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Evening journal., 1907-10-29
CAR OFF TRACK,
WOMEN IN PANIC

An east-bound Peoples Line car
jumped the track in Rockford Park
this morning and would have gone over
the embankment there had not a pole
stopped IT, Women passengers were
thrown into a panic and men on the
rear platform jumped from the car Ia
save themselves from threatened in
jury.
The car had passed under the over
head railroad bridge in the park and
was on the up grade when it left the
track. The front platform came ia
contact with the pole at the crest II
the ten foot embankment. For a time
the women passengers were speechless
from fear Then they screamed and
rushed from the car. one end OF which
was over the precipice. Had the car
jumped the track further up the track
It would have gone over the emabnk-
menL
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
WHARTON FACES
KENT JUDGES
On Trial in Dover Charged
With Violating Bribery
Laws
ATTORNEYS IN AN ARGUMENT
Special 10 THE EVENING Journal.

ep1NidA 10 TIE EN 3NlNtf JOI kNAI.
DOVER, oct 29.-The trial Of Gar
rett $. Wharton. for alleged violation
of the Constitution regarding tho use
of money at elections, was begun to-
day before a bench comprising Chief
Justice Lore and Associate Judges
Spruance and Penncwill. Attorney
General Richards and Deputy Attor-
ney- General Satterheld represented the
State and Walter II. Hayes and Frank
II. Davis appeared for the defense
Chancellor Nicholson and Judge PEN
newill also were upon the bench but
not participating in the trial.
Representatives of the Republican
and Democratic state and County
Committees We're present but interest
i'm the trial Is overshadowed by the
local option campaign. Wharton
pleaded not guilty TO violating Sec
ton z, Article g. Of the Constitution.
Mr Richards read the information
which charges that the defendant un-
lawfully offered to pay and promised
TO william II. Hurd. n voter Of the
sixth district. SIS to vote for the Re
publican candidates
Immediately after the reading Of the
Information, Mr.. Hayes demanded that
the state elect which charge the de-
fendant should be tried upon, the Offer
10 pay or promise TO pay. Mr.. Rich
ards contended that he could proceed
under either or both the charges, and
counsel then engaged in an argument
on the point
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
STREET AND SEWER
ROUTINE WORK

At the meeting Of the Street and Sewer
Directors uhis morning q request for
crossings across Connell street and across
Broomo street on the north side Of Maple
street was referred to the street Conn
missioner.
a request from the Wilmington Tele-
phone Company to place three poles on
Nineteenth street between Market and
Tatnan streets. was referred TO the prop
erty owners as was the request OF the
Wilmington City Electric Company tc
place one pole on Chandler street between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth. Permission
was given the Wilmington city Electric
Company 20 trim trees on various streets
under tho supervision Of the Street and
Sewer Department
A communication was received from the
Board of Trade stating complaints re-
ceived because Of the burning Of leaves by
the departments employees The directors
Will undertake somo other way OF dis
posing OF the leaves. although It wal
thought that IL was more practical {,
burn them.
A request for a street lamp at Jackson
street near Gipin avenue, was rcferre'
10 the Street Commissioner.
Following up the splitting ordinnnc
passed by City Council resolutions 70
the prevention OF splitting In highway
under the Jurisdiction Of the board wer
given their second reading and referred.
A communication 10 city Council iron
the Initiative and Referendum Leagu
requesting that the street railway com
panies be enforced 20 make such repair
as required under the franchises was re
ferred to the directors. The secretary wa
authorized 10 notify the league that tn
directors had always endeavored TO d
exactly what they were required TO do.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
COLLECTORS GET
IN MUCH MONEY

County Treasurer Burns submitted
a very encouraging report OF the con-
dition of the county finances to the
Levy Court this morning It shows
that Mr.. Burns. who also is county. tax
collector in Wilmington. as well as tho
rural collectors have been working
hard to get in all money dueithe coun-
ty and have been successful. In fact
they have collected a larger amount OF
taxes since the beginning Of the fiscal
year than any Of their predecessors.
The balance on hand to date was
shown TO be S225.117.5 divided as fol-
lows: Levy Court. New Castle coun-
ty s129,65s; special bond issue for new
roads. 81 ,5S0.51; Christiana hundred,
s5,5144O; Min Creek. sS.25254: White
Clay SO7s.77; Pencader. sS769s; New
Castle. S1,S466S; Red Lion, S1,4s1.77;
st. Georges, s5.O1S9s; appoqunimink,
s7s3.4l; Blackbird. s1,11S1s; Brandy
wine, SO, ,465.43.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
MRS. LAKE WILL
LEAVE THURSDAY

