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Evening journal., 1911-12-11
TAKE 10 MORE
VICTIMS FROM
BURNING MINE
Conservative Estimate Places
Casualties In BriCeVilIe
Horror at SO
BEGIN A PPOBE TO
PLACE RESPONSIBILITY
BY Tho United Press.

BY The United Press.
BRICEvILLE. Tenn, Dec. 11.-Teu
more bodies we're taken this morning
from the mine Of the Knoxville Iron
and Coke Company where between 15J
and 200 miners were entombed on
Saturday. This makes rs bodies re-
covered. Little hope is entertained
that any Of the others are alive.
Conservative estimates Of the nuns
her of dead is now SS, but experienced
miners say the final figures may be-
$50 as many miners helpers are not
checked in" on the company books.
Dr. j. A. Holmes. head OF the Bureau
Of Mines. Washington, arrived here
and took charge Of the rescue work to-
day.
An investigation is urder way TO fix
responsibility for the explosion and
determine whether negligence caused
the disaster Mining experts agree
that coal dust caused the explosion and
they say sprinklng of the mine drifts.
as demonstrated by the government
Bureau Of Mines. would have pre-
vented IL.
The company officials refuse to
make any statement.
The governments rescue crew had
dug It's way two miles into the mine
today
ITS like cyclone inside said one
of them, "and hot. We can see some
bodies but We can't get 10 them he
cause of the heat. II may he days be-
fore we can get them all out"
Briceville remembers the Cherry
mine i'm Illinois, where after three
weeks is men were rescued alive and
therefore, clings to a slender hope.
hundreds of women and children
] remained about the entrance to th'
pits all nights. huddled around bil
) camp fires. Many spent hours on thei
4 knees. praying for the deliverance G
their relatives in the mine.
Destitution is seen everywhere
S Briceville today. Most Of the eEie
q caught in the mine are either hus
bands or the sole supporters Of fam
iliesTheir wages average S35 month
The ten bodies recovered were foun'
I sitting upright in a train of mine car
q I'm a cross-entry two miles from thu
mouth Of the mine.
II is assertde here today that all th'
y men killed in the mine were Amert
cans, most of them native Tennessee'
ans or Kentuckians.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
CATHEDRAL
RETREAT ENDS
WITH BLESSING

The Cathedral retreat closed last
night with the giving Of the Papal
blessing by the Capuchin missionary,
Father Stephen, and the Benediction of
the Most Blessed Sacrament, to the
large audience that had attended the
wees exercises. Father Stephen S
closing sermon was on Blessing"
Bishop Monaghan was present at
the late mass in the morning and in
the afternoon the bishop adne-istered
confirmation to a class of children
who had made their First Communion
at the o'clock mass.
On next Sunday at the afternoon
vesper service, Bishop Monaghan will
oficiate at the admission of new mem
bers to the Children of Mary Sodality
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
SEEKS AID HERE
In SOLVING DEATH

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Dec. 11.-Some men
said to be wanted TO tell what they
know of the death of Benjamin p
Lewis in Chester, were reported this
morning 10 have come to Dover.
Lewis, who was superintendent of a
department of the Aberfoyle mills,
was found dead i'm a cab in which he
had been driven home early yester-
day morning.
Sheriff Raughley received word
that some men wanted by the Ches-
ter authorities had started for Dover
or some place in Kent county. The
sheriff and Constable Jewell left
Dover this morning to try to locate
the men.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
STEALS BIKE
FROM PRIEST WHO
BEFRTENDS HIM

James Butcher was held under 5000
bail for the Upper Court by Judge
Cochran this morning. on the charge
of larceny of a bicycle. the property
of the Rev. Father James Grant. Of
fcer Sheehy told Of find Butcher, who
was intoxicated, with the wheel which
he was trying to sell. John II. Houten
told of Butcher trying to dispose Of
the bicycle to him.
Father Grant said he knew Butcher
whom he had assisted several times
with food and money, and he identified
the wheel as his property.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
MOOSE ARRANGE TO
ENTERTAIN WOMEN

The committee appointed to ar
range for Ladies' Night to be held on
the evening of Tuesday evening. jan
uary Is, by the Wilmington Lodge,
Loyal Order of Moose. met yesterday
afternoon and discussed matters per-
tanning to the affair. There will be
another meeting of the committee on
Tuesday evening.
On Friday evening. January 6, the
newly elected officers of the lodge
will be installed. a smoker and sauer
kraut supper will follow.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IN WILMINGTON STORES
rrnsIA MAY Irr sHrsrER eo. nrT

