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Evening journal., 1905-07-28
TRYING TO IDENTIFY
RAILROAD VICTIM

The jury empanelled to hold an in
quest into the death of the man found
on the railroad near Clayton several
days afo. began the inquest last night
at the morgue, but did not finish. 1t
will be resumed in a day or two.
Superintendent Blackburn of the
New Castle County Hospital said to-
day that he received information from
the postmaster at Wyoming to the ef-
feet that the dead man was John Cam
den. Of Paterson, n. ]. That he had a
father living in that city who was well
to do and would not allow him to be
buried here under any consideration.
Mr.. Blackburn called up a John Cam
den in Paterson, who asked if the body
could be held for a short time. as there
would be two women here this morn
ing. The women. however, failed to
put in their appearance.
At noon he received a letter from
John c. Young Of Paterson. stating
that John Camden had left Paterson
about two weeks ago and since that
time he was not heard Of. A picture
was inclosed in the letter but did not
bear any resemblance to the dead man.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
FREE zoo CORPORATORS
ELECT Il MANAGERS
Association Also Adopted
By-laws-Other Business
Transacted

An important meeting Of the corpor-
ators Of the Wilmington Free Zoo
Association was held yesterday at the
office of Robert Pennington, counsel for.
the association. A series of bylaws
were adopted and fourteen managers
elected. They will meet 10 organize
next Tuesday evening
The managers selected yesterday
were Benjamin F. Shaw, Horace W.
Cause, Alexis l. Dupont, H. T. Price,
J. Chester Gibson, DR.. James H. Nor
gan. George w. Grove, Elwood Souder,
William Lawton, William L. Hammond,
DR.. James r. Mahaffy. Robert Pening-
ton, z. ]. Isaacs and Samuel II. Bay
nard.
The president. vice-president, secre-
tary. treasurer and executive and aud
iting committees will be chosen at the
meeting on Tuesday evening next. At
that time plans for the general care
and improvement of the zoo will be
discussed. 1t is not intended to buy
animals as the association can secure
them by gift fully as rapidly as it is
able to care for them. 1t is believed
that a sufficient number of people will
now become interested in the Organi-
zation and viii contribute to its sup
port sufficiently to guarantee a con-
siderable show of animals. From time
to time additions viii be made as cir
eumstances warrant.
The present display has entertained
thousands of Wilmington people and on
some Sundays as many as 10000 have
, visited the park.
The present collection and the cages
! represent a value of fully $4,000 The
cost to the city has been nothing, as
the animals and fowls were either pre-
sented to the association or purchased
/ by popular subscription. In this re-
spect the organization has been partic-
ularly fortunate. OF the wild animal;
only two-a coyote and an ocelot-wers
purchased, and they We're secured al
very reasonable prices. All of tn,
others. We're gifts The fine collection
of water fowl were either presented
or bought at about one-third the usua
market rates.
While a number of monkeys in TIT
lpark were purchased, the money TO
the animals was given to the associa
tion by children and others for the ex
lpress purpose Other animals hav
been promised to the organization from
time to time, and as soon as it is ii
a position to care for more it is be
lieved that they can be secures
practically free of charge.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28

were as follows:
Clerk Of Council, Thomas S. Lewis.
Bailiff of Council, w. T. Naudain.
Oil Inspector. John Mahoney.
City Treasurers Clerk, Daniel OKeefe.
CITY Auditor, c. sherburne Rice.
Auditors Clerk, George L. Bilderback.
Clerk of Markets, Charles H. Grantland.
The men nominated by the Democrats
were John ]. Monaghan for Clerk Of
Council; Dennis F. Connell for auditors
clerk. E. McNabb for coal oil inspector
and Harry Pizor for bailiff of Council.
The last two received no votes, the
Democratic Councilmen voting solidly
with Mr. Postles for his candidates Mon
Afghan and Connell each received six
votes. Councilman Postlesf having no can
didates Of his own for the offices filled by
these men, voted blank I'm each instance.
CAUSED SOME SURPRISE.
While the action Of the Democrats in
voting with Mr.. Postles was expected in
a way it nevertheless caused some sur
prise. There are number Of Democrats
who were opposed to coalition by their
Councilmen with the colored man from
the sixth ward. and they are expressing
their views on the results obtained in very
forcible terms. Others are of the opinion
that the Democrats made a good move
and point cut that it win serve to widen
the already existing break between the
two Republican factions. Whether It has
done this remains to be seen.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
PLEA FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS
Miss Green at Chester Heights Says
Workers Have Stomaehs.

