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Evening journal., 1905-04-06
Board Of PardOns, at
Dover, Considered the
Case at Length and
Then Refused AppIica-
ton for a Pardon
This Will Be First ExeCu-
tiOn to be Carried Out
by the Warden In
stead Of by the Sheriff
Of this County
Special to Tho Evenlng journal.

Dover, April 6.--After a lengthy
hearing today the Board Of Pardons
refused the application of Charles
Thorn. colored, alias John Boozer who
is under sentence OF death. for an un-
conditional pardon. The accused is
sentenced TO be hanged at New Cas-
tie county workhouse on April A. for
the murder OF George d. Farra. near
Wilmington, on December IA. 1897.
Ex-Judge J. Frank Ball. Of wiz
,mlngton. counsel for the condemned
man, submitted ahidavlts 10 the board
today that Thorn was in Virginia at
the time the murder was committed.
The members OF the board examined
these documents In secret session. as
well as the evidence given az the trial.
and then reached an adverse decision.
Thorn viii be the first man hanged
lat the workhouse under the new iaw
relieving the sheriff Of this duty and
imposing 1t upon the warden or his
deputies.
lCASE THOROUGHLY REVIEWED.
The case was more thorouchly con-
Iff''A'h NNhN any tHNi NlAH 80 lar come
before the new Board OF Pardons. it
lbeing the first capital proceeding. All
lof the members were present. as fol-
lows. Chancellor Nicholson. Lieutenant
Governor Parker, Secretary OF State
lcahall, state Treasurer RaWlns and
lState Auditor Dick
Thorn was first sentenced 10 be ok
ecuted IN February and was granted
two respites by Governor Lea pend
Jug the deposition OF the application
for a pardon.
II was announced when the accused
WAS convicted IN Wilmln~ion that his
case would be appealed 10 the state
supreme Court When ex-Judge Ball
was asked today whether. In view OF
the afiidavlts which strengthened the
THEORY Of an aiibi new trial would
mot be granted. ne replied that the re-
tusal Of the Board Of Pardons to in
terfere In the case would allow the
negro 20 De executed befo-a this cou.d
pe acted upon
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
STATE BOARD MAY
NOT HAVE POWER
Probably Has No Authority
to Control Supplies Un-
til June First
CLERKS ACTION BASED THEREON
speeIal 10 The EvenIng Journal.


Dover, April 6.--It developed here
today that there is doubt about when
the new Board of state Supplies can
begin the work Of controlling the fur
nishing of supplies TO the Common
wealth The action of Clerks Goslee
and Lewis. of the last Senate and
House respectively, in advertising for
bids for the printing Of the legislative
journals is believed to be based on this
ground.
state Treasurer Rawllns who, with
Governor Lea and Secretary of State
Cahall. compose the new board stated
this afternoon that he feared the body
had no authority to take clarke Of the
supplies until June 1st Walter II.
Hayes. OF Wilmington. who came TO
Dover today. is firmly of the belief,
however, that the board has the ne
|cessary authority and that the clerks
have no power to ask Tor bids as Of
yore.
Section three. Of the new law. says:
"The said Board Of State Supplies shall
ANNUALLY advertise In at least six
newspapers published I'm the state Of
lelaware (two Of which shall be pub
lished in each county, during the
months of April and May. for at least
flour numbers. for proposals or bids
for doing and furnishing of all state
lsupplies for the year beginning on the
first day Of June next ensuing"
As the legislative proceedings are
supposed to be published as soon af-
ter the end of the session as possible
| it is probable that the clerks have au-
lthority on which TO proceed in the old
way for the printing of the journals
When June first" shall arrive. how.
ever, there will be no question as t'
the boards status. THE present mix
up will be adjusted shortly in order
that the journals can be printed.
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
DEATH PENALTY FOR RESTING

warsaw April 6.-Ail persons particle
patiag In disorders will hereafter be tried
by martial law. The new regime com-
menced yesterday when two worSmen
were thus tried ana condemned to death.
one of them hred n revolver at police
man and the other struck policeman
with an iron bar
An extraordinary case Of wholesale
poisonng has occurred at a cotton min In
Pabianize Seventy girls Ia the coloring
department were taken suddenly ill and
fell TO the floor unconscious. Thirty Of
them We're taken 70 a hospital In "a dam
eorous condition. An investigation show
ed that the illness Of the girls was due to
poison having been sprinkled through the
room by unknown persons.
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
TEACHERS TO MEET At NEWARK
They Will be the Guests of Delaware
College on April IS.