PERSIA MAY LET SHUSTER GO, But
ANOTHER AMERICAN WILL SUCCEED HIM
Bs The United Press
CONsTANTIN0PLE. Dec 1.-THE Persian Minister an
nounced today tho dmcutes between his
country and Russia probably reached this week he
believes tho Parliament win the dismissal
Of Morgan shuster TeasurerGeneral and that another
American will be employed his
FEAR LYNCHNG AFTER DOUBLE MURDER
BY Tho United Press.
BRADFORD, Pa Dec u.-Angercd because hs ateu-
ons were rejected wealthy fruit dealer to-
day SHOT and killed Miss Grace Cable Anthony
Yornaa Posses arc seeking slayer ynching feared
r0niCCo TRUST REORGANIZATION PLAN STANDS.
By Tho Omitted Press
WASHINGTON Dee n-The Supreme Court today de-
nsi he motion tho Leaf Tobacco Board o Trade Sow
Yo-s Ths Indopendents) to petition e,iew Of te
proposed plan Of reorgauzns the trust
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
ARMTSTICE
HALTS BATTLE
thousand Killed and Wounded
Outside Of Shanghai
Gates
HANKOW SELECTED
FOR PEACE CONFERENCE

By The United Press.
SHANGHAI. Dec. 11.-News of a
bloody battle has just reached here
from Hwang Pi, where imperialists
and rebels fought for forty hours,
until late Saturday. when out of re-
spect to the armistice. hostilites
ceased.
The rebels attacked the city but
were unable to get through the gates.
A thousand are reported killed and
wounded. both sides having equally
heavy losses.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
MICE AND OIL STOVE
CAUSE SUNDAY FIRES

Two small fires occurred yesterday.
An exploding oil stove caused a blaze
in the morning in a second story room
of the house, No S12 Buttonwood
street, occupied by Harry Ford, col
ored, and the Washington and Reli-
ance Fire Companies responded to a
still alarm. The loss is 500.
Early last evening the Union Fire
Company responded to a still alarm at
the home of William jenkins, No. Ala
Union street.-the fire was extinguished
with small loss. Mice and matches are
said to have caused the blaze
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
CAR KNOCKS MAN OrT.

Samuel Congo, aged 40 years, step
ped from a trolley car, at Fourth and
Orange streets, Saturday night, and
as he did, was struck by a car. go
ing in another direction, and knocked
down. He sustained a broken arm,
and was taken to the Delaware Hos
pital in the Phoenix ambulance.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
MASONS HEAR SERMON.

The Rev Albert Price delivered the
annual sermon to Stone Square
Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ. at Middletown
yesterday The Rev. Henry Young, of
Bethel A. NJ. r. Churlh, assisted in
the services. There was an excellent
congregation, the lodge being well
represented. Samuel Wright, past
master, was master of ceremonies
James Collins is the newly-elected
mastor, with Howard Simpson as SEN
ior warden.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
RICHLEY EXPECTS
RELEASE TODAY

Benjamin Richley. aged 40 years.
who was sent TO prison by the Kent
County Court for resisting an officer,
and whose pardon was recommended
last week, expects to leave the work
house probably this afternoon. The
pardon papers from the Governor are
expected in the mail this afternoon,
and Charles w. Bush of this city, an
attorney. will go to the prison to meet
Richley. Richley is paralyzed but is
able to walk with assistance.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
FINED FOR KNOCKING
DOVER MERCHANT DOWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Dec. 1i.-David Man-
love, colored teamster, today was
fined $3.50 for assaulting Samuel Y.
Ware, a merchant He knocked Mr..
Ware down while angered.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
Peace Conference at HankoW.
d. rTb- TTpftrd nr1r-

by Inc Oflled fIeSS.
PEKIN, Dec. 11-Omcial announce
ment was made today that Hankow
had been selected as the site for the
proposed peace conferensce. Wa
Ting Fang, formr Minister to the
United States. will represent the
rebels. II is reported here that the
revolutionists will agree to Yuan Shi
Kai, the Premier, being elected tenn
porary president. Yuan processes to
disapprove this suggestion and has
ordered the governments representa-
tives to hold out for a limited mon
archy.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
REHOBOTH HAS
AK. G. Z. LODGE

