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Evening journal., 1908-08-08
WOMAN
GOT THE CAR
Basket Of CantaIOupeS Also
Figured in Market
Street Episode

Alittel woman in a blue dress
demonstrated TO a line OF sidewalk
spectators this morning that all the
jokes going around about the trouble
and fuss a woman makes in getting
trolley car is the invention Of a mean
man. In this Marker street episode
this morning a man played a part, but
il was a "follow-my-leade part, for
the little woman took the banner prize
in thee vent and showed what she
could do in sprinting a square after a
Claymont car. The point of this story
is that she got the car.
The little woman. who was I'm such
a hurry that the reporter did not learn
her name. came out II Fifth street,
and looked wildly round. Some feet
behind was a man, his sleeves rolled up
and basket full to the brim with
contaloupes perched on his shoulder.
Mercy" exclaimed the woman,
there's the car now" She signaled
the man with a move Of her arms Ia
follow, and made a dash towards the
car just as the conductor gave two
bells to go ahead.
The little woman looked dismayed,
Then she cast reserve TO the winds and
trailed on after the car as fast as her
two feet could carry her. while the
sterner sex stood on the curbing and
grinned fiendishly at the performance
The fellow with the basket of canta-
loupes in the meantime was dodgire
the crowd on the sidewalk and trying
to keep the cantaloupes from distribute
ing themselves over the immediate
neighborhood.
The car stopped at Sixth street. the
little woman in blue well ND to the
front. She caught the conductors eye
this time. yelled to the fellow with the
cantaloupes to hurry up" and She
and the basket went into the car to-
gether
THAT woman ought 20 get a medal,
observed one member Of the sterner
sex, who saw thes tunt. "She didn't
make any fuss about catching that car
though TO tell you the truth expected
TO see her do a triple sonlersault when
she started to run.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
CAMP BREAKS
AT FORT DUPONT
DeIaware'S Soldiers viii
Return Home This
Afternoon

After a weeks service in which they
brushed shoulder to shoulder with the reg
ular artillerymen. the members Of the pro-
vIslonai battalion of the Organized Mill
tia OF Delaware broke camp at Fort Du-
Pont shortly before noon to-day, and this
afternoon the soldiers win return to their
armories after two weeks continuous SER
vice in the field at Rehoboth and at the
guns of the fort.
Camp was broken at the fort at II
O'clock. with the usual ceremonies incident
to the closing Tents were packed, and
the artillerymen also struck their tents
and returned to their barracks. The VIII
mington mlitamen will leave Delaware
city over the Wilmington, New Castle
and Southern Railway shortly after
O'Clock. and the down State men will leave
shortly before o'clock on train for
Dover and Milford. while the Newark
company win go home by train about 4
o'clock.
Lieutenant J. Austin Ellison was officers
Of the day up to the close Of camp.
The militlamen were paid yesterday af-
ternoon at the same rate that Is paid to
men in the regular army service. The
privates received 81 for their week In
camp. the first sergeants s12. and the COM
missioned officers at the same rate Of
pay of regular army officers.
There were no exercises this morning,
everything being devoted to a prepara-
ton to strike camp. The week at Fort Du-
Pont has been most pleasant, and many
friendships have been formed between the
Delaware citizen soldiers and the men
connected with the artillery post "
Among the visitors TO camp yester-
day afternoon were Adjutant General
I. Pusey Wickersham. Lieutenant Col
onel Evan G. Bovd. Captain r. j.
Stephenson. Mrs. G. .. Porter and Cap
tain aud Mrs. 9. NJ. Dillon.
Lieutenant Porter, duartermaster,
and Lieutenant Holconb. adiutant.
along with Major Dcheriy have been
the busiest men in camp tor a week.
Lieutenant -----~S mas developed
into quite a cartoonist.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
JERSEY BOMBARDED
BY FORT DUPONT GUNS
Three Hundred Pound ProjecfiIe Menaces Picnic
Party and Knocks End Out of the
Sinnickson Barn

