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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-05

DOVER, May 1.-The Republican pri-
maries to elect delegates to the State con-
vention were held Saturday. The follow
ing delegates were elected in this county:
East Dover hundred-Senator A. b.
Richardson, James Pennewill Edward
Knots and II. d. Leonard.
kenton-A. Il. Hoffecker, DIS. Clark
and |. n. Mills.
Duck Creek. H. Hoffecker, w. II.
Bags, DR.. +. o. Moore, Samuel Griffin
and \. H. Johnson.
South Murderkill-C. p. Rogers Reilly
Melvin. Alyan B. Conner, Charles II. Short
and II. d. Burton.
Milford-Wm Frazier, Mildred Hydeen,
Frank Reedy. George w. Marshall, John
T.. johnson and John Welsh.
Mispillion-W. W. Seeders, X. ]. Hill,
y. Johnson. James Townsend, W. ii.
Franklin and William Shaw, Sr.
George V. Massey and Harry A. Rich
ardson are prominently spoken of in this
county as delegates to the national conven-
ton.
HIGGINS ON tor IN DUCK CREEK.
Special oorrespondence OF Gazette and journal
SMYRNA May 2.-The election of dele
gates to the Republican State convention
Saturday was Il complete knock OUT for
the ti-Higgins men. The Higgins fac
ton had everything their own way, and
purceled out the places to suit themselves,
the administration adheronts taking three
of the five dclegates-T. q. Moore S. 5.
Griffin and T. j. johnson. The anti-IIig-
gins delegates are John II, Hoffecker, ex-
speaker of the house of representatives,
and w. II. Baggs.
Great care was taken by both factions to
Keep quiet the time for selecting the dele
gates, for fear the negroes, malshaled by
the Rev. Charles Potts, should turn out
and demand recognition for their votes, by
selecting Potts or Demby us Il delegate to
Dover but US 1t was they knew nothing
about it until ii was all over. As Higgins
man was heard to say to an anti-Higgins
man the other night near the post-otfiCe
you know that is what played thunder
with us two years ago. The niggers are all
right at the election, for then their votes
count every time, but at our primary
meeting they are no good, and we arc
best OFF without them. You know that's
what caused Doc Moore and some others
to be so lnkewarm during the last cam
paign." THAT is so,' replied the anti, sit
was some time before they got all right; SO
it is best to keep II quiet.n
IL is claimed that all the delegates are in
favor OF /. n, Mills of Clayton as dele
gate to the national Republican conven-
ton at Minneapolis, except eX-postmasyer
bagSs. who is said to be oppose. to him.
MILFORD HUNDRED DELEGATES.
peeialCorrospoudence Of Gazette and Journal
MILroRp, May 2.--At the Republican
primary election held on Saturday in Mil
ford hundred for the purpose of electing.
delegates TO the State convention to be
held in Dover ON Thursday next, May 5th,
the following We're elected without o.
SINGLE scratch: WiHiam=M. Frazier, John
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-05

Company. II Murray New York City.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-28
TAmMANY's AUDACITY.

Tammany is stamping Its impress upon
the affairs OF New York state with highly
embossed emphasis. Governor Flower has
appointed a notorious agent of Hill to a
judgeship of the court of appeals.
and has conferred the emoluments
OF health officer of the port of
New York upon DIR. jenkins,
the brother-in-law of "Dick" Croker. the
Tammany boss. The fees of this Office up
TO $1,000 60 to the incumbent and the
patronage extends to 100 appointments.
He has hitherto been known only as q
deputy coroner, position not usually
filled by physicians of the highest stand
ing
No appointment that could be made
would do more to proclaim that Tammany
is in full control OF all appointments to be
made by the governor within the city
limits. 1t Is in keeping with the daring
policy Of that extraordinary organization
of the lowest elements in city life, and Is
90 audacious that the New York press
seems appalled, at it.
When Governor Flower was elected,
some of the Republican newspapers offered
consolation to the city by assuring them
that in the presence Of an imminent po-
hticai contest Tammany would keep pru-
IDENTIFY in the background, but no such
consideration can now be expected and
the political Shylock will exact its pound
Of flesh TO the uttermost fraction.
