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Evening journal., 1909-05-26
ENTERTAINMENT OF
PASTORS AID SOCIETY

A reception by tho Pastors Aid So
ciety OF Olivet Presbyterian Church last
night was largely attended. The church
parlors were prettily decorated with
plants and cut flowers. Mrs Melchoir.
Mrs. Lane. Mrs Barkley and Mrs. Hall
received A literary and mus-
cal program was given as follows: Pi-
ano duet. Miss Hulett, Miss sincock.
recitation. Miss Day: vocal solo. Miss
Robb piano solo, Ralph Raymon; reci-
tation. Miss Helen Barkley; vocal duet.
Miss Robb Miss slncock recitation. Miss
Day; vocal solo. Mrs. Lane; piano solo.
Miss Appleby
A report showing the work accom-
plshed by the aid society since it's or
ganization I'm June, 1905. was given by
the treasurer Mrs. A. r. Miller In
three years the society has raised the
sum Of si.OOl.0G. which has been applied
as follows. For improvements to the
church property, s76O2l for church sup
port, S22o; for benevolent work. flowers
for tho sick etc. S2OS5.
A report showing the progress Of the
chrch as a whole during three years
from April l. 1906 to April /, 1909. also
was given. Tho report follows: Mem
bership April ]. 1906. i27: members
added In three years, 81; members lost in
three Ezss, 10; membership April T.
1909. l5S; net gains first year. 6; second
year n third year, a.: contributions
for benevolent purposes, first year. SS7;
second year Sl2O; third year. Si4i; total
for benevoenoe S3i7; for general as
semblys expenses. $L63; for improve
ments 20 the church property, S2.O7751;
for congregational expenses. S12Aglg
total amount raised for all purposes. S6.-
5gL05
Brief addresses were given by the
pastor and by the Rev. William II. Lo-
gan after which refreshments were serv.
ed by the members of the Pastors Aid
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
new FOUNTAIN
FOR CITY ARRIVES

Tho drinking fountain given by the
National Humane Alliance to this city.
arrived last evening from quarry in
Maine. Il will he placed on the trian-
gular plot at Sixteenth and Market
streets. which has been "urchased by
the city and is now cleared Of the old
buildings.
The fountain which viii be Of gram
ite, will be so arranged as TO provide a
drinking place for horses and dogs,
which can reach it from all sides.
Wilmington Is one of many cities BEN
citing by the thoughtfulness and gem
erosity OF the late Herman Lee Ensign,
through whose gifts the National HUI
name Alliance was founded and was en-
abled to provide the fountains. Louis
M. Seaver. the secretary and treasurer
OF the organization, has conducted the
negotiations on behalf of the society.
He was In this city recently and visited
the location selected for the fountain.
in company with officers of the Whining
ton Fountain Society and the place met
with his approval.
Evening journal., 1909-05-26

arc very plentiful and the crack Of the
sportman's gun is heard along our
shore
The season for catching bull frogs
Is now open and they are reported
plentiful. They bring 81 a dozen in
city markets
Fish Commissioner Albert +. Archer
has given notice TO fishermen on our
river to do away with the rattler on
their boats and It is expected that
prosecutions viii follow unless this is
complied with at once.
Sportmen are having a fine time on
the marshes shooting plover. These
birds being numerous, quite a number
of large bags have been made.
There are AZ trout nets being handled
between slaughter and Bowers Beach.
These nets or seines range I'm length
from one TO five hundred yards.
our fishermen says the prospects are
fine for a large crab season. both soft
and channel, as the winter has been
mild and the crabs didn't suffer from
the cold.
Most all Of the shad fishermen on our
creek have made some money. The bay
fishermen with few exceptions have
lost money The shad season runs until
the Goth of June, which is entirely too
long: it should be the tenth of May.
The catching Of king crabs is bust
ness OF quite Importance. At this time
they arc very plentiful and afford con-
siderable revenue to those that engage
in IL At this time there are two
men. Henry Wiley and jefferson Pyle,
engaged I'm the business and they are
located at Sand Point Last week
they caught 25,000 crabs and sold them
TO Mr.. Smith, who has factory at
tho mouth Of Jones Slver for grinding
them into phosphate, for $3.50 n
thousands They caught and penned
i'm three hours 300 crabs.
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
SEAFORD
speclai to THE EVENING JoTTRNAr.

