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Evening journal., 1904-07-22
LETTER CARRIER
FATALLY STABBED
Was Attacked While Passing
Through Dark Cut on
Way to Home

Maurice Carroll. IS years old, Of No. 552s
Morton street. Germantown, Pa. was
stabbed three times in the back early
this morning near the Cheten avenue
station of the Reading railway and prob
ably mortally hurt. He is IN the Ger
mantown Hospital, and his condition is
so low that he has been unable TO throw
any light upon the attack made upon
him.
Carroll is a letter carrier. lie was for
merly attached to Station q, German
town. and for the last year or so has
been on duty as night collector at the
Passyunk avenue station. Carroll leaves
Chelton avenue car on his way home
every morning about half-past o'clock
at the Reading station. A short cut
through a dark railway siding leads out
into Armat street and considerably re-
ducss the distance to his home on Nor
ton street.
Stabbed From the Rear.
In getting Off the car last night Carroll
as usual took this direction. Somewhere
in the cut ne was stabbed from behind.
His assailant thrust at him three times
at least. ana the knife entered his back
at each shoulder and in the centre.
Carroll must have fallen under the force
Of the blow, and while down ne may have
been robbed, although as yet the police
have not been able TO ascertain this.
After being stabbed the man was able
to drag himself back to Che.ten avenue
and to the doorstep of Engine Company
I No. -, a distance Of about l25 yards.
/ When he reached there ne was bleed
| ing profusely, and collapsed into the arms
of Fireman William Spencer. BY this
/ time he was almost speechless, and Spen-
Ger hurridly rang up ~he patrol, which
came and took Carroll to the German
town Hospital.
Special officers at once began an in
vesugation Of the affair ana up TO this
time their inquiries have not been very
fruitful, but may be summed up as fol
lows
There is an Italian settlement along the
railroad siding upon which Carroll wa.
stabbed, and It is possible that he Wa.
struck down by some member OF this col.
ony who had noted Dis I,ghtly passage
and determined to rob him. The polio,
will give this theory the closest attention
but they also are investigating another
Some time ago, they understand, Carol
had a dispute. purely verbal. with man
after which this man became very angry
and is reported to have declared that hl
would "get even" OF course many mel
might make such remark without mean
ing 20 resort to midnight assassination
but nevertheless. this man win be asked
to tell of his whereabouts at half-past
o'clock this morning
Evening journal., 1904-07-22
New Hospital physician.

Il DR.. William e. Ryan, of Georgetown,
a recent graduate of the Medico-Chi
! college. of Philadelphia. has been ap-
pointed resident physician at the
Delaware Hospital
Evening journal., 1904-07-22
President McNuIty's Side.


Following the regular routine OF bus4I
ness President McNulty requested NJ.
McCancrly OF tine Tenth ward to take
the chair. After taking tine noor DE asked
that a copy of the report of the assess
ment investigating committee presented
before Council ON last Thursday night be
supplied Co him. After receiving "a copy
of the desired report President McNuty
began am explanation of the work of the
Board of Assessment. Revision and Ap-
peals for the present ycar Ile said:
"rnere appears 90 have been an idea
current that there was considerable sec-
recy in the actions of the Board of Ai-
scssment, Revision ana Appeals Ia its
work of compiling the assessment for the
present year. Now / want 10 say that no
committee ever worked more openly. /
wish to further state that every mem
her of that committee respected . oath
of office and did in his mind. what he
thought was right and just
Now, gentlemen, if you will bear with
me Tor awhile VIII eniolvor TO cx-
plain some Of the things mentioned
/ in tie report presented by the assess
ment investigating committee. Not that
wish ito defend the Board o. ASSESS
ment Revision and Appeals. but merely
TO make an explanation"
The Railroad Assessment.
Beginning with the Pennsylvania rain
road property. Ant. McNulty took up caci
piece of property owned by the rallroa
company upon which the assessment wa
reduced and explained why q was done
He called attention 10 the fact that tn
reason the assessment on good Dor
tion Of the companys property in IN
city proper was reduced from the figure
of the assessors. was because many build
lngs owned hy the corporation ON thes
properties had been razed afer the aa
scssmcnt on them had been made by th
assessors
Going over the entire matter I'm detail
President McNuity spoke of the rcduc
tion of Si25t00 ON the railroad company
property in the southern district. In ex
plaiaing this reduction ho said. "The 10
on Water street from shipicy to Orang
street was assessed at si00 foot front o
Sl1Sn. Tho railroad company asked tina
It be- lowered to $1,000. The board con
sidered the request and reduced the as
sessment to $4,000, or trne over S@
foot
In explanation President McNulty saI
the property Is only the back end of lots
, The lot between Lombard and Pin
streets was reduced from $1,000 to 1890
Evening journal., 1904-07-22

