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Evening journal., 1904-04-18
TWO KILLED IN CHICAGO
IN FIGHT OVER GIRL

hicago, April 1S.-Ignatz Romonso. 25
years old, was shot and killed today.
and Thoma Tatria, aged % years, IA
tally wounded during a quarrel over
a young woman. whom they had left
in Austria. The men were employed
by the Standard Oil Company at Whit
ing, Ind. Romonso came TO America
six months ago and Hatrio followed
about two months later.
They met in a saloon and their first
topic was the girl whom both loved.
Finally Romonso fired q revolver at
Tatrio. the first shot striking him in
the left side. Tatrio fell to the floor
and Romonso, thinking he had killed
him, turned the pistol upon himself,
firing a bullet into his brain.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
DEBTS LEFT To
THE LEVY COURT
Present Body Had to Pay
Bills Left by Former
Members
CHANCELLOR GIVES SOME FIGURES
The Preceding Organization Did Not
Run Affairs on 60 cents on Dollar
But Had to Borrow s2io,ooo-Must
Pay This Money.

Republicans members OF the Levy
Court take issue with an editorial
which appeared in the Sunday Jeffer-
sonian TO the effect that the record Of
the present court under Republican
control has been one of extravaganza
instead of one of economy. President
Chandler and Commissioner Willitts
this morning gave a reporter for The
Evening Journal figures which prove
the statements in the editorial to be
untrue and also shows that the court
is conducted for thousands OF dollars
less than when the Democrats had
control.
After reading the article President
Chandler stated that It did not fairly
present the matter. It stated that
when the court passed into Republican
lcontrol, January 1. 1901, 81 inherited a
floating debt Of $4,000 and to meet Il
the tax rate was raised twenty cents,
making il so cents on one hundred
dollars This the article claimed
brought in S150.O0O additional revenue
to pay off $4,000.
II also stated that seventy-five cents
on the hundred was levied as the tax
rate IN 1902 and sixty-hve cents I'm 1903,
which brought IN three hundred thous-
land dollars extra IN the three years.
out Of this amount the article stated
THAT $4,000 has been paid of and but
a smaller surplus provided for the end
of the fiscal year June 80.
In commenting on the article Presi-
dent Chandler said;
III they call 5000. 900 a small surplus
/. all right. FOR that IS the balance we ex.
, pect to have In bank at the end Of th'
fiscal year. Now the statement tha'
, the Increased tax rate brought us ii
$3.50. 900 additional revenue In 1901 is un
! true. It was but $4,000 and the deb
was $4,000. In 1902 It was reduced e
Z 20 instead Of 70 cents on the hundred
B which brough IN t47 900 additional, an
D In 1903. at G5 cents there was but S23.
e 500 extra. making a total for extr
!. taxation in the three years Of Si6i,500.
o Continuing he said that the old Lev
I. Court did not run the affairs on sixt
j. cents on tho hundred as this article I'M
/. plies. II borrowed 100000 IN 1898 an
e sl5O.000 In 1897. making a total Of S2i0
900 used by that court which the pres
ent court is now paying the interest ol
terest on.
J. In regard TO bridges last year tn
: court built six new ones .esides payin
d $4,000 for the Seventh street bridge.
Continuing he said;
a "rhis year we have paid $4,000 o
IL Washington street bridge, which tn
old court built, but never paid a Ger
n on. We have paid $4,000 on the aims
j. house and also 10000 on floating deb
No. 9. making $4,000 we have paid o
2 this year alone. During the past tw
T. years $4,000 additional was paid o
. each year"
= Mr.. Willis corroborated Mr.. Chani
II ler's statement and said the editoril
e was misleading.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
THINKS HE CAN ROLL
TO THE NORTH POLE
Man in Chicago Has a Fool
Killer He Is Anxious to
Try

