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wronged endeavored TO force him 70 go
to their home and marry Priscilla
Bowie.
Appeal Of the Defense
Then came the presentation OF the
case by the defense.
The opening speech of Mrs Bowie's
attorney was an appeal TO the chivalry
and respect for women so long charac-
terisuc Of Southerners. II was an open
plea under the "unwrtten law" follow
ing q detailed account Of the Incidents
leading up TO the murder, OF the
wronging Of Priscilla Bowie by Hubert
Posey her cousin and boyhood sweet
heart; the latter's agreement 60 marry
the girl; the wedding set for Thanks
giving night, the dosortion of the bride
at the altar after the guests had as
sembled; the flight OF young Posey: his
return to la Platte; the effort OF Mrs.
Bowie and her son TO get him to repair
the wrong he had done; the arrogance
Of the youth and his final effort at
flight when cornered by the loved ones
OF the girl.
Then came the recital OF the tragedy
and the calling of Mrs Bowie TO the
stand. Following her story her son
testified.
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JETTY AT MOUTH
OF SMYRNA River
Engineers Are Ma in1 a Sur
Vey Of the Several Pro-
posed Canals

George w. T.. Miller assistant engi-
neer Of the United States Government
engineer for this district, with force
Of surveyors, started Monday to make
a survey of the several proposed canals
and a jetty at the mouth of Smyrna
river, which was authorized by an act
OF Congress, says the Smyrna Times.
Three surveys are being made. The
first begins at the last cut made two
years ago and will traverse the marsh
cutting off Brickstore Landing. The
second canal will cut off "Cave Land
ing" one OF the troublesome places of
navigation, and the third canal win
cut off the troublesome Cherry Tree
Shoai."
The people of Smyrna and vicinity
are much interested in the project, and
are hoping that the work of the sur
veyors is but the beginning of an i'm
provement which has been long needed
to give Smyrna easy and up-to-date
navigation.
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DOUBT GIRLS
SHOOTING STORY
By our own wire. Pubiishers' Press

49, NNA NNA " ~ NH NAA.HtfNAa A'oNs
WORCESTER, Mass. July 11.-From
a rather ordinary murder case the
shooting Of Charles L. Burnap. at Lake
Quinslgamond. has developed into both
a romance and a mystery.
Although Mary Bennan. a waitress
lat a hotel near the one where the dead
man was staying has confessed that
she did the shooting. the story she tells
was so unusual that the authorities
To-day unearthed additional facts
which indicate that in spite OF her
confession Miss Brennan is not the real
culprit.
As soon as Frank Kelly a Shrews-
bury special policeman, heard OF the
Brennan girls confession. he told the
police that he had been with the Brcn-
nan girl at the time she said she killed
Burnap. He contradirted her story and
declared that she never carried a pis-
tol. Confronted with this contradic-
ton, Miss Brennan retracted her for
mer statement and declared she had
told 1t to shield Kelly or some one else
who was the dead mans rival for her
favor. Afterwards a witness was found
who said he heard a mans voice talk
ing to Burnap just before he heard
shots near where the body was found.
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NO WORSHIP
In THE PARKS
Commissioners Refuse Per-
mission to Pastor CaTpen-
ter Of Mt. Salem Church
DR.. WYATT SAYS he
WILL HOLD MEETINGS

No religious services or meetings of
any kind can be held in the public
parks of Wilmington, according TO ac-
zion taken by the Park Commission at
rheir meeting yesterday afternoon,
This stand was talSen despite the
Vigorous opposition Of samuel f.
Baynard and Joseph 4. Carpenter, Jr.,
two of the commissioners. who con-
tended that the parks are for the use
of the public and there could be n1
objection TO holding religious services
an them.
The subject came up through the APP
plication Of the Rev. h. 4. Carpenter
of Mt. Salem NJ. T. Church. for per.
mission 70 hold twilight services ~
Rockford Park on Sunday evenings
during July and August. Samuel Ban.
croft, Jr., stated that il had been IN,
policy Of the boasss to decline the us,
Of the parks fofHcctarian purposes
and he was opposed 10 granting per
mission TO Pastor Carpenter. II. W
Cause stated that churches should b,
used for worship, as people who visit
ed parks did so for recreation.
Mr.. Baynard and Alr. Carpenter ex
pressed their opinion that the park
are for the accommodation OF the poo
pie. no matter what use they wante,
10 put them 10 and they favored grant
fng them permission to hold religion
services I'm them. A resolution grant
Ing Pastor Carpenter the use Of Rock
ford Grove for one hour each sunda,
evening was presented. but voted dow
and It was decided that no one woul
be given the use of the park land 70
a meeting Of any kind.
Won't Affect Pastor Wyatt.
The Rev. c. T. Wyatt. Of Harrso
Street NJ f. Church. this morning sal
ne would continue 20 hold twilight ser
vices on sundays as usual in Eight
hireet Park He said he had apple
Through Councilman NcAfullen t
Council for permission 20 hold service
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ANOTHER DOLLAR
FOR PARK GUARDS
Lively Discussion Between
COunCiImen and the Park
Commissioners