Hot words which nearly led TO some-
thing more serious were the feature of
last nights proceedings of city Council.
During the meeting and after the body
adjourned some of the Democratic mem-
bers indulged in personalities that served
90 further Intensity the state of m feol.
ing existing between the two factions on
The Democratic side of the house, with
the result chat there now appears TO b,
no visible hope of reconciliation.
Evening journal., 1904-07-22
LIFE OF DRESSED BEEF
OF LIMITED DURATION
Abattoirs and Wholesale
Houses Now Carry Large
Quantities of Meat

What the aftermath Of the great
western strike viii carry with il is
question that is causing some uneasi-
ness TO wholesale dealers i'm this COM
munity who appear to be at a loss to
know what to do with their stock on
hand.
Throughout the city there are hum
dreds of head of dressed beef hanging
in halves and quarters in cold storage
houses, and on farms in the vicinity
many more are quartered. awaiting to
be slaughtered. but the demand for
them is not here.
Expensive Transaction.
Inasmuch as the condition Of the
markets is such as It is at present. a
/ hand to mouth policy being pursued by
both retailer and consumer. wholesale
dealers are in Quandary as to what
| 20 do with their stock. Live cattle. if
kept any length of time. after purchase
and before killing. will. naturally, eat
/ their heads off and become a loss to
/ their owners.
Dressed beef, in cold storage. has but
] a certain tenure on marketable life
which depends greatly, as a matter of
I fact upon the length of time that has
elapsed since the beeves had been
slaughtered. Western beef have felt
the aveman's blow. probably ten days
before they reach Wilmington markets
Ten days in cold storage is about the
limit in which they can be kept at a
profit, although cattle killed at home
may be carried i'm storage for period
of three weeks. Local butchers arc
almost unit in saying mere is more
beef in stock here today than there
has been for many years and also thai
there is less demand for it.
In explaining the condition of tn,
market today one butcher said: Cd.
don't know as it would make much
difference in sales if meat went to 8
dollar a pound. None of us are sell.
ing any OF any account at present.
Evening journal., 1904-07-22

A hnicly girls engagement is often a
regular one-ring crcus.
Evening journal., 1904-07-22

si5Dl0 10 $4,000 and another from S25 0o0
TO $4,000 because the buildings thereon
had been torn down after assessed by tho
assessors.
Says Criticism is Unjust.
Az this point Mr.. McNulty presented
letter from tho real estate agent Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company which
follows:
Wilmington, Del, July o. 1904
To the President and Members of Coun-
ell. Wilmington, Delaware:
Gentlemen; In view of the report.
made TO you on the 1ith instant OF your
special committee appointed to review
the assessment of this city, it seems
but just to the Board OF Assessment.
Revision and Appeals, as well as TO the
Philadelphia. Baltimore q Washington
Railroad Company that the public
should have It's attention called 10 the
facts pertaining to the assessment OF
the railroad property.
Your committee states the ASSESS
ment on the property Of said company.
/ in the Southern district. was reduced
Sl25.50O but they failed to mention the
buildings that wtre torn down Ia said
district. The round house IN 1908 was
assessed at $4,000; IL has been torn
down and the assessment was reduced
TO 100000. The car shops. paint shops.
saw mill. carpenter shop varnish room.
oil house and the Pennsylvania House.
Front and King streets, We're assessed
D at $l3l040i they have an been torn
down and the assessment on them re-
J duced 10 S72500. These reductions to-
5 gether with "a reduction Of Si6.9 $50 on
few lots OF land that were manifestls
a too high. made the above reduction 10
- The Southern district Of Sl25.500.
e Your committee states the tax of said
! company in the Northern district wa.
increased only S431.50. Notwithstanding
, its improvements i'm that district, bu
your committee failed to state thai
under the Act of May 20, 1895 (vol II
Chap. 1906 Laws OF Delaware) the com.
pany IS exempt for ten years from tn,
payment Of tax on the buildings erect
ed on marsh or meadow land that ha.
been filled in. The said board assessed
an the property that Is not built or
marsh land and more too, for they die
assess some that is built on marsh oi
meadow land that has been filled IN
The assessors assessed the propert,
without regard TO the buildings tha
We're torn down. and without regard
to the provision Of the law exemptini
marsh or meadow land from taxation
and with the passage Of which sait
law the railroad company had nothini
to do. Surely the assessors, or any
CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
Evening journal., 1904-07-22