Chicago. April 1s.-A hollow canvas
ball, twenty-five feet high by thirty
two feet long. This description covers
the exterior OF Peter Nlssen's Fool
Killer No. g." I'm which the inventor
expects TO roll across Lake Michigan.
II this experimental trip proves sue
cessful he viii go to the North Pole.
The BAH. or balloon. is now at No. 405
West Kinzie street awaiting a favor
able wind.
Fool Killer No 3" operates on the
principle Of a pneumatic tire. II has
rolled over a large wagon with no ap-
preciablc effect on its speed. and Nissen
believes &c win roll over other obstacles
between him and the North Pole in
the same manner
Wind TO oe the Motive Power.
Wind is TO furnish the motive power
for the balloon.
In 1900 and again in 1901. under the
assumed name Of Bowser. Nissen made
the trip through the Niagara whirlpool.
He Is of the opinion that these actual
deeds should place him above the plane
Of the dreamer in the publice ye.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER
Walter Diekerson to Stand Trial in
Dover.
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
Dover, April 1S.--Walker Jehu Dick
erson. who is to be tried for the MUIR
der Of Thomas Green at Willow Grove
camp meeting, may be placed on trial
In the Kent county courts next week.
A plot OF the scene of the shooting has
been made by Surveyor John c. Hop
kins for the State, which is making inn
portant preparation for the trial. Sur
veyor Hopkins has also prepared plot
OF the scene OF the shooting Of Edward
Damp by Samuel +. Wilson. Of Phila-
delphia, which occurred between Fell
ton and Harrington. The two men
quarreled over young woman and the
shooting was the result. Damp being
seriously injured.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
TEMPERANCE WORKERS TO MEET
Women Of Kent and Sussex Counties TO
Hold Sessions This Week.
Special 10 the Evening Journal.

Special 20 fhe EVenng JournaI,
The Kent County Women's Christian
Temperance union will convene On annual
session next Thursday I'm Wyoming NJ. e.
Church. Mrs. Kate E. Smithers Of Smyr-
ma. county president, presiding. The even
ing address will be delivered by Mrs. Cora
E. Seberry. National temperance speak
er. A large number Of members of the
Dover Union win be in attendance, in
Guiding their president, Mrs. Emma ~
Caulk. who is also State president Of the
organization.
The Sussex county convention VIII be
held in Milton M Z. Church on Tuesday.
Miss Lillian Il. Cade Of Milton. presid-
ing.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
"Jaok" LAWN Aqain in Tolls.

After keeping out Of the clutches Of the
law for an unusual long term, Jack
LAWN was arrested this morning. He was
sent in by Patrolman Pierce and the
charge against him was put down as
drunkenness and begging. He was in
dignant because of his arrest and sfd
that he could not walk on the street any
more without being ''pinched."
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Hearina on Reeelver Motion.

Tomorrow is the day set for a hearing
before Judge Bradford in theUnited
States Court on the petitions presented
on April Z by Alfred ID. Chandler, of the
Boston bar, and Salisbury, Ponder and
Curtis, of this city, asking for the ap-
pointment Of a receiver for the Alaska
Tin and Mining Company. The appli-
cation was made on behalf OF a Mrs.
Clement. Mr.. Chandler will attend the
hearing tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
JAP ships Near VladivostooJ<.

London, April 1S.-The Central News
has a dispatch from Rome. stating that
a telegram received there from Har-
bin, Manchuria, conveys the intelli-
gence that a squadron of japanese
warships has arrived near Vladivos-
took. The commandant of the town is
preparing 10 resist the attack OF the
squadron. and the work Of completing
the fortiflcations is proceeding with
feverish energy.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Wind 10 oe the Motive POW
AGAIN IN POLICE TOLLS
Walter Blackburn Arrested Twice in
One Week For Highway Robbery.

For the second time within a week
Walter Blackburn was locked up this
morning on a charge of highway rob-
berry. Several days ago he was ar
rested for holding up a Fort Dupont
soldier and relieving him OF $3.50.
owing to the inability of the authori-
ties 10 get hold Of the soldier, Black
burn was allowed his freedom.
This time the prisoner is charged
with stealing s6 or 81 from Charles II.
Wainwright Of Chester. When ar
rested he had only 60 cents in his
pocket
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Received CONSIGNMENT Of Mattinq.

NJ Aqegary and Son, the weil-known
local furniture dealers received through
the Customs House this morning liS bales
OF Japanese mating, the last OF a con-
signmcnt of oo,OO0 square yards imported
for the coming summer trade. The firm
has paid 1850 IN customs dudes on the
total Importation Of mating
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
New Move on Kaiohau.

London. April 1S:-A dispatch to the
Chronicle. from Shai-Hai-Kwan. says
that a steamer which has arrived at
Niuchwang from chefoo reports sight
ing a japanese fleet, consisting OF
twenty-six war vessels and many trans
ports. in the Gulf of Pechili, north OF
Port Arthur steaming northward. II
IS expected that the fleet is going tC
Kiachau, southeast of Niuchwang.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
WEATHER BULLETIN

England
will
winds m
ly
in
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
pied Of consumption.