tam Watson vas IN commaul Of the
ming station. ,;egular arti lc.ymen
from Fort Dui'ont and some of Della
ares soldiers were manning the
rides. The nrs. proiectile went hurt
ling 10 within = short distance OF the
target and then Skipped over at an
angle over the surface OF the water to-
sdrd the Jersey sncre. IL passed TO
the right of the picnic party on the
beach. and the pleasure seekers We're
terrified by the whirring of the mass
of steel into New Jersey The second
projectile went screaming along the
same way and in the air over the heads
of the picknickers. The third great
missile went hurtling through the air
after it rebounded from the rivers
surface and struck the corner OF the
barn on teh Sinnickson farm
About that time telephone message
came from Major Bennett az Fort
Mott, on the Jersey Shore. Il have
the honor to report that YOU have a
projectile which has knocked a cor
ner off a barn in over here" said the
message Then the firing ceased. The
picnic party on the Jersey shore had
taken TO the woods many minutes be-
fore.
Then the target was towed way
down the Delaware Bay. 5000 yards
away by the steamer Howe. The fir-
ing Of the eight-inch rifle was resumed
late I'm the afternoon at the target
down the bay. and II was a great ex-
perlence for the militiamen. who were
intent In the big gun practice. The
firing was not for accuracy I'm trying
to hit the target. but was 10 test guns
Nos. ] and for errors. They were
fired from the same elevation and at
the same angle seven times, 20 as
certain the degree OF variance be-
tween the two guns, for information
I'm battery fire later when accuracy
tests will be made. Altogether ten
shots with full service charge were
fired from the eight-inch guns.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08

Skipping along the surface Of the
river after being fired from one OF
the great rifles at Fort Dupont, huge
projectiles yesterday afternoon went
cavorting in the direction OF Salem,
\. j., knocking the end out OF barn
and menacing a party OF pleasure
seekers on the New Jersey shore.
That there came so near being a
tragedy 70 wind up the weeks joint
maneuvers Of the Regulars and the
provisional battalion of Delawares Or
ganized Militia was due to no fault
of the officers directing the battery
fire or the men manning the guns. but
10 the powerful current and the shall
low water. which caused the great
masses of steel hurled out of the rifles
TO ricochet along the surface of the
water and cavort about untii they
landed somewhere on the map OF New
Jersey.
The barn that was ripped open by
enc of the great proiActiles Is on the
Snnickson farm. beloW Fort Mott on
the New Jersey snore. and Il happened
that there was a picnic party along
the beach below Silniokson's Landing
that spent an uncomfortable time when
the proiectilcs begun to scream and
hiss about thcu.
II was during celebration practice
with the eight-i'ca rifles and with a
full service caaige of powl-r and
r. cjectiles that th.'e came near being
Ec7 rible destruction wrought In New
Jersey Tho proiec.iles weigh SEQ
pounds each. and as they leave the
guns their course through the air IS
marked by ESQ, rnful wall uliu the
lITciectile lands. Early I'm the prac-
ice the floating target was placed out
ia the Delaware RIVER at an angie and
Il was thoug'5 'hu projectilss would
lficochet down tho Lay.
Colonel John s Williams was in COM
rsnd of the ID walton tower and
assisted by CaL'. in Goodfello was
iiecting the batte'v fire, while Cap
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
COMPLAIN OF
THE RESERVOIR
Has Not Been Cleaned For
Four Years and Residents
Say It is OdOrOus

Residents near the Cool Spring reser-
voir are complaining Of the condition
of the reservoir, from which they de-
clare an offensive odor comes. The
presence of slime around the sides Of
the basin, they assert. indicates that
the reservoir needs a thorough clean
ing.
There is a presence Of slime around
the basin, and during the hot weather
It is said there was a noticeable odor,
such as accompanies stagnant water.
The last time the basin was cleaned
was in 1904. Chief Engineer Kienle.
of the Water Department. this morn
ing said the reservoir will be cleaned
in the fall, although should the condi-
tion OF the basin prove as offensive as
the complaints Of those living nearby
indicate. the cleaning may be hast
ened.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
THAW'S CREDITORS
TO HOLD MEETING
Efforts Will be Made to Keep
His Fathers Trust
Fund Intact
ASSERTS THAT THE
CLAIMS ARE UNJUST
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BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PITTSBURG. Aug S.-william r.
Blair. referee in bankruptcy for Alle-
gheny county. will to-day arrange for
a meeting Of the creditors of Harry
X. Thaw, who late yesterday made a
petition in bankruptcy. The creditors
will appoint a trustee who will succeed
Detective Roger O'Mara. who was
made temporary receiver under a bond
of 100000. Every effort is being made
to-day to keep the trust fund created
by William Thaw out of the hands Of
the creditors. The appointment of a
receiver yesterday was asked pending
the election Of a trustee in bankruptcy
and injunction to restrain Thaw's
creditors from working injury TO his
estate. Thaw states that his assets
are-$12s, ,O132s, and his liabilities $685.
14043.
The papers in the proceedings were
prepared in New York and were
brought here by Charles Merchauser, a
New York attorneys. In his petition for
the appointment of a receiver Thaw
states that his property is in danger Of
being wasted unless such a receiver IS
appointed He says he is confined in
Jail in Duchess county, n. Y, and is
likely TO be there for some time. Some
of his creditors have commenced suits
against him and others are contem-
plating such action and says by rea-
son of Ks confinement he will be mn
able to give this litigation his atten-
tion. He says some Of the claims are
unjust. and on this account his lawful
creditors are in danger of suffering be-
cause his estate will be wasted and his
assets sacridced
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
RUDINI DIED REFUSING
THE SACRAMENTS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
ROME, Aug. S.-Despite his agnOs-
tic teachings and bitter controversies
with the church, Rome is today mourn
ing tine death OF Marquis di Rudini.
Italian statesman and former prime
minister, who died last night at the
age OF % after a long and painful Ill
ness.
Mgr. Beccarla, court chaplain, was
sent by King Victor Emanuel 10 i.u-
dini's bedside, shortly before the end
with a message of sympathy. Grieved
at the dying mans agnosticism, Bee
caria besought hi INTO receive the sac
rament The marquis is reported to
have sternly chided the chaplain for
making such a request declaring that
he could not renounce his life's belief
in such sacred hour. Di Rudini was
one of the soldiers Of Garibaldi and
was one OF the leaders in the revolu-
tion which freed Sicily. He leaves six
sons, all OF whom have won names for
themselves in Italy.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
BANK CLEARINGS
SHOW PROSPERITY

