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Evening journal., 1904-02-16
LIVELY MEETING
Of LEVY COURT
Members Do Not Think
County Should Pay for
Typewriter for Quigley
MEGGIHSOH'S STRONG PROTEST

There Is just as much righ. and justice
in buying an automobile for him to ride
in"
The above Is part of a statement made
by Levy Court Commissioner Megginson
at the meeting Of tho court this morning
In protesting against the payment Of
bill Of Charles G. Guyers amounting to
Ai7 for typewriter and cabinet for the
office Of Clerk OF the Peace Winfield 5.
.Qulgicy.
When tho bill was presented It caused
lively discussion. Mr.. Megglnson IN max
ing his protest submitted the following
statement setting out his reasons for OBJ
icctlng 10 the bill:
Flrst-lt IS an office paid by fees and
not ny salary.
seoond-It is the best paid office in the
county
Third-Ths Lcvy Court alone pays him
for furnishing clerk 10 its sitiinss s2s
a si.tlng OF $1,000 q year and then pays for
copying the minutes Of the court.
Fourth-lror every letter sent out to
notify concerning this courts matters
nifty cents Is charged
Fif,h-The work In that office as far as
the county Is concerned is nling blanks.
sixih-If It Is so desirable TO have a
machine the emolumcnts OF the office are
ample TO furnish o. at his own expense
There IS Just as much right and justice
in buying an automobile for him to ride
in.
Commissioners Elliott. chairman Of the
Printing Committee spoke I'm favor Of the
bill. lie pointed out that considerable
county work is done IN the c'erk OF Shc
peace office and Thought the county should
furnish tho typewriter. He also said the
cci~'t had purchased typewritcrs In the
past for county officers Some OF the mem
bers doubted this. but It was learned that
et least one OF 'he county officials was
furnished with a machine by the court.
A vote was taken on the bin and al
though the motion to pay IL was lost. the
court allowed Mr. Elliott to make another
motion holding the matter over unin next
week when an the members viii be pres
lent Mr.. Willis was absent today.
A communication from former sheriff
lMcDanlel's attorney was read II was a
statement Of an the fees received by him
from November a. 1901 to December 81,
1901, when his term expired, the amount
being Sii22.s.
President Chandler stated hat the com.
imittes on magistrates and constabies had
made no report as 10 amy action it ha,
taken in-ansWer 10 tho communication ol
Acknowledgement Wards of December
2i, which grew out OF the conirovcrs,
over Magistrate George IA. Hollis. bu
iNir Chandler said be- did not Intend (,
stand for unrudeiy insults aud demande,
a report from ihe committee hy the meet
ing next week lie also said that q th'
committee cid not make a report be wouit
make one himself The committee con.
sists Of Messrs. Hopkins. Elliott and Arm,
lsirong.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
PAPER ON THE CLAYTON FAMILY
Read by n. F. Hepburn Before Della
ware Historical Society.

Before the Historical Society of Del
aware last night, Henry f. Hepburn
Philadelphia attorney, who is ma
tive of/Delaware. read a paper on the
Clayton family. He gave it's complete
history dating back as far as the year
9i2. A vote of thanks was extended
Mr. Hepburn and the paper will be
published in pamphlet form.
An invitation was received from the
cdesar Rodney Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution for the offi-
GERS and members of the Historical So
ciety TO attend a meeting which, will
be held at the rooms of the society on
Washington's Birthday, from to 6
o'clock p. IN. 1t was decided to accept
the invitation.
Among the donations received was a
censored Philadelphia paper. done in
Russia. The paper was presented by
Captain II. b. Nones. and the article
censored was a dispatch from st. Pc
tersburg telling of an attempt on the
Cars life. The article had been OBJ
liberated by smearing some preparation
resembling printers ink over the pa
per.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
ELECTED
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
Will Receive SIS a Week
and Must Bond in
$40, 900

