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Evening journal., 1907-08-10
GOING OVER THE
CITY FINANCES

Mayor Wilson. City Treasurer Ross and
Assistant Treasurer Grinenberg spent part
Of this morning going over the books in
tho trcasurer's office with a view of try
Ing TO hnd whether the city has any more
money in bank than is supposed to be
there.
incidentally the Mayor Is seeking data
70 support his recommendation for a
comprehensive audit OF the city's finances
by an expert, an ordinance providing for
which was introduced in Council on
Thursday night.
While no money that had been lost track
Df was discovered to-day. Mr.. Grinenherg
found that Si09 that is deposited IN the
First National Bank to tho fund for the
redemption OF bonds is entered on the
treasurers books 10 the current expense
fund. 1t had been transfrred to the cur
tent expense fund on IA citys books, al
though no such transfer had ever been
made at the bank This does not give the
city any more or any less money, but will
ftraighten out an error.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
WANT TO SEIZE
TELEGRAPH LINES
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
CHICAGO. Aug. 10 Secretary Rus
sell. Of the Commercial Telepraphsrs.
is now in conference with the attor-
neys Of the union, preparing, it is said.
to ask the Federal tiovernment to
seize the properties Of the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph Com
panies. providing the strike continues
to spread until the term Of the Fed
eral statute give the government
power to take over the properties of
the telegraph companies as a matter
of public eXpediency when the COM
Danies are unable to operate them.
The Federal statute. under which
the strikers lawyers say the govern.
ment has authority TO seize these tele-
graph lines. is section 1861 It pro-
vides that the UNITED States may for
postal military or other purposes
purchase all telegraph lines. property
and effects Of any or all companies
acting under the provisions of the act
Of July "a. 1866. ytorH
The procedure prescribed Is the TAX
ing OF immediate possession and oper-
alton by the government, the price
to be paid for the properties TO be de-
termined later by Hye appraisers. two
of whom shan be selected by the gov-
ernment. two by the company and the
NTH by the four'previeusg selected.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
PIERCE'S FUNERAL
THIS AFTERNOON
Policeman Stevenson GrleV
ing Over His Shot That
Killed Young Man

From tho residence Of his mother. No.
92 Church street, the funeral OF B. Ed
ward Pierce. who was shot and killed by
a policeman in Philadelphia early on
Thursday morning. viii take place this
afternoon at O'clock
Services viii be conducted at the house
ana interment will be made in Riverview
cemetery. Tn bearers viii be six young
men who were companions Of Pierce In
his hoyhood days. The body arrived here
last evening from Philadelphia, ana was
taken In charge by James 7. Chandler.
undertaken.
Comrades Of Policeman Wesley Steven
son, who shot and killed Pierce, tried in
vain TO comfort him yesterday.
He paced back and forth Ia the Tenth
and Buttonwood streets station house.
Pm ladephla, where he Is a nominal pris-
oner while his face was haggard with
worry over having taken a mans life.
even though it was IN the line of his duty.
Policeman erieving.
"'lhe poor fellow had a wife and baby
at home, and now they are left destitute.
and all because Of me-" he said. "IIe only
took a few dollars worth Of old metal.
ana IT was such pity for a man 20 lose
his life for that My shot was accidental.
as did not mean 10 hit him. but ] can't
set over feeling bad about IT,"
Stevenson rs under arrest TO await the
result OF the Coroners inquest. which
will be held on Tuesday. He Is permitted
the freedom Of the station house. how
ever and Is allowed 10 go home for meals.
Before coming to- this city yesterday
Mrs. Pierce, widow OF the yo,ulg man.
called at the CoIoncrs office and plead
ed that her husband be cleared OF tse
stigma Of he!ng thief She declared with
tears that she could not believe such a
thing to be true. Il am sure IL care
ful Investigation is made 1t viii be found
that some one else took the things and
gave them to him while drunk" She said.
Edward drank a good deal. but he was
ino burglar"
Acting Coroner Sellers told her he
would do the best he could for her and Il
there were any doubt the dead man would
be 8 ven the benefit OF it.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
ALLOWS ROLLER OF 900
POUNDS TO GO OVER HIM

