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Evening journal., 1905-12-20
RUSSIA AFLAME WITH
FIRES OF REVOLUTION
Letters From the Provinces Tell Of Peasants Armne and
Refusing to Pay Their Taxes Until Reform is Granted

to exist in the Baltic province where the
Let's. who number l,51o.COO souls are
showing wonderfal powers for organ. ga
tion. They are row in losses ion Of a
number of the Important fcrtresses Of
the region ana have plenty of arms and
ammunition Including artillery.
Abolish Present System.
Al a meeting of l.50l delegates TO PAM
Io,tes congress held at Riga yesterday
ln spite of the express prohibition Of the
governor. ii was decided Co abolish IA
pres MT system OF government ana T. e ci
special committees 70 be composed OF
beth men and women. TO take charge OF
the local administration of affairs
II was also decided to form a general
assembly Of Let's TO meet at Riga. which
was selected as the capital Of the Lctt'sf
Republic
Refuse to Pay Taxes.
All Let's We're ordered TO refuse TO Ia,
amy taxes until the Car summons a na
tional assembly. al male inhabitants o.
the towns and villages OF TIE Lsttisl
provinces must arm themselves ard joii
the nation Lettish army. taking an oatl
Continued on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
LABOR COMMENDS
JOURNALS WORK
Central Body Passes ReSOIu-
tiOnS Endorsing Its Policy
Toward Loan Companies
ACTION WAS UNANIMOUS

AT the last meeting of the Central
Labor Union of Wilmington and vicin-
ity held IN this city. the stand taken
by The Evening journal regarding the
so-called loan company sharks" was
endorsed and words Of cormendation
We're spoken by members on the
papers efforts to suppress the opera
tions OF the concerns.
Upon motion of a member the follow
ing resolution was passed unanimous
ly:
"Be it resolved, That the work Of
The Evening journal of this city in
revealing the mode of operation Of
the so-oalled loan companies here
be highly commended by this un-
ion"
The Central Labor Union is the SUI
preme body Of the local unions of the
city and vicinity. 1t is composed OF
from three TO five delegates from every
local in Wilmington which number
about twenty-siX effect of The
resolution as adopted viii have fai
reaching, effect.
AT the meeting the question o.
changing the meeting day from SUNDAY
until a week day was discussed an'
the first reading Of a resolution to tha
effect was given.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
SYSTEM CAUSED
BANKS TO CRASH
Lawson Says Chicago Fail
uFeS Indicate Weakening Of
FreRzied Financial Chain
y cur own Wire. pub.lshera' Press.

By cur own Wire. Publishers Press.
Boston. Dec. 2O-Thomas W. Law
SON has issued "a statement taking as
a text the Chicago bank failure of
Monsay. In the statement he says
Queer how long il takes the public
and oven the press to find chain.
Even a frenzied finance one is not end
less once "a link has dropped out to
say nothing of dozen links.
"I was obliged TO send TO the public
a years continuous messages on in-
surance before they realized the fact
that the big thieves were the ones yet
outside OF prison TIE result OF my
first message 10 the President calling
upon him to jump examiners into banks
and trust companies simultaneously
was the wall of Wall streets chain
structure
'Wau streets settlement covers the
grating TO n jointed Gt- If I Ind more
fine ] would have pulled through and
made millions FOR myself ana assoe.-
ates."
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
fire THREATENED
WOMEN'S LIVES
The 1000 on BIaCkWeII'S Is
land WOrkhOuSe Liberated
Just as Roof Fell In

BY Our own Wire Publishers Press.
New York. Dec. eo-Fire starting in the
vomens section Of the workhouse on
3lackwers Island. early today. burned
AWAY the supports of the roof and as the
asst of the 1000 women prisoners was car
lied from the burning wing the roof fell,
ourying two rows of cells under it and
illing the cells on the first tier with burn
ng embers.
That no one met death in the fire is
regarded as miraculous. Only the fact
hat the turn Of a lever flung wide every
,ne of the 1000 cells occupied by the
screaming women prevented many of
hem from being roasted alive.
lust north of the worlShouse is the
Metropolitan Hospital. Now and again
.ongues of flames shot out toward the
hospital There was no certainty that il
would not catch and the pauper inmates
we're reused from bed ready to flee or be
.arriod to safety.
There was also a panic in the wing oc-
,upied by LOO men prisoners. a man, n s
iand ON the lever which operates the ce
Hoors. stodo ready to liberate the mer
It a seconds notice. In the meantime
hep risoners beat against the bars o
heir cells cursed and screamed.
The origin of the fire has not been de-
.ermined. Chief Croker says it was prob
lbly due to a spark left in the clothes
.oom by plumbers >who were working OF
he roof of the womens wing Of thi
prison yesterday
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
NO RECIPROCITY
this WINTER
, our own Wire. Publishers Press

