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Evening journal., 1908-03-24
BISHOP DIDN'T
GO TO new YORK
Right Rev. Daniel A. GOOdSeII
Missed Train and Couldn't
Attend Bishops Funeral
STATISTICS OF
THE CONFERENCE

Although Bishop Goodsell adjourned the
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence yesterday really a day ahead Of the
time required for an adequate consldera-
ton OF all the business IN order that he
might hasten to New York to conduct SER
vices at the funeral OF Bishop Fowler. he
missed his train at Philadelphia and was
unable to attend the funeral
Bishop Goodsell Intended TO leave on
the 1925 o'clock train from French street
station, but missed it because a carriage
that had been ordered was not in wait
ing when he left the Conference after an
nodncing the ministerial appointments
The Rev. II. A. G. Westerneld accom-
panied him to French street station and
the Bishop took a train a few minutes
later, by which he hoped to connect at
West Philadelphia for New York. His
train missed the West Philadelphia con-
nection by four minutes. and Bishop
Goodsen remained In Philadelphia. lie
went to Baltimore this morning TO open
the session of the Baltimore Conference,
and telephoned to Pastor westerheld OF
how he failed to get to New York after
ALL
Mr.. Westerheld, who is statistical secre-
tary Of conference. and his assistants this
morning finished compiling the statistical
report of the feur districts. II shows an
increase Of 5s4 members within the con-
ference the past year. and an increase Of
1888 In the number OF probRtioners. There
is healthy increase In an the finances
and collections, including amounts paid
for pastoral support. The statistics tor
the entire conference and by districts are:
Total For Conference.
Probationers 1854; full members 40O34:
local preachers, 10s; deaths 5SO bapusms
children, 1856; adults. 1884, number Of SUM-
day schools, Ss5; officers and teachers. s.
rs; scholars, 44,44O; current expenses.
$lS.0H; number Of churches. $50 probable
value, s2,l05,o50; parsonages. 152; probabll
value, 1929 550 paid for building and i'm
provements, past year. s50.705. paid on
old Indebtedness past year. 81. .S2l: present
Indebtedness, s768@: current expenses
sis.t7Si paid pastors, $4,000: paid house
rent S2i,s4o; paid presiding elders, s.. 1850
paid bishops, S1.724
Continued on Second Pago)
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
FLIM-FLAMMED
BY SLICK TRICK
SwindIerS Get Money From
Woman and Drug Store
by Novel Methods

For ways that are sinful and dark"
Brete Hart's Chinaman is beaten a
mile by a sleek young Saxon, who
yesterday victimized Mrs. w. w. Lea.
of No. $50 South Connell street, and
probably had a hand in a swindle upon
Zimmerman's pharmacy, Twelfth and
TatDall streets.
The man operates thus. He selects
some boy playing about the street cor
ners, and promising him a position in
a bank, suggests that he interview the
boys mother as to the new position.
At the boys home a bank check folded
to resemble p memorandum slip is pre-
sented for the signature of the mother
as attesting that the boy is of age and
that he has his mothers consent to
take the "bank position" Having had
the check signed in this manner and
accompanied by the boy, the man
learns where the family buys its
groceries and presents the check. AS
the boy is usually known by the
grocer, It is generally an easy matter
for the man to obtain the money upon
the check. This was the trick per-
petrated on Mrs. Lea yesterday, which
she learned when the grocer showed
her a check for SO bearing her sigma
ture on the back.
A telephone message was received at
the Zimmerman Pharmacy last night
FOR articles amounting to 1.S2. Later
the druggist was asked to send change
for $40 by the bearer of the articles,
naming the address to which they We're
to be delivered. Before the colored
Soy. who was delivering the package
to the house. arrived there, he was
met by a man who told him he would
take the package into the house and
would bring the $40 out to him. The
man went into the back Of the house
apparently. othing has been heard Of
him since. however.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
EVIDENCE IN
SERIOUS CASE
Trial in City Court Of Fred
eriCk Morgan Accused Of
Running Down Man