Joseph Nicholson, Jr., of No. 41i
Taylor street. the iron man." re.
turned to-day from Baltimore. whero
he has been amusing crowds in the
parks during the summer by letting
automobiles Weighing a ton and ROAD
rollers pass over his body as he lay
prone on the ground Nicholson weighs
100 pounds and his performance is re-
garded as most remarkable. One oi
his startling tricks in Baltimore was
to allow a roller weighing 600 pounds
to pass over his body. Nicholson ex-
poets to go through the country Civ
ing exhibitions and Is now booking
engagements.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
TRAMP BLOWS
UP TRAIN CREW
During a Fierce Fight Nitro
GlyCerine ExpIOd IS. and
Six Are Injured
By THE JOURNALS Special wire.

b5 IhE JOURNALS Special Wire.
RIDGEwAY, Pa. Aug. 1O.-During a
battle with a tramp, who proved to be
a professional burglar here early to-
day, five members Of a Pennsylvania
freight crew were terribly injured by
the explosion Of bottle Of nitro gly-
cerine which either FELL from the bur
glars pocket or was dashed on the
ground by him. The burglar, himself,
who Is unidentified, had his clothing
torn Off and blood was forced from his
ears and nose beside being terribly
lacerated. He will probably die.
Engineer William Robinson who was
struggling with the burglar when the
explosion occurred had both legs lacer-
|ated and an ankle crushed so that am
putation was necessary Brakeman
William Made was cut about face and
left arm lacerated; second Engineer
l. j. Snyder, face torn; Conductor II.
A. Pierce. both legs torn badly; brake
man Joseph Krabs and Earl Marshall
cut about head by flying splinters from
car and Marsh blinded in both eyes
In the pockets of the burglars coat
were found fuses, soap, razor and
pieces of a mirror A second man
has been arrested. They were riding
on a house car when discovered by
the crew at a tower and the battle
ensued.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10

STRIKE SPREADS
Continued From Page j.

are all that connect Chicago with the
outside world to-day.
stop every key" is the incessant cry
OF the radical factions Of the strikers.
1t seems certain that the 400 operators
working stock and grain wires in Chi
eago win be called out.
United Press All Right
The leased wires of the United Press
are working without interruption. and
Secretary Russell early to-day declared
that there would be no trouble on this
quarter. The United Press was one of
the first corporations to recognize the
Operators Union and agree to their
scale.
Until early to-day the sweep Of the
strike wave was toward the South and
West st. Louis and Omaha were the
only important cities remaining unaf-
fected between Chicago and the Pacific
coast and Chicago and the Gulf. 1t is
more than probable that these two
points will be out by nightfall. Frisco
is totterlng on the brink. and the men
are bombarding President Small with
demands that they be called out
Movement Eastward
To-day the movement started East
ward. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Iudianapo-
| lis and Cleveland men are begging Tor
an opportunity to join the fight
Disorders have started in Chicago
The first fight was reported to the po-
| lice early to-day when a strike breaker
named Leighton was jumped upon by
three men supposed to be strike SYM
pathizers. as he was leaving the Postal
Companys building early to-day and
badly beaten up.
] Trouble seems inevitable to-day and
the police are preparing for the worst
The orders of Mayor Busse that the
unions abandon their picket lines about
Il the Postal and Western Union build
ings has caused much feeling among
the operators and open clashes are ex-
pected to-day.
New Orleans Men Out
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 10.-Westerr
Union operators have joined the Pos
tails force, which went out last night.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
Commercial Markets