BY our own Wire. Publishers Press.
Washington. Dec 2O-rhe improb-
ability of any reciprocity legislation
being enacted by Congress before
March 1st. and the manifest damage
which win result to American trade boy
the enforcement of the new German
tnln which. according to the present
plan win become effective on that daie
have led TO Efforts ON the part o. tine
administration TO arrange modus VIZ
vcndi. which win at least stay for a
time the application for the new Ger
nan duties to American imports.
Steps have already been taken by the
State department in this direction The
German Ambassador ana Secretary
Root nave canvasscd the situation in
preliminary discussion OF any formal
character. and the attitude Of each
government is understood.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
CRITICISM FOR
CHAIRMAN SHONTS

By our own Wire, Publishers Press.
Washington. Dec, 20 -The oXposure
by Senator Tillman boz his recent speech
in the Senate Of the fact that Chair
man Sheets. of the Panama Canal
Commission is still president Of the
Glover Leaf Railroad. and is doyotins
more or less of his time TO the mnn-
agement of that property, has aroused
considerable criticism of that official
II Is quite possible that before the
present session of Congress is much
older. the opposition to the continuance
OF Mr. Shonts in his dual capacity viii
be made so plain to President Roosevelt
that he viii he compelled TO ask him
TO give up either the railroad presi-
dency or the canal chairmanship.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
Cadets at Military Mass.

Ia 81. Thomas r. G.. Church at 7.SO
o'clock ON Christmas morning a mili-
tary mass viii be celebrated, in which
the ST. Thomas Cadets will appear in
AN Their martial array. a special
musical program has been arranged by
Director james T.. Curran. the soloists
being Miss Mary Petticrew. Miss Liz
zie Glynn and James Gillespie, and
the choir win be entertained at break
fast after the service by the Rev. John
J. Connolly, the pastor.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
SHOPPERS WADE
THROUGH MUD
Market Street From Second
to Seventh In a Very
Dirty Condition

The Market street crossings between
oad ana Eighth are in a deplorable
condition. Mud 20 the depth of several
Inches. covers the street bed in many
places. but more particularly at Fourth,
Fifth ana sixth streets where street
paving has just been finished Women
shopers who had 20 wade through the
slush this afternoon We're loud in their
denunci8tions against the street De-
oartment and not a few Of them CONF
plainad to The Evening Journal OF
what they declared to be a disgraccful
condition OF affairs. while Christmas
shoDlng is at its heisht The women
declared that the mud almost ruined
the,r skirts. Furthermore they We're
Obliged to accept showers of it FROM
passing wagons
The Evening Journal called the att
tention OF q clerk in street Commiss-
ioner Persons Office to the seeming
neglect Of the Commissioners in the matt
ter. and the clerk promised chat the
condition would be remcdied.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
JOLLS NAMED
AS POSTMASTER

President Roosevelt this morning
nominated John a. Jolls for the post
mastership of Middletown. The Senate
has confirmed the appointment.
Mr.. Jolls succeeds his father. John w.
Jons. who was found dead I'm bed ON
November "a, and his appointment is
for the unexpired term. or until 1907
There was no contest Tor the office,
the citizens of Middletcwn being unan-
ltmous in their choice for a successor
to Mr. Jolls.
The new postmaster is about 40 years
old. married. and one of Middletown's 5
best known citizens. He has been asso-
ciated with the flour and feed business
there for years. He is secretary of the
Water and Light Company of the
town.
One Of his brothers is Joseph G. Jolls,
Clerk of the Orphans Court of this
county.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
FOREIGN
QUARTER in TERROR

British marines were landed TO restore
order. All business WAS suspended dur
ing the disorder as attacks were feared
on the foreign concession.
1t was prompted by hoycotiers ON ac-
count Of am incident involving the
Mixed Court.
Tine German CONSUL was stoned and
the American Vice Consul and several
other foreigners were attacked and in-
iured. The Chinese closed their 'shops
when the notng began. The local
volunteers were called out TO restore
order. and detachments of bluejackets
were landed from the warships TO assist
/ la restoring peace.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20

BY Our own Wirc. Publishers Press.
Washington. Dec. 2O-A despatch re-
ceived this morning by the state de-
pantment from Consul General Rogers,
at Shanghai. indicates that the situa-
tion there is unreneved. II seems that
the foreign quarter IS practically under
"a state Of siege, with only semblance
OF order preserved by armed forces
composed of foreign volunteers and
marines.
Serious rioting occurred there Mcn-
day among coolie laborers, resulting In
the death of more than twenty Chinese
rowdies Come Europeans were wound
cd ana one police station was burned
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
CHORUS GIRLS
RUN. FOR jewels
Early Morning Fire Does
100000 Damage to
Washington Stores
BY our own Wire. Publishers Press.

