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Evening journal., 1907-10-17
FOR
EPISCOPALIANS

RICHMOND. Va. Oct. 1.-THE fea-
ture OF the Episcopal convention last
right was the passage by an over
whelming vote Of the so-called arch-
bishop bill, which, however Is only for
tehe lection Of a presiding bishop Of
the church. who will be paid and con-
trolled by the general convention, and
will, serve until he become 20 years 81
age. This bishop can only be select
ed from those presiding over diocese
Of the United States
The most earnest opponent OF the bill
was the Rev. Dr. Grosvenor, Of New
York, who made a brilliant speech ir
an endeavor 10 defeat it. DR.. Gros-
venor contended that the eecthon OF a
presiding bishop. rather than by giving
the honor 20 the senior bishop of the
church. was following the example OF
the Church Of Rome and placing a
Pope over the American Church. He
said II was the most dangerous pro
cedent that had ever been proposed r.,
the church. and that IL was nothing
but move toward Capitalization.
There were cries of mo" mo" all
over the house as DR. Grosvenor con-
cluded.
The vote was taken by orders. and
resulted IN So TO 6 in the clergy and A
TO in the laity.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
DEAD 20, SAYS THE
DU POINT ADVICES

No word has been received by officials
Of the DUPONT Company since late last
night regarding the explosion at Fonta-
net, Indiana. T. c. DUPONT, President Of
the Company. about II o'clock last nisht
received telegram from 1. C. Ferriday.
who hastened to Fonianet from this city
on Tuesday afternoon. stating that the
dead up to that time numbered twenty,
and he estimated that fifty were injured.
This was the first official information
the company received of the disaster and
Mr. Ferriday at once assumed charge q
the rescue work and was In consultat on
with Governor Hanley OF Indiana, who
had sent troops to the scene of the *
plos.on.
c. L. Patterson. another official OF the
dupont Company, arrived at Fon'anet
last night. and Alfred I dupont and Frank
I, Connablc. other officials who left yes
terday afternon arrived in Fontanet this
morning. The company Is doing every
thing in It's power 20 alleviate the suffer-
ing at Fontanet. and appreciates very
much the cooperation OF Governor Han
ley OF Indiana.
No word has been received es 70 whetf "
Thomas r. Keilum was killed, but Ia tie
absence Of information 20 the contrary
A. is believed he lost his life. II is reason-
ed that II MIR. Kellum is living he would
have wired TO wilmington long before
This He had arrived az Fontanet only the
day before the explosion. as he was en-
route TO Wilmington from some Wesiera
mills. when last seen he was IN the Of
flee at Fontanet
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
STANLEY BAKER
WILL RESIGN
NithdrawS From Wilmington
Light, Power and TeIe-
phone Company

stanley Baker. treasurer and general
manager Of the Wilmington Light Power
and Telephone Company, Of this city,
has announced his intention Of withdraw
ing altogether from that concern. When
seen to-day by a reporter OF THE EVEN
INC. JOURNAL, MIR Baker said that he
had not yet resigned, but would do 80
within few days. He intends TO return
to the lecture platform and win devote
his time to work in the Young Mems
Christian Association going ab.us visiting
these institutions and giving Illustrated
lectures. Mr.. Baker was lecturer before
George r. Webb. Of Baltimore, interested
him IN the DaimarVia Telephone Company
IN this city and he came here as general
manager OF that company and when the
new wilmington Light Power and Tele-
phone Company was started, he became
general manager OF both the electric light
and telephone concerns.
Mr.. Baixer came here from Baltimore
three or four years ago and Is already
s omuch attached 60 this city that he says
nc viii probably make his future home
here.
One OF the members Of the company said
to-day that Mr. Baker was valuable
man. In fact he Is too big a man for
u.s." he snid. The management of me
company hereafter win be moro with the
directors though Mr.. Webb. the vice.
president OF the company. win act as
geenral manager temporarily.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
STREET MEETINGS OF
ANTI-LICENSE FORCES

