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MORK NEW A PiKT OF rrery dollar a store ponds for adver-tfging iu "The aorninsf ews" Is spent to accommodate and courenienct yon! VOL. 59. NO. 8 WILMINGTON. MONDAY.

JANUARY 10. 1910. PRICE ONE CENT ISDICATIOS. 4 For Delaware Fair and somewhat colder Monday; Tuesday, fair, moderate northeasterly winds. THE TNG MINORITY HOLDERS DESPOH DENT MAN JOBKJIS UFE George C.

Mote Bad Brooded lor Years Over Death ef Els Parent. 111 ESCAPE OrPDLICEMEH Ignaz Jasica Shot at Patrolmen Robinson and Zebley But Missed His Mark. OF RAILROAD STOCK Delaware Shareholders Are to Get a Special Dividend in Cash and Stock as the Result of an Appeal of a Committee Action on the Tender to Follow This Week. if tions of some minority shareholders of the Delaware railroad, and with the annual meeting of that company at hand tbey began to etir about. Last Wednesday a conference was held at Broad Street Station, the shareholders being represented by Charles Fearson as one.

For the other side there were present President McCrea and Second Vice-President Rea, of the Pennsylvania, and Captain John P. Green, president of the Delaware railroad. "That conference bore fruit. It brought forth a very favorable compromise proposition from tbe controlling interest. This is that the Delaware Railroad Company shall make special stock and cash dividends to its shareholders aggregating 90 per cent, of which it is understood 70 per cent will be stock and 20 per cent.

cash. Following this a new lease will be made to the Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company on the basis of an 8 per cent, guaranteed dividend on the enlarged capital stock of the Delaware Railroad Company. "This proposition was made subject to approval by the board of directors of the Delaware railroad, at a meeting to-morrow to-dayj, and by the shareholders at the annual meeting, which will be held next Thursday. Doubtless the settlement will go through.

Of course, the lion's share of the special dividends and of the subsequent guaranteed rental will turn over to the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington railroad, as of 56 per cent of the Delaware railroad stock. But the minority shareholders come in for their portion and are not frozen out" HONOR FOB PEIIGILl Pastor or North Baptist Church ti Assist in Revising the English Bible. HE WILL PREPARE REFERENCES Has Been Selected in Connection With; a Number of Other Biblical Scholars. Pastor William L. Pettingill ol! North Baptist church of this city, has been engaged to prepare the "references" for the proposed Commemorative Edition of the Authorized Version of the English Bible, to be issued from the Oxford and Cambridge University presses in 1911, the three hundredth, anniversary of the Version.

In marking the tercentenary cf the great King James Bible, the publishers propose that in the Commemorative Edition, "while preserving the form, the dignity, the high, religious value and literary beauty of the Version of 1611, tbe English Bible shall be freed by careful revision from, the archaic grammatical forms and, errors in translation which are in no sense essential features, but which, on the contrary, are recognized defects, In the carrying out of this purpose it is proposed to recognize the most significant fact in the history of the last three hundred years, namely the rise of the American nation to numerical preponderance in the English-speaking world, by committing tbe revision to a body of scholars drawn chiefly from, the universities and divinity schools (Continued on Page Seven.) Y.M.C. A. MEETING W. Quay Rosselle Spoke in Place Dr. William T.

S. Culp Who Was Unable to be Present. Owing to the inability of Dr. Wil. liam T.

S. Culp, of Cleveland, to reach, here yesterday the men's mass meeting of the Y. M. C. A.

at the Garrick Theatre was addressed by W. Quay Rosselle, Ph. of Philadelphia, who was to have been the speaker next Sunday. The audience did not seem to be greatly disappointed, though perhaps none of them have heard Mr. Culp, for Mr.

Rosselle was an excellent speaker and his address was well filled with humorous and wit, so that there was not a dull minute. He spoke of "The Human sarins flirt the human personality makes value, tfini oj- that reason properly is more valuable in the heart of one of the cilics than it is ia the eii-r of Africa, where it is Rnrrnundod by animals, and without the human personality gold, silver and every other thing Would be without value. He declared that the human personality is the most valuable thins aside from the throne of God, and cited as proof of this the fact that God came to earth in the personality of a man. But all power in man ia the gift of God, and without that Rift there would be no leaders among men. From this thought he went to a discussion of the great achievement? or th human personality, the harnessing of electricity, the flying machine, tha railroad and a few other achievements.