Washington. Dec. 2O.-An early
morning fire in the wholesale district.
at Louisiana avenue and c street. n.
w, destroyed the stores of Heiskel &,
Company, J. II. Wallerstein, Hoge &.
Mcdowell, and Hendrickson & Com
.pany causing a loss of more than $780,
600. For a time the recently remodel
ed Majestic Theatre was threatened.
The concerns burned out conducted
principally general commission busi-
ness. and We're loaded up with Christ
mas goods.
When the news that the theatre was
threatened reached the theatrical ho-
tells and boarding houses nearby. there
was a general hocking of chorus girls
to the playhouse and great scramble
to get their jewels and other belongings
out of danger.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
In a New York HosnitaI.

Thomas Millken. formerly of this
city, now supervisor of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad at Staten Island, is
in hospital in New York suffering
from dangerous injuries caused by be-
ing struck by train several days ago.
Mr. M.lliken was formerly supervisor
of the local division with offices in
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
SANTA CLAUS AT
POLICE STATION
Genial Old Fellow Directing
the Arranging Of Affairs
There

Santa Claus has put In his appearance
at the city Hall and under his directions
several patrolmen headed by Sergeant
Lyons. arc making ready for The Christ
mas treat to the poor children of the city
on that day Tho big tree has already ar
rived and was gift from James A.
Iogue. 1T was placed IN position today IN
the city Court room and Linemen Alfred
smith and Harry Vaughan Immediately
began the work of strnglng electric wires
through the stately spruce. BY tomorrow
it is expected that the electric pieces will
all be i'm position ana the tree trimmed.
Police Matron Busy.
Police matrons Wogan and White have
been busy women during the past week
or two. and while most AN the dollies for
the little girls have been dressed there az
still more to hear from.
Today big boxes filled with toys. caps
gloves. stockings ANA many other things
arrived. Several barrels OF nuts and caniS
were also I'm the consignment and th'
room set apart for the reception of these
things. presents the appearance of one OF
Santa Claus great store rooms.
The police are bothered day ANA nigh
lby blue nosed pinched faced. and ragged
urchins. who enter the station house ID
quest Of tickets, without which it will be
impossible to enter the city Hall q
Christmas Day and receive gifts.
Cot Ticket.
SAY. mister youse knows me alright
said cnc youngster. as he espiod the Of
lcer on the beat m the lads n,ishbor
hood. who happened to be in the polio
station 40 Nle time the boy came 10
Cant youscNget a fcller ticket De
won't be ting doin' in our house Christ
mis-. De uli mans doin' nothin and
der's soup meat on de table dat day, d
kids ~ have "A fit for de joy of IT,"
lie got a ticket.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
APPROVES JOURNALS EXPOSE
viii Back the Paper in Fight Against Loan Com
panes---SOmc Startling Developments
Promised
DEATH WAS NOT EVEN SACRED

