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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-22
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
At the Various Churches TOdaY-Other
Announcements.

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Announcements.
Following are the announcements
for services in che various churches oil
che city today;
Kavsnaugh Methodist Church Rev
T. J. Nixon. paStOr-Sundsy school a.
9,SOa. m. Presenting % 1880 q. M
subject, THE Least Of These" jun
ior League At 2;SOp. m, Senior Lea
que % $3.50 p. IN. SObiecl' "Call OF the
Honest PhaTisee." Evening service
az $50 O'Clock; subject, Help Those
Women" The offering at this service
will be for the work Of she Woman
Home Society.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-22

First Baptist Church, Rev. 5, b
ROgeFs. paS,or-suuday school Al $3.50
q. m. Presiding 81 10 80 .. m. i'ubiee''
why Was / Born2" SunbeGms meet
ing at $3.50 p. N. JuniOFS At $3.50
Evening service at 7'9p o'clock sub
jec,, The Gold Mine Of Humanity
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
TEXAS OIL FIELDS AFLAns
Five Workmen- Known to Have Lost
~ Their. Lives.

Humble. Tex. July 24-Covering an
area of three-q quarters Of a mile square
with a great canopy Of smoke covering
two square miles, the oil tanks of the
Texas Company continue to boil and
bubble under the great heat or the
burning oil the fire having burned all
night. When it can be extinguished is
prOblematical. Certainly not until It
has burned all the oil in the eleven big
tanks which held 25OO.OO0 barrels when
lightning truck them Sunday afternoon.
1t is now known that Eve negro work.
men persisted.
There are hundreds Of homeless peo-
pie. They are living in tents and
shacks in the oil field, and fed for their
lives TO the town. All the belongings
have been destroyed by fire. During
the whole Of the night, there appeared
heavy downpour Of rain, and this
covered the ground with a sheet Of
water coated with a thick film Of oil.
Shortly after the big tank began to
blaze 200 wOrlSmen with seventy-fve
mules were hurried to the place to
throw up earthen embankments to con-
fine the fire to the tank where 1t ori-
ginated. Suddenly the oil gave an up
heaval bubbled and lifted a mass of
the burning fluid bodily from the tank,
tand the ire was communicates to the
three other tanks.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
THIEVES BREAK into
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Had Key to Outer Door But
Forced Sideboard Open
With Poker

Thieves entered the rooms Of the
Twelfth Ward Democratic Club in Du-
Pont street between Fourth and Fifth
streets between p and o'clock yesterday
morning and robbed the sideboard Of sew
eral dollars worth Of liquors Not salts
fed with stealing. the intruders pro-
ceeded to deface the clubs property and
left tracks Of yellow mud behind them.
Admittance to the building was gained
by a key, evidently held by a member,
but the door 10 the room in which the
executive meets and where the sideboard
is located. was forced open. stove
poker was then brought into use by the
thieves and the sideboard closet door
jimmied open.
According to a neighbor living close by
the place was entered between and 2
o'clock. An investigation is being made
and arrests are looked TO-
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
REFUSED TO PAY FINE
COMMITTED TO JAIL
Woodland Beach Cases Be.
fore Magistrate Cummins
at Smyrna
speeIal 10 nd Evenlng Journal.

