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New-York tribune., 1908-10-28
holland AWAITS CAsTRo's REPLY.
Movement Started in Venezuela to Reflect
President in ISL

The Hague, Oct 27-The text CT President Cas-
tres refusal 10 revoke the decree Of May Il IS ex
r,erte6 some time next week. The request that
confidential envoy be sent 70 Caracas 70 arrange
settlement Of the differences viii not be enter
tained until after the receipt Of the note This
proposal Of the Venezuelan President IS poPularly
considered 10 5e an iupertnence which the govern
raent viii not grant
WfIlenstad. Oct 27.-EeneZuelan newspapers say
that the government party has started movement
for the reelection Of President Castro fn 1911 Sew
eral districts have requested that Article III Of the
constitution he etnended as to permit Castro 10
cort.nue in of7ce
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
CORN SCARCE In
CITY MARKETS
Farmers at Fourth and Ship
ley Had None to
Sell To-day

Livery stable men and those who keep
horses in the city, either for public or pri-
vate use, have bees the sufferers from the
scarcity of corn and the high price it has
brought in the market for some days.
Yesterday the wholesale price for prime
yellow corn by the carload was 81 cents
a busheL
Horses must be fed when stabbed in the
city, and the basis of their food is corn
and hay. Mil feed may at times be used,
but the price Of this would scarcely be
less as it is worth from SIS TO $27 tan
and does not possess the nutrltive quality
of corn.
One man to-day expressed the opinion
that the top limit of prices has about been
reached. He says that farmers are now
through with wheat harvesting, as well
as most Of the hard work incidental to
summer cropgathering They can now also
estimate pretty well what the yield of
growing corn will be. with this as a basis,
he thinks. they WIN be more willing to
ship corn heretofore held back to benefit
from the existing high prices.
There was a scarcity of corn In the. Will
mington market to-day. There was no
corn brought to market by the farmers
who stand in the grain exchange at
Fourth and Shipley streets. Corn is a
scarce article said one Of the dealers
there. Wheat, oats and pigs were offered
to-day, however, in quantities to meet the
demand.
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
TRACTION ENGINE
RAN AWAY
Crashed Into a House Near
Townsend and Also In
jured the Operator

Becoming unmanageable. a traction
engine, used by Theodore Harsch, a
road builder. ran away nera Townsend
yesterday, and resulted in the end Of
house being torn out and a young
man named Francis. who is in the en-
ploy Of Contractor Harsch, being seri-
ously injured.
William Timmonslis the engineer Of
the traction engine and young Francis
assists him. When the machinery got
out of order the engine started back
ward and at a eeod speed. Francis
was unable to stop 1t and It crashed
into one end of a house. tearing away
a considerable portion Of it. The oc-
cupants of the building fed to escape
injury.
Francis received a terrible wound on
the right side Of the face and injuries
to the back Of his head. He also COM
planned of internal hurts A piece Of
wood from the porch of the house into
which the engine crashed struck the
side Of Francis face. tearing the skin
to the jaw bone. He received medical
attention at Townsend.
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
FUNERAL OF
DR.. LOWBER
Services Held Here This
Morning. buried at
Newark

The funeral OF DR.. Alexander Low
Der, secretary of the State Board of
Health, who died on Wednesday, was
held this morning from the home, No.
s05. Van Buren street. The interment
was made this afternoon IN the Head
OF Christiana cemetery.
The services in the home were con-
Quoted by the Rev. William II. Logan
and were simple. The request Of the
family that there should be no flow-
erss was respected. There was no sing
ing.
The. services here were attended by
the majority of the physicians of the
city The members OF the State Board
of Health weer the honorary pail bear
ers and the active bearers were DR..
Willard Springer. S. X Anderson. j.
Clifford Mecannon, DR.. r. w. Tomlin-
son, Charles Conner and Robert Barr.
The body was taken to Newark on
the 12.4O o'clock train. At the grave
in Head of Christiana cemetery, the
services We're in charge of the Rev.
Or. w. J. Rowan.
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
PEACH PRICES
HAVE A SLUMP
Best Grades We're Selling For
IS Cents and Others at
40 Cents a Basket