Robert n. Richards, Attorney Gen.
eral of the State Of Delaware, and
Daniel o. Hastings, assistant Attorney
General arc heartily in accord with the
fight the journal is making against the
Shylock loan companies.
Hereafter the moves taken by the
Journal will he taken under advice
from the Attorney Generals office and
the rights Of the people will be guar
anteed and protected by the public
prosecutor Of the State Of Delaware.
Brine in your claims and tell the
-tory to The Evening Journal
Few, if any. of the stories which
have conc to light since che Journal
b gan its exposure Of the Shylock loan
compan -s cqua in pathus AMI misery
the oAa whiol WIS broIgst To the
Office today bv victim OF the usurers'
system in this city
Home icaclaie. clothing worn and
tattered. face saunt with tho ravases
of illness aud hunger with no prospect
of even the common and ordinary com
forts Of everyday for Chr.stmas and
soul burdened, bighted and eaddened
with the struggle 20 meet interest and
comply with the insistent demands OF
the Shylocks. the victim of this deylish
blood sucking system presented evt
dence of a story which would have
touched the heart of statue
Borrowed TO Pay Rent.
"With no money to meet my rent
and no prospect for getting any IN
time for the landlords call went &c
a loan company in the Ford building
said this man "and borrowed S15'
was charged $3.50 for a three
months loan. l thought it was a relic.
then but 1 found I had really added
$3.50 to each months burden.
Added to Burden Thro. Sickness.
Then came sickness and medicine.
to buy and the added burden to meet
and to tide me over that period ! made
another loan This time for s25 bu
as had not paid $3.50 on the previous
loan of SIS that was deducted from th'
S25 ! borrowed and ! signed not
agreeing to repay SSG.SO in six pay
ments."
Refused to Loan More.
"The burden was heavier than eve
and then our child died. | had n
money to bury her and ! begged an
plead with the loan company to len
me more money. but they got angry
as ! was behind in my last two pay
ments, and not only refused to Civ
me more but threatened me rCgardin
the delayed payments"
81 then went to another company
The peop.e's Trust. and told my story
They agreed to loan ME S35 on cond
ton that they took out the payment
due the other company ana handed m
the balance, about S23, which was {
return i'm payments of SG05 each
helped me then but it has put m
whe.e ! can never get enough ahea
20 get any comforts or good things
even necessaries of food and clotl
ing"
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
Has Relatives Here.
wnodmon Elect Officers.

Delaware Camp Modern Woodmen
of Ameica, on Monday evening elect
ed the following officers for the en-
suing year.
Counsel. William T.. Brommell; ud-
visor. H. VI. Nundorsloot; banker, j..
r. Powell, clerk, II. l.. Garrett; escort
Ia. t.. Edwin; watchman' william
Medford: physicians, james ii. Nor
gan and r. ID. Cook; manager, w. ii.
Medford. sentry +. $. Vaughn.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
No More Heavy BLASTING.

The Delaware Granite and Mining
Company has sent reply to city So
dcitor Townsend promising to stop
heavy blasting in the future, against
which practice the residents OF the
Ninth ward near the quarr.es have
been strenuously objecting for some
time past No further trouble is now
anticipated.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
~ Amuaemonis In Park.

The Park Commission Is kept busy
refusing concessions TO persons who
desire amusement privileges in the
Brandywine Park about the Free Zoo
grounds. Large sums have been offer
ed If the board would allow amuse-
ments and refreshment stands to be
placed in the park. but no such conces-
sions viii be granted.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
Got a Ticket.
ro Is Watsr Maln.

Tile entire section of the now water
main laid ia Eighteenth street between
the boulevard and Market street, viii be
tested this afternoon by the Phoenix Fire
Company. The engine viii pump water in
to the big pipe at fun pressure ard Tie
outcome is awaited with interest The
main. us much of it as there is COM
pleted, is eO0O feet long.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
GENERAL STRIKE IN MOSCOW

BY our own Wire. Publishers Press.
ST. Petersburg Dee. 2e.-The general
strike. which was ordered by the un-
ions a few days ago in order to con-
tinue the agitation in the empire, began
today at Moscow. All the railways are
involved
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
peputy coroner AdnInistrator.

Deputy Coroner james Y. Chandler
has been granted letters Of adminlstra-
ton ON the estate of August Johanson,
the sailor who was drowned a few
days ago.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
eoIden EaaIos ZOE EIeetIan.

Apollo Castle, Knights of the Golden
Eagle. has elected the following ofh-
GERS: Noble chief Clarence Smith;
vice chief. William McFarln; high
priest. Frank Mcltlwee; venerable her,
nit Charles II. Borris; master Of rec
ords, John Hardy; Keeper of eXche-
quer. William Huntsmcn; trustee for
eighteen months, Harry Fisher; sir
herald. Fred Y. Yates; clerk of cXche-
quer, Walter Hurlock; representative
to the grand castle, Charles II. Bur-
rig
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
Negro Eootpad Gets Booty.

By Our own Wire, Publishers Press.
Red Bank. \. j.. Dec. 2O-A negro
footpad waylaid Mrs. Stephen Arrow
smith. wife of the High School princi-
pal. last night and stole a handbag con-
tanning a large amount OF money and
valuable papers. The thief escaped.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20

Bv our own Wire. Publishers Press.
81. Petersburg. Dec co.-Civl war is
now raglng throughout wda c.rc of
country in European Russ.t The l. $
in the prlvinces in the west. saratom and
neighboring provinces in the east Eka-
trinosla and adjoining provinces on ihe
south are all ablaze with the fame Ct
revolution.
Burning Property.
The insurrectiorists have icsoitcl 10
arns thep roperty of land owners a-d il
Is estimated that at least i1gO pliati Al
mansions of estate holders have been
burned to the ground. In many cases all
the contents of the palaces, including
valuable libraries. catalogues and paint.
inss have been destroyed with the man
sions. The damage caused in th man
ner is estimated at Sooooooo).
2oc 600 Armed Peasants.
AT present the total number cf armed
peasants who are IN open revolt agains
the government may be estimated at 200.
00o. Against these revoluticnists the gov
ernment cannot oppose more than 1000
soldiers and many of them are OF doubt
ful loyalty.
The Cars authority has totally cease'
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
ROME HOTEL BURNED
Hundreds Of Guests Escape From
Building in Safety.