AS predicted in The Evening Journal.
Charles McIntire was appointed assist
ant registrar Of the Water Department
at the regular meeting Of the commits
sion yesterday afternoon. He will re-
ceive a salary Of s25 week and must
furnish a bond Of $4,000.
After the appointment had been made
Commissioner Garrett said his idea in
the selection of Mr.. Mcintyre was that
he is to assist Registrar Grohe until
the latter becomes incapacftated or
Leaves the department for some other
reason.
A tract OF land at Sixteenth and Wal
nut streets and extending to the Bran
Idywine has been acquired by the board
for use I'm storing pipe The ground
was purchased from Dennis Mention
and the price paid was $3.50.
George Turner. a groceryman at
Third and Madison streets was allowed
s25 for goods damaged by a leaking
water pipe.
Applications for twenty -seven meters
were granted and the weekly pay roll
Of ssS512 approved and allowed. The
bank balance is S114.s6sls.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
]. WINFIELD SCOTT
DROPS DEAD At WORK

While at his work at the morocco shop
OF James O. Bonner no. eo1 West Fifth
street, J, Winfield Scott OF 40. 22S West
Nineteenth street dronped dead this morn
Ing.
When he went to'the office he was in tho
best of health TO an Appearances. He was
attacked suddenly and died without a
struggle Dr. j. Paul Luklns was sum-
moned and pronounced his death due 10
paralysis Of tho brain
The father Of Mr. Scott was one OF the
pioneer morocco manufacturers Of VIII
minglon, the lrm being that Of Pusey,
Scott and Company
The deceased Is survived by widow and
hve children. Charles r. and Harry Scott
are the sons. and Mrs. James Stirling,
Mrs. Mahlon Belts and Mrs. Gilbert S.
Jones. the daughters
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
COLO WEATHER RESUMES
AFTER SHORT RESPITE
Ear Muffs Again Dragged
Out in Face of Zero
Weather

Ear muffs came out again last night.
The thermometer tumbled down and
the northwest wind went up. The con-
tinuance performance of zero weather
was resumed after a slight respite.
When the new cold wave swooped
down one did not have to have a ther-
mometer 10 know it had arrived. The
few Hours respite from shivering had
made the tingling Of the ears all the
more painful.
Every one who could do so rushed for
home. The streets were deserted at
an early hour.
The snow that fell on Sunday night
soon disappeared yesterday under the
warmth OF the sun. 1t was well that
it did. AS it was the pavements were
very slippery in places
Evening journal., 1904-02-16

will. which. however. viii not be OPEN
ed until after the funeral
Strong men wept when they knew
that Senator Hanna had passed away.
The Senator had that temperament
which attracted men to him closely,
and those who came In frequent con-
tact with him came 20 love him as few
other men in public life have been
loved.
President sorrowins.
Old men in the Senate, and there are
many there who soon viii join Mr.
Hanna In the long procession into the
grave, appeared as II they were in a
daze Mr.. Hanna had made a place
for himself in the Senate councils and
party associates and opponents alike
respected him and admired his sound
judgment. unfaltering patriotism and
devotion 70 duty.
President Roosevelt expressed his
sincere sorrow. Members OF the Cabi-
net and other public men shared in
the general grief, and from New York
Continued on Fifth Psge)
Evening journal., 1904-02-16