The Epworth quartette sang some selections and there was the regular song service, which is held every Sunday, led by William P. Mr. -Cuip will make his appearance hre Sunday, according to schedule, as hia tanuiv tu rauie yesteraay meant only mo cnange or tnese two epeakers. Dr. Wells en Liability.

The Rev. Hubert W. Wells, rectoi of St Andrew's Episcopal church, last night preached an interesting sermon on "The Fellow Servant Doctrine and the AVorker," in which he dealt witbj the liability of employers. Injured by Fall on Ice. Vera Kershaw, aged 16 years of Rockford, was painfully injured on Saturday.

She was walking along Sixth street, when at Shipley street she slipped on some ice and fell. She had to be removed to her home. FOUND A WATCH Honest Joseph Flaherty at Ones Turned It Over to Police to Find the Owner. If old man Diogeoese was slill in the land of the living, with his lantern, he could have concluded his search for an honest man right here in Wilming- ton, for in the person of Joseph Fin-herty, of No. 90n Shallcross avenue, he would have found the object of his quest.

Joseph was sledding Saturday 'nighfc on the Jackson street hill from Shallcross avenue to the Park drive -ft'hea he picked up a handsome gold watch, and fob. The time piece and fob had evidently been lost by some of the hundreds of men and women who were enjoying the fine coasting. Instead of keeping his treasure and saying nothing about the matter, Joseph turned the articles over to Patrolman Payne, who deposited them at the police station. Harry E. Tnoma and Co.

60S Market Street. Jewelers, Wilmington. TpL Wedding Rings a Specialty. WEATHER Z. James Beit's thermometer cm Saturday recorded 20 degrees at 9 a.

tn 26 at noon, 32 at 3 ia. and 21 at 6 p. m. Z. James, Belt's thermometer ye terday recorded degrees at a.

32 at noon, 38 a 3 p. re. and 31 at 8 p. m. "The Morning Ntws" I recorded l'i decrees at 9 n.

24 Iff TOD OR SIT BY FUGITIVE Clarence C. Walker, Attempting to Escape From Ferris School, Wounded His Pursuers. SLT.ROUNDED AND SURRENDERED George Baker and Charles Cannon, Also Inmates of the School, Were the Pair Injured. George Baker, aged 15 years, white, and Charles Cannon, colored, aged 18 years, both inmates of the Ferris Industrial School, were shot and seriously wounded on Saturday morning by Clarence O. Walker, aged 15 years, white, when he and John E.

Stilley, aged 15 years, inmates of the same institution, attempted to escape. Baker was shot in the back, and cannon was snot tne nip. Yesterday it was reported at the school that the wounded boys were resting easily and that both will recover. Walker will be arrested on a warrant from a magistrate's office to-morrow on a charge of shooting with intent to kill. Stilley will be arraigned with him at an accessory.

Stilley was not armed. On Friday Walker is alleged to have secured a key to the room of the matron, Miss Helen Vernon, and them they went to the desk of Harry Mayne, an officer, and stole his revolver and a box of cartridges. he secreted until Saturday morning when he got possession of the weapon and ammunition. He and Stilley were working in the new cottage when they ran from the place and started across the fields. Sliss Vernon gave the alarm, and Baker and Cannon started in jursuit According to the school officials.

Baker caught Walker and was shot first and when Cannon, who was rapidly drawing near to Walker, he, too, was shot by the young desperado. Stilley had been captured by Stephen Blackwell, aged 16 years, another in-(Continued on Page Eight.) rCRLIC INVITED. Consumers' League Wishing It Understood That Wednesday's Meeting' is Open. Members of the Consumers League, under whose auspices the meeting at the New-Century Club is to be held on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock wish it understood that the public is invited to be present. Mrs.