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POOR LAWS.

Most modern nations have worried and
still are worrying over the question of pau
perism. In the seventeenth century Eng
land recognized the right of the poor to
aid. Since that time parliament has en-
acted lbs stRtutes upon the subject. In
$500, however, that country had about
100000 paupers, spent nearly $50, 900. 900
in their aid, and still every year thousands
OF her poor are driven into crime by real
or fancied necessity. The red tape re-
CURED TO be spun in order to get relief
and the character of the aid when secured
shows that the methods of that country
are far from effective. The ordinary
English workhouse is n school wherein
generations Of paupers are reared and en-
couraged. In France there are l., 900, 600
poor, and relief is given mainly through
private means. In both these countries
paupers ana beggars have grown so bold
that they have formed regular associa-
tions, with officers and laws. and the ad-
herents Of these bodies make a regular
business of defrauding both private and
public charities. That this is true was re-
vealed some years ago in a law suit
brought in one of the English courts
wherein one rich beggar brought suit for
specific performance of contract against
another. Ii appears that they had en-
tered into q partnership. and that one had
all the profits in his name, and the other
desiring 10 retire from the business.
sought to secure his share. The other re-
fused to divide. according to contract, and
hence the suit.
or all the European countries Belgium
has probably the best system. Her laws
require that the commune care for its
poor. If the commune is unable so to do.
then the duyy devolves upon the province,
and if the task should be beyond the
province, then the state must do it, The
system is threefold in its nature The sick,
infrm and helpless are aided by investi-
eating and relieving officials VINO are
competent and are we'll paid for their ser
vices. The laws against vagrancy and
vagabondage are severe and rigidly en-
forced, and the government encourages
all associations which in their nature
tend TO encourage and promote frugal,
industrious and saving habits among the
poor.
The population of Holland is dense, but
il has few poor in comparison with other
European nations. Its government first
adopted the experiment of taking large
numbers Of the poor and unemployed and
colonizlns them upon portions of the state
that we're non-productive, and thereby
with proper aid transformed them into
usefa! members Of society. and at the same
time increases the wealth of the nation.
II poverty had assumed any great pro-
portions in the Northwest, and especially
in the state Of Washington the wisdom of
following the example of Holland might
be strongly urged, bat the evil thus far has
assumed such mild proportions that far
simpler remedy presents Itself
Tia. there Will always be some poor
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,ar sailors on account of the excessive emnity
which the people OF Chile feel against the
United states.
In the labyrinth Of evidence which has hesa
offered in the various investigations that have
taken place over this matter it would require a
man of peculiarly judicial mind 20 sift out the
truth from the falsehood and finally adjudieate
The real facts of the ease.
Chile, having felt from the beginning that
Re affair was erely a street row. re,egated TO
the courts the investigation OF the matter, and
gave il no further thought; whereas, on &C
count OF the strained rel ations between our
representatives in Chile aud the Chilean gov
eminent our government. from the information
received By them, have treated IL as an interna-
tional question. and il was naturally very diff
cult to bring the government OF Chile TO real
cation of the fact that the matter would have
70 be treated not as q street row. but ss one IN
which the United States felt that they were per-
fectly in the right in demanding thorough in
yestigati0n and such satisfaction as they deemed
necessary in the premises.
Il might Re well TO say here that the Baltimore
trouble took place at time when the new pro-
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AusTEIA AND ITALY.

To one who has watched the progress OF
events in Europe during the past half CEN
tury it must be strange to see the Austrian
emperor attempting to play the part Of
peace-maker between the Italian govern
rnent and the Vatican. 1t is complete
reversal of roles, and in viewing 1t one
may well wonder what is to come next
When Cayour undertood the task Of uni
flying Italy ne found himself opposed by
two powerful forces-Austrlan ascendancy
in the peninsula and the temporal power
of the pope. With only the feeble power
Of Sardinia al his back Cavour had TO face
both church and empire. Both must be
humbled before Italy could become
nation.