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 1o.-FEED-
Supplies we're small and the market ruled
firm, under a good inquiry We quote:
On spot, winter bran, in bulk S22.50a23,
land spring. IN sacks. S23a23.50.
BALED HAY AND STRAW-Receipt
of No / hay we're promptly cleaned up at
full prices. but the lower grades were
plentiful and dun. Straw was quiet and
Timothy Hay-No 1. large bales. s21;
No. small bales. s2l; No. 2. SIS
ale; No. 8. Sl5.0oal6.50; no grade, Sl2al3; un-
found, musty, stained, etc, nominal. Clover
Mixed Hay-No. /. S7als; No. 2. ii4ai5
straw-No. / straight rye. $i2a1S No. 2.
straight rye Slia11.50.
EGGS-The market was dull except for
strictly fine stock, which was scarce and
Nearby. firsts in free cases 2oc; cur.
rent receipts in returnable crates, lec;
Western average, best receipts IN free
cases. zoe: Western fair to good 1Sa1scF
Southern, 15haiThcs rc-crated eggs, 22a &c.
GREEN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
-Raspberrles red. per pint. 6a6c; black.
berries, Jersey. per quart, Sal0c; black.
berries. Delaware and Maryland, per
quart, 6a7c; currants, New York. large,
per quart 1iai2c; currants, New York
small per quart. 10c Gooseberrles. Della
ware and Maryland. per quart iOaf2c;
Huckieberries. n c.. per quart. saloo
cherries. per pound. ea10c: Watermelon
Florida per car, si25a250; peaches Geor.
gia. per crate. liberia sib0aS300; other
varieties 81 25a225; cantaloupes. Georgia,
per crate. sl.50a2.25; cantaloupes. North
Carolina, per crate, sl75a2.50i oranges
California nor box So 51aG 50; lemons, per
box. Ss.75a45o; grape fruit. California. pee
crate, S250a3.5o; Jersey white potatoes
prime. per basket. 45a50c; cuils. per basket
| i5a90c: sweet potatoes. North Carolina peg
barrel. s4.0oaL75; onions, Delaware Mary.
/ land and Virginia. per hbarrel basket
| Sl50al.75. Egg plant Florida. per box
81. 25ai75; egg plant North Carolina, per
| iz-barrei basket Sl50al75: egg plant, Jer.
sey. per IS bushel basket, 90cas1 90: Gu
cumbers. Norfolk per h-barrel basket
I.C0a1.25 cucumbers Norfolk per barrel.
81 25a2.o0
POULTRY-Live fowls. 1s1kal4c; ola
roosters. 10allc; spring chickens. as 10
quality. 16ai7c ducks. 1iika12c: piReonS
old. per pair, 2sa25c; pigeons, young per
pair. l5alSc,
] DRESSED-Freeh killed fowls. choioe
16c fair 20 good lba15ihc; old roostsrs
| dry nicked lie broiler nearby Weighing
/ l&a2h. pounds each. 22a2ic: broilers weats
| ern. weigh ng 1Aa2i4 pounds each, Iga9oof
broilers. Western, smaller sizes, 16a1so.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
DAILY SPEAKS AT TOWNSEND

At Townsend last night Alexander
NJ. DAILY. #. b. Maloney and the Revs
r. c. McSorley and j. II. Beauchaumr
addressed an anti-saloon meeting
Herman c. Taylor. Of Dover, sang.
Mr. Daily. who is State chairman OF
the anti-saloon forces, was the princi-
pal speaker. and discussed the temper
ance question from the financial view
point. declaring that The saloonless
counties Of Maryland were more pros
porous under no license to-day than
ever before.
Mr.. DAILY expressed the hope that
the people of lower New Castle coun-
ty would vote solidly against the
saloon.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
PROF. c. c. Walkers
MANSION BURNED

RISING SUN, Md. Aug. 10.-During
a severe electrical storm the mansion
of Professor G.. G.. Walker. of the his-
toric West Nottingham Academy, a
half mile from this place, was struck
my lightning and entirely consumed
with all its contents The house was
closed for the summer, the family being
IN New York city. The loss will run
into the thousands
The house of William Creswel was
struck and partly consumed.
A large barn of William Morrison,
at Nottingham, was burned with all
its contents.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
LACKAWANNA LOSES
IN THE CAR FIGHT
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.