At the meeting of the Park Commits
sioners yesterday afternoon the ques-
tion of salaries for the park guards
was brought up and a lively discussion
followed between the meinbers Of the
board on one side and President of
Council W. G. Taylor and William p.
White, chairman Of the finance COM
mittee of Council, on the other.
Before the arrival of the councilmen
the executive committee Of the board
had recommended that the salaries of
the guards be increased 81 a week, and
when the late arrivals heard what had
been done they started the ball rolling
by declaring that the men on police
duty in the parks should be paid the
same money as the city policemen.
1t was Mr.. Taylor's first meeting, he
being entitled to a seat in the board
by reason of the fact that he is presi-
dent of City Council. The members OF
the Park Board expressed themselves
To the effect that the councilmer
should not interfere with the affairs
of the Park Commission. The 81 9
week proposition stood despite the Ions
discussion.
During the discussion Mr., White ans
Mr.. Taylor assured the members they
were not present to run the commits
sion, but they thought the boart
should stick to the agreement made
when Council agreed to give it an ad
dtional appropriation of $1,000, which
was to be used for increasing the sal
aries Of the park guards to the amoun
received by the city police.
The board will ask Council to-nigh
to advance $1,000 on the regular ap
preparation of the board. which is no
due until next month. in order tina
bills can be paid The Council vii
also be asked to appropriate $4,000 fo
the purchase of land for park pur
poses.
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NEGROES URGE
ANOTHER SCHOOL
Rev. DR.. Woodlands Wants a
Duplicate Of TuSkegcc In
stitute in the North

"The Afro-American people OF this
country, 1 believe. are beginning to
stop whining and complaining, and are
getting down to practical work in their
endeavor to help themselves, which is
the only way any people can become
strong and influential"
This statement was made by the Rev.
Alexander w. Woodards, colored, of
Philadelphia, in an address yesterday
afternoon before the District Minis
ters convention of the American Union
Protestant Church in Mt. Zion
church His address was in
advocacy of a movement to estab-
lish an Industrial school at Fernwood,
Pa, similar to the Tuskegee Institute,
founded by Booker T. Washington, in
the south. In the course of his ad-
dressed DR.. Woodlands said;
Must Help Themselves.
"The problem of the races in this
country will be easy enough of solu-
ton when there is a greater bond of
sympathy established between the
white and black races; when the educa-
tional idea is more largely developed
along Christian lines; when a better
and more comprehensive conception of
duty is understood. The Christian
pulpits have a tremendous RESPONSE
bility resting upon them at the present
and IL is with that end in view the
church Of Jesus Christ will have TO
see to il that Christian education be
made paramount
Il have no sympathy with that class
of persons be they of mine or any
other race variety, who are cOntinu-
ally asking favors and assistance in
things that they can help themselves.
new era has dawned for the Afro
Americans through their Independent
church organizations, which are the
most potent agencies in their racial de-
velopment.
"rhe progress Of the fro-Ameriean
has been unprecedented along other
lines for example. In 1852 the property
owned by Afro Americans in the
United States was $1S.O00,000. To-day
they pay taxes on 100000 600. There
are 240 colored lawyers 2600 practic-
ing physicians, 1000 men and women
dentists. In 1919 there were % states
in the United States IL free and IL
slave. After the war there were three
amendments to the constitution The
first made the Afro-American free, the
second made him a citizen and the
third a voter From 1850 to 1890 the
nliteracy of the colored people in the
south has decreased 20 per cent.
Pledge For $4,000.
Plans presented by the Rev. DR.
Woodards to organize educational fire
side clubs to raise a fund of $4,000
TO equip the new building to be erect
ed was unanimously adopted by the
! convention.
Others who made addresses express
ing their sympathy with the movement
were the Rev. DIR. ID. j. Russell o
! Philadelphia; the Rev. r. IL. Skinner
of this city; the Rev. 1. b. Cooper, O
Marshalltown. N. j.; the Rev. w. II
Roberts, of Camden, n. j.; the Rev. ]
j. Howell, of Salem, n. j., and thu
Rev. Peter BroolIins, of this city.
The Rev DR.. Woodards appointed al
executive committee to take charge o
the funds consisting of the Rev. /. b
Cooper, the Rev. j. j. Howell, the Rev
ID. j. Russell, the Rev. Peter Williams
The next meeting will be held il
Philadelphia.
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MILE. DAzIE SEEN INDANCES
Her Part in "The FOIlieS Of
1907" PleaSeS New Workers
Who Have Seen 1t

