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The Washington times., 1905-11-03
FARMER" FAIRBANKS
CALLS ON PRESIDENT
Chatted in White House Offices This
Morning-Jollied Secretary Will
son on Coming Out.

Vice President Fairbanks. who has
lust arrived In Washington. called at
the White House this morning He
spent some minutes chatting with the
President.
As he was coming out of the White
House offices, he ran into Secretary
Wilson, who was going to Cabinet
meeting.
I am glad TO see you looking 50
we'll" said the Vice President, cordially,
as he shook the Secretary Of Agrtcul-
ture by the hand.
All Farmers Healthy.
Thank you" said Mr. Wilson. you
look wsu yourself"
"Oh, we farmers always feel well, at
any rate" said Mr.. Fairbanks.
The last time the Vice President came
to the White House. he net Secretary
Taft and Senator Foraker. two Presiden-
tfal possibilities. He found no rivals on
the ground this time.
The Vice President will be IN Wash
ington for several days and Will go
from here TO Indianapolis. On Noyem-
Der 16. he viii be at Canton. Ohio, TO at
tend the laying of the cornerstone Of the
Mckinley monument. He will come
from Canton TO Washington for the Win
ter.
The Washington times., 1905-11-03
CABINET HELD MEETING;
NO NEWS TO GIVE OUT

Secretary Taft and Secretary Shaw
were the only members absent from to-
days Cabinet meeting. The former is
in Panama and the latter in Ohio.
The other members declined. after the
meeting. to discuss what had happened,
referring newspaper men TO the orders
they had received through Secretary
Loeb.
The Washington times., 1905-11-03
NEW YoRK's OLDEST WOMAN.

BUFFALO. N Y. Nov. 3-Mrs. Della
George, probably the oldest resident in
the state, died in Lancaster early yes
tercay. She was in her 10Sth year. Her
husband served In the war OF 1872.
The Washington times., 1905-11-03
PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS
EXPECTED TO BE CALLED

It is probable that. ct the special
meeting OF the executive council OF the
Bureau OF American Republics, called
Tor next Wednesday. the proposal TO
issue a call for a third congress- of the
republics win be accepted.
It is thought that BuenOs Ayres or
Rio de Janeiro Wi1 be chosen as a meet
ing place.
The Washington times., 1905-11-03

months ago to reorganize the work OF
the commissioner office His anpoiDt-
ment was temporary one, and he has
completed his work
The Washington times., 1905-11-03
FOR SEEING IDO[
MISSIONARIES DIE
Interrupt Chinese in Their
Worship.
BODIES THROWN INTO RIVER
After Being Subjected to Many Indig-
nities-FTench Priests Escape
Unframed.

HONGKONG. Nov S-The massacre
at the American Presbyterian mission
at Lienchou on October %, when fve
persons were killed and two severely
wounded by a mob OF Cinnamon. was
caused BY the action Of two members
of the mission.
The daughter of DR.. AfachIe and a
deaconess endeavored to dizsuade a
number of Chinese worshipers from Of
fering prayers to an idol.
The two women are said to have
seized the image which the Cinnamon
were worshiping and refused TO return
it.
Missions Demolished.
The mob destroyed all the American
missionary establishments and sub
jected the missionaries to many out
RACES. The bodies of the five persons
who were killed We're thrown into the
river.
Six French priests living in the vicin-
ity were not harmed. There is no
fear of further trouble az Lienchou. a
Chinese mandarin dispatched soldiers TO
the scene as soon as he heard of the
trouble. but they arrived too late to
save the missionaries
The American gunbost Callao and two
Chinese gunboats with members of the
American board of missions are pro-
eeeding 10 the scene OF the massacre
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
MERCHANTS TALK OF
GIVING A BIC FAIR
Would Bring Their Wares to
the Notice Of Out-of-town
Purchasers

There was special meeting Of the
Mercantile Association last night. when
the proposed project OF holding a fair
at Brandywine Springs Park next
spring was discussed. II the fair is
held it is proposed to have allmerchants
display their wares along the board
walk and in this way convince out-of-
town purchasers that they can do as
well buying here as I'm Philadelphia.
1t was the general opinion that such
an exposition would be a help TO Will
mington merchants. Manager r. w.
Crook has offered the association many
Inducements to hold their far thore.
President James c. O'Neal viii ap-
point a committee OF four 70 inquire in
TO the advisability of holding the fair
and report back to the meeting next
week. Thursday night viii be the
meeting night hereafter.
A communication was received from
the Red Men asking the cooperation
Of the merchants when the Red Men
hold their annual convention here next
month. They want the merchants to
assist them in securing a reduction in
railroad fare for the days OF the con-
vention.
A resolution was presented by will
liam Lawton asking the Mercantile As
ISOLATION to act in conjunction with the
Board OF Trade In securing stop-over
privileges for the city
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
ATTACKED IN PARK;
HAD NARROW ESCAPE
Young Railroad Man Set
Upon by Unknown AS
sailants