The New Castle County Teachers AS
ISOLATION. viii meet at Delaware College.
in Newark, on saturday April IS, for an
all-day session. The teachers will enjoy
the hospitality OF the college and lunch-
con will be served at noon. Prof. Rother-
mel. principal Of one Of the Pennsylvania
Normal Schools. viii make the leading
address.
There will be no local institute on next
Saturday but on that day the GLASSES in
drawing and botany Will meet IN the WIZ
mngton business School at 10 a. m. for
their haal lesson.
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
HOPPsR'S MANAGER HERE
Mr.. Munro Arranging for His Appear
snoe on Next Thursday.

Wallace Munro. business manager
for DeWolf Hopper, is IN the city in
the interest of his star. who will ap-
pear az the Opera House on next
Thursday night the 18th inst in his
best Of all operas. Wang" 1t is over
twelve years since Mr.. Hopper visit
ed Wilmington, and returning now as
he does with the opera with which his
name has been so inseparably linked
for so many years seems most oppor-
tune.
AT the earnest request of many OF
his Wilmington friends Mr.. Hopper
has assured Mr.. Munro that he VIII
recite Casey at the Bat" a nationally
known baseball epic.
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
ALL SMOKE, NO FIRE
Watehman Thought Fire Was in
Progress and struck an Alarm.

Where there is smoke there must be
fire. argued Patrick Curran, a watch
man at the aHrlan & Hollingsworth
works about 1890 o'clock this morning
as he saw smoke pouring over some
houses. at Front and Washington
streets. Two belated pedestrians ap-
|peared about this time and the three
decafed there ufust DE d FIRE sGf5
enough, and as a result they struck
an alarm from box No "a.
The district apparatus arrived in a
'iiny' but upon Investigation found no
fire. The smoke had also disappeared
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
GOVERNOR SIGNS CHARTER BILL
Extends Incorporation Of the Well
Known institute Library.

Dover, April 6.-Governor Lea yesterday
signed the bill Incorporating the Young
Mems Society for Mutual Improvement,
of Wilmington. This is the wcll-known
Institute Free Library.
The act. however, is simply an ezten-
sion of the charter Of the organization,
which was first formed under tile charter
granted 20 the Young Mems Society Iol
Mutual improvement.
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
ESCAPING GAS KILLED -FOUR
Defective Stove in New York Tene-
n,ent Caused Disastrous Results.

New york.. April C.--Four persons were
killed by Illuminating gas today IN a ten
ement house in the upper East Side. They
are Mary Rogers 75 years old; Helen
clark. T.; Kate Clark, 10, and Elizabeth
clark. z. Their bodies vSre found by the
father Of tho three children, Samuel
CLARK. "a truck driver, who with his wife
and young son occupied am adjoining
room.
When Clark awoke he smcllcd gas ana
traced il 20 the next room, where he
found his three children. and the woman.
friend Of the family, dead. The gas had
escaped from q defective gas stove.
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
AFTER CITY OFFICES
-Four Prominent Men Announce Their
Candidacy on the Republican Ticket.

Candidates for Office at the coming city
election are announcing themselves every
day Four Of the latest to announce their
candidacy are Joseph II. Green, candi-
date for Council on the Republican ticket
I'm the Fourth ward; Homer Simmons for
re-election TO Council on the Republican
ticket from the Fifth ward and Charles
II. Blaine and Harry w Lowe, both can
didatcs for city treasurer on the Republic
can ticket.
All four candidates are wcil-knowu Re
publicans ana have been party workers
for years. Mr.. Blaine was at one time
President Of City Council
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
MERCANTILE ASSOCIATIONS
Important Meeting Of the Organization
Will be Held Tonight.

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the smoker to be held by
the Mercantile Association at it's
rooms in Eden Hall tomorrow night.
The committee in charge Of the smoker
is composed Of Messrs. Peacck. Frank
and Gallagher. An excellent program
of vocal and instrumental music has
been arranged.
The purpose Of the smoker princi-
pally is to get larger attendance at
the meetings.
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
Strange War Vessels Sighted.

Colombo. Ceylon. April 5--The steam
er Mamora, from Australia. reports
Hghting al > a. m. yesterday three
vessels. apparently large war ships.
$50 mics southeast CT Ceylon. The
ships. one Of which was believed to be
a. 5attlssh'p, were steaming slowly
east northeast.
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
BOMBS FOR The CAR
Supposed cossaek Arrested Had Ex-
pIosives in His Pockets.