Stan Correspondent Evening Journal.
Dover. Feb. 16.-Guarded by Detectives
Francis AMI Ratlcdge. Mrs. Powell who
IS under arrest charged with the murder
OF Essie Aibsn. was taken to her old home
near Bowers Beack this afternoon. The
"trip was taken az the reques, OF the wo-
man who 1as seemed anxious TO get to
her home ever since she was arrested on
Sunday.
Mr.. Ward Grants Request
when the request was first made il Was
refused by the officers. This morning At
torney-General II. II. Ward arrived here
and for several hours was closeted with
the detectives and sheriff When the re-
quest of the woman was made known TO
him. he consented to let her make the vis-
is with the officers. Consent was given
with the thought in mind that she might
make some break in an unguarded moment
IN. going about the house which might
betray her.
Said She Wanted Papers.
Mrs. Powell in talking OF her visit, said
she wished TO look after some private
papers and personal funds. When she
asked about the disposition Of them. Mr..
Ward told her she should consult her
counsel about that point
The husband Of the murdered woman
spent the morning in town making pur-
chases TO make his wife as comfortable
in Jail as possible. Among things bought
was stove. He tried to see his wife but
at noon had not been granted permission
by the. sheriff.
Powell had long conference with form
er Senator Kenney. At the conclusion Mr..
Kenney said he would be engaged to de-
fend The woman.
Sheriff Melvin made statement that
not even ner counsel would be allowed
10 see her. Mr.. Kenney sew the Attorney
General. who said that Mr.. Kenhey could
see rer as soon as he was retained as her
attorney.
The PoweIs Estransed.
Powell and his wife have become cs-
trangcd This afternoon she refused 20
accept Keaney .snd MaeeeNtho counsel he
lvlJ engaged fof her She said She was
twenty-one had money Of her own and
would engage her own lawyers
she sent for Henry Riagely Jr. and
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
MRS. POWELL AND HER
HUSBAND ESTRANGED
She Refuses to Accept Counsel He Engages for
Her-Authorities JubiIant As They Hope to Obtain
New Evidence As the Result

Frank Davis. saying she wanted 10 con-
verse with them about the case. Powell
pleaded for Kenney and Magee. but the
woman had made up her mind. Despite
her protest Mr.. Kenney tried TO sec her
In the jail. Sheriff Melvin refused TO admit
him. The former senator threatened 10
take out an injunction but left the jail
when word was brought 60 him from Mrs.
Powell that she did not want TO see him.
The authorities are jubilant over this
turn in affairs ana hope to get some new
evidence as the result.
Have a Strong Case.
Mr.. Ward was besieged by the reporters
as soon as he arrived in town. lie refused
to discuss the evidence. To an Evening
Journal reporter he said: we think we
have a strong case. Were this not so we
would not have made the arrest. We We're
careful and weighed every bit OF evidence
Well before making an arrest. The evil
dence is an circumstantial."
Has Not Confessed.
The authorities say the woman has not
confessed. So far she has not shown the
least sign OF nervousness. Not so with her
husband. He was nervous and told report
ers who tried to question him to be on
and mind their own business: Il don't
fear being arrested" he said m answer TO
questions. Il have told all l know and to
arrest me would do no good
Another Theory Of Crime.
From the nature Of the wounds of Miss
Albin. as revealed at the post-mortem
examination on Friday afternoon. IL is
evident that the girl was first felled by
the large wound near the base Of the
brain While Il did not fracture the skull
Il was Of sufficient force 10 stun the girl.
The marks Of rope about the girls neck
furnish a puzzling feature Of the AFFAIR.
but it suggests the possibility that who
over first struck down the girl might have
= ICED a moose about her neck and attempt
\ TO hang her. 10 strengthen the ap-
pearanee OF suicide
Al The time the rope was drawn tauf
'bou. the neck g. q evident ihai she
throat WAS not cut or that the girl was
not dead. Had lifc .heen extinct the marks
Of the rope as II compressed tles-aesh
would not have fingered. Realizing that
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
WEATHER.