after an the buildings had been torn
down, and the roundhouse lot was re-
ducej from $4,000 to $4,000 also because
the buildings were torn down. All prop
critics upon which buildings stood, where
assessed by the assessors, and afterward
razed. wero taken up in turn and the
reduced assessment explained. For in
stance. on one GOT where the car Shops
stood, the valuation was reduced from
si5.010 10 10000 and another from s250t0
to $4,000 because the buildings thereon
had been torn down after assessed by tho
assessors.
Evening journal., 1904-07-22
THE WEATHER

Tomorrow; Partly cloudy,
fresh winds, rains. Sunday,
generally fair and warmer tenn
peratures
Evening journal., 1904-07-22
Says Criticism is Unjust.

AZ this point Mr.. McNulty presented a
letter from tho real estate agent Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company which
follows:
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
RETAIL COAL DEALERS HOLD
THEIR FIRST ANNUAL PICNIC
Games Enliven the Outing at Shell
Mound Park, Where Prizes
Are Awarded.

Members of the Retail Coal Dealers
Association like to have a good time
when they are not attending to busi-
ness. Yesterday was their day off,
and they were having a good time at
Shell Mound Park. 1t was the first
annual picnic of the association, and
in order that such annual gatherings
might have history as precedent all
kinds of games were INDUCED in and
gate prizes awarded to the fortunate
holders of numbers.
At ! o'clock the games began. but
they were so numerous that A. L.
Love, r. G. Bowes and j. Hennessy,
the judges, decided that there was no
use of keeping any records. AS fast
as the results were agreed upon the
prizes were awarded. The prizes
ranged from so cents to SO for the
winners while the picnickers had
double that value watching the fun.
Every one was interested in. the gate
prizes. J. d. Morgan of 679 Minna
street won the first prize, consisting of
a set of harness valued at $40. Hold
ers Of all the tickets except few pre-
sented their coupons as soon as the
drawing took place and received their
awards.
w. H. Campbell Jr., 524 Second
street, is secretary of the association,
and any one holding the following
numbers can secure the prizes by ap-
plying to him: Tickets number 7O3,
4062, 1856, 365S, 1415, AT, 4063, 232,
4122s 1850, 4195, 400S.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
While He Tells How He Outwitted Japan's War Lords
Law Clerk Serves Author With Summons

Jack London, who has been in the
Orient for the last few months gather
ing material for a new book, returned
yesterday on the liner Korea. The au-
thor Of The Call Of the Wild" is
bronzed and looks as if his experiences,
however heroic, had acted as a tonic.
He is glad to get back, he says, and
does not want TO see or speak TO an
other japanese for many days to come.
LOndon's account Of how he outwit-
ted the japanese authorities, made a
more rapid trek than did the army, and
advanced on the Russians alone, was
cut short by the arrival on board the
Korea of a lawyers clerk, who served
the author with a summons and copy
Of the complaint in the suit brought
by Mrs. London for divorce.
The perusal Of the legal manuscript
occupied LOndOn's attention until the
arrival of a squad of friends armed
with newspapers containing accounts
OF the London matrimonial complica-
tiOns.
London intimated that he would not
contest his wifes suit He said:
1t seems that 1 have arrived at the
psychological moment in this unfor-
tunate affair. 1 do not know what 1
paying the penalty of writing book
together I have read the complaint
and have ii now in my pocket, but
have not made up my mind what 1
shall do. My wife and / have not been
living together for more than a year,
but IL Is needless TO bring the name Of
Miss Strunsky into the complaint
Our names have become connected
because we wrote the KemptOn- WAGE
letters together. She took the part Of
an old man who had got through liv-
ing, while ] took the part Of a young
man just beginning to live. The book
was about love but not Of love. 1t is
q very dangerous thing for a man and
woman TO write a book together.
Their names become linked as ours
have"
Speaking Of the situation in the Far
East as he sees il, London said:
Every soldier that Japan is now
sending TO the front is lessening the
cOuntry's power Of creative industry
Every soldier takes a man from the
manufacturing and agricultural pur-
suits 10 which the nation looks to OBJ
tain its gross revenues. The japanese
soldier is kept in the field as cheaply
as any man can be sent TO war, but
there is limit TO resources.
There may come a time, then, when
there viii be no shoes to send to the
soldiers and no powder to burn, and
that will be the time when Japan viii
look for intervention. ] believe that
Russia viii ultimately win out.
i am glad TO be home. I will prop-
ably write a book on the war. You see
] went out there on a vacation. I am
not journalist in any sense of the
word, only a writer Of books and
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
Damages for Broken Leg.

