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Evening journal., 1907-02-12
1870 MEET DEATH IN
NIGHT COLLISION AT SEA
Captain Halsy's Story.

captaln Frank T. Haley. Of the Rnowl-
ton OF Eastport. Me. and six of his crow
arc at the Life Saving Station here The
schooner is on the Beach. half a mile be-
low the station ana wreckers have been
sent from New London to get her ON If
possible.
Captain Haley tells the following story:
1--WE we're bound east sailing from ciSy
Island yesterday for Boston with a load
OF coal. The night was dark and the wind
was blowing a gale from the northwest.
We were sailing with a free wind when
suddenly saw the lights Of n steamer in
shore. The steamer was on the port tack
and I supposed she would Keep on her
way. Suddenly she steefed directly across
our bows It was to late for Us 70 avoid
an accident and with terrible crash she
carried away our headgear and cut us
down forward.
i hailed an men 20 the pumps The
schooner backed away after the collision
and after she bad drifted about quarter
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
LEGISLATORS
WANT MORE PAY
House Bill Aims to Amend
Constitution TO Provide
For Increase
sneeIal 10 rhe EvenInE Iournal.

DOVER Feb. EEK Congressman
J.. W. Metcalf addressed the joint ses-
sion to-day on the Alaska Yukon Ex-
position. urging Delaware TO present
a manufacturers and agricultural eX-
hibit In 1909 al Seattle.
Lieutenant-G Governor Parker adj
dressed the Senate on Abraham Lin.
coin.
The Senate committees reported un-
favorably on bills cutting or the sun
Gay school appropriations and requir-
ing the establishment of a legal re-
serve by insurance ana guaranty com-
panies, and prohibiting pawnbrokers
from advancing money on tools and
clothing.
a Senate substitute IN the Hous,
railway car nuisance bill obllterate'
the provisions making splitting a crime
Senator sparks gave notice OF bli
making alterations to the sttte House
Want More salary.
In the House Representative Film
OF Marshalton. gave notice Of a bill
proposing an amendment 10 Section Is
Article Of the Constitution. to enable
AlAN ANAtiNA Assembly, AN IANNNAf hf
increase In the pay and compensation
OF its members.
other measures we're presented th0s
BY Mr. Rash, TO create a state boar,
Of railroad commissioners and pre-
Bcribing their duiiess-
Hy AIr Rafhi % lax express com
n8nles doing business 10 Delaware.
2ir keenan,. % provide for the elec
tion Of Levy Court commissioners o
New castle county by an the quallhe'
voters Of said county
Mr.. Newton. repeating the law plac
ing county officials on salary.
T. o, Cooper 10 amend and enlarg
the scope Of the child labor law b.
practically prohibiting the employment
OF children under thtc age OF IL years.
Favorable reports were presented Il
the House. on the House bill provldinl
severe penalties for trespassing; axinl
the salaries of judges I'd lltem az $40
FOR each day OF actual sitting.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
E X I'R A

Harry Thaw is SO years o'd to-
day.
Jerome shapes Thaw case in en-
deavor TO accomplish one Of two
ends:
1. To send. Thaw 10 electric chair
>. To prove that. II insane when
he killed White. prisoner is still in
sane and should spend rest OF life
I'm madhouse.
DR.. Evans, insanity expert, testi-
fed that Thaw showed signs Of mem
tai unsoundness Immediately after
killing White, but has since steadily
improved.
Most Of to-day's session occupied
In technical fights over evidence be-
tween lawyers for prosecution and
defence.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
WILL BE BURIED
AT SALEM, N. ].

