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Evening journal., 1906-10-23
NOT DEAD,
BUT SLEEPING
Professor Hermann Prepares
Mir. Richards For a Tenn
pOrary Grave

At his sanitarium in the presence Of
Dr. Bryan o'Brien. of Philadelphia, and
DR.. J. N. Yates, Of this city, Professor
Hermann yesterday afternoon placed
In a state Of coma, or suspended ami
nation, James H. Richards. Of No. S21
Monroe street. Professor Hermann is
performing the feat to prove to the
medical world that many persons who
are believed to be dead are only in a
state Of coma. Richards has every
appearance Of death. That he is with
out feeling was evidenced by the fact
that when hat pins were forced into
his body he did not move a muscle.
This afternoon It is the intention of
Professor Hermann to bring Richards
alive for three days.
That Richards Is in a state OF coma
Us certified to by the two doctors as
follows:
Il hereby certify that / examined j.
II. Richards and found him to be a
healthy. normal man. He was placed
i'm a state Of coma by Professor Herr
mann IN my presence. / witnessed the
anaesthetic tests of passing hat pins
in his face arms and legs and am per-
fectly satisfied with the test made thai
the patient was I'm a complete state OF
coma. Bryan O'Brien, NJ. D."
Il hereby certify the above statement
to be perfectly true IN every particular
u. ~ Yates. NJ d."
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
THE THERMOMETER

BY our own Wire. Publishers Press.
PLAINFIELD, n. J.-Robert L.
stevens. who was nominated for AS
sembly on the Democratic ticket, to-
day declined the nomination. 1t was
believed by party managers that he
would make the run in view OF his
brother. Col. E. A. Stevens. making the
fight for United States Senator.
stevens declination leaves the party
leaders in a dilemma
SCHENECTADY, n. Y.-A car on
the Troy division Of the Schenectady
Railway failed to take switch at
Union and Mcclellan streets to-day
and jumped the track. striking tele-
graph pole and overturned. More than
a dozen passengers were injured, sew
eral seriously.
SCSHENECTADY-A the result of
a New York Central work train collid-
ing with a number of electric locomo-
tives standing on a siding near Wyatt s
crossing late last night, Clarence Merk-
eley, fireman of the work train. was
burned to death. The engineer. Eu-
gene Blabey. was so badly injured that
It is feared he will die.
WARSAW. Poland-Serious trouble
is anticipated here tomorrow as a
consequence Of the sudden calling Of a
=szeral strike intended as protes;
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
BULL DOG NEARLY
CAUSED PANIC
Animal FrOthing at the Mouth
Alarmed Residents of
Fifth District

Residents Of Fifth and West streets
we're thrown into a state of excitement
almost bordering on panic by the pres.
ence Of a white bull dog running at large
and frothing at the mouth as if attacked
with rabies.
In short time after the dog made his
appearance in the neighborhood several
men armed with guns gave chase and
the canine was corralled in an alley~way
and several shots poured into its body
city Dog Catcher George Kopp was no.
titled and taking the dog, which was still
alive he placed him in the wagon and
took him to the pound. II is not believed
that the canine was suffering from rabies
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
STREET AND SEWERS
Street Improvement at TOdd's Cut Dis
eussed at Board Meeting.