Judge Cochran. in the City Court
to-day heard the evidence in tho case
OF Frederick Morgan. charged with
manslaughter in causing the death Of
William Nichols, an aged colored man.
who was knocked down by team on
the causeway beyond Market street
bridge, on the evening Of March If.
and died I'm the Delaware Hospital as
a result OF the injuries he received. The
court reserved its decision. however,
until next Friday.
Samuel Mccoy colored, who said he
lives at No. 7Oi Wilson street, testified
that on tho night Nichols was struck
he saw Morgan racing with another
team IN the causoway and saw Nor
agn's team knock down Nichols and
continued on without stopping TO see
how seriously the man was hurt The
witness said that Morgan had two
women In the carriage with him.
McCoys evidence was corroborated
by that OF Charles Fisher also colored,
OF No 909 "B" street He saw the
same thing and assisted In taking
Nichols after the accident TO the pa
troll station. from where the man was
sent TO the hospital.
DR. Lewis w Finn testified that he
attended Nichols IN the hospital and
said the mans death was due to a frac-
tured skull.
.sidge J. Frank Ball. wlS represent
ed Morgan. said he didn't think the
court could hold his client on the
charge OF granddaughter. He called att
tention 20 one part Of the evidence of
the two colored witnesses, IN which
they said the man had been struck
from the front by the shafts Of the
carriage He contonded that as the
man had been wounded In the head
and was a small man, he could not
have been hit where they said he was.
The testimony the attorney said. con-
tradicted itself
Assistant city Solicitor satterth-
waite said II made no material differ
ence whether the shaft struck the man
/ or whether the horses head struck him
and he was knocked down and re-
ccived his wound by striking an object
on the road These colNred men told
straight stories" said Mr.. satterth.
waite, and the only thing TO be consid.
lerod. a.. was this mans death wound
caused by being struck by the defend
lants team no matter what part OF th'
team struck him?
The court withheld its decision.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
AGED PASTOR LOSES SIGHT
AND STARVES TO DEATH

SANTA MONICA, Cal, March "a
The Rev. Cephas NJ. Baird. a retired
Lutheran clergyman, who had organ
lied and built twenty-six churches
since 1854, fell asleep two months ago
near an open fireplace. A live coal
ignited a newspaper Mr.. Baird had
placed over his face and he was terri
bly, scorched. His sight was destroyed
but physicians said he would recover.
After weeks Of treatment, during
which the patients condition was i'm
proving steadily. Mr.. Baird. with eyes
tightly bandaged, asked the physician
if he would ever see again. AS gently
as possibly the doctor told him that II
could hardly be expected. Then Mr..
Baird refused food and declared that
he did not wish to live without sight
or hearing. He died last night from
exhaustion and lack of nourishment
He was born June 2s, 1885, near Akron,
O., and was well known in the East.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
APOLOGIZE, SAY
THE DEDnDTEnC
I'LL NLT UAILNJ
Newspaper Men Still Refuse
to Write Of Proceedings
Of the ReiChStae
By United Press Leased Special wire

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
BERLIN. March Representatives
of the striking Reichstag reporters
have sent word to Chancellor Prince
Won Bulow that they regret exceeding
ly their inability to oblige him by re-
suming punishment of the National
Assembly's proceedings. but cannot do
so until apologies are forthcoming
from Herr Groeber for termins them
Swine" and from the president for his
failure to reprimand the offending law
maker.
The communication was sent to the
chancellor in response to an appeal
from him to come 10 terms on the
grounds that the House Is entitled to
full reports of all Reichstag doings,
that the strike renders this impossible
and that legislative business IS conse-
queDtly virtually tied Up.
It is understood he is negotiating
with the Reichstag party leaders for
concessions on their side.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
MYSTERY ABOUT
PRINCE DE SAGAN
Anna GOuId'S SuitOr Supposed
to be Travelling Under
Assumed Names

BY United Press Leased Special Nsre.
NEW YORK. March 24-That Nine
Anna Gould spoke truly when she de-
MED reports Of a secret marriage 10
Prince Helie de sagan somewhere in
Germany a few weeks ago. seems final
ly pretty well established.
Else, why should she be trying to
secure her family's consent to the
union now? So much mystery en-
shrouds the Sagan-Gould courtship
that it is impossible to quote much
more than rumors now. Count Bonrs
wife is pleading with her relatives to
set the seal of their approval on her
marriage, are so we'll authenticated.
however, as to amount practically to
certainty.
Miss Helen Gould is understood 10
have agreed to the marriage, but that
George Gould has done so also, Is not
so certain. George Gould is trustee
of most of Nine. Gould's fortune and
unless he is also susceptible to per-
suasion financial complications are
likely. 1t must be remembered that
none Of the Goulds admit as yet that
Prince Helie is in America. The man
supposed TO be the prince has not
positively been identified, but enough
people who know the prince have seen
him and say they recognized him to
satisfy any reasonable mind.
Nine. Gould is going to Virginia Hot
Springs tonight, and it is said Miss
Helen Gould will go with her and that
Prince Helie win join them when their
train passes through Philadelphia.
The supposed prince did not go to
Washington, as he said he meant to
do when he left the Hotel Prince
George yesterday, but to Philadelphia.
where he engaged apartments at the
Hotel Bellevue -Stratford.
In New York he registered as w. II.
Tomson, but in Philadelphia he figured
as Bertrad Defrain. Of Paris. That
'Tomson-D -Defrain" is really Helie
seems pretty well established by mes
sages from Montreal, where II is said
he had to negotiate an advance on a
letter of credit under the name of de
Sagan, and by advices from u. S. Im-
migration authorities who are quoted
as saying they saw the tourists passs
port made out to the Prince de Sagan.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
SHOT BY KOREANS
But MAY RECOVER
Report That a "HOIy War"
Has Been Declared in
Korea Against Japan

