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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-01
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

City Council.
Nawaset Gun Club.
Democratic League.
Camp 9, L. o. ;. A.
Grant Post G.. A. r.
Iron Mouldem Union.
Delaware Saengerbund.
Republican lnvincibles.
Cyrus Temple l. G.. Il.
Clayton Lodge, X. of p.
Eden Lodge !. o. o. r.
Division No. a, A. O. II.
Grand Opera House Band.
Asylum Lodge, I. o. o. II.
Humboldt Castle, X. e. r.
Roosevelt Republican Club.
Alpha Council. J.. o. r. %.
Excelsior Council u. r. A.
friondship Lodge. X. of +.
Crusaders Temple J.. @. e.
Jefferson Lodge, 1. q. %. II.
Delaware Conclaye 1. O. h.
Moss Rose Temple, l.. q. II.
Apollo X. G. Il. Brass Band.
Diamond State Homin1 Club.
Eighth Ward Single Tax Club.
Beta Tent. No. 2. X. o. II. NJ.
Second Ward Single Tax Club.
seventh Wand Single Tax Club.
hadosh Sommandery, X. Of NJ
heokuk Tribe lmp'd o. II. N.
brsndywine Oonclave. $. W. M.
Palestine Castle, A. o. K. NJ. q.
Wilmington Lodge A. o. y. w.
Minona Council, Jr. .. u. A. NJ.
Delaware Commandery, X. q. E.
hiawatha Tribe Imp'd o. r. M,
Wilmington Lodge OF Machinists.
Mizpah Conciave, H., or s. w. M.
Delmarvia Lodge, l.. A. 20 b. r. II.
Lady Washington Home Communion.
Prospective Chapter American Guild.
Washington Camp, No. 2l, 4. O. ). A.
Bmndywine Lodge, Order of the World
Court bmndywine, Foresters OF America
Wilmington Lodge No. l76, I. q. q. Il
Washington Lodge, No. i, A. !. 4 A. n
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-01

1.-THE School Girl" comes to the
Grand Opera House next Thursday
night.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
KACE WAa Al ASILUMl.
Attendants Have Free for All Fight
Over Negro Help.

As is usual in such cases, the news
of a free for all ngAt between attend
ants at the state insane asylum rev
days ago has bean carefully sup
pressed by the authorizes in con-
troI of the institution and has just
leaked out.
1t is said that a dozen white and
black dining room attendants, ami
mated by race prejudice got into a
row during meal time, and pounded
each other savagely until pulled apart.
Immediately afteD the fight George
Parker, one Of the attendants who was
involved in the difficulty. rendered his
resignation which was Immediately
accepted. It is said that other attend
ants viii be requested to resign.
There has been had blood between
some Of the attendants for a long time,
and on one occasion at least some Of
them laid their grievances before the
state board of control.
Il have no doubt that the whole
Bidd1e, in order to secure adequate
service, has been obliged to put more
negro attendants taan usual in the
dining ROOM said E. B. Schermer-
horn, chairman OF the state board of
control Some of the white attend
ants do not like this and they have
complained to the hoard about it.
About four weeks ago fifteen or
twenty of them came before the board
and demanded that some of the ne
groes be removed and that white men
be put IN their places. DR.. BiddIe
stated that he was unable to secure
white men for thesD positions and so
the board took no action. But I am
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
TO SAVE COAL LANDS.
LafoIIette Would Keep Them Out of
Hands of Railroads.

