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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
CHIEF CHALMERS
GOT WRONG MAN
Arrested Charles Il. King on
Suspicion of Being John
Foley

some excitement was caused st the
Deer Park Hotel. Newark, on Saturday
evening last, by the arrest Of a man
who was believed TO be wanted in
Beaver county, Pa. for feloniously as
saulting a hunchback woman several
weeks ago.
The man registered at the Deer Park
under the name Of Charles H. King"
and stated that he was a surveyor in
the employ Of the b. and o. railroad.
He was sttired in well worn overalls,
but apologized for his appearance by
stating that he was going to Whining
ton that afternoon to obtain a new
supply Of clothing.
During his absence in this city Chief
Of Police John Chalmers of Newark
called at the hotel with a letter con-
ltaining the description Of one John Fo-
ley, who was wanted for the above
named offense by the Beaver county
authorities. Upon Kings return from
this city Chief Chalmers placed him
under arrest and locked him up. The
prisoner stoutly protested his inno-
cence and while admitting his name
was not King declared that he had
done nothing to warrant his detention.
The chief not caring to assume the
responsibility Of the custody of so i'm
portant a prisoner. notified the police
authorities of this city and on Sunday
Captain Evans and officer David War
dell went to Newark and brought the
prisoner to this city. Although the
man resembled the John Foley wanted.
the local authorities, after a short line
of questioning. We're satisfied that It
was a case Of mistaken identity and
permitted the prisoner to depart.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
UNABLE
TO GET WATER
}ig Early Morning Fire and
Loss of Horses Due TO
Damaged Plug
COLORED MAN
WAS THE LOSER

To tho fact that the hremen were un-
able TO get water on responding to the
alarm from box No. SO. shortly before
4 o'clock this morning. Is due the loss
TO the sctahles Of John II. wooden.
which contained ten horses. i've tons Of
nay harnes and several vehicles. and
the total destruction Of at least two
houses and the serious damage Of throa
Others at Third and dupont streets
All the property belonged to Wood
len, who is a well-knoWn colored carr
ter He estimates his loss to-day at
$4,000. which would not have been so
great he said, had the fremen been
able to get water. The brass nut on
top Of the plug at Fourth and dupont
streets was battered down, prosum-
ably hy boys and it was some time
before the water could be turned on.
Impossible to Save Horses.
The Union Fire Company being
nearest TO the scene of the blaze. was
the first at the fire, but IL was impos-
aible TO save the ten horses from their
awful death. as the frame structure
In which they were stabbed was then
r. "''AAAAN IitirH Oh N0Ilth. line Water
Witch and Weccacoe Companies soon
arrived. and the hremen. assisted bv
Patrolmen Maurice Flynn and John
Long, succeeded I'm rescuing two horses
and some COWS In a second stable.
They also succeeded In recovering
from the damaged dwellings a small
portion Of the household goods. Tho
inmates, thinly clad. found shelter
from the Intense cold IN the homes of
lneighbors. The fremen suffered great
~, the water freezing almost as soon
as it struck buildings and surrounding
trees.
The houses destroyed are Nos. 1901
West Third street and No. 8t3 dupont
street Nos. 301-303-305 dupont street
were damaged. The stables were burn
ed 10 the ground.
/ Fortunately the owners loss IS COW
lered by Insurance. He cannot account
for the blaze. which evidently started
IN the stables.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
SHOT DAUGHTER.
THEN HIMSELF

BY Our Own Wire. Publishers Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-The heart Of the
Rialto district was the scene Of double
shooting early to-day when James Howes.
and Englishman. shot down his daughter.
Mrs. Norma Brlnkworth. and then shot
himself The shooting which occurred in
the Times Building, caused a semi-panic
among the late home-goers from the the
aters
Mrs. Brinkworth was entering the biuld-
ing when her father approached her and
began shooting. One bullet struck her in
the ram. Howes then killed himself Mrs.
BrnSworth said her father had deserted
Che family twenty years ago and since n 8
arrival in this country recently repeatedly
Threatened them beeaust they would not
give him monex.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
Skating This Morning.