The re~ort that "a woman had died under
mysterious circumstances at Porter's
Station was received in this city on Sat
urday night. Coroner Physician. II. w.
Briggs investigated the case this morning
and found that the woman's death was
due 10 consumption. Her name was Mrs.
Elizabeth ]. Riley.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
BUILDING PERMITS
Permission Granted to Make Number
Of Alterations and Additions.

The following permits were granted
by Building Inspector Cassidy this
morning:
To George NJ. Fisher 10 erect an ad-
dition to No. 722 King street, at a cost
OF $3.50.
To Rosa De Lucca, addition to No.
1904 West Eighth street, $3.50.
To George S. Charles, addition to No.
5li Washington street. $780,
To George $. Charles, dwelling at
Eleventh and DUPONT streets. $500.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18

The Saturday evening Dancing Club
will give its closing dance in Eden Han
on Friday evening. April 20, at $50
o'clock. The committee in charge is
composed of Robert S. Glover d. r.
Wler and Fred Graef.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Will Go to Washinaton.

Alfred 0. Crozier will so to Wash
ington tomorrow in the interests OF the
ship canal project. It is greatly de-
sired and being urged that the COM
mittee on railways and canals offer the
resolution in Congress which calls for
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
A. A. PIaxers Arriving.

More players for the Wilmington A.
A. team arrived i'm this city today.
They are Lang, Reidy Russell, Sulli-
can, Lord and Campbell. They will go
into training at once.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
James II. Morgan, Brake
man, at Brandywine
Bridge and an Italian
Laborer at Bellevue
John Il. johnson, a Car
penter at LandIith,
Snatched from Almost
Under Train

Jumping OF a shifting engine directly IN
the path Of train going in tho opposite
direction this morning James IA. Morgan.
of No. 305 Kcnnebeck street. q brakeman
ON the Pennsylvania railroad was struck
and badly mangled. He died ia the Emcrg-
ency Hospital at French street station a
few minutes after he was brought there.
The shifter on which Morgan had been
riding was No. 10. AS soon as tho bridge
was cleared he jumped on on the north
bound track. A brother brakeman seeding
Delaware road passenger train rapidly ap-
preaching shouted a warning TO him.
The noise Of tho engine drowned both the
voice Of his would be rescuor and the ap-
proaching train.
Morgan was struck and had mis- head
split open. Ho was hurled 40 one side
from whore ne was lfted by his assoc
ciates and placed upon tho engine from
which he had but minute before been
riding and taken ito the Emergency Hos
pittl where he died before the arrival OF
Dr. Draper, the railroad physician.
Italian Killed by Bucket.
While working in a hole atong the Penn
sylvania railroad tracks dnia morning az
Bellevue Joan Toridorio. an italian labor
cr employed by Ryan and Kelley. was
struck upon the head by a bucket used 10
draw the oarth from a hole and killed in
stantly.
The man was working at the bottom Of
the excavation and the big metal bucket
WAS making regular trips TO the sur
face. In the descent THAI proved fatal to
Forldorio tho bucket swcrvod from its
regular course and crushing down on his
head crushed MS skull and almost burled
him in the soft clay In the bottom Of the
hole. lie was brought 70 this city ON a
train and removed TO the morgue.
Narrow Escape From Death.
BY the heroic action Of John II. Hoot-
en-, who Is In charge Of the switches OF
I the Pennsylvania railroad at Landiith
station. John r. Johnson. OF Phuadei-
lphia. was snatched from instant death
undar the wheels Of an express train
y this morning. johnson was employed
4 on the new work IN progress there and
Z had started 10 walk over the trestle
e with his tool box.
j. In some manner he lost his footing
n and rolled down the high embankment
: TO the railroad track below. Hooten
q was in his switch box when he heard
- the noise made by the man and his
tool box rolling down the bank together.
lie rushed out just as the man land
ed on the track
n Looking around he saw a fast train
4, almost upon the PROSTATE man on the
! track. Riskng his life he ran in front
/. of the train and lifted the unconscious
: workman from the track just as the
train rushed by
Johnson was unconscious from the
injuries he received IN the fall. Blood
was flowing from a deep wound In his
head. An ambulance was summoned
and he was taken to the Delaware Hos
pital.
Johnaon's condition Is serious lie is suf
ferlng from concussion OF the brain.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
May chanae cIubls Name.