Louis G. Bergrin, building con-
tractor. and David Sanderson, owner
OF lot on Haight street near Pierce.
were yesterday made defendants in q
suit for $2S,6S5 damages brought by
Mary Cullen. She alleges that IN
building operations the men named
dug a deep trench across the public
sidewalk, but, contrary to the pro.
visions of the city ordinance. the
trench was not covered nor was q
warning light placed upon it after
dark. On the evening Of November
81, 1902, she fell into the trench and
fractured her right leg in five places.
On account of the injuries she avers
that shc was. confined to her bed for
five months. and for sixteen months
was unable to leave her home. Size
had been ables she says, to earn. SIS
a week as a dTessmaker, hence the
heavy damages demanded.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01

negroes in the first place. According
to the testimony of Scanlan and
Murphy, the five followed behind the
negroes, and Gallagher said: There's
them colored gentlemen; I'll talk to
them" He then got in front of the
pursued men, but when some one in
the crowd said, Don't say anything to
Them" Gallagher tOurned away. and as
his back was turned Smith fired the
fatal shot. and Williams dropped to his
knees with a revolver in his hand
ready for action.
The witness Hendrick told the COro-
ner that he heard Scanlan say to one
of the crowd, You go down on this
side Of the street and I'll take the
other side" Seaman appeared to be
very much pertuTbed by this revela-
ton, but remained mute respecting the
accusation.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
GRAND JURY RESOLVES
ITSELF INTO COMMITTEES
Newly Impaneled InquisitoriaI Body
Prepares for Its Investigations
Into Municipal Affairs

The newly impaneled Grand Jury
held its initial session yesterday with
Al Lilienfeld, foreman, in the chair.
and Charles w. Welch secretary. No
business was transacted other than the
selection of the following committees,
the first named in each instance being
the chairman:
Mayor and Civil Seryice-Charles w. welch.
M. Levy, George Purlenky
Board of Supervlsors-Ot Jungblunt James
{. Nealon, Theodore +. Bonnet.
Tax and License Collector-James c. Neslon
l. ZeIlerbach. DIR. George l. Drucker
County Clerk and Justice Clerk-Maurice
BLOCK J. w Carmany. A g. Hagedorn
w Carmany, Charles w. Welch, Milton H.
Esberg.
Health Department-George Purlenky. F. II.
Kilduf. DIR. George T. Drucker
Corporaticns-Wakefield Baker, Charles A.
McLane Theodore F. Bonnet.
Courts-charlss \. McLane, William Brod-
District Attorney and City Attorney-I Eel
lerbach NJ. Levy, George Purlenky.
Fire Departmeni-Theodor F. Bonnet John
P. Culley, ]. W. Carmany
Auditor, Treasurer and Election Commission
ers-William Broderick, A. G. Hagedorn John
Police Department-Milton H Esberg. Wake
field Baker, 1. Zellerbach, George Purlenky,
Welch.
Sheriff, County Jail, Magdalen Asylun-A. .
G.. Hagedorn, Charles A. McLane NJ. Levy
Board of Education and Public Schools---F
II. Kildun. Charles w. Welch, Milton H. Es-
berg
Assessor, Recorder and Administrator-M !.
Levy, Matthew 1. O'Brien, f. H. Kildun
Coroner and Morgue-John p. Culley Otto
Jungblunt, Matthew I. O'Brien -
Board of Public Works-Matthew 1. O'Brien,
Wakefield Baker, Maurice Block
Matters Of Public Welfare-Dr. George I.
Drucker. James C. Nealon, Otto Jungbunt.
The Grand Jury adjourned to meet
on Thursday, July IA, at p. m.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
BOY KNOCKED DOWN BY
- A KEARNY-STREET CAR
Frank Austin Has Narrow Escape
From Being Crushed to Death,
..sese "a Fender Saving Him.

