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Evening journal., 1905-09-05
COLLEGE OPENING SUCCESSFUL
Students From all Points are Attend
ing eoldey College.

Goldey College had a very success
ful fall opening yesterday. Students
from points north and south arrived
on every train. and there was also a
large city enrolment. Many Of the
students from out Of the city are high
school graduates from such towns as
Georgetown, Milford. Bridgeville. sea
ford, in Delaware. and others such
towns in Maryland and PENNSYLVANIA,
The high standing of the College Is
shown from the fact that a number OF
the students who entered yesterday
came here by way Of Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
w. A. Eisenhart of the city Of
York. who recently completed the
commercial course. has returned TO
take the shorthand course. York
county is wen represented among the
new students. Virginia will likely
run ahead of former years.
The College is a great benefit to
the city. and the citizens will he
pleased to know of its continued sue
cess. Many OF the younger class OF
business men here are graduates.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
FIGHT
IN TROLLEY CAR
Two Colored Musicians
Slash Each Other With
Dirks
TROUBLE AROSE OVER EARNINGS

Philadelphia. Sept 5.-A desperate
duel with knives was fought In
trolley car on Frankford avenue by
two colored men early this morning.
Both men were painfully injured, and
conductor, Charles Pugh, OF No.
1349 +. Berks street had his right
forearm slashed open In trying to
save a woman passenger from injury.
The combatants. Arthur Polk, %
years old, of No. 287 Quincy street,
and Gideon Gllden, 33 years old, OF
No. 236 South Alder street. are known
as street musicians of ability through
out the Northeast. They were COM
ing home from an unusually prosper
GUS tour Of the streets. when quar-
rel arose over the days receipts.
Armed with their respective musi-
cal instruments. "a guitar and a man-
dolin. Polk and Gillen came to blows
The mandolin and guitar were shat
tered. Then the men. swearing and
trolling about on the floor OF the car
drew dirSs. They fought desperately
cutting each other from head 20 foot
| Polk drove his knife into Gillen'i
lmouth. but the latter. who is a man OF
great strength prevented the blade
from going down his throat by clench.
! ing his teenth upon the knife. Hi
mouth was badly cut.
A woman passenger who later re.
fused TO give her name, had a sea
lnear the fighting men. Pugh. whit
was on his way home, saw her dange
OF being cut with one Of the knive-
He ran to her aid and pulled her on
lof the zone Of the fight. She was hys
lterical.
Polk and Gillen both turned upo
Pugh. who was severely cut. He wa
down when Musken and Haffner. 20
llicemen. boarded the car. The color
ed men fought the policemen, too, bu
were dubbed into quiet.
The two fighters. with Pugh IN
conductor. were taken to st. Mary
Hospital. where their injuries weI
dressed. Polk and Gillen were the
locked up IN the Trenton avenue an
lDauphin street station.
An hour later the turnkey heard
lgreat commotion in Gillen's cell. 7
found the man suffering from si'
inch cut in the leg that rad not bee
ATTENDED to IA the hospital Gills
was bundled into a patrol wagon az
. taken back 10 ST. Mary's. After b
wound was dressed he was aga
locked up.
Pugh appeared against the M
when they were given a hearing b
fore Magistrate Afetleary This NOR
ing. Ban was fixed at $500 for coui
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
MET HORRIBLE DEATH
Lake Collins Life Crushed out by a
Steamboat

StedmnOdt
Chester, Sept. 5.-While trying to catch
a bottle Of beer which was being thrown
to him from the Government tug General
A. A. Humphrey, Lake Collins, 55 years
old. Of Milford. Del, a fireman on the
steamer Penn, Of the Ericsson Line. was
caught between the side OF the vessel
and the piling at the Consumers Ice
Company's wharf yesterday. and crushed
to death.
Collins was employed by the james
Morgan Towboat Company. Of Philadel-
phia He was said to be one Of the best
Waterman on the river. He leaves a Wild
ow and three children. Coroner Gilmour
was notified and win make an investiga-
ton Of the affair. Shortly after the ae-
cident occurred several boats arrived on
the scene and secured the body by grap-
pling. When the Penn was leaving
another man who was very curious tC
see what was going on, came near meet
ing the same fate as Collins. He was
looking out Of a port hole and was only
prevented from being ground TO death by
one Of the deck hands, who pulled him
in not an instant too soon.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
flREmENS GAY OBSERVED
Chester Fire Department Turned Out
in Review.