Joy filed the hearts of those who
delight in skating this morning when
it became known that ice Of sufficient
thickness for the sport could be found
on many Of the ponds IN this vicinity.
At an early hour small boys with their
skates over their shoulders could be
seen vending their way towards those
pleasure spots, and the older people
were not long in following their exam
pie.
But this joy is destined to be short
lived, for a rise in temperature is pre-
dicted, with a consequent destruction
Of the CLASSY surface.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
FROM MARYLAND
TO GET MARRIED

William T.. Mauldin. aged % years. and
Miss Faith May Mccall. aged No. prom
incnt couplo from Havro dc Grace, Md,
were married here to-day by the Rev
George J.. Wolfe. They obtained the II.
cense at the Court House
Tho newly married. couple came here q
visit friends in Adams street ana Will,
their immediate families knew OF their in-
tention 10 be married in Wilmington. Il
came as "a big surprise 10 their many
friends IN Iavre de Grace. Mr. Mauldln
holds am important clerical position IN
that town.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
TO JAIL 70 R
STEALING A KISS

BY Our own Wire. Publishers Press.
MIDDLETOWN, n. Y. Dec 12-Franls
Munfort, a prosperous shoe dealer Of this
town. to-day began his sixty days i'm
prisonment for stealing a kiss. Recorder
corwin in sentencing Munford said that
it was an aggravated case Of larceny, and
that "such conduct must stop"
The girl who was kissed went into Mum
ford's store to buy a pair OF shoes. He
yielded to temptation and kissed her. She
ran screaming from the store. Munfords
trouble followed.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
RAILROAD CASE
COMES TO CLOSE

In Superior Court this morning the
cast of Frank Weldin VS.. the Peoples
Railway Company was resumed, the
claim of action being for damages.
Weldin alleges that while his wagon,
loaded with dirt, was being driven
across Sixteenth street near Walnut it
was struck by a Peoples car in charge
Of Motorman Vanzant and wrecked.
He claims damages to the extent of
1850. The company is represented by
Robert H. Richards, while Samuel H..
Baynard, Jr., appears for the plaintiff.
At yesterday afternoons session Mr..
Richard moved for a non-suit, but it
was refused by the court.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
AMPUTATED
Ills OWN Arm

BY Our Own Wire. Publishers Press
LHNCHBuRG, Va, Dec. 12-Dr Charles
Mccullough, who yesterday caught his
left arm in a fodder shredder and was
forced to amputate the member with his
pocket knife, to-day is on the road to re-
covery.
When the young physlclan's arm was
being crushed TO a pulp he calmly cut
IL off with his own pocketSnife. Then w IN
the farm hands he bound up the arteries
and walked to his farm house. Tie was
later brought here where the arm was
again amputated above the elbow.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12

BY Our own Wire. Publishers Pisss.
LIMA, GA missing switchman's al
legged blunder cost the life of Fireman
George Nixson and resulted in possible
fatal injuries to three other trainmen
on the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Day.
ton Railroad late last night. C)n-
ductor John A. Kohl, Of Lima, o., is
missing. and may be dead. Northbound
passenger train No. s, leaving here at
Z O'Clock. was to pass extra northbound
freight in the yards. At a rate Of 40
miles an hour the passenger train ran
through an open switch and into the
freight
PARIs-Arguments in the suit
brought by creditors against Count
Boni de Castellane and his former wife,
Madame Anna Could, were concluded
to-day. The court postponed rendering
its verdict for a week. Total bills for
household expenses presented amount
ed to 2.20O,733 francs Of which lS5,555
francs havealready been paid.
WASHINGTON-A Carnegie
has informed President Roosevelt.
through a friend, that he viii materi-
ally add to the Nobel Peace Prize Of
100000 if the President viii accept it,.
Carnegie's idea is to have a sufficient
fund to establish large and permanent
headquarters here for the proposed in
dustrial peace commission. to which
the President has arranged to devote
the income Of the Nobel prize money.
PEORIA. Ill-Dan S. Raum. son OF
the late General Green B. Raum to-
day is a prisoner for forgery as the
result Of trying to so the society pace
Df speculation. He gave himself up
yesterday afternoon, saying. that he
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
MRS. WEED DEAD

