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Evening journal., 1908-09-28
UNKNOWN GRAVE
FOR RAILROAD VICTIM

Coroner Galloway is convinced that the
body OF the man who was killed In tho
freight wreck ot Mt Pleasant on tho Del
aware railroad. on last Friday Is Joseph
Mitchell. Of tils city. a frequenter OF
OF Front straaf At fret there was some
doubt as to the identity OF the man. be-
cause the body was so badly mangled ano
il was thought that it might be that OF
a son Of Joseph Jenkins. a local plumber
but Mr.. Jenkins located his boy on a
FAR mat Milford and was much relieved 10
know that it was not he who met death.
Mitchell Is not believed to have any
relatives in this city and as nobody has
claimed the body it vii be inferred IN the
county burying grounds at Farnharr ihll
afternoon.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
BABY FOUND IN
BRANDYWINE CREEK

Four boys on their way to school to-day
found the body Of a newly born male
child in thee reelS in Brandywine fark
at West street. They ished the little
body out Of the water and then notified TIC
coroner. The body was removed to tho
moreue and this afternoon will be buried
in the county buryng grounds at Farm
hurst.
The child was evidently stil born and
was thrown in the creek perhaps last
night as it's appearance did not betolt n
a long stay ! nthe water. The boys who
found the body were: Carlton Wingate,
No. 2227 Market street: Paul Matthews
NO. 226 West Twenty-third street; Wesley
Devalinger. No. 9so1 Market street, and
Thomas Sullivan, No. 100 West Twenty
fourth street.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
CASES In CITY COURT

John Farren. Jr.. charged with as
sault and battery. had his case con-
inued in City Court this morning Until
Wednesday Ernest Brown. a colored
hoy. charged with disorderlv conduct.
had his case continued 10 Wednesday
TO give Agent Stout a chance to in
vestigate the charge
JOIN J. Kellev. Paul Jackson and
Charles Williams. colored. all charged
wit hvagrancv. We're sentenced to 10
davs each at the worShcuse.
Howard McDermott. charged with
trespassing on the property of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. was
fined S. and costs. Paho Gilman George
Lucas. who arrested him. said that
McDermott IVES in one of the cars in
the yard.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
WOULDN'T SHAKE
HANDS, FOUGHT

Howard Miller, coolred, met william
Jenkins. colored, at Front and King
streets yesterday, and Miller became
angry because jenkins did not shake
hands with him. Miller wanted TO know
why Jenkins had not shaken hands
with him and Jenkins made reply that
he (Jenkins) didn't have to shake
hands with Miller. unless he felt like
IL.
Well, the argument grew sort Of
warm. Mary Cotman. colored. stood
by and laughed. and after pany words
Miller made a dive for Jenkins and
Jenkins kicked Miller. Miller raped
Jenkins. however Jenkins said. once
or twice.
Judge Cochran fined Miller SO and
costs on a charge of disorderly con-
duct Mary Cotman. who was the aud
ience. and who had been arrested also,
was allowed TO go.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
ACTIVITY IN OLD
SWEDES' PARISH

Through the assistance Of the sun
shine Society, Old Swedes parish has
obtained a number of carpenter tools
with which carpenter slop FOR boys
win be started. A printing press has
also been promised the parish, and the
Rev. Albert p. Clay, rector, hopes 70
have the boys Of the parish printing
this winter like veterans. In aoal-
ton to these activities ror the winter
the parish now has a young mems club
for the members Of Mrs. Clay's draw
ing class. The boys nave furnished
a room in the parish building and 1t
win be at their disposal at all times.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
RHOADES BUSINESS IS
NOW 2O7 YEARS OLD

This year marks the two hundred
and seventh anniversary of the
Rhoades leather business in America.
This business has been handed down in
direct line through six generations OF
ancestors. In 1899 the FIRST of the siA
bought a tract Of land in Delaware
county, Pa. for his son. who IN 17Ol
established a lanyard on it. The senior
member of the firm was the fifth ana
last in the line to operate this tannery.
In 1868 he removed TO Wilmington
where at present the firm is known as
the ]. Z. Rhoads and Sons.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
Killed Under FsIIino BuiIdino.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BOSTON, Sept 2s.-one employe was
killed and number narrowly escaped
serious injury when the four-story
warehouse of Gorton & Pew Fisheries
Co.. at Jeffreys Point. East Boston. col
lapsed to-day a few minutes before
noon. The dead man, Edward Mason.
was caught and crushed by the falling
masonry.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
RulIdina Permlt. crantes

A permit to build a dwelling in Gilpin
avenue between Union and Grant streets
was issued to-day by Building Inspector
Johnson. The house is to be built for Mrs
Collins and will cost about S200 a per-
nit to alter a house at No. 1i1o Poplar
street was also issued. The house is owned
by THOMAS Brown and the alteration viii
cost about $50
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
Preachers Meetinn.

