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Evening journal., 1904-09-16
City VIII Get It's Supply
for New Plant From
Concerns Along the
Brandywine
VIII be Sufficient Until
Wilmington Reaches
Population of 5oo,-
600

The selection OF Rockland as the site
for the new water plant Is a source OF
satisfaction to the general public. IL
Is an ideal one and while not high
enough by thirty-hve or forty feet ac-
cording to the views OF Chief Engineer
Theodore Leisen, OF the Water Depart
ment It Is the best location to be had
within easy reach. BY going several
miles further up the Brandywine this
altitude could have been reached, but
Il was deemed unwise to get that dis
tance away from the city.
The plant as planned will supply VIII
mington with water up TO the time IL
has reached q city OF 100000 population
When that time comes Mr.. Leisen says
1t will become necessary 10 purchase
the entire water right to the Brandy
wine from the several large Industries
situated along the steam.
Purchasing Water Rights.
Negotiations have been going on be-
tween the Water Commission and Jes-
sup and Moore, the DuPonts and BAN
orofts for some time regarding the
water rights OF the Brandywine and
an understanding Ia the matter Is be-
leved 70 have been reached. While
Mr.. Lelscu refuses 10 give out the sum
asked by these three companies for
their interest IN the water rights to the
stream until the Water Board has pass
cd on the figures IL Is said that about
$4,000 annually is the amount asked for
the privilege. All the concerns inter-
ested prefer selling the water rights
outright and this proposition Mr. Lei
sen has expressed himself as favoring.
viii Cost More Than 100000
II viii probably cost the city about
100000 to purchase the water rights
to the stream outright This figure is
for 3O0o0,000 gallons Of water. which
VIII supply the city until as stated. "A
viii have reached a population OF 800.
600. After that, according to the ides
of Mr.. Leisen an additional couple o.
million gallons Of water could be pur
chased.
. The amount the city Is expected Z
Continued on Fourth Page.)
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
PROPOSITION MADE
BY THE REPUBLICANS
Offer to Allow Unions to Sc
lect Governor From Five
Names Submitted

At "a meeting held in the Hotel Rich
ardson, Dover, yesterday afternoon by
the Republican state Committee the
proposition Of Senator Alice regarding
"a revision of the state tickets and the
formation of neN one was discussed
and acted upon.
After much deliberation the following
reply on behalf Of the State Committee
was formulated and sent to Senator
Alice:
"Hon. ]. Frank Alice. Chairman
Union Republican state Commit
tee.
Dover, Delaware.
''Sir:-I am instructed by the Re
publican state Committee TO ac-
knowledge receipt Of your PROPOSE
ton under date of September fifth.
1901. and TO advise you that this
committee does not find il accept
able.
THAT for the purpose Of getting
a single Republican ticket In the
state and TO the end that the full
est strength of the combined Re-
publican vote may be realized in
November. we propose all candi-
dates from both tickets be asked to
resign by the respective commit
tees.
This committee viii then submit
a list Of five names from which
the Union Republicans are to select
a candidate for Governor who viii
accept the nomination.
THAT the remaining six offices on
the State ticket be equally divided
by alternate choice.
Yours very truly.
L. Eeisler Ball,
Chairman.
Senator Ball was at headquarter
this morning and said that nothing ha'
been heard regarding the proposition
from Senator Alice.
Il was stated upon the streets thi
morning that the Republican Stat
Committee was not a unit In formnl
the reply but that Senator Ball anS
r. h. Shurter were opposed TO the ac'
.ss~-. ~-r----
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
VICTIMS
STILL IN RIVER