The Rev. John NJ. Arters, Of the
committee on street meet
ings. announces the following program
for Saturday evening;
7.SO o'clock. Third and Market
streets. speaker, DR. Charles II. Meade
of New York city. Dr. Meade is speak
ing to large audiences I'm this city, and
his argument is convincing.
$40 o'clock. Fifth and Market streets,
sneaker. the Hon. M. f. O'Brien, OF
bridgeport, Conn Mr.. O'Brien is a
leading apostle Of temperance reform,
was formerly sheriff OF the city OF
Bridgeport. and has recently led sew
eral successful fights for local option
In various Connecticut cities. lnstru-
mental music win be heard at both
meetings.
sunday win be Local option Day
at Epworth NJ Il. Church. The pastor
Rev. John NJ. Arters. viii speak at the
morning service in answer to the argu-
ments opposed 10 local option, and es-
pecially invites Eighth ward voters 20
bo present.
In the evening Mrs Letitia Owen. Of
Denver. Colorado. viii deliver the ad-
dress upon "The Value Of a Boy"
on Tuesday evening OF next week
the principal open-air meeting In the
interest OF anu-license will be held at
the corner Of New Castle avenue and
Heald street South Wilmington. and
the chief speaker WIN be Hon. NJ 2.
O'Brien. OF Bridgeport Conn.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
Commercial Markets

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 17-FEED-De-
mand was good and prices ruled firm un-
der light offerings We quote:
on spot. winter bran, in bulk, at S2S.5 q
90 and spring. I'm sacks, at S29a2950
BALED HAY AND STRAW-There was
a good outlet for desirable stock, values
Of which were well sustained We quote.
New Timothy Hay-No. !, large bales
S215Oa22: No. /, small bales S2ia2i5O; No.
., SO 50a20.50; No. 3, Sl7alS; no grade
Si2al5 Clover Mixed Hay-No. 1. SiS51a
1850; No. .. S16a17 Straw-No. i, Straight
rye, Si4al450; No. ?, straight rye. si3
1880
EGGs-Much OF the supply was OF mora
or less unattractive stock. which was
dull and weak, but strictly choice fresh
stock was in good request and firm. We
quote:
Nearby firsts, in free cases, 2sc: nearbv
current receipts, I'm returnable cases. 25c.
Western, firsts. 26c.
LIVE pOULTRY-Fowls. strictly choice
large. l4a14ihc: fowls, ordinary, averass
receipts 12a13iAc; old ROSTERS gagiIe.
spring chickens, choice large, 14a14ikc,
spring chickens, ordinary receipts. 11iLa
13lbc: ducks, l2al3c.
pRESSFD POULTRY-Fresh Isiuad
fowls fancy 15c: fowls, average reoeInfs
i4iSc: old roosters. dry picked, ea9iSc:
roasting chickens, nearby, choice. 17a1So.
roasting chickens Illinois. fancy. yellow
Weighing Sa9 pounds per par, 17c.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
SENATOR RSPOONER
VISITS THE CITY
Was Entertained YeSte day
by General 7. Coleman
dupont

Former United States Senator John
C. Spooner, of Wisconsin, was a VII
mington visitor yesterday and was a
guest Of General T. Coleman DUPONT.
Mr. spooner was entertained at the
dupont residence on Broome street and
left Wilmihgton late in the afternoon.
lie and General duIont have long been
friends
Mr. Spooner Is n Republican, and vas
recognized as one os the ablest mem
bers of the United States Senate lie
declined TO be candidate for rp-clec-
ton when his last term expired, and
was succeeded by Senator Stephenson,
a millionaire lumberman.
Mr.. Spooner has many political
friends in Delaware. ~lle is now pruc-.
ticing law, and IS regarded as QUO
of the foremost legal lights of the
country His visit to this city gave
rise TO a rumor tnat he might appear
as unset for the DUPONT Company
in the powder suits
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
SAYS ACTRESS
IS HER LONG
LOST DAUGHTER
By THE JOURNALS special wire.

By THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
BOSTON, oct 17.-In Margaret Ang-
lin, the well-known actress now play
ing the leading role in a New York.
production, Mrs. Jas. Stevenson, widow
of a millionaire Boston real estate man
declares she has recognized her daugh-
ter. whose mysterious disappearance
ten years ago caused a sensational but
fruitless search all over the world.
Grace Stevenson, which the mother
says, is Miss Anglins real name. dis
appeared from her home here April 26,
1897 and for months the newspapers
were full of accounts of her parents
frantic Search Two years ago, Mrs.
Stevenson saw a picture of Miss Ang-
lin and Immediately recognized it. She
hurried to the theatre where the actress
was playing and sent in note signed
Mother" but Miss Anglin, she says,
refused to see her and has persisted
in her refusal ever since. For two
years the mother says she kept her
knowledge to herself, but now she Is
forced 70 reveal it so that her hus-
bands will can be settled
The estate is still in the courts as
the result Of the disappearance Of Grace
Stevenson, and if Miss Anglin cares to
acknowledge her alleged relationship, II
is asid she may claim her share of the
property.
Miss Anglin's friends say that Mrs.
Stevenson's claim is ridiculous and
point to the actress biography TO prove
that she was born in Ottawa, Canada,
and that her father was speaker of the
Canadian House of Commons.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
W. T. JONES WIZARD
WITH HANDCUFFS

William r. Jones. special officer for
the p. b. and W. Railroad Comapny.
has proven himself 70 be the champion
'handcun wizard" Of this section Of
the country.
Some davs ago Captain Grant Smith
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad and Mr.
Jones got into a discussion regarding
the ability OF q man. VINO was hand
cuffod. being able to get loose from
theb racelets without the use Of KEY
or an instrument Of anY kind. Cap-an
Smith did not believe such a ,ning
possible. Mr.. Jones insisted that IL
could be done by any one who knew
how to work the trick.
AS the result Of this argument Mr..
Jones was taken unawares on Tuesday
afternoon bv Captain Smith. brought
into his room In the office building Of
the "Pennsv' and a pair Of handouts
put about his wrists. The door was
then locked and Mr.. Jones left alone.
In exactly seven minutes he went TO
the door. opened fl and Captain Smith
walked in to fnd the cuffs laying on
the table and Mr.. Jones hands as free
as before he placed the wristlets about
them. The cunfs used were not Of TIE
trick nature. but Of the type used by
the railroad and city police.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
WHERE is THIS
TEDDY BEAR f?
Miss Mildred MCMuIIen'S S Has
Disappeared and She Would
Ike to Find II

Has anybody seen white Teddy
bear of aristocratic appearance, with
shiny black eyes and a brown nose,
with a red satin ribbon around MS
neck? He was lost IN Seventh street
park last Sunday, and his mistress, lit
tie Miss Mildred McCullin, of No O05
jackson street, says goodness only
knows what has become OF him. II he
is still in the park, says Miss Mildred,
then you can be sure he is chasing the
owls and hiding IN the hollows Of the
trees at night and crying for his mis-
tress until his shiny black eyes are
ready TO pop out II he isn't In the
park, then you can be just as sure that
he has been kidnapped by bad boys OF
shanghaied by desperate sea captains
for some Christiana river canal boat.
So says Miss Mildred between sobs in
her class in the fourth grade at No.
2S school, as visions OF the shaggy
and unkempt figure OF her beloved
Teddy loom before her.
II Was a Dear White One
Miss Mildred is years old and she
Just loves Teddy bears Of all sizes.
shades and colors. Her white Tedos
o
because Of his pure white fur. his little
brown nose and his dignihed appear
ance. She has a brown bear with a
black nose, shaggy and torn, and so
old that she cannot count his age. but
he can never take the place Of her
pretty little Teddy OF white, no matter
how brightly his eyes may sllsten and
his black nose shine.
Last Sunday, donning her little red
cloak and looking like another Little
Red Riding Hood, with her blue eyes
and almost golden hair, Mildred clasped
her white Teddy In her arms and went
with her papa for a walk In Seventh
street park. In the park Mildred piled
up stacks and stacks Of yellow au-
tumn leaves and then, tired ana sleepy,
they walked toward the Van Buren
street bridge. And there Mildred found
that she didn't have Teddy with herl
Lost Teddy Did Not Turn Up
Mildred and her papa hurried back
to the park, but the familiar white ng-
ure was nowhee TO be seen. So cry
Ing as If her heart would break, Mil
dred came home. She has waited and
waited and waited for her lost Teddy
to return, and even yet has not lost
hope. In the meantime there is great
excitement az school No 2S, and It is
whispered that a bad boy has been
seen In the park carrying the beloved
Teddy In his arms, II Is thought that
he may be holding poor Teddy for ram
som. Miss Mildred says she will never
be able to sleep until her Teddy comes
back. and she can again stuff him
snugly into the Morris chair or the
bureau drawer before she wanders off
to Dreamland II ever Teddy does
return it is believed that he will be-
como a nature faker and write "The
Meanderings Of a Teddy Bear" in
which case he will certainly incur the
wrath Of the king OF all Teddy's. Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
SYSTEM
IN OPERATION
BY THE JOURNALS Special w,r