Washington, March 2.--The senate
began its session today by agreeing to
the conference report on the joint reso-
luton extending the tribal government
of Indian tribes in Indian Territory. As
agreed upon the resolution read: "That
the tribal existence and present tribal
government of the ChoctaW, Chicka-
sha, Cherokee, Greek and Seminole
tribes or nations of Indians in the In
dian Territory are hereby continued IN
tulI force and effect for all purposes
and existing law until all properties of
such tribes or the proceeds thereof
shall be distributed among the indi-
Vidual members of said tribes unless
hereafter otherwise provided by law.
The bill for the settlement of the af-
fairs of the five civilized tribes of IN
dians was then laid before the senate,
Mr.. Lafollette's amendment prohibiting
the sale Of coal lands in Indian Terri
tory to railway companies being the
pending question.
Mr.. Lafollette continued his speech
in support of the proposition. He said
senators had said to him that his
amendment went too far. but meeting
that contention, he said that legislation
to be effective must be positive; that an
attempt to do less than is proposed by
his amendment was to give husks in
stead of kernels to the people who were
crying out for relief.
He laid especial stress upon the
necessity of prohibiting railroad stock
holders from acquiring the lands and in
support of his contention referred to
the fact that through their officers the
railroads OF Pennsylvania own -9S per
cent of the anthracite coal in that state.
He declared that they had driven the
Independent operators and Independent
owners out Of busin ess, thus rendering
all the people who use anthracite de-
pendent upon the eight or nine corpor-
atiOns for their fuel. He declared that
the people must be able to assert their
sovereign authority over the transpor-
tation lines and that they must be so
controlled as to protect the general
public. Tt has been said that If the
railroad companies want the coal lands
they VIII get them regardless of what
congress may do. He could not agree
to that doctrine. Il want he said, Ito
put on record the protest Of one indi-
vidual against the doctrine that the
railroad companies can secure the
mastery OF any of the national prod
ucts of the country sa as to interfere
with their being fair and even handed
transpOrters of the products Of the
country want It put on record that
this gOvernmen Of the United States IS
stronger than any of its creatures,
stronger than the railroads in the ag
gregate and all the centralized power
of the corporations represented by un-
lawful corporations and trusts. I
would write 1t in the statutes that the
railroad companies must be common
carriers and nothing else, and write
it so as to make it effective"
In the House.
Washington. March Private
claim bills from the committee on
lands had the right Of way in the
house today. It was the desire of the
committee to get twenty eight bills
through. Each of these bills carries a
comparatively small amount, the entire
twenty eight carrying but SIS, 900.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

county officers and those who are as
sisting them in picking UP and running
down clues. E. A. Berry, county attOr-
ney of Marshall county arrived here
from Marysville this morning. 1t was
his first appearance at the scene or
the murder, although he has kept in
touch with things. Shortly after his
arrival he held conference with Sher-
iff Barrett and Coroner Tayes and 1t
was decided by them that it would be
q good thing to have all the witnesses
who have been heard so far appear be-
fore the cOroner's jury again and give
their testimony under the questioning
of one versed in getting at the root OF
matters. The cOrOner'S jury, which be-
gan an inquest of the case on Wednes-
day, held a meeting yesterday, but
merely for the purpose Of preserving
its autonomy. No witnesses were ex-
amined and an adjournment was taken
until today.
1t is the prevailing opinion among
the members Of the jury that they
should not adjourn and give q, per
functory verdict. They feel that they
should place the crime at some one S
door and hope that evidence viii be
sdduced at the sessions today during a
accumulation Of the witnesses under
the direction Of Mr.. Berry. The jury
mon are not at all satisfied with the
doubts George Tennyson has thrown
around his movements during the hour
the crime was committed and they
look for Mr.. Berry to clear this up at
the sessions today. These sessions are
being held behind closed doors, which
is an almost unprecedented proceed
ing.
Although there was an abatement OF
the excitement in the neighborhood
yesterday II is Just as intense today, if
not little more so. as it has been
since the crime was committed. Every
one Is terribly wrought UP over IT.
There is hardly man IN town who
does not express his opinions freely as
This is rather an unusual thing. PeO-
pie are generally slow to point an ac-
Cusing finger when no arrest has been
made but not so in this case. 1t is
expected that before the day is over a
good deal viii have been accOmpIfshe ed
in clearing up the mystery as It is
termed but which is not considered by
the people of the town as much of a
mystery at all.
An enormous crowd Of persons
gathered in town yesterday afternoon
70 attend the funeral services over the
remains of AIr TennysOn. These SER
vices We're held I'm the Methodist
Eplscopal church. This Is "A structure
OF good size bat it could not bealn ia
accOmm 0date the crowds. Persons
moved by morbid curiosity drove as
iar as twenty miles to attend the
funeral After the services in the
ehurch MT Tennvson's remains were
buried I'm the Frankfort cemetery
Every member Of the deceased's fam
ily was greatly moved all through the
services.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

confident that it is the feeling against
the negro attendants that has started
all OF this trouble
Mr.. Schermerhorn said that he had
no official information of the occur
renee and refused to discuss any pos
sible action by the board of control
Dr. BiddIe, the superintendent of the
Institution, refused to discuss the mat
ter at any length. He attempted to
give out the impression that 1t was a
small affair and amounted to nothing.
There was very little to it," he said.
There has been I'll feeling between
some of the attendants for a long time,
and they simply took advantage of
the scuff1e between the attendant and
the negro patient, White. to even up
old scores. Parker has resigned, and
the incident is closed. I do not be-
lieve that It viii be opened again in
any May WhateVer.,,
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
BOYS NOT KILLED.
Three Were Injured in Santa Fe
Freight Wreck at Ellison.

