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Evening journal., 1905-01-02
iTIiiUIiLLL
HAS BEENINDICTED
he and Congressman Her.
mann Of Oregon Charged
! With Land Fraud
DEPUTY SHERIFF ALSO ACCUSED

Portland. Ore, Jan. 2. - United
etates Senator John H. Mitchell. Rep
iesentative in Congress Binger Her
mann and George Sorensen. formerly a
deputy sheriff Of Multomah county.
We're Jointly indicted by the federal
grand jury.
Inc Indictment alleges that John II.
Mitchell and Binger Hermann did in
January, 1902. unlawfully and feloni-
ousiy conspire together and with S.
A. d. Puter. Horace G. Mckinley. N.
W. Tarpley, Emma L. Watson, Salmon
b. Ormsby, Clark E. LOOMS, William
ID. Davis and others to defraud the
government Of the United States out
OF a portion Of its public lands sit
uated in township IL south. range Z
east, by means Of forged and false afii-
daYits and fictitious persons, and that
IN the furtherance Of such conspiracy
5. A. D. Puter did on March 9, 1902,
pay to John II. Mitchell the sum Of
$1,000 to secure his influence with
Ringer Hermann, then commissioner
OF the general land ofice at Wash
ington
It alleges that, acting upon the sug-
gestion and the wish of Senator Mitch
ell, and Influenced by him. knowing
that the transactions were unlawful
and felonious, Binger Hermann used
his power as commissioner Of the gen
eral land office to expedite IL claims
in township III, and had them passed
to patent when he knew them to be
illegal and not according to the re-
quirements of the law. The indict-
ment also alleges that on March 2S,
1904. George Sorenson offered to John
H. Hall, district attorney for the United
States in Oregon. the sum of $500 with
intent to influence him in his official
capacity when acting on the indict
ments returned against S. A. d. Puter
Horace G. Mckinley and others to de
fraud the government out Of land in
township IL south, range east.
The alleged connection of Senator
! Mitchell and Representative Hermann
with the alleged conspiracy date:
back, It is said, to the time when Mr.
Mitchell received the letter from 4
prominent attorney in oregon" intro
ducing S. A. D. Puter as a "responsi
bic business man Of Oregon"
Senator Mitchell denounced the in
dictment against him as a conspiracy
and said: IF anybody says he eve
paid me money in conn on witt
land matters OF anything he is
liar. I never saw Puter IA my lif
until he called on me in Washingto
with a letter of introduction from F. T
Mays. a friend of mine in Portland
In helping him before the land Office
l did what I have done for a thousan
other citizens OF Oregon. He told m
be had been employed by Mrs. Wa
son. as / recall it now, TO look int
matters for her. Never in the sligh
est degree was the matter of compel
sation mentioned between Puter an
myself"
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
MANY BUIL0ING LINES DRAWN
Engineer George 5Oushman Totals Up
Work Of the Year.


The annual report OF city Engineer
George Boughman shows that lines were
drawn during 1904 for the following build
ings.
Dwolungs-March. As; April. a; May.
Is; June, IS; July 81; August. 4; septem-
Der, IA: October 2; November. ri total
2o9
Addition TO dwelllngs-March. 2; April,
1: June. 4; October. l. November ?; to-
tai. Z
stores-Aprii, /; May 1; october. 4; to-
tai 3.
stores ana dwellinss-March, Il April,
l. July. 2; total. 4.
stables-April. 1; May 2; July, 1; No
vember, /; total, 5.
Foundry-January 1; total, l.
HoteI-March. 4; total, l.
churches-March 1; June. i; total, 3
storehouses-April. 1; May, /; septem-
Der, 1; total, 3.
Blacksmith shop-May, /; total, !.
Marble shop-June, l. total, /.
Addition 70 church--June, /; total, 1.
Bowling alley-september, /; total. 1.
Addition 20 morocco factory-Septem-
ber. !; total, 1.
Tin shop-October. 1; total, l.
Cornice shop-October, 1; total, 1.
Shed-November. /; total, i.
Office building-N November. 1; total. 1.
Addition 10 Office November
/; total /.
During the year lines were drawn foI
total Of 245 different kinds Of buildings
Evening journal., 1905-01-02

