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Evening journal., 1904-01-18
mo PROPOSITION TO
UNION REPUBLICANS
Members OF Regular Republi-
can Committee Denies They
Are to Make Overtures

Members OF the Regular Republican
State Committee this morning denied the
published rumor ,hat a harmony PROPOSE
dion VIII be presented to the Union Repub-
leans in a few days.
one member Of the committee said this
morning when asked about the matter:
Il have not heard anything about It and
think 1 would have been consulted had
amy such step have been contemplated.
Even Though Addicks IS eliminated as a
Senatorial candidate and a political factor
do not think that the time Is yet ripe for
the abandoning OF organizations. Even II
the members Of both committees were will
ing, and l do moi think they arc. 1 do
not believe tho mass of the voters are.
Even II there was but one ticket in
the field. believe that better work could
be accomplished with two organizations.
A matter of this kind Is thing that
comes slowly. There must be the general
desire for harmony and one organization
before unity can be brought about.
Il believe Addicks Is dead politically
and that harmony and peace is coming,
but it must Of necessity come slowly"
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
GOOD PROGRAM PREPARED
For Monthly Meeting at ooldey College
When Scholarships Will be
Presented.

A very pleasing program has been pre-
pared for tho monthly meeting OF tho
Alumni Association OF Goldey College
on Wednesday evening. at the college.
The affair will Include the formal presen-
tat.on Of tho two scholarships recently
awarded By The Evening Journal 20 n.
~. Healy and Miss Lena Frederick. I'm
whose energetic efforts TO secure the
prizes offered In tho first home contest si
this nature ever opened by a Delaware
paper. the people Of wilmington took
the deepest interest. The program Is as
follows:
Recitation, W. +. Douglas; vocal solo
Miss May schnopf; comic o. p. r, A..
Misses Moilie /. Marsden and Ellen Keen.
an. Mcssrs. a. V. Gemmill and L. II
Brown. accompanied by Miss Nettic Mars
den; recitation. Miss Ellen Aikens; awsr,
OF The Evening Journal scholarships; vio
I'm solo, Victor Marsden. accompanied b,
Mss Mollie Marsden; dialogue. Trapped.
A. v Gemm7l, Misses Elsie Curlett. Ser
ena NJ. Munda, and Ellen keenan,; plan
solo, Miss Minnie Walters.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
ATTEMPTED TO CRACK
TRACTION OFFICE
Frustrated by a Driver Two
Robbers Afterwards Hold
Up Men

Chester, Pa. Jan. iSS.--A gang OF ''yeeg-
men" invaded Chester lato last night
The timely discovery by a driver forced
them TO desist at their attempt 10 break
into the office Of the Chester Traction
Company at Seventh ana Welsh streets
which was the first job they tackled.
About HIS o'clock a man was driving
east On Seventh street when he noticed
two men at the office Of the Traction
Company. One was using short iron biE
on the screen. attempting to nry II off
When they heard tho horse approaching
they Immediately started across Birt.
wells lot. al the rear OF the office. Mr..
McKonna reported the fact to officer Nc.
Cab and the latter notified the officer
on duty at the city Hall and. IN "a fcw
minutes every officer on night duty wa.
instructed 10 look out for the men who
were described as wearing caps an.
without overcOats.
Ten minutes later two men were held
up on the street.
The police did not find the men.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
PRESENTED HOSPITAL DEED

At the meeting Of the Wilmington Meth
odist Preachers Association in Union
Church this morning. Dr. Lippencott was
present and presented TO the members a
deed Of the Methodist Hospital in Phila-
delphia.
The Rev. Vaughn S. Collins, OF Smyrna,
president OF the Delaware State Temper
ance Alliance made an address on the
work Of the 9hiance and there also was a
talk by Richard NJ Cooper. treasurer OF
the alliance.
The Rev. W. L. 5. Murray ID. D.. OF
st. Iaurs NJ. r. Church. read paper on
~The Time Limit" discussion on which
VIII "a continued next Monday morning.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
SAYS HECHTEL GIRL
FORESAW HER FATE
Evangelist Tells of Comics
sion Made to Her by Muir
dered Girl

