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New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
SAYS JOHNSON is HIS GRANDSON.
Geronimo, Indian Chief, Talks OF Man VINO
KILLED Els Wife in Providence
Tpv Teiegraph 10 The IrinuHe' ]

Iawton. okla. Dec. 12-Accordlns 70 oeroa'..o ~o
the Apache chief. Clarence '; 'oa - s,s 90, M
80 aaurhter of Geroninno's second wife, VINO
,,1arrjed a white .nan and is now hVlhs IN ne"
Mexico -, .lo,o his FIRST
Geronimo had fourteen wives. but Aiopo' Iis
WAS most beloved. he having fn'ifi|u I - - I'll
- he started on his first war of slaughter HIS
second wife, Tonnie. and her child were taken
,,rtso,ers by Mexicans since which uh'e he iaS
"a a, innate hatred of Mexicans
when told that johnson had killed ms "lie' WIN
81, Nextcan he seemed pleased
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
INDEPENDENT M. S. r. COMMITTEE.

An independent committee OF minority stockhold-
a,s of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company
was formed yesterday to take concerted action to
,,act their interests. John l. Waterbury is chair
man and Edmund c. Converse of this city, and
Harry S. Hopper. OF Philadelphia, are the other
members Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett have been
retained as counsel The committee gave notice
that stockholders wishing TO act with il might
Ienostt their stock with the Manhattan Trust Conn
many. of THE city, tho Fidelity Trust Company,
of Philadelphia.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
WEST SIDE REPUBLICAN DINNER.

The regular fall vaudeville dinner of the West
Side Republican Club was held at the clubhouse,
No 1907 Broadway, last night. About hundred
and fifty members were present several of whom
were elected office the last election. in spite
of the general Tammany landslide. Among those
who received congratulations were Assemhiyman
w NJ Bennett and Alderman-elect J. Barton Case.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13

nr Flpas superintendent of evening schoois' sac
aaso-6;nr 70 the bylaws of the Board OF Edu-
tliat Elementary night schools were ordered
- .Ioss at the end Of term of ten weeks "i''e"
was last night ... bic, schools -
- .aa,,t so many pupils asked for PERMISSION
-, ~ s+av away for the rest of the sessions before
- i.,r,as that we decided to close
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
IoHN w. HENNINe RElNsTATEp.

roh1 ". Hennins, who on October - 1896. failed
10 meet his Stock Exchange clearing Rouse oAi-
arces and was in consequence suspended from
IT, ririleres OF the exchange. was reinstated yes
+ersav 10 full membership. having fulfilled his OBJ
Iirarions Mr. Henning has been member or the
evcbanee since June 5. 1s95- He was the SOLE
member of the firm Of J. W. Hennins * Co, a[d
So. ,ea~s was a large operator on the floor Of the
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
nRo9s DEAD AT MURDER TRIAL.

fFv TeIeEraph The Trfbnne-I
Atlanta Dec 12-As the report of the jury was
being ,ead by the foreman in the trial Of negro
y,ur5erer here to-day. Hampton FL Penny seventy
e,s vears old who had been listening TO the arsu-
,ueut reesed and dropped TO the hoor expiring ia .
fsVv minutes He had the unique reputation OF at
,ai,g every Confederate reunion ever held.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
osENcE. ITALY, IN WINTER.

The increasing winter colony OF Americans IN
"Dante's City" augments from year to year. Tho
beantif,l Grand Hote,, under the management OF
Mr.. Kraft the proprietor, and his two sons. Is tho
social centre the coonJ and the winter residence
of those fortunate enough TO secure rooms Dur
ing the winter quite 20 per cent of Grand Hotel
visitors Americans
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
nImp FROM CAR KILLS WOMAN.

An unidentified young woman Jumped iio.,. -
.,,na 7 Ie.tngton avenue car near 3lth street
I,e last evening and received injuries from which
she d,ea before an ambulance surgeon VINO was
s,,nmoned from Bellevue Hospital could get heF 10
,haf institution She was well dressed en' hso no
thAe shsr articles by which she could be
identified
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13

Monongah. w. Va, Dec 12-The search III
mines 6 and 8 of the Fairmont Coal Com
pany for victims of last Fridays explosion was
suspended early tonight, partly because fire
had broken ,ut again in Mine and partly
because practically every section of the two
mines has been explored and it was not believed
that further search along the same lines would
result in the finding of more bodies
Three hundred and twenty bodies have been
reuoved OF these II were Americans, Ill
,sgroas. 146 Italians 81 Slcvaks, 81 Poles,
Greeks and Hungarian
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
couot plsTiLLERY BURNED.

