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Evening journal., 1905-12-09
WILL NOT TALK
ON open SHOP

For some time past the Central La
Dor Union Committee has been desirous
OF securing a public debate between
prominent aCvocates on each side upon
the "Open shop question.
Plans We're being perfected and ar
rangements made for such discussion
to be open TO the public and Henry b.
Thompson, Of the Joseph Bancroft Sons
Company. was invited to present the
claims for the open shop"
A. r. Saylor secretary of the Gen.
tral Labor Union, is today in receipt OF
a letter from Mr.. Thompson in which
the latter regrets his inability TO COM
ply with the request, giving as his rea-
sons illness in his family and pressing
business affairs.
Whether another viii be chosen tC
take part in his place has not been de-
cidsd.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
EvanaeIistle Meetinas 70 clos.

with tomorrow's services the evan
gelistic meetings which have been held in
Gilbert Presbyterian Church The past
week. close. Communion will be admin
istered and the pastor the Rev. DR.. JEFF
ferson will be assisted by the minister
from the West Chester Presbyterian
Church Many new members have been
added to the church during the week.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
WARRANT FOR
THOS. SAMWORTH
Indignant Owners Of Pets OBJ
ieCt to Their Being
Killed Cruelty

The residents OF the vicinity Of Lam
caster avenue and Clayton streets are
up in arms against Teomas Samworth.
a contractor, who lives at No. 1908
Lancaster avenue, because he persists
i'm killing their pets. In the rear OF
Samworth's house he has a carpenter
shop and stable. while the yard is fill-
ed with old building material. The
stable and mass Of rubbish Is
great breeding place for rats and mice.
which find their way to the houses on
the east side of Clayton street.
For years these have been great
nuisance and a number of people pro-
vided themselves with fine cats so that
the houses would be rid OF the pestsa
Naturally some of the cats were at
tracted to Samworth's yard where the
rats We're more plentiful
Now for some reason or other Sam
worth has an aversion to cats and every
time one comes into his yard 1t is
shot This has been going on for years
but no aeon was ever taken against
the slayer of the pets. as some OF the
residents feared Samworth.
For three years there have been only
two eats near the Samworth home
They were valuable Maltese, owned by
family living on Clayton street. At
night and during the greater part OF
the day they were kept in the house.
When they did go out for a short air.
ing they were sometimes attracted to
the Samworth yard by the rats On
Thursday morning one of these cats
ventured into the Samworth yard and
before II had been there five minutes
was killed. Yesterday the other pussy
hunting for its companion. jumped the
fence into Samworth's yard and While
its owner was standing in the yard
calling il, Samworth shot it, 1t is not
believed It was killed instantly. The
owner was afraid TO go into the yard
/ to ascertain this fact.
As the cats were great pei and =
played with by all the children In the
neighborhood, there is much indignl-
ton in that section.
1t has been decided that the time has
come when stop should be put 20
the cruel killing. Today warran'
was issued for SamWorths arrest Z }
he will be arraigned in the City Court
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
By publlshers' Press.


st. Petersburg. Dec. (via Eydtlsuh-
ne, Dec. s)-The first act Of General
Maximovitch. former GoGve-nor-G Cen
eral Of Warsaw. who has been appoint
ed the successor OF. General Sakah-
roff to crush out the peasant uprising.
has been to issue the following order
to the Cossacks under his command;
Ordered to shott.
do not use the knout on malcon-
tents, but shoot wherever you meet
with the slightest opposition. Show the
rebel dogs you are not economical OF
cartridges. The more political malcon-
tents you kill the higher win be the
Cars estimate Of your services Take
care that your actions create a good
impression on the government"
The order is bound to result in awful
slaughter. as the peasants have been
goaded into fury by the notice to. the
Cossacks. There are $4,000 arieed peas
ants i'm General Maximovitch's district
which includes the provinces Of Sara
ton. Samara, Simbirsk and Penza, and
there is no doubt they viii defend
themselves. The result is bound tc
NC sever IHnltllE anu dNAul 7lttuHllAtl
unless the Car counternands General
Maximovitch's orders
General Great Coward.
General Msxmovitch was given his
new appointment in order to afford
him an opportunity to redeem himself
for his cowardly conduct at WARSAW
during the time he was Governor-Gen-
eral. For months Maxmovitch We
afraid to venture out on the streets o
Warsaw, fearing that he would be as
sassinated. He even found excuses TO
not attending public religious service
at the Cathedral. Finally he left W ar
saw one night at midnight, going &
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
TYRANT ORDERS
\ GREAT SLAUGHTER
General MaximOvitch, Himself Coward Tells
Troops To Shoot Down People to Get
Cars Good Will
MORE TROOPS ARE IN MUTINY