Plainheld. y. j.. Jan. 1S.-Alrs. Lou
O'Brien. Of Easton. Pa. an evangelist,
who has been conducting special serv-
ices for the past two months. caused
a sensation. here last evening by saying
among other things;
HAD Mabel Bechtel, OF Allentown.
Pa. taken my advice she would not
have been murdered
Mrs. O'Brien declared that, after an
open-air meeting at Allentown a few
days previous to the tragedy, Mabel
Bechtel came 70 her and told her she
was IN trouble, and that she was be
ing followed by a man who, she said.
she feared would murder her. This
man. she hated, but another man she
loved. She did not know which one
70 go with. Mrs. O'Brien advised the
girl to forsske both men and give her
heart to Jesus. This was the last
time she saw the Bechtel girl, after
putting her OH a trolley car bound in
the direction Of her home.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
Forty Couples Who Have
Lived UnhappiIy to
Ask the Superior Court
to Legally Separate
Them
February Term Trial
List Issued This Morn
ip6-One Hundred and
Forty Cases to be
Tried

The calendars of causes for trial and
argument at the February term of
court have been printed and are being
distributed today by Prothonotary
Frank L. Speakman. The term opens
the first Monday in February and
judges who will sit are Chief Justice
Charles b. Lore and Judges Spruance
and Boyce.
The calendar contains 14O cases for
trial. a number to be argued and the
following divorce cases:
Aubrey Thatcher VS.. Fanny T..
Thatcher, Benjamin b. Simpson VS..
Mary a. Simpson, Jennie NJ. MessiclS
Vs. Seremus Messick. Ward V. Swan
VS.. Elvina Swan, Alice r. Jackson VS..
George jackson. Charles d. Jamison
VS. Kate Jamison. Annie Baldwin VS..
Arthur Baldwin. Margaret Fulton VS..
Robert d. Fulton. Lillian i. Moore VS.
Joseph r. Moore.
Eva Watkins, VS.. Isaac Watkins;
Elisha S. Benton, VS.. Mary B. Ben
ton; Leonard X. Baylis VS.. Jennie Bay
lis; Minnie Hause, VS.. John w. D.
Hause; Caroline S. Brannstein, VS.
John Brannstein: Jennie NJ. Collins. VS.
James w. Collins; Ellis +. Lee VS.. An
drew S. Lee; George w. Spence. VS.
Anna B. Spence; Walter d. Long. VS.
Ella Irene Long; Ida NJ. Gregg, VS.. Rob
ert NJ. Gregg; Alverta Ward. VS.. Ar
NOR Ward; Lawrence J. Potts, VS. FL
len c. Potts.
Daisy L. Moon VS.. Ellsworth f Moon
James c. Smith VS.. Mary Emma Smith
NIagdalena r. Farra VS.. John d. Farra
Georganna b. Ferguson Us. Lannes II
Ferguson, Charles Clampitt vs.. Lizzie J
C.ampitt, William S. Clark vs.. Amand
+. Clark. Emma +. Day VS.. William Her
bert Day, James f. Stanton vs.. Elizabetl
Stanton, LYDIA c. Downs vs.. Reubei
Downs. Jervis A. Smith VS. Henrietta
Smith, Mary r. Gibbs vs.. William Gibbs
Clara A. Hoffecker vs.. George S. Hof
feckar; Florence B. Joyce VS.. John Henr
Joyce. Jennie l.. Clements vs.- Thomas @
Clements, Lillian NJ. Thomson vs.. Josop
c. Thomson, Lillie +. Coylo Reed vs.
George NJ. Reed; jennie Baylis VS.. Leon
ard X. Baylis, Robert Henry Cubberly vs.
Maude Cubberly.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
WILL CONSIDER THE
ELWOOD CASE IN DOVER

The Presbytery of New Castle Will NEE,
in Dover tomorrow to consider whether
charges viii be brought against the Rev.
Robert A. Elwood, pastor OF olivet Pres.
byterian Church for preaching the now
famous lynching sermon.
Il IS understood that he VIII througl
his attorney Former Attorney-G Genera
Robert c. White ask for change OF
venue. II is the desire of the Wilmington
preacher TO have the trial take pace here
but he has LETT the matter entirely wiz
hls counsel being satisfied with any De
clslon tha. may be reached in The matter
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
{. 7. WARNER
LAID TO REST
Impressive Funeral Services
Held Over Remains Of
Prominent Citizen
INTERMtNT MADE At ODESSA
Special Train Of Four Cars Carries
Funeral Party From This City
to Burial--Body Viewed by About
500 People,

