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Evening journal., 1907-08-02
JAPS SUBDUE
THE KOREANS
Suicide Of the Latter'S Com
mander Started Fight on
MiEadO'S Troops
KOREANS MOVED DOWN
WITH MACHINE GUNS
BY THE JOURNALS Special win.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
SEOUL Aug. 2-Having disarmed the
Korean army though not without des-
perate fighting and heavy losses on both
sides, the Japanese troops have restored
a measure Of order in Seoul and are busy
now with wholesale arrests OF Koreans.
officials Of the former emperor's house,
hold are An custody almost TO man, the
Japanese charging that they were re-
sponslbie for the fighting and that q
plot existed among them TO release tho
deposed emperor About 60 Koreans we're
killed In the fighting which preceded the
disarmament Tho Japanese losses ars
given at Approximately forty men,
Commander, Suicide Started Il.
The battle began with the death OF
Major pak Sung Huan. OF tho Korean
army who committed suicide when notl-
fed THAI the troops were to be dlsbanded.
Before a strong force Of Japanese could
reach the barracks the men Of the maior'r
command mad with rage broke from their
quarters with their rifles and killed a
Japanese captain whose company IN turn
fired on the Koreans. The fighting then
became general and lasted for hours. Tho
scene OF the conflict was the quarter OF
the city occupied by the foreign consul
atos and many OF the bullets struck tho
building occupied by United States Consul
General sammons. So far as reported,
however. no foreigners were wounded.
oooned Fire With Machine Gun.
! The japanese finally opened on the ma
tive troops with machine guns forced them
70 surrender and deprived them Of their
arms and ammunition.
The Korean soldiers are now scattered.
tho Japanese are in all the vantage places
and although thore is still a reign OF ter-
ror throughout the city. further general
lighting Is not expected. A single battalior
OF the native army alone remains in SER
vice. as personal body guard for the
now emperor
Il is expected that the nnglcadcrs OF
: the uprising win be severely dealt with.
Rioting Resumed To-day.
Rioting and street fighting were re
4 sumed a. daybreals to-day. A demans
by Japanese cavalry an the little Yves
Gate Barracks for the surrender O
r Korean soldiers supplies startel
b trouble The Koreans were fnall
driven into their quarters by heav,
fire from the tower gate.
Machine gums were then b'loneh
into play and General Okazalc wit
5 reinforcenents mvested all the build
e ings. Japs with machine guns ar
also guarding the approach TO m
Japanese section Of the city. Thre
more Korean garrisons are stlli to b
deprived Of the munitions Seriou
hghting is expected to follow demand
for its surrender
To-day a guard Of Japanese wa
thrown about the American Consul
ate.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
FROM
new SECRETARY
George H. MCGOVern Assures
Trade Board Of His Sup
port in New Office

George II. McGovern in assuming
his office as secretary OF the Board Of
Trade yesterday wrote a letter to
President r. J. Maclean. assuring him
and the individual members Of support
in trying to improve Wilmington and
the board. Mr.. McGovern incident
ally touched on some suggestions
which he thinks may be Of Importance
to Wilmington, which viii be brought
before the board for consideration.
He asks for permission to have pre-
pared maps showing the roads which
lead to the Delaware river, and roads
ana streets to which the city has title
He also calls attention to the possi-
bility of developing trade by water
with down-State and New Jersey
towns. Mr. McGovern points out that
Baltimore has equal freight rates
with Philadelphia in shipping to Della
ware and Maryland towns on the
peninsula. He suggests that an in
quiry be made to learn whether Will
mington is Disseminated against in
freight rates. Mr.. McGovern touches
on the subject of reduced carfare to
Newport. suggests that an analysis be
made Of Wilmington's drinking water
for the information of prospective
manufacturers.
Secretary McGovern has plunged into
the compiling of statistics pertaining
to Wilmington and the citys indus
tries.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
HIS MARRIAGE
NOT A JOKE
Young PhiIadeIphian Married
Here Tells Mother lie is
Victim Of a Trick