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL
SEAFORD. Del. May 26-F. j. Kins-
man, Bishop of the Episcopal diocese
of Delaware. preached at ST. Luke's
p. Il. Church on Sunday evening and
confirmed the following Emily Du-
laney, Mabel Thompson. Huldah Dono-
no, Agnes Huston. Madeline Lord.
Margarete Hearn, and May Porter He
preached at Bridgeville i'm the after
noon and confirmed a class there.
over fifty men of the track section
have worked night and day including
Sundays placing new steel rails on the
Pennsylvania Railroad here.
Berrypickers are so scare in this sec
tion that many of the farmers have
offered two cents per quart for any
one TO pick. Several farmers came
in wagons here to-day hoping to carry
out load Of pickers, but left without
any.
Miss Laura NJ. Staub. OF near here.
and George d. Dale. of Oak Grove.
were married last Monday evening at
the home Of the brides parents by the
Rev G.. l.. Hardesty.
Levy Court Commissioner W. E.
Handy is placing several thousand
WMHANAH lA NAANAAa VII AAlN ANtNN ANNANANAt :
from Seaford TO Chapel Branch.
Many block towers on the Delaware
Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
have been reonened this week for the
/ rush freight season.
Miss Margaret Graef has returned
home after "a ten months tour in Cali
l fornia and Mexico.
Messrs. W. *. Morgan and J. IT
/ Miller returned from the South to-day
/ where they had been buying berries.
]. frden Cooper. who has been spend
ing the past four weeks with hi
mother Mrs J. r.. Hollowell. has rc
turned 10 his home In Chicago.
Miss Norma Brewer is spending tw'
weeks with friends at Ridgley am,
Baltimore.
Miss Bessie Coats. of Bridgevillc,
visiting Mrs. l.. NJ. Culver.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harris, Pin
street. are visiting friends at Milling
ton, Md.
Fred Clyment, of Greensboro, spcn
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
SOME MILFORD
OBSERVATIONS

MILFORD. Del. May 26-There are
only two ice wagons In the trade In
this town. There wasn't "a pound of
natural ice stored, says the Milford
Chronicle.
ono of our junk dealers shipped to
Philadelphia last week 500 whiskey
jugs collected IN and around Milford
and running in size from IL gallon
~ 4 gallons.
Reports have 1t that the pea crop this
season will bo record breaker. The
cannerios OF the town and adjacent
country are getting ready TO receive
the same.
Tho last Legislature passed an act
making II unlawful TO catch swapping
turtles until the first of July.
Tho anglers for pickerel will open the
season tho coming week. The prospect
for good sport is fine.
few soft crabs were I'm the market
this week and sold for twenty-five
cents dozen. Hard she'll crabs sold
for eighty cents "a dozen.
Plover. yellow shank and beach robin
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
MONUMENT TO
FIGHTER DIXON

BOSTON. Mass. May 26-"George e.
Dixon, July 26, 1870; January 6, 1905"
This is the simple legend on new
granite memorial which to-day stands
at the head of the grave in Mount
Hope Cemetery here In which sleeps
the great negro featherweight, who for
years was without a peer in the
American ring. It was erected out OF
funds collected by Joe Humphreys,
Terry McGovorn and Young Corbett in
various parts Of the country. Several
months ago a drinking fountain, cost
ing $500, was erected in New York IN
memory OF Dixon. and the balance Of
the fund. amounting to $500. was used
in purchasing the memorial placed over
his grave.
The monument is made of polished
western granite and stands about four
feet high. on the bust of the stone
is the face of the little boxer as ho
looked in his prime.
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
THE GREAT TRAIN HOLD-UP
One Of the Realistic Western Scenes
Which is Presented With Buffalo
Bills Wild West and Pawnee
Bills Far East.