How did be do III What did he
say7" inquired q girl impudently. Then,
seeing her friend turn away with a
smile upon her face, she went on; II
knew you wouldn't tell. Nobody ever
will. You win never get a girl TO tell
Just how her sweetheart proposed to
her She'll tell you anything else you
IKE to ask her II they've had a quar-
rel she may often in her indignation
let out the horrid things he said TO her,
but she'll keep as silent as the grave
about the way he proposed. When |
asked my sister she said that when
get older shall realize that a proposal
from the man you promise to marry is
one OF the things no woman could ever
tell another. And I've found this quite
true, although no one minds telling me
what he said when they didn't want
him to propose at all"
Evening journal., 1905-01-02


A scientific journal tells this story
Of a toad's cunning: A brood Oh enicA-
ems was fed with mOstened ineal IN
saucers, and when the Dough soureu a
little IL attracted large numbers OF
dies An observant toad had evidently
noticed this. and even day toward
evening he would make bis appearance
in the yard, hop TO a nucer' ciinD IN
and roll over until be vas covered win
meal, having done witch ne awaited
developments. The fiie sntieed py the
smell, soon swarmed arund the schem-
ing batrachian, and wh1ever one pass
ed within two inches O 50 Of his nose
his tongue darted out nd the ny dis
appeared. The plan Torked SO well
that the toad made a rgular business
Of 1t.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
1900 Your rnmtlr nc.

A pleasant pastime = literally = for
those who have no more pressing du-
ties and wish to get outside their en-
vironment at least In thought win open
up before her who begins to mount
family tree Tracing ones genealogy
may become-probably VIII become
matter OF absorbing amusement and
attention, for it entails a thread gath
cred up here, dropped there. a letter
to write, a book to read, register to
consult. To the self absorbed, the de
spondent the, listless. one may recon-
mend this diversion as certain to suit
even rather morbid conditions OF tenn
permanent and Jet as certain to gently
force tho mind away from itself to 9th
or persons and things in opening up q
wider and Wtder Geld Of redsetzaa.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
BITS FROM THE WRITER'S.

A brave man doesn't think; he acts.
ii. Rider Haggard.
Hurry. excitement, bustle-these ara
not good for people. Let us 50 slow
and live long.-Frank T. Builen.
There is only one way In which a
man or woman can develop real
strength, and that is to fight unceas-
ingly and to stand absolutely alone
Gertrude Atherton.
To borrow ones mental fare from
free libraries is like picking up eata-
bles dropped by some one else on the
road and making ones dinner or an
others leavings.-Marie Coreln.
To go a-fishing in the pond OF the
past is a pastime not devoid OF charm.
What old, forgotten, faroff things car
be dragged up by the assiduous an
gler!-Ella Hepworth Dixon.
BY leading people to suppose that
you are as wise as themselves you lose
opportunities OF obtaining useful In
formation. They won't tell you things
they think you know already.-sarah
Grand.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
Social and Personal Notes

Mrs. Charles Armstrong Is visiting IN
odessa.
Misses Mary and Sue Collision, Of
Dover, are visiting Wilmington friends.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins, Of Masters,
Nd, Is visiting in the city.
Samuel File and Miss Helen File are
visiting Georgetown.
James Ellis has returned from sharp
town, Nd.
Miss Mary L. Powers, Of Lewes, is
visiting in this city.
Miss Hattie Viven. OF seaford is Wis
iting relatives in the city.
Miss Clara Ewing spent the holidays
in Lewes.
Miss Agnes Downes is the guest OF
her parents in Greenwood.
Miss Katherine Wilson is visiting her
sister. Mrs. 5. c. johnson, in Hender-
son. Nd.
Miss Belle Price. of Earlville, s. Wis
iting Wilmington friends. t..
Mrs. NJ. S. Brown, Of Bay View, Nd,
spent the holidays here.
Miss Julia NJ. Baynard is the guest
OF Miss Ethel Tucker, at centreville,
Nd.
Edgar Cause is visiting in odessa.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02