Stockholders Of the Wilmington Bi-
cycle Club will hold meeting this even.
Ing, when the suggestion Of changing the
] name Of the club will be considered.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Movement Of oil Vessels.

in port from London, England. this morn
ing. She viii load oil for Tampico. Mexi-
CO. The Austrian vessel Etaika from
Dunipirk, France. also arrived.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Presented With q Puppy.

Levy Court Commissioner Isaac A.
Elliott has presented John L. Wright.
in the office Of the clerk Of the peace.
with a shepherd pup.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
calvin Potts Not Dead.

Calvin Potts. who is reported 20 have
died az his home near Hockessin as a re-
SUIT Of injuries received by being thrown
from a trolley car Is alive. He Is recover
ing from his injuries az the D. aware
Hospital.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Insneetina Rridnes.

Members OF the Levy Court drove out
to Centreville this morning o look
after some bridges in that locality.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Methodist Preaehers Meet.

At the meeting OF the Methodist
Preachers Association this morning the
relation OF DR.. CorSran 10 this confer
ence and his right TO represent the con-
ference was discussed. Various views
were expressed but no conclusion was
reached
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Letters Granted.

Letters testamentary on the estate Of
David McCnntock were granted TO Will
dam A. Lobdell and Robert c. To mic this
morning.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Wlll open nids Eor conl.

At the meeting OF the Board Of
Water Commissioners this afternoon
bids for supplying the department with
bltuminous coal for one year from Mag
/, win be opened. Several local dealers
are expected 10 bid
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
New Port Arthur Attack.

Tien-Tsin. April 1S-It is reported
that the bombardment of Port Arthur
was resumed yesterday.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Decision in Rau Case.

In the case Of John G. Rau. guardian,
against the Security Trust and Safe
Deposit Company the question involved
was the construction of a will. 1t was
to decide whittier certain children should
receive income from legacy or allow it
TO accumulate.
The chancellor construed il to mean
that the income should go TO the chill
dren from year TO year.
The chancellor also handed down a
decision in the case Of William Il.
Green against the Wilmington Savings
Fund Society, the question involved be-
ing title TO real estate. He held that
a certain deed which sought to create
a trust failed do so. only creating a
use which was executed under the
statute OF usage. leaving the complete
title in the grantor.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
WILL NOT CAMP
At BULL RUN
Delaware Could Not Afford
the Additional Expense
Necessary
BETWEEN $4,000 AND $4,000 NEEDED
Officers Of the Guard Pleased With the
Camp Ground ate Rehoboth--lt Has
Many Nateural Advantages to Recon-.

Although the First Infantry Of the
Delaware National Guard has been in
vited to participate in the mobilization
of troops at Bull Run this summer it is
not likely they win attend.
The government makes provision for
the transportation of the guardsmen
and furnishesrations and pay, but the
latter is at the regular government rate
which makes it impossible for the SOL
diers from this state to go into camp
there.
When Delaware's National Guard
goes out each enlisted man is paid $3.50
a day and the officers proportionately.
For this an appropriation Of $1,000 is
made annually.
This amount just about meets the
expenses Of a weeks camp. II the
guard was to go TO Bull Run the gov
ernment would pay the men at the
rate of $3.50 a month and the State
would be forced TO make up the diff
ference, which would mean between
$4,000 and $4,000.
| At Rehoboth where the men went
last year much good was accomplished
They had plenty Of room for drilling
and the water supply and bathing ad-
vantages were excelled.
II is optional with them whether they
accept the invitation 10 join with the
regular army and guardsmen Of other
States at Bull Run. The general opin.
ion is that the Rehoboth encampmeni
would be more beneficial and it is like.
ly that the guard will go there agar
this summer and not join with othei
troops at Bull Run.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18

Today is the first day OF the Phila-
delphia Yearly Meeting. Several VIII
mingtonians are attending.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Rurnham,s Clam RouIIion.

At Lynch's. We wholesale it in y
pints, pints and quarts. Get our prices
I'm y dozen or / dozen lots. d. w
Lynch Company, n. w. Cor. Madison
and Fourth streets.
Telephone connections. adv
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Iianded Down peeisions.

