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Evening journal., 1910-05-25

Leaving in its wake scores of fallen
trees unroofed houses and other damage,
the storm which visited this section about
80 o'clock last night. was one Of the
most severe which has struck here for
sometime. The city this morning had the
appearance of having been visited by a
tornado. Big trees in many parts of the
city lay stretched their fuh length along
sidewalks and across streets and in some
instances trees were left standing but
We're stripped Of their limbs. Leaves fell
almost as thick as the rain which deluged
the streets. Through all the turmoil and
excitement. however. not ore person was
injured. Many people were on the street at
the time the storm broke yet despite this
fact not a case where a person was in
jured was reported.
The most serious damage done by the
storm was to the plant of the Wilmington
City Electric Company at Nos 203-2l5
West Fifth street. Lightning struck the
building and before the IRE which fol-
lowed could he extinguished the plant as
far as it's capacity for generating and dis
tributng electricity is concerned. was put
out Of commission. Current was supplied
AlNNl TINS plant luI the CITY l+-AtS ana WtS
distributed to the system OF the Whining
ton City Railway Co.. with the result that
the city was thrown into darkness except
for street gas lamps. The Wilmington City
Railway Company was crippled until mid
night
The storm made its appearance from the
West and passed through he town with
great velocity Only the west side suffered
the east side practically escaping most
of the fury Of the storm. Rain fell in
sheets within few moments and pedes-
trlans could be seen scurrying in every
direction Window shutters slammed, avn
ings strained on their fastenings, window
screens were torn from the windows and
sent sailing along with the wind and many
window panes were broken merely by the
force Of the wind.
When the storm struck the city there
was a peculiar huming sound and the
black clouds. which formed in an
twinkling. appeared to almost touch the
ground A few spatters of rain herald
ed the approach Of the binding sheets
of water which Immediately followed.
II appeared as though the bottom of
the sky had dropped out and for a
Evening journal., 1910-05-25

Herman Spinden. an electrician at
the Wilmington City Electric Com
pany's plant, proved himself hero at
the fire last night and while he did
not save a life by his action he proved
himself as possession those qualities
that go to make up the most heroic of
the Carnegie medal recipients.
With hsafts of electricity and light
ming brushing about him, darting past
his face. hands and body Spinden re-
mained at the large switchboard in the
gallery of the plant and turned the
switches that saved thousands of dol
lars worth of machinery When the
electrical fireworks became so thick
about hi mthat he was enveloped in
flames, Spinden was retreated from his
fiery perch and took up other work
as if he had done nothing unusual.
Sipnden is about thirty years old
and has been with the company six
years. The switchboard was connected
with all the large dynamos and the
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
STATE CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR UNION
DR.. Holman Elected President
at Executive Committee
Meeting at Harrington

The Rev Thomas +. Holloway, pas
tor of Second Baptist Church, the Rev.
David NJ. Cleland. pastor of the United
Presbyterian Church, Joseph II. Burns,
of Central Church, and S. II. Reed
former president Of the Wilmington
Christian Endeavor City Union. and
now treasurer of the State union. were
Wilmingtonians present at the EXecu-
tive Committee meeting of the State
Christian Endeavor Union at Har-
rington, yesterday afternoon and even
ing. The Rev. E. p. Perry, Of George
town. and the Rev. DR.. Holmann, pas
tor Of the Presbyterian Church at
Ocean View, were included among
those I'm attendance. Miss A. B. Eli
son. secretary Of the State Junior De-
partment. and Miss Warner, secre-
tary OF the state Union, were also
present
Dr. Holman was elected state
president of the Christian Endeavor
Union. in place Of the Rev. Md Smith
who has left the state.
The coming temperance campaign in
the fall was discussed, and a COM
mittee appointed to formulate plans for
some specific work to be undertaken
by the state Christian Endeavor Union
during the campaign. The Rev. n. c.
I.assiter, OF Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church. was elected to the board of
directors The Rev. Mr. Bennett. pas
tor of Harrington NJ. L. Church. where
the committee met. was elected as
Kent county secretary
At the evening Christian EndeavoI
mass meeting, Miss Ellison addressed
the juniors, and the Rev. ID. NJ. Gle
land spoke on the immigration ques-
ton The principal address OF the
evening was by the Rev. Mr. Hollo-
way, on the subject, The Supreme
Essential to Spiritual Success" Mr.
Holloway developed the idea that how
ever much heredity and environment
might help in character building, Goo
was the supreme factor in spiritua
success
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
LIGHTNING CRIPPLES
ELECTRIC PLANT AND
THE CITY GOES DARK