of damage done. Mr.. Brinton has
rain gauge in his yard and claims that
3 IA inches fell from o'clock Wednes-
dav morning until about the same time
Thursday morning.
Exchange Agent Injured.
At Reedy Island, Martin j. Brannon,
the Maritime Exchange agent, was seek
ing shelter aboard the QuaranSlne steam
ship Neptune. when his hand was caught
between an iron door and the iamb. His
angers were crushed so badly tiat ampu-
tatiol will be necessary. He was taken
to the Delaware Hospital.
The schooner Hattie V. Kelsey, owned
by Captain James Rulen, Of Bordentown,
was lost off Atlantic Highlands. She was
bound from Newport News to New Haven
with a load OF coal. captain Rulen and
his crew were rescued. The Kelsey was
valued at 5000. This makes three vessels
Captain Ruien has lost.
Vessels. Reported Damaged.
The storm was in many respects similar
to the one which swept the coast year
ago. In that storm hve lives were lost
and much damage was done to shipping
While several days will elapse before the
full effects Of yesterdays gaze will be
known, the following includes all the ves-
sells inside the Delaware Breakwater re-
ported to have been stranded, wrecked
or otherwise damaged:
steamships-Gut Hell, Red Bank Bar
Alaska, Lewes, Del; Peconio Lewes
Del; Alden S. Swan. Lewes, Del; Han
Il I 1at
Lewes, Del; Fearless, Lewes. De-.
( scnooners-E.C. Allen. Delaware Break.
water; Joseph l.. Milford. off Marine
HOSPITAL; Mile Bank, of Marine Hos.
pital; Henry p. Havens, Lewes, Del.
John b. Darlington. Delaware Break.
water: Maggie f. Davis. Assateague.
Tugs-William j. Peoples, Delawar,
/ City; Majestic. Reedy Island; j. Henr,
Edmunds. Lewes. De-; John Leonard. Of
Marine Hospital; John A. Hughes, Della
ware Breakwater.
Repairing Telegraph Wires.
BY this evening it is probable thai
nearly all damage done to telegrap pf
and telephone companies wires viii b,
repaired and the lines will be in full
operation again.
The Western Union Company repor
through connections with Baltimore
Philadelphia and New York. and mos
Of their minor branches are in workin,
order. The company has force o
men working on the line between New
port and stanton, where number o
poles were blown down or snapped of
The Postal Telegraph Company re
ported this morning that all its wire
were In working order and that com
munications can be had at any poin
} reached by IT,
Telephone Companies.
The telephone companies were i'm ba
shape yesterday and few points outsid
the city could be reached over tn
wires. The d. & A. people report TO
day however that things are in goo
shape once more and communication /
possible as usual
The Delmarvia Company reports tina
all its outside wires are operating ex
cept the through lire to Baltimore an
connections can be had to some point
on that line.
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
SUSPECTED OF TRAIN WRECEING

Suspected Of having tried to wreck
an excursion train on the Delaware,
Maryland and Nire MIA railroad near
Milford abcut a month ago. Harry
Belts has been placed IN fail at
Georgetown. He IS held on minor
charge hut that Of train wrecking may
be placed against him.
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
RAIL BIRDS NUMEROUS
eunners Returning With Well Filled
Bags.

Rail birds ap!enty abound in the mar
shes along the Delaware river They are
more numerous than for several years. AT
the beginn'ag Of the season It was thought
there woulG be but Few birds here, but
they have continued to come until now
the reeds are fairly alive with them. They
are particularly fat also.
Th.s is probably the reason so many
sportsnen are cunning for them. Every
morning hundreds may be seen making
their way toward the marshes and most
of them return with we.l-f.led game
sacks.
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
No Effort Has Yet Been
Made to Remove the
Wrecked Vessel From
the Delaware Channel
List of Other Vessels
That Went Ashore as
the Result of the Gale
on the Coast

