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Evening journal., 1905-07-24
COMPANY H.
BANNER COMPANY
Guarded Colors, Had Most
Men at Camp and Was
Complimented
SENgs stVN 70 STA GIRl
special to The Evening journal.


New Castle. July 24.-Members Of
Company il returned from Camp John
Haslet on Saturday afternoon amidst
a downpour Of rain and although their
clothing was soaked with water their
spirits were not dampened.
While az camp Company II was the
feature of the encampment Under
command of Captain Myers and Lieu-
tenants Gemmnl and Rodney there
were forty-seven men, the largest
company on the grounds. The COM
lpany during IT'S stay was honored with
the colors and az target practice seven
Of the fifteen men who qualified to
shoot at Sea Girt came from Company
lH.
After guard mount on Friday morn
ing Governor Lea, Colonel Townsend,
land General Wickersham personally
congratulated Captain Myers on the
manner in which the work was done.
In speaking Of the company Colonel
lCavanaugh, u. S. A., states that IL was
the equal Of any in the regiment This
depression was echoed by the Governor
and commanding officers while in
camp Both officers and men are
much pleased at the compliments paid
them.
In speaking Of the efficiency shown
by Company II men at target practice.
Captain Myers states that their shoot
ing was due undoubtedly to the prac-
tice they have had on the range below
New Castle. Other companies target
practice has been confined almost eX-
clusively TO gallery shooting.
GATES ARE KEPT CLOSED.
owing TO the accident on the wharf
at which the steamer Thomas Clyde
touches on its trips TO Woodland
Beach on sunday last IN which a lit
tie child fell overheard the manage
ment of the steamboat company has
directed Lewis Duncon 10 keep the
gates leading 10 the pier closed dur
ing the time az which the boat ar
rives The order was received yes
terday and hereafter only those hold
ing tickets for the boat win be permit
ted on the landing. This order goes
into effect at once Yesterday eighty
Ave people boarded the steamer from
this city and Wilmington.
THE GANGS ALL HERE.
party Of Wilmington people Gre
ated some disturbance while passing
through the city on a trolley car early
last evening. The party. which In
cluded men and women, We're return
ing from down the road and as they
went through New Castle sang az the
top Of their voices. HAIL Hail. the
Gangs All Here There were present
both young men and women and their
factions indicated that they had been
drinking something stronger than
water.
hot AIR" ARTISTS.
Manager John Z. Murphy OF the New
Castle baseball club and Eddie Fahoy.
OF the wilmington team, engaged in
a "hot-air" argument on the wharf
yesterday morning. The argument was
upon the merits and demerits OF their
respective teams and az It's conclusion
each was as much convinced by the
IA H4IN Il. l..
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PERSONAL.
This eIassIaeation sAe a word
NOTICES

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE
OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CUR
RENcY.
Washington. d. c., June %, 1905.
Whereas, BY satisfactory evidence pre-
sented to the undersigned, it has been
made TO appear that '"The National Bank
Of Delaware at Wilmington, located in
the city Of Wilmington, in the county OF
New Castle and State Of Delaware. has
complied with all the provisions of the
Act Of Congress" to enable National
Banking Associations to extend their cor
pcrate existence and for other purposes"
approved July 12 1882. as amended by
the Act approved April u. 1902;
Now, therefore, I William B. Ridgely,
Comptroller Of the Currency, do hereby
certify that ''The National Bank Of Dela-
ware at Wilmington" located in the city
Of Wilmington in the county of New Cas-
tie and State of Delaware, is authorized
70 have succession for the period specified
in its amended articles OF association;
namely, until close of business on June
%, 1925.
In Testimony Whereof. wit
ness my hand and Seal Of oHice
(sEAL) this Twenty-third day Of June,
1905.
WILLIAM B. RIDGELY,
Comptroller OF the Currency.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
For Sale or Rent

Tract of land on Brandywine
Creek having about 900 feet of
water front. Good wharf and a
building which can be changed to
suit small manufacturer.
Win sell or rent cheap to good
party.
Apply at Evening Journal omce
i2i-2w
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
Special One Dollar Excursion TO Bal
tinore, Sunday, July 80, Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad.

Sunday. July 80. the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad will run a popular ex-
cursion TO Baltimore. Special train
viii leave Wilmington, Delaware Ave-
nue. Station. al $40 a. m, Newark at
$50 a. 'm. Returning leave Baltimore,
Camden Station al $50 y. m.s Mt
Royal station at 6.55 p, M
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
MEDICAL

on RECEIPT Of 1Oc ! will send for
mula for making the best medi-
cine in the world for coughs, colds, or
Consumption. I had throat and lung
trouble for six years and spit blood
continuously. This remedy cured me in
three months am now perfectly we'll
n. A. MAYS, 665 n. 10Th ST., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
SIGN PAINTING.
BOARDING
Low RATE TO REHoBoTH BEACH
one-Day Excursion via Philadelphia,
Baltimore & Washington r. r.