The bodies Of Michael Ryan. his wife
and four-months-old baby. will be ship.
ped BY Deputy Coroner Nichols TO Salon
n. j.. tomorrow morning. The unfortun-
ate victims Of gas asphyxiaiion will b,
buried in that city. brother Of the ad
man having made arrangements to-day
for the removal OF the bodies.
Mrs. Ryan's people who live here want
cd to keep her remains IN Wilmington. but
after consulting with the brother Of
Ryan it was decided that all three bodies
should be inferred in the same place
Ryans people live in Salem.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
DR.. Evans, AIienist, SweArs Thaw
Showed Signs Of Mental Unsound-
ness After Staying White--Jerome
Lays Clever Trap to Defeat the
Defense and Punish Thaw in An
other Way

Evans was expected to add his opin-
ion IN support OF this contention. after
reading Harry Thaw's "erazy'' letters.
In view Of the Importance 60 the de-
Tense of having the Hypothetical Ques-
ton answered satisfactorily by their
expert. SO that District Attorney Jer-
ONE could offer no objection TO It, COM
siderable time was consumed by Or.
Evans IN reading the letters.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
Line Steamer and Schooner
Collide Off Block Island
With Fearful Result

Of mile We lost sight Of the steamer in
the dark We had all we could do t.
keep afoat and when we got into striking
distance Of he-boach We took to the boats
and came ashore"
Captain Haley ana his men reached
shore unnJurod.
When the SHIPS crashed the schooner
was not so badly crippled. but that It was
able to reach comparatively shallow water
before the men took to their boat.
The Larchmont, however. went down
soon after Most OF the passengers were in
their state rcoms. and 80 sudden was Ne
disaster that Few Of them even reached
the deck
Except for the survivors who reached
Rlock Island il is believed every one on
board perished. Captain George Mcvey
was smonE tue saved.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
STREETS AND SEWERS
Despite Holiday the Men Controlling
City Highways Met as Usual.


City Highways Met as Usual.
* Despite the fact that to-day is a
holiday, a regular meeting Of the Street
ana Sewer Department was held this
morning at which considerable busi-
ness Of a routine nature was trans-
acted.
Collections We're reported by the sec.
rotary aggregating sl.76s.S5. and the
balance in bank was given as s6O07fs.
Payrolls for labor amounting to S500S3.
and Ss3 cart hire We're approved.
Permission was granted the VIII
mington City Electric Company ana
the Wilmington Light Power and
Telephone Company to erect poles ana
construct .manholes at several street
intersections.
The city solicitor reported that he
had not yet been able to get the de.
.partment's bill governing the construc-
ton Of lateral sewers before the Leg
islature. the members requested to
present the measure declining. presum.
ably for fear OF creating a hostile feel
ing against themselves, in the next
campaign.
a communication was received from
the d. & A. Telephone Company an
nouncing the cessation OF all under
ground work and asking to be relieved
from paying an inspector. This re-
quest was granted.
A petition was received from resi-
dents Of Eighteenth street between
Woodiawn and Mt. Salem lane, asking
for curbs and sidewalks This was re-
ferred TO the city engineer.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
SHE WALKED
OVERHEARD
Wilmington Woman Nearly
Drowned at CheSteT-.WaS
Rescued With Difficulty

Because she did not know the streets
of Chester nearly cost the life Of Lizzie
walls. ag ID .S years. of Second and Pop ar
streets, this city, who, while on her way
10 the railroad station after a visit to rela-
tives there became confused and walked
off small landing along Chester creek,
late last night. That she was rescued from
the icy waters was due to the timely ap-
pearance and prompt action Of two young
men.
According to the womans story she
had been on a visit TO friends In Chester
and not being acquainted with the streets
had turned toward the water front and in
the darkness had walked into the creek
She went over in place where the water
is about six feet deep and when rescued
was almost exhausted by the cold.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
Many Who Escaped From
Sinking Boat Are Frozen
to Death

