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Evening journal., 1906-07-17
new Emblem
MAY BE ADOPTED
American Eagle Stamped
With Five Pointed Star is
Suggested
speelal 10 The Evenlng Journal.

DOVER, July 17-It is rumored here
that the resolution adopted by the Union
Republican State Committee, which form
cd a small part Of the harmony overtures
Of the Regulars. will now be brought
forth from the minutes book of Secretary
satterheld. and be used as sort of gem
tie reminder 20 the three Republican
clerks of the peace of the State, that all
Republicans have thus agreed TO console
date at the polls. to use their efforts to
accomplish harmony, and 10 bury all past
differences, and THAT this Union Republic
can State Committee thereby forestalls
anybody, individual or body of men from
any use Of the word Union Republican, %
or even OF the word Republican"
AS for the convention itself. it is ex-
pected to be a genuine harmony conven-
ton, much to the disappointment Of some
irreconcilable minority members, and
there is a belief here that the design of
the roOrganized Republican party will be
the composite figure of both party em-
blems. such as that of a large American
eagle with the hve-pointed star stamped
in bold relief upon its breast.
Thus the separate ticket organizers
will be forced to do without the words
Union Republican or Republican. and
without the fve-pointed star. and will
have to get 100 names to sign petition
to be put on the ballot under some other
name.
The resolution Of the Unions. which was
accepted by the Regulars in the form OF
the recent call 20 all Republicans to at
tend at their primaries, is as follows:
Fifth That the various county, dis;ric
and city committees shall be elected IL
the same manner and at the same tim,
and place as are said delegates to sal,
State convention held for that purpose
of electing said State Committee. and
shall hold office until the first primary
election held in A. D.. 1908. and when thu
selected, all other county. district and
city committees SHALL ipso facto. cease tC
/ exist"
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
RUSSELL SAW
THE BIORDEREAU
American Convinced
Time That DTeyfuS Was
Innocent
BY Our own Wire. Publishers Press.

BY Our Own Wire Publishers Press.
WASHINGTON. July &c. W.
Russell. Assistant Attorney General Of
the United States. corroborates por-
tions of the statement emanating from
NJ. Varilla, late Minister to
Washington from the Republic Of
Panama, bearing on the Dreyfus Bor-
dereau. Judge Russell was I'm Paris
three years ago, in connection with the
transfer of the Panama canal TO the
United States. and was entertained by
NJ. Bunau-Varilla al his home.
III the story of the Bordereau told
by NJ Bunau-varilla is an invention. "
Judge Russell said to-day. "it is an
invention that was in existence three
years ago For he told me about il
al the time and showed me the photo
graphic copies of the Bordereau whict
he says. was published IN the Matin,
az his instlgation compared II my
self at the time. with the letter writ
ten by Dreyfus in relation 20 the
Congo matter, and was convinced that
the handwriting was not the same.
could not make use of the story told
me at that time. for I considered Il
confidential. II the Bordercau, as pub
lished in the Matin was accompanied
by an editorial branding Dreyfus az
guilty. that would not have thwarted
the purpose OF the publication, which
vase to invite comparisons OF hand
writing. The editorial may have been
part Of the strategy of the affair.""
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
TWO DEAD IN
HOTEL fire

By Our Own Wire, Publishers Press.
PITISBURG, July 1.-Two men are
dead and three injured as the result
of a fire this morning in the Park
Hotel. conducted by Daniel Brady
The dead: James Conway, of City
Board of Health; Neal Connors. fire
man.
The injured: Sergeant Adolph Metz,
badly burned about the head and back
Policeman James Lawler badly hurt
by jumping; Fireman William Dalzell.
scalded.
The fire originated from a gas jet
in the rear of a hallway and the whole
of the rear portion of the building was
in flames before they were discovered.
All escape by means Of the stairway
was cut off. The fire was quickly ex-
tinguished, agd it was then found that
the two men were dead. The building
was old and had been used for hotel
and saloon purposes many years.
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
SALVADOR Wins.
OUTNUMBERED
Had One-ihird as Many Men
as Guatemala But Suffer
ed Only 0Re-lOuFth
" our own wire. Publlahors' Press

BY Our own Wire. Publishers Press.
MEXICO CITY, July 17.-Rumor is
current in Salvador that General Re
galado who was killed, while a mile
in advance of his troops, was assassi-
mated by two men who formed part OF
his force Of fifty picked officers and
men acting as his body guard.
These men report declares were
.Guatemalans acting as spies Colonel
Pinedo's forces. which entered Guate-
mala via British Honduras, are now
lin the mountains south of Tabasco
Mexico.
Salvador as a government was not
prepared for the fight and Guatemala
had about three men to Salvador's
one. However. Salvador, won every
battle though she lost 700 killed and
1.1OO wounded. and Guatemala abou
$500 killed and $500 wounded Sal.
vador captured the enemy's artiller,
and Guatemala asked for peace. Pres.
ident Roosevelt's telegram changed
conditions and brought peace negotia,
tions.
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
MAKES CHASTITY
FIND ON TRACKS
Waters Finds Dead Body Of
Negro on Pennsylvania
Tracks Near Dover
Special to The Evenlng Journal.