81 tell you" exclaimed the young
medical student, "our house surgeon
is a clever fellow"
Flows thatT asked his chum.
"well, a man was brought in with a
crushed lag. The surgeon said it must
come of. But by some means or 9th
err he cut of the wrong leg"
"But don't call that clever"
wait bit. The surgeon said II
would be terrible for the poor fellow
to 20 about with no legs at all, so he
doctored up the crushed leg instead Of
cutting that of. too, and now It is AZ
good as ever. An ordinary surgeon
would have left the fellow legless
Wonderfully skillfuL wasn't IT."
Evening journal., 1905-01-02

Some writer's have claimed that the
woodcock Is sure in his flight, never
becoming entangled in briers or creep
Ing vines when in swift flight through
close cover. That may have beeh their
experience, but is not mine. have
seen woOdeocks when flushed In such
spots become so entangled that they
were forced to cease flying and drop TO
the ground 10 again make new start
in flying. l remember one old fellow
that sat hidden before the stand Of
one OF my settlers until l almost step
ped on him and then, rising nearly into
my face, got tangled in a clump Of
ironweed and fell at my feet. Had I
been so disposed / could have caught
him IN my hands, but my desire was to
see n he was injured, and a moment
later he proved that he was only a
badly frightened woodcock, as he dart
ed away through cover while l watch
ed and laughed at him.-Amateur
Sportsman
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
Threw Liuhted Lamp at Husband.

Boston, Jan. 2.-Thomas Morrissey
Is dead as the result of burns, and
Eleanor Morrissey. his wife, who threw
a lighted lamp at her husband. is I'M
der arrest. The woman claims that she
threw the lamp in an attempt to de-
fend herself from her husbands as
saults upon her on his return to their
home in an irresponsible condition.
The lamp broke against the wall, and
the blazing oil showered upon her
husband.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
An,.oonc.rted cOmmIIIee.

1t
Ferdinand Hassler the ialn'i -, - 80
United States coast survey &c., &c.,
was once waited upon by eO ..tn tSe
of congress sent to inquire ln, ,'',. tne
progress of the work The cSsI"i tSoIs
reached New York and ~e i.e H..
way upstairs to the rom Wne'v ,, .a,'os
Ter was drilling his classes anu ,1 p'e pa
ing them for the won. hssslo' :. w" ~
allowed no intruders, met tneln a rS sne
door and inquired Their business business % ~ ~
answered that they bad come - N ~.
vestigate. What par oil lne -, ~ ~, ~
you wish to inspect inquire IN -s
Swiss Mathematician Congress ..,r ,i.Au
no definite idea on that point !, men ..a
you had better 90 and ma Os L.. a. a.,
turned Hassler as he shut the door II IN
the faces of the astonished commit 50 unit
tee. The committee ooheu a. eaoH
other and on second sober tnousn' eO ,.
cluded that Hassler was about rlsn'
and quietly wended their way uo"n-
stairs and back to Washington
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
Zion CITY For Mexico.

Chicago, Jan. John Alexander
Dowie, in addressing his followers in
Shiloh Temple. Zion City, gave a def
mite confirmation of the report that
he proposes to establish a second Zion
City. The new Zion City will be To-
Gated in Mexico, Dowie told his fol
lowers, and will occupy a portion Of a
tract Of 100000 acres fronting on the
Gulf Of Mexico. He announced that he
expected to have the Mexican Zion
City in full operation before January
1 1906
Evening journal., 1905-01-02

Colombian Revolution Fails.