While walking in the park adjoining
the Brandywine creek on the southside
one evening during the early part Of the
week young man employed by tho Penn-
sylvania Railroad was attacked by four
men and had it not been for his nerve
would have been seriously injured.
The attack occurred about $50 In the
evening as he was stroning along the
pathway near the suspension bridge In
company with a young woman. without
the slightest warning four men spranr
out from behind clump Of trees. one Of
them pinning his arms % his side. BY
some means. however, ne managed 10 get
an arm free and pulling his pocket knife
slashed one OF his assailants across the
wrist. Another no dealt blow in the face
which felled him like a log
AT this juncture the two other men fed.
1t Is believed that the Intent OF the mans
assailants was to render him unconscious
and then assault his companion.
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
GIRARD is ACCUSED
OF THREE TRAGEDIES
New York Police Think Wall
kill Mystery May Soon
be Solved

New York Sept. 2s.-The police Of The
Bronx. who have been working day and
night on the murder Of Augusta Pfeiffer,
the young girl whose mutilated body was
found last Saturday under the haunted
oak near Pelham road. West Chester.
gave out yesterday that they had made
another search of the room Of Joseph
cirard. the suspect in the case yesterday
afternoon.
AS a result they arrived at the conciu-
sion that Girard also knew something
about the death Of Elizabeth Davis, niece
Of Policeman Davis Of 100 West Four
teenth street. whose body was found in
the Waikiki river near Walden, n. Y, on
March 30. The body of the young woman
bore evidences Of maltreatment in a man
nor similar to that of Augusta Pfeiffer.
The police also thought from ovidegce
found IN Girard's room that he could tell
something Of the murder of James p.
Hemmett, a soldier Of Company I, Eigh-
teenth Coast Artillery. who was niurd-
cred and whose body was found in West
chester Creek on July OF last year. They
learned that Girard disappeared from
his boarding house on the day OF the
murder and did not return until two
months later.
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
JURY ACQUITTED
LEWIS R0DMAN
Father of Girl Who Brought
Charge Made a Scene in
Courtroom
WROTE A LETTER TO THE COURT

There was a dramatic scene in the
County Court room late yesterday af-
ternoon, when Lewis Rodman. p years
Of age, was acquitted by a jury Of the
charge of using Florence Hollis. a child
Tor immoral purposes. When the fore
man of the jury announced the verdict,
Harry Hollis the girls father, who was
among the spectators. arose from his seat
and waving his arms above his head
raved and wopt.
Hollis made a move towards the place
where Rodman and his wife and mother
sat, but was restrained by a court bailin
His wife also caught him by the arm and
with the assistance Of the court attaches
9e was lead from the room. Rodman left
the courtroom by rear entrance
Hollis on being taken from the court
house attempted to shake Off his wife
and an officer and return to the court
room
Chief OF Police Black and some officers
were on the steps to guard against possi-
BILE trouble, and the chief quleted him.
The broken-hearted father and mother
and the daughter who wept freely. left
the court house steps and walked down
the street. The girl is seventeen years Of
age
Rodman was represented by Andrew +.
sanborn and John W. Huxley. Deputy
Attorney-General Hastings conducted the
case for the state. The jury was out
three-quarters Of an hour and took two
ballots.
Mr. Hollis is greatly grieved over the
failure of the jury TO convict young Rod
man and 1t is said ne wrote letter last
nisnt to ono Of the judges on the subject.
This morning he appeared IN the court
room again and was taken to the Judges
parlor by /. Irving Handy. r. Hollis was
greatly excited and wept like a child.
The judges assured him that everything
possible had been done gy the state IN
the case that could be done and they
gave him some good advice.
lNDICT sKLUT AND CHRYsTAL.
The grand jury yesterday afternoon
returned true bills against Louis Sklut
and Morris Chrystal for receiving sto-
len goods and Louis Shlut Jr.. and
Harry Eiseman for being accomplices.
lt Is alleged that they received plum
der stolen from freight trains OF the
r p. w. Railroad Company VIII
nam ~. Kelly Frank Smith and John
Bennel, who We're arrested by the
Maryland authorities charged with
robbing the trains. have been brought
here by Captain Bernard j. vRord. Of
the Baltimore Police Department 10
testify in the case.
Other true bills returned were as
follows. Evan e Martin higan,,,. Tr
vim Turner obsiructing a railway:
Charles Ayars, permitting gambling in
house over which he had control.
Charles Frank, for stealing a horse
from john Greenwall. was sentenced
to two years and six months impris-
onment and a fine of 5000.
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
COURT GRANTS
LIQUOR LICENSE
Palmer Jacobs Got a License
for Colored Hotel on
Walnut Street
CHARLES 4, SHEARER TURNED DOWN