Smyrna, July 24.-Before Magistrate
Robert II. Cummins this morning the
ten persons charged with violating the
old Sunday BLUE Laws" by running
places of amusement at woodland
Beach on Sunday. July 16. We're fined
81 each.
The wholesale arrests were made on
Friday and among those arrested was
~. r. Mott, principal proprietor Of the
excursion resort. Several weeks ago a
number OF arrests We're made for the
same offense, working on Sunday"
and the accused We're fined by Magis-
trate Cummins.
The prosecuting witness IN the cases
was William A. Stotesbury.
Mr.. Stotesbury Is the proprietor OF
certain fishing and grabbing industries
from the enjoyment Of which he has
been driven by Mr.. Mott on q writ OF
ejectment The writ was taken be-
cause the fisheries were regarded as
nuisances. and because Mr. Mott, as
owner. had previous title 90 the land
before its condemnation for the Bonn
bay Hook Railroad.
Those who were fned today had
charge of the various departments at
the beach. Their names follow: Mary
Bowen. Annie Manlove. Matte Mott,
Bertha A. Manlove. John Wiley Elmer
Foraker. Alexander Thompson, John r.
Mott. Samuel Wood and Robert +.
Boyd.
The majority OF the defendants live
in the vicinity OF Woodland Beach and
they We're all represented by Horace
G. Eastburn. of Wilmington. All of
the accused refused TO pay the fine I'M
posed and they were then committed
to Dover Jail for twenty-four hours.
They are now quartered at the Della
ware House under guard and VIII be
taken 70 Dover on the 4.40 o'clock
train.
Mr. Eastburn left for Dover at once
TO apply to Judge Pennewill for a writ
Of certiorari to keep his clients from
going 70 jail. There is still another
charge against the same parties for
working at the park yesterday which
viii be pushed tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
WARRANTS NAY
Be SWORN OUT
Negroes Of New Castle Who
Have Been Sued for School
Taxes Are Aroused
.T0Sut MAGISTRATE ANDCOSSTABLE

AS the result Of adding costs to the
collection Of negro school taxes in New
Castle warrants may be sworn out for
the arrest Of Magistrate William Ter
ry and Constable Frank Cleaver, OF
Delaware City.
For some time Collector Shearer, of
New Castle, has had difficulty in col
lecting negro school taxes for the year
1908 and he finally placed the matter
IN the hands of Magistrate Terry in
stircting. him to take the necessary
steps foT their collection. AS a conse-
quence the wages Of the delnquents
Nvere attached IN several cases, the
magistrate adding his costs. Being in
formed that such proceedings were be-
lieved to be illegal, delegation of the
colored men representing about thirty
OF their race came TO this city and
consulted attorneys on the subject.
The result Of the interview is that
warrants will in all probability be
sworn out this afternoon for the ar
rest of Messrs. Terry and Cleaver be-
4 fore Magistrate Bradley.
COLLECTOR MUST COLLECT.
1t has been stated by those in a po-
sition to know that under the law the
school commissioners give authority
n 10 a collector to collect the school
taxes. When the person assessed is
notified by the collector that he owes
the taxes and fails to pay them then
i the collecor files notice with the par
ties with whom the delinquent is work.
4 ing. That employer is notified that
such a person Is indebted in certain
su mfor taxes for school purposes and
then the amount is taken from the
mans wages no costs being allowed
The collector gets his percentage and
is entitled 10 no more fees.
In case the collector brings suit and
4 judgment is given then that Judgment
T cuts out the attachment feature anc
unless the taxable is worth over $3.50
the taxes cannot be collected.
In case the party or parties with
whom the attachment is laid refuse tc
recognize the collectors authority all
further cost involved in collection must
be borne by the party so refusing.
Magistrate Terry has consulted an
attorney and i'm case arrests are made
win fight the Issue 10 an end.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
LAST STRETCH OF
LONG VOYAGE
Warships With Paul Jones
Body Started for Annapo-
lis Today
ADMIRAL SIGSBEE IN COMMAND