Panama. Jan. 2.-Advices from Co
lombia report that the projected revo-
luton has been unsuccessful and that
Generals Joaquin Kelez and Gonzales
who we're at the head Of the
and others have been i'm
prisoned. President Reyes has issued
q manifesto to The archbishop approx
Ing OF his conduct. Generals Tribe
Tribe. Lucas and Caballero have been
appointed ministers to Brazil, Argen-
line and Yenezuela. respectively.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
Domestic 1,tplo.~

Crimes supposs youl your wife
everything when you eetme? Grant
No. not everything. Grimes-Of
course not, but the thin she wants
to know. Granting deallow. those
are the things l don't taer. use
up so much time telling the things
she doesn't care to knowat there is
10 time left for her toiestion me
about the things she d want to
know.-Boston Transcript
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
soc. Bottle Free.

II you need Biquozone. and have
never tried It, please send US this
coupon. We viii then mail you an Or
der on local druggist for full
size bottle. and we Will pay the drug
gist ourselves for IL. This is our free
gift. made to convince you; TO show
you what Liquozone is. and what II can
do In justice TO yourself. please ac-
cept II to-day, for II places you under
no obligation whatever.
Liquozone costs SOC. and 81.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
Mrs. Mary H. Reynolds Dead.

Mrs. Mary H. Reynolds, aged II years,
died at her home, No. 1927 Market
street, yesterday after a long illness.
Mrs. Reynolds was the widow of the
late Schuyler c. Reynolds and is the
mother Of Milton Fl. Reynolds, the pres
ident of the Wilmington Candy Com
pany. Mrs Reynolds will be buried on
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02

We offer to buy the first bottle Of
Lquozone, and give 1t free 70 each
sick one who asks II. And we have
spent over one million dollars to an
nounce and fulfill this offer Our OBJ
feet has been to let Liquozone itself
show what it can do. A test is better
than testimonials, better than argu-
ment. In one year. 100000 people
have accepted this otter. They have
told others what Liquozone does, and
the others told others. The result is
that millions now use It. It is more
widely employed than any medicine
ever was-more widely prescribed by
the better physicians. And your own
neighbors-wherever you are-can tell
you OF people whom Liquozone has
cured
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
Not Medicine.

Lquozone is not made by COM
pounding drugs. nor is there alcohol
in It. It's virtues are derived solely
from gas-largely oxygen gas-by a
process requiring immense apparatus
and IA days time. This process has,
for more than 20 years. been the con-
slant subject OF scientific and chem
zeal research.
The result is a liquid that does wha.
oxygen does. II is a nerve food and
blood food-the most helpful thing In
the world to you. It's effects are ex-
hilarating. WALKING. purifying. YET
A is a germicide so certain that we
publish on every bottle an offer OF
81 600 To- a disease germ that 1t can
Evening journal., 1905-01-02

A worthy dame of Dee, SCI otland,
in order to keep dcTn gas a ccount
was in the habit 81 blug doI, Fn the
pipes, thus reversing tlands pf the
registering dial Of the 1T. Al 4 went
well until a new inLpectame. After
examining the meier hpherd Id long
and earnestly. AT lenghe o. ID lady
anxiously exclaimed, "Ano' ae haze
a big accoont this time, ri mo.
men," said the inspec tits the
other way ABBOTT. The c,anyts OWN
you tuppence. You hasurely been
blawing vera hard this e."
Evening journal., 1905-01-02