Chester Heights, Pa, July ga plea
for support for the men and women in
the foreign mission fields was made by
Miss Green in an address delivered at the
camp meeting here yesterday The Wo-
mems Foreign Mission Society held its
annual meeting, and all the speakers
united in a plea for more money and
more effective work for foreign missions
TT is sometimes very hard to impress
upon the people in the home land the
difficulty that the men and women in the
foreign fields have to contend with" said
Miss Greene. II have learned that the
missionary has a stomach the same as
any other person and that that stomach
needs food. Even If the natives go with
scant clothing the missionary cannot and
the people of the United States must pro-
vide these things"
An up-to-date orchestra is one of the
features at the camp. So far as is known
this is the first time that an orchestra has
been used in this work Rev. DR.. Alfred
S. Dingee is the organizer, and he will
have at least twenty musical instruments
for the Sunday services.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
DEMOCRATIC DEAL WITH
POSTLES WAS EFFECTED
Five Union Republicans Elected by City Council to
Fill Positions Held by the Democrats.
Two Democratic Clerks Were
Retained

Councilman Thomas z. Postles Of the
sixth ward held a meeting of City Coun-
Gil last night and assisted by the Demo-
cratic members Of that body elected FIVE
Union Republicans TO office. The reward
the Democrats received in return for their
work was the sanction Of Councilman
Postles to allow Clerk of Council John j..
Monaghan and City Auditors Clerk Dem
MS r Connell. both Democrats TO retain
their positions.
He did not vote for either OF these men,
but by voting blank deadlocSed the body
with respect to the two Offices.
While the Democrats voted with the
colored Councilman TO elect Republicans,
he refused to vote with them to elect
Democrats. and as the matter now stands.
he can at any time by voting with his
Republican colleagues GUST both Demo-
cratic clerks and elect Republicans to
their positions. The new officers, two OF
whom. George W. Anderson and Joseph
E. Postles, are colored. are as follows;
Baniff of Council. George w. Anderson.
oil Inspector. Daniel F. Stewart.
City Treasurers Clerk, Joseph E.
Postles.
City Auditor. Benjamin J.. Spence.
Clerk Of Markets. Joseph c. Moore
PosTLEs NOMINATED ALL FIVE.
4 Councilman Posues nominated all five
Of the new officers. The candidate named
by the Regular Republican members
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
SOLD BRICK FIGURES
IN COLD MINING CO.
Family Trouble" in the
Affairs of the Kenrose
Concern

There appears to be a family fight"
in the affairs OF the Kenrose Free
Gold Mining Company. whose offices
are in the Merchant and Mariner
Building in Philadelphia.
According to the story a gold brick
figures largely in its affairs. II diff
fers from the usual gold brick I'm that
it is the genuine goods. worth Sis6t13,
and it. led TO the arrest yesterday Of
jeremiah List. or No. 2229 North Ham
cock street, Philadelphia, who was held
by Magistrate Harris in $500 bail for a
hearing today. on the charge OF steal
ing Il and the books of the company
The arrest Is the outcome Of factional
fight over the management of the COM
pany and further charges and possibly
arrests are anticipated before the
trouble Is settled.
| List IS a well-to-do soap manu-
facturer and has been a resident OF
Kensington for thirty years. He has
been secretary OF the Kenrose Com
pany since last fall On Wednesday
the Board Of Directors had a meeting
which he says was not legally called,
and voted him out OF the position as
secretary. He claims that the company
owes him money and refuses TO give
lup the books and the gold brick.
This is only n family fight" he said
Hast night. 81 am trying to protect my
interests and those Of the stockholders
against J. T. Thompson, president and
general manager OF the company"
There are several Wilmington people
connected with the Kenrose Company
but none of them could be seen today
IAN boinn fn phuadpiuhfa Among thOs
who are interested here are Isaa
Dillon. father-in-law Of Mr. Thompson
G.. w. Gooding and Paul Bright
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
DISSATISFACTION
THE OUTCOME
Democrats and Republicans
Alike Denounce Method of
Electing New Officers
POSTLES HANDS OUT A GOLD BRICK