BY Our own Wire Publishers Press.
PROVIDENCE. X. l., Feb. 12.-Probably
1870 persons perisRed-at sea OF ouonochon-
taug Beach, Block Island. as a result of a
collision to-day between the JOY Liner
Larchmont. with a crew OF 40 men and
about 100 passengers and the three-niasted
schooner Harry Knowlton with a crew OF
eight
A single boat reached Block Island frop
the Larchmont containing eight living
men and fourteen corpses the latter
frozen TO death. after leaving the sink
ing ship. The Knowlton's crew escaped
in safety initheir own boat.
Just how the collision occurred is not
cisa- Survivors from sas Larchmont say
there was. neither fog nor snow. but thsi
's high sea was running and the tbtr-
nsmeter below zsre.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
TELEGRAT H NEWSINANUTSHELL

BY Our Own Wire Publishers Press.
NEW YORK-An intense cold wave
ha scaused the greatest suffering and
inconvenience. The thermometer to-
day hovered about the zero mark, and
a cold wind added to the discomfort
Coming without warning the sudden
drop in temperature was responsible
for several deaths and probable deaths
of a number Of other persons.
PHILADELPHIA-Fire this morn
ing destroyed the building occupied by
the Phoenix Pants and Overall Com
pany, No l07 South Third stfeer.
quickly spread to adjoining buildings.
and famed by high wind. threatened
" destroy many properties. One man.
Louis Debestkey. 10 years old. i
trousers finisher jumped to his death
ero mths fourth-story window Of the
TAcsnix Building.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
WANT WHARF

The Philadelphia Council subcommit-
tee on Wharves and Docks Of the COM
mittee on City Property. inspected the
pier at the foot OF Chestnut street yes
terday with a view OF considering "a
proposition OF the Wilmington Steam
boat Line and the Delaware River
Transportation Company for a flvo
years ioase at $4,000 year. Both COM
panies are about to make extensive
improvements. but, as the pier Is
leased now from year to year FOR $3oO0
each. the lessees desire FIVE years
lease before making the contemplated
improvements.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
RASH CASE
PUZZLES DOCTORS

Andrew Rash, Of No. 1902 Reed
street Is a patient at the Delaware
Hospital suffering from internal injur-
les received at the plant OF E. Blumen-
thai & Company to-day The hospital
physicians have been unable to locate
the seat OF his injuries
Rash was on an elevator carrying
a plant when he met his accident, and
just how he was hurt is not known.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12


two conferences at the White House
between the President and the Califor.
mans it is understood that the way Is
open for an amicable end Of the Japan =
ese question. Another conference Will
be held to-day.
ALLENTOWN-Edwin W. Red
nauer and his four children, Percy.
aged s; Fannie, aged G; Pauline. aged
a. and Arthur. aged years. were
burned 10 death last night in a fire
which destroyed their home.
ST. PETERsBURG-The elections in
Moscow for Duma electors have re-
suited in an overwhelming triumph fot
the Coaystutiors. .Jcncc-r,s. n 81
the $50 elections 81 sds Eecsnd degree
the candidates OF the Constitutional
Democratic party we're successful.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
WORKING
ON NELSON CASE
New Phase on the Mystery
Which Was Kept Hidden
Developed To-day
UNDERTAKERS WRANGLE
OVER THE BODY