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 24-The con-
dition Of d. w. Stevens. who following an
attack by four Koreans at the Fairmount
Hotel was shot at the ferry station, is
pronounced by physicians favorable to
a speedy recovery to-day. One bullot
struck IN the groin. the other in the right
lung. Unless complications arise recovery
is practically assured.
At the hospital Mr.. Stevens told his
version Of the affair.
"As 1 got from the Fairmount Hotel
omnibus, several Koreans approached
me-" he said, "one Of them struck me in
the face, lacerating my cheek. As I pur-
sued him another Korean began to shoot
The first shot missed me and struck the
Korean / was pursuing. The next two
struck me in the back. 1t is evidently the
work Of a small band OF student agltators
In and about San Francisco who resent
the fact that the Japanese have a pro-
tectorate over Korea and believe I am
in some degree responsible"
The CAN to-day prints a sensational
story to the effect that the attack is the
first move IN a Holy war declared by the
Koreans against the japanese and that
other bloody acts may be expected 1t is
asserted that Stevens as advisor Of the
Koreans was practically in the pay OF
Japan and was condemned to death by
the assassins on this account.
According to this version. the plan for
killing Stevens was planned at a meet
ing of a Korean revolutionary party.
Members of the party have been on his
trail since his frst appearance in San
Francisco.
other papers declare that the would
be assassin was a hot-headed student
and that there was ne plot The attack on
stevens is also attributed to the feeling
among students who believe that Stevens
was Influenced in his dealings with Korea
by Japan. I. W. Chang. the Korean who
fired at Stevens. a man 80 years or age.
after his captnre BY the msh admitted his
attempt - kin stevens.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
FOUND DEAD ON
SHOP FLOOR
Aged Man Leaves Home in
Good Spirits and His Body
Found by WOrkmen
HEART DISEASE
CAUSED DEATH