Raymond Robbins of Chicago, will deliver an address on "The Welfare of Working Women and Children and What the Consumers' League Has Done to Benefit Them." H. C. FRITZ BEAD Well Knowu ioung Man Died at Home Yesterday Morning. His Henry C. Fritz, son of Lena L.

and the late Charles E. Fritz, died at his home. No. 1005 Jefferson street, yes terday morning. Funeral services will be held at his late residence at 11.30 o'clock on Wednesday morning.

Interment will be made privately. Mr. Fritz, who was thirty-five years ot age, was a member of the Wilmington Club, the Wilmington Country Club, and the University Club of Philadelphia. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, class ol 183j. Plan for Market Street Buildintr.

John Heaiy and Son have submitted the placs for the new five-story building which is to be erected at Nc. "06 Market street, tc Building Inspector Johnson for his inspection and it is probable that a permit will soor. be issued for tho binding. The building is to be erected for Thomas O'Ccnne'U and he will occupy the lower floor with his tailoring establishment The work ot removing the old building has already been started PLEASANT MEN WERTROBBERS Supposed Friends Set Upon William McFarland and Took $4 of His Money. Cut and bleeding, William McFarland, aged fifty years, of No.

417 East Fourth street, appeared at the police station Saturday night and informed the officers that he had been held up, beaten and robbed by two white men. He said the attack occurred at Spring alley and French street, and that the highwaymen had secured $4 of his cash aud were going after more when gave the alarm. McFarland had hren in an east side pool room when be met two young men, with whom be became very friendly because of their affable manners. He played pool with them and afterwards started to walk up French street. The men had managed to get McFarland between them after leaving the pool room.

He had his hands in his overcoat pockets, and when they reached Spring alley he was staggered by a blow in the face from the man on his right. The man on his left gave him another blow on the other side of the face and he went down. The two pounced upon his back and one of them secured a grip upon his upper lip, and McFarland thought he was trying to tear it away from his face. "Stick a knife in him," said one of the highwaymen, and McFarland said be thought hts time bad came. He managed to get the man's fiht out of his mouth and then he for help, whereupon the robbers fled, They had rifled one pocket of the $4 ami were going into the other pocket, where the victim bad more money, they were frightened away.

It developed later that McFarland snd the two strangers had had tnro rro'inie me ppoi room over HIA HAS i BUBONIC PLAGUE Situation is Serious and It May be Necessary to Extermin Many Rodents. GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE ACTION It is Particularly Feared that the Ground Squirrel Will, Spread the Disease Over the Whole State. Bpeclal Despatch, "The Morning New." WASHINGTON, Jan. 'J The Bubonic plague is cow epidemic iu California for the first time in the history ot the United States, and, according to C. Hart J'erriam, chief of the bureau of biological survey, tbe condition which confronts the government ia serious.

Merriant asks Congress for more money to destroy gophers, ground squirrels, rabbits, field mice and other rodents which carry the plague. "In the case of the California ground squirrel," said Merriaro, "we particularly feel the need of doing extermination work on a large scale. The California ground squirrel is carrying the plague now and is a menace to the whole country." "Where does the ground sqnirrel pet the plague auked Chairman Scott. "From introduced European replied Merriam. "During the year there have been nine or ten cases of the plague Just east of San Francisco Lay.

To the south and southeast the disease can spread indefinitely over the rest of the state nnd thence easterly over the other states, contaminating every specias tf squirrel with which it comes in contact and menacing lives. WOMAN WANTS TO NAME OFFICER Ers. J. M. Widow cl Deceased Congressman From Georgia, Suggests a Successor.

Bpechit Despatch, "The Moraine News." DAWSON, Jani 9. For the first ime in. Georgia politics a woman has publicly announced her desire to be allowed to select a Congressman. The woman who aspires to the role of solon maker is Mrs. Griggs, widow of Congressman J.

$1. Griggs, who died here last week. As soon as Governor Brown called en election to name a successor to Judge Griggs, Mrs. Griggs called a conference of friends of herself and bis. As a result of the conference Mrs.