~ 20 the GUNNER, Diggngs Company mere
80 entirely destroyed by fire tonight The JOSS
&C. 600. partly covered by insurance Eishteeh
Thousand gallons of refined alcohoi ana iaise
o,,antIty OF the material was LOST.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13
ORPHAN ASYLUM AT M0N0NGAH.
Charity for Victims of Explosion-320
Bodies RemoVed--Fire Suspends Work.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

IBy
Pittsburg, Dec. &c. w Watson, president
of the Fairnont Coal Company. which owned
The mines at Monongah in which an explosion
killed several hundred miners, will. in the name
of his wife erect an orphan asylum at Monon-
eah in which will be cared for and educated
the children of the men who lost their lives in
the disaster To-day representatives of Mr..
Watson visited this city. where they inspected
various orphan asylums. and announced that
work on the new asylum at Monongah will be
started at once.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13


ocean and disturbing the labor markets of foreign
capitals.
AS TO CAUSE OF PANIC.
Undoubtedly speculation Is one Of the contFibut-
al regular intervals About once in twenty years
there will be an accumulation OF commercial
wrecage due p part to Ws spd v II part po
struct for time more or less completely the chan
But other things sometimes contribute very
potentIy TO causes Of these crises. l nave spoken
OF their approach to regularity We had the crisis
oexf tfa aI a e in is7 but the enormous strain Of
the Civil War fastened It by four years, and II
came in 1872 S5s and the next crisis was twenty years
But the present crisis has come upon us six years
earlier than the tine II was que oy tne
II more potently even than the appalling destruc-
lion q the Civil War? believe I there as Is ne no dlsglty
tion Is governmental. Gentlemen very prominent,
very responsible for the administration OF the gov
with reference to property and enterprise that. it
seems to me, has made this panic lreVitahle
eminent but il must remembered that while
government can accomplish. As rule good results
Certainly the so-caed reforners have not been
sv0jf to come to the reief o the business interests
f ,be hostile ,,,hlic onirion which they have
ated The denletion cf the treasury Of an over
rich organization by $50 ~s,ep WOW ,n'nk, ne
regarded ny most of us with eouanrnitv. hnt affer
aYi tha chief question is onE of exact iustire. The
exact facts of this cese warrant s"epticisrn as
10 whether an ordinary shipper would have neen
s1ed AZ aII r'he inlnnsitfon this enormous fine.
without anything approaching precedent for IT
IN all the annals nf iursnruderce, stimulated ihe
halier already half-forred I'm this and in foreign
co,,n,ries that II was not much crime as ac-
cuTnulated wealth that was being pursued.
Henry A Fuller Judge of the Court OF Claims
IF Luzerne County. in Pennsylvania said the
Judiciary will never be impeached for the crime
Of se.f-derrecistion The bench has deterioratsd.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-13

In those troubled times Signor Fiilar1 re-
ceived a kind Of baptism Of fire; he emerged
from the ordeal with fervor OF patriotism and
z solicitude for the moral law which we recog-
nize as lending a certain vitality TO all Of these
essays. even when they are not, on other counts,
especially alluring. Perhaps this personal note
VIII serve to counIerbalance the want OF sub
stance to which we have referred
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
JUDGE BRADFORD
DISAPPROVES
OF THE WEDDING

The following is from the Times
Dispatch Of Richmond. Va. OF date
October IS.
The recent wedding Of Alfred I. du-
Pont lie Nemours and mis- cousin. Mrs.
Alica Maddox (nee Bradford). each OF
whom had just been divorced. has
given rise TO much interest by reason
of the fact that II was stated in the
press dispatches that the members Of
both families were present Bishop
Coleman, Of Delaware. the uncle Of
Mrs. Maddox, and Judge Bradford.
her father. are both at present in this
city as members OF the Episcopal Gem
eral Convention. Judge Bradford. on
being shown the dispatches announc-
ing the marriage Of his daughter to
her divorced cousin. in winch II WAS
stated that members Of his family
were present at the ceremony, in re-
sponse 10 the question whether he or
his other daughters were present. said
Certainly not" plainly indicating his
entire disapDroval of the whole pro-
ceeding. This attitude Of reprobation
for marriage of divorced persons has
received the cordial support Of Bishop
Coleman OF Delaware.
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
SNOW AND ICE
IN THE COUNTRY
Christiana Hundred Farmers
Get First Touch Of Real
Winter