1he Philadelphia, Baltimore and WASH
ington Railroad Company announces
three excursions to Ocean City, Nd, dur
ing The present season-July q, August
10 and "A.
A special train will be run on the sched-
ule given below and excursion tickets,
good only on the special train in each
direction, will be sold at rates quoted
Exc.
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ATLANTIC CITY.
Special Excursions via Pennsylvania
Railroad, Delaware River
Bridge Route.

on Wednesdays, August and %.
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad Company win run spe-
cial low-rate excursions to Atlantic
City via the great Delaware River
Bridge Route. A special train viii be
run on the following schedule, and
.round-trip tickets viii be sold az the
rates quoted.
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Exc
Trains Leaves. r

Returning special train viii leave Re-
hoboth $50 p. m.
Children under twelve years Of age.
one-half the aboYe rateR
40 ~
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PROPOSALS

u. S. ENGINEER OFFICE. WILL
AIINGTON, DEL. July %, 1906
Sealed proposals for dredging Appo-
quinimink River, Del, will be received
here until IL a. M, August p, 1905 and
then opened. Specifications, blank
forms, etc, furnished on application.
.C. A. +. Flagler. Capt, Engrs.
jul22, "a, ,25, ,26,augls,1s.
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Connection can be made with this
special train at Harrington from stations
south thereof. and reduced rate tickets
viii be placed on sale as under
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thiIdren betWccn rVe and twelve
years OF age, one-half the above
rates.
Returning, special train leaves At
lantic City 5.45 2. m.
Tickets viii be good only on special
train In each direction.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
WALL PAPER.

Jones, fine wan paper, 42a Market St.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
PENSIONERS.
This classification 'sc a word.

SERVICE PENSIONS FOR AGE-New
and important order. Sc when 81,
s. when 66. $40 when IS. Sl2 when 20
years old. JOHN WAINWRIGHT a.
Co. Pension Attorneys. Second floor, 3
w. 7th st., Wilmington, Del Ap 29-tf
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
EXCHANGE.

WANTED-Bring your tobacco tags,
coupons, cigar bands, soap wrap
pers and trade marks to the Hunt
Stamp Store, S22 Market street, and ex-
change them for the valuable Hunt
Stamps.
Evening journal., 1905-07-24
UNDERTAKERS.
INSURANCE.

INSURE your furniture and home.
Don't delay The cost is so little
that you cannot afford to be without
II. The savings of a lifetime may be
wiped out in an hour. We deal only in
the good kind-INSURANCE that IN
sURES. Get our rates. A postal will
do. r. c. LUPTON & CO., 915 Market
~. oct7-tf
Evening journal., 1905-07-24

Only $1,000 ..eund Trip. July %, Au-
gust and rs, September I and IS,
1905.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
MAYOR CALLS FOR A RALLY
Asks Citi9ens to Go to albany IN
Interest of Water Bill.

Mayor Mcclellan last night sent letter to all the
prominent civic and commercial organizations and
also to several men who active in public AFFAIRS
asking a rally of New Workers at Albany on Tues
day February 21. q o'clock, when there is to be
a session of the committees of the Senate and AS
sembly TO hear arguments about the Mayors water
board bill. The Mayor says in part;
This condition calls for immediate action, so that
faith in the greatness of the citys future may ne
sustained by a prospect of the accomplis hment OF
the work The project is vast and will require
much time and money and effort to complete, and
the difficulties in its way increasing every day.
The plenteOus rainfall OF the last Few years alone
has saved us from dreadful realization of our
improvdenCc.
1t would be criminal to delay in this matter one
day longer.
The terms of the bill proposed provide for
partisan board in charge of the project the
succeeding city administration unless for cause
This will think, insure commission. of capable
and faithful men, whose work will practically be
uninterrupted from the beginning to the end
There is to believe that private interests.
seeking their advantage, have for some time
been encouraging hostility every proper plan for
the citys relief and have designedly melted every
prejudice possible against the measure. This in
creases the difficulties in the way of its success
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
PASS TUNNEL FRANCHISE.
aldermen Vote, 65 to /, on 6tt-dUe.
duplication.