'Methodism in the Northwest" was
the subject OF a paper by the Rev. DR..
II. w. Kellogg. of Grace Church. at
the weekly meeting of the NJ. f.
Preachers Association this morning.
The paper was a recapitulation of
some of his experiences and views as
a resident OF indianapolis In the alb
snce Of the Rev. V. P. Northrup. pres
ident. the Rev. II. A. G. Westerheld,
vice-president occupied the chair.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
MANY Are Pavinn raxes-

The New Castle county tax office at
the Court House will be open until
10 o'clock every night until Wednesday,
the last day of the month, to give tax
payers the opportunity to save the
per cent. tax rebate. The rush of
tax. payers at the Office has been so
great the past few days that Receiver
Burns has been obliged to incr Ease his
clerical force.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
HIGH SCHOOL
OPENING EXERCISES

The Rev. Frederick NJ. Kirkus rector
Of Trinity Episcopal Churcn was the
speaker at the opening exercises at tho
High School this morning. He spoke on
"The Making Of Charaeter." Principal
Berlin also made few remarks and al
enjoyable program was presented by the
school orchestra.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
COUNTY COURT
HAVE DAY OFF

Because Judge Pennewill sat in Kent
and Judge Boyce in Sussex to-day. to
hear appeals from the registration.
General Sessions and Superior Courts in
and for New Castle county did not sit
here. Adjournment was made until to-
morrow.
oyer and Terminer Court, which was
to have been opened to-day, will be
opened tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 2s.-
The center Of the West India hurri-
cane passed near Port Au Prince, Haiti,
this morning, moving in northwest
terly direction.
The Western storm has moved east
ward and this morning its center IS
over Lake Huron.
Forecast till p. m, Tuesday;
For Delaware-Rain and cooler to-
niaht. Tuesday rain, much cooler;
brisk and high southerly, shifting to
northwesterly winds Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
Customs Inspector a Psna.

A baby girl has put in its appear
ance at the home OF Frederick Mid
dleton, Custom House Inspector, and
today his fellow government employees,
at the Federal Building. dubbed him
papa
Evening journal., 1908-09-28
Invite Joslah Marve Ito spesk.

Josiah Marvel, Of this city has been
invited to make the. address at the
opening Of the "Homs ,oming' celebra-
ton in Georgetown the latter part of
this X. Mr. Marve lis a former
of Georgetown.
Evening journal., 1908-09-28

Ccontlnued on seeond 40
Evening journal., 1908-09-28

Prosperifyis coming BACK HOME
Be ready TO meet it This Fall
Get your Ads. ready. The Journal
will do the rest with IFS large
home and rural circulation.
1T LEADS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-06
ExCURSDONISTS on
SAND BAR 20 HOURS
Mishap Attends Helen BIair's Cruise
South-Siver Crescent to Be
Used for General Purposes.

Excursionists on the Helen Blair
will have their trip to the south
heightened by forced stay on a sand
bar 81 miles above st. Louis. While
proceeding at the usual speed the boat
grounded on a newly formed bar and
did not get off until the Gardie East.
man was summoned from Quincy.
The old Silver Crescent, when it
leaves the Kafrike yards, where it is
TO be overhauled and repaired, will be
used for towing purposes and viii
also be used as an emergency boat to
take the place of any of the other
boats owned by the White Collar line
should an accident to any of them oc-
cur or they be needed for excursions
or any other purpose other than ser.
vice in the regular trade in their re-
spective territory,
The Sterling, Rock Falls and Dixon
Packet company is about ready to be.
gin the handling of coal on the Hen
nepin canal and feeder H. r. Spencer
Of Coal Valley is one of those inter
ested in the enterprise The steamer
Beder. has been purchasd and is now
being put in shape to open the season.
Barges will be provided SO that 20C
tons of coal can be handled at a time.
The product of some of the mines at
Blossomburg will be distributed a,
various points on the eastern part OF
the canal and along the feeder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-06
"DRY" MUsCATlNE IMPORTS
BEER BY THE WAGON LOAD
Those Who Drink What Passes for
Whisky Made Fighting Mad or
Desperately ill.