1Ae marriage OF Miss Laura X. Lloyd
OF No. 1874 South Twelfth street and Her
bert r. Monroe. OF No. 1926 South Carlisle
street. Philadelphia. IN this city yostor-
day. was no joke a. the young man would
have his mother believe. The couple OBJ
tanned a marriage license from Magis-
trate Robertson and were later married
by the Rev. George 4. Wolfe az his home
Miss Lloyd. that was. left her home,
to work in q dress-maklng establishment
yesterday morning. An hour later she
ielephoned her mother that she had eiopod
10 wilmington ana that none need worry
II she did not return home. Mrs lloyd
lel4tsd on re-. eius tho message aid be-
came 10 ~ that physician had 70 bo
summoned. The girl. a blonde Of slight
build. donned her nrst long dress last
week.
A marriage license was issued to the
girl and Monroe and they went TO the
Kev. George L. wolfe's residence TO be
married.
The young mans mother. Mrs. Robert
Monroe, read the newspaper containing
the story OF tuc ti"ptHelht anu Mi'h hei
son entered the house she fell into his
arms crying, and asked why he had been
married.
me married." exclaimed Monroe. "Why
mother. am not that foolish. Who put
that idea into your headT Then his
mother showed him the newspaper.
why. that's nonsense" said the young
man. Some ones just playing a trick
on me-"
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
HOLD THREE FOR
GIRL MURDER
New YOIk Detectives Find
Women Whose Statements
Are Contradictory
BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Aug. Anna Messener,
a woman Of many aliases, was held with
out bail to-day on suspicious of completely
in the last diabolical crime in the rapidly
increasing list Of fiendish murders Of girl
children that has astounded this outraged
community.
This IS the most horrible crime 1 ever
heard Of. 1t is sickening," declared Cor
oner Harburger to-day after ne had ex-
amined the body Of little eight-year-old
Katie Tietschler, which was found IN a
basement near her home yesterday.
Gaeiano Rippolone and Giuseppe Bof-
anita, Italian cobblers who lived next door
to the child's home also are held without
bail. The Mcssencr woman formerly oc-
lcupied a room at the home Of the little
girl The Tietschlers evicted ner and she
swore vengeance. She found quarters in
the tenement where the muulated body
was discovered and her actions quickly
aroused suspicion. She was intimate with
the cobblers and often visited their shop.
The woman denied positively that she
lured the child from her home July 25,
when she was last seen alive. Her state
ments. however. proved contradictory and
tho detectives are Tracing every thread Of
ev1dence in hope OF clearing up this mys-
terry.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
TOURISTS In ROW.
DUEL AVERTED
American Knocks a German
Down and is Compelled
TO Leave Steamer
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
BERLIN. August 2.-Friction be-
tween English and American tourists
on the one side with German excur-
sionists on the other eliminating in
a fight fight between two OF the bell
ligerents and threats TO kill marred
the cruise of the Steamer Oceanic.
just returned from a voyage 20 Scandi-
navia According to the captain of
the steamer he was compelled to expel
r. II. Hood and wife OF New York
at Molda, Norway.
Hood and a German named Pick from
Munich had a personal encounter which
led to the Americans being set ashore
although American voyagors declare
Pick was the aggressor. Passengers
of English oand American nationality
are vigorous In denounoing the action
of the captain. They say he refused
to return Hoods passage money when
he was forced to leave the steamer
Trouble started when Pick insulted
Mrs. Hood at dinner The American
avenged the insult by knocAing the
German down. Pick in great anger
challenged Hood TO q duel with swords
or pistols.
Hood scorned this offer but announce
ed his willingness TO settle the scor,
with bare fists.
Thereupon the Germon proclaimed
Hood a coward and threatened TO shoof
him like a dog When Hood replied
that he was able TO take care Of him.
self and would certainly shoot if at.
tackled, the captain ordered him ashor,
at the next stopping place
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
SPIES
ABOUT PITTSBURG

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire
PITTsBURG. Pa. Aug. 2.-Rumors thar
Japanese spies are at work in the Pitts
burg distrist have been rife for more
than a week. To-day It was reported that
secret service agents are here watching
the movements Of several japanese whose
actions have attracted suspicion.
The first reports came from ripton, Pa,
last week. while the National Guard was
in camp there. Colonel Ruuedge, Of the
Eighteenth Regular Infantry and other
regimental officers issued orders that no
japanese were TO be employed in camp.
1t is reported that early this week
japanese applied for work at the Home
stead mills and another sought employ
ment in the Westinghouse works In East
Piutsburg, expressing a desire 70 work
on the turbine such as are supplied from
these works TO the American navy. Both
were refused employment.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
RECEIVER FOR
A BOAT LINE
Wilmington & New York Con-
Germ Was Not a Paying
Proposition
TO DISCONTINUE SERVICE