The first conflict was with the imperial
government With the help of France
and later of Prussia, Cavour succeeded in
driving the Austrians from Italy. The
Vatican was not drawn into the conflict
in its early stages, but its sympathies
were decidedly with Austria and the
old order of things. When the Bourbon
throne of Naples wa. oyerthrown and
Sicily was added to the new Italian king
dom, however, the papal authorities felt
that their temporal power was doomed
and took decided stand against the Ital-
ian government.
For time the temporal power of the
pope was sustained by French bayonets,
but time came when France needed all
her bayonets at home, and then the tenn
al. - 81
capital of Italy, and Italy was for the first
time truly united nation. The Vatican
did not acguiesce IN the new order of
things. 1t assumed an attitude of
protest which it has maintained with un-
varying consistency. To it the Italian
government has been thing unholy and
the Italian king being accursed. In this
attitude the Vatican long had the SYM
pathy and support of Austria, whose
emperor became, on the passing of Louis
NAPOLEON, the ''eldest son OF the church"
Political exigencies, however, compelled
the Austrian government to forego its
hostility to Italy. When the old tripar-
tite alliance was broken by the with
drawal of Russia, Italy was urged by
both Austria and Germany to take
the vacant place. A firm compact
OF friendship was made by the
three powers, and the Austrian emperor
and the Italian king met and became
friends and allies. The Vatican did not
like this turn of affairs, but in this day
and generation governments are ruled by
e1pediency rather than by religion. The
Vatican could not protest too strongly, for
1t realized its necessity for the friendship
and moral support of the Austrian gov
eminent.
And now Austria, occupying the posi-
ton of a friend to both, undertakes to re-
concile Italy and the Vatican. Just
what the basis of the negotiation is
does not appear. 1t is not likely,
however, that it contemplates any,
thing more than an arrangement
under which both parties can live CON-
fortably together. 1t is not likely that
the pope would surrender his claim to
temporal power, and it is impossible that
the Italian government should concede
that claim. With such radical difference
of principle anything more than a COM
Portable naodus vieendi between pope and
king IS not to be expected.
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which at one time pointed toward an active in
tervention in the affairs between the states of
South America.
have never felt that there has been any really
serious danger OF war, because / have known
that Chile never expected or desired such a re-
suit and never made any preparations for such
result, and that as soon as she realized
that the United States was determined n
make of the Baltimore affair an interns.
tional issue, she would make up her mind
that If such was to be the case she would seek
an adjustment which would be- honorable IN
both parties and that the United State. would
not try 10 IN unnecessarily humiliate her by anv
action on their part and would, more
over, give her time to go through the mo-
cess which her laws impose upon the govern
ment for the investigation OF the matter and
the punishment OF the offenders and finally
that the United States would no doubt be rnuch
gratihed to submit any honest difference of
opinion that might arise between the two conn.
tries 10 the arbitration of some friendly mower
rather than seek war between so great and
powerful nation and so small though ener
getic a one as Chile.
We estimate our population at 5000 o0o n,
people, and the highest estimate put unou thst
OF Chile Is about 100000, and il is natural m
suppose that Chile felt tina. her very weakness
would protect her against any unreasonabl Die
demands on the part of our government and
give her the opportunity to settle by arhitra.
ton.
1t is only since December IS that Chile has
had settled constitutional government in the
person OF the present president Mr. George
MONT, wlth.a congress and Senate duly elected
During the period of Balmaceda's unfortn-sta
rule, he not only set aside all the nan,hers ~
congress and the Senate and dec AIRED thai-
places vacant, but on the first decision Of the
supreme court OF Chile that he was a die,.tor
and not authorized to collect or exnand The
revenues OF the country, he also set aside ,ba
supreme court and appointed judges of hts our
selection throughout the whole country in ar
the courts, civil and criminal
The condition OF decentralization nro5,,,.5
by this proceeding might be to rs sufscian,
explanation OF why so much time ba, baan
spent in investigating through the nnhljc
prosecutor and the criminal court. and
must say that so far as | am concerned al.
though having large interests in Chile I hsv.
never felt that our government worid A.
otherwise than give Chile not only spfv7ofa~t
but more than sufficient time To .nahIa
her to satisfy herself on all the fpcident.
connected with the Baltimore affair ana 70
make up her mind as to how far she was x.iII,,.
to go In the direction Of satisfying the rni,ad
States; and as oefore stated, also feel ss,t.sas
that as q last resort the matter youId ha .s,,Io1
satisfactorily by referring il to the srh,t-stfo.