In consonanco with the established poll
icy Of presenting typical western scenes.
true to the original and correct in detail,
the management has decided 10 present a
scene of Indian depreciation upon the early
railroad builders with Buffalo Bl's Wild
West and Pawnee Bnl's Far East The
Great Train Hold-Up by Indians is appro-
pirate as part of the exhibition for In
dian attacks were typical scenes ia the
development Of the prairies for the use Of
civilization. From tho time the Union
Pacific first crossed the plains Indian
attacks made travel hazardous caused
loss OF property and endangered thous-
ands of lives until redman was finally sub
dued and segregated i'm the confines Of
their tribal agencies. Therefore the train
hold-up reproduction fits naturally into
the wild West exhibition, for Il aims to
show the various stages OF western de-
velopment. II Is practically an open-air
melodrama. The scene painter has created
an appropriate setting. and practical en-
gine viii draw practical train IN scene
which win be as accurate IN detail as il
Is theatrcally possible 10 make Il. Inci-
dentally there will be other stirring scenes
Of western life In the early days pictured
with the Wild West and Far East The
Battle OF summit Springs a mimic con-
hict employing one hundred Indians: A
Holiday at "r-E" Ranch. showing the
pleasures of the plainsman. and An Attacl,
on an Emigrant Train, depicting the perils
OF early travel win all show phases Of
/ pioneer life at the time when Buffalo Bill
was chief Of scouts for. the u. S. army
and was participating in prototypes OF the
scenes which he now presents. But vest
ern scenes VIII not alone be presented
There Will be an Oriental Spectacle illus.
tratng the beauties of far eastern pag.
eantry' replete with color. and exemplify.
Ing the pleasures and amusements of IN,
Orient There will be large delegations OF
expert horsemen, assembled for the
equestrian nations OF the earth. and the,
will display stirring examples OF saddl,
skin and fearlessness.
Evening journal., 1909-05-26

ing car before he could get away. His
body was badly mangled, and il was
several hours before he could be re-
moved from the ruins. His fireman,
Lee Cox. who had left his post an in
stant before West, escaped with his
life, but was badly hurt internally be-
ing pitched through the air from the
momentum of the train and buried in
the sandy bank.
Engineer Johnson. on freight train No.
6. and his fireman jumped. succeeded
in getting out of the way of flying de-
bris and escaped injury except slight
bruises received in jumping
Baggagemaster William Guthrie.
whose car was also overturned. had
his hand and limbs severely bruised
by topping baggage.
Expressman Wright. who was i'm the
second express car. had miraculous
escape, as the car turned completely
over and went down the embankment.
Wright was badly cut about the face
and body.
Messenger Wright continued his run
to Philadelphia after having his wounds
dressed. A wrecking crew at once set
to work, and the tracks were cleared
and traffic resumed after delay of
about six hours.
The New York. Philadelphia & Nor
folk Railroad at present is a single
track system. the double-tracking Of
the entire road having been almost fin
ished, but not in operation.
In Delmar Wreck.
Engineer West, who was killed. was
so years Of age, resided at Delmar,
Del. and leaves a wife and several chill
dren. He was the engineer Of one Of
the two locomotives that had been left
standing on the track in front Of Del
mar station and into which the south
bound Norfolk express train crashed
early on February % last. resulting in
seven people being killed.
Both locomotives in yesterdays
wreck figured in the Delmar crash and
had been back in the service but few
weeks following repairs.
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES

are blessing 20 the vast army OF peo-
pie who live in rural districts, ana
such standard medicines as Lydia y.
pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which
has stood the test of time, growing in
popularity and favor every year. will
continue 60 be the safeguard OF Amer
10 their sex.
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
KiIIed bv Train Al Chester.

CHESTER Pa, May 26.-While
walking along the No. track of the
Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington
Railroad at the Kerlin street crossing
in this city this morning. Frank Ar
tino. "A workman. was struck by train,
which cut off an arm and a leg. He
died In Chester Hospital this afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
Friends School
4th and West Streets,
Wilmington. Del.

The largest and best equipped pri-
vate school in the state. Under the
care of Friends but all others admitted
A splendidly equipped gymnasium with
special instructors for both girls and
boys. High School, Grammar School,
Primary and Kindergarten Depart
ments. Scientific. Latin Scientific. Lit
erary and Classical courses. Pupils
entered on certificate TO all the lead
ing Colleges. Fan term begins Ninth
Month, Sept. H. For new illustrated
catalog, address
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
Bucher. sign painter. els shipley.'
To Turn amp Into chautauqua.

REHOBOTH. Del, May 26-An educa-
tiona circle and not devoted TO Metho-
dsm or any particular denomination is
the plan prepared for the historic Re-
hoboth campmeeting. opening in August,
and. il successfully the plan viii turn the
camp into a Southern Chautauqua. The
arrangements are under the direction of
County School Superintendent John d.
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
Arranne for Graoe Excursion.