Legrze near Ivan Gorod fortress
whence he issued orders to the police
at Warsaw to stamp out the revolu-
tionists. The revolutionaries at War
saw responded TO these orders to the
police by holding up the sentries out
side of General MaXimovitch's palace
and pinning notices on their backs
Threatening Maximovitch with assas-
lsination.
Troops Mutiny.
st. Petersburg. Dec (via Eydtkuh-
men, Dec 9).-A serious mutiny has oc-
lcurred at Schusselburg fortress, known
as the Russian Bastile which is located
on an island in the Neva river twenty
miles east of St Petersburg. The
troops are demanding the Immediate
release of all political prisoners and
/ threaten to carry the fortress by as
sault unless their demands are COM
piled with.
Schusselburg fortress for the past
nineteen years has been the torture
house of Russia for political offenders
Among the prisoners held in the
fortress is Sazanom, the assassin of
jFormer Minister of the Interior Won
Plehve.
Mutiny in Warsaw.
Warsaw. Dec "a battalion OF sail
ors mutnied at Goria Kalvara, i'm the
government Of Warsaw. complaining OF
I the bad food given them and that theii
quarters were uncomfortable. The mu-
ltineers smashed the kitchens and
) broke the windows In their barracks
No arrests have been made as the au-
thorities fear they will only incite tn,
mitineers to greater outbreaks if am.
attempt is made to punish them.
st. ePtersburg, Dec. s (via Eydtkuh.
nen, Dec. 9).-The marines and sail
ors here have mutinied and refuse,
TO obey orders to go to Kronstadt. Th
sailors took refuge in their barracks.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
Eavors Bankruptcy act.

Josiah Marvel has returned from The
meeting held i'm New York city to dis
cuss the National Bankruptcy Act.
Mr.. Marvel represented the National
Board of Trade and was in conference
with delegates from the American
Credit Mems Association. the American
Bar Association, and the Department
of Justice The conference put itself
on record as being in favor of the Ma
tional Bankruptcy Act and against its
repeal.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
OPPOSE PENALTY
ON MERIWEATHER
BY Publishers Press.

Washington Dec 9.-Senator Fos-
ter. accompanied by members of the
Louisiana Congressional delegation,
called on the PresidentNhis morning to
make inquiries regarding the sentence
Imposed by the courtmartial upon Mids
shipman Meriwether the defendant in
the case resulting from the death Of
Midshipman Branch.
The President informed his callers
that he had not yet received The report
of the courtmartial. The Louisiana dell
egation is Of the opinion that no pun
ishment should be imposed. and serv-
ed notice on the President that II any
penalty was recommended by the court
martial they wished to be heard in op-
position.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
snatehed sfoO Bin.

NJ. r. Ponelcki. a bother at Fourth
and Scott streets, is looking for a one
hundred dollar bill he lost in a slick
manner ON Thursday night. Two ltal-
fans entered his store and after pur-
chasing a bottle Of liquor rendered a
$40 bill in payment. Poneicki pulled
a roll Of money from his pocket and
in doing so displayed the big note. One
Of the Italians snatched It from his
hand and both then fed, and are still
at large.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
IDAHO IS LAUNCHED
eattleship Left Docks at Cramps at
2.17 This Afternoon.
by Publishers Press.

Philadelphia. Dec. 9.-Namcd by rrob-
abls the Youngest sponsor ever selected to
christen "A ship. the United States Battle
ship Idaho was launched az Cramps ship
yard at l21i this afternoon.
TO Miss Louise May Cosdng. the l3-
year-oid daughter of Frank 4. Geod.ng.
Governor of Idaho. was accorded tha
honor OF breaking the bottle OF wine
against the vessels PROV.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
READY FOR INVESTIGATION
Warden Msservs Says He Is Not wor
ried Over Prosepetive .harnes.