According to several Christiana huns
dred farmers snow fell and ice formed
In their section early this morning. They
declare that II Is the ear.est visitaucu
Of winter in their recollection. The snow
fan was not pronounced although the q
were evidences OF the storm long after q q
sun had gotten up The ice. however, WIS
so thick on meadows that one farmer de-
clared il could be cut
The snow and ice followed tho eoldese
day and nisht Of the fan. Everywhere tc-
day Jack Frost shows effects Of his Vdtl-
erlng hand. Leaves are falling IN %
woods and fires burning in the homes.
Meanwhile the small boy is happy over
the prospect Of early snowbalng, s'ed-
ding and skating.
Farmers say every indication points "a
a long and severe winter
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
OUTDOOR LIFE
CURES PATIENTS
One Woman Has Gained
Twenty Pounds in Three
Months

That the tuberculosis sanatorium es-
tablshed by the Delaware Anti-ruber-
culoss Society in Brandywine hundred
is filling a much needed want is shown
by the results obtained in a number Of
cures effected among the patients who
have gone TO the institution for treatment.
While these cures are not classed as
permanent, the condition OF those who
have undergone the treatment is such as
to give the greatest encouragement for
the success Of the methods employed in
treating the malady.
one Of the most notable instances is
the case Of young woman. aged 20 years,
who three months ago went to the hos
pital in what was thought 20 be the last
stages Of consumption. She weighed only
sS pounds This young woman has gained
% pounds, IS, 10 all appearances. in per-
feet health. and IS believed to be on the
road to recovery.
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
ADD 1000 NAMES
TO VOTERS LIST
Makes the Total Vote for
Wilmington the Largest
Known

Estimates are that about 1000 names
were added to the registration lists on
Saturday. the last day for qualifying.
making about 2s.O00 persons eligible TO
vote on ,November on the license qnes-
tion. This is by far the biggest registra-
ten Wilmington ever had. The actual
number of eligible voters Is probably far
less than 1900, however. as many voters
have been transferred from one district
to another and they have boon included In
the registration figures Of the past two
Saturdays.
Ne serious trouble occurred IN any dis
trict on Saturday. although there were
several clashes. In sofoe districts chal-
lengers were not allowed within the reg
istration booths, and this led 20 trouh'e
In thc Second ward district m south Will
minrton there was q Nranglc ever this.
The Anti-Lcense Committee was busy
yesterday and to-day looking up auspi-
cious cases of registration. Church mem-
bcrs instead Of going 70 services were
calling at addresses throughout the city
from which men were suspected Of reg
istering illegally.
As "a result Of this investigation a COM
mitteo Of lawyers was engaged to-day in
preparing appeals from the registration
lists before. Resident Judge spruance
beginnns Wednesday. One antl-license
leader said there might be several hun
dred appeals fled by their side.
The license workers claim that they
had a majority Of the men registered on
Saturday The registration was heaviest
in wards south Of Sixth street.
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
WILL HELP THE
HEALTH OFFICERS
Veterinarian Montague Places
Government Meat InSpeC-
tors at Service Of City

The Board OF Health at its regular
weekly meeting to-day received from
DIR. J. w. Montague. veterinarian In
charge of the government meat in
spectors in this city, a letter in which
the government official in reply 60 a
communication he received from the
board. said that he will gladly CO.
operate with the local Health DEPART
ment to prevent diseased carcasses or
unsound. unhealthful and unwhoic-
some meat or meat products being ex-
posed for sale on the local market
The government inspectors VIII not
make a promiscuous inspection hut
viii assist the Health Board whenever
called upon.
The board ordered fifteen properties
connected with the sewer to abate
nuisances. Secretary Wigglesworth
reported that since the last meeting of
the board fourteen properties had been
connected with the sewer and the work
entirely completed.
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
WANTED MARRIAGE.
KEPT SECRET
Nice Looking Baltimore COu-
pie Get License Here To-
day to Marry

Two out of town couples we're mlrrlel
in this city Saturday and to-day. Tho
couple who came here to-day were from
their appearance well to do They haiei
from Baltimore and obtained their ma q
riage license at the office OF Magistrate
Robertson. They left the office Of the 80 81
tice Of peace presumably to go to the
home Of the Rev. George L. wcife. tu.
whether that minister married them cou d
not be learned. He was not at home VIII n
a reporter called az his home at noon
Tho couple were about the same agc,
near thirty years. and were stylssiy
dressed and good looking. They asked
that their presence In this city to he mar
ricd be kept secret
The marriage on Saturday was offci-
atcd at by Mayor Horace Wilson at his
office at the Wilson Line steamboat
wharf. The couple were Henry Zucne. OF
No 1870 NewiSirk street and Miss Jennie
Erhart Of No. iiii North Twenty-nlnth
street, both Of Philadelphia. The groom
gave his age as % years and the bride "a.
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
HOME FROM CONVENTION
Delaware Episeopaiia-s Have Delight
ful Time at Richmond Church
Convention.