London. April GA despatch to the
Chronicle from st. Petersburg says that
a man wearing the uniform of a cossack
was arrested within a few days In the
palace az Tsarskoe-Selo.
He was noticed acting suspiclously while
the guard was being changed. The COM
mandlng officer examined him and found
that his sword was not Of the Kind USED
by the Cossacks, but was AN infantry OIL
ncor's weapon The man was thereupon
arrested
A packet was afterward found contain
ing two bombs. A searching inquiry re-
suited IN the arrest Of twelve secret police
agents. who are suspected Of being tho
mans accomplices
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
SUSSEX COUNTY COURT CASAS
Criminal Business Of tne Term Con-
oluded With Three Convictions.
spccIal % NJ Evenlng Journal

Georgetown. April Elm the Sussex
county court today Thomas and VIII
liam Ricketts,. colored charged with
assault and battery on John Franklin,
"a white man. were found guilty. Thorn
as wa sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment and William was sem
fenced to one years Imprisonment.
Augustus Willis, a young colored
man. was convicted Of using a female
child under the age Of consent for inn
moral purposes. He will be sentenced
tomorrow.
This concluded the criminal business
for the April term Of court.
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
THORN WILL Be HANGED
ON APRIL FOURTEENTH
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING
Thomas H. savery Will Probably b'
Re.eleeted President.

As the annual election Of officers
takes place to-inght, it Is urged that
an members OF the Board of Trade
who can attend the meeting. II seems
70 be tho general Impression THAI
Thomas II. Savoy should be re-
erected president. on account OF the ex-
ceilent record he has made during the
past year.
In addition 10 the election OF officers
other important matters will be dis
cussed.
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
Chartered al Dover.

Dover. April GA certificate of in
corporation was issued yesterday to the
Kitchen Speciality Company, of Norris
town, Pa, to Manufacture. buy and
deal in all kinds Of sPecialties. labor
saving colSing utensils. patent baking
devices. water heaters and kindred
novelties. The capital stock is s25. 1000
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
Judoe Bradford Names Reo.iv.r

In the suit of John r. johnson vs..
the Johnson Forge Company. Judge
Bradford sitting in United States Cir
cult Court this morning appointed the
Security Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany receiver for the forge company.
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
Books for carneoie 1 ibr,r,,

Dover, April "a number: Of valuable
scientific works have been received
from the Carnegie Library in Washing
ton by the Delaware State Library.
They have been given a place of honor
by State I.ibrarian Thomas Wilson.
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
STOLEN TEAM RECOVERED
BOY Who Drove OFF With It still a

Large.
The team owned by II. r. Keen, a
farmer of Port Penn which was stolen
by a colored boy named Ezekiel George,
was recovered by the owner near New
Castle last night. The boy left Port
Penn yesterday morning TO deliver
milk. He dumped the cans out along
the road and drove the rig away.
The matter was reported to the
police here, and though the team was
found grazing along the road the boy
is still at large.
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
Guild 10 Meet.

The guild of Calvary P. a Church
viii meet at the home OF MIS-. II. G.
Rettew. SIS West Fourth street. this
evening at o'clock
Evening journal., 1905-04-06
ALL TESTIMONY IN
Commissioner Will Make Return h
Holeoub Divorce Case.

Wllliam T. Lyman. who was appoint-
ed commissioner by the court in the
divorce case Of Mrs. Louise Rodney
holcomb W. Captain Chauncey p.
Holcomb' has completed the taking OF
the testimony.
SoinnA@sioner Lyman viii submit his
report TO the Superior Court at the
May term, when IL will be decided as
TO whether or not the decree of divorce
viii be granted.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-05
CORRESPONDENCE
Albion