When asked this morning by represen-
tative of the Evening Journal If he had
seen the published reports regarding John
r. DicIey and the rumor regarding the
preferring Of charges against the manage
ment Of affairs Warden Meserve OF the
county workhouse. replied:
Il have"
Have you any thing to say in reply tc
themT
Not a word-not a word. We are ready
lat any time without any notification foi
the most rigid and searching investiga
tion of affairs here, providing such an in
vcstigation is fair and impartial"
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
IN THE WRONG GRAVE
Body Of George A. Messiek Inferred in
Georgetown Lot Owned by VIII
r,inofoofan
snecIal DO ~ EyenIng Joufnal

Georgetown. Dec. 9-George A. Mes
sick. one of the bcst-known men on the
entire Peninsula. who died at his home
on Thanksgiving Day. has been inferred
in the wrong grave. Their emains Of Mr..
fesslck. who was "a passenger conductor
on the D.. NJ a V. Railroad. were brought
to Georgetown last Saturday for burial
in Union Cemetery, and, through some
misunderstanding tho body was deposited
in a let belonging 10 Charles II. Morris.
of Wilmington. The friends of Mr.. Mes
sick are so anxious TO avoid dsnterment
that they have begun negotiations with
Mr.. Morris TO buy a section of his lot.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT Us


George w. Todd: u wish to eongra.-
ulate you on your new paper. IL con-
tains all the news. has interesting de-
partments and should be a success"
William 4. savery: Il have been
reading the new Evening Journal and
am delighted with it,"
Or. c. A. A. Taylor; The Evening
Journal has the finest Typographical
appearance and is the new'iest paper
in town"
Principal A. H. Berlin; "The new
Evening Journal is an excellent exam
pie Of modern newspaper enterprise"
Evan c. Boyd, Mayor of New Castle:
"The paper is all right and seems TO
have all the happenings that go on
daily In Wilmington. as well as in the
State. The telegraphic service is also
feature of the paper
B.. Biaokburn,Mayor Of New Castle;
Castle County Hospital at Fsrnhurst;
"The Journal in my opinion. is far
better than it used to be. l think it
has improved greatly under the new
management"
w. L. Dockstader. Proprietor Of the
carrick Theatre; "The paper is better
now than / have ever seen it and you
people seem TO be hustlng. The Jour
nal is getting out a good sheet and
should be supported"
Chief of Police George Black; There
is no getting by the fact that the new
Evening Journal is now good news
paper. II prints all the news going
and has neat appearance"
Postmaster William Fl. Head:
"There is wonderful Improvement i'm
the paper and hope it will be pro-
nounced success"
Mayor Horace Wilson: Il am very
much pleased with the rejuvenated ap-
pearance of The Evening Journal and
am convinced that it covers the ground
thoroughly. II certainly looks like a
truly up-to-date paper"
Bishop Coleman: "The consolidation
spells Improvement and I earnestly
wish for the success Of the enterprise"
James c. o'Neal; "The paper is up
to-date. The city should congratulate
itself on the fact that it now has a
twentieth century newspaper"
Former Senator Ball; Il am very
much pleased with the new Evening
Journal"
Colonel A. L. Ainscow: "The Even
ing Journal BIDS fair to become Della
wares leading paper. / am glad that
we are to have an up-to-date Local
paper"
Willard Salisbury; Il am delighted
at the spirit Of enterprise shown by
the new Evening Journal
The Rev. r. n. Adams; q wish tC
congratulate you on your business en-
terprise. Your paper makes a nice ap-
pearance."
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
SHE NOW WANTS
RECONCILIATION
'By Publishers Press.

Peoria. ILL.,. Dec. 9.-Baroness Ce-
durtz. formerly Miss Lima Breckenridge
Caldwell ward of Bishop John r.
SpaIding. who. with her sister, Mar
quise Des Monisiere- -Meronviile. q ye !
ago renounced Catholicism. is In Peo-
ria for the purpose of effecting a re-
cancellation between her sister and the
Bishop.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
Nomination Of Officers to Be Made on
December II.

Much interest is being manifested in
the coming meeting of the Central La
Dor Union on December II. Nomina-
tions of officers for the ensuing year
viii be made and many plans laid for
the important issues which il will be
required to meet in the early months
of the new year.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
Body Interred Today.

Troy. n. Y, Dec. 9.-The body OF
Mary Rogers was buried this morn 'ng
without the presence of clergyman or
mourner in st. Marys cemetery at
Hoosick Falls. Undertaken Haussler
.of Hoosick Falls, was engaged by Mrs.
Callahan. the mother of Mary Rogers.
ito care for the remains as he had been
on the two previous occasions when an
execution seemed inevitable.
Undertaken Haussler went to Wind
sor. VT, Thursday afternoon with a
casket an dimmediately after the body
was cut down took charge of IL.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
BIG SHIPPING COMBINE
Hamburg American and German Lloyd
May Complete Fusion.