Upon the application of William S.
RIFLES. in behalf of Pierre S. dupont,
the Wilmington Trust Company was
appointed receiver for the Whining
ton and New York Transportation
Company by Chancellor Nicholson TO-
day
In his petition for receiver MT
dupont sets forth that he is a stock
holder of the company and that at the
time of the filing of the petition the
company was and still is nsolVent.
The Trust Company has given bono
Of 100000 pending the settlement OF
the company's affairs.
"The appointment of receiver
means the winding up of the company s
business" said Mr.. Hilles after MS
petition had been granted. "The COM
many could not make both ends meet,
he continued.
The wilmington and New York
Transportation Company was incor-
porated under Delaware law about one
wear ago to engage in the transporta-
tion business between this city and
New York. Since that time the COM
many has operated the steamer Doro-
thy on the line and the general i'm
preston was that the business was
paying.
The turn of events of this morning
followed by the statement of Mr. Hill
les. however, indicates the contrary
The company has offices in the DUPONT
building. p. b. CaDell is president
Alexis L dupont. tice-president; L
J.. Dunham, secretary and George B
Parsons, treasurer.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
ALL NIGHT POLICE
COURTS In GOTHAM

NEW YORK, Aug. 2-The profess
sional bondsman's occupation may be
gone as a result Of the opening of all
night police courts in New York. but
the heads Of the police department
say the innovation threatens 20 Grip
pie the bluecoats' work. Bringing
the patrolmen from their beats with
prisoners wealSens the night force,
they explain. They fear criminals
will take advantage of conditions as
soon as they see how much the police
are hampered.
The court began business last night.
Seven prisoners were on hand at nine
O'Clock. the hour for the start. and
seven magistrates sat from that time
until q. m. More prisoners were
brought as the night progressed and
an average of one case a minute was
disposed Of
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
BIG THURSDAY
AT CAMDEN CAMP
Temperance Day Was OBJ
served, Several Addresses
Being Made
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, August 2.-Camden Camp
devoted a whole day to the cause OF
temperance and people from all parts
of Kent county participated in the pro-
gram, under the direction of the W. C..
T. u, while over 1000 persons sat in
the audience and heard the oratory
of W. T. Bundick of Onancock, Va, and
the brief addresses Of Revs. ]. T. Davis
A. W. Lightbourne and r. II. Derrick
son. Interesting song services were in
troduced between the numbers, l.. M.
Price Of Smyrna, leading the singing
of the Delaware temperance song and
other special selections.
Practically all the local temperance
workers were present and a number
took dinner at the boarding tent. Post
cards and temperance buttons were
distributed.
Lecturer Bundick, during the course
of the day, told of the temperance
victory in Northampton county, on this
peninsula, and in which is situated
Cape Charles, the city with nine sa-
looms
The Delaware people reached camp
in hacks, trains to Wyoming and in
automobiles.
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey and Maryland friends of the Dover
Camden people were visitors at the
camp ground in large numbers. Mrs.
Eugene Greed of New York city, Mrs
Gibson, of Bedford Springs, Pa; Mrs
Ezekial HUM, I'd, of Philadelphia;
Misses Lydia, Catherine and Mary
HUM, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Barber
Of Harrington; Dr. and Mrs. Lewis
Professor and Mrs. Spencer Griffith, OF
Clayton, N. j., were among the visitors
Evening journal., 1907-08-02

WOULD BE FREE
In Event of War Between
United States and Japan
Declare independence
BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Aug. AIN case Of war
with Japan the Filipinos would strike out
for themselves and independence accord
ing to George Curry the new governor Of
the islands.
Il understand" said Governor Curry
to-day that there has been talk in the
United states that the Fripinos would
rather be under the rule Of the Japanese
in preference to Uncle sam There is moth
ing TO this talk absolutely
II war should be declared between Japan
and the states, the result would probably
be that the Filipinos would declare their
Independence and fight for their control Of
the islands. But. incidentally, / do not
believe there is going to be a conflict. I
left Manila June a. There was very little
talk Of war then.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
REPUBLICANS TO
POW-WOW AT SHORE
Big Gathering Of Party Men
Expected at RehObOth Over
Sunday and Monday
TO OUTLINE NEXT
YEARS CAMPAIGN