The aldermen Yesterday by a vote OF So 10 l.
granted tunnel franchise TO the New-Hork ana
New-Jersey Tunnel Company for a tunnel under
sth-ave. Alderman Timothy P. Sullivan said the
Committee on Bridges and Tunnels had had pub
lie hearing the question. The public was In
favor Of the tunnel He urged the adoption OF the
resolution
THE PENNSYLVANIA people" added Mr.. Sullivan.
pay the city $15o00O0 sixty thousand feet of
track and here for only twenty-six thousand feet
of track the amount the city will get will be near
ly as much The franchise is for twenty-five years
The city paying the cost of construction, will own
the franchise the end OF twenty-five years.
THE President of the Borough OF Manhattan will
have charge of the street openings in connection
with the tunnel, We have inserted this clause as
It is no more than fair to the Borough President.
Alderman Dowling made bitter attack on Gen
eral Sickles who is member of the board, for
crticisng the action of the board members regard
ing franchises Alderman Downing spoke of Gen
eral Sickles's military record. He is better
adapted" he added Ito lead an army rather
than to be a politician
President Fornes told Mr. Downing to keep the
question, and the alderman continued:
II am In favor of all tunnels. We need more
tunnels in Brooklyn, 1 Aye
Alderman Gaffney alone voted against the fran
chise.
The proposed payments for the 6th-ave. and 9th
st. extension
Alderman James f. Gaffney is from Charles F.
Murphys district, the 18th Asked why he voted
against the ordinance. he laughed. but declined to
give any reason. Gaffney is partner of John J.
Murphy the brother of the leader of Tammany
Hail. in the 100000 contract for excavating for the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company's tunnel at West
S2d-st and sth-ave.
w. G. McAdoo president Of the New-York and
Jersey Tunnel Company, said yesterday in speaking
about the approval of the franchise:
The action of the Board OF Aldermen is exceed
ingy gratifying to me. As the franchise is
approved by the Mayor it will be legally possible
TO begin the work of building the 6th-ave exten-
sion, which will be prosecuted with great vigor
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
JEROME And THE PASSES
Nay Seek to Indict State Officers
and Railroad Men,

District Attorney Jerome it became known ves-
oeFoay' is to Investigate the issuing of railroad
psaSss e7 10 members of the legislature and other
public officials. Issuing passes IN tb.r, e. ,ohih
tied by the State constitution
ne D4Str1ct Attorney for several days has been
IN conference with officials of the New-york Cen
t04 f'aliroad' He wants them send to his Office
LOT examination the subordinate who has charqa
OF the Issuing Of passes. If he can find that such
passes nave been issued in this county he will
oesin John Doe proceeding looking TO the IN
aictment OF the officials Issuing them and the nub
nc olhcers accepting them. The indictment viii he
for misdemeenor and If conviction follows +bs
attorney General will move TO have the public Of
HcIals SO convicted removed from office
speaking yesterday OF the charge OF Senator
FNanss that Mr. Jerome had received for his own
use $500 from the liquor dealers. the District At
torney said:
II John Raines any other member Of the leg
I IsIature Will make that charge out Of the Senate
"HeTe ms remarks are privileged, I will give him
test case for criminal libel in twenty four hours
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
APPROVE PLANS FOR DAM
Aqueduct Commission in Race acith
State at New-KdtOnnb

The Aoueduct Commission yesterday approved thu
maps and plans for the new reservoir and dam AZ
Cross River, some three thousand feet east of
New-katonah. and sent them to the Corporation
Counsel with a request that he advertise them at
once with the Supreme Court in Westchester and
ask Tor the appointment Of a commission to con-
denim the land. AS soon as the commission Is a n
pointed title will vest in the city. and any pro-
visions of the proposed Apgar bill that debar the
city from the territory will be Of no avail
1he commission believes that II is a race be-
tween the cit yand the legislature to control the
vantage 80 e @u-
There was no opposition TO the plans and mans
Mhlch We're a part of the report of the Burr,
Herring; Freeman commission Colonel William Jay
with about twenty others from Westchesfer al
s@aaed ED the hearing Colonel jay was the only
is his, and some of it has valuable trees He said
ne ne NAG no objection to the plans, but he hoped
Ihe Aqueduct Commission would spare his treas
I. they promised to do what they could in that
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
EVASION At TTGHE TRIAL.
Al SAGE One WitneSs Refuse to Re
pIy to QuestiOnS-Many Tif8.