A dispatch from Macon, No, states
it is likely that two boys were killed in
the wreck Of a Santa Fe freight train
on Wednesday night at Ellison, No, a
block station between Ethel and Biddle.
From the reports received at the gen
eraI offices Of the company here this
dispatch is incorrect There were I'VE
youngsters rangingsin age from twelve
to fifteen years, beating q ride on this
train Three of them were injured
rather seriously but the other two who
are missing from their homes in Biddle
were not hurt in any way. They were
taken in charge by the trainTnen but
eluded them and made {. break across
the country
The boys who were injured are Oscar
Wright, who had two ribs broken; A.
H. Demery. whose right leg was
broken in three places, and Frank
Fritz, who had his left hip dislocated
and who was severely bruised. These
boys were cared for by the company's
physician and taken to their homes in
BiddIe.
It is not known what caused the
wreck. Fifteen of the refrigerator cars
in the train left the track and went into
the ditch. None of the train crew were
injured.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

for the selection Of all officers. but in
advance Of the enactment Of such
law it was thought best not to leave
the choice of q ssenaOr to q primary
election, and so the legislature will set
tie the matter in the accustomed way
Are the Kansas people greatly in
terested in pending legislation at
Washington ?"
They are to q degree that cannot be
overestimated. The sentiment with US
for regulation Of railway rates Is over
whelmingly strong. On this question
there is absolutely no division Of opin-
ion. and the more the opponents of reg
ulati0n resist the public demand, the
deeper the feeling in its favor will be-
come. It is no radical or Populistic
movement, but a. widespread conviction
among conservative men that the time
has come for the government to assert
It's power in behalf of the people at
large"
Monnett Is in Kansas City.
Frank Monnett, who is in Kansas City
looking after some evidence which is to
be presented to the interstate commerce
commission against the Santa Fe and
other railroads. says that the talk about
violations OF the anti-d discrimination law
by the National Oil company ought to
serve to remind people that the Stand
ard Oil company is equally guilty. He
If the complaint of Mr.. Evans, the
Standard Oil attorney against the Ma
tionaI is a valid complaint, and II the
courts entertain this complaint, it will
be the death kneH to the Standard Oil
and Prairie Oil and Gas companies.
The Standard repeatedly undersold
the Webster Refining company and
other competitors after the passage Of
the anti-discriminatfO law, but the
general antitrust act had the same
provision that prevened discrimination
at given points in the state of Kansas
for the purpose of exterminating oppo-
sidon while they monopolized rates
and raised rates at other points of the
state. The penalty under the Farrelly
antitrust law made custer or for
feiture of charter the penalty for do
ing exactly that which the Standard
now complains of the National Oil
company.
The Prairie Oil and Gas company
heretofore contended the Farrelly law
was unconstitutional and hence defed
its provisions in this behalf, but since
the state supreme court and the United
States supreme court have established
the consitutionality OF the Farrelly
act there should be no delay on the
part of the state of Kansas in prose-
cutting all oil companies who within
the last i've years have openly violated
the rights of oil consumers in Kansas. -
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
STILL CONFESSING.
Harry Orchard Tells of Plot Including
Wholesale Assassination.

san Francisco. March At has de-
veloped here that San Francisco
mystery of two years ago has been
touched upon in the confession made
by Harry Orchard, now imprisoned at
Boise on the charge of having nur-
dered former Governor Stuenenberg.
According to Orchards confession, as
received here, the inner circle" Of
the Western Federation of Miners
plotted the assassination OF every
prominent man connected with the
employers side Of the famous Coeur
D'AIene strike. and that one Of the at
tennis to commit murder took place
i'm this city. In 1894 Frederick W.
Bradley, superintendent of the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mines. was living in
this city On November II Bradley
was injured by an explosion at his
home here and for time it was
feared he would die. Orchard in his
confession says that Bradley was the
victim of bomb outrage
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
WORST STORM.
Winter Has Come to Colorado With
Heavy FAN of Snow.