NEW YORK. Aug 10-The d. L.
and W. Railroad to-day lost one round
in its fght to deliver cars to indc-
peudent oil firms. Judge Lacombe
overruled the motion of the railroad
for a preliminary injunction. restrain
ing the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion from carrying out an order di-
recting the company 10 make delivcr-
les. In refusing to make such de.
liveries the railroad company is said
to have been backed bs the Standard
oil Company.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
BIG BOAT RACES
THIS AFTERNOON

PHILADELPHIA, Aug 1O-The big
events Of the thirty-hfth sannuai re-
gatta Of the National Association Of
Amateur Oarsmen will be held on the
Schuvlkill river this afternoon. These
include the finals Of the intermediate
single sculls ana intermediate double
sculls. qualifying heats for which we're
run off yesterday afternoon.
The championship races on to-day's
program will bring together the fore
most oarsmen in the country. Prob
ably no event is looked forward to
with mere interest than the special
inter-city octuple, in which a picked
eight from the local sowing clubs viii
meet a crew composed of members
of various New York .oarsmen.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
THREE YEARS ILL,
CURED BY VISION

SYRACUSE, Aug. 1o.-After having been
an invalid, confined to her bed by spinal
trouble three years. the last three months
.of which her condition rapidly became
worse Mrs. Ben. H. Ingersoll. Of No. 2S9
Pleasant avenue, Processes to have had
a vision last night directing her TO get up
and walk this morning.
She arose this morning, and was sur
prised to find that not only could she
walk about the house. but was able 10
go outside and see her neighbors Mrs.
lngersoll Is a Methodist and a few weeks
ago discharged physicians who had been
attending her and read her Bible almost
continually.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
Stock Markets

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Aug 1O.-The stock
market was weak from the opening.
Reading and Union Pacific were made
the objects of special attack by an or
ganized bear clique, in which old-tim
professional market manipulators were
active and the downward movement
was helped along by much liquidation
of commission accounts and by efforts
to reduce lines Of long stock held by
important operators.
Price movements were generally to
levels Of to points below last nights
close. Government bonds were un-
other bonds lower.
o'clock quotations from Scott G. Co..
Bankers and Brokers, 9o2 Market st.
Anal Copper. .74HINat Lead Co. so
Am. Smelt.Co. 9SHlN. Y. Central ro5K
Amer. Sugar. ar...II7NlOnt. & West .32Iz
Atchison ......... IS HlNorfolk & West u
Atchison, pfd ...9I y Nor. Pacinc lao
Brooklyn Tran. 40 Pacific Mail 73
B. & o.. ..o3 Pennsylvania II8X
Can. Southern 62HlPeople's Gas ...S64
Chi. OR. West. 10 Recalling orX
ches. & Ohio. .35xIRead. Ist pfd. So
Chi. & Alton IoH Read. I'd pfd.-7s
Chi. & n. W...t4s Rock Island ...Tex
c. NJ. &, St p. I2INlRock Island pfd4az
d. & II. ........I6I Southern ; ac. S7H
d ;. l.. & w. ass South. R. Com I7N
Erie ...........77 Texas Pacihc...26
Erie, Ist pfd ... ssHlT. c. & leo I4o
Illinois Cen. ...I3s Union Pacific I77
Louisville .....ro6HlU. s. Steel ....3IN
INT. Met. com 11HlU. S. Steel pfd 96
mt Met pfd "a Wabash ...,. IA
Man. Cons. I5o Wabash pfd. ..77
Missouri Pac ...6o X Western Union 751
Mo. Kan. & T. 90 CIR. North. pfd. IaIH
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
Cattle Killed by Liuhtnlnq.