The New York Herald predicts that
in the Middle States and New England
to-day far decidedly colder weather
WIN prevail, with brisk northwesterly
winds. strong on tho coasts, followed
by minimum temperatures near zero in
the northern districts Of this section.
on Wednesday fair weather will prevail
with fresh northwesterly to northerly
winds and stationary followed by
slightly higher temperature in the in
terror of this section, and on Thursday
fair to partly cloudy. milder wer -her,
probably followed by snow in the vest
ern Ind northern districts. European
steamers now sailing will have mostly
fair weather and strong northwest to
westerly breezes to the Banks.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
ANOTHER RUSSIAN BOAT
SUNK BY HER OWN MINE
British Ship Burned at Port Arthur.

brutIsh SHIP Burned az Fort Arthur.
London, Feb. i6.--In a despatch from
Toxic, dated February u. correspond
cnt of therimes says that the Russian
Nladivostok squadron is still to the
westward of Tsugaru Strait. the east
ern exit being guarded by torpedoes.
London, Feb. l6.-In connection with
the rumors of another bombardment at
Port Arthur the owners of the British
steamer FoXton Hall (from Barry. De-
cember II, by way Of Port said for
Port Arthur with coaD. which was de-
tanned by the Russians at Port Arthur
have received news that she has been
destroyed by fire.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
RussIans Thrsasen U. S. War.hip.

Hing-Fow. Feb. Is delayed Threat
ening demonstrations have been made
against the British gunboat Esp 'egle
and the United States gunboat Helena
by Russian soldiers whose assaults
upon and depredations against other
foreigners continue. The civil admins
traitor Is making every effort TO arrest
the offenders and has assured Captains
Barton and Sawyer and Consul Miller
that full reparatlon will be made
The Eleventh Siberian Regiment pa
raded at Niuchwang today i'm full
strength.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
AUGUST H. vIEwIe DEAD
Passes Awsy at I O'Clock This After.
noon-neath Due to skin
Consumption

After an illness Of several weeks. August
II Vieweg. who for many years conducted
a cafe al No. West Fourth street died
at 4 o'clock this afternoon. when FIRST
taken ~ % was not thought that his
sickness would result fatally but during
the rest few days his condition became
gradually worse until death relieved him
OF his suffering.
The disease with which he was afflicted
was diagnosed by q specialist as skin
consumption. a rare sickness
No arrangements for the funeral have
as yet been made. He is survived by
wife.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
Services at St. Johns.

Ash Wednesday services viii be held
i'm St Johns Church at 1870 a. m.
and 7.45 q. m. tomorrow. on Thursday
az 4 p. m. and on Friday at 1890 a.
m. The Altar Guild will meet on
Thursday afternoon at , o'clock and
the woman's Auxiliary at o'clock on
the same day.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
President sorrowins.
Creditors to Hold Meeting.

Creditors Of William L. Roothouse.
who was adiudged a bankrupt last FRI
day win hold a meeting al the Office Of
Referee IN Bankruptcy Spruance on
February 26 Howell S England is
counsel FOR the bankrupt. The liabili-
ties are S2.0S0.Sl and assets ss86.42 OF
which s2lo Is claimed as exempted.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
Railroad Men I'M.

On account of the illness of Assist
ant Yardmaster unbar, who now has
charge Of the freight work of the Penn
sylvania railroad in this city, CoDduc-
tor Crew, of Edge Moor has been
placed temporarily in his position. Car
cleaner George w. Woodbury. is also i'll.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
WILMINGTON SCHOOLS
GETTING IN PIANO RACE

Wilmington schools are beginning to
get in the race for the Evening Journal
pianos Today several OF them have
made decided advances. They are be-
ginning to feel badly about the loyalty
Of the smaller towns down the state
to their schools in comparison to the
local institutions which have so much
better opportunities for winning the
pianos. The following is the standing
Of the vote at noon.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
East DELAWARE Horse Dies.

Laurel, Feb 16.-New York Central. for
years a shining light on the different East
ern tracks, owned by Dr. Andrew Fleet
wood member Of the State Board OF
Health. dropped dead here yesterday. Last
week he took every heat. in the Sussex
racns.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
DI FRISCO CASE
GOES 70 JURY
Arguments in City Railway
Damage Case Were Made
This Morning
NUMBER OF suns SEIILEl
Case Against Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Co. and Western Union
Telegraph Co. Non-suited Because
Security Was Not Given.