SYDNEY, n. S. oct. l7.-press and
commercial service between Port Nor
len and Clifden, Ireland began by the
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
at this afternoon. when q message
was dispatched from Premier Sir VIII
frid Laurier, congratulating England
upon the establishment of the new
means of communication with the west
ern world.
The initial Marconigram from the
east-a communication from London 70
New York newspaper-will not be
Med until tomorrow morning.
inventor Marconi has cancelled all
invitations 10 his friends and news
paper men to be present at the OPEN
ing OF the service on account OF the
condition OF one OF his experts, Mr..
hanke who is dying.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
HAMBURG BANKING
HOUSE SUSPENDS
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
HAMBURG. Oct 17-Halle Soehle
and Company one OF the Oldest bank
ing houses in Hamburg, has suspended
business as result. it is said. Of tie
shrinkage IN the market price of in
dustrials.
While no statement OF the concerns
condition has vet been made public.
hnanciers estimate that its liabilities
win approximate Sao0O.OOO. widely
scattered. however. and the failure is
not likely to be seriously felt in any
single quarter.
The house did large business with
Norway. Sweden and Denmark. Bank
ers familiar with international finance
say they do not thing the suspension
viii have any important influence.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
HEINZE QUITS AS
BANK PRESIDENT
Bv THE JouRNALs Special wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
NEW YORK. oct. 1T-F. Augustus
Heinze resigned at noon as president Of
the Mercantile National Bank and Comp
troller Of the Currency William Barrett
Ridgeley has been offered the appointment
as his successor. Heinze accompanied the
announcement OF his resignation with the
statement that the strenuous copper situ-
alton was responsible FOR his opinion
that he would be serving the banks best
interest by retiring. lie has not relin-
qulshed his stock IN the financial institu-
tion however
No denial Is made Of the fact that the
brothers. r. Augustus. otto and Arthur
p. Heinze are penued IN tho copper cor
ner and making the most desperate ex'
ertions 10 wriggle out and escape the
cluthes Of their enemies in the Standard
on system"
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
To Rsoeive Orator Shea.

John r. Shea. the noted Catholic
temperance orator. who is to make a
ampsigi in the interests Of anti-license
throughout the State. is to arrive in
this city on Saturday afternoon. He
will be received by a delegation OF
members Of the Knights of Columbus.
of which he has been a high officer.
Mr. Shea's home is in Cambridge. Mass.
on Sunday morning her will attend St.
Paul's r. c. Church, and in the even
ing he and Father Temple are to ad-
dress a temperance meeting in the
Opera House.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
THE WRECK.
CBy John NJ. Dorney)