Mrs. Loonora Lake to-day received a
telegram summoning her 70 the West. and
her last speech Will be made in Whining
ton at the business mems meeting in St
Pauls NJ. T.. Church on Thursday al
noon. Mrs. Lake also Is TO speak at the
Opera House tonight along with DR.
Baker, national president OF the Anti
Saloon League. Tomorrow night she Is
TO speak az Newark Opera House and on
Thursday night at Smyrna. She was to
speak at the Jackson and Sharp plant al
noon to-day. but was feeling unwell and
unable TO leave her house.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
THIEF GOT OFF
TRAIN HERE
Stole a SatCheI Containing
$4,000 From a Pullman
Car on PennSy Road

Believed TO have left train al the
Pennsylvania railroad station IA this city
last night with a satchei containing Sc
curities valued at $4,000 which he stole
a slick thief has so far oiuded arrest The
securities belonged TO William ]. Payne.
OF Richmond, Va, president Of the New
port News Gas Company and II was taken
from Pullman car somewhere between
this city and Baltimore He was on his
way 10 Boston and reported his loss here
Chief Of Police Black isy out OF
the city on some case and nothing cou'd
be learned at his office concerning the
theft
The bonds and stock certificates wer,
in a small satchol Mr.. Payne had st neal
him IN the Pullman car and when he
looked for IT,. It was gone. He suspects
that the thief left the train in reaching
wilmington.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
SHERIFF PENNELL
WILL SPEAK

In the Opera House tomorrow night
there will be held another mass meet
ing by the license forces. which
will be addressed by William NJ. PEN
nell. of Portland. Maine. sheriff Of
Cumberland county, and the Rev Mr..
Schoenfeld, pastor Of the German Lu-
theran Emmanuel Church, OF New
Mr. Pennelfs subject win be ''Prohi-
bition from a business mans stand
Point" while Mr. Schoenfeids topic
will be "A Stainless Flag, a Boastful
Fellacy."
Sheriff Pennell is now serving his
third term as sheriff Of Cumberland
county, he having received the largest
vote at the last election that was ever
given To- = canddate for the Office be-
fore. He received a clear ma.ority
ovcr hoth Of his opposing candidates
and was elected without a coordination
of Forces.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
LAYTON OUT
FOR THE "D2YS"

The Baltimore Sun To-day says:
while in Baltimore last night DIR.
Caleb r. Layton of Delaware, auditor
in the state Department, at Washing
ton, announced he would be a local op-
ton candidate for governor Of his
state at the coming election. The an
nouncenlent was made to Colonel II. j.
Pyle, Of Georgetown and Baltimore,
and will be officially told next Sunday
In many Delaware pulpits.
Dr. Layton has been urged to make
the fight hut Gid not arrive at a de-
cision until ne came to Baltimore TO
see Colonel Pyle, who makes his home
in Georgetown, but who is in business
here. The local option campaign has
about reached a climax in Delaware
and the entrance of DR.. Layton will be
an important feature.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
Band Musio Every Niaht.

The decision of the Country Roller
Rink 10 have two masquerades this
week has met with the approval as the
choosing of Wednesday and Thursday
gives the skaters a choice Of two
nights The arrangement for the con-
tinung of the First Infantry Band
every night is popular as both band
and organ music is now provided for.
Last night Mr. Michner and Mrs. Sise
from Philadelphia gave the eight cou-
pies their finishing rehearsal for the
Jockey Drill which will be given next
week
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
Veierans HoId Reunion.

Survivors of the Ninety seventh
Pennsylvania Regiment. who include
ten Delawareans held their annual re-
union at West Chester on Sunday.
Colonel John Wainwright who was
present wore an additional badge a small
piece of ribbon cut from the old regi-
mental flag.
on the stage sat Miss Elizabeth Bull
lock, of this city who last year was
elected the Daughter of the Regiment"
Her father is deceased Sc has not
missed reunion since she was in
short clothes.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
MASS Meeting
DATE CHANGED
Addresses by Sheriff PenneII
and Others at Opera House
Wednesday Night