DOVER. July i7.-John Wesley Waters
a workingman OF this town. while going
to his work early this morning made a
ghastly find. Lying across the tracks Of
the Pennsylvania railroad he found the
dead body Of John Tilghman, 30 years of
age, a well-known negro about town.
rilghman was one of thrcshing crew
following "a wheat machine and started
every morning. before daylight for his
work Whether he became howildered ON
the tracks and was struck by train, or
whether hc was overcome by Indulgence
in liquor is not known.
Tilghman's associates saw him at the
Dover Distillery just west of the railroad
station last night and 1t was reported
then that he was indulglng heavily in
intoxlcants.
Tilghman's head was the only part Of
his body struck and il was not mashed.
but bore only a mark such as might be
inflicted by a bludgeon Railway men who
viewed the body were of the opinion that
Tilghman met with foul play and that his
assailont, had placed his body across the
tracks 20 conceal tho crime
The mans clothing did not show evil
dence Of being torn or rumplod as would
have been the case had he been struck
by train. The authorities have been no-
titled and viii begin an Investigation.
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
AVENUE CARS RICKETY AND
NOISY, SAYS Mr.. POSTLES

The street and Sewer Department this
morning received a communication from
J. Parko Postles calling the attention Of
the Board of Street and Sewer Depart
ment TO list Of noisy cars being run on
the Wilmington City line.
Mr.. postlos declares that this company
has not a single car in use on the Deia-
ware avenue line, either of the closed or
open type that would stand the test Of an
Inspection under the ordinance"
e. Seventeen cars with their numbers and
the causes Cor ;he noise which they make
were given in the communication which
was turned over to the Street Commis-
sioaer for MS action.
A report was also received from the
Inspector of paving showing the detective
paving along the street car lines in the
city. The Boaro decided to have list
prepared and present the same tothe city
solicitor who will take mandamus pro-
ceedings to compel action in the matter
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
Her BROTHEL
Is PROTECTED
Municipal Court Refuses to
Hear Evidence Against
Edith Grants Dive

Sometime ago Edith Grant, one Of
Wilmington's notorious characters and
keeper Of a brothel, installed herself in
a house on Tatnall street and brazenly
set herself and her women to active
work in their degraded pursuit. Vito
Negro, a respectable Italian and his
family, composed Of grown-up boys
and daughter. just budding into
maidenhood, live next door. Negro had
invested the savings of his
life in the house he made
his home. As soon as he learned
the character Of his neighbors. who at
once began to disgrace even that
neighborhood by disorder. and such
noises and conduct as are Characteristic
OF such places. he made complaint.
Drunken men hunting the Grant dive
almost every day and night. seek en-
trance TO Negro's home and insult his
wife and little daughter. Warrants
have been sworn out i'm the City Court
but II was manifest that dive-keepeT
had friends at court" When Mrs
Negro and her daughter would call al
the clerks Office they were treated with
scant courtesy and notified that nc
more warrants would be issued against
the Grant woman. Unlike other Of
/ Tenders she was not even required tC
wait in the court room for her case tc
be called. but. was accorded the specia
privilege of awaiting the court.
pleasure A few minutes before tn,
case was called this morning Judg,
Cochran was seen coming from IN,
direction of the room where Mis-.
Grant" was waiting On a himsy ex
] cuse she could got, merely for the ask
I ing a continuance Of her cases anC
would then run her dive In a more opeI
and shameful way than before. Whel
her case was called this morning, witt
that promptness that indicates prev
ious arrangement. Assistant Solicito
Rice. speaking in a way that was mos
satisfactory to the Grant woman. ask
ed that the case be dismissed withou
even hearing the large number of wit
nesses that had been summoned t
testify against the woman and the dis
reputable house she conducts Wit
lapparent pleasure and great alacrit
Judge Cochran dismissed the case. no
appearing the least surprised at Assist
ant Solicitor Herbert L. Rice's re
quest favoring Miss Grant"
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
DEATH REVEALS
$4,000 Theft