Enough beer, in the words of the
Muscatine Tribune, "to float battle
ship" all sent by express from Rock
Island, was unloaded from a Rock Is
land train in the Iowa town Saturday
afternoon. 1t was hauled through the
streets of that dry" city by the
wagon load to the various purchasers.
The same paper tells of two arrests
|of "jags!" One was of the fighting
kind and he carried an empty bottle
with a formula on the outside and a
strong odor on the inside. A man
came by who thought he recognized it
as being whisky, but was not sure.
The other fellow had been made seri.
|ously iii by something that he had evi-
identity purchased and drank for whis-
ky but which never saw the inside of
a distillery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-06
HOUSE DEMOCRATS SUSPEND THE
FILIBUSTER LONG ENOUGH TO PASS
THE EMPLOYERS LIABILITY BILL

poured nearly one-half the people
present. These escaped in safety
though some were bruised Fright.
ened by flames at the end of the hall,
more than half the people rushed back
towards the narrow door in the rear
and crowded their way through. This
stairway was open, the handrail hav-
ing been broken away some time ago.
IT. was used only for such purposes
as carrying coal and supplies to the
hall upstairs. and when many tried to
descend that way they We're quickly
crowded Off
The stream of people from the
small doorway came so rapidly that
many were pushed off the landing at
the top before they could attempt to
descend. was a drop of 20 feet.
Mrs. J. w. Dawson was one of the
first to be pushed off this narrow
platform. and she was followed quick
ly by others, all of whom piled upon
each other in struggling mass on
the ground below Others fell from
the stairway at varying heights and
were trampled upon by others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-06
SOCIETY BOXER IS EASY
Anthony j. Drexe' Biddle Defeated in
Fourth Round by O'Brien.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 6.-Dazed by
a terrific right handler to the jaw, A. ].
Drexel Biddle was defeated by Phila-
|delphia. Jack O'Brien in the fourth
round of what was to have been a
five round go in the Casino of the
Merton Cricket club last night before
fight crazed crowd of more than a
thousand members of the best Phila-
delphia society.
Biddle did not fall, but O'Brien,
seeing that he could not stand more
punishment, laughingly turned and
playfully pinched Referee William H
Recap, who stopped the fight and
awarded it to Philadelphia Jack
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-06
Pelice Fire Upon Mob Of Repub-
Iicans, Killing Unknown
Number.
FAcTsAREsUPPREssED
Ceuht Completed in 107 Dis
tricts and Government
Wins in All.

Lisbon, April 6-The city is in a
state of intense excitement over the
election riots last night, brought on
by the indignant protest of the repub-
lican element on the ground of fraud
at the polls. No Official statement Of
the number of killed and wounded has
yet been issued. Pending authority
from government sources no unofficial
or press statement was permitted to
be telegraphed concerning the extent
of the casualties. One observer says
the streets were literally red with
blood.
Not One Republican Chosen.
The counting of ballots proceeds
slowly, and thus far not single re-
publican candidate has been declared
elected, although the result in 1O7 dis
| tricts is understood to be complete.
Fired Upon a Mob.
Lisbon, April 6.-rA number of riot
ers were killed in the streets last night
when troops, hard pressed, were fore
ed to fire into the mobs.
The riots, which followed day of
quiet during the general elections, oc.
CURED in different parts of the city,
as if by preconcerted plan. The
troops were Immediately ordered into
action, and they repeatedly charged
the mobs that in places filled the
streets, but without effect. They then
were ordered to fire.
i The republicans, quelled, then de-
serted the streets, and the city was
peaceful at a late hour, except for
bands of youths who continued to
demonstrate before the churches,
where the voting was DONE They con-
fined their disorders, however, to
shouting, and recurrence of serious
disturbances does not seem probable.
/ Roynlfsts Win victory.
The elections were peaceful through
out the remainder of the country and
resulted in sweeping victory for the
monarchistS. At the latest count 80
members of the combined royalist af-
filiations had been returned to the
chamber, which has a total member.
ship of LAG.
The voting, due to the agitation
throughout the country and the active
campaign of the republicans. probably
was the heaviest in Portugars history.
Republicans Cry Fraud.
The republican leaders are raising
the cry of fraud" They claim that
while government pressure was seem
ingly relaxed the old electoral machin.
cry was in full operation, because OF
the fear on the part of the govern.
ment of a great republican movement,
and that therefore the elections do not
represent in any way the sentiment of
the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-06
STREETS OF LISBON RAN RED WITH
BLOOD RESULT Of ELECTION RIOTS
PARTIALLY CENSORED REPORTS SAY