The mystery surrounding the death oa
Miss Nellie T.. Nelson. who was found
dead in bed az tho home Of Former Mayor
e. X. JoncrIs on saturday morning Is
growing deeper Coroner Galloway to-day
took the girls stomach to Newark. where
hew IN have its contents examined by tha
state analysts. ana ne intends to make
full investigation OF the matter.
The autopsy held by coroEer's Physician
nastan yesterday. revealed tho fact that
The unfortunaie yuong woman at the timo
on her death was in delicate condition.
She is supposed 20 have worried over this
and unable to longer bear the shame ahs
took her life.
Was q Pretty Girl.
Miss Nelson was a pretty girl anH
though OF recent months she was not seen
much on the strcst she did have a largo
circle of friends az ono time. Her relatives
have demanded the Investigation that ~
now going on and propose 10 see that thp
mystery surrounding the girls strange
death IS solved.
I mo empty NoAtlN iNhiu III hlt YOUNG
Voman's bed chamber Is said to have con-
tainod cocaine There was also a box oR
pills and these are now in the possession
on thvnwhorltes
The case has caused considerable COM
ment and much sorrow is expressed for
the girl She was an orphan and for sew
eral years has made her homo with The
lmmlU Of Dr. Jefreris and according to
thel after. was employed By him as a
sten0sraphcr.
Authorities Are inactive.
The state authorities or thci ocal police
have as yet takcn no hand in the invosti-
CATION. and may not do 20. until the cor
oner has made his report. Just now there
g. trouble between Deputy Coroner Nichols
and j. r. Kilmer. an undertaken, as to
who will conduct the girls funeral. Each
ciaims the right 10 bury the body. When
the funeral viii be held is not known.
Miss Nelson was loft some property by
her people and a guardian appointed by
the Court mas betn looking after her af-
fairs she was bosn in this city and had
lived here an her life.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
Prevented Fire.

What might have been a destructive
FIRE at the wilmington Iron Company's
mills last night was prevented by the
prompt action of William Monroe, an
employe OF the plant. He discovered
the rafters OF the roof over a furnace
Ablaze and securing a bucket Of water
extInguished the flames.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
Coated Into Coal Waoon.

William Duiing aged II years. of No.
1902 French street, while coasung on a
sled In Eleventh street to-day collid-
cd with a coal wagon belonging to the
Charles Warner Company and serious
ly injured his left leg. He was remov-
ed 70 his home.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
Receiver Asks 10 Be DISCHARGED.

The application Of James Smith. Jr..
of New Jersey, to be discharged as re-
ceiver Of the United States Shipbuildng
Company the affairs Of the concern
having been settled, will be heard in
Federal Court on next Monday.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
Married al Rishorstead.

At Bishopstead this morning Howard
George Marston and Miss Mary Aman-
da Reissneider. both OF this city, were
married IN the presence Of many
friends by Bishop Coleman. Thee cou-
pie was unattended
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
Iectric Chair, Jerome Will Try to
Send Harry Thaw to Insane Asylum Cell
LITTLE ITALY"
MUCH IN EVIDENCE
Many From the Italian Colony
Attend the Trial Of
Michael UzzO
DEPENDENT ON THE STAND

Little Italy," was largely represented
In Court OF oyer and rernlnor this morn
ing when trial Of tee case OF Michael Uzzo
charged with the murder of his wife was
resumed. All throughout the proceedings
the prisoner sat m tho dock with hia
hands crossed upon his lap apparently uu-
interested IN what was golng ON about
kim.
Urzo Testihes.
Michael Uzzo being called !n his own de-
fensc. testified that he worked at Thir-
toonth and Lombard streets and that on
the day Of tho shooting he quit work at
@ O'Clock and went to market and
from there went to hs home. lie stated
that he had ono or two drinks during the
evening with hi stophano and said he re-
tired about 1880 o'clock, Later he heard
Rafcal Missile como IN and thought he
heard some one whispering. lie called out
asking who 81 was and Missile answered
that Il was he He then went down stairs
and found that hi stophano was with Mis-
ellle and they were talking In o low tone.
He told Missile TO so 10 bed and then and
III stephano went out. Later he heard O
rapping on his bedroom door and getting
Up he got his pistol When he opened the
door he saw Distcphano standing thereand
before ne conid ask him what he wanted
fell down stairs. Mrs Uzzo grasped th'
revolver and In a struggle the weapon
went OF the bullet striking his wife.
Ho had never had any trouble with his
wife regarding her alleged intimacy will
Tony pl stephano on other men. The cross
examination Of the defendant began jus
prior to Adjournment Of court for the AZ.
iernoon recess
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
Return Their Thanks.