All that remains to mark the spot
where the eight men lost their lives
by the sinking of the tugboat Israel w.
Durham during the storm yesterday
morning in the Delaware river is the
top of the smokestack. which protrudes
at low tide.
None of the bodies have washed
ashore or have been recovered. No ef-
fort has yet been made TO find the bod
les or raise the sunken boat although
the government mud sucker was in the
vicinity stirring up the water in the
hope that some of the dead might come
to the surface.
The two drowned men whose names
could not be found out yesterday were
John Ericsson, cook. living in Philadel-
phia, and John Short, fireman, also Of
philadelphia.
A buoy has been placed at the spot
by one Of the boats of the P. & r. rail-
road to prevent other craft from rum
ming into the sunlSen boat at high tide
Five Made Widows.
BY the sinking OF the tug and the
drowning Of the eight men, five wO-
men are made widows and sixteen chill
dren fatherless.
Wallace harp, who lived at No. 81
Pearl street, Camden, leaves a widow
and two children, four and eight years
old.
Milton Townsend. of No. 312 Chestnui
street, Camden, leaves a widow and
seven children. the youngest being
eight months and the oldest twenty.
three years.
Ludlam Townsend. Of No. 1872 Mt
Vernon street. Camden, is survived b,
a widow and two children, one Of then
three and the other six years of age.
William Ennis, of Clayton, leaves {
widow and two children.
William Grupp. of Philadelphia
leaves a widow and three children.
All traces Of the storm in this cit,
have been wiped out. The fallen tree
have been removed from the street
and torn and ragged awnings removed
The streets show the effects of tn
washing they received as a result o
the heavy rain.
Amos c. Brinton, librarian at tn
county court house, stated this morn
ing that the recent wind and raj
storm was by far the most severe tina
he can remember. Mr.. Brinton 70
many years has kept a record of al
heavy storms. He recalls many heav
storms at this season of the year, bu
none that can compare with the on
that visited Wilmington on Wednesda,
night for the amount of rain that fel
for high winds and also for the amour
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
YACHT CAPsllED IN THE LAKE
When Boat Was Found all Sails Were
Set But No One Aboard.

Chicago. Sept. 16.--A nameless cap
sized yacht, found in the lake off Wau-
kegan, and brought to Chicago. is be-
lieved by hoatmen to indicate that the
crew has been drowned. The fact that
the sal were set is held as additional
proof. One side of the railing was
torn away. apparently in a struggle to
keep the boat ahoat. The yacht would
accommodate six persons.
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
RAILROAD MEN COME HERE
More Thar Half a Hundred Started
to Work Yesterday.

Beginning yesterday the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad freight department in
this city was augmented by sixty-five
men. They are conductors, engineers
fiagmen and brakemen. Heretofore
they have resided in Philadelphia where
their long lay-off was.
With the establishment of the ter
minus at Edge Moor yard these men
have been transferred to this city.
Most Of the men have families and
they have experienced considerable
difficulty in securing homes. Many Of
them. however. have found houses in
the Ninth ward near their work.
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
WEATHER BULLETIN


will prevail with light
southery
Of weather
changes
weather
rtherlv to nvYesel heez TO
Evening journal., 1904-09-16

George II. Dick was born at Big Oak.
near Smyrna. Del. June 10. 1857. At
his studies in youth acquired a good
business training. For some time he
was in the employ OF the Delaware
railroad as a telegraph operator but
in 1892 engaged in business for himself.
Mr.. Dick has always been staunch
Republican. but has never held office.
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
Removed Explorer.

The steamer Explorer. being built in
this city for the Geodetic Survey Of the
United States government, was yester-
day taken from the dock of the Jack
son & sharp Company 10 the Pusey &
Jones Company, where she win be fit
ted out for service. The copper plating
on her hun was finished yesterday
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
win Rsduos Morkinu rin..

on next Monday The Betta Machine
Company will reduce its time. At pres
ert the hours aref rom to y and to
$50 O'Clock. Next week they will be to
L AMI y 40 to > o'clock, making reduce
ton OF forty-hve minutes a day.
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
Station At MarshaIIton AboIIshed.

The station of the b. & o. railroad at
Marshaliton has been discontinued. j.
A. willis, who has be nethe station agent
there for some time has been transferred
to the freight office at the foot of Mar
ket street in this city. Thef reight busl-
ness from Marshallton has been trans
ferred to kiamensi.
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
Or. Baker Still in Asbury Parsonage.