The resumption of prosperity in VIII
mington is being Indicated unerringly
by the weekly excess of this years
clearings Of the Wilmington Clearing
House Association over the clearings
Of the corresponding weeks of last
year.
For the week ending to-day, FOR in.
stance, the excess of tfe wees clearings
over the corresponding week of last
year is sl79oS9, while at the beginning
and most OF this yeac L was usual for
last year.
The clearing Cor this week amounted
t$o $1,32S,496. For the corresponding
weeks of last year the clarings amount-
TO S1,131, 402.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
FLEET DUE AT
AUCKLAND SOON
New ZeaIanderS and Ameri-
cans to Have a Rifle
Combat
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BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
AUKLAND, N. D.. Aug. S-A wirless
from the Atlantic fleet says: "The gale
blew itself out last night and fine
weather now prevails. The fleet will
reach Auckland about o'clock Sun.
day morning"
In another wireless Admiral Sperry
asks that the pilots meet the four
American hagships on arrival TO aid
in reaching their assigned anchorage
without difficulty.
An arranged rifle match between
New Zealanders and the teams of the
American warships has been called off
because the American law prevents the
landing Of any armed party on British
soil. Efforts to induce the premier to
modify the restriction have proven
unavailing, he declaring that the can
not change the Imperial law.
Sir Joseph Ward. in a book printed
by the government for presentation to
the American officers as a souvenir
has written the following:
mo visit of foreign warships was
ever so welcome as yours TODAY. In
receiving the 1eet a sense of lSinship
stirs our hearts. for we feel that the
greatest nation Of the west has come
to visit us, this feet being the embodi>
ment of its might, majesty and domin-
ion"
President Roosevelt in act and word
of his life work reflects and voices our
national ethics and aspirations.
'The name Roosevelt in New Zea-
land stands for national righteousness
and is cherished. honored and revered.
The flea stands for Justice, peace and
freedom. These are the thoughts and
feelings that are stirring our hearts
to-day"
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
new TURKISH
CABINET BEGINS
Believed That With Parliament
They viii Carry Out
Reform Plans
THE SULTAN REJECTS
ANOTHER DEMAND

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Aug. s.--Despatches
received by MANNED All Bey, tho
Turkish minister. give additional de-
tails OF the membership OF the new
cabinet formed Thursday under the
leadership OF the new cabinet formed
Thursday under the leadership OF
Kiamil Pasha. The present foreign
minister, Tewfk Pasha. will retain that
portfolio. Another man OF the same
name and rank win be in the cabinet
as president of the council OF the state.
Arahmoud Ekrim Bey Is appointed
minister OF Evkaf. which Office has in
charge the fund OF pious foundations,
composed OF charitable and religious
bequests, etc. which are under the SUI
porvlsion OF the state. Hakld Bey has
been made minister OF public instruc-
ton.
The minister IN discussing the per-
sonnel OF the new cabinet to-day ex-
pressed the opinion that they were all
men OF enlightenment and capacity
who could be depended upon. with tho
assistance Of the parliament to carry
out the work Of reform as contem-
plated
Sultan Will Not Yield
other advices received by the minis
ter Indicate that the Sultan has not
yielded to the demand Of tho Young
Turks party that the representatives
Of European powers In Macedonia
should be withdrawn. In the three
vilayets. or province of Roumelia- OF
which Macedonia Is one, under treaty
agreements OF several years ago the
foreign powers were given the privi-
lege OF appointing not only civil In
spectors OF the vilayets. but also mill
tary officers IN charge Of the gendar-
merle. The refusal of the Sultan to
dismiss these men Is pointed out as
am indication Of his sincerity in carry
ing out all Of his international ohliga :
tions while endeavoring to establish
the widest era Of reform for his own
people.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
NO DATE SET
FOR CONSIDERATION

