane do kosciofa, skad
mieli je zabrac kreWni.. Gala
zazwyczaj by}y zabierane VIE
czorem W obecnosci policyi.
Kiedy policyanci zjawili sic
do kosciola W celu wypelnie-
MIA swoich obowiazk6w,. pre-
razili sic niezmiernie, zoba-
czywszy wszystkich czterech
przestepc6w, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
najspokojniej re soba i pa
lacych cygara. Okazafo sic
re kat ME udusif ich. Pre-
stepc6w przeniesiono do szpi-
tala, poczem Wypuszczono ich
natychmiast ma wolnoSc. Ma
policyant6w widok uzmar-
t~wychwsta}ych trup6w", tax
SLIME oddziafal, re dw6ch z
mich dostato pomieszania
zmys16w.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
StrasZna katastrOfa.

Do Russ. Listka" dono-
sza z KaukazU; w zak}a-
dach naftowych Botkina wy
buchne}y zbiorniki nafty, z
kt6rych jeden zawieraf oko}o
$4,000 pud6w nafty. Wybuch
.wyrzucil te olbrzymia ilost
nafty i rozfa} woko}o. P1ona.
ca malta zalala robotnik6w j
oko1o 100 ludzi spalila. Una
leziono tylko mn6stwo kosci,
z kt6rych o%czywiscie mic roz-
poznac. niepodobna".
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
~SamOb6jstWO gracza.

w Nicei zastrzelil sic nocna
pora ma ulicy .pochodzacy z
z Rosyi Niemiec Doentisch,
przegral W ostatnich dniach
80 tysiecy frank6w pc roz-
maitych ,,klubach'. Ostatniej
nocy wygral bardzo znacznla4
sumo, kt6ra atoli W dalszym
ciagu cry straci1 2 wlasnemii
pieniedzmi.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
B B b utraty zycia.

5Bieganie niemal yg,ulbinie skoiclo-:
s:aczelo sic okropnym. wgrzod1eml
ma nodxe ]. B. Ornera Franklin
Grove, I'll Przez .c.tely lata leczyli
roxmaicilekarse ro,mlaiitemi lekar-.
swami. Lees Bucklena masG ARM
m,ala Kfopotn swyleose-
.lniia estt tel dobr9n M POI
siinuiielnie, wysypkissk6rn krwawnli.-r
g, 5c.W howalewsskkie aptece
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
OSTROzNOsC

zachowac nalezy przy kraja-
niiu kartofi " t. Z. talarki ma
salate. We Wyrcburgu ida
rzylo sic zatrucie kilkanastu
5os6b taxa salata. Stwierdzono
re kartofle %ugotowano " dniu
Ipooplrzedzajacym ably ich uzyc
"a g sa.llate ! trrzymanno je n Gle
pie. Karrtofle SYSTEMATICALLY
% lsIl lEswaoorzenise DE
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
Smierc W p1Omieniach.

We francuskiej wiosce Clio
nay eksplodowa1a " sklepie
pewnego kramacza beczka z
malta. Wskutek wybuchu pho
mienie " jednej chwili ogar-
nelly ca1y sklep tax, ze ku-
piec, iego iona isdwoje die.
81 ME mogli " uciec ] stall
sic pastWa ognia.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-11
Hose zabitych " WOjnach

IN wieku XVIII w,ynosi ~ -
milion6W ludzi; v sciagu zas
osst t.ttl1i k~ilkuWielk6W zgii--
nelo 40 .wyojnaclhE. 1900 20 Milo.
now ludzi. Ma zasadzie tych.
cyffr many astrpnomm F pllaln'
marion z * 81 oiekawe oo ill
sez 1alli K,rew tych so 81 z "a
Evening journal., 1904-04-25
NEW SWEDISH BAPTIST
CHURCH DEDICATED
Impressive Ceremonies Mark
the Event-Services Began
Saturday Night