Officers Of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Golden Eagle. went to Re-
hobeth on Saturday evening and in
stituted a new castle Of the order
there and also installed the officers.
The degree team of Roxana Castle
conferred the degrees. The new lodge
known as Atlantic Castle, No. 2S,
started with thirty-five members
twenty-six of whom were present to
receive the three degrees.
Following. the business meeting the
visitors were royalty entertained.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
POSTAL BANKS
TO OPEN LATER

Postoffice Inspector Plummer has
received a communication from the
Postoffce Department 10 the effect
that the time Of opening additional
postal savings bark repositories in
this district has been changed The
offices so affected are: Georgetown,
from December p TO January H.
Lewes, from December to January
8.
Clayton from December 81, to jan
uary II.
Middletown. from December 10 TO
January Q.
Harrington. from December 20, to
January 10.
Port Deposit. Nd, from December
10 to January 9.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
BEGIN WORK ON
DOVER MONUMENT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Dec. 11.-Work on the
monument Of the Delaware Society of
the Cincinnati, to be erected on Dover
green, opposite the State House, was
begun today. when workmen started
laying the concrete foundation.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
SINGERS IN EARLY MEETING.

The singing section of the Will
mington Turngemeinde. under the di-
rection of A. Seibert. met yesterday
afternoon, instead of tomorrow. This
change is only for the present week
the meetings being held regularly as
heretofore on Tuesday evening after
the present week.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
TRIAL GOES OVER.

Charged with receiving stolen
goods, Joshua Master. colored, was
arraigned before Magistrate Buckley,
on Saturday afternoon. but owing to
the absence of witnesses, the trial
was postponed until next Wednesday
eVening.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
MANUFACTURERS no MEET.

A meeting of manufacturers of the
state will be held tomorrow evening
in Room No. 9. Masonic Temple. to
arrange for the organization Of a
manufacturers association.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
NEW CENTURY CLUB CONCERT.

A pleasing concert will be given in
the New Century Club this evening
by Mrs. Clara Yocum Joyce. contral-
to soloist, assisted by John Jay Joyce,
Jr., casso. and William Silvano Thun-
der, pianist and accompanist.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
FINDING A BUYER.

Finding a buyer is one Of the
provinces of the Want Columns.
Have you something that you
wish brought to the attention
o. prospective buyers? Have
you realty for sale? Have
you a room for rent? Are you
seeking just the right employ
er for your services? Have
you goods for sale? All Of
these conditions can be met
through the Want Columns.
Great numbers of large buy
ers and sellers are brought to
gether as the result of Want
advertising. It is surprising
the volumne of business that is
accomplished directly through
the Wants.
If finding a buyer is a crying
need with you-call upon the
Wants to aid you.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
GERMANs EAT HAsSENPFEFFER.

Many members of the Delaware
Saengerbund attended the hassen-
pfeffer dinner. given at the summer
home Of that society at Grubbs
Landing yesterday.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.-Publicity,
under Federal supervision, is the
panacea for iobbers in railroad stocks
and bonds.
This is the recommendation i'm a
special message of President Taft TO
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
WORKHOUSE POPULATION LOW.

There is an unusually small number
of prisoners incarcerated at the work
house at this time. There are now
about 275 in the Jail whereas the usual
population has averaged as high as
375.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
DONATION DAY AT HOME.

Wednesday of this week will be do
nation day at the Sarah Ann White
Home. All donations will be thank
fully received at the home No. S22
French street by the matron.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
STEAMSHIP CLEARS.

The steamship William B. Palmer
cleared the yards of the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Corporation yesterday
after being repaired.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
ANOTHER JOHN BROWN.

The John Brown who was before
Court this morning on a charge of
crap shooting is not John r. Brown,
of No. I'LL Pasture street.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
BLOW UPCASES
SHIFTED FROM
Los ANGELES
Business Interests Scheme to
Get Eyes Of Country Off
Their City
sTHEIR PLANS UPSET IN
FRANKLIN BRIBERY CASE
By The United Press.