Impressive were the services held
over the remains Of e. Tanal Warner
az his lateN home. No. 903 Delaware
avenue. this morning. The services
were conducted by Bishop Coleman.
the Rev. Hubert w. Wells rector of
st. Andrews Church and the Rev. l..
w. Baton. ID. d. OF New York, who
stood at the head OF the staircase. Here
also were stationed several members
of st. Andrews choir. Lead Kindly
Light" and Peace. Perfect Peace"
were sung. The solo parts being taken
by Edward AIuhlhausen.
Not FOR q long time has such a not
liable crowd of prominent people gather
led under one roof in Wilmington as
visited the house this morning. The
bench the bar. the clergy and men
prominent in all lines OF trade came to
lpay their last respects TO one who
was so popular among them. There
was an impressiveness about the whole
ceremony that was striking IN the eX-
ltreme. No word of eulogy was spoken.
only the service OF the Episcopal
Church being read.
The body lay In state I'm the library
land was viewed by upwards to 500
people during the morning. Banked
around the room were cutters OF Gala
, lilies. white roses. American Beauty
roses and palms. Directly at the head
: of the casket was a Maltese cross of
, white roses and ferns and on one side
/ of the room was a cluster of siNty-nine
, white roses representing the age of
/ the deceased. presented by the en-
J ployes Of the Charles Warner Com
lpany. OF which the dead man was
|, president.
Throughout the morning. prccedine
the services which were held at II
O'clock. a steady stream Of peopl,
? passed around the casket taking
last look at the man who had IN 81
many ways befriended them. The fol.
flowing were the honorary pallbearers
1. Captain John p. Green, vice-presi
q dent Pennsylvania Railroad: Hon
George V. Massey general directo
Pennsylvania Railroad; II. i. Kenney
president Delaware Railroad; Manlov
Hayes secretary aud treasurer Of Del
aware Railroad; +. +. Brooks genera
superintendent r.. b. & W. Railroad
General James II. Wilson. Judge Georg
Gray Dr. James A. Draper, William y
= Barnard. superintendent Marylan,
= division F., p. & w. Railroad; Samue
. bancroft, director Delaware Railroad
o William II. Swift director Delawar
Railroad; Howard Pyle; Captain WI
lard Thomson, William Luke. Alfre,
s. Elliott, of the vestry OF ST. An,
drew's Church; NJ X. King. Norfolk
Iva.
The following employees OF the Char
les Warner Company were the active
pallbearers; Charles G. Bye. William Fl
, Smalley. Walter y. Hare. II. W. Zeb
! ley, f. a. Daboll and James Bowers.
Following the services at the hous,
/ the relatives and many friends wen
. to French street station where a spec
+ ial train awaited them. The train con
, sisted OF three day coaches and com
bnation car. Leaving at 12.42 tn
train proceeded to Aiiddletown. wherl
p the funeral party was met by carriage
, and trolley cars and taken TO Odessa
! where the services We're continued ant
the body laid at rest.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
TO BOOM JUDGE GRAY
Prominent Democrats Will Hold a Con-
ference Tonight.

There is TO be a meeting tonigt Of the
friends Of Judge George Gray. when il
is expected that plans for promoting
his Presidential candidacy will be
discussed. It is reported that the
meeting will be held at the Office OF
former Secretary of State j. Harvey
Whiteman. When seen this morning
Mr.. Whiteman said no one had the au-
thority to say the meeting would be
held there, but did not deny that such
n meeting is TO be held. He intimated
that if there is anything to be made
public, it would be given out later.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
JOURNAL PIANO CONTEST
IS BOOMING ALONG

The Evening Journals big free piano
contest for the schools OF Delaware
two Of which wiz receive nne 1915
Hoppe instruments absolutely free OF
all expense, is booming along and the
totals are climbing very steadily day by
day. ST. Hedwigs makes fine gain
today and the totnl shows a much bet
ter standing than this school has had
before. ST. Paurs is keeping up its
good work and the public schools or
the city are beginning to make things
hum IN their efforts to keep even with
the leaders OF the contest
There are two essentials to success
thorough organization and persistence
with more persistence added every
few days. Systematic effort always
proves very effective in producing re-
suits and nowhere are results more
noticeable than IN contests OF this
nature.
After January e0th only schools
which have over one hundred votes viii
have their standing printed every day.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
Win Addrsss ouaker F.rmsrs.
Special TO The Evering Journal

Special 70 The Everlng Journal.
Dover. Jan. 1S.-Abram n. Brown. Of
Wyoming, one Of the best known agricul-
tuIists of lower Delaware. will address
a meeting of the Pennsylvania Horticui-
tural Society, In Horticultural Hal. Phila-
Tuesday. Mr.. Brown has jus;
returned from visit to the Maryland So
cicty. at Balnmore. and viii be one OF the
speakers at the annual meeting of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society. 10 be
held in Cambridge. Md, this week.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
Bic Sale Of ovsrooats.