Contested liquor application cases were
heard before the judges in the Court OF
General Sessions this morning.
Palmer Jacobs, colored. was granted a
new license by the court for No. 1928 WAL
nut street. 1t is a seventeen-room house
and will be conducted especially for col
ored people The hotel will be known as
the Hotel Douglass. The applicant was
represented by J. Frank BAN and walter
II. Hayes.
Jacobs at the last term OF court ap-
piled for a license for hotel at Second
and King streets The court in refusing
it said that it realized a hotel for the coll
ored people was needed here. but Second
and King streets was not the proper Local
tion The judges decided at once this
morning that No. 1928 Walnut street was
proper location and therefore granted
it. William s. Prickett, represented the
Law and order Society and opposed the
application.
The application of Jacob Morczka. a
Polander for a license for a hotel at No.
524-26 South Van Buren, streets was post
poned until next Saturday. The applicant
was represented by Marvel and Marvel
and William F. Smalley. Morezka applied
once or twice before, but his counsel con-
tend that the house is now all fitted up.
frhatr al 1af
pie % stop at is a necessity in that neigh-
boorhood.
Charles H. Shearer applied for a store
keepers license for No. Second street,
New Castle. He was represented by Will
liam II. Cooper, Jr. Mr.. Prickett produced
a petition signed by about $50 persons who
objected to the license being granted. He
said it was only a short distance from
the Presbyterian Church. and the mem
bers Of tho church objected to the IL
cense.
Denny S. Smith. John II. Martin, John
Patberg and John Lennon. residents OF
New Castle testified that such a place is
a necessity there. There is no place they
testified, in New Castle where intoxicat-
ing drinks can be purchased in Wholesale
qualities.
Alexander b. Cooper. a wen-known
member OF The bar stated to the court
that he had been resident Of New Cas-
tie for 40 years and that he never heard OF
three-fourths OF the persons on the re-
monstrance He thought a place where
Intoxicating drinks can be purchased with
out going in saloons was badly needed
in New Castle. Six months ago he said
the place was seeking the man and not
the man the place. The court announced
later that the application was not ap-
proved.
The application Of Frank p. Dugan, for
a place at No. 400 Townsend street South
Wilmington was help up.
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
PRESIDENTS SOUTHERN TRIP
Believed He Can Visit New Orleans in
October With Safety.

Washington. Sept 2s.-some interest has
been expressed IN official circles over the
Presidents proposed Southern trip in
view OF the yellow fever situation. A
heavy frost would put an end TO the
scourage at once. but the Marine Hospital
Service has been looking up records on
frosts In New Orleans covering the last
several years and there is scarcely any
record OF frosts in October. Not infre-
quently the first frost does not come until
December
One officer az tho Marine Hospital head
quarters said today that the President
could visit New Orleans with entire saf-
ETY. now 'if he would sleep in top floor
room away from the buzzing mosquitoes"
The authorities express the belief that
the yellow fever situation viii be so wen
In hand by the last OF October that the
President can make the trip 10 New Or
leans with perfect safety.
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
REPUBLICAN STATE
COMMITTEE MEETS
EXPECTED THAT SUB COMMITTEE WILL BE
APPOINTED TO DISCUSS HARMONY WITH
SIMILAR COMMITTEE OF UNION RE-
PUBLICANS-THERE WAS A
FULL ATTENDANCE

In the rooms OF the Young Mems
Republican Club, No. $40 King street.
the Republican state Committee met
this afternoon for the purpose OF con-
sidering the best means whereby the
Republicans OF Delaware may be
united.
II Is understood that the committee
viii urge the advisability Of recon-
mending a special session OF the Leg
islature. to be called as soon as possi-
BILE to M the United States Senatorial
vacancy, before anything else Is done
in the way OF bringing about harmony
The committee also win probably
discuss the question OF providing in
creased delegate representation for
Wilmington in future state conven-
uons, and a subcommittee may be
named TO confer with like committee
on the part Of the Union Republican
State organization regarding party re-
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
ANOTHER CONTINUANCE GRANTED
Mrs. Maria Hartman's Case Postponed
for a Week.