Committees are now arranging the
details for the excursion of Grace NJ.
f. Sunday school to Betterton. Md, on
June 10. Grace will take a separate
excursion this year. instead of combin-
ing with st. Pauls NJ. r. Sunday
school as heretofore.
Evening journal., 1909-05-26

the first Of the week with Mr. and
Mrs. J. II. Clifton.
A party of telephone men from Phil
adelphia are touring the peninsula in
a large automobile for the purpose Of
inspecting the lines for the Bell Tele-
phone Company.
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
Comel comel

Come always to James NJ. Bryan
for paints. oils and glass, stains in
all colors. bathtub and wood enamels,
furniture and brass polishes, screen
land floor paintss
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
HERSCHEL A. NORRIS,
A. NJ. Prin.
Two FIshermen Were Eined.

"
Fined for fishing with nets i'm the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal. two
fishermen each paid S5 and costs IN
Magistrate Pyle's court yesterday
afternoon. Much Illegal fishing is done
in the canal and it is hoped by lovers
of the sport that the fines imposed on
the two men will be lesson to others.
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
Rev. Brewinoton al silverbrook.

Rev. j. A. Brewington will speak in
Silverbrook NJ. f. Church tonight
when he will conduct the regular
prayer meeting service.
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
To Paw Eiohteenth street.

The Street and Sewer Department is
to pave Eighteenth street
from Market to Washington.
Evening journal., 1909-05-26
SCARF PINS

Beautiful Scarf Pins. Baroque
Pearls, Amethysts, Apals. Dia-
monds, in combination with other
precious stones. Gold pins, i'm pol
ished Roman green and rose gold,
set or unset with stones. Splendid
variety.
c. F. RUDOLPH,
FOURTH AND MARKET STREETS
Evening journal., 1909-05-26

Mereiful Rest Donation Day.
To-day is donation day for the Home
of Mercful Rest, and contributions Of
all kinds will be gratefully received.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-25
MAY VISIT UNITED STATES
Crown Prince William Of Germany
Contemplates Trip.

Berlin, Feb. 24.-Frederick William,
he crown prince of Germany, has
been contemplating the possibility of
visiting the United States when the
Sender class yachts go over for the
races next summer, but up to the pres
ent time no definite plan for this visit
has been decided upon.
Emperor William approves fully of
this projected visit because of it's
educational advantages. The crown
prince often has expressed regret that
he has not yet been able to see some
thing of that wonderful country" the
United States, and the American peo-
pie, of whom Admiral Prince Henry
of Prussia and many other Germans
have told him much. If the crown
prince does go to America it will be
strictly as private person.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-25
ALDRICH BILL Is PASSED

Provides for Re-EnIistment of Negro
Soldiers.
Washington, Feb. 24.-The Aldrich
bill providing means for the re-enlist-
ment of negro soldiers who were dis
charged withcut honor on account OF
participating In the Brownsville at.
fair was passed by the senate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-25
IN THE INTEREST OF PEACE
France Takes Steps to Prevent Aus.
tro-Servian Clash.

Berlin, Feb. 24.-The menacing at
titude of Servia and the military dis
positions taken by Austria Hungary in
connection Herewith have caused the
French government to undertake me-
diatory representations in the interest
of peace and Germany has been asked
to join France in this endeavor. The
German foreign Office replied that it
was in full sympathy with the object
of these representations, but it did
not consider it desirable to participate
In suggestions to Austria-Hungary it
was quite willing, however, to assist
in pressure upon Servia to keep the
peace.
1t is understood in Berlin that
France took this step after reaching
an agreement with Russia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-25
COLONEL COOPER
TELLS HIS STORY
On Stand for the Defense
in CarmaCk Case.
DEAD MAN ONCE FRIEND

restifies He Gave carmack His Start
as a Young Man and That They
Continued in Close Relations Until
Separated by PoIitics-says Ex-sen.
ator Repeatedly Attacked Him on
the Platform and in the Press.
Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 24.-Colonel
Duncan B. Cooper, one of the three
defendants on trial here for the mur.
der of former Senator Carmack, took
the stand for the defense. The colo
mel said he was sixty-four years old
give his war record with Forrest. The
state finally objected after some recital
and was sustained.
The witness then told of meeting
Carmaok years ago at Columbia when
he was quite young. He brought him
to Nashville as editor of the Amer.
ican, where he remained until 1892
when he went TO memphis. Their re-
ldllOuS were COTuitl anu CLOSE uHLll
four years ago, when Carmack op-
posed Senator Taylor.
Continuing his testimony Colonel
Cooper said the first note of discord
between him and Senator Carmack
appeared In the Memphis News-Scin.-
itar In 1908 Later in that year the
witness said he supported Patterson
for governor and Carmack ceased
speaking to him.
Colonel Cooper was questioned
about the joint debate between Car
mack and Patterson and declared
Carmack at first referred to him
(Cooper) in terms of ridicule and
later charged him with corruption.
Cooper said in reeponse to que stions
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-25
SEVERE STORM IN COLORADO
Stockmen viii Suffer Heavy Losses
in Consequence.