Denver, Col, March Six and
one-half inches of snow fell in Denver
yesterday, accompanied by a high
wind making it the worst storm of the
winter. Railroad traffic in Colorado
and Wyoming was delayed from one to
three hours, but no trains were tied up
Advices from Wyoming say that
stock suffered in that state.
Street car service in Denver was i'm
peded and telegraph and telephone
wires suffered in the storm zone.
Heavy snow fell in the mountains, in
some places three feet on the level,
assuring plenty of water for irrigation
Blizzard in Nebraska.
Lincoln, Neb. March .-Dispatches es
from Alliance, Norfolk and other west
ern and norther points in Nebraska say
the worst storm OF the winter has been
raging for "A hours. At Alliance the
conditions are growing worse and wire
facilities are denoralized in the west
ern part Of the state. Northwestern
Nebraska is feeling the first real biz
zard of the year.
Passenger Train Stalled.
Cheyenne, Wyo., March 2-The north
bound passenger train on the Cheyenne
& Northern railroad, the Wyoming line
of the Colorado & Southern system,
which left Cheyenne at 6:15 a. m. yes
terday, reached Cheyenne mountain 46
miles north Of this city, at midnight
naVIng Deen delayed 10 ncufs Dy the
storm. A snow plow and relief train
were sent from this city to the rescue
Of the passenger train which had been
stalled by the drifting snow. There were
80 passengers on the belated train.
All telegraph wires entering Chey-
enne were down last night save one on
the Burlington to Sterling, Colo Line
men who were sent out yesterday over
the Union Pacific were obliged to wait
at Archer until daybreak as they could
not see the wires and poIes in the storm
I last night.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
WILL ACT ON MARCH 10
Judge Phillips to Decide F. Dumont
Smith Motion.

Judge Philips Of the federal court at
Kansas City. Kan, will on March 10,
give his opinion on the demurrer filed
by Senator Fred Dumort Smith to the
Indictment preferred against him for
bribery by a recent United States grand
jury in Topeka.
The opinion viii he delivered in the
federal court in Topeka. It viii also
cover the cases of Roscoe Wilson and
T. e Ryan. Smith and Wilson were
indicted on the charge that they paid
money to Ryan, 8 federal land agent,
to keep him from prosecuting several
of their clients who are said to have
been guilty Of Illegal land fencing.
As soon as the case was called up,
Judge Pollock asked to be excused,
naming as the reason his long acquaint-
ance with the defendants. So Judge
Phillips took 1t in charge. Smith, VIII
son and Ryan at once filed a demurrer
against the charge Of bribery and con-
spiraey.
Judge Phillips has had the matter un-
der advisement for some time. He is
expected to Ger the opinion on
March TO-
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
HE COMMENDS SMITH.
Governor Hoch Thinks He's a Real
Nice Kind Man.

Governor Hoch today commended in
highest terms the action of Judge W.
R. Smith, of the Santa Fe, in refusing
to stand for the proposed violation of
the maximum freight rate law. which
had been cooked up by some of the
railroad attorneys and tariff men.
1T strikes me that was a remark
ably fair and wise thing for Judge
Smith to CO." said the governor today.
1T clears the atmosphere considerably.
1t is right IN line with my idea of how
such matters ought to be settled After
the froth and excitement of the pres
ent moment has passed away believe
that the leyel-headed politicians and
the nbera1-minded railroad men viii be
able to agree upon q plan for the man
agement OF the railroads which win be
fair to the state, and will at the same
time leave room for individual develop
ment in the railroad business.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
WHAT THEY CAN Do.
High School Students Will Give Ath-
Ietio Exhibition Tonight.

Tonight the patrons of the Topeka
high school will be able to witness at
the Auditorium the kind Of physical
training work which their boys and girls
are doing,
A programme Of the following events
has been prepared. March, dumbbell
drill, fancy steps, Indian club drill, wand
drill, roundal and apparatus work. A
basketball game between the boys Of
the Topeka high school and the boys Of
the Kansas City manual training high
school VIII conclude the programme.
The Topeka boys were beaten by more
than 20 points the last time they played.
The exhibition Of gymnastics viii be
given by the girls alone, and VIII be
under the direction of Miss Ethel Est
berg, the director of physical culture.
The apparatus used tonight has been
purchased with the funds obtained from
athletic tournaments given by the high
school during the past two years The
proceeds Of tonight's programme viii
be used to buy heavier apparatus.
The exhibition viii be in the auditor
iun and viii commence promptly at 8
o'clock. It IS hoped that a large num-
Der of the patrons viii be present.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
after new CLUES
CorOner's Jury in TennysOn
Murder Case to Begin Over.
County Attorney Berry Arrives
on the Scene.
THE FUNERAL is HELD.
Great Excitement Follows Bur-
iaI of Assassin's Victim.
Movements of Son George to Be
Again Investigated.
THE FUNERAL is HELD.