The question OF whether or not the
Rev. c. 5. Baker can be ousted from
the Asbury parsonage is still bothering
the minds of the trustees OF that
church. The latest move is to have
the counsel FOR DIR. Baker confer on the
matter and both sides will abide by
the osairLiaa
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
FINE SPECIMENS OF APPLES
Charles Clark Of Cecil County a Sue
eessfuI Grower.

Colonel Samuel Hawkins has In his
window on Market street the fine
specimens Of apples which were grown
in Cecil county Nd. and were sent him
by friend.
The fruit came from the farm OF
Charles Clark who IS an extensive
grower and who recently shipped COL
oncf Hawkins a basket OF his apples
The apples exposed in the window
weigh one pound five ounces and one
pound three ounces respectively. Sew
eral other Of the apples weigh one
pound apiece.
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
LOST, FOUND AND REWARD.

FOUND. SAIL BOAT ADRIFr ON THE
Dalaware river last Monday. Informa-
tion can be obtained by addressing An
Evening journal office. septi4-St
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
Lost Left Hand.

at the Jackson & Sharp branch Of the
American Car and Foundry Company.
Evening journal., 1904-09-16

Have you tried The Evening Jour-
nails telephone want ad serviee7 It's
great.
Evening journal., 1904-09-16
THE WEATHER.

THE WEATHER.
Tomorrow; Fair and slightly
warmer weather and light
northerIy winds will prevail
along the coast.
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POST OFFICE HOURS MONDAY.
Two Divisions Closed to the Public
Deliveries and Collections.

The Washington city post offices, by or
der Of John A Merritt. postmaster, will
observe the following schedule Monday
next:
The cashiers division and the money
order division will be closed to the public.
The registry division will be open up to
pm.
A delivery by carriers from the main
Office and its stations will be made at 7:3O
am. and 12:1o pm. the latter delivery for
packages only. Carriers windows will be
open for the delivery of mail to clerks in
the departments from am. to IL am.
Collections will be made at the main Of
flee and Station G at $50 am. 8 and IL 80
pm: Station A at $50 and $50 a. m, 5
ana 1880 p.m.; Station Il at 7:3O am 8
and 1915 p.m.; Station D at 8 am 3 and
1:3o m: Station F at am. and 1O:15
p M: Station H at IL am. and pm.; Sta
ton K at IL am. and pm: Takoma Park
Station at IL am. and p.m.; Brookland
station at II am. and pm: and Benning
Station at a. and p.m
The following named stations will be
open to the public for the transaction of
business: Station A. to IL a M. $40 to
Z pm: Station B. to II a. m. $50 to Z
pm: Station c. to 10 am; Station D,
. to IL In. $50 to pm: Station F, 63O
10 IL am. $50 to pm; Station G, G to
IL am. to p.m.: Station H, 6 to IL
am. to pm: Station K. 8 to II am,
D to z pm; Brookland Station. 8 to ii
am. 8 to pm: Takoma Park Station x
to II am. to pm; Benning Station,
3 to IL am, to pm.
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The Cornell Glee Club.