Arguments were made to the jury
i'm Superior Court this morning in the
case of Angelo di Frisco against the
wilmington City Railway Company to
recover damages for the death of his
nine year-old son, Alonzos who was
killed by one of the defendant COM
pany's cars. The amount of damages
asked for is $4,000.
George n. Davis and Walter II.
Hayes argued for the company and
Horace G. Knowles for the plaintiff.
The jury retired shortly after IL
o'clock.
Other Cases Disposed Of
The case of Frank Cornie VS.. George
W. Pusey was reported in course of
settlement and will not be tried by a
jury.
The cases Of Berte +. Carpenter VS..
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany and Olive Carpenter VS.. the West
eln Union Telegraph Company, were
non suited because a rule to compel the
plaintiffs to give security for costs by
yesterday had not been complied with
The case of Eliza Baxter VS.. the
Wilmington City Railway Company
was continued pending settlement.
The case of the American Leather
Company VS.. Clyde Steamship Com
pany was reported settled.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
WiII Fumlaate school No. ?

Public School No. > has been closed
on account Of smallpox and win be
thoroughly fumigated. IL was deemed
advisable to close the school because
the young son Of the Rev William r.
Beach, who contracted smallpox sew
eral days ego. was pupil al the school.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
School Basketball Teams to Play.

The basket bah teams Of the Will
mington High School apd the Friends
School win meet on the floor of Asso-
citation Hall tonight. William d.
Creamer win be referee.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
Foot Mashed by PI.es Of iron.

Thomas Hyatt. of No. 424 sixth ave-
nue. had his foot badly mashed by big
piece Of iron falling on IL in the yard OF
the Pennsylvania railroad machine
shop yesterday afternoon
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
Japan's Nsw cruIser. Arrlvs.

Yokohoma. Feb. 16.-The cruiser Mis-
shin arrived safely at Port Yokosulxa.
at O'Clock this morning. and the
cruiser Kasuga. at II o'clock. These
two vessels. recently purchased from
the Argentine Republic. viii increase
materially the preponderance OF the
japanese naval strength.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
TO RAISE FORT DELAWARE
Level Of Island to be Made Twelve Feet

LeVsI OF IsIand % % Wade IWeIVe TT
Higher.
The level Of the island on which Fort
Delaware stands is to be raised ten or
twelve feet. BEFORE the hlliag in q be-
gun. twelve buildings will have to be
torn down. They are commandant's
quarters. officers quarters. two build
ings, on-commissioned officers quar-
tiers. blacksmith shop. coal shed, quar-
termaster's stable, two carpenter shops
scale house, hospital, granary and also
several other smaller buildings.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16

the appearance Of hanging would not be
borne out BY the ugly wounds about the
girls head. the slayer then secured a
pocket knife belonging to Powell and sew
.erei the prostrate~girIs throat from ear
to ear, and jabbed the body irsanely with
the point Of the blade From a medical
viewpoint it is probable that some of
the wounds on the girls head were in
hioted after death. Practically so much
was revealed at the autopsy.
1t, also. showed that the girl was slain
late IN the morning. as all the food eaten
at breakfast had been digesteJ.
Making Cell Comfortable.
All this morning was spent in trying
to make the cell of Mrs. Powell in the
County jail, as comfortable as possible
for the woman prisoner. During yes
terday afternoon several colored men
whitewashed the walls. This morning
the husband of the prisoner arrived
with'a bed and several other articles Of
furniture. With the assistance Of the
wardens. these were placed i'm the cell
Mr.. Powell also brought a trunk filled
with his wifes clothing. This was
done at her request as she expressed a
desire to have a change of wearing
apparel
Detectives Francis and Ratledge
spent all The afternoon at the scene OF
the murder There was no crowd there
and they were able TO make their
search without the usual interruption.
They did not succeed in finding any
thing to strengthen the chain Of cir
cumstantial evidence they have woven
around Mrs. Powell. So far all the ev-
idence they have secured against her
is circumstantial There is on hope Of
finding any direct evidence and the
detectives are now exerting themselves
TO discover way TO get Mrs. Powell
10 talk.
Found Bloody Aprons.
One fact that the detectives have
been trying TO keep quiet leaked out
this evening. It was that some bloody.
aprops had been found an a'hed ticking
n the kitchen. This find wss made on
the first day that the officers visited
the house. This IS considered AN i'm
portant clue as ii establishes the fact
that some one in the house was trying
to hide their bloody work.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
80 o-REEN ~ - rRAn1Nn /