Yesl he's gone, seed his body,
Es the coroner planted" him,
En- a bully boy-wuz "Blowland'-
We allus cafed him Jim"
The weather it wuz stormy.
Nou cud hear the thunder far.
He went down, did old Jim Blowland7
With the schooner on the bar.
The noise indeed wuz awful.
/ tell you it wuz tough.
It's menny a squall I bin in.
But oh, that night wuz rough.
En- thar stood old Jim Blowland."
on his cheek an awful scar
With foam adashin' over her
Wuz the schooner" on the bar.
Yes. the foam II wuz adashin'
Ger the schooner" all so trim,
En- Jim" he made a grab fer her
Though he knew twas death 20 him
He grabbed her by the "tiller."
Fer she hadn't any mast
He slipped. he fell the schooner" broke
En- fer Jim" il wuz the last.
So spake an ancient sailor
The other evening unto me.
Whose was that bar, | asked him,
Whose that horror Of the sea.
What yer givin' me, he answered,
Are yer trying me TO 'jar?'
Twas on the Coast Of any city,
Down in "Drinkingheimer's" bar
And the story Of the sailor.
Opens up a zone Of thought
OF death, of woe and sorrow,
That the booze" has ever wrought
More than all the wrecks OF ocean.
That the human heart doth scar,
Are the wrecks in halls Of Bacchus,
BY the "schooners" on the bar
And it's strange how very prudent"
Are the churchmen and the wise"
When e'er plan is started
To stop that school of sighs."
The statesmen" and the scholars"
Men of business, near and far.
And pious towards in the pulpit,
Fear the power of the bar"
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
MAY Have 20 Change Drinks.

The West Chester Local News says;
III the election in Delaware next
month causes that State TO go dry,
as some persons who have given the
matter some attention fully believes.
the manufacture Of ale, beer, etc, in
that State will cease II such should
be the result a number OF persons in
West Chester who have a preference
for the Wilmington brewings. viii have
10 make a change Just now the VIII
mington beer, etc, have a large sale
and consumption in West Chester.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
WiImInatonians Ruy Horses.

". II. Wallace and John Peoples OF
this city yesterday afternoon purchased
in Philadelphia some promising young
horses which are expected to be fac
tors in the matinee. races within -the
next five years Mr.. Wallace purchased
a year old colt, while Mr.. Peoples
bought yearling and a colt six months
old. The horses We're brought to Will
last evening and taken to the
stables Of their respective owners.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
MANY RABBITS
KILLED BY BOYS
TOppIed Over by a Blow on
the II al With a
Club

Many local gunners are complaining Of
the practice OF boys and hal'-g own
youths in Brandywire hundredfwho al
most dai.y scour the country in that Vi
entity with dogs and Kill rabbits.
II is claimed that these class Of hunt
ers have been running down young rab-
bts and knocking them in the head
with clubs ana sticks. The rabbit law S
not out until the fifteenth Of next month
and II this practice continues tn re wi
be. IN an prohab llty a scarcity off'cot-
ton tails in that sect on. Loca, gunners
are considering the subject and may APP
peal TO the authorities TO put stop T.
this practice.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
CAR BUMPED
INTO POLE

Car No. SO. Of the Wilmington city
Railway Company, left the rails al
leventh and Spruce streets to-day and
'cavorted about like a bucking broncho
for a time. 1t dashed into a telegraph
pole and shattered the arc lamp hang
ing from it. The car was also consid-
erably damaged. Nobody was hurt
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
BADLY HURT in RUNAWAY
Young Delaware Farmer Seriously
Wounded About Head and Body.

SEAFORD, oct 17.-Wallace Fleet
wood, a young farmer living near here,
was dangerously wounded yesterday af-
ternoon by being thrown from horse.
The animal became frightened by the
rattling Of logging. chains in a nearby
woods and dashed madly down the road.
throwing Fleetwood violently against
a tree.
He was seriously wounded about the
head and body and also received ter
nal injuries and was rendered uncon-
scious.
While his wounds are considered
very dangerous. it is not thought they
will prove fatal
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
EMPERoR's TEMPERATURE
is STILL TOO HIGH.
] IL. ulIIIr InIrIl A 1 &C EnnrIaI WI. !