Griggs announced that it is her desire that H. H. Mcintosh, editor of the Albany Herald, be elected to succeed her husband. CRUSHED ON RAIL Heroic Switchman Bound on Track for Train to Crush Because He Refused to Surrender Switch Key. Bpecial Despatch, "The Morning News." MACON, Jan.

9. Refusing to tell four negroes where they could find a switch key, Daniel Matthews was bound to the track on the outskirts of the city and left to be crushed. Ten minutes after a train passed over him, frightfully mangling him. His severed leg, bound with ropes to the track, told the story- Matthews will The railroad company has offered a large reward, and blood hounds are trailing the negroes. END OF THE WORLD General Booth.

Head of the Salvation Army, Thinks It May be Near. Special Cable Despatch. LONDON, Jan. 9. General Booth, head of the Salvation Army, preaching at Clapton to-day, depored the fact that notwithstanding all appeals, warnings and opportunities for centuries past, men and women were till steeped in wickedness.

In the course of his remarks he aid: "To-day all nations ofhe earth MtQ be banded together in rebellion and transgression upon some-thins, and I with a considerable degree of probability, that we ray be approaching rapidly the end cf all things and the world and its inhabitants will be destroyed by fire." Xahomet's Sanctuary Flooded. Fpeclal Cable DPSDatcnX CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 9. A large part of the city of Mecca has been flooded including Mahomet's sanctuary. Eight persons have been drowned- BRYAN jSf LEASED Tells Men In Panama That Great Progress Has Been Made on Canal.

Special Despatch. "The Morning Newi" PANAMA, Jan. 9. William J. Bryan lectured last night at the National Theatre to an immense enthusiastic audience, composed of Americans and natives, including government officials.

Bryan referred to the canal, expressing satisfaction with the pro-gross of the work, and confidence in the feasibility of the locks, his doubts regarding which had been removed since bis visit. He intended to the inauguration ot the Tuesday ho will sail lor Peru aad vuu. CAL1F0R HANGED I HIMSELF IN BIS BARN Body Was Discovered by Brother Who Went to Feed the Stock. Having threatened, Ifc is said, several times to commit suicide; George C. Mote, aged 47 years, single, a prosper ous farmer, living three miles of Newark, yesterday afternoon carried out his designs and hung 'himself to a beam in the barn near his home.

His brother found his body at yesterday afternoon. It was still warm, and thinking there might be a spark of life itill remaining, he summoned help and attempted to restore him but his efforts were fruitless. Mr. Mote, ever since his father died four years ago, has been brood ins; over the fact. He is said to have been especially attached to his parent, and the laser's death was a severe shock to him.

For a long time he has been talking to his relatives about killing himself, and he frequently discussed the ways and means whereby he could end his own life, They at first were alarmed by this talk, but recently ihey paid little attention to it as Mote had teen discussing the subject so much and yet had never made any attempt to carry out his threat. They kept a close watch upon him, however, for they believed his wind had been affected, probaoly by grieving for his father. Yesterday afier-noon, about 3 o'clock, he left the hcuso and was seen walking towards the barn. Nothing was thought of this, however, as he frequently did work in the stables and about the grounds. About 4 o'clock his brother started to the barn to attend to the horses and cattle, and he was shocked imon enterting, to see the body ot "his 1 roiher hanging in the entry nay.

Mote had secured a necu r'Ji'c. M.cb a' is used by farmers for Pitching hoses, and throwing one end around a rafter, he fastened the other about his neck while standing on a box, and then kicked the box from under him. The body was warm and the brother, hinking the man might be alive, hastily cut it down and tried to restore hie but could not. He summoned the other people in the house and then he called Undertaker E. C.

Wilscn of Newark. The latter notified the coroner who will investigate the case. Undertaker Wilson wiil have charge of the funeral, which will take place next Thursday morning, at o'clock. The funeral services wiii be held at the man's late home, aud interment, will be made in the M. 10.

cemetery, Newark. Cook la Fiction List. SpecIalDcapa-tcTi, "The Morning Jan. 9. -Three books published by Dr.