Wilmington marketmen have experi-
enced an extraordinary slump IN the
price Of peaches this week. and thrifty
housewives. who took advantage cf
the extremely low prices in the market
to-day, are wondering whether it will
be possible for them - go any lower.
Choice peaches that last week sold for
$l5O a basket sold today for 75 cents
For the lower grade OF peaches he
prices went as low as 20 cents.
As a result of the slump peaches
were in heavy demand this morning.
and there was perhaps more activity
In that section Of the market than in
any other. The fines- grade of Della
ware peaches-the best in the world.
were brought 10 this city in heavy
shipments and farmers had little diff
ficulty in findirs willing buyers. In
view of this decided demand for fruit.
il is not expected that the prices will
long continue as they are, although
they cannot go very much higher, ow-
ing TO the fact that the height of the
peach season is coming 20 its close
The demand was not confined to the
best grade of peaches. however. med
ium grades, in fact, finding more
favor. The gool quality of the peach
crop in general this yeai has not per-
mitted Of the placing of peaches in
very distinct grades and the medium
peaches are not much inferior TO the
highest grade.
Cantaloupes and melons aplenty also
were found in the markets to-day at
tempting prices.
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
SENATOR DU POINT
NOT Debating
CabIeeram From Him in
Response to One Sent by
Congressman Burton

on August 70 cablegram was sent
by Congressman Hiram r. Burton to
United states Senator Henry A..
DUPONT. who Is now in Paris, which
read:
your friends openly state you d.
rected Pennewill- -Heald nominations.
Cable II true (sgned)
Hiram r. Burton"
Senator dupont In a cable in reply
received here today said:
"E. b. Shurter Wilmington. Del
Have not directed any nominations
Advise Burton. who oahled me
"(Signod) H. A. dupont"
When Congressman Burton was seen
to-day he said that he had heard it
said by half dozen men that before
senator dupont left for Europe he left
orders 20 nominate penncwill FOR gov-
ornor and Heald for Congress. Or.
Burton said he did not believe the
statements were true. and more 10
vindicate senator dupont hn cabled
him. The reply he received. he said,
fully substantiated his belief that Col
onel DUPONT had left no such orders.
Mr. .Shurter, to whom -ehe reply was
sent Is Colonel duPonts secretary He
admitted the validity OF both tele-
grams to-day
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
AUTO UPSETS,
WOMAN HURT

An automobile containing Albert Roth
c,,ild of No. si4 West street, Mrs. Roth
child. the latters mother, Mrs. Nathan
I.ieberman, and Mrs. George B. Minnick,
Of No. $40 washington street. ran into
a ditch on the Kennett turnpike. tive
miles beyond Centerville. last night. Tho
machine. a Rainier car. wns wrecked. and
Mrs. LieberInan received slight injuries
The Rothschild car. which had been
running at moderate speed, had turned
out OF the way Of another automobile and
a carriage. Turning from the road. tho
machine went into the ditch and was
tilted 50 that the occupants were thrown
out
The party was rsturned to the city In
the automobile which they had just pass
ed. and the Rainier was left in the read
until this morning.
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
CAME FROM NORFOLK
TO REGISTER AS VOTER

John NJ. Dorney general organizer
of the Brotherhood of Painters. is in
the city. Mr. Dorney came up from
Norfolk, Va, last night to register. He
hopes every American will vote this
year, and Gays he viii vote for William
j. Bryan and believes he will be elect
ed. In the ranks of organized labor
there is much thought and discussion
on the Importance of the coming cleo
ton. he says.
Concerning a statement made in
THE JOURNAL a few weeks ago, Mr..
Dorney says that whoever gave the
statement to THE JOURNAL that he
had recently founded a local union
with 800 charter members must be a
dreamer or a thirty-third degree mem
Der of the Annanias Club. Il am work
ing in the South" he says. Il shall
not go to sleep, but 1 leave 10 the
Southern local unions to either praise
or blame my work.
Mr.. Dorney returns TO Norfolk on
Sunday night and on next Tuesday
begins a campaign among the painters
of Lynchburg, Va.
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
TRI.STATE TEAM
IS FROZEN OUT
Grounds Being UnObtainabIe
Here Games Are Trans
ferred Elsewhere
ExORBITANT PRICES ASKED
FOR THE BALL PARKS