For the first time in the history Of
Chester. Firemen's Day was observed
by the Chester companies yesterday.
Business houses and private residences
all along the line of march were elab-
orately decorated with flags and bunt-
ing and at night were Illuminated by
electrical displays.
The Franklin. Hanley Moyamen-
sing, Good viii and FELTON, Compan-
les were represented in the pageant.
The chief marshal was Edward Nc
Carey. Chief Engineer Of the Chester
Fire Department.
Forty-f FIVE fremen and musicians
were overcome by heat in the parade
and were removed to the hospitals all
kinds of vehicles being pressed into
service. None of the cases is ex-
pected to prove fatal The long march
in heavy parade overcoats, with
Equipments was too much for the
men on a warm day.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
SCHOOLS OPEN TODAY
WITH MANY SCHOLARS
Thousands of Children After
Long Vacation Again
Take Up Studies

The public and parochial schools opened
today after the usual summer vacation
period. While the exact enrolment will
not be known for a few days. it is esti-
mated that the number Of public school
pupils will reach more than 10000, which
figure will be greatly enlarged when the
children of the parochial schools are add
ed.
There was little study today as num-
Der of transfers were necessary and a
large number Of promoted pupils had to
be moved Books were also given out
this Of course took time.
For the remainder Of the week only one
session will be held in the public schools.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
Married at PARSONAGE.

Harvey Lee Downs and Miss Eliza
beth May Montgomery were married at
noon yesterday at Rodney Street Pres
oyterian parsonage by the Rev. f. w.
O Lewis The bride was attended by
her cousin, Miss E. May Montgomery.
and the Rev. Charles Mcbride acted as
pest man. The bride was prettily at
ired In a gown of white Persian ba-
iste Afr. and Mrs. Downs went to
Washington. They will be at home at
80. 1920 West Seventh street after Sep
ember II.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
FARMER
IS SERIOUSLY Ill

Everett Hollingsworth, aged "A years. a
prominent farmer of near Centreville, is
in a serious condition as a result Of a
severe attack Of erysipelas augmented by
pleurisy 1t was not thought that he
could live yesterday but he rallied and
there is now some hope for his recovery
DR.. J. II. Chandler. Of Centreville, has
been attending the sick man, but yes
terday DR. Willard Springer, Of Whining
ton, was called in consultation. Mr.. Hol-
lingsworth is married and is the father
of ten children.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
LARGE CRIMINAL DOCKET

The trial lists for the September
term of the county courts which opens
on September 2s. were received at
the prothonotary's Office this morn
ing from the printers. This is prin-
cipally criminal term and there is
but one case on the calendar for trial.
but a number for argument The one
case for trial is that of w. f. Main
Company VS.. George p. Pearson. Chief
Justice Charles b. Lore and Judges
Pennewill and Boyce will sit at this
term.
The Attorney General will have a
busy session, as there are over one
hundred criminal cases on the dock
ct, but no capital cases.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
Funeral Of c. B. Eaton.

The funeral Of George r. Eaton, who
died on Thursday last, was held at three
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Services
were conducted by the Rev. ]. w
Lindaie. pastor Of the Mt. Pleasant M
e. Church. at the home Of the deceased
in Montrose. Interment was made at th'
Riverview Cemetery. The pallbearerl
we're Eugene Salloway Thomas Beeson
Frank A. Wright and William Carter.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
rhonnht VIC a Rohna..

Livingston. Mont, Sept. 5.-Drs
Coventry. known as Or. Able. a trav-
cling eye specialist of Deadwood. S.
D.. while hunting bobcats near Clyde
Park yesterday. accidentally shot and
killed his wife.
Mrs. Coventry had followed her
husband unknown to him and was
approaching the brush when he mis-
took her for an animal and fired. A
bullet pierced her brain.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
RasebaII eame Netted S..