Cook, now in the Boston public library, are to be officially placed in the "fictitious narrative" list as soon as a book of newspaper criticisms of the author can be compiled. This is the library's polite way of declaring the explorer a faker. "as.b.TiIIe Banner Had Fire. Special Despatch. "The Morning News." NASHVILLE, Jan.

9. A fire in the office of the Nashville Banner did considerable damage this afternoon. The exact -loss is not known. PINCHOT FIGHT Senate Will Amend Balliuger Resolution to Conform to House Ideas. Special Despatch.

"The Momma Newt WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. There were no developments of importance to-day in connection with the removal of Pmchot and tbe Congress inquiry escept that Congress leaders, both in the Senate and Housfc have agreed that the resolution for investigation into the charges affecting Ballinger shall be changed in the Senate so as to conform to the amendment of the House tnat tne House committeemen shall be elected by the house itself, instead of appointed by Cannon, as intended by the regular organization. There was a report that Ballinger intended to resign voluntarily, but he declared this absurd and without truth. Washington is still discussing Taft's removal of Pmchot with no sign of lessening interest WHERE THEY STAND Republican Congressional Committee Declares It is Opposed to Insurgency.

Special Despatch. 'The Morning New. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The Repub lican congressional campaign com mittee put out a Statement to-day in response to allegation that it was try ing to prevent the nomination of in surgent Republican Congressmen.

The concluding paragraph of the statement says: "The Republican Congressional committee makes no issue, with the individual Insurgent, but will oppose to the full extent of its power the principle of insurgency and will advocate the nomination and election of regular and loyal Republicans. It concedes the right and privilege of individual opinion and expressions, but maintains with the President that there must be party solidarity if the best in legislation and administration is to be attained. Wilmington V. C. T.

V. The Wilmington Y. W. C. T.

V. will hold its regular monthly meeting to night at the home of the president Mrs. Levi MK ausley Foster, No. 1:105 West Seventh strspf. This will be th first meting of the and' a good attendance is ontreo.

WAS BEATEN INTO SUBMISSION His Brother Interfered, It is Claimed, and Was Also Locked Up for a Hearing. That Isnaz Jasica, a Hungarian, aged thirty-eight years, of No. 1147 Peach street, South Wilmington, Is a "bad man" with a gun was demonstrated on Saturday evening when he attempted to shoot snd kill Patrolmen W. J. Robinson and Thomas Zebley, who had a warrant for his arrest.

He was charged with a breach of the peace after he had threatened to shoot and kill his wife. That the foreigner did not, succeed in murdering the two officers Is due to hit bad aim In one Instance and the heroism and quick action of one of the policemen in the other. Jasica was overpowered and subdued, but not before the two patrolmen had to administer a severe thumping to the man. When they got through with, the would-be murderer a physician had to be summoned to repair the damage done to his anatomy. Jasica, it is alleged, had had some trouble with his wife, and it is alleged he had threatened to kill her.

She then secured the warrant for his arrest. It was this warrant Patrolmen Robinson and Zebley were trying to serve when the attempt upon their lives was made. They found the foreigner in his home, but when he saw them coming be dashed from the house and' started to run away. Tbe policemen gave chase, and when they gained on Jasica he turned, drew a thirty-two-calibre revolver from his pocket and fired point blank at Patrolman Robin-eon, who was nearest him. How he missed the officer Robinson himself does not know.

He was so close at the time that he was able to knock the man down by a blow from his club. His own exertions, however, caused Robinson to fall, and he tumbled across the foreigner. Jasica recovered himself more quickly than did the policeman, and, sitting up, he saw Patrolman Zebley approaching on the run to the assistance of his brother officer. Taking careful aim, Jasica fired a second shot at Zebley, but just as he pressed the trigger Robinson, who had scrambled to his knees, struck the outstretched arm with his club and, knocking it aside, the bullet went wide of is mark. "That was a close shave, pal." was tbe cool remark of Zebley to Robinson." Jasica was still full of fight, however, but he did not have another chance to use his revolver.

The two policemen pounced upon him, and with their clubs soon beat the man into submission. John Jasica, aged forty-seven years, a brother of the would-be murderer, had arrived on the scene. and it is alleged he tried to save his brother from arrest The two men were then rounded up and sent to the police station. John was charged with Interfering with an officer. Iguaz is charged with assault with intent to commit murder.