The patronesses for the Cornell Musical
Club concert at the New Willard Wednes-
day evening. December 81 are Mrs. Russell
A. Alger, Madame de Azpiroz. Mrs. John
A. Aspinwall, Mrs. Joseph c. Audenried,
Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell, Mrs. Charles
j. Bell, Mrs. John S. Blair. Mrs. Henry F.
Blount, Mrs. William ]. Boardman, Mrs.
Royal B. Bradford, Mrs Charles S. Brom-
well, Mrs. Henry b. Brown, Baroness
Bussche, Mrs. Charles II. Campbell Mrs.
Chaffee, Mrs. Oliver E. Cromwell Mrs
John Chopper, Mrs. William Eleroy Curtis
Mrs. Reginald de Koven, Mrs. John Dali
zell, Mrs John T. Davis. Mrs. William F.
Draper, Mrs. Stephen b. Elkins. Mrs Jo-
seph B. Foraker Mrs. John w. Foster
inrs. John c. Fremont. Mrs. George Lewis
Gillespie. Miss Isabella l.. Hagner, Mrs.
Henry c. Hansbrough, Mrs. John NJ. Har-
lin, Mrs. Joseph r. Hawley, Baroness Hem
gelmuller, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins Mrs.
Henry M. Hoyt, Mrs. Ralph Jenkins Mrs.
Arthur Lee, Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge. Mrs
Victor II. Metcalf, Mrs. Paul Morton, Mrs
Charles w. Needham. Mrs. Thomas c.
Noyes, Mrs. Warren Greene Ogden, Mrs
Albert NJ. Patterson, Mrs H. Cleveland
Perkins. Mrs. Presley Marion Rixey, Mrs.
c. Peyton Russell, Mrs. Preston Sands
Mrs. Nathan Sargent, Mrs William A.
Slater, Mrs. Charles a. Spalding, Mrs. Otto
H Tittman, Mrs. John Van Rensselaer,,
Mrs. William X. Van Reypen, Mrs. Her
bert Wadsworth Mrs. John G. Walker and
Mrs. A. s. Worthington.
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A XMAS DAY RALLY
Colored Young Men Want a Y. M. c. A.
Building-Pledges and Subscriptions

An effort is being made by the colored
men or Washington to organize a Young
Mems Christian Association for the benefit
OF their race. A temporary organization
was effected few months ago, and meet
fngs looking toward a permanent organiza
ton have been held each Sunday afternoon
since January "a last in True Reformers'
Hall, 18th and U streets northwest Over
three hundred men have pledged their
moral and financial support to the move
ment to the extent of at least a 50 mem
bership fee. and many subscriptions, they
say, have already been paid.
A special canvass for additional mem
bers is being made under the direction of
the executive committee and the newly
selected Secretary Hamlin, trained Y NJ
c. A. secretary from Springfield Mass,
and it is believed the effort they are MAX
ing to get 1000 members will within few
months be crowned with success.
The general disposition of those contrib
uting is said to be in favor Of purchasing
or erecting a suitable and well-equipped
Y. M. c. A. building for colored young men
when an adequate number of members and
subscriptions are obtained. A meeting has
been arranged for next Sunday at True Re-
formers Hall, at $50 o'clock, when a spe-
cial proposition concerning a new building
will be discussed. Mr.. c.. F. Nesbit, d.
rector, and Mr. L. L. Pierce, secretary, of
the local Y. NJ. c. A, will address the meet
ing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
Cleaning Off the Snow.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
Having read with interest and approval
your several timely comments on the ques-
ton Of Cleaning OF the Snow" have as
often wondered why the equal. if not more
culpable, negligence of the District and
federal authorities in this respect has SEEM
ingly escaped the usual brightness of your
just and "star-eyed' condemnation. Are
they not equally, If not more, guilty than
the occupants or owners of property in this
connection?
If they expect and require the citizens
either with or without law, to perform
this just and necessary duty, ought they
not to set better example in the prem
Uses?
During the recent snowfall and freeze
not vestage Of an attempt, In many
places, to remove the snow from the side
walks, adjoining public reservations and
buildings, can be seen. Should the law
givers and those appointed to execute the
laws be exempt from their observance and
the penalties thereof, whether they be con-
stitutional or not? Anything that is just
right and needful to public comfort and
personal safety Is, or ought to be, constitu-
tional, and the man, woman or corporation
who attempts to evade or neglect a mani
fest and natural duty on the plea of its
"constitutionality'' or not, ought to be sent
to the Reform School. or some other less
juvenile penal institution, and guilty
man, corporation or government should es-
cape a just and equal condemnation for a
like offense. There have been intervals
during the recent spell of weather when
the ice or snow could have been easily re-
moved from the sidewalks. as 1t was in
many places but where that was not done.
or could not be easily done, few fine
ashes, sand or other suitable article. should
have been spread over the smooth or slip
perry places" as a protection to pedestrians.
and much "fear and trembling, If not
many accidents, would have been avoided
z. s. BUCKLER.
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The following deaths have been reported
to the health office for the twenty-four
hours ending at noon today:
Forest L. Casio, United States Soldiers
Home, thirty-two years six months
Ellen May Cooke Roche, o32 Sth street
southeast. seven years.
- Richard Mcdonnell, 31S Washington
street, Anacostia, sixty-two years.
Mark T. Whalen, 1873 NJ street southwest,
thirty-nine years.
Edgar Barnes, Florence Crittenton Home,
five months twenty-seven days.
Jesse NJ Gilmore. 226 14th street south
west. fifty-seven years.
Anna NJ. White 733 18th street northwest,
twenty-one years six months.
Martha koehler 421 / street northwest,
seventynine years.
Gertrude f. Taylor, 116 Pierce street
northwest. one month seven days.
Nellie K. Nelson. 800 Elm street north
west. fifty-six years.
Adaliada Glover. 1120 4th street north
west, ffty-three years.
Joseph F. Radcliff, Georgetown University
Hospital, fifty-five years.
George Elliott, S2t 9th street southwest
six months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Mark r. Thornhill and Hattie Hudson,
both of Rappahannock county, Va.
Harry B. Yates and Marie Roche.
VIM. J. Pampey of Alexandria, Va, and
Ella M. Hershey Of this city.
Walter w. Winnie and Hattie E. Henning.
Samuel w. Latham of this city and Lille
Wilson of Highland, Md.
Ruben Maza and Dora Barman.
: VIM. o. Speaks and Mamie L. Jackson.
James T. Harris and Mary E. Gray.
Guy w. Duty and Celestial c. Griffin,
both of Alexandria. Va.
Fred NJ Edwards and Emma M. King
Daniel Sloane and Ida Turner
Fred H. Ensign, jr., of New Orleans. La,
and Pansy Burton of this city.
Clinton G. Saunders and Bertha c. Ross.
Clarence L. Brice and Margaret Bricker.
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e. III. Webster of Kansas has been APP
pointed by Secretary Wilson chief of the
dairy division of the Department of Agri-
culture. Mr.. Webster. who has had long
experience as dairy inspector fO- the gov
L. Alvord.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24