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE summer
show covers and uncovers a multitude
of sins At the end Of THE Follies Of
1907" which was seen for the first time
on the New York Roof, one had the
impression Of an extremely rapid fire
show in which there was about an
equal number Of sins covered and un-
covered.
Mile. Dazzle furnished three separate
dances. all Of which were worthy of
her reputation, the Salome dance being
the most striking.
The best feature Of the first part is
the march Of the chorus girls about the
theatre. Handle Me With Care" was
the song Of the second part that seem
cd to meet with most genuine applause
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ResoIuiIons of Resneet.

wilmington, July ~, l3Vl.
At special meeting of the Weccacoe
Fire Company held on the above date
the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, IL has seemed good TO the
Almighty disposer of events TO remove
from our midst our late worthy and es-
teemed fellow member. John j. Mealey,
who departed this life July 10, 1907;
and.
Whereas, The intimate relations long
held by the deceased with the members
of this company render it proper that
we should show our appreciation of his
service as a fireman and his merits as
man; therefore be it
Resolved. That we deplore the loss of
John j. Mealey with deep feelings of
regret softened only by the confident
hope that his spirit is with those who
having fought a good fight here are
enjoying perfect happiness in better
world.
Resolved. That we tender TO his af-
nicted family our sincere coincidence
and our earnest sympathy in their
amiction at the loss of one who was
good citizen. a devoted, true and up
right man.
Resolved, That the members of this
company will attend our deceased
members funeral in a body and that
the engine house be hung in emblem
of mourning until after the funeral
ceremonies shall have been performed
and that the apparatus be draped in
mourning for thirty days.
Resolved. That a copy of the fore
going resolutions be sent TO the rela-
tives Of the deceased, and also be pub
lished in the daily papers of Whining
ton and be entered on the minutes OF
the company.
William ]. Bayley
John ]. Mulrooney
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Must Use Standard Watches.

Officials Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad have issued an order to the
effect that the watches carried by en-
ployes Of the company must be Of the
standard type with a lever setting ar
rangement instead of stem setting. and
it also specifies the movements which
are TO be used.
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Boy a shIIful privsr.

John Carr aged fourteen years, had
a hard tussle with a runaway horse
that became frightened at an automo-
bile south of Market street bridge yes
terday afternoon. The animal ran as
far as Fourth ana Market streets
where it stopped. The lad by skinful
driving avoided a collision with other
teams.
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Buildino Of Launch compIeted.

Captain Alexander Bonner has COM
pleted the building Of a launch for Mil
Ter Stradley, president of the Con-
sumers Ice and Coal Company The
boat viii be given a tral trip i'm a
few days and is expected TO make
fourteen knots an hour
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INCREASE SHOWN
IN ASSESSMENT

The Levy Court has compiled the
assessment for 1907. the figures show
ing a gain in property valuation in
many of the hundreds over the assess-
ment of last year. Eor purpose CT
comparison the assessments of the two
years are given:
FTr,,dro5e Peal Estate and Stoolr
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Yacht Marooni Sails.