There was considerable dissatisfae-
ton expressed today among both Re-
publicans and Democrats in regard to
the Democratic members Of Council
joining with Councilman Postles., last
night and electing FIVE Of teh officers
to be elected by Council.
The Democratic leaders seem to be
more sore than anyone else and have
been trying to figure out all day what
their six members gained by going in
with Postles. A prominent Democratic
leader in discussing the matter this
morning said: 1T was the most ridi-
culous political move I ever heard Of
and what the six Democratic members
figured out would be their gain / cam
not understand. Why, they got Moth
ing. They gave Postles five offices and
did not even get the two remaining
Offices to be filled. 1t is true that
Democrats are now holding over in
these offices, but what is to prevent
the Republicans from combining and
lousting those two Democrats at any
time? / am opposed to entering COM
binations with a Republican under any
conditions, but the move last night
looks like Postles simply handed out
the six wise Democrats a gold brick '
There were a large number Of other
Democrats who expressed themselves
in a similar manner. They think it
would have been much better to have
continued the deadlock so that all the
democratic ohiceholders could hold or
to their jobs for a time, than to have
entered into such an agreement.
II is not only Democrats but also
prominent Republicans express them
selves as being surprised that the 81,
members went in with Postles after al
they and their party have said and
Idone AGAINST the cOlored man.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
STATEMENT FROM MRS, MCCLURE
Denies That Mrs. casharine Becker
Left Home Alone.

Mrs. James Mcclure. Of New Castle
addressed the following letter TO the
Evening Journal relative to Mrs.
Catherine Becker. who was picked up
by the police in that city yesterday;
New Castle, July 2Sth, 1905.
Editor Of The Evening Journal,
Dear Sir: Please to contradict the
item in to-nights Journal concerning
Mrs. Becker. She was not compelled
to leave our home nor did she leave
it alone which you stated.
Mrs Mrs. Becker is a very poor wo-
man and has no one with the exception
of several nieces and one nephew. They
are Charles Becker. Mrs. Harry Rid
ings Mrs. Quill, Mrs. John Ridings.
She came to my home in April. one
year ago. to stay one night and finding
that she had no home have given her
one and kept her ever since. intend
to go TO the city to-day TO bring her
home again.
The way she left here was that her
niece. Mrs. Ridings. came here from
Philadelphia several weeks ago and
took her 10 her home for a month with
the intentions of bringing Der home
again, and it was from her home. No.
2SO7 South Sixteenth street. Philadel-
phia, that she wandered when picked
up by the police.
Respectfully.
Mrs. James Mcclure.
Is North Second street, New Castle Del
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
ANOTHER COMMITTEE At WORK
Viewers Took Measurements Of Prop
critics Alona the Railroad.

Another reviewing committee was at
work yesterday near the Bubenzer prop
erty. at Front and West streets.
The viewers We're Comptroller Philemina
Chandler Samuel G. Simmons. William c..
Pritchett and T. S. Garrett The commit
tee took measurements from the line that
divides the railroad property from that
Of Bubenzer, including the entire stretch
Of land running 10 the old foundry of the
Harlan and Hollingsworth. Company, 10
West street
After the measurers had concluded their
task the official photographer Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company marked in
chalk the name Of all the owners upon the
rear fence of their respective properties.
after which he took a picture Of the en-
tire block of houses that figure in the
litigation.
It is said that other property owners
along the line who are in litigation with
the railroad company now demand a %
foot casment in the rear Of their proper
ties.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
Chief STILLEY
PRESENTS REPORT
Shows That in Year Ending
May Last There Were
I3I Fires
TOTAL LOSS AGGREGATED S2B,3l5

City Council last night adopted the
annual report Of William A. Stlley,
chief engineer Of the fire department,
and ordered the usual number Of cop
les printed. The report covers the first
year OF the chief in Office ending In
May last and shows in that period 131
fires.
Chief Stilley thinks the salary Of the
chief engineer should be increased so
as to place it on a par with salaries
paid other city officers. He also thinks
that the official should be allowed $500
"a year for the keep of a horse. Among
the recommendation made are that
obstructions in the streets should be
properly marked with red lights at
might, that the local electric light COM
pany should send an expert man to
each fire for the purpose Of cutting
dangerous wires in the way of the
lfiremen, and that when an alarm Of
fire has been sounded the street cars
stop on the lower side of the street,
before crossing, so as to avoid delay
ing fire apparatus or colliding with 1t.
CAUSES OF FIRES.
The report shows the cause of fires
durnglthe year TO have been as fol-
lows:
Awning. / bedding. 2; boiling fat. 1;
/ boiling tar. 2; carelessness, 8; Christ
mas tree, 4; defective flues. 20; defect
live oven. / defective heater, L; drying
clothes over stove. /; electric wires
49,; explosions of lamps. 4; fuse burning
out. l. fireworks. /; false alarms, 6;
gasoline stoves. 3; gas jets, A. hot
ashes, q hot Goals, / lighted candles
IL: lightning /; locomotive sparks. 2
oil stoves, 10; oil lamps 4; overturned
lamps. l. oily waste. /; overturned
candle. 1; overheated stoves. Z; over
heated range, l. reklndling ruins, Q
rubbish, s; spontaneous combustion, 2
stepping on match 1 sparks from
picker, /; throwing lighted lamp.
itar pot, /; unknown. 21; unnecessary
IL; out of town calls, 4; total, 131.
Loss on real estate was St1,55O.SO
personal property. s16,795.09; total
S2S, ,345.S9; total insurance, 100000
excess Of insurance over losses, $161,
654.11.
The total value of real estate owne
iby the fire department is S12s,S00 an
personal property, S93,9l5.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
I On motion of Mr.. Kane orders fc
I lannual appropriations were drawn q
d follows: Street and Sewer Department
e 100000; Board of Health, $1,000, an
o Park Commission. $4,000.
An order for $4,000 for new bunt
r ings was, on motion OF Mr. Taylo
/ drawn in favor Of the Board Of Educi
, tiOn.
The miscellaneous pay roll of $3.50
II. the police pay roll of S7111.74 an
the Council pay roll Of s275.26 weI
paid.
City Treasurer Blaine reported III
balance in Union National Bank to
S125.69217; First National Bank. $50
D '4S1.O3; bonds and interest. S109.61
- park fund. $500; total. s276. .4S2S1; re
= lceived of Eugene NJ. Sayers, S6S, SOC
George H. Mccall, $685.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
Many Visited Parks.

Several thousand excursionists visited
the parks near Wilmington yesterday.
Baltimore sent one thousand persons to
Brandywine Springs. and 100 others came
from Chester, Philadelphia and other
points. The Independent Mechanics had
a reunion there during the day.
Chester-Bethel Sunday school had a pic
mic at Shellpot Park, one thousand per-
sons from Brandywine hundred and Ches-
ter and Delaware counties driving to the
park or going on the cars.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
BUYING DELAWARE CR{ANERIES
Latest Purchase Of Chester Concern is
the Smyrna Creamery.
Special to The Evening journal.

smyrna, July 2s.-The Chester Pure
MIX Company Is buying creameries and
dairies in this section for the purpose Of
supplying the trade in Philadelphia and
Chester.
The latest purchase is the Smyrna
creameries, from Elsey NJ. Rust, paying
him 5000 in cash for his majority holding
in the business. Thaniel T. Horn, Of
Clayton, the manager of another plant al
ready purchased by the company at
Clayton. will manage the,smyrna cream
cry.
The local creamery last month separated
$4,000 pounds Of milk and produced 1872
pounds of butter beside manufacturing
the skim milk into curd, a side line which
many Of the Delaware creameries are
finding to be very profitable.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
Alleged overcharge by magis-

traIe ... S4b.6O
There are two statutes providing against
extortion. one, found on page 7s7 OF the
Revised Code. being a part OF Section "a.
Chapter 81, is:
III any Justice of the peace shall upon
such request and payment or tender Of the
lawful fees. shall falsely certify any such
transcript or full copy, or shall use any
fraud, falsehood or deceipt in making the
same. he shall be deemed guilty OF a.
misdemeanor and shall be fined not ex-
ceeding 800 and shall be liable to the
party aggrieved In double damages"
This statute. on page 766, however, is
probably the specific one on which the
magistrate is charged;
IF any officer or person shall receive
any greater or more fees than is herein
allowed for the services specified or shall
refuse to give such receipt or shall add
any item not herein specified. he shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor and shall
be fined not exceeding $50,
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
Hoob 10 Paw the Penalty.

Chicago. Ill. July 2S.-Johann Hoch,
'the Bluebeard" who married a score
Of wives. one Of them in Philadelphia,
is to be hanged today for the speci-
fc crime of poisoning one of them.
When the murderer awoke this morn
ing he showed not the least sign of
the remarkable compos-
ure which has characterized him since
his arrest being most noticeable as he
stood in the shadow of death.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
SAELLPOT PARKS COCO BILL
Strong Attraction Being Arranged for
the Aquarama Next Week.

Professor John S. Egan. who directs the
performances at shellpot Park as well as
conducts Esan's Band OF Delaware. has
arranged a strong bill for the Aquarama
next week. The last two presentations OF
"Hogan's Reception" IN conjunction with
the present meritorious vaudeville show.
will be given tonight and tomorrow night.
The vaudeville bill at the old theatre
in the Park every afternoon and the con-
certs by Ecans Band in the grove every
afternoon and evening continue to be pop
ular features.
The sacred concert at the Aquarama on
Sunday night will be the best Of the sea-
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
ANOTHER PHILADELPHIA REMOVAL
Acting Chief Of Bureau Of City Proper
~ Has Resigned.
Special to The Evening Journal.

Philadelphia, July 2S.-George Thomas,
acting Chief Of the Bureau Of City Prop
erty. resigned this morning the Offices
Of Nharhnger and acting Chief Of the
City Property. His letter to Director Pot
ter reads: you will please accept my
resignation as Wharhnger and acting
Chief in the Bureau Of City Property, to
take effect at any time that may suit
your convenience.
William e. Maher, acting Chief Of the
Bureau Of Highways, called on Mayor
Weaver this morning TO ask instructions
as to what course he shall pursue in re-
gard whether he should forward his resig-
nation or
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
BISHOP JOYCE DIES At
HIS MINNEAPOLIS HOME
Well-known Methodist Pre-
. late Succumbed to Attack
of Paralysis
sneoIal 10 The FvenIng journal.

Minneapolis. Minn.e July 2S-Bishop
Isaac w. Joyce. OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. died at his home,
no $40 Groveland avenue. this morn
ing. the result of a cerebral hemorrhage
.and an attack Of paralysis, which he
tsustained while preaching at Red Rock
camp meeting on Sunday. July p
Bishop Joyce came to Minnesota six
years ago. Previous to that time he
had bee presiding bishop Of the Metho-
idist missionary field work in China
and Japan. It is said that he had
spoken in the cause of religion in every
civilized country Of the world. He was
Graduated from Hartzell University a
tUnited Brethren institution of Ohio
He was sixty-nine years OF age and
lis survived by a widow and son, Frank
,M Joyce, OF Minneapolis.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
ENJOYABLE Trolley Ride.

A delightful trolley ride to Delaware
City was enjoyed. by members and friends
of the Ladies' Aid Society OF Madeley NJ.
f. Church On Thursday evening. The ride
was given in honor OF Rev. e. f. White.
a former pastor, and wife, now located AZ
Delaware City. About 50 persons par
ticipated.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
erist Mill Near Rrsnford Sold.

The milling property, known as Middle
Mills, near Brenford, has been sold to
c. b. Massey, who already owns and op-
crates the Garrison Mills, near Smyrna.
The Middle Mills were purchased from
Miss Gennetta c. Springs administrators.
The plant will be improved.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
buy YOUR TICKETS
|. ONLY FROM POLICEMEN

The police are looking for the indi-
viduals who are selling tickets without
authority for the police baseball game
on August Z. Some one has had tickets
printed and defrauding the police by
disposlng of them under the guise Of
assisting the police. AS a matter of
fact only policemen are allowed to sell
the tickets and the public is warned
mot to purchase them from anybody
Else
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
Fortunate cheswoId Farmer.

Soecid 10 The Evening journal
Dover, July 2S.-John w. Thompson, OF
Cheswold. is now picking a second crop
OF blackberries and is securing ten cents
a quart for the fruit. He is also shipping
"Greensborough" peaches, an early vari-
ETY. to New York and is receiving SIS per
carrier.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
.GUARDB0AT DELAWARE
ADJUDGED UNSEAW0RTHY
speelal to The Evenlng Journal

Dover. July 2S-The gunboat Della
ware. the patrol vessel which is owned
by the State OF Delaware, has been
unseaworthy and the State
have despatched her TO
marine railway in New
Jersey. where she viii be overhauled
and repaired at once. The authorities
were informed today that the repairs
can be made and the overhauling done
by next Friday which Is considered
quick time for the work. A temporary
patrol viii be put into commission.
The Delaware has been in commits
sion II Is caid for thirty-three years.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
rryina 70 Swim Channel.

Dover. England, July 2S.-T. w. Bur-
CESS started this morning in a second
attempt to swim across the channel.
entering the water at the coast guard
station at Lydden, four miles north
west of this port. Burgess in 1904 got
within four miles of the French coast
IN his first attempt to swim the chan
mel
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
Framework in Position.

Worlmen today placed in position a
portion Of framework for the tempor-
airy station of the p, B. & W. rail-
road. The work OF erecting the build
ing will be pushed as speedily as pos
.sible.
Evening journal., 1905-07-28
LOST. FOUND. REWARD.

LOST-W. H. S. Glass Pin; class of
1905 Reward If returned to Even
ing Journal ONCE. July 26-Ste