CHARGE CONTEMPT William Real, Colored, Failed to Appear in Court as He Was Directed. Through ignorance William Real, colored, has gotten himself into a lot of real trouble, and this morning he will be arraigned in City Court to face a charge of contempt and of disorderly conduct. William, some time ago, had taken too much liquid refreshment and while steering himself along French street he plowed his way through the plate glass window of an east side baker. He was then arrested for disorderly conduct, but was allowed to go on depositing $25 bail and a promise to pay the baker for the demolished window. Real was to have appeared in City Court on Saturday to tell the judge what progress he had made in paying for the damage he did, but he failed to appear.

His $25 bail was then ordered forfeited and an attachment returnable forthwith was issued by direction of the court. Real was arrested Saturday night as he was about to make a paynJent on the bill for the window. He had already paid $2 on a total bill amounting to It Is probable, however, that he will be permitted to continue the payments, as it is tholught he misunderstood the order for his appearance in court on Saturday. hadIjaTmoney Howard Rill, Colored, Held a Good Sized Collection When Arrested. Whether Howard Hill, colored, is a collector of old coin or a counterfeiter, the police who took him into custody on Saturday night have not determined, but he will be arraigned in City Court this morning on the charge of attempting to pass a bogus silver dollar.

Hill was picked up on the "coafct" Saturday night on the Information of a merchant upon whom he is alleged to have attempted to pass the dollar. Hill had the dollar when searched at the police station. He also had other spurious money, some in paper and some in coin. Tne dollar was about as poor an imitation as could be imagined. It was made of lead, was slippery and had about as much "ring" to it as a cobble stone.

It was a poor piece of work and the police say a blind man would have refused to ac cept it. Hill had a note in his wallet, but it was Confpricrare money. The otbfr coins were of foreim countries, .1 Some time ago a committee Otho Nowland of Wilmington, chairman; Charles Fearson of Philadelphia, and Charles J. Craven of Salem, N. 3.

took up the question of the minority stojKhoIders of the Delaware Railroad Company. Yesterday the following report of the work the committee was printed in a Philadelphia paper: "Owning $1,644,475 of the $2,987,225 capital stock of the Delaware railroad, the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington railroad itself owned by the Pennsylvania railroad, also holds and operates the property under a thirty years' lease, made in 1897. Its latest report shows an extraordinary expenditure fund of $705,000 and a surplus of $881,000 in profit and loss. "Last year the Delaware railroad earned some $219,000 over and above all charges and the 8 per cent, dividend on its stock. For some time minority stockholders have been urgent for a larger return, asserting that in spite of the various funds set up out of earnings at the instance of the Pennsylvania management the company could well afford to do better by its shareholders.

"Finally this feeling among minority stockholders crystallized into a demand that the Delaware Railroad Company should capitalize the large amount of earnings, which, over a period of years have been put back into the property, by making a 100 per cent, stock dividend. The Pennsylvania railroad management took the usual method of referring the proposition to a committee, and this committee promptly began to hibernate. "This did not comport with the no WANT AUTHORITY FOR FIRE CHIEF Members of Local Department Want Him Given Complete to Govern the Body. Sentiment among the firemen of the city relative to the proposition, that the Legislature authorize City Council to elect the chief and his assistants, instead of having the election by the firemen themselves as at present, is unanimous in one respect at least. This is that the offices shall not.

be dragged into politics and that the firemen shall have their rights in the premises respected and on any other lines except these any movement to so change the present system will be bitterly opposed by the firemen. The giving to council the right to elect the chief and his assistants will not be opposed by the firemen, a prominent member stated yesterday, if council will use this power as the firemen, believe it should be used. That is, if council will at all times consider the best interests the city and the fire department in making the appointments. At present the firemen claim they have no definite head, where they may go with complaints, for authority that cannot be questioned and where orders may be issued with sufficient legality to insure their being strictly carried out The firemen also claim that they have no jurisdiction over the fire alarm system of the city, which in itself is more than half the fire department of Wilmington. If City Council is going to ejel.t the chief and his assistants the fir-men will not object, it is stated, if that chief is given entire supervision.