Frankfort. Kan, March 2.-There
was something Of a lul all of yester-
day In the investigation Of the circum-
stances surrounding the eowardly mur-
der Of David Tennyson on Tuesday
night. This was due to the fact that
the funeral services over and burial of
the remains Of Mr.. Tennyson had been
arranged for yesterday afternoon and
those charged with the investigation OF
the case did not care to cause the mem
bers of the Tennyson family any un-
necessary annoyance on such a sad
occasion.
But with the dawning of today came
renewed activity on the part Of the
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
MARSHALLS TO BUILD.
VIII Erect Modern store Building on
Kansas Avenue.

Marshall Brothers have let the con-
tract for the erection of two story
brick building at 135 Kansas avenue @ aIla
work wiz commence on the structure
As soon as possible. When the Chester
field was sold a few months ago uls
neIv owners of the property served no
tfee that they needed the room which
has been occupied as a drug store by
Marshall Brothers.
The cost of the property viii be about
Sc ono and will be one of the most sub
Efautial on lower Kansas avenue It
win be two stories in height, modern
throughout, q basement the full length
of the building, which is to be = py
100 feet with Office rooms up stairs
The basement is TO be used as gym
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
BURTON STAYS AWAY.
senator While in Washington Avoids
the Senate Chamber,

Washington, March 2.-Senator J.
r. Burton of Kansas, was about the
capitol Thursday. He called on Repre-
sentative Miller and other members Of
congress from Kansas. but kept away
from the senate chamber. Senator
Burton was asked if he expected to re-
main in Washington until the argu-
ment OF his appeal from the federal
court at st. Louis before the United
States supreme court where It is set
for April 2. He replied that instead he
intended spending about ten days in
the west before that date. Judge Dill
lon Of New York. and Fred ". Leh-
mann of st. Louis. he stated. would
again argue his case for him in the
supreme court.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
THEY'LL TRY OIL.
North Topeka to Use 1t on One of the
Roads.

North Topeka will have the first oil
ed roads in this part of the state.
The people of North Topeka by
popular subscription will assume the
cost of putting in an oiled road IS feet
wide on North Kansas avenue from
Gordon street to Garfield park and
from Gordon street northwest to the
macadam road which the county put
in to the Rochester cemetery.
Councilman Simms Of the First ward
is back Of the movement He said.
'"The subscription list is being circu-
lated. The cost will amount to about
$3.50. about 8 cents square yard
We viii bring an expert here from
California to superintend the work
The material which Will be used is
kind of asphaltum, the base from the
oil secured from the oil fields Of Cali
fornia. We will ask the city to take
care Of the street intersections.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
Nh AIore NE Nfonth.

r. A. MeNeal slate printer the
presses which belong to the state print
ing plant and the other machinery viii
move into the new state printing plant
building the latter part of this month.
The job Of moving all of the presses
and paraphernalia will be d big one
and viii take something like a week.
Additional time will be consumed in
setting them up after they have been
vooVaE
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
KILLED IN COMMITTEE.
The Philippine Tarim BIZ VIII Not GO
to senate.

Washington, March 2.-The senate
committee ON Philippines today re-
bill
BY q vote of eight to five the com
mittee voted against a favorable re-
port and by vote of seven to six re-
fused to report the bill adversely for
consideration of the senate. This
effectually disposes of the measure.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
GERMANY is READY.
Preparations Completed for Rapid In-
vasion of French Territory.

Paris, March 2-The Journal today
publishes the result Of an investigation
made by It's correspondents along the
German frontiers. The paper says the
Germans DO not desire war, but the
Germany army is ready and It's su-
perfor mobilization plans permit a rap
i'd invasion of French territory The
Journal councils the abandonment OK
French reliance on fortificatfons and
the adoption Of the German plan of a
ranid invasion Of the enemy's territory.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

New YORK, March 2.-Nearly 1000
refugees from Russia arrived here to-
day in steerage on ths steamer Pennsyl-
vanfa from Hamburg. Many Of them
left Russia several weeks ago. but
were detained at Hamburg for a long
inspection by health authorities before
they were allowed to proceed to the
United States