With impressive ceremony the dedica-
ton Of the First Swedish Baptist Church
at Nandever avenue and Church atreet
took place yesterday. The services ait
tending the affair actually began on SAT-
urday evening and continued throughout
yesterday. With the exception Of yestor-
day afternoon all the ceremonies were in
Swedish
Many members OF the various Baptist
churches In the city attended the after
noon services which were he'd in English.
The music was excellent.
on Saturday night the Rev. n. e. john
son Of Brooklyn, formerly pastor Of the
local consre CATION, and tho Kew o. r..
Coler, general missionary from the New
York Conference. made addresses.
The latter win conduct missionary SER
vices at the church every night this week.
The services yesterday started at 9
o'clock In the morning with rhe Bible
class and addresses by the Rev. n. e.
Johnson and Missionary Coler. At 10
O'Clock tho Rev. A. p. Ekman. pastor Of
the First Swedish baptist Church OF New
York. delivered a sermon. a collection
for the benefit of the church realized 500.
At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon tie
English ceremonies brought out n large
attendance. Among others present was
Mayor Charles d. Bird. The addresses
were made by the Rev. Alexander Mac
george, pastor OF the Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church. the Rev. W. l.. Pettin.
gill, pastor OF the North Baptist Church
DR.. Palmer. district secretary OF the
Baptist Home Missionary Society Of FhA.
adelphia. the Rev. II. c. Jones. pastor OF
the BIghth strat Baptist Church. and tn,
Rev. II. c. Baum, pastor of the German
Baptist Church
Another collection was taken at these
services and $50 was realized.
Tho celebrafuOn concluded last nigh
with a fine musical program by the olholi
and several addresses. The speakers wer,
the Rev. n. L. johnson. the Rev. S
Swanson. pastor Of the First Swedish Bap
list Church. of Philadelphia. Aiissionar,
Coler, the Rev. A. p. Ekmsn. Communion
followed and four new members were wei
coined TO the church.
Evening journal., 1904-04-25
DEMOCRATS SAID TO Be
UNITINGO n JUDGE GRAY
Solid Delegation for Him Is
Said to be Assured in
This State

The wilmington correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Record says:
Strenuous efforts are being made by
high Democratic leaders ito bring about
a harmonious State Convention that will
send delegates 20 St. Louis pledged TO
support Judge Gray for the Presidential
nomination.
While the situation Is badly snarled
through factional controversies, Ct is be-
lievcd that national delegation. divided
between The Cray and organization men,
but both favoring Gray, viii be elected.
Tho Democrats State Machine. con-
trolled by friends Of Willard Salisbury,
are eaid to bo Wiling that the delegation
be 5vlded and viii support Gray's cam
didacy. Machine leaders arc also said to
be Gesirous of sending Salisbury as q
delegate from this county. concedsng in
that event that an out-an-out Gnay man
should be the other delegate. Thomas +.
Bayurd has been suggested as the Gray
mems delegate. The four other delegates
from Kent and Sussex would be likewise
divided bust would all support Gray at st.
Louis.
While willing 70 concede this much -to
the Gray forces, friends of Salisbury also
declare that any attempt in the State Con-
ventou to Ignore salisbury will end in q
bitter fight
II the State convention proves har.
monious the Democratlc party in Della.
ware Will be in strong position for the
campaign The convention will likely
be held at Dover in June as usual.
Evening journal., 1904-04-25
PETITJURoRS FOR MAY TERM
Jurors Drawn by Prothonotary and
Clerk Of the Peace Today.

Prothonotary Frank l.. Speakman
and Clerk of the Peace Winfield 5.
Quigley drew the petit jury to serve
during the May term Of the Court Of
General Sessions and Superior Court
this afternoon. The jurors follow;
Wilmington, William e. Bruce. Jas.
T. Price. George W. Pierson. u. II. Dill
worth. William r. Tindall. Lawrence j.
Brown, Jacob A. Melvin and Francis
Hoffecker
Appointments hundred. Levi 4.
Maloney and Roll Reynolds.
Blackbird, Thomas NJ. Short and
Harry s. Woodkeeper.
Brandywine. Frank Miller and Will
liam Trump.
Christiana, William 3. Johnson, Jo-
seph A. Rank and William Moore.
Mil Creek. Eugene Williams and
Hiram L. Pierson.
New Castle. John Knots, Charles S
King and George w. Appleby.
Pencader, William Murray and c. \
Price.
Red Lion. Matthew Bigger and Jo-
seph Reeves.
st. Georges. Isaac NJ. Green and Ed
ward Pleasanton.
White Clay Greek, Frank Jamisor
and James II. Chambers.
Evening journal., 1904-04-25
PREACHER TAYLOR
Gets FOUR YEARS
Minister Convicted of Bigamy
Says He Is Glad 1t Is
All Over
FIRST WIFE LIVES IN THIS CITY