BY Our own Wire Publishers Press.
WASHINGTON. July 17.-Another
trusted government official has been
found short in his accounts. This time
It is the late Major George Ansel Bart
lett, for 25 years chief disbursing off,
Ger of the Treasury Department,
through whose hands passed millions
of dollars a year. and who, up to the
time Of his death, was regarded as
one of the most trust worthy, capa-
Bile, and efficient employees Of the gov
eminent. His accounts have been
found 10 be short by $4,000. OF this
amount, $4,000 in round figures is
due to the defalcations of James w.
Boyd. Of the Marine Hospital service,
who was arrested last September. and
IS now being prosecuted, and for whose
speculations Bartlett is in no wise to
blame. But the other $4,000 is di-
rectly chargeable to Bartlett. and his
bonding company. has been called upon
TO make good.
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
DEAF And dumb
fight DUEL

By our Own Wire, Publishers Press.
GENEVA, July IA duel of unusual
nature with a fatal termination has
been fought near Como.
Both the duelists were deaf and
dumb and their seconds in the encount-
er We're similarly afflicted. The duel
took place i'm forest near Como. All
the parties TO the affair went to the
spot in an automobile. wearing black
masks on their faces. At twenty-five
PAGES the duelists fired three shots.
one of the men fell dead in his tracks.
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
AGREED NOT TO
VOTE IN KENT

In view of the harmony movement
throughout the state there promises to
be a very slim vote cast at the special
election advertised to be held to-day
in Kent county. According to the call
"a successor 10 the late Senator James
Todd Reed Of the Fourth Senatorial
district, Kent county and 20 Represen-
tative C. Stevenson Of the Eighth rep
resentative distric were to have been
elected to-day All political parties
in the county have agreed not to par
ticipate in the election
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
LAST TICKS FROM THE WIRE

BY Our own Wire. Publishers Press.
BUENOS AYRES-Dr. Carlos Pelli-
grini, former President of Argentina,
died last night.
DENVER--SpecialP Policeman Henry
A. Barr was shot and fatally wounded
to-day in West Denver by an unknown
man. short time later. while work.
ing to apprehend the man who shot
= Barr. Policeman Patrick Kennedy shot
and killed Frank Moody. a 14-year-old
runaway boy, who was sleeping I'm an
p tout-h house behind a saloon in the neigh
borhood where Barr was shot.
LONDON-The Cairo correspondent
Of the Express says that in view of the
rapidly increasing fanaticism Of the
natives. LORD Cromer. the British agent
IN Egypt, and his advisers have pre-
pared elaborate plans for strengthing
ne British army in that country.
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
IN THE INTEREST
OF WORLD PEACE

BY Our own Wire. Publishers Press.
WASHINGTON July l7.-What
promises to be the most important in
ternational gathering Of Americans
ever held. win assemble on Saturday
of this week az Rio Janeiro. the capital
OF Brazil.
Delegates will be present from prac-
tically every country OF this hemisphere
and tho meeting win be known as the
third conference of the Pan-Amcrican
republics. While the object Of these
conferences IS primarily to promote
good feeling. friendly relations, and in
crease commerce between the nations
on this continent. matters OF world
wide import will engross much OF the
attention Of this international con.
grcss.
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
MANY GARBAGE COMPLAINTS

Secretary Wigglesworth cf The Board
Of Health this morning received fifty COM
plants that garbage was not teing col
lected by the contractors. From Mr.. Ne
Cormick's district there came .tweniy-six
complaints to-day and twenty-three yes
terday. Secretary wigglesworth.. in speak
ing Of the subject said that the contract
ors men are 10 blame for the neglect.
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
COMPANY
ASKS CONTINUANCE
BFandyWine Gas and Electric
Company Wishes Board to
Postpone Action
DELAWARE COKE AND GAS
PARTS FROM BRANDYWINE