The baseball game at South Side
Park on Thursday between the Ma
tional A. c. and Delaware A. c. teams
for the benefit of the zoo. netted s.,
which has been turned over to the zoo
association.
The thanks OF the association are ex-
tended to those interested in the teams
for their contributions.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
Larne Crowd a voIkslest

The volksfest Of the Wilmington
Turngeminde at Fairyland Park. form
erly Gorden Heights, is attracting large
crowds from this city, Chester and
Philadelphia Yesterday the resort was
crowded the entire day and the attend
ance to-day, the last day is even
greater. and tonight hundreds Of peo-
pie from this city are expected to visit
the marx
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
work On chureh ProarsssIna.

IL Is expected the new Washington
Heights Me. Church at Eighteenth street
and the Boulevard will be under roof
this week. AS soon as the roof is on the
interior work viii be taken up and IL iS
expected the church win be ready for
dedication on THANKSGIVING Day. which
is the date selected when the church
building was commenced.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
can Purchase Law Books.

City Solicitor Townsend has been given
permission by the Board Of Water Com
missioner TO purchase the necessary law
books in connection with the suits he is
preparing 10 bring against West Chester
Coatesville and other Pennsylvania towns
for alleged pollution of-the Brandywins
Creek.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
No Meetina Of sewer eoard.

The Street and Sewer Commission
held no meeting today owing to the
absence Of Directors A. L. johnson
and r. H. Melvin. who are in Toron-
TO. Canada. attending the National
Convention Of the Society of Munich
pal Improvement. They will not re-
turn for several days.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
Two KlIIed in TroIIey VIZ.

Charlton. Mass. Sept. 5.-Two per-
sons were killed and thirteen injured,
three or four probably fatally, as the
result of a trolley car on the Worces-
ter and South Bridge street railway
system leaving the rails and crashing
into tree mile enst ~ this village
early today.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
SUPPOSED MAD DOC
Only Had a Fit But Caused Consider
able Excitement.

The residents in the vicinity Of
Thirty-ffth and Market streets We're
considerably agitated yesterday after
noon. the cause for their alarm being
a supposed mad dog. The animal, a
small black spaniel, cavorted IN an
unusual manner and was Immediately
put down as a rabid dog.
Dog Catcher George Kopp was no.
tilted and got the canine at No. S506
Market street He removed II to the
pound where It developed that ehe dog
had only had fit. i has re-
covered entirely.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
charaed wIth SEALING vic.

New Castle. Sept 5.-George I'm
ger. electrician for the Wilmington,
New Castle and Southern Railway
Company, this morning arrested
colored man names Jones, charged
with stealing sixey-two bond wires,
valued at S2l.SO. the property, of the
company. The wires were taken
from the rails between Megginson's
and Guthrie's switches
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
Ell md Broke His Arm

Leroy Durham. a boy living at No.
541 East Eighth street. climbed an
electric light pole near his home yes
terday afternoon, and his foot catching
in a rope he was thrown to the ground
sustaining a fracture of his left arm.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
SAVINGS FUND MANAGERS

At the annual meeting OF the Will
mington Savings Fund Society this
morning seven managers were elect
ed to serve for three years. The man.
ayers elected follow: Edward T. Belts.
George G. Lobdell Jr., John Bancroft.
J. Newlin Gawthrop. John Richardson,
Jr.. Mark NJ. Cleaver and Wilmer
Palmer. The managers will meet to-
morrow evening and organize.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
PRIZE WALTZ AT SHsLLPOT
Won by John J. Daley and Miss
Wright.

At shellpot Park yesterday afternoon the
prize waltz arranged by Ferris Giles was
held The pretty new waltz entitled
sadie Won't You BE My Little Lady,
was the measure played for the dance.
The piece, which attracted much attention
was written by Charles Edwards Of this
city.
John J. Daley and Miss Wright won
the waltz and were awarded a prize Of q
gold piece each. The judges We're Will
lam Moore William Maloney and Dennil
Brown. The park viii continue open th'
remainder OF the week and there viii b.
dancing each afternoon and evening.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
LOST. FOUND AND REWARD.

LOsT-A 1905 w. H. S. class pin. Re-
ward II returned to this Office.
Aug Soft.
Evening journal., 1905-09-05
THE WEATHER.