]. Harvey Whiteman, representing
William C. Mendinhan. and City
Councilman Howard D. Ross. appeared
before the Directors of the Street and
Sewer Department this morning in
reference to the opening Of streets in
the Todd's Cut section. City Engineer
Boughman said that there was some
objection regarding the grade where
at the lowest point il is almost twenty
five feet above sea level
Mr.. Mendinhan said that at Claymont
street there would be a fill of two feet,
which would necessitate the filling i'm
of eight squares Of the street.
Mr.. Gray addressing Mr.. Boughman,
asked what objections he had to tho
lowering of the grade a foot
Mr.. Boughman replied he had none.
But the change Of grade would make
the volume of surface water to much
greater that the sewer would have TO
be made larger. Mr.. Melvin objected
to the work because of the extra ex-
pense the city would be put to in lay
ing a new sewer.
President Johnson suggested leaving
the matter to the city engineer and to
the engineer on sewers, so that the city
and property owners could be protect
ed. This action was decided on.
Street Commissioner Pierson drew
the attention of the Board to a COM
plaint of Superintendent Hoff, OF the
Wilmington City Railway Company
regarding people sweeping leaves onto
the car tracks. No action was taken
! Contractor George w. Taylor asked
that an electric lam be placed at
Twenty-third and Pine streets. The
new Hope Church just completed there
needs the light. The request was
granted.
A row OF new houses in that section
is in total darkness, and another row
of twenty-five houses will be DUN
there next spring. Application Tor ar
arc light at Fifth avenue and Anchor
age street was granted.
The matter Of repairs to East Wood
lawn avenue was referred to the stree
Commission.
AS soon as the new flushing machine
lis tested il viii be purchased by tn
department.
The attention OF the board was call
ed to the drainage Of frame houses OF
Fifth street below Madison.
Secretary Wigglesworth Of the Boar
Of Health was called in and he said
the sewer would be extended he wouii
do the rest. The piece Of sewer. abou
eeo feet, was ordered built
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
WILLIAMS AT
STATE CAPITAL
Special to The Evening Journal.

DOVER, oct. 23.-John Sharp VIII
l.ams. national Democratic leader in
Congress. arrived here to-day. accom-
panied by a large delegation Of Demo-
rrats from all three counties, including
Judge Marvil. L. irving Handy, D. w.
Mustard, Of Lewes; Charles c. Clifton,
Of FELTON,; John w. Causey, of Milford;
Kendall NJ. Wiley. of Bridgeville, can
F-1ate for auditor Robert II. Wilson,
Of Dover. candidate for treasurer.
Mr.. williams was greeted by an over
flow audience in the Opera House at
his noon meeting.
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
OLD COMPANY'S
BID The LOWEST

No action was taken last evening on
the bids opened at the meeting of the
board Of Education for furnishing light
and power to the several public schools
Of the city. Both local electric light COM
pennies submitted bids, and they were as
follows:
Wilmington Light, Power and Tele-
phone Company, for one year term, 81
cents per killowatt, two years, cents per
kilowatt; i've years. 5% cents per killo-
watt. al net.
Wilmington city Electric Company for
a term of one year. cen s per kilowatt
ret: for a term of three years cents
per kilowatt, with a discount Of five per
cent on the face of the bill if paid within
a month: for term of fye years, cents
per kisowatt, with ten per cent. d'scoun'.
The law and finance committee stated
that the SIS 900 bond issue Of the Whining
lon High school would be due before the
next regular meeting, and asked that the
rroper authorities be instructed to mee'
Them when due. The request was granted
DIR. Thomas o. Cooper, of the teachers
committee. reported that the Teachers
Institute would be held as usual on NO
veniber Is and 16. and three hundred doi
lars we're ordered drawn to meet the ex
penses.
DIR. John Palmer, Jr., called the at
tention of the board to the failure OF prin
nlpals Of schools preserving records OF th'
vaccination of the pupils, with the resul
the vaccine physicians are anaoyed b!
tne numerous children who require then
to resign certihcares, and that many
times this is done by the physician wsth
cut observing whether the vaccination
was successful. Or. shortlidge said tn
matter should be attended to and IN
principals will be so notified.
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
Refuses to lake Bonds.

