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City Hotels.

I AN ELEGANT furnished apartment with private
L. hath Including meals for one $50 weekly: two so
weekly: hotel service; private telephone GAIIAATIN
HOTEL. 20 West 4Gth-st 5th-
4 ADVERTISEMENTS and subscriptions for The Tribune
"A received al thciT Uptown Onics
L3G4 BROADWAY.
will following branch
ofces regular once rates until O'Clock m, via
"a shave 2d-st Gth-ave.. 12th-st.
aa East I4th-st ~ West 4ad between Ith and sth
ayes 268 West l25h-st 9d-ave between TOlh and
3d-ave. d1st-st Lf0S tEt-ave. near
sQth-st: l5T l2ath-st: TS6 Treaont-ave ESQ Sd
ave- near AIst-st.: 6sA slave 90 Chrtstopher-st.
Brooklyn. " ~ couFt-st ZIG Court-st-
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Financial.
"COPPERS S.
GET READY TO CATCH THE PIECES!

was exposed-on foreign soil James was re-
pentant-anxious to atone-There were 1920
shares of Amalgamated languishing in Flower &
Co.'S insiders pOol-The connection was made
James was forgiven, provided-he took the field
The Market was marvellous-The present one
is as n monkey on a hand-organ to a Wild West
Show by comparisOn-James with one cOntinu-
Gus push-0O 3d. 100, 10, 100 100. and "copper"
the metal, IS -Then-Rogers cut the divi-
dent-If the wind had been east he would have
appointed receiver, or If nor by norwest he
would have annulled the charter, but as it was
coming gently from the sou'west he simply cut
the dividend-James is nimbIe-I have a bit of a
reputation for speed in throwing back, single
and double fiphops, but we both were left at the
post-He with large canvas bag and 1 with
gunny sack, and the dear public-well. they
were buried; to assist them copper, the metal
was dropped from II cents to IL cents-FIower
& Co. again came to the rescue with the old pool
hogshead between % and CO.
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SurTOgateS' Notices.

McCAFFERTY. ROBERT-IN PURSUANCE
OF an order OF Hon Abner c. Thomas a Surrorar.
OF the county OF New York notice Hereby given N
az persons havng claims against Robert McCaertv las
OF ne county or New York deceased present the
with vouchers thereof subscribers az their oIacs
q business at the Office OF Robert edfeIa
isq No s. Pine street, the City York On or
before the second day Of September next. - -
Dated New YORK, the 18th day OF February 1905
May Z McCAtFERIN. CALVIN q. DCIG. Admins
ROBERT L 2EDF1ELD. Atty. for Adrars. IS Pin.
Street. y. Y CITY. 800
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-12
School Agencies.

a,rnRECAS AND FOREIGN TEACHERS AGENCh
TehcheEs sernesses els
80 'toIleres. schools and Families Apply 20
- Afrs. N. J. YOUNG FULTON - Union Square
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rs PURSUANCE Oh - ORDER on H0V

IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON.
Frank T. Fitzgerald Surrogate OF the County n
New York notice IS hereby given persons hsvfnT
claims against simon svanturg. late OF County 81
New YORK deceased 20 presa1t the with vouchers
ereo 10 the subscribers at their place Of transactfn
business at the ONCE OF Duer Strong Whitehead No
10Th day OF -
Dated New York. the 18th day OF December 1904
AMELIA LAVANBUR's. A B. FRANK. JULES J.
BACH. Executor
Duer Strong Watched. attorneys for executors
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Spring Resorts.
VIRGINIA.
Virginia Hot Springs

New York once. gas Flffh Ava
Waters. baths hotels and scenery nowhsrs euu.u.a
rheumatism gout and nervous diseases eursd Complete
ming pool fine livery AID outdoor pasJimes THE NV
HOMESTEAD. greatly improved. modern IN ne
strictest and patronized By he h-nese elaSS
Brokers ONCE with direct N Y. vine. ~
The Chesapeake s. Ohio Railway
allows sopcver At oviEgton Va On through ticssts d.
.ncl1nati Louisville. Chicago. the " -
IoE SIDE trip to Virginia no. SpFnEs-
F9I!Han compartment car. via Washington leaves "
!. SO p m arrives Springs a. Eastern tuls
5Aeursi9n tickets at c. & O. otce Broadway orIces
Fenna r. II. and Connecting lines
ERED sTERRY Madager Hot Springs Va
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R E c o r D 8.