Greatly to the disappointment OF local
baseball fans was the announcement Of
this morning that the Wilmington Tri-
state baseball team would not appear here
again this season. Up until the time Of the
announcement it was confidently expected
that the team would be seen here com
mencing Monday for eight games. but
the complications over grounds has pre-
vented. U. C. Click. president Of the own
ing company, telegraphed c. F. Carpenter,
president of the Tri-state League to this
effect last night with the additional in
struction to keep the team on the road the
remainder of the season. This means that
the games scheduled here with Williams
port, Harrisburg, Johnstown and Al
toona, win be played in those cities, and
that Wilmington fans will not see Tri-
State ball in Wilmington until next year.
According to the owners Of the local
team the responsibility for the present un-
desirable situation growing out Of the liti-
cation over South Side Park rests upon
persons other than those connected with
the team at this time. In fact the own
ers charge that they have been treated
unfairly in their endeavors TO bring the
team back to the city. They declared tbs
morning that Sterlith Brothers, who hold
the lease on South Side Park, had de-
manded s25 rent for each day the park
would be occupied by the team. which
amount, it was said, was in excess Of that
charged former owners Of the team. One
OF the owners said that the company had
offered the ground holders $500 for the
lse Of the gNunds for the remainder of
the season but that the offer was refused.
Then It was that the new owners sought
20 have the remaining games Of the season
played on fairgrounds at Front and Union
streets, lease on which is held jointly by
the wilmington High School Athletic As
socfation and the DUPONT baseball club,
the former having the use of the grounds
on week days and the latter on Satur-
days John Il. Whitehead. OF the High
School Association agreed to allow the
Tri-s.ate people to use the grounds on
week days for SO a game, which price
was satisfactory. but the DUPONT team
managers demanded % per cent of the
gross receipts Of each Tri-State game
prayed on tne GROUNDS on saturdays. InS
demand, having been considered beyond
the bounds of reason, was spurned by the
Tri-State owners and as there was no
other place to play Mr.. Click concluded to
transfer all the remaining home games Of
his team to the other cities on the circuit
greatly to the financial loss Of the team
owners as well as to the disappointment Of
the fans who had confidently expected to
see the team home next week.
Whether the persons interested win yet
come to some agreement whereby the
team may possibly be seen here again this
season is doubtful. the Tri-State team
owners declaring that they know the value
of each park and will positively refuse to
pay any higher figure Meanwhile the
city will he without professional baseball
for the first time in many years.
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
HIGH DEATH RATE
AMONG CHILDREN

OF total of % deaths for the week
just ending. rften were among children
under ten years OF age. The causes
were principally due 10 hot weather
diseases peculiar TO young children.
That this death rate is excessive the
largest number of those under ten
years old being among babies less than
a year old, Is admitted by those COM
petent to know, but whether or not
it is for lack Of proper care of the
children that so many died cannot be
definitely stated because no investiga-
tion has been made; but It is assumed
that such Is the reason. 1t Is apparent
to those who have given the matter
any attention. that the child during the
hot weather should be given more
careful consideration regarding food
and clothing; and II this consideration
were displayed as it ought 10 be there
is not the least doubt but that the
death rate could be considerably low
ere ddurng the summer months
A competent New York physician
states that dress Of the baby in the
hot weather should be carefully seen
to and the lightest material selected.
Proper feeding and fresh air are two
'Ailti tortIAidiH ~ tic tlliu = itdAllit
Bathing the child also should be done
at regular intervals, in tepid water at
least once each morning. though In
addition 10 this a cool sponge several
times during the day would help to-
ward keeping the child in good health
and free from summer COR 'laints.
Such bathing will not givI the baby
a cold but viii make it strong TO ward
off colds and other diseases. 1t will
also prevent the skin irritation that is
so common among babies in summer.
Mothers. perhops Of young children
in this city have not followed these
simple rules for the summer. and as
a consequence death has made an on
slaught upon the babies and young
children for the latter need special
care as well as the child not yet year
old
From the reports at the Board Of
Health Department. it is shown that
death has come 10 those not yet a year
old in the majority of cases of the
fifteen deaths reported of children under
ten. The babies have suffered much
during the excessive heat OF the last
few days but right care on the part
OF mothers should at least lessen the
diseases among the little ones.
The corresponding number Of deaths
among children and adults year ago
was 25. OF which not such a large
percentage as this year were babies.
Evening journal., 1908-08-15