On the Third Page of to- days EVEN
ING JOURNAL appears an ADVERTISE
ment of mass meeting to be held at
the Grand Opera House. II was found
necessary to change the date from
Friday, November LIST TO Wednesday,
October Goth. William M. Pennell the
sheriff of Cumberland County, Maine,
will be one Of the speakers. This meet
ing will be held tomorrow (Wednes-
day. night, October soth at 8 o'eIoek.'
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
MOORE WINS BLUE
RIBBONS AT JAMESTOWN

william II. Moore the well-known poul-
try fancier OF Chadds Ford, Pa, who ex-
hibits in the shows In this resion, has re-
turned from JAMESTOWN, Va
AT the poultry show Of the exposition
Mr.. Moore with his bun ard black Or
plngtons. won two blue ribbon first prizes
one second prize ana enc nfth prize.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
SIGNS THE
"SPIT" ORDINANCE

The spit" ordinance has ben signed
by Mayor Horace Wilson and it will
be declared a law by City Council at
its next meeting. The measure. over
which there has been so much talk, was
approved by the citys executive head
today and now II is likely that the
Street and Sewer Directors will pass
"a similar resolution, embodying the
same clauses as in the ordinance pass
ed by Council, in which event, the
Mayor says he will also sign that.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
"ooINe DRY" SAYS
Ex-SHERIFF O'BRIEN.

Boys, Delaware's going dry" said
former sheriff NJ. e. o'Rrien. of Bridge
port, Conn, prior TO starting for home
yesterday. He has been in the state more
than a week making temperance speeches
Sheriff O'Brien goes 70 Bridgeport to
take an active part in the municipal CAM
paign there.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
WE ATHFR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s.-The storm
was central over New Jersey Monday,
has moved slowly northeast. Frost has
occurred generally throughout the
south Atlantic states.
For Delaware-Fair and cooler to-
might, with minimum temperature
about s5 degrees. Wednesday fair and
warmer; diminishing northwesterly
winds.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
Accidentally Shot Herself.

Lena Wilson. colored, Of No. 2O2
Johnson's Flats, accidentally shot her
self with a revolver abodt ocloclS
this morning. but not seriously The
bullet entered her ankle. The accident
occurred in the woman's room and the
gun exploded while she was handling
sf
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
STORM DELAYS THE
COLLECTION OF ASHES.

On account Of yesterdays storm the
collection of ashes by the Street and
Sewer Department was delayed one
day The district west Of Washington
street and north of Eighth will not be
collected until Friday and householders
in that district are requested not to
put their ashes out until that time.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
To Make Way for Theatre

The Delaware Trust Company has asked
for bids for the removal Of the old build
ing NJ Tenth and King streets TO make
way for the new theatre TO be erected on
that site by the Lyceum Theatre Com-
pany. Bids viii be received by the Trust
Company until Monday morning next at
10 o'clock
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
Honorary Deoree Conferred.

At a recent meeting of the local
branch OF the National Association Of
Stationary Engineers. the honorary de-
gree Of membership was bestowed upon
Robert L. Rodgers. Patrick Flood and
William Bowman, the last surviving
charter members.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
Manv Peaches From One Tree.

one Of the largest Yields Of peaches
in wilmington. probably. was that taken
from a peach tree in the yard Of Mrs
John Thomas. Of No. COG King street dur
ing the season. Nearly three hundred
we'll grown peaches were taken cff tie
tree. affording Mrs Thomas enough peach
lam to last throughout the winter
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
PERMISSION GRANTED TO
DECORATE FOR HOME DAY."

At the meeting Of the Street and Sewer
Directors this morning on motion OF
Mr.. Sparks special permission was grant
ed to business houses and citizens In gen-
eral TO display decorations for the Home
Coming" celebration for the period OF -
days. The Street and Sewer Department
viii be closed Thursday afternoon for the
celebration
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
Remove Mr.. clayton to Hospital.

William r. Clayton, a clerk in the
Office of Recorder Billany, who has
been III for several weeks, was removed
10 the Delaware Hospital this morning
suffering from typhoid fever. His con-
dition is alarming
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
Steamer AIqiers at HarIans.

In tow Of the tugs Pennsyfvania and
Active the ocean steam Algiers' OF Phil
adelphia arrived at the yards OF the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Corporation
yesterday afternoon 70 undergo repairs.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
Temperanoe MEETING al RooI<Iand

The Rev. e. II. Dashiell Of Frederick,
Del, will make an address on temper
ance in Mt. Lebanon NJ. =. Church at
Rockland on Friday evening at 7.45 d.
M
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
CHURCH WALL BLOWN
DOWN BY WIND

During the heavy wind that prevailed
~last night the walls Of the new Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church which face on
the Boulevard. We're blown down.
The corner stone Of the church was laid
but recently and the building is now in
course OF erection
Evening journal., 1907-10-29
NJ. Iiohtkep's Announcement.