The Rev. Irwin b. Taylor, formerly
Of this city was found guilty Of big
amy at Mt Pleasant. Iowa. on satur-
day and was sentenced TO four years.
Imprisonment. The preacher never
lost his nerve and as he was taken ia
charge by the sheriff. declared that he
would yet marry the prosecutrix, Mrs.
Taylor No. 2. lie gaily remarked as
the sheriff prepared to take him 10
prison, I'm glad MS all over. Let's
GO"
Wife No. /, who was Miss Agnes
Maser and who is living with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Maser. al
No. 2S05 Market street. supporting her
two small children by working In a
factory. is gratlhed al the course which
the law has taken. She Is not thinking
OF a divorce but Is anxious TO know n
at the expiration of her unfaithful hus-
bands sentence she could have him
again committed 10 the New Cast,
county workhouse II he fails to Civ,
bond to pay her SIS month whicl
was the decree OF the court as tn
result OF his trial here on a non-suppor
charge.
Taylor a year or so after marryin
Miss Maser. went TO Iowa where h
! married Florence Graves OF Martins
burg. IL was more than two year
before wife No. of this city learne
that her husband had committed big
amy Taylor's brother paid a visit L
him IN Iowa and when he found on
about the second marriage notified hi
sister-in-law here. Taylor came OF
here and when arrested resisted IN
officers but was taken to the polio
station.
Because the second marriage did no
take place In Delaware the ministe
could not be tried here for bigamy.
He was ordered to pay his wife her
S25 a month on a non-support charg,
Failing to give bond he was committe
to the worlShouse. He was later turn
ed over to the Iowa authorities 70
ltrial
Evening journal., 1904-04-25
REV. ELWOOD ASKED TO
PREACH ON STEEL PIER
Success of Gospel Meetings
Here Secures Minister Offer
From Atlantic City

The fame OF the gospel meetings con-
Quoted by the Rev. r. A. Elwood In the
Opera House in this city has spread far
and wide. From Atlantic City comes
an offer to the pastor Of Olivet Church
20 conduct religious services on the
Steel Pier.
Mr. Elwood is considering the propo-
sition. If he accepts, the services VIII
be conducted on similar lines to those
which closed in the Opera House yes
terday afternoon. They will be strictly
non-sectarian and give TO visitors to
the resort who are religiously inclined
an opportunity Of listening to the gos-
pei under favorable circumstances.
1t has been suggested to Mr.. Elwood
that he hold services I'm Brandywlne
Park during the heated term, but 1t is
not likely he viii on account OF the
strain of such services.
Evening journal., 1904-04-25
.POST0FFIGE OFFICIALS
REDISTRICTING THE CITY
Object Is to Improve Mail
Service and Equalize
Work of Carriers

Postmaster William H. Heald and his
assistant II. II. Billany are busily en-
gagged at the present time in redstrictng
the city. The object IN view Is 10 improve
the postal service in Wilmington and With
this In mind, 1t is likely that great
many changes VIII be made before the
system Is made perfect
Some d stritts have been 100 large.
others too small and 81 IS to remedy such
defects that the change IS ba!ng mlre
While list Of the new districts has been
posted there is every likelihood Of Il be-
ing changed a number Of times before the
wosk OF the collection and delivery Of
mal by .etter carriers Is Iuasssd.
Evening journal., 1904-04-25
Fined For SHOOTING Gran.
Seized Scenery on Salary Claim.

To try TO recover 5000 alleged to be
due as salary. Miss Elizabeth Hunter
caused a constable to seize the scenery
of the 'Afr Pipp" company, which
closed at the Lyceum Theatre on Sat
urday night. Frank Howe. Jr., of the
Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia,
owner Of the show, had the scenery re-
plevined by Sheriff Stidham. and gave
bond. He will carry the case into the
State courts. Miss Hunter was en-
ploye6 by Samuel L. Tuck. owner OF the
company, who later sold out to Mr.
Howe.