10y FuDIIsnors Ircss.
Berlin, Dec 9.-Well informed ship
ring and finaanciers' circles expect that
the negotiations which are in progress
between the Hamburg American and
North German Lloyd steamship lines
Will terminate i'm the complete fusion
of both companies into the worlds
biggest shIpping combination.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
SALE OF DEAD LETTERS
There Are Over 5000 Packages to Be
Disposed of.
By Publishers Press.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The annual ac-
cumulation of articles in the dead let
ter Office viii be sold at auction begin
ming next Monday morning. 1t con-
sists of Sl62 packages, representing lust
that many instead of carelessness i'm
addressing or wrapping on the part of
the senders.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
Prosperous Local Unions.

The carpenters and joiners Of this
city have now three prosperous locals.
Local 1857 having received its charter
last week, and has started out with a
membership of over 100.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
ROGERS HANGING
SHOCKS VERMONT
Sheriff Didn't See Execution
So Don't Know Who
Was Responsible
HER FEET TOUCHED FLOOR
By Publishers Press.

BY Publishers Press.
Windsor. VT. Dec. 9-The news that
the hanging Of Mary Rogers on Friday
for them urder of her husband Marcus
Rogers had been bungled has sent a
Thrill OF horror through the state. 1t
is learned brom eye witnesses that the
rope. with which the wrptched woman
was hanged, had not Seen tested. When
the drop came the weight Of the body
stretched the manila strands so that
the womans feet dropped TO the floor.
In this emergency stalwart deputy
sheriffs seized the rope lifted the body
clear of the floor and held on for nearly
fourteen minutes while the woman
slowly strangled to death.
Wanted 5ungle Kept Secret.
The prison officials made efforts to
prevent the bungle from becoming
known. and. for time they were
successful. But towards evening the
awful truth became known. through the
States witnesses.
C. A. McCathy OF counsel for Mrs.
Rogers, who was present at the exeeu-
tom told the nauseating story In these
words:
When the body shot down after the
/ trap had been sprung the feet of the
woman struck the chamber floor. and
as the body swung the feet dragged on
the floor II was awful to see. Several
deputy sherffs on the scaffOld laaped
forward and seized the rope and drag
ged the woman clear of the floor. ani
there they held her. taking turns re-
lieving each other for fourteen minute.
until the womans life was stranglel
out of her"
Sheriff Was Not Looking.
Deputy Sheriff Kniry. who virtually
had charge Of the execution. was no
inclined TO say much about the hanging
but what he did say was significant
sheriff, why did the deputies taxi
hold oft he rope?' he was asked. ="
don't want to say much about it,
Kiniry replied. I'VE didn't want tn
woman's feet to touch the fioor." "Dh
you not see that the feet were drag
ging?'
mo. I did not = turned my bac
and J don't know who the deputies wer
that held on the rope. 1t win be tn
last hanging in this State"
Another eve witness tells the stor
of the hanging as follows. THE ira
was sprung at LA O'Clock. with a cras
that could be heard a hundred yard
from the prison. The body shot dow
a plummet, and snapped back when tn
rope became taunt. The woma
trembled convulsively and her fee
dragged on the floor. The rope ha
stretched. To save the woman from
slower ana more awful death. tn
deputies on the scamold floor seized tn
roop and pulled the woman from IN
floor. The spectators started formar
, at the sight
Ny God-she viii return 10 con
sciousness if they do not Keep her clea
of the floor, a witness was heard {
J say.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
Holy Name Society Election.

The Holy Name Society OF st. Thorn
as Church viii elect officers tomorrow
night. Previous TO the election Ae
Rev Father Hugo Pan will preach a
special sermon.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09
WEATHER.

Delaware, rain tonight. Sunday,
partly cloudy and colder, brisk to high
18th to northwest winds.
Evening journal., 1905-12-09

Colonel A. L. Ainseow: "The Even
ing Journal BIDS fair to become Della
wares leading paper. ! am glad that
paper"
Evening journal., 1905-12-09

Willard Salisbury; Il am delighted
at the spirit Of enterprise shown by
the new Evening Journal
Evening journal., 1905-12-09

The Rev. r. H. Adams: q wish to
congratulate you on your business en-
terprise. Your paper makes a nice ap-
pearance."
Evening journal., 1905-12-09