Mt. Rogers was sick-Thought be was
going to die = Got repentant = Started
TO recover = Commissioned me with = Qu
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Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
WANTED LADY principal and a precePtress for q
w girls boarding school IN the East both mus
training and and large executive
i,v. % 45 responsible positions; good salaries
.S5res fun Information. stating possibilities OF IN
tsrTievr. INSTITUTION, = o. BOX 1892 Philadelpalar
Penn
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Financial.

pass over the affecting scencs,-I trot-
ted up and down Wall and State Streets art
pledged the Rogers Rockefeller standard Oil"
word-This time. honest Iniun,-Inerease of div
idends-NO more pOcket-picking no more knock
out drops, everything on the Holy Of Holes
Big market dear public in agan-Price SO-BiH.
Bang. Rogers RockefeIIer-2s Broadway gang at
it as never befOre-Perfect deluge-Standard Oil
people at &c Broadway told me it came so quick
they were almost drowned-Blank's personal
doctor and dearest friend swamped-BIank's
pastor wondering if a cyclone had tempered
with his trust funds-A noted New York editor
obliged to almost pawn his personal effects
Amalgamated 80, and the Flower pool hOgshead
out again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-12
HOTEL TRAYMORE,

ATLANTIC CITY n ].
Open all year. Directly Front Running waite
in bedrooms Hot and Cold Salt and Fresh Water
Water from artesian Well Improved sanitary sys
COX club privileges.
TRAlAiORE HOTEL COMPANY.
D s WHITE. President
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-12

SOUTH cARoI.INA AVE- AND BEACH
ATI.ANTIc CIT'N. y. J.
Earrs sy,npv rooms with baths. overlooking IN
Fsoardwelk Ccaven.eut piers and al amusement
SIN eley Special Spring rates BOOK
ie, vRRSiis6 BRYAN & WILLIAMS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-12
HOTEL GLADSTONE,

DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Sunny rooms, baths. suite. Salt all
baths New-York Representative Hotel York. Tth-ave
corner 36th-st Telephone 1750-3Sth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-12

BEFORE GOING ABROAD CONSULT THE
EUROPEAN ADVERTISEMENTS THAT .AP-
PEAR REGULARLY IN THE TRIBUNE ON
SUNDAYS. WEDNESDAYS AND sATuR-
DAYS.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-05
PHOENIX FIRE COMPANY
MAKES GOOD RECORD
Assisted in Saving Many
Lives and Property in
Year 1904

Members Of Phoenix Fire Company,
no. 4, have record for the year 1904
Of which they may be justly proud and
in their house at Twelfth and King
streets hangs a complete record Of the
work done by the company during that
period.
The report, which is the only COM
plete and correct one in the city. so
far as fire houses are concerned. was
prepared by William z. Callahan. fire
recorder for the company, and is the
result Of much careful work. It shows
that losses sustained by fires at which
the Phoenix Company went into serv-
ice amounted to S47,S55, while the in
Surance Is estimated at $114, 200.
The losses and insurance are divided
as follows:
January losses, $89s0: insurance. SIP
5OO; February losses, s265O; insurance.
SzSOOi March losses, 5000; insurance.
hone' April, no fires; May losses, S455;
insurance, $1,000; June losses, $40; in
surance, $6O50; July losses, 14,65O; in
surance, S59S00; August losses, S45O0;
insurance, $11,600; September losses.
S240O; insurance, $500; October losses,
ssbO0; insurance. s14,550: November
losses, $1,000; insurance. $1,000: December
osses, 500; insurance none; total losses.
s4IS55; insurance. $4,000.
During the year the ambulance re-
sponded TO 642 calls. and to fires the
truck made 81 runs. the hose carriage
= and the engine 16.
The Phoenix is the best equipped
In the city. it having an en-
slne. carriage. truck and ambulance.
With SO active members on ats rolls. OF
his number at each fire during last
'ear an average of thirty were in at
James J. Patterson. the vet
ran engine driver. Of the wilmington
IRE Department. is rounding up mis-
year OF active service
With th@ Phc~nix Company On Mon
ay evaMsz8 GnEzt the Phoenix boys
old tk14 cuEUg @ssotion~of officers.
The tTIs g.l Orr e@mpany not only
$ firo @&fSEs Eara CD Ae~ts ia wide l
preath N2 hsEsEs3S GsEn RSETgssrSanaa |
nd s@rsusssaaS tsees2.&a CID eaxkzzsa II
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-05
MAYOR CHARLES D. BIRD
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Good Roads Association Is
Formed by County Tax
payers Today