Annapolis, Nd, July 24.-Warships
conveying the body of Paul Jones be-
gan the last stretch Of their long voy-
age this morning at $50, when they
left their anchorage five miles down
the Chesapeake Bay for this city to
land all that is mortal of the revolu-
uonary hero.
The eight ships of the squadron
four cruisers and four battleships. rest
ed all cay yesterday in the anchorage,
| lying in double column, while the
lcruisers, headed by he Brooklyn, near
est the city.
I on the half deck" of the Brooklyn,
iin a spacious compartment at the en-
trance TO ne cabin OF Admiral Sigsbee.
lies the body of John Paul Jones. IL
is encased in casket of lead. enclosed
in another of wood, of handsome design
and draped with the colors. Constant
guard is kept by an armed Jackie"
At Sao'clock this morning Rear Ad-
lmiral Sigsbee saluted Rear Admiral
Islands win thirteen guns. and the sa-
llute was returned from the shore bait
lteries. a salute to the squadron from
the Frech cruiser was then given and
returned
me personnel Of the feetWi5l be pul
ashore in small boats 70 form an Inn
posing guard of honor when the body
lis landed. Its transfer to the shore viii
be made on the tug Standish. and the
landing made on a float draped and
lmoored to the wharf. Il will there be
lplaced in a hearse and transferred tc
vault in the Academy grounds.
The only ceremony win be the read
ing of psalms by Chaplain H. II
lClark. of the academy
ADMIR- L SIGSBEE COMMANDS.
Admiral Sigsbee win command the
lcortege. The pallbearers will be Rear
Admiral Sands. Rear Admiral Davis
lCaptain Benjamin F. Tiiley, command
ling the battleship Iowa; Captain T.. ID
lTaussig, commanding the battleshiI
Massachusetts: aptain William II
Reeder commanding the battleshiI
Alabama. and Captain Gervais.
There will be eight body-bearers
consisting of the seamen Of the differ
lent vessels of the squadron, and eigh
seamen from --e french cruiser vii
lact as honorary pallbearors-
There viii 5e more elaborate cere.
monies when the body is removed t.
the permanent resting place in the Me-
mortal Chapel.
Rear-Adiniral Sigsbee will give ;
dinner in the evening aboard thu
, Brooklyn, at which the French com
lmander. Gervais, viii be the guest o
honor The captains of the cruiser
, and their aides and Rear-Admira
Sands will be guests.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
KAISER AND CAR
MET At BJ0ERK0E
Ruler of All Russia and En-
peror Of Germany in Close
Conference
KAISER TO URGE PEACE

Berlin, July 2f-The Foreign Office here
Is advised that a meeting between Em-
peror William and Emperor Nicholas took
place early today or the Swedish coast
near the Island OF Bjoerkie.
KAISER To URGE PEACE.
Berlin. July 2A-Accordlng to the Asso-
ciated Press. the meeting OF the Czar and
the Kaiser Off the Island OF Bjoerkoo. Is
a sequence 20 the correspondence that has
passed between the two Emperors con-
cerning peace, IN which Emperor william
urged the Czar TO take steps towards
peace Emperor William was then CO.
operating with President Roosevelt. and
he is stiil advising peace. Il Is under
stood that the meetings of the Empercrs
are entirely personal and Intimate.
LONDON IS GUESSING.
Londan. July 2l.-The London newspa.
pcra this morning note with inquietuds
the sudden resolve Of Emperor Nicholas
TO visit Emperor William. ana all kind
OF speculations are indulgcd IN as 70 thl
possible motives for and the results O
such momentous interview at tim
when so many dinicult problems are fac
hins European diplomacy.
n Tho Moroccan mad Scandinavian quos
tions are regarded as possible objects 70
discussion; and IL is also supposed tina
the roactionary party IN Russia may hav
succeeded IN persuadlng the Emperor O.
the impolicy OF permitting NJ. witte Z,
conclude a peace on basis acceptable {,
France and Great Britain.
All the correspondents agree that the in
terview was Of Emperor williams seek
ing and the result Is awaited with th'
greatest anxiety
No news of Emperor williams where
abouts has reached London since he lef
Gene Sweden. and was cruising north
ward. There is no harbor at Bioerkoe
and the imperial yachts must be in tn
{ open sea.
/ Tclegrams from Berlin indicate that IN,
meeting between the Emperors is as grea
a surprise there as elsewhere, ofnciai cir
cles protesting their utter Ignorance re
garding it,
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
srtnnn RiIl Arranned.

Professor John S. Egan has arranged
one CT the strongest bills Of the season
for shellpot Park this week. At the
Aquarama every evening the capable
company wiz appear IN the roaring
farce "Hogar's Reception" II viii be
funnier than The Wrong Mr.. Corbett," &"
which scored such a success last week.
The vaudeville hn in connection with
the farce win be better than ever. The
9atrons OF Shellpot Park are assured of
good entertainment. As usual the
Vaudeville artists win appear at the old
theatre in the park each afternoon and
Egaa's Band Of Delaware viii play in
the grove every afternoon and even
inc.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
MILITARY CONVICTS BREAK JAIL
Five Have Escaped From the Guard
House at Fort Wright.