No date has yet been decided upon
Tor the conservation of the Rev. Fred
erick J. kinsman as bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of Della
ware. This information was given out
today by the Rev. Kinsey j. Ham
mond and Charles M. Curtis. They
said the selection of the day is en-
treiy IN the hands of Bishop Daniel
Tuttle. of Missouri, the presiding
bishop of the United States, who will
be the consecrator.
An effort is being made to have the
conservation take place on St Mich
aefs Day, which falls on September
~ put no word has yet been received
from Bishop Tuttle on the matter.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
JOHN F. DOLAN
BURIED TO-DAY
Members Of Police Depart
ment Attend Funeral Of
Former Chief of Police

The funeral Of former Chief OF Po-
lice John Il. Dolan took place from his
late home. No 2S1 North Broome
street, to-day Services were held at
ST. Paurs Catholic Church, with the
Rev. Edward c. Higgins. chancellor Of
the Wilmington diocese, as celebrant.
He preached a feeling sermon, and
when he finished there was hardly a
dry eye in the church
In respect for the deceased. and be-
cause Of the years he spent in the SER
vice of the Police Department. Chief OF
Police George Black. Captains Thomas
A. Kane and Edward Evans, and
forty five patrolmen. attended the fu-
neral, marching beside the hearse from
the house TO the church and then TO the
Cathedral Cemetery, where interment
was made.
The pall-bearers were: Police Ser
geant Daniel NJ. Kelleher and Patrol
man Frank Kane, representing the Po-
lice Department; James P. Corrigan
and Elias WinCsor of the Delaware
Fire Company. of which he was a
member. and Edgar Bersins and James
A. Quinn, both of whom are employed
by the detective agency OF which Mr.
Dolan was principal
The patrolmen who attended the fu-
neral wore badges of mourning and
also white gloves. They presented a
neat appearance.
The Delaware Fire Company sent a
beautiful floral wreath and the police a
large spray of lilies.
Hundreds viewed the remains of the
former chief of police. There was no
longer the robust figure that he was
known in life. and his wasted form
looked little like his former self. Sick
ness had left its mark.
A number of prominent men viewed
the body this morning. most all II
them being lifelong friends Of the dead
man.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
READY FOR BIG
SUNDAY AT CAMDEN
Instrumental Music by BaniOS
and MandOIinS a Feature
at Camp.
HOW THE TENTERS GOT
A TREAT OF PEACHES
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