With eXceptionh all the witnesses in the trial
Of Captain Robert Tighe. yesterday. attempted to
evade the questions put them. Mr.. Lindsey Third
Deputy Commissioner acted as prosecutor. The
First Deputy Commissioner. Mr. McAvoy. was trial
commissioner. Captain Tighe is charged with
neglect Of duty in falling TO close poolrooms gam
bling places and disorderly houses whilo in charge
Of the Mercer-st. station.
Two lawyers representing witness were de-
cared out Of order and forced to leave the trial
room Theodore Schwacke, the alleged proprietor
or poolroom, arrested in a raid. and now under
Indictment refused to tell anything about the
house In Macdougal-st.. the ground that to
answer might tend 70 degrade incriminate him
When Mr.. Lindsey started TO read letter from
Assistant District Attorney Rand. promising i'm
munity 10 witnesses at the hearing, Mr.. McAvoy
sustained an objection of the defendants counsel
But you don't know what was going to say
obiected Mr. lindsey
1t doesn't matter" rejoined Mr. McAvoy, for
don't think that it is the proper way TO conduct
Jacob sanek proprietor Of a small cigar store in
4th-ave. said he rented the floor above the store
70 the Bon Ton Social Club. Asked If poolroom
had been operated there he refused 70 reply.
The witness said the policemen were not invited
70 come. but did so Of their own accord. While
the examination of witnesses was IN progress Mr..
MeAvoy several times reprimanded Mr.. Lindsey
for arguing with witness and the latter showed
plainly he did not like IT, Hugh Winter the next
witness. said he went TO the Bon Ton Club from
obtained work He described the msthods of bet
ting on horse in the place. He offered eyi-
dence memoranda Of horses he had played there.
Mr. McAyoy ruled them out. Efforts were made to
bat the word was barred
The witness said he had gone 10 Captain Tighe
and complained when he discovered the stuss game
ia the place was. according TO him crooked ="
he said Captain Tighe called him liar and IN
name and address promising to get a warrant for
the place.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
HER BODY MUCH BRUISED.
Woman Dead IN HoteI-Physician
Who Vas zcith Her arrested.

Following the discovery of the body of Mrs
Elizabeth Himadi of Lodi. n. J., in Room 20, in
the Adelph Hotel. at No 40 West 23d,st. yester-
day morning, DR.. Clarence Mcdonald, a Canadian,
who said he lived at the Mills Hotel No l, in
BleeCker-st.. but who is said to have been living
at the hotel for three days. was arrested.
The Woman's face. especially her eyes. were
bruised and discolored, ana there We're other
bruises on her body, besides cut over her right
DIR. Mcdonald said died from natural
causes chiefly kidney trouble He admitted that
no attempt TO leave the hotel, according to the
proprietor. The doctor was arrested "a sus-
picious person"
To the police DIR. Mcdonald said he met the
woman five months ago at No 1856 Lexington ave
where she was connected with charity organiza-
ton.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
MIDvALE STEEL co. LOSES BIG JOB.
Navy Department Refuses It Contract for
Armor-Carnegie and Bethlehem Get It.

Washington, Feb. THE board of officers ap-
pointed by Secretary Morton TO investigate the
capacity of the several armor plate companies has
recommended that the bid of the Midvale Steel
Company for eight thousand tons of armor for the
batueship New Hampshire and the armored cruts-
erS North Carolina and Montana be rejected.
secretary Morton announced late to-day the
To the Bethlehem Steel Company the arrror for
one batteship and one armored cruiser 5666 tons
and all bolts and nuts 81 tons
To the Carnegie Steel Company, the armor for
one armored cruiser. 2.l62 tons.
In announcing the award 1t is stated that while
the Midyale Steel Company has submitted trial
plates that nave successfully withstood the re-
CURED ballstc test. II has not yet begun the ree-
lar production of armor in quantity, and the Bu-
reau OF Ordnance does not deem that the produc-
ton of the trial plates submitted is such a guar
antee that the company can produce suitable armor
In the quantities required would warrant al
for
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
DEATH OF COUPLE a MYSTERY.
Bodies Of Longshoreman and Wife Found in
Room-May Be Poison in Beer.

What caused the death of John Williams, a long
shoreman. and his wife in small furnished room
at No. 2I6 Van Brunt-st., Brooklyn will not he
known until Dr. Emil Hartung, the coroner's physi-
clan, makes autopsy the bodies to-day Both
were found dead by Mrs Catherine McNabb the
landlady, yesterday morning There no
marks of violence on either body but there were
some blood clots in the woman's nose which was
taken to indicate thar her death might not have
been from natural causes In the bottom of the
remains Of a can Of beer in the was a dark
sediment which will be analyzed to see whether
heard Garousng and singing Sunday evening
When Williams did not appear Monday Mrs
NrcNabb thought nothing of it. as he frequently
slept all day. Yesterday she became alarmed and
breaking down the door. found the couple dead
in Willaims's pocker $50 In money. which
showed that the couple had not been murdered by
ony who might have followed them into the
house to get the money.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
SEES WEDDING AND DIES
Woman's Last Wish to Witness
Sons Marriage Grdtifed.