ELLiCOTT CITY. Md. Aug. 1O.--An
electrical storm of unusual severity
visited this section. IL was accom-
panied by a downpour which over
flowed the lowlands and washed the
public roads, IN many places render
ing them impossible. The telephone
wires leading from this place into the
rural sections were in many places torn
down hy the wind OF put out of SER
vice by being struck by lightning.
A large tree on the farm near Elli-
colt City of Robert Thompson, under
which a number of cattle had sought
shelter from the storm. was struck
by bolt of lightning and 1--WE of the
animals were killed. The cattle be-
longed TO IT, r. Chimes and had been
placed in Mr. Thompson's care to fat
ten
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
WILL SCATTER
SUICIDES ASHES

CAMDEN. N. j.. Aug. 10-Following
the written wish of Henry Van cullen,
who committed suicide last Saturday
night at the West Jersev Hotel, Cam
den. Bernhard f. Schroeder, a funeral
director. Of Camden. win take the
body to the Chelten gfil Crematory
tomorrow. where il will be crematod.
AS soon as it is possible to place
the ashes in an urn they will be taken
by Mr.. Schroeder TO Market street
wharf, where he viii follow out the
direction Of Van cullen and cast tho
ashes from the stern of ferryboat
into the middle Of the Delaware river.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
Disappears In cbinatov,,

NEW YORK, Aug. i0.--Search Is
being made through Chinatown to-day
for Alice NJ. Russell a student OF So
GEOLOGY, who has mysteriously disap-
peared. Miss Russell. protege OF
Helen NJ. Gould. was a frequent visitor
In the slums. and 1t is feared she met
with some mishap while on tour of
Investigation. The last seen OF the
young woman was at the Astor Library
on Monday.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
Rids Cor N.,u Ho.nital-

Bids are now being asked by Trustees
of the state Hospital for the Insane for
the Insane for the addition to be made
to the institution at Farnhurst. accord
In gto the plans as revised by Connell
.& Pierson. architects. The bids will be
Opened on Saturday morning next by
the committee, OF which William II.
Swift is chairman.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
Lossea IN kent.

CHESTERTOWN. Md. Aug 10.-W
w. webb. on George w. Roeder's farm
Kennedyville. lost his whole wheat crop
Lightning struck his stacks and de-
stroyed 500 bushels of wheat.
Professor William G., Smyth Hanlee
had five cows killed by lightning They
were standing under an old apple tree
Commissioner ]. +. Morris and VIII
liam H. Mckee each lost fine horses
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
Attention TroIIey Rldersl

Have you seen Fort DUPONT, Dela-
ware City, with its great guns? Visi-
tors admitted every day in the week
Have you tried your luck fishing OF
Grabbing? They are waiting to be
caught Have you had a bath at CO.
field Beach?
Blue cars run on Sundays from
Fourth and Market streets every TWEEN
ty minutes for New Castle and Coheld
Beach and every forty minutes for
Delaware CITY, running through the
finest farming land in the county and
for most of the distance the Delaware
river IS close by with its picturesque
views and cooling breezes.
Wilmington, New Castle & Southern
Railway.
G. =. Holcomb, Supt.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
INQUIRY ABOUT ESTATE

Mayor Wilson to-day received an
inquiry from S. S. Corbet. of No. 565
long mootei Springer estate. Mr.. Cor
bet did not say whether he was ono
OF the Springer heirs. but sought some
information about tho oft-recurring
claims to the greater part of Whining.
ton by Springer heirs.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
TWENTY-ONE HEAD
OF STOCK PERISH
IN CHESTER FIRE

CHESTER, Pa. Aug. 1o-The plant
Of the Consumers Ice Company was
entirely destroyed by fire late last
night.
Twenty-one head Of stock perlshed
In the ames. The loss is estimated
at s125.0O0. partly insured.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
FIRE AND REBELLION
IN POaT OF CUBA

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire
HAVANA. Aug 10.-Forest ilres are
reported to be raging in Santa Clara
Province. Numerous sugar interests are
sa to be threatened by the flames Tn
less the flre is qu ckly checked it Is prob
able that immense loss VIII result.
An insurrectionary outbreak has broken
'out at enfuegos according 70 another
report reaching here.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
ONE HUNDRED HURT
IN DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
NEAR BOULDER, COL.