George B. Lightkep, Of 1927 Vandever
avenue. desires 10 announce that he is not
the Geprge w. Lightcap who is advertis-
ing that he will not pay bills contracted
by any person other than himself.
Evening journal., 1907-10-29

Is Setting the Bulk Of The Cam
paign Advertising
Circulation Is the Reason
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-09-28
MINERS ORGANIZE UNION
Officers Elected and the Charter
Roll Contains the Names of
Ninety-One Members

@. II. McKinnon, President Of the
Goldfeld Miners Uuion. arrived in En-.
reka on Mondays train. lie came here
for the purpose of organizing a Miners
Union for Eureka Mining District. On
Monday afternoon he visited Ruby Hill
and notified the miners he was ready to
transact business.
1t was arranged that n meeting should
be held in the Masonic and Odd Fell
lows Hall in Eureka Tuesday evening.
when all the preliminaries to ward form
ing q union woald be completed.
The meeting, which was largely at
tended. was called to order at Z O'Clock
by Mr.. MsKinnon.
The following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing term:
President, Edward Flavin; Vice
President. Henri Chiavlli; Secretary
and Treasurer. A. A. Cole; Recording
Secretary. Dan E. Davies; Conductor.
Edward Hicks; Warden, John Jury
Finance Committee. Charles McCann.
w. ]. Eathorne. John Nylund Trus.
tees. Charles Carlson, w. @. Stewart,
A. Mollinardi.
The charter roll contains the names
Of 81 members. As Mr.. McKinnon de-
sired to return to his home at Goldfield
Wednesday morning, the Tuesday
night meeting did not adjourn until all
the business necessary to be transacted
had been finished, and it was near mid
night when all the work was completed
and q final adjournment taken.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-09-28

company operates through subsidiary
companies at various places in the
United States and Mexico.
The Richmond Eureka Mining Com
pany is one of the subsidiary companies
which has secured the properties on
Ruby Hill formerly owned by the Rich
mond and Eureka Con-, amounting to
about 200 acres and the old-time smelt.
err dumps in Eureka. The ground pro-
duced $40, 600, 900 from above the 1900
foot levels. The company has just in
stalled a new plant at the LOGAN shaft
of the Con-, consisting of a Nordberg
double reel fiat cable hoist a 30.drill
Nordberg compressor; four Sterling
boilers of $50 b. p. each; a complete
machine shop; a blacksmith shop with
power drill maker aud a steam hammer,
and have also erected new ore bins, Of
fee building, bunk house aud other i'm
provements. The workings below the
1850 foot level are filed with water, but
are soon to be unwatered by large sink
ing pumps now at the shaft. When the
1900 foot level is unwatered a station
will be cut and large pumps installed
there and the work of sinking will be
started aud kept going while the old
drifts and Slopes are being recovered
and prospected. The ore is in great
chambers in the lime and one of them
cover an area of four acres. IL is lead
and iron carbonate OF low grade but
with streaks of high grade ore. The
former company took out the rich
streaks only and left the low grade.
Old records show that the old company
produced an average of 200 tons per
day which carried 80 per cent lead, 70
ounce silver and Q ounces gold per ton
The Richmond and Lawton shafts are
also being worked again and it is from
the latter that the present production
is being made. The Richmond is a
straight shaft 1900 feet deep. The
Lawton is 740 feet vertical with a 500
foot incline from the bottom. l am
told that less than two years ago all Of
this property could have been bought for
less than 500. 900. With the lower levels
under water there were 525 600 tons of
ore in sight the first of last January
which will average $40 per ton and
which is very desirable at the smelter.
as it carries an excess Of iron.
The two smelter dumps in Eureka
cor tain 400,0 10 IONS of speiss. which l
am told carries about $50 in gold and
silver. The company expected to send
it to the smelter before this but the
railroad has not been able to handle it.
The ore shipped for the first week in
September averaged 206 tons per day.
but no attempt is being made to raise
ore. though it is expected the mines
will soon be in shape to send out 500
tons daily. Nearly 200 men are en-
ployed at this time. A. p. Mayberry is
superintendent. with H. q. McTerney,
assistant.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-09-28
DOCUMENTS OF RECORD
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
of Eureka County Up to
September 25, 1907