To the surprise Of Everyone this
morning when it came time for the
Street and Sewer Department to take
up the matter of granting a franchise
to the Brandywine Gas and Electric
Company which had been postponed at
a previous melting for final considera-
ton to-day. ]. Frank Ball, Of counsel
for the petitioning company asked
that the board grant a continuance
Of the request of the company for
further consideration at an indefinite
time.
Anthony Higgins, who represented
the Delaware Coke and Gas Company
in a petition to the department for a
franchise Of a similar character and
who stated to the board that his COM
pany Joined in the Brandywine Gas
and Electric Company petition and
terms. intending to withdraw the ap-
piication Of the Delaware Coke and
Gas Company should the other be
granted. also stated to the Board that
his parties desired him to state that
they had now no connection with the
Brandywine Gas and Electric Company
and would renew their application for
a franchise at a subsequent date. Mr
Higgins stated that as there was some
technical objection to the notices
posted by the Delaware Coke and Gas
Company. the company would report
those notices.
1t was supposed that the franchise
would be granted to-day, but in view
of the change in plans and the new
move on the part Of the two applying
companies cheap light in this city Is
postponed for a time.
The requests for a continuance were
granted.
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
MRS. THAW In
MURDERERS' ROW

NEW YORK, July 17.-In that
gloomy corridor on the second tier Of
the Tombs that Is known as Murder
ers' Row" lighted only by the sun rays
that filter through the grated windows
OF cells. Mrs. William Thaw yesterday
met her son, Harry X. Thaw. the slayer
Of Stanford White 1t was a meeting
that must have torn the heart of the
Pittsburg woman. mother Of the
Countess Of Yarmouth. Between her
and the son who was her idol and on
whose waywardness she had looked
with the forgiving eyes Of love. there
We're bars of iron and a door OF steel
II was across barrier she was forced
10 whisper words ofcheer and hope into
his ear. She could not even touch his
finger tips with hers.
Nobody may know what the mother
thought and felt as her tear-dimmed
eyes bcheld the murderer peering from
behind the bars of his cell. She had
left him only a month before. She
then had warned her boy against the
life he was leading The other MEM
bers of the family had refused to raise
his income from $500 a year, but the
mother offered TO make II $4,000 out of
her own allowance. Thaw had cursed
the mother who opened her heart ana
purse to him, but before her ship de-
parted mother and son had become
reconcilc1. Mrs. Thaw went away hop
ing that when she returned. restored in
health. she would find her son also re-
stored to her and no longer a prodlgal
member of the tinseled world TO which
she objected.
Mother in Mental Torture.
Mrs. Thaw arrived at the Tombs
from the Lorraine soon after II o'clock.
fCunffnuq1 on Page EiVe.l
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
TO CHANGE
STREET NAMES
Streets Are Extended By
Resolution Of City De-
partment

soovral streets IN the city Of Whining
ton will be known under other names
when the resolution which passed second
reading before the Street and Sewer Com.
mission this morning Is finally passed
Wooddale avenue between Eighteenth
street and the city line will bc known ns
Van Buren, street Park Lane between
Eighteenth street and the city line Will
be known as Harrison street. Willow
Lane, between Eighteenth street and y
line viii he known as Franklin street.
Miller street In the same section viii be
known as Broomo street. and Wood street
In the same section win be changed TO
Rodney street
Secretary Joseph Wlgglcsworth Of tic
Board of Health appeared before the come
misslouors and asked that a sewer be
built on Elm street between Jackson and
Van Buren, streets. The board granted the
request and the sewer was ordered built.
An ordnance amending an ordinance
regulating public markets IN the city OF
Wilmington passed first reading thia
morning This provides for the use OF the
westerly side OF French street between
Fourth and Firth streets as a curb mar
kct for Now Jersey truckers.
A communication was received from tho
Woodlawn Company agreeing 10 pay one
half OF the oXpcnse Of paving the follow
ing streets this year: Benson street from
Delaware avenue to Red oak road; Will
lard street from Benfon street 90 Wood
lawn avenue; north side of Delaware ave-
nue. from oBnson 20 Woodlnwn avenue.
Sixth street from Springer 10 Union
street; west sido OF Grant avenue from
Sixth to Fifth street and the cast s'de
Of Grant avenue from Firth 60 Fourth
street Actlon was postponed by the com.
missionors until after August T.
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
CANNOT SEE
BOOKS In VIENNA