After having undergone repairs at
the yards of the Pusey and Jones Com
pany the yacht Marconi, which is
equipped with a wireless telegraph
system. sailed for Atlantic City yes
terday afternoon.
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~ - - 49, y1-sS

4 WASHINGTON. ID. c., July H.
President Roosevelts openmindedness
bn the question as 70 the best route
for tho transfer Of the Atlantic battle-
ship fleet to the Pacific has made a
most favorable impression upon naval
omcers here. 1t indicates that the
cruise win be carried out according to
Sound naval principles rather than Ia
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s5e .na2 .n9s s5a1ln.472

In addition there is a caDitation as
sessment Of $6221.25 and g. dog assess
ment OF S2s61 for this year.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for over slxty-nve years by
millions of mothers for their children
while teethlng, with perfect success. It
soothes the child, sOftens the gums, allay q
all pain; cures wind collie, aud is the best
remedy for diarrhOea. Sold by druggists
in everv part Of the world. BE sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
and take no other kind. Twenty-Five
cents "a bottle Guaranteed under the Food
and Drugs Act, June 3Oth, 1906. Serial
An OLD AND WELL TRIED REMEDY.
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please the people Of the Pacific coast
by bringing forthwith 20 their ports a
great armada, with its vast eXpendi-
lures by the government and by It's
officers and men.
That the first announced plan of or
derng Rear Admiral Evans to proceed
with his command via Magellan Strait
TO the Pacific coast is not unalterable
is shown by the fact that the verbal
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orders TO him have not been supple
mented by written orders
Rear Admiral Willard II. Brownson,
chief Of the Bureau Of Navigation, is
authority for the statement that the
summer program of drills and the au-
tumn target practice viii be carried out
strictly according to plans made soon
aftor the ships came north from their
winter work I'm the West Indies.
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I'm Eighth Street Park, and the per-
mission had been granted him by that
body
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Hundreds. Real Estate and Stock
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
BOMB is THROWN
INTO WALL STREET
Forecast of Secretary Tas Columbus Speech Sends the
Prices of Stocks Downward With a Rush--He is
Expected to Outline the Next Republican Platform.

the New York stock exchange TO tile
extent of more than a hundred OF
so shares, and very often are not
dealt in at all. The break today
was on sales of 1920 OF common
stock and 1900 Of preferred stock 8.
The common stock which closed
on Thursday at 8 3-S sold down
as low as 4 today and closed at
q. The preferred which closed on
Thursday at 20 IA, sold down to
ID l-2 and closed at 10 Is. These
are the lowest prices the stock has
ever touched. The company was
organized in May, 1901, and divi-
dends at the rate Of Z per cent
were paid on the preferred stock
annually until February 1904. Since
then no dividends have been paid.
Vice President Nichols of the
company however denied that they
were embarrassed in the slightest.
"We have $l6,O0O,OOO of untitled
orders on hand", he said, "and
tlat - $|OOO'OOO more than we have
ever had at this season before. Our
quick assets including the inven-
tory IF stock and bills receivable
about which there is absolutely no
question, are several times our cur
rent assets. And You must re-
member that the stock we have
ON hand is not a luxury like au-
tomoblles' but is machinery for
which there is constant and reg
ular demand. F"
The company is closely associat-
ed with the United staes Steel cor
poration and r. III. Gary is
of the ex-board Of di-
rectols.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
CHARGES
OF BRIBERY
Milwaukee Officials Accused
of Grating in a Fran
chise Deal.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. II. -
Charges of wholesale bribery in
connection with the granting of
the present street ear franchises in
this city, made by Attorney General
Frank l.. Gilbert against Ex-Mayor
Rose, members of the 1900 city
council, the Milwaukee Electric
Railway & Light company and North
American company have aroused
great interest. Today Mayor Rose,
ex-councilmen and John ] Beggs,
Frank G.. Bigelow, w. N. Crom.
well, Silas Burt of New York.
George r. Sheldon and Charles
+. Pfister as directors of the COM
panies involved received summonses
directing them TO appear before
court Commissioner Donnely Aug
ust 20 for an examination by the
attorney general.
1t is charged that corrupt meth
DDS were used in obtaining the
franchises that big amount of
money was spent with the city ad-
ministration, and that bribery held
sway in many places.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
What Others Say.
PUT UP UPPER BERTHS.