VIM. E. Richardson of Prince Georges
county, Md, and Pearl Willis of this city.
Andrew j. Benton and Margaret K.
Hoesch
Albert ]. Meisel of Renova, Pa, and Caro-
line V. Newman of this city.
Nelson Churchman and Susie Bioomer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
MARRIED.

On Friday December ~,
1904. at the residence of her uncle w. Y.
Iitcomb. 2237 Y street northwest. by the Rev.
Herbert Scott Smith, DID, ETHEL IRVING
GILLlSS ASHBY and :. SIDNEY BREESB
STEVENS Of Chicago, H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
heath of Boatswain HALEY.

The Navy Department has been Informed
of the death in Philadelphia yesterday Of
Chief Boatswain Patrick Haley, United.
States navy. He entered the navy from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24

Mr.. George E. Roberts, director of the
mint, and Mrs. Roberts will open their
house at 1924 Vermont avenue for an af-
ternoon Of song and story" Thursday, De-
cember 30, at 4 o'clock, for the benefit Of
the industrial work of Barney Neighbour
hood House."
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To Succeed the Late Mai. Alvord.

New Hampshire in 1878, and was the senior
officer of his grade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24

Miss Hilda Louis of Baltimore is the
guest of Mrs. Edward Kohner, 800 NJ
street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24

Mrs John NJ. Anderson arrived on Satur-
day last from Mexico City to remain with
her mother at 'Oakenshaw'' during the
absence OF her sister, Miss Farley. who
sailed with friends on the Slavonia
Tuesday for three months tour in. Italy,
Sicily and along the Mediterranean.