B. Rothschild to Thomas Wren
Deed to the Ida, Fannie. frankie Scott.
Charlotte, Banner and Klingel Load
mines on Prospect mountain in Eureka
Mining District. Consideration $500 (;
recorded Sept. 23. 1907.
Thomas Eccles, f. s. Harris and r. j.
Harris to Nevada Eureka Mining Co.,
Deed to the Monday and Monday No. 2
mines about 5000 feet southwest of the
Albion shaft on Ruby Hill in Eureka
Mining District. Consideration $3.50;
recorded Sept 20. 1907.
Location Certificates of the Lantern
Jaw and Jack Rogers mines about two
miles east of Mt. Tenabo summit in an
known mining district by D.. N. Glen.
ents, J. Rogers and j. s. Chapman.
Recorded Sept. II.
Location Certificate of The Mountain
View mine about two and one-half miles
northeast of the Dean ranch in I'M
known mining district by ". Roberts.
J. @. Moon and W. Miles. Recorded
Sept. IS.
Location Notices of the Tramp No. 1.
2 and 3 mines about two miles north of
Mt Tenabo in Cortez Mining District by
John Gleason aud H. E Lamborn. Re.
corded Sept. IS.
Location Notices of the Lottie Vail
Nos. l and 2, and the Sugar Quartz
Nos / and 2 mines in Richmond Min
ing District by R. S. Henderson. M.
Pixley, G. A. Schoer and Thomas and
William Hunter. Recorded Sept. 10.
Location Certificates of the Valley
Vue Nos. 1 and 2 mines about one mile
from Robinson's spring in Richmond
Mining District by NJ. Pixley, G. A.
Schoer and William and Thomas
Hunter. Recorded Sept. 10.
Location Notice of the Hidden Treas
ure mine about IL miles south of the
old Cortez Mill in Cortez Mining Dis
trict by B. F. Goodhue. Recorded
Sept. 20.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-09-28
THE KEYSTONE MINES BONDED
Group Of Silver-Lead Properties Near
Cortez Become Producers


The Goldfeli Chronicle Of recent
date says: Lee Lakin. superintendent Of
the Lander Mining Company. is down
from Lander and brings along a good
thing in the shape of another silver-lead
group Of mines near the old camp Of
Cortez. comprising eleven claims on
which he has secured an option. The
property is known as the Keystone, and
was developed to the producing stage
by Eastern capitalists. 1t is Mr.. Lakin's
intention to organize and finance a cor
poration to take over the property.
At the Lander the superintendent left
a force of men at work sacking the old
dumps, which have beeu netting the
company about $1,000 a car. from ore
that was thrown aside by the men who
worked the mine in the old days when
transportation was q more difficult
problem. The Lander company gets o
rate of 81 a ton from the mouth of the
canyon, seven miles from the mine, to
the railroad at Beowawe.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-09-28
Board of Equalization

The Board of Equalization this week
transacted the following business:
Assessor H. o. McTerney was ordered
to assess and enter upon the assessment
roll to the Metamoras Mining & Smelt.
ing Company n engine and boiler,
valuation $500. and patented mines con-
sisting of the Clyde. General Washing
ton and mill site; valuation, $40.
The Assessor was also ordered to as
sess and enter upon the assessment roll
to p. H. HUI a mortgage from Nelson
loft at the valuation of 5000.
The Board will meet again ON Mon.
day, September 80. at 2 o'clock p. IN.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-09-28
Murphy Gets s75OO Damages

James Murphy, the mining man who
sued the Southern Pacific Railroad for
si0.0 900 damages on account Of injuries
sustained in q collision at Palisade. Ne
vada. was last week awarded $500
damages by a jury in the District Court
at Reno. The trial was one Of the
hardest fought In years and the case
attracted considerable attention through
out the State. The jury was u only a
short time before returning q verdict.
Murphy alleged that he sustained
permanent injuries to his legs in the
wreck. The accident occurred last
December.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-09-28
SartOn- Evans Wedding

A quiet wedding took place last Tues
day evening at the home of the brides
brother, Mr.. John Evans, on Ruby Hill
avenue, when Mr.. Fred Sarton and
Miss Nellie Evans were united in
marriage. Justice L. w. Cromer per-
formed the ceremony. The bride is the
youngest daughter of Mrs. James Evans
of Goodwin Canyon, and was born and
raised in Eureka. The groom is a
young a who has followed mining
in this district for several years. The
young couple left for Hamilton Friday
morning, where they expect to make
their home.