arrived and the first bloodshed fol-
lowed
The troops were thrown around the
threatened district and the mob was or
dered back. For am instant IL faltered and
then charged. The commander Of the
troops ordered volley fired over the
rioters heads. 1t failed to produce re-
suits. Immediately following came the
lynchng Of Hunter.
Inc negro, a porter at the st. Mich
olas Hotel, was set upon by a crowd
ana badly beaten. He drew a revolver
and fired. The shot struck Jim Haves
white man, who was watching The
nre IN Madison street The mob swept
down ON Hunter from all sides and In
a Jity a rope was procured. tossed
over the limb of a dead tree al Nadi-
son and Twentieth streen ana vi.h
MS screams for mercy rising above the
roar Of themob the wretch was swung
into eternity.
Two Regiments Ordered Out
Governor Dineen has ordered out the
entire Fourth and Fifth regiments of
the Illinois National Guard. Tho First
Regiment will reach here early this
evening The Fourth will be later TO
arrive. The remaining companies Of
the Firth Regiment which have been
held IN readiness. is on the way. Sher-
iff Werner, who is in charge in Spring
field, asked the governor for plenty OF
troops that there might be no danger
Tonight or Sunday
To Care for Negroes
I Plans were made early to-day by
Governor Dinecn for caring for the ne
groes of the city whose homes were
destroyed. The State Arsenal will be
thrown open and tents will be pitched
at Camp Lincoln for the accommoda-
tion Of the homeless. Guard will be
placed at both the arsenal and Camp
Lincoln, and the State will care for all
those who were burned out
How the Trouble Started
Before noon yesterday George Rich
ardson a young negro, was arresteA
charged with assaulting white
woman. The victim partially identi-
fed the prisoner. Crowds quickly
gathered about the Jail, but sheriff
Werners force and the police were
able 10 preserve order until nightfal
Without. difiiculty shortly after {
o'clock IN the evening a successful
ruse was worked by the authorities
aud Richardson was spirited away to
safety to Peoria. With the assembled
crowds held at bay by the officers. a
false run by the fire department tenn
porarily drew the attention Of the
crowd when the prisoner was whisked
down an alley and at the first corner
was pushed into an automobile owned
by Harry Loper, a restaurant keeper,
sworn in as deputy. Before the
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
PRETTY GIRLS
GET THEIR WAGES
We're Creditors Of Laundry
Company and We're Paid
By the Sheriff

Twenty-Five pretty iaundresses who de-
ciared hey had not received any wages
from the Diamond STATE Laundry for
tive weeks bese geo the oaice OF shorin
stafford at the Court House tl,is morn.
irg, went away happy In che possession
OF their money rad determined 70 again
follow their chosen profes ion despite its
di9appointments or the past fourteen
days. Incidentally hey declared the
sheriff to be a "jolly good fellow"
The visit OF the laundresses followed
the sale by the sheriff Of ths laundry
rr- o,rty. the lagrdry and machlnery
hlying been sold to william II. Kgriz
for 800. horses and wagons t. william
I.gnk for $25f and household effects to
J. Frank Ball for $500. Hardly had the
sale been cried at the Court House be-
fore the girls appeared on the scene.
Meanwhile a representative OF the laun-
dry company had sent a check for S2G6
TO Sheriff Stafford with which 70 pay the
wages and It was this amount that the
sheriff distributed among the girls. II
was said that the laundry company would
continue business at the old stand.
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
VOLLEY OF LEMONS
FOR THE WOMEN
Wall Street Men Shower CitrOn
Fruit Instead Of Gold
Bricks at SuffraeetteS
ALL HAD A LIVELY
TIME FOR AWHILE

NEW YORK. Aug. 15.--F1ying their
blonde bannerette inscribed, Votes for
Women" the insignia that has With
stood vegetables and decayed fruit In
every part OF the city. Mrs. Borrmann
Wells and her fleet of skirted SPELL
bindcs invaded the dollar district yes
terday.
Not until some incorriglhle curb
brokers showered the speakers vita
lemons did they desist sin their verbal
assaults on the sterner but iuore sub
dued sex Miss Helen Murphy, Miss
Margaret Hunt and Miss Marguerite
Coleman were the other slender waist
ed warriors who sidestepped the or
chard offerings from time to time
while they were haying the men folks
The invading party arrived about
noon In a pea green touring car ana
was escorted down Broad street by a
bowling mob Mrs. Wells showed
wretched taste In opening hostilities
directly under sign which read
parrots Place" the place referred to
being a apid IRE lunch room.
"1he men OF the east side who have
been depived OF the chance Tor an
educatios shame you alleged gentle
men I'm their treatment OF respectable
women" was one of tho shots Of Miss
Coleman. you stand around hero
and hoot us, but when you go home
YOU are led around by the nose by a
woman half your size
The other speakers unloaded sarcas-
tic stun when n came their turn and
tried hard to stem the tide Of queries
az TO why they were not home tending
the baby or half soleing their hus-
banda socks. Mrs. Wells was greeted
with loud applause when she took tho
rostrum.
aYen till you bust but It don't
bother us" she shouted. We tanned
them in Harlem and ON the Bowery,
and before we get through wen have
you men OF the market voting Tor
women candidates"
A volley OF lemons necessitated an
interruption at this point, during which
Mrs. Wells and tho cops searched the
windows above the sharpshooters.
They kept out OF sight and the speak
er continued:
give us, your aid"--but here q
| lemon struck her on the index nnser
and she halted again.
"Theres a chance 20 get some lem
onade." yelled man on the fringe OF
the crowd as the lemons continued 70
descend. Mrs. Wells attempted to ex-
press her opinion of the fruit reception
hut her voice was drowned in tho
boots from the crowd that surged
around the machine In which sheh ana
her perspiring assistants were seated.
Before the chauffer threw on tne
nower the reporters tried to get Mrs.
wells opinion OF Taft and Bryan.
.T'm too busy to inteest myself IN
n Fat mems race" she replied tartly a.
the car speeded away.
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
TROOPS IN CONTROL
OF SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Fierce Race War, LYnching, Negro Quarters Burned
and Governor Orders Oh I Two Entire Regiments.
A Night of Terror in the City