OF some friendly power, and without los. q,
dignity or prestige TO either party
w. R. GRACE
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THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS.

The proposed amendments to the char
ter, with enc or two exceptions to be
considered in few days. have now passed
both houses Of the city council, and it is to
the credit Of the only Democra. in the
board of aldermen that he voted for all he
approved. The exceptions he made are no
less notable. He asked to be excused from
voting for those because he felt that al
though they were Democratic in principle,
he did not approve of them in municipal
legislation.
The two points in controversy very
clearly illustrate how honest and WELL
meaning men may differ. One OF these is
the question as 10 whether aldermen should
he elected by the wards or by the city at
large as now. The present system was
adopted because the delegates are elected
by the wards, and it was urged il was bet
ter that the other house should be chosen
by different method. DR.. Sweeney
still thinks that is the best way. lie saws
il 10 more difficult for ward politicians 10
get pliahIe men on such n ticket and much
more difficult 10 control them when
elected. lie is of opinion that il is the
character of the men which should be-
considered and no. what district they live
in--thst, he says, is the consideration
which should prevail chiefly in selecting
the delegates. By this means a better
balanced system is obtained.
on the other hand, 1t is claimed that if
any faction should get control Of a con-
vention il could nominate the entire board
from two or three wards, or even one
ward. If carried 10 an extreme. The Re-
publicans say that a better representation
both of the wards and Of the parties can
he obtained ii the aldermen are nominated
by wards.
IL cannot be that any serious III can
arise under either system because al
though the charter provides that alder
men shall be elected at large. both parties
at the conventions of 1880 selected noni.
nees from each of the wards, and they
would probably continue 10 do so.
Another point of difference between the
Democratic and Republican members Of
the board was whether in the event of a
vacancy in the Office Of mayor during a
term the city should be put 70 the expense
of q special election or let the city council
Jointly select q successor. DR.. Sweeney
thinks that 5 change might have come
over the people meantime, 10 which his
opponents reply that the same argument
coald be used in favor OF yearly terms in-
stead of biennial terms. but that as the
intention is 10 elect for two years no great
harm could be done or any violation OF
public interest occur.
DIR. Sweeney also argued that the city
council might misrepresent the people
that is true, but SO they might on matters
Of far greater importance than selecting s.
mayor 10 al out sn unexpiFed term. but
all these things should be thought of prior
10 the convention, and care be taken to
nominate men who, Whatever their poll
tics. viii be faithful and true 10 their con-
stituents,
The outcome Of the discussion on the
charter Is very satisfactory, because i! has
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-28
by Ex-secretary Of the NAVY whitney,

10y L4-secretaFy OF the Navy hitney.I
HE building OF real bsttleships was delayed
Tor some years, until we had domesticated in
THIS country the industries for armor and gun
s'ee- Nothing above q six-inch gun either had
osea or could be forged in this country with our
pants, as they were II 1850 Therefore, our
real 1ghtlng ships are Sill in course OF con-
strucuon. The Maine, the Texas, the Monterey
ana Others, which viii later be out, will, in an
otner year, make our effective force much more
iorInlcaole than at present.