After short Illness from general de-
pility Mrs. Sarah J. Weed. widow oe
isaH' Weed died at the age Of 7e yeais.
at home, No. 500 Rodney street YES.
terday The funeral win be private.
nhe Weeds were originally from Con-
necticut but had lived In the South hefo
moving to Wilmington. Mrs Inoz snrague
VIE Of former Governor spraguc, OF
Rhode Island is daughtor OF the d.
ceased. Five other children survive Mrs.
Wool
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
GAS SUPPLY IS POOR
YET BILLS ARE HIGH
Again People Of City Com
plain Of ExtOrtiOn and Mis-
cradle Service
FORCING AIR
THROUGH THE MAINS

Again the gas monopoly has commenced
its annual campaign of extortion and mis-
erable service; this time the people Of
Wilmington being forced to submit to
conditions more intolerable than ever be-
fore and with only united protest avail
able as a remedy for the encroachments
made upon them.
In all sections Of the city the people
point with disgust at the weak. hickering,
sickly attempt at light shown by their
chandeliers and fixtures, while the deadly
stencil Of the poison charged vapor as
cends from worn out and lealSy mains and
supply pipes.
Forcing Air Through Mains.
AS If to supply gas whose sole purpose
seems to be to render darkness visible
were not enough, the gas barons have in
stalled meters Of peculiar construction and
industrious habits. whose functions are
to run up a mammoth gas bill regardless
of how much gas is used
To assist these meters, or expert me-
chanical liars blowers have been installed
at the works, whose sole purpose is TO
drive the gas through the mains with in
creased velocity. resulting in greater pres
sure and increased registration by the
meters.
Figures Do Not Lie"
When a consumer protests against these
overcharges he is informed that figures
do not die" although nothing is said as
to the ability of liars 10 figure.
Victims Of this piratical combine are in
vited to send complaints to this office,
where they viii be added to the hundreds
now on file and published from day 60
day Such a equalization Of public
sentiment may result in shearing. the gas
octupus Of some Of its tentacles and bring
badly needed relief.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
LAST TICKS FROM THE WIRE

was on his way to commit suicide, but
that he had decided to take his punish
ment. Later when his wife called on
him at the Jail he confessed all to her.
saying that he had lost about $4,000
including her fortune, which he had
secured by forgery
WASHINGTON - Governor elect
Charles E. Hughes. Of New York. who
was the guest of President Roosevelt
at the White House over night. left al
a. m. for New York. The President
arose a little earlier than usual this
morning to take breakfast with Mr..
Hughes, and they had a heart to heart
talk on Empire State affairs. covering
nearly an hour. The Presidents carr
riage conveyed Mr.. Hughes to the sta
tion.
GREAT BEND, Kas.-After robbing
the Midland National Bank Of Newton
kas.. Of $500. Joseph S Kearns. a
former Chicago dry goods clerk. sen. a
part of his booty to his mother and
sister at Ann Harbor Mich. Kearns
has been arrested here and has confess
sed to the Newton crime.
NEW YORK-The appeal OF Enrico
Causo, the tenor, convicted in police
court of having annoyed women in the
monkey house in Central Park win be
heard to-day before Recorder Gom in
the Court Of General Sessions.
SAYRE, Pa.-By the breaking in two
Of a fast freight train early to-day on
the Lehigh at East Wavsrly station,
Joseph sullivan aged 3S. the conductor
Of the train, was thrown from the ca
boose and run overdying forty minutes
later in the SayTe Hospital
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
BRIDE FOR SIR THOMAS

By Our Own Wire. Publishers Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12-Sir Thomas
Upton is to Marry Miss Jane Morgan, the
Philadelphia heiress. who is known as the
"Girl Skipper" according to insistent So
ciety report.
Sir Thomas spent much OF his time while
here visiting at the home Of Randall Nor
gan, vice-president of the United Gas I'M
provement Company. The Irish Baronet
paid constant court to Miss Morgan. so
ciety says
Miss Morgan has a shippers license and
often times manages her fathers yacht,
the Wauturus.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
TO HAVE SPECIAL MARKET