bell-Bannerman, the first liberal
prime minister of England since Lord
Rosebery gave up Office in 1895, has its
dramatic phase, for as he passes from
the stage, the mixed forces which he
held together as party appear also
to be approaching the end of political
power.
Has Too Many Factions.
The Bannerman party, as has been
stated, combined too many factions
and too many fads; all the elements
of opposition to conservatism and oi
discomfort united to make common
cause against the old government, and
when Joined together in an admins
tration a working team of home rulers
laborites, socialists. liberal imperial
lists and little Englanders was found
nigh impossible.
But it speaks much for Bannerman's
leadership that the disintegration oi
his party has gone on SO much more
swiftly since the attack of heart trou
BILE which occurred last fall in Bris
tol, where he had gone to make a po
litical speech, removed him from tn,
possibility of active leadership.
In Commons Forty Years.
Sir Henry was not only the leader o
the house of commons, but also it.
father, for be represented Stirling
without interruption ever since he en-
tered the house in 1868 at the age O
80. Throughout his political life h
had been a consistent and staunch ad
yocate of radicalism and his politica
faith has never Wayered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-06
Eveiyn's Suit Filed.

New York, April Counsel for
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw today filed in the
supreme court a suit for annulment Of
her marriage with Harry X. Thaw,
The annulment is asked on the ground
that Thaw was insane at the time Of
the marriage.
Justice Hendricks appointed Robert
E. Deyo referee to take evidence in
the annulment suit. 1t was stipulated
the taking the testimony should pro
coed within three days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-06
CIVIL ENGINEER AT
So KILLS GIRL Of is
Strange Infatuation Leads to Tragedy
Involving Prominent Pitts
burg Families.

Pittsburg, April G.-Samuel L. Gard
ner, aged SO, civil engineer and
prominent citizen of McKees Rocks.
a suburb of this city. shot and In
stantly killed Dorothy Bradeny. aged
16, and then shot himself through the
mouth, infiicting wound from which
he died shortly after noon. Gardner
has wife and seven grown up chill
dren. The prominence of both fami-
lies and the youth of Miss Bradeny
served to make the shooting sensa-
ton 1t is alleged Gardner has been
infatuated with the young girl for a
long time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-06
LODGE ROOM panic
Explosion at Woodmen Enter
tainment at Ellsworth, Ill.,,
Results Fatally.
TWO VICTIMS BEYOND AID
Gasoline Lighting System Hastily In
stalled Said to Have Been
Cause of the Tragedy.

Ellsworth, ILL.,, April G.-Nearly
every home in Ellsworth has one or
more victims of the explosion and
panic in the hall of the Modern Wood
men Saturday night, as a result OF
which two women are fatally hurt and
more than score seriously injured.
The number of victims is greater
than at first supposed.
The panic, which followed the ex-
plosion of gasoline lamp, came just
at the close of a program arranged
by the women's society of the Metho-
dist church. There was music and
speaking, then supper was served.
Toward the close of the supper lamp
suspended from the ceiling exploded
and scattered the burning fluid in all
directions and ignited the scenery OH
the stage. The audience rushed for
the exit and many were knocked down
and trampled on.
Those Fatally Injured.
The fatally hurt are:
MRS. JOHN w. DAWSON.
MRS. PARIS STANGER.
The other victims include:
Mrs. Irwin Fry, leg dislocated, badly
cut and bruised.
Frank Stanger, shoulder dislocated
Mrs. Washington Spain, head in
jured and eye gouged.
William Reid.
Mrs. Frank Van Gundy, ankle dis
located leg injured, and bruised.
1t is regarded as remarkable tina
no children were numbered amoni
the seriously injured, as number 0
them were in the hall.
vapor Escaped Through Tube.
The gasoline lighting system use
was made by a Chicago concern.
new pipe connection had been hu,
riedly made the preceding day, an
the work, it is claimed, was improper
ly done, allowing gasoline vapor I
escape and causing the explosion.
There were only two exits. one i
front and narrow outside stairwa
In the rear. Down the front stairwa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-06
WAS ANNIVERSARY
Teoner Literary Society Of Au-
oustana Observes Seventh
Birthday with q Banquet.
FORMER MEMBERS PRESENT
College Chess Club Entertains Tri
City Members and Latter Win
First Series of Games.