The Wilmington Savings Fund Soci-
city has refused to take the $4,000 cou-
pom new school bond issue Of the Board
II Education, for which it recently bid
S2O.150 because OF the opinion Of City
Solicitor Townsend, who contends the
bonds should be a lien against the en-
tires chool property of the city and not
against any one school. 1t is proposed
10 use the proceeds of the bond issue
to pay for the new school at Thirtieth
and Madison streets. Some satisfac-
tory arrangement win be made.
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
DISCUSSING
CRlMINOLOGY
Convention Of COIOred PeO-
pie Being Held at
Dover To-day

At Dover to-day, a convention is be-
ing held on the call of Prof. w. c.
Jason. Of the Delaware State College
coloredfor Colored Youth, to consider
the criminality Of the colored people
Among the Wilmingtonians in attend
ance are the Rev. NJ. Johns, Of Ezion
NJ. +. Church, at Ninth and French
streets. and the Rev. Mr.. Hughes Of
Mt. Joy NJ. Z. Church.
~ The Rev Montrose w. Thornton, of
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church, is opposed to
the Dover convention and did not at
tend It. He says: Il consider every
self-respecting negro that has anything
to do with this fizzle, a Judas, tieing
tighter a mill stone about the necks OF
their people"
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
DAUGHTERS FIND
FATHER DEAD
Frederick Beck, Respected
German, Latest Victim Of
Sudden Death
HAD SUFFERED
FROM GASTRITIS

Frederick Beck, aged II years, was
found dead in bed at his home, No. SO4
Washington street, at o'clock this
morning, by his daughter, Mrs. Francis
Donaldson. Mr.. Beck made his home
with the latter and two other daugh-
ters, the Misses Emma and Clara Beck,
lived with him.
Mr.. Beck was one Of the best-known
German American citizens in VIII
mington, and the news of his sudden
death will be heard with regret. He
was a machinist by occupation, but for
the last FIVE years has lived retired.
Dr. Willard Springer, who was call
cd in to attend the man, informed Cor
oner Purks that death was due to gas
trit.s.
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
ADRIFT ON A RAFT
LADS STOP NAVIGATION

Navigation on the Chris;iana river was
hampered and once or twice completely
suspended this morning because OF two
small boys. They had been playing along
the bank opposite the Puscy and Jones
plant with a raft of two planks naimed
together. Before they were aware Of
their danger the boys had ioated out into
the middle of the stream and were caught
by the strong current. This carried them
into the main channel and all boats pass
ing them had TO slow down 50 the swell.
would not overturn the raft and drown
the lads.
Twice the boys noated directly IN the
path OF tugboats, and It was only the
prompt action Of the captains in having
the engines stopped that saved the bcys
from being run down. The raft finally
foated to the Diamond State Steel c7m
pany's docks. where the two youngsiers
were glad enough to scramble ashore.
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
HIS
COIN WAS GONE
speeIal to The EvenIne journal

Special 70 The Evening Journal.
DOVER oct. 2s.-For working the bad
ger game. the strong-arm art and the
deft-hand trade. young Mrs. Lizzie Ennis,
otherwise known as Lizzie Johnson, a
dashing mulatto, well-known In Dover.
was put on trial before a Kent jury last
night, but Judge Grubb deferred charging
the jury until this morning after voting
them for such a postponement by show
o. hands
The woman, who was defended by for
mer Senator Kenney, was charged with
sending for two white men. whom she had
overheard inquirlng for a house 10 rent
and after getting them IN her house
worked the changed pocketbook trick on
Henry Brandt, Of Hysperia. Michigan. 80
quickly that even the eye Of Charles }.
Parks. who was near by. did not detect
Il.
Brandts poclSotbook. which was IN MS
left hip pocket contained $685. in two 81
bills. eight $40 bills. three s. bills. Hs
swore the one which Lizzie placed in hii
pocket in lieu OF his own contained moth.
inv but trash.
Mr.. Konney asked for verdict OF no
guilty because the States witnesses ha'
sw6 I'm that Brandt had not counted hi
money for two days, or since ne LET
Marydel. with this presentation, afte
the court refused 20 instruct, the defens
presented simply an argument. The at
tcrney-eeneral. in closing, threw his ow
pocketbook on the jury table and Dc
clared that while he had not counted u
contents since Saturday. he knew pos
lively what It contained. and any ma
would be justified in making affidavit q
the contents Of his purse IL II felt IN
same as when he last counted and exam
incd the contents
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
TWENTY MORE,
new DWELLINGS

Building Inspector Connolly to-day
issued permits for improvements val
ued at S26.SCo. These included twelve
dwellings at Front and Madison for
John Dobson and eight for Michael F.
McEvnny. The contractor for both
blocks is John e. Healy The houses
for Mr. McEvnly win be built on Maple
street west Of Connell street. and win
cost $1,000 each.
Haddock & Co. win make alterations
to the office OF Brosius & Smedley, at
Thirteenth and Union streets.
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
Electricity for Milton.