We have ahort 100 lef, from thousand
.unredeemed overcoats from New York
pawnbroker, including oxford Gray
Broadcloth. Cheviot, MeMons. Beavers and
Pilot Cloth. VIII close out from 50 cents
up. AS We 90 not want 70 carry them oveI
no reasonable 0fsr refused. McMahor
Bros, soe King street. adv.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
Soprano Parts Hereafter
VIII be Sung by Sur
pIiced Boys-The Order
RevoIutionizes Vocal
Music in Churches
Directs That Pianos Be
Forbidden in the Sacred
Edifces As Well As
Band s. Nothing Is
Known Here

Women vocalists are to be excluded
from participation in the choral serv-
ices OF the Catholic Churches. Boy
choirs TO take their places.
A decree of Pope Plus X has just
reached this country directing that
this order become operative IN every
Roman Catholic Church in the United
States.
No EdIet Here.
Bishop Monaghan. of this diocese.
when asked regarding the matter to-
day. said that he had not been in
formed Of amy such edict but probab-
~ would in course Of time. lie was
reluctant to discuss the subject.
The Pope's order not only revolution
lies vocal music IN the churches but
directs that pianos be forbidden in the
sacred edifces as well as bands noisy
or frivolous Instruments such as drums
cymbals and the like.
The object OF this marked change Is
the desire OF the Pope 20 restore the
ancient Gregorian chant, that, the
faithful may again take a more active
part IN the ecclesiastical offices, as was
the case IN ancient times"
Modern Profane Here.
"since modern music" the decree
, says IN part. has risen mainly to
serve profanc uses. greater care must
be taken with regard TO 1t In order that
the musical compositions OF modern
style which are admitted to the church
may contain nothing profane. be free
from "reminiscences and motifs adopt
ed IN the theaters"
While the pontiff has not excluded
solos. he declares they must not pre-
dominate But even these solos must
be sung By boys.
Another clergyman said that the in
ldividual churches have not as yet re-
ceived the popes order although some
OF the priests know that such decree
has been issued. He explained that
the choirs Of the Catholic Churches
/, were composed mostly OF women. He
said that the boy choirs would be
trained as soon as possible and thai
they would answer the purpose hettel
than women.
The reformation of the choirs n,
added ,could not be made at once. bui
would come gradually. The choir boys
will be surpliced He pointed out the
fact that they would lend greater dig.
nifty TO the service.
lie referred to the Popes declaration
that the music In the Roman Catholic
Church has become too theatrical. os
pecially In some of the European coun-
tries, and said that the time for re-
form was al hand.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
Rlua. Green and Rsd stamna

At Lynch's--Have you tried the con-
densed milk made at Kennett Square.
From the aairies Of the roughkenamon
Nalley2 We have it. 3 cans, 2Sc- at
both stores Fourth aud Madison
street; Eighth and King streets. Send
US telephone orders,
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
HARVARD CLUB DINNER
Several Wilminstonians Attended the
Annual Banquet in Philadelphia.

The Harvard Club, of Philadelphia.
held its annual dinner at the Bellevue
Hotel on Saturday night. Those pres
ent from this city We're Alexis Dupont.
Eugene DUPONT, +. L. DUPONT, Charles
Copeland and Charles B. Pal
lner The speakers included Charles
William Eliot, of the Har-
ward University. Howard Fur
ness. Chief Justice Mitchell. of Penn
sylvania, Assistant District Attorney
Rand. of New York, and George II.
Earle, Jr.
The club has raised a fund of $4,000
10 establish q freshman scholarship
for Philadelphia a and vicinity.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
Price of Anti toxin Increases.

1t is reported that the price Of anti
toxin used for treatment Of diphtheria
has been increased to double it's for
mer value. The local Board of Health
purchased some of the remedy about
three weeks ago but there was no in
crease in the price of the serum al
that time.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
HOUSTON TALKS
ON OUR IMPORTS
Says That Board Of Trade
Should Do Something
for This Port
BUSINESS MEN COULD HELP LARGELY
II the Business Of the Custom House
Was Larger Wilmington Would
Stand Better Chance Of Getting APP
preparations For Commerce.