In order to accommodate those IN esarch
of material for the Christmas dinner.
Clerk Of the Market Moore. has decided 10
allow a special market on the day before
Christmas, at which poultry will lbe the
observation-disclosures As usual a general
market viii be held on the preceding Sat
urday.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
COIN WAS In
Ills OYSTER SOUP

AS the result Of nearly swallowing
a 25 cent piece, Thomas Murtha, a p.
B. and W. engineer. is now confined
to his home suffering with a very sore
throat. The coin was in an oyster
pie which he was sent for dinner OF
course he ate the pie and would have
been a quarter in" too. had not the
coin lodged in his throat.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
IN THE SENATE TO-DAY

BY Our Own Wire, Publishers Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-Mr. Gear
in (Oregon) introduced a. resolution in
the Senate to-day calling for the ex
clusion OF Japanese coolies by treaty.
1t went to the table.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
Improvements to AnlaI.

A J. McG0vern. manager OF the Deer
Park Hotel at Newark. is having ex-
tensivc improvements made to the house.
Handsome new fixtures and a tile foor
are being placed In the cafe and the room
Is being ntted up handsomely. The wok
OF rainting is being done 10y Kirk Eldet
of this city Mr. AIcGovern IS one OF the
most popular hosts in this section.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
DIVORCE FOR MRS HARTJE

BY Our Own Wire. Publishers. Press.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 12.-Mrs. Mary
Scott Hartje has won her suit for di-
vorce against her husband, August
Hartie, Judge Frazer viii announce
the opinion this afternoon.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12
aEiaures Do No II"
she Va ! PhIIadeIphIan.

It was learned to-day that the woman
who fell on the icy sidewalk in West
Fourth street yesterday. was Mrs. Patrick
NIcsweeney. Of No. asie Reno street. Phil
adelphia. She was taken home by her
husband last evening.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12

Oh, girlsl does he make love to you
the way Alfred will make love 10 her at
the Opera House Friday night? Bring
him along and let him get pointers.
Tickets only 20 centA
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-12

SHOPPERS
CHRISTMAS Is ONLY TWELVE
DAYS AHEAD. DO YOUR SHOP
PING EARLY.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-09-27
borah Gives
Them the Lie.

In his address at Boise last
week MIR Borah addressed the
following to: the prevaricators
on the Democratic stump
Senator Dubois" continued
Mr. Borah, "has made statements
for which | ask proof. If he can
prove that | have ever placed
myself under obligations to the
Mormon church; that | have
ever directed a communication,
or have caused to be directed a
communication to that church
asking support; if | have ever
asked that church to support me
| will resign from this state and
leave the field open to Senator
Dubois; if anyone ever charge
that | have done any of these
things want to say here and
now, once for all he tells a false
hood and truth is not in him.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-09-27
Another Lesson.

The disastrous fire at Mini
doka on Friday last sounds
another warning to Oakley. We
are in pecarious condition. A
fire IN our business district would
be far more disastrous than al
Burley or Minidoka, and we
would be almost as helpless
as they. We could do but little
other than watch the accumula.
tions of many a life time go UP
in smoke.
Citizens a stitch in time saves
nine. An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure, a little
precaution is more effective thar,
the world full of barren regrets
Five thousand dollars in a littld
water system might any d az,
save five hundred thousand doll
lars worth of property. Haven
you ever thought of that? Wei
then, do. 1t is true. Not an abb
solute guarantee, we admit, but
a probability,
The people at large ought to
be interested in this matter, for
the business interests of the town
are the private interests of every
individual of the town. We do
not own a dollar of stock in
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-09-27
A Good Thing FOrRaiIey

Messrs. Perrine and Hollister
are working the proposition of
running an electric light and
power line from Shoshone up the
Wood river valley and out to
Camas Prairie. On the Prairie a
great quanty of power can be
used by farmers for pumping.
A good deal of business all along
the line is assured and there is
little doubt but what the pro-
position will be a go. There is
plenty of capital behind the
promoters, but the scheme is
being kept quiet for obvious rea.
eons.-Wood River Times.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-09-27