Special to The Evening Journal.
MILTON. oct. 23.-The town OF Milton
is TO be lighted by electricity drawn from
long range. Poles are now being put ur
between Georgetown and Milton and the
Georgetown Light. Heat and Power Com
rany will endeavor to light the homes and
business houses OF Milton at this long
range.
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
BOILER WAS EMPTY
Had Not Mr.. Riley Gotten to Store Ex-
pIosion Would Have Occurred.

While walking up King street late last
night officer EalSin heard the kissing Of
steam in E. B. Riley's store 22S and 2So
King street Realizing something was
wrong he summoned Mr. Riley who, on
his arrival found the boiler in the cellar
empty and a powerful head of steam on.
Patrolman EaSin quickly drew the fires
and thereby prevented what undoubtedly
would have been a serious explosion.
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
NEGROES CAUSE
MUCH TROUBLE
Doors Of Philadelphia Play
house StOrmed, But "CIanS-
man" Goes on

PHILADELPHIA. oct. 2s-More than
thousand negroes assembled about
the Walnut Street Theatre last night
and attempted to stop the performance
OF "The Clansman." They aid not
succeed, but they caused great deal
OF trouble for the police, and several OF
them got dubbed heads for their pains
one negro threw an egg on the stase
when the curtain went up for the first
time. He was quickly put under arrest
by several policemen. He resisted and
was badly beaten before he was SUBJ
dued. Before being locked up he was
taken TO Jefferson Hospital and several
stitches were needed to sew up mis-
scalp wounds
A score of negro preachers we're on
hand and earnestly exhorted members
OF their race but their voices were
drowned by the shouts OF agitators
who denounced the play as an insult 10
the negro declaring II portrayed him
as a beast OF the Jungle and other re-
]
excitement become that Director Of
Public Safety McKenty. who was on
hand, called out the reserve squads OF
five districts. and the City Hal Central
station detectives were on duty In the
playhouse.
The Crowd Assemblies.
with the lighting OF the theatre
lamps the crowd began TO assemble
and line composed OF white men and
women formed on the north side ol
Walnut street. extending from the gal.
lery door 10 Eighth. on the opposit,
side OF the street a line OF negroes wal
formed, and despite the vigorous worl
OF the police. the impromptu speech
making began. A swaying mass o
negroes blocked both Walnut am
Ninth streets. and the police had q
work hard TO open way for the troll
ley cars. whose clamoring gongs adde
, to the din.
Continued on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
To Appear Before Court.

on Tuesday next Charles II. Lefevre.
an attorney OF Dover representing the
proposed trolley line between Delaware
city and Rehoboth, viii appear before
the court and ask that body to grant
permission TO the trolley people to lay
tracks along and across certain roads
at certain points. At / o'clock court
took a recess until 1890 o'clock Tues
day next
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
KINGS AUTO
HITS A Man.
EneIand'S Ruler Expresses
Sorrow at Iniuring One
Of His Subjects
BY our own wire; Pabllshers' rress,