The case OF Miss Maria Hartman.
charged With violating the health or
.dinance by not making sewer con-
nections was continued in city Court
today for one week at the request OF
Artemas Smith. her attorney. This
Is the second continuance in the case.
The case OF Daniel r. Hall. charged
with the larceny of two coach lamps
was continued until Tuesday and the
case OF Samuel Foreacre charged
with neglectlng minor children was
retired.
Mary Smith was fined SIS and costs
for disorderly conduct
The case OF Otto Ssheu, an election
officer in the First ward at the city
election. who was charged with ac-
cepting a vote after IL had been chal-
ienged and also with having bot
tie OF whiskey I'm the election booth.
has been dropped. Attorney General
Richards could not secure enough
evidence to take the case before the
grand jury.
Evening journal., 1905-09-23

Shortly after midnight tragedy
was enacted on a lonely road
near Concord station 10 which
two Wilmington men figured
one Of whom is now dead and the other
is held by the police charged with his
murder The dead man is Howard
Bullock, aged about 3S years, who had
wife and two children living at No
22O4 Monroe street, and his slayer is
c. Preston Herring, of No. 1912 Van
Buren street. aged % years, who is by
trade an electrician.
Herring is a married man but his
wife resides with her aunt Mrs. b. L.
Kent, at Concord Station. He lives
here and last night both attended
Dockstader's Theatre. and It was while
taking his wife home that the tragedy
occurred.
The police knew nothing Of the affair
until the young man with blanched
face and out Of breath ran into the
police station about o'clock this morn
ing and startled the officers on duty
there, by declaring that he had shot
and killed a man on the Concord Turn
pike. He Immediately told his story of
the tragedy and impressed the police
with his straightforward manner. His
statement follows:
HERING'S STATEMENT.
My wife and l had been at Dock
stader's Theatre. She lives at Mrs B.
/. Kents at Concord station, Mrs.
Kent being her aunt. 1 started home
with her and when we arrived at the
road branching from the turnpike be-
tween the tollgate and the Kent resi-
dence, we decided to walk up there a
distance and have a talk before she
went home.
We walked up to the first telegraph
pole,I judge a distance Of about $50
yards and sat down on a ledge beside
the road. my wife being on my lap
She faced me. my back being from
the road. AS we sat there and talked
a man came across the field and
jumped over the hedge alongside the
road. My back being toward him I did
not see him rNproach. but nay wife,
facing the direction from which the
man came saw him as he came over
the hedge. She leaped to her feet and
being Of a nervous disposition started
TO run toward the turnpike. The man
started after her I drew my revolver
and called something to him. I think
I said. stop or something like that,
and then fired my revolver rapidly. and
as I thought in the air to frighten
him.
|'I fired four times. After the first
or second shot he turned around toward
me, for the bullet struck him in the
face and he must have been facing me
when / fired. I ran to my wife and
took he to the house. where I calmed
her. We decided to say nothing about
the affair, for we thought the man had
been frightened away and thar was all
there was to it. 1 learned. however.
that Miss Kent was out, and thought
the fellow might linger around and
accost her when she returned home.
Her escort was young and 1 thought
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
DEADLY FIGHT IN The
KENT COUNTY PRISON
Fletcher Hollis, a Negro Des-
perado, Fearfully Slashed
Another Prisoner
Special to me Evening journal.

rpttin 10 Ine HNenluk JOurua.
Dover. Sept. 2s.-Fletcher Hollis. Of
Smyrna. the negro who Is serving a
sentence Of hve years in the Kent
county Jail for shooting Constable
James d. Wright at Clayton on Au-
gust B. 1908. ran amuck In the prison
here yesterday afternoon with razor.
He tried to start mutiny among the
prisoners and Edward williams. ool-
ored, who Is awaiting trial for partl-
oipation IN the fatal riot at the Frlend-
ship campmeeting grappled with the
desperate, ne was secerely cut.
Hollis almost cut Williams arm off,
and, besides stabbing him in the back.
bit him on the cheek Williams got
Hollis finger and thumb in his mouth
in a frantic effort to hold one hand
while with both hands he arrested the
weapon hand. Hollis made a terrific
jerk and pulled williams teeth out.
The two men would have fought to
the death had not Deputy sheriff John
w. Foreacre and Chief Warden JOS
eph Boggs reached the struggling pair.
Ten razors were delivered to the
deputy sheriff by different prisoners.
all Of which had been smuggled In by
visitors.
Or. William ID. Burton sewed up
Williams wounds whose condition is
critical. Hollis is confined in a dark
cell and win be charged at the next
term Of court with assault with in
tent to commit murder. The charge
win be preferred by Deputy Sheriff
Foreacre and Warden Boggs and It is
expected that Hollis stay in prison
viii be considerably heightened.
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
NEWARK COUPLE WERE
WELCOMED WITH PARADE
Mr.. and Mrs. Widdoes
Royalty Greeted After
Wedding Trip
speeIal 70 The Evening Iournal.