Mrs. Buckley wishes to return her
thanks to the members of the Wash
ington Fire Company and to other
friends Of her late son. Albert. for the
Imany foralt offerings sent to his fu-
neral ~
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
postal card surorise

Master Herman Brand OF 40. ll04
Pullman Place was given a postal
surprise yesterday In honor OF his
birthday anniversary. he received
many cards.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
Bishops PhHadeIphia Appointments.

Bishop Coleman will deliver a ser
mon to business men in st. Paufs
Church. Philadelphia, at noon to-mor-
row. AT noon on Thursday the bishop
win preach in st. stephens Church,
Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1907-02-12
WilI underno oneration.

Edward Hobbs, Of No. 222 North
jackson street is at the Delaware Hos
pital TO undergo an operation for ap-
.pendicitis.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-12

jealousy that has a deep seated
in YOU breast, you can
hardly expect to succeed. For
years there has been cold, clam
ish selhshness existing among our
business men, general pull-dick-
pull-devil' sort of a feeling and
that feeling has been of such long
standing that it is now chronic III
form. This one refuses to have
anything to do with club of any
kind where so and So affiliates,
or refuses to contribute to an end
that will rebound to even the
slightest benefit of a competitor.
That's the city. Then comes III
the farmers of the valley with their
ideas of right and wrong and what
the town is doing and not doing
for them. They claim they are
paying extortionate prices for the
necessaries and luxuries of life
when buying of the home mer-
chant, which drives trade from
town and puts it into the hands of
mail order establishments, where
they say they can save from rs to
so per cent. Oh their money.
They claim to be following suit of
some of the merchants of the city
who buy where they can do the
best, even sending to Seattle for
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-12

groceries or whatever they may
need, refusing to patronlze the
home man even to that extent, and
it is even charged that some bust
ness men of this city have even
gone SO far a; to solicit orders from
certain of their customers for groc-
cries, ETC., (to be shipped i'll with
other goods of course). that they
might save for him or them few
dimes and skin the local merchant
out of little local trade. These
are things that must be overcome
before any club of any kind can
possibly hope to succeed. If a
club can be organized that will re-
generate, wipe out all grievances,
reborn us again and baptise us in
the spirit of a square deal and just
ice to all men. plotting out forever
the past, and all join III heart to
heart cooperation, then we can &C
complish something, accomplish
anything we desire and accomplish
it easily too. 1t will be hard
thing to do, but it can be done, it
ought to be done and we hope it
can and will be done. We have
all done a lot of things that we
ought not to have done and we
have left undone lot of things we
ought to have done, and we will
continue in the same old paths as
long as we live-Its human-but
with an era of good will on earth,
these might be reduced very mater
tally to the mutual advantage of
all. While the lamp holds out to
burn the vilest sinner may yet re-
turn There is a chance to do
something. 1t is time to do some
thing. We ought to do something
and if we all unite in true spirit
with a determination to do some
thing, then by the eternal (Jack-
SOM and the great horn spoon
(Butler) WE WILL DO SOME
THING.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-12

me Bonney Real Estate AGENCY
with W. w. Bonney manager. was or
sanlHeu thls week. 1t will do a gener.
d. al re e;s estate business, insurance. fire
anu al ne, notary public work. etc. ottice
~ readihg room on Third street
phone black 161. S25, 600 worth nr rv
cry now listed. Rents collected XIX XIX
noIes, etc, entrusted to nv care viii
receive prompt attention. ~ 6. w''i
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-12
ABOUT FINISHED
The Work of Repairing the Cascade Canal
Flume About Finished.

The work of replacing the fume for
the Cascade Canal company OF when
37ooft was destroyed by the disastrous
flood of last Dscember,is steadily going
on. The foundation is all in and being
tied to timbers buried in the earth by
steel cables, and the finishing touches
will be added within the next week or
so. This has been big job and put
the company to a heavy expense, but
under the able supervision OF Superln-
tendent Woodhouse, they think they
have a much better ilume than before.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-12
D|NCEND|EFER TALKS,
Concludes That Companies Are
Preferable to Cities.
When a Newspaper Crtcises Com
pany II Yields "Quicker Than You
Can Say Jack Robinson but City
Authorities Feel Secure In Their
Places and Do Nothing.