LONDON, oct. 2S-An automobile In
which King Edward VII was travelling
to New Market. while moving at
high rate of speed, struck a man near
Hyde Park to-day knocking him from
the roadway and inflicting serious in
juries.
The King got a severe shaking up
when the motor car was brought to a
stop but was not hurt otherwise. He
jumped from the car and superintended
the sending Of the man to a hospital
in an ambulance.
King Edward showed great concern
over the mans injuries and expressed
his regret that his motor car should
have struck one Of his subjects.
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
LAST TICKS FROM THE WIRE

against the execution of a number Of
socialists who have been sentenced to
death. A drum head court martial con-
demned fourteen socialists.
PHILADELPHIA-Ju Carr, In
Quarter Sessions Court, No. 3, this
morning refused the writ Of habeas cor
pus so far as it related to Miss Char
lotte Kelly, charged with the murder
of Mrs. aMurice Lewis, and remanded
her to prison for trial Harry Somers.
who was also under arrest, charged
with murder. was released, but may be
arrested for accessory to the crime after
the fact.
WISER, Idaho-Robert Lanstdon,
sheriff of Washington county, and can
didate on the Republican ticket for
secretary of State, has been arrested
here. The warrant was issued at the
instance of the Board Of County Com
missioners. and charges Lanstdon with
altering public record while sheriff
to conceal an alleged deficit in the
funds OF the county.
DENVER-Cheyenne Wyo., this
morning reported that a storm, which
has continued there for three days
without interruption. is raging with in
creasing fury. accompanied by heavy
fan OF snow.
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
HELD FOR BURGLARY
Raymond Howard Caught in Store Of
John O'Neil.

Raymond Howard. colored, was held
I'm 81 900 bail for court by Judge Coch-
ran this morning to answer the charge
CT burglary. He was found In the fur
niture store Of John O'Neil. al No. 4le
King street early this morning. o'NeA
had been missing articles from the
store for some time. He went there last
night and lay in wait and soon csuEh-
his game.
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
There Was No Trouble.

Resident Judge spruance was to have
heard registration appeals to-day. but he
adjourned court until Saturday. AT this
time all the appeals will be taken up and
disposed Of.
Evening journal., 1906-10-23
MERCHANTS

If YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING
PEOPLE OUGHT TO HAVE, ONLY
LACK OF ADVERTISING IN THE
EVENING JOURNAL STANDS BE-
TWEEN you AND ALL THE Or
DERS IN THE CITY.
The daily sentinel., 1906-03-19
William Contributed
Campaign Fund !.
sneclnl 10 The sentInel.

Special to The Sentinel.
Albany. n. Y. Merch l9.-The
New York Life Insurance trust con
t,.ihhtad more than one million dol
lars TO the Mckinley campaign Innd
for 1895 and 1900 and the Roose-
yeIt campaign of 1904. The big
me- mt M at least s750.000 of
his biz fund and the other COM
nanies aggregated enough TO make
million" 100. ,,o.,a
This astounding assertion was maui
ia newspaper correspondent by a
secret legislative service man VINO VINO
had been in the employ oil me pls
three" for nearly - years. The de-
cIaration was made in response TO
n query as to whether. should the
New York finance committee man man
GOOD fhe sI4S.O0O. which acoordins
to n confession. the late John A. Nc
can handed over to Treasurer COR
nelius Bliss of the Republican ma
fional committee. in three presideh-
tiaI campaigns, II would reimburse
fhe policy holders in fun.
The daily sentinel., 1906-03-19
Camp Bird
Is Demolished
Special to The Sentinel.

Special to The Sentinel
Ouray. March l9.-The United
States snowslide ran at one O'Clock
yesterday morning, killed one man
injured two and damaged property
belonging to the Camp Bird mine
company to the extend of $500, 900.
William Creasey was caught In
the slide and instantly killed and
william Waybright and n man by the
name of Srickner We're injured but
not seriously.
The Camp Bird mill which had
recently been installed at a cost OF
over 100000, the reading room of
the mill and fourteen strands of tram
way were carried down with the
slide.
At six o'clock this evening n second
snowslide occurred at the Camp Bird
mine which carried away the angle
station. the shed buildings ON the
Camp Bird dump. the blacksmith
shop. storeroom where all the proyis-
ions are kept and two miles of the
Camp Bird tram.
The daily sentinel., 1906-03-19
To Save Poor
Chauncey's Seat