VIENNA, Oct 1.-THE Emperor
Francis Joseph is suffering today from
slight recurrence of his fever. His
physicians confess that the symptom is
highly disappointing as there is no pos
sibility of the patients recovery until
his temperature is normal. The em-
peror passed a comparatively comfort
able night though greatly troubled az
times by his racking cough.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
MANY SOCIALISTS ARE
ATHEISTS, SAYS BISHOP
Ry THE JoURNAL's speoIal VIC.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
PITTSBURG, Pa, oct. Twisting
prelates to the Eucharistic League, in
session here, are today discussing the
views of Bishop Michael ]. Hoban, OF
Scranton Pa, that many socialists are
atheists particularly members of the
Western Federation Of Miners and that
Socialism is we'll which calls each man
a brother, but that which says "be my
brother or / will kill you" is danger
GUS
Bishop Hoban thus expressed himself
before an audience last night and in
a subsequent interview.
The next conference of the league Will
be held at Notre Dame University at
Notre Dame, Ind, August 1908.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
Delaware HospitaL/Ru Sale.

The annual rummage sale for the
benefit of Delaware Hospital viii 5e
held at odd Fellows Temple, Orange
street above Tenth, beginning October
2S. Many articles are needed to be
offered for sale, and contributions Of
anything saleable may be sent on Oc-
tober 2S to the hall, or if Miss Anna
Reed, d. & A phone 3161, or Mts.
Charles G. Rumford, d. & A. phone
346. are notified. the articles will be
sent for.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
FISH--HARRIMAN
FIGHT IS TIED UP
By THE JOURNALS Special wire.

CHICAGO. Oct. Liberalization that
the deadlock in the committee con-
sidering the proxies of both the Fish
and the Harriman sides of the Illinois
Central controversy is hopelessly dead
locked for the l'resent. caused an adj
journment to-day until Monday at 3
y. m. ractically every proxy present.
ed has been fought over it is said.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
oNe THE EASTERN SHORE.

Judge Austin Crothers is now eonva-
lescing
A memorial tablet 20 Or. James II,
Curran. a former member Of the fac
ultv OF Jacob Tome pstitpp, Port De-
posit. was unveiled there yesterday
An anti-bribery agreement in Cecil
county may be reached jointly by both
parties as a result. OF its proposal by
Republican County Chairman McCul-
Tough.
For settlement supposed to have
been $4,000 Mrs. Anna Gillespie, OF
Bardsley, has dropped her 100000 suit
against the Pennsylvania Railroad for
the killing of her husband
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
CHANDLER q g1dfstSnss E%Ss1,nsG

No. z1s W. Ninth Street.
Carefr- attention day or night.
Bodies IN Boarding Houses. Hotels
md Hospitals removed and cared for
nnfia claimed Carriages furnished.
ApDointmAAAn. nrEt-cAasa. Both Phones
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
Woman Took carbolic Acid.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 17.-0irs.
Mary Fine, SS years old, of No. go
South Third street. swallowed carbolic
acid at her homo this morning Five
months illness with nervous trouble
prompted the act She was taken to
Mt. Sinai Hospital and may not re-
cover.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
Earl Park viii be Sold.

Earl Park, the speedy PAGER driven
by II. T. Wallace in the matinee races
and which was billed to be sold at a
Philadelphia bazaar yesterday after
noon will be sold this afternoon Lack
- attendance at the sale was the cause
of The horse not being offered yester-
day
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
Rox Hurt hx a Cart.

Alfred Collins, IS years old. of No.
Si1 Windsor street. fell under a cart
at the foot of Market street this after
noon and the heavy wheel passed over
his foot lie was taken TO the Dela-
ware Hospital. where his injuries ware
found to be slight
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
Rsllly Lyoeum banoe.

The Reilly Lyceum Association opened
the dancing season last night with
dance in its hail. at Lord and Pine
streets A delightful evening was spent
and enjoyed by a large attendance.
Evening journal., 1907-10-17
win Build Eiaht Houses.

Building Inspector Johnson today is
sued a permit TO Joseph Shunder to
build eight dwellings in Twenty fourth
stret, between Jessup and Pine streets,
lat a cost of $500 each.