At meeting OF taxpayers OF New Gas
tie county held at the County court
House building this afternoon, a good
roads association was formed by electine
Mayor Charles p. Bird. president, and
Julian g. Walker. secretary. The object Of
the association IS 70 promote good roads
throughout New Castle county.
The meeting was called by a committee
consisting Of Mayor Charles d. Bird.
Julian G. Walker. George L. Townsend
Thomas T. Weldin and Cornelius j. Hor-
rigan- Mayor Bird presided and called the
meeting to order at / o'clock. Among
those present were: Levy Court Commits
sioner Robert McFarlin. c. Candy Hon
lSins and Harry A. Brown, and former
Levy Court Commissioners Megginson.
Armstrong, Willis and Ewart; John w
Hayes o. VI. Eastburn. Arnold S. Nau-
dain, Richard G. Buckingham, George I,
Townsend, John e. Taylor. ]. wilkins
Cooch. Benjamin A. Groves, II. \. Jordan
and Henry Walker.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-05
UNIONS ENDORSE
HOLD-UP OF LEGISLATURE
City Committee Asks That
the Present Position be
Maintained

The Union Republican City COMMITTEES
at meeting last night adopted resoIu-
tions endorsing the action Of the Union
Republicans Of the Legislature and re-
questing them to MAINTAIN their present
position until the end Of the session II
necessary.
The committee also discussed a number
Of bills providing for changes in the gov
ernment Of the city and county.
All the committeemen favored a high
license bill for Wilmington. This Mn
provides that all saloons shall be closed
at 10 o'clock each evening. If il becomes
law no house, no matter how large
would be permitted to have more than
one bar
another bill favored provided for IA
adoption Of a new form Of ballot Tbs
committee viii suggest that the tickets
remain the same as now, only each win
oe separate and not In blanket form.
Ihe election Of a clerk to the Levy
Court was discussed also. but nothing
definite done. Another bill considered
provided for measure authorizing tba
incoming mayor to appoint two neU,
members to the Board Of Street ana
sewer directors and also giving that bodv
authority to secure appropriations for the
improvements to the streets Of the citv
Ihe committee will consider other mea- I
sures at future meetings.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-05
KEEL FOR GOVERNMENT
VESSEL LAID At HARLAN'S
New Boat to be Constructed
for Washington Commits
sion Underway

At the yards Of the Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Company the work Of laying
the keel for the new fire boat to be con
structed for the Commissioners Of the
District of Columbia has begun and the
vessel will be pushed to completion as
rapidly as possible, it being expected she
will be completed in about four months.
The new boat will be frst-class in every
respect and will be equipped with power
full pumps Of sufficient capacity to fight
any ordinary blaze. She will be ninety
feet over all and will cost about $4,000. A
government inspector was at the yards
yesterday and tested the keel plates.
The large oil barge known as No. 101
which has been undergoing repairs at the
yards was cleared from the wharf this
morning
The British bark Baldwin arrived in
this port from Philadelphia this morn
ing and Immediately proceeded to the
yards of the Harlan and Hollingsworth
Company where she will load complete
electric lighting plant and fourteen knock
down railroad cars for Buenos Ayres,
Argentine Republic. The lighting plant
was built in England and sent here to the
local company for improvements.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-05
ADDICKS' $4,000 BOND
HAS NOT BEEN SETTLED
At Least No Word to This
Effect Has Been Received
Here