crowd Of people had gathered around the
freight depot Of the Colorado and South
ern road TO watch volunteer iremen fight
the flames which had attacked it.
Suddenly a terrific explosion shook the
town and created an intense panic. Fully
300 persons near the scene were thrown
from their feet by the shock. IL is thought
IN fro was started by fire bugs. The ex-
plosion tore hole twenty feet deep in the
ground.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
BONAPARTE HASN'T
JOHN DIS CHECK

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.--"when do
20 uoxpect to receive that $4,000, 900
hne?" Attorney General Bonaparte was
asked az oyster Bay.
Il don't know" he replied. "John ID.
hasn't seen at 70 send us check yet.
but we expect to get the money some
time"
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
FOUND BABY
AT FRONT DOOR

A baby boy about one month old
was found last night in the vestibule Of
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Brady, No. SIS West Seventh street.
IL was well dressed. even to bonnet
and shoes. and in addition to a bottle
OF milk there was a note pinned 10 the
infants clothing as follows: This
baby was born July Q. His name Is
Harry"
Mr.. and Mrs. Brady may keep the
little fellow If his parents are not
found
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
EouNp pEAp lN A HoTEL.

NEW York. Aug Registered
under the name Of w a. May. OF
Boston. a man believed to be Arthur
Champion, Of New Haven. was found
dead to-day in the Ashland Hotel
here A letter signed Arthur ac-
dressed TO Mrs. j. n. Champion. al
New Haven. in which he spoke of
hiihsen as her husband. declared the
writer's purpose of committing suicide
Coroner Dooley declared the case 10 be
one of self-destruction.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
COFFEE AS A
CAUSE OF CANCER

CINCINNATI. Aug. 1O-Dr. Sarah NJ
siewers to-day in death certificate to
the Health Department gave as the cause
OF death excessive coffee drinking" This
Is the nrst time a death from coffee drink
ing has been officially reported in this
city.
Dr. Siewers In commenting on the case
to-day said: There Is an alarming in
crease IN tile number Of deaths from can
Ger. and it has been my experience for
seventeen years that coffee drinking Is a
fruitful source Of the disease"
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.

BY TIE JOURNALS SPECIAL Wire.
BOULDER. Col. Aug 10-One hundred
persons were injured some Of them fatal
", a number Of houses and several freight
cars were blown to pieces and traffic on
a railroad was temporarily paralyzcd
early to-day when four tons OF dynamite
on a freight car of the Colorado and
Southern Railroad exploded The most
surprising feature Of the occurrence is
that no one was killed outright. A large
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
TRIED TO BLOW UP
BANKERS HOME
, THE JouRNALs speelai wire

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
M1NBOLA. L. J.. Aug 10.--An at
tempt was made to-day to blow up
with dynamite the residence Of Vincent
.zavatt. a banker and real estate dealer,
at lnwood. When zavatt went to the
window TO see what had happened, two
shots were fred at him. He escaped
injury The house was partly wrecked
by the explosion. II Is believed the at
tack was the result Of zavatts work
in assisting the district attorney to run
down italian criminals.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
Desire Wilmington Represented

An invitation was received by Mayor
Wilson to-day for Wilmington to send
delegates to the National Prison Con
gress. which IS 70 be held in Chicago
from September IA to September 10.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
lserenaded ]. ,. Z. EuekeI.

In honor Of the sixtv-hfth ami.
versary of his birth. J. p T. Fuekei. OF
No. SOC West Fifth street entertained
the Delaware saengerbund. Of which
he is a member. at German Hall on
Wednesday evening Late at night
the saenserbund went 20 Mr. Fuekeis
home and rendered a serenade to him.
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
HoRsFoRp's ACID PHOSPHATE
Relieves Headache

caused by summer heat, overwork, ner-
vous disorders or impaired digestion
Relieves quickly.'
Evening journal., 1907-08-10
To Preach at Second Baptist.

The Rov. DR. Thomas S. Sampson. CT
Germantown. Pa. viii preach in Sec
ond Baptist Church tomorrow morn
ing.