Special to The Sentinel.
washington. March 19.-Among 9.i!,a
administration Republicans IN
ineton The rumor is current that u
desnerafe effort is being made 10 nave L,''
The the deerepit chauncey NJ. NJ. DePe% IsI"f y
continue in the United Sta,es al
nntil after the Albany legislature au-
H, ionrns 8 that no partisan or faction
al controyersy may be inieeted gs e6npieG h59
with this declaration by those ,,S,ii'' Wn"
ongbt m,s TO know is another that Eiiau 2l
Root. secretary OF state, is e,i TO ,t be ..n lhe
administration candidate Tor 9 .ne nj
ate. as Depews successor anu ,,ii1t ,ni,t
The he president and his associates WI WIZ
endeavor 10 have Governor iilsslns l..lll.',
send Root 10 the senate as re''''
# these plans, said 10 be ,,llili u.llnsp
on The political slate. are nor ert9'ir'
Elihu Root viii succeed =, Sna%nfS3 nator
ron IT, n New York and Nicholas Lohg- ON,
worth m win become governor OF ono
The daily sentinel., 1906-03-19
RIDGWAY TELEGRAPHS TO
PRESIDENT JEFFRIES
speeial 10 The sentinel.

Special to The Sentinel.
Denver, March General Man
ager Ridgway. of the Denver and
Rio Grand. has telegraphed to f. T.
Jeffries, in New York, fixing the res
possibility of the head-on collision,
which took place near Adobe early
Friday morning He blames Frank
Lively. operator at Swallows station
Lively had relieved the night oper-
ator William Van Dusen. SO that the
latter could go to Pueblo and cash
the pay checks of Lively and him
self. According to Manager Ridg-
ways telegram. s bodies have been
recovery and the death list viii
probably reach 20. six were injur-
ed seriously and number Of others
more or less seriously. All the in
lured will revover.
The daily sentinel., 1906-03-19
Simpkins Still
At Large
specIal 70 The sentlnel

Special to The Sentinel
Boise City. Idaho, March 19.-L. J.
Simpkins, a member nf the executive
board of the Western Federation of
Miners. charged by Harry Orchard
in his confession. with completely I'm
the assassination of Ex-Governor
Steunenberg here December last and
for whom there is n reward of one
thousand dollars. is stlll at large. a
report reached here Saturday that
Simpkins had been captured at oak
ley. a small mining town in the
southern part of the state. \ detect
i've. who knew Simpkins, was sent TO
identify the prisoner, but one glance
sufiiced to tell him that the wrong
man had been arrested. The suspect
was Immediately released
The daily sentinel., 1906-03-19
And Hamilton On
Deck Again
Special 10 The Sentinel.

Special 10 The Sentinel
New York. March l9-Judge An
drew Hamilton. of yellow dog
fame. came to this city today and is
stopping at the Hoffman house and
will reman long enough to give the
New York Life Insurance company
officials and District Attorney Jerome
an opportunity to see him. il they de
sire to do So Hamilton said TO day
that he did not believe the investiga-
tors of some o fthe members. whom
he characterized as Ours in his
speech before the legislative commit
tee, Will care to see him.
He declares he is certain that
District Attorney Jerome viii not Of
fer him subpoena TO appear before
the grand jury and tell of his connec
tion with the New York Life.
The daily sentinel., 1906-03-19
OPERATOR mas DISAPPEARED.
speclal 10 The sentInsl.

Special TO The Sentinel.
Denver. March I9,-Believing, It
is supposed he would be arrest
ed for causing the wreck. Operator
Lively disappeared yesterday and all
efforts to locate him by the author
tiles have proven futile William
Van Dnsen. night operator at Swal-
lows, will probably have to share part
of the responsibility for the wreck
with Lively, whom he allowed
to take his place without securing
the permission of superintendent
Rockwell. of Pueblo. At any rate
both operators have been relieved
from duty r. L. Norton has sue
ceeded Lively, while l.. E. Deverlin
has taken the place of Van Dusen.