Indications are that the meeting Of
the Republican state Committee called
for Rehoboth on Monday az noon will
develop into a big party pow-wow at
which campaign plans win be discussed
and there will be much informal talk
OF states for next years campaign,
when a governor, congressman. state
and county officers and a new Legisla-
ture are TO be chosen. The governor
to be elected next year viii have the
appointment Of the new State judiciary.
While the committee meeting has
been called for 1890 o'clock on Monday
by Chairman DUPONT, many prominent
Republicans from this city and county
win 60 TO Rchobothto- morrow after
noon. which viii give them Saturday
evening and all day sunday TO talk
over the political outlook. Kent and
Sussex Republicans also are expected
to flock there. The reason the meet
ing was called for Rehoboth was &c
mako II easier for the down-State COM
mitteemen TO attend.
A member OF the State Committee to-
day said that so far as he knew tho
meeting Is to discuss campaign planl
and to perfect the Republican organiza
tlon for the 1908 campaign. While The
state Committee Is now In eXcellen
shape. Il Is desired to get down TO worl
so that effective county and district or
ganizations can be formed In amph
time for shaping the fight next year
In addition to the regular state nomi
mating convention next year, there Is &
be an earlier convention 20 name dele
gates 10 the National Convention.
limitations have come from dow
the state that some OF the committee
men from those sections may call "a
the local option election fur discus
sion. Local members OF the commiue
know nothing of any such intention
land predict that the committee will no
consider the local option question a
all.
The slatemalSers already are at worl
and there Is tai kof william II. Heal'
OF this city. as the party nominee "a
Congress The name Of Attorney Ger
era Robert n Richards has been mel
toned for Congress. Another repo
from down state Is that an effort m'
be made 20 renomlnatc Governor IL
and Congressman Burton.
Sussex county Is claiming the COVE
nor and New Castle county the COZ
rressman for next year There is mu'
talk of the boom Of simeon p Penn
, win for governor Fourteen candidat
for that ONCE are said 20 have cropp
up in sussex connty. and DR. Caleb
rsyton is reported as letting no gra
grow IN his campaign TO try 70 lana y
guhernatorlal nomination.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
MOTHER-IN-LAW
A GOOD ANGEL
Cleveland Lawyer Went to
Court TO Have Hgr Re-
stored TO Him

CLEVELAND. Aug. 2-Eugene c.
Mathivet. an attorney. brought habeas
corpus proceedings TO recover possess
sion of his mother-in-iaw, Mrs. Bessie
r. Robinson, whom, he declared, Mrs
d. B. strickler had influenced TO
leave his home and take up her abode
with her. He asserts that Mrs
Robinson, by reason Of her age. was
easily influenced against her best in
terests The court took Mr. Mathi-
vets view of the case and to-day ord
cred Mrs. strickler TO restore Mr..
Mathivet's mother-in-l to his arms.
Armed with requisi,ion papers a
Sherirs officer presented himself at
Mrs. strickler's home and got possess
sion of the old lady. who was taken
TO court where her son-in-law was
waiting 70 welcome her She corro-
borated Lawyer Mathivet's assertions
and proved herself a mother-in-law IN
a thousand
Good Angel For Ten Years.
"She has been our good angel foI
ten years" said the lawyer 20 this
court "and during that time she has
made herself loved by all. Mrs
Strickler lured her away from us q
year ago, and since that time IN,
house has seemed deserted. My wife
has mourned for her. the children have
cried for her and I have pined for her
ana able to provide for her and oueh
to be permitted to do So"
Old Mrs. Robinson smiled at hei
son-in-law. and said: why. Judge
Gene is just the grandest man in th'
world next to my poor dear, dea,
husband. He is kind TO me and TO m,
/ daughter and TO the children. But
moped there. for there was no wori
10 do. When I was young I worked
Gene has two or three hired girls AM
buys everything ready-made, AM
won't wear darned socks. even whe
I darn 'em. and has lots Of money an
my daughter has her dresses made b.
men. It's not like It was when / wa
a girl.
"But Mrs. StriclSler IS not so rici
and she lets me help her with IN
houseworlS. so that I was employed
That's the way it was. So 1 wen
TO live with her. I did not think m
son-in-law and daughter would fc'
so badly. But. la I'll go back
them"
Lawyer Mathivet added that Mr.
Strickler was so anxious to keep MIR
Robinson with her that she Illustrate
all attempts of her son-in-law an
daughter to visit the old lady. fearin
that she might lose her CHEEKY con
pany.
Mrs Robinson g a. dear old lady
sixty-five, with blue eyes and sum-
smile She ie a prime favorite VII
everybody who knows her and is q
jolliest old person imaginable.
Mr.. Mathivet stoutly defendt
mothers-in-law IN the world. but thi
the funny writer's had given the latt'
/ a bad name.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
ON VACATION
WERE WE'D HERE

Two ou.-of-town couples were wed
here yesterday afternoon. One OF them
gave the names of S. c. Alley, of Bos-
ton, and Miss Lessie B. McColly, Of
Lynn, Mass. ans they stopped over in
this city while returning from their
vacation. The license was obtained
at tie office Of Magistrate Robinson
and the ceremony was performed by
the Rev. " p. Northrup.
The second couple we're Edwin 4.
I.ebrun and Miss Sadie Smith, both
of Baltimore. Where they were mar
ried. however, could not be learned.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
GOODING'S CASE
WAS HELD UP
Will Close Carpet Cleaning
Plant Until New Machinery
is Installed