by Inc united PreSS.
= LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 1.-THE
business interests of Los Angeles are
confident today that they have won
1.-The fight to shift the center of the
countrywide dynamite probe to In
danapolis
Secure in this belief, it was ex-
pected when the hearing of Bert II.
Franklin, chief detective for the Nc
Namara defense, charged with brib-
cry. was begun before Judge Young
Atoday, only evidence duplicating the
accused would be produced by the
State.
District Attorney Fredericks planned
TO put through evidence before the
Judge to warrant holding Franklin
and then to have the entire matter
drag along until it is forgotten by the
people. when the original plan for a
plea of guilty and release of the ac-
reused on probation might be put
through without attracting TOO much
attention.
Both sides insisted. however. before
court convened, that they would fight
the case Their decision was subject
to as sudden a change as when the
McNamaras pleaded guilty.
AS evidence that the business men
Ssbere have carried their point for the
soft pedal" in connection with the
investigation. is the admission that
,.Ortie McManigal will be taken to In
dianapolis next week.
He is to be used to corroborate the
lsvidence of a member of the Inner
circle" of the Iron Workers Union
who is said to have agreed to call
~what he knows about the alleged dy-
namite conspiracy.
Whether United States District At.
torney Miller, at Indianapolis, has
gained the point he asked when hi
demanded that the Los Angeles in
-vestigation be centered under nii
direction in the Indianapolis city
cannot be learned here. Assistan
Attorney General Lawler insists HI
will carry his case to President Taft
and his friends think the outcome il
likely to be his transfer to Indian
-apolis to take an important part in tn
tprobe there.
Orders received here are that Nc
Manigal is to be in Indianapolis b,
the latter part of next week.
Burns in indianapolis.
BY The United Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 11-With tn
arrival here today of William
Burns, final work on the evidence t
be presented to the Federal Gran
/ Jury was begun.
Conferences were held betwee
United States District Attorne
Charles w Miller, and Walter Drew
of New York, secretary and chic
counsel for the National Erectors' AS
sociation; ]. A. G. Badorf, represents
Give of the Erectors, and Burns.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Forecast:
For Delaware late tonight or
on Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
WEATHER.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11-.UnsettIed.
rainy weather will prevail tonight and
Tuesday in the Atlantic States.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
GERMANS ENTERTAIN.

The German Library Association
held a successful entertainment in
German Hall last evening.
Evening journal., 1911-12-11
The EVENING JOURNAL

has more Subscribers than
any other paper in Delaware.
Thai means a home paper.
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of war. Lieutena ant Fravel is now
attending q special school Of instruc-
ton At Fort L~eavenworth maintained
for army officers assigned t o instruct
the national guards Of the several
states.
HELENA, June 2.-Judge Rasch OF
the United States court today ordered
the calling of q grand jury to convene
here June II. The regular grand jury
completed its work about two weeks
ago, and the calling OF the new one is
taken to mean that action Of an impor.
tant nature is to be taken by the gov
eminent. What class Of cases is to be
investig ated there is no official infor.
nation, but, owing to the presence of
Q number of special land agents here
for the past week and their consulta.
tons with q representative OF the at.
torney generals Office, 1t is believed
the grand jury will be called upon to
Investigate land cases.
TWIN BRIDGES, June s. George
Wilcomb, who has made q signal sue.
cess in the dairy business by shipping
sweet cream to Butte, states that he
received $3.50 during the month Of May
from 20 COWS, or Sl2. SO from each COW.
Mr.. Wilcomb estimates that he will
get more than $500 for his cream dur.
ing June.
HELENA, June 5.-The first round
of the legal battle OF the government
for possession of q reservoir site on
the Blackfeet Indian reserya alton, upon
which depends the future of the great
Milk river project. was decided by
Judge Rasch today 10 favor of the
government, when he overruled the
demurrer of the defendants to the
governments complaint for the pos.
session OF the tract.
HELENA, June 5.-The Atlas saloon,
half q block from the heart of the bus
mess district of the city, was held up
by masked ~highwaymen Sunda v morn
ing at 1890. The bartender and one
old man were in the saloon at the time,
and one bandit covered the men while
the other went through the cash reg.
lister, securing S55. As the men backed
out Of the door, the bartender seized
a revolver and emptied It, At the men.
who rushed down Jackson street and
up an alleyway.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-07
CHANGED HOSE AND MIND.
Hole Discovered In Stocking Cost Man
His Bride.

Hole Discovered In Stocking Cost Mar
His Bride.
Leonora Murphy, nineteen and pref.
ty, and Clyde Rowan of Astoria, Ore,
after having been engaged for four
years were on their way to the min
listers to get married when the bride
to be discovered a hole in her right
stocking just above the shoe top. BY
the time the two reached the parson.
age she had decided that the hole
would show when she kneeled before
the minister.
In spite Of Rowan's protest she babe
the minister and Rowan wait until she
could go home and change her stock.
1ngs. She hadn't been home more than
FIVE minutes before she telephoned Ro-
wan that he need not wait any longer.
She said that while changing her stock.
ings she had also changed her mind
and had determined not to marry.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-07
Cockney ChivaIry.