Tomorrow promises to be
fair, nearly stationary tenn
perature. Thursday fair,
higher temperature.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-18

opportunity. and slowly rising and af
fecting TO be in no hurry, he passed
through the crowd. who made way 70,
him and offered no obstruction.
But he told me that when he go1
clear of the street and came to the
first turning he took TO his heels and
ran for all he was worth. The coward
~ spirit got the better of him i'm the
end. He heard next day that the muir
derer had gone straight TO the police
station and given himself up
It is certainly the use that men
have no monopoly as regards presence
or mind. In fact, / think or the whole
the mind Of a woman acts quicker at
a time Of emergency. though she is,
perhaps, % liable to panic.
The railway accident at Hexthorpe,
near Doncaster, was a terrible disas-
ter. There was a mistake over the
signals and n train ran into an
other which was standing while tick
cts were being examined. Doncaster
races Were going On and both trains
were packed with passengers.
WOMAN HELPS THE SURGEON.
In one carriage a friend of mine, a
yin hiaAs was dasSifhr, daAi Tie
shock Of the collision threw him vio-
lently from his seat. but he escaped
further injury. Thankful for this, he
at nee proceeded to the help of others
and he found an awful state of things
i'll the front part of the train. He was
the only doctor present TO aid the
crushed and wounded victims, who
We're being extricated from the tele-
scoped carriages. He began binding
up the fractured limbs as best he
could, but he had 10 proper appliances,
when an old country woman approach
ed him and without saying a word she
emptied the contents of her apron be
side him, consisting of neat rolls of
torn window blinds, for bandages.
At such a moment nothing could be
more useful and opportune. But it was
a remarkable instance of presence of
mind on her part and very different
from the conduct of one who went
rushing. about this scene of carnage
calling for the guard to find her para
sol which b had lost. People. how
ever, are not always responsible at
such time for what they do.-From
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-18
BoWser Takes
DaD Off
Why He Didn't Go on a River
Excursion to Which He
Had Been Invited.
MRS. B. REFUSED TO CO
Family Dispute Over Nature of Club
and Subsequent Trouble For Head
Of the Household.
MRS. B. REFUSED TO CO
copyright, 1866, by r. 3. McClure.1

copyright, 1906, by r. 3. McClure.1
w THEN Mr.. Bowser reached
M home the other evening he
Y found a letter which had
been delivered an hour be-
fore, and after reading it he smiled
broadly and said:
"Well, that comes in handy. I was
thinking Of taking a day OF pretty
soon."
what is it," asked Mrs. Bowser.
well 1 have been elected a member
Of the G.. o. B. club and have been
invited to go on a steamboat excur-
sion tomorrow. All members are priv
ileged to bring their families. We will
have a merry day Of it."
"And what is the G.. o. B. club?"
"The Gay Old Boys. No n under
forty a join, and all the members
must be good fellows. l sent in my
name over a month ago, and that /
have been elected may be considered a
great honor. The club was founded
years and years ago. William Lloyd
Garrison, Charles Sumner, Henry Ward
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-18
EDISON GIVES CREDIT
Praises Young Hewitt i'm Announcing
the Perfection of Storage Batteries
That VIII RescIutionize Aufotrack.
ing.
New York American.)

In announcing yesterday that he had
perfected his storage batteries for pro-
polling electric vehicles Thomas A. Ed
ison, warmly complimented young
Cooper Hewitt, who had helped him
solve a most difficult problem with his
mercury rectifier. In talking about
this latest triumph Mr.. Edison Was
careful 10 correct many of the exag-
serated reports hat have gone abroad
concerning the invention.
His battery will not store enough
electricity TO drive an automobile ar
the rate of thirty-five miles an 1orr
from New York to Philadelphia and
back, but In the conservative estima-
ton of the Wizard 1t will send a pleas
ure vehicle under the most favorable
conditions at the rate OF twenty miles
an hour for $50 miles. Under almost
any condition such a vehicle would run
100 miles.
Within a few weeks Mr.. Edison
promises TO begin work on a new fsc-
tory three stories high, GOO feet long
and sixty feet wide. This immense
building will be located on Lakesi1e
avenue ALI VIII give tIupoyAurut W SEv~
eral hundred persons.
Mr.. Edison was flushed with triumph
at the successful termination OF ais
long struggle TO perfect this latest in
vention. He looked wan but cheerful
and laughed gayly when he said he WIS
going 10 study the birds and flowers
instead OF dabbl:ng with electric ma
chinery in a work ROOM
For two years he said, Il havs
been trying TO overcome purely me-
chanlcal troubles due to the swelling
of The nickel element in the design L
had to devote a great deal Of time TO
find out just what was needed for he
battery after. the nian was sketch.d on
paper. During these two years W
have turned ou. about 1900 cells or
the battery and have operated 160 vchi-
cles."
Mr.. Edison does not pretend to have
solved the problem for touring VENT
cles. This. he says, cannot be done
Until there are more charging stations
throughout the country.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-18
ESCAPE FROM SAGHA(.JEN
Dreaded NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Father
P:tilin. Priest. H~ighWavn,an and
Wholesale Murderer.