Spokane. Wash, July 24-Fave mih-
tary convicts have escaped from the
guard house at Fort Wright. All OF
them We're men sent into the fort to
serve sentences for desertion from
other army posts The names of the
men are Frank Burton. Joseph Carroll.
James Collingwood. Herman w. Lamp
and Harry Linden.
The outbreak was one OF the most
daring ever attempted al Fort Wright.
With the whole post out Of doors en-
JOKING the cool evening air. and from
six TO ten guards in an adjoining room,
the five prisoners sawed their way
through two iron bars. three-quarters
Of an inch thick, and escaped through
a window.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
MISS MARY H. HOFF DEAL
Deceased Was a Sister of Samuel Hoff,
Of This City.

superintendent Samuel Hoff of the
Wilmington City Railway Company re-
ce,ved word this morning of the death
of his sister. Miss Mary II. Hoff, at her
home. No. 1929 North Fifteenth street.
The deceased was about Al years old
and had been IN for some time. She
died at o'clock this morning. Mr..
Hoff went to Philadelphia as soon as
he received word that she was dead
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
SPECTATOR WAS SHOT
Was Watching Friendly wrestIs for
Revolver When Weapon Went OF.

Returning to ST. Georges late ON sat
urday night from a festival. Wesley and
Fred Chandler, both colored, got mixed up
In playful wrestle for the possession OF
revolver The weapon went on ana the
bullet struck John Williams. also colored.
who was with the two, IN the neck
williams was admitted TO the Delaware
Hospital yesterday He was interviewed
by state Detective Hawkins yesterday
and said the affair was entirely accidental
and he did not care TO prosecute the
Chnndlers. who are brothers.
Williams was removed from the hos.
pita this morning IA the PhoeniS
ambulance to the Office OF DR.. r. c.
Robinson, Tenth and Market streets
and put under the x-ray. The bullet
was located I'm the lower part OF hi.
neck. The mans legs are now para.
lyzed. He remained at DIR. Robinson's
office but a short time and was ther
taken back to the hospital
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
Needs a New crutoh.

Under the care OF "The Home Mis-
sion" is a little girl who some time ago
had the misfortune to ose one of her
legs. il being amputated at the knee.
She has been using a cnutch. but it
has become too short and IS useless.
The length required is Al inches. Any
one who may feel so disposed viii re-
ceive the thanks Of the mission by for
warding a new one.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
Enonrsion Plans chnnnnd.

Owing TO some misunderstanding be-
tween the management OF Lincoln Park
ana officers Of Ezion M. e. Sunday School
the excursion which was 20 have been
given TO that place by the school on
Thursday has been abandoned. The school
however, win go TO Washington Park on
August 16 by the way OF Wilson Line
boats
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
Name Insurance Invs.lIaat0rs.:

jamestown. n. Y. Juy 24-Speaker
Nixon Of the Assembly, today an
nounced the appointment Of the follow
ing committee to investigate the NE
insurance business Of the State: Rog-
ers, Of Broome county; Coke, of EEie;
Wempe, Of Schenectady; Prentice. of
New York, and NIcKeown, Of Kings.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
RODE OUT STORM SAFELY
T. Coleman DuPont's Ycaht Neaira
Had Rough Experience.

Had Rough Experience.
T.swes. July 24.-T. Coleman Du-
Ponts new yacht Neaira had rough
time on her trial trip during the storm
on Saturday night. The yacht ran
close to the ew Jersey shore for
safety and rode through unchanged.
Mrs. T. Coleman Dupont yesterday
received a telegram from General Du-
Pont stating that the party on the
yacht Neaisa were safe. TEo yacht
went out on her trial run, lturday,
after being overhauled by the Pusey
& Jones Company and ran into the
easteriy storm on Delawars Bay dur
ling Saturday night. The yacht yes
terday put into Lewes, from where
members Of the party on the y0ht
sent telegrams to friends.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
MONEY STOLEN--CUT HIS THROAT
Peter Hayden Committed Suicide in
Cellar of His Home.