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Aug. 15.-This city
is under martial law to-day following a
reign Of riot, arson and slaughter last
night which resulted In the death of three
men, the wounding OF fifty more and the
destroying o( hundreds OF thousands of
dollars worth Of property by an infurlated
mob. Throughout the night upwards or
5000 men searched the negro quarters in
an attempt to apprehend the negro as
sailant Of a white woman.
The negro has been spirited out OF town,
however, and the mob turned its fury on
the other blacks in thee ity.
The negro quarters were fired and when
the city fire department responded to an
alarm, the rioters kept them from fight
ing the flames. Police and specials were
overawed and It was not until the arrival
this morning Of two companies Of militia
from Peoria, Pel1ln and Decatur to re-
inforce the local company which had al
ready been. called that even a sembance
Of order was restored.
Charles Hunter, colored porter. was
lynched. His body being swung from a
ANdA AtN AA AAI N0AANl VI AAdQAchn anu
Twelfth streets.
Rushing in Troops.
Throughout the early hours to-day ad-
ditional troops reached the city on spec
ial trains. 1t is believed that the situation
is now under control and that there win
be no further outbreaks. though the COM
munity is still at fever heat and a trivial
trouble. II was 23O this morning when
the first out-of-town troops arrived and Il
was o'clock before the flames were ex-
unguished.
The saloons are to remain closed to-day
and every possible precaution is being
taken to prevent a repetition of last
nights disturbance. In addition to Loper's s
cafe which was the first place destroyed
by the mob. 1t was occupied by negroes
and was on Washington street and other
buildings in the negro quarters have lit
orally been torn TO pieces. Every window
has been shot out. All the open liquor in
the saloons was poured out The sealed
packages We're carried away by the mob
The burning began one block north of the
business houses that had been wrecked on
Washington.
Taking in long rectangular section OF
the city extending from jefferson on the
south TO Mason on the north and from
Ninth to Twelfth the mob burned every
house occupied by negro. In this sec
tion were many disorderly resorts and
all Of these went up in flames. From
Twelfth street east were the homes of the
better class Of negroes and the mob had
just started to fire these when the soldier
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
FEAST OF ASSUMPTION
WAS OBSERVED TO-DAY

To-day is the Feast Of the Assump-
ton of the Blessed Virgin Mary. a
holy day Of obligation, and according
to an old tradition those who battle
in the waters Of the sea on that day.
il they have faith win be healed Of
their infirmit.es.
The Festival of the Assumption Is
observed in the Greek and Oriental
churches as well as those Of the Ro-
man Catholic faith. ManY others out
side Of the churches in which the A..
sumption is a regularly promulgated
doctrine, believe in the Assumption a.
plous tradition. They believe that
she was miraculously assumed inso
heaven and one OF tile fact that sul-
s.antiates ehe belief is that althouyi
she was reverec by the early Ch"is-
tians no place las ever teen pointed
4, as her seprlchre
Evening journal., 1908-08-15
NEW EVENING PAPER BY
: GEN. AGNUS In BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE. Nd, Aug. l5.-General
Felix b. Agnus publisher Of the Balti-
more American, announces the American
Star. a new afternoon paper, which will
begin publication on Monday. August IL.
The new paper viii have one Of the larg-
est STATS IN the South. and will take the
full service of the United Press, in addl-
tion to which it viii have an extensive
special service. The American-Star viii
be from twelve to twenty-four pages.
eight columns 10 the page. General Agnus
states that 5000 copies have already been
engaged and that the number will prob
ably reach 100000 by the day OF publica-
ton.