Denver, Feb. 24.-A severe storm
ragged throughout the eastern and cen.
tral portions of Colorado and delayed
railroad traffic. The storm has been
especially severe on cattle and sheep
and stock raisers will suffer. Ranch
men in the vicinity of Fort Collins are
snowbound.
The southeastern portion of the
state was not affected, although Mar
shall, Poncha and Cumbres passes are
still blocked.
Crested Butte has had no train from
Gunnison for seventeen days and the
citizens held an Indignation meeting at
the alleged inaction of the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-25
GREEK MINISTER AT
STATE Department
Calls Attention to Attack on
Countrymen in Nebraska.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Secretary of
State Bacon had a call from l.. A..
Coromilas, the Greek minister, who
took up the case of the Greek resi-
ests suffered rough treatment by a
mob Sunday night. The minister
merely called the departments atten-
tion to the matter as a basis for any
future action that may be decided
upon. He is awaiting detailed reports
of the damage.
The state department will ask the
governor of Nebraska for information
about the case.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-25
ENORMOUS LOSS BY FLOODS
Damage in One Locality Estimated a,
$2,5OO,OoO.

Madgeburg, Germany, Feb. "a
The peril to the surrounding villages
has been increased through further
frosts, although the foods have slight
ly abated. The ice is now three feet
thick over the agricultural lands and
the river Elbe is still unable to re-
turn to it's original bed owing to the
ice blocks. Mill forces are engaged
in building dams to prevent further
inroads of the water A semi-official
estimate of the damage done in this
vicinity is $2,500,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-25
DENOUNCES UNWRlTTEN LAW
Rev. Cyrus T. Brady Openly criticises
Attorney Deimas.

Kansas City, Feb. 24.-Rev. DIR. Cy-
rus Townsend Brady, formerly of To
ledo, O., at banquet of the Sons of
the Revolution here, delivered a
scathing denunciation of the "unwrit-
ten law" and openly named Dolphin
M. Delmas, Harry X. Thaw's famous
counsel, as the 100000 counsel for
degenerate aristocracy, who uttered
insults to God and humanity DR..
Brady said:
There is no unrritten law I'm this
country. 1t was only because of the
unwritten law of taxation without rep
resentation that the great war of the
Revolution was fought"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-25
FIGHT HILL AND HARTMAN
Spokane Shippers Preparing a Gigan-
tic Boycott.

Spokane Shippers preparing Cigan-
tic Boycott.
Spokane, Wash, Feb. 24.-Spokane
shippers are preparing gigantic boy
colt against the Hill and Hartman
railroads.
The report that the Spokane rate
case will be decided adversely to Spo-
kane has caused the merchants to
plan an organization and all-the ship
pers will unite in having one routing
agent who will route all the goods
sent out from Spokane over the Cana
dian Pacific in the hope of bringing
the desired concessions from the
other roads, which will as a result
lose the Spokane business.
The definite organization will be ef-
fected as soon as it is learned that
the Spokane rate case has been lost
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-25
OFFICIALS SILENT IN CASE
Captain Hutchins Detached From
Command of kearsarge.

Washington, Feb. 24.-No explana-
tion of the cause for Captain Hamil-
ton M. Hutchins' detachment from
command of the ~battleship Kearsarge
by Rear Admiral Sperry at Gibraltar
nor the reason for his coming home
on passenger steamer is available
at the navy department. Rear Ad-
miral Pillsbury, chief Of the bureau
Of navigation, declared that he had
not the slightest idea why Captain
Hutchins was detached from his COM
mand, unless on account of illness,
and no adyices have reached the de-
partment on the subject from Rear
Admiral Sperry.
Secretary Newberry, while at Hamp-
ton Roads, was informed by Admiral
Sperry. regarding the detachment OF
Captain Hutchins, but the secretary
would not discuss the action.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-25
Two Men Killed In Wreck.

Winnipeg, Man., Feb PA Cana
dian Pacific railway stock train
crashed into a standing freight at
Ingolf yards, 100 miles east of here,
killing George Goldstine and NJ
O'Brien of Toronto, who were In
charge of horses being shipped west
by Fawcctt & Goldstine OF Toronto