these institutions, and yet we
have a mighty big interest in
them allan interest that figures
up IN a few years to many hun
dreds of dollars. So it is with
the humblest citizen. Let us
bond or tax and raise this little
sum and have a water system.
The advantages in case of fire
is only a small part of the pro-
fits of a water system. With
such system, we can all have
pure, healthful drinking water
piped into our very homes; we
can have our baths, our lawns
and put on the evidences and en-
JOY the advantages of progress
sive civilization. With a good
water flow, we can have every
street in Oakley proper, sprink-
led at exactly the same cost that
it took this year to sprinkle
main street. How? Well easy.
In the three hours and more per
day that the sprinkler stood still
waiting to be filled with a trink-
ling little stream of water. we
have the wagon moving up and
down our side streets. Under
pressure the wagon could easily
be filled IN less than three min
utes.
We have to the west of us a
glorious mountain stream of
pure ice cold water that ought
to be refreshing our lives and
making us feel that life is some
thing but chewing wood and
carrying water" We might
easily realize on these advan-
tages, with which nature has so
abundantly surrounded us.
Come, let's begin something.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-09-27

wood at two bits cord than to
whittle at a whiting match
and abuse the government. My
son, whilst thou hast III thy
skull the sense of a iaybird, break
away from the cigarette habit,
for 10, thy breath stinketh like a
glue factory, and thy mind is less
intelligent than store dummy.
Yea. thou art a cipher with the
rim knocked off. Robert J. Bur
dette.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-09-27

parting shortly fOr the m1SS1Ohs
airy field. Elder Harper goes to
New Zealand, Elder Martinda lie
to the southern states, Elder
Larson to Colorado, Elder Mat
thews to the Netherlands, Elder
'Martindale to England, Elder
Hale to central states. The
New Meeting house was beauti-
decorated for the occasion, and
at eight O'Clock was we'll filled
by the many friends OF the boys.
The following excellent pro-
gram being interspersed by adj
dresses from each of the mission
aries was carried out.
Address of Welcome, Bp. D, P.
Thomas.
Quartette Mr. and Mrs Geo H.
Severe, Mrs Newell Dayley, Prof
u. ii. Durham,
Address-Elder Edward Hale.
Solo-Prof Geo H. Durham,
Comic Reading-Elder A. M
Merrill.
Instrumental Music-Miss
Mae Martindale.
Recitation-Miss Laura Pear
Adams.
Address-Pres w. t. Jack,
Address-Pres w. T. Harper
Address Bp. M. o. Funk,
At the conclusion of the pro-
gram, refreshments consisting OF
sandwiches, cakes, melons, and
fruits was served. twas very
enjoyable affair Throughout and
will doubtless be a pleasant
memory to the boys as they are
travelling up and down in the
earth seeking souls that vibrate il
unison with the teaching of the
master.
We wish the boys God speed
on their Journey and his choices
blessing upon them in THEN
labors. If they will send u.
their addresses when they
reach their field of labor, 1t will
give us pleasure to raise the1l
hearts a little each week by
sending the little budget of home
news contained in the Oakle,
Eagle.
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-09-27
eterOus Fire
at&INinidokaI

A disastrous fire swept Mini
dokas last Thursday causing
loss estimated at$25, 900. The inl|
surance is very small. The freI
started in the Overland hotel
and swept the west end of the
town. Every effort possible was
made to stop the spread of the
flames without avail, the scarci-
ty of water being the great
handicap. The alarm was given|
at 1920 and in a very short
time the entire west end of town.
was in ruins and the flames had
down because of lack of material
upon which to feed. A partial
list Of the losses in the burned
district follows:
Burroughs Mercantile store
building stock of goods ware
house, residence of Mr. Burroughs
and barn.
Totten's store residence and
barn.
Vaughn's livery and feed stable
Wards saloon and residence.
Peter sons saloon.
Minidoka Hardware company
stor and residence of the pro-
prietor.
Delli Lees saloon.
Kings saloon.
George Reeds Saloon.
Shephard's lodging house.
Rizzps residence.
A number of small residence
and other buildings were des-
troyed. 1t is not known how
the fire originated,
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-09-27
My Son.

My son, follow not the foot
step of the loafer and make no
example of him who is born tir-
ed, for verify | say unto you, is
business his overstocked, the
seats on the corner are all taken,
and the whiting places are all
occupied. 1t is better to saw