from out Of the city and he has large
force of local linemen and electricians
now at work. He expressed the hope
that the public would bear with the
company and make the best Of the
situation for few days.
Rival Company Helps.
When it became apparent that the
plant of the Wilmington City Electric
Company and the Wilmington City
Railway system were crippled, Super
intendent Hoff, of the railway conn
pany. and Superintendent OFT. of the
electric company. conferred with Char
les c. Kurtz. president. and other Of
ficials. of the Wilmington Light
and Power Company to learn what as
sitance they could get from the rival
concern, which was unscathed by the
storm. Mr. Kurtz and Mr.. Spring.
superintendent of the Wilmington Light
and Power Company. offered to do all
within their power to assist the strick-
en- company and plans were put into
effect last night without the loss OF
much time. Mr.. Spring had the Will
mington Light and Power current
switched into the Federal building so
that the corridor would be lighted.
Candles had been furnishing light
there.
Arrangements also were made to con-
meet the Wilmington Light and Power
system with several plants that de-
| pended upon electricity for power. Con-
nection was made last night with The
! Morning News building. the machinery
of that newspaper having been at a
standstill for two hours. The EVEN
! ING JOURNAL and Every Evening
also were connected up by the Whining
ton Light and Power Company this
morning so that the newspapers could
be issued to-day
BY a process Of tapping in" on wires
etc, Superintendent Hoff was enabled
at midnight to move the street car
which were dark and stalled all owe
the city. and they proceeded to TIL
barn at 1920 O'Clock this morning.
The Wilmington Light and Powe
Company this morning 'cut in wit
its current to many stores and indus
t trial establishments and was worlxin
to the limit of is capacity to try {
care for users of electricity. Ligh
and Power Company linemen swoope
down upon many places at dayligh
Confinued On second Paoa
Evening journal., 1910-05-25

few minutes there followed one of the
most severe storms that ever struck
the city The rain fell in torrents and
was swept along in sheets by the wind
Heavy peals Of thunder followed by
bright flashes of lightning added to the
fury of the storm and many persons
sought the cellars of their homes. not
knowing what was going to happen
next. The peal of the fire bells sum-
moning the firemen to the plant of the
Wilmington City Electric Company
struck terror to the hearts of many.
Great excitement prevailed in Market
street during this period and despite
the rain people hurried here and there
drenched to the skin.
The storm struck diagonally across
the town, leaving in a northeasterly
direction. At the very height Of the
storm a small boy, terror stricken, ran
up COnnell street. the rain beating
down on him sufficient almost to drown
him and the wind from behind aiding
him in his flight. He had been caught
in the storm and in his fright did not
seek place of shelter. his one thought
being to get home.
Residents in general took advantage
of the warning sent out by the lower
ing black clouds. and windows were
hurriedly closed and awnings pulled up
and everything made fast for the blow.
Others. however. were overtaken before
they could get everything in readiness
for the blow and many curtains, car
pets, etc. were damaged by the sheets
of rain
1t was at the beginning of the storm
that fire broke out at the electric light
plant. and in a few minutes the city
was in total darkness, which added
to the confusion.
The storm did not cover a very wide
territory, for in some sections of the
city the people were ignorant that a
gale was in progress. This was par
ticularly noticeable at Twenty-eighth
and Market streets. To the south OF
the city few thought the storm was
nothing more than an electrical dis
turbance, such as often occurs after a
hot day. like yesterday was, during
the summer months
When the rain and wind ceasel the peo
pie began to look about them to note tn,
damage done. Trees were found uproot
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
MIX-UP OVER ROOMS
so MAN IS DISCHARGED

Frank Olewinski was in City Court this
morning on the charge Of trespass. Ac-
cording TO Mrs. Mary Kotowsk of No.
iil0 Maple street. Frank. who is her
brother, moved into her mouse with his
wife and took possession Of certain rooms
which Mrs. Kotowski says she had rented
to other persons, who were 10 occupy them
to day. Frank contended. through his at
torney, J. Frank Ball. that his sister had
agreed that he should use the rooms.
Frank had witnesses to show his sister
had given him permission to have the use
of the rooms.
Judge Cochran said there was some
thing Of a mix-up" apparently and he
dismissed the case.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
RODE WHEEL WITHOUT
BELL; YOUTH IS FINED