Newark, Sept. PA thoroughly unique
way Of welcoming home bride and
groom occurred here last night. Mr.. and
Mrs. o. W. widdoes arrived on the s27
o'clock B. & o. train. They were met by
hosts of friends and accompanied by the
Municipal Band and the Aetna Hose,
Hook and Ladder Company. were escorted
to the home Of the groom's mother.
The happy couple were placed in a car
riage gaily trimmed and decorated and
with numerous grotesque signs. Red lights
were in the line Of parade and the demon
stration gave every evidence that Mr..
and Mrs Widdoes have many good friends
in this town. Refreshments were served
to the friends who thus honored them.
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
SUPPORT CASES
IN COUNTY COURT
James Skelley Ordered to
Pay SI2 a Month for Sup
port of Child

Non-support cases were taken up in the
Cour; Of General Sessions this morning
Deputy Attorney-General Daniel O. Hast
ings prosecuted the cases for the state
Mrs. Nellie slSelley testified that her
husband had not supported her and their
child for two and one-half years. Her ap-
plieation. however. was just for the sup
port of the child. Shelley said he made
SO week and was ordered by the court
to pay s12 a month for the support Of his
little girl
The case that Elsie NJ. Molten brought
against her husband sameul Molten, was
held up until the November term. The
defendant was represented by Phillip L.
Garrett.
Mrs. Molten testified that they were
married on April Z. Of this year and
went 10 live at Newport. She contended
that her husband did not give her suf-
hcient money and said they separated on
August Q.
The husband claimed that his wifes
mother caused the trouble and that he
gave her money enough. The court told
the young couple that they should fix up
their trouble and live together which they
agreed to do Tho court also gave Mrs.
Molten's mother. who was in the court
room some good advice.
As neither Matthew Duncan or Lewis
Cabitt who are defendants in non-support
actions answered when their names were
called. On the application Of Mr. Hastings
eapias were issued returnable forth
with
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
JOSEPH LYNCH A HERO
'Rescued Young Pittsburg Woman
From a Watery Grave.

Joseph Lynch, engaged as a butcher
at No. 906 DUPONT street, was the hero
of a rescue at Atlantic City on Sunday
evening last.
Mr.. Lynch, with his wife and sister,
went out on Youngs Pier at the time
mentioned. Miss Mabel Mason. Of
Pittsburg. was sitting along the railing
on one side Of the pier when somebody
upset her chair She lost her balance
and fell through the railing into the
ocean.
Mr.. Lynch without waiting to re-
move his coat or shoes leapsi into tire
ocean. It was $50 o'clock. but he
managed by the aid OF lights from the
pier to locate the form OF Miss Mason
with whom he swan ashore. She was
unconscious from striking the railing
as she fell overheard, and was not re-
vived for more than half an hour.
The pier officials and Miss Mason's
father wished TO reward Mr.. Lynch. but
he would accept nothing from them.
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
W. J. Blackburn Buried.

From the undertaking rooms Of
John r. Kilmer. Ninth and French
streets. the funeral of William J..
Blackburn took place at 10 O'Clock this
Services were conducted by
the Rev. L. p. Corkran. pastor Of Ep-
worth M. +. Church. Interment was
made in Rievrview cemetery. Black
burn was run down by a locomotive
on Tuesday evening and was so bad
~ injured that he died that night in
the Casualty Hospital. His sister
lives at No. 1905 Market street.
Evening journal., 1905-09-23
REFusE NO TALK.

Members Of the committee this
morning refused to discuss the situa-
tion, declaring that they did not know
what might" be done az the session.
There was a fun attendance.
No meeting OF the Union Republican
State Committee has thus far been
called.
The Republican State Committee is
composed OF the following members:
l.. Heisler BAN, chairman; Frank l..
Spealman. secretary; T. Coleman. Du-
Pont. Wilmington; Anthony Higgins.
Wilmington; Thomas S. Lewis. VIII
mington; e. b. Shurter, Elesmere; /
Frederick w. Curtis Newark; Martin
b. Burris, Middletown; George NJ,
Jones. Dover; James +. Anderson. MIL
ford George n. Dick, Smyrna;
Charles II. Maull. Lewes; c. r.
swayne. Bridgeville; George f. Smith.
Laurel.