Under law enacted by the Wis
consin Legislature against the per-
Eistent opposition Of lobbyists for
.lhe Pullman company, sleeping car
porters are required to put up un-
occupied upper berths when request
ed by occupants of lower berths.
There seems to be no reason why
a statute should be necessary to
compel public service corpora
ton TO grant a reasonable request
Tor the accommodation and con-
yenience Of a patron, but the Sleep
ing car monopoly held out stub
bornly against raising an unoccupied
upper berth as ga violation of the
.rules Of the company" unless the
porter could be bribed' by a tip of
sufficient lifting power TO raise the
berth. The Wisconsin law went
into effect July l. and worked so
successfully that passengers in
sleeping cars no longer have any
difficulty in that state about so rea-
S"IdDle an accommodation.
Raising the unoccupied upper
berths insures not only convenience
and comfort to occupants of lower
herths but an element of safety
enters into the proposition.
II regulation Of this kind can
be made to work in Wisconsin by
statule IT can be made TO work in
Chic and other states. Once the
prtting mp, Of umoecupied upper
herths IS enforced in any state by
stat1te it will gradually spread to
other states by custom.
II is nct absolutely necessary 10
nave statute in Ohio to compel
ihe putting IN OF upper berths
rnf occppied. This is matter that
doubtless can be regulated by the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
HARTMAN WOULD
CONTROL ALL RAILROADS
The Great Magnae is Not Satisfied and Will Never be
Until He Has all Lines Under His Tumble Submits
to an Interview and Tells Things

Reno, New, Aug. 17.--"All of the
railroads in the country would be
mine If | get control of them" said
Edward II. Hartman to a reporter
for the state journal, on his arriv-
al at Sparks, New, the division ter
minal, yesterday, in the course OF
an interview during which he dis
cusseu his WORK and his ambitions.
81 have been quoted seriously Tor
an expression made jocularly to the
effect that | would manage the rail-
roads for the federal government-that
u would turn my holdings over to the
limited States for a fair compensa-
tion and act then as a commissioner
AIR. Hartman continued. But ! am
misunderstood The time has not
come for federal ownership. Per-
sonally, with all the lines in my
possession. | would be better suited. p"
Remarking that, since Mr.. Hartman
does not yet own all the railroads OF
the country, statement o. his pol
icy in the light of the renewed agi-
tation for more drastic regulation by
the federal government with respect
to those he does own would be OF
interest, the reporter asked:
What is your policy concerning the
management of the railroads that we
are told you own?"
ut is to pay dividends, came the
decisive answer. "Since 1898, we
have spent $300,000,000 for improve
ments. We want some returns. Don't
you think we are entitled to returns
from such expenditures? Mine, then,
is a financial policy; watch that
end of the game. Other matters are
left to the officials concerned with
them. There Is not much to that
policy excepting to make good in
vestment better. Results, they bring
success.
Agitation OF the abuses on the rail-
roads makes harder the accomplish
Iment Of local improvements. Facts
that in themselves are insignificant
are magnifed and distorted by the
public mind until they become harm
ful to the intrests of the public and
to us. 1t is the spirit of the age and
the newspapers-so what can we do?'
"Why did you not answer the ques-
tions put to you by the interstate com
merce commission and will you answer
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17

New York, Aug. II. After an
opening that was a little higher
than Thursdays close and fur
ther moderate advance which last
ed through the first hour the
stock market had long period OF
dullness and ended with a brisk
slump in the last hour, which car
ried prices down 10 within a point
Of two of the years low mark.
The support which had been Civ
en- the market on the previous day.
partly because Of reports that Pres
ident Roosevelt's speech, to be
made at Provincetown on Tuesday
would be encouraging to the inter
ests that rule Wall street, was
broken down by a selling move
mcnt started by equally persistent
nmors that Secretary Taft's speech
that is to be made day earlier,
would be discouraging to about an
equal degree.
A forecast of Secretary Taft's
speech, which is to be delivered at
Columbus o., on next Monday,
and which will form the platform
of his campaign for the Republican
presidential nomination, was sent
out today by "a well-known w
street house. Attempts were made
to discredit the synopsis, but il
was generally regarded ir the street
as being accurate. The belief, at
least, was very general that See
retary Taft will proclaim a policy
like that which has been followed
by President Roosevelt in dealing
with corporations that ignore the
law. This coming from man
whose prospects for succeeding to
the presidency are as strong as
those Of Mr.. Taft, was a Tshoek
to the interests in Wall street that
the stock market.
Two other bearish factors were
the break in Allis Chalmers stock
On rumoqs, which were subsequent
y denied that the company was
IN financial difficulties and the sale
If 200 shares OF metropolitan 4
points lower than the last previous
'ale several weeks ago. These were |
he Only securities that made new
ow records for the year i
Allis Chalmers common and pre-
erred stock are rarely dealt in on