It will be remembered that some
nine or ten months ago Mr.. Dingen
defer burst from the obscurity in
which, as simple clarinet player
in the orchestra of a Manhattan the
ater he had been enveloped and
flashed upon the Brooklyn public as a
redeemer of It's right to cross the
Brooklyn bridge at night without
clamberng up and down the long, irk
some flights Of stairs leading to and
from the elevated structures.
In other words, 1t was Mr.. Dingen
defer who, through the columns of the
Eagle, made 1t clear to the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company that the dis
continued night service of trolley cars
across the bridge ought to be resumed
1t was in this page of history that Mr.
Dingendicfer alluded In the following
remarks which he made concerning
municipal ownership of public utilities:
II dink We SOON FREDDY goot lessons
alreatty got about dot moonizibal own
ershib dings. Ain'd you dlnk so, yes?
auf der Prooklyn pridge by der nighd-
dime lasd winter, all We got to done ISIS
to say soomdings on der Eagle news
paber, und right away quick der Prook-
lyn Rabid Dransit gombany schtardt
dem running. Ind since dot dime We
didn't got no droubles like dot SOON
more. All vot der gombany wants to
te.c 1,t
schtandt dot SOON longer, und day get
sooch move by dem dot you couldn't
say 'Yack Robinson Wrist.
"But vot ISIS it ven der cidy own dCt
railroads? | bed you dots good deal
difference. Der private gombany vat
ISIS got DER money invested by dot
railroads couldn't affords to make der
people sooch a mad; meppe der peo-
pies rise oop und say dey gif SOON
odder gombany dot franchises or
Something's like dot But ven der cidv
owns dot railroat eferybotty vot runs
1t aind got SOON oof his own money
Invested in it, so he vouldn'd care vot
der pebbles said. He run der ralroats
yoost der same way vot he want to.
Soon pebbles said dot der bolidi-
clans would been more afraid oof dor
pebbles as der private gombanv. but
dot ISIS foolishncss. Der bolidicians
got holdings to lose und der private
gombany got eferydings Oof der bolt.
dicians vas afraid oof der boobies
how ISIS 1t dot dey don'd go aheodt
right away qvick und buildt dot Gle.
waited loop by Delaney streed? Don'd
der pebbles want dot? Tnd dond dor
bolidicians know dot der pebbles want
dot? Sure dey know dot but dow
dohd care soomedings aboud it, Mep.
re dey gots more money on der mock.
cts ven dcy don'd buildt dot loon T
Ded you oof dot vas left vor SOON brl.
vate gombany to done und der ho,idi
clans got holdings to said oboud T.
dot loop would be bulldt alrettv vot
und We vouldn'd got sooch cro,rd
ings by der Prooklyn bridge nofer
SOON more ''i
Efery dime ven drinks abont dot
iloonizlbal ownership I drinks obond
uo' Mammalian pridgc. vot der moo.
pies would been Walking ofor NV dis
h .'..o ooi IL was der broberdy oof SOON
VI p,aNa.e corporation. Aind YOU dink
SOY No? Yes;" Brooklyn Eagle
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-12
X +: r. ~ n N ~ r. 81 r

THE people of Ellensburg and
Kittitas Vale must learn one les
son, if they have not already done
50, and if they have, it has not as
yet been needed, and that is les
son in cooperation. All the boost
er clubs and commercial clubs in
chrisendom will avail little I'M
less there is a natural civic pride
and hearty cooperation" all all
pull together action of our peo-
pc. So long as this man or that
man is pulling back and cussing
bis neighbor or competitor because
of real or imaginary wrong, or be-
cause Of that feeling of envy or