Philadelphia, July 24.--In a fit Of de-
spondency. due TO continuous brooding
over the loss OF $40 which had been stolen
from him. Peter Hayden, 50 years old. Of
No. 1929 otter street, committed suicide
in tho cellar of his home at midnight last
night. His body was found hanging to a
rafter cold in death at 1sO o'clock this
morning by the dead mans son. Alphonzo.
Hayden was the victim Of pickpocket
while on train bound from Atlantic City
week ago yesterday.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
CAR6IHAl GIBBONS CELEBRATES
PreIate Has Reached the 7tst Mile
stone of Life.

Southampton, L. l.. July 24.-Cardi-
nal Gibbons. of Baltimore, who as us
ual is summering here. was II years
old yesterday. He viii celebrate HI,
birthday today.
The Cardinal will receive those who
call on him, but will have no formal
celebration Congratulations have al ?
lreauy begun to pour in. He spent yes
lterday quietly preaching in the morn
ing and again at vespers in the place
of Father O'Hara.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
ROBINSON HELD BY
COMMISSIONER MAHAFFY

United States Commissioner William
G. Mahaffy today held George Robin
son in $1,000 bail for a hearing at the
September term of the United States
Court. He is accused Of making
fraudulent affidavit for government
pension.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
bid Not HiId conferenee rodav.

Owing to the fact that Chief Engi-
neer Theodore A. Leisen, OF the Water
Commission IS indisposed, the confer
ence between the directors Of that badly
and the authorities of West Chester,
DOwningtown and Coatesville, Pa, re-
lative 70 the pollution of the Brandy
wine creek. win not be held to-day.
The meeting win be held at some
future date.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
Appointed inferno Physician.

f. DR. William Marshall Jy.. Of Mil
ford recent graduate Of the univer-
sity or PENNSYLVANIA. has been an
pointed inferno physician Tor the - 2
aware Hospital. Since receiving his
diploma he has been enjoying yaca-
tion at Slaughter Beach.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24

The collection Of statistics of Irish
immigration was begun May l. 1851.
and in the SO years since then the
number of emigrants has been S's9'-
9lS. The highest annual emigration
was l90,SS2, in 1852, and the lowest was
1924, in 1895.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
CLOSING QUOTATIONS..

Iloin Scott & Co
ANAL. Copper Co.. ... -.. ..... S7H
American Sugar Rehning 49, :. IsS
Atch. Top. and Santa Fe Com. sax
Atch. Top. ana SANTA re. REF. Io2
Brooklyn Rapid Trans'e -. -,.. OK
Baitimors and Ohio ... -. ~. Ig5H
Canada Southern ... -. -. -, 6SJs
Chicago Ct Western 80. -. IeH
chesapeake and ohio -. .'.. 81
Chicago and Alton go. 49,. 49,. IS
Chicago and Northwest 80. ... 7oS
chi. Nil and st. Paul Gem .,... I7SE
1tock Island Com -. ... - :. soH
Erie ..... ... -. -. ........- 45K
list pfrd -. -. -. -. S3E
Illinois Central .-... ..... r.... Ioe
Louisville and Nashville -. -. I444
Metropolitan Street Railway -. Ia64
Metro. Security Co.. :. -. -. So
Manhattan Cons -. ....- ...-.. Io4H
Missouri Pacific ..... -. .... eS4
NO. Kansas and Texas, pfd -. 674
N. Y. Central and Hudson -. :. I44Iz
N. Y. Ontario and Western -. 5oH
Norfolk and Western Conn.,. IS
Pacific Mail 80. ........ ...... az
Penna. Railroad Co ... ...... 14oK
Peoples Gas -. -. ..-... Io4
Reading ..... ..... - - 1918
1st pfrd -. -. -. 90
End prefd -. ...t... ga
Delaware and Hudson -. 80. 100
Southsn Pacific 49,. OAK
Southern Ry. Com =. 37H
Texas and Pacific -. -. -. 32H
Tenn Coal and Iron Co .-.-.. SO
Union sifc Com -. -. ..... las
y. S. Steel Com =. =. 80. 80. 3sx
-, -, .........-. '0ls
.. S. Steel Pfrd ..... ...-... IoI5S
Wabash Com -. - -...'.... TS4
Wabash Pfrd ....-....... So
Western Union -~... ........ s74
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
Infant Child Dead.