Dominica Stromensinoll and Archilh
Leone. charged with vilating city ordi-
ances. were arraiged in City Court this
morning.
Motorcycle officer Hahn said Strom-
ensinoll was riding bicycle on Della
ware avenue without a bell, although
he had been warned He was fined
S. and costs.
Officer Melvin testified that Leone
had obstructed a sidewalk by placing
a wagon on the pavement in front of
his place, at Seventh and Lincoln
streets. Leone said he had told an
employe 10 move the wagon. He was
fined So and costs.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25

NEW YORK, May 25-when oliver
Spitzer, former dock superintendent of
the sugar trust, confessed in court to
frauds he created the biggest sensation
in the now famous trial While his
confession made on the witness stand
that he had been a party to the frauds
against the government created a sem
sation. the attorneys for the govern
ment declare more startling information
is under way and that the men higher
up" are headed toward prison as the
result of Spitzer's story. President
Taft. it is said, heard the confession Of
Splitter before he pardoned him from
the Atlanta prison. where he had been
serving a two years sentence.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
BACK TO MUSCLE
ON BRIDGE POWER

AS the result of the damage to the
plant of the Wilmington City Electric
Company last night. the Third street
bridge draw, which was operated by
from the company. had to
be turned by hand. The high water
following the heavy rain made this an
arduous process. and the bridgetender
obtained strenuous exercise. Through
out the night the bridge was thus
turned
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
FOUR BOATS DAILY
ON WILSON LINE

Beginning tomorrow morning the VII
son Line will have its Zee. of four speedy
steamboats, in service da. y between Will
mington and Philadelphia. and they Will
continue in service the remainder Of the
summer season.
Boats will leave Whining on and Phila-
delphia every day at 80. 9. 1880 a. m.
z noon. lSo 8, AIS, and p. m. on sat
urday and Sunday nights additional boats
will leave at $50 and $50 y. N.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
CYCLONIC STORM
SWEEPS THE CITY
Damages Property. FeLIs Trees and Fences, Un-
roofs Buildings and Caused Fire That Crippled
Wilmington City Electric Company and City
Railway System


of
the
of the Wilmington City Rail-
Wilmington
has not
the
by
a Of low lying but
seemingly sc lightning
the Wilmington City Electric Company but will be
Light Power Company rival generously offered
the night
did the of furnishing electricity the limit of its
depending electrical might
be completely Frustrated
Gas Company an o
factories give Iumna and today installing lamps in store
ton business could be conducted
midnight
ndyyine Wilmington plant
establishments
lack Of
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
These Punches Cost More.

Alfred Grinage, colored, was in City
Court this morning on the charge Of
assault and battery. According 10
Mariah Dempsey, colored. the COM
plainant. Grinage. struck her IN ths
face with his fist several times. crinags
pleaded guilty and he was fined SO
and costs.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
WORKS In ONLY
HALF A HOUSE

Arthur Wilson. of this city. is en-
gagged in moving a three-story frame
dwelling in Newark. The building is
owned by Mrs. S. A. Roach. She bought
a lot sometime ago on Cleveland ave-
nue.. The house was sawed in half
and while the first half is being moved
along Main street. Mrs Roach con-
tinues to manufacture ice cream in the
other half Crowds stand along the
street and watch the half of the house
being moved along Main street.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
PLOT TO KILL
SPANISH KING
Anarchist Newspaper Boldly
DiSCIOSeS Plan Of
TerrOriStS
GUARD ABOUT PALACE
OF ALFONSO DOUBLED


BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BARCELONA, Spain, May 25.--All doubt
as to the existence of a plot against he
life of King Alfonso was removed to-
day in an official statement in Land and
Liberty, an Anarchistic newspepar, that
the recent bomb outrages, including that
in Madrid, Monday were arranged by An
archists. The editor Of the paper is under
arrest.
The boldness Of the editor admitting
the plot is considered indicative of
speedy revolutionary outbreak. This city
is the hotbed of Anarchists and several
demonstrations against the government
were held ot-day
Reinforcements for the local barracks
are arriving and every precaution is be-
ing taken to prevent a repetition of the
outbreak of last summer when hundreds
of revoutionists were killed.
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
MADRID, May 25-The guard about
King Alfonso's palace was doubled to-
day as a result of information obtained
by the police of the existence of a for
nation obtained by the police of the ex-
istence Of a formidable Anarchistic plot
against the King. A search of the rooms
of Jose Tobarelli the Anarchist killed
Monday by the premature explosion of a
bomb, revealed the plot.
Tobarelli. known also as Calemayor,
was an active member Of a band Of con-
spirators, whom the police are now trying
to run down The police believe that
Tobarelli was the first one chosen to at
tempt the Kings assassination and that,
having failed. others of the band will
now be chosen by lot.
The Kings ministers have warned him
not to appear in public unless under spe-
cfal guard.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
CITY JUDGE HELD ~
COURT IN SEMI DARKNESS

City Court was conducted in semi-dai
ness, the larger electric lights being i.
of commission as the result Of the -
age to the plant of the Wilmingtoit
Electric Company. Several lights of n
candle power. over the judges desk ,
vided the only light
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
Wilmington City Com
pany's Equipment Badly
Damaged During Spec
facuIar Fire---RaiIWay
Service Resfored--- Light
and Power Company
Gives Aid
.
THE ELECTRIC SITUATION.

q
THE ELECTRIC SITUATION. 4
Superintendent D. L. OFT, Of the =
Wilmington City Electric Com
pany, early this afternoon said;
1--WE are making progress as rap
idly as possible, and have done
> much clearing away. II is barely
possible that we may have a few
street arc lights going today, but
this is only a remote possibility.
. We are not distributing any cleo
= tricity yet, and it is hardly prob
able that we will be able to give
+ any commercial current before to-
morrow at the earliest. Two of
the dynamos have been found to
= be damaged by water, but the
others are unharmed. We are
= doing everything possible to try to
restore our service, and ask the
public to bear with us"
Superintendent S. S. Hoff, of the
3 Wilmington City Railway early this
afternoon said;
I'VE are now running cars on the
usual scheduled service, and doing
what we can to try to divert cur
rent for street lighting in certain
districts"
%
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
considerinn Road Bids

Members of the Levy Court spent
the morning in conference with High
way Commissioner Price over the bids
for the four new roads submitted yes
terday Stewart and Donohue are the
lowest bidders on three and the Com
monwealth Company of New York on
the other
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
STANTON HAD
A HAIL STORM

In the vicinity Of stanton last
evening a violet hail storm occurred,
at the time Wilmington was having
its cyclone. The hail fell in remark
ably large quantities. and some of the
hail stones were as large as marbles.
They came down so thickly that per-
sons caught in the storm could not
look ahead and had to plod along with
lowered head to save their eyes from
injury
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
Fined for Knoekinq Woman Down

In City Court this morning. James
Redding. colored was arraigned on the
charge of assault and battery. the COM
plainant being Mary F. Kane. colored.
who said James struck her and knock
ed her down. Reading pleaded guilty
and was ined sic and costs
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
charities Remembered in Mill.

BY the will of Mrs Mary Brahany.
hled today with the Register of wills,
bequests of $500 each are made to
St. Peters Female Orphanage and the
Little Sisters of the Poor. After fam
lily requests are made the residue is
loft tn the Rev John Connolly.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
St. ThOmas's School entertainment.

The pupils of st. Thomas school
viii give their spring school enter
tainment in the Garrick Theatre on
Saturday afternoon. There will not
be an evening performance. A de-
lightful program has been prepared.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
Manure Parsons.

Francis p. Mcguire and Miss Clara
". Parsons, both of this city. were
married with nuptial mass on May p
at ST. Patricks r. C. Church by the
Rev. James P. Quigley.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. c. May 25y--
Forecast till s p. m. tomorrow:
For Delaware-Showers tonight,
Thursday fair.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
Mis- Simmons q smith oraduate.

In the graduating class OF Smith
College is Miss Majorie Simmons Of
this city.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
Not In court 70 Answer charns.