szezzezs. feiie = - shts
angiano i7S u With leatheH
shape Of I p Toe parish clerk
top like sa6j;t ~ this re lie and
shows not Este p Ios x Durik ng the
tells it's story VIA ei, 18th cd INJURIES
seventeenth ats 80 accuH STONED
the country Dffso4 y time bunting
to spend much of PEI ,,res. Often
with their copnfIJ ..tentio5 b than
times the fox aof lo'v Ing SUNDAY.
the sermon on The o' ~ nsrst bn who
Such was the case % -, .,nd hid b as
left the saddle Etod hrnti1hg par-
relic of the days q iOA saol more at
sons. He was ~ ~, n the pulpit
home in the saddle fnsn - come OF the
30 in order to intrfauce a,,rseI which
life and spirit into bis oio. .,n, add. the
he felt while in the nun''. ne saddle
reverend gentleman pau N ihe null
stool made. It was place. ant I'd the
pit before the paron ~ 4he mar
steps. Once astride tbs noSu ,,cb higher
son was able to reach LII eIoouence
degree Of enthusiast anu
than he could have unDo'A
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
THE BEAUTIES OF WASHINGTON
HEIGHTS.
A Coming Residential Section of vii.
mington.

Those who have not recently been
over Washington street bridge, but ten
minutes walk from the Court House.
or five minutes by the trolley, cannot
appreciate how rapidly that purely
residential section is growing. Among
the half dozen fine dwellings recently
erected, many decide that two planned
and recently finished by f. L. Rice, the
architect, have the finest location in
the city. They are the first houses over
the bridge, at Sixteenth and Washing
ton streets. fronting the natural Bran-
dywine Park. They have eleven rooms,
besides pantry and bath. They vera
built simply TO sell the land. One
house is open daily for inspection.
adv.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
Jealous Girl Shot Her Rival.

Logansport, Ind, Jan. 2.-Florence
Mitchell shot and killed Ella Swisher
during a dance at a road house three
miles from here. Both are young wom-
en- belonging to respectable families.
Miss Swisher had danced repeatedly
with one young man, and as she left
the dance kissed him. AS she did so
Miss Mitchell drew a revolver and
fred three shots at the girl, the last
one penetrating the heart Miss
Mitchell has not been arrested.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02

Miss Elsie Hopes gave an enjoyable
theatre party in Philadelphia Saturday
afternoon and entertained her guests
at luncheon ut the Bellevue Stratford
Hotel. The party was chaperoned by
Mrs. Edgar NJ. Hopes and Miss Ruth
King, OF Boston. Among the guests
were several classmates OF Miss Hopes
at Dana Hall, Wellesley College, Mass.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02

not XIII. The reason is that germs
are vegetables; and Liquozone-like
an excess Of oxygen--is deadly to
vegetal matter.
There lies the great value Of Liquo-
zone. II Is the only way known to
kill germs in the body without killing
the tissues, too ANY drug that kills
germs is a poison, and 1t cannot be
taken internally. Medicine Is almost
helpless In any germ disease, II Is
this fact that gives Liquozone its
worth 70 humanity. And that worth is
so great that, after testing the product
for two years, through physicians and
hospitals. we paid 100000 for the
American rights.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02

It is never best to trayea a rut. It
is wearisome. 1t Is nervdestroving.
Wise people choose Tie sn,ther road,
or II that road must be tveled they
try to fill up the rup withtopes and
gravel. There is SUN a t,g as get
ting out Of the rut andhe world
would be better and happidf more Of
US did it.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
Ennnd AM AnoIent Eonntaln.

Mexico City, Mex, Jan. I'm ex-
cavating for the foundations Of the
new national theatre, an ancient foun-
tain has been found, covered with
heiroglyphics and figures of Indian
warriors, priests. etc. The foundations
Of some ancient buildings of great
size were also discovered. The foun-
tain will be placed in the national
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
Germ Diseases.

These are the known germ diseases.
All that medicine can do for these
troubles is to help Nature overcome
the germs, and such results are indi-
rect and uncertain. Lquozone attacks
the germs. wherever they are. And
when the germs which cause disease
are destroyed. the disease must end.
and forever. That is inevitable,
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
Poeers-ChamberIain

J. Dewitt Rogers, Of Philadelphia, and
Miss Sallie A. Chamberlain. Of Lewes.
were quietly married in Lewes, the
ceremony being performed by the Rev.
g. p. Neese. After a wedding trip Mr..
and Mrs. Rogers will reside in Philadel-
Dhia.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
HlLL pEcLAhes De is our
Democratic Party viii Have to %
Without Him.