From what could be learned here to-
day, J. Edward Addicks has not pa6d
the $4,000 bond which he recently. gave
70 George Wharton Pepper, the receiver
Of the Bay State Gas Company. in set
tlement Of the S75.00O,0OO suit brought
against Addicks and the directors OF the
company
The bond was for one day and there
was power OF attorney attached Civ
ing the receiver the right to enter ex-
ecution in thirty days IL not paid. The
thirty days expired yesterday.
Robert Pennington, local counsel for
the. receiver, said today that he had
hoard nothing in reference to the set
tlenfQt Of the bond. Mr.. Peninpton
explained that the bond, If paid. would
Pc raid to the receiver or his counsel
George L. Crawford, in Philadelphia.
Mr. Pennington would not know OF the
settlement unless he would be directed
to enter satisfaction upon it In the
count house here. IL paid or to enter ex-
ecution If not paid.
The bond was given for one dav but
collection could not be forced until the
thirty days had expired. There is an
other bond and mortgage for the re-
mainder of the amount Of the settle
lneht but 1t was for thirty days and
execution cannot be entered until sixtv
days have expired. In case IT should
De impossible to collect the full amount
from AddicSs there is a personal bond
OF United States Senator J. Frank AL
lee and other directors Of the BAY state
Gas Company against which the re- |
ceiver can proceed and from which he
can collect the balance due.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-05
FEARS ARE ENTERTAINED
FOR THE CHATTANOOGA
New Cruiser Was Out in the
Storm and Has Failed to
Return

newport, r. l., Jan. 5.--Naval officer.
mere are deeply interested an concerned
as 70 the whereabouts OF the gunboai
lChattanooga, which went to sea in a
gaze on Tuesday afternoon for her OIL
cial endurance trial OF twenty-four
hours.
AS she has not returned here Dc Is
thought that she must have been
Obliged to run many miles 70 sea he
lore the storm or to have gone dn shore
and anchored.
The Chattanooga left Newport at half
past two o'clock, and Il was the inten-
ton Of Commander Alexander sharn
Jr, her commanding officer. 10 RIM o,5t
70 sea Tor twelve hours and then tnrn
and come back 10 Newport. M he bad
peen able TO carry out this plan the
Chattanooga would have returned here
early yesterday afternoon.
A bowling northeaster prevailed vyber
uhe Chattanooga went 10 sea and soon
storm OF sleet and snow came up on
lhe coast. The storm lasted ali night.
AZ the life saving station on the south
shofe the velocity of the wind was req
lstereu az nifty miles an hour. The wind
continued steady from the northeast tin
tnls noon, when il shifted to the north
west and died out at O'Clock.
IN some quarters the possibility Of a
mishap having befallen the chatta-
nooga was discussed. but naval officers
believed that she was safe. They cons
sidered her very staunch vessel. able
to ride out any gale.
Il - believed that she ran FAR out 70
sea before the gale and that she NAV
put IN 70 New York. Two trial boards
are on her.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-05