Nora Hope was called in City Court
this morning charged with assault and
battery. but as she was not present, the
case was continued until tomorrow.
The complainant is Mrs John Null
rooney.
Evening journal., 1910-05-25
EVENIN JOURNAL Largest ,rcular1op any

Every advertisement in this
in this paperis worthy of your
confidence-or it would not
be here
Evening journal., 1910-05-25

Continued on Second Page.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-25

s
lation to Congress, and worse than
all, bill to nullify the Sherman anti
trust act by placing all power in the
hands of the railroads to consolidate
competing lines and to pool rates.
There were SO many OF these features
in the prepared bill (since greatly
amended in Congress) favoring the
railroads and destructive of the rights
of the people, that even SO prudent
and cautious Senator as Knute
Nelson, always anxious to be in line
with the President, declared that next
to the Constitution the preservation
of the anti-trust features of the Sher-
man antitrust act in the Interstate
Commerce bill were most important,
and if the aggressions of combined
capital in overriding the interests and
rights of the people were continued,
ultimately the people would rise in
revolt.
The only hope of holding the Repub-
lican party in line for the Congress
sional campaign this year is in the
tariff Commission appointed to col
lect information to amend the late
tariff law, so.much condemned by the
people; and that is only another shift
to fool the voters, for it will be years
before that committee reports, and
then the promised relief will not come
JAS. j. GREEN.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-25

If Cuba were given the choice of
once more becoming the colony of
Spain, 80 per cent of her citizens
would vote for the renewal of the old
ties. They thought themselves sorely
oppressed when the mother country
took S20.000,000 each year in taxes,
and gave them only a pittance, and
nonrepresentative government in re-
turn. But now a lot of political inter-
ferers, horse thieves and scalawags,
whose dominance was made possible
by William Fl. Taft, then secretary of
war, are exacting sum far in excess
of this, and are throwing the country
toto maelstrom of corruption and
financial woes. These statements are
made by Robert Wickliffe Woody in
Pearsons's Magazine for June.
Wooley spent many months in
Investigating conditions in Cuba.
The Cubans cordially abhor the
Yankees, contends Wooley. They
blame Taft for forcing Palma to re-
tire from the presidency. With
Palma out of control, it was an easy
thing for Wall st. to gain control of
Cuba. Today only rs per cent of the
wealth of the island is in the hands of
native Cubans, and their holdings are
becoming less each year, while those
of Americans, Spaniards and Britons
are increasing. Palma, whom Taft
deposed, is regarded today in Cuba as
the George Washington of that little
republic. His budget never exceeded
S16, OO0,0 900 per annum, whereas the in
come from all sources was about $685.
900, 900.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-25
The Boesch Case,

The most important case which was
adJudicated at this term of court was
that of the City of New Ulm VS.. Mrs.
Frances Boesch which occupied the
attention of the court and jury Friday
land Saturday of last week and which
ended by Judge Olsen directing the
jury to bring in a verdict in favor of
the City Of New Ulm for the sum of
S12OO.5O.
This case is of Importance as it
practically determines the liability of
property owners over to the city when
the municipality has beenforced to pay
damages on account of injuries re-
ceived by person through defective
coal hole in a sidewalk. The history
.aof the case is briefly as follows: On
February II, 1908 Mrs. Eliza Jane
Neumann while lawfully walking on
Minnesota Street, stepped upon the
lid over the coal hole in the sidewalk
an front of the Boesch Block now
occupied by the Review plant which
cover tipping, precipitated her into
the coal hole, causing her to be more
or less seriously injured. She brought
an action for damages against the
City of New Ulm which was tried at
the December 1908 term, resulting in a
verdict in her favor in the SUN of
$1,000 and the costs of the suit. Mrs
Bosch had been notified by the City
of New Ulm of the tendency of the
ssudt and asked to become a party to
she suit. This she failed to do and
75he city commenced suit against her to
recover the amount it was forced to
pay tie Mrs. Neumann and the court
held that the issues tried in the former
action were the same as in the present
action and therefore conclusive on her
as to her liability and the amount of
the damages and granted the motion
Plaintiff s attorneys for directed ver-
dict. Unless appealed and reversed in
the Supreme Court, Observation-Disclosures
will stand and the city's Golfers will
be enriched by fully SLIGO. Mrs.
Boesch has not fully determined to
nave the case reviewed by the Supreme
Court, but the chances are that she
will, because she feels that it is unjust
oshave her pay the amount of the
verdict and costs under all the existing
circumstances. We have heard othe,
citizens express themselves in q
similar vein.