Albion
Mrs Glenn Williams is convalescing.
Mrs James Dates was sick with ton
silitis last week.
Lou Painter was in Milwaukee Fri:
day and Saturday.
Mrs L G Burdick is visiting her son,
DIR A l. Burdick in GAINESVILLE.
Miss Phyllis Campbell of Edgerton, is
visiting her grandparents.
Mrs Minnie Burdick of WeltonI, Iowa,
is visiting her son, Harvey Burdick.
Lund and wife of Cambridge Wis
tied at @ G Reuterskiold's Sunday.
FL FL Mills completed his visit with his
family and returned to GAINESVILLE on
Wednesday.
Fred Crandall and Ellis left put in
three days last week building fence for
Fred Lawton.
Mr. and Mrs Balch of Rock River, Wis.
tied with A B Campbells people Sab
bath day.
Mrs Ella Bickle and daughter Of Xii.
bourn City called on G G Reuterskiold
Friday.
Mrs Emma Osborne went to DeForest
Monday for few days visit with her
sister-in-law, Mrs Eta Clark.
Rev T VanHorn and family attended
the Christian Endeavor convention that
convened in Milton.
Edgar Burdick, who has been the
guest of his daughter. Mrs Beulah Bur
dick for the past few weeks, returned to
his home in Walworth last week.
Mrs May Bolsor came from Madison
Thursday and remained with her parents
until Saturday, her son Paul returned
home with her.
After very pleasant weeks sojourn
with relatives, Irving Carpenter depart
ed for Baraboo Friday and will soon re
turn to his home in Alabama.
Mrs Harvey Burdick presented her
husband with bouncing boy Saturday
afternoon. Mother and child are doing
well.
The Academy ball team W, easily
over the Edgerton team in gar e play
ed here Tuesday in a score o: Is to 2.
The visitors seemed to feel the need of a
pitcher.
Statement of Farmers Cooperative
Creamery Albion, for March: Milk re-
ceived, 1892 lbs; cream received, 2,947
lbs; butter made, 81, 1852 lbs: amount of
money received, S5,467.37; average price
of butter, 278; cost per pound to make
butter, .Ol96; average test of milk, Ais;
average test of cream, $3.50; yield of but
ter per 100 lbs milk, 4.771; average price
of milk, Sligo; price of 4 per cent milk
Sl:l2; total expense, including reserve
$43024.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-05
No Electric Line This Year.

The chances for seeing the GAINESVILLE
Madison electric line built this year
upon franchises granted last season seem
to have gone glimmering. The pro-
motors of the Southern Interurban Co.
have again asked an extension of six
months upon the franchise granted by
the GAINESVILLE council. This franchise
has been renewed several times, the last
renewal expiring May LIST. President
Michael Hayes, in signed communica-
ton to the council, agreed that if any
other concern should ask for similar
franchise, his company would either as
sign their franchise or file their accept
ance and the $4,000 penalty bond with
in ten days after notice of such applica-
ton. The council granted the extension
but not without opposition from several
aldermen. The franchises in Edgerton
and Stoughton will soon expire and
must be renewed or the preliminary
work of the company will be lost. Just
what the attitude of the councils of
these places will be cannot yet be known.
The people want the line, that is certain;
but the promoters who come along ask
ing for franchises of this character must
in the future show that they are in
position to make good to demand much
consideration. Edgerton has been asked
to grant four electric line franchises and
not one Of the promoters have shown
financial backil necessary to build the
ho
must show some coin.
One of the men interested in the pro-
ject said to the Gazette in explanation
that one of the difficulties encountered
IN financing the project was the DISPOSE
ton OF investors to rely too much on
mere population statistics. Some years
ago they used to demand for interurban
lines population of $500 for every mile
OF track. Now they insist on 1000. This
would mean $4,000 residants between
and including the cities of GAINESVILLE and
Madison for the 40 miles of track. The
statistics show only 6OOOO but this is
deemed no fair index of the probable
business. The summer recorders on the
lakes, the visitors at the fairs and Chau-
tauquas, and the large floating student
population at madison promise q pas
senger traffic business all out of proper
ton to what fixed population, many
thousand larger, might guarantee. Then,
again, the tobacco belt offers another
moving class that the ordinary farming
region does not possess. When capital
can be persuaded to see things as they
are the road will be built. The Rock
ford line, it is said, has been paying the
interest on its bonds and about 5 Der
cent. dividends of late years. The pro-
posed line, it is believed. would paw
much larger returns.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-05
Albion Prairie

Mrs Horatio Marsden visited with
friends in Stoughton a few days last
week.
Choir will meet for practice at the
home of G Marsden Wednesday even
ing.
Mr. and Mrs Ell Taylor of Albion we're
the guests of Mr. and Mrs Amos Bunting
last Sunday.
Ladies Aid Society of the P M church
will meet with Miss Emma Heble this
week and next week with Mrs Geo Hail.
There will be a basket social at the
schoolhouse in Joint District No 4,
Christiana and Albion. Proceeds for
the benefit of said school.
Statement of Hillside COOPERATIVE
Creamery Co for the month of March:
No. lbs milk received, 239,S67; No. lbs of
butter made, 1881; amount of money
received, S2,812.O2; cost per 10 to make
butter, .026; average oil test, $50; actual
yield of butter, 433; average price per
10 received, 27.O6c; average price paid
for milk, LOG; price OF per cent milk
Ill; total expense, $270.16.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-05
Indian Ford