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CAMDEN CAMPGRoUND. Dell
Aug. S-eHow to Win and Hold the
Boy" win be the subject Of the camp
meeting address of Rev. Forrest +.
Dagger. Of Philadelphia, here. next
Tuesday Meantime, Alfred o. Cro-
zier has been giving exhibitions OF
how to win and hold the man.
Camden Camp is putting on it's
sunday clothes and getting ready for
big crowd Of country people tomorrow.
Rev. John Handley. ID. d., the New
Jersey rector viii be one Of the
preachers.
The program for Christian Endeav-
or and Epworth League Day was pub
iished today. II is set for next We'd
nesday and the SCHEDULE is as follows;
Wednesday. August ~, Christian
Endeavor E-L-Day. Speakers-heN'
Arthur Richards Personal Evangel-
ism;" Rev. Clayborne Phillips. Per
sonal Consccration;" Miss Annie B.,
Ellison, Catching Bees" Rev. w. r..
Mowbray. Rev. w H. Gunby. Rev. w.
r. Roberts State President will pre-
side. Hall Mack the great church
singer will sing.
Banios to Draw a Crowd.
Banjos and orchestras on n Method
list revival platform might have been
frowned upon by the Methodist ex-
horters OF Camden Camp, a half cen-
tury ago. but they are used here TO
attract the young people 10 things
religious
The Harter family. Northerners. who
have recently removed TO their Mas
tens Corner farm IN Delaware, ap-
peared on the platform here, with
mandolins. guitars and other instru-
ments OF percussion. playing a num-
Der OF orchestra selections
In fact( instrumental music r. a
feature of this camp. An orchestra
which played here yesterday contain
ed three musicians OF wide experience
William Il. Harriet Jr.. iate organis
az the Baptist Tabernacle. Brooklyn
Hubert Giefor. nutist Of the Queen
Borough symphony Orchestra, Brook
lyn: and Thomas Hine, first violinist
OF FELTON,.
The chorus choir has been organ
ized consisting Of men and women o.
twelve towns in Delaware. Both thu
soprano and alto sections are partic.
ularly strong and spirited.
A wealth horticulturist OF Camden
Charles w. Lord. got I'm an unenvia-
BILE position yesterday Mr. Lord has
a fine peach orchard just east Of the
camp ground. which IS more easily
reached by a side road through the
camp ground. His men weer hauling
peaches Of the Georgia Belle and
Reeves variety all day, and nothing
happened. but, toward evening tn,
proprietor himeslf caem riding through
with two negro helpers. on a fine
load. Mr. Lord appreciates a joke
except this one. AS soon as mum.
ber OF the tenters spied him through
their back buildings, there was a div,
over tent shelves and out for a rae,
across TO the side road. Mr. Lore
saw the tenters coming and GRACEFUL,
arose to the top of his load and hand.
ed out, basket after basket. present,
lof fine white peaches-not by the dou.
BILE handful but by the half bushe
basket. He rode out with the re.
mainder OF his load, smiling. while tn,
tenters cheered.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
SHERIFF SOLD
TWO PROPERTIES

Sheriff eHnry Stafford to-day sold
two properties az sherift's sale at the
curt House. One of the properties
was that of Adam Luili. Jr., on tho
south side of eBaAh street. sixty feet
from the westerly side Of Van Buren,
street. George L. Townsend. Jr., an
attorney, was the purchaser Of the
property. paving 1869 fer it,
The other property was acquired by
H. r. Bringhurst, also an attorney,
for 1900. s 1t was seizeS as the prop
erty OF John Thompson and is located
in Vine street in New Castle
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
Uniforms for Railroad Police.

DOVER, Del. Aug. S-The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company has placed its
Delaware detectives ana special officers
in uniforms resembling city patrolmen,
except with the cap instead Of the he'll
met. and they must SO report on all eN-
cursion trains, becoming plain clothes
men from time TO time, again on regu-
lar passenger and freight trains Tie
presence Of the uniformed officers on
the Ocean City excursions yesterday
had the effect of making the day order
ly and thoroughly enjoyable.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
GAWTHROP & BRO.
GET PIPE CONTRACT

The contract for 80 feet of s-inch
cast iron soil pipe. bids for which wera
opened in the Office of the Unitoo
States engineer yesterday, was award
ed to Gawthrop and Brother Company,
of this city. it's bid being the lowest.
43 cents a foot.
The pipe is to be laid at Fort Du-
Pont and the contract includes de
livery to Delaware City.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
Dr.. WAITS Enaaaements.

The Rev G. T. Wyatt has been vis-
iting several points on the peninsula
this week. Monday night he delivered Il
temperance address at Crisheld. Md.
to more than two thousand people.
Thursday and Friday he preached at
Marydel Camp.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
Eisheries Arc Rusv-

LEWES, Aug. S.-The fisheries arc
still catching a large supply Of fish
aid it is said this is expected TO be
the largest season in the history OF the
plant. Next year there will be a great
number OF improvements made.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
% VisIt Lewes Council.

William d. Stoops, state Councelor
of the Jr., o. U. A. NJ. will make his
annual visit to Lewes Council No. II.
on August is.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
Fish at the Breakwater.

Fish are biting again at the Della
ware Brealxwater and it is no common
matter to catch ten or twelve pound
trout.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Sit will be
slightly cooler tonight in the Middle
Atlantic states and slightly warmer
Sunday in the Ohio Valley and west
ern lower lake region.
Forecast till 8 p. n1., Sunday:
For Delaware-Fair, slightly cooler
tonight. Sunday fair; light to fresh
easterIy winds.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08
servlees in the Park.

The Rev. G. w. Dawson of Wesley
Church will preach at Eighth street
park tomorrow evening. The servics
will begin at Gas o'clock.
Evening journal., 1908-08-08

A German proverb says:
"You can't turn the mill 5
with the wafer that's passed ;
by" Nor can you run a busi-
uess on last years advertising. 5