They are: Assistant secretary. ]. 70
Goslee, OF Georgetown, u. r.; chaplain
the Rev. George p. Smith. Of Wyom.
ing sergeant-at-arms, Harry McC
Lang, r. r., of Wilmington.
Ihe House met at 11.30 a. M, and also
took six ballots for Speaker, without ef.
rect. They We're: Denney, u. r., IA; Smith.
Dem, Il; Wilson, Reg. r., 6. The House
also went into committee of the whole
and arranged the pairs which win hold
until Monday They are:
Bennum. y. r., and Wright. Dem.
Jester, r. r., and d. w. Ellis. Dem.
wilson, r. r.. and Handy, Dem.
East burn, r. r., and Pennington. Dem.
Garrison, U. r.. and Prettyman. Dem.
Lingo, .. r., and Hart. Dem.
Dem. -''-'s'
Marshall, U. r.. and SEWER. Dem.
Lyons, y. r., and Smith, Dem.
Murray, Y. r.. and Armstrong. r. r.
abbott, y. r., and Cooper, Dem.
Davis, U. r., and Stevenson. Dem.
Dem. ~ -
Bags. y. r., and Mahoney. Dem.
stafford, r. r., and McGinnis. H. r
representatives Benson, Denney.. and
W. ). Meredith will conduct the ses-
5ions until Monday. The COMMITTEES then
arose and after the pairs had ben ra+s-
ned the House adjourned until IL a. m.
tomorrow. -
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-05
ORGANIZATION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY
BE EFFECTED ON MONDAY
REPRESENTATIVE BENSON UNION REPUBLICAN, MAKES AN I'M
PORTANT STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT WHICH INDI
Gates THAT THE END is NEAR
WIIl nADITHI ATE Tn TIE nrnuI an rnnn=o

ing the Regulars one-third of the Of.
fees but allowing them first choice
Cthey would naturally select the presi.
dent pro tempore of the Senate) which
was defeated, may after all carry the
day and be the basis upon which an
agreement will be reached.
In view of the fact that seven Union
Republican dissenters could join with
the nine Regulars and call joint eau
Gus and thereby dominate the situation
this being a majority of the thirty
one Republicans-the other Addicks
members see the possibilities involved
and will not be caught mapping. Should
this condition eventuate, the Union Re-
publicans, as a body, would no doubt
call the whole fight off and get in line
and end the deadlock on the terms pro-
posed by Representative Benson.
The Democratic. members announced to-
day that they would hold a caucus on
Monday morning. probably on the sena-
torship, and in order to accommodate
them, the Republicans agreed to defer the
hour for convening on that day until
noon. This would indicate that there is
probability of the voting for Senator
beginning on next Tuesday the 10th in
stant This matter. however, has not yet
been definitely decided.
1t was 11.S5 o'clock when the Senate was
called to order this morning. The six
ballots that were taken for president pro
tempore Of the Senate showed no change
in the vote. they resulting: Conner. U.
r., Z; Rose Dem, q Sparks. r. r.,
3. At the conclusion Of the balloting
Lieutenant-Governor Cannon declared a
recess for fifteen minutes. The Senate
then went into committee of the whole.
Senator T. G. Moore being in the chair.
The Senators proceeded to arrange pairs
in order that they could absent Them
selves until Monday and at the same time
continue perfunctory sessions. These pafrs
We're agreed upon and subsequently rati-
fed:
Houston, U. r., and Smith, Dem: 7. G.
Moore, Z. r., and Monaghan; Lingo. u.
r., and Boyce, Dem; Conner, u. r., ana
Reed. Dem; D. o. More, u. r.. and
Latta, DEM; PennewilL U. r., and Jeffer-
son, Dem.
The three Regular Republicans. sena-
tors. Sparks, Stirling and MendinhalI. re-
manned impaired. Senator's Barnard. u. !
R., and Rose, Dem, viii conduct the per-
sessions, together with the Lien
so as to keep the Senate
n continuous session mad thus avoid all
possibility OF irregularity. The committee
II the whole then arose after which the
senate adjourned until Il a. m. tomorrow.
The Senate today ratified the tenn
'orary appointment of officers that had
'een made by the Lieutenant Governor.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-05
WILL SUBMIT
WRITTEN OPINION
City Solicitor Harman Will
Give Water Board Last
Warning on Monday
FORD AND LINDSAY RIFUSE TO TALK