DLDE GREEN AND RED TRADING
STAMPS AT LYNCHS with all purchases
cNcep. sugar. save ail pound eonoe bags
WheI you have 90. we sive nou ! pound
tree. same kind inst yau bus We arc
headquarters for. good Tea and Coffee.
Fourth and Madison. Eighth and King SITS.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16
vladivostok Fleets whereabouts.

Paris Feb IA despatch 10 the
~Eclair" from 81. Petersburg says il is
affirmed there that after the lombard
ment of lIakodate (Which has not been
ofnyiary' 'toroiboratcd). the four Rus
sian cruisers which took part in the en-
gaCcment were driven buck to Nladi
vostok BY storm.
Evening journal., 1904-02-16

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-09
A mote 1t Is, to trouble the minds
eve, Hamlet.
nishearteninn Eiuures.

From 1864 to 1900 each successive
democratic candidate for President
polled more votes than did his prede-
cessor. In 1900 a change occurred.
Mr.. Bryan received in that year 144,-
1872 fewer votes than he did in 1896.
This was distressing, but Judge Par
ker's deficiency in 1904 was 1,250,000
votes. Parker not only polled 1885,
600 fewer votes than Bryan did in
1900, but he polled 100000 fewer
votes than Bryan did in 1896; 437, 900
fewer votes than Cleveland did III
1892, and 41S000 fewer votes than
Cleveland polled in 1898. Parker did
receive 100000 more votes than Cleye-
land did In 1884. In other words, the
democratic party has gained but 200,-
600 voters in twenty years! Roose-
welt polled 100000 more votes last
month than Blaine did in 1884.
The old historic party is in a bad
way, but out of the depths of expe-
rience will come a movement that
will give the country a strong opposl'
ton party-a movement that will put
strength again in the party that was
not born to die. The AgeHerald does
not know the How or the Why, but
1t does know that the party of JEFF
ferson and Jackson will yet regain its
strength, and will again control the
country. The party of the people
must rise superior to the party of priv
ilege if the republic is to endure.
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POOR OLD VULCAN.
Even coney Island Is Not Making =
Bid.

r. H. c., in the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
What shall we do with it? For there
is a contingency that the Birmingham
iron Vulcan, 56 feet high, is to be pre-
scented to us That the Mines building
will be torn peacemeal away and leave
1t standing there In the meadow looking
lonesomely and blackly toward the Lin
dell pavilion. Birmingham, It appears,
does not want 1t. San Francisco, which
once considered it, Is hesitating. 1t Is one
of the few things that Coney Island Is
not bargaining for; Evansville considers
1t not available for her museum and Chi
cago, so sniffy about art, but recently
threw her bronze Columbus into the
scrap heap. AS a statue. the Birmingham
Vulcan is a colossus; as work of art
um-well perhaps we ought first to APP
point a committee; as one for whom the
artistic educational influences of the fine
arts exhibition has not entirely cleared
away the mists, 1 must with some diff
dence, say that 1 think the iron Vulcan's
head is too big for its body; but I hasten
to add that 1 may be wrong. My opin-
ions were so frequently aIrily dismissed
In the art gallery last summer that l will
not press them. AT any rate If the statue
is imposed upon us we shall have the dig
gest one on the mainland of the United
States, If not the best one.