Ey our own Wire. Publishers Press.
Rome. Dec. 20-The Grand Hotel de
Ia Pax was destroyed by fire early
this morning. There were hundreds OF
guests in the hotel when the iire broke
out, but AN escaped defective elec-
trio light apparatus caused the blnze.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
FARMER PERHAPS
FATALLY INJURED
Struck by Train Near Middle.
town and His Horse Is
Instantly Killed
WAS ON HIS WAY TO MARKET

with his left leg cut Off below the
thigh, his right leg injured and sur
fcring lith other wounds, Edward
Beaston. "a young farmer of near Mid
dletown. is in "a precurious condition
lat the Delaware Hospital He was
struck by a northhound train on the
Delaware division of the T.. =. & W..
railroad shortly before o'clock this
omrnng while driving across the tracks
at Armstrong station. The horse he
was driving. which was valued at $3.50.
was killed instantly.
Brought to This City.
The train crew picked the uncon-
scious man up some distancec from the
tracks and stopping the flow of blood
as much as possible brought him Go
this city At the hospital &c was
found necessary TO amputate the lcfi
leg near the thigh aud it was reported
this afternoon that the patients coudl-
lion was very serious. He has beer
Unconscious since the accident.
There were no eye witnesses TO On,
AFFAIR and lt is not known just how
the accident occurred. When the train
hit the team Bonston was hurled from
Inc wagon with considerable forco
The horse was ground 10 pieces and the
vehicle demolished. and how the in-
iurcd man escaped instant denth is d
miracle.
Has Relatives Here.
Beaston Is a nephew of Frederick II
Bcnston OF the firm of Bcaston ane
Thompson. shoe dealers at No. an
King strcnt The latter could not bi
seen at his place of business when q
Reporter called there at noon.
The accident to Beaston occurre,
while he was ON his way To market DO
this city. lie Is about 22 years OF age
Was to Have Been Married.
Beaston was TO have been married ol
January ~ noxt TO Miss Rowe. daughe
of Thomas Rowe of Masscys, Md. lle ha'
only began farming In the spring of thi
year.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
To improve Pavemsnts.

owners of properties must cut away
roots Of trees that tend to make side
walks irregular and dangerous TO walk
upon. The street ana Sewer Depart
ment has served notices TO this effect.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
Rev. Farnsworth to speak.

The Rev. O. O. Farnsworth will speak
i'm the old Baptist Church, King street
above Tenth tonight on the Seven
Seals"
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
PhiIadeIphia euys Property.

Morris Marcovitch, of Philadelphia,
has purchased the store and dwelling
at the northeast corner Of Fifth and
Lombard streets. from the Home Loan
Association.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
AMERlKA DISABLED
Big Steamship Helpless of Elbe Light
ship Because Of Break in Machinery

BY our own Wire, Publishers Press.
London, Dec. 20.-Lloyd's agent at
Cuxhaven, Germany reports that tho
Hamburg American liner Amerika,
from New York, Is anchored near the
Elbe Lightship with two of her star
board engines disabled The passen-
gers and malls from the vessel have
been landed by tender.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
Ruildinas Tor Down.

The contractors have torn down the
building. No. 3. Z. 0 w. Tenth street TO
make room for the new Dupont build
ing.
Evening journal., 1905-12-20

WASHINGTON - To-day's treasury
statement was receipts. S2.5S5,l55; ex-
.nenditnres. S2.2aO.000
Evening journal., 1905-12-20

Lemuel Mari as special officer at the
pnera Hoasa
Evening journal., 1905-12-20
CANAL BILL PASSED
Will Become Law When President
Signs II.

BY Our own Wire, Publishers Press.
Washington, Dee. 20-The House to-
.dsy. without opposition adopted the
conference report on the Si1 600. 600
Panama canal emergency appropria-
tion bill. as agreed to i'm the Senate
yesterday. 1t becomes law with the
signature Of the President.