Chancellor Nicholson handed down
three decisions in Chancery Court this
morning. The first decision was in the
case brought by certain taxpayers to
prevent the payment Of certain fees for
the commitment OF vagrants to New
Castle jail by Mayor Boyd when Sam
uel A. Mcdaniel was sheriff. The
ground OF the application was that a
certain statute took away from the
mayor the right to commit. The chan
cellor held that the statute did not take
away from the mayor the power e
commit The chancellor refused tg
grant the injunction and dismissed tn,
bill The amount involved was s94O
which the Levy Court win now have I,
pay over TO former Sheriff McDsliel
Mr.. Mcdaniel was represented by Rob
/ ert G. Harman and William H. Heald
J. Harvey Whiteman represented tn
taxpayers.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18

New EdIson Reeords-LIppIncoIt }.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18

woodward & BIO. sen garden SEEDS.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
Cheaper and Better

Than typhoid fever-Westbrae Spring
Water. Geo. A. Rhoads, p. Q. Box 482.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
THREE DECISIONS
BY CHANCELLOR
Levy Court Will Have to Pay
Ex-Sheriff Samuel Nc
Daniel So4o
DROPPED FILTER COMPANY CASES
In Return For This the Company Will
Drop the Case Against the City
and Will Make No Further De-
mands.

The case Of Alfred Gawthrop and
several other citizens against the
United States Sand Filtration Com
pany was discontinued in Chancery
Court this morning on a motion Of
Thomas +. Bayard counsel for the cit
izens who brought the suit to prevent
the Water Commissioners from paying
certain amount Of money to this COM
pany on a contract made March 81.
1903.
Mr.. Bayard explained that he made
the motion on an understanding with
the Filtration Company that it viii dis
continue the action brought against the
city IN the United states Court and that
It will make no demand or seek to en-
force the first contract. Willard sauls-
bury. Of counsel for the company. was
IN court when the motion was made
and also stated the case In the United
states Court would be dropped.
This dlsposes OF all litigation In re-
gard TO the first contract. It leaves the
Water Commissioners free TO do what
they please Ia regard to the second
contract or a new one. The second
contract has never been signed by the
mayor.
This action was a surprise to many
persons who regard It as a big victory
for the citizens who brought the suit IL
/ chancery.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18

New Edison Records-Lippincott's.
Evening journal., 1904-04-18
WEATHER.

Tomorrow: Fair to partly
cloudy, slightlywarmer &.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-05
BEGINNERS IN seekeePiNc
Many Mako Mistake Of Putting Sur.
plus Receptaelss on the Hive
Before They Are Needed.

The beginner with bees II apt 10
make the mistake Of putting surplus
hou,y receptacles on the hive before
they are needed All the heat Is need
ed In the brood department early In
the season. and the bees will moi work
10 sup.rs until the harvest opens and
they arc oramped for room.
bees are peculiar In some respects;
they will not go 10 work readily In the
fup'fa II they are given too much
empty space 10 begin with. Better put
oLly one super on each hive to start
with. The sections should be- fur
nlshcd with starters. To induce the
bees TO so rlsht TO work. put In at
least one p~artly-hllcd section In each
super from some other colony already
at work. or from stor. held over from
last season. Tho comb alone IL all
risht for this purpose. but u II + ftSl
Of honey II II 81 much the better.
Broad comb may be cut up and n'tod IN
sections as bait comb, II there are no
partly finished sections on hand, A
few Of such sections shoull always b.,
saved over. and taken care Of. They
are valuable AT this season.
II the bees still refuse 10 work In
the supers. there may he little honey In
the fields. or the flowers from which
yield l. expected may not fecre'e
honey, Had weather often prevents
IN. bees from working. They will do
little good gathering honey unless
there II a large forceIoi bees AZ the
RICH, az. for business when the har-
vest opens. a strong colony may al
ways be doponded uron to oil the s"s-
tions wen In n poor season. Fannie ".
Wood In Ohio Farmer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-05

There IL q dcrcllct church In the Chor.
Ing Cross road. the existence Of which
will be news to most Londoners. II
IL called by the title Of ~. Mary the
Virgin. Dcscriion seems to have taken
place because the fabric was crumb
ling AWAY. OF late nobody has cared
60 " H.. no funds being available "a
Keep II IA repair. and the public au'
thorities have been Obliged. for the
safety Of passing pedestrians, TO un.
der,ske soine precautionary work.
They nre naturally anxious TO dis.
cover the owner. and have summoned
him by notice on the door ~ the ed.
ifce TO make good the structural de.
fcc,s. hut II there Is really any owner.
lie Is scarcely likely to place himself
In evidence and assume considerable
pecuninry liability. The old place will
no 1cubt have to be removed al.
together. ~ some Of the walls threat.
IN 20 fall =, any hour. the council Ia,
charged Itself with the duty Of snoring
them up, and will duty file III, account
against the missing owncr.-Ll,erpooI
Mercury.