Frank Austin, a messenger boy en-
ployed by Attorney Archie Campbell,
637 Clay street, had narrow escape
from. being, crushed to death by an
electric car opposite the Office of his
employer about noon yesterday. The
boy had stolen a ride on a north
bound car and jumped off in front of
a south-bound car. He was knocked
down and the fender lodged on his
back. He was dragged along for sew
eral yards till the car was stopped.
Policeman T.. f. Wren heard the
boys shrieks and running forward
tried to extricate him but failed. Wren
shouted to the conductor to get jack
from some men who were working on
a nearby building, and with it's aid
the car was lifted up and the boy
dragged out. He was bleeding from
the nose and ears his; shoulders and
arms were lacerated.. but he did not
lose consciousness.
The boy was taken 10 his home at
1866 Ellis streets a. js Miller, the
motorman, was .atTested.:oil a charge
of battery and was. released on $40
cash bail. - -
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
BELATED DELEGATE ARRIVES.
DIR. Noblitt of Honolulu Going TO St.
Louis Convention.

Bringing up the rear and a long way
behind, DR.. w S. Noblitt of Honolulu,
Hearst-instructed delegate to the Dem
ocratic convention, arrived here yester-
day on the liner Korea. He left on last
night train for st. Louis
DR.. Noblitt was a conspicuous figure
among the Korea's more than 500 pas
sengers. During the last three days of
the voyage and until the liner docked,
in spite of the lowering temperature
the doctor delegate braved the chilly
breeze in a suit of spotless white duck.
That attracted some attention. Then
the doctor Travelled in the steerage.
I'VE have had hard times in Hawaii, ."
he said in explanation, "and the jour
ney to St. Louis is long and expensive
The Hawaiian delegation will support
Hearst. We are rather out of the world
down there and really know little about
the situation. Hearst has supplied US
with full information about himself
and as far as we Democrats of Hawaii
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
7 abbot Clifton De
rlies That He's
a Lord.

]. Talbot Clifton 9fstwhile boon com
panion of White Hat McCartx and
for a season or two a familiar figure
a the local racetracks, arrived yester-
day on the Korea. Since leaving here
some years ago Clifton has visited
many lands, but returns with fox
terrier and all the nlannerisms and af-
fectations of the old days.
This fox terrier bites. The Call report
er did not learn this until the informa-
tion was impaired by Clifton. The mes
sage of warning was launched when
the reporter started to pat the terrier S
head. When the message ended report
er and terrier were good friends
"Ah, l say said Clifton with earnest
deliberation as the stranger stroked a
friendly palm along the dogs back; Il
say, old chap don't you know, by jove,
that ah, that, ah--really, old fellow.
The reporter patted the dog as the
message flowed. "Ah! Better not go, ah,
near him. All, he bites"
''Motorsi ah, motors! 1 have a mad
infatuation for motors. Day of the
tally-ho has passed. Motors and fox
terriers. There, ah, you ah, have the
present, ain, religion of, ah, mister. not
Lord, you know; I'm a gentleman. bat
not a Lord: oh, lord no; Of Mister j
Talbot Clifton.
when / was here before the fellows
1 met laughed at me when 1 said
could ride. Ha! ha! ha. Really
cawn't restrain n jolly, rOusing laugh
Since l left here have made deep
study of the subject. have found out
that It was Englishmen who taught
Americans hoyS to ride. I've got those
bally scoffers rather in u beastly hole
don't yoU fnOw?"
Clifton Is going TO remain here, he
says, only two days. Since last in San
Francisco he has visited Tibet ard
South Africa. and IN both countries. lie
declares, he acted with some brilliancy
as correspondent for several London
papers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01
RECEPTION TO BISHOP
AND MRS. j. w. HAMILTON
Methodists Will Gather at Simpson
Memorial Church to Show Ap-
pPeciatiOn of His Work

The> Methodists of San Francisco
and the cities surrounding the bay
will give reception this evening to
Bishop and Mrs. j. w. Hamilton at
Simpson Memorial Church, Hayes and
Buchanan streets.
Bishop Hamilton has just been as
signed for another qrladrennium to
the Pacific Coast. with residence at
San Francisco. His labOrs during the
past Quadrennium have been so salts
factory to the church that his return
is hailed with. great rejoicing While
on the coast in his official capacity he
has assisted in paying the debts of
nearly. thirty churches and he has
raised for educational and religious
purposes over $1s000,0O0.
DR.. w S. Matthew will preside at
the reception and addresses of well
come Will be delivered by the Rev. DR..
G. w. White of this. city. Rev. Dr. E.
r. DiIIe of Oa1lands and Mayor For
derer OF Alameda on behalf of the
Methodist church. and by the Rev
Dr. John Hemphlll on behalf of sister
denominations.