There was a crush in the pit, and the
anaemic looking girl stood with the
late Corners behind the last bench.
The young man in front Of her, COM
fortably seated, was not too absorbed
in the musical comedy to note that
the girl looked tired as she doggedly
stood out the first act. He rose when
the curtain fell. "Would you," he asked
pushing past her, "like to mind my
seat while 1 go out for a drinkT The
age of chivalry is not past.-Londor
Chronicle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-07
Japan's Wealthiest City.

Osaka IS the wealthiest commercial
and manufacturing city in Japan. 1t
is the most democratic and industri.
Gus city in the empire and covers eight
square miles The imperial mint at
Osaka Is tie most modern model insti.
tuition of its kind.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-07

A Goal He Had Never Reached.
"You are the greatest inventor IN the
world" exclaimed a newspaper mar
to Alexander Graham Bell.
"Oh, no., my friend, I'm not" said
Professor Bell. 1--WE been a
reporter,"-Ladies' Home Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-07
d

To each intellect belongs a special
power. We belong to ourselves, and
we lose control of u own when we
try to be some n else. The original
mind is a magnetic center for the
attraction Of other minds. But the
lodestone loses nothing by attraction;
1t remains the same. - London New
Age.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-07
BLACK EYE FOR CUPID.
Only 2 Per Cent Of Chicago University
Girls Planning to Marry.

OUJy e V0C S0Ut " ~USSOSV SUuVOSOsNy
Girls Planning to Marry.
Only 2 per cent Of the young women
students in the junior colleges Of the
University OF Chicago are planning to
marry. according to a canvass record
ed by Miss Merriam Talbot. dean of
women, in the annual report Of Presi'
dent Harry Pratt Judson.
The canvass included ninety-six stu
dents in the freshman and sophomore
classes chosen from the beginning OF
the alphabetical list. Fifteen of those
interviewed refused to tell what they
were going to do when they were
graduated.
More than NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
that they were going to teach.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-07
Plain Talk.

"Shave," said the crusty person la
conically.
"Close?" inquired the barber.
mo. I'm not close, but I'm not In
the habit of giving tips If that's what
you're driving at"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-07

Three Thousand Islands In Lake Huron
Lake Huron holds a curious record
in having more islands than any other
lake. It has at least 5000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-07

He who reigns within himself and
rules prejudices, desires and fears is
more than a king.-Milton.
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h River Press.

Subscribe now for the WEEKLY Rlv
Err PRESS. Send it to ''the old folk
at hOme.'
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QUALITY Is Our Watehvmd QUALITY

Yet our prices are as low or lower than elsewhere. We show
range Of goods that we can readily recommend.
CAPPS' 1909 WOOL CLOTHING for men.
EDERHEIMER- STEIN SUITS for young men
as low as $1,000, and back Of these goods is an ironclad guarantee
Money back promptly if anything goes wrong.
The same guarantee applies to our stock of Foot-Schulze and
Crawford shoes, our Busby hand-sewed gloves, our hoe-proof hosiery.
In short, we stand back of our merchandise ready to make good any
thing that is in any way defective.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-07
Brave Colonel Travis.

Colonel Travis called the garrison
about him March 8. He made a brief
talk, telling his comrades that longer
hope for assistance was useless. He
said that the Alamo should be surren-
dered or it should be defended until
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LOUIE 4 co., Proprietors
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LEGAL BLANKS.

RIVER PRESS Fort Benton
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lOO oAA AOAO y "a W VoS 0SSA0 SAsS
afternoon by automobile.
MILES CITY, June 2.-From Baker,
Ismay, Fallon, Ekalaka, Knowlton
and far.of Carlyle the clans have
gathered in Miles City to battle over
county division among themselves at
. hearing which the county commis.
sioners set. for today. There are petit.
lions filed for new counties of Fallon,
Baker and Wibaux and all overlap
one another so that many Of the resi-.
dents OF the different localities are
found in two or more OF the proposed
counties, and all are disputing the
right to the county seat.
HELENA, June 3.-Louis Hoffman,
Meagher county stockman, today re-
covered In the district court q judg'
ment for s1,653.15 against the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway com
pany. a. damages alleged to have beer
suffered on a delayed shipment of live
stock.
HELENA, June 3.-Lieut. Ira F
Flavel of the Twenty. fourth infantry
has been detailed by the war depart
ment, under the act of congress o
May 3, 1911, to instruct the the nation
al guard of Montana in the scienc