Bishop Coleman. Archdeacon Hall and
the Revs. Mr.. Kirlxus. Hammond and
Galbreath. representing the Delaware
clergy and Messrs George A. Elliott. WI
liam e. Waters and Joseph Swift repre-
senting the Delaware layity Of the Epis-
copal Church Of Delaware at the Episco-
pal Church Conference at ichmond, have
returned home. Judge Edward G. Brad
ferd, the fourth lay delegate TO the con-
ference. Is expected home tomorrow.
Messrs. Hammond and Elliott were ap-
pointed delegates to represent the con-
vention upon the occas on OF the presenta-
tion OF Bible from King Edward Of
England. and a lecturn from Pres dent
Roosevelt TO the old Bruton Church at
Williamsburg. Va, on October 8. MT.
Elicit says the occasion was one Of the
most delightful OF the convention.
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
HAD RAZOR AND
GUN WHEN TAKEN
Thomas Davis, COIOred, Tried
to Get Away From Police
man Davidson

Thomas Davis, colOred. who gave Pa
trolman Davidson chase on Saturday
night but was captured by that on-
Ger, was held in $500 bail in the City
Court today for the Court Of General
Sessions on the charge of carrying
concealed deadly weapons. When ar
rested he had a revolver and a razor
in his pockets. and while being taken
to a patrol box snatched himself loose
from the officer. and darted away. but
he did not get far.
The case of James Cunningham, a
l6-year-old youth charged with slap
ping a woman in the face with his cap
on Market street on Saturday night,
was continued until Wednesday. He
also gave his captor, officer Duncan, a
chase, but was captured after a run
of three or four blocks.
John Bates, charged with drunken
ness and disorderly conduct was fined
50: John W. Hudson, accused OF a sim
liar ohense, So; Nathan Brown, assault
and battery, continued until October "a
and Joseph b. Mahoney, charged with
assault with intent TO commit murder.
continued for two weeks.
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
RAILROAD IS AGREEABLE
Will See That Future Trespassers on
Their Property Are Prosecuted by
Railroad Police.

Representatives Of the local police force
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
were in conference this morning with
County Comptroller Chandler relative 10
the order OF Mr.. Chandler that the rail-
road police must hereafter prosecute al
trespassers arrested on railroad property.
The railroad officials Informed Mr.. Chanl-
Ter that they would have the men act in
accordance with the order. They ex-
pressed surprise that The r men hai been
in the custom OF turning railroad tres
passers over TO the county constables
for prosecution. and declared that no such
practice would be felowed In the future.
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
GOVERNMENT SEIZES
TOBACCO OF TRUST

understood that similar action may be
taken against the products OF other
trusts against which suit for dissolu-
tion is pending.
The British American Tobacco Com
pany is declared 10 be the foreign
branc hof the tobacco trust, and the
government charges that one-tldrd Of
its s3O,000.O00 capital Is held by the
Imperial Tobacco Company and the
balance by the American Tobacco
Company.
The government further charges that
the British American Company has
been created as an fundamentally and
for the especial purpose OF defeating
and violating the laws OF the United
States. and that while its principal
.ofnce is in London, the chairman Of the
board Of managers is an officer Of the
American Tobacco Company. against
which suit for the dissolution Is al
ready impending.
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
GIRLS FOOT WAS
CRUSHED BY TRAIN

Alghting from the south bound Del
aware road train. due at Harrington
at $40 o'clock last evening, Esther
Smith, colored, aged II years, had an
unfortunate mishap. She attempted
to get off the train while it was In
motion, and was drawn under the
wheels. which passed over her right
foot crushing Il. DR. Lewis. of Har-
rington. amputated the injured MEM
Der and brought the wounded girl 10
the New Castle County Hospital at
Farnhurst early this morning
The young woman Is an orphan. and
has been IN the family Of r. G. Reese.
a prominent Gamer OF Harrington.
since she was child, her mother be-
fore her death. having been a domestic
in the employ Of the Reese family.
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
PLANNING A NEW
STREET CAR BARN