Witnout F1lIls
Albany, N. Y, Jan 2.-The retire
ment of former Senator David B. Hill
from active politics. after 40 years
uninterrupted participation in Demo
cratic counsels, took effect yesterday,
according to the authorized announce
ment made on August 20 last upon
the occasion Of Mr.. Hills 6lst birth
day.
Senator Hill In effect reiterated the
announcement, when he said: "The
announcement Of August 20 fully COW
cred the matter and was final. There
Is nothing in that announcement to
he retracted, and there is nothing that
need be added to II"
Evening journal., 1905-01-02

|Can be Cured with
DIR. Miles Anti
Pain Pills.

n your nerves are subject to disturb
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DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills are pleas
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on the bowels. nor do they have any
|disagreeable weakening or habit-form-
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They are the result Of the latest scien-
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and bring relief safely and quickly to
the greatest sufferer.
You should always keep a box Of DR..
Miles Anti-Pain Pills in the house. since
you never know when pain may attack
you, and it is wrong to suffer when your
suffering can be so quickly relieved.
Or. Miles Anti-Pain Pills contain no
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Evening journal., 1905-01-02
Grace Mite Society TO Meet.

Tho managers and collectors for the
church fund Of the Mite Society OF Grace
NJ. p. Church will meet at the home OF
Mrs. Joshua Connor, No. $40 West Eiev-
enth street tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock for the transaction Of business.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02

DURING PAST YEAR
There Were Forty-seven in
Delaware and Seventeen on
the Eastern Sho e ~ e

According to figures complied by
Frank williams, Manager Of Dun's
Mercantile Agency in this city. there
were "a business failures in Delaware
and on the Eastern Shore OF Maryland
during the past year.
OF the failure. AZ were in Delaware,
II on the Eastern shore, and Virginia
furnishes a remarkable year by having
no failures In Northampton and Ac-
comac counties. comprised on the Del
lmarvia Peninsula. In 1904 there was
an increase OF four failures over 1903.
and an increase Of 10 failures over
1902.
In 1904 there was an increase in la
ibnities over 1908 OF S241.7S769, and
S2G7. 42S.54 over 1902. The assets for
1904 exceed those OF 1903 by S70,556.2O,
and exceed those OF 1902 by flo7, 45S.5l.
AS compared with the preceding
year, Delaware had Is more failures,
with $263,555.SS more liabilities and
Ss1. 416.40 more assets; Maryland had
three less failures, with SS09.O9 less
liabilities and s375.20 less assets.
The largest failure in Delaware was
lin wilmington. with liabilities OF over
lSsOO. 900. The record for Wilmington,
sc failures. with total liabilities OF
s262. 797.46 and assets Of S10s,941.S2.
The district covered by the figures
comprises IA counties, New Castle
)Kent and Sussex Of Delaware;. Cecil
Kent. Queen Anne's, Talbot. Caroline
dorchester, Wicomlco, Somerset and
Worcester. Maryland, and Northamp-
ton and Accomac. Virginia.
About 5000 individuals, firms and
lcorporatlons are in business in this
TERRITORY Following are the figures
lof the failures IN 1904
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
Three chIldren Drowned.

St Louis. Jan. Nancy Lucas, 10
years old; Hazel Rollins, aged ~, and
BERTHE Rollins. aged IA, while playing
on the ice near Normandy, a suburb,
fell through and we're drowned.
Evening journal., 1905-01-02
Browusou Library Dance

In the Brownson Library Association
Hall this evening the annual New
Years dance will be given this evening
and a large attendance is anticipated.
Albert's orchestra will furnish the
music.