The statement made by City solicito,
robert 9. Harman in The Evening Iour.
nal yesterday with reference to the ~.
tlon oI President Peter ]. Ford of the
water Board and Commissioner David
Lindsay IN purchasing water rights n
the bfandywine and then adopting a
resolntio giving the board power 70 en-
ploy counsel caused considerable COM
ment.
That City Solicitor ffarman means ~
strenuously oppose the action Of tbo M
Jorlty Of the members Of the Water BOARD
Win respect to the water question, is
pam 70 be seen. He had no further com
ihents TO make today on the matter but
said he would have a written opinion AZ
the next meeting Of tho Board of water
commissioners on Monday. Untn that
was read before the board he would have
nothing further to say.
May Make Answer.
President Ford. OF the Water board l.
III at his home. When called IN bv tele-
phone today he said he was too iii 10 thinls
OF making an answer to city Solicitor
aafnan's statement. He was not sure
"hether he would make answer to It. but
ehded by saying that he thought he would
as soon as he was able to be about.
Not a Word to Say.
commissioner David Lindsay was also
called by phone. He was asked by the re-
porter If he had read Mr.. Harman's
statement in The Evening Journal yes
terday.
I glanced over it, said Mr.. Lindsay.
Have you any reply to make to itys
was asked Of him.
Not word. not word" was his re-
ply.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-05
FUNERAL OF MRS. DALEY
VIII Take Place From Mayor Birds
Home on Saturday.

The funeral Of Mrs. Rebecca E. DALEY.
mother of Mrs. Charles d. Bird, who died
at the home Of Mayor Bird at No. 1loe
West Eighth street last night, win take
place on Saturday afternoon at 2 "a
o'clock. Services win be held at her late
home by the Revs. r. B. Cook and r
r. Briggs and inter-nent will be made in
Riverview Cemetery.
The deceased was 81 years old and had
been III for some time. She is survived by
essyso ds5frvss Ars. Charles D. Bird, Mrs
SssA-Es9 tAAaAS2ea Joseph Daley.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-05
Not a Word to say.
PRESIDING ELDERS IN SESSION
Meeting at Smyrna to Discuss Con-
ference Entertainment Question.

A meeting Of the presiding elders Of the
wilmington Annual Conference and a
committee Of preachers Of this city, is be-
ing held az the home OF the Rev. william
9. Rooms, p. d., at Smyrna today. The
purpose Of the meeting is to consider the
conference entertainment question. Pre-
siding Elder Mowbray and the Revs. w.
w King and a. w. Lightbourne, OF this
city are attending the meeting.
one Of the points being considered is
the matter Of whether the preachers ana
Others attending the conference next
March viii provide for their own enter
tainment or viii be entertained by the
members Of the churches, as heretofore
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-05
SERGEANT T-AT-ARMS NAMED
Deadlock Disresarded in Both Of the
Houses in This Particular.


Dover, Jan. 5.-Six more ballots were
taken IN the House at the afternoon
session yesterday. Each ballot showed
the same result. Representative Den-
ney offered a resolution that the House
adjourn until this morning at IL O'Clock
Inc Democrats opposed il, but Tenn
porary Speaker Baggs said: "The ayes
appear to have it. l think they have
and we stand adjourned until tolnorrorv
morning at II O'Clock"
During the balloting in the Senate IN
she afternoon President Cannon an
nounced that, in view of the general
disorder attending the session. The IN
vasion Of the floor and committee rooms
by persons other than members. he bad
decided to assume the responsibility Of
appointing a temporary sergeant-at-
arms. He therefore appointed Harry
McLang, OF Wilmington, to the position.
temporary Speaker Baggs took the
cue therefrom and named Elmer /. Abb
nott. OF Dover, as sergeant-at-arms for
the House.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-05
c0L0RED MAN FOUND DEAD
John johnson Frozen to Death AIono
Railroad Tracks Near Townsend.

Coroner William t. Purks last night
was notified that the body or an un-
known colored man had been found
in the creek near the tracks OF the
Delaware Railroad near Townsend.
Investigation by the coroner today
disclosed the fact that the body was
that OF John Johnson, aged fifty wears
.of Townsend, who had wandered along
the tracks and becoming overcome
with the effects Of liquor laid down ana
was frozen to death.
Unless the body is claimed. by reIa-
tives II will be buried tomorrow at the
countys expense.