Because of the many complaints
against the Wilmington Railway Com
pany on account of its practice Of stor-
ing cars in the streets in Delaware
avenue in the vicinity of the COM
pany's car barn, the railway concern is
now making extensive preparations 20
place all its rolling stock under roof.
The old power house at Delaware ave-
nue. and DUPONT street is being dis
mantled and is to be converted into a
car barn. Frank Jones has purchased
The boilers and another firm the old
machinery. The company expects to
have the new car barn ready for SER
vice by next week.
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
PREACHER IS
SOON FORGIVEN
Cleveland Minister Explained
How tie Came to be
Arrested
BY THE JOURNALS Special wIra


QUINCY Mass, oct. 2i.-Bethany
Congregational Church has forgiven its
pastor, Rev. Edwin II. Hardy, who waa
arrested while visiting "A questionable
resort In Cleveland last week Follow
ing an explanation made by the min-
lister from the pulpit, declaring that he
had gone TO the house ignorant of It's
character In the cause Of charity, he
was given a rising vote Of confidence
by the Congregation, which filed the
church to hear his explanation.
DR.. Handy blames the keen political
campaign being waged IN Cleveland for
his arrest. The police have been stirred
to great activity and are keeping a
watch on every house which is ques-
tlonable. The explanation was made
tearfuly and Dr. Hardy prefaced his
sermon with this statement:
MY dear people: IL is due that you
should receive from my lips the simple
truth concerning an unfortunate occur
renee associated with my visit IA
Cleveland. Leaving the council after
10 o'clock. and while going to my hotel,
was accosted by a woman in appar-
ent Distress who claimed to be desti-
tute and IN need OF assistance. IL Is
my custom not to give charity except
upon investigation. Her home being
nearby ] went there 10 see the condi-
tions and assure myself Of her neces-
stiles.
Almost Immediately I saw what the
place was, and within three minutes
sought to leave. The door was locked
and man in citizens clothes. who
stated he was an officer arrested mel
My presence In that place, Of whose
character / was ginorant, for the mo-
tive Of charity, was termed in court .
violation of a city ordinance, for which
l could be and was fined"
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
FIERCE FIGHT
WITH A BURGLAR
COIOred Man Finally Killed
in Combat With Two
Brothers at Nashville
BATTLE IN THE EARLY DAWN
ny THE JouRNALs Special wire.

by THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
NASHVILLE. oct ia giant nerro
burglar gave his life to-day IN am at
tempt tomurdor Charles and t. J..
Schoot In battle in the latters hc j.
chamber by the half lignt of the early
dawn.
Before he fell pierced by three heavy
slugs from a Winchester. tho thief haI
so hacked and manglel the schotts
that both may die.
The Schotts are brothcrs-E J. N
prosperous druggist; Charles "A lodaer
In his house The former was avnS-
ened by the crcalSing OF his window as
the negro crawled through Ct. and
sprang for his rifle The robber leap
cd 10 reach It nrst. the two men grap-
Piled an1 the black knocked his am
tagonist TO the floor with blow from
a hatchot
Instead Of Ea'shng his work in
stantly he caught ~ the rinc, janmeI
the lock IN his excitement. and was
beaten down from behind Nv tho
druggists brother, Charles. who had
rushed to the rescue.
Bullet Glanced From Skull
The negro recovered himself in mo-
ment and was making short work of
his second foe when the druggist.
streaming with biood regained his feet
and succeeded in bringing the rifle into
action and shot the black in the fore
head. The negro reeled but the bullet
glanced on his thick skull and he fought
on half-consciously
Schott fired a second time and pierced
his shoulder. Even then the maddened
African, lodging past the rifle muzzla
was Wrestling the weapon from the
druggists hands when the brother. bv
this time also staggering from his
wounds, leaped on him from behind and
brought him down with a crashing
blow on the head from q heavy chair.
The druggist sent ball through his
heart before he could regain his feet.
-. H. Schott IS suffering from a
frightful wound on the head from the
Ratchet Charles was gashed in half
dozen places.
Evening journal., 1907-10-21
COAL TRAIN HUNG
OVER A RAVlNE

owing to a wreck that occurred at
the bridge at Quarry and Pine streets,
Darby, yesterday afternoon, travel
over the b. & o. railroad between this
city and Philadelphia was delayed for
several hours.
Flowing up ties and rails a coal train
plunged along over a hundred yards
towards the high trestle bridge over
Darby creek, and came 20 a stop within
foot Of the ravine, sixty feet below.
A few yards more and the engine and
train Of twenty coal cars would have
been hurled into the ravine.
Engineer Harris and Fireman Mich
ael chung to their post until within
few yards OF the ravine, when both
jumped, but escaped injury The train
stopped with the cowcatcher hanging
over the ravine.