In his position as collector OF port for
this district Robert G. Houston has had a
chance to observe a number of things
which work for or against the commercial
interests OF the city.
No one knows more about the commerce
than he. AT the recent meeting Of the
Board of Trade Of Lewes, Mr. Houston
had some interesting things to say about
Wilmington and its business with for-
eign ports. Thinking that mis- remarks
might be Of interest to The people Of
Wilmington a reporter for The Evening
Journal saw him on Saturday and asked
the following question:
Mr.. Houston. see by a report Of the
meeting Of the Board of Trade Of I.cves
that you made a statement about the
Wilmington Board Of Trade that caused
the Wilmingtonians present to open
their eyes.
Have you any objection to stating for
publication, what you said?"
What Mr.. Houston Said.
mot at an, said Mr.. Houston. Il said
substantially that in gatherings Of that
kind the tendency was to dream day
dreams and build air castles. That only
a few days ago the Wilmington Board OF
Trade, four hundred strong. gathered
laround a banquet table and boomed the
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal project
while the United States customs office
there was compal,ed to fight 10 make tn,
office at Wilmington sef-sustaining. In
face Of the fact that I believed, from tn,
information ] could secure, that at iea.s
one million dollars worth OF foreign goods
were brought into Wilmington yearly
but only Si65ooO Of which were actuall,
imported through our office
IF 1 had been addressing the Whining
ton Board OF Trade instead Of the Lewe,
Board Of Trade, should have added tina
did not believe any city which permit
ted such a condition 10 exist and con
tinued ito favor other ports at the ex
pense OF their own, has any right to asl
the United States Government TO max
an appropriation for anything.
''Thelr efforts and petitions should rath
er b. directed to securing additional an
lpropratious for the Improvement Of IN
ports at other cities which they patron
ize.
Appropriations Are Concessions.
Government appropriations are con
lcessions TO commerce and the appropria
tions for the Improvement Of transporta
tion facilities Of any port are supposed 4
Continued on Fifth Page)
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
WEATHER BULLETIN

York Herald predicts
today fair colder weather viii prevail with fresh and brisk nortwy
Tuesday fair cold weather win prevail with
"Wednesday partly cloudy
followed
nothwestery westerly breezes
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
Il. N. saItman & CO.

All kinds Of carpenter work done.
building and repairing Old furniture
and pianos repaired. 303 West Sec
ond street. Wilmington, Del. F'eb.-7
Evening journal., 1904-01-18

Yoek Club to Play Harvey's 5owlers.
The Yock Bowling Club will play a
game with Winfield Harvey's all-star
aggregation OF bowlers at New Castle
tonight The match will be played for
a purse of S25.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18

The Penn Social Circle held a meet
ing on Saturday night at the home Of
John X. Woodward near Mill Creek
Friends Meeting.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
HEALTH BOARD
IS WATCHFUL
People Whose Pavements
Have Been a Nuisance
Must Obey Law
WAITING FOR WARMER WEATHER
List of Names Is Being Compiled and
the Offending Property Owners viii
Be Forced o Connect With the
Sewer.

Many complaints of icy pavements arc
being received by the Board OF Hcahh.
The executive officers Of that department
are kept busy investigating the cause FOR
each complaint and when it Is found that
defects are due to no sewer connections,
notice. are taken and filed. To be used
as soon as tie weather moderatcs.
Plumbers refuse TO connect properties
with sewers In winter because the ground
is not IN condition to dig. They are under
bond 20 the Street and Sewer Department
TO pus in good condition any street they
may dig up and it is claimed that this
cannot be done in winter.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
Eor sale About 1.ooo Washboards.

The kind YOU smoke II you can't
chew them. Seven ounce lump OF
tobacco. Sc. Durstein's. 3 East Second
street.
Evening journal., 1904-01-18
ono smaeked MA.

Last winter, going home from church,
didn't you threaten or heat her?' Il did
not. / merely smacked."
ron. you did" "Yos, she swore at me
and / smackcd her.
''why Jld you smack hor?' Because
she banded me when wouldnt go up
town.
Ecls.cin went in.o an explanation OF
Mrs. Brodsts story that he had once
threatened ito Ri Mabel Bechtel. He re-
lated that, Il was the resue OF quarrel
and that ne had meant nothing by 1t. hav-
Ing merely spoken In the heat OF passion.
lie also told OF his and Mabels experiences
with "a doctor. going into many details.
'rhe audience however seemed used 10 such
a condi.lon Of affairs in Allentown. Eek
stein said he did not want 10 speak badly
1f the dead. but was forced into doing 50.
Just before Easter. 1905 90 you remem-
Der ono evening Mabel and Myrtha were
eating supper and ran away when you en-
tered? Il remember something like
that"
when you saw Mabel again what hap
lpened?" "Weil. / don't like TO speak evil
Of the dead" replied Ecksteiu.
Then he at once Launched in.o q story Of
Allorgown's immortality and the conse-
quent condition OF affairs.