Told that her death was only matter of hours.
Mrs John Herpsch, of Becker-ave. Wakefield.
The Bronx witnessed the marriage OF her son
Charles at her bedside Saturday and died hour
later Mrs Herpsch. who was widow, contracted
pneumonia about ten days ago She grew rapidly
worse and her doctor told her that she would
not recover. When she learned that she would
ole she expressed a desire that the marriage of
her son Charles and Miss Katharine Krutzberg,
the daughter Of Henry Krutzberg, the date for
which had been set for next month. take place
before her death.
The necessary arrangements were made, and the
wedding took place in the afternoon at the bedside
OF Mrs. Eerpscl. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev F. 3. Meredith pastor OF Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church. Wakefield, in the choir of which
Miss krutZberg long q member.
Mrs. Herpsch was buried yesterday afternoon.
noon at 2 O'Clock
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
GEN. GREENE NOT HEARD.
WILL NOT CONE AGAIN.
More Indications of Friction in the
Committee of Nine.

no testimony regarding his views on the
-rpciice situation was forthcoming from General
Greene al yesterdays session of the Committee
of Nine, and, according TO rather emphatic re-
marks which General Greene made. he does not
Intend to come down here again TO express his
views. Austen G. Fox believes. however that
General Greene will come again.
The developments yesterday indicated fric-
don but this Mr.. Fox secuted Commissioner
oIcAdoo was to have appeared. and had asked
that General Greene he there while he was talk
ing but he could not appear. General Greene
waited about half hour for the committee to
assemble. then he was closeted with it for
about FIVE minutes, after which he left the
. City Club hastily.
Captain Piper. deputy commissioner under
General Greene. was at the City Club in the af-
ternoon but he said that it was purely pri-
rate business.
Elihu Root was again among the absentees,
as was Jacob H. Schiff. After the meeting Mr..
Fox said that General Greene had TO hurry
back TO Buffalo, but would probably be with
the committee again next Tuesday when Com
missioner McAdoo was also expected to appear
To-day District Attorney Jerome will tell his
views on police reform Captain Piper and
Gherardi Davis will be invited TO speak at some
future meetings, said Mr.. Fox.
: Commissioner NIcAdoo announced yesterday
gore Friday, as It had been decided that he
might better be one of the last to express his
Views He will have important data to present
al this visit he says.
Nr NcAdoo announced the retirement of five
patrolmen, on their own applications. for Illness
ASKED If he thought his recent order to the
commanders Of precincts TO send statements re-
garding the standing of the men under hlm had
anything to DO with the retirement Of the pa
1rolmen he thought, he said, that the order
might have been incentive, and that other
patrolTnen might also apply for retirement
rather than go before the surgeons. he an
nounced that he had reduced forty detah men,
and was going to reduce more. Sixteen Of the
men We're taken from courts and the others
from public institutions.
Asked if he had ordered the retirement Of any
OF the inspectors yet, the Police Commissioner
replied:
mo, haven't yet"
Mayor Mcclellan reached the city from Bos-
ton yesterday. Asked abOu the report that he
IS TO appear befoer the Committee of Nine the
Mayor put on his haughtiest manner.
Il shall be delighted to see the committee here
at any time he said but I cannot believe
that the committee seriously suggests that !
wait upon them.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
FALLS IS FEET; LIVES.
Fireman Goes Through WilEams-
burg Bridge Into Snoegbank.

"hIe trying to recover his hat which had blown
from car of the Nostrand-ave. line joseph Reilly
a hreman' attached TO Truck 50. Bedford ani Mvr-
e aFes' rell through the opening between the Cir
ueis on the Williamsburg Bridge, early yesterday
morning and landed in a snowbank near Attor
hey-st' slXty-fve feet below. He will recover
Delily who was on the platform had his hat
carried away by the wind. He jumped off and
started over the icy ties TO recover it. His friends
yelled for him to stop but he paid no attantior
Inen they were Mortified TO see him slp and dis
appear petWeen the girders. Patrolmen Rowland
f 80 Up uIIohs OF the Bridge Squad, to the end
%hee vi epe 3bdgG b rs and around through Deaney
IN the snowbank. He was taken tn ta dils
hospital. in serious condition