Former Senator Ball; Il am very
Journal"
Evening journal., 1905-12-09

George w. Todd: Il wish to congras-
ulate you on your new paper. IL con-
tains all the news, has interesting de-
partments and should be a success
Evening journal., 1905-12-09

Or. c. A. A. Taylor; THE Evening
Journal has the finest Typographical
appearance and is the new'iest paper
in town."
Evening journal., 1905-12-09

William Il. savery: 4 have been
reading the new Evening Journal and
am delighted with it."
Evening journal., 1905-12-09

James c. o'Neal: 1.-THE paper is up
to-date. The city should congratulate
itself on the fact that it now has a
twentieth century newspaper"
Evening journal., 1905-12-09

Principal A. II. Berlin: "The new
Evening Journal is an excellent exam-
pie Of modern newspaper enterprise"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-25
as to which justice should hear the arsu-
mcnt
STRANGE CRUISE is PLANNED
Dry Dock Dewey Goes to Manila Har-
bor, TOwed ny Three
Golfers.

WASHINGTON. Nov. al d. Wood a
tug master OF Norfolk has just signed a
contract with the Navy department to go
out to Manila on the ID. II. Dewey on one
OF the most remarkable cruises OF modern
times. The ID ID. Dewey" means a big
steel floating dry dock, now at SolOmon's
island in Chesapeake bay which is des-
tined to dock the largest ships in the
American naval force i'm the far east If this
great structure can ever be successfully pi-
loted through four seas the l4OOO miles ly
ing between Chesapeake and Manila bays.
Mr. Wood is to live aboard the dock during
the voyage. He anticipates one OF the most
pleasant experiences of his life. lie will
receive $50 compensation per month, his
vessel will be so stable in the heaviest
weather It might be possible to play bill
iards aboard, according to some officers,
and he will have plenty of good company
and solid comfort. There is permanent
crew Of eight machinists engineers sail
ors and electricians and nremen, and these
people are to remain attached to the dock
at Manila on the voyage they will be rein
forced py twenty-five sailors, who will be
discharged when they reach Manila.
This comparatively large crew Is needed
for the purpose Of handling the towing
lines and operating the pumps and electro
cal contrivances that keep the dock dry.
They cannot steer the great hulk, for no
constructor has been able to devise rudder
big enough to shape a course for the dock
which could be safely attached and oper-
ated. So the dock is to be held on its course
solely by the towing power OF the three
great Golfers, Glacier, Caesar and BCutus,
| the whole under the direction OF Captain
Fullam, United States navy. Each OF the
| GOLFERS will have its own wireless plant
so that they may freely communicate with
| the dock and with each other. The towing
/ line will be IL miles long a length regarded
as necessary to guard against sharp strains
! in heavy sea, and even with this, great
towing bits with pneumatic cushions have
| been placed on the colllers TO reduce the
| chance OF breaking the cables, the largest
steel ropes in the world, outside of some
| of the great suspension bridges.
| Estimates vary as TO the length of time
| that will be consumed in the voyage, but
some of the most competent naval officers
believe that the Dewey can be towed at
the rate of about 100 miles day, and allow
about three of. four months for the trip
via the SueZ caral.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-25
NO CHARTER FOR ST0GIE MEN
Federation of Labor Decides that
Their Trade IL Too Closely IdentI-
fed with cigar Making.

PITTSBURG, Nov. 24.-The most i'm
portant decision reached today by the
American Federation Of Labor was the
refusal to grant charter to the National
Stogie Makers league because the trade
is so closely identified to cigar making
The socialist delegates re-introduced two
resolutions on public ownership which the
committee on resolutions had nonconcurred
in and the discussion which followed was
spirited, but while 1t was at it's height
was cut short by Delegate Mahon, who
arose to a point of order and cited the
constitution to the effect that political
discussions shall not be permitted in the
convention.
President Gompers promptly decided the
point well taken and declared both resolu-
tions out of order and further discussion
was stopped.
A special order was made for 10 o'clock
tomorrow for the election of officers and
the selection of city for holding the next
convention
The report of the committee on education
was the first business taken up today and
the following resolutions, recommended by
the committee, were adopted. Condemning
convict labor when in competition with free
labor; endorsing the eight-hour worlkday;
recommending the abolition of child labor;
providing for the organization of a woman S
union label league and welcoming aid from
the Presbyterian church in the establish
ment of a department Of church and labor.
The committee on education also endorsed
the position assumed by the executive
council regarding the right of women ID
vote The report of the committee pro-
vided that an active pare be taken by the