The Tegner Literary society of Au-
gustana college celebrated its seventh
anniversary Saturday night by hold
ing banquet in the college dining
hall. Plates were set for about 80
guests. Thure Holmer, president of
the society, acted as POSTMASTER and
responses were made by Rev. E. X.
Jonson Professor Jules Mauritzson
and Erick Holmer. c. j. SilversteIf
of Chicago, one of the organizers bi
the society, was present and read }ar
original poem which he had written
in honor of the occasion. Marcus
Skarstedt entertained the banqudeters
with several violin selections ipf addi
s"as tOn to ~ which a1. number lumber, Of SONGS
Contest mt Chess.
The members of the TrTcity Ches.
club were the guests of the Augustan;
club Saturday night. Th5e first rount
of series of tournameJht games wa.
played between the two clubs. thu
Tri-city players getting the best o
the meet by score /of 71s games wol
against Augustana| 5A. The players
of both clubs exhibited much bette
form than in fhe previous meet ant
mistakes werse less frequent.
The Tri:cHty club members presen
were: D. Diaz. E. E. Russell, N
Backstrabm, DR.. Sala and DR.. Shoe
makep<. The club will meet again mex
week. for the second round
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-06
CHICAGO VIEWING WITH C0MPLACENCY
PROHIBITION FIGHT IN REST Of STATE

capital, is in the throes of a contest
which has turned the city upside down.
Oldest Inhabitants refer to the excite
ment and compare conditions with the
Lincoln-Douglas debate days. Circus
tents, parades, demonstrations by both
sides, have marked every day of the
final week of the campaign.
Aurora is in a hand-to-hand con-
flict with scores of saloons dependent
for their future upon Tuesdays out
come. Joliet has been shaken from
center to circumference, with the re-
suit in doubt. In Joliet heads Of the
steel company and laboring men sat
upon the same platform and discussed
the issues of the campaign, shoulder
to shoulder.
'In Danville trouble is feared and
former Sheriff Whitlock, who defied
the mob at the Danville Jail with a
shotgun, has ordered flying squad
ron for duty at the polls election day.
Alonzo E. Wilson, chairman of the pro-
hibition state committee, openly pre-;
diets bloodshed in the state Tuesday.
Bloomington, Decatur, Galesburg,
Monmouth, Centralia, Pekin, hard by
the greatest distillery center in the
world; Kankakee, Pontiac, Alton, Ed
wardsville, Paris, Lincoln, Benton,
vandalia, Canton, Mendoza, Dixon,
Carmi-these are some of the larger
cities which have had whirlwind fin.
ish to the anti-saloon campaign.
In Rock Island and Moline.
"Rock Island and Moline, the twin
cities, have gone through a stinging
fight, and Elgin and Waukegan and
| Belvidere, close to Chicago, have had
a desperate contest. Freeport has been
classed as the hottest battle ground in
the state.
| Chicago has heard the rattle of the
skirmish fire and became almost in
volved as part Of the field of battle
The petition necessary under the law
icalling for a submission OF the ques
tion in the city, failed by 5000 names
lof the legal minimum and was not pre-
sented. However, nine townships o
Cook county, lying all along the city.
border line, are voting Tuesday.
/ Not the END OF 1t.
/ sit is conceded by both sides tina
Tuesdays decision will not end tn,
matter. The liquor men realize tina
an even more far-reaching contest vii
be taken up by the Anti-Saloon leagu
at the election in November, when tn
question can again be submitted in al
townships which do not vote dry Tues
day. The prohibition leaders alread
have served notice that they propos
a campaign of the state to elect
prohibition members of the legisls
, lture, and will demand local option b
, counties and state prohibition at tn
earliest practical moment"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-06
WILL CUT PASSENGER RATES
First Bargain Price Since 2-csnt Fare
Became Effective.

The Rock Island and the Burlington
announce reduction in rate for the
benefit of those who wish to go to the
republican national convention which
Is to be held in Chicago June II.
Tickets can be secured from the 18th
to- the 18th and are good to return
until the 3Oth. The rate is to be re-
duced from cents mile to liz
This is the first reduction in rate in
this territory which has been made
since the cent rate law was enacted.