Leaving his home in fairly good health
at o'clock this morning, George Churn-
side. aged 65 years. OF No. els King street,
a wheelwright in the employ Of the Con-
sumers' Ice and Coal Company. at its
plant beyond Third street bridge, died a
half hour later in the shop where he was
employed. lie was the first to arrive at
his place Of employment and must have
been attacked soon after his arrival, for
the next man to report for work. Harvey
Craig, a blacksmith, employed by the
same company, found the aged mans body
on the floor Of the shop. The body was
stin warm, showing that death had only
recently come to the man. A physician
was summoned but nothing could be
done as the man was dead.
Churnside was employed by the Con-
sumers Company for about 3 years. He
has been in III health for the past four
months but lost no time at his work. He
ate good breakfast this morning and de-
parted for the scene Of his daily toll, IN
unusually good spirits. He and his wife
boarded at No. 615 King street. Mr.. Churn-
side was married twice. BY his first wife
he is survived by three children, How
ard and George Churnside, and Mrs.
Robert 7. 0rier, the latter of No. 221 West
Seventh street. from where the funeral
viii take place.
Mr.. churnside came to this city from
Boothwyn, Pa. about four years ago. He
was in the employ Of Frank Sharpless of
that place, for several years and was
considered a good mechanic.
Coroner Galloway was notified and the
body was removed to the morgue. Later
ii was taken to the home Of the dead
mans daughter. The mans death was due
to heart disease.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
COURT CHEERS
The RAILROADS
May Also Affect Final Decision
Regarding the Standard
Oil Fine
PENALTIES ARE EXCESSIVE
BY United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-No de-
cision ia recent years OF the Supreme
Court OF the United States relating to
railroads has occasionad so much oom-
ment among members Of Congress ana
government officials generally az has
those announced yesterday by that tri-
bunal.
Holding tho Minnesota freight rate
law unconstitutional, because 1t Inn
posed such excessive fines that the rail-
roads were justly afraid TO violate It.
and thus establish In a test case any
rights they might have In the prem
ises' is taken as possibly forecasting
sensitiveness Of the court as to tho
t29,o00,O00 fine when the big STANDARD
oil case eventually comes before It.
That the fine is cruel and excessive
will be the principal defense OF the
Standard when It's case comes before
the highest court in the land. Many
believe that the decision OF the court
In the Minnesota case gives the stand
ard good fighting chance.
The railroad interests are to-day
taking additional comfort in the Ian
guage OF Justice Brewer, who in
speaking for the court In the Intorstata
Commission meat rate cases. orisinat-
ing from the charges that the big
Western roads have been discriminate
Ing against the Chicago packers By
charging more for transporting liv0
stock from the West to Chicago than
for carrying packing house products.
Public Not General Manager
1t must bo remembered that rail-
roads are tho private property OF their
owners. said he, and. while from the
public character Of the work In which
they are engaged. the public has the
power to prescribe rules for securing
faithful and efficient service and equal
lity between shippers and companies,
yet in no proper sense is tho public a
general manager.
] Thera are those who believe that
yesterdays decisions In the Minnesota
and North Carolina rate cases forecast
a declaration unfavorablo to the Fed
eral railroad rate bill. Among these
lis Senator Foraker. who was the only
lRepublican senator TO work against
lthe Hepburn bin when At was passed
two years ago.
Said ho to-day: "The ground taken
lby the court IS one OF the grounds
upon which I urged that the Hepburn
rate law was unconstitutional, namely,
THAT the penalties are excessive. %
Members Of the interstate Commerce
Commission. however. say there is
nothing In the decisions TO warrant tho
fear that the Hepburn law will not
stand the test OF constitutionality. It
is regarded as significant that as yet
no railroad has brought suit question:
ling the validity OF the law. ~
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
BUZINE HELD
In HEAVY BAIL
Strange Shooting Affair in a
Saloon Battles the Court
and Police

One of the strangest shooting affairs
on the police records in this city took
place late yesterday afternoon in the
saloon OF Frank Thomas, at No 9
West Third street. and for which Harry
Buzine, young man, was charged in
City Court to-day. with assault with
intent to commit murder and also with
carrying concealed a deadly weapon.
He was held in $1,000 bail on each
charge for the upper court.
Two witnesses appeared against
Buzine. They were Mr.. Thomas. the
proprietor Of the saloon. and William
J. Jones. Of No. 24O Lombard street.
That the latter was able 20 appear in
court to-day is owing more to good
luck than good management, for he
testified that he was shot at twice by
Buzine. and one bullet would have
struck him in the abdomen had he not
fortunately turned his side to Buzine
the instant he shot. lie said the bull
let came within an inch of his body
and struck the bar. Jones said he
made a leap for the door and he was
fired at a second time, but managed
TO escape being hit and also succeeded
IN getting out of the range of Buzine'a
aim.
Thomas testified that when Jones
made his escape Buzine pointed the
revolver az him and backing out Of
the place. got away. The young man
was arrested. however. sometime after
by Patrolman Benson. on n descrip-
ton.
STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
The witnesses told Identical stories
Of how Buzine came into the place and
asked them to have a drink. He APP
peared to them TO have desperate
look on his face and they got up from
the table where they We're sitting TO
join the newcomer. Buzine. they
said pulled roll OF notes out Of one
pocket and the revolver. with which
later he did the shooting, out OF the
other. He had been previously asked
by Jones what he was doing now and
replied Il am going to shoot for these
drinks"
When he pulled the revolver from
his pocket the Witnesses said they be
gan to fear the man. In order TO coo
/ the defendant II possible. Jones sal,
he ordered another drink and they al
drank. Still Buzine kept pointing th'
revolver. first at one and then th,
other of the two. Finally he shot ant
Il was then that Jones fortunately
turned when ne did. or he might hav,
been killed on the spot.
Neither Of the witnesses could give
any reason for the young mans ac-
! tions. Jones had only seen him once
in six months In Thomas's place. Both
said he did not appear TO have been
drinking. but did act that way after
his arrest.
Buzine had little 70 say in court to-
day. When asked hy the court "a
give some explanation OF his actions
he said in an undertone that he had
been drinking.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
CHARTERS GRANTED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, March 24-The State De-
partment to-day issued certificates Of
incorporation to the Auburn Motor Car
Company, to manufacture. buy, sell
and deal in all kinds of automobiles,
motor vehicles and carriages. These
incorporators are OF Philadelphia and
the capital stock Is $4,000.
The Corporation Sales Company was
chartered to carry on general sales
agency business. commission merch-
ants and other lines OF trade and traf-
nc for commissions. The incorporators
are Of New York city and the capital
stock is 100000.
The Eagle Engraving Company was
incorporated to carry on the business
of printing, engraving and finishing in
all its branches. These incorporatorz
are Of New York city and the capital
stock is $25.0eO.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
INSANE MAN SPOKE
ELOQUENTLY FOR BRYAN