Victor Clark Woolley. infant child
of Mr. and Mrs. Victor b. Woolley.
died on Saturday evening.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
LOST. FOUND. REWARD.

LOST-A gold chain and heart locket
between Ninth and Spruce and
Kirkwood Park Reward if returned
to 110s Kirkwood. jul21-3t
Evening journal., 1905-07-24

WANTED-Evening Journals Twenty
cents viii be paid for copies OF
the Evening Journal. February 3, ID
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
COURT IMPOSES
HEAVY FINES
Coney Island Ice Cream
Manufacturers Guilty of
Cruelty to Animals
MEN PAY OUT, LEAVE BOY IN TOLLS

over $50 was the amount Of the fines
imposed on Ferdinand McCloskey. Fe-
lix shedletslSy and Charles Fabrell by
Judge Cochran In city Court this
morning. The three men or rather two
as McCloskey is but boy, were fined
$40 and costs each for cruelty to ani-
mails.
shedletsky and Tabrell are engaged
In the manufacture of Coney Island
ice cream at Twenty -third and Market
streets and have four wagons doing
business In the streets. McCloskey was
employed as driver of one of the teams
and was arrested for beating the horse
he was driving.
The evidence OF Humane Agent
Frank Stout was to the effect that none
of the horses owned by the ice cream
manufacturers were NJ for use. being
old and poor. and almost unable TO
Keep on their feet He said he had re-
ceived numerous complaints, some OF
which had been made by prominent
people and he was finally Obliged to
have the defendants arrested.
The men paid their own fines and
lallowed the boy TO remain in prison.
Walter Henry, colored, was held in
500 bail for upper court for taking Sl3
out Of Charles Richards pocket. The
former denied the charge but Charlie
was positive that he took the money.
William Neal, colored, was arraign-
ed on two oarges. one ow disorderly
conduct and the other for cruelty 10
Mary Segars a 10-year-old colored
child. He was fined $40 and costs on
each charge.
MANY MINOR CASES.
The following cases were disposed
Of: Edward Laws. colored, charged
with larceny, dismissed; Joseph Por-
ter. a boy, charged with larceny. 5000
probation bond for two years; Peter
lCiceironi trespass. IS; william H.
Whitaker. disorderly conduct, 50; John
Adams. colored. drunk and disorderly
lSS; Elsie Brown. colored. disorderly
lconduct, IS; John Neave. corner loung-
ling. So; Philip King vagrancy sixty
days, Wesley Ford and George Butler
both colored So; Edward Kane fight
ling. dismissed Thomas Hunter, dis.
Iorderly conduct. dismissed; Jonr
Primrose, colored, disorderly conduct
4, lS10; George Bramble, assault and bat
! terry s5; John Vanhun, colored, as
I sault and battery. S.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24

LOST-In Tenth Street Park on Friday
evening. a good seal ring with the
initials NJ. c. W.. Liberal reward If re-
turned to 1922 West Tenth street.
1uly22-2t
Evening journal., 1905-07-24

LOST Wednesday night at the springs
in Brandywine Springs Park.
dark blue parasol. silk. with hand
somely hand-carved lady's bust. face.
head and hat on handle. Return to
SO2 Franklin street. S. reward and no
questions asked. 5uy2z
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
TIE WEATHER

Tomorrow promises TO be
fair arr slightly warmer, light
and fresh winds. Wednesday
partly cloudy to fair.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24

make many needs which
local merchants can supply
at a big savings to you.