You who are interested in the iots
from different places, let me ask you not
to blame the correspondent if they do
not always prove satisfactory. Two
weeks ago we were specially requested
not to write certain article. Last week
said article appeared in the city locals
Is it fair?
Mr. and Mrs Spencer Clark and Mrs
Trevorrah of Edgerton called on Mr. and
Mrs Hyatt Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Matheson of South Full
ton Sundayed at Frank Thomas
Mrs Ida Meier has been quite sick
Gertie Tubbs is employed as house
keeper.
Lyman Wood and wife were down
from EdgertoE Saturday night and Sun
day.
Arbor day was observed with fitting
program in the school,
Frank Babcock is confined to the bed
with lame back.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-05
Sumner

Mr. Winch of Fort Atkinson was in
this place on business Monday.
Mrs Ruben Bickle of Easton, Adams
county, is visiting relatives in this vicin-
ity this week.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Fralick and family
of Fort Atkinson spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs James Tildon.
Wedding cards are out announcing
the marriage OF Miss Mary Allen OF Fort
Atkinson to Mr.. Arrow B Marsden OF
Sumner, May 10, 1905.
There will be a nesting at the church
May 10th, to settle the church debt and
the note. A cordial invitation to all.
The meeting will be called at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-05

Flowers that bloom in the spring,
tra-la-la. We have them that bloom in
the spring, summer and winter. Send
for complete price list. - Rentschler
Greenhouse, Madison, Wis. 2Ow6
Plants for garden and cemetery.
Aster plants, choice varieties, all colors,
per 100, $l0O Pansies, % cts. per doz.,
small plants. Pansies, large plants in
bloom, so cts. per doz. Send for prices
% Other Wants. -Rentschle. Greenhouse,
Madison, Wis. Cows
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-05
Card of Thanks.

To tho friends and neighbors who SO
kindly assisted us during the sickness
and burial of our darling baby, for the
singing and floral tributes, we wish to
express our most sincere thanks.
Mr.. AND Mrs. OLE HEGGEN,
L. j. Fox.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-05
Milton


Will Davis and family, late of Colorado
Springs, are located in the Goodrich
House.
Mrs w D Thomas, who has been
spending the past two months at Ham
mond, La, returned Tuesday.
JIM Pfeiffer has been appointed vii
lage marshal, F G. Binnewies health Of
fcer and F III Clifford street and weed
commissioner.
e A Holmes received telegram Sun
day announcing the death of his mother
at Santa Clara, Cal, where she resided
with her daughter.
The Milton College ball team began
it's schedule of games Friday when they
met Beloit Academy here. The game
was played in an hour and five minutes
and Milton won by score of 3 to 2.
The high school team went to Albion
Friday and were beaten by the academy
boys by score of 6 to 3, but it will be a
different story when the return game is
played.
Our public school observed Arbor and
Bird Day on Friday forenoon. Since the
assembly room in the present building is
not large enough to accommodate the
whole school, the exercises we're given in
the open air. A temporary platform was
erected on the school grounds for the
occasion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-05
Milton Junction

WIitOn JUNCTION
Doan Wixom and bride have arrived
from California and are visiting his sis
ter, Mrs David Kelly. They may make
their home here.
/ Mrs NJ M Furness has sold her stock
of general merchandise to her brother,
Mr. Winslow of GAINESVILLE, who will close
it out at once.
M FL Ansley has purchased and de-
molished the old cigar factory in the rear
of the st Paul hotel and will use the
material in constructing house on lot
recently purchased of 81 w Gates.
The marriage OF Miss Celia Shaded
and Harry Anderson occurred at the
home of Rev T w North Wednesday
noon. The happy couple left immedi-
ately for Fontana where they will reside.
A second petition requesting that the
town board refuse to grant licenses has
been presented that august body. The
petition was sent by committee from
the churches represented at the Quar-
terly meeting.
George A Furness was born in Og-
densburg, N Y, in 1912 and died at Mil
ton junction on Tuesday, April Is, 1905,
after an illness of only few hours, of
apoplexy Mr. and Mrs Furness moved
here from Michigan in October, 1886,
since which time they have been en-
gagged IN business in our village.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-05

TO RENT.-A suit of rooms over
Babcock's clothing store; electric light,
bath room and all modern con reriences.
Inquire OF C. r. Bentley.