But We are strong enough for anything re-
CURED for war with Chile
We nave thirteen modern ships, with modern
nlgh-proved guns and full armament, manned
with the best men in the world for fighting pur-
poses, and together they could easily reduce
Cnlle IN weeks time, so that, so far Gs the
ana nafDors are concerned, they would be free
OF Chilean flag
These ships are the Baltimore, the San Fran
cisco, the Newark, the Philadelphia and the
chicago These five are large and of over 1900
tons displacement each, and modern in every
way, and superior TO anything Chile has. Then
tnere are the Charleston, Boston, Atlanta, Con-
cord, Bennington, Yorktown; this latter with
the additional armament OF "Fightiug Bob"
as commander, which doubles her effective
force
Then there IS the Monitor, Miantonomoh, the
sersuvius and the torpedo boat Gushing, all
extremely important If they were only in the
Pacific.
still here IL enough to make short work of the
Chilean question If it comes TO that Allow me
to say that eantot think that it will.
WILLIAM c. WHITNEY.
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sEATTLK. THURSDAY. JIM. 2s.
ANOTHER RELIEF EXPEDITION.

An expedition is to be fitted out for the
relief of Lieutenant Peary and his COM
panions, who are supposed to be shiyering
somewhere in the Arctic regions.
Lieutenant Peary took care that this ex-
petition should be sent. He took his wife
70 the Arctic with him. He probably
reasoned that the world might permit a
party Of men to starve amid the ice, but
that 1t surely would not permit a woman
10 do so without mighty effort 10 rescue
her. His forethought was great.
1t ought TO be understood that when
Peary and his party are brought back,
there will be no more Arctic relief bust
ness. If any other crank feels consum-
ing desire for Northern exploration, he
should go to the Arctic with the distinct
understanding that he must get back the
best yay he can
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none will deny. This being the case il
becomes the duty OF the people to see TO
it that the best and most systematic means
of relief may be adopted. At the same
time the importance Of wIping ont the
evil as far as possible should not be lost
sight Of
The support of the poor should fall upon
the county, through fund secured by =
poor tax. In this way the wealth Of the
entire district will be made 20 contribute
in proportion to the support OF the poor
within its area. The care of the poor
should be managed by an overseer elected
by the people who should be paid so fair
salary that the services of capable man
could be secured. He, should be required
to give q good and sufficient bond for the
faithful performance of his duties and he
should be given the authority to employ
assistants and physicians 10 be stationed
IN various county centers.
But the relief of the poor and consequent
detection of attempted fraud will not be
the only important duty which he should
be called upon TO perform. His record
book containing the statistics of the poor
will be a very valuable aid, not only in his
work, but in the work that the future will
doubtless bring forth. The attention of
the next legislature should be called to the
necessity for the enactment of simple set
of poor laws, based on the result of the
experience of older commonwealth. If,
added to this, private charities will asso-
ciate themselves together for work, no
case of real need viii escape attention, and
the best results will be achieved.
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been comparatively limited When the unfor.
'onate baltimore affair took place the goysrn
ment OF Chile honestly looked upon it as mere
street row and one of the incidents that from
Tine to time take place in foreign ports when .
large number Of sailors, after long Confinement
On Board ship, are allowed days liberty.
Az such times il is proverbial that the man
usually seeks the "liyeiier' portions of the city
IN search Of diversion; and il is claimed bv
many weli'informed Americans in Vslparaisn
inst this row" started in a drinking saloon M
questionable character, aud from there spread
in different directions
he United States authorities, on the con-
srary' seem 10 be impressed with the eonvie-
Ion iAAs IL Was preconcegted onslaught on
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Judge BY what is done There's only one
blood-puriffer that's guaranteed It's Dr.
Pierces Golden Medical DiScovery-and this
is what is done with it; if it doesn't benefit or
cure, in every case, you get your money
back Isn't IL likely 10 be the bests
All the year round, as well at one tine as
another, it cleanses and purifes the system.
All blood-poisons must go. For Dyspepsia,
BihousneSs, ScTofula, Salt rheum letter,
Erysipelas, or any blood faint OF disorder, it
Is an unequaled remedy.
It's the cheapest, too With this, You pay
only for the good you get.
And nothing else is lust as good IL
may be better-for the dealer. But he isn't
the one that's to be helped.
Value received. or no pay."-you can't
get these terms with any other medicines, at
any price.