MOUNT PLEASANT. Ia, March "a.
"A mysterious stranger created a SEN
sation in the Henry county Democratic
convention here by rising from the
crowd Of spectators and launching into
an enthusiastic speech for Bryan.
His address was filed with informa-
tion upon the topics Of the day, spark
led with wit and rang with eloquence.
When he sat down everybody crowd
ed around him to congratulate him and
to discover who he was. but he declined
TO say anything about himself and
went away without satisfying public
curiosity.
Later 1t was found that he was A. T.
McGuirk, a lawyer, Of Davenport, who
Is taking a special treatment at the
hospital for the insane in Mount Pleas
ant.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
WAGNER, BASEBALL KING.
CAPTURED BY CARNEGIE

According to a Pittsburg dispatch Hans
Wagner has at last found an opening in
the baseball world that is to his liking
and has ''signed up" The dispatch says:
'"rhat John II. Wagner. king in base
ball. has been captured by Andrew Car
negie. the Steel King, is an assertion made
in the Carnegie Union a weekly paper
printed by Gus A Beard, business part
ner of Wagner. at Carnegie. Pa. The
Union has always been considered the
official mouthpiece Of Wagner when he
has anything to say.
The issue reaching Pittsburg readers
says Wagner has been approached by
William P. Field. of the Carnegie Tech.
School. at Pittsburg. and has promised to
instruct the pupils in the proper way to
play baseball The deal was closed last
Fri1ay morning when Wagner, in his
autoi-obile, went TO the Tech School and
had a two-hour conference. Hans is 10
lecture on baseball twice a week. accord
ing to hia sfneiai erEsa.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
MUST BE AT WORK
AT SEVEN O'CLOCK

AS the result OF a shakeup in the
Water Department, the plumbers in
the employ of that bureau win here
after report for work promptly at
o'clock in the morning. and Superin-
tendent Van Trump Will be there 10
give out orders for the days work
The Water Board yesterday afternoon
decided to have Mr.. Van Trump in-
structed to this effect.
The board also decided that here,
after the fiscal week shall end on
Thursday so that the Office employees
could have more time in which 10 make
up the payrolls SO that the men can
be paid OF on Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
OBSERVE FEAST OF
THE ANNUNCIATION

Catholic churches will observe the Feast
of the Annunciaton tomorrow. At one
time the feast was one Of obligation, but
has been changed to a day Of devotion
only. The feast is commemorative Of the
announcement Of the angels to Mary
that she was 10 be the mother Of God.
The angelus. which is repeated three times
a day by Catholics is a reiteration Of the
announcement Of the angels. In the
Cathedral at Sixth and West streets h.
morrow morning masses will be read at
6 o'clock and at o'clock and a solemn
high mass at o'clock. In the evening at
vespers a special sermon viii be preach
ed to be followed by benediction Of the
sacrament
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
PEACH BASKET
UNDER THE BAN

DOVER, March 24.-Fruit growers OF
the Peninsula are embroiled with tho
Pennsylvania railroad over the refusal
OF the railroad 70 shelve fruit cars this
year.
Petitions were circulated among the
fruit growers urging the company to
so sheive freight cars that peach bas-
kets might be used without danger Of
breakage in transit. Peaches and to-
matoes It is claimed. have a higher
value when exhibited in these time
honored baskets.
The proposition was laid before Rob-
ert C. Wright. general freight agent,
who replied that under no considera-
ton could the company so shelve cars
again. A further appeal will be made.
Evening journal., 1908-03-24
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
IN MEMORIAL PARADE

George V. Farrell Camp. Spanish War
Veterans is preparing 70 participate In
the observance OF Memorial Day. In the
morning the camp will have memorial
exercises at the grave Of George v. Far
rel. and the members viii be in the parade
in the afternoon. The camp. win also take
part IN the proposed unveiling Of the Nc
Kinley memorial The camp now has 50
members. All who participated in the
Spanish War. the Boxer uprising and who
saw service IN the Philippines are eligible