In city Court today. ]. Frank Ball
Joseph II. Gooding. pro-
prietor Of the carpet cleaning estab-
lishment at Thirteenth and Scott
streets, stated TO the court that his
client had made arrangements TO have
carpets cleaned elsewhere pending the
Of improved fans and
IN his plant TO do away
with floating dust Judge Cochran
said that If such was the case, the
charge against the defendant would
be held up until such time as Mr..
Gooding notifies the Board Of Health
that the improvements have been made
and are working satisfactorily
John T.. Bell was held In 5000 bail
for the upper court on the charge Of
non-support. He was accused by his
wife who made the charge of living
with another woman. Bell admitted
that he had a woman about 65 years
of age who did work for him about
his home but that she took care of
sick people and that she was not at
his house now, but out on case.
other cases disposed were: Ralph
Pierce, contempt, dismissed; Ulrich
NJ. Magnell, disorderly conduct, aged
so years, dismissed; John Fisher, a
boy, disorderly conduct dismissed;
Joseph Mangello, harboring an unreg-
istered dog. dismissed on his promise
TO get the animal registered at once;
James Murray, vagrancy 10 days.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
CORONER WILL
ENFORCE LAW

Coroner Galloway is incensed oven
the action of some undertakers OF the
city. who. upon being called TO take
charge Of a body. which may prove to
be a case Of death which requires the
duties of the coroner, prepare the
the corpse for burial and then notify
him that a death certificate 10 re-l
quired.
on several occasions. the coroner
states. such steps have been taken.
and he insists that hereafter he viii
enforce the law bearing on the SUBJ
ject Of moving or tampering with the
body Of a dead person in cases where
action on the part Of the coroner's Of
fice is required.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
PRINCE TO BRING
HIS FOUR WIVES
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.

WAsHINGTON. Aug. 2-The people
OF this town will soon have the oppor-
tunity of seeing q real live polygan-
Gus prince from the Philippines.
Sansaluna. head Of the Moros, and a
son OF the late Datto Ali who was
killed while fighting against American
troops in the Moro country, has en-
gagged quarters at a local hotel. He
win come here from the jamestown
Exposition. and viii be accompanied
IL is said by his four wives. He made
20 mention. however. Of his better
halves in his communication to The
hotel and the manager forsees trouble
with his distinguished guests
The one purpose Of Sansaluna's visit
to Washington Is TO have the govern
ment erect a suitable monument over
Datto Alfs grave in the Philippines.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
TRIP TO
POLE DELAYED
BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
PORTLAND, Me, August 2.-Impa-
tience has seized Commander Peary
who has been waiting for news that
his ship Roosevelt is ready for another
dash FOR the pole. He says: Just
as soon as the new boilers are installed
In the ship l shall start for New York
and then for the north. If I am at all
lucky 1 ought to be in my winter quar-
ters by the fifth Of September. There
will be no change either in my gen.
eral course or the size OF my party
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
BOZ Makes Lona TrIp Homo.

Little Albert Wardle, who has been
visiting his grandparents in this city,
has returned TO his home in Minne-
sofa. He will make the trip back the
same as he did to this city. alone.
Special officer David Wardle al the
police station. who is an uncle Of the
boy, accompanied him TO the station
yesterday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
WANTS INFORMATION
OF HANGING
Philadelphia Inquiries Of Sheriff Stat
ford About Execution in 800.

Sheriff Stafford this morning received
a communication from j.. S. Stewart,
of Philadelphia, inquiring for particu-
lars concerning the hanging OF John
Smith. at New Castle, in 1920. for the
murder Of Ansel Long, of New Jersey,
on a truck boat in the Christiana river.
The sheriff is now hunting up the
records Of the sheriff's home in an en-
deaovr to supply Mr.. Stewart the in
formation. but it is believed the records
OF the once Of that date are lost, many
ola papers and books having been de-
stroyed by fire in the old New Castle
Court House years ago.
Evening journal., 1907-08-02
AN
INSANE PATIENT

on complaint Of one of the local
tribes of Red Men. one of the attend
ants at the insane hospital at Farm
hurst has been dismissed by the off,
ciais Of the institution.
The Red Men complained that one
of their members had been ill-treated
at the hospital. Superintendent
Hanker does not care to give the
names Of the parties for publication.