He must have complete charge of the department, must have supervision, of thefire alarm wires just the same as the police department now controls the fire reporting system, and he must have the authority so that he can give orders that will be carried out and respected. He must also be the head to whom the firemen can go with complaints, for information or to consult on all matters pertaining to the department. In a word, the chief under the proposed system must be the chief every respect, who will look after tte city's best interests and who will have the welfare of the entire department at heart If the change is made along those lines, the firemen say they will not be opposed to abolishing the present system, but if not, then they declare they will fight any efforts to take away from them the right to name and elect their own officers. TRIED TO SAVE GIRL Howard Hollowsy ef Near Atlantic City Made Heroic Effort to Rescue Sister But Failed. Special "The Morning New.

ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 9. In an heroic but unsuccessful attempt to save his 14-year-old sister, Martha, Edward Halloway, aged 12 years, and a son of an engineer at the Absecon pumping station, plunged into the icy water of the reservoir this afternoon and held up the girl, who had broken through the ice until, rescuers arrived. Men with planks managed to get close enough to the children to grab the lad, but the girl's dress gave way Mid sae sank. The body was reeov erofl latr, but life was extinct.

The pcroic boy was unconscious after the ftruggip, but it ia believed he wjjl I HE CAUGHT FOUR Single Handed Police Sergeant McDer-mott Rounded Up a Quartet of Crap1 Shooters. Police Sergeant" Eugene McDermott is not a big man. physically, but on Saturday night he demonstrated that he is right "on the job." for, single handed and alone, he rounded up four big. husky colored men who are said to have been indulging in a crap game. Sergeant McDermott learned that a crap game was in progress in a building at Fourth and Spruce streets.

lie quietly investigated, found his suspicions were correct and then he pounced down upon the quartette of "bono tossers." Whether the negroes thought the officer was accompanied by a squad of patrolmen is not known, but none of them dared to make a break for liberty and all were hustled into the patrol wagon and sent to the police station. They wiil be arraigned in City Cpurt this rooiming. GIFT FOR HOSPITAL. Sew Institution Ha Kcccheda Ciieck for Twenty Dollars, The Physicians and Surgeons Hospital on Saturday received a che-k for $20 Trom Andrew lii. Sanborn, lor wnich the management is verv grateful.

On Saturday evening a. man named John T. Kelley fdll at Third and Van Buren streets, and severely cut his head. His right eyelid was practically cut off, and his head severely gashed. The physicians at the hospital stitched him up.

and he was sent on his way rejoicing. RELATIVES ANGRY Think They Should Have Been Notified of Peter Gartland Being Fatally Injured. Relatives of Peter E. Oartland, the Boilermaker on the battleship Kansas, who died in the hospital at the Brooklyn Navy Yard several days ago, and whose funeral will take place this morning, are incensed at the navy yard officials, becav.se they failed to notify his relatives here of his accident until after his death. It has developed that the-accident in which Grantland was injured occurred nearly two weeks ago, and the man lingered in the navsl hospital for about a week.

Knowing the plara cf residence of his relatives, it is claimed that the navy 3-ard officials should have wired Grantland's people of his accident and his condition, so that they cculd have gone to the hospital and seen him before he died This feeling is also concurred in oy his many friends here, who are much incensed about it. There is a probability that the Navy Department at Washington will be asked why the relatives of Gartland were not notified of his injury in time to see him before his death. The funeral will take piaee this morning, with requiem mass at St. Elizabeth's church, and interment will be made in the Cathedral cemetery. Knocked Down by a Sled.

Crossing Eleventh street at Walnut street Saturday night Rachel Hamilton, a young colored woman, was struck by a sled on which two young men were coasting dawn Eleventh street hill. The blow ras so strong that she was knocked unconscious and had to be carried fato a nearby house. Later the Phoenix ambulance took her to the Delaware Hospital. recover. midnight aad Zi (it i cfcicei Ui "arrass jynere was revived,.