st. Petersburg, August Tt is re-
ported from Sabhalien thai in the
course of events accompanying the re-
cent invasion of the japanese there oc-
CURED the mysterious disappearance
from the island Of a convict named Pu-
tilin, formerly a priest Of Marrinsk,
who a ear ago., was sentenced to
TOmsk, to penal servitude for life for
a series of bloodcurdlihg murders.
A man of immense strength, Putilin
was very popular among his fellow
prisoners, and was a favOrite with the
convict guards. He play cd an impor-
tant part in the. preparation of a con-
Wet regiment to repel the japanese, but
it is suspected that he took advantage
Of the disorders accompanying the in
vaSiOn to make his escape.
The news of his escape has caused
a wave of terror throughout Eastern
Siberia. Many believe hat the con-
vict-priest will throw himself on the
mercy Of the Japanese if he has not
already done So, but some with terror
aver that Putilin will undoubtedly re-
turn to the scene of his former crimes.
In the heyday Of his prosperity.
Father Putilin was one of the most
honored and respected men in the
n~eighborhood Of Marrinsk. But, with
his three brothers (all priests and
wealthy house-owners), Father Putt
lin in reality liver for years a double
life. At night tiEae the criminal quar-
tet masking their faces. sailed u and
waylaid wealthy travellers on the cars
highway. On one occasion they ever
hald up and robbed a Siberian emf
grant train.
Finally the four brothers were
brought to justice by an anonymous
letter, which advised the police hat a
.brass-bound chest under the altar of
Father Putilin's church, if searched
might be found to contain stolen prop.
erty.
Concealing themselves in the church
at midnight, police and detectives, to
their amaZement, witnessed their hon
ored priest. Father Putilin, holding a
benediction service in which he bless
ed his three masked brothers, and
sprinkled their numerous revOlvers
with holy water.
During the trial no fewer than ssy'
enteen murders We're brought home tC
this quartet Of robber-clergymen.-St
Petersburg Dispatch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-18
"Man is Natures Enemy"
(FrOm the London GlObe.)

Man." says Prof. Lancaster in his
Romanes lecture at Oxford, sis ma
lures enemy" Natural selection hav-
ing, as supposed. lifted him from so
low-the monad-to his present high
estate, is now believed by many of ITS
advocates to be a failure as regards
raising him any higher. Having Icne
so much in the past it is thought to
be incapable of doing 1.-The little more
which is of such great importance.
While in the case of other creatures
their actions are supposed to play lnto
the hands of natural selection, so tina
this beneficent force becomes the alma
mater of new races, in the case of man
ii has been otherwise. His W &C
lions have defeated the aims of NATL
raj selection for his welfare. Darwin
held similarly pessimistic views. In
one of my latest conversations with
Darwin writes DIR. A. r. Wallace.
che expressed himself very gloomily
on the future of humanity" And his
was on the grounds that under pres
ent conditions the fttest did not SIR
vive. Many evo.utionists therefore
as Mr.. Francis Gallon and DR.. A. r
Wallace, have suggested ways in which
natural selection may be assisted rath-
er than thwarted in producing a mere
perfect race. The remedy proposed b.
Prof. Lankaster is that man should &c
quire greater control ove nature b.
means of a deeper study of science
And in the reformed education advo-
Gated by Prof. Lancaster Latin aad
Greek are to be eliminated as in;uf-
ious.