BY Our own Wire, Publishers Press.
VIENNA, July 1.-THE New York
Life Insurance Company has won a
signal victory in the higher courts here
in a decision which has just been
rendered holding that the company is
not compelled to show the lists of its
policyholders i'm Austria to persons in
sured in the company.
The decision was given in the suit
of a man named Kaesman who sued
tho company to compel it to give him
access to its lists of policyholders. His
purpose was to secure the names of
insured to agitate among them the
election of CERTAIN directors. Kaesman
won his suit in the lower court, but on
appeal the company was victorious.
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
TO PARTIALLY
FILTER WATER
Preliminary Filters Will be
Located at Sixteenth and
French Streets
WILL BE PART OF NEW
FILTRATION SYSTEM

on either the first or second Monday In
August the Beard of Water Commission.
ers will open bids for the construction q
a preliminary filter system and the work
viii be started as soon after as possible.
II ls the desire Of Chief Engineer Leisen
Of the department TO have the system in
operation by the first OF next year. al
which time the william r. Porter storage
reservoir at the Weldin Farm, with
capacity of S5oo0O00 gallons Of water is
expected TO be ready FOR use. The water
after altering through the preliminary
filter will then be pumped to the storage
basin just completed. and be distributed
through the new mains leading from
Weldn Farm to Wilmington.
Preliminary Filter System.
Thcp rellminary filtration system win
consist of ten filter beds. each IA i-2 feet
wide ana 100 feet long They win be To-
onted at Sixteenth and French streets In
the rear Of the pumping station and viii
have "a capacity of 100000 gallons daily,
As the present daily consumption Is only
100000 gallons, Il win be seen that ample
provisions are 20 be made for practically
unlimited supply. For economical reasons
the pumps viii only be worked sixteen
hours day instead OF twcnty-four hours,
and even with eight hours OF idleness,
more than enough water viii be pumped
than will be- needed
spongoa viii be used IN tho preliminary
filters and from 60 TO 70 per cent OF the
mud ana bacteria in the water is expected
20 he'ollmnaiod by them. While this sys-
tom IS only a part Of the filtration sys-
tom which the city intends 20 establish,
and viii insure only partially filtered
water, better supply Is assured than has
boon had in the past few months.
Want More Money.
AS soon as the Water Department can
get additional money q clear water resor-
voir and eight sand filter beds will be
constructed beside the storage reservoir
now IN course OF construction al. the
Wcldin Farm. The nter beds viii cover
an area of onc-half acre each and win
have a total capacity of i6Ooo0oO gallons
The clear Mater basin VII have capac Z,
OF 100000 gailons and when 1t ana In,
eigh, nltcr beds are finished the watel
{ system wiz De completed.
An the water used will first pas.
e through the preliminary filters at Six
o teenih and French streets. which will be
E part OF the new system There seems tc
B be an Impression that these filters az
8 for only temporary use but the impression
] IS wrong. They are the preliminary nlterl
] and viii be erected first so that the peo.
{ PIE can at least have partially filtered
watcr until the rest OF the system /.
completed. These filters are expected to
cost between $4,000 and $4,000
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
HEAT KILLS
MANY BABIES
Fourteen Little Ones and
Three Aged Persons Die
in Two Days

The humidity Of the past few days has
had fatal effect among children. Four
teen deaths Of children have been re-
corded at the office of the Board OF
Health since Sunday. The babies ranged
in age from six weeks TO fifteen months.
Cholera mtantum was the chief cause OF
death.
Three agod persons died during the past
two days. Their united ages amounted to
2il years. They were Mrs Sarah 4.
Myers 81. NO 1910 Poplar street, william
Sweeney. 81, No. 2l26 Market street and
Isaac AclSer. IS. No. 1902 Delaware avenue
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
ATTENDED CONVENTION
Commissioner Shaw and Chief Ensi
neer Leisen Were in Boston.

Water Commissioner Benjamin L.
Shaw and Chief Engineer Leisen, OF
the Water Department, have returned
from Boston. Mass. where they at
tended the twenty-sixth annual com
vcntion o. the American Water Works
Association. They attended all the
meetings of the association during the
convention, and returned well pleased
wi.h their visit. President Peter j.
Ford Of the Water Board. and Com
missioner Lindsay We're unable to take
tho trip.
Chief Engineer Leisen, when seen to-
day. said that while there was little
brought up of direct interest to the
features OF the new water system here
there were a number Of interesting dis
cusslons and several valuable papers
were read. Mr. Leisen himself was
asked to address the association on the
work here, but he declined. stating that
the prospect here was about only hall
finished and he did not desire TO say
anything about the system until it was
completed.
Mr.. Leisen was elected with two
others, on the Water Works Standards
Committee, an important committee.
Evening journal., 1906-07-17
Firm Branching Out.

w S. Hoffman Company. of this city
dealers in Ladies' and Mems Clothing
also Household Furniture OF every de-
scripuon have secured the property Of
S. L. Konney. Of laurel Del. where
they propose to open a branch depart
ment store. This same firm Is now
negotiating with parties IN Milford FOR
property there. where they win oper